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The Washington herald., 1911-06-17
The Height Of Buildings.

While there may be some objection
upon aesthetic grounds to the erection
of high buildings, the question is one
that ought not to be decided in Com
gress, so far as the District of CoInn-
bia is concerned. without full and inn
partial inquiry into all Of its phases.
No one desires to see in Washington
a duplicate of the new Woolworth
Building, now under construction IN
New York. and which IS destined to
reach an altitude Of 80 feet. Ii must
Be remembered. however, that in this
city building can Be tall without con-
verting the wide and welI-hghted streets
into narrow aIIeyways, as is the case
in New York. Il must also Be remem
bered that to prohibit properly
owners from availing themselves Of )
reasonable height--and IN these days Of
steel and concrete construction even ten
Or elezsn stories Is an everyday affair
lhs value Of property il the business
districts win te lowered o. the cost
g oliee rents Hi|| be INCREASED
L u's7 Be fsft d|i'I.sI:aa sff M.
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The Washington herald., 1911-06-17
TOLD TO KEEP QUIET.
Morrison Prohibitea from Discus
Ing Finding OF Day Voucher.

Morrison Prohibitea from Discuss-
Ing Finding of Day Voucher.
The long-lost voucher in this Day por-
trait case was the subject Of further IN
teresting testimony yesterday before the
House Committee on Expenditures in the
State Department. Thomas Morrison.
disbursing officer Of the State Depart
ment. being the witness.
Have you made any further inquiries
about the long-lost voucher, to discover
who returned it?" Mr.. Hamlin asked.
Mr.. Morrison answered in the mega
tive.
why not?" Mr.. Hamfin demanded
WELL" the witness answered. some
what hesitatingiy, IT was told not to
say much about IT.
The committee became interested at
once. AT first the dlsbursing officer
could not remember who had told him
to keep quiet, but finally he recollected
that II was Wilbur J. Carr, director of
the consular service.
when did he tell you that?" Mr..
Hamiin persisted.
After the voucher was found" Mr..
Morrison replied. "They thought 1t adj
visable not to discuss the matter and
that 1t was better to keep 1t quiets''
The Washington herald., 1911-06-17
TO PROBE ARMY CHANGES.

Senate Resolution seeks TO Settle
Moot Question of Administrations.
An investigation OF the army changes
ordered by the War Department con-
centrating most Of the staff officers now
distributed over the country in de-
partmental headquarters in three divi-
slons headquarters at New York, Chi
cago, and San Francisco, will be made
by the Senate Compittee on Military
Affairs.
In resolution directing the COM
report its finding and recommendations,
Senator Hitchcock, OF Nebraska, said the
subject OF departmental versus divisional
organization of the army had been the
subject OF controversy for years.
This brought a rejoinder from Senator
Root, who objected to such language be-
ing included in the resolution. He said
that between 1888 and 1904 there was no
such controversy.
I'VE should not approve the statements
OF facts such as are contained in this
resolution, about which we Shave no
knowledge" he said.
Chirman Warren of the committee
thought 1t was not necessary formally
to direct the committee to make the
investigation, saying II would be done.
This looks like throwing dirty water on
the army" he said.
Finally, after the words objected to by
Senator Root were stricken out, with the
consent of the author, the Senate
passed the resolution. The changes
ordered by the War Department are to
become effective July /.
The Washington herald., 1911-06-17

The District OF Columbia played a
prominent part in the early deliberations
OF the Senate yesterday. Two bills We're
passed on requests of unanimous consent
by Senator Gallinger. one regulating the
height of buildings for residential or
apartment purposes and another author
izing the extension Of Lamont street west
of Nineteenth street
The bill regulating the height OF resi-
dental buildings prohibits the erection of
a combustible or nonfireproof building
intended for residential or apartment pur-
poses to a greater height than fifty
FIVE feet, or four stories. When this bill
came up for consideration. Senator Hey
burn threatened delay by remarkirg that
he believed the law should not discrimi-
nate against business or fireproof build
ings. but that this class should be SUBJ
jected TO a like regulation. Senator CAL
linger assured Mr. Hepburn that he would
take up the latter's suggestion later and
the bill was passed.
Kid with Kite safe.
The kid with the kite is safe from the
encroachments of man-made laws as
far as the District Senate Committee is
concerned. bill recently introduced
by Senator GaIlinger and referred to
his committee and the subcommittee on
Judiciary, prohibiting the flying OF
kites in the District, was adversely re-
ported by Senator Jones. The bill also
prohibited the use OF fire balloons or
parachutes.
Other bills favorably reported were:
Placing all pictures or films intended
for moving picture shows under the
OF the Commissioners; pro-
viding for the punishment of larceny OF
public property from the workhouse or
prohibiting the dropping
of any material into the Potomac River
or its tributaries in the District unless
for the purpose of building a wharf.
and authorizing the Commissioners to
prepare a new highway plan for that
section lying west of Fourteenth street.
south of Taylor street, east of Rock
Creek Park and north of Newton street.
At the meeting OF the District Com
mittee yesterday morning the Works
bill providing for universal transfers
in the District was referred to the sub
on public utilities. The
Bristow bill providing for a primary
election law for the District was re-
ferred to the subcommittee on judi
ciary.
The Washington herald., 1911-06-17
southern Maryland Development.

The recent journey of Gov. Crothers,
of Maryland, with many State and rail-
road officials, through the southern
counties of the State has raised the
hopes of the people of that section in
the matter of future development
An examination Of the map Of Mary
land shows that Calvert, Charles, and
St Mary counties are almost destitute
of railroad connection with the rest of
the State Charles County is pierced
by single line running to Popes Greek,
while the other two counties are pene-
trated only upon the extreme northern
edge. This being the case, the prophecy
that work will be commenced upon the
Drum Point Railroad by the Ist of July
is welcomed with great enthusiasm. II
is also stated that the Washington, Po-
tomac and Chesapeake road. which be-
gins at the boundary line of the District
of Columbia, and which now extends
as far as Mechanicsville, in ST. Mary
County, is graded to Esperanza, a point
opposite Solomons Island, where the
Patuxent enters Chesapeake Bay.
1t is somewhat remarkable that this
large extent of territory in Southern
Maryland has been ignored in the past
1t is productive country, and its prop
erty owners are seriously handicapped
by lack of transportation IN getting
their produce to the markets. There is
no reason why railroad which brought
Southern Maryland into connection with
the rest of the world would not be q
paying investment. The work of con-
struction presents no serious topo-
graphical difficulties, and when once in
operation the railroad would not lack
freight and passenger traffic
{ In the development of Southern
Maryland the District of Columbia has
a practical interest Any movement
which aids that section is certain to
have a beneficial effect upon Washing
tons trade.
The Washington herald., 1911-06-17
La TOILETTE NOW
HAS A new PLAN
Will Offer Own Tariff Bill
as Amendment.

The plans for coalition between the
Democrats and certain insurgent Repub-
Hcans to defeat Canadian reciprocity and
pass certain of the House tariff bills was
practically abandoned yesterday. Sena-
tor La Toilette had been busy trying to
get some sort of an understanding with
the Democratic Senators for concerted
action. He told some of the Democrats
that he believed he could deliver eleven
votes from the insurgent band. But it
was very evident before the movement
had gone very far that there were enough
Democrats to look with disfavor on it to
prevent the success Of the plan.
The Senator from Wisconsin then took
a new tack. He announced that he
would prepare a bill making a general
revision downward of many important
tariff schedules, and he conferred with
some of the Democratic Senators about
getting support for it. There have al
ways been a few Democratic Senator'S
disposed to follow Senator La Toilette.
but 1t was plain that a majority of them
were not of that mind. Finally some of
the Democratic leaders in the Senate
told Mr.. La Toilette that the Democratic
party had a policy Of its own for dealing
with the tariff question, and that 1t was
being worked out in the House along
well-defined lines, with the approval of
the Democrats in the Senate, and that
they did not need the leadership of Mr..
La Toilette, preferrins to follow their
own leaders.
Undismayed by these discouraging
words. the Senator from Wisconsin went
about the work of preparing his tariff
measure, which he will offer as an
amendment at the proper time. He is
preparing an exhaustive speech, which
will probably be delivered in the Senate
the latter part of next week or early in
the week following.
The Washington herald., 1911-06-17
Shall the Women Vote I

So far as this question concerns the
District of Columbia, it is not Of great
importance. Inasmuch as the men do
not vote, the appeal Of the District
Woman Suffrage Association, formally
addressed to Congress, to be allowed the
ballot is more the expression of an
opinion than an indication of hope At
the same time, the woman suffrage
movement elsewhere is attracting at.
tention.
A writer IN Hampton's Magazine re-
CARDS the question as already settled
efIf you are unalterably opposed TO
woman suffrage" he says, you may do
well to arrange to live elsewhere than
in the United States of America. be-
cause here we are likely to have woman
suffrage with a rush. The evidence
for this emphatic assertion is found in
the fact that already FIVE States have
adopted woman suffrage Washington
has lately come into line, California is
arranging to follow, and several other
States are to vote upon it in the near
future. One may learn with profit
says this advocate of the movement.
''that Australia and New Zealand, where
women have voted for many years, look
with amazement upon the contest now
being waged in this country What
seems most to puzzle our friends in the
antipodes is that any one should listen
to arguments against woman suffrage
long refuted by practical experience"
There is no doubt that the sentiment
in favor of woman suffrage is growing
in the United States, and it may
eventually Be universally adopted.
There is, however, no likelihood that it
will sweep over the country with sud-
den and tremendous power. The
American people are, after all, conserv-
ative, and the traditions and customs
of century are not easily oyerthrown.
The Washington herald., 1911-06-17
The Answer in the Stars.

1t is now all settled. Nothing re-
mains but to buckle on our arnlor and
sound the loud alarm. We are to have
a war with Japan. The stars in their
course tell the awful tale
"A mathematical analysis of the as
trological evidences of war with Japan"
is the title of a gray-oovered pamphlet
issued by L. Edward Johndro, of Roch-
ester. It is sown with mysterious
signs and symbols as thickly as lawn
with grass seed in the spring time.
Charts of the heavens and mathematical
diagrams of Washington and Tokyo,
William Howard Taft and Mutsu Hito,
the Mikado, with Col. Theodore Roose-
welt thrown in for good measure, are
presented to our wondering gaze The
sum and substance of it all is that some
where between 1911 and 1915 there is
to be war, spelled with capital w, and
printed in the reddest of red ink. IL
everything else were lacking, is it nor
true that when California was admitted
to the Union, Uranus was in Aries, and
that when Washington was admitted,
Saturn and Neptune were cavorting to-
gether IN an unholy allianeei What
does this prove7 Be patient, gentle
reader, and learn Thus, both these
States" tTiumphantly asserts the astrcl-
oyer, show themselves to be some
time battlefield of the nation Throw
aside ali doubts and hesitate to indulge
in idle scoaing. Accept the answer
written in the stars
Nor is the book Of the heavens in
scribed alone with prophecies of war
Il holds the record Of the political fu-
ture. "The evidence we are told,
suggests that President Taft viii GER
tainly get the nomination. This having
already been accepted as a foregone
conclusion, the evidence is given for.
what II is worth Much more 81 M
teresting news is, however, placed al
cur disposal # Harmon BE- nominated,
II is to be ~aIkoger for Taft More
than this, # The Democrats rest upon
Harmon OF Bryan, they are doomed to.
disappointment and are warned that
ethey must indeed find strong pillar.
for their party # they hope to Gust
Taft
lHEofklnaisY cur aslfoIo8st does
The Washington herald., 1911-06-17
The Maine.

1t is no exaggeration to say that the
interest of the entire country is centered
upon the elliptical cofferdam which sur
rounds the wreck of the Maine in
Havana Harbor. Within this incIosure
a tangled mass of steel and iron is being
exposed TO view-a scene of destruction
even beyond the imagination of men
whose experience in havoc of similar
character is by no means small
For thirteen years the question
whether the Maine received its death
blow externally or internally has re-
manned unanswered. The probability
now is that the destruction of the fore
part of the vessel was so complete as
TO make it impossible to tell the point
from which the explosion occurred.
There would be something in keeping
with the entire tragedy if the secret of
so many years should remain mystery
to the end.
1t IS by no means certain that the cof-
ferdam will withstand the enormous
pressure which will be exerted against
it when it has been emptied to a depth
of forty feet or more. The engineers
are, however, confident of its strength
and predict the success of their under
taking. The engineering problems in
volyed, however, lack the romantic in
terest which attaches to the possible
disclosure of the real cause. of a dis
aster which was an important factor in
the war with Spain.
The Washington herald., 1911-06-17

the District Committee, has been named
chairman OF the subcommittee on District
appropriations of the Appropriations
Committee Of the Senate. The other
members Of the subcommittee are sena-
tors Curtis. smoot, Foster, and Smith, of
Maryland.
The other subcommittees named in a
list given out by Chairman Warren yes
terday are:
The Washington herald., 1911-06-17
CULT HEAD FACES
NUMEROUS TRIALS
Legal Entanglements Follow
Exposure of Habits.
Special TO The washipstOu Herald.

Special TO The Washington Herald.
Chicago, June 16.-Evlyn Arthur See,
the revealer of Absolute Life" arrest
ed in February on a charge of teaching
unhealthy doctrines and living unIaw-
fully with numerous of his disciples
went on trial to-day in the Criminal
Court on charge of having abducted
and contributed to the delinquency OF
seventeen-year-ol Mildred Bridges.
She is indicted by the Federal grand
jury on charge of sending unlawful
matter through the mails.
On top of these indictments he is be-
ing sued for separate maintenance by
his wife, Agnes Chester See, from whom
were both running a combination cult
of New Thought.
See in turn is suing Agnes See for
absolute divorce, after which it is re-
ported, he intends to marry Mona Rees,
his high priestess.
Miss Rees is the daughter of Mai.
Rees, formerly a quartermaster in the
United States army, last stationed in
Oregon, and from whom his WIFE, Felicia
Blake Rees, was separated some years
ago. Mrs. Rees, too, has served as
"priestess" in the temple"
A third set of suits against See is
brought by Stephen Bridges, father of
Mildred Bridges, who sues See for 0,OO0
charging that he contributed TO his
daughters delinquency. and for $5O,O 900
for having alienated the affections of his
wife, Lucille NJ Bridges. In turn, Mrs
Bridges ahas been sued by her husband,
stephen Bridges, for absolute divorce with
See named in the papers.
See spent several months in Jail, but
was let out on bail. furnished by Mrs.
Bridges, who has been the mainsupport
OF the cult. Stephen Bridges declared his
wife paid See $3.50 each month to main
tain the house in which See, Mona Rees,
and Mildred Bridges have lived for sew
eral years.
Bridges wants his daughter back, and
has offered the girl his considerable for
tune If she will renounce the tenets Of
See.
This the girl. who has been in the Gus
tody OF the Juvenile Protective Associa-
ton for months. refuses to do.
The principal evidence in the case Is a
trunk, filed with Sees revelations,
which is impounded to the Federal gov
ernment and loaned by courtesy to the
Criminal Court for evidence in the case
These documents contain, besides Sees
teachings. the personal correspondence
of all his priestesses. The Federal gov
ernment has considered these documents
so bad that they have been shielded from
the public gaze, and the anticipation OF
their exposition In use as evidence has
thronged the court room.
Assistant States Attorney Frederic
Burnham, conducting the prosecution. in
addressing the jury to-day, shot such
denunciatory excoriations at See that the
defense was swept completely Off its
feet and begged for a continuance until
Monday before addressing the jury. This
continuance was granted
The Washington herald., 1911-06-17
A Hitfor
EvayHsaA
THE HUMAN FLEA.

Charley Lanman. Lester Marks,
and +. A. Afford have formed
POOL and are willing to give odds
that Secretary Knox win not catch
Castro. J. Fred KelIsy and Col. Frank
Morgan have decided to accept the
proposition Fred declares that BY
his Sherlock Holmes methods of de-
duction he has discovered that Mr..
Knox In his boyhood days won
many bets BY catching dogwood
heas. and that he Is well qualified
for his present task. So far Castro
has been found in fifty-seven places
IN the last week. and each time he
has come forward TO deny It.
The Washington herald., 1911-06-17
CURIOUS BITS OF HISTORY
BY A. w. MAOY.
wILBERFoRcE's FIGHT ON
SLAVERY.

A good example OF what may
be accomplished through the per-
sistent EFFORTS of one man or set
Of men Is illustrated in the life
OF william wilberforce. When Z
a mere boy at school he became
interested in the slavery ques-
tion. and wrote an article for the
local paper condemning the IN
iquitous Institution. . and through
out long life he never lost sight
Of the subject. England passed
an act abolishing slavery on
home soil In 1897, but It was the
object of wilberforce's life to
have It abolished in all English
colonies. He laborsd incessantiy,
making speeches and writing ar
ticies looking to that end. Three
days before his death. which oc-
CURED July 20. 1889. word was
brought to him that a bill abol-
ishing slavery In the colonies had
passed to its second reading. Nine
DAYS. after his death the bill was
passed. Under It's provisions
100000 slaves in the various colo
nies were set free. the owners re-
ceivine f2o.ooo. 900 as eompensa-
tiop.
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The Washington herald., 1911-06-17
For Parcel Post.

The. sulzer bill providing for the estab-
Ilshment of parcel post was advocated
before the House Committee on Post
Offices and Post Roads yesterday by
Nathan B. Williams of Fayetteville,
Ark, Mr.. williams told the COMMITTEES
that II the British postal authorities
could make a contract with the American
Express Company, such as he claimed
they had made. and deliver an eleveu-
pound package from any part OF Great
Britain to any part Of the United states
for "a cents. the Post-ofice Depart
ment Of this government could sford to
operate a similar service.
The Washington herald., 1911-06-17
OUTLOOK FOR HANDSOME
ENGRAVING BUILDINGDARK
MIR. Fitzgerald, of Appropriations Committee Will
Oppose "Gentleman'S Agreement"

Unless the present attitude Of the chair
man Of the House Committee on Appro-
priations undergoes a marked change in
the near future, the Treasury Department
win be forced to begin work on a plain
brick. factory type OF building for the
Bureau Of Engraving and Printing. Mr..
Fitzgerald said yesterday that his COM
mittee would not be a party to any
'gentleman's agreement with the Treas
ury officials or the subcommittee of the
Committee on Public Buildings and
Grounds, by which the builders could
start work on the monumental type OF
building with the understanding that
when more money is needed. in a year
or eighteen months. the Appropriations
The Washington herald., 1911-06-17

Committee win sanction the deficiency ap-
preparation.
Mr.. Fitzgerald said he had not come to
any definite decision as to his attitude on
the general proposition, but that he would
not be a party to any Agreement with
the Treasury officials as 10 future action
of the committee This means that the
present appropriation for the new build
ing will have to be increased at the our-
set. IL the monumental and more ex-
pensive type Is to be constructed.
Mr.. Fitzgerald indicated that he was
not entirely in sympathy with the pro-
posed change in plans. which is desired
in order that the new building shall be
in accord, enthusiastically. with the other
government buildings projected for the
borders of the Mall.
The Washington herald., 1911-06-17
senate,s sincerity Questioned.

From the IndianapoIs News
When an amendment clothing the ma
tional government with control over the
election Of Senators is carried by vote
of Vice President Sherman. who GER
tainly is not much interested in the pro-
posed change in the method Of election.
It is natural to conclude that the resolu-
tion thus amended was adopted in the be-
lief that 1t would be defeated. Among
the sixty-four Senators who on the final
roll call yesterday voted for the resolu-
ton there must be many who are not
honestly in favor of the change.
The Washington herald., 1911-06-17
TERPslcHoREAN RuMoR

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The Washington herald., 1911-06-17
WOMAN MAKES ARREST.
Bankers Wife Brings Alleged Thief
to Police station.

New York, June 16.-Mrs. Thomas L.
James, wife of the ex-Postmsster Gen.
eraI and president of the Lincoln Ma
tional Bank, appeared at the West
125th street station in an automobile
tonight with a prisoner whom she
wished to lock up on the charge Of
grand larceny. The prisoner was Jen-
ME Jarvis, colored, 1s9 West 1S5th
street.
Mrs. James said that she had gone
TO the home of Jennie Jarvis and
brought her to the station to be locked
up on tine charge OF having stolen SIS
in cash, and dresses, jewelry, and lin
gerfe totaling $15S in value from the
James home The girl was locked up.
The Washington herald., 1911-06-17
FISHING OUTFIT.

] bottle rock and re. for eoldS
] bottle ne. for fever.
! bottle brandy. for exposure.
! case beer. for thirst
! sandwich. for lunch.
! rock. for seat.
l rod. for line. -
I line. for hook.
l hook. for worms.
! worm for Ash.
] fish, for alibi.
JOE HUNTER.