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Evening star., 1911-01-27
Canadian Papers Not All Fa-
vorabIe to Treaty.
DECLARE TOO MUCH GIVEN
Belief Expressed That United States
Gets Lions Share.
MOTHER COUNTRY Is HURT
Opposition Takes View That Ratifi-
cation of Pact Would Prevent
Preferential Tariff.

TORONTO. Ontario. January oI-Edi-
torials in tojays Toronto papers show
a wide divergence OF opinion as - the
Canadian American reciprocity agree
ment The conservative topposition)
journals maintained that il enacted the
agreement will be a death blow 10
Eritish-Canadian preferential tariff ar
rangement. while the liberal lcovernmenU
organs affirm that the goods which form
the great bulk OF Great Brtains eN
port trade to Canada are not affected by
the new schedules.
The Globe diheraD says: The feature
that stands out most prominently in a
consideration of the general fiscal policy
underlying the reductions is that there
are no treaty ertanslements. Each ma
tion retains absolute control of its own
that there is no ENHANCEMENT in regard
to the British preference
Advantage to United States.
The Mail and Empire conservative
says: Mr. Taft's eNplanatio are of. a
character to make us pause. When the
/ terms that have been reached are eX-
amined the unfavorable impression made
! DN tnc PreSluent Is strengthened, TOT III
| becomes clear thta we are making very
| considerable concessions in order to in
duce the United States to remove its du-
ties upon our raw material and thus to
secure the advantages of which the Presi-
dent speaks.
THE bargain, President Taft points out
is conducive to the interests of the
United States in that it gives that country
access to our national resources and a
| larger market in the Dominion. 1t Is
also calculated to commend itself to our
neighbors because it makes a British
Canadian preference system impossible"
Check Canadian Development.
The World independently says: The
proposals. if carried out, will tend to di-
vert traffic from our western provinces to
Chicago AID other American cities, to in
jure our Canadian transcontinental rail-
ways as such, to cause the wheat trade
now concentrated in Winnipeg to go to
Chicago. to cause Canadian wheat to lose
| it's identity, probably to drive the milling
| trade to the south of the line and check
the remarkable development now under
and Canadian eastern cities. including the
| enormous trade Of tine st. Lawrence. II
| would put New York against Canadian
| seapOrts, while the east and west lines
| of trade and development that We now
have may be diverted southeast and
northwest"
Evening star., 1911-01-27
ZELAYA DENIES INTERVIEW.
Discredits Statements Of Son That
He Wants to Return.

NEW ORLEANS. La. January 27.-In a
letter received here from former Presi-
dent Zelaya Of Nicaragua, dated at Brus-
sells, January II, the deposed dictator de-
MES statements in an interview accredft-
ed to his son Alphonse, in which Zelaya
is described as being homesick, broken
hearted and desirous Of regaining the
friendship Of the American people.
Zelaya brands his son as "flighty and a
carrier OF tales" and declares: II sup
pose they pay him to make him sign the
declarations published with malice. They
want to make me appear as approving all
the atrocious deeds committed by Taft in
Nicaragua.
Il have no desire to return to America
now"
Evening star., 1911-01-27
CHARLES D. BURKE DEAD.
Had Long Suffered With Affection
of the Throat.

Charles ID. Burke, son of Maj. Jerome
b. Burke of the Treasury. Department,
died at 9:15 o'clock this morning at his
home. 32i Z street northeast, where lie
had been for some time sufferer from
an affection of, the throat. Mr.. Burke
left a widow and young daughter.
Funeral services will be held Sunday
afternoon at o'clock at the house, and
Pentalpha Lodge, No. %, +. A. A. NJ, of
which Mr. Burke was a member, will con-
duct the service for the dead at Glen
wood cemetery, where the body will be
placed in a vault
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Dereliction Charged.

Mr. Culnlnins also asserted that the
committee had failed to respond to the
Senate resolution directing the inquiry in
another way-in not supplying the infor-
nation as to whether corrupt influences
had been used in promoting the election
Of the Illinoisan. The committees report,
he declared. was little more than a re-
senator must base his own conclusions.
Mr.. Cummins then proceeded to con-
slider the testimony that had been laid
before the Senate. and he analysed it to
show that the corrupt use Of money had
brought about the election Of Mr.. Lori
mer.
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Legal Points Are Discussed.

At meeting of the Morris Law Club
at the Georgetown University Law School.
held Wednesday evening in the Law
School building. papers were read by T..
Raymond Clark and r. s. Maloney. Ques-
lions were directed TO the readers and
many intricate points were cleared up as
result. Subjects were assigned upon
which papers will be read at the next
meeting.
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Twelfth Cavalry Leaves Manila.

SAN FRANCISCO, January o7.-The
sailing of the 10Th Cavalry from Manila
for San Francisco is announced in a
cablegram received at the local army Of
fees. The troop is aboard the transport
Logan. due to arrive here about Feb.
ruary L.
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INSPECTOR McCAFFERTY DEAD.
Many Years at Head of New York
Detective Bureau.

NEW YORK. January 27.-Police In
spector James McCafferty, for many
years head Of the detective bureau OF
the New York police force, and we'll
known to the police officials in every
corner of the country. died at his home
here early this morning. He had been
i'll for a long time of a complication
of diseases.
McCafferty was born in this city in
1856, and became a policeman when he
was barely twenty-one.
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Orders Immediate Hearing.

Chief Justice CIabaugh denied the ap-
plication and declared the prisoner en-
titled to a hearing at once. lie suggested
the record disclosed no reason for the de-
lay of the Mexican government i'm seek
ing to secure a prisoner on a charge com
mitted in December. 1A8 or February
1Na. The court on motion of ATTORNEYS
Hopkins & Hopkins and J. J. Costigan.
counsel for Azcona. excluded certain pro
posed dispositions included in the requisi-
tion papers and directed an argument on
the sufficiency Of the remaining papers
TO make out prima facie case of en-
bezzlement.
In opposing the request of ATTORNEYS
John ID. Lindsay of New York and Wal
ter S. Pennfeld for time 10 correct tn,
defective depositions counsel for the pris
oner urged that Azeona had already
served ffty-three days in jail. They de-
clared the request was in line with Al
legged former practices OF the Mexican
government in its efforts TO harass poiti-
cal refugees. They claimed charges fol-
lowed charges and delays were succeeded
by delays until the prisoner wou Il be de-
prisOnment which he might serve IL con-
victed.
Accused of Robbing Employer.
The new charge OF embezzlement, "f
| which Azcona and Ills counsel were ap-
| prised only at the trial table. was au
thenticated by Jorge l.. Canalizo. con-
sui Of Mexico. at Philadelphia. 1t asks
the detention of Azcona and his return
| to the City CT Mexico on the charge that
| about February 1, 1907. when i'm the enl-
ploy of FL Diario, a newspaper. he had
| appropriated to his own use 300 pesos
| about $50 In American money-which he
| had In course Of his employment
A number of members Of the diplomatic
circle were present in the court and fol-
lowed the proceedings. Among them
were DR.. Vasquez Gomez. said to be a
candidate for vice president on the Me
dora ticket in Mexico; DR.. Salvador Cas-
trillo, minister of Nicaragua, and DR..
Alberto Mambrano.
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may SEEK INQUIRY
Probe for Municipal Architects
Office Spoken Of.
Mr.. OYSTER INTERESTED
Will Lay Matter Before the Board of
Education.
TO FIND IF MONEY IS WASTED
Adds B. Browne Appoints Two Com
mittees to Look Into Va
rious School Matters.
Mr.. OYSTER INTERESTED
TO FIND IF MONEY IS WASTED

The District Commissioners may be
asked to investigate the conduct of the
municipal architects office as far as the
public schools are concerned.
James +. Oyster, president of the board
of education. said today that he would
take the matter up with the board at it's
next meeting. If the board approves the
Board Of Trade and the Chamber Of Com
merce will be asked to make an inyesti-
CATION of the work of the municipal
architects Office in connection with the
schools, to ascertain whether there has
been waste of money in construction of
the schools. The Board of Trade and
Chamber of Commerce, if they see fit,
will in turn. it is believed. ask an in
Nestigation OF this matter by the Dis
trict commissioners.
The action Of the public school com
mittees of both the Board of Trade and
chamber Of Commerce in giving approval
10 the present system OF the pubic
schools OF the District and the action of
the Board Of Trade committee in declar-
ing the charges brought against the sys-
tenn by Snowden Ashford groundless has
put quietus upon these charges, it is
believed, once for all. President Oyster
now believes that an investigation of the
activities of the municipal architects Of
flee should be had.
Builders May Testify.
Should an investigation be made by the
District Commissioners, many of the most
prominent builders in the city would un-
doubtedly come before the Commissioners
to testify in regard to the construction
or the school buildings. and if there has
been waste Of money it will be brought
out
Adds 3. Browne, chairman of the
school committee of the Board of Trade,
today appointed the two committees au-
thorized by his committee at the meeting
Wednesday night, one to ascertain in
what way the school system could be
improved by adding to the powers of the
board of education and the other to look
into the charge that desks of an inferior
quality had been furnishd the schools
during the last four years. The first COM
chairman; b. H. Warner, Charles S.
Bundy. Joseph l. Weller and John Doyle
Carmody. The second committee, which
will look into the matter of the desks.
consists of Isaac Cans. chairman; Henry
X. Simpson and Walter Fl. Acker
Percival NJ. Brown, chairman of the
school committee of the Chamber of Com
merce, said today that no date had yet
been set for a further investigation of
the schools by his committee. The fact
that SnOwden Ashford had declared he
would not appear before the committee
in view of the fact that the committee
had already gone on record in favor of
the present school system and the fact
that Mr.. Ashford was the originator of
the charges against the schools leads to
the belief that the matter may be dropped.
Evening star., 1911-01-27
Favors Woman Jurors.

OLYMPIA, Wash, January 27.-The
lower house of the legislature passed a
bill yesterday making women eligible for
jury duty by striking the word male"
from the present statute.
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Assurance of Ratification,

Charles D. Norton, secretary to the
Presient, declared that assurances had
been received at the White House that
the Congress now nearing its end
would pass the necessary legislation to
ratify the treaty. thereby marking an
epoch in American trade history.
Senator Brown Of Nebraska, who
conferred with the President this
morning approved Of the proposed
agreement, 1t is understood
Members of the cabinet who were in
terviewed tersely commented on the
treaty and are of the opinion that it
will open up vast industrial opportu-
mites for both countries and cause
American manufactures to expand.
Evening star., 1911-01-27
Made by Board Of Assessors.

The Commissioners do not make as
sessments or cause them TO be made.
They are made by the board OF as
SCISSORS whose members are appointed
for life.
AS to the suggestion that assessments
have been lowered as a consequence OF
the action of the Commissioners, II may
le stated that the present Commissioners,
al the beginning of their terms. directed
the attention of the assessors to the fact
that the assessment laws allowed taxa
lion OF property above two-thirds OF It's
value. that that need not necessarily be
confined to two-third figure, as has
been the custom in the past.
This necessarily would have a tendency
to increase rather than decrease taxa.
tion. and as the estimated revenues Of
the District this year are nearly q mil
lion dollars more than last year. the
figures in themselves. we believe. furnish
ample refutation of the charges made.
The Commissioners regret that MIR.
Bennets apparent disappointment over
his failure to land one Of these places
for q candidate has slightly warped his
Judgment
Evening star., 1911-01-27
RISES FROM THE WATER,
AuGHTS LIKE A GULL
Unprecedented Feat Perform
ed by Curtiss With AeropIane
on San Diego Bay.

SAN DIEGO, Cal. January c1.-For the
first time in the history OF aviation an
aeroplane rose from tine surface of the
water yesterday. sailed about and return
ed to the starting point, where it landed
on the water as easily az a gull.
This feat was achieved by Glenn H.
Curtiss In his specially equipped aero
plane on San Diego bay. The machine
covered a distance OF about two miles.
and the flight was made after almost two
weeks of experimenting TO devise special
appliances to float the machine and al
low it. to attain sufficient speed on the
surface of the water before lifting.
Both the army and the navy were rep
resented at these experiments. the for
mer by Lieut.. John {. Walker. jr.. and
the latter by Lieut.. r. G. Ellison, both
detailed to learn aviation.
Rises From Waters Surface.
When the aeroplane was brought out
and f1oated on the shallow water be-
tween Coronado and North Island it was
equipped with hydroplanes and View
arrangement of front surfaces. Curtiss
climbed into the seat and started the
motor The aeroplane scudded up the
bay at a forty-miIe clip for a quarter of a
mile, then lifted out OF the water, and
rose 10 height of fifty feet.
After remaining i'm the air ] minute
and ~ seconds. flying hall a. mile Cur
tiss alighted and turned around easily
a motor boat. Putting on full power
he again arose, this time to a height OF
100 feet, sailed out over the hay a mile
from the starting place, circled around
near the revenue cutter Bear and the
repair ship Iris, and landed lightly on the
water in front oe the hangar on shore.
Navy's Problem Solved.
II have succeeded i'm solving the ono
problem the Secretary of the Navy re
garded as the most difficult, and the one
necessary to make the aeroplane of value
to the navy said Curtiss as he stepped
ashore. II can now start an aeroplsne
from the water alongside a warship. make
my trip. and. returning. light alongside
and be hoisted aboard. This, I believe, is
of great Importance to the navy"
Lieut. Walker of the army reported To
Curtiss yesterday on orders from Gen
Bliss, at San Francisco and Lieut. Paul
Breck will report tomorrow. The instruc-
tions of the two army officers and Lieut.
Ellison Of the navy will begin on North
Island Monday.
Evening star., 1911-01-27
Declares Against Cigarettes.

CARSON. New, January 21.-The state
senate yesterday passed q bill making it
unlawful to sell or give cigarettes or
cigarette papers to any man, woman or
child in the state of Nevada.
Evening star., 1911-01-27
PRESS VIEW DIVIDED MEXICO LOSES POINT
Court Refuses Further Delay in
the Azc0na Case.
, NEW CHARGE is PRESENTED
Now Asks Extradition of Prisoner
for Alleged Embezzlement.
Long in District Jail.

Dropping the charge of false pretenses
on which Joan Sanchez .Azcona. the Mex
ican political refugee. was arrested De-
cember q las and detained fifty-three
days in the District jail, the Mexican gov.
ernment to-day applied 10 Chief Justice
Clabaugh for the return OF Azcona 10
Mexico on a charge Of embeZzlement.
Counsel declared the new charge super
sedes the former and sought delay 10
give them an opporturity to perfect the
requisition papers received from MeN!ca
the fiftieth day of Azcons' prov N.sionsl
imnriS onment
Evening star., 1911-01-27
REBELSENTRAP TROOPS
AND SLAY It's MEN
Detachment of Mexican Army
Under Fire of Insurrectos
Three Days.

SAN JOSE, Mexico January -. via
Maria, Texas, January 27.-Details Of
the massacre OF federal troops under
Col. Dorante, received here today. show
that he lost 115 men when his soldiers
were led into an insurrecto trap near
Ojinaga. On the side os the revolu-
tioninsts the loss was two.
p. S. McCombs. a Seattle, Wash. man,
was in battle with the insurrectos. He
claims to have killed four federal sol
diers during the engagement The
massacre took place near Cuchlllo.
Several captured government soldiers
give practically the same account of
their losses.
Jose de la Cruz Sanchez and Torilelo
Ortefa, Mexican ranch owners. COM
manded the insurgents.
Capture Nineteen Wounded Men.
. The federal soldiers were entrapped in
the mountains and for nearly three days
wore under fire Of the insurrectOs. The
insurgents captured 81 Mauser carbines
and 10 wounded men. The defeated gov
ernment troops retreated in disorder to
Coyama and intrenched themselves They
made no attempt to cross the mountains
TO their headquarters, at Ojinaga. Only
$50 soldiers remain in Ojinaga and an
attack is hourly expected.
After the battle the insurgents retired
to the Rio Grande, near Reodosa, where
they replenished their supply Of ammuni-
ton. Today they returned to the noun
tains, passing within sight of the fed
cral garrison at Ojinaga. Their an
nounced intention was to go to Coyama
and attack the remaining federals there
For two weeks a chain guard has been
maintained at Ojinaga, and no one has
been allowed to leave the town. Several
American citizens are held unwilling
prisoners within the lines.
Evening star., 1911-01-27
Dangerous.

From the Baltimore American.
This does not seem to be good year
for buying up legislatures.
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Other Members Corrupted.

Senator Cummins said he would discuss
dence showed that seven legislators were
corrupted.
Il believe that four others were cor
rupted. Also" he said, land believe that
four more were tainted. While their guilt
may be as certain, it is not SO conspicu-
Gus as the guilt Of the seven.
The decision OF this case is OF great
moment to the Senate and to the peo-
pie" said Senator Cummins. but the
his seat in this body sinks into in
significance compared with the i'm
portance OF the rule which should ap-
ply as to bribery"
He said the majority Of the commit
tee and those who defend Lorimer ask
the Senate to hold to the rule that a
candidate who has a majority Of votes
.emaining after deducting the corrupt
ed votes is elected.
This is the most alarming and dan
gerous proposition ever made In the Sem
ate," cried Senator Cummins.
Cordial Invitation to Crime.
"If adopted it would be cordial in
vitation to crime. If we assent to it We
declare to the country that the Senate OF
the United States welcomes to it's men,
bership men whose friends have bought
votes for him.
These consequences are SO grave and
serious, no matter what the precedents
are and what the rulings have been. that
it will be impossible for us to declare
that the rule proposed by the majority of
the committee shall prevail
IF adopted. such rule would mean
that il bribery is done skillfully it can
accomplish its purpose.
1T mans that bribery carried on by
some one else will be able to seat a
senator II he does not participate in
TT means that if you bribe just
enough members of the legislature SO
that the remaining honest members
constitute majority you are all
right.
No man should be permitted to enjoy
the fruits of bribery, and no man
should be permitted to hold seat in
this Senate which has been won
through bribery"
Criticises Senate Committee.
privileges and elections for failing to pur-
sue its investigation to find out whether
or not William Lorimer was cognizant of
the corrupt methods which Mr.. Cummins
alleged were used in his election to the
senate marked tne Deg1nnlng OF the at
tack of Senator Cummins Yesterday after
noon on the legality of Mr.. Lorimer' S
election.
He gave consideration to the statement
Of the attorney for the Chicabo Tribune.
who presented the prosecution side of
the case, that he did not expect to con-
meet Mr.. Lorimer with the bribery which
the attorney charged in connection with
his election. But the newspaper, he con-
tended, was not a plaintiff.
The committee was charged with the
duty of determining what corruption, IL
any, there was in the election and who
was cognizant or accessory to it: and he
contended that the committee should
have proceeded with its investigation in
dependently of the concessions of coun-
sci. AS there was no testimony on that
point. Mr. Cummins said he would not
Evening star., 1911-01-27

DO ] understand you to say" inquired
Representative Stafford OF Wisconsin,
that some Of the Commissioners are
absolutely disobeytng q mandate OF the
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ers of the city. with a view 10 attract
ing rich property holders to this city
from the outside.
AS TO a difference of opinion amone
the Commissioners on the assessment
question. one of the Commissioners said
this morning that the only dinerence
that had ever cropped up among them
was in relation 10 automobiles:
Only Instructions Given.
"And that said, never went out OF
this office 1t was settled right here.
The Commissioners and the assessor
say that the only instructions from the
Commissioners to the board OF assistant
assessors were the public instructions
given at a full session of the board OF
commissioners. That became public be
cause there were - " spaper men pf.Ecii'
AT the meetinA dnt. there was much ger
eral discussion Of Commissioner Judson
talk He said at that time:
The law provides for 66 I'd PEE cent
assessment. 1t does not provide for an
assessment even fraction be.ow that
figure. Ii there is any e:-.Gg 70 De
done il should be on the size above The
figure mentioned and MOI below IT,
The statement given out by the COM
missioners follows:
There is absolutely no ground for the
statement made on the floor of the House
by Representative Bennett Of New York.
10 the effect that there Is a division OF
opinion among the Commissioners regard
ing the assessment OF property IN lne
District of Columbia, nor is there the
slightest justification for the ASSERTION
that the Commissioners have made Or
caused 20 he made unequal or unjust as
sessnents ON the property owners or the
District.
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Hopeful at White House
of Ratification of Compact

With President Taft and his advisers
optimistic for the success of the Canadian
reciprocity agreement. and republican
members of Congress divided on the sub
ject, discussion at the White Hous.. to-
day was vague concerning the picr.pt
ratification of the pact.
The first evidence of the storm OF pro
test that may develop against the pro-
posed treaty became apparent at the
executive offices early this morning. The
free trade features will not be popularity
received by certain interests in various
sections of the country.
Hint at Probable Delay.
Some Of the members of Congress who
called on President Taft. reflected the
views OF their constituents. and intimated
that delay is to be expected when the
matter is laid before Congress fo.. action
Insurgents and democrats generally in
both houses are inclined to look with
favor upon the agreement, it is said, and
foresee no difficulty in adopting the con-
current resolution embodying the pro-
vision of the agreement.
MurmuringS of dissatisfaction are heard
in the ranks Of the standpat republican
faction, and the outburst of opposition
tldL Is pIEufCtcu Uy uicHipciS WIlOee us
tricts and home industries will suffer
because of the additions to the free list
is expected to occur within a week
Expressing the views of the admins
tration, Secretary of Agriculture Wilson
said the agreement should be carefully
studied by all before a definite conclusion
Is reached. While he anticipates opposi-
ton from the grain growers of the north
west, Secretary Wilson believes the ma
ton will eventually accept the agreement
and approve its provisions.