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WOMAN SHOT DOWN
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Mrs. Gertrude MacDonald of 928 I Street
Northwest, Victim ; Tragedy Takes
Place" in the Colorado.
BOARD OE TRADE
SOON TO UNFURL
INSURGENT FLAC
FAVORS MERCER
"Two Score Interviews Taken
at Random Presented by
The Times.
'BIG MAJORITY FOR
CHANGE INDICATED
(At Special Meeting Tomorrow
Evening Rank and File Will
Cast Ballots.
If the sentiment of more than two
score members of the Board of
Trade, expressed through The Wash
ington Times today, can be taken as
a reliable Indication of sentiment
among the 700 or 800 members of the
the Chamber of Commerce and the
organization, the actual merger of
the Chamber of Commerce and the
Board of Trade is at hand.
The special meeting of the board,
called to give the rank and file a
chance to vote on consolidation, will
be held at the New Willard tomor
row night
For the purpose of presenting a
forecast of the board's action, The
Times today obtained statements
from more than forty members, and
Is publishing them herewith.
Taken at Random.
The preponderance of sentiment In fa
vor of the merger Is startling, and, in
view of the fact that the members ap
proached were taken at random from
the published list without previous
knowledge of how they stood on the
merger question. It is pretty safe to
assume that the proportion of those who
favor consolidation runs -about tb, same
through, the entire membership-
The meeting tomorrow evening has
been called for the special purpose of
voting on the merger proposal. It fol
lows a special meeting of the Chamber
of Commerce, at which consolidation
was Indorsed and a committee author
ized to co-operate with a committee
from the Board on merger plans.
The unofficial poll of members of both
sides, conducted by the Sleman commit
tee a month ago, showed a big majori
ty for consolidation. The Times' inter
views, published today, indicate that
sentiment for merger has been growing
In the meantime. Favorable action by
the Board of Trade is therefore antici
pated. Encouraging Feature.
One of the encouraging features of the
merger situation is the strong sentiment
In favor of It among tho directors of
the Board of Trade. Directors who are
known to favor consolidation, and who
have indicated willingness to work for
It, are as follows:
S. W. Woodward. W. A. H. Church.
Milton E. Ailes. William F. Gude.
Edward H. Droop. Arthur C. Moses.
Ralph W. Lee. G. TV. F, SwartzelL
D. S. Porter. Scott C. Bone.
John L. Weaver. D. J. Callahan.
E. C. Brandenburg. E. C. Graham.
W. T. Galllher. J. Miller Kenyon.
The directors understood to be fore
most in opposition to the merger are
as follows:
J. Louis Wlllige. TV. H. Saunders.
John Joy Edson. Frank E. Gibson.
J H. Small, Jr. George H. Harries.
TBe small minority of the directors of
the board opposed to consolidation has
been mustering Its forces for a vigorous
flght tomorrow night, but friends of
the merger have also been busy. As a
result it is expected the meeting will
be one of the largest ever held by tho
association.
What They Say.
The merger interviews obtained by
The Times today follow:
Henry ' B. F. Macfarland There Is
every reason for the merger. There Is
none against It.
Knox's View of Plan.
William S. Knox I favor the proposed
merger, provided the new organization,
whatever it may be called, has incor
porated in its constitution the purposes
for which the Chamber of Commerce
was organized The old Business Men's
Association was formed In protest
against the Inactivity of the Board of
Trade in behalf of the commercial and
Industrial Interests of the city. If the
new body does not propose to take care
(Continued on Twelfth Page.)
WEATHER REPORT.
FORECAST FOR THE DISTRICT.
Unsettled tonight; Thursday fair with
rising temperature.
TEMPERATURE.
AFFLECK'S
8 a. m 68
9 a. m g
10 a. m '0
11 a, m 71
12 noon............
U. S. BUREAU.
8 a. m 62
9 a. m 62
10 a. m 64
11 a. ra 61
12 noon 69
1 p. m 71
2 p. :n 72
1 p. m. .
2 p. in
SO
TIDE TABLE.
Today High tide, 4:22 a. m. and
4:63 P- m.; low tide, 10:07 a. m. and
11:13 p. in.
Tomorrow High tide. 6:13 a. m. and
6:47 p. m.: low tide. 12 a. m.
SUN TABLE.
Sun rises 4:37 I Sun sets.. 7:16
C & O. Mountain and Springs Resorts
at 2,000 to 3,000 feet elevation. Reached
in three and half to seven and half
hours from Washington. Call at C. & O.
Ry Offices, 1339 F st., or 513 Penna Ave.
tor descriptive folders and booklets.
-AAvU .
Members of His Military
Staff Ask War Depart
ment for Leave.
RESIGNATION IS
EXPECTED TODAY
Capital Preparing Welcome for
Madero New Cabinet
Announced.
MEXICO CITY. May 24. That
President Diaz's resignation may be
expected at any minute was made
apparent today when it was announc
ed that members of his staff have
asked the war department to relieve
them from duty. It is supposed they
ask to be relieved In order to ac
company the aged President when he
quits his palace and It Is presumed
that this request for relief means
that the aged ruler has about com
pleted his plans for departure.
It also is rumored here today that
Congressmen Larandjo, Orel, and Lo
zano will accompany the President
away from this city without asking
the permission of congress.
Wants to Leave.
This comes on the heels of a story to
the effect that Rosendo Pineda, an
ther member, yesterday asked permis
sion to leave the country with the
President.
Students today are preparing mani
festations applauding Diaz for his de
cision to resign, and these will be
spread broadcast when the actual an
nouncement of the resignation Is made.
At the same tune the political clubs are
making elaborate plans lor the recep
tion of Madero,
Much of the comment today Is on tho
statement Issued by De la Barra, in
which he paid a high tribute to the
army, which he declares merits the con
fidence of the new government.
New Cabinet.
Minister de la Barra announced to the
correspondent of The Times today the
members of the new cabinet.
Dr. Vasquez Gomez, who was at the
head of the Insurgent Junta in Washing
ton, will bo minister of education;
Emello Vasquez Gomez, a lawyer of
prominence, will be minister of interior;
Rafael Hernandez, congressman and
lawyer, personal envoy of Diaz in the
peace negotiations, minister of Justice;
Ernesto Madero, uncle of Franclseo
and treasurer of the insurgents, minister
of finance; General Rasclon, minister of
war.
General Rasclon is a fighter and holds
the reptuatlon of bravery in the highest
degree attained in the French invasion
when ho fought with Diaz. For a half
century he has been recognized as one
of the bravest men in the army. He
rose from tho ranks.
Fomenta Manuel Calcro, a lawyer,
will be minister of communications and
either Ignatlo Gallndo or Ignacio Bas
tllos will be civil engineer.
Ready for Oath.
The members of the ad interim cab
inet will be here Friday for instructions
preparatory to taking the oath. It will
be administered by the present assist
ant secretary of foreign affairs. Victor
ano Salado Alvarez, who surrenders of
fice to Bartolomoe Carbajal y Rosas,
the new assistant secretary.
It is believed today, while the resig
nation of Diaz may come at any time,
that it is indefinite, although the pas
sage of the family, including Diaz his
wife, Mrs. Ignacio de la Torro, Por
flrlo Diaz, Jr., and the family of Mrs.
Ellzaga, Mrs. Diaz's sister, is booked
on the Tplranga, of the Hamburg
American line, sailing May 31. Diaz 19
booked as Porflrio Diaz, a military man.
Silent on Dates.
The present cabinet in quitting will
present their resignations to de la Bar
ra for transmission to the President be
fore his resignation, but the officials de
cline to disclose the dates. It Is believed
they are undecided because of the ac
tivities of the rebels everywhere, es
pecially on the National railway, south
of San Lul Potosl. They forced the
routing of the southbound passengers
via Aquascallentes under threat of
destroying the train In the event traffic
was attempted. The rebels derailed the
Mexican railway passenger train near
Apozaco. ' The passengers were unin
jured, but the company were warned not
to attempt repairs and that such efforts
would be futile because they were de
termined Diaz should not pass en route
to Vera Cruz. The presidential train
is standard gauge, and the Mexican is
the only road of this, gauge to Vera
Cruz. The leader of the band said he
would not allow Diaz to pass. Federal
telegraph and cable lines are Interrupted
to Vera Cruz.
Gates to Appear First
A In House Steel Inquiry
John W. Gates, the spectacular
financier and race track patron of New
York, will be the first witness to ap
pear before the House Steel Investigat
ing Committee. It was announced to
day that Mr. Gates had been originally
ordered to appear before the committee
next Wednesday; that upon his pro
testations that he had planned to sail
for Europe on that day, the -committee
agreed to begin questioning Mr. Gates
next Saturday.
Mr. Gates will be questioned with par
ticular regard to the manner in which
the Tennessee Coal and Iron Company
was acquired by the United States Steel
Corporation. Members of the commit
tee are authority for the statement that
Mr. Gates Is the man who fixed up the
deal which 'enabled this big one to go
through with the approval of President
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Warned Today By President Taft As
Head of Customs Agents.
TAFT WILL APPOINT
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Secret Service Chief to Have
Dual Post, With Enlarg
ed Powers and Pay.
Following the reorganization and Im
provement of the special agents' branch
of thp Customs Service by Chlf "Wllkie,
of the Secret Service, President Taft to
day announced the appointment of Mr.
Wllkie as chief of the customs agents,
and to allow him to continue as chief
of the Secret Service as well. The sal
ary of the new position Is W.E00 a year.
In other words, the President proposes
to combine the Secret Service and tho
customs special agents under the one
head. Looking about for an available
man, ttte President decided that he could
make no better selection than Chief
Wllkie, who has worked wonders In the
reorganization of the special agents.
Chief Wllkie has been doing tho com
bined work, anyway, for some time,
without the actual appointment and
without the Increased compensation.
Chief Wllkie for the past six months
has been engaged in cleaning out the
dead wood in tho customs service, so
far as its special agents are concerned.
The work came naturally to him, as
these agents perform somewhat similar
duties to those of the Secret Service
sleuths.
The President has been so well pleased
with the work of Chief Wllkie that he
determined to have him continue it un
der a permanent arrangement and the
announcement was made today that the
chief will possess a dual title In future.
Clara Barton Regains
Health and Strength
Miss Clara Barton, founder of the
American Red Cross, and now president
of the First Aid Society, has almost
completely recovered from the severe
illness with which she suffered last
winter. Her age ninety years added
gravity to the illness.
It was said today at Red Cross, Miss
Barton's home at Glen Echo, Md., that
her improvement had been steady and
that she has practically regained her
normal strength. She works every day,
and is driven about in a carriage sev
eral times -e week.
It Is very probable that Miss Barton
will make her usual trip to New Eng
land for the summer.
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Sprinter Unconscious Mother
Goes 4o Him.
ANN ARBOR, Mich., May 21. Will
Dick, of Washington, a student at the
University of Michigan and a well
known college athlete, lies unconscious
today in the University Hospital from
an injury received while training seve
ral days ago. His condition is serious.
Physicians attending Dick regard the
case as most unusual. Dick, who was
the half-mile interscholastlc champion
of the District when he was a student
at Central High School, was running on
the college track last week, when he
strained one of the muscles of the
stomach. A swelling? developed, and his
condition became rapidly worse.. He lost
consciousness, ana last night a dispatch
was sent to the young man's mother,
Mrs. Mildred Dick, of Washington, who
Is understood to have left immediately
for Ann Arbor.
Dick is one of the prominent athletes
of the college, and the track team had
depended upon him to win a number of
points in the Intercollegiate meets this
year. ; .
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MICHIGAN
Open Revolt Against Demo
cratic Leadership in
Senate Near.
ALLIANCE PLANNED
WITH REPUBLICANS
Progressives of Both Parties Aimi
to Join Forces in Many
Instances.
By JUDSON C. WELLIVER.
The red flag of Democratic Insurg
ency Is about to be raised to the
peak. The new progressives are get
ting organized for a determined flght
against the Bailey-Martin leadership.
Ever since the opening of the extra
session, the new progressive Demo
crats have been chafing under the re
straints imposed by the traditions of
regularity and tradition. Seniority
especially has got on their nerves.
They don't want to wait till they are
veteranB before taking an active
part
Neither do they enjoy following a
leadership of which they believe the
hand is the hand of Martin, but the
voice is the voice of Bailey.
Want Line Drawn.
To develop a distinct line of cleavage
between the two Democratic factions,
is to be the first effort. The progressive
Democrats want to be known as a dis
tinct political body. Just as the Republi
can progressives are. They want the
country to understand that they are not
trailing, but protesting. They yearn for
alliance, on many matters, with the
Republican insurgents; and from leaders
of Insurgency they hive, received a-
tursncci . hau If they &.. to w-.fit.r-ato
they will be welcomed.
Ever since the contest over selection
of a Democratic leader the flame has
been smoldering, occaslonaal Incidents
serving to fan it Into momentary blaze.
The Lorlmer performance of the Dem
ocrats has brought matters to & crisis.
The progressive Democrats wanted to
support the La Follette resolution for
an Investigation by a special committee
of five new Senators named In the reso
lution. Their leading spirits counted on
eighteen progressive Democrats to take
this position.
Bitter Opposition.
But the Bailey-Martin group was bit
terly opposed to the La Follette resolu
tion, for two reasons. First. Mr. Bailey's
championship of tho Lorlmer cause;
and second, the sensibilities o' Senators
Paynter, Johnston of Alabama, and
Fletcher, who were Democratic mem
bers of the Committee on Privileges and
Elections last session, and participated
In the whitewash. Senator Johnston de
clared to his friends that if the Lorlmer
investigation were referred to any other
body than Privileges and Elections, he
would esteem it a mortal affront, and
be compelled to resign.
Mr. Bailey, It is alleged, frankly In
dicated that if the case were sent to a
special committee, it would be construed
as a repudiation of the committeemen
who participated in the former inves
tigation, and would enable Ollte James
to tour Kentucky, with his candidacy
for Senator against Paynter, announc
ing that the Senate had repudiated
Paynter. As the James-paynter contest
In Kentucky will be decided by a prim
ary on July 1, this was a very serious
consideration with Senator Paynter and
his friends.
Fervent personal appeals by friends
of Johnston and Paynter embarrassed
some of the men who had wished to
support the La Follette resolution.
However, the Balley-Martln group
were worried to the extent of aban
doning" their plan to hold a caucus
and commit the party strength to
support the plan for another Investi
gation by Privileges and Elections.
The Alternative.
As an alternative to this, the Martin
plan was gotten up. It was approved
by the steering committee, but not
submitted to a caucus. The Martin
plan was Just the same as the Dilling
ham plan, except that it provided for
investigation by the full committee
instead of a subcommittee. The full
committee is supposed to stand nine
to six In favor of Lorlmer. The rea
son alleged, for giving the matter
to the full committee, as Martin's
resolution proposed, was that the full
committee would have power to pun
ish contumacious witnesses, which a
subcommittee would not have.
The progressive Democrats were not
at all satisfied with the Martin proposal,
and at a conference prepared a tentative
plan of their own. It looked to a com
promise resolution, which they thought
would enable them to form an alliance
with the progressive Republicans. This
compromise proposed that the case be
Investigated -by a special committee
comnosed of members 1 of the Privileges
and Elections Committee, thus avoiding
the repudiation of tnat committee; but
that the subcommittee should be named
In the resolution and be composed en
tirely of men who did not serve on last
session's subcommittee.
Personnel of Committee.
On this basis, if a committee of Ave,
It would consist of Dillingham, Suther
land, and Kenyon, Republicans; Kern
and Lea, Democrats. Of these five, only
two TMr- members of the last Senate,
and none of the former subcommittee.
Dillingham voted for Lorlmer, Suther
land against him; but report is that
Dlllngham Is less disposed this time to
support Lorlmer, because" of the devel
opment of hostile sentiment in Vermont.
The progressive Democrats, with this
plan In hand, approached the Insurgent
Republicans, who are all anti-Lorimer,
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Banker In Atlanta Prison, Whose Par-
don Is In President's Hands Today.
TAET IS DECIDING
CASES OF
Ml MORSE TODAY
Pardon Matters Get First At
tention on Return to
Capital.
President Taft returned this, morning
from New York, and at once took np the
- T3 id Vor- p-. . Jin ca jC, jihd t.-io
appointment of the four Federal judges
to vacancies caused by resignations and
deaths.
At 11 o'clock the Cabinet convened,
and plunged at onco Into the work of
reviewing the President's action In these
two Important matters. Attorney Gen
eral Wickersham, who also returned to
day, was consulted.
It was originally announced that the
twp famous pardon cases would be set
tled and the decisions made public last
Saturday. The enforced absence of the
Attorney General coupled wit lithe trip
of Mr. Taft to New York yesterday,
caused the President to defer final con
sideration until today.
The four Judgeship appointments are
to be settled as soon as possible. One
Is on the First circuit, and was caused
by tho death of Judge Lowell. The other
three are district Judgeships. One of
these is in South Carolina, another in
Arkansas, and the third Is in South
Dakota.
To Ask Congress for
Paper Trust Inquiry
Informal talk was afloat in Finance
Committee circles today that an ef
fort would be made to have an in
vestigation by Congress of the In
ternational Paper Company, common
ly known as the Paper trust. This
talk has been stirred up by the reve
lations of John Norris, representing
newspaper publishers of the country,
concerning the grip the alleged trust
has on the paper business.
Mr. Norris continued before the
committee today and completed his
argument. He opposed the Root
amendment to the reciprocity agree
ment, and said it woujd Indefinitely
postpone free paper and pulp. He
illustrated the grip the trust had on
the publishers of newspapers by say
ing that one leading publisher would
have to pay $700,000 more a year be
cause he had to msjee new contracts.
Senate to Meet at
Noon, Despite Heyburn
- -
Having abandoned, at least tem
porarily, the plan of meeting at 2
o'clock in the afternoon, the Senate
convened today at noon.
"When Senator Borah late yesterday
moved to meet at noon today even
Senator Bailey, author of the 2 o'clock
Idea, voted in the affirmative. Sena
tor Heyburn. who makes a habit of
opposing his colleague- was the only
'Senator to oppoon the motion, and
looked about il surprise when he
iouna mat ne , .a aione in noiamg
out for the 2 o'evek sessions. It was
found that Senators were no more
punctual at 2 o'clock than they had
been at noon.
IN CONGRESS -TODAY
SENATE.
Senate met at noon.
Finance Committee continued the reci
procity hearings. Talk of Paper trust
investigation.
Senate passed snow and Ice removal
bill.
Secretary Knox heard by Foreign Rela
tions Committee on Honduran loan.
Lorlmer investigation probably -will be
ordered this aiternoon.
White House Callers.
SENATORS.
Cummins, Iowa. Cullom, III.
REPRESENTATIVES.
Hinds, Me, Cannon, 111.
Hardy. Tex. Aiken, S. C.
Howell, Utah. Calder. N. Y.
OTHER CALLERS.
FormerOovernor Murphy, New Jersey.
Former Governor Herrlck, Ohio.
Gen. John C. Black. ,
B. R. Colei, Upholsterer, Ph. IS. 6S1S.
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"NOBODY'S BUSINESS WHY I DID
IT," ALL ASSAILANT WILL SAY
Mrs. Gertrude MacDonald, of 928 I street northwest,
was shot and prohahly fatally wounded by her husband,
Edward MacDonald, in one of the corridors on the fifth
floor of the Colorado building, Fourteenth and G streets
northwest, at o'clock this afternoon.
Mt3. MacDonald was shot three times, two of the bul
lets penetrating the right side of her head. She was un
conscious when the ambulance from the Emergency Hos
pital arrived.
At the hospital the doctors say the woman has but a
slight chance to live.
MacDonald was taken Into custody by Policeman W. J. Creamer and
declined to make any statement telling the policeman that It was nobody's
business why he had shot his wife.
He even declined to reveal his identity, but his name was learned
through Mrs. Margaret Billop, a sister of Mrs. MacDonald, who was wait
ing on the first floor of the building at the time the shooting occurred.
When Mrs. Billop told the policeman her sister's name, MacDonald at
tempted to break away from the officer apparently Intending to attack his
sister-in-law. Creamer, however, managed to restrain MacDonald.
ACCUSED BY SISTER-IN-LAW.
Pointing her linger at MacDonald,
Mrs. Billop said:
"You are the cause of all this, and
you alone are. responsible. There has
i ben nothing but troubUv t-vtr sinp you
have been in tho family.
"Shut up." yelled MacDonald. making
another effort to get at his sistcr-ln-law.
"Why in Hell do you want to make
a fool out of yourself and tell every
body our buslncs."
Standing directly. In front of her sis
ter's husband, arid pointing her finger
at him, Mrs. Billop said:
"You are the man who murdered her.
Shot your own wife three times."
"You bet I did' replied MacDonald.
moving toward her In a threatening
manner until he was pulled back by tho
policeman, "and I did because of you."
Mrs. Bishop said that her brother-in-law
had made the statement because
she had Induced her sister to leave him
and come and live with her.
Says He lured Wife.
"I would not let him beat her," she
said. "He got her up on the ninth floor
of this building today on the pretext ot
making a settlement with her. so that
she would go back and live with him.
Instead of that he killed her."
"I will see you hang for this and do
what I can to bring it along." said Mrs.
"You bet I will hang, and I'll hang be
cause of you." said MacDonald In a
surly manner.
He would not give his name to the po
lice and to queries concerning his act
he asked:
RICHMOND ELOPERS -
ARE MARRIED HERE
Young Pair, Aided by Bride's
Chum, Leave Virginia Capital
Early in Morning.
Miss Myrtle M. Turner, a nretty miss of
eighteen, slipped away from Richmond,
Va.. at 3 o'clock this morning with
Roland W. Jenkins, aged twenty-two.
and was married to him here by the
Rev. John Reld Shannon at 330 C street
northwest. Miss Olive Webster, a com
panion of the bride, came along with
them.
It was Miss Webster, In fact, who
made the early morning departure easy
for Mr. Jenkins and his' bride. She
lives at 1015 East Clayton street, where
Mr. Jenkins lives, and had Miss Turner
spend the night with her. Thus they
got away without observation.
As soon as they got to Washington,
they went to the St. James Hotel, where
the young women rested, Mr. Jenkins
getting the license and arranging for
the Rev. Mr. Shannon to perforti the
ceremony.
After the marriage. Mr. and Mrs.
Jenkins and Miss Webster drove about
for a little while In an automobile.
They will go back to Richmond this
evening.
They said there was no objection to
their marriage except that the bride'3
mother hated to give her up. Her
grandmother and aunt, they said, were
in the .secret. Mr. Jenkins is a sales
man for the American Tobacco Com
pany. Chinese Arrested on
Opium Selling Charge
Tong Wah and Ah Fong, Chinese were
t.i..n tr Dnllcn C.rwirt thin mornlne bv
Pharmacy InspectorlBanders, who caused
their arrest early thise morning on
charges of having violated the pharma
cy law by selling opium. Tftey were
taken to the Sixth precinct shortly af-
y mMnlcrht and rlAasd for their
appearance in court on $150 collateral.
"What business is that of yours?"
The shooting caused great excitement
among the hundreds of employes in the
big office building., all of whom,. at
tracted by the sound of the shots, left
their work and hurried to the fifth floor,
where Mrs. MacDonald was lying on the
floor In the hallway.
MacDonald Unconcerned.
MacDonald made no effort to escape
after the shooting. Lemuel Fugitt. who
has an office on the same floor was the
first to reach the corridor, after the
shooting. MacDonald was standing over
his wife's body with the revolver In his
hand. A. H. Weber arrived a moment
later. "What's the matter," asked Mr.
Wber.
"Oh. nothing." replied MacDonald, In
an unconcerned way.
Mrs. Billop became so hysterical after
her argument with her brother-in-law
that she was unable to make any state
ment regarding the events leading up to
the tragedy.
Later Mrs. Billop recovered her com
posure, and said that MacDonald is
not employed at the present time, and
that he and his wife had been separated.
It Is not known how MacDonald hap
pened to meet his wfe in the office
building. Several persons told the police
that he was seen to go into the building
after the woman had entered, and for
that reason it is believed he followed
her.
MacDonald and his wife were seen
about three, minutes before the shooting
took place standing near the elevator
shaft, and apparently engaged in earn
est conversation.
INGHAM u
AND ICE BILL PASSES
Cold Weather Measure Goes
Through Senate Without
Raising a Smile.
The Senate today busied itself with
the passage of the Dillingham bill for
the removal of snow and Ice from the
paved sidewalks of the District. The
bill was passed without opposition and
without anybody cracking a smile. In
fact. Senators seemed to feel It was a
relief to turn to the consideration of
such a cool subject.
Senator Chamberlain asked about no
tice to non-residents, but Senator Dil
lingham said this was provided for by
general law.
The bill was passed to change the
name of Fort place from Seventeenth
to Eighteenth streets northeast to Ir
ving street.
Indications that the Sunday obser
vance bill has struck a hard snag were
given when Senator Johnston asked that
the bill be considered and Senator Smoqt
objected. Senator Smoot said that h
had received a number of letters ob
jecting to the bill and he desired to
look Into it.
Senator Johnston said the opponents
of the bill had full opportunity to be
heard before the committee. Senator
Smoot, however, insisted on his objec
tion and the bill went over.
No Hope for Recovery
of Dr. Frederick Power
Because he is growing continually
weaker, no hope is entertained for the
recovery of the Rev. Frederick D. '
Po.ver, pastor of the Vermont Avenue
Christian Church. Reports from his
bedside today are to the effect that
everv hour-1 marked by a weakened
rhvslcal condition. His relatives have
been advised that the hour of death
cannot be fax diatanU
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