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The Washington times., 1911-03-11
Urges Care About
All Gas Fixtures

Following the rendition by Coroner
hewitt of a verdict of accidental death
In the case of Mrs. Bertha J. r. Sulli-
van, who was found asphyxiated from
gas in her room at SU Eighth street
northwest yesterday morning, ]. r. Nc
CONCEAL Inspector Of plumbing. issued
today n warning with respect to gas
fixtures. In this instance gas was es-
Gaping from an attachment connected
with wall burner. intended for use as
heater. The two thumb screws are
less than three inches apart and in eX-
tinguishinC the light it is believed Mrs.
Sullivan turned on the other burner.
I'm nv opinion at least three deaths
are caused in the District each year in
this way" said Mr.. McGonegal today.
The plumbing regulations were amend
ed recently so as to provide that the
thumb screws on gas attachments shall
be at least twelve inches apart. The
amendment is no retroactive and ap-
plies only TO fixtures newly installed
so that there are undoubtedly many
houses in Washing gton~equipped with
dangerous connections, The utmost care
should he exercised in eXtinguishing the
light so as not to turn on the other
burner"
As the fixture which resulted in the
death of Mrs. Sullivan was Installed
before the present regulation went into
effect the plumbing department will take
no steps in The matter.
The Washington times., 1911-03-11
HISTORY TEACHERS
HEAR MRS. NUSSEY
Final Session of Ninth An
nual Convention to Be
Held Today.

At ten o'clock this morning delegates
to the Ninth Annual Convention of the
Association of History Teachers of the
Middle States and Maryland met in
the lecture hall of the Public Library
to listen TO an address by Mrs. Ellen
Spencer Mussey, Dean of the Washing
ton College of Law. on the subject of
Historic Washington"
This was the third meeting of the pres
ent convention, a session having been
held yesterday afternoon at the Pub
lie Library and a banquet last night at
the Ebbitt House. The convention was
brought to a close this afternoon with
an automobile tour of historic Washing
ton, ending at the Library of Congress,
where buffet luncheon was served at
o'clock, and a business meeting and
the election of officers.
At the meeting yesterday afternoon,
Prof. E. S. Meade Of the Wharton
School. University OF Pennsylvania
spoke on the present status of the teach
ing of economics in high schools, and
Prof. John L. Tildsley, of the Dewitt
Clinton High School, of New York City,
delivered an address on the practical
management of high school course in
economics. Prof. Meade advocated a
more extended teaching of the subject
in the high schools, while Prof Tild-
sley outlined a model course in econo-
mics. general discussion of the subject
followed.
THE social point of view in the study
and teaching of history" was the prin-
cipal topic discussed at the banquet at
the Ebbitt House last night. This ques-
ton brought about a spirited discussion
between four of the professors as to
what extent teachers of history should
inject economics into their work
Those taking part in the discussion
were Prof. j. T. Shotwel, of Columbia
University, who made the opening ad-
dress; Prof Tildsley, J. Franklin jane
son, secretary of the American Histor-
ical Association and James Sullivan,
president of the Teachers Association.
Prof Jameson took exception to the
teaching of economics in history course
because of the fact that a large pro-
portion of that taught under the name
of economics is false and should not be
included in the course, he says.
Prof. Tildsley at once took issue with
Prof. Jameson, claiming that history
cannot be taught without a proper
knowledge of the elements of economics.
The Association took no action on the
question,
The Washington times., 1911-03-11
IMMIGRANTS WIN
BY LABOR DECISION
May Not Be Excluded or Di-
verted Because Of Ad-
verse Conditions.

Immigrants cannot, under the laws,
be excluded from the country or di-
verted from their original destination
in the country because of reported un-
favorable labor conditions, Secretary
of Commerce and Labor Nagel holds in
a decision made public today. The de-
cison is in the case of twenty-eight
Russians detained at Ellis Island after
their arrival there on their way to
Seattle, Wash.
The records of the case show that the
immigrants possessed between SIS and
$50 each. Except two, who were in the
hospital, they were in good physical
condition and ready to use their tick
cts for transportation, which they had
additionally to their money.
Appeal By Immigrants.
The immigration authorities, having
Information that labor conditions at
Seattle were unfavorable and several
Russians already there were destitute.
sought to exclude or to divert the per-
sons In case to Kansas or Iowa, where
labor was desired at from so to s2s a
month. The immigrants appealed from
the decision of the officials at Ellis
Island.
LAS 1 read this record" Secretary
Nagel decided, "all of these Russians
are virtually excluded because Of the
unfavorable labor conditions in the dis
trict to which they are destined to go.
The question, therefore, is whether or
not aliens ought to be rejected because
Of labor conditions reported by one Of
our inspectors.
Inherent Character Test.
I'm my judgment this alone is not
sufficient ground for rejection. If 1t
were, immigration ought by force of
law to cease whenever We have hard
times. Aliens may with safety
be trusted to decide for themselves the
expediency of their looming to the
United States A rejection upon
the ground that an alien IS liable to be-
come a public charge must be based in
the main upon the inherent character of
the alien himself.
Il do not say that labor conditions
should not be considered in passing upon
individual cases, but do say that these
conditions alone cannot be accepted as
conclusive upon the alien. In my judg-
ment, these men being healthy, accus-
toned to hard work on farm and in
forest, having the funds for their imme-
date needs. ought to be permitted to
make their fight. Furthermore, do
not think that influence should be used
to induce them to change their plans
with respect to their destination"
The Washington times., 1911-03-11
MIRRORS ON CARS
BOON TO WOMEN
Intended for Convenience of
Conductor, But Milady
Appropriates.

A device which the Washington Rail-
way and Electric Company has installed
on some of its p. A. Y E. cars az an
experiment in preventing accidents In
causing no little Inconvenience, as well
as amusement, to the conductors
On this type OF car the conductor
stands with his back to the motorman,
and it is necessary for him to turn
around to see If there is any one to get
on before giving the signal to go ahead.
The device is simply a mirror fastened
to the handrail of the rear platform and
tipped at such an angle that the con-
ductor can see if everything is all right
without turning around.
Now, 1t happens that some of these
mirrors are in a position that makes
them convenient looking glasses for mi
lady to see whether her hat is on
straight when she boards the car.
Mirror Stops Women.
You know just how it is with a wom-
an and a looking glass" said one Of the
veteran conductors of the F street line.
Most women who get on this car spy
that glass the very first thing. OF
course, they stop right on the step and
begin fixing plumes, puffs, and all those
things.
AT first I tried to explain that the
mirror was for the benefit of the con-
ductor. and not for the convenience OF
women patrons, thinking that a little
educational campaign would induce
them to pass without stopping. But I
soon found that 1t requires something
more than persuasion to hurry a woman
in front OF mirror.
Wanted Powder Puff, Too.
II am afraid to start the car until
they get further on the platform. SO
when ever l see a woman take a side
long glance at the mirror l reach down
and assist her until she is well on to-
ward the door.
'One woman looked In the glass this
morning and then turned to me and
said: 4 should think they would have
powder puffs, too
Maybe they will. but l doubt il"
The Washington times., 1911-03-11
Town Wants
No More Powder Mills

PLEASANT PRAIRIE, Wis, March
1.-THE coroner's jury today began
gathering evidence to determine the
cause of the explosion in the du Pont
de Nemours powder factory that wreck
ed homes of thousands of people Thurs
day. That the first explosion wss in
the glaze mill, where E. S. Thompson,
the only person known to have been
killed, met his fate. seems apparent.
1t is very probable there never will
be another powder mill in this vicinity.
The people, their patience broken at
last by the ninth and most disastrous
explosion, are holding daily Indignation
meetings, and besides opposing their
local strength against the mills will
ask the Legislature for aid in keeping
the powder factories away.
The continued suffering resultant
from the explosion is intensifying the
feeling against the manufacturers.
The Washington times., 1911-03-11
ROOSEVELT ON HIS WAY TO OPEN GREAT DAM
.'< WHICH COMPLETES IRRIGATION PROJECT
HEIGHT Of DAM ABOUT
SAME AS FLAT|RON
BUILDING

PHOENIX, Ariz., March 1.-THE
Roosevelt dam. the stupendous en-
gineering work III connection with the
Salt river irrigation project, is COM
pleted and will be formally opened
March IS by former President Roosevelt,
in honor of whom the dam was named.
The event will be attended by repre-
sentatives of the National Government,
public officials of Arizona and neigh
boring States and by many eminent en-
gineers.
The dam is regarded as one of the
marvels of modern engineering. Located
in an almost inaccessible canyon, about
seventy miles northwest of this city and
sixty miles from the nearet railroad, its
rapid and successful construction has
been watched with interest by engineers
all over the world.
At the point where the dam crosses
the Salt river the stream runs through
narrow gorge, across which the huge
barrier of stone and cement stretches to
length Of l,OSO feet. The dam is 2SO
feet high, or about the height of the
Flairon building in New York. On top
its length is equal to that of two city
blocks, and provides a roadway twenty
feet wide. The dam contains 326, ,0OO
cubic yards of masonry. The blocks of
stone were blasted from the canyon
walls and the hundreds of thousands of
barrels of cement used in the construc-
tions was manufactured by the Govern
ment in mill erected on the ground.
Great Artificial Lake.
Behind this imposing structure of
stone and cement the waters of the
turbulent stream will form the largest
artificial lake in the world. The great
reservoir will be twenty-five miles long
and more than 22U feet deep against the
The Washington times., 1911-03-11
Deaths.
WHITE.


Frank w; McBryan, A years, Providence
Hospital.
Ida NJ. Whitford, Il years. 1925 Rosedala
street northeast
Caroline Myers, "a years, 1877 Park road
Henry H. Parmenter, 81 years, 1851 Ia
mont street northwest
Edward Wicjel, IS years, United States
Soldiers Home, D. c.
Mary E. Ryan, 50 years, 221 Ninth street
southeast.
Edward A. Johnson, GO years, 1904 Penn
sylvania avenue northwest.
Mary r. Langtree. G. years, TIT Lamont
street.
Mary 1: Child. 20 years. 712 Rock Creek
Church road.
Hunter Arnold A. wears. National
Homeopathic Hospital
Ersilia Enrico, "a years. SO5 Eleventh
street northeast
Anna A. Skidmore, rs years, 3O1 Eleventh
street southwest.
oliver H. Hoover, So years, 223 Second
street southeast.
Devilla r. Burke, 16 days, 642 Orleans
place northeast.
COLORED.
Samuel Hard, 55 years. WASHINGTON
Asylum Hospital.
Grace Hutchins, 25 years, Freedmen's
Hospital.
Maria Brown, SO years, Emergency Hos
pital Ambulance.
Ottoway Brown, q years, Garfield Hos
pital
John w. Hayden. 5S years, Garfield Hos
pital.
Charlie Brown, % years. tuberculosis
Hospital
Infant of Henry and Lizzie Brooks, 1918
Ninth street northwest.
infant of Sammy and Tracey Easton,
1262 Nailor court,
The Washington times., 1911-03-11

dam. 1t will have a capacity of &c.
G2S,0O0 cubic feet, or sufficient water to
cover the State of Delaware foot deep.
The reservoir will irrigate 10000
acres of land. and 1t is estimated by
expert agriculturists that the crops Of
a single season will pay for the entire
investment of the Government, which
has been about SS,5iO.OOO. Not only will
the great dam save up the water for
the dried fields, but II will also light
the farmers homes, give them the
power for their telephone lines, run
their mills and factories, and also
operate lines of railway If desired. All
of this will be done through the medium
OF a great power house which the Gov
The Washington times., 1911-03-11
TOO ILL FOR TRIAL
ON BANK CHARGES
Will Ask That Case Against
Rixey Be Postponed to
April Term.
WASHINGTON TIMES BUREAU,
ALEXANDRIA, VA, MARCH IL.

That c. Jones Rixey, the indicted
Deposit and Trust Corporation, will
be in no condition to appear in CORPORA
ton court and stand trial next Mon-
day, the date set by Judge Barley last
month, is announced this morning.
When court is opened it is understood
that his attorneys will Immediately
move that trial be postponed until the
signed certification from RiXey's ply
sicians to the effect that his state of
health is so serious that, were he COM
PEELED to appear in court at the present
time to answer the indictments return
ed against him by the grand jury, fatal
results might be expected.
Shortly after the failure Of the corpo-
ration last December, and during the
attendant investigation. Rixey's health
went into decline, resulting in his pros
tration from nervous shock. After sew
eral weeks stay in Southern Virginia
his condition improved somewhat, but
on February 20, when he appeared in
court for bond, it was only with the
greatest effort that he was able to
stand, requiring the constant attention
of his two sons.
In all probability the request of his
counsel for a postponement will be
granted without opposition from the
prosecution, and a date set during the
April term of court for his appearance,
if able.
The Washington times., 1911-03-11
Bicycle Policeman Hurt
By Doctors Automobile

Bicycle Policeman ]. w. Pierson, of
the Second precinct. has a badly cut
head and numerous bruises about the
body. the result of being thrown from
his wheel when it collided with an
automobile.
Pierson was chasing speeding motor
cyclist yesterday afternoon, when he
ran into an automobile driven by DR..
Charles H. Bowker in front of the
physicians office, 1900 Massachusetts,
avenue northwest. He was treated at
the Emergency Hospital.
Pierson had recently recovered from
injuries received by falling from his BIZ
cycle several weeks ago.
The Washington times., 1911-03-11
Colored Woman Burned
While Sick, Recovering

Although in serious condition, Lucy
Jones, the sixty-year-old coiored woman
who was burned about the face and
hands last night while she lay in bed
helpless suffering from pneumonia, when
a lace curtain coming IN contact with
lighted gas jet set fire to her room
at 1902 Ninth street northwest, Is eN-
pected to recover, according to physi-
clans attending her today.
The woman was alone in the room
when the fire started last night. Her
screams attracted rescuers.
The Washington times., 1911-03-11
Durand to Speak in
St. Louis on Census

Census Director Durand left the city
today for st. Louis by way of Chicago.
He will visit his mother. in the Illinois
city. and then go to St. Louis, where,
Tuesday afternoon, he will deliver an
address before the Business Mems
League, in the Mercantile Library
building.
Director Durand will speak on the
necessity for marked changes in the
method of taking the census, and he
will also discuss striking features OF
the thirteenth census report on the
manufactures of Missouri and the city
of St. Louis, which will be made public
Tuesday afternoon.
Rollo Wells is president of the Busi-
ness Mems League and William Level
lyn is secretary and general manager.
1t is one of the largest, most active,
and most powerful Of the city organiza-
tions in the country, COMPRISING many
bureaus and departments
The Washington times., 1911-03-11
Plan to Incorporate
Chamber of Commerce

A. Leftwich Sinclair, chairman of the
law and legislation committee of the
Chamber of Commerce, has referred the
question of Incorporating the chamber
to a subcommittee of his committee,
composed of the following: Eugene A
Jones, chairman; Walter c. Balderson,
]. Miller Kenyon, Leonard j. Mather,
John Mitchell. jr., o. Newman, w. c.
Sullivan, Corcoran Thorn, and J. Louis
Willige.
The subcommittee will meet early next
week and will probably recommend that
the Chamber be Incorporated.
The Washington times., 1911-03-11
Mutinous Cadets Camp
In Woods Near School

BOONESVILLE. Mo-, March Ii
Ninety cadets at the Kemper Military
Academy here are in camp in the
woods, rebelling against authority be-
cause the superintendent expelled two
boys who declined to sign a pledge for
good behavior. 1t is cold, but they are
withstanding the rigors with equari-
nifty, and say they will win the fight.
The superintendent offered to treat
with the boys individually, but they de-
manded recognition of their organiza-
The Washington times., 1911-03-11

ernment has erected at the base of the
dam, and which will be used TO con-
vert the waterfall into electricity.
Demand for Labor.
The completion OF the dam is ex-
pected TO result in the influx of thou
sands of farmers to the valley, and this
In turn will create a demand for all
classes of labor. The whole project Is a
part of the Governments great irriga-
ton service. which. as some one has
said. lis making the dry places wet
and the wet places dry" In most
wonderful way the various irrigation
projects in Wyoming, Montana, Idaho,
The Washington times., 1911-03-11
SeIf-Illuminating Car.

An Illuminating apparatus that. can
be adapted to any make of auto car
is now on the market, which enables
the car to generate it's own electrical
current for lighting the lamps 1t
consists OF a small multipolar dyna-
mo weighing twenty-four pounds and
having a positive drive from the en-
gine of the car. In addition there is
a storage battery. The car thus be-
comes its own light making plant.
The Washington times., 1911-03-11
Stabbed in Fight in
Rear of Barber Shop

Stabbed in the abdomen during an al
tercation in the rear room of a barber
shop at GIT Third street southwest this
morning. Allen G. Smith, colored, is in
a critical condition in the Emergency
Hospital D., r..
George ". Jones, also colored. of ZIG
T. street southwest. charged with the
cutting, is locked up at No. police
station. "F
Smith. whose horne is in Anacostia.
was taken to the hospital in an ambu-
lance.
The Washington times., 1911-03-11
Tied Indians Body to
Wild Stallion's Tail

YUMA, Ariz., March H.-Awaiting
trial in the Yuma Jail are four Papogo
Indians, who are held responsible for
the death Of the young brave whose
body, tied by the hands 10 the tail Of a
wild stallion. was found in the Colorado
desert by United States troopers. One
is a brother of the dead Indian. The
motive for the murder is not known, but
was probably an offense against family
relations, which tie Papogoes punish
with death.
The Washington times., 1911-03-11
Marriage Licenses.
WHITE.

Arthur NJ. NJ. Dyke and Clara Taylor
both of Ino, Va.
Earl Summers, of Harrisonburg, Va.
and Mabel Vincent, of SmithtOn, Va
Norman L. Whitehead and Grace f.
Wells, both of Arlington, Va.
Giovanni TambasCia and Angelo Vene-
ziano, both Of Washington.
Newton NJ. Brooke and Rita S. Ander-
son, both of Warrenton, Va.
Clarence H. Grant, of Norfolk, Va,
and Emily +. Taylor, of Annapolis,
Md.
COLORED.
Robert Barnes and Lucinda Smith both
of Washington.
Willard L. Green and Frances A, Ad-
ans, both of Washington.
William c. Harper and Mary Oden, both
OF Brookhill, Nd
The Washington times., 1911-03-11
Waited Fourteen Years
To Trounce His Teacher

BRAZIL, Ind, March 11.-Nicholas
keifner says he feels better today af-
ter nursing grudge against a school
teacher for fourteen years and secur-
Ing revenge Friday by severely beating
the teacher, James Tucker When ar
rested Keifner said he had been thrash
ed by TUCKER when he was eleven years
old, fourteen years ago, and waited
patiently for revenge until Friday.
The Washington times., 1911-03-11
COCKRELL TO HELP
ADJUST. BOUNDARY
Former Senator Named for
New Mexico in Dispute
Over Texas Line.

The appointment of Francis NJ. Cock
rell, former Interstate Commerce Com
missioner and Senator from Missouri. to
be the representative of New Mexico in
settling the Texas-Ne9- Mexico bound
airy dispute, was announced by the In
terror Department today.
CockreIl will receive $50 day and ex-
penses for his services.
Another commissioner will be named
by Texas.
The Washington times., 1911-03-11
Stop Clocks in France
So Time Can Catch Up

PARIS. March lin order to be in
harmony with Greenwich calculations,
all clocks in France were stoppen nine
minutes and twenty-one seconds after
midnight this morning. The action was
according to new law ordering con-
formance to Greenwich time. The GUS
tom of having clocks at railroad sta
tinns five minutes too fast also has been
abolished.
The Washington times., 1911-03-11
The Vital Records.
BirthG
WHITE

Alvin E. and Lillian NJ. Gray girl
John T. and Alice Kelley, girl.
Wilhelm and Emma Wehrle, boy.
Stephen and Mary o. Frank, boy.
Samuel S. and Bertha NJ. Anderson, girl
George B. and Venie Price, boy.
George Z. and Alice B. Lauterbach, boy
Charles II. and May S. Mattison, girl.
Heinrich and Marie Heurich, girl.
COLORED.
Walter apd Ruth Mckenzie, boy.
William and Cora Reed, girl.
John w. and Mary Worthington, girl.
Albert and Rose Winslow, girl
William and Mamie Redd, boy.
Webster H. and Mildred Z. Bell. girl
Daniel and Elizabeth Conner, boy.
The Washington times., 1911-03-11

Colorado, and other sections of the
West are rapidly changing the coun-
try from a land OF sagebrush and cactus
TO one of prosperous farms and flour
ishing towns.
OF all the projects of the kind yet un-
dertaken by the Government, the
Roosevelt dam is the largest in point
of dimensions. 1t is about twenty-five
feet higher than the famous Shoshone
dam in northwestern Wyoming, which
Is the largest structure of its kind COM
pleted up TO the present time. The
construction of the Shoshone dam were,
however. much greater than in the
Roosevelt project.
The Washington times., 1911-03-11
Widow of Port Arthur
Hero Dies a Suicide

MOSCOW, Russia, March n.-Mme.
Verestchagin, whose husband was the
famous artist who lost his life when the
battleship PetropavIovsk was sunk by
a mine in Fort Arthur, died by her own
hand, according to a coroners verdict
today. She will be buried tomorrow.
The Washington times., 1911-03-11
Spain Won't Let Pope
Read New Church Bill

MADRID, March 1L-Because the
governments religious associations bill
will be introduced in the chamber cf
deputies without being submitted to the
Vatican for perusal the breach between
the Pope and the Spanish government
Is widening. The Holy Sees request to
peruse the bill was fatty refused.