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No. 20,116. WASHINGTON, D. C., MONDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1915.-EIGHTEEN PAGES. * ONE CENT."
BULGARS DEFEATED
BY FRENCH TROOPS;
SERBSLOSEUSKUP
Progress of Austro-German
Forces in Northern Serbia
Reported Checked.
ALLIES MAY SEND HUGE
ARMY TO BALKAN ARENA
Successes of Bulgars in Serbian;
Macedonia Menaces All Railway
Communication.
DEDEAGAHATCH UNDER FIRE
Ten Civilians and Over a Thousand
Soldiers Reported to Have
Beea Killed in Bulgarian
Seaport.
LONDON. October 25, 3
p.m.?French troops routed
three divisions of Bulgarians
on Saturday on the front of
Gradek-V oolandovo-Rabrovo
in southeastern Serbia, according
to a dispatch filed at
Saloniki, October 24, to the
Havas News Agency. The
Bulgarian forces, the dispatch
adds, were decimated.
BERLIN, October 25, by
wireless to Sayville, N. Y.? 1
Further advances for the
Austro-German troops on
the Serbian front, including
a successful forward move- 1
ment by the new force which
has crossed the Danube near
the Rumanian frontier, were
announced today by the war
office. The Bulgarians have
advanced twelve miles north
of Pirot, near the center of
the Serbo-Bulgarian frontier.
PARIS, October 25, 3 :io p.m.?
A dispatch filed yesterday at
Athens by the Havas correspond- i
ent says the Austro-German offensive
in Serbia has been brought '
4<-> y-YM vUn I
bu ? sLaiiu^kiii uii uic tiiuic nui uiern
front, according to advices received
at Athens from Nish.
South of Pozarevac the Serbians '
retired a few miles to stronger
positions. All Bulgarian attacks
on the Timok and Pirot fronts are ;1
said to have been repulsed so ef-; (
fectively that the invaders were!
compelled to fill in gaps in their ;
ranks and reform their units.
Buigars Suspend Efforts.
The dispatch adds that on this north- <
ern part of the front, which the Ser- ;
Liana considered'invulnerable, the op- <
erations of the Bulgarians have been
suspended. The Bulgarians are now ;
making their principal efforts in Ser- 1
bian Macedonia, where their impetus is ?
said to have been checked by the combined
movements of the French and
Serbians.
Bulgarian troops engaged with the '
French Friday were subjected to a decimating
fire by the French artillery and
suffered heavy losses, according to a ,
under Sunday's date. '1 he losses of the J
French, the d spatch states, amount to
but ten killed and a few score wounded.
Loss of Uskup Admitted. i
"According to information from an
authorized source, the Bulgarians have
taken Uskup." is the concluding sentence
of an official statement issued by !
the Serbian war office and forwarded by
the Havas News Agency. The statement,
which outlines the situation as it ,
existed Friday, October 22, is as follows:
"On the northwest front, after desperate
fighting, Serbian troops retired on '
the left bank of the Mlava on a line
running from Voliko-Orachie to the
right bank of the Rassen.tza. Other !
troops retired to the right bank of the '
Koubrohnltza and to the right bank of i
the Touria.
"Near Vichegrad, in Herzegovina territory.
the enemy succeeded In crossing
the Drina river with three battalions,
end strong groups have been observed
massing near that point.
"Bulgarian front: I'nder strong presrure
by the enemy in the direction of
Kniazevac the Serbians retired on the
? irect defensive positions of that town.
The enemy succeeded in passing to the
left bank of the Timok river in an advance
toward Kralievo Selo.
"There is no change in the neighborhood
of Pirot. All enemy attacks on the
kouthern Morava have been repulsed.
"According to information from an
ruthorized source the Bulgarians have
taken Uskup."
Brilliant French Success.
French troops gained a brilliant success
by effecting junction with the
herbs at Krivolak, says a dispatch to
tne Petit Parisien from Athens. The
c;ispatch. dated Sunday, says:
Bulgarian troops in force were attacking
in three colqmns, when our troops, by
daring maneuver, turned the Bulgarins'
right flank, while the Serbs launched
an energetic counter'attack all along the
f.ont. At the end of the day the Bulgarians
beat a retreat in the direction of
p: rurnitsa, pursued by French troops and
Ferbian cavalry.
Bulbars Fail at Pirot.
"Bulgaria opedations against Piot were
fruitless, therefore they seem to intend
to concentrate efforts on Vranya, and are
tiyirig an utt:?< > en masse on fortifloax
tjy> and positions occupied by the Serbs
i . Viacena.
The Bulgarians are stopped oil the
' while tiie Austro-Germans axe
i.Concuiued on Second Page.)
10 Of GERMANS I
HELD MITERS
Robert Fay, W. L. Scholz and I
Paul Daeche Charged With
Conspiracy.
TESTING OF EXPLOSIVES (
LEADS TO THEIR ARREST
Bombs Designed to Delay Shipments i
of Munitions to Allies Figure
in Allegations.
NEW YORK, October 25.?
Robert Fay, who claims to be a
lieutenant in the Germany army, c.
ana his brother-in-law. Walter L. h
Scholz. were arrested yesterday 1(
while testing explosives near
Grantwood. X. J., and were ar- "
raigned today before a justice of i?
the peace at Weehawken, N. J., on
charges of conspiracy, and held si
without bail for examination to11
morrow. ci
The arraignment of the two men dis- n
:losed the fact that a third man, Paul z;
Daeche, had been arrested early today
at his home in Jersey City after New si
York and New Jersey police had
searched the house. Daeche also was ar- f"1
raigned with Fay and Scholz and held "
without bail.
Detectives said they expected Daeche
to prove a valuable witness, as he already j*
had given them much important informaLion.
Daeche said he was thirty-four
years old, that he came to this country
from Germany in 1912, and was a graduate
of Cologne University. ^
Detective George Barnitz of the New
York central office squad made the af- P'
fidavit upon which the three men were it
held on charges of conspiracy. U
Declare Fay Made Confession. t]
w
Announcement was made at police head- r?
quarters here today by Commissioner
Woods that Fay, after an all-night ^
grilling, had made a confession. d,
For more than twelve hours, it was ol
stated. Fay stuck to his original story P
that he was not connected with the German
government. At 5:30 o'clock this ^
morning, according to the commissioner, pi
m.v?c uunu ana etuimiicu mai ne was
a lieutenant In the German army and **
came to this country two or three months al
ago for the specific purpose of experi- al
menting with a machine containing high
explosives. This machine, the comm-s- C1
sioner said, contained works like a clock c<
and was to be attached to the propeller n<
or rudder of a ship.
The machine was so constructed, he 7"'
said, that the stirring of the water h<
would cause a rod connected with one ta
of the cogs to release a spring, resulting P*
in an explosion, which would disable
the ship and force her to enter to the
nearest port. This was for the purpose
of delaying shipments of munitions to tc
the allies, ti was stated. Only ships r<
carrying war munitions were to be thus &'>
disabled, according to Fay's statement. 1X1
A number of detectives left headquarters U1
in automobiles early today, and It was
said several arrests would be made today
of men who were cognizant of Fay's in
movements.
Investigation Is Continued.
Meanwhile the authorities continued ts
an investigation to discover whether tl
in arresting Fay and Scholz they had ti
obtained the key to a long series of ex- e:
plosions on steamships, fires on piers m
and so-called accidents in various war bi
munition plants. d<
Fay was suspected by the police of P*
being the director of their activities.
Fay said he was a lieutenant in the m
German army, had won the iron cross s<
for bravery in the fighting in the n?
Champagne district of France, and that e<
he came to America last April. The
police asserted that Fay admitted he tl
came here to work out a plan to stop s<
the shipment of war munitions to the
aiiies. Iti
M
Explosive Found in Booms. f
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large quantity of explosives, in- iz
eluding dynamite and various kinds of m
add used in the making of explosives, ly
was found in the rooms Fay and
Scholz occupied in Weehawken or in a OJ
storehouse in Hoboken. Among the de- V\
vices seized by the police were peculiar S1
bombs or mines believed to be designed
for fastening to the rudders of steam- bi
ships. ei
st
Fay Had Auto and Boat. A
At a garage in Weehawken the police
found a high-powered automobile li
held in Fay's name, and at a boathouse
on the Hudson river a swift motor boat
which he was said to own. In the boathouse
they also found four wooden ti
boxes, each containing 120 pounds of a'
chlorate of potash, one of the ingredi- R
ents used in the manufacture of so- a!
called sugar bombs, in which water 81
percolating into the receptacle melts n
the sugar, releasing springs and caus- 8<
ing an explosion. "
ct
Watched for Two Months. ic
pi
The two men had been watched by
detectives of the New York police de- ai
partment for two months. They were s*
seen to pay frequent visits to an isolat- ^
ed spot in the woods of Grantwood, N. w
J., on the palisades near Weehawken. is
Saturday detectives hidden in a tree- ^
top watched the scene of their actlvities
for eleven hours.
They say they saw the two men come
there late at night and teat an explo- r
sive by blowing up a tree. t<
Again yesterday the police watched In
the woods and saw Fay and Scholz 81
burning a powder and testing an ex- P'
plosive. When the test was completed at
the detectives arrested them. Accord- h
ing to the police Fay offered 11,000 to 11
be set free. 81
di
DEMANDS HEAVY SENTENCE. ?
ti
Italian Prosecutor Denies Charlton
Was Mentally Irresponsible. ^
COMO, Italy. October 25, via Paris.
1:45 p.m. ? The crown prosecutor.
Bignor Mellini. delivered his argument
to the Jury today in the case of Porter
Charlton, the American who is on trial ?'
for the murder of his wife. Signor n
Mellini denied that Charlton was men- a
tally irresponsible, even momentarily,
at the time the deed was committed. d
The prosecutor denied Charlton had t<
had provocation for killing his wife,
and insinuated he married her for her c<
savings and that he had appropriated a
her Jewels after killing her. He ended tl
his address with a demand for a heavy f<
sentence. e
LEADERS DISCUSS
PARTYOUTLOOK
Democrats Will Combat Re- <
publican Plans for Control
of the House.
I
DUTLINfNG THE PROGRAM
FOR CAMPAIGN OF 1916
attitude *of the German-Americans
Toward President Wilson Is
Giving Concern.
BY N. 0. MESSENGER.
NEW YORK, October 25.?Chairman
oremus of the democratic national
angressional campaign committee and
red B. Lynch, democratic national
ommitteeman from Minnesota, held a
>ng conference here yesterday on the
emocratic political outlook. Mr. Lynch
ho has been in the east practically
11 the summer and fall is one of the
jading spirits in the national demoratic
management, although he peristently
seeks to avoid notoriety as
Lich.
He is "gun shy" of publicity, although
i inside democratic circles he is disjssed
as the possible next democratic
ational chairman in case of reorganiltion
of the national committee.
Chairman Doremus of the congresonal
campaign committee and represntative
of the Detroit district in the
ouse of Representatives is concerning
imself mainly with undertaking the
ext campaign for the election of a
emocratic majority in the house, the
round work of which will be laid at
te coming session of Congress.
Republican Plan of Attack.
Word has come to the democratic
lanagers that the republicans are
lanning to strike their hardest blows
i the congressional campaign next
ill; that in a spirit of "saving someling
from the wreck" the republicans
ill bend every energy to electing a
publican House, especially if Presi?nt
WilsAO's popularity continues at
igh tide for a: other year. According
> the information received by the
?mocrati$ managers the more astute
F the republican leaders realize that
resident* Wilson, in event of the connuation
of the war and his personal
Dpularity, will be hard to defeat for 11
j-election, but feel certain that a re
ublican House can be elected. ?
They differentiate. It Is said, between
le personal following of the President 11
id support of the democratic party. 11
id believe that this can be demon- U
rated in tne wiping out or tne aemo atic
majority of twenty-nine that
>ntrols the House v/hich assembles
ext December.
The democratic managers are not
illing to concede this differentiation,
jwever, and will not let it be suslined
by default of action on their
irt, at any rate. While they believe A
lat a landslide which would return
resident Wilson to the White House
1916 might naturally be expected
sweep in a democratic House, they
;alize that the reuniting of the proressive
and regular republican vote
i'ght swing into the republican col- ]
mn many districts now represented by y,
;mocrats as the result of republican
ictional fights in 1912 and continued
i 1914. tr
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Considering the German Vote. ta
The democratic managers are also fa
Lking cognizance of the attitude of w
le German vote in its increasing hos- Ai
lity to President Wilson, threatening In
ctension to the whole national ad- m;
inlstration. Chairman Doremus In
rought to the eastern managers full kr
stails of the extent of the German opasition
in the west. It may be reilled
that The Star's dispatches from
ichigan early in September told of a ar
leeting of German societies at Jack- Mi
>n, Mich., which not only bitterly de- be
ounced President Wilson, but contend- w
1 for the "extension of German ideals" h#1
i the United States and teaching of
le ^erman language In the public ?*
:hools.
Cholrmon rir.romna in tka nr.n~n
iK papers today dispatches from <
lassachusetts telling of anti-Wilson fa
seling in the Bay state, where at fi
Worcester yesterday forty-six organations
of German-Americans, with a ra
icmbership of 20,000, adopted reso- tr
itions to "unitedly discuss the ques- bi
on of gubernatorial candidates" and t
Iso declared themselves as "firmly
pposed to the re-election of Woodrow
nison as President of the United
tates.
The meeting was called by John Al- ,
recht Walz, professor of German lit-ature
at Harvard University and
ate chairman of the National German "
lliance. The purpose was said to be
induce Americans of German descent aT
> take a more active interest in po- ,rtl
tical affairs. ln
Republicans Aiding Suffragists. tjj
Several republican politicians of na- tii
onal note are also ln town or here- cv
bouts. Senator Borah of Idaho and
.epresentative Mondell of Wyoming
re in the state to help the woman
iftragists. They spoke here Saturday q,
ight and are now up state. Repreintatlve
Campbell of Kansas, ln his
ight to help the McCall gubernatorial .
impaign in Massachusetts, paused
>ng enough to picture glowing re- gri
ublican prospects in Kansas. B?
Dennis Flynn of Oklahoma is here
nd said that Senator Weeks made a
:rong impression in that state on his
Isit a fortnight ago, and that the oh
/eeks presidential boom is taking b<
en. ?e aoaea, however, that there
a strong demand for Elihu Root, inIcating,
to his mind, that the sentilent
In the middle west is for a reublican
candidate of conservative A)
'Pe. gr
James B. Reynolds, secretary of the ar
'publican national committee, got back co
? town yesterday from a long western pc
ip. The Star's correspondent, who la
truck Mr. Reynolds' trail at several w;
oints In the west at that time, underlood
that "Jimmy was passing the
at." Delicacy forbade inquiry upon
lis point today, but as Mr. Reynolds
larted this morning down to 56 Mai- T
en lane, to call on National Chairman
harles D. Hilles of the republican
ommittee he wore the look of the cat
lat had swallowed the canary; so, J
laybe, it's true. T1
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JEW ORDER IN COUNCIL
HITS NEUTRAL SHIPPING ?
th
LONDON, October 25, 1:05 p.m.?An in
rder in council was gazetted today ab- of
^gating from Wednesday last observ- 12
nee of article 57 of the declaration of ar
ondon, which provides that the neu- ca
*al or enemy character of a vessel is T1
etermined by the flag she is entitled ov
> fly. ca
In lieu of this article British prize '
ourts henceforth will aply the rules be
nd principles formerly observed by M
hem. The reason, given in the order L<
ar this change is that "it is no longer cl
xpedient to adopt said article." ft
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News N'ote: Reports say tlia'
omination next year.
Timor
, AND BANDITS FIGHT
ttack Made on Detachment of 4th
Infantry Worth of Brownsville.
One Private Killed.
BROWNSVILLE, Tex., October 25 ?
irtually the entire strength of the
nited States border patrol in this disic
spent last night in a search for
exican bandits who attacked a dechment
of the 4th United States Inntry
at the spot north of Brownsville
here a train was wrecked and three
mericans killed one week ago today.
the fighting last night Private Heran
E. Moore of French Lick Springs,
d., was fatally wounded. So far as
lown none of the Mexicans was hit.
rhe scene of the fighting and the
ctics employed by the Mexicans led
my officers today to assert that the
exicans engaged probably were mem;rs
of the band sruiltv of the train
recking and which is said to have
en led by Luis De La Rosa, fomenter
the so-called "Texas revolution."
Planned to Surround Americans.
Sergt. Arthur Estridge of the 4th Inntry
reported to Fort Brown* that
re Mexicans were seen to cross the
ilroad tracks near where the infany
was stationed. A moment later
th sides opened fire; then the real
rength of the Mexicans appeared,
robably sixteen of them engaged in
e fighting, and it is believed they
Ld planned to surround the small
merlcan detachment and annihilate it.
Surprised in their maneuvers, the
exicans fought for about five mines
and then made off just in time
escape two companies of infantry
id two troops of cavalry, which were
ished to the scene from Fort Brown
commandeered automobiles.
Every river station was warned and
e soldiers began a systematic hunt
r the outlaws, in the belief that this
me their escape into Mexico h^d been
it off.
NO DISCUSSION OF PEACE.
(ficial Denial of Correspondence Between
Pope and Belgian King.
PARIS, October 25.?Official denial is
ven In a statement issued by the
>lgrian government at Havre, says a
spatch to the Havas News Agency,
the report that letters had been exanged
between King Albert and Pope
nedict concerning peace.
X Rome dispatch October 21, said
>pe Benedict, had received from King i
bert a reply to the pontiff's auto aph
letter urging the Belgian monch
to initiate steps looking to the
nclusion of peace. The king Is rented
to have declared he never would
y down his sword while his country
as "in slavery."
BIG CARGO FOB RUSSIA.
ipanese Steamer Carries Locomotives,
Bails and Barbed Wire.
['HIUA.DEL.PHIA, Pa.. October 26 ?
\e Japanese stearfiship Senju Maru
ls sailed from this port for Vladivosk
with a cargo of locomotives, railr>?.
m'otorlal arid harhad ?rUo u
jssian government. This was the
ird consignment of the order placed
this city and vicinity and consisted |
eight locomotives and tenders,
,432 steel rails, 2.000 kegs of staples
id 10.800 reels of barbed wire. The
rgo is valued at more than $216,000.
ie Senju Maru will sail via Cape Horn
ving to the closing of the Panama
inalrhe
fourth shipment of the order will
s sent on the Japanese steamer Indu
aru, which is on its way here from
mdon. This consignment will Inude
ten locomotives. 6,000 tons of
eel rails and 700 tons of barbed wire.
t Iliram Johnson will be California'
ARMY PMJIUI flFTAIlCH
nnmi i iiuuiiniii UL.iniLU 11
APPROVED BY PRESIDENT
Chairman Hay of House Committee Ji
Confident Congress Will
Adopt Flans.
Chairman Hay of the House military !
committee, went over the details of the pa
army program with President Wilson th
today and announced that it would of
have his hearty support. St
Chairman Hay said that he considered as
the program very conservative, and saw ne
no reason why there should be difficulty an
in getting Congress to adopt it. He Gt
added that he would secure as speedy T1
action in the House as was possible. pr
Would Increase Pay of Militia.
In addition to the plans prepared by fe<
Secretary Garrison, Chairman Hay said ^
he would make efforts to strengthen or
the National Guard. He said he favored re
increasing the pay of the organized by
militia. p*
Because the House committees are
yet to be organized, there will be no (jc
hearings on the army bill before Con- va
gress convenes, but afterward hear- St
ings probably will last for a month or J
six weeks. Mr. Hav saw no necessity
- - - JJU
for a bond issue. ch
Chairman Chamberlain of the Senate pa
military committee will confer with
the President next week. He also
favors the program.
FRENCH GAINAVICTORY I
IN CHAMPAGNE DISTRICT s
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PARIS, October 25, 2:35 p.m.?An important
success by the French troops in a.n
the Champagne district is announced by of
the French war office this afternoon.
In spite of a fierce resistance, French
troops, following a preparatory artillery
fire, occupied an important position I*
known as "La Courtine." The losses of
the Germans are described as serious Pt
and the French took 200 prisoners.
The eighth German attack in five days
on the strong intrenched positions in the 1
wood of Givenchy, north of Arras, was Go
renulsed Saturdav. with saneuinarv lnnnos in*
according to the French war department. ^is
BERLIN. October 25.?Today's official ca
statement by the German war office P?
says, concerning the western front, *ic
that after a heavy preparatory artillery f?J
bombardment the French attacked near 1
Tahure and north of La Mesnil, and reJ
were repulsed with heavy losses. c^'
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DIRECTOR OF LABORATORY. ,c!s
ln(
Surgeon General Blue Appoints Surgeon
McCoy to Important Post. ter
Surgeon General Blue of the public p?,
health service today announced the na
appointment of Surgeon George W. Mc- po
Coy as director of the hygienic laboratory
here, succeeding Dr. John F. An- gV(
derson, who recently resigned to ao- be.
cept private employment.
Dr. McCoy now is in charge of the
leprosy investigation at the hospital
at Molokai, Hawaii, and comes here to
accept what the public health service bel
consiucrs cue iiiwsi unpuriani laDora- qu>
tory work in the United States. He is ma
accredited with being authority on lep- on<
rosy, bubonic plague and dengue. th<
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Druyfus' Nephew Falls in Battle.
PARIS, October 26.?Sub-Lient Emile
Dreyfus, nephew of Alfred Dreyfus, has I
been killed in action with his regiment, an<
the 32d Artillery. Although only twen- ha
ty-four years of age, IJeut. Dreyfus had Be
won the military cross of the Legion of ag<
Honor* ' * ?ej
fc a
k< u'
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,?,;M"
s candidate tor the republican
OLDS PART OF CLAIMS^
BILL UNCONSTITUTIONAL
istice Gould Says Congress Cannol
Cut Attorneys' Fees to 20 Per
Cent of Amount.
Section 4 of the omnibus claims bill
issed March 4, 1915, which prohibit
e payment of more than 20 per cenl
certain claims against the Unitei
ates recovered in the Court of Claims
compensation for services to attorys,
is unconstitutional, according tc
i opinion rendered today by Justice
>uld of the District Supreme Court
le opinion holds that the section deives
the attorney of a property righi
ithout due process of law.
naii-ana-nun pian. x*x* ratttwi muu replied
that undoubtedly individual opinions
existed within and without these
organizations, as in the case of Mr. Shannon,
but that .as a whole the organizations
favored the retention of the halfand-half
plan.
All of the members of the joint select
conynittee, of which Senator Chilton of
West Virginia is chairman, were present
when the hearing began today. It
was determined by the committee that I
after the representatives of the joint
citizens' committee had been heard,
.Herbert. J. Browne, who is opposing the
half-and-half plan, would be given
three hours to state his views. He
is expected to be heard tomorrow afternoon
or Wednesday morning. He
will be followed by representatives of
the Tax Reform Association, headed by 1
W. D. Mackenzie. The other representatives
of that association will be .
C. S. Davis and James Hugh Keelev.
Hearing1 Attracts Large Crowd.
The committee room in the Senate
office building was crowded with in- 1
terested listeners when the hearing
opened, and the arguments were fol- <
lowed with close attention. '
Mr. Rainey, after reading his sug- '
gested plan for meeting the expenses
of the government, asked Mr. Macfar- j
land how the citizens' joint committee J
would feel about it.
Mr. Macfarland replied that the citi- ]
zens' joint committee would be op- j
posed to it. ,
"We expect to show," he said,'"that
the citizens of the District are now j
paying just taxes?as high as those t
of citizens In other similar cities in i
this country. Such a plan as you suggest,
Mr. Rainey, was existing ir. es- j
sefceo prior to 1S78, when the organio t
ff
luam c uuuia iihuh mat tne lawyers
e agreement, which in the case at bai
is one-third of the claim, not onlj
ojated no express or implied . law
policy of Congress, but was one ofter,
cognized, not only by Congress, bul
the Supreme Court of the Unitec
ates. He also points out that in makg
the appropriation to pay the claimit
the compensation provided by the
institution for the judicially ascertained
lue of his property taken by the United
ates, Congress did not bestow upor
m a bounty, but paid a judgment debt,
lere was, therefore, he declares, nc
wer in Congress to direct how the
limant should spend the money thus
id.
Disposes of Similar Cases.
The decision of the court will dispose
a number of similar cases where
unsel have refused to be satisfied with
20 per cent fee when their contracts
lied for a larger proportion. The
estion was raised by Attorneys Moys
& Consaul, who brought suit at law
ainst Thomas Fahey to recover $245.33,
e difference between 20 per cent alved
by the bill and the 33 1-3 per cent
pulated in the contract,
former Senator Joseph W. Bailey and
torneys Brandenburg & Brandenburg
d C. F. Consaul represented the firm
lawyers, who brought the suit to test
e validity of the act. Attorney Frank
Smith represented the defendant.
BENCH CABINET CRITICISED.
iris Temps Calls oil Premier
Viviani to Use a Firm Hand.
'ARIS, October 25.?"The Duty of the
ivernment" is the heading of a lead?
article printed in the Temps which
icusses the situation confronting the
binet brought on by the Balkan
licy and aggravated by the resignain
of Theophile Delcasse from the
reign ministry.
The Temps says the hour for manly
solutions has struck. It admits a
ange in the ministry at this time
>uld be a grave eventuality, but deires
that, a feeling of uneasiness be?
apparent, it would be better frankly
remedy it, and that it would be
erile to deny its existence.
?remier "Viviani, the newspaper con
ias, must assume sumcient authority
relieve the cabinet of recognized imJiments
and to harmonize the combition
in the ministry. In view ot the
litical situation in the Balkans,
ilch, the Temps says, is full of traps,
is necessary to foresee ail possible
ntualitles, disagreeable as they may
Sunday Rest for War Prisoners.
tOME, via Paris. October 25.?All the
lligerent powers have granted the reest
of Pope Benedict that Sunday be
Lde a day of absolute repose for prisers
of war. Several of the countries in
iir replies said that they already had
?n observing this rule.
Zinc Money for Luxemburg.
.UXEMBURO, October 25, via Berlin
J London.?The Luxemburg authorities
ve decided to follow the German and
lgian examples and have ordered eoine
of 200,000 francs In five and ten
itime pieces of zinc,
IJ01NT COMMI
PLEA FOR HA
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Arguments in Behi
Civic Organizatic
by H. B. F.
I
Senator Works1 Submits R
Abolishment of the Distric
Establishing a New Fori
The argument of the joint cit:
civic organizations of Washington
half plan of appropriating for the i
his was begun today before the i
appointed to investigate the fisc
States and the District of Columbi
for the joint citizens' committee.
W. Xoyes and A. S. Worthington
Senator John D. Works of California, |
a member of the congressional commit- j
tee, submitted for the consideration of j
the committee and also of the witnesses
who are to appear before the
committee, a resolution providing for
a new form of government in the District.
Briefly, it would have the District
of Columbia as a municipality go
out of existence, the United States taking
title to all the property of the Dis- ,
trict and assuming all its debts and |
obligations. It would have the federal j
government oa.v all the expenses of the I
District, which hereafter would be
known as the city of Washington. It
would have the citizens living in Washington
pay taxes similar to- those paid
by residents of other American cities
l of the same size, these taxes to be paid
into the federal Treasury. The appropriations
for the District would be
. made by Congress without reference to
' taxes paid by the citizens of the District.
Plan Offered by Mr. Bainey.
Representative Rainey of Illinois, also
a member of the congressional committee,
during Mr. Macfarland's dis,
cussion of the half-and-half plan, suggested
a plan which he had Jotted
down in a note book as the hearing [
proceeded. Mr. Rainey's plan would re'
tain the present municipal government,
but would have the taxes collected in
the District paid directly into the federal
Treasury; property in the District
would be assessed at its true value;
taxes here would be similar to those
, in other cities of the same size; the
. development of the city would be con,
tinued on the same scale as at present.
Senator Works, in laying his resolu1
tion before the committee, said it was
prepared after considerable study of
. the situation.
"The fundamental error which exists
in the relations between the United
- States and the District of Columbia,"
said Senator Works, "lies in the fact
that the District is considered the
. principal in the existing arrangement
between them, arrd the United States
is considered merely as a contxibutor.
? As a matter of fact, the United States
should be the principal, and should
' carry on, the government of its own Na'
tional Capital."
i Senator Saulsbury of the investigat.
ing committee suggested that to give
i consideration to the plan outlined by
Senator Works would be beyond the
powers of the congressional committee
i which was appointed to report to ConI
gress merely what proportion of the
I expenses of the District government
i should be borne by the federal government.
"In creating the committee," said
t Senator Saulsbury, "Congress assumed
i that the District of Columbia would re noin
na 1 nistrint "
Admits Congress Should Decide.
i Senator Works admitted that the whole
t matter would have to go to Congress for
: settlerhent, but said he thought the comi
mittee should give it consideration. He
added, however, that he was not even
sure that the resolution as offered by him
today would ever be introduced in the
Senate, intimating that after hearing all
the arguments he might change his mind.
Senator Works also had read by the
secretary of the committee. Representative
Rainey. a letter written by William
E. Shannon to President Brandenburg of
the Board of Trade, in which Mr. Shannon
argued against the retention of the
half-and-half plan, and advocated a plan
very similar to that offered in Senator
Works' resolution.
"I had framed that resolution, however,"
said Senator Works, "long before
I saw the letter written by Mr. Shannon."
He asked Mr. Macfarland if all
the members of the organizations represented
by the joint citizens' commiti
tee were of one mind in regard to the
' ? < * a _i _i j
1TTEE HEARS
LF AND HALF
ilf of the District
ins Begun Today
Macfarland.
esolution Providing for the
t as a Municipality and for
ii of Local Government.
izens' committee representing the
for the retention of the halt-and?xpenses
of the District of Colnmoinf
select committee of Congress
al relations between the United
a. Henry B. F. Macfarland began
He will be followed by Theodore
act of the ' District became the law.
Such a system did not work in those
daj's, and it' is only since the half-andhalf
plan was adopted in 1878 that
there has been systematic development
of the District. If the development
of the capital is left to whatever tax
money can be raised in the District,
and to spasmodic appropriations made
from the federal Treasury for the District
by Congress, there could not t>e
the continuance of the progress which
we all desire. A definite proportion of
the expenses of the District which
should be paid by the federal government
should be fixed if there is to be
progress."
Senator Works asked Mr. Macfarland
what function the District government
now performs could not be performed
just as well by the United States government
in its capital.
"There are many which I might cite,"
said Mr. Macfarland, "but one important
matter is that the District government
now gives the people here a
certain measure of self-government
and representation before Congress
which they would not have if the
United States government took the
nlflPP Of t Di otrl nt
Query by Senator Works.
"Then one of the objects of your
committee," said Senator Works, "is tc
force the government to continue making
appropriations for its own capital,
as it has done since 1S78."
"We are only recommending that the
government continue this plan," replied
Mr. Macfarland, "and that the government
should be regular and not spasmodic
in its appropriations for the
District. We are ready and willing to
pay our taxes. But a feeling exists
among some members of Congress today
that the government is paying too much'
*ach year for the District of Columbia,
that same feeling might continue to
exist if the proposed. Indeterminate
plan should be adopted, and it might
prevent needed appropriations by tl ;
government for the District in the :j
:ure."
Senator Works said that personal!}
tie was in favor of very liberal t?-en:ment
of the National Capital by tha
government.
"Perhaps the government might
:o appropriate more than a sun: equal
:o *he taxes collected in the District."
ie said.
Mr. .Macfarland replied that the citizens
of the District were satisfied tv.th
i contribution by the sovarnmoni an1
"Agent of TJ. S. Government,"
I Senator Works asked what function
the government of the District of CoI
lumbia performed:
"It is the agent of the United States
government," replied Mr. Macfarland.
"It also gives the people of the city
a representation, of a kind, before
Congress."
Further on. Senator Works asked if
"it is important that the United States
owns the streets as long as the streets
are dedicated to the public use. Mr.
Macfarland replfed that he spoke of
this ownership merely to show the absolute
control of the United States in
its property here.
"The United States," he said, "has the
right to close streets or to use them
for any purpose whatsoever."
Mr. Macfarland gave the committee
legal references, the principal one being
the old Van Ness case.
Senator Saulsbury asked to whom
title reverted in case of property
abandoned by the United States.
"To the original owner," was the
reply.
Former Senator Blackburn Quoted.
While Mr. Macfarland was quoting
from an argument made by former
nia?l/K.im in fotrn. /.f fho
and-half plan when he was a member
of the House and the matter was* before
that body, Representative Gard of
Ohio interrupted to ask if Mr. Blackburn
had not expressed another view
in recent months.
"We know that Senator Blackburn
has recently advocated the indeterminate
plan of appropriating for the District."
replied Mr. Macfarland, "by
which the taxes collected in the District
would be paid into the federal
Treasury and the expenditures of the
District would be made from the federal
Treasury. But we believe that
Senator Blackburn's arguments, made
In 1878, are conclusive and are correct.
He was a representative at that time,
with all the facts in the case before
him."
Senator Works suggested that it
would be wise if the committee would
request Senator Blackburn and members
of Congress who have opinions
upon the questions before the committee
to appear and discuss these questions.
He asked Mr. Macfarland what
objection there was to fixing a fair
rate of taxation for the District and
then having the government pay all
the expenditures for the National Capital.
"We believe that it is necessary to
have a fixed proportion of the expenses
of the District paid by the federal government
if the capital is to make progress,"
said Mr. Macfarland. "We have
in mind the experience of seventy-eight
years before the adoption of the halfand-half
plan in which such a plan as
you suggest existed. Some years the
federal government made no appropriations
whatever for the District. Of
course, we know that the government
would make appropriations now each
year, but we fear that it would appropriate
in an irregular and spasmodic
manner."