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The Washington times., 1910-12-30
BANK PRESIDENT
RUN DOWN BY CAR
E. Quincy Smith Badly In
jured While In New
York.

Fearing that he had received internal
injuries as the result Of being struck by
a street car in New York Wednesday
night r Quincy Smith. president OF the
National city Bank and the Union saw
ings Bank. returned TO washington this
morning. and is now al his residence.
ri r street.
After an examination today IT was
announced that it is not believed Mr.
Smith Is internally injured His right
arm was sPralned, his lip badly cut, and
he received numerous bruises.
Mr- Smith attributes the accident to
negligence OF the motorman, but this
morning said he had not decided wheth-
er he would bring suit for damages
The accident occurred az Fffty-third
street and Seventh avenue Accord
ing 10 Mr.. smith, he was crossing
Fifty-thirJ street, when tho car
which struck him, suddenly turusz
the corner from Seventh avenue. He
was not aware Of its approach until
It was toe late TO escaDe The fender
struck him below his knees. throw
ing him TO the Enund- he vas
not rendered unconscious and was
able % make his way 10 MS home uu-
aided
The nOtormsn and conductor were
engaged In g Conversation. Mr.. Smith
said. and appaI emily. did not see him
At least. the motOrmau did not give
any warning OF the cars approach.
Had * not been for the fact that
the car was turning the corning
which had the effect OF throwing him
to one side. MT. Smith said the car
probably would have passed over his
BODY. as Il was travelling with con-
siderable speed
The Washington times., 1910-12-30
MOTOR CAR RAID
IN COUNTY PLANNED
Unlicensed Ones Under Sur
veillance of Maryland
Officials.

The county jail at Rockville viii have
many prominent washington society
people within its confines Sunday and
Monday If John Z George the motor
vehicle commissioner Of Maryland. car
ries out his threat TO arrest all mem
hers Of the Chevy Chase and Columbia
Country Clubs whose autousebiIes are
not equipped with Maryland license
numbers.
Commissioner George paid a quiet visit
10 the Chevy Chase Club the other af-
ternoon and found nearly one hundred
automobiles lined Up in front Of the club
house the great majority OF them being
without the yellow license number Is
sued 70 all motorists who use the Mary
land roads.
The fact that all fines collected from
those who neglect TO take out the H.
Cense number go 10 the State Of
Maryland instead of TO the various
activities Of the county officials
charged with the enforcement Of the
automobile law. and Commissioner
George has determined 10 take action
on his c-vn account
sheriff Eeitt. OF MONTGOMERY Coun-
" an9 several deputies VIII receive
orders from the motor vehicle COM
n ionsr s7yoop down on the two
fashionable clubs and take every one
10 Rockville whose machine is not
equipped with a license tag
The 1910 license viii expire at mid
night tomorrow night, and suv auto
mobile not supplied with the new num-
ber plate IS liable 10 get its owner in
trouble with the MARYLAND authorities
Rockville is getting ready 10 entertain
the expected hosts OF society folk vino
forget 10 take out new automobile IL
CenSes.
The Washington times., 1910-12-30
ALL WHEELS TURN
CLEANING STREETS
Street, Fire, and Water De
partmentS Unite In Assault
on Dirt and SluSh.

Aided BY the Street Cleaning Depart
the Fire, and Water Departments today
made considerable progress in cleaning
the streets
With hose loaned by the Fire Depart
n1ent and operated BY Iaborers from the
Water Department. the task OF wash
ing the thOroughfaTes in the neighbor-
hood Of the White House was begun
Six bands Of six men each, under the
supervision Of an inspector of the
Street Cleaning Department began work
in the territory between Fourteenth and
Eighteenth streets, Pennsylvania and
Dupont circle.
Hose was attached to the fire plugs
and the streets received a thorough
drenching- No attempt was made to
dislodge the blacks of ice which mar the
thOroughfares in certain places, the ef-
forts OF the men being directed toward
the removal Of the dirt and slush. In
the event OF a freeze. the flushing of the
streets viii be discontinued
The annOuncemSnt is made by Super
intendent James n Wood thai every
thing on wheels IN the Street Cleaning
Department has been. brought into
reQUlsttiOn- Seventeen machine sweep
crS are IN operation in addition to the
hushe.s. a type Of the oId-fashioned
water wagon To these are added the
help Of the white wings The raid
this morning did much to aid in the
cleaning of the streets and was vel
ccmed by Mr. Wood and other officials
of the Sire ct Cleaning Department.
Commissioner Johnston is in New
York today and Il is understood will
inquire into the methods Of big 'BilI''
Edwards. street cleaning commissioner.
with a view to their application to local
conditions
The Washington times., 1910-12-30
SEES QUICK CHANGE
AHEAD FOR WEATHER
ForecaSter Bowie Believes 1t
Will Be Cold Tonight
and Tomorrow.

A few QGiCk-Cha0Ee stunts BY the
weather are scheduled for the immediate
future. Last night was the beginning
When the temperature SCARED yesterday
toward summer heat, wise old residents
were not fooled d bit and not one Of
them put away his overcoat
TOday's drop to the freezing point,
therefore, was no surprise, and all dur
ing this afternoon the mercury viii con-
tinue TO fall until some time tonight,
when Il viii touch - above. If the
Weather Man is correct
The present cold snap IS coming south
and east from the Great Lakes region
When Duluth. MINI, awoEle this morn
ing and scraped the frost from the win
dow panes to see the Thermometers. Il
was % below zero This was the coolest
spot in the United states. Up at the
end Of Lake Michigan at White River,
Ontario, just across the Canadian Dor
der, 1t was 40 below zero.
Winnipeg, with a temperature OF for
ty-two below was the coolest known
place on the Continent this morning
There Is plenty OF snow across IN Can
ada, but traffic IS not blocked: and, al
though the temperature has kept a
general low average thus far this win
ter, it IS not nearly as cold as the
corresponding period last year.
For Washington FOrecaSteT Bowie
predicts continuing cold through today
gloomy, viii be overhead, but they con-
tain nc snow OF rain Sunday viii usher
in the new year beamingly, with nsith-
er snow or rain
The Washington times., 1910-12-30
DENY DISRUPTION
EXISTS IN CHURCH
Christian Science Leader
Brands AS False State
ments BY Mrs. Stetson.

BOSTON, Dec. SO.-DIrectors OF the
Christian Science Mother Church to-
day took up the challenge hurled at
them by Mrs Augusta Z. Stetson OF
New York and branded as absolute
" false" her statements that there is
dissatisfaction and disruption In
Christian Science churches through
out the country. and that Mrs. Eddy
viii arise from the dead.
John DietmOre, was the spokesman
for the board OF directors He scor-
e1 Mrs Stetson in the following
wcrds-
You cannot hold the Christian Sci
er.ce Church responsible for anything
Mrs Stetsou says and the public
should not hold II UP against tbs
church Mrs. StetsOn is exeommuni-
cated-outside the church. She has
Qothing at all TO do with its affairs
When she says there is dissatisfaction
and disruption in the Christian Sci
ence Church throughout the county
and that Christian Scientists hold 10
her views she is not telling the truth
Her statements are absolutely false
'"TheF are prepOSterous- They are
not TepresenJatsVe OF Christi0n Scien-
lists in this court try. The resurrection
Of the dead is contrary to the pre-
cepts OF the faith The key 10 that
may be found in Unity of Cod. Mrs
Eddy did not claim for herself tn
power to overcome death during lie
nor afterward
The Washington times., 1910-12-30
BURNS ARE FATAL
TO LITTLE GIRL
Lived Two Weeks After In
haling Flames From
Burning Clothes.

Death this morning put an end to the
suffering Of twe.ve-year-oId Josephine
Little. "ho was burned about the head
ar5 body on December Il. when her
clothing caught ire from a gas stove in
the kitchen OF her home, S25 Fifth street
northeast
In spite Of the fact that she was so
severely burned that the doctors in the
Chrdren's Hospital held out practically
no hope for her recovery, the girl made
d heroic struggle to get well. and the
physicians say i. was only her remark
able vitality : kept her alive for the
two weeks, - she had inhaled the
flames.
I want to get well, so that I can go
back home and help mamma" she said
to the nurses time and again Mamma
needs NE, and want to go to her"
It was the chiId's endeavor to be of
assistance to her mother that caused
her death Alone in the apartment
which is on the first floor of the Fifth
street building, Josephine went to the
kitchen 10 light the gas stove and make
preparations for the evening meal Mrs.
Little is employed during the day, and
1t had been the custom of her daughter
to have the supper started when she got
home
The child attempted to light the gas
stove. but one Of the burners was not
IL working order She turned on an
other burner and struck match The
gas which had escaped exploded. setting
fire to her clothing.
Attracted by the child's screams, E
A KIock. who lives on the second floor,
rushed to the kitchen, and succeeded in
smotheriug the flames Mrs. Klock
wrapped the child in blanket and
cared for her until the arrival Of a ply
sician, who had her sent to the hospital
The Washington times., 1910-12-30
Every Voter In Ohio District
Indicted for Accepting
Bribe.
NOT AN OFFICIAL
TO CONDUCT AFFAIRS
Ministers Are Among Those Who
Have Fallen Into Laws
Clutches.

WEST UNION. Ohio. Dec. Sa-For tbe
next five years. Jefferson township one
or the most pOpulOUs centers OF Adams
county VII be without a voter. abso-
lutely every voting citizen in the town
ship having been indicted On charges OF
selling his vote, and Judge Blair havfnz
already ,eggn the task Of disFranchfsEnr
them
As a result. Jefferson township resi-
dents tocay took I'D with ATTORNEYS the
question OF how they E-iu provide for
their government and the carryIne. on OF
township affairs until IL viii again bs
possible for them 10 vote
The situation. the attorneys sar. has
never had a parallel anywhere in the
United States
Others May Be Affected.
Although the canvass Of the LIZ in
clctments returned up TO date, show thar
this Is tn only township IN which e-erv
voter has been indicted, Il IS believed
tlat several other townships vrfU be
lsft IN the same predicamenr-
Cthers II leas- VIII be left with 50
Few votes that II viii be impossible 70
conuuct township affairs or ind enough
eiislole voters TO serve as township
tTals-ees Judge Blair is expected 10
la'er take this matter up and arrange
some form OF government for such town
shlps until the periods Of disfrsuchise-
ment he is imposing have expired
Ministers on the List
Two more ministers were today added
70 the list OF members OF their urofes-
SION VINO have been indicted for selling
tneir votes Ev idence showed that 4bev
6
BtsaiT, however. si1es fsIrn5Jnce6 ebse Ee
SIiI permit them To 81 FssSs i7 -.
aflo tliesr Hz---z==s WI net be dIvulEsi.
1ne main purpose OF his Investigation.
he declares, Is 20 make a betteruenr Of
the moral conditions OF the country. au5
10 make public the names OF the min
isters who are IMPLICATED would onl--
lessen, he declares. their power for do.
Ing Ccod there they are most needed
Among others brought before Judge
Blair to,iay was 2 son who sold his vote
to his father for SO. He said he had no
otter interest IN the election and other
wise would not have voted
Takes Pity on Mother
Mrs SaIIIs InIor. the only woman in
dicted IN the yestiEatiOn- and who sold
her sons vote, was given Ieniency BIZ
judge Blair after a DitifUI plea Of pow
erty- He fined her SO and remItte+ the
fire The scn, upOn whom she Is de-
pendent for support. was fned $ and
disfranchised-
Another resident. eighty four years
old and the Oldest voter in the county-,
vrss also disfranchised BY Judge Blair.
With tears in his eyes he told the court
he could not hope 10 live 10 be able 10
vote again
The work involved BY the fnvestiza-
ton has become so great that the new
county oGieers-elect. who have not yet
taken Office, have given their services
free OF charge TO the men whom they
are TO succeed, and Jbsv began the day
working together 10 Eet al OF the In
dicted people into court as soon as pos
sible-
The Washington times., 1910-12-30
NOT AFTERDIYORCE,
ASSERTSR H. HAGNER
But Society Man Declines
to Give Reason for
Debt Notice.

Denying that divorce proct edings
were contemplated, but declining TO ex-
plain why he had published n ad-
vertisement notifg ing the put &c that
he is not responsible for deLtS con-
tracted BY others than himself. Ran
dali H Hagner. pro ainent in the busi-
ness and social LIE Of Washington,
would throw little light today on a sub
ject that is causing much gossip in the
Smart Set.
Iris is the advertisement that is
car Using the speculation.
NOTICE is hereby given that on
and after this datS I am not re-
sSOnsible for any bills contracted
IN my name unless ordered by me
personally
RANDALL H HAGNER
Mr.. Hagner, who is a brother Of Miss
Belle Hagner, social secretary az the
White House during the Roosevelt re-
gine, heard with a slight show of i'm
patience this morning that the publica-
ton Of this advertisement had started
rumors Of an estrangement between
himself and wife.
I have no comment to make upon ths
debt notice. said NIr. Hagner- ''AIl thi:
other talk IS nothing but q lot of trash
and a pack of - lies. I published the
notice. but there IS no reason for me Z
discuss it publicly"
Mrs Hagner, who II was reported i
now living a1One in the HaEneT hOm,
in the fashionable section Of Florida
avenue, could not be seen this morn.
ing, but the little daughter of Mr.. snt
Mrs. HaEner was in her fathers rea
estate office and was later taken for {
spin in his automobile.
The Washington times., 1910-12-30
Not Afraid She Declares After Sons World Record for
Altitude and Perilous Flight
Over Mountains.

Les ASCEES, Ca Dee 1s--AIrs-
II 3 Tfelssess hsother oe arch uoXsey.
the Wright aviator. who recently broke
the worlds altitude record. IS planning
70 slv with him curing the aviation meet
here
Il an anxious 20 experience the sen
satiOn OF flying" she said today. I
have absolute confidence IN my sons
ability 70 manage his machine and
have 10 faar~
Army officers watching the aviation
meeting here declare that Arch HON-
sey's fight over Mt Wilson yesterday
pointed a new way OF Transporting
armies across mountain ranges
To cleaT the peak lIoEsey mounted
more than 1000 feet. which was nearly
The Washington times., 1910-12-30
BIG BANK OFFICIALS
FACE INDICTMENTS
IN NEW YORK CRASH
Arrest of Half a Dozen Pre-
dicted As Investigation of
Failures Goes On.
CITY MAY SUFFER
LOSS OF $4,000
Joseph G. Robin Reported to Be
Physical Wreck By
Alienists.

NEW YORK, Dec. 50.-The indIct-
meBt OF at least half a dozen men. in
Guiding high bank officials. was pre-
dicted today while the investigation in-
to the frenzied financial methods Of
Joseph c. Robin, the young bank Of
fetal. was continued BY State. county.
and city officials
As the investigation progresses into
the closing Of the Northern Bank. OF
New York, and the washington Saw
ings Bank. the IoOting Of the two insti-
tutfOus assumes staggering prOpOr-
tious-
In addition to 10000. and probably
more, obtained from the Northern Bank.
the Washington Savings Bank is a
heavy loser Though Up TO today il
had been believed that small salaTied
working people were the chief E5sers
in the Robin-s concerns, II now develops
that the city OF New York. probably,
viii suffer loss Of 5000 or more by
the collapse OF the Robin enterprises.
Guarded IN Home
Robin was guarded all iast night and
today by detectives al the home Of his
sister. DR.. Louise RObinOvitch. q West
18Th street An oEiciaI examination as
whether he viii appear 10 answer To an
Indictment I5rUrned against him yester-
day charging grand larceny
En exhaustive examination by two
aiienists today resulted in the declara-
ton that Robin IS a physical wreck. This
was the announcement made b. Dr..
william A Mabon. superintendent Of the
Manhattan Hospital for the Insane, and
Dr. Austin Flint The JygO alienists
reached no determination as 10 his men
t. ceEdt ttiea.
Or AZ acs.' - exaza3a .-.s-l oE EcbIn
Hzzs made Igr DiStrict ArtUruey Whit
Former District Attorney Jerome. cOUn-
sci for the prisoner
The banker is under the care Of Miss
Adele Eriedsau. a trained nurse. and is
constantly taking medicine He is said
20 be suffering from chronic silment
that IS ldlelv 20 result seriously
Case Not Delayed
District Attorney Whitman angrily
denied today that he had delayed bring
ing action against Robin when notified
that the Northern Bank had been
wrecked
Il acted as soon as could get enough
evidence against the man 20 warrant me
proceeding against him, he said 7
have acted promptly in this case and ]
with the newspapers or Superintendent
Cheney. As for letting Robin leave the
sanitarfuu and 20 away, he was a ward
Of the court. and I could not touch him
until he vas indicted and a warrant is
sued"
The Washington times., 1910-12-30
By MISS ETHEL N. SMITH,
Bureau OF Fisheries.

ANY attempt 10 solve the problem
OF superannuation In the civil service
should acknowledge the beginning OF
the matter
The Government finds itself today
in difficulty as a result OF its own
system ard certain inevitable laws Of
nature. It seeks TO relieve itself Of
this difficulty and is embarrassed IN
doing so by a humanitarian sentiment
and plea IN behalf Of aged employees
who are past usefulness but need
alassz-safarisz-
some action must be taken, in the
interests OF the service But the
Government. whose own concern and
whose responsibility IT is. does not
wish to spend the money needed in
the cause. Hence the Gilett bill,
with its proposition to shoulder tie
Governments responsibility uron the
Governments emPloye-
Good Of Many Is Sacrificed.
The injustice Of the thing has. how
ever. still another aspect The en-
p1oyes Of the civil service are fndi-
viduaIs Of diverse private circum-
stances. and no general rule reach
ing so materially into their personal
affairs could by any possibility be
lust 70 all The Giuett bill sacrifices
the good Of the greatest number in
order TO better the condition OF a
few.
Most employees do not expect 10
serve the Government all their lives.
and in Iact recent figures show for
2 single year I,IO0 designations in
the District Of Columbia and 1000
in the entire country
designations, dismissals. and deaths
in the pas have left at present in
the District only about zoo employees
who are seventy years old and over.
$500 who are sixty years and over
That is 10 say, 21z per cent OF the
whole 10000. OF at the very most Il
per cent. would. under the GiIleUt bill
be made the benefiCiaries Of plan
which would be a handicap 10 the
remaining 5T1z OF So per cent Yet
they call this plan Of retirement
equitable
Compulsory Saving Not Equitable.
The argument in support OF the
term equitable is. Of course. familiar.
The bill is in effect a compulsory
savings account for each emplOye. "
~Au that is contributed is returned
with compound interest
Our reply is that no compulsory
Continued on Seventh Page)
The Washington times., 1910-12-30
Argument for Clerks Salary Increase
to Appear Tomorrow

In response of requests Government
employees The Times debate retirement and
pension plans
Originally publish article
Sunday against
retirement pension
Instead Of VIII yield the winch
be
salary legislation providing
future of
question.
An article this phase Of the Of the Government clerk viii
published by Joseph
Buck, pay
employees increased.
The Washington times., 1910-12-30

twice a. rieh as VS. neoessav- He
attained hts maximum f-slsaL over Sffs
aviation field before starting for 8It
wilson. tllirty-fcur miles avyay-
The only trouble he experienced was
due 70 the cold IN the air above the
summit Of the mountain. ne said. he en-
counte-ed an atmosphere fIled with fine
particles of ice he said ne believed
that the temperature was far beI0e
zero He prefers soaring high over
mountains 70 ascending over the sea-
he declared
Lieutenant Boiler. who came here
from Fort Whipple, Arizona expressed
the belief that leo bipianes could carry
10. 600 men across mountains as high as
the Alps in ore day Eoxsey required
. hours and 81 minutes for the com
plets fight
The Washington times., 1910-12-30
Annapolis in Arms
Over Incendiary Fires

ANEAUOLIS. Nd, Dec So.-The peo-
pie Of this city are today thoroughly
aorused to the necessity Of energetic
measures for the apprehension Of the in
cendiary whose activity has resulted IN
four fires, all in unoccupied buildings,
during the present month the last @
which occurred early this morning
The citizens viii make an appeal 70
MAYOR Strange this afternoon to offer
q reward for the capture OF the fire
fend, and several OF them have pledged
themselves TO assist in getting up an
other sum Of money TO be also used for
the arrest OF the man
The Washington times., 1910-12-30
Breaks World Record
By Flying 362 Miles

BUC, France. Dec Soy remain
ing in the air eight hours and FIVE
minutes. MaurzCe Tabuteau, flying in
an aeroplane constructed BY Maurice
Farman, today broke all worlds rec
ords for distance. covered in one
flight. dying 362 miles and taking the
lead in the contest for the 1910 Mich
elm cup, and prize OF $1,000.
TabateaH's distance exceeds the
worlds record Of n Legagneux By
fprty-two miles. but is eight minutes
under the worlds duration record Of
S hours and 13 minutes esta blished
recently by Henri Fsrman.
The Washington times., 1910-12-30
Ecuador and Peru
Face HoStilities

LIMA, Peru. Dec 30--War is i'm
minent between Ecuador and Peru It
is believed here today that the former
country viii reject the advice Of the
United States. Brazil, and Argentine to
submit the boundary dispute between
the two countries to The Hague Tri-
bunaI- The government is preparing for
rostilities and the Peruvian authorities
are acting similarly
The Washington times., 1910-12-30
Army Aviator Hurt
When Monoplane Falls

PARIS. Dec. 3e.-Lieutenant De Cau-
mont an army aviator, was probably
fatally injured today in the 15a-foot fan
OF a monopIane. which he was testing,
in fight over the maneuvering
grounds at St Cyr- Both legs were
broken, his hip crushed, and serious in
Eernal injuries influenced
The Washington times., 1910-12-30
WEATHER REPORT

The weather viii be much colder to
night throughout the Eastern and
southeastern States, and II VIII be
warmer Saturday in the upper lake
region and the Ohio and Mississippi
valleys
storm warnings are displayed on the
Atlantic coast from Jacksonville 70
Eastport- and on the Pacific coast from
Eureka northWard
Cold wave warnings are displayed IN
New England. New York, western
Pennsylvania, West Virginia. Maryland.
New jersey. Delaware, interior of Nir-
ginia. the District Of Columbia, Georgia,
eastern Tennessee and Michigan
The Washington times., 1910-12-30
AIDS ONLY EMPLOYEES
NOW READY TO RETIRE
Offers At Best Nothing That Any
Clerk May Not Do Better
Himself.
Striking Defects IN GLLett
Bill

GiIlett bill shoulders the Govern
ment's responsibility on the en-
plOye.
Sacrifices good Of greatest num-
Der to better condition Of q few
Life insurance policy offers
greater benefits at less cost than
contributOry plan
Bill conhscates opportunities for
better investments Of employees
money
It would inflict hardship On 5000
out of 10000 employees n the Dis
tTict.
The Washington times., 1910-12-30
Troops Sent to Quell
Rioting in Barcelona

BARCELONA. Spain. Dec. s0.-Riotfng
broke out today in the strike If 12.a0B
dock helpers.
Troops were sent TO the water front
following an appeal made b. American
mercantile Interests.
The Washington times., 1910-12-30
TEMPERATURES


Todsy-High tide, 7-lS a. m and 40 p
m Low tide, 1-31 a m and 1.Z7 p. m
TomOrrow-HIgh tide. 7-57 a. N. and
S-a2 D. M Low tide, PIP a. m and 2.0S
u.
The Washington times., 1910-12-30
Mrs. Martin Held Sane;
To Face Murder Trial

TRENTON, y. J., Dec. s0--Mrs. Caro-
line 3. Martin must stand trial for the
murder Of her daughter. Mrs. Ocey W
n Snead. the East Orange .'bathtub
victim"
The Washington times., 1910-12-30

CONDITION OF RIVERS.
HARPERS FERRY, " Va. Dec %
Both rivers clear.
The Washington times., 1910-12-30

Cloudy and much colder with a cold
wave tonight. saturday fair; continued
cold lowest temperature tonight about
- degrees: brisk and high nOrthwesteTIy
winds