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the beginning of the Sixty-first Congress
Chairman Tawney of the appropriations
committee shifted the membership of the
body among the subcommittee Mr..
Gardner was made chairman of the SUBJ
committee having charge Of the prepara-
ton Of the District bill.
AS result he has become greatly in
terested In the finances of the National
Capital and has views of his own in con-
nection with the financing of greatly
needed permanent improvements that he
would have attempted to work out had
he not been defeated for reelection.
There is general feeling Of regret over
Mr.. Gardners fate
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the crowded hour before the gavel fell 1t
seemed that pretty nearly every member
of the House. irrespective of party. i'm
proved the opportunity to say something
nice to the Minnesota member, who is
serving his eighteenth and last year.
1t was common talk around the cham
Der today that Mr.. Tawney intends to
make his swan song something of q
quick-step. He is out in violent opposi-
ton TO the fertilization of the Panama
canal-he had just returned from the
isthmus yesterday, by the way-which is
favored by President Taft. He has some
reforms to institute i'm the granting OF
appropriations and the making of ex-
penditures for government purposes that
he would like to see under way before
the democrats grab the reins.
Even in the confusion of the opening
hour Mr.. Tawney received many assur-
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Perished in Their Home.
TO PROMOTE HOME RULE.
Mass Meeting of Irishmen in Wash
ington Planned.

A mass meeting of Irishmen of Wash
ington in the interests of home rule for
Ireland was planned at conference
yesterday of committees from Mictael
Davitt and John e. Redmond branches
of the United Irish League The rally
will be held at the New National Thea
ter, December Is. and the proceeds will
be forwarded to leaders in Ireland.
Representative James NJ. Graham OF
Illinois, Representative-elect Donohoe OF
Massachusetts. Edward ON. Condor O,
Springfield, Mass, and other promnen,
Irishmen of the country will be amons
the speakers. Thomas s. Donovan il
chairman of the committee on arrange.
ments, and is assisted by Edward L.
Cogan, William F. Dcwney and Jeremiah
OConnor.
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WOMAN LITIqANT FANTS.
Obliged to Exhibit Manned Arm as
Evidence in Damage Suit,

Flossie May Clements, eighteen years
old, tainted today in Circuit Court No.
2 when she was called on to exhibit to
the jury an arm from which the hand
had been cut in an accident April Z. 1909,
at the Model Laundry. at 18th and E
streets The sight Of the handles men,
Der and the recollection Of the details Of
the accident apparently proved too much
for the young woman and she lost con-
seriousness.
With the assistance Of her counsel and
attaches Of the court the young girl was
removed to the ladies' retiring room,
where she recovered. She then resumed
her story Of the loss OF her hand.
Miss Clements is suing the laundry COM
pany to recover $4,000 damages for the
injuries. She is represented by Attorneys
Crandal Mackey, j. Med. Darlington and
Hayden Johnson. Attorneys r. Ross
Perry Son represent the defendants.
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Views of Eastern Countries.

Cameron johnson of Richmond who
has Travelled throughout the Orient and
Asia Minor as an observer of church mis-
sionary work. and who has gathered
many photographs, spoke at the National
Theater yesterday afternoon under the
auspices of the Young Mems Christian
Association. Japan. Korea, China and
Syria were covered I'm list of 100 views.
The first picture of the throneroom of
the Chinese emperor ever shown i'm Wash
ington was exhibited by Mr.. johnson.
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Funeral of Conrad Jordan.

Funeral services were held this morn
ing for Conrad Jordan. an old resident OF
Washington, who died at his home, 655
$ street northwest. last Friday. Solemn
requiem mass was celebrated at ST.
Mary's Catholic Church, 9Th street
northwest at $50 o'clock. The inter-
ment took place at ST. Mary's ceme-
tery.
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PALMISTRY.

Mr.. DAoUD. THE WELL KNOWN PAI1MISr.
His reading Of yous hand gives you such val
liable advice that might save you serious mis-
takes Studios. 1922 Q st. NV. Phone N. 1l3O.
oclS-tf
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Lecture on Bohemia.

journey from Prague to Moravia
formed the subject of the illustrated lee
ture by Burton Holmes at the Columbia
Theater last night. The interesting and
beautiful pictures were displayed show
ing natural landscapes. quaint archifec-
ture and remarkable costumes. The Gus
toms of the people were also described
and depicted. The next lecture Of the
series will be entitled Motor Journeys in
Germany
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Aiding Washington Memorial.

Definite plans for the collection of
washington's share Of the se.5O0.OOO for
q George Washington Memorial Conven-
ton Hall, to be erected in this city, will
he outlined at a meeting of the citizens
committee appointed to make such ar
rangements which will be held this aft
ernoon at the American Security and
Trust Company building at $3.50 o'clock.
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Defender of Roosevelt.

Theodore Roose-
Welt will lack one
earnest and con-
sistent champion
in the next House,
for Herbert Par
sons of New York
was trimmed to a
finish on q certain
Tuesday not long
ago. The House
has been fairly
bitter toward Col.
Roosevelt d u r i n e
the last few years.
but it was invari-
ably the case that
when Tawney OF
Minnesota or some
of the many other
members who were
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.came back, once before and thinks he
can do it again. A quarter of century
ago he was Speaker Of the House Serv-
ing in the body from 1877 to 1880. ihen
he was shelved. and came to lie again DIS
a member of the Fifty-ninth Cohsress
On this precedent he'll be back mere
again about 1890 or whereabouts. He IS
only seventy-five, and. as he says, is IN ex-
cellent condition because he never taxes
good care of himself.
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DUEL BY LAMPLIGHT.
Actor and Critic Fight With Swords,
Latter Wounded.

PARIS, December GA duel with
swords was fought Saturday night in
the outskirts of Paris by the light of
torches and automobile lamps The
principals in the duel were M. Rau-
court, an actor, and NJ. Champagne, a.
dramatic critic.
The actor ran the critic through the
lung and the wounded man is said to be
in a desperate condition.
The case is now in the hands of the
police.
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Only Socialist in Congress.

Victor Berger, So
cialist. is not one
Of the has-beens. Ii
all reports are cor
rect he Is one Of the
going-to-be squad.
He is handicapped.
Of course, by the
fact that many
people whose ideas
of what consti-
tutes a socialist are
extremely vague will
expect him to shuck
his coat, muss up his
hair and preach riot
and anarchy every
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wearing grin yard wide and poking
fun at the afflicted.
Il never did like politics anyhow" he
told his friends. laughingly, when they
tried to sympathize with him. so con.
graduate me on my involuntary retire.
ment.
II might have stayed around here like
some of you old-timers. until forgot how
to do anything else Now that I've found
my enlightened constituency doesn't ap-
preciate my services I'm going to prac-
tice law and make money!
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Medley Of Wee and Joy Is DESCENDANT Chorus for Opening Of House
from First ~

Continued from First Page.)
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Ladies to Be Guests.

The Terminal Railroad Y. NJ. C. A. has
arranged an evening of entertainment and
sociability. when the ladies will be the
guests Of the members. for tomorrow. A
special program of music and readings
Will be rendered. after which an acQuaint-
ance hour will be held and social features
enjoyed.
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should be turned down by his cOnStlt-
uency and retired to the solitude of
private life Twas only a margin of a
vote or two, at that.
All these years that he has been
serving on the river and harbor COM
mittee. watching Theodore Burton
hand out the pork to the ravenous. Mr..
Alexander has nursed notion that ar
annual waterways bill is the real
thing. So this year he's going to try
to inaugurate the scheme.
AS he'll be the distributing agent I'M
til March 4. anyhow, he was treated to-
day, and will be treated all this ses-
sion, with a great deal Of considera-
ton.
Mr.. Alexander thinks the annual wa
government.
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PENALTY ON TAX ARREARS.
Bill Framed by Commissioners Sent
IN Gnnoresc

A bill to make the penalty ON arrear-
ages Of general taxes prior to July 1,
1908, 6 per cent instead OF. / per cent
month, as at present, was sent to the
Capitol by the District Commissioners
today. The Commissioners framed the
bill with a view to collecting taxes which
ordinarily lag away behind at a tax sale
I'm many instances" says the letter OF
transmissal, 1.-The property which the bill
is designed to relieve is incuumbered with
arrears of taxes. penalties and costs to
an amount which so nearly equals its
sale value that no one will purchase it
at tax sale as neutrality-suspicious.
investment
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time he stands on his feet in the House
of Representatives.
And by the same token those folks
are going to be grandly disappointed.
MIR. Berger has ideas about the broth
erhood of man and all that sort o.
thing, but he doesn't think the millen-
MUM has arrived or is due for a while
even If it arrives on schedule time.
And. moreover. he IL . business man
with business training and business
notions.
CIT in Milwaukee the socialists are
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Kind Words for Tawney.

If good wishes
could urn the
trick Representa-
tive Tawney of
Minnesota, chair
man of the House
appropriations COM
mittee. would be
a member OF the
House in the Six
ty-second Congress
by unanimous con-
sent. His defeat
at the primaries in
his district this
fall seems to he
sincerely regretted
on both sides of
the chamber.
vrItc yv,o~HS~ sn
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Hull Anticipated Defeat.

William SulZer of
New York lounged
across the chamber
this morning and
shook hands with J.
A. T. Hull of Iowa.
He did it in a kind
Iy. gentle, consid-
crate fashion. He
could afford to do
it that way. as he
will succeed Hull
as chairman of the
military AFFAIRS
committee in the
next Congress.
Mr.. Hull is not
one of those who
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taking great pride in their city gov
eminent and are trying to make 1t
ideal They think that with few OBJ
ject lessons such as that. together
with Mr. Bergers presence in the
House, will do a great deal for the
cause.
One thing is certain. Mr.. Berger, s
career in Congress will be followed
with the greatest interest.
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Regrets Said by Gardner.

I'm very sorry I
won't be here next
session to steer the
Dis trict bill |
t h + o u G h t h e
House. said Wash
ington Gardner of
NJ l C h i & a. n this
morning.
Mr.. Gardner re-
grets exceedingly
that his defeat
sewers his connec-
ton with the af-
fairs Of the Dis
trict Of Columbia,
although he de-
clares that 1t does
not lessen his in
fornCf "hon of
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went down to defeat on that fateful
Tuesday He got his In the primaries.
and he saw 1t coming from a long way
off, having had, by the same token. a
much longer warning than most OF his
colleagues.
Mr.. Hull. who is serving his TWEEN
tieth year in the House, has had dim
inishing majority for several terms.
This year his constituency decided to
polish him off before the real voting
began.
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Private Benjamin F. Self, Company D,
First Battalion of Engineers. was con-
victed by a court-martial convened at
Washington barracks OF the charge of
stealing a dollar from another soldier of
the same company. Evidence of one
previous conviction was considered by the
court. and the accused soldier was SEN
fenced to be dishonarably discharged. to
forfeit pay and allowances and to be con-
fined at hard labor for one year. Gen.
Grant, commanding the Department of
the East approved the sentence. but re-
mitted two months Of the period Of inn
prisonment.
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Gaines Is Going to Work.

= A mighty good
loser .is Gaines Of
West Virginia. Beat
en- by twelve hum
dred majority in a
district he thought
had adopted him for
life, 1t still makes
him feel dizzy to
contemplate the re-
versal of form.
But not a COM
plant has escaped
from him. Instead
he circulated around
the cham hor TODAY
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Parker Badly Beaten.

Perhaps there was
hardly any man
on the floor this
morning who at
tracted more at
t e n t ion t h a n
Richard Wayne
Parker of New
Jersey, who was
badly licked in
November. Mr..
Parker, who is
chairman of the
judiciary commit
tee is an I'M
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But his popularity hasn't suffered
There is probably not a resident of
the District of Columbia who does not
regret the defeat of Mr.. Olcott and his
impending departure from Washing
ton. He has been one Of the, most ac-
tive and earnest and hardwOrking
members. of the District committee, OF
which Representative Samuel w. Smith
Of Michigan Is chairman. Had Mr.. Smith
who was the senior member Of this
body when Speaker Cannon made up
his committee lists at the beginning Of
the Sixty-first Congress. expressed a
preference for some other position, Mr..
Olcott might have been made the Dis
trict chairman.
AS it is. he has been selected during
the past few years for much labor of
Importance in connection with local af-
fairs. He was chairman Of the special
committee that Investigated the Gov
eminent Asylum for the Insane, and
has been In charge Of much Of the i'm
portant work Of the District commit
tee. He will be missed a lot.
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Active for Reforms.

Mr.. Fowler of New
Jersey attracted a
good deal of atten-
ton on the floor this
morning. His re-
moval from the
craftsmanship Of the
banking and cur
rency committee, his
a C tiv e insurgency,
his participation in
the rules revolt of
last year and his
championship of a
unique scheme for
the selection of a
committee on COM
mittees have made
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Livingston Holds to Future Hope.

There Is another
gentleman, Leoni-
das Felix Living
ston by name, who
is not a graceful
loser. He is a
democrat, too, and
one of the few
mourners on that
side of the bench.
He is only seven
ty-eight years old.
and is coming back
two years hence,
he says, being
convinced that the
man his district
selected to succeed
him won't be able
to stand the pace
he has set in the
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Make Peary Rear Admiral.

The discovery of the north pole by Rob-
ert e. Peary after years Of patient and
arduous endeavor is declared to be an
event which has added to the honor and
credit Of our country. Says Secretary
Meyer: 1T is fitting that the govern
ment should recognize the value of his
services and their successful termina-
ton. II it meets with your approval l
recommend that Peary. the discoverer OF
the north pole, be given commission
by legislation as rear admlral or the
Corps of Civil Engineers Of the navy, to
date from April 6, 1909. the date of his
discovery of the pole. and that ,.e be re-
tired as of that date with the highest
retired pay OF that grade.
Secretary Meyer speaks with pride of
the working of the reorganization scheme
inaugurated by himself. and points to a
saving of about 100000 in the estimates
for the next fiscal year.
Referring to the success of Aviator ku-
gene Ely in his fight from the cruiser
Birmingham, the Secretary says that it
appears to be practicable also for an
aeroplane to board ship. But even If
AN aerial scout could not land on ship
from his aeroplane lie could be taken
aboard from the water to make his re-
mort and the loss of the aeroplane would
he of no special moment. So he requests
an appropriation OF $4,000 to continue
the aeroplane experiments.
our flag officers are the Oldest In the
world and consequently retire within a
year or two after attaining that rank
uyithout developing their fullest efficiency.
therefore the Secretary urges the passage
Of the personnel bill now pending before
congress, which will insure rapidity OF
nromotion and the accession to the higher
grades of the service Of limited number
Of officers especially qualified. He also
requests the creation OF grades above the
nresent rear admirals so as to conform
TO foreign naval practice.
Troubles of Marine Corps.
The troubles which have agitated the
Marine Corps during the past year find
their reflex in a strong Recommendation
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Mr.. Boutell Explains.

r e pre- 8 e NATIVE
Boutell Of Illinois
was explaining to an
interested group OF
his colleagues today
why he did not stick
to the declaration he
made after his de-
feat at the nominal
ing primary to run
as an Independent
republican. But, let
ting the dead past
bury it's dead, he
wouldn't say any
thing for publica-
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House for the last twenty years.
Uncle Lon." as Mr. Livingston is best
known, and Gen. Keifer got together on
the floor of the House this morning be-
fore noon After they had acclaimed in
unison for a little while there wasn't a
dry eye in their vicinity.
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Alexander Still a Power.

E V e ry b o d y
around the House
end Of the Capt.
toll seems to think
1t a shame that
just as Represent
alive Alexander Of
New York had
reached the goal OF
his ambition-the
craftsmanship of
the great commit
tee on rivers and
h a RI Dor he
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Defeated-Still Popular.

j. Van Vechten
OlcOtt - first two
names pure Pa
troon selection
certainly got the
glad hand when he
breezed on the
floor a little while
before the gavel
fell. 'Jake"-nobody
ever thinks Of
calling him Van"
or "Vecht"-was
trimmed to a finish
because Of his reg
ularity, his friend
ship for Cannon
and a few other
things,
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Keifer Promises to Come Back.

Gen. Keifer, the
dress-suit states
man. the only man.
in Congress or out
of 1t. SO far as is
known. who wears
eve ning clothes
morning. noon anu
night. takes his de-
feat much to heart
With much en-
phasis he explain
ed today to all who
would listen just
how it happened.
Pint Cen Keller
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many democrats and a few members of
his own party can testify. Mr.. Payne is
more famous, however, for his knowledge
of the tariff which Is generally admitted
to be remarkable. He has the reputa-
ton of carrying every important schedule
in the tariff bill i'm his head.
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MOTHER SAVED BABE;
TWO SONS Persisted
Fire in Room Burned s
FierceIy as to Cut Off
Escape.

REYNOLDSVILLE, Pa, December s.
Holding back two sons that she might
first save the life of her sick child, Mrs.
Caesar Ferris sprang from the window of
her burning home yesterday morning to
fatal injury, while the two bewildered
boys fell back into the flames and were
cremated.
Ferris himself is fatally injured, his wife
is fatally injured and two other children
are seriously hurt.
About 4 o'clock Mrs. Ferris, who is the
wife of an American miner in Reynolds
vile, lighted light in the first floor OF
their two-story frame building to heat
medicine for her sick baby, who is FOUR
teen months old. She left the gas turned
high.
Awakened by Roaring Flames.
About 5 o'clock Robert Ferris, aged nine,
was awakened by the smoke and heat of
a roaring fire, which was spreading up
the stairway. He Weakened his brother
Charles, aged five, and the two rushed
into the other room to waken their
father, mother. their sister Maud. eleven
years old, and the baby.
Ferris ran to window and tried to
force it upward. The flames had crept
into the room behind him and in his
frantic struggle he pitched through the
window and fell twenty-eight feet. Rob-
ert and Mrs. Ferris tore out the rest OF
the window sash and, holding her baby
in her arms, Mrs. Ferris made Maud jump.
The girl fell beside her father suffering
from burns and internal injuries.
The mother asked the boys to walt and
as the flames enveloped them she jumped
sideways through the window. She was
burned all over the body and injured in
ternally.
Perished in Their Home.
Robert and Charles were overcome by
the smoke and heat. The flames were
roaring out the window, but the boys
became lost in the room and perisned
there. Caesar Ferris is only s..g. ~
burned, but his internal injuries will
cause his death. Mrs. Ferris will also die
Maud will probably recover, although 4
is not certain. The baby was only slight
ly scorched and Is hardly the worse for
it's experience. All the injured were taken
to the Adrian Hospital at Punxsutawney,
near ReynoldSville.
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Mrs. Elizabeth Boggs, eighty-six years
old, widow of Capt. John Boggs and a
member Of a prominent family Of Pen
dleton county, w. Va, died at Onego.