The times dispatch. [volume], December 21, 1912, Image 1

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THB TIME6 rOU'N'DBD
THE DISPATCH FOUNDED UH.
WHOLE NUMBER 19,206.
RICHMOND, VA., SATURDAY, DECEMBER 21. 1912.
TUB WEATUUl TL JAY?Fair.
PRICE TWO CENTS.
No Announcement of
Importance Forthcom?
ing Until March 1.
WEIGHS MERITS -
OF CANDIDATES
President-Elect Does Not Feel
at Liberty to Make Any Final
Decision Until He Has
Heard and Considered All
Claims of Various
Aspirants.
Trenton. N. J.. DMtMkW ] I ?Wheth?
er William .?. Bryan or any of the
other prominent Democrats bt ii.jr men.
tione<| by politicians pMnSy for
Places in the Cabinet of Presldent
Btd Wilson will be appointed to port-]
folios probably will not be definitely,
known until .-i f*w daya before in-;
auguratton day. Oov^rnor Wilson said1
to-nlgM that v<ir> likely he would not |
-.-ilk* a ?int> amoLinctsient of Irr.
s*T*JMM until about March 1.
Within the next twenty-four hours
he will talk with Mr. Bryan, and be?
fore New Tears he expeete to see
Speaker Clark. R^pr?-s>-ntat! t e Uasaar
w??.)d, Senator? O"'lorrna;i. Hoke Smith,
irore and oth-r prominent '?emocratl'
leaders, but h? indicated that he truant
t<i ke. p strut silence about appoint
:n-nts unt.l ready to rnak' a g.-neial
statement <'ii the subje-ct.
att.-rinr announcements would 1.?
foolish." lie said, 1MI If 1 had them!
to make 111 wait until pretty late.!
Thf !im> will depend upon the letters
comma: ip All th?-se l'-tters. repre?
senting individuals for office, .ir> being |
i. ..'jped and will b?- tak?n up sepa?
rately.
Mt Wilton indicated he wouM :.?t
f*?J at liberty to make final de-r.nion ,
until 11><- merits of all possible candi- j
ilal.-s nad >M| set forth to him.
"II hat I am sincerely trying to do." j
he added, "la to see the field of choice-j
and t- try t<> ;ret as many opinions a* '
,...-s!61e that .ire worth whil- .'?
T.i President-elect likewise made Ifl
? ;.a. tn.il though gossip may b?- heard:
far and wld<-. he would maintain a,
. 1 of silence, and nothing would
??< d< mutely established until lie mad..
th.- announcementa over bis o? n sig?
nature.
KipKt? N? MMasjttr.
M:. Wilson was asked || he beloved;
h.- w?'Uld encounter any dilBcuIty ml
v-ttiug 'he MM deaired lor Cabinet i
puilfedseo to a< c. |.t It had been sub-I
jtested that ;n IM case of the attor
:.? v-gene ralsh ip lulled lawyers often
had oeen reluctant t<i |?Va their prai.-.
tire, and fur this reason many able
men were not pusi.ed by their friends
"Tiiat has tiul BOM tny experience j
i nus far.' replied IBM Governor witii
? ??niile. -I've asked MM people and
they have been ?atte ready to allow |
id)' use of tiieir MMMt
lie received a ? all from Rolla Wells. I
who brought a bound volume showing]
?amnaiK-'i '?otitributions. a facsimile o: .
which was recently tiled with th
Homm of ITecnaaentatlTaa The Gov-1
ernor po;nte.| with evident pride lo
lh* neat tabulations af the contri-j
l.utiotik with the nani'i. "I ventur- |
p. .-ay. he sa:d. "that Us a better look-'
intr rcj?ort than the other two fellon ? '
f>d. It is the best conspectus of Its
Irl Ml I ve ever aeen. and It Is an in
tereatina MSMMA l|MM It Is kept
t;nder tic law requiring the pubii
? ation of campaign funds "
Mr. Wells said as he left the Gov
e-nor's office tl.at l.e r.ad come merely
to have Um satisfaction of prea-ntinK
The repo-t in person t'> the President
? leet. Ife was asked if he wotild con
t MM In national polities.
"No. I merely did a spe':9c duty to
??och I was called." he said, "and do
:-..? e\p?it to take an active part any
mot e."
The Governor seemed to be pleaded
with the wide territorial support tfca
financial side of the campaign re
. etved Ife ran hla finger over the list'
??? plac-ea. calling attenIi..|, M the fact1
HHM contributions were from Ame: -
csna in <'anada. Kngland. M-\ a
sr\pt. tcuador. Hawaii. I'anama.
t'uba. Honduras. th>- l'hilippln? s MM
?*o:to Kito. These foreign contribu- 1
t ons totalled nv.n- than
i lark to \ |?u Him.
'"i in-etf>B. X. J . l?eremi?er 2<*.?
Governor Wilson MSJtOroa h?>m.- :roin
Trentuti to-night with .i packet of
documents and letters, which he said
he intended to read to-night. Mr Ms*
Trounced that Speaker Champ <*lark
?oi;<| v'm: hi:n at Tp rt?n n?-xl T..?
<ay. and that he bad telegraphed t:~p
reaentative l"n?|erwo'?d and was wait?
ing to hear from him as to a con?
venient date for a conference.
THEY ARE NOT INVOLVED
I mil <i?-mm ana Wife Hart Xofhtag
t#> no uiib \ MmIwmj kVMi
V?lle)o. CM. I?ec?mber Th. ..f
t>< tal report to the y?i v !>epartment
at Washington c. t?-r ' .j-Ocr on board
the gunboat Vlchsl..,:?: DsKlssil ..
will make no mention <>f Kmii swen
aon. chief gunner .>r the S .uth Pakota.
or hla wife, whose names were ,..n
nected in puhllshed ?c. ?.-ints w'lh in* :
Injurie? snsiainerl t,j Mrs Andrew
Muller. who was taken from the vtrdta
i -irg that liignt with a *rsctured sk.:il
A telephone call to I?r I?oran. of Wi
Irjo from t>.< Sou h Pakota. ws?
wrongly attributed :?.> the police to '
Mrs, Cwcna??n Shf -i-id her hosb^nd
were both at their h.?me in ValleM
tn^t night entertatnlnar guests
"HIKE" OF 3.000"mILES
sts?irr< < . m4 \e?i llrleaaa. Will Wa
to laooaoraHoa.
Ihm Orleans, lav, berematr Ji
Ratterv ?' of the Washington Arttllarv
? ?' \. w <?leans, will fa. ? the longest
'Mike' la the military htsinry of the
r?nntr\ Whrn it sets on! f'om Ibis
SW] on January < for a V^e-mlle
r-i/ir-h lo Washington to attend the
lri-i ug ira' ion <?' W..,.iiO?. Wilson as
President The mar? h a ill ? onsume i
> n$ m days This ?n owe of tha
oldest military organizations of the]
Houth, 1
SOLEMN SERVICE
IN FAMOUS ABBEY
.High Honors Paid to
Memory of Ambas?
sador Reid.
i CONGREGATION
IS NOTABLE ONE
Royalty, Government and Every
Class of Public Life Repre?
sented in Sombre-Clad Throng
i in Historic Cathedral?Arch?
bishops Conduct Impress?
ive Memorial Ceremonies.
landen DiriaWr Id.?-Tl>e avetaarldl
service loi 11m late Ambassador Wnite.
Ia? Held celebrated to-day in WeBt*|
i.mister Abbey, ?a? .in Impressive J
NNMV' The l.onor of auch a ???r
?lea in Qreat Hi Hain't most historic ?
i ntliedra 1 has on only f"w OOCM<oss>|
?-ri a<-'ord?-d to any ba1 British sub- I
j.-. ts of great distinction
In the congregation of I.".00 whi.hj
? seejnDlSS! thin morning nearly half]
were American residents In England j
including tka staff at the African!
i mf.assy and consulate genera!.
Royalty, the (tov?rnm?nt and IWfT
< luSB of publi? lif?- together with the
.i-tiptlo and literary worid?. were re
!?; ? ?-riteo.
The day was a gi.iv and gloomy on?, j
typical or Loadaa arlnter. All the son-J
-? '?gation arara Jrsseed In the deepes*
i lack. Th?- robes or tlM clergy andI
tlM choir and the flumes f:orn th.- t-i u - -
l-ri <.f candies b-foi. tin ?P:?r w?-re [
Iba only Baata af eoler against the)
..ark stone wall lm-d with tablets and j
!>u?ts at handrads .>i the noted j.-ad j
Funeral marches were played while
the great ui^aKit^n aaa?rr.bl?d
RaawaaaaitaMvaa of MoraM?.
Pataea Arthur ..f <*orinaught. a.? rep-1
I r.-sentative of Kins; Oeorge and Ci'-itcn i
[Mary, I/ord Hawe, representing <juee:i i
Mother Alexandra; th" representatives!
of Mkar royal petsoneges. the l>uke of!
Argyll. Prince Lotus of Ba^'-nberg, I
On Oriand Dak* Mlcnail of Russia, the
vita naaawlkm af Oxford arid Cam-j
bridge Universities* Premier Aiquith. ?
Foreign Se rftajry Bit Edward ??rey.|
j llorne Secretary Reginald .\1<-Kenna.|
i Colonial Secretary 1/ wi5 Harx-ourt. j
j Ijo: iI President of Council Viscount I
Mori.-.. Indian s.- -et.irs the Marquis
I of Oewe and President of the Board
of Trade Sydney Bumoi, were s-at'd
in the front pew* ?f the chancel.
Others present Intruded Attorney
Oeneral ?Ir Rttfus Isaacs. th? I?uke and
Duchess of Roxburghe. the Da?h*as of
Marloorougri. ihr Ouches* of Welling?
ton. Princess ffalifeMl. I^ady Paume
fote, T*dy Strathcona and Mount]
Royal, the American cavalry oommif-l
anon, headed r>> Brigadier-General Ed-'
ward J. Mc*'l. mand. and Craig \V.
Wadsworth. American s< ?< r tary of 1-- J
gation at Teheran.
Mr. and Mm Ogden Mills Rcld. the I
son and danghtor-ia-law of the late j
ambassador, arrived at Plymouth thisj
morning, but tin. Kronprinzessin Ceei-j
lie docked too late to permit th?m to!
reach Eond-on for th?s service.
Shortly aft:-r noon a professional j
i was played on the great orga:i, and'
I the A rchb.s iops of (.'?nt-rhury arid (
I York, in their robes of scarlet and!
j white, with the Rt. Rev Herbert Ed-j
ward Ryle. dear of Westminster Ab- I
bey. in black and gold, went to th<?ir,
places, while the choir softly chanted j
I the opening sentences of the burial!
?service.
The ninetieth Psalm was sung to j
Purcell's music. The I*sson was from.;
the flfteemth chapter of the first book
of Corinthians.
Afterward Wesley's ar.them. 'H
WiU Swallow I'p Death in Victory."
was surrg. and then I?ean Ryle read
part of the b-uriaJ service. The rrrosicj
was sung by the abbey choir, rein?
forced by th?i choir of the chapel royal,
and the g-eat rrgan was played by
1 Sir Frederick Bridge, who had a band
?of drums and trumpets t-> assist.
Preside** Taft ProTldr? VA reath.
I The sonorous roll of the drums and:
the bursts of th^ trumpets In the I'ee.d
j March in "Saul ' and in Chopin'?1
"Mareh Funebr?. ' and thejr acroni-1
paniment of the many bare' voices in .
Wesley's hyrmi. "I^t J*aiif.s on Karth j
I In Concert Sing. ' was unsurpassable j
: '.n aoleninits and b-aut; Wreaths from
j President Taft and Ball Mai j af State
K ..? x were displayed In th- abbey.
I Beside.? the wreaths from Pnsidmt
Taft aril Hecretary K nox. tbe on'v
i other wreaths n the aj>bey were those
?from King '".->-e. w?een Mary and
(j:ieen Moth?r Al<\andra.
Th< moiirn?rs were John Hubert ;
Wj'd. ?or-.n-la? M MM late ambassa
jdor. the Earl and Co'int-sa >f-^:raaard.
Miss Bre.-kenridpe. of San Franclaeo. '
, ?n-l the staffs of the United Statea ?*?- j
hass> and ? '.n?u!ate-goneral. Many of j
the members of the diplomatic corps,
! mlth their families, attended the aer
I Vii e.
rMM *?tead K.aer.l.
j Washington. Dtrtsafcee ?Am a,
Hnal triliute to Ambassador Re?d.
i ? 9mA Ta't has expressed hi" In
t-ntioTi .if attending: the funeral >n
N.w York, unless s-?methir?: mf.jre- ,
seen at ar"sert arises t? prevent his ?
! go.n?. The Piesidert reached this da-|
?? !?;.ri shortp Lefore hl? d-r-irture
J for Panama, a. soon as he lenr-.f d that |
the funeral would not he held until hit
return. ?
He experts to be |n Washington
( attain New Year's K>?. and will er?
r?nge hla engagement |n order te,
make the trip to New T .rk. if public
business permits.
, other distinguished offl "lals of tiie}
j g->v? ri.rrenl. among whom Mr. Held ,
numbered many friends, will w>bablyj
. atlend the f ir?ral
RICHMOND SELECTED
I ?"rr??r ( Asasalealew ?111 Held
Meeting la 7 < Mr
I Athens (Is . r>?cembe; Tr.e T'ni
f i'n emission irn (*> i(h?if| Race
I Problems Ip the final meetlnd of Its
.orference here '"-"Ight saleetod
K cHmond a* "? meeting oleee for
.next raar. It ??? decided to ceneene
'an r>ecember It. 1*1 U
MAKING ADVANCE
AI SNAIL'S PACE
I -
Diplomats Progress
Slowly in Solution of
Balkans Puzzle.
ONE MILESTONE
HAS BEEN PASSED
Ambassadors of Six Grea:
Powers Agree on Autonomy
for Albania and Adriatic
Seaport for Servia?Turkey
Consents to Meet Greek
Delegates.
l?o!id <n. December .u. Tic- ?ton *? l
devious processes Of diplomacy art
tadl laeilC toward a solution of Uta
near K'asle.n puzzle at a snail * pace
The only definite achievement of the
day was Art agreement by the amiuMa
d 'is of the six greitt liuropean powers
that their governments would accept i.i
principle autonomy for Albania and t
Rua.-ant. M to S.-rvlit of a commercial
port on the Adriatie S'-a Having pars?
ed this milestone In I heir deliberations,
the ambassadorial conference adjourn?
ed over i'lir:s:mai.
The Kalkan patVCd delegates MkJOJTOd
t ' .fcospitallty of the Lord Mayor at
London at a aMnsion House luncheon, a
f?get ton which traditionally Is given
in honor of the members of foreign
misgion?. : epr*.?eritatlves of f riatedly
nations and former Presidents of re
ptlbiles VaO visit Ixndon The peaee.
delegates Btlagled In the most friend?
ly fashion, partook of the famoc.s
Mansion House turtle soup and listen?
ed to an optimistic speech by Premier
Aaquith.
of business the delegates transacted
none of a formal chaiactei. but t*aa
emiias-|es and the hotels where th?
delegates are quartered were buzzing
with Informal f IKfaniltsla
The Sublime Porte has en.powerei
its envoys t ? include the Creek dele,
gate? in tlie negotiations for peace, and
a meaaenger with tiie documents con
tiiiring this decision is expected to
reach London to-morrow. Dispatches
received here from Constantinople say
the Turks ere confident that they now
o< cupy a bette? military position to?
wards the Greeks than wh?n the nego?
tiations beKan. and that Turkey would
not sign an armtstiee with them, even
if the Greeks requested it_
The Turkish del-gates have been ir
structed. according to another report,
to raise the question of the status of
Aunanopl.- immediately, and If Bul
garia persists in demanding its sur-'
render to break off the peace negotia?
tions; but diplomats generally ai-e1
skeptical of this story.
While th- agreement of the ambuss;.-'
dors on autonomy for Albsnia is an Iin-1
poi-tant step, the working out of the
details for the scheme will be one of
the rn?>st difficult problems any Euro-'
pean conference nas ever grappl'd
with.
The IflOamialal notifies financier* and'
itvesto.-s to e\eep; i>i the coming year
t.? furnish funds totaling 9AMt*ssd,dM
with which to repair the losses caused
br the war and the mobilizations in
Russia. Austria and Italy. The news- |
paper estimates the cost of the war at
SIT'.or.i-, i.ni). using as a basts of reck?
oning the fact that there are i.090.0v-i
men under arms?tdCfsM Turks. 3 " g
Bulgarians. SfstVdM Servians. 1 .">". 0"'>
Creeks and 4". ?09 Montenegrins, r.t j
an average expense of ;n shlll'ngs dally
for each man.
Flag Presented to Battleship.
'Constantinople. December ML?The]
Turkish flagship Kheyr-ed-Pin Barba-!
rcssa, which, according to reports!
Trom Athens, was practi-ally destroyed
by Greek shells during the recent sea j
fght off the Dardanelles Straits, was'
presented to-day by the Sultan of1
Turkey with the historic flag flown
by the battleship Mahmudieh at the
bombardment of Sehastipo! In ISM. The.
. aptain of taM flagship wss presented
la the Sultan, who concratulated Mm
an.I the rest of ?he Turkish navy on ?
inr outcome of th" action.
It appea-s ?nar Um Tuihish flagship
v.-a* struck uy two Greek shells, but
:he damage done to the vessel was;
?nsisniflcan' < >:ie man on -oard was
killed and -icht others wounded. -I
Durir.g libs so-ca'.ie-l ?battle"*
fCr.r.t'nued on Seventh Page >
Liovprnor Defends
PaivJon of Convicts
I Itfle Kock. \rk.. Hecember J""?.?
' karinrrirlDs the ttrksases peal
fenfiar* -onder I he |r-a?e votra as
a htralnt. neefklna kell, roaanealag
knnaan beings." s?o sre -helog fed
Info It In a manner which revolts
In nothing hat snaking fnrlaaes for
e?n tractors," <.n*et-n?r feeorge? W.
Itnnaskr* tn-da? lesned a leads'
? talraest to defense of his set ton
last Honda < In lasulnc pardons to
31? ?inte mailni.
?karg eristetnan nf tke (aoraert
action from ?t?te offcrlala and rltl
ren? had i.revtownl* drawa from ike
eaeeatlTe :ke statefaent thai "all
tknae *? k*> oppose the atreltffoa Of
Ike Inkoman eon*let ???fem. ?Mri
we now h.ffe In Irkamai are In
nay opinion. Wonod la the direction |
of tfcnt I.-.- e spoken nf hy f,OV- I .
ernnr Rlense In "?nf-'i;?n nHI the
( onstlfMilon of at* Mate, and It fa |
aay heHeff that they are going to
land there. !n aptfe of rtfn egort
of natne to peeeewt tbeta doing m "'
?.goto, tke (.overnor was sharpie
assailed, aad hla Malriarat to-day
followed. 1 eeordtng to a nets a
paper compilation, baaed na tfee
?t?te reeoeda. f erty-lkrer of fhooe
pardoned hy Goseeaoe Dooaghe*
were eoavteted r.f mnrOer or anao
alaaghte-ri rm en. grand loreeayi
foar. aeoaaUi are. rokkei 11 a has
teen, forge' 11 thfety-two, kaulart ?
I woatr-ata, aoaaatt to kin. aad
eo?.ii of iifieaia raagtag fi ia I
bog-ore*.! ag to kegnaat.
MOVING SLOWLY
AGAINST MEXICO
Ambassador Wilson
Leaves Without Note
1 of Protest.
i BEING PREPARED
! WITH GREAT CARE
Government Hopes to Produce
Brief Which President Madero
Must Answer With Promise
Fairly and Fully to Protect.
Americans and Their
Interests.
\\ a?i!in jlon. 1 >*-.-oinb. i M. ? Henry
l?ane Wilson, tne American ambassa?
dor to Mexico, who lias, been here in
? onference with State iJeuartrn* :.; of?
ficials regarding r ?tiltloni growing
out of it.e M.-Mian revolution, left to
nay foi New York, preparatory to sail?
ing foi bit past, without lb* . xpected
note of representations which this gov?
ernment, la preparing to b.- sent to the
Mexican government demanding pro?
tection for American citizens and
prop*! ty.
This action !? taken as * further f-vi
?ienre of the Intention of the adrutn
brl ration to oeal with this delicato and
difficult situation with rlrrumDji-ctif1;!
and In a spirit of deliberation Th ?
communication is being prepared with
th' greatest Care at the State licpar' -
ment and \r:U be transmitted to th
American ambassador siiortl* aff-r his
arrival in Mexico City early In Januar?-.
Will Make It laiaillliatll
The deliberation with \vhi"li the of?
ficials are moving in the preparation of
the case of the United States versus
Mexico is expected to result In the
production of a briti" that Is expected
to be well-nigh unanswerable, except
by a ptotnise of prompt and adequate
action on the part of the Mexican gov?
ernment fairly and fully to meet the
demands of the Cr.ited States in the
matter af protection of American in?
terests i:, .Mexico. Justification for
tiiis demand by the United States gov?
ernment is declared to be found in the
numerous reports to the State Depart?
ment from, every quarter to the general
I :hat genera! conditions la Met?
co have grown wor?.e since the dispatch
af fletialai j Knoxs note of aj i)Iaal laal
September, gad that there has been ;i
marked increase in brigandage and In
. the kidnapping of Americans for ran?
som, end in the levying of forced war
loans by the rebels <pou American
atlnee; and plantations.
, Senator Stone, of Missouri. ? ho is a
HMenber of the Foreign Relations Com?
mittee, issued a statement to-day in
srblcb be expressed the ,pi:iion tiiat
the present sdministratlon a ha aid
leave the Mexuan situation la statu
quo until Goverr.or Wilson assumes the
presidency.
The Senate Subcommittee on for?
eign Kelatio-.s. which has been en- ]
gaged |b investigating conditions along |
the Mexnaji border, held a meeting |
to-day t . afford an opportunity to
?Jeorge Fred Williams, of Bogtaej, to
lay before it a number of letters bear?
ing upon the situation. ,
Mr. Williams .8 president of the I-os
Arena Smelting and Mining Company.
whi< ii has extensive property's fifty
miles from Tolu. a. in the State of j
Mexi' o. The letters presented w ere j
from a Mr. Traeger, manager of the >
I<os Arcos Company , and des-i lbed a '
? ondition of continued turbulence and ;
battling w.th bandits for 'he last four
er five months.
left l nProtected.
Mr Traeger de iared the S Didiers ?
which nere sent to las assistance by
the government last November hart
been withdrawn, leaving the impor- !
tar.t mining cen tres of Zacualpan and '
fk lit a a a I and the surrounding x>_:.-:
entirely unguarded. He sard That Iss:
.Ur lit a pitched battle was fought
wuth rhe -bandt'g IP Zacualpan. ??>
wh! fe the mine had its bu.idings were
burned and ever-.-t hing ruined that,
could Bjat he rarred away, arid a mm
hag er.gTp.ee--. a Mr. Platt, was taken i
pr.so ;er. Aft- worl Mr Plat: escaped. I
ard upo-i info-ms tton supplied a] bjga
Traeg:?: ?f>./< the government soldiers;
to the MaM of the trouble and de- j
f?atei Tre landit* in a pif-'.?d battle i
Sir r ? '? ? -. ' ajararer. tne s'!-'t nr. l av '
eer? -?r.-i-vrd ar.'l UM r*v
been let aaprot rted. T i". r also
'Mi.at Ml It. '. lett-r hat *?? SJtfc >'-%
taut ;-.e had that cay received from Ike
bandits a d- .'and for $?.0a0 as Ma)
money, w'.icli was to have been pa:?l
within eight dajs.
The demand was not met. and up t ? ;
t'eoen.ber ?. when the last latter fror.
h;m was anritten, he was still holdi
Ms position i!e tells of atiother min?
ing mar named Paacho Tel? hes. w
nad been :ak-. : t isoner and who w?s
then heid 5 .'? ????? viw
tmrm fa Intestinale,
lir Williams sa'd he ntended to g > I
to Mexico to ioveatlg-te cordit 'n?
Senator William Aldan Smth. -har
rr.an of The subcommittee. r?m?rstri1?d
against rMs sa: !t g tt.af for
Mr Wlllsms o ndertske t .,
st this time o ld lee n risk ftts Ilf
becasaae it tb* ewndtt; >n? in fe see.
tion which he proe>o*ed viertln* He
said, hewevet. thi' :f Mr. r> lliams
should ir.elat upon going he w ?uid in- '
vest him with sufhon* to -oak- an :
????vT?#*.on '? - '' .f
rornsntttee
?teste? He, lee I *.<>??
>?htf?*?o-.. I>e.?m'-?r r*. ? Report a
nav* res. ' d the ata? department to
tbe effect t et the Mexican govern- '
meni is ??,.. ??> ui.i-.tMk? a revl?ion
o' Its er-ato*;? tariff aaviut the same
t'sse twat t*?e Arr.eri?an Congress ?r
torn Its M'sadaa Ig that aal}^ t. ui- I
tie Information a< to the animating .
p irpose ha* le-eloped. though
gathered :o%re arUI oe a a um Oer of j
tnereases " ??',?', '? item? of imports. '
rail.
Nas. iv: Daagajaai
asrernor Hooper, as President of tbje
entherr ?-" iog,al ? nirw*. n?
liiod a ftteetlrig '?f 'he etecutl' e cot's
>id tba next aanaal gather lag la
JOHN E. BUTLER, DISCHARGED
DEPUTY, NAMED BY NEW BOARD
TO SUCCEED INSPECTOR BECK
JEN
vA'ire Sys
/. Won't ??
;ht
JO A WEEK
Plant
rly in
De
FIRES ASSISTANT
"1 Am'N'ot Running a Barfoojn/'
,He Says. Regarding Dis?
missal oi Butler
WHARTON GETS T>fc PLACE
Chief Deputy, Absent r From
Office, Sent Away on
Short Notice. 1
GA,
Men's L
Men's H
" which were
n 11.000 per
.tee oh Eiec
i the contract
* Company, of
jetton of the
item for the
iT/he contract
?nd - as based
; approxlmate
I. '* Consulting
iu inrtruoted.
aat arms and
ibralt a report
tea,tris. so that'
% work at the i
racttcaliy . a;i
y. o.
representing
? s heard at
notice rrora
borg; ana fo
tnat a car
a3> for dellv.
it had- been
hat ho would
? rH to get
FINDS
Fll
First Deputy Building Inspector John j
E Butler was removed from office yes l
terday by Building Inspector Beck for I
absence from his post a/id dereliction J
in the performance'1' of hie duties E t> , t
B Wbarto-j was appo nted as a ?attaiion i
deputy |n tbe office and qualified at!
once. I \ '
"X am not running a barroom.' was
the succinct comment of Building In?
spector Beck when asked for a state- I
ment In regard to tbe removal of Mr } l did no.
Butler "He bed been ' repea:ed!> i ^atded as uni
warned before, and the "office Is tooj ?ilmore K T
Attendan
m
busy just now
aar-.?ce further.'*
The action of the
tor-Is flu-. 1. he being
put up with such
clal who$f ? T. . 1s> stiper
Building Ir-spec
the oaif oJty offl
oair
vised
trolled by no Courxll committee, the
?2 round a .and .Buildings Committee only
navlag supervision of *?har part of his
work which relates to the care of ?>ub
?tc buildings
grleade CoaJd Not Help,
sir 'Butlsr halls "from* Clay Ward,
ind b!.' friends there, who arc- Influen?
tial politically...were prompt to Inter?
cede " .th the Building Inspector In his
oehalf. ? But Mr. Beck was not to b*
-"aught napping He had already filled
. the vacancy 'by appointment of Mr
? rty He? also I Wharton. a'foreman in tho employ of
sr.at twenty- [ /. J Tlgnor. a carpenter and builder
I Mr Wharton was an applicant recent?
ly when the office of thiid deputy Wae
?treated and for some time the cho'ce
:ay between himself and James P.
Phillips. W*ho was appointed. Mr. Beck
has no; indicated whlcJV of bis deputies'
will be made first deputy, the ordinance
providing that one of them shall be
so designated, and shall have power
to act 'a the absence of. the Building
Inspector Mr. Butler was- the. oldest
member of the Building Inspector's
feurth Cnite?
conclusion of
battalion. Kir.
?light "Were
and con- | AOuid. be wini
is ordered toad
?ble to gi\e no
when tne work'
norj couid i he
would ba re*
ooild advance
telent to pay
ed. .[
j*0 for work I
? nd February7?;
that ha was!
ucher for less
Jtinuarv
?ry had"
e win, the
not certlfy
cls . ? * ,
i of the con.
e committee
My Attor
mar.ner of
>*ar -as I coujd.
. ? The bettaj
"aggart. Is Ir
Jeny that I
?teeing men
..?lent, physic
rjiat -they at.
1 think eve
cculd stand .
? Major Tag?
aelt to the ?
which he inspe
In splendid cot
oeen better.'
ctQclal report ?
Department
Atter
A good t
matter ot at
&o men liatlTt
had only ttvo
men *tre ab.
A made the Cw
live ?allster?
...... , . . hand Con*
I staff In point of service having been I forty eigb
-In office more thari two years. He is I Coniparj.
a bricklayer, by trade, and was chosen I threec^'onl
In a competition for his knowledge of I nine .inen
men ktta
Hla>.
r ?ntraet
'?ich the
'-''nr. or
?hi his
>bat
practical construction work* In the dl
i isioh of duties* of '.the Inspectors lie
lias been In charge-?"f tbe wester? part
of the city, where an enormous amount
of residence building has been in prog
gress He has been regarded as a.feer- . ?.
less snd Impartial official, having twice , senier"
reported Councilman John "T.- Powers; . ar
for vlolatlona of the Building Code. trir.*"
The-new deputi*. is ^carpenter of long j y
exoerierlce In hoase "construction, njid j >
The -co;
rately- or
Sevent*
hail it?
oplnio
be asslKned to the game d .-tr'ot. '
raotocraph an account of Uutl er'? ?l?fbarftc from orticc of lirpiity
Huilflin-e Innpector. which appeared Iii I hr ! imo.-lM.pnl. ? March N IUI
THE HAGUE PUCE
FOR SETTLEMENT
Refusal to Arbitrate Canal Ques?
tion Would Be False to Coun?
try's Traditions.
Wellington. December 20?That thc
T"nlt<-d States should submit to arbi?
tration the Panama Canal controversy
between Great Britain and this coun?
try was the declaration made to-night
by Everitt P. Wheeler, of New YorK.
at the opening aession here of the
American Society for the Judicial Set?
tlement of International Dispute?,
?'It is inconceivable " he asserted,
"that after the rnited States has settled
by arbitration far more important
controversies between Itself and Great
I'.ritain than any that can possibly
arise with reference to the Panama
?'anal, it shoubl refuse to refer to an
Impartial trlbtn*.. formed in pursuance
of a treaty whl? h the 1'nited MgAas.
itself propooel. this pure question oi
lav. as la wnat the Hay-I'aun. ? : ? ?
troaty means. The speaker .< ?<>ut? i
the idea that it would be Impossible
to procure unbiased and impartial ar?
bitrator*.
He sold this was doing moral in?
justice -0 atsa judges who l..rm ;h
jaaaiI of Use high co?*rt at The Hag-jo.
who are not arbitrators put forward
i>\- each nation to maintain It - own
interest*, but Judge* of Inch char?
acter, learning and .ihtlity
"In so far as Ti e Hague ?-:*- ? i
concerned.'" itr. Wheeler
' most of the ,'idRe. eg .It sjf na?
tions that have nn ? trifling in:.-re?t
in Hie .-ontroveray. or perh*p" "OMM gt
all. But If It were otherwise, it WOO Id
he hett?r g thousand tim-s thmt tie
I'rtted States should s--bmli its ras
to this tribunal I! a", thsf It ?hot?|/?
he falae to Its plighted faith and I he
haasrable traditions of ' :S ye-r*."
afore than usual Interest atta. 7-e t
?o this voar's meeting of the bo, lot\
heca,?e ..f tt*e It - .-? -? '? 1.
questions at stake. b..|h at home and
antaa L awtni. them the Raikai Pan?
ama and Me\l-*n -.Una' -*n?
*U .jrld-wlde puMI* opinion wouM
support the |i:dgmen< of a wise an?T
oopnblc Internal local ro.irt lr the ma?
jority of eaaeo whi< h i -la-'t be hrougnt
ta ft fo- sot tie met ? declared Joseph
K t*ra?!oa of Madison WIs
T-.o- ? '. "!:? - ItsVh. of Phils lei.
ttt?pro\ements might be n*ade i Co?
existing ? ?de of International lite, and
that Hi ich . .? lid br i. ii|.Mailed
through constructive leg.slttton b>y* i
fnfare peace .-orre-e-,.??. j
AIDING DEFENSE
NO SIGN OF 611
Attorneys Argue That Defend?
ants Were Justified in Help?
ing McNamaras.
Indiana poll-?, ind. December
Denial that aid hi raising a ?u-fcns?
fund for the JI.Naraa.a brothers by tu?
labor union ofli-ials now on trial should
be taken .<s an vidication of guilty
knowledge of a dynamite cutisliira y'
on the part of Das forty d-fenrtants,
was mail-- by attorn As fat the dv f ?' ua-a
In their -argumenta, before the fi dural
jury to-day.
"It has been rejieated'y cliar^.d by
the ?..% ??! nm- nt that these defendant*
i-how. ; tuj;r i:ni>lic:;tin dbj dyna?
mite plot* be. a se of their efforts tu
help tftM McXajasatTM while the M<.Na
maras were locked at* in laM Aa*a***a
gfea !" for*- they plead, d guilty." said
M. <". Tiff;. >-f Minn, .ip.ills. continuing
the a-Kument for the defense "ita'.'ais
eve ry . ontiden-c t~.it .1 .1 MfXamarj.
their brother union official, was in no-1
? ?ni. it was the duty .>f th? s. d r. nd
ants to hel|. ihem >
"The very enormity of the crime a?
: os Angele?, ti c r"*Tj oidncsa an-i ex |
lent t-> nr-i. h . \p "'i. ns se-r.-tly haul'
i.eeii tarri'd ? n for ; -am. made It -un-j
? :..-? M pa ar-. t.f the a on
' orker?' l.it. r.jal o.,ji l inoii commit?
ted theea ?.r caased thcin t*. be com-!
la ... i .en-lint* ra?*?.d a
defense after the M< Naniara '?rother?'
pleaded auilty. when they Would have
?een subject to erltic?*?m. hut not other.
? ee John B SI. Xamar.i was itae
i> lairs of the plot, and i heg?, men seat -'
ed <??? ? r the . it.tri Were not tloae
? noiiah associated with him to have'
; . ..me a-->|uaint'd with h-s criminal
? ' riding fhatles N Beim Or ^
Minn* a pol Is. and Kied I Moore\. of!
? i. ? h< m he specially represented.'
M- TifTt an id they rod no know edre of
rv |l.too. , month used by M< Namara
? il< namltinr ?xp. nsea.
\ttnrn-?' -I II l^-ff I? r replied to
.?? ments l?v the district attorney that'
? st ..f the defendants we-e "walking
?I' I. sa'1-? and business agent* who tod
not w<>; h but who need Ihe funds ?
IbIht unions to tloir i>? n aml'H
The ;??;?!neas agent hau. a rni??i... .
said Mr l^-ffler. "If is ail sal on la to|
pr?k-ure for laboring men th? w*g. ?.
nbi.h laboring oner. otherw?i?e wonld'
??..? get ?
I'nlied .?taten sv-iator ??hn W b***w
Will argue tnt Ihe defense next Mond?.
Me (ill Be foiig-sedj h\ to- *f
statemenia of the t -.ee ?*.->? ? | -e
th~ argument I* to he aaag lude<| t*v ?
next Thursday, when the onl- detail'
remainlrg before the Jars' ratlee-* arlll
he the Instructions of federal J.?K'i
Alban B Aaderaan 1
Bricklayer and Politician
Is Choice of Folkes,
Hirschberg and Whit
tet for Building
Inspector.
COUNCIL MAY TEST
COMPETENCY OF
NEW OFFICIAL
Civil Service Plan tor Examina*
tion of All Candidates Gets
Scant Consideration at Secret
Caucus?Cut and Dried Pro?
gram Rushed Through, Despite
Request of Architects' Associ?
ation and Real Estate Exchange
for Selection of Best Qualified
Man?E. W. Trafford Is Named
as Permanent Superintendent
of City Electric Plant.
Affront, oavs Beck
l'celin;r asxured that I na, elected
tn thr \ilr:ilnUtratlt<- llonrd larnlr
<>n Ihr NNffi tbnt I bmr made an
ItiiihlliiK lu,|irrinr, and hreausr of
Ihr kriui.Jrd^r ( hutr nf ihr alTalrn
of that ?flirr, I rrrl tbnt Ihr people
<if Kichiiiontl nku elected mr ha,r
bern irivrn n flnrl affront by Ihr
rlr-tion this nftrrnuiiD hj- thr \ il -
minUt rniitc Hoard, as IluilrilnK In
?l'rctor. of a man who I <1? aot
think is flttrd for thr position,
rltbrr It, trnlnlnc or halilla. and
nhum I disrhnmrd as ?mi,, of my
de .?mir?.
I Manse*)) imi i?. hkck.
Jona B. Batter, a deaatj once dis?
charged from the Onset of the Building
inspector M niiarses nf drunkenness,
araja >esterday afternoon elict-d
? B .tldi:iK inspector of. iti. hmond by the
1 nea Admlnlatratiae (foard.
Mr, Butler is a bricklayer by tiadc,
I liaring once been president of the
1 Bricklayers' L'nion. The accompanying
lUuatratiaai is a reprint from Tbe
Tim, s-Dispatch of Marcii S. 1811. giv
ing Building Inspector B-ck's reason
for the discharge of Mr. ButL.r. slat?
ing that be w.is "taut rnnning a bar?
room" and that "after repeated ?im
could do laager tolerate such)
service.'"
Hon Thr> \ oted.
The on!] b:illot taken !? the. Admin?
istrative Board stoou:
For Hr. Holler?Messrs. llirschbere,
Pat*SB nnd \\ bittet.
F?r \llrn J. >n,illr. an .1--1M.ini I My
ilricfiirrr?< aptaln Met orthy.
I'i?r Wat I liana K. W rlsht. the mnm
Inre mi Ihr \ rcbllrcla" \?s<M-latloa of
lllcbmond?ilulltilns Inspector Beck.
I By a vote of four lo one the board
I then elected F. W. Trafford. the pres
i t ist acting superintend, tit, as Superln
[< aaetll of the City Electric Plant.
Cantata McCarthy \ >t>d for Cnarles Fi.
Winston.
In Srrrrt Srasioa.
The m. ??tine was held in Secret :rt
the eaaca af captain MrPaslkj. at the
Capitol, if *k?pap<T men who applied
for admission being excluded. At Its
rlaata CaeUraaaa fTbtttet aaerolj antasso
batd Iba statement th-at Meaara Butler
and Trafford had be>n clcctod, declin?
ing to stive the vote in either instance.
Ml W ? itt.-t stated that the meeting
was ha: ""nlnus and lasted ha-eiy mor?
than thirty minutes Kr ,m other
sources it was learned that the pro
Kram was cut and dried and that llrst
? s'eain raaaav methods ?>rc used.
Nu ?,erl?H? riiDalilrrndiia was atvra
to tbe pmponltlon nf Bolldlas laapee
nae llrrk that a ??!,II Baretos rtnminn
llon ''e adhrra tn all aapiraata. Mr.
Heek |. - ?? ;m.. ?? ?! that an ?ral cvaanina
lien be ultra hj *?car disinterested
H,??rd of rnislnrern <?r that a aerlen nf
written attrition* he propounded, the
?asnrn to be anbmittrd Iw thr anper
, Isinii anhltrrt of thr I tilted -latea
noirmmoil nt \\ nah'naton to deter?
mine nh< na, th* bent rrnallSed man.
Had folltl.nl Barklaa.
There hat hern M 'i:ar?. irowght
at any t.m. aaraitist Mr. Itu tier a per-*
sonal int-Krit-.. lie ?j> regarded aa a
\ m man tat Inspection of brick
?ra k aaj small d? ??Ilm? housea
? bra i rasten the ??i Knd. ->-it Ma fre
ajatari abaeneoa w*th..'jt !?atc together
With rrnorts of his drink.na habits,
caused his dismissal Sin., It hsa
kn?wr. that he mas a andidate
f.. ? i position ,.f Balldlag Icape.-tor.
with the baikinr ??' nanr pollt'etaaa
..f flay Ward. in. 1 -i-n? several of tNo
Conn- ilmen from that section, wao ka>*e
?..rk.-l bard t-- se? urr kin election.
?ii Vte.-ts" kgaorlattoa baa taken
action oratina the eppolntmrrt of a
?tea, wltfc tc'.ni al
it!-?n and tT??t>-r akill In th*
??arird modern forms f >mi Idug It
.-se.l ?i"s fo-er tttat, Richmond
an? langer hallos only ?rr? 1 stores sad
4wel Inga, hut that freqaoatta; tliara
are Rk*tl hi the BalMlag Inaaai lac*a
.*fTV,. mtrf-i,' *ran nss f ?- ?r.at ab? ?
sciapses and aparttaeat hnaaaa af ad
I it pe of (easti in II >a. faaairma
t -ehalcal knowledge both to
k the plans and tn saaerrtse cn
structton ?
Prnsstned Hrfnre t'rtanar,
w*. o pai tl
cal sr.oinds rstier than oa a has is at
merit apprars to roall at a weM-ss
tkeattrated I aaia' generally "cu ?'-d
prwmia-d Mr BttWr tv-fore
??r ?Vtard prlaaarg.
?iMm this raaam. M *a
? UimMl that in to a 4as- or tarn, ago
Mr Whittrt sat pledged t0 rate tar
Contractor jnhn I'tft", ard faillaaT
Ma ateocioa. to threw k*a rsjaa i i ??