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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-04
GRAFT SKIN TO SCALP
OF CENSUS OFFICE CLERK
Emergency Hospital staff Surgeon
Now Thinks Operation Will
Be Necessary.

Skin VIII have TO be grated to the head
II Miss Mice y. Houghton, the census
office clerk Who was scalped at her Office
last Tuesday afternoon when her hair
caught in the revolring shaft of a taba-
latinS machine, il is now believed.
Dr. Walter Price OF the Emergency Hos
pital staff said today that Miss Houcb
tons general condition is improved. He
said she had recovered from the shocl;
OF the accident
Director Durand of the census burea,,
Today submitted his official report on
Tue accident To Secretary Nagel of the
department of Commerce and Labor
EHe report contains n technical de-
scription Of the tabulating machines in
use, and n statement as to the distance
of the operators from the revolving
shaft by which Miss Houghton was in
Jured. IL also contains the statements
of the eye-witnesses of the accident.
telling now Miss Houghton dropped a
card and got down on her hands and
knees under the revolving shaft. and
how her hair was caught by the shaft
Air. Durand makes no recommends
tons in his report. which is merely a
statement explaining the accident. The
revolving shafts. however have all been
covered over al the census Office, in
order TO make it impossible for such
an accident 10 occur again.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-04
Taft's Mind Made Up. Z
POLICEMAN'S GEM GONE.
Member of Metropolitan Force
Mourns Loss of $500 Diamond.

So careless with their valuables are
our wealthy police.
Nothing uncommon, CT course, for
guardian of the peace to sport three
hundred-dellar diamond solitaire sparkler,
but think of carrying that burden OF
aff1uence so lightly to lose it. More
than that, conceive how used to costly
things must he be not to miss the ring
Immediately, and to have no idea where
it disappeared
Patrolman ]. s. Boswell of the tenth
precinct is such nabcb and, strangely
enough, he SO much values the rmS-
probably not for is intrinsic worth, bul
for personal associations-that he would
ne Ia,ner ,,.eased to Lave II pack- Goa,
seauently he has asked the keen nosed
detectors of crime and recoverers or lost
and stolen things to hit the trail ana
replevin his gem of ray serene.
He provides a wide range of territory
FOR investigation and research. Police
man Boswell does not know whether ne
lost his ring within the station house or
while covering his beat.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-04
Thinks President Misinformed.
Petition in Bankruptcy.

George f.. CroswelI, IA cCnIectioner, a
43i 9TH street southwest today filed /;
,e tition in voluntary bankruptcy II,
iztr lis debts ~ St,922. L. and estimates
his assets at $:.O1571. Attorneys Bran.
- .t.,t.l2 X blandenburS Iepres, mt T.,
petitioner.
George w Emerson. druggist, of uppe.
18th street also filed a voluntary peti
ii, II in bankruptcy. His debts are placed
at So $50, ~ and his assets ~ 81 81. 80
Attorney Joseph X. FasGe, represents til.
bankrupt.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-04
Plate Worn by Steam Wiper.

After two or three days printing off
such a plate and where the wiping of the
plate cannot be regulated, the steam
wiper scours the plate so that it is soon
worn out and the poverty of the WORK
is exposed to the most casual observer.
Congress has seen tit in its wisdom TO
reserve 10 itself as TO how this work shall
be DONE Experts have been heard upon
the question before the committee of
Congress- aud after consideration law
was enacted that all work, including the
revenue stamps, should be done from
hand roller presses in the highest style
of the art \ part of that law was re-
pealed in 1907 by placing a rider upon
the sundry civil appropriation bill of that
year.
The plate printer is not afraid of his
argument thar he cannot convince if he
is only given an opportunity, but, of
course, he has not at his hands the means
which is afforded to the advocates of the
power presses"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-04
Aviation Today.

Fred 7. Jane. editor of "All the World S
Arships" gives us a most Interesting ar
ticle for our Sunday Magazine tomorrow
in How Aviation Stands Today" compar-
ing the aeronauts with birds and pointing
out the problems that rema to- be
solved before the feathered flyers oan be
equaled.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-04
JA|LBREAK|NG CAUSES
LEGAL COMPLICATION
Authorities Disagree Whether
Negroes Offended Nation,
State or District.
JCAREZ AVENUE.
COMMERCIAL STREET.

The six prisoners vino stoned a guard
al Occoquan Wednesday and escaped,
only TO be arrested and brought back,
probably had no idea of the legal tangle
which they have precipitated, but, never
theless, the intention OF Supt. Whitaker
to send these men to the penitentiary for
Jail breaking has brought to light the
fact that some of the most earnest legal
delivers in the District are ignorant of
whether the prisoners committed an of
Tense, whether it is an offense against
| the District or against the United States
or against the state of Virginia.
Supt. Whitaker, who has no preten-
sions of being a lawyer. said at the Dis
trict building today that all he wanted
was ~ give these =, akers fifteen wears
apiece in the ', eli larry, and he has
written i few lbs ~ the many legal
advisers of the United States. the Dis
trict and the state of Virginia on the
matter However, it appears, after a
little investigating this morning, taat even
the Smartest of these lawyers never heard
OF jail breaking in federal territory set
in the midst of Virginia by people under
the custody Of the District Commissions
erS.
If there is no law 10 cover this intricate
and apparently perfectly unique legal
question, then Supt. Whitaker declares
he will bestir himself to see that a law
Is placed on the statute books in very
short order-a good, strong law, he says;
one that will make any ambitious Jail
breaker think twice before acting
Five Years for Jailbreaking.
The offense of iailbreaking in the
District. according to one of the lawyers
consulted this morning, has "a limit of
five years as a punishment. search
through Aberts compilation of laws in
effect in the District disclosed a strange
mention of Jail breaking. 1t was a bar
asraph of Il law which reaches back to
the red sandstone PERIOD, when English
men were just beg inning 60 take a Few
kinks out of the king business. The law
was written in the reign OF Edward ii
in 1907, and reads in its quaint way:
concerning prisoners which break
prison none from henceforth shall have
judgment of life or member for breaking
which he was taken and imprisoned did
require such judgment, if he had been
convicted thereupon according TO the
law and custom of the realm, albeit III
times past it had been otherwise
LAS I.eafS. IL Is eXpla .nea ny Il LAWYER
tina there IS no warrant for cuttin-
mans leg off for the offense Of jail
pf.atlno. However, the SRA jan breaA.l:
at Occouuan NIGH we'll have thnil
rev days, as they are confined in a mar
row solitary confinement cell. All day
long they are Standing chained to post
and living on slim diet of bread and
water. They will stand there until tne
punishment is we'll impressed upon them
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-04
ARCHBISHOP RYAN BETTER.
Physicians Attribute Improvement
Today to Iron" Constitution

PHILADELPHIA. February r-After a
bad night Archbishop Ryan showed i'm
provcment early today, which is attributed
by the attending physicians TO his iron
constitution and wonderful vitality. The
archhishops heart is still very weak
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-04
Disappearance Shocks
Philadelphia Friends

PHILADELPHIA, February 4.-The dis
appearance of Postmaster Richard L..
Ashhurst of Philadelphia at Atlantic
City was a shock to the hundreds Of
friends of the popular official. Few knew
that he was away from the city or that
he had not been well, and his sudden
isappearance for this reason was all
the more felt
While the mystery had been kept from
The public, the Philadelphia officials had
been notified and had instituted quiet
search. Friends of Mr. Ashhurst hcs-
cate to accept the theory that he COM
mitted suicide. That the family is work
ing on the theory that he may be dead
is indicat cd in q statement given out b.
John q. johnson, attorney for the Ash
aurst relatives. which says.
NO trace of his whereabouts las been
discovered. though the most thorough
search has been made, ana serious APP
prehenson is now felt, especially as IT i
reported that an aged man fell from =
pier few days ago and was drowned.
Newspaper inquiry here and at Atlantic
City fails to confirm the statement that
an aged man was reported to have fallen
from the pier prior to the announcement
that Mr. Ashhurst was missing.
Member of Wealthy Family.
Born a member OF an ola ana Weaitny
Philadelphia family, Mr.. Ashhurst belong
ed TO the exclusive social element al tie
CITY. He was born in Naples, Italy,
while his family was living Temporarily
abroad He was graduated from the IN
,ersity OF Pennsylvania and was a mem
ier of The Philadelphia bar for fifty
wears. He served in the civil war until
discharged for wounds received at Gettys-
burg having been brevetted captain for
rne-ito,ieus services at Chance louisville
and major general for distinguished gall
l.ntry at Gettysburg
Mr. Asnhurst was a profound Shakes
nerean scholar and was vice dean of the
halxesnerean Society of Philad"iphia.
Which is headed by DR.. Horace Howard
Eurness There are but fifteen members
of this exclusive literary organization.
Mr. Ashhurst was never active in politics.
Int was appointed postmaster by Prcsi-
dent Roosevelt, and last year was re-
appointed for a second term.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-04
ASK FOR FREE LOGS
If Granted. Lumbermen Would
Not Oppose Reciprocity.
TAFT MISTAKEN, SAYS ONE
Disputes Presidents Statement as to
Individual Control of Stand
ing Timber

\ hearing for Pacific coast lumber man.
ufacturers upon the Canadian recip. ocity
agreement was asked of the House ways
and means committee today by Edward
Hines of Chicago, president ot the Ma
tional Association of Lumber Manufac-
tuierS.
Mr. Hines practically admitted when be-
fore the committee that he personally
would not oppose the agreement if -Ameri-
can lumber interests could be allowed
free logs from Canada. He said the
treaty proposed TO make lumber but
not logs, free.
Lumbermen want the same privilege
that is given the wood pulp manufacture
ers, said Mr.. Hines. Pulp logs are made
free by the treaty. North of Minnesota.
he said. there is the largest body Of white
pine left in North America. 1t would
supply the northwestern states with good
lumber for fifty to seventy-fiyc years.
but under present conditions il must be
manufactured on the Canadian side.
Desire to Amend Bill.
Mr.. Hines was supported by Repre-
sentative Fordney of Michigan. Mr.
Fordney wanted to amend the bill that
cillb races the Canadian agreement
Il think there is no-longer any doubt
said Chairman Payne, that no amend
ments can be offered: that this bill must
be adopted as a Whole, or rejected
Where did you get that information -
demanded Mr.. Fordney
"Oh, that is just Il little private in
formation based on long experience
said Chairman Payne.
Representative Champ Clark asked Mr..
Hines whether lumber had not actually
gone up after the reduction made in
the last tariff bill. Mr.. Hines answered
that numbers from the manufacturers
standpoint had been going steadily
down. The effect of the reduction in
the Payne Aldrich law, which he es-
timated ut 81 Il per cent, had been par
TALLY to demoralize the industry in
many sections
Thinks President Misinformed.
\ reference by Representative Long
worth to that portion of President
Tafts reciprocity message which re-
ferrcd to the standing timber as being
held by IL few individuals brought the
answer from Mr.. Hines: The Presi-
dents message is not based on facts.
don't know where he got that inforna-
ton. but Herbert Knox Smith has been
investigating us for three years and
has not got verdict yet
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-04

objected. had the approval of the Secre-
tary of Agriculture, the President and
all the republicans and democrats VINO
were members of the House committee on
agriculture. He wanted to know II Mr.
Macon thought his individual mind was
superior to the united judgment OF all
that he did.
Mr.. Scott then called attention 10 the
fact that all the items knocked out 10y
Macon Were invariably put back in the
bill in the Senate.
democrat. criticised Mr.. Macon severely.
He suggested that it would be a good
thing ii members exercised their in
! telligence in making points of order.
! At any rate, he said, the House should
| lie permitted To vote on these increases,
and he did not think they should be
eliminated ny the action of single
member.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-04

William l.. corbin. eighty-seven years
old died al Westminster. Md. Friday
afternoon tie had been In i'll health
ato..t tNo Years
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-04
Selfish Motives Denied.

\ printed statement, prepared ana
signed by Mr.. Smith and Mr. Ryan, as
Spokesman for the plate. printers, was
submitted as follows:
LOT course, il will he contcndcd by ihe
advocates of the power presses and the
Smoot bill that the plate printers are
opposed to the power presses from u
selfish motive and standing III the
way of progress. This we bold to be alb
Solutely untrue.
We can Prove that the power presses
have not been perfected To that high de-
gree where they can compare with tn"
work of the hand presses. When that
time comes we VIII, of course, Yield Ike
sensible men, and not until then.
Some few weeks ago forty impress
sions were printed under the most favor
able circumstances and from Il specially
engraved plate for the purpose of prov
ing that the power press can print faces
of notes equally as well as the hand
press. This was done for the purpose OF
deceving the laSmen who are to cx-
anime the work.
For the benefit of those who arc to see
these choice specimens. your attention is
invited to the low standard of the en-
craving which is required i'll order that
any results may be gotten from the pow
or presses. You are asked TO carry in
Your minds eye the head of jackson ap-
pearing on the face of the fve-dol.ar
United States note and judge. after YOU
have looked and examined the general
character of the work on that note, and
compared it with the one prepared for
you.
You will also try To remember the
large and beautiful viSnettes of George
Washington and Martha Washington
which were printed on the faces of the
one and two collar notes 1t is absolutely
absurd upon its face to contend that YOU
can get the general standard of the pow
or press work from forty impressions
specially printed under the most favor
able circumstances and from "a newly en-
grayed plate
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-04
"Pets in Departments

Mr.. Macon declared that the members
of all committees charged with the prep
aration of appropriation bin had pets III
the various departments.
This charge was warmly resented Rep
resentative Stanley oil Kentucky. who Is
member of the agricultural committee.
demanded that Macon sustain this allie
CATION
If the gentleman from Arkansas makes
charges of this kind" cried Mr.. Stanley,
''he should be specific and let us drive
the deSpicable wretches from their seats.
Mr.. Stanley further said III as a mem
Der OF thc agricultural committee which
had voted for the increases in ques'
ton. he did not know the name Of single
person in the As.icu.tural Department
whose salary 1t was proposed to raise
The committee did not consider them a
individuals. 1t merely considered the
task IL be performed and how the IN
cumbcnt had performed it.
Mr.. Macon defended his position III al
impa ssonel speech and ins stei upon tn.
particular point of order in question. And
he continued TO assal all increases pro
posed in the bill.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-04
MONEY FOR TEACHERS
TO Be READY MONDAY
Disbursing Officers Clerks
May Have to Work All
Night and Sunday.

Two thousand teachers pay checks will
lie ready Monday morning. this saving of
nine. days on the delay originally predict
ed for .1h's month being due in great
nleaAure to the fact that Louis Wilson,
disbursing officer. has ordered all his
clerks TO get ready for night work to-
night III order to Cut down every minute
possible the big job.
The delay this month resulted from the
controllers decision which set aside the
forty -year-old school practice of 4 teach
er hiring a substitute and paying her.
The entanslements that have resulted
from this sudden overthrow have been
many and great and not the least is the
big lawsuit which the teachers have
planned 10 institute to set aside the con
frollers decision.
Rolls Go to Auditor.
The rolls for the january services
reached Alonzo Tweedale. the auditor of
the District. last night from Capt. Oyster,
president of the board OF education The
auditor Immediately placed his entire
available force upon the work OF audit
ing TIE rolls and preparing the checks for
the signature OF DiSbursing Officer Will
soai. These Checks are by provision of
iaw written by the auditorial force at
the District building. are countcrsigned
~ the district auultor, and are then de-
ilSered To l.. &. Wilson. disbursins officer
Tor his signature and DISBURSEMENT These
rolls and nearly .,0tD checks will be
completed today, and after being signed
hy the auditor will he delivered to tile
disbdrsinS officer tonight.
Ny Wilson said this morning: Nat
uraif, numerous inquiries are being re-
cciNed this morning as to when the teach
"rs checks will DE delivered, and we are
COINS to pay the teachers Monday If we
nave 10 sit Up all night and work all day
sunday TO sign and assemble the checks 3
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-04
FALLING TREE KILLS
WORKHOUSE PRISONER
Second Man Is Badly Injured in
Accident in Woods at
Occoquan.

While chopping trees in the woods sur
rounding the new winter quarters at DC
coquan yesterday, Angus INtron was
killed by falling oak tree, and Johh
Hill. colored. was so badly injured that
he lies now III a serious condition in the
Washington Asylum Hospital.
The two men were a part of big gang
of prisoners sent out to clear UP forty
acre patch of small scrubs and 1e"
trees of considerable size. Owing to solle
characterization or a gust ot "lnd WHICH,
came most unexpectedly, the tree Oh
which the two men were working Zen
lust opposite from the way the men
cxpccted Hill and ENtron were caueh'
and pirioned by the trunk. I'M wa
struck Il violent blow across the pa'N
and may be injured internally. EAtfoh
was struck upon the head.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-04
TARIFF BOARD BILL
SUBJECTED TO CHANGE
Committee Adopts Lodge
Amendment Requiring Con-
firmation of Nominees.

After so amending the House bill au-
thorizng the creation Of a tariff board as to
require the confirmation of it's members
by the Senate, and as to add the cost of
transporting articles to the cost of pro-
duction. the Senate committee on finance
today prostpoued further consideration of
the measure until next Tuesday.
Indications were that the bill would be
favorably acted upon at the next meet
ing, but evidences of opposition of demo-
cratic senators were so marked As to
justify the conclusion by those present to-
day that the measure would not get
through the Senate during the present
session
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-04

Cuba. Florida, Augusta, Charleston
And Summervilie, -i:1O, 40, $40 pm
20 am. Superior service via .itlanti,
Coast Line. 1ll3 New York ave. NV
Advt
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-04
TAFT'S MIND MADE UP
FOR SPECIAL SESSION
Determined to Call One if
Tariff Commission and Rec
iprocity Are Sidetracked.

Despite the reports of the last week to
the effect that the President is not con-
temp,atinS the calling of an extra session,
it was stated authoritatively at the White
House today that a special session will
be called if Congress sidetracks or evades
legislation for a tariff commission and
ra tiication of the Canadian reciprocity
agreement.
Should both of these bills, which are
pet measures of the administration, be
voted down Mr.. Taft is of the opinion
that the people of the United States will
place the blame where it belongs. But
if Legislative legerdemain' is used to
sidetrack these measures the President
will call d special session, regardless of
the fact that the democrats will control
the next House.
The President today tentatively accept
ed an invitation extended by Representa-
tives Massey and Austin and Col. l.. ID.
Tyson to attend the Appalachian expo
stion to be held at Knoxville, Tenn,
from September 10 to 80.
Wants Indian Coal Lands Sold.
Senator Owen of Oklahoma wants the
President to transmit to Congress an I'M
mediate message asking that body to en-
act legislation providing for the sale OF
4An eu acres of coal and asphalt land be-
longing TO the Choctaw Indians in central
Oklahoma. He told the President today
that efforts have been made for the last
eight years to obtain for the Indians the
money which should be theirs ana when
would come to them from the sale OF
these lands Mr.. Taft will consider the
request.
Representative OImsted of Pennsylvania
called at the White House TO-DAY to dls-
cuss with President Taft the bill intro
duced by him and passed by the House
at the last session providing new form
of government for Porto Rico.
The measure has been held up because
the Senate insists that an executive coun-
ell 10 administer the affairs OF the island
shall'be appointed. The bill as passed py
the House makes the executive council
elective. The natives of Porto Rico, who
have been clamoring for rights OF Amefl-
can citizenship, favor the House plan.
Shortly after noon tday the President
received IA telegram from Archbishop
Ryan of philadelphia, who is said to be
diving, thanking him for the letter OF SYM
patty sent from the White House several
DAYS ago. Mr. Taft's letter was in his
own Handwriting.
Taft's Mind Made Up.
70 urge President Taft to send L dele
CATION to represent the United States at
the Congress of Universal Peace. TO be
held in London next July. a delegation
headed by DIR. Felix Adler called at the
White House today and presented a Pc
tition
Senator Nelson conferred with the ex-
ecutive this morning on the Mondell pub
lie land bill. The Presidents attitude
on this measure is not definitely known.
The senator also talked reciprocity. lie
said the farmers of his state were OPP