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along: the border had begun to discuss
an open breach in the northern gov
ernment. Coupled with such reports
were rumors that Villa intended to
send representatives to Washington
and to border points in the United
Ststes. Constitutionalist agents here
refused to consider such reports, and it
was contended that the differences be
tween Carranza and Villa would not
last long.
Liberal Chief to Remain Here.
Fernando Iglesllas. chief of the liberal
party In Mexico, and his associate,
I^eopoldo Hurdato, who have been in
Washington several days, said they
would remain here, awaiting word
from Gen. Carransa as to what he in
tends to do with respect to mediation.
Mr. Iglesias. who usually has been re
ferred to as Calderon. explained that
his family name was Iglesias. He said
Carranza had selected him as a dele
gate to the proposed informal consulta
tion over Mexican affairs, if it is to be
held.
Developments in the constitutionalists'
military plans appeared to have halted
for the moment since the reported
evacuation of Aguas Calientes by
Huerta's forces. Whether Villa, because
of his dispute with Carranza, had
started north from Zacatecas. where re- .
cently he won a notable victory, was j
not clearly indicated. Revolutionary 1
agents in Washington have asserted,
however, that the campaign was to bo J
pressed, and in some sources It was
said Villa's reported return to Torreon
was only a tactical move. Elsewhere
It was suggested he had pone to Tor
reon to meet Carranza's envoys.
BRITISH ARE ADVISED
TO GET OUT OF MEXICO
i
Sir Lionel Carden Thinks Conditions i
Are Too Unsettled for
Their Safety.
MEXICO CITY, June 30.?In view of
the existing conditions in Mexico. Sir
IJonel Carden, the British minister, has
advised all British subjects temporarily
to leave the country. He said that the
shortage of fuel used in the operation of
trains was becoming more acute daily,
and that the trains probably soon would
stop running which would make difficult
the departure of persons In the interior.
Sir I.lonel Carden said he believed It
to be his duty to urge all British sub
Sects to leave the capital Immediately,
and he especially advised that the wom
en and children be removed.
Not Ordered to Go.
The minister declared he had no desire
to frighten the members of the British 1
colony. He said he had not ordered !
them to go. such a course only being ad- \
vised.
Eight hundred British subjects are reg
istered at the legation as now residing
In Mexico City. It is the minister's plan
to get a sufficient number of these to
sign an agreement to leave the capital,
so that he can obtain a special train from
the Mexican government to take them to
Puerto Mexico, and also obtain a trans- '
port to convey the passengers to Jamaica,
where they could remain until the close
of the present Mexican trouble.
Funds to Be Supplied.
Britishers lacking funs to enable them
to get out of the country will be fur
nished with money by the legation as a
loan, notes being taken for the amount.
The legation has been crowded with
British subjects, and a meeting of the
members of the British colony has been ,
called with the object of making the
necessary arrangements for those who 1
decide to depart. '
REAL MOONLIGHT HIKE :
IS SET FOR WEDNESDAY
Wanderlniters to Traverse Bock
Creek?Permanent Organiza
tion Planned.
There will be a ''moonlight hike" of the
wanderlusters tomorrow night at 8
o'clock. There will be a moon for the
occasion, according to statements made
today at the Naval Observatory, pro
vided the weather is clear. The moon is
now In Its nrst quarter, rises In the day
time and gives plenty of light for "hik
Ing."
The wanderlusters are asked to meet
promptly at 8 o'clock tomorrow night at
the terminus of the Mount Pleasant car j
line, at Park road, and it is expected that
they will be well into Rock Creek Park
by 8J0 o'clock. Arrived in the park, it
Is expected that a short halt will be
made, and, if present plans among some
of the wanderlusters go through, there!
will be a pleasant surprise, as it is the
Intention of some of the wanderlusters
to bring about a permanent organization
t>f their numbers. Nominations for lead
m*. committees on routes, secretary,
guides and other important posts to be
IIHed are being discussed among the
"hikers" today.
Route for the 4'Hikers."
The route to be. followed by the
'hikers" tomorrow night is as follows:
I>own Park road, to Kllngle road; down
Kllngle road, crossing Rock creek on
dingle bridge, around the hill on which
Ito Kllngle house stands, then by way
11 the horse-path through the woods to
the meadow south of Pierce mill, then
V way of the horsepath along the creek
from Pierce mill to Broad branch, then
>p the hill to the south horse-Jaunting
I eld; then through the woods to the
lOrth horse-Jaunting Held; then through
fee woods to the old unnamed civil war
?attary, which was one of the support
ng works of Fort De Russy; then along
:he Ross dirt road to Joyce spring;
Hen to return to the Mount Pleasant
?r line terminus by a different route
htewgh the woods, the whole distance to
?e about five miles.
An enthusiastic "hiker" writes to one
*t the managers of the wanderlusters
is fellows:
have heard rumers to the effect that
are not to hare any mid-week 'hike*
this week, and in behalf of a number of
iteady 'hikers' who?are soon to leave on
racations, I want to suggest (yes, request)
that this be reoonsidered if it is true
that no *Mke' has been decided on.
Cites Brilliant Moonlight.
"L*et*e have a 'hike' this coming Wed
nesday night. Why not? What*s to pre
sent? Did you notice how brilliantly the
noon shone this evening? That's all we
save been waiting for?the moonlight
"Moreover, a large number of the steady
hikers' will be out of town on outings
by the time the next mid-week 'hike' Is
scheduled to come off
"In consideration of these things I sug
gest that we have a hike' announced
Tuesday, to be held Wednesday night
?ver our first evening trail in Rock Creek
Park, only?by moonlight this time.
"We're all eager to go."
Sentiment in favor of the moonlight
walks is growing, and the increased at
:ends nee at some of the gathering places
ihSws the interest of walkers In the
s-spderlusters' outings.
Two More Bodies Recovered.
RIMOCSKI, Quebec. June 30?Two
more bodies have been recovered by
livers from the sunken hull of the steam
ship r>nprese of Ireland. One was the
Nody of a man aced about thirty; the
?ther of a little girl about seven years
?ld. Both bodies will be buried here. The
( anadian Pacific railroad lias purchased
t plot of land near Father point as a
remetery for unidentified dead that may
torctlur be recovered.
SAYS HOMEOPATHY
WANTS FAIR TRIAL
Dr. De Witt G. Wilcox Explains
Overture Made to American
Medical Association.
'MILITANT' METHODS URGED
IN EVENT OF REFUSAL
Addresses American Institute of
Homeopathy at Convention is
Atlantic City.
ATLANTIC CITT. N. J.. June :(0.-The
American Institute of Homoeopathy yes
terday met for its annual convention here,
where the American Medical Association
held its meetings last week. The presi
dent. Dr. De Witt G. Wilcox of Boston,
in his address last night, renewed the
proposition that the American Medical
Association should Join with the Amer
ican Institute of Homoeopathy In prov
ing "the truth or error" of the homeopa
thic theory and practice.
"As Hahnemann besought his medical
conferees to investigate the results of his
researches and give them a fair trial,
so today," he said, "the American Insti
tute formally asks the American Medical
Association the same thing. We have
presented to them a dignified but care
fully thought-out proposition to appoint a
commission to co-operate with the Amer
ican Institute to make a scientific and
searching investigation into all our claims
and deductions. That proposition is now
in the hands of the secretary of the
American Medical Association awaiting
answer."
Favors "Militant Homeopathy.'*
Dr. Wilcox declared in favor of
'militant homeopathy" if the associa
tion refused the proposition, and
"militant homeopathy," he said, "means
a return to the old-time warfare, where
lines shall be drawn hard and fast."
He asserted that the homeopathic
school had gained ground in the west and
quoted reports of its growth in England.
Russia. Germany and South America.
Two features of his address were the
stress he laid upon the assertion that
alcohol is not a medicine, and upon the
commercial tendency of the medical
profession. The subject of his whole
address was "Putting Away Childish
Things." and he included alcohol in the
category. It had been definitely set
tled, he declared, that alcohol had no
place in medicine. Whether food or
poison, its consumption was productive
of physical and mental degeneracy.
"Certainly,'' he said, "its old time 'habi
tat' as a 'stimulant' has been cleaned
out; utterly routed. Instead of being a
preventive of any disease it is the best
possible persuader of all diseases, be
cause it lowers the opsonic index and
the body resistance. That it hastens a
fatal termination of all brain, pulmo
nary, kidney, liver and circulatory dis
eases is equally proven. Where, then,
has it a place in medicine, except to
occupy the nurse in rubbing it on the
outside of the body?"
Should Prohibit Its Use.
He spoke of the damaging effects of
even small quantities of alcohol. "As
guardians of the public health there is
but one attitude for the medical profes
sion to take upon this subject of alco
hol?that is its prohibitive use. No
compromise will effect the desired end."
Such "Insidious and malevolent ten
dencies of the profession" as fee split
ting or commission paying, the speaker
attacked with force. "The instinct
which prompts a surgeon to offer a fee
or to bribe the family physician for re
ferring patients to him is purely com
mercial and it Is most deadening to
professional Idealism. It Is an instinct
to build up by the power of the al
mighty dollar and not by high merit. A
profession standing for high Ideals.and
purporting to be humanitarian in char
acter cannot long maintain its position
before the public when such method
becomes known."
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR IS
IN NEED OF EXPENSE FUND
Will Be Practically Helpless Until
an Appropriation Is Available.
Bemoval Halted.
Until the passage of the big supply
bills, the Department of Labor, the baby
department of the government, will be
practically helpless. During the short
time It has been established this depart
ment has been working under limited ap
propriations. and these were enlarged
somewhat in the legislative bill which
failed. New positions were provided and
the bill also contains the money for the
rental of the Mills building and the mov
ing of the department, which, it was
planned, should begin tomorrow.
Chief Clerk Robert Watson this morn
ing said that the failure of the appro
priation bill was practically a "knock
out" to them.
"A number of necessary appointments
are pending," he said, "and It was pro
posed to have the employes start to work
July 1, in order to help in getting out
the work, which has piled up in the de
partment under the limited personnel.
"We intended to begin hovlng tomorrow,
but this is also stopped by the failure of
the bill to pass. It Is more serious with
us than with the other departments, as
there are no appropriations to extend,
and one-twenty-fourth of the amount un
der which we have been working would
help but little."
The other departments will not suffer
so much under the failure of the bills, it
was declared this morning, as the exten
sion of the appropriation of 1914 does
just as well as the new appropriation and
in some cases better.
BTVAL UNIONS TO MEET.
Miners' Organizations in Butte Like
ly to Have a Clash.
BUTTE, Mont., June 80.?Meetings of
the two miners* unions In Butte are ex
pected to be held tonight. One by the
Butte Local No. 1, Western Federation
of Miners, and the other by the Independ
ent union known as the Butte Workers'
Union.
Threats have been made that the meet
ing of the Butte local of the federation
would be broken up. as was the meeting
of last Tuesday. President "Muckle" Mc
Donald of the independent union, upon
hearing that threats had been made
against the old union. Issued a statement
to his followers advising them not to in
terfere with any meeting of the federa
tion.
"The federation's meeting place is be
ing kept secret for fear that it will be
interrupted because of lack of police pro
tection," according to Joseph Harkins,
vice president, who is the only official of
the union in Butter, the others having
fled a week ago.
Schooner Yacht Goes Ashore.
PROVINCBTOWN. Mass., June 30.
The schooner yacht Virginia, owned by a
Mrs. Crofoot of Omaha, Nob., went ashore
near the Wood End life-saving station
during a thick fog early today. Word
was sent to the revenue cutter Gresham
for assistance
*
HOKE SMITH CITES
REASON FOR STAND
Explains Why District Offices
Should Go to Dis
trict Men.
Reasons why the office of recorder of
deeds for the District of Columbia should
be filled by a District man were given
today by Senator Hoke Smith of Georgia.
He is the author of a bill which has been
introduced in the Senate making it neces
sary for appointees to the office of reg
ister of deeds and recorder of wills to
be residents of the District.
"The work of this office is connected
alone with the real estate of the Dis
trict of Columbia. The fees which sup
port the office are paid by owners of real
estate in the District of Columbia. They
and those who examine their titles have
business with the recorder's office. Wom
an clerks in the offices of lawyers in the
District have business with the office It
is distinctly a local office.
The people who pay these fees are en
titled to the best service which the fees
will command. It violates every princi
ple of local self-government to bring
some one from another state here and
let him organize and select the lorce in
the office which is to do the work, and
which will be paid from the fees paid by
the local property holders.
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Reasons for White Man.
' They are entitled to have a man who
knows the District, and who they know
will attend to the duties of the office. They
are entitled to the most capable man re
siding in the District who will take the
office for the salary which it pays. Nine
ty-five per cent of the fees of the office
are paid by white people. Those who
have business with the office are white
men and white women, and the District
is entitled to have a competent white
man and a resident of the District at
the head of the office."
Senator Smith was to have been a
speaker tonight at a mass meeting in
the old Masonic Temple to protest
against appointment of a colored man as
recorder. He expressed regret this after
noon that he could not attend the meet
ing. but gave assurance that he is en
tirely in sympathy with its object.
Senator Vardaman of Mississippi and
Representative Heflln of Alabama are to
be the principal speakers at the meet
ing tonight, which Is under the direction
of the National Democratic Pair Play
Association.
The association has taken the stand
that the fourteenth and fifteenth amend
ments are null and void and that con
sequently the negro has no right to vote.
It has filed a brief in support thereof
in a case pending In the United States
Supreme Court., entitled "United States,
art. Guinn & Beale of Oklahoma." The
case has gone over to the October term, i
VIRGINIA BEACH BARRED
Harries Beported to Have Decided
Against It as National Quard
Camp Site.
Virginia Beach, Va., has been elimi
nated from the consideration as 'a pos
sible place for the 1914 encampment of
the National Guard of the District of
Columbia, owing to the high cost of
transportation, it is understood. Brig.
Gen. George H. Harries, commanding the
District of Columbia militia, this after
noon went over the rates and other mat
ters in connection with the Virginia Beach
site, and decided, according to reports,
that the local National Guard could not
afford the transportation rates submitted.
With this turn in the preparations for
the encampment, it is understood that a
board of officers will look into other
camp sites, where better rates may be
obtained. Tomorrow morning at 9 o'clock
a board of officers, composed of Lieut.
Col. A. L. Parmerter, U. 8. A., adjutant
general. District of Columbia militia;
Maj. C. Pred Cook, N. G. D. C., adjutant
general's department; Maj- Alfred P.
Rob bins, quartermaster; Maj. Edwin H.
Neumeyer, subsistence department, and
an officer of the medical department, will
leave to inspect camp sites on South
river. Md.
ARMY AND NAVY UNION
CLUB TO BE CONSIDERED
Meeting of Special Committee and
Officers to Be Held
Tomorrow.
Gen. H. Oden Lake, national com
mander. and Col. John McElroy, de
partment commander of the Army and
Navy Union, this morning called a
meeting of the special committee re
cently appointed at a session of the
national staff to consider the advisa
bility of organizing a national club of
the union in Washington. The meet
ing will be held tomorrow afternoon
at national headquarters, in the Na
tional Tribune building, 14th and E
streets northwest, at 4:30 o'clock. It
is probable that a club or home will be
formed and temporary quarters leased
at some central downtown point until
the necessary funds can be raised
either by assessment or otherwise for
purchase of a suitable building or the
erection of an imposing clubhouse.
The purpose of the club or home is
to offer social and other club and home
accomodations at the National Capital
to the members of the Army and Navy
Union, retired and active officers and
enlisted men of the Army, Navy and
Marine Corps, as well as other military
organizations. There is no such place
In Washington at this time.
PUBLIC hearing tomorrow.
Commissioners to Consider Ban on
Parking Autos in Congested District.
The District Commissioners will give a
public hearing tomorrow morning at
10:30 o'clock in the board room upon the
proposed regulation prohibiting the park
ing of automobiles in the congested dis
trict bounded by 14th and 15th streets
and I street and Pennsylvania avenue.
The proposed regulation prohibits all
parking of automobiles in this area.
The question of providing a parking
space on Vermont avenue between Mad
ison place and Thomas Circle also win
be discussed.
West Virginia Saloons Close.
CHARLESTON, W. Va., June 30.?Re
ports from over the state today indi
cated that many saloonkeepers antici
pated the enforcement of the prohibi
tion amendment tonight by closing their
places this morning. Some of them had
disposed of their stocks, and others
frankly confessed they feared disorder
in the closing hours of the business.
Adviser to Japanese 111 in Tokio.
TOKIO, June 30.?Henry Willard Deni
son. legal adviser to the Japanese de
partment of foreign affairs, is critically
ill with paralysis in St. Luke's Hospital.
AUTO SPEEDS UP AND DOWN
STEEP STEPS AT LIBRARY
Queer Pranks of Drlverlees Machine
Only Stopped by Collision
With Tree.
>
The atrange pranks of a runaway auto
mobile created considerable excitement
and a general stampede among pedes
trians in front of the Public Library last
evening between 7 and 8 o'clock. People
passing by were surprised and alarmed
at sight of an unoccupied automobile
suddenly becoming imbued with life.
It started off at good speed, made a
sharp turn and rushed pell meli up the
east end of the front tier of the steep
Library steps to the first landing, then ,
swerved to the west along the landing,
took another quick turn, passed down
the steps to the sidewalk again, then
made another wide turn and passed up
the steps once more, repeating its
former course, and then rushed down
again to the sidewalk, where it crashed
head on into a big tree.
The owner appeared about that time,
entered the machine and backed it away
from the tree under its own power, the
automobile being apparently little the
worse for its strange escapade. The ma
chine was probably started by some mis
chievous boys.
Bankers Before Senate Committee to
Explain Their Transactions
in Securities.
Albert Strauss of the J. & W. Sellg
raan Company, and James Brown of
Brown Brothers & Co., New York
bankers, appeared before the foreign re
lations committee of the Senate today to
give their testimony regarding the trans
actions of their companies in Nicaraguan
securities. Senator William Alien Smith
of Michigan introduced a resolution call
ing upon the foreign relations :ommit
tee to investigate Nicaraguan affairs and
declaring that Brown Brothers and Se
ligman have undertaken to fim.nce the
affairs of the Nicaraguan government,
much to their own interest. The appear
ance of the bankers was in accordance
with a request of the Senate committee.
Bryan at Both Sessions.
Secretary Bryan attended both of the
committee's sessions yesterday and
listened to testimony of two witnesses
who figured in transactions which pre
ceded the negotiation of the treaty.
Although Mr. Bryan would not dis
cuss the prospects of the treaty, it is
understood that he is confident it will
be acted upon favorably by the commit
tee, and put up to the Senate for rati
fication. It was said that eventually
most of the democrats and possibly a
few republicans would vote for approval.
The two witnesses yesterday were
Severo Mallet-Provost, a New York law
yer, who drew up contracts between the
Nicaraguan government and the bankers
who control the Nicaraguan railway and
the Nicaraguan National Bank! and
Ernest H. Wands, financial agent of
the State Department in Nicaragua. Mr.
Mallet-Prevost read a long statement to
the committee setting forth the trans
actions in which his clients figured in
connection with Nicaraguan affairs.
Sought Control of Railway.
Testimony was adduced tending to
strengthen the belief of members that
the United Fruit ^ompany has attempt
ed to secure control of the Nicaraguan
railway from the New York bankers now
in possession of 51 per cent of its stock.
It was said the United Fruit Company
now controls railways in every other
American country.
Mr. Wands was asked about Nlca
j raguan finances and the receipts from
Nicaraguan customs. It was developed
that he was paid about $8,000 for work
in Nicaragua in conection with her new
currency system.
SIX PASSNGERS ON TRAIN
PEPPERED WITH BIRDSHOT
Kansas City Hunter Salutes Women
on Whirling Limited With Un
intentional Results.
CHICAGO, June 30.?Six passengers
were struck by blrdshot when the Mis
souri limited of the Burlington road was
fired on at Kansas City last, night. They
oould be easily singled out upon the ar
rival of the train here today by the ban
dages and strips of courtplaster on their
faces. None of the injuries was serious.
Those struck were Roger J. Kasper, Chi
cago; Miss Helen Piitchett, Kansas City;
Mrs. J. M. Osborn, Waverly, Kansas;
Mrs. W. C. Hawley, Wllkinsburg, Pa.;
her son, William, jr., and Wendell J.
Lucas, Timewell, 111.
KANSAS CITY. Mo., June 30.?The bird
shot that wounded six persons seated on
the observation platform of an eastbound
Burington train near Liberty. Mo., last
night was an "honor salute" fired for
the women on the platform, according to
Fred Scudlero, who today admitted he
fired the shot. He said he had no inten
tion of injuring any one.
Scudiero had been hunting and as the
train whirled by three women on the ob
servation platform waved their ahnds.
His companions took off their hats and
Scudlero decided to ?'salute" the party
and he fired his shotgun into the air.
WEST ORANGE OWNS TROLLEY.
New Jersey Town Doesn't Know
What to Do With Purchase.
TRENTON, N. J.. June 30.?West
Orange is the first municipality in New
Jersey to own a railroad. The condition
resulted from the purchase at auction
yesterday by Town Treasurer Edward A.
McGuirk of the Orange Mountain Trolley
Company, because the company had fail
ed to pay $1,900 taxes.
The power on the line has been shut off
by the public service company because
of a bill for power which runs from the
time the road started six years ago. The
town authorities have not yet decided
what to do with the line.
LAST INCOME TAX DAY.
Collector in Lower New York Dis
trict Prepares for Rush.
NEW YORK. June 30.?Clerks in the
office of Charles W. Anderson, internal
revenue collector, at the customhouse,
worked until after midnight this morning
in an effort to clear their desks in an
ticipation of the rush today of Income
taxpayers. > Income tax paid after 6
o'clock tonight is subject to a penalty
of 5 per cent and 1 per cent a month.
The collector's office was crowded yes
terday. and when closing time came
around the desks of his deputies were
covered Inches deep with papers.
More than 58.000.000, or SO per cent of
the whole assessment of the United
States, has been paid to Collector Ander
son. This came from the district below
14th street, in which are located the large
financial institutions. It is estimated
that about 1,500 have been paying their
taxes daily tor. the last week,
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"GEN." KELLY'S ARMY
AT THE SOUTH GATE
Await Word From Their Chief to In
ter Capital?Pass Time Tell
ing Tales.
Without food for twenty-four hours,
yet swapping yarns in a cheerful manner,
"Gen." Kelley's "army of the unemploy
ed," which has come to this city from
Sacramento, Cal., is this afternoon en
camped at the south end of the Highway
j bridge, just over the Virginia line. The
army expects to move into Washington
this afternoon, and several of the leaders
expect to speak from the steps of the
Capitol, but no action is to be taken until
the unemployed hear from "Gen." Jacob
S. Corey, leader of several marches of
the unemployed.
"Gen." Coxey was expected to arrive
In Washington today. Col. McLennan,
who has charge of the army, came to the
city today to meet "Gen." Coxey, but up
to a late hour had failed to return.
To Stick Around Awhile.
That the army intends "sticking
around" several weeks, or until they get
return transportation and good clothes
was asserted by several of the "soldiers."
"We think we shall like our capital
city very well." observed "Maj." P.
Kelley. This is not the Kelley for whom
the army is named, the one for whom it
is named now being in jail in Sacramento.
"Gen." A. Gougeon, another of the
numerous officers, declared he had no in
tention of returning until he had spoken
from the steps of the Capitol. The party
also includes among Its officers "Maj."
Tom Mollan, who takes the place of
"Col." MoLennan when that chief is
away; "Capt." Charles Brown and
"Field Marshal" O. Martin.
Waiting News From Coxey.
While waiting news from "Gen."
Coxey the party sat swapping stories
all morning. These stories dealt large
ly with how the army had outwitted
county sheriffs?whom they term
"clowns"?how they had been met in
the several cities in which they had
come, and one or two tales of the
strike regions of the west.
Although the clothes of the party are
more or less damaged by the wear and
tear of the road, the members of the
party have kept well shaven. The mem
bers are very orderly and the rule of
"no booze" has been rigorously observed.
Every time any member has been found
intoxicated he has been promptly ex
pelled.
The army has had many' unpleasant
experiences on the road. In one case
all were locked up without trial. They
do not appear to be worried as to how
Washington will receive them, but are
anxious to enter the city before night.
MRS. WILSON IS TO GO
TO CORNISH NEXT WEEK
Little Entertaining to Be Done at
Summer Home of the
President.
Tentative plans have been made, it
was said today, for the departure next
week of Mrs. Wilson and Miss Helen
Bones for Cornish, N. H., the summer
home of the Wilsons. Miss Margaret
Wilson will not be with her mother much
of the summer, having entered into a
business arrangement for editorial work
on a Wisconsin magazine.
Mrs. Wilson has been loath to go away
from Washington this summer without
the President, as is shown by the delay
in her departure, but the outlook for the
President getting away before the end
of summer is so gloomy that it is
thought best for her to go north, the
President to make week-end trips to Cor
nish, as he did last year.
Summer to Be Quiet One.
The vacation at Cornish will be an ex
ceedingly quiet one. There will be few
visitors and the staff of servants will be
small, surrounding the place with the
atmosphere of a private home of a small
family.
Mrs. Wilson expects to have a good
rest throughout the summer and the
predictions are that she will be en
abled thereby to resume her social du
ties this winter. If she has not im
proved by that time there will be little
surprise if most of the social functions
i are done away with.
That President Wilson might attend
the funeral of Senor Pedro Rojas,
Venezuelan minister, there was no cabi
net meeting today, cabinet officers
dropping in singly after the return of
the President and taking up depart
mental matters with him. Secretary
Bryan was the first of these advisers
to call. He remained a considerable
time in conference.
Gift of Golf Clubs.
President Wilson soon will receive a
fine set of Scotch golf clubs, to be sent
him by the Luncheon Club of London,
which will place the set in the hands of
John A. Wilson for delivery.
John A. Wilson is a cousin of the
President and lives in Franklin, Pa. He
recently went abroad with the idea of
purchasing for his distinguished relative
the best set of golf clubs he could find.
The London Luncheon Club insisted on
being allowed to do this, and its officials
are now having the set made, with a bag
to match.
SUFFRAGIST SAILS FROM N. Y.
Mrs. Stanley HcCormick to Attend
Conference in London.
NEW YORK, June 30.?-Mrs. Stanley
McCormick, treasurer of the National
Suffrage Association, will sail tomorrow
on the Aqultania to represent America at
the conference in London of the Interna
tional Suffrage Alliance, of which she is
recording secretary.
The conference, which will last from
July 8 to 10, will be presided over by the
president, Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt, who
sailed last Saturday. The plans for the
meeting in Berlin next year, which al
ready have been prepared, will be ap
proved and the matter of delegates to
attend the interparliamentary union In
November, to which women are to be ad
mitted for the first time, will be discussed.
Villa's Bathtub Cost $400.
CHICAGO. June 30.?<Gen. Francisco
Villa's bathtub, shipped from here to
Juarez, Mexico, in response to his order I
for the "best tub money could buy" cost
him $400. it was made known today by
the firm that sold it. Shipping charges
came to $12.' more. Gen. Villa ordered
the tub in El Paso. Tex., recently trom
a representative of a Chicago firm.
To Discuss Race Problem.
SAGAMORE BEACH, Mass.. June 30.?
"The race problem in America, with
special reference to the negro, the Asi
atic and the Jew," Is the general topic
set for discussion at the eighth annual
session of the Sagamore sociological con
ference. which will open tonight. George
W. Coleman of Boston, president of the
conference, and a group of other hosts
will have as guests about 900 educators,
reformers and social workers from all
parts of the country
MRS. ANNIE E. MACNICHOL
DEAD AT EIGHTY-SEVEN
Resident of Capital Since 1861 and
Was Prominent Ghurch and
Charity Worker.
Mra. Annie E. Macnichol, eighty-seven
years old, died at her home, 208 1st street
southeast, early yesterday morning* Fu
neral services are to be held tomorrow
afternoon at 3 o'clock at the family resi
dence. Interment is to be in Congressional
cemetery.
Mrs. Macnichol came to this city in 1861.
and had been a resident here ever since.
She was the widow of Charles Macnichol.
She was a prominent worker In charity
and church work, was a life member of
the Woman's Home Missionary Society,
was identified with the Pierce Guild and
the Methodist Home, and was a member
of the board of managers of Sibley Hos
Sital. She was a member of Trinity
lethodist Church, and had been a fol
lower of the Methodist faith for seventy
five years, it is stated.
She leaves five sons. Leonidas Macnic
hol, Walter F. Macnichol, Charles Mac
nichol, Beach Macnichol and Frank Mac
nichol, and two daughters. Miss Sallie H.
Macnichol and Mra. Mary M. Richmond.
WILL INSPECT MARKETS
IN CITIES OF THE EAST
John H. Sherman to Accompany
Representative of Department
of Agricnltnre.
John H. Sherman, superintendent of
weights and measures and markets of the
District of Columbia, has been invited to
accompany a representative of the De
partment of Agriculture on a trip to in
spect fish wharves and markets at a
number of eastern cities. The trip, which
is expected to require ten days for com
pletion, will take in every city of im
portance between Washington and
Gloucester, Mass.
The purpose of the tour of inspection,
it is stated, is to learn what the various
cities to be visited are doing in the way
of providing adequate wharf and market
facilities. It is also expected that an
investigation will be made of a method
recently adopted in a number of New
England cities of refrigerating fish with
out freexing.
Fish Are Kept Fresh. ,
It has been demonstrated that fish that
have been frozen deteriorate rapidly
when they are thawed, and a method has
been devised whereby proper refregera
tion is' obtained Without such freezing.
Pish so kept, it is declared, retain their
freshness, food value and palatability
long after being taken out of refrigera
tion, and at the same time the cost of
the process is declared to be considerably J
less than when the flsh are frozen.
It is the purpose of the commissioners
to ascertain if the new process is as suc
cessful as it has been claimed to be, with
the view to adopting it for use in the
proposed municipal flsh wharf and mar
I ket*
I Commissioner Siddons gave his hearty
approval to the request that Mr. Sher
man accompany the Department of Agri
culture agent on the tour of inspection.
Mr. Sherman is to leave tomorrow.
MEDALS FOR WINNERS
OF JULY 4 CONTESTS
Handsome Gold, Silver and Bronze
Trophies Are Placed on
Exhibition.
Medals for the various athletic and
swimming events to constitute the sport
ing feature of the Independence day cele
bration have been received and will be
displayed at a 14th street sporting goods
store tomorrow.
The medals are gold for firsts, silver
for seconds and bronze for thirds, and
are handsome examples of the silver
smith's art. The medals for the various
i events bear figures typifying the par
! ticular sport for which they are to be
awarded, those for the running events
bearing the figure of a marathon runner
in action, those for the swimming events
showing the figure of a swimmer in the
water, aDd the medals for the other
events also being typical of the athletic
sport for which they are to be given.
Medals Greatly Admired.
The medals are suspended from hand
some colored ribbons, and are said to be
among the handsomest trophies ever
awarded for open athletic events in the
District.
Contributions to Fund.
The finance committee in charge of
obtaining funds with which to defray
the expenses of the celebration next
Saturday reported today that several
contributions have been received which
materially reduce the amount that re
mains to be raised. Much more money
is needed, however, the committee re
ported, if those in charge of the big
municipal celebration are not to face
an uncomfortable deficit.
At a meeting of the tournament com
mittee, held in the office of M. C.
Hazen, chairman of the committee,
late yesterday afternoon, the following
program of events, to be given at the
Brightwood reservoir grounds, was de
cided upon: Military tournament, 2:30
p.m.; saddle class, 3 p.m.; ponies in
harness. 3:15 p.m.; civilian tournament,
3:30 p.m.; tug of war (mounted). 4
p.m., workhorse parade, 4:30 p.m.; mili
tary jumping class. 5 p.m.; jumping
class (free for all), 5:20 p.m.; drill, 5th
Cavalry, Fort Myer, Va. (Lieut. H. W.
Baird, th Cavalry, commanding), 6:40
p.m.; mule race, 6 p.m.; race, half mile,
6:10 p.m., and race, polo ponies, 6:25
p.m.
SALEM BUST REBUILDING.
Rehabilitation of Fire-Stricken City
Progressing Rapidly.
iSALsEM, Mass., June 30.?Rapid progress
was made today in the work of re
habilitating this fire-stricken city. Sev
eral permits were issued for the con
struction of new buildings, and a bureau
of labor, through which work for the un
employed may be obtained, was es
tablished.
The number of homeless is estimated at
10,000. Adjt. Gen. Cole said that reports
would indicate either that fraud was
being practiced among those applying for
food or that thousands of refugees had
returned to the city after a brief absence.
Raising of Legation Rank Favored.
Official dispatches today from Santiago
report that the Chilean committee on
foreign affairs has reported favorably on
the measure raising the legation here to
the rank of an embassy, and that the bill
will become a law within a few days.
Henry P. Fletcher is American minister
to Chile. With the change in rank Presi
dent Wilson will nominate an ambassa
lior. _ I
at
Senator Says "Competition" Clause
in Trade Commission Measure
Is Constitutional.
A defense of the constitutionality of
the provision of the Newlpnds trade
commission bill declaring: "unfair com
petition" to bo unlawful and authorising
the commission to determine what was
unfair competition and to order it
stopped, was made in the Senate today
by Senator Cummins of Iowa, when the
bill was taken up.
Sees Trend Toward Monopoly.
Senator Borah of Idaho, republican, de
bating the trade commission bill in the
Senate yesterday, declared that he be
lieved the ultimate result of the enact
ment of the bill into law, authorizing
the commission to pass upon the ques
tion whether certain forms of competi
tion were "unfair," would be the toler
ation and regulation of monopoly.
"We have the transportation of the
country regulated by a federal com mis
sion," said 8enator Borah, "we .have the
currency of the country regulated by the
new banking and currency commission,
and now It Is proposed that the com
merce of the country shall be regulated
by a federal commission. When the
transportation, the currency and the
commerce of the country are regulated
by federal commissions there will be but
one fight In pontics, to control the com
missions."
Prefers State Socialism.
Senator Borah said he was opposed
strongly to government by commission,
and that If the time ever came when it
was shown that monopolies had to exist
in this country, though regulated by com
missions, he would prefer to see state
j socialism adopted.
Already, said Senator Borah, two of
the appointees of the President to the
j new federal reserve board were under
fire as being connected with the big cor
porations of the country, the trusts. He
mentioned no name, but was referring
j to Thomas D. Jones of Chicago, a direc
tor of the harvest "trust," and Paul Q.
I Warburg of New York, of Kuhn, L?oeb
! & Co.
One of the members of the interstate
commerce commission recently confirmed
by the Senate, Senator Borah said, had
advanced ideas in the past as to valua
tion of public utilities, which, if carried
into effect, would take millions of dol
lars out of the pockets of the American
people. He had reference to Winthrop
Moore Daniels of New Jersey.
Lewis Defends Bill.
Senator Lewis of Illinois said that the
conditions brought about by the organi
zation of trusts had forced the pending
bill.
"I would not subscribe to federal
regulations." he said, -were I not forced
to it by conditions which necessitate some
guardianship for the citizens against
monopoly, and some guardianship for
state and nation against revolution ana
anarchy." , _r
Senator Lewis discussed the ps>
chology" of the present business condi
tions and denounced the "monopolists
who. he said, "posing as ftnanclaJ lead
ers" had fostered It. He declared three
of these "great financiers" had delivered
identical speeches deploring business
conditions in different parts of the coun
try on the same night.
is uphEld by envoys
OF GREECE AND TURKEY
Minister Williams Justified in
Criticisms of Albania,
They Assert.
Concurrence In the criticism of condi
tions in Albania reported to have been
expressed by GeorgeFredWilliams, Amer
ican minister to Greece, is voiced here at
both the Turkish embassy and the Greek
legation.
"Mr. Williams Is a man of Integrity
and honor." said Mr. Vouros. the Greek
charge d'affairs, "and it is quite likely
that his statements were based on the
facts revealed to him in a country, where
he felt that political interest had been
allowed to exceed the desire for the bet
terment of the people."
The Turkish ambassador, Rustem Bey.
declared he felt quite sure that condi
I tions in Albania were as bad as Mr. W 11
iiams stated them to be.
"It is the irony of fate, he said, to
note that these same Albanians who be
trayed Turkey to the Greeks in Mace
donia. are now begging to be brought
back under Turkish rule."
METAL MINING IN EAST
SHOWS INCREASE IN 1913
Production of Gold, Silver, Copper,
Lead and Zinc Totals Nearly
$14,000,000.
The value of the mine output of gold,
silver, copper, lead and line in the east
ern or Appalachian states in 1913, accord
ing to H. 1>. McCaskey of the United
States geological survey, was $13,753,557.
against $13,470,278 In 1912 and *11.787.942
in 1911. The figures for 1913 represent
the production of ninety mines, of which
forty-eight were gold placer mines (many
of them small), nine line mines and seven
copper mines. The total recovery of gold
was less, but the yields of silver, lead,
copper and zinc were larger In 1913 than
In 1912.
The goiu output from all mines was
8,017.33 fine ounces, valued at $165,733. a
decrease of 2,745.91 ounces in quantity
and of $56,763 In value from the produc
tion of 1912. The silver output, recovered
entirely as a by-product In refining the
gold and copper produced, was 111.J14
fine ounces, valued at $07,173, an Increase i
of 14,691 ounces in quantity and of $i.
in value. Of the gold output in 1913
the placers yielded 733.66 ounces, afialnst
, ,4.83 ounces In 1912. and the quartz or
deep mines produced 6.892.00 ounces,
against u,302.99 ounces in 1912. The cop
per mines produced **3.^0 ounces in 191
and 391.59 ounces in 1913. Of the forty
eight producing gold placers in 1913 there
were twenty-seven In Georgia, seventeen
in North Carolina and four in South Car
olina. There were 18.883 short tons of
siliceous ores sold or treated frorn Ap
palachian gold mines In "^0',hi'h
II 1S6 tons were from North Carolina, 4.
068 tons from Alabama, 2.614 tons from
Georgia and 1,010 tons from South Caro
xhe copper production In 1913 was
19 964.229 pounds, valued at $3,094.533-an
increase of 698.784 Pounds in quantity,
but a decrease of $84,349 in'la!lue,.
The production of lead was l.txi-.OOO
pounds valued at $71,808, an increase of
1,070,974 pounds in quantity and of
$46,562 in value. The production was de
rived from the lead-zinc mines of Wythe
county, Va.
The zinc outfit, figured as spelter, was
184 898.400 pounds, valued at $10.o54,31<\
an 'increase of 40,198.537 pounds in quan
titv and $:i70.019 in value. Of the total
production, .108.^4,000 pounds, valued at
t9 421,604. came from the zinc mines at
Franklin Furnace. N. J.. and over 11,
000,000 pounds came from eastern Ten
nessee About 5.400.000 pounds was pro
duced in Virginia and smaller quantities
in NocUi Cftrnlfra Mlrt Nil BmmtfMb
FIFTY YEARS OF DOTY
IN ONE DEPARTMENT
George W. H&har Recipient of Con
gratulations and Gifts on
Anniversary.
Cieorge W. Mahar. formerly chief but
now assistant chief of the supervising
agent* of the custom* , division of the
Treasury Department, completed fifty
years of service in the department today.
In addition to letters from Secretary Mc
Adoo and Assistant Secretary Hamlin.
Mr. Mahar received a canc from the em
ployes of the customs division; a basket
of flowers from J. W. Wheatley. his chief,
and a bouquet from Assistant Secretary
llamiin.
Mr. Mahar was chief of tlie supervising
agents twenty years ago when Mr. Ham
lin first held the post of assistant secre
tary of the Treasury In charge of cu?
toms, and reference was made to the fact
in Mr. Hamlin's letter of congratula
tions and good wishes.
Cane Is Gift of Friends.
The cane given Mr. Mahar by his
friends in the customs division was pre
sented bv George Koehler. assistant chief
of the division, in a congratulatory ad
dress as a token of the sincere regard
of his friends.
It was stated that Mr. Mahar's con
nection with the department reflected
honor upon himself and credit to the de
partment. The cane was appropriately
inscribed.
Appointed by Lincoln.
Mr. Mahar was a soldier in the volun
teer army during the civil war. and was
stationed at Long bridge when he was
seized with a camp fever that made him
an invalid for a time. In 1864, upon his
recovery, he was appointed to the gov
ernment service by President Lincetln.
and has served in the Treasury Depart
ment continuously since.
U.S. WARSHIPS RULE
SAN DOMINGO WATERS
This Government, Through Its Navy,
Virtually in Control of
Situation.
United States warships are in virtual
contrbl of the situation in Santo Domingo,
but this government, it is officially de
clared, will not actuatly intervene so long
as lives and property of foreigners ars
not, recklessly endangered by the con
tending factions. *
Administration officials indicated today
they thought the warrjng forces in the
island republic had<been sufficiently warn
ed when the American gunboat Machias
used her four-inch guns to silence the
artillery of President Bordas, which was
bombarding the rebel town of Puerto
Plata.
Naval Force Adequate.
There is sufficient American naval
force in Dominican waters to carry out
this government's policy. The big bat*
tleship South Carolina with the equivalent
of a regiment of soldiers aboard in her
personnel is alongside the gunboat
Machias in the harbor at Puerto Plata.
The gunboat Castine is at Santo Doming#
City and the gunboat Marietta is at
Sanches on the northeast coast of the
island, with other warships in adjacent
waters.
Unofficial reports to the State and Navy
Departments have long been to the effect
that the present political situation may be
protracted for several weeks or even
months, so long as the government is In
receipt of its regular stipend from the
American customs collections and the in
surgents are in possession of ports that
are not blockaded and through which
they easily receive all the munitions of
war and supplies tor which they are able
to pay.
Small * Forces Engaged.
A remarkable feature of the situation
is the very small number of persons in
volved in the actual rebellion and in the
attempt to suppress the uprisings. For
instance, it is reported that the siege of
Puerta Plata, under President ?ordas
himself, has been maintained for three
months by a couple of hundred soldiers,
and that in the intervals between the ac
tual lighting these soldiers and the rebels
freely mingle in social intercourse.
Most of the revolutionary disturbance
has been in the north, where Arias, a
recalcitrant governor, has successfully
defied the Bordas government, aided
by Horacio Vasquez, a candidate for
the presidency against Bordas. The
Jast eruption in the south which caused
the bombardment of Azure appears to
have been led by Felipe Vidal, als9 a
former lieutenant of bordas.
JOHNSON BALKS ACTION.
Union Station Flaza Belief Bill Goes
Over in the House.
The bill for the relief of the property
owners in the Union station plaza area,
which Representative JLogue of Pennsyl
vania was to have brought up in the
House yesterday, was not reached be
cause the House adjourned at 5:47 p.m..
following a point of no quorum made by
Representative Johnson of Kentucky.
There is believed to be scarcely any
doubt as to the passage of the bill which
would grant long delayed justice to man>
property-holders who have been denied
the money due them for their property
for months. Representative Dogue. it is
understood, will today seek a conference
with the House leaders in an effort to
find a way to bring this measure up at
the earliest possible moment again
Salvation Army Meeting.
The Salvation Army services, to bs
held at 8:13 o'clock tomorrow evening at
9:30 Pennsylvania avenue, will be in
charge of Staff Capt. William Halpin of
Baltimore. In the absence of Brigadier
Escott, who is in I^ondon at the inter
national congress, his secretary, Capt.
Halpin, is in complete charge of the di
visional work.
Seeks Funds for Fire Victims.
The District of Columbia Chapter of
the American Red Cross Society has is
sued an appeal for money for the relief
of the sufferers from the recent lire at
Salem, Mass. H. S. Rceside. who is
treasurer of the Red Cross Society of
the* District of Columbia, is receiving the
contributions.
To Fill Be all's Place.
A fourth member of the special sub
committee In charge of the Wright im
peachment case will be selected to take
the place of Representative Beall' of
Texas, who left the city for his home
last week. This was decided upon to
day at a meeting of the. judiciary com
mittee, but as Representative Webb,
chairman, is out of the city, no selection
Mu-tnad* . i -