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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-14
COUNSEL IS PERMITTED
CONFEREES' AGREEMENT IN
BALLINGER-PINCHOT PROBE.
Members of Congress Fear Forensic
Gathering Would Prolong Inquiry
and Delay Legislation.

The Senate and House conferees on the
BaHinger- Pinchot joint resolution of in
vestigation met today and practically
reached an agreement. There were one
or two things to clean up before the i'm
portant points Of difference between the
two houses-the question of whether wit
nesses should be permitted to be repre-
scented before the committee by legal
counsel and the question of limiting the
period of the investigation-were settled.
The House wins on both propositions.
Persons under charges. and not all wit
nesses, as provided in the original House
resolution, will be permitted to appear
with legal counsel The duration of the
investigation will be limited to this Con-
gress Both Of these provisions were
eliminated from the House bill in the
Senate. but the House conferees insisted
on their inclusion in the resolution to
be reported to both parties Monday.
A Serious Problem.
The question of whether the witnesses
in the investigation shall be permitted to
be represented by counsel. and if SO what
limitation shall be placed upon their ac-
tivities, proved a serious problem. II
was practically decided that when a wit
ness found himself accused of wrong
doing he could not be denied an attorney.
It follows, therefore, that former For
ester Pinchot, who was dismissed from
the government service by order of the
President, would be entitled to have his
lawyer present throughout the congress
sional investigation. Secretary of the In
terror Ballinger likewise would be per-
mitted to have his attorney present at all
times.
Whether former Assistant Forester
Price, former Law Officer Shaw and
former Field Agent CLAWS will be allowed
counsel has not been decided. Some
members of the conference committee
are of opinion that one lawyer might
be named to look after the interests of
all of the dismissed government en-
ployes whose names are drawn into the
inquiry. but no agreement was reached
on this point.
An effort is being made by the COM
mittee to prevent forensic gathering
in the tribunal that would be likely
to prolong the case.
There are many members of Congress
who have no sympathy with the in
quiry. as it will delay legislation to
conserve natural resources. They say
if lawyers are admitted at all the trial
of the case will drag.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-14
TEST OF TAXIMETERS
BY THE HASKELL PLAN
Flexible Wire Attached to Large
Wheel Of Vehicle Regarded
as Sure Thing.

Col. w. G. Haskell, sealer of weights
and measures, Is the greatest friend the
taxicab rider ever had. The picture
portrays the colonel in his original act
entitled Testing Taximeter." The
device by which the colonel makes the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-14
PALMISTRY.

Mr.. DAOUD. THE RENOWNED PIANIST.
will reveal to you from your hand What you de-
sire to know concerning all business or personal
Affairs. 1922 Q ST. NV. Phone North fl3O.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-14
Would Shut Out All Lawyers.

They are advocates of the Senate plan.
which was to shut out all lawyers and
leave the interests of the principals to
the controversy to be looked after by
members of the investigating commit
tee.
Ii is said the House will win OH its pro-
vision that the inquiry shall be confined
to the present session of Congress, with a
report before adjournment. This is taken
to mean that after the inquiry has been
concluded President Taft's conservation
program will be pressed and legislation
enacted at this session
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-14

John Dunbar Baines. sixty-fiNc years
old former mayor Of Charleston and
tinancier. died of pneumonia. He was
senior grand warden of the Grand Lodge
OF Masons Of West Virginia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-14

as follows: Nos. 551 land $50, q. 20, 81,
SO, 81, SO, 50, 81 and 80.
Court of Appeals.
Present: The Chief Justice. Mr.. Justice
Robb and Mr.. Justice Van Orsdel
B. H. Gibbs and William c. Black were
admitted to practice.
No. 2O42. Steven agt. Saunders; judg-
ment modified so as to include only
James Steven and as so modified af-
firmed with costs; opinion by Mr.. Justice
Robb.
No. GA. Patent appeal. Heaiy agt. In
wood; passed until March.
No. 616. Patent appeal. Cakes agt.
Young; argument continued by Mr.. L. s.
Bacon for appellant, continued by Mr.. e.
N. Pagelson for appellee. and concluded
by Mr.. l. 8. Bacon for appellant.
No. 613. Patent appeal. Mcllhenny's
Son agt. New Iberia Extract Of TobaScO
Pepper Company; argument commenced
by Mr.. Melville Church for appellant.
continued by Mr.. c. s. Walton for ap-
pellee. and concluded by Mr.. Melville
Church for appellant.
Proceedings after The Stars report
closed yesterday:
No. $40. Patent appeal. Illinois Watch
Company agt. Broomall: argument COM
menced by Mr.. J. II. Garnsey for appel
liant, continued by Mr.. G. n. Butler for
appellee and concluded by Mr.. J. H.
Garnsey for appellant
No. GIG. Patent appeal. Cakes agt.
Young: argument commenced by Mr.. l..
S. Bacon for appellant.
No. 2O4O Hasler agt. Williams: decree
affirmed with costs by Mr.. Justice Van
Orsdel.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-14
WEATHER FORECAST.
Rain OF Snow Tonight and Saturday
Followed by Clearing.

For the District of Columbia, rain or
snow tonight and Saturday. followed by
clearing; not much change in tempera-
ture; minimum temperature tonight about
"a degrees: moderate to brisk easterly,
shifting to northerly winds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-14
District Supreme Court.

OAosAASs S0PASAAS SVNA"
EQUITY COURT NO. 1-Justice Anderson.
count of committee referred to auditor.
Whelan agt Whelan: respondents or
dered to complete sale; plaintiffs attor-
ney, John Ridout.
plaintiffs attorney F. E. Mitchell; de-
PENDANTS attorneys, Wilson & Barksdale.
New York Steam Filters Association
agt. Miller; original and cross bills dis
missed: plaintiffs attorney. G. r. Wilson;
defendants attorney, Leon Tobriner
Pruitt agt. Pruitt: proof ordered taken
before Margaret NJ. Murray, examiner
plaintiffs attorney. T. Bendheim; defend
ants attorney. L. Pratfelder.
Bail agt. First Cooperative Building
Association; receiver authorized to exc
cute release; receivers attorneys. ]. s.
Easby-Smith and John Louis Smith.
EQUITY COURT NO. 2-Justice Bar
nard.
Fletcher agt. Fletcher: reference to
auditor; plaintiffs attorney. Edmund
Burke; defendants attorneys. w. G..
johnson and w. ]. Lambert.
Bryant agt. Plummer; argued and
submitted: plaintiffs attorney. John
Ridout; defendants attorney, W. {.
Balderston.
Meloy agt Washington National
Building and Loan Association; rule re-
turnable January Is; plaintiffs attor-
ney, w. q. Gardiner.
Moore Printing Typewriter Company
agt. Gensler; time to take testimony
extended: plaintiffs attorneys, c. A.
KeiKwin and George P. Montague; de-
PENDANTS attorneys, Thompson & Las
key.
Hart agt. Capital Traction Company;
bill Of exceptions submitted; time to file
transcript extended to February IL: plain
tins attorneys. A. S. Worthington and
Wolf & Rosenberg: defendants attorneys
R. Ross Perry & Son.
Academy of Sacred Heart of Mary agt
P. r. and w. r. r. Company: motion for
new trial overruled and judgment OF
verdict; appeal noted: bond for costs
800: plaintiffs attorneys. Wilson q
Barksdale: defendants attorneys. Nc
Copperthite agt. Copperthite; motion tc
auash alias writ granted plaintiffs at
torneys, Mackey & Patterson: defendants
attorney, j. A. Burkart
Ashford, Mooney 4 Webster agt. Ste
vens: motion to strike out second amend
ed declaration overruled. with leave to
defendant to demur or plead within
! twenty days; plaintiffs attorneys. III. f.
Davis. E. b. Slater and c. c: James: de:
fendant's attorneys, T. l. Jeffords anG
W. II. Holloway.
| United States use OF American Enam.
eled Brick and Tile Company agt: Heine
Safety Boiler Company; time to file tran
| script extended to February !, 1910
| plaintiffs attorneys, RalstOn. Siddons &
Richardson: defendants attorneys, Bran
| denburg & Brandenburg.
Ransom agt. Capital Traction Com sany
Emotion to restore cause to calendar
granted. and placed at end: plaintiff
| attorney, G. II. Syme: defendants attor
neys, r. Ross Perry & Son and G. Thorn
| as Dunlop.
| CIRCUIT COURT NO. Chief Justic,
| Clabaugh.
| Kieny agt. Altemus: jury disagrees and
| is discharged: plaintiffs attorneys. J. r
| Archer, jr, and John Lewis Smith: de-
| PENDANTS attorney, Wilton J. Lambert
| Osgood agt Catlin: continued for tho
| term plaintiffs attorneys. Hargrove and
Morris: defendants attorneys, Tucker &
| Kenyon.
Johnson agt. Emig: judgment on verde,
for claimant for property attached, with
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-14
Minimum temperature past twenty-fou
hours, 80; a year ago, "a.

hours, 80; year ago, "a.
The Mississippi valley storm moved
eastward during the last twenty-four
hours, and this morning its center is over
Ohio. A secondary storm center is de-
veloping over North Carolina.
During the last twenty-four hours this
storm caused general precipitation in the
Mississippi valley and the districts east
thereof. except on the south Atlantic
coast and in the west gulf states. Heavy
SHOWS have continued over the southern
portion of the lake region and the upper
Mississippi valley, and heavy SHOWS and
high winds have set in over the north At
lantic states.
Another storm area covers the region
west Of the Rocky mountains, and it has
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-14

BANKRUPTCY COURT Justice Anler-
son.
In re Amos. ~. Roper: adjudication and
reference 20 W. NJ. Hallam
In re Bureau of National Literature and
Art: Charles II. Douglas appointed re-
ceiver; bond. $1,000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-14

DISTRICT COERT-Justice Staff ,rd
In re widening Of 18th street; hearing
held.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-14

THE ANNUAL. MEETING OF THE STOCK
holders of ". T. Gallher 4 Bro. Incorpora ted.
for the election Of trustees for the ensuing
year and such other business as may properly
come before said meeting. will he held at the
once ~ the corporation. cor l3th ard r ats
NV, Washington. n. G.. at $50 pm. Febri-
AIRY Ia, 1910. ". &. GALIIHER. Secretary.
iaI41aw-4t
THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE STOCK
holders IF tho j. II. KENDALL. COMPANY will
he held at the Office Of the company. AS Mis-
souri, ave. NV. Washington. II. =. on MON
DAY. February ~ 1910. II am.
ja13-3ts JAMES WARDEN. Secretary.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-06
BALDWIN WILL
 SUE ROOSEVELT


 New Haven, Conn, November 5.-lSpe- ciaL)-Judge Simeon E. Baldwin,, former ly chief justice of Connecticut, now dem ocratic candidate for governor, tonight said that he had decided to sue Colonel Roosevelt for islander. He issued the fol- lowing statement announcing his plans:
 "I have asked President Roosevelt to retract statement which he made in a speech in New Hampshire as to my hold ing certain view on a point of law. He denied that he made the statement in the form in which it was reported by the stenographer and widely published. He also, if I understand his letter of Novenl- Der 2, has written that the statement if made. was true. 1 shall waste no more words upon him, but intend when l have leisure to attend to it, to bring suit on account of his making the statement which, have no doubt was in fact cor rectly reported I should have been bet ter pleased if he had made fresh re- traction. but as he has refused to do this, I regard it my duty to bring him to jus tice."
 It is understood that Judge Baldwin will engage as his counsel Judge Alton B. Parker of New York. and that the suit will be tried in New York state.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-06

Anniston, November 5.-(Special)- "There may not be any proof that am 4 statesman, but proof Is ample that I am a democrat sail Col H. S. D. Nal lory recently candidate for governor, in his closing address of the present cam paign in this state.
 Colonel Mallory plead for the election Of every man on the democratic ticket, including his late opponent Emmet O'Neal. He stated that the south is again threatened with the menace of the negro through the, republican party. and in this connection he scored Pres ident William Howard Taft for the ap- pointment of a negro as assistant attor- ney general of the United States stat ing that the black appointee will exercise as much influence over the whites in Ala bana, Georgia and Tennessee as in Maine or Ohio.
 Hence he said "J. O. Thompson, clean though he may be morally. should be inglorously defeated,
 Concerning Theodore Roosevelts new nationalism, he said it was fought out by the people soon after the revolution ary war and that 1t has since been fre- quently ruled against by the supreme court of the United States. He said that the strenuous ex-president was the great est menance in public life today
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-06
ToDAY's AGE-HERALD
of coming elections.
 Railroads nav advance rates.

1-Forecast of coming elections.
 Railroads may advance rates.
 Chicago Tribune's election forecast c-People in remarkable state of pros
 perity. R & Seers forecast state election. 4-Prosperity is at hand says Walker
 Roosevelt speaks at Cleveland. 5-Actual work on Tidewater railroad
 to begin in two weeks.
 Must raise funds for jubilee by We'd
 nesday.
 Commodity rates in south sustained. G-Negroes barred by white citizens. 7-Southern club in New York city. s-Alabama voters ready for Tuesday.
 Water rates are too high in Bessemer. e-Dr Owens boosts southern states
 Democrats safe in Franklin county.
 One man killed and two wounded. 1O-General sporting news 11-Dr. Crippen will die on gallows- 14-Takes a fling at Americans. Wall street letter.
 Friends of Dickens fin Walker county. 1C- Chronicles of the Canebrake. 17-With those who labor in the Lords
 vineyard. 2i--Literary Lights and Shadows. 2z-New pastor at Ensley. 2s-The best paid poet in America M-Dynamiting the Holy Sepulcher, by
 T % Society in New York. .6-Heart to Heart Talks. 21- Inauguration day may be changed. eS- Editorial comment.
 Ned Brace talks about politics and
 the effect upon Birmingham 29-The Committee of Appropriations-No.
 1, by Savoyard.
 Glimpses of Martha's Vineyard, by
 Dr. J, C.. Hiden.
 The Incompleteness of Civilization
 No 2. by Rev. George Eaves.
 The English Dictionary by Dr. w. k.
 Evans. 30-- Paris deserted by Americans. S1-Prices advance in stock market
 General advance in cotton market.
 Wheat advances in bullish market g. Long tariff war brought to an end. 8 Change of policies among railroads. S4- Birmingham social events. sS-Secretary Meyer plans naval reorgan-
 ixation. 3S-Labor councils of the Dutch. 39-Clever young Alabama violinist. 4o--New meaning of social center tries cooking.
 Well, what did you expect? g. Doliy's Dialogues -Amusements l4--Reai romance of the business world. 45--I4s Mort n Arthur. 8 classic in 8 page. lS- Our Young Folks. r. HooiieaH's nephews get their share
 Jimmy--Hes witnepa in court : 9zl1at 4M4ter BrRwn ''''-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-06
Eurnx Mnxxx In cnnrt

Atlanta, November 5.-Fuzzy wuxzy, a French poodle, will be the star fea- ture Of the January session of the At lanta city court. on account of rival claims for his possession made hy W. W. Kelley and ]. c. Palmer. The poodle, has been seized by the sheriff under bail troyer papers and was yesterda y placed in the sherff's quarters at tho city jail, where Fuzzy Wuxzy will be Q prisoner until tue ease is 9ispoSsd o3 by the. cppxts
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-06
IS MRS. cnIrpEN .liS s.

. New York, November 5. aro back
 @ his belief that Belle Elraoe. tho / ' wife of Dr. Harvey Hawley Grip . pen, still lives. Dr. J. M. Munyon : ' of Philadelphia offered reward ' here tonight of $5000o to anyone . who will produce her. . T will even pay this to the woman . herseg," he said, If she will come . forward in time to save her hus- . band"
 . Dr. Crippen is sentenced to be ' hanged in London next Tuesday. ' q have received several letters . from persons who know Mrs Grip
 ' pen, telling me that they had seen
 ~- her alive in this country within
 < the last few weeks, said Dr. Nun . yon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-06
MALLORY MAKES STRONG
 SPEECH AT ANNISTON

Colonel Mallory was introduced by Judge h D. McCarty and his appeal is regarded as one of the strongest ever heard in Anniston.
 If you went into the primary Colonel Mallory said, 'and voted therein, and now refuse to support the nominees you are politically dishonest If you went into the primary with a string on your bal lot. expecting to vote for your man if he was nominated. and to scratch the ticket If he was not nominated, then you are personally dishonest"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-06
Postoffice Safe Robbed

Summerville, Ga.. November 5.-The postoffice safe at this place was blown open last night between and o'clock. About sS5 in stamps and money was stolen. Entrance was gained through rear window. The safe blowers were evidently frightened away, as they left considerable stamps in the safe and a registered letter There is no clue as to the guilty parties. t
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-06
IOWA IS LOSING

Washington, November 5.-The population of Iowa. is 2,224.771, ac- cording to the enumeration in the thirteenth census made public to- day This Is a decrease of 70Se or 0.3 per cent from 2,231 .S53 in 1900. The increase from 1890 to 1900 was s19,572, or 6.7 per cent.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-06
Pnne,s Eyes Examined

Rome. November 5.-The Popes eyes were examined today by his optician, P. H. Cahill of Dublin and the tests indicate that the pontiff's sight has changed very little since the last ex- animation in 1908.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-06
High Cost Of Living

The democrats do not expect, how ever, any such result on Tuesday, though. there is a protest against the Aldrich law and the high cost of liv- ing similar to that made in 1890 in ref erence to the Mckinley law and the increased price of the necessaries of life. All indications point to the prob ability for the disappearance of the landslide sentiment
 Congressman William B. Mckinley, chairman of the republican congress sional committee. issued formal statement yesterday in reference to republican claims, but it is noteworthy that he declined to give figures, con tenting himself with the statement that he expects the republicans to con trol the next House by "a fair working majority"
 In Illinois the inter st in the cleo tion centers in the Congressional con tests and the fights for control of the legislature and of the big political of fees in Cook county.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-06
Five canes of Cholera

Rome, November 5.--Five cases of cholera and two deaths are reported during the last 24 hours in the infected districts.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-06
Condition of Railroads

"1he condition of most of the railroads in this section of the country is not vet up to the highest standard and in order that their facilities may be improved and extended to the ultimate lasting al- vantage of the people of the south. it Is necessary that the carriers be permit ted to charge rates that are fully com pensatory for the services they perform so long as such rates have not been shown to be unjust, unreasonable or ex- cessive with respect to the public. We are unable to hold that an advance is un- reasonable because some part of the benefit therefrom will accrue to a carrier that during the period of the last 10 years has regularly paid interest on it's total bonded debt and in addition there to has recently paid dividends upon its stock.
 Congress has not seen fit to give this commission supervision of the stock and bond issues of the various carrier cor poratons ging in interstate com merce nor has any physical valuation Of railroad property been authorized by fed eral authority The decisions of the su- preme court lay down the rules by which the courts and this commission must judge of the reasonabeness. justice anu compensatory character of interstate rates.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-06
Fair Return Asked

In the case of Sinyth vs Anes. 167 U S.. 43S, the supreme court, speaking by MT Justice Harlan, said What the company is entitled to ask is a fair re- turn upon the value of that which it employs for the public convenience. On the other hand, what the public is entitled to demand is that no more be exacted from it for the use of q rubic highway than the services rendered by 1t are reasonably worth.
 Upon the whole record and tested by this rule the ra tes effective August l. 1908, on the classes and coinmodi ties in question from Ohio and Nissis- sippi river crossings to the territories named have not been shown to be un- just unreasonable or excessiven
 It was alleged that these increases were only a part of general advance made or to be made in the freight rates throughout the south. The decision however, Is confined to the specific matters now in issue. and the com mission says is not to be constraed as extending beyond them as indicat- ing in any degree approval of other or further advance in rates. The ad- vances were in meats. flour, gsain packing house products, etc. iGostly time freight that must be rsoved promptly, the wheat and corn milled in transit without extra charge aud the loss and damage claims. higher than the average on all commodities.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-06
Interstate Commerce Con- mission Decides Against
 State Contention
SOUTHEASTERN ROADS MAY NOW RAISE RATES
Decision of Commission Is Based Upon Supreme Court Decision and Will Have Great Effect Upon
 Hallway Traffic
,ss,sssss
BY wATTERsoN sTEALEy

Washington, November 5.-tSpecal)- The interstate commerce commission to- day dismissed the complaint in the case os the railroad commissions of Alabama and Georgia and the Morgan Grain com pany vs. the Atlantic Coast Line and the Louisville and Nashville railroad com pany The interstate commerce commis- sion declared that the rates on certain class and commodities from Ohio and Mississippi river crossing to Birmingham. Ala. and Atlanta, Ga, which were ad- vanced August ], 1908. are not found to be unreasonable or unduly discriminatory. The cases were heard together because the substance matter Of each is based upon the advances made in rates two years ago on fresh meats, grain and hay. grain products and packing house prod ucts from Ohio and Mississippi river crossings to certain destinations in ths territory embraced by the Southeastern Freight association and the Southeastern Mississippi Valley association. Alexander M. Garber and Samuel D. Weakley ap- peared for the Alabama commission and Judge w. c. Dearing and II. l.. Stone for the Louisville and Nashville Railroad company. In the course, of the opinion the commission states.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-11-06
Doubtful Districts

The 42 in doubt have been so classed or the basis of information as authentic as can be obtained on the eve of the casting of the ballots and in view of the local conditions that prevail. It is pre- dcted that 75 per cent of these districts will swing into the democratic column.
 A conservative guess will give the den- ocrats 9 of the doubtful districts. If this be correct. then the next House of Representatives will be made up as sol- lows:
 Democrats. POT.
 Republicans, ls4 .-
 Democratic majority, g. ~
 There are many political authorities who declare conditions favor demo- cratic Landslide and some go SD far as to say that the result will be sim liar to that of the election of 1890, following the passage of the Mckinley tariff bill when the republican House was struck by cyclone. When the republican managers counted the re- turns they found they had rescued only ss members of their party from the wreck, while the democrats had 236.