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The Washington times., 1911-12-26
CAPITAL IS FOURTH
AMONG ALL CITIES
IN BUILDING. WORK
New York, Chicago, and
Boston Lead Washington
for November.

Washington was fourth among all the
cities OF the United states in point of
building for the month Of November.
only New York. Chicago. and Boston
exceeded the Capital in the amount of
new building for whish permits were
granted and contracts awarded.
This situation II the result of the new
practice Of the Building Inspectors Of
flee here Of reporting both private and
public building enterprises. The figures
Tor other cities OF the country now are
IN. and the comparison places washing
ton well up near the top Of the list.
Figures for Capital.
Washington started new buildings in
November to the value Of N.:7l.sl5 This
nEure includes the new building for the
Bureau OF Engraving and Printing and
Tor the new city postofnce.
New York. which heads the >column,
started sl1.614.3S0 worth Of new build
ing: Chicago started S7,1H.000, and Bos-
TON &SSs.0o. Such cities AZ Brooklyn
and Philadelphia wore In the 5000, 400
class.
Surprising figures come from the Pa
cine coast. Portland. Ore. reports
N.02SS5 Of now building: Los Angeles.
N.7N.2sS. and 6anFrancisco. N.617. $50.
st. Louis and Cleveland report over q
million dollars each.
The total for seventy principal cities
r,sspg39.rttidn s to Construction News IL
Buys Lot on Park.
J. Wilbur Latham has purchased
from David B. Murdoch. jr.. q lot g
BY ll2 feet, on the east side Of Fifteenth
streets between Clifton and Euclid
STREETS northwest. The lot faces the site
Of the new Meridian Hill park. The sale
was made through the office Of the
Real Estate Exchange Company. Mr.
Latham also purchased the fourteen
$12, 500.
The Washington times., 1911-12-26
GEN. REYES TO Be
TREATEDLEN|ENTLy.
BY HIS GOVERNMENT
Will Be Taken to Mexico
City for Sentence by
President Madero.

MEXICO CITY. Dec. %. = General
Bernardo Reyes will be brought to this
city, and treated with all the leniency
possible in the case Of q rebel, who un-
conditionally throws down his arms,
was the statement made today by
President Madero through Minister of
|. War salia, following the official an
nouncement that tho aged leader had
surrendered and that the short-lived
Reyista revolution was at an end.
Although there are q number Of Reyes
men in Mexico City, the Maderists do
not fear any outbreak when the general
10 brought here. probably tomorrow or
Thursday. Secret service men. how
ever. 1t was stated today, will be sta
tioped along the principal thorough
fares. and an extra guard will surround
the prison where the revolutionary
leader Will be confined, pending the
presidential announcements Of his pun
The news Of the Reyes surrender
which has been anticipated for days
created little excitement here. the peo-
PIE being too much ensrossed in their
According to dispatches from Llnares
Reyes found himself outnumbered his
men unable to stand tho smell OF
powder and he considered II better t.
give in peacably than to be captured
In open warfare. It Is thought Maderc
will be lenient with the aged general
probably insisting on exile In Europe.
The Washington times., 1911-12-26
Making an Estimate
AS to War Damages

Ell PASO, Dec. 26-Herr Won Hintze.
the German minister to Mexico. is in
Ell Paso on his way back to Mexico
City after q tour through western Mex
leo. He has been looking over the busi-
ness and political conditions of the
country and making an investigation
Of his oountrymen's claims for war
damages In order to make q report to
his government. The minister refused
to be interviewed.
Twenty persons have been killed in q
fight between rurales and rebels between
Pearson and Nadero, according to ad-
vices here.
The portrait OF President Taft has
been taken from the walls Of the Juarez
custom house. where 1t was hung in
COMMUNICATION Of the meeting between
Presidents Taft and Diaz in October
1903. When madero's insurrectos took
the town eighteen months later they
first turned the portrait of Diaz upside
down, and then threw It into the street
and rode their horses over It.
When Madero became President he 10
sued an order that all portraits Of living
persons hanging in government build
tngs be taken down. AS portraits OF
Diax were in every such building In Mex
leo, the order was generally construed
as aimed at these, but the Juarez GUS
toms collector took 1t literally, and put
the portrait of Mr.. Taft in a cellar.
The Washington times., 1911-12-26
United States Leniency
May Follow Mexican
Attitude Toward Reeves

The War Department has received in
formation from Mexico. showing that
General Reyes. the revolutionist leader,
10 In the custody Of the federal army,
but no negotiations have been begun
with the State Department for the dis
missal Of tho charges OF the American
Government against the general.
A dispatch from Mexico City says that
President Madero proposes to withdraw
all charges Of treason against General
Reyes aAd his revolutionary associates
and that he will ask the American
Government to proceed no further with
the charge against the general OF vio-
latinE the neutrality laws.
War Department officials said that
all the Information that came to them
today from Mexico Is to the effect that
the rebel leader was being held by the
federal army. The official dispatches
did not say that General Reyes had
surrendered voluntarily.
1t Is believed II President Madero is
pursuing a pacific policy toward the
revolutiontsts under Reyes and asks 1t,
tho American Government will proceed
no further against General Reyes.
The Washington times., 1911-12-26
Shuster Says He Will
Stay Until Parliament
Asks for Resignation

LONDON. Dec. 2S.-'I will stay on
the job until I am forcibly removed,
unless parliament sanctions my dis.
missal."
According to a dispatch from Teheran
today this was the declaration Of w.
Morgan Shuster. American treasurer OF
Persia, when informed by a deputation
from parliament that his dismissal by
the cabinet was illegal. Shuster told
the assembly members that he was
willing to resign whenever they should
give the word, but would not recognize
the orders Of the ministry.
Martial law has been proclaimed in
Teheran as a result Of the demonstra-
tons resulting from the announcement
that Shuster had been ousted by the
cabinet. Enormous crowds gathered in
the streets and threatened an attack
on the ministry. They were only dis
persed BY tho combined efforts of police
and soldiers.
Indignation meetings are being held
in the mosques.
The ministry is being violently assail-
ed, and the people are being urged Ia
stand by Shuster to the end.
The Washington times., 1911-12-26
Lord Jehovah Had
No Seat in Parliament

The Marquis Of Queensberry, in the
''smoke room" Of the Mauretania-they
always call 1t the smoke room on
English ships-said Of the passing OF
the house Of lords:
1T makes little difference to me. I
have no seat. in the house. am, you
know. only peer Of Scotland"
He smiled grimly. and added:
"A Scotch peer isn't thought much
Of in the house Of lords There was q
Baptist minister once who attempted
to enter the floor OF the house, ignorant
Of the fact that the floor Is exclusively
reserved for members and their SER
wants.
1.-THE doorkeeper thought the minister
might be the valet or butler of some
peer.
What lord do you server he asked.
"'What lord?' replied the minister.
why. the Lord Jehovah!'
oh, he's got no seat here sneered
the doorkeeper. He's one of them poor
Scotch peers, I suppose New York
Tribune.
The Washington times., 1911-12-26
CABINET MEETINGS
OFF UNTIL JAN. 2
Majority of Members Are Out of City for the Holidays
President Besieged With Invitations, Some of Which
He Was Forced to Decline

President Taft today decided to sus-
pend all Cabinet meetings until January
2. Not only does he want to have q holi-
day himself. but he wants to give his
official advisers little time on.
With I'VE OF the Cabinet members out
of the city, It would be impossible for
the President to command quorum"
even though he wanted tc hold . Sos
sion.
Several more Presidential messages
are to come. but they can wait for a
time. Today the President was in con-
ference with President Cleveland, Sec
retary Chance. and other members of
the Economy and Efficiency Commits
sion. with regard to the report Of that
body. This report will furnish the basis
for one Of the coming messages.
Another message will be devoted to
conservation. with special reference to
Alaska. One will deal in cotton. and
still another with AFFAIRS Of the District
Of Columbus.
An invitation was received by the
President today from the knights Of
Columbus Of Jersey City. asking him to
The Washington times., 1911-12-26
RUSSIAN TROOPS :
KILL THOUSAND
IN PERSIAN CITY
Men, Women, and Children
Slain in Tabriz, Fired
by Cossacks.

LONDON. Dec. 2.-One thousand men,
women. and children have been butcher
ed at Tabriz by Russian soldiers, and
the slaughter still continues. accord.
ing to reports received here today.
The Russian officers are reported to
be making no attempt to check the
cruelt.es Of their men who 90 about
the streets bayonetting all pedestrians
and looting the bodies of their victims.
The battle between the Ffdais and
Russian troops is still raging around
the ruins Of the governors palace. II
10 estimated that 150 Russian soldiers
have been slain. The Persians are fight
ing with vaior and are proving excellent
marksmen.
A large force Of Cossacks arrived NJ
Tabrix today. The soldiers are enraxou
over the losses they have suffered al
the hands of the Ftdis. Several wounded
Persian soldiers. who fell into the hands
OF the CsaseS troops have been sub
jected to fortunes. Hundreds OF homes
have been burned.
1t is believed that the entire city Will
be destroyed.
The Washington times., 1911-12-26
MOros Starved Into
Submission by Troops

MANILA, Dec. 26-The Moros, who
several days ago retired to the top of
Bud Dato. in the island Of Jolo, which
they had fortified. capitulated today to
the American troops.
The Moros numbered 600 and defied an
yltimatum issued by Brigadier General
Yershing. ordering the disarmament OF
the natives in the district. Their sup
plies were cut or and they were sur
rounded in their stronghold BY Ameri-
can infantry. Forced to yield through
hunger, they marched from their post
ton and laid down their arms.
Prior to the surrender q desperate
band OF twenty tried to force an out.
post. but were repulsed. Several OF
the Moros were killed. but there were
no American casualties.
The Washington times., 1911-12-26
BEEF PACKERS ASK
| ONE MORE DIPPING
IN IMMUNITY BATH
Their Lawyers Seek to Ex-
clude Testimony Concern
ing Acts Prior to 1905.

CHICAGO. Dec. s.-Judge Humph.
lrey's famous Immunity BATH decision
was injected into the packers trial here
today, a. an additional OBSTACLE in the
way Of the Governments attacks to
fasten criminal liability under the Sher-
man law on the ten millionaire pack
lers.
Citing the decision, the defense today
gave notice Of their objection to all
levidence to be offered by the Govern
Iment concerning the packers prior to
u906 Specific immunity was demanded
for Edward Tilden, Francis A. Fowler.
and Lewis H. Heyman.
The defense set up that all the do
PENDANTS furnished information con-
jcerning their business to the commits
lsioner Of the corporations, and under
1.-THE ruling established by Judge Hum
iphrey. could not be prosecuted on the
basis OF this Information.
Thresh Out Question.
While the jury was excluded, attor-
neys for both sides threshed out the
question. Judge Carpenter flnall ruled
that counsel for both sides should con-
fer regarding the evidence which the
Government proposed to introduce. re-
aating to acts prior to 1906; that the
defense should indicate specifically to
which portions Of this evidence obJec-
ton would be made, and that the court
would rule on the question when the
Government completed It's Introduction
lp& direct evidence.
Attorney John 8. Miller. for the de-
Tense, gave notice that he would make
the same objection at the beginning
OF the testimony OF every witness
called by the Government.
The defense. by bringing up the I'm
munity question, hopes to get q ruling
from Judge Carpenter which would
exclude all evidence Of the operation
OF the old pool Of the packers-the
very evidence on which the Govern
ment bases its plea that there was q
motive behind the formation of the
National Packing Company-that mo-
tive being the intention to monopo-
lice the beef packing industry.
Veeder 1estifes.
Immediately after Judge Carpenter
had ruled. the prosecution called to
the stand Alfred H. veeder. in whose
Offices in Chicago the meeting Of the
pool Of the packers was held.
veeder traced the Transformation of
the Swift partnership into the Swift
Corporation and told of the Organise
ton OF the National Packing Com
pany, OF which he said he was for q
time the general counsel and treas
urer. as well as . director.
Veeder divided the credit Of the or.
ganization Of the National Packing
Company with Louis Krauthon. then
personal attorney for J. Ogden Ann
Jour. He testified that he acted 1t the
time as personal counsel for the in.
ldividual members Of the Swift group.
and for Francis A. Fowler.
The Washington times., 1911-12-26

be their guest on January II. This the
President was forced TO decline.
Two more invitations were received,
One Of them came from the Mckinley
Club OF Canton. Ohio. asking the
President to join the members in the
celebration Of President Mckinley
birthday. The engagement the Presi-
dent has in Cleveland for the same
day will prevent his going to Can
ton. The other invitation came from
John Mitchell, the labor leader. ask
Ing that MT. Taft Join with the irish
American Society of Lackawanna
county. Pa. in the celebration OF st.
Patrick's Day.
In reply to this invitation, the Pres
ident has said that II he leaves Wash
inRton at all for this celebration he
will 60 to Boston as the guest OF the
Irish Charitable Society.
A letter was received by the Presi-
dent today from Congressman Finley,
OF Ohio. suggesting that the wreck
of the battleship Maine be raised
and towed to Annapolis as o training
ship for enlisted men. He asked Mr..
Taft to urge this upon Congress.
The Washington times., 1911-12-26
Teachers to Discuss
Conservation Issue

/ STOCKTON. CAL. Dec. 2e.-More than
one thousand visitors. among whom are
many educators Of wide reputation, are
in Stockton to take part in the annual
oonvention of the California Teachers
Association and the meetings Of several
AFFILIATED bodies.
The proceedings began today. and will
continue until the end Of the week. One
of the most interesting and important
features of the gathering will be a con-
ference on rural schools and conserve
ton, the first meeting of its kind to be
held in California, and which will have
former Governor Pardee and other per-
sons Of prominence as speakers.
The Washington times., 1911-12-26
Week Seemed Long
For Her to Wait

"And now" said the librarian to the
little girl who had just handed in her
library blank filled in and properly
signed. you'll have TO wait q week,
little girl. before / can give You 9
book.
'Ohv' said the child, shocked look
on her small face, "A whole week?"
Yes, q whole week." responded the
librarian. briskiy and cheerfully. Then
she turned away to attend to other
matters and forgot the child. An hour
or SO later somebody called her atten-
ton to little girl who sat nuddled UT
what's the h . matter, little T siri?" she
asked solicitously.
"It-it's-so-so awful long to wa-wait
a we-we-week for my-my b-bookr
sobbed the child. II amt been here
a-a whole delay yet, an there's s-seven
In a we-we-week. an sides m-mom'Il
wa-want me home. oh, II ca-ca-can't
wait a w-we-week New York Preess.
The Washington times., 1911-12-26
Applied Mathematics.

]. NJ. Barrie relates an Instance Of the
piled mathematics. One day when ne
was producing on the blackboard those
spiders webs In chalk" which were the
despair OF the unlearned, q student near
the TOP. Of the room dropped q marble.
the level Of the rostrum. Chrystal, not
needing the giggles of the class. went on
with his work. When the marble came
to rest he observed, viii the student
He had counted the bumps made by the
marble in its decentralization Globe.
The Washington times., 1911-12-26
Advancing In China.

An Englishman who has been teaching
In China for twenty-five years reports
that the advanced modern spirit perme
ates even 10 the schools. There 10 hard.
y = schoolboy at Cheng-tu. for In.
stance. who - not acquainted with the
outlines Of the history OF the French
revolution. and they have all followed
tho progress Of nationalist ideals II
Turkey, Persia, India, and Egypt. A
PATRIOTIC British teacher at Cheng-to
we are told, was pointing out with
bride to his geography class the many
red colored possessions Of Great Brit,
ain. when he was stopped by shouts OF
You stole them" from his class. In
the propaganda OF the revolutionar,
party, too. q poster depicting the swai.
lowing Of Egypt by Great Britain hss
played prominent part.-Universtty
Correspondent.
The Washington times., 1911-12-26
Italian Makes Oil
From Tomato Seed

A new and very valuable Gil has been
discovered In tomato seed by an expert
chemist In Italy.
The oil ID useful In tie manufacture
OF high-grade varnish. 1t 10 highly
transparent, Possesses great lasting
qualities. and dries very quiz ky with.
out contracting and producing cracks.
In many canneries where the tomato
seed accumulated rapidly, and II was
quite an expense to get nd Of them, the
waste product will new become vaIu-
able, and new industries will be the re.
suit Of the italian discovery.
Varieties of tomatoes, with more seed
than others. will now be more valuable
than the ones that expert growers
have been giving US. which are Amos,
secdless.
The Washington times., 1911-12-26
Japanese Put Ban
: On Opium Habit

When the japanese came into control
OF Formosa they found the opium habit
widely prevalent, especially with that
portion of the population that were OF
Chinese origin. The japanese discov-
lation were addicted to the opium habit
The greatest percentage of these were
among the educated classes. In an en-
deayor to elucidste the point as to the
instigaion Of the habit the first STEP
vice.
Public opinion was at first hostile to
the. attempts Of the Japanese in eradi-
judicious measures sdopted, q stronE
public continent has arisen against the
opium habit-Dietetic and Hygienic Ga
xette. .
The Washington times., 1911-12-26
Humoring Husband.

Two suffragettes met together, and
the one had q grievance against the
other.
ST am told" she said severely. "tha,
you allow your husband to carry q
latchkey. Is II possible?"
Yes" answered the other. with an
indulgent smile, 81 do let the poor boy
carry a latchkey, must admit. But Il
carry II to humor him. He likes to
show It to his friends. you know. and
make them think he's independent
Exchange,
The Washington times., 1911-12-26
Endeavor Society
Holds Sunrise Service

A sunrise service was conducted at
the Church OF the Reformation. Sec
ond and B streets southeast. yesterday.
under auspices of the Christian En-
deavor Society. Miss Marion Eliason.
president of the society, arranged a
program of special music, including
vocal numbers by the Misses Helen
and Ruth Tate. The Rev. DIR. John
Weidley. pastor. gave short Christ
mas morning talk.
The Washington times., 1911-12-26
Christmas Cash Stolen.

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. z6.-The shoe
store Of p. T. Hallahan. at Eighth and
Filbert streets. In the center of the city.
was looted. The big SAFE on the second
floor was broken open. and all Of the
money from Saturdays sales, more
than 5000. was taken.
The Washington times., 1911-12-26
Maybe He Dreamed.

Old Gent-What! begging again!
pence I gave you yesterday?
Drifting Dan-Well, you see, sir. at
ter I'd treated myself ter a cham
payne supper at Paris 'ouse an tip
Ii left sir!-Sidney Bulletin.
The Washington times., 1911-12-26
r. A. Clagett Buried.

Funeral services for Richard A. Cla-
sett. seventy-five years old. a highly
respected citizen Of Montgomery county.
Aid. were held this morning at 10
O'Clock in st. Mary's Catholic Church
IN Rockville, with interment in the
cemetery there.
The Washington times., 1911-12-26
Had a Reason.

Mr.. Homebody-I see you keep copies
of all the letters you write to your wife.
Do you do 1t to avoid repeating your
self?
Mr.. Faraway-No. To avoid contra
dieting myself.-New York Globe.
The Washington times., 1911-12-26
Twins Celebrate,

NEW YORK. Dec 26.-The Oldest
twins in the country. Samuel and VIII
liam Muncy. ninety-three, celebrated
Christmas and their birthday together
yesterday in their home At Babylon.
L. !.
Arizona republican., 1911-09-27

died the nurse out of the money aft
er she had actually saved his life.
Miss Lockwood told Judge Gridley Of
the criminal court how she had been
called to the hotel on December ,.
1910. and found Smith suffering from
a high fever.
He was very i'll when he wrote
the check that l cashed for him, -
Miss Lockwood said. He told me a
long story of how he was the head
of big New York firm. He seemed
so gentlemanly and nice that l be
lieved his story and advanced him
S35 of my own money. Later / found
cut that the firm in New York did
not exist and had to pay the $500.
l never received sos that was due
for my services" Miss Lockwood tes-
titled
Smith was brought from Fort Sher-
idan. Wyo., where he was under ar
rest for embezzlement. He is said
to be under indictment also in ON
aha. Neb.. for passing a worthless
check at that place.
The defense attempted to establish
On cross examination that he was de-
lirious during the transaction.
Arizona republican., 1911-09-27

tween himself and his constituents,
and which he intended to see carried
out at the earliest possible moment,
but which Supt. Mitchell said eXpe-
rience had proved to be quite worth
less for the purpose for which Mr..
McDermott desired them; and one or
two other minor matters of similar
kind All Of which Mr.. Mitchell took
pleasantly, although the councilmen
assured him they were in real earnest
about them.
Councilman Cisney asked if there
was any guarantee that another set
of grade heights and relations would
not be established as soon as someone
else came into the city engineers Of
flee, and the answer made by City
Engineer Turney. which was volumi-
nous as to facts and enlightening as
to relationships, was not conclusive as
to the final end held in view by
Councilman Cisney Engineer Turney
said. however, that there were many
demands being made for paving by
people with property on East Adams
street. on West Adams street. and on
North Seventh avenue. from Wash
ington to Five Points.
Supt. Conway of the Barber Asphalt
company promised to have some holes
at the ends of finished jobs of paving
and other places filled with dirt. Mr..
Mitchell said that he had placed a
light at the dangerous cut in Wash
ington street at Sixth avenue. Sunday
night, and someone had stolen IT.
Councilman McElroy said he had him
self seen him placing another one
there last evening.
Another ordinance, providing for
the new white" line Of street railway
through the county and its entrance
into the city was received and re-
ferred, like the other, to the commit
tee on ordinances.
a deed Of dedication from the Phoc-
nix High School District to the City