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Englishman Killed by Villa-Great Britain May Force Crisis
HieIaWiigfati Wmt0
WEATHER FORECAST:
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LAST AND
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XUMBER S09U.
WASHINGTON, FRIDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 20, 1914.
PBICE ONE CENT.
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QWNEPOEMS AGAINST
B KILLED BY
REBEL CHIEF
Secretary Bryan Receives Wire
From Consul at Juarez Giv
ing Announcement of Death.
CABINET CONSIDERS NEW
COMPLICATION IN SITUATION
Report Rancher Was Shot by
Rebel Chieftain in Self-Defense
Information Sought.
K wave of genuine alarm twept
-ough official circles here today fol
ding the receipt by the Department
Sttttc of a telegram from the Ameri-
en consul at Juarez, flaunt inae u-
m . Benton, an Englishman, arrc.st-
Inst Tuesday by Villa, is dead.
Tlie telegram vhich Secretary boa"
eclved from Consul Edwards id be-
eved to have contained too informa-
in that Ucnton was shot by Villa
mself
if this is true it !s likely that Great
i'ain, which alv-av-3 in the pas' has
ken quick n-veiiga for the hilling of
r MJbjecta In foreign countries, will
niand Immediate reparation.
"""hp Statu Jcp.irtment is anxiously
. aitln j further details. Upon receiv
er the telegram. Secretary Bryan im--diately
wired to the 'consul, rceiuegt
jg a. full and complete report bur
"undinff the death of the Englishman.
ie British embassy had -asked the
- -ite Dr-rtment, us soon ns it learned
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and
Pniigni finrf nthn- MiiiTitrlfa linvr. I
teen depending on ths J.nltrd btatcs
to protect the lives of thcJr citizens in I
Cabinet Discusses Situation.
fho telegram from tlie consul was
ken by Secretary Bryan to the "White
ouse. where lie laid It befort the
csldent and members of the Cabinet,
no had assembled for the regular Fri
v meeting.
All that I know. said the Secretarj,
he entered the Cabinet room, "is the
t that the man is dead. How he
mc to his end, 1 do not know. I am
pecting further details."
rhe Cabinet, realizing tlv gravity of
dp new complication, considered the
latter at length. When the meeting
juurncd there were no announcements
-incoming It Is understood, hew
er, that the 1'nlted States will undcr-
ke to demand satisfaction from Villa
Benton wds killed at his hands.
The Englishman, who was a ranch-
n-r. had repeatedly suffered damage
i his property from Villa's fcoldiers.
nraged by the repeated injuries he told
lends last Tuesday that he would go
Villa and tell the Utter what he
leught of him.
"He is still a bandit," Benton was
-oted as having said, "and 1 mean to
II him so to his face "
Ambassador Enters Search.
I -iends attempted to dissuade him,
t to no aavil .and the ranchman pro-
eeded to Villi's hcaduuatrcrs That
as the last seen of him When he did
ot return Benton's wife and friends
gan a frantic search to locate him.
'ie British ambassador at Washington,
r Arthur Spring-Klcc. was appleade
and wired Mrs Uenton assuring
tid.t he would do what he 'ouId.
The soarrh had lasted forty-e'ght
ours when newspaper orrcspondent.s
Jarcx assisting in the heart h, taw
llu
hat do you think of a man wno
ould come over here with a six-shoot-
and threaten me? ' demanded Villa
the correspondents.
I think he ought to be shot " grum-
"d one of Villa"s officers, who was
esent.
W ell," Villa is reported to have said.
have the six-shooter here in a be "
'ilia then denied that lie had Th"
phhman under arrest
V"- i-n told that tl.t IJritisli iiinbaiM
r ad been appealed to. Villa is .c-c-d
to have dcclarel
' don t give a d- n.
-r rt-miv Garnson and necicia.
n will confer this afternoon con-
i rg th refugees being eared for on
border bv the 1'nltd States.
The SocretaiY of War i.ill ask Mr
vn to rcauest of Congress a special
croprlatlon to cover the expense. The
ost of k.-cping the refuge- is alxiut
Xff' a day. and th cfundh of the War
'Drf.rtmpnt tor this nurooEC arc piac
vllv exhausted.
Prima Donna Buys Food
For Stranded Company
1 i NVI K Tel. Uft. - The Canadian
rand Open Companv has caneelej a-1
s future engagements The supers.
iorus and ballet are planning to start
' r New York as soon as possible. Two
fncfit performances were given at the
iditorium today.
Mine Marie Rappold took t out r.t
T own pecke and bought "grub" for
i whole companv. The actor:, assert
at J-,.000 oi tin receipts taken in here
t iirst .light have disappeared lxo
zak. the tenor, who h-ft jesterdav,
as e-ond"'n.ned today by the other
ars tor ' deserting-"
Sharkey Is Champion
Jail Snow Shoveler
NEW YOItK. F-b. 3). Tom Sharkey.
' pugilist sought rrllcf from the nio-
otony of serving a thirty-daj tentene;
the Tombs by volunteering to join
vmdeu Hanley's shovel brigade l:i th
i ison ard and clearing ih-' pla'- of
nor so that t lose entitled to outdoor
""ivileges might have a plae-e to ex
cise Sharkey cnjoed the work, and set a
jace which his fellow prisoners could
not follow.
ILL EXEMPTION
FOR U. S. SHIPPING
Neither Consumer Nor Sender
Would Get Benefit, Declares
Canal Builder.
CONFERS WITH GARRISON;
WILL TALK TO WILSON
Fears Exodus of Employes
When Wages in Zone Are
Reduced, April 1.
'I know little about the Icsal ques
tions involved in the toll problem, but I
have always been opposed to toll ex
emptions for coastwise whipping;" said
Col. Georgo W. Goctlials, builder of
the Patuma canal, and first governor
of the Canal Zone on his arrival in
"Washington this morning.
Colonel Gocthals lias coinc to confer
with President "Wilson ami Secretary,
of "War Garrison on the reorganization
of the goemmcnt of the Canal Zone,
and to urge upon Congress the impro
priation ashed for terminals, docks, and
fortifications.
In explaining his stand upon the
subject of tolls. Colonel Goethals said:
"I want all the money we can get
for the canal. 1 do not believe that
relieving coastwise shipping from toll
payment would benefit cither the ship
per or the consumer, but the harvest
would be reaped by the transporta
tion companies."
Enthusiastic About Canal.
Turning to a discusion of the canal
I ite. colonel Goethals spoKc cmnusi- i
Ulcall The great waterway, he .aid.,
itself. Colonel Goethals spoke cnthusi-
would be oncn tn commercial v cssels bv
July !.,
He expressed the belief that there will
be no danger from slides after the coin- '
ti otinn .. ii .,.t-- !. lust ii.. mIMcs
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uiai tui uiovys. me: LiUim, jiu .luura.
lire worn on me lonincaiions is prac- .
tlcallv completed, he said. I
Colond Goethals will remain in the
States until the latter part of March,
lie has prlmltcd to be back at his
post b April 1. as on that date a new
and reduced tcale of wages win oe in-
augurated. The workmen, Colonel (Joe-
thais remarked, are not pieasea wun
this chance, and many may leave.
CSonel Goethals conferred briefly with
Secretary of War Garrison this morn
ing, but did not take up the reorganiza
tion plans. These, he t-atd. will Iw de
ferred until certain details connect"!
with the construction work, now before
the Canal Commrt-slon, have been I
cleared aw a. I
Though Colonel Gocthals has no ap -
nolntment for the day with I'resident ;
Wilson, ho said that he hoped to go to
the White House sometime this after
noon. Silent On Police Job.
Asked conccrnin gtlie probabilities or
possibilities of his acceptance of the po
sition of police commissioner of New
York, the colonel, with a deprecating
gesture, said he did not care- to dis
cuss the subject.
He was reticent concerning the
charges pending against Purchasing
Agent John Burke. Mr. Burko is re
ported to be on nis way to WaslUng
ton. but when '"olonel Goethals v as
asked if they would meet here, he re
plied that he d'd not know.
March Z. Colonel Goethalh will be the
guest of honor t the annual banquet of
the National Geographic Pooictv. He
will then make ,t brief visit tu his son,
Thomas Goethals. a student at the mul
ical bchool of Harvard University. He
expects to wnd sometime in Phll.tdel
phia. wh(r Airs Gocthals has been liv
ing since her return from the Canal
Zone in December
Colonel Goethals arrived In New York
yesterday on the steamer Metapan,
from Colon, and came directly to Wash
ington, reaching this city early this
morning.
L
IS
Lieut. Com. Roland J. Curtin
Victim of Hardening of Art
eries at Naval Hospital.
v.'.N.llUS Mc'.. F. u. .1 -J
'oiimanin r Uoland i Ciirini, r .-' N.,
died at tli Naval Ilosfiital nt-.n tins
morning f ro-r. hardemrg of tin- .u -teri
s
He w:m ri''n'-!.l to lv X.i.-.il Aead-
my from Pennsylvania and was eloseiv
telatl to Governor Curti'i. th- war
governor of that Sta'. He j.s s.irvived
by a v If and two children
The hop arranged t-r tomor'o-. even,
ing l.a be-n postpOii-J in r'-sp -ct to the
deceascrt" ulficvr
Fletcher Retains His
Command in Mexico
In order that he may remain in com
mand of the fleet in Mexican waters.
Hear Admiral I F. Fletcher was todav
delarhcd from command of the third
division of thcJUIantlc fleet and placed
In command oT lh first division. r
ci.anging places with Bear Admiral F.
E IJeattv
Tlie thi'd division, under Bcattv h
roininaiid. left Vera Cruz last night for
Guaiii-jnavaho Bay, 'i:l,a, for target
practice ami maneuvers, with tne ex-
ccption of thi New Jersey, which will
rwj relieved snortiv
is now at Vera Cruz,
OFFICER
OEAD AT ANNAPOLIS
CANAL CHIEF IS HERE
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COL. GEORGE W. GOETHALS.
TRAIN LOOTERS GET
E
Trio of Outlaws Sack Mail Train
Near Birmingham, Ala., for
Rich Haul.
niU.MlNGHAM. Ala.. Teh. .. Tnree
b.udit.s held up and nihhd Queen aid
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tit "Mki.1I fSnis at New Orleans, tne Jly-
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C w'Ub JtrfCCU ll si tuuutli ni'jjj nuciij
. cnilieer ilcani 1C coniinand "Throw
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"P Jr !" and turned to lookinto
the muzzle of a revolver.
The engine and the mail car wen dc-j
lcUh.cd from the icst of tin train and
run dOWii the track about si mile, winie
t,vo ,,f the masked men cooll arranged
tno ticks of registetvd mail for their
J getawaj
Tne long line oi j-uuinan-i wire uc
serted for more than an horn.
In tho wild ruhh of the locomotive to
the suburbs of this city, where the
b.indits got off. A It. .Merville. chief
clerk of the postal ar. wt stabbed in
thr MioukliT during a sufflt-
The robbers in their hai-lc overlooked
a -uk of regitered mail ontalniug
sio.OOO. One of the lerks had kicked
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this ba
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the car.
Whistle At Their Work.
It is supposed tlie robliers toarded tbo
train at Chattanooga and waited until
after midnight before myklng their way
to the mail ca- and engine They did
not molest anj of the sleeping pass
engers. The deliberative maimer in which they
ransacked the mail coach leads the de
tectives to b'jlleve that thej aic to-rncr
employes oT the service.
No clue has b'-cn found to the id 'ntily
of the trio since they Jumped on the
engine Just north of here near midnight.
Fruni accounts of the five mail clerks,
the robbers must have irn old hands
at the business, and went about the
work whistling, h immiiig and passing
pleasantries with the clerks, who were
standing hclpiess.
Detectives are of tlie opinion th- rob
bers walked into Birmingham early this
morning, and police- are searching the
town.
It is believed the men who committed
this lobbery are the -anie who held up
and robbed a Queen and Crescent tialn
Jusl beiow Birmingham a short time
ago.
in this former rubb something like
ISCLOuO was obtained, and no clue was
ever found to the guilt) men
Blood Hounds On Tratl.
In addition to the railroad dotcc
tivi s, policcnifn from tins eitj. with
sheriffs and deputies and their blood
hounds are today nouriug the woods
north of here, but so far have failed
to find a trace of tin fugitives.
Special agents of the Postoflico De
partment are search'.-. the city for the
trio, who have hardly had time to get
awav from i.lrn-l'ighain by train.
The live n.ail clerks have been unable
' to give an nimuu ii'senplifin oi tlie
l iiitiuders. v h display .1 m. i.t or
j tn pidatioi: wl.'le raniaekiiig ihe
pout hi s
New York Gunman Was
Member of Church Choir
NEW YOItK. Feb. 'S. church-so-irc
giininti has ! n found, :iceonllnij
to j.oliee todav. George W Acker, mein-
li of tie 'irinitv .vielliuilist nplyopal
ChLi-ch choir, alio vorivei m tne hun
da school. Is held on a thaige of bur
glary and fdoniou.-i assault The polite
d Iure has lonlowd to one robbery
and admitli-o b cominllle-d many oth
ers. Aeker. who ! but twenty-tnree. was
arKstcd aflr .i brutal assault on Mrs. j
CI. tries Hose In tne itronx
Probe of Living Cost
Referred to Committee
The Kenton rosolut'oli foi an investi
gation by the Department of Labor into
the cost of living in the District was
refcrcd bv Ibi Senile to Ihe Committee
on I'al'ii-alion mil Labor today
The Consumer la-ague of the District
100,000 AND ESCAP
The first division is supporting the resolution, which car
ries an appropriation or J5.000.
E
STATELY MINUET
OF
Mute Protest of Modern Tango
Included in Public Schools'
Birthday Celebration.
FAVORS HATCHET EPISODE
VISUALIZED BY '-'MOVIES"
Prominent Men Make Addresses
and Pupils Carry Out Elab
orate Programs.
Demonstrations of the stalely minuet
of Georgo Washington's time, in mule
protest against the tango, the glides
and the ''dips" of present day dances,
were r feature of the Washington
Birthday exercises in the Di.-trict pub
lic schools this afternoon. The" life of
the Father of His Country also was
shown In moving pictures.
Pupils of the Hubbard, tlie Monroe,
the Takoma. and half a dozen othei
grado schools went through the grace
ful steps of colonial times, while all the
schools in the sixth division, in the
northeast section of the cit, witnessed
stirring depictions of the principal events
in Washington's carter, from tho fam
ous hatchet episode to the crossing of
the Delaware, at two moving picture
theaters.
Dismissed Early.
Pupils ii1 tho sixth division, of
which Flora ! Hendlev Is principal,
were dismissed earlv to attend th"
moving' pictules. and th" net pro
ceeds collected fr.ia them, by )
mission of the superintendent, are to"
he used, for the rental of the apart
ment used for the home" school
classes.
In ip'arly all of th? other schools
speakers of note made addresses, and
elaborate programs vveie tarried o.il
by the pupils tbemselvt s.
Dr. Clarence Vint cut, pastor of Mt
Pleasant Congregational Church, ad
dressed the pupils of Business High
School at the p nlng exert Its this
morning. Other high s bonis held the'r
programs at the n gular opening hour,
nahbi Abram Simon spoke at Central
High School.
Speak In Grade Schools.
The speakers m the graded schools
were as follow
In tho Abbitt. II : .'It. alien (.lovtr
Cleveland, the P John G. .1-. 'I wip
ing. th Hev Richard Schmidt Web
ster, MIs3 Emma M Gill. tt. 1 hornscai,
t'ie Rev. L. M. Clririr r--. Se.iton. II. J
Bines- Gale. Fran::lln Collins.
Ljingdon. .Mrs. "A illlam W Frve. Ciae,
Frederick . Fennlng. -Matth' w G. K til
ery, Myron J. Jones, Arthur, Selden
M. Ely. Blake. Hiir- R. Evans. Biook
lyn. . II I fllh-r llf-.-it. th- c. lr.
John Britton Clark, Hilton. It Thomus
Calve r and Capt I 1;. Ila.t. Maury,
the Rev. HinMitt ' Ilovlett Tower's,
the Itev. Alfred IJ Harrow, Wallaeh.
Mrs Archibald Hopkins. Ilemv P.
Blair. JSnshtvvood, II. ; On ohoi-tlru.
In mjny ol the s bonis pupils showed
the results of tlnir search r.t th.' writ
ings apl addr"s-ts if Waslunrtnn for
maxims that ctprc.-M-d Ins HeaN and
charaet r
St. John's College Faculty Takes
Drastic Action to Prevent a
Legislative Probe.
A.WVAl'OEIS. Feb .0 lHnm'.'il to
stamp out the pra- tn e of ha.iug, tho
faculty ol St. John's Ojllege todav sua.
pmded seventeen m'-iiilicrs of the so
phomore class, about half ot Hv num
ber, because tlnv took part in a per
secution of the Irishmen list Thurs
day night. The fust iiitim.iiion of tlio
hazing came from the part nts of one
of the bovs, a stinient fiom llagcrs
lown. State Senat'ir I'l-ineit pi paied to
ask for a It t'ilativ - iiimuiv into th'-
norlm. but later, m npanv v Ith
Senator .Mathias. of I'n-ui rlt k couut.
tallied the niattt rover with Picsldeiit
Foil, ami decided to leave the mat
ter to the eollei;i authorities. The
drastic action suspending about half
the class followed.
Arrest Crook Who
Threatened Wilson
Vv HST OUANGi;. N. J.. Feb. 'Ill -rostoflice
illhp. (tors and polli-e today
arrcsttsl Gcorire Bernb.trtlt. n coolv. on!
a charge of writing lellers threatening
Pnsldent Wilson with ibath
He was arraigned beloie Bet-onbr
McLaughlin, ami held m JLOMi) bail to
await at tlon by the Federal .-ml ht.rli n r.
About tluee muiith.s ago Pitsidcnl
Wilson began leeclvlng leltt rs Hifne.1
"God's Son,"" threatening linn Willi
death and the eitv of W ashlimton villi
oestriit lion, the postoltice u..-piois tie
la icd
The letters .n mall fi m Ne'vini.
Ui.uig. . .ind Wist iintiigt
Btruli.inll cum. to West Oraiig thin
years ago, und is said to hav esetipcd
from tui asylum near Philadelphia.
CHILDREN
K
WASHINGTON
SEVENTEEN
HAZERS
m
LEAVE SCO
n-STBLE
IS ID BY CLERK
TO HOUSE BOARD
New York Postoffice Worker
Relates Story of Battle on
Small Salary.
COSTS $1,085 YEARLY FDR
FAMILY OF FIVE, HE SAYS
W. E. Russell Exhorts Body to
Provide for Retirement of
Federal Employes.
Appearing before the House Commit
tee on Hcrorin in tho civil service In
advocacy of better pay and a retirement
system for civ ii service employes, Dan
iel Goldschmldt. a ?l.'il clerk In the
New Yoik postoflico, loda imprcs'-et)
even Congressman Martin Dies, who
has hcvoi.il tune, itivc-'ghcd against
tho easy time" of the Government
clerk.
"I can itemize every cent l have spent
in tlie last seventeen years," said Gold
ichniMt. " have not hail my salary
Increased In nlno years, and I have not
been able to save a cent in ten vears.
I have two children, whom I hope to
educate decently, but the stniggle Is al
most too great. You havo kept us on
salaries based on conditions of approxi
mately forty years ago, and sl.il de
mand tlat a .Government ce-. fc shall
make a presentable appearance."
William E. Russell, president or the
Initcd States Civil Service Betliemclil
ssociallon. also spoke on the retire
ment plan and the high cost of living
Must Meet Issue.
"The time -has come when Congress
will have to nn et litis issue," said Mr
Kusstll. "The average Government sal
aiv Jn Washington is 11."?.', and all over
t; c country !-.
Mr. Dies cutpmuiilcxi thut' .Washing
ton t.ihniex nt higher than tlseuh re
i.i.srtKWi iiiIkw litkt into considera
tion that the co-t of living ttries in
1 dlrferent sections. " said Mi Uussell.
"You will llml there Is no great cc
, llavagatiee iii the lives of the civil
I fer.it e employes, IT an investigation l
in. oit ."
Mr. Busscll said that -imie N. w
Ytn I. t-iistoms euiili t j- work tleveii
to .-t vi ntceti hours a da. a statement
winch surprised committee members
. Mr. Goldschinitit submitted figures
showing what it cost:, a Govt rnmt nt
employe to llvt m X w York i ity t
the lowest, t stnii.ites. he ars'iied. a
familv of live will spend the folloi--in
g annuall.v Bent. JLT.l Z'i, foot!
$i;.!."3. ilothing. $158.01, fuel Jl U.
lunches 53 tu, due... J2T S. medkiiic
SS.S.t. ite. Jl.:, earefar. J2.1 '."
I household supplies. J.T.I 1. miscellane
ous. ir....40 or a total or ?1,0S5 If bed
rock figures.
Delicacies Arc Few.
"You eairt'have eggs verj o'teu at
that." said Mr. GoIdjhmidt.
"The country towns have felt the
high cost of living as well as the
cities.' said Congrcs-.sman Du .s
"Clothes cost le.s-, than they ever did.
said Congressman I.olie-ek "l know
lor I sold tlum ft.: .vears.
"Are women's clothes clieapei ?' ask
eel Congressman Scott
"When vou wcr a boj. ami a woman
bought a silk tlress it was the talk of
the community .said Mr l.obeck.
"Women lui. -tuff uov.ada.s that was
never h ard of In my boyhood dava."
Hes lining his aiguineiit. .Mr. Gold
si hiiiidt fo-voud a plan for tho retire
ment tif Government cmploves at the
ige of sixtv-five ears. a conttlhutory
pension plan, and inert .used salaries
Me estimated that there, are now t".r.S
lerks who would be rt tired under the
.-Mtv -flve-j ear limit law.
Working On Measure.
M Biissell t.iltl Hit committee that
Coiign s-inan (Jioige Is working out ii
contributory rt iiiument ineasiiie, pro-
vitling a f.iri pension for clerks above
si vt -five ears
Conimenling tn the .ivil service ten
si. in subject toda.v. Speaker ('lark, who
Ii ..- sf er.il tunes ntkinali-tl a sst-m
oi re tircinej.i. mule tins suggestion.
miIi Ii. lii.nr.i'i. h.ul no eoiiuci tlmi with
tli hearing
"Let lie civil set vice elllpioveS Rt t
up a retlreim nt ppiii that will stand
actuarial tests and will bo sell-sus-taiulnt..
and 1 will support It It willj
bo adopted. But I do not favor pen-j
siomng the tmployts dire it Irom the.
Tn .isiiry. The troiibb stems to bo
that the voting nit n ill. pot like to;
In ii the cost ot retirement pensions for
the ..!il. men Ii win take a lot or i
work to piepar. i in. .isih. that will
! .Hi'i pt.vlde all innp 1
Lieut. SpafTord's Wife to
Be Buried in New York
Pravei will In offered at t. o'clock this
evening fin Mr; Lucille M Stevens
Spufford, wife of Lieut. I'dvvan! L.J
t-paftoiii. I S .N . who tlii ti siiddcnlv
l.it night in her .i;etrtinent. ill the
liiesdeii Tin fiineiai uiil Im held .Mon
day. In Ne.v ork
Daugbt. i ol Mr. ami Airs Khlin lander
Mt veils. Mis Spalfoi.i vas a incinbct
of one of th- ..id, ,t faniilie.s of Now
orl.. vv licit sin llvt tl until ln-i niar
ii:t"e two vt tt.s ngo Slnct I hull she
lived in Washington, Lit utenant Spaf
fo; being Nation-d :1t the Navy " ard.
She li.ivt . hi r hii.shainl. ninthel. and a
baby tl.iu liter
Illinois Woman 105 Dead,
Leaves 105 Descendants
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SENATOR SCORES DISTRICT HEADS
FOR FAILUraE TO CLEAR AWAY SLUSH .
ADMITTED TO
IS
States Report Increases by
Thousands When They An
swer Roll Call at Jubilee.
With various States reporting mem
berships that have Increased during the
vear by thousands, the convention of
the Knights of Pythias n-arklng the
colden lubllee at the New Wlllard Ho
tel, today guve vehement approval to
the sentiment expressed by Grur.d
Councilor Joseph J Crltes. of Missouri,
that their slogan should now be "Men,
not iiumbeis.''
It was lu.S' oclo.k before the ses
sio i '."as ''ailed to order bv Supremo
C.iaucellor Carling and the call of the
States w,i resumed Rhode Island.
G-orgia. Wlse-oiisin. .inl Missouri re
.siioiulcil. The latter 'tare n ported a
gum of 1,015 Juring the past yen and
Hie eonipbtitn of a homo for depend
ent widows, orphans, and members, at
a cost of MlS.'""1
Then followed .Minnesota. North Caro
lina. Tennessee. Alabama. Maine. Kan
sas. Michigan, Nevada, and Tenj nil
rtporthi,- great gams timing the past
vtar Tv. etity-ilv years ago Texas had
i ightv subordinate lodg.-s with l.ltO
m. mlicrs. and toda she has "57 lodges
vvith Jj,'" in-fiiib-rs
To Resume Call.
Colorado, following Mississippi, was
th. last of the States to be called, and
it was announced that the call of tho
Mates would be resumed at the even
ing session
Speaking for the Military Department
of the order Maj. Gen. Arthur J. Stob
liail reviewesl the work of the uniform
rank Irom the time of its foundation in
October. 18T1. to the present time, and
th dared that as the advertising medium
ot ihe order it was one of its most im
portant adjuncts.
Mrs. Ida M. Johnston, the supreme
elilel of the pvlhi.in Sisters, told of
the founding of the order twenty-five
vears ago and how today Us member
shit evceeds ISO.OOD. Its mission, she said,
is the uplifting of woman: friendship,
puritv and love.
The session was adjourned shortly be
fore 1 o'clock at which hour tho offlcera
and delegates wero photographed.
The session this afternoon in Conven
tion Hall will be held behind closed
doors It will be the onlv part of the
jiibileo not open to the public. Follow
ing an address by Cliarle.s 1:. Shivcley.
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who succeeded in passing the exami
nation for admission to the bar in
the District f Columbia, "just to
prove they could do it" They have
no intention of practicing law here.
CLARK INTRODUCES
NEW TRANSFER BILL
Florida Congressman Urges
Heavy Fines of Lines Refus
nig Universal Interchange.
A bill providing universal transfers
upon all street railways and herdic
lines in the District was introduced
in the House today by Congressman
Clark of Florida. It was referred to
the District Committee, which will
soon begin hearings on universal
transfer legislation.
The Clark bill provides that the
Commissioners, shall Issue the proper
regulations forcing all street rallway
companies to give transfers good upon
any line.
Street railway systems refusing to
issue universal transfers will be sub
ject to a fine not exceeding $a for each
offense, one-half or the said fine to go
to the District and the other half to the
informant. The president or other man
aging officers of tho street railway sys
tems refusing to obey the law may be
fine from $500 to 2.Kti or imprisoned for
from three to twelve months or be given
both fine and imprisonment.
"For the past two weeks I have done
nothing but get up Information for
the Public Utilities Commission, the
Interstate Commerce Commission and
Congress, complained J. H. Hanna,
chief engineer of the Capital Traction
Company, before the Crosser subcom
mittee of the House District Committee
today. Mr. Uauna had just been re
quested to furnish additional informa
tion concerning tho cost and age of all
etvulpment used in the power houses and
stat'ous of his line.
"We have no objection whatever to ,
Kiving you ems iiiioriiuiuoii. ssuu ur.
Hanna, "but the task is a big one and
it will take us two or three months and
cost us a large amount of money to get
the Information."
Mr. Hanna said calls from govcrn
mentel agencies upon his time have
Kent him from his rc'rular duties for
two wec!:s
A compromise arrangement finally
was reached nmong Chairman Crcsser.
Mr. Hanna, and President Hamilton, ot
the Traction Company
The company officials agreed to
prepare within one week a statement
showing the approximate cost of their
equipment, with the understanding
that the statement will not commit
the company lo these figures.
The Crosstr committee Is consider
ing a bill tor tho municipal owner
ship of all the "istriot street railway
sv stems.
Palm Beach, Miami and Cuba
U tlantle Coast Line Leave fi .20 p.
in 3 other trains dally All-steel, electric-!
lighted Pullniuus. 1106 N. Y
ave. n. w.
AdvL
REED SAYS THEV
SEEM
BENUMBED
BY SNOWFALL
Asserts Situation Could Have
Been Handled Better in a
Country Village.
DECLARES STREET CLEANING
FUNDS ARE SUFFICIENT
Says Commissioners Won't Use
Money on Snow That They
Spend in Good Weather.
The District Commissioners -er
severely arraigned for their failure
to clear the str-ets of snow by Sea
ator Reed of Missouri at the While
House this morning. He declared
that the smallest country village
could have handled the situation bat
ter. "What's the matter with the Street
Cleaning Departmentr asked the Sen--ator.
"Why don'rthey clean the streelV
of the snowand slush? "WMhington is
TTgr-i"iah a country vHltr- m .this re
spect. "The Commissioners say they haven't
IUUU.M.U, AM.iu v luu nuou ouuu lax,,
is childish. A village out In the Middle
west could nave handled things better
Tho Commissioners here, in good weath
er; have the streets eswept twicea a
day. and sprinkled as often, until itu
pavements look like parlor floors.
"It appears there is plenty of money
available for removing dirt from the
streets, but they won't use it for re
moving snow and ice. Whoever gave
such an idiotic construction to the law
is entitled to a prize.
"The District authorities act as if
they were paralyzed when it comes to
dealing with a situation caused by a
little snowfall. Why. irj any other
good-sized city In the country this
snow would have been oft the street!
in seven or eight hours after it had
fallen.
"Why. yesterday, for example, when
the day was warm and the downtown
streets were burled In slush, thev
could have called out the Fire De
partment, and. in half an hour, with
hose turned on, washed the streets
clean."
Must Conserve Funds,
Is Harding's Answer
Engineer Commissioner Harding,
who has- immediate supervision over
the street cleaning department, in
replying to Senator Reed's criticism,
said: "I well realize how Senator Reed
feels in this matter. Were -we. how
ever, to use the appropriation made
by CongTess for street cleaning- pur
poses to attempt the removal of snow
from all of tho streets of the city, or
even these in tho business district
we would completely exhaust the sum
appropriated, and bt? left wlthopt
funds for cleaning the streets In an
manner antll next July.
"When the snow first fell we began to
expend between sit and seven hundred
dollars dally In its TemovaL This sum
is the daily allotment for street clean
ing purposes, above the fixed expense
When the recent cold snap came, and
we realized that the snow would no.
pass uuicklv as one might expect In this
climate, we Increased the dally expendi
tures, thU3 encroaching upon our annua'
appropriation, and arc now endeavor
Ing to clean the streets in the business
district.
"I believe that New York is the onlv
city which makes a determined-effort te
clean the snow from its streets. Condi
tions in Boston. Chicago and other
Northern cities are each year muc
worso than they are here in Washins
ton.
"This, is not an unusual condition t.
follow such an unusual snow in this
city. In former years there was no an-
i proprlatfon for snow removal. Afte.
I e.acn neavy snowfall a joint resolu
tlon had to be put through Conl5Tes
Deiore tne snow could be removed
Later an appropriation of IIO.WO was set
aside for the express purpose of re
moving snow.
"About three years ago the fund fo
snow- removal was Included In the gen
eral street cleaning appropriation. whie
is used for sweeping the streets, dust
removal, and snow removal. We dlo
not receive as largo an allowance a.'
we asked, and consequently we cannot
afford to make too largo an expend!
ture In clearing away the snow."
Must Meet Issue.
Commissioner Newman declined i
comment on the arraignment pro
nounccd by Senator Reed, but Commis
sloncr Siddons said:
"This Is merely a question of means
We arc forbidden under the antl-deti
clenry law to create a deficiency Tt
attempt the clearing away of the snow
would place us In the position of viola!
Ing this law. and leave us without
funds to carry on the regular street
cleaning work for the remainder of th
fiscal year
"If Congress would make an apprc
priatlon to eovr the expense of tin
snow removal. I am sure that tho Con
mlssloner. would be only too glad tc
carry on this work.
"I live on tlie1 sanio street as, Scnalot
Reed, and 1 know the dreadTul condition
of the street bed of that thorouj-hfaJV
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