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SAYS SENATE TREND!
IS AGAINST REPEAL
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Republican Supporter of the
President Sees Sentiment
Growing Against Bill.
THINKS. ON OTHER HAND.
CHANGE MAY YET COME
Believes in Two or Three Weeks!j
0. 0. P. Will Change and Vote
With President.
"if r fight over the Panama^ canal |
tolls continues to go as it has during: | 1
the last few days, the President will be *
beaten in the Senate." was the comment j r
of a republican senator today, one of the I 1
foremost adherents of the repeal bill ad- j 5
v oca ted by President Wilson.
"The most significant thing in the sit-i 1
nation has been the manner In which re- j '
publican senators who have hitherto j c
* been counted for repeal have announced '
themselves in opposition to the repeal- | *
I do not put much faith in the polls which j
have been published so far. I see that ;
these polls constantly place Senator du
Pont of Delaware in the ranks of those i .
favoring repeal. As a matter of fact, he
Is opposed to the repeal. i r
"On the other hand. T believe that within
the next two or three weeks the pen- !
dulum will begin to swing back in the
other direction, and that republicans will \
b. gin to understand that it is to the b<-t r
interests of the country to vote for the:
repeal. I think that the intelligent peo- J f
pie of the cuintry will make their posi- | '
tiou clear as soon as they thoroughly j e
understand the situation, and will be > c
overwhelmingly in favor of the repeal.'' ' ,
Republicans Line Up. J.
^ T.e lining up of the republican sen- j ?
a tors against the repeal bill is continuing.
The latest republican recruits to the op- g
position are Senators Fall of Xew Mexico s
and Oliver of Pennsylvania. Senator ?
Fall has been classed until today as in j,
favor of the repeal.* and Senator Oliver n
was placed in the non-committal column
until yesterday afternoon.
Senator Oliver issued a formal statement
announcing that he had decided to si
vote against the repeal. lie stid he tl
voted against exemption at the last Con- c
N gross because it then seemed that it was t:
in violation of treaty obligations, but that tl
subsequent discussion had convinced him
that the weight of opinion was against li
the contention that violation of the Hay- P
Pauncefote treaty was involved. ,!
Senator Fall of New Mexico outlined
his attitude in the following state- P
ment: J
"J will not say that I will positively <
vote against the President, but T have Iv
almost come to the conclusion that the}
repeal would be less wise than continuing i P
tiie exemption. J v*'
"What I believe to be the best thing j
of all would be to grant tolls exemptions f #
to coastwise sliips. not only of the United i
Stales, but of every country of both j w
North and South America." * P'
DISTRIBUTION OF BEQUESTS. ! a
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Benefits by Will to Employes of j u
J. P. Morgan & Co.
NEW YORK. April 3.?Employes of J. I ,r
P. Morgan & Co., it became known today, i ?
received, their legacies under the will of! n
the late J. Pierpont Morgan last Tues- u
day. the anniversary of his death in ?
Rome. The distribution applied to tj
the employes of the L?ondon house. Each
employe was given a sum equal to one t
year's salary. Approximately 150 clerks I
benefited. ! I
The amounts which were distributed by :
iicvr. wcrtr uirectiv i rom ine estate 01 j
Mr. Morgan and not from the firm. I>ast i
autumn the estate paid to the state eon-! (
troller $3,500,900 advance appraisal tax. |
Tb appraisa1 of the estate has no' been '
mu le, although it is likely that within a
few days hearings will be begun before i
John T Martin, the special appraiser. j
WILL TEST FATAL SERUM.
Government Chemists Notify Los *
Angeles County Authorities. ! i
L?.iS. ANGKVES. Cal.. April 3.?Govern-i '
rr,' it chemists at Washington, I >. have ' 1
n -t.'ied the authorities of I.OS Angeles}*
' nt> that they w ill make exhaustive ! .
tests of the. blood disease serum, injections ! 1
r.f which resulted fatally in eight cases ;
hr;r recently. The grand jury concluded !
ft? investigation yesterday into the deaths, i
0 w.th a recommendation that the federal
c'.'V' rnment closely inspect the serum im- ; ^
t ported from Germany. | <
None of the mixture remained after tic- |
patients were treated, just enough for an I 1
njcction into the spinal column for each j ?
of them having been made. It was ex- ! 1
p? ' ted, however, that samples of the compound
as received hero from Germany
would be sent to Washington for analysis. | j
GETS HIS BIRTH RECORD.
Kermit Roosevelt Preparing for His
Approaching Nuptials. 1
NEW" YORK Anrii ; ?f-i?1?.. I
town clerk of Oyster Bay. sent to Madrid '
yesterday the birth certificate of Kermit (
Roosevelt, required of resident foreigners i \
by Spanish law before a marriage can ]
be performed. ! i
VOrmlt Roosevelt, at piesent with his |
father in South America, will upon his s
return, as announced some time ago. be i
married to Miss Belle Wyatt Willard, i
daughter of the ambassador to Spain. I
Tlie certificate states that Kermit Roose- ]
velt was born October 10. IShtt, and :s the
son of Kdith Kermit Carow and Theodore ]
Roosevelt t
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MUST SEEK NEW HOME. j
' Five Points Mission. New York. ,
Gives Way to Civic Center.
Miff YORK. April -After being a
force in breaking up hands and redeem- :
ing generally the character of the neigh- I ]
borhood for the last fifty-eight years. |
the fhve Points Mission at 60 Park street ;
must seek a new home. Its present house j
in the territory which is to be the new j
civic center of New York.
The announcement that it will have to <
. move was made yesterday at the second ! |
day's session of the New York Meiho^-'i?t
Conference. Bishop J-uther ft. Wi!j
son. liic presiding officer. :ipi>oinled a i
nnission to confer with-a like coiumis-T'
Hon from the New York Kast ?'onf' i cncc,
duty of whicit will be to select a :
iiew site for tiie mission. i
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SENATORS KEEP UP
FIGHTOH DANIELS
Probable All-Day Contest Over
Nomination to Interstate
Commerce Commission.
MATTER IS CONSIDERED
IN EXECUTIVE SESSION
Democratic Members Declare the Intention
of Voting Against the
President's Selection.
With every prospect of another all-day
ight over the nomination of Winthrop
dore Daniels of Princeton, X. J., as a
nember of the interstate commerce comnission
the Senate met in executive session
at o'clock today. The legisative
day of April 1 still continues, as
inder unanimous consent the Senate
igxeed to vote on the Daniels nomination
>n that legislative day.
It was suggested before the session beran
that an effort would be made to get
he President to withdraw the nominaion.
Among the democratic senators
vho have declared their intention of votng
against the confirmation of Mr. Danels.
if the matter is pressed to a vote,
ire Senators Walsh, Martine and Vardanan.
Situation Informally Discussed.
The Seriate interstate commerce con nittee
at a meeting this morning conidered
informally the situation regard. ng
Mr. Daniels. No quorum was presnt.
It has been suggested that the best
ourse to pursue would be to have the
lomination recommitted, thereby giving'
he President opportunity to bring out
urther reasons* for the confirmation of
At. Daniels, or if withdrawing the nomilation.
Senators, however, question the posibilitv
of recommitting the nomination
inee the Senate has by unanimous conent
agreed to vote on the nomination,
'hey hold that under the agreement uness
the President withdraws the nomilation
a vote must be taken on it.
Views of the Ormosition.
Senator Marline of Mr. Daniels' own j
tate was reported last night to have told
le Senate that he had come to the conlusion
confirmation would be a misike.
He added that personally he had
ie highest regard for Mr. Daniels.
Mr. Daniels' views on valuation of pubc
service corporation property as exressed
in the Passaic gas rate case are
ne basis of the opposition, in this case,
lie first to come up under Gov. Wilson's
ublic utilities act, Mr. Daniels' critics
iy that as president of the public serv e
commission he was too liberal in the
alue \>f the gas company's property.
After fixing the physical value of the
lant. it was explained, 17. b-10 per cent
as added for intangible value, and an
dditional fid per centv for "going conirn."
During yesterday's debate Mr. Daniels
as criticised for allowing such a large
ercentage. when then- was dispute
mong students of public service ecoomics
as to whether anything should be
Mowed. Mr. Daniels* supporters replied
mt he had reached his conclusion con?ientiously.
and pointed to the fact that
ie price of gas to users in Passaic was
educed 10 cents by the commission.
The importance of the selection of a
tan with sound valuation ideas was emhasized
by senators, who pointed to the
let that the interstate commerce conitission
is just launching forth on a valation
of all the railways of the country
nd in a few years will be called upon
d apply the various elements of valuaion
to rate making.
CLEARING UPFIRE RUINS
)ne Third of St. Augustine's $750,090
Loss Is Covered by
Insurance.
ST. AUGUSTINE. Fla . April 3.?A
orce of workmen today be Kan clearing
tway two blocks of charred ruins left
n the wake ?>f yesterday's lire in the
listorh water-front section of St.
\ugustine. Plans already have been
nade lor rebuilding the Florida, Muna?n.
Flairmont Central and Atlantic
i"tels. and the St. Johns county courthouse.
whicii were destroyed. It was
stimated today that property loss in
the lire, whicii owners of the burned
uildings said might reach $750,000, was
>ne-third covered by insurance.
Physicians today said that Miss Alice
d Smith of Amherst. Nova Scotia, the
:>nly person previously believed to have
been fatally injured during the fire,
would recover. Miss Smith, a guest at
.lie Florida House, was hurt in jumping.
A company of militia which had been
stationed about the devastated section
o aid in restoring order and to prevent
noting, was replaced today by a small
squad of policemen.
OPPOSE JAPAN'S PREMIER.
Statesmen Decline to Become Members
of New Cabinet.
TOKJO. Japan, April 3.?Difficulty in
ronstructing a new Japanese cabinet has
>een encountered by Viscount Keigo
Kiyoura. who undertook the task at the
equest of the emperor.
Many of the statesmen who had been
selected for portfolios declined to take
he risk of ruining their political future,
is there has been much popular disap>roval
of the selection of Viscount
Kiyoura.
The political groups in the house of
epresentatives. including tin- constitutional
party, which is the strongest body
n the chamber, as well as tin- entire
u-ess. are opposing the new premier on
he ground that his selection signifies a
evival of the old bureaucracy: They dedare
that the exist, me of the political
parties has been ignored.
BRING HIGH PRICES.
Eugene Field's Products in Sale of
Alexander Library.
NEW YORK. April :s ? At the sale yesterday
of the Alexander Library, the
Eugene Field items furnished spirited
bidding. The rare "Tribune Primer,"
printed in Denver in 1S81. sold for
Other items in the Eugene Field set.
Symbol and Saint" sold for and
Echo's from the Sabine Farm" for ?.S??
The Edinburgh edition of K. L. Stevenson
sold for $.'177, the highest price of the
day.
FATEOF SEAL SHIP'
1 STILL IS !N DOUBI
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Southern Cross. With 170
Aboard. Once Reported Safe
at Channel, N. F.
RESCUE VESSEL IN ICE
OFF CAPE BONAVISTA
' 3ellaventure Carries 35 Survivors
and 58 Bodies From the Newfoundland?St.
Johns Stirred.
ST. JOHNS, X. F., April Advices rej
ceived early today indicated (hat the
sealing: steamer Southern Cross, famous
i as one of the vessels used in the Shacklej
ton antarctic expedition and which carI
ried a crew of 170 men. had come safely
J through the storm of Tuesday, which
| brought death to more than sixty mem!
hers of the crew of the sealer Ncwfound!
land. The reports were that the Southern
Cross was safe at Channel, N. F.,
| a tiny port near Cape Race, and that
the sealer Brick also was there.
Doubt Is Manifested.
| Confidence in the safety of the SouthI
ern Cross excited by the report that she
was at Channel, gave way to doubt as
the day advanced and 110 confirmation of
the early tidings was received. The only
! message that came here indicating thai
the sealer had found refuge was a dispatch
from North Sydney, X S. This
staled that wireless messages received
at Sydney hist night reported the Southern
Cross at Channel,
i The government was skeptical reL-garding
the report, and this morning
ksent a wireless message to the United
"States revenue cutter Seneca asking
her to search for the Southern Cross.
The Seneca is patrolling for icebergs
700 miles off Cape Race. Practically
1 all communication by telegraph or
wireless with the southern coast lias
been interrupted since Tuesday, when
the'gale tore down telegraph lines and
| aerials. The blizzard continued toI
day.
Brings Men and Bodies.
, The Bellaventure, one of the sealing
i fleet, was nearing this port today in
the midst of another storm, bringing
fifty-eight bodies and thirty-five survivors
of the men of the Newfoundland,
who were overwhelmed by the blizI
zard while hunting seals 011 the ice
j lloes. Sixty-four men are known u>
i have perished. After getting out of
range of the wireless station at Cape
Fogo, on Fogo Island, a third of the
way down the east coast from the
sealing grounds, the Bellaventure was
unable to send further news of the
disaster.
Everything was in readiness here tor
the care ot the bodies and the reliet
of the suffering men who had escaped
death, but had been severely injured by
forty-eight hours' exposure to the bitter
wind and driving snow. It was arranged
to take the survivors to the Grenfell
Seamen's Institute.
There are two distinct sealing grounds
to which vessels of the Newfoundland
fleet make their annual trips. The
steamer Newfoundland was with fourteen
others of the fleet off the coast
near the Strait of Hellc Isle. The Southern
Cross, with five other sealers, did
its hunting on the opposite side of the
island, in the Gulf of St. I^awrence.
Vessel Blocked in Ice.
When ninety miles from port the
Bellaventure became blocked in the ice
off Cape j.oria vista. arid at noon her
captain sent a wireless message stating
that it might be Sunday before he could
dock. Many of the rescued sealers are
so ill that the death list probably will
be increased. As the recently equipped
! wireless station for the sealing steam|
ers was partially wrecked in yesterday's
I gale, communication with the Bellaven!
tura was established today through the
j Kurness line steamer Eagle Point,
j It has been many years since this city
has been so stirred over an ocean disj
aster. Hundreds of people roamed the
| streets all night besieging the newspaper
| offices, the telegraph stations, the govj
eminent chamber ?and the Grenfell in;
stitute. where the survivors will be
! housed, but news was meager, while no
j list of dead was available; Many in the
crowd were relatives or intimate friends
of those who sailed a month ago on the
Newfoundland.
i NEW VORK, April A private mosI
sage received here today .said that the
sealer Southern Cross had not arrived
i at ? nannei r as reported from St.
.Johns, and xrav fears were expressed
j for the vessel's safety.
ASQUITH GETS. OVATION.
Premier Leaves London to Address
Constituency in Scotland.
LONDON, April 3.?Premier Asquith
t received a great ovation when he de!
parted from London today for his constit\
uency of East Fife, Scotland. He is to
j deliver a speech to his constituents there
tomorrow in spite of the decision of tfie
unionists not to oppose his election!
I Large crowds of liberal supporters
( gathered at the stations along the line
! and at every stopping place the premier
; received addresses from liberal associa!
tions, expressing the wish that "the
1 electors of East Fife will send you back
j to parliament with redoubled authority
; to maintain the traditions of the army,
the authority of the crown and the power
of the peopie."
A XT TIT IV TA TWAX! A AA
v/ii ryux xv xtivituvv,
British Aviator Again Begins 800Mile
Flight From London.
LONDON, April 3.?Pierre Verrier, the
British aviator, made another start at (1
o'clock this morning in his attempt to fly
to Monaco. He is one of four representatives
of Great Britain competing in an
air race from seven different centers of
Europe to Monaco. He carries a mei
chanic with him as passenger.
Verrier arrived at Calais at three minj
utes to 8. According to the. conditions
j of the contest competitors starting from
| London have to make descents at Calais
; and at Dijon. Verrier descended and
j almost immediately rose again and started
for Dijon.
The competitors have fifteen days in
which to complete the 800-mile flight from
I London to Monaco.
Hemik Ibsen's Widow Lies.
CHRISTIAN I A. Norway. April 3.?
Susanna Ibsen, widow of llenrik Ibsen,
thd* Norwegian dramatic poet, died here
today.
Suffragettes Explode Bombs.
j GLASGOW, Scotland. April 3 -Three
' bombs were exploded by suffragettes today
in an attempt to blow up Belmont
Church in this city. The explosions, however,
did only slight damage to the. building.
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! IMPACT SHIFTS COAL i
AND SAVES STEAMER
Prevents the Robert M. Thompson, j
Struck by Schooner Snow,
From Sinking.
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NEWPORT NEWS, Va? April 3.?But |
for a freak of fortune in that the force
of impact shifted the coal In her bunkers v
so as to give her a list on the side opposite
from that in which two holes were 1
opened when she was struck amidships ]
early yesterday morning off the Virginia !
! capes by the schooner Augusta \V. f 1
1 Snow, the American steamer Robert M. i
i Thompson. Capt. Cavileer. from Phila- 1
I delphia for New Orleans, probably would 1
j be at the bottom of the Atlantic ocean 1
| now instead of being safely moored at i
; the shipyard here awaiting survey and ;
! repairs. <
| According to Capt. Cavileer. the'
1 Thompson was proceeding cautiously in a ' i
log with signals sounding when the ,
Snow, with all sails set. and running \
i eight knots or more, loomed up out of :
i the gray mist and struck the Thompson
amidships. .
The schooner's bowsprit hit the steam- !
er's stack and turned it around tearing ,
loose the fastening rivets.
two iJig notes upenea.
Two,big holes were torn in the steamer's
side and water poured into one
fire hold, running the firemen out. However,
the, force of the collision shifted
the coal in the steamer's bunkers, anu
she listed so that the holes were soon
above water, (.'apt. Cavileer then sent
men over the side, and had them put
011 two steel plates to < over the hole,
i He claims this is the. first instance on
I record where such repairs were made
j at sea by a steamer. The other hole
was covered with canvas and the steamI
er righted. She then came on to this
port, tlie naval tug Patapsco, attached*
i to the Atlantic fleet, having in the mean - I
j time taken the Snow in tow. The
j schooner's bow was crushed in and she j
quickly waterlogged. Her crew was!
| saved.
Adolph Amain Shot to Death.
i ARLINGTON, N. J., April 8.?Adolph :
Amain, president of the Arlington board
of trade and one of the town's leading
; business men. was found dead on the '
I turnpike three miles from the town today, ,
! a bullet hole in his head and a new re- ;
! volver beside him. Apparently it was a
' case of suicide. Automobilists came across
I the body still warm. Amain leaves a wife '
j and two children. No motive for his act <
I could be learned.
Again Yesterday
The Star printed more advertising
than the three other
Washington newspapers combined.
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Advertising Figures
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The Star 115 columns
3 others combined. . no columns
Excess.... 5 columns ?
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! Advertising in other
i papers not accepta|
ble to The Star.... il2 columns 1
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! Total Star excess of
' acceptable advertis:
ing. Star's standard,
.over 3 others combined.
.... .......... 6l/2 columns
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ffUUOL I Ltt(\0 VUiL
ON BARRING LIQUOR
Members Quake at Prospect
of Roll Call on Constitutional
Amendment.
Many a democrat, and for that matter
many a republican, in the House of Representatives
is quaking: with fear just at
present, because it has become quietly
mown about the Capitol that within a
few days some one is going' to endeavor
to put the House on record in a roll call
vote on the Hobson resolution, which is
the proposed, amendment to the Constitution
prohibiting the sale, manufacture
ind importation of alcoholic liquor anywhere
in this country. *
This question will cause more heart
burnings than the tolls row, and it will
rause more embarrassments at home and
in Congress than almost anything that
has yet been put up to tiie House. For
months the House as a whole has managed
to stave off this pestering proposition.
but some of the "boys" who want
to keep things humming have managed
a campaign which will result In a roll
rail on the liquor subject very soon.
The Hobson resolution to make th*5
nation dry as dust is now slumbering
in the House judiciary committee, and
there are several hundred representatives
who have hoped fervently that it
would stay there because of the frightful
political tangles that will follow
a record vote either way on it.
Pledged to Demand Roll Call.
However, there is a compact organization
of members in tlie House, whoso
names are withheld, who have determined
to obtain action, and it is stated
today that a sufficient number of men
have been pledged to stand by the
leader in the matter and demand a roll
call.
Some member of the House will
arise some day soon and offer a motion
that the committee on the judiciary
be discharged from further consideration
of the Hobson resolution.
Alter the required time, seven days, the
motion will be brought before the House.
Efforts will then be made to have it rejected
by a viva voce vote, which will
save the embarrassment of going on record
in the liquor matter. However, if
one-fifth of the members present demand
a roll call, then an "aye and no" record
will be kept.
It is asserted by one of the plotters
that the matter will not end with a roll
[ all. While no threats of a lilibuster
have been made, it is known that the
supporters of the resolution will demand
that a quorum be present in the House
it all times, both in the committee of the
whole and in the House nroner dnrlne
Lhe remainder of the present session, unless
a direct vote on the passage of the
Hobson resolution is conceded.
RETURNS $40 TO TREASURY.
Penitent Clerk's Restitution for
Sick-leave Pay Wrongly Taken.
Repayment to the government of $4C
by a government clerk, returned anonymously
to the Treasury Department, is
explained in an accompanying note as
representing wages paid during sick leave
taken nine years ago, when the clerk
who now makes restitution was not ill.
He further explains that the confessional
was the means of inducing his present
course, the priest having advised him to
return the money. His note asks that
acknowledgment be made through the
columns of The Star. His letter reads:
"Washington, - D. C., April 2. 1914.?Mr.
McAdoo. Sir: By the advice of a priest
in confession 1 return this $40. I took
sick leave nine years hack and I was
not sick. Please acknowledge this
through the columns of The Evening
Star. I hope I am forgiven by 'Him.' "
Attorney William S. Bryan Dead.
BALTIMORE, April 3.?William Sliepird
Bryan, Jr.. former attorney general
d!' Maryland, and a prominent lawyer of
lhis city, died today of apoplexy, with
which he was stricken at the University
I'lub last night. Mr.. Brown was fiftysix
years old and. a bachelor,
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GEN. GORGAS TO VISIT ~
i PANAMA CANAL ZONE
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| Will Take Place as Surgeon General J
!! of Army Upon His
Return.
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Gen. William C. Gorgas. annihilator of I
noxious germs in the Panama Canal Zone, !
who was appointed surgeon general of '
the army January 14 last, to succeed j
Gen. George II. Torney, deceased, has I
; arrived in this city from a long visit to
the mines in the Rand district of South
. Africa, where, at the instance of the
British government, he studied epidemics j
of pneumonia among the 30,000 native
; black miners. He had a conference at the j
War Department this morning with Sec- I
! retary Garrison and Maj. Gen. Wood, and j
arranged to delay the formal assumption !
of his new duties at the head of the j
medical department until he can visit the |
1 Panama Canal Zone and close up some
1 | important matters pending there when
; he came home on leave of absence last
winter before his promotion was conr
sidere'd a possibility.
i Col. Gandy Continues Service.
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Consequently Col. Charles M. Gandy, |
i who has been acting as surgeon general '
: since the death of Gen. Torney, will con- |
^ linue to serve in that capacity until j
: .Surgeon General Gorgas returns from
Panama.
Gen. Gorgas said that after he had
made a thorough inspection of the living
quarters of the miners in the Rand, hedecided
that the trouble was that too
. many persons lived in one building with
an insufficient supply of air. The air out[
side the building, being t?,Otn> feet above
i sea level, or about the altitude of Colo
rado Springs, was not conducive to
' fevers.
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His Recommendations.
Gen. Gorgas was three months in the !
j Rand and told the mine companies that j
: I the best way to stop pneumonia epi- i
demies was to erect more and smaller i
buildings to house their men.
"When this is done," he said, epidemics
will be improbable."
Gen. Gorgas went from Africa to London,
.where he received from Oxford Uni- 1
versity the degree of doctor of science,
and was the guest of honor at a dinner |
of the Royal Society of Surgeons.
; MR. BRYAN IS SUFFERING ,
FROM ATTACK OF THE GRIP ;
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Secretary of State Under Physician's i:
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, j Care?Cancels All of His | (
Engagements.
An attack of gTip so severe as to re- i
1 quire the attention of a physician has i
! made it necessary for Secretary Bryan j
! to cancel his engagements to speak in
: Passaic and Pater son, X. J.. and the Sec- |
retary of State will be compelled to re- j
' main in the house for several days.
The Secretary became so ill last night
' that it was necessary to call a physician.
;|He was able to be at his office a part of
: I the day yesterday, but his cold was so
j severe that he w ent to his home much
I earlier than is customary with him. Toi
day he was unable to visit his office or
; i to attend the cabinet meeting, though he
! kept in touch with the State Department
j by telephone during the day
! The publication some time ago by a
J wag of the statement that Secretary
Bryan's voice had become impaired has
turned out to be anything but a joke,
and Mrs. Bryan is being deluged, with
letters and packages containing advice
and medicine, so that the Secretary has
found it necessary to deny formally thai
there is anything wrong with his vocal
organs.
LABOR IN ASSIST'
COMMITTEE OF 100
Editorials Quoted by Macfarland
to Show Their Interest
in the Capital
ONE PUBLICATION URGES
UNION MEN TO.HELP
Trades Unionist and Union Labor
Advocate Arouse Their Readers.
i
Marylanders Also Aid.
As indicating the favorable attitude of :
labor interests toward the work of the [
committee of one hundred in its effort ,
to acquaint the American people with the
relations between the District of Columbia
and the federal government.
Henry B. F. Macfarland. chairman of
the executive committee of the committee
of one hundred, today directed attention
to two editorials in Washington iabor
publications, which are to be used
by the committee in furtherance of its
work.
One editorial is from tiie Trades Unionist.
and the other is from the Union Labor
Advocate. The latter closes with the
injunction, "Labor, interest your friends,"
and .Mr. Macfarland said today that he
hopes this admonition will be taken to
heart by the labor interests of the
United States, and that they will join
with the committee of one hundred in
writing to senators and representatives,
protesting against the passage of legislation
pending in Congress which would
do away with tlie "half-and-half plan
of supporting the capital.
Citizens Gain Time.
The Trades Unionist editorial says:
"Last Monday was supposed to be one,
of the days that Congress sets aside for
tlie consideration of business affecting the
Interests of the District, but, as is gener- !
ally the case whenever there is anything
W. r lift!.. i
cibc hpi'iuiu iiic xiuubc, laiic v?i '?
sideration is given the 1 )istrict. The
most important legislation affecting the
District was supposed Jo come up on this j
day. that of the question of taxation, j
and it may be a blessing in disguise that I
District "day was passed over, as it has j
given more time to the committee of citizens
that are lighting this measure to;
acquaint the country through some of
the most influential organizations of the
true status of the relations of the gov- j
eminent with the District, so that when
the bill does come l>efore the House many
more of the members will be better informed
on this question than they are at
the present time."
The Union Labor Advocate in its editorial
says:
"The stand taken by organized labor in
indorsing the work of the committee of
one hundred in its endeavor to prevent
legislation proposed by certain members
of Congress affecting the'interests of the
residents of the District of Columbia is
a good one, and labor should continue
in its work. It is hoped that the work
will not stop in the Building Trades
Council and the Central Labor Union, but
that the constituent locals will take up
the agitation, and use every honorable
means in their power to persuade Congress
that such legislation as proposed
by Representatives Johnson and Prouty
should fail of enactment. Labor, interest
your friends."
Appeal Made by Marylanders.
Senators and representatives from
Maryland ha%? been sent copies of a
resolution passed by the Suitland Improvement
Association of Maryland, protesting
against any change in the present
relations between the District of Columbia
and the federal government.
The resolutions state:
"The Suitland improvement Association
is opposed to the enactment of the
amended George bill, known as the Johnson-Prouty
plan, believing that no change ;
should be made in the present financial ;
status existing between the United <
States and the District of Columbia, ex- j
eept sura as wouia ne louuuea upon n \
thorough and impartial investigation by J
Congress, and that until such action be j
taken, the present half-and-half plan of j
taxation in the District of Columbia, as
formulated by act of Congress June 11
l>7s, should remain in force."
Copies of these resolutions were ordered
presented to the Commissioners of
the District of Columbia, the committee
of one. hundred of Washington, District
of Columbia, and to Maryland senators
and representatives.
BOXER JAMES GRANT DEAD.
Bantamweight Contender IVho Collapsed
Following Ten-Round Bout.
.ATLANTA. Ga.. April James Grant,
bantamweight boxer, who had been unconscious
since he collapsed Tuesday
night at the end of a ten-round bout
here with John Eggers of New York,
died early today. Physicians said pneumonia
caused his death, and that a minute
examination of his body showed no
marks of serious punishment.
Eggers, at liberty on bond, has been
charged only with disorderly conduct, i
Grant came to Atlanta a year ago. lie j
was twenty-one years old.
?
Dowager Empress of Japan Worse, i
TOKIO, April 3.?The condition of !
health of the Dowager Empress Haruko j
>f Japan has become worse. She has
been ill at the imperial villa at Nifazu, i
i watering place southwest of Yokohama, j
for some time, suffering from angina pec- :
:oris.
THE DAY IN CONGRESS.
Senate:
Resumed yesterday's recessed '
session at 11:50 a.m. to consider
j the nomination of Winthrop M.
Daniels of New Jersey for member
j of the interstate commerce eom!
mission- | >
House:
Met at noon.
Debate on the legislative, execu- j
: tive and judicial appropriation bill j
i was resumed.
Unanimous consent was secured i 1
for a night session next Thursday ! '*
, to consider private pension bills.
Judiciary committee again post- 1
poned its recommendations in the
I case of Representative McDermott. 5
! who figured in the lobby investlga- (
i tlon. *
A workmen's compensation bill
for government employes was *
j agreed upon by me judiciary com- 1
mittce. . <
Public lands committee contin- *
urd hearings on the leasing hill <
for- coal, oil and other mineral 1
lands. <
jj
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TORREON IS TAKEN
BY REE FORCES
Last Stronghold of Huerta
Government in Northern
Mexico Falls.SIX
DAYS OFJFIGHTING
RESULTS IN HEAVY LOSS
Juarez, ou Receiving News. Holds
Midnight Celebration?Villa
Hailed as Foremost Soldier.
IOKREOX Mexico, April T ?Torreon.
strewn with the dead and wounded of a
six-day battle, was occupied bv the rebels
last night on the heels of the twins
federals. In all the fighting no foreigner
was killed or injured. The taking
of Torreon marks the climax of the. first
campaign of the revolution to oust Vic
toriano Huerta from- Mexico City. It
gives the constitutionalists virtual control
over the whole northern tier of
"Mexican states.
Gen. Villa sent the following telegram
to Carranza:
"Torreon, Coahuila. Mexico.
April 11*14
"General Venustiano ("arranza, supreme
chief of the constitutionalists:
"In this moment the remnants of the
federals are leaving Torreon in flight
After eleven days of terrible fighting, in
which we lost I.JVOO wounded and frfio killed.
and the federals, for the ciiormounumber
of bodies burned, must have had
over l.noo killed, and their number of
wounded I am unable to estimate. Out
forces have full possession of Torreon
I regret to announce that among the
wounded were Gen. Yzabell Rubles and
Gen. ("alixtir Conteras. T congratulate
and salute you with respect and esteem j
that I have always had for you. Your .
subordinate.
"GEN". FRANCISCO VII.LA
"Commander-in-Chief of Constitutionalist
Forces of Chihuahua."
Fight Lasts Six Days.
The fighting began last Friday arid was
almost continuous. At first Villa attempted
assaults on the strong federal
positions in daylight, but these proved
costly, so the days were spent in cannonading
and fhe nights in assaults.
Positions were taken and lost time and
time again. Several night attacks sent thp
federals scurrying from strong positions,
but at daybreak the captors would bp
compelled to abandon them by th- .
strength and accuracy of the enemy's
arimen lire. mncn 01 wnicn is sain 10
have been directed by French and German
gunners.
Losses have not been compiled, but
Gen. Villa estimates his own losses at
500 killed and 1,300 wounded and the federal
loss "at 1,000 killed and 11,500 wounded,
with an unknown number of prisoners.
Villa believes that the federals, whom
his cavalry is pursuing to the south,
form but a remnant of the federal force,
whose loss he says probably is close t??
being total. Not all the subordinate generals
have reported, however, and until
they do just how many were captured
cannot be accurately stated.
The battle line was four miles long, and
'the field was determined by three great
hills formed like a carpenter's square, at
either end of which lay the towns of Gomez
Palacio and Torreon.
Many of Wounded Die on Field.
There were about 10,000 men in each
army. The federals had fortified the hills
with rifle pits, trenches and barb wire
entanglements. The nature of the ground
made it difficult to recover the wounded
and many of them died of thirst and
hunger or lack of attention where they
fell. Automobiles were used in rescue
work, but they could not ascend the
hillsides.
Some of the fiercest lighting occurred
in the hills south of Gomez Palacio and
west of Torreon. The battle raged with
great fury in the Canon do Huarache,
where the federals made their last desperate
stand and from which they finally
fled, followed by a column of Villa's
horse.
Twice 1 he rebels took two of the hills,
only to lose them, but all the time the
attack was becoming more formidable athc
soldiers, attacking from all sides except
th" west, fighting from house to
house, drew the circle closer about the
enemy.
A hundred small encounters oceurivd
intermitteiitlx in the streets or over
the possession of some favored roof, brut
the roar of* cannon was almost continuous.
Both sides used armored trains
These, with big guns mounted, wo'il'
sudd? nl> appear around an elbow of ope
of the hills discharge a broadside aii'1
then retire. Early in the attack on
Gomez Faktcio the trains ventured out a!
the same time and .a lively exchange o!
shots ensued, like a naval engagement
on land.
Rockets Used by Federals.
The federals made use of huge rockets,
which were shot to a great height, ex
ploding in the air. and letting down a
hail of buckshot.
it., , i... r..,,?-n. ,i-,. u.. .i.? . _
tense suffering from heat and thirst wan
relieved by a rain, thought to have been
brought on b\ the heavy tiring. During
the battle scouts brought word that fed
eral reinforcements from Monterey wer?approaching
on the east. (Jen. Hcrrera
was sent against them and later reported
that he had sent them scurrying into the .
hills. The battle surged first into Toi ^
reon. then back to the railroad yards ami
ravines in the suburbs for two or three
days The federals grew weaker each
day in their lighting. Finally the federals
evacuated to the south and the rebels
took possession of Torreon.
Great supplies of food, ammunition and
artillery and stores of cotton fell into the
rebel hands by the capture.
Control Large Territory.
JUAREZ. Mexico. April With the
taking of Torreon by the rebels hist
night, constitutionalists now control an
immense wedge-shaped portion of Mexico,
with tl?e point resting on Torreon. ..no
miles south of here, and rlie top ex ten-ling
along the American border from Nosales.
Ariz., to a point jusi west o."
Eagle Pass. Tex. At Piedras Negras,
known aiso as Cuidad Porfirio Diaz,
across the Rio Grande from Eagle Pass.
Lhere is a federal garrison, but it does not
low constitute a menace to the rebels.
The states now subject to the iebel arms
ire Chihuahua, Sotiora (except the port
if Gtiaymas), most of Coahuila, Durango
uid Sinaloa.
Yesterday's victor> is said to make the
apture of .Saltillo and Monclovla, in Coainila.
and Monterey, the key to the stale
jf Nuevo I.eon. assured. The main fc-;jral
force, according to Villa's repot t to
Jen. Carranza. was wiped out by death,
vounds. captur e or flight, at Gomez Pa lain
and Torreon. Mazatlan, the federal
,>ort in the state of Sinalo^ by the rele*a%
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