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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-11
PARTY CHIEFS HERE
Republican National Commit
tee Meets Tomorrow Noon.
POLITICAL POT IS BOILING
Eyes Keen for Advantage in Contest
for Nomination.
CHICAGO THE FAVORED CITY
National Convention Likely to Meet
There Next June-St. Louis
the Chief Contender.
POLITICAL POT is BOILING
CHICAGO THE FAVORED CITY

Republican politicians, big and little,
from far and wide, are assembled in
Washington today in anticipation of the
quadre1nial meeting of the republican
national committee tomorrow at noon.
In the crowds which thronged the New
Willard, where the meeting will be held,
were real leaders and near-leaders, eX-
leaders and would-be leaders, all with
their party and personal ambitions on
tap.
While presidential politics and candi-
dates will naturally be much discussed.
the action of the national committee is
not likely to have vital bearing in any
way upon presidential booms. The COM
ing meeting will be in a sense perfume
tory, and be devoted to the routine bust
ness of roping the ring, naming the
referees and selecting the bottie-holders
for the great battle to be fought in the
national convention next summer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-11
DECLINES TO REVIEW
TOBACCO CASE DECREE
U. S. Supreme Court Denies
the Appeal of ''Independ-
ent" Companies.

The Supreme Court of the United
States today declined to interfere at
this time with the decree of the United
States circuit court for southern New
York approving of the reorganization
plan of the tobacco trust.
Attorneys for the leaf tobacco board Of
OF trade of New York city last Monday
asked the Supreme Court to review the
decree, require the lower court to vacate
its order approving the decree and COM
pei it to recognize the leaf tobacco board
of trade of New York as party to the
LITIGATION
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-11
Switched the System.

They changed the system this time.
said Mr.. Wise, ''and ii has taken some
time to get hold of the evidence on which
10 base my contest for Mr.. CraGo's seat.
Instead Of buying and selling votes out
right as they have done before this year,
tickets were issued for one dollar two
dollars, five dollars or whatever the, price
of the vote might be. and these tickets
were paid through blind window
Have YOU any evidence to show who
paid these ticketS?" asked Representative
Ansberry of Ohio, chairman of the cleo
tions committee.
I'VE have some evidence said Mr..
Wise, but, of course, the blind widow
was SO arranged that the holder of the
ticket couldn't see who paid him. and the
buyer couldn't see to whom he was pay
ing the money"
The United States Steel Corporation, he
said, has used intimidation and coercion
of employees which amounts to bribery
''and their employees have handled some
of the money!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-11
Regarded as Death Blow.

Many regarded the courts decision as
the death blow to the attempts of the
independents" to defeat the reorganiZa- i
ton Plan. Already the circuit court has
declined to recognize them as parties TO
the litigation, and both the tobacco cor
porations and the government have eX-
pressed their satisfaction with the
adopted plan 10 split up the trust in
accordance with the dissolution decree Of
the Supreme Court last May.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-11
An Unmatched
Pot

Is likely to boil over. Keep
your eye on the positions
advertised in The Star that
are open to you TODAY.
There may have been better
ones last week. but those arc
filled now. Keep abreast OF
the needs that you are able
to fill.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-11
Atrocities Are Pictured.

Mr.. Sulzberger pictured the atrocities at
kishneff and other Russian places. He
told Of the assassination OF old men at
their prayers and of women I'm delicate
condition. Taking up the 1892 treaty with
Russia, Mr.. Sulzberger said that only in
article ten was there any pretext for the
perverted construction put upon the docu-
ment by the Russian government.
This article puts a prohibition on eX-
patriated Russians who have left the
country without the consent of Russia
Granting what he regarded as the Rus
slams questionable right as to this, he
declared that under no construction could
it apply to Jews who We're not in this
class. 'One of your committee mem
bers. Representative jefferson NJ. Levy
of New York." said Mr.. SulZberger.
could not travel in Russia, although his
ancestors settled in America before the
Romanoffs went to Russia
J Mr.. SulZberger said the American gov
eminent had been trying to get satisfac-
| tion from Russia for forty years. and
the only answer vouchsafed was: We'll.
what are you going to do about it?' He
| said the only loss TO the United States
| by the abrogation OF the treaty might
be the one per cent of American foreign
commerce which the United States has
| with Russia.
Louis Marshall an attorney of New
York, cited precedents for executive and
legislative action. He declared the con-
ditions in Russia are worse than ever
before and that Jews could not he perse
cuted more.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-11
SIXTEEN BODIES TAKEN OUT
Rescuers Have Penetrated Three
Miles Into Mine.
VIGIL OF WEEPING WOMEN
Disaster Has Made Sc Widows and
1874 Orphans-Red Gross Offers
to Give Aid.

BRICEVILLE, Tenn, December IL
With sixteen bodies recovered and
identified. rescue parties today renew
ed their hacking and digging in an at
tempt to force the Big Cross Mountain
mine here to give up its dead. Having
forced their way three miles into the
mountain and bratticed most of the
mines cross entries, members of the
rescue crew expect TO stumble into
corpse-strewn chambers at any hour
now.
Discovery of the first body this
morning came at 10 o'clock. when dead
miner was found in a sitting posture
in one of the interior chambers. lie
was Andrew Johnson. Indications were
that he had been victim of black
damp. 1t is believed now that any
men who might have escaped the fury
Of the explosion speedily were suf-
focated by gases.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-11
FAVORS FULL PUBLICITY
AS BASIS FOR SECURITIES
Regulation, for the Present, Should
Be Left to the States.
FEDERAL CHARTERS URGED
Regarded as Necessary Step Looking
to More Complete Supervision in
the Future Over Trans
portation Lines.

The railroad securities commission,
headed by President Arthur T. Hadley
of Yale, has reported that it would be
practically impossible at this time to
place issues of railroad securities under
federal control. The commission recon-
mends that enforced publicity for all rail-
road financing is the most effective weap-
on against stock watering which the gov
eminent has at its command.
The members Of the commission. other
than President Hadley. are Frederick n.
Judson. Frederick Strauss, Walter l..
Fisher and Balthasar III. Meyer.
The commission was created in 1910,
when the Senate refused to accept a
House amendment to the pending rail-
road bill. providing that all future is
sues of railroad securities be placed
under the control of the interstate COM
merce commission. Many of the Senate
democrats opposed it as an invasion of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-11
Words Fail to Describe Effrontery.
Says 10000 Was Spent.

Representative Cargo was elected from
the twenty-third district Il year ago, on
the republican ticket, getting IL, 6tIJ votes
to 6.:;.i received by Mr.. Wise. The dis
trict comprises Fayette, Greene and Som
ersct counties. Mr.. Wise declared that
$4,000 had been spent i'll the district,
81, go in Fayette county, 5000 in Som
ersct county and $1,000 in Greene county
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-11
Tells of Discrimination.

As a witness Of the discrimination
against American citizens who were born
in Russia. Mr.. Marshall called Henry
Cutler, jewelry manufacturer OF Provi-
dence. a member Of the lower house OF
the Rhode Island legislature.
Mr. Cutler left Russia at the age or
nine. during the massacre of 1882, when
he lost his father. The Russian consul
at New York refused TO wise a passport
from the State Department for him be-
cause Mr.. Cutler would not answer "A
question as to his religion
Leon Kamiki. publisher Of the Jewish
Daily News of New York, was a witness.
He testified that the consul in New
York would not wise his passport, though
il was later vised in London.
Mr.. Marshall told the committee or
what he described as State Department
circulars which conceded the right OF
Russia TO punish returning Jews, and
how these circulars had been recalled
at his protest He announced that tho
circular had been refssued by Secretary
of State Knox.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-11
Likely to Be Followed.

II is the judgment of the committee
men now here that plan similar to the
foregoing will be prescribed by the COM
mittee.
Another question which has been
brought forward in connection with the
coming meeting is the representation in
the convention OF the southern states
Ihls question. however, will not be taken
up by the committee. on the ground Of
lack of Jurisdiction. II Is held that it Is
no part of the power of the national COM
mittee to fix the representation of the
states, that duty devolving upon the ma
tional convention
II viii be recalled that the subject was
threshed out at the last republican ma
tional convention, the convention finally
approving the committee report recon-
mending that there should be no change
in the basis of representation.
At tomorrow's meeting the resignation
lCoutinued on Third PAGE IN
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-11
Red Cross at Work.

A local Red Cross camp began work for
the relief of the suffering this forenoon.
1t is estimated the explosion rendered
fifty-six women widows and 1s4 children
orphans.
That there are 100 or more dead men re-
manning in the mine there is no doubt
All hope Of rescuing any of the scores
who went to their daily toll Saturday
morning to be embraced by death has
been abandoned The discovery late last
night of eight more bodies prompted
early this morning.
Weeping wives made widows by Satur-
days dust blast in the Knoxville Iron
Companys mine came to the shaft en-
trance in scores this morning prepared 10
meet their dead.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-11
Gave Public Hearings.

President Taft at the time told repub-
lean leaders the party was committed to
such measure, but when it appeared
impossible to pass IL, the President agreed
To have the clause eliminated. with the
understanding that commission to study
the subject would be allowed This was
done and the commission began work in
the autumn of 1910 Public hearings were
held and Chairman Hadley studied the
problem abroad.
The commissions report is distinctly
adverse to the legislation proposed in the
railroad bill
President Taft, in transmitting the re-
port to Congress today, declared that he
heartily concurred in the recommended
lions.
The commissions principal conclusions
are:
That any attempt by Congress to adopt
the policy of federal regulation to the
exclusion Of state regulation would be
premature.
That for the present. state authorities
should make a concerted effort TO mar
moniZe existing requirements
That Congress should prepare for the
future by giving consideration to fed
eral incorporation act which would per-
NIT interstate railroads to exchange their
state charters for national ones
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-11
A Basis for Regulation.

Accurate knowledge OF the facts sur
founding the issue of securities and the
expenditure OF the proceeds is the matter
OF most Importance" the commission
says. 1T is the one thing upon which
the federal government can effectively
insist today: il is the fundamental thing
which must serve as basis for what
ever regulation may be desirable in the
future.
IF full publicity be given We shall also
lessen the fraudulent creation OF debt
II IS the degree OF publicity rather than
the stringency of the law which gives to
the people any real protection. y
stringent law inadequately enforced and
secretly eyaded is the worst thing that
can be possibly offered to the public, be-
cause il gives color to claims which have
no foundation and fact.
In determining the physical value oi
railroads in relation to their securities
now outstanding, the commission put:
aside as entirely out Of the question any
attempt to scale down outstanding Securi
ties on the ground that constitutional
difficulties. public eXpediency and conf
dence in American railroad investment:
would forbid il.
The commission feels that railroad de
yelopment has gone far and such
volume OF securities has already been is
sued that the only questions of real i'm
portance are whether II is desirable fol
the federal government to regulate The
issue of future securities. and, II so, Il
what extent and In what manner.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-11
Make Problem Complex.

The complex relations between securi'
ties already outstanding has made II I'm
possible TO treat the question Of future
regulation az II might have been treated
IL those securities were not already N ex
iStsRce.
In cases where II is found that the is
sued securities exceed the physical valua
ton the commission is not in favor OF for
bidding further issue until the deficiency
Is made up. because the principle. II gen
orally applied. might prevent railroad:
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-11
Cofins Await Dead.

In a warehouse but short step from
the mine entrance are great numbers OF
collins waiting for their occupants.
Corpses in plenty for these collins will
be found in the mine, it is believed, Pos
sibly the majority Of the victims Will be
found today. OF the eight corpses dis
covered last night three were sitting bolt
upright in a mine car, while the bodies
of five others We're lying on the ground.
Their deaths came by explosion of dust.
Charles KeSterSOn, whose body was
among the first discovered, was found at
the telephone. back in the mine, by the
rescuing crew.
Evidently Kesterson had been trying TO
telephone Of the blast to the office of the
mines when he was struck by falling
debris His skull was badly mashed and
his body was cut.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-11
Accuses Frick Company.

Mr.. Wise declared that the ii. =. Frick
Coke Company, large constituent of the
steel corporation. employs e. per cent
of the labor in Fayette county, and con-
trolls its vote by unfair means
II do not refer to legitimate means of
argument, but to actual intimida tion," he
said THE worst evil up there in Fayette
county is the actual buying and selling
of votes.
Mr.. Wise filed his contest after the
thirty-day limit permitted by law. He
said he had been unable to get evidence
in time to come within the law because
of the change in the system and the
use of the tickets and blind window
method of payment.
He charged that superintendents and
bosses in the coal and coke works had
distributed much money!, that there had
been perjury and marking of ballots
and general system of debauchery."
Words Fail to Describe Effrontery.''
Words will scarcely describe the
brazen effrontery and the shameful
year in and year out in this district
since the orGaniza ton of the Limited
States Steel Corporation said. Mr..
Wise.
He declared that lie had not brought
his charges of corruption before the
courts because he could not secure action
from them. He said that the district at
tOrneyS would not prosecute and that
they and tire Judges were virtually the
victims of the system of corruption that
made it necessary for every candidate
to ''buy the office himself or get the
interests to procure it for him..
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-11
Too Much Regulation.

The commission takes the ground that
constitutional questions involving the
scope and extent of federal authority are
unsettled and will remain so for some
time and that while such condition
exists. TO superimpose federal regulation
upon state regulation would add to the
conflicts and complexities which. in the
public interest, should rather be dimin-
isiIed than increased.
'I-nlesS the constitutional power OF
Congress TO regulate securities of inter-
state railroads is definitely established as
being exclusive of state control either
the federal government and the states
will come to d general understanding ss
10 the principles to be adopted in the con-
troll of security issues or the railroad
systems will be given the opportunity TO
exchange their state charters for federal
ones" says the report.
Il ntiI such exclusive jurisdiction can
be established. the creation of a separate
administrative body. subjecting the rail-
roads to Il new system OF concurrent
supervision, in addition to the many old
ones which nov exist, does not seem just,
expedient or economical"
For the preSen' the commission recon-
nfends that complete publicity be requir-
ed TO surround all issues OF securities.
and that any interstate railroad issuing
stocks and bonds be required to furnish
10 the interstate commerce commission a
full statement OF the details of the is
sue, the purposes tor which the proceeds
arc to be used and an accounting for the
expenditures of such proceeds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-11

Rain late tonight or Tuesday;
slightly colder Tuesday; light to
moderate southerly winds.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-11

The circulation of The Star,
both daily and Sunday, is greater
by many thousands than that Of
any other Washington newspaper.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-09-25
A Reliable Company.

Ve"aose S0uPauys
The Singer Sewing Machine Com
pany does not resort to catchy schemes
or tricks, but makes and sells more
sewing machines than all other con-
Germs in the world. Why? Because
the Singer Is light running, simple and
durable. We stand by It with guar
antee that can not be equaled by any
other company.
iit T. A. SATTERWHITE
Phone 467 Salesman.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-09-25
Duel With Horsewhips.

A novel but brutal form Of duel be-
tween two carriers took place at Baja.
Hungary. Being both in love with the
daughter of the farmer who employed
them. they decided to fight for her
with their heavy horsewhips. the CIR!
agreeing 10 act as umpire and accept
the winner. In order to insure that
there should be no running away. they
first fastened themselves to two posts
In the ground The girl gave the sig.
nal to begin. and the two men. who
were stripped TO the waist. began to
belabor each other with such fury
that long bleeding welts soon COW
cred their faces, arms and bodies.
Unable to bear the horrible sight, the
girl ran away for help. When she
came back with some Of the neigh
bors they found the two men lying on
the ground covered with blood and
exhausted. The duel was declared a
draw.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-09-25
Race Meet at Churchill Downs.

Louisville, Ky, Sept. 25.-Churchill
Downs is again the Mecca of the fol
lowers of the sport of kings, the au-
tumn racing meet of the Louisville
Racing Association opening this after
noon, to continue eighteen days.. AT
the close of the session here on Oc-
tober IA the horses will go to Latonia
for twenty-four days, beginning Oc'
tober 16. The big feature of the local
meeting will be the Kentucky Endur'
ance stakes at four miles. This race
is subscription event, 800 for nom
nation and $3.50 to start. The state
racing commission donates to the win
ner gold cup valued at $1,000 and the
Louisville Racing Association adds
$4,000 in cash,
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-09-25

The plans of model schoolhouses is.
sued by the Conference for Education
in Texas are being used by the San
Marcos Normal in its instruction to
future teachers of the state.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-09-25
YELLED PROPHETS IN CAPITAL
[By Associated Press. ]

Washington, Sept. 25.-From nearly
every grotto in the land the members
of the, Mystic Order of Yelled Prophets
of the Enchanted Realm have come to
Washington for the national conven-
tion of the supreme council, which will
be in session here this week. Head
quarters We're established at the New
Willard, where the registration of del
egates occupied the morning.
Cuno II. Rudolph, chairman of the
board of district commissioners, on
behalf of the local government, and
Captain Oyster, president of the cham
Der of commerce, on behalf of the
business men of Washington, deliv-
cred addresses of welcome at the re-
cepton to the visiting prophets and
their families this afternoon. Through
out the city the colors of the order,
in bunting and electrical Nominations,
greet the eyes of the visitors.
The spectacular feature of the con-
vention will be tomorrow's big parade,
in which $4,000 men are expected to
take part. The grand monarch of the
order will be fittingly escorted to the
new Masonic Temple, where grand
ceremonial session will be held in the
evening.
The supreme council will be con-
vened Wednesday morning for the
election of officers and the transaction
of /other business. During the week
there will be continual round of re-
ceptions, luncheons, banquets and ex'
cursions to points of interest in Wash
| ington and vicinity.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-09-25
Southern Hen Show.

Knoxville. Tenn, Sept 25.-King
Cotton will soon be displaced in many
Southern states and his throne occu-
pied by the helpful hen, according to
exhibitors at the Southern Poultry
Show, opened today at the Appalach-
ian exposition. In recent years the
poultry industry has made great prog
ress in the South. say the fanciers,
and is now no insignificant item on
the balance sheet of this sections
wealth. The show opened today has
attracted entries from many states,
and the big new poultry building, with
10000 square feet of floor space, is
taxed to hold the birds.
Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-09-25
Big Livestock Fair.

St. Joseph Mo-, Sept. 25-St. 10
seph's Interstate Livestock Fair, horse
show and fall festival opened today
and will COSTUME through the week.
Prize horses, cattle, hogs and sheep
from all over the West and Southwest
are entered and the fair will be of the
nature of an elimination test for the
American Royal livestock show to be
held in Kansas City, October GA, and
the International show in Chicago, De-
cember 30. Some of the best stables
in this country and Canada have en-
tered animals in the horse show. The
fall festival will include flower pa
rade on Thursday, a ball on Friday
and a street carnival on Saturday
night