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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-10
Embassy Hears of Battle.

A message to the italian war Office at
Rome. from Tripoli, dated November 3.
forwarded to the embassy here, states
that November the 93d Italian Infantry
and the 11th ..Bersaglieri' made reconais-
sances on the oriental frontier. and found
among the Arab dead and wounded the
bodies Of some Turks. November the
battery at Fort Sidi Mesri broke forth
and put to fight large groups of Arabs
"Some battalions of Bersaglieri and
grenadiers'' the cablegram continues,
"made q reconnaissance on the eastern
side, and found two Italians who had been
beheaded."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-10
ITALIAN LINE ATTACKED
BY ARABS AND TURKS
Tripo|i Reports a Severe En-
gagement, Which Ends Only
at NightfaII.

TRIPOLI. November 10.-Turkish artil-
lery and Arab horsemen made several at
tacks upon, the Italian lines yesterday
The Italians responded with an advance
and fought their way to the trenches OF
the enemy, who temporarily retired, but
again attac ed as the Italians were. re.
turning to their base. At nightfall the
Turks withdrew.
The Italians sustained some casualties
and the Arabs and the Turks many.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-10
CITY OF TUNIS CALM.
Four Hundred Arabs Arrested
Charged With Causing Disorder.

PARIS. November 1O.-Official advices
from Tunis today state that the city Is
perfectiy calm. During the last night 400
Arabs were arrested charged with having
caused the recent disorders.
Unofficial reports last night stated that
the city had been declared in state of
siege because of the threatening attitude
Of the natives.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-10
sTAHL TO MANAGE BOSTON.
Signs a Contract With McAleer fol
Two Years.

YOUNGSTOWN. Ohio, November 10
President James r. McAleer OF the Bos-
ton Americans today made public the an
nouncement that Jake Stahl had signed
a two-year contract to manage and play
first base for the Red Sox. The terms
were not given out.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-10
Thirty Injured When Cars Collide.

NEW YORK, November .lO.-Thirty
New Workers were injured late last night
when two trolley cars collded at Elm
hurst, L. I. The cars were on different
tracks. but one OF them leaped from the
rails and shot across the path OF the
other.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-10
You Can Wait

Until you see what you want
advertised or you can adver-
tise for IL and from the re-
sponses have a greater
choice. Bring your adver-
tisement In. mail il or
phone il. Classified adver-
tisements received at The
Star Office by noon are pub
lished the same day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-10

constitutionality of the long d-short-
haul provision of the present interstate
commerce act will be the result, 1t is
generally expected today, OF the 1ssu-
ance yesterday by the Commerce Court
of the temporary injunction.
The orders of the court were received
by the Interstate commerce commission
with expressions of surprise. In the
Judgment Of the commission the reduc-
tions In transcontinental freight rates
made by it's orders, not only were en-
Full recognition. 1T is pointed out, was
given by the commission to the effect
of ocean competition on the Pacific
coast with transcOntinentaI rail rates,
but it was maintained by the commits
sion that inter-Rocky mountain cities
like Spokane. Reno, Salt Lake City and
Phoenix were entitled to more favor
able rates on the westbound tramc
originating in the east than now are
accorded by the railways.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-10
Ambassador Bryan at Toxic.

TOXIC, November 10.-Charles Page
Bryan, formerly American minister to
Belgium, who succeeds Mr.. OBrien as
ambassador at Toxic. arrived here today
and was welcomed by representatives of
the government and the American colony.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-10
Complicated Rates Involved
in the Ruling Set Asiue

The Commerce Court yesterday sus-
pended the interstate commerce commits
sion order putting into effect the long and
short haul clause Of the act to regulate
commerce.
The case i'm question is known as ''the
Spokane case" and involves the back
haul freight rates on goods shipped from
the Atlantic coast to Pacific ports. The
interstate commerce commission ordered
reduction of the rates from the east
to intermountain points. such as Spo-
kane Helena, Salt Lake City and other
towns. The order was to go into effect
next Wednesday,
The making of equita bic freight rates
that show no discrimination between va
rious section is a Chinese puzzle to even
the brightest Of traffic experts, and to
this confusion is added by the interjec-
tions of the water haul" that is the
shipment of goods by ship from New
York to San Francisco via the isthmus.
Railroads Own Ships.
The railroads own the ships as well as
the transcontinental roads and fix the
rates at will. Fer rail shipments to the
Pacific coast they charge the same as FOR
water shipments. When the goods are
destined for intermediate points in the
| Rocky mountains, the railroads add the
local rate from San Francisco eastward.
Thus the rate on first class freight from
New York to San Francisco now is 50; to
Salt Lake City 1t is $500. 1t is against
this added local rate that the people of
the interior protest.
The temporary injunction is to con-
tinue until the cases of the Union Pa
cific Railroad Company and the Atchi-
son. Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Com
pany VS.. the United States can be heard
and argued before the Commerce Court.
commission issued several months age
| would give. the people between the Mis-
souri, river and the Pacific coast the
benefit of the long and short haul. II
does away with the blanket rates COW
ering the territory between the Missouri
| river and the Pacific ocean.
Fixed by Commission.
The order of the commission, which
| was suspended yesterday, fixes the rates
on the following basis: The rates from
| New York to intermediate points be.
tween the Missouri river and the Pacific
| coast may exceed the long haul to
( San Francisco by 2J per cent; from
| Pittsburgh to the same points by Is pei
| cent. and from Chicago by per cent.
| The railroads claim that the effect OF
| the order of the commission would be tc
take their property without due proc
ess of law. They argue that 1t would
put them out of either the terminal busi-
ness or the interior business.
Surprise to Commission.
A thorough judicial INJURY into the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-10
Test Validity of Clause.

The question of the constitutionality OF
the fourth section of the interstate COM
merce act-the long -and-short-haul pro-
vision-it is realized by all in interest.
will have to be fought out in the highest
court. In their arguments before the
Commerce Court in support of the tenn
porary injunction attorneys. for, the trans
continental lines ,dwelt particularly on
that phase of the case. Believing tnat the
nending cases afforded the most favorable
opportunity likely to be offered for de-
termination of the constitutionality OF the
Iong-and- -short-haul clause, the Commerce
Court granted the injunction.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-10
Capital for Democrats.

The demand In Congress for repeal of
the act creating the Commerce Court will
be based upon the claim that yesterday s
decision demonstrated the undesrability
of giving power to a tribunal to enjoin
the orders of the interstate commerce
commission. The democrats are expected
to attempt to make political capital out
of the question by charging that the pres
ent administration is responsible for the
creation and the personnel of the Com
merce Court.
The republicans, however. are expected
to insist that there Is no political aspect
to the situation created by yesterday S
decision, and to bear out that contention
Nthe government" will be prompt to take
In appeal to the Supreme Court should
ythe injunction be made permanent.
All of this means renewed agitation in
Congress this session of the old question
Of control OF railroad rates, and another
flood of bills proposing amendments to
the interstate commerce law and fuller
control by the government of the subject
of rates.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-10
A TIP
TO TOURISTS.

One of the best and quick
est ways to get acquainted
with Washington is to get
a copy of The Stars splen-
did premium book, "The
American Government" by
Frederic J. Haskin. 1t tells
you things you can't find
out in any other way, and
the cost is only SO cents.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-10
RATE CASE AN ISSUE
Likely to Be Heard From in
Congress This Winter.
IMPORTANT TO THE WEST
Fight of Ten Years Duration in Eff
fort for Relief.
PLAN TO ABOLISH COURT
Representative Sims Will Push His
Bill at Coming Session.
Politics in It.
IMPORTANT TO THE WEST
PLAN TO ABOLISH COURT

The action of the Commerce Court yes
terday in granting a temporary injunction
IN the famous intermountain rate cases
! is certain to create discussion in Congress
and may furnish political issue of no
small Importance. This blow at the ship
pers of vast section of the country.
coming as 1t does at a time when acute
dissatisfaction is being expressed over the
reorganization of the tobacco trust, is ex-
pected to attract attention with renewe wed
emphasis to trust and railway lesisla ton
Impetus will be given to the movement
already on foot in Congress to repeal the
act creating the Commerce Court A
private letter received in this city a day
or two ago from Representative Sims of
Tennessee, the author of the bill proposed
to abolish the court, tells of his deter
mination to push his measure Mr. Sims
is now in Tennessee and it is thought
that yesterdays decision will furnish him
material In support of his bill
Question a Vital One.
The eastern public has but small con-
ception of the profound Importance which
the western shippers attach to the in
termountain rate question. For ten years
they have been trying to get relief from
what they considered unjust discrimina
ton by the railroads in the 'long-and-
short-haur' rate making. The first re-
suits were obtained by the shippers,
when. after bitter fight. they succeeded
in Congress in getting the long short
haul clause in the railroad law of 1910.
Acting upon authority of that law, the
interstate commerce commission granted
the shippers relief, which was to have
taken effect next Wednesday in sweep
ing reclassification of rates in conformity
with the demands of the shippers. The
Commerce Court has temporarily held up
that reclassification by granting an in
junction until the question of a perma-
nent injunction can be taken up, which
will be some time in January
Unquestionably If the injunction is
made permanent the interstat. commerce
commission and the shippers will appeal
to the United States Supreme Court and
the constitutionality of section of the
act of 1910, under which the long-and-
short-haul orders were made. will be
tested.
The interstate commerce commission in
the long-and-s -short-haul hearings declined
to pass upon the constitutionality of this
rection. Unof1cial opinion expressed in
interstate commerce commission circles
today was that If the Supreme Court
should find a flaw in the law the ship
pers will again come to Congress with a
demand for amendment Of the law under
which they can ultimately get relief.
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WEATHER.

Unsettled, probably rain to-
night or Saturday; warmer to-.
night; cooler late Saturday.
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A thorough judicial INJURY into the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-10

The circulation Of The Star.
both daily and Sunday, is greater
by many thousands than that OF
any other Washington newspaper.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-07-09
away with the old regime, and to
concentrate our strength.
Small Posts Detrimental,


There is bound to be objection to
our plan from those who are inter-
ested in keeping the posts in the res
pective localities, but l can promise
the committee that the next esti-
mates sent to Congress will contain
recommendations for the abandon
ment of the smaller posts which we
consider as detrimental to the servi-
&c because of their inaccessi bility
and the fact that the garrisons are too
widely scattered
General Wood explained that by a
small post he meant posts that quar-
tered less than one regiment. and he
added that the greater portion fthe
this manner.
The plans of the navy Department
and the War Department are destin-
ed to bring about fight in the House
and the Senate, as the delegations in
Congress from the various states eff
fected by the proposed "concentra-
ton will be urged by their constitu-
encies to prevent any action that will
remove the sailors and soldiers-and
their spending money-from the navy
yards and army garrisons.
General Wood told the committee
that he expected this, and the COM
mittee in turn assured the chief of
staff that, when the time comes to
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-07-09
CHANGE IN POLICY
OF WAR DEPARTMENT
Army Administration Pro-
poses to Abandon Half of
Existing Posts
MAJ. GEN. WOOD SAYS
Concentration to Be Watch
word in Both Naval and
Military Departments.
National News Association


Washington, July s.-A sweeping
change in the administration of the
army, embracing the abandonment of
practically one-half of the 160 army
posts now in use, is proposed by the
War Department, according to the re-
cent admission of Maj. Gen. Leonard
Wood, chief of staff, before the House
committee on expenditures in the
War Department.
The announcement by General Wood
closely follows that of Secretary Mey-
er, of the Navy, who told the House
committee on expenditures in the
Navy Department that he contem-
plated abandoning all but three naval
stations on the coasts of the United
States.
Concentration is to be the watch
word in both the naval and military
establishments. The danger attend
ing possible foreign invasion has
prompted the Navy Department to con.
slider the concentration Of the naval
strength. The mobilization on the
Mexican frontier, or rather the diff
ficulty in bringing about an effective
mobilization, is behind the conviction
of the experts of the War Department
that a number of the smaller posts
should be abandoned.
Wood Evaded Question.
Il trust that this committee will not
press me to name the army posts that
are to be abandoned" said General
Wood. IF we were to announce this
list in advance it would mean that the
Department would be flooded with pro
tests. That has been the trouble
heretofore in recommending the
abandonment of any post.
Local interests are naturally
alarmed when it is proposed to aban-
don any of these posts" said the chief
of staff. They begin to offer objec.
tons, and, in many instances, they Of
fer good ones.
yet, the good Of the service de-
mands that a number of the smaller
posts be consolidated. If I have my
way, we will abandon perhaps one
half of the posts.
Il may say frankly that we now
have board at work on this problem
The board is composed Of experts
from the Army War College and War
Department itself, and as soon as the
board is able to make it's report, |
shall ask the consent of Congress to
plan to concentrate our strength at
central points,"
Mobilization Not Successful.
General Wood admitted that the re-
cent mobilization of troops on the
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-07-09
FLIGHT
MADE BY MORRISON
(National News Association)

Dover, Eng, July S.-Aviator Nor
rison. who started in the recent circuit
Of Europe race, but dropped out be-
cause of accidents, today made re.
markable aeroplane flight from Paris
to England Leaving the French CAPT
tai in a bi-plane, Morrison journeyed
to Calais without single stop. Re
plenishing his fuel there he swung out
over the English channel and, after a
perfect flight, a!ighted at Eastbourne
for more fuel. BY that time the air
man had completed about IT'S miles
but he continued on his way, heading
for Brighton.
Morrison landed at Brighton at 4:40
p. m. just IL hours to the minute from
the time he started at Paris.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-07-09
BANKING IN ENGLAND.
Started by London Goldsniths In th'
Seventeenth Century.

Started by London Goldsmiths In the
Seventeenth Century.
The business Of banking was not in
troduced into England until the seven
teenth century, when 1t began to be
undertaken by gol,lsmiths In London,
who appear to have borrowed 1t from
Holland. It was attacked. as innova-
lions commonly are. Mr.. Gilbart in
his History and Principles of Bank
ing" quotes from n pamphlet publish
ed in 1876, entitled THE Mystery OF
the New Fashioned Goldsmiths or
Bankers Discovered" passage that
may he reproduced:
"Much about the same time-the
time OF the civil commotion-the gold
smiths Tor new fashioned bankers) be
gan to receive the rents of gentlemen's
estates RENTED to town and to allow
them and others who put cash into
their hands some interest for 1t II 1t
remained but single month In their
hands or even a lesser time. There
was a great allurement to put money
into their hands. which would bear
interest till the day they wanted 1t.
and they could also draw 1t out by
f1OO or $50. etc. at time as they
wanted 1t with infinitely less trouble
than II they had lent II out on either
real or personal security. The conse
quence was that 1t quickly brought a
great quantity Of cash into their
hands, SO that the chief or greatest OF
them was now enabled to supply
Cromwell with money in advance on
the revenues as his occasion required
upon great advantages to themselves"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-07-09
TARIFF QUESTION
PARAMOUNT ISSUE
Of THE CAMPAIGN
On This Question, and That
One Alone, So 1t Appears
Now, the 1912 Contest Is to
Be Fought Out.
Continued from Page One.)
will be little left upon which to bast
a campaign argument

will be little left upon which to base
campaign argument.
The House committee on ways and
means is at work on a revision Of the
cotton schedule. This is to be another
campaign bill. 1t will hardly pass the
Senate, but II it fails, by reason of
Republican opposition. it will make
went through.
A Basis For Issues.
This is the basis for the big cam
paign issues next year. These bills
will furnish the Democrats with the
material with which they may appeal
TO the voters for their suffrage.
Next to the tariff. administrative
and legislative economy will be an is
sue of importance. The various COM
mittee Investigations now in progress
are designed primarily to make cam
,paign matter. Every one of the execu-
mittees are probing deep into the rec
OrdS OF expenditures, ana are repair
ing reports which will show that bill
lion dollar congresses are simply the
result of Republican extravaganza.
The Republicans will meet these
two issues with strong argument.
They will show that it was their presi-
dent who inaugurated reciprocity, and
their President who demands the re-
vision Of Schedule X. AS for other
questions Of tariff revision, they will
fall back upon the argument that the
Tariff Board should report on them
before they are put through a revision
process.
On the economy issue, they will rely
Economy and Efficiency Commission
to support their good intentions with
regard to cutting down expenditures
These facts show that both sides have
some strong talking points, and indi-
cate even now that next years cam
paign books will not be altogether stu
pid reading for the thoughtful voter.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-07-09

mexican ITOnllef ndQ not Deen an en-
tire success Viewed from the stand
point Of a skeleton division, the mo-
Utilization, said the chief OF staff. had
been success. If one considers the
mastering of the warstrengIh of a di-
vision, as frankly admitted by General
Wood. the mobilization had been a
failure. After two months. acknowl-
edged Gen Wood, no regiment had
been brought to its full war strength.
and those that approached it had been
supplemented with recruits.
We We're not equipped with a re
serve supply of artillery. ammunition
or other necessaries," added General
Wood. in explaining why the mobili-
cation had been only a partial sue
cess.
We were not equipped with a re-
serve supply of artillery, ammuni-
ton or other necessaries," added Gen
eral Wood, in explaining why the mo-
bilization had been only partial sue
cess.
Scattered garrisons." said General
Wood, have made the instructions of
officers in command of large bodies OF
troops practically impossible"
Commercial. Not Political.
General Wood predicted that there
will be considerable objection to the
abandonment of any post that may be
selected by the army board.
What kind of influence is brought
to prevent the abandonment of these
pcsts?" inquired Chairman Helm Of
the committee. as it political?'
General Wood replied that it was
not necessarily political, but that the
merchants. citizens and officials of any
city naturally would fight a plan to
take soldiers away from their par
ticular locality.
Although General Wood did not fur
nish the House committee with the
names of the posts that are to be
abandoned by the army, he indicated
that the garrisons in the far west
would be hardest hit. Many of these
smaller posts, observed the general
were established at time when In
dian outbreaks were a serious menace
to the communities where they oc-
Cured. OF late years, it was pointed
out. the Indians have become more
peaceful, and it is not now necessary
to maintain such strict watch over
them.
in some Western states. continued
the General. there are perhaps halt
dozen small garrisons which might
we'll be combined into one He sug
gested to the committee that it would
be better to concentrate these soldiers
at one point, rather than maintain
separate establishments at places that
are more or less inaccessible.
General Wood admitted that the
government has spent many thous-
ands of dollars in recent years in
euuipping some of these army posts
And yet, he urged, it will be better to
abandon these posts and sell the build
ings to the highest bidder than to
maintain them at pecuniary loss
and great inconvenience to the United
States government.
Heretofore we have rather hesita-
ted to come before Congress and urge
the abolition Of posts upon which sc
much money has been spent" he ex
planned" and it may be for this rea
son that the war department has SC
long neglected to recommend the nee.
ded changes. l have no criticism to
make of former administrations, nor OF
the appropriations they have received
from Congress for the upkeep of these
garrisons, but we are planning to do
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-07-09
A Cub.

Infant lions and bears are now gen
orally spoken OF as cubs" but in for
mer times the word 'whelps" would
have been used. Every edition OF the
English bible from Wycliffe's time to
1911 gives "whelp" for the young OF
the lion or bear. A Cub" meant orig
finally in English only a young fox.
But by Shakespeare's time it was pos
sihle TO talk OF the young sucking
cubs Of a she bear. and Waller even
applied cub" to young whale. now
known as calf" The origin OF
"cub" is not really known. though the
conjecture connecting It with the old
Irish cub" a dog. would make it akin
to the Latin "canis" and English
"hound." Exchange.