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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-22
RED CROSS FIRST AID.
Six Stations in District for
Giving Relief to Injured.
OTHERS ARE IN PROSPECT
Work Already Accomplished by the
Organization.
DEPARTMENTS TO BE SUPPLIED
Service Prompted by TN Accident
Which Occurred in Rock
Creek Park.
OTHERS ARE IN PROSPECT
DEPARTMENTS TO BE SUPPLE

Six first-aid relief stations of the Red
Cross Society Of the District of Column
bia have already been established and
equipped, two more are contemplated in
the near future. and still another seems
probable within a short time. Two OF
the new stations will be located In the
Treasury Department-one for men and
one for wonderland the third VIII
probably be established in the police
room at Union station.
These stations are not pay stations,
but originated in pure philanthropy and
sympathy for humanity in distress. Like
the other work of the Red Cross. they
are in plane of their own, and their
value becomes appreciated fully when
the need Of them is sore.
Accident the Moving Cause.
After serious accident has occurred
people begin to wonder why something
had not been done to prevent 1t, or at
least to help alleviate the suffering i'm
mediately. An accident of this kind
occurred in Rock Creek Park some time
ago. A young man was dangerously in
Jured by being thrown from his horse
AS there were no facilities at hand for
rendering first aid, and no means of
sending for hospital ambulance-ex-
cept by the mounted police-telephones
being barred from the whole 1905 acres
Of the park. the injured man had to
suffer excruciating pain before he could
be conveyed to a hospital in an
automobile which CHANGED to pass.
1t was this accident that made the
District OF Columbia Red Cross conclude
there was another channel in which it
might put forth Its efforts to help
humanity. and that was to establish and
maintain public f1rst-aid relief stations
and thus be prepared In the future Tor
just such an emergency.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-22
ALEXANDRIA,
Grand Jury Finishes Examin-
ing Trust Co. Witnesses.
CHARTER TO YACHT CLUB
Funeral of Mrs, Arthur Paxson Will
Be Held Tomorrow
Afternoon.
CHARTER TO YACHT CLUB
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va. January q. 1911.
The grand jury which is examining in
to the affairs OF the Virginia Safe De-
post and Trust Corporation. shortly be-
fore 6 O'Clock this afternoon completed
its work of examining witnesses. Judge
Barley then adjourned the jury until
next Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock. at
which time it will reassembe and begin
the work of preparing it's report. There
is much speculation as to the nature of
the re port, which is awaited with interest
by residents here.
The entire session of the jury today
was taken up in hearing witnesses,
among them being the members of the
board of directors of the institution.
Samuel L. Monroe, head of the bonding
department of the company. was the first
witness called. Next came City Treas
urer Thomas W. Robinson, who has near
~ $4,000 of the states money deposited
with the company. Other directors call
ed before the jury were John P Robin
son and Henry X. Field
At the afternoon session Gardner +.
Boothe. a former director, was called
Others who followed were Thomas j.
ramon, Henry Baader, C. C. Leadbeater
and George 8. French. directors, and John
s. Barbour. the latter being formerly one
Of the receivers.
Discuss Decree Removing Barbour.
Arguments over the phraseology of the
decree prepared by the court for the re-
moval OF John s. Barbour and appointing
in his stead Howard w. Smith were made
after protracted conference among at
torneys this afternoon. r. Walton Moore
said he came as personal friend of Mr.
Barbour, being a business associate of his.
he paid tribute to Mr. Barbour and also
objected to certain parts Of the decree
John L. Jeffries Of Norfolk. attorney
for c. Jones Rixey, president Of the trust
company, also objected to certain things
in the decree.
| Commonwealth Attorney Brent had no
objection to parts being stricken out
The court prepared a new decree which
was afterward entered, the attorneys on
the other side deciding not to take an
appeal.
DR.. Ennion 6. Williams OF the state
health department will Tuesday even
Ing next deliver q lecture at the young
peoples building of the Methodist Episco-
pal Church South under the auspices of
the local branch Of the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Society. The lecture will be free and the
public is invited.
A meeting Of city council will be held
Tuesday evening next when business of
importance will come up for considera-
ton. A resolution will be received from
council to get the corporation attorney
to give his opinion as to the fight OF
that board to name q second or assistant
lieutenant
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-22
ASSURANCES ARE GIVEN
Of SEATS IN SENATE
Messrs. Chiffon and Watson
Return to West Virginia
Much Comforted.

Democratic members Of the Senate COM
mittee on privileges and elections have
taken the position that the presence OF
the fifteen republican members Of the
West Virginia senate who have hidden
themselves in Cincinnati to avoid the
organization Of the state senate, OF which
they are half Of the total membership. ia
not necessary In order to constitutionally.
elect two members Of the United States
Senate.
w. e. Chiffon ana Clarence ". wat
son. the two democrats chosen by the
democratic caucus. were In Washingepn
yesterday consulting minority members
Of the Senate.
Election Of Senators Advised. ,
They were told that IL tho fiftsen NJ
publican senators refused to return to tho
state In order to permit the organisation
Of the state senate. then the democratic
members OF the senate should meet With
the democratic members Of the house ana
elect two democratic members OF She
United States Senate.
It was declared at the conference hare
yesterday that there are presidents for
such action. and that the two West Vir-
ginia senator's would be seated even
though the republican governor should
refuse to sign their credentials. The
presidents cited are the Turpie case In
Indiana and Call case from Florida
The democrats Of the West Virginia
legislature have large majority on Joint
ballot and Will meet next Wednesday. ac-
cording to provision OF the state const1tu-
tion.
Return Home Satisfied.
Messrs. Chiffon and Watson returned to
West Virginia late yesterday afternoon
satisfied that they will be constitutionally
elected next Wednesday.
Some republicans hold that unless the
West Virginia senate Is organized the
state legislature Is powerless to elect
senator's.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-22
Station in Rock Creek Park.

Upon application to the Engineer
Commissioner OF the District permits
sion was granted to establish a public
first-aid relief station in the old Pierce
mill, in Rock Creek Park. This station
was equipped with two army filters.
blankets, towels. few frst-aid rem
edies. a first-aid text book and a chart
showing how to dress wounds. 1t was
not deemed necessary to have a nurse
on duty there. A pane of glass was put
in the door just above the lock. and q
notice which reads: Break the glass to
get the key to the relief ROOM" Ada
mission to the room was obtained in
this way when desired.
The past year the room has been re-
modelled, the walls ceiled with white
pine. linoleum put on the floor. q sani-
tary washstand installed and a larger
and more complete medicine cabinet.
with more supplies. added. This cabinet
contains splints, bandages. absorbent
cotton, gauze, catbolated vaseline.
tweezers. shears. large safety pins.
sweet spirits of ammonia. dioxygen and
arnica.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-22
Appeal From General Land Office

In March of this year an appeal came
from the general land Office asking that
first-aid room be established there.
This request was complied with and the
room soon equipped with cot, pad.
pillows blankets. bedding, first-aid medi-
cine cabinet and a f1rst-aid text book.
The room is in charge of woman in the
chief clerks Office. She reports there are
daily calls for frst-aid medicines and an
occasional use of the cot. The medi-
cine cabinet is replenished from five
cent collection taken among the en-
ployes.
In April the need of a relief station in
the census Office was brought to the at
tention Of the District Of Columbia Red
Cross. Any one who has been through
the census Office will remember the low
one-story building with a double glass
roof and will realize how unbearably hot
its rooms may become during the sum-
mer months. They may wonder how the
employees who suffered from heat pros
traitor in the past years were cared for:
So It was decided to establish rene1
station there If possible.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-22
Census Office Has Two.

Permission was obtained from the Sec
rotary of Commerce and Labor, and with
the hearty cooperation Of the chief clerk
a corner Of the main building about
twenty-five feet square was partitioned
of and fitted up as relief station
Linoleum was put on the floor, four iron
cots. blankets, pillows and bedding.
stretcher, several rocking chairs. SAM
tary washstand and q large hrst-aid
medicine cabinet and text book were
supplied.
Later it was found necessary to add two
more first-aid rooms, one In annex NO. 1,
the old Business High School: the other
In annex No. =, the armory at 9TH ana
L streets northwest. A matron Is In con-
slant attendance in each of these rooms
The medicine cabinets contain an Ice
cap, hot-water bag. thermometer, court
plaster, mustard plasters. vaseline. lis
terine, arnica, witch hazel, sweet spirits
of ammonia, peppermint. auinine., n-
carbonate Of soda, dioxygen, splfnts,
absorbant cotton, bandages. gauze.
shears-in fact, f1rst-aid remedies of all
kinds together with a first-aid text book
and charts showing how to bandage,
dress and care for different kinds of
wounds AS there have been at times
800 employees in the census office, it will
not prove surprising to learn there have
been treated In these three relief sta
tions since their opening over 1000
patients. Some have been treated for
minor troubles, such as headache. cold.
exhaustion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-22

CHILDREN'S DRESSES, En-
cellently made of percales, wool
and .chambrays; plenty :
of all sizes to IL ~
y years. These are all 5OC
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-22

Girls Fine Quality Wool
Dresses. beautifully trimmed in
a variety of styles; plaids and
plain colors; 6 to IA o. no
years. All $ value. Sl.yS
Second Floor.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-01-05
SHIP SUBSIDY IS
NOT POPULAR NOW
PRESIDENT TAFTsS PET MEASURE
DOES NOT Appeal TO
CONGRESSMAN.

WASHINGTON. d. C.. Jan. g.
Even though the administration has
reduced its ship subsidy proposals to
one bill dougiing the present mall
subsidy OF So per ton on ships rout-
ed from United States ports to South
American ports south OF the Equator,
IL developed to-day that the passage OF
the measure by the house is extreme
~ doubtful.
Considerable missionary work" has
been done by President Taft with OPP
posing members of the House and
then haf-hearted promises to him to
study and consider the proposal does
not leave great hope for the success
of the hitt. For this reason ship SUBJ
81 iy will probably be placed last on
the legislative program this winter
owing to the short session 1t is apt
TO be crowded out altogether.
Four other questions Will probably
take precedence of 1t: the tariff COM
mission, conservation. on which there
ore three bills: Panama canal for
tification and some other measure for
toll regulation on canal traffic.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-01-05
DEMOCRATIC LAW
MAKERS ADVISED
GOVERNOR MARSHALL SOUNDS
WARNING AGAINST .6uG1EARs
m MESSAGE TO IEGfs- ~
LATuRE

INDIANAPOLIS, IND. Jan. 6.--In
his message to-day to the first Demo-
cratic Legislature in Indiana since 1892
Governor Thomas r. Marshall sounded
a warning against legislation favoring
the special interests" recommended
laws 10 eliminate the trusts" called
for legislation looking toward uniform
banking laws. advocated corrupt
practices" act" and a revision of the
State corporation laws so that all wa.
tered stock be eliminated.
The governor recommended the rati-
fication OF the income tax amendment
as being along the right line, although
1t might be Comforting more power
upon the general government and a
larger power in the nature of taxation
than the States have intended to con-
fer"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-01-05
Representative Norris Would
Make Action of all Com
mitteeS Public
WOULD REMEDY A
LEGISLATIVE EVIL
Another Amendment Seeks to
Do Away With Unneces-
sary tanning of the
Calendar

WASHINGTON, D. &. Jan. The
opening gun of another insurgent fight
on the House rules was fired to-day
when Representative Norris (RepubIi-
CAM. of Nebraska. introduced in the
House two resolutions amending the
House rules. - ....---s.5..-.,.l.
one proposes revolutionary form
by making the proceedings OF every
committee OF the House public, and tho
votes of the committee on every propo-
sition a matter of public record. The
other resolution is designed to remedy
defect in the insurgent rules adopted
Last spring which was brought out in
the attack of the regulars two weeks
ago.
Norris, who led the insurgents In
their successful fight on the rules last
March. created a sensation by his first
resolution among members af the
House. From the time Of the organic
cation OF the House committee pro-
ceedtngs have been sacredly confiden-
tial
The abuse Of committee secrecy in
one of the greatest evils in the present
conduct of legislative affairs" said Nor.
ris to-day. land my resolution repre-
sents natural necessary step in the
reform of the House procedure. 1t will
prevent the evasion of responsibility
which has been possible heretofore In
the throttling OF bills In committee. A
bill referred to committee can now
be killed, off-hana. without any one be-
ing forced 60 assume responsibility for
its throttling. x s!mply disappears. I
ropose to make every member of every
committee directly responsible to the
public In his committee work and to
place his committee record where the
public can see II and hold him respon-
sible | want every aye and nay vote
| In committee recorded othat a man
| can show where he stands"
Wording Of Resolution.
The resolution amends the rules to
read:
Unless otherwise ordered by the
House. the business of all standing.
select and special committees. including
the rocrd Of all votes taken therein.
shall be public"
ing clause 10 designed to give the House
power to order secret committee ses-
sions In war time, or at other times
when IL is absolutely necessary.
The second Norris amendment is de-
signed to remedy u defect in the mo-
tief to discharge committed ruie.
The regulars obtained a ruling that
wien tne Hotion 10 uisCHarge Cdien~
dar' was called thu bills thereon must
be read before the motion to discharge
can be passed on. This resulted In
jamming the calendar with three hum
dred page revision of the postal laws,
which Will take three days to read.
Mr.. Norris proposes to provide for the
reading OF bills simply by title, obvi-
ating the necessity of reading the en-
tire bill.
There Is no doubt that these resolu-
tons wifi precipitate a struggle on tho
floor II Mr.. Norris can get them there.
He declared to-day that he will appear
before the rules committee, To which
the resolutions viii go. and will de-
mand at least hearing on them. He
Is confident of obtaining action soon.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-01-05
OFFICIALS LOST IN
MAZE OF MYSTERY
ELossER-TWIGG TRAGEDY STILL
BATTLES CUMBERLAND PEG.
pLE-soY's STORY I'M
AGiNARY.

JMBERLASD, MD. jar. 5.-Lost
in the deep murk of the Elosser-TwigS
poison mystery. the State authorities
to- day. IN ffuai EFFORT began search
ing Investigation OF the stories told by
the family of the dead girl The au-
thorities admit that they have taken
this line haphazard. mainly TO keep the
investigation in progress.
States Attorney Robb declared to-
day that he and his force are founder
ing about just as hopelessly and help
lessly In the misty maze of circum-
stance and rumor surrounding the case
ais they were when the dead bodies OF
Grace Elosser and Charles L. Twigg
were found last Saturday IN the little
parlor OF the Elosser home.
But the authorities still decline to
accept the suicide theory. They declare
that II the lovers killed themselves. or
IL one killed the other and then COM
rnitted suicide. there would be some
trace of the means employed. A Ia
horious detailed investigation has
shown that neither Grace Elosser nor
her lover had an opportunity for weeks
before the tragedy to obtain the poison
that burned out their lives.
Attorney Robb to-day discredited the
story told by an eight-year-old child
who declared that when passing the
Elosser nome on the oay OK the Tragedy
he saw the dying couple. with glasses
In their hands, and the girls mother
working over them. He will be called
as a witness. but various contradictions
In his account have convinced the au-
thorities that much of it was magma
ton.
However, the boys story started the
authorities on an investigation of what
happened in the Elosser home when the
bodies were discovered. The inquest
Is set for Tomorrow.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-01-05
VIGOROUS HUNT ON
FOR ANARCHISTS
LONDON POLICE MAY MOVE ON
BAND AT ANY MOMENT-CON.
TINENTAI PAPERS POKE
FUN

LONDON. Jan. 6.--what is consid-
cred most valuable clue to the iden-
tity and location OF the remaining
members OF the gang of Anarchists
that infest London's East side was re-
eeived by the police to-day. A move
against the gang Ia hourly expected.
To avoid such scene as that of
Tuesday. when $500 police and several
hundred soldiers and firem-n Tough,
for hours against a handful of Anar-
chists. the authorities to-day engaged
the services OF an expert pyrotechnist
who viii smoke out the Anarchists
from their retreat should II be diseev-
cred.
The plan is to surround the house OF
the Anarchists and fire upon them as
they emerge IL they show fight
Hundreds of police and detectives
are still going through the suspected
quarters OF the East Side, but the An
archists are evidently under close
cover and no suspects were found.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-01-05
COURT GRANTS
TWO APPEAL WRITS
or NORFOLK
COUNTY FILE SUPPLEMENTAL
PETITION IN SUIT TO Dis
SOLVE PINNER'S POINT
INCORPORATION.

Two writs of appeal were granted
by the Supreme Court or Appeals
Thursday.
The nrst was in the case of the
supervisors Of Norfolk county against
Joseph Duke and others. The super
yiscrs are trying 10 dissolve the in
corporation OF Primers Point in Nor
folk county, which for political rea-
sons was made a separate autonomy
last fall The supervisors filed a petit
ton 70 the court asking for a writ of
error several weeks ago. Thursday
they filed supplemental petition and
the writ allowed.
The second writ of appeal was
granted the Butler Brothers-Hoss Co.
In Its suit against the Virginian Rail-
road Co. The record shows that the
Butler Hoff CO., engaged In railroad
construction. sub-Iet part of its con-
tract to other constructors. and on
the strength of this the railroad abro-
gated the agreement
The case OF Carpenter Wis. the Kent
Manufacturing Co. was dissolved by
agreement
The case OF Kent VS.. Carpenter WAS
argued hy l.. +. Buford for, the APP
peilant and Assistant Attorney Gen
eral X. II. Davis and Marvin Smithy'
for the appellee,
The case of the Portsmouth. Suf-
folk and Berkeley Water Company Va.
the city of Portsmouth was argued
by 7. J. Wool for the plaintiff and j.
w Happier for the defendant
The next cases to be called in the
Supreme Court are Land and CabeIl.
receivers, vs.. Thompson: Newman vs..
McComb: Cabin Brothers Manufac-
turing Company VS.. Hutchinson: Smith
and Marsh vs. Briggs. and Northern
Neck Insurance Company vs.. Wat
kins.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-01-05
BRAZIL STAMPS OUT
PARA REVOLT
GRANT OF MoNopoLlSTIc FRAN.
cHisES IN SOUTH AMERICAN
CITY CAUSE OF TROUBLE.

RIO JANEIRO. Jan. s.--Determinsd
to stamp out, II possible, the revolu-
tionary spirit manifesting itself in va
rious parts OF Brazil. particularly Para.
the government has sent instructions
to the authorities In the affected places
to deal with the utmost severity with
all revolutionary Offenders
The situation at Para Ia declared to
be improved to-day. though hundreds
OF soldiers are still in the city to pro-
tect the government buildings and
street cars from riouous mobs. Maxim
guns are mounted at dozen street cor
ners
The outbreaks az Para are due d.
rectly to the granting of monopolistic
franchises by the city. Back OF this.
however. Is a deep revolutionary cur
rent. part Of the general spirit Of I'M
rest that manifested itself in the two
mutintes of sailors on the Brazilian
warships.
Conditions in a score OF the larger
cities are only awaiting some such
provocation as offered In Para to de-
velop into serious uprisings.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-01-05
SUSPECT OPPOSITION
TO WHARF CONTRACT
JAMES RIVER COMMITTEES NAMES
DELEGATION TO APPEAR BE
FORE FINANCIAL BODY.

There was an animated discussion
at the monthly meeting Thursday OF
the council committee on James river
Improvement as TO final award by the
finance committee of the contract for
the building of the new city wharf
to the Raymond Concrete Pile Com
pany, whose figures of s33.7s0 were
accepted by the committee the early
part OF December.
Mr.. julius A. Jobson stated that he
understood that opposition against the
award OF the contract to this com
pany would be made before ehe fin
ance committee when II meets Thurs
day night. and as result subcom-
mittee consisting Of Mr.. Hobson. NJ
A. Chambers and John A, Bfiley, OF
the committee. and City Engineer
Boiling and Business Manager Dab.
ney. Of the Chamber of Commerce,
was named to appear before the
finance committee and urge endorse
ment OF the river committees ac-
ton.
The impression prevailed that prob
ably persons Interested in fhe-nld
Richmond dock and a dissatisfied bid
der were behind the opposition.
The committee asked an appropri-
alton Of ss.i6o for operating expense.
for this year
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-01-05
ASSESSORS ASK
FOR LARGE sum
WANT CITY TO MAKE THEIR RE.
MUNERATION $1,000 EACH.
NATTER UNDER CONSID-
GRAFTON.

Especial to The Richmond Nirginian,)
ROANOKE. VA. Jan. 5.--The as
SCISSORS of Roanoke real estate. who
completed their work a few days
ago and turned their books over to
the court. are asking the city to give
them additional remuneration. The
State allows .hsm SO per day and
they contend that the work is worthy
Of much better pay. The asked for
$1,000 each. The matter was res
ferred to the city solicitors, MIR. s.
Hamilton Graves. who held that the
city could not supplement the pay or
the State. This morning Mr.. Graves
was seen by the assessors. They ask
ed him to hear presentation OF their
view of the matter from Judge Moo-
NAV. Mr.. Graves consented. On
Friday evening the council committees
on finances will meet, and 1t Is be-
lieved that a petition will be present.
ed from the assessors Many menu
bers of the council. It is thought, are
inclined to grant the assessors more
pay but they do not care to acr mi
violation of law. Their decision will
depend on the opinion of the city -
licitor.