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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-11
.CENSORS ARE CHOSEN
/. TO SIT ON PRESIDENT
House Refers Objectionable
Language to Committee.
RESOLUTION NOT DEBATED
Unanimous Approval of Course Pro-
posed by Representative Perkins.
SPEAKER ADVISES DISCRETION
Guarded in Censure-Dignity Of
Legislative Branch Is Issue-Pro-
ceeding Calmly Deliberate.
RESOLUTION NOT DEBATED
Unanimous Approval of Course Pro-
posed by Representative Perkins.
SPEAKER ADVISES DISCRETION
CENSORs TO CENsURE.

Whereas. there was contained in
the sundry civil appropriation bill
which passed Congress at its last
session and became a law q pro-
vision in reference to the employ
mont of the secret service in the
Treasury Department. and.
Whereas In the message OF the
President of the United States to
the two houses of Congress. it was
stated in reference to that pro-
vision: 1T is not too much to say
that this amendment has been OF
benefit only, and could be of bene-
f1t only. to the criminal CLASSES:
and it was further stated: THE
chief argument In favor of the pro-
vision was that the congressman
did not themselves wish to be in
vestigated by secret service men,:
and it was further stated: But IL
this is not considered desirable a
special exception could be made
in the law. prohibiting the use Of
the secret service force in investi-
eating members of Congress. It
would be far better to do this
than to do what actually was done,
and strive to prevent or at least to
hamper effective action against
criminals by the executive branch
of the government"
Now. therefore. he it resolved.
That committee of FIVE members
of Congress Of this House be ap-
pointed by the Speaker to consider
the statements contained in the
message. of the President and re-
port to the House what action. if
any, should be taken I'm reference
thereto. RESOLUTIONS ADOPT
ED BY HOUSE.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-11
PRIZE COURT TO ACT.
Final Hearing Tomorrow Regarding
Seizure of British Steamships.

ST PETERSBURG, December 1.-THE
final hearing in the case of the British
steamship Oldhamia. which was captured
by the Russians during the Russo-Japa-
nese war. will be given December Il by
the supreme prize court.
The government organ Rossia publishes
a long article justifyng the seizure on
the ground that the cargo. which was
Kerosene, though never proclaimed con-
traband. might have been used for pur-
poses of war. instancing the fact that
kerosene was used TO cremate the Japa-
nese dead at Port Arthur.
The Oldhamia was captured by the Rus
slams May 10. 1908. while bound for
Yokohama with cargo of Kerosene. y
few days later she was recaptured by the
Japanese during the battle of the Sea of
Japan and taken TO Sasebo where her
cargo was sold. The cargo was valued
at S1.;.coo and was the property of the
Standard OH Company, while the owners
of the vessel ware British subjects. The
case was placed in the hands of an at
torney o. st. Petersburg. who was en-
powered to ask the prize court to act as
adjGdicator.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-11
DISTRICT CHURCH HEADS LIST.
st. Paul's Has Honor Place in Collec-
ton for Orphans Fund.

Special Dispatch to Inc Star.
BALTIMORE. Md, December 1.-THE
annual collection for the orphans fund
taken up in the Catholic archdiocese of
Baltimore. few months ago, amounts to
So 1880, according to an announcement
made by Rev. p. G. Gavan, chancellor of
the archdiocese. this morning. The Ger
man Catholic churches do not contribute
to this fund, because they support their
own orphandSes.
St Pauls Church. Washington. has the
place of honor with contribution of
500. while ST. Stephens Church Of that
city is a close second with $17:,.
The following shows the churches in the
archdiocese and their contributions: Dis
trict of Columbia-Washingto ST. Paul 5
Church, 500: st. Stephens Church, $175;
St. Patrck's Church. Si23. Immaculate
Conception Church. S125: ST. Peters
Church. S121.35: st. Aloysus Church, $1OO;
St Matthews Church. SS7.22: Holy Trim
ity Church. $50: Holy Name Church. $40;
ST Martins Church, $40: ST. Anthony S
Church Brookland. S17: St Teresas.
AnaCostia. $40: Church of Nativity,
Brightwood, $40
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-11
NOTICE SERVED ON L1LLEY.
Corrupt Practices Charges in Con-
necticut to Be Investigated.

WATERBURY. Conn, December IL
Notice was served last night on Gov
elect George L. Lilley that Chief Justice
Simeon f. Baldwin had appointed Judges
Silas \. Robinson and William l.. Ben
nett TO constitute the election court 20
be he!d i'm New Haven December .j to
investigate the charges Of George J.. Fox
OF New Haven. alleging Violate of the
corrupt practices act by MT. I.iiley and
his political agent and others. State Sen
ator Stiles Judson of Stratford and for
mer Col. Lucien T.. Burpec of this city
will act as counsel for MIR. I.iley.
Walter G. Fleming of New York of the
law firm of Dexter, Osborne & Fem
ing of New York. has been retained as
senior counsel by MIR. Fox. MIR. Eiem-
ing assisted Gov. Hughes of New York
in the insurance and gast Investigations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-11
ECHO OF HARRISBURG CASES
NEW TRIAL REFUSED FOUR IN
THE CAPITOL CONSPIRACY.
Scandal Was Outcome Of Political
Row in Philadelphia and Convic-
tions Followed a Probe.

HARRISBURG, Pa, December ia
new trial was refused to four of the de-
PENDANTS in the capitol conspiracy cases
today by Judge George kunkle. in the
Dauphin county court, before which the
men had been tried The defendants are
john II. Sanderson, Philadelphia, the con-
tractor for the furnishings and decora-
tions in the $13.OO0OO0 capitol; James NJ.
Shumaker. Johnstown, who was superin-
tendent of the board of public grounds
and buildings during the period of the
furnishing of the building; William P.
Snyder. Spring City. former auditor of the
state, and William l.. Mathues. former
state treasurer.
These men. with Joseph NJ Huston
Philadelphia, the architect OF the great
building. were charged with conspiracy to
cheat and defraud the state in connection
with furnishing and decorating the capi-
tol, but Huston secured Il severance and
his trial has not yet come up. The -four
defendants We're tried last spring and
were convicted as charged
Several Remain to Be Tried.
They Immediately appealed for a new
trial, but arguments were not heard until
after the DauphiE county court had dis
posed of a second conspiracy trial, in
which the defendants in the first case
were also among the accused and were
acquitted.
Several other defendants. of whom there
were fourteen in all, remain to be tried
One defendant died and another was re-
moved to sanitarium. having broken
down mentally during his trial.
The capitol scandal is one of the out
comes of the political revolution in Pllila-
dephia i'm 1905, following which a demo-
cratic state treasurer was elected. He
discovered and made public alleged ir-
regularities and the prosecutions followed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-11
STORM AHEAD OF TIME.
Washington Visited by Combina-
ton of Rain and Snow.

A driving storm of rain and snow in
combination reached Washington about
1919 o'clock this forenoon, several hours
ahead of the time scheduled for its ar
riva. by the weather bureau.
THE isagreeable visitor" Prof. Frank
enfield said. lis the outer fringe of the
general Canada storm which has dipped
down into the District. as well as Mary
land, Virginia and Pennsylvania. The
disturbance was central this morning over
the western part OF Canada and was
moving eastward at a lively clip. We will
have more rain in Washington and vi
cinity tonight. but the storm clouds will
clear away by tomorrow, with slightly
colder conditions"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-11
DROPS FIVE MILLION
Capacity of Water Supply Less
Than Former Estimate.
MAJ. COSBY MAKES REPORT
Says Limit of System Is 10000, 900
Gallons Daily.
CONDITION OF OLD CONDUIT
Tests of One Hundred and Eighty
Two Samples Show No
Typhoid Germs.
MAJ. COSBY MAKES REPORT
CONDITION OF OLD CONDUIT

Up to the present time it has been
generally supposed that the capacity OF
the District water supply system was at
least 95,O0U.OUO gallons a day. Maj.
Cosby, the engineer officer in charge,
has just reported to the War Department
that recent careful study of the system
shows that the limiting capacity of the
system is about 100000 600 gallons day.
and he adds the observations: THAT in
dicates that the city is nearer the limiting
quantity than has been supposed
The officer in charge states that the
average amount of water pumped to the
filters per day during the month of No
Vember was G0O60,UO gallons, which
quantity, he says, is J.s3O, ,O3O less than
the average daily amount pumped dur
ing the preceding month. 1t is a matter
of record that the quantity of water used
in the District is much greater in winter
than in summer. and that the flow has
exceeded the 10O,UU0,U0O gallons mark
during the twenty-four hours within the
past few years.
Surveys for Increased Supply.
Maj. Cosby has submitted d brief re-
port to Gen. Marshall. schief of engineers,
in regard to the recent operations of his
office in the Investigations and surveys
for an increased water supply for the
District. From this it appears that all
the field work has been completed, in
cluding the Rock creek survey. and that
with the exception of the latter the work
of plotting the field notes is completed.
He says that progress is being made on
the studies for designs and estimates
Considerab BILE time was devoted to Il study
of the hydraulics of the old aquedlct Sys-
tenn, including a review of all old studies
and an actua! test was made to determine
the accuracy of the results obtained The
important indication of the study was
that the capacity of the system is about
!atND.OOo gallons per day instead of o.
100000 gallons or slightly over.
During the past month the gates at
Great Falls were closed on two occa-
sions for about ninety hours altogether
for the purpose of permitting the clean
ing and repairing OF the old conduit.
Struts in the Conduit.
In addition to the usual routine work
of that character. ii was found neces-
sary to place a number of struts in the
conduit to brace the sides and also to
remove some logs and roots and about
eight and one-half cubic yards of rock
which had fallen from the sides of the
conduit since the last previous inspection.
No further reference to the condition of
the conduit was made in the report.
| In regard to the condition OF the water
served TO the people OF the District, Maj.
Cosby SAYS that 1So samples of water
were taken during the past month from
| the filtered reservoir and from taps in
various parts of the District and tested
for The presence of colon bacillus uy-
phoid gerinst. None of the tests. he
! said. gave positive results of the pres
encc of such bacillus
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-11
GEN. SIMON WILL BE CHOSEN
New Haitian President Will Be
Elected December II.

PORT AL PRINCE, December 11.-The
legislative chambers will be convoked
December II for the election of a presi-
dent. Gen. Antoine Simon who is now
the provisional president. will undoubted-
ly be elected to that office.
At the palace yesterday Gen. Simon
cordially received a large number of
bankers and business men who were pre-
sented to him by NJ. Chapoteau, the min
lister of finance. All of them united in
promising to come to the aid of the gov
ernment in relieving the financial situa-
ton.
According to the latest advices received
here, quiet prevails throughout the island
The situation d Port .Au Prince is con-
sidered highly satisfactory.
Minister Leger, Haitis representative
in the tniied StaeS, has received a cable
gram from S. Magny, the new minister of
foreign affairs in Haiti, recently appointed
by Gen. Simon, announcing that the con-
gress CT the republic has been summoned
to meet December II to elect a new pres
ident to succeed the deposed chief cxecu.
tive Nord Alexis. He was also notified
that perfect order prevails everywhere in
the country.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-11
Jersey Publisher Dies.

JERSEY CITY, y. j.. December IL
Joseph A. Dear owner and editor of the
Jersey City Evening Journal died of
heart trouble last night Mr.. Dear was
born N Great Eastern, Eng, in 1910.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-11
No Necessity for Removal.

Col. Bromwell admitted that the build
ing might have been used for govern
ment storage purposes. and also said, in
reply to a question by Chairman Taw-
ney. that he knew ''of no Immediate ne
cessity for the removal of the structure -
But if it had been used for storage ii
could have been used to good purpose
and great economy to the government, u
suggested Mr.. Burleson. 1T would have
saved the rent of some of the buildings
that we are now renting, would it not?''
1T might and ther it might not the
colonel replied.
We'll" Mr.. Burleson said YEARLY
I'VE will let it go at that"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-11
Admits Law Is Lacking.

Did the government own the build
ing?" Representative Gillett of Massa-
chusetts wanted to know. Col. Bromwell
explained that the railroad had BUILT it.
but when the road abandoned it the
building was turned over to the govern
ment.
DO you know of any law on the
statute books that authorizes any execu-
tive officer to sell any of the property of
the United States of that characterized
estate? Representative Tawney OF
Minnesota, chairman OF the committee,
inquired.
NO SIR" the colonel replied frankly
adding, somewhat to the astonishment
of the committee, Il called the attention
of the higher authorities to that fact, and
l received an order to tear the building
|
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-11
By Authority of the President.

by authority of the President of the
United States.'' the army officer replied.
Col. Bromwell, in reply to questions as
to where he obtained the money for the
purpose, explained that he had advertised
for the removal of the building and for
the removal of the materials. the con-
tractor receiving all the old material in
the building.
who directed you to do that?'' Mr..
Burleson inquired.
The President of the United States"
the colonel again answered.
At this point Representative Livingston
of Georgia interposed facetious inter
ruption, asking Mr.. BUrleson if that didn t
satisfy him.
Well" Col. Bromwell interjected 1t
satisfied me- and the committee INDUCED
in broad. collective smile.
Was that the sole authority for the
destruction of the building?" Mr.. Burle-
son asked, continuing his questions.
1T was" the colonel replied; 'that was
nv authorft vssss.-+s
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-11
Weather:

Showers and warmer tonight;
Saturday partly cloudy, with
westerly winds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-11
WOULD KNOW REASON
Appropriations Committee
Members Ask Questions.
DISCUSS FORMER STATION
Inquire of Col. Bromwell Why He
Demolished Structure.
my AUTHORITY, PRESIDENT
Officer in Charge of Public Build
ings Acts on Mere Order of
Chief Executive.

The old Pennsylvania railroad station
was torn down by Col. Bromwell. super
intendent of public buildings and grounds
on the mere order of President Roose-
welt and without authority of law, accord
ing to testimony before the House ap
preparations committee during the prepa.
ration of the legislative appropriation bill
The hearings are now public.
Representative Burleson of Texas took
the lid off the pot by asking Col. Brom
we'll if he hadn't asked in the last legis-
lative bill for watchman for the ole
Pennsylvania railroad station.
Il think / did, the colonel answered
but / have not had any occasion to use
it because l have torn down the railroad
station
what. Mr.. BurleSon eXclaimed d
Torn down the railroad station? BY
what authority did You tear it down.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-11
MORROW wins OUT
Contention as to Railway Sub
station Sustained.
JUSTICE BARNARD RULES
Commissioners Without Power to
Commissioners Without Power to
Revoke Their Approval.
FIRST SITE TO BE TAKEN
Representatives of Companies Say
the Building Can Be Completed
Within Ninety Days.

a site having been selected and having
power further remains in them to question
that site was the declaration of Justice
Barnard in the District Supreme Court
this morning in deciding the controversy
over the location of the South Washington
railway station.
The contention of District Commissioner
Morrow that his colleagues had given
their assent to the location of the sub
station of the Philadelphia, Baltimore and
Washington Railroad Company at 14th
and Water streets, and were bound there
by. and that they were unjustified in at
tempting a revocation in selecting another
site near 9TH street and Maryland avenue
southwest was sustained. The court dis
missed the petition for a mandatory IN
junction filed by the District Commits
sioners.
The petition, although filed in the name
of the Commissioners. bore only the sig
natures of II. 3. +. Macfarland ahc
Henry l.. West.
Attorneys McKenney & Flannery. rep
resenting the railroad company, stated
today that the company is ready and Will
ing to go ahead with the erection OF the
substation under the plans heretofore SUD-
mitted TO the Commissioners. or any rea-
sonaple notifications, as soon as the
Commissioners will approve and issue
permit They said the building coulu DE
completed in ninety days.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-11

Having approved the site first selected.
have they any authority or power of re-
vocation. or is their power and duty un-
der this act Of Congress in relation 10
Gaatinucd on Fourteenth Page)
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-10
NOT ENTITLED
TO SECOND
FEE
Court DenOunceS Real Estate
Concern That Played at
Both Ends.

Vice-Chancellor Howell has dismissed
the bill of complaint in the suit of
Sternberger Brothers, real estate
boxers in Atlantic City, against John
L. Young, a wealthy resident of that
resort, to recover commissions the COM
p~lainant firm averred was u from
Young in a big real estate transaction.
Testimony was taken in Camden early
IN this month, and it came out that
upward of sixteen years g a man
named Wright, a c~onsumptive, who
owned a tract of LAND at the board
walk, fronting about $50 feet on the
ocean front and running back several
hundred feet, requested the real estate
firm to get O purchaser for the prop
erty. The price he wanted for the tract
was $50, 900.
1t was averred that Sternberger
Brothers approached Young and asked
him to buy the property, and that he
made an offer of $4,000 for it. and
that the real estate firm got Wright,
who was in Colorado for his health, to
accept the offer. Ten days after the
sale Wright died. Sternberger Brothers
afterward sol a dpart of the tract for
Young for s120, 900, and subsequently
other parcels of 1t, the total realized
being about 100000.
The real estate firm claimed that in
written agreements with Young the
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-10

latter agreed to pay 2 per cent. on
what they should sell the whole or part
of the tract for, and 5 per cent. COM
mission on the sums received from
rents. Young answered hat Stern
berger Brothers had received a coml
mission from Wright for selling the
property to him, and that they also
wanted an exorbitant commission from
him.
In his opinion dismissing the suit the
Vice-Chancellor said the complainant
had no standing in court because of
double playing in the rea estate deal.
He scored real estate brokers who,
while acting as agents for one party for
the sale of his property, get him to re-
duce his price so they could make q
paying deal with another party who
buys the property and agrees to pay a
commission.
He also commented on the purchase
of property from an invalid in a dis
tant State in the way the deal at issue
was made.
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-10
BLAME LIQUOR
AS INSANITY
CAUSE
Int importance Leads, Says
Asylum Board in Report
to Governor.
Especial to the Evening star.l


TRENTON, Jan. 10.-The board OF
managers of the Morris Plains Hospital
for the Insane want $780, 900 this year,
in addition to $3.50, 675 for maintenance.
The managers state in their annual re-
port, which has just been submitted 70
Governor Stokes, that the first amount
is needed for the bettermen of the in
%stitution. In addition to these amounts,
DR.. Britton d. Evans, medical director,
in his report, strongly recommends the
establishment of another Institution in
New Jersey for the care of the insane.
At the close of the year the popula-
ton of the hospital was 1924, COM
posed of 917 men and 907 women There
were All admissions during the year.
OF the patients in the rospital 1.55S are
INDECENT, and the report states that
there has beer a falling off in the num-
Der Of pay patients anda corresponding
increase in the number maintained at
public expense.
The report shows that the most COM
mon exciting cause of mental disease
given in the certificates of admission Is
intemperance, the percentage of these
being 11.9 of all the admissions. DR..
Evans calls attention to the increase in
the number of deaths in the hospitals
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Some deductions had been requested.
amounting TO S379.50, leaving a balance of
1893 80, and this the board decided should
be paid.
Fneeholders Scanlon and Wallace Oughel.
tree said that the bills were made out
as customary and that the names of the
assistants were not necessary.
There were other bills about which there
was trouble, and they were held up. Two
were from Joseph Wotiz & Son, who fur
nished meat for the penitentiary during
November and December. The former was
for 1856. 06 and the latter for $751; As. Free
holder Edgar De Camp, who is a butcher,
said that the lamb and beef were too high
by 2 or 8 cents a pound, and the Free
holders backed him up.
The other bills were from II. Koch &
Co. for butter. One was for $59.52 and
the other for S3S. 40. The firm charged 81
cents, and Freebooter Frank e. Ward,
who Is a grocer, said that was too much,
and the Freeholders backed him up also.
After deciding to allow Richard e. Hen
ingham, the general contractor for the
hospital at Overlook, to expend 81 ,79S for
extra heavy window guards. as decided in
committee. the board denied to James j.
Fusco, enc of the unsuccessful bidders on
the tunnel work at that place, the privi-
lege to bid again. Fusco was the lowest
bidder, at $4,000, but neglected to accom-
pany lis bid with n check big enough to
cover the amount asked for as a guarantee
of good faith. The job went to the Har-
rison Construction Company.
Upon motion of Freebooter Winslow, the
committee on public buildings was author
lied to expend amounts not to exceed S100
for minor pressing improvements at the
hospital,
The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-10
LEONORA WAS SCHOONER
THAT WENT TO PIECES.
Craft Positively Identified When Res
cued Cook Is Able to Talk.
Four Men in Crew.

NORFOLK, Jain. 10.-The schooner
that went to pieces off Diamond Shoals,
Tuesday, has been positively Identified
as the Lenora. from Round Pond, Me.
laden with fish scrap, and bound for
Charleston, S. C. The rescued cook re-
gained consciousness this afternoon ard
confirmed the identification. Wreckage
washed ashore bears the name. -Four
bodies were washed shore during the
day. One of the crew is still to be ac-
counted for. The life savers say that
not even a spar of the wreck remains
to show where the vessel struck. show
ing hat her destruction was complete.
The schooner Lenora was owned by
the Gilbert Transportation Company, of
Mystic. CT, and was in command of
Captain Gilchrist. Four Norwegian
sailors comprised the crew.