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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-10
WANTS Jobs ABOLISHED
AS MEASURE Of ECONOMY
List of House Positions Which
Representative Clark Says
Are Sjnecures.

The democrats Of the House Of Repre-.
sentatives today declined to abolish
twenty-five committee clerkships and as.
sistant clerlxships Of the House withou,
investigation merely on the plea OF one
useless and the incumbents never did
any work.
Representative Frank Clark Of Florida,
who wants the government insane asylum
across the river investigated. and who
Is not on the best OF terms with the
leaders Of his party in the House. Of
fered the resolution providing for the
abolition Of the jobs in question soon
AFTER the body met this morning.
He claimed the resolution was priv
ileged. Representative Underwood OF
Alabama. the majority floor leader, In
sisted 1t wasn't. Speaker Clark took MI
Underwoods view and sustained a point
Of order against the resolution. referring
it to the committee on accounts for con-
sideration.
Mover of Resolution Insists.
why" said Mr. Clark Of Florida. II
urging immediate action on his resolu-
ton, there are some committees loaded
down with employees. and the committees
have no more use for them than a hog
has for side pockets
Mr.. Underwood. replying. called atten-
ton to the fact that the democratic cau'
Gus had already gone on record In favor
of abolishing 1UO jobs costing $4,000 an
nually. But he didn't think the Clark
resolution should be considered in the
House before 1t had received attention
from a committee.
The republicans seemed to enjoy the
set-to between the two democrats.
Mr.. Clark's Enumeration.
Following are the positions that Mr.
Clark thinks are useless:
Assistant clerks Of the committees or
ways and means. accounts, agriculture
claims, District Of Columbia. foreign at
fairs, interstate and foreign commerce
and Indian affairs; stenographer to the
committee on invalid pensions, assistant
stenographer to the same committee, as
sistant clerk of public buildings and
grounds, digest clerk of the committee or
war claims, session stenographer to Tho
committee on war claims; stenographel
to the committee on war claims, assistant
clerk OF banking and currency, assistant
clerk Of public lands. session clerk Of al
eoholic liquor traffic and session clerks
at 1925 a month to the committees or
expenditures in the Treasury, War De
partment. Navy Department, Post Office
Department, Interior. Agriculture, Com
merce and Labor and public buildings.
The total amount saved by abolishinf
these jobs would approximate $4,000
year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-10
FOOT CAUGHT IN WATER BOX.
Three Year-0ld Child Has Unpleas-
ant Experience.

Florence Pearl, three years old, got her
foot ~edged in the water box In front of
i51 III street northwest. for more than
thirty minutes this morning before being
released.
The child. whose home is at AT H
street northwest, was playing with other
small children 1t is stated there was
no cover on the water box and her foot
went into the opening.
The child made a frantic effort to get
her foot out. Other little ones went to
her assistance and finally members of
her family came. A call was sent to
Emergency Hospital for assistance. DIR.
Price of the staff responded and soon
had the little prisoner released. Her
foot was not injured
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-10

At q meeting Of the executive commit
tee Of the Chamber Of Commerce at
noon today an appropriation OF 500 for
the reception Of the international Kinder
garten Association, which will meet In
Washiuxton next year, was recommended
The committee passed q resolution, in
the Endorsement OF the Chamber OF Com
merce to the book on the life Of Francis
Scott Key, written by F. 8. Key-Smith,
which will be put on sale for the benefit
of the fund which 10 being raised to pur-
chase the Key mansion In GEORGETOWN,
where the author Of THE Star Spangled
Banner uyeS for yeaEA
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-10
MYSTERY OF DEATH CLEARED
Autopsy Shows Colored Man Died of
Pneumonia.

An autopsy performed today developed
the fact that pneumonia caused the death
of Stephen Ford. colored, an empioye of
the government printing office. He died
this morning at his home, 416 6ls street
southeast. There had been some doubt
as to whether death was due to injuries
received in an automobile accident or to
natural causes.
While riding his bicycle at New Jersey
avenue and E street March 20 Ford COL
lided with an automobile operated by
Tyler Birch of 1910 Sth street. The driver
of the machine stopped Immediately after
the accident, lifted Ford into the ma chine
and rushed him to the Emergency Hos
pital. The doctors there declared he was
suffering from an injury to his left leg.
His injuries, 1t is said, did not appear to
be serious and the same night Ford was
taken to his home and had been under
the care Of DR.. P. B. Brooke Of 800 Sd
street southwest.
H. X. Wilson, who resides at A e
street and who was an eyewitness Of
the accident. told the police the accident
was unavoidable.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-10
CHANGED SENATE HOURS.
Senator Bailey Wants Daily Sessions
to Begin at 2 Pm.

In accordance with the notice he gave
on the first day Of the present session of
Congress. Senator Bailey today proposed
certain changes in the Senate rules
which would permit the Senate to meet
daily at 2 o'clock instead of at II o'clock.
The proposed changes are to- be printed
and laid on the table.
Senator Bailey intends to urge this
overturning of Senate presidents in a
speech on the floor of the Senate within
a short time. The change has been in
vestigated by a subcommittee of the
committee on rules, of which Senator
Bailey is a member. and it is understood
il is ready to report.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-10
MATTHEWS SENT TO JAIL.
Slayer of Alice Elliott Held For
Action of Grand Jury.

Mervin (alias Bass Matthews. colored
who shot and instantly killed Alice Ell
lott, also colored, at Oil Chester court
Saturday night, was held today for the
action Of the grand jury and was COM
mitted to jail. following an inquest.
DIR. Charles S. White, deputy coroner,
found that two bullets had struck the
woman. One entered her head and the
other her chest. Lieut. Judge and Sergt
Bean OF the eighth precinct. who ar
rested Matthews in vacant house on
w street, attended the hearing today
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-10
Chicago Editor Dead.

CHICAGO, April 1O.-Cornelius McAu-
life. until recently managing editor OF
the Chicago Record-Herald, died here
early today OF diabetes. He had been in
charge Of the editorial department OF the
Record Herald since the consolidation OF
the Times-Herald and the Record. lie
had returned only recently from Cali
fornia, where he had gone in quest OF
health.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-10
Many Dying Of Starvation.

The funds and supplies available for the
relief Of the starving people of China are
wholly inadequate and the death rate is
increasing. according to q cablegram re-
ceived by the State Department from
American Consul General Wilder at
Shanghai. The cargo Of the United
States transport Buford, which left
Seattle early in March with food SUD-
plies for the famine sufferers, will afford
relief for about fifteen days at certain
points, Mr.. Wilder aoced. Continued
rainfall is increasing the distress.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-10
Mrs. Day Awarded Divorce.

Mary r. Day today was awarded by
Justice Gould an absolute divorce from
Samuel Oscar Day. They were married
December 8. 1907, and have no children
The wife is allowed to resume her maiden
NAME. Mary r.. Whiteley. Attorney
George w. Dew appeared for the wife.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-10
Post Office Plans Under Revision.

Revised plans for the new city post Of
flee will be ready for submission to the
supervising architect of the Treasury in
three weeks. Postmaster Merritt said to-
day Then the details of contracts for it's
construction will be considered.
Mr.. Merritt will leave for New York
city this evening on business connected
with the new Office.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-10
To Address Mayfower Descendants

Representative Frank NJ. Nye of Min
nesota is to make an address at the
meeting of the Society OF Mayfiower De-
scendants to be held tomorrow evening
at the residence Of Thomas M. Gale 23OO
5 street northwest. A program of music
Will be given following the business SEES
sion of the society
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-10
Lighted Candle Causes Blaze.

A child playing with a lighted candle
was responsible for slight blaze that
occurred this morning in the house Of
Julius Palmer, 1897 P street. No. en-
CINE company responded to an alarm
and the blaze was quickly extipguished
About IS damage resulted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-10
Mystery Is Explained.
AMERICANS TO BE FREED.
Advices From Mexico Indicate Re
lease of Blatt and Converse.

PITTSBURG, ApNl 1o.-The parents
of Edwin NJ. Blatt. the Pittsburg boy.
now confined in the Juarez, Mexico.
Jail on the charge of sedition. are an
ticipating his release tomorrow.
The state Department has made .
formal request on the Mexican govern
meht through the United States rep
resentative in the City of Mexico for
the release of Blatt. according to In
formation in a telegram received to-
day The telegram also contained the
intelligence that at the same time the
request had been made for the release
of Blatts companion, Lawrence Con-
verse of California, who is detained on
similar charge
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-10
Standard Code of Train Signals.

standard code of signals for the ope-
ration Of railroad trains engaged in in
terstate commerce is provided for in a
bill introduced in the Senate today by
Senator Jones Of Washington. The bill
authorizes the American Railway Asso.
citation to formulatNthe proposed code.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-10
DR.. PALMER, BOTAN|ST,
DIES At AGE OF EIGHTY
Passes Away at His Home
After Brief I|Iness-Was
Native of England.

DR.. Edward Palmer, more than eighty
years of age, and one Of the dis.
tinguished botanists Of America, died
at his residence, 207 18th street south
west, at II o'clock this morning. after
short illness. He had no immediate
relatives in this country
DR.. Palmer was an Englishman, hav.
in heen born January IL, 1881, at
the county of Norfolk, England. His
father was a professional florist and
horticulturist, so that from his earliest
childhood his associations were with
flowers. shrubs and trees. Dr. Palmer
came to America when eighteen years
of age and settled at Cleveland, Ohio.
When the United States government
decided to send an expedition to the I'M
known country of Paraguay, to open the
hermit nation Of South America to the
outside world, young Palmer applied for
a position as collector of natural history
specimens When in February, 1853. the
small sailing vessel, the Water Witch,
commanded by Thomas Jefferson Page.
left the United States for the South
American country. 1t carried upon the
ships roll the name of Edward Palmer.
Volunteer in Civil War.
When the civil war began DR.. Palmer
was connected with the geological sur
vey OF California as collector Of speci-
mems, working under the direction of DR..
Cooper, especially on invertebrates OF the
California seacoast. He came east in
1862 and offered his services to the gov
eminent as an acting assistant surgeon
in the army, and served throughout the
entire war in the west and southwest
After the close of the war he was sta
toned at various army posts in the south
west, where his work Of attending the
sick was pleasantly varied with his occu-
patton as collector. His personal notes
of his life in the southwest TEEN with
interesting and thrilling anecdotes Of
scouting expeditions against the Apaches
and exciting adventures in the wilds of
the Colorado mountains.
DR.. Palmer was sent by the commits
sioner Of agriculture in March, 1882 on
a mission to Arizona and ew Fexico to
report on the agricultural resources, the
commercial products. the climate and
fertility Of the soil, and the general
habitable features Of various localities.
DR.. Palmer in later years was sent by
the ational Museum on extended travels
in the Indian countries and to Southern
California and Mexico. where he secured
specimens of great value to the United
States, which are regarded today by
every student Of orth American botany
and ethnology as of real value.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-10
Extends Privilege to Clerks.

A bill to permit employees in the civil
service Of the government to present
grievances to Congress and to criticise
they are engaged was introduced in the
Senate today by Senator Jones Of Wash
ington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-10
Texans Oppose Intervention.

A petition signed by 4sS citizens Of Ell
Paso. Tex. urging the United States not
to interfere In the instruction in Mexico
was presented TO the Senate today by
Senator Culberson. The signers express
the opinion that the struggle is one for
existence on the part of the insurrectos.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-10

1Otdl. .SAf,osO
Pledges of subscription to the fund will
be received at the office of A. NJ. Nc
Lachlen, president of the McLachlen
Banking Corporation, 10th and G streets
northwest. Mr.. McLachlen will also re-
ceive pledges by telephone at his Office,
Main 432, or at his residence. Columbia
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-10

James weakley Of New Hope, Augusta
county. Va, was struck by eastbounsi
Chesapeake and Ohio train. No. Ii. sat.
urday night and instantly killed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-10
Overcome by Afterdamp.

The entire party was overcome by the
afterdamp. and when they were brought
to the surface physicians had to work
over them for nearly an hour before they
were able to be moved to the rescue car.
I'VE were going along all right until
we got to the fourth entry" said DR.. H.
II. Hamilton, land in few seconds
nearly every man in the party was down.
1 attempted to carry one man over the
lift, but failed, and fell myself. That
is the last 1 remember until the surface
was reached"
DR.. Caraway managed to stagger to the
bottom of the shaft and cried, Get us
out; we are dying" 1t was when this
cry was heard at the top that the second
party, headed by DIR. Wright, was sent
down.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-10
MAY PICK FROM VARIETY
VISIT TO ATLANTIC CITY
Or One May View the Glories OF
Niagara Falls or Sec the Won
ders Of Luray Caverns.

Spring il belated, but weather predic-
lions are for an unusually long summer
extending well into autumn. Are you
going to spend II all in Washington or
would you like a delightful vacation
without any expense to anybody?
Even IL your vacation is all planned
and the money banked for its cost. how
about an additional trip which you may
have long wanted to take, but aid NOT
care to pay for? Think OF going to your
usual summer resort and then having
the unexpected pleasure of a visit to
Niagara Falls.
just as all good Moslems. make a
pilgrimage to Mecca. so every right
American should see Niagara. This usm-
mer by very little effort you can take in
this conjoint possession OF the United
States and Canada.
The latter seems an expensive way off
to the average traveller. but once at
Niagara it is merely a matter of cross
ing bridges.
What do you know of Horseshoe Fans.
Whirlpool Rapids or the Cave of the
Winds? Imagine DOMINIC a rubber suit
and going down into the mists beneath
the waters. Do little canvassing
among your friends and your friends
friends, and you can have this unique
experience.
You know the Luray Caverns are great
underground chambers filled with sta
lactites and stalagmites.'' All school
Biographies tell that. But have you
ever been there and thrilled with that
juvenile delight no grown-up ever quite
loses at being apparently lost i'm a cave?
The trip is just long enough to be
pleasing, and one arrives at Luray Il
time for the weird night walk through
the cayernS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-10

Just choose the vacation trip you would
like to take this summer. The Star will
pay your expenses. Read the full-page
announcement
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-10
Ruse Of the Robbers.
Demand Made for $4,000.

Two weeks later counsel for the brok-
ers received word that for 5000 the Sc
curities would be returned. meeting
was arranged. the reward was paid
over, but the thieves withheld $40, 900
worth of the securities and hurriedly
drove OFF In taxi. The police now
charge that Plass was one of the men in
the cab.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-10
The star,s Vacation PA.

The Stars Vacation Plan.
few hours pleasant work pays for q
nice vacation this summer Full partic.
ulars are given in a full-page announce
ment In today's Star.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-10
GEN. Williams DEATH
RESULTS FROM WOUND
Led Band of Eighty in Attack
on Superior Force of
Mexican FederaIs.

MEXICALI, Mex. April 10.-Gen. STAN
ley Williams, who was wounded Saturday
. the spectacular assault when his little
orce Of eighty men engaged the entire
Sth battalion OF the Mexican army, died
yesterday in the improvised hospital es-
tablished by the United States troops at
Calexico.
Williams death was caused by mis-
sile that plowed through the head at
the base of the skull, tearing away the
rear portion of the brain
Rout for Attacking Force.
While not as sanguinary as the rebels
themselves at first believed, the defeat of
Williams nevertheless proved a rout Of
the attacking force. Fifty men who par
ticipated in the sortie have returned to
MexicaH.
Eleven others have deserted and are
now in the Jail established by the Ameri-
can troops at Calexico. The remaining
thirty-four of the band are believed to be
dead, as the federals took no prisoners.
That any escaped alive is due to the
failure of the federals to press their ad-
vantage and pursue the routed inSur-
rectos as they fled in disorder from the
field.
Col. Miguel Mayot, the federal COM
mander, said today that his loss was
twelve dead and fourteen wounded.
Buried Them at Night.
Although Gen. Salinas. the rebel COM
mander here, said Williams was the
only dead and Timeteo Aguellar the
only wounded among the insurrectos. the
solemn procession to the graveyard at
nightfall disproved this.
Mayot sent word that three rebel scouts
killed by his men in the Picachos pass
a week ago were Americans. The names
are William Ford, Charles Nelson and
o. B. Bateman. Their addresses are not
learned. Williams home is believed to
have been in Louisville, Ky.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-10
CLERKS IN FIRE DRILL AT
CENSUS OFFICE ANNEX
Measure Adopted to Enable EN-
ployes to Escape From Build
ing in Emergencies.

In accordance with the plane of Direc-
tor Durand Of the census bureau to famil-
iarize employees in the various census
buildings with means and methods Of exit
in case of fire, a fire drill was held at
story structure known as the Smith build
ing, the Census Annex, on LIST street be-
tween B and streets northwest. The
building is occupied by the division OF
manufactures, a small force of the publ
cations division and the clerks in the pop
ulation division engaged in the Indian
census, about AIS employees in all. They
are distributed as follows: Fifteen on the
first floor, 100 on the second. $50 on the
third and $50 on the fourth floor.
Has But Two Outlets.
The building has but two outlets and
special precautions were necessary to eff
feet the rapid exit of the employees The
outlets are on the ground floor. one in
front and one in the rear. The employees
on each floor were divided in two sec
lions. Those in the rear left by the
back stairway, while those in front left
by the stairway on that side. At the
head of each stairway on each floor a
division or section chief was stationed to
prevent stampede.
The floors were emptied in rotation. be-
ginning with the first floor. The en-
ployes who left by the back outlet were
out of the building two and a half min
utes after the alarm, and those leaving
by the front outlet consumed three min
utes in getting out.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-10
When Explosion Occurred.

Judging by the condition in which the
bodies taken out of the seventh left
entry were found, it Is practically GER
tain that the explosion occurred in that
part Of the mine. The miners there We're
killed by the explosion, while those in
other parts died from suffOcation.
The first party Of ten government res
cuers, headed by DIR. j. j. Rutledge. who
entered the mine at 3 o'clock yesterday
morning, had Aarrow escape from
death. An accident occurred to the
boiler used for the fans. and the air was
stopped for a few minutes. Within a
few seconds a faint cry for help was
heard from below, and men with oxygen
helmets hurried down.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-10
JEWELER UNDER CHARGE
OF ASSISTING IN THEFT
New York Police Have Clue to Rob-
berry Of Aaron Bancroft
March 2.

NEW YORK, April 1O-Frank J.
Plass, jeweler. is under arrest, charg-
ed with completely in the theft of 5000
worth of securities from Aaron Bancroft,
senior member of the brokerage firm of
George Bancroft & Co., March last. Al
though Plass was arrested yesterday.
arraigned personally by Inspector Russell
Of the detective bureau and remanded
to police headquarters. news Of the event
was withheld until this morning.
Ruse Of the Robbers.
Aaron Bancroft was jostled and
knocked down by two men in the CORR
doris Of the Produce Exchange Safety
Deposit Company while he was carrying
the securities in a large envelope. One
Of the two helped him to his feet and
handed him what he supposed was his
envelope. When he opened 1t four days
later he found substitution had been
cleverely effected and that the dummy
envelope contained nothing but old news
papers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-10
MINE RESCUE PARTY
HAS A CLOSE CALL
Overcome by Afterdamp When Sup
ply Of Fresh Air Is
Cut OFF.

BANNER, Ala, April 1O.-Before IL
o'clock this morning forty-f1ve bodies had
been removed from the Banner mine of
the Pratt Consolidated Coal and Iron
Company, where Saturdays underground
disaster took place, and sixty more
corpses had been piled up ready for the
tram cars to haul to the open air.
Last nights announcement that 1913
men were dead or unaccounted for was
verified TODAY
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-10
Charm of Atlantic City.

And no matter how often you have been
to Atlantic City the original charm re-
mains.
. You will especially want to go there this
summer owing to the aviation meet.
Washingtonians will feel personal in
terest in this. because of the presence OF
local machines. Also the worlds expert
flyers will be there.
Do little investigating as to which or
your acQuafntanceS take The Star. Wees
out the non-subscribers, get their orders
and you can be among the enthusiasts
who parade the beach, line the Board
walk and generally participate in pier
and hotel amusements.
How often have you gone to even casual
acquaintances and asked them to take a
chance on this or that competition?
Well, the beauty Of this one is that no
body takes a chance. 1t is dead GER
tainty. To use a newspaper term, the
paper comes out" and all who subscribe
will get it. You are putting no one under
obligation, but putting yourself i'm the
way of glorious stay of from two DAYS
to as many weeks as your turned-in sub
scriptions justify-whenever and wher-
ever you wish to go.
The details of the plan are set forth in
full-page announcement on another
page of tcday's Star. Contestants are
invited to call on the manager of the
summer vacation trips at he Star build
ing for any further information or as-
sistance.