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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-15
RUMOR KING IS SLAIN
EXC|TES ALL LONDON
Unfounded Report Based on
Inquiry-CapitaI Stone Laid
at Delhi, India.

LONDON. December ia vague ru-
NOR that King George had been assas-
sinated at Delhi, India, spread like wild
fire through London this morning. No
body knew where 1T originated, but it
created immense excitement in the city
and West End.
This was only allayed when a dispatch
from Delhi, timed II :45 midday, was re-
celved, simply announcing the carrying
out OF the royal program and not men
tloning any untoward incident.
The reports Of fires in the Delhi durbar
camp had been SO grossly exaggerated
and the disaffectiOn among a small sec
t1on of the Indian natives had been
brought SO prominently to public notice
in the newspapers recently that Britons
were prepared for almost anything that
might happen during the sojourn Of the
king-emperor in India.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-15
THINKS MONEY TRUST
BACKS ALDR|CH PLAN
Representative Lindbergh OF
Minnesota Takes Stand
Against Program.

A plea for the creation of special COM
mittee Of five to investigate the so-called
money trust was made before the
House rules committee today by Repre-
sentative Lindbergh Of Minnesota. Mr..
Lindbergh's contention is that a syndi-
cate of bankers and allied capital con-
trolling the reserve funds in American
banks, dominates the financial world.
Aldrich Plan Opposed.
Mr.. Lindbergh criticised the Aldrich
monetary plan. Our financial system is
false and huge burden on the people.
said Mr.. Lindbergh. The money kings
know that the people are sweating under
it. Since there are some rather loose
points about it,, the money kings wish,
through the demand of the people for a
change, to manage 1t in the interest of
Wall street, and have proposed the AL
drich plan, and are -industriously trying
to make the public favor that plan.
Il have alleged that there is a money
trust The proposed Aldrich plan is a
scheme in the interest Of the trust
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-15
Methods Adopted.

THE Commissioners decided then that
the best system to be adopted was one
which would extend the numbered north
and south streets of the city into the
county from the present city boundary
to the District line, and to extend the
alphabetical system on east and west
streets prevailing within the city to the
District line outside of the city by using
the following methods:
Streets running east and west which
stopped at the old boundary line, Florida
avenue were continued to the letter w
Beginning at that point the alphabetical
system is used, with names of two syl-
tables, which system is continued north
wardly. using the letters of the alphabet
consecutively until exhausted, when
names of three sylables alphabetically
arranged are used until the District line
is reached. Highways which do not run
parallel to the lettered or numbered
streets were given the designation of ave-
nues or roads. Minor streets were called
places with a name the initial letter of
which was similar to that of the next
street to the south.
This system was applied In selecting
the name Of Swami street."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-15
Can Keep Up Supply.

Il am certain that the government ar
senal and the private ammunition manu-
facturers can produce enough ammunition
to supply an army as fast as it can be re-
cruited," said Gen. Crozier.
At the end of this year there will be a
reserve supply of 10000. 900 rounds Of am
munition. This will be increased, to 100,
OOO, 900 before the end of another year.
1t is proposed to hold this much in con-
slant reserve to provide for the chance of
war. The army, navy and militia now
use about $4,000 rounds q year in tar
get practice.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-15
AMMUNITION ON HAND
TO SUPPLY THE ARMY
Gen. Crozier Tells House Mill
tary Affairs Committee of
War Preparations.

Enough ammunition to supply the
United States Army. Navy and state mi
litia for three and a half years will be in
the arsenals and strong boxes of the
United States at the end Of the present
year. Brig. Gen. Crozier. chief of ord
nance Of the army. told the House COM
mittee on military affairs today that the
army would then be ready to meet any
contingency Of war, so far as ammunition
is concerned.
The government has been contracting
for enough ammunition from private con-
Germs to keep the private companies run
ming, as an insurance against time of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-15
officials Puzzled by Rumor.

Officials at the India office could not ac-
count for the rumor. They had had no
intimation of an incident of any kind, and
declared that the fire which occurred last
night in a tent close to that Of the king
was of slight Importance and was of
purely accidental nature.
AS far as it is possible to ascertain the
totally unfOunded rumor of the assassina-
tion Of the king was started by a local
telegram sent to a newspaper Office late
last night inquring if there was any
truth In report that the sender had
heard of the assassination Of the king.
The contents of the telegram spread
among the employees at the post office
and eventually became known through
out the city.
Capital Stone Is Laid.
DELHI, India. December 15.-Noon:
The king-emperor and queen-empress to-
day laid the first stone of the new capital
Of India, which. as was proclaimed after
the durbar, is to be Delhi.
There was brilliant assemblage Of rul-
ing princes, governors and state officials.
The foundation stone simply bore the
date 15-12-11. Their majesties both We're
enjoying splendid health. in spite of the
great fatigue they had undergone during
The lengthy ceremonies of the durbar
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-15
Citation Of Authority.

Regarding the legal authority for their
action in changing the name Of Oregon
avenue to Swami street, the Commits
sioners say:
change the name is contained in Statutes
at Large, page 532, and provides that the
Commissioners are authorized to change
the name of any street where the two
appear with the same name.
I'm addition to there being two Oregon
avenues, there were also duplicate high
ways designated as Cedar and Pierce,
which made the elimination Of one name
desirable.
I'm addition to the law above referred
to authorizing the Commissioners to
change the name of streets, there was
another law, passed February 16. 1904, au
thorizing them to adopt a system of
naming streets for that part of the Dis
trict of Columbia outside of the city Of
Washington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-15
WEATHER.

Rain tonight and probably Sat-
urday; light to moderate north
erly winds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-15
Inquiry as TO Legality of
Change in Street Names.
INVESTIGATION BY SENATE
Subcommittee to Discuss Matter
With Commissioners.
OREGON AVENUE CASE IN POINT
District Authorities Report Reasons
for Certain Changes-Powerless
to Restore Old Names,

The investigation into the legal au-
thority of the Commissioners to change
the name of streets, especially within the
old limits of the city of Washington, will
be conducted tomorrow afternoon at =
O'Clock in the room of the Senate District
committee at the Capitol. The inquiry
is to be made by the subcommittee on
judiciary. composed of Senators Dilling-
ham, Jones, Kenyon, Paynter and John
ston.
The specific resolution before the sub
committee at that time will be that
passed by the Senate several days ago, at
the instigation of Senator Bacon, asking
the Senate District committee to inquire
for changing the name of Oregon avenue,
short street between 8, T and 10Th
streets and New Hampshire avenue.
Senator Bacon will appear before the
subcommittee tomorrow to urge that the
commissioners have not the authority to
change street names as in the case Of
Oregon avenue and Commissioner Ru
dolph has been invited to appear in be-
half Of the Commissioners.
Calls for Information.
AS preliminary to the Investigation at
the Capitol Senator Gallinger asked the
Commissioners to report their action as
regards the change in the name of Ore
gon avenue. and the Commissioners have
reported that four small minor streets
Cedar place. Oregon avenue, Swami street
and Pierce place-running in practically
the same line. have been given the single
name of Swami street. This action was
taken after the receipt Of protests against
the confusion of these names in their ap-
plication to practically the same continu-
Gus street and requests for single appro-
pirate name.
The letter Of the Commissioners de-
clares that the Commissioners, having
given the name of Swami street to the
four smaller streets. are now powerleSs
to change back to the old names
THE Commissioners having once named
the street." the letter says, their power
has been exhausted, and the name cannot
now be changed, even If it were con-
sidered desirable, without an act of Con-
gress."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-15

The circulation Of The Star,
both daily and Sunday. Is greater
by many thousands than that Of
any other Washington newspaper.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-11-03
Won Promotion By Assault

the exercise of greater discipline than
a breach of courtesy or politeness.
Well, sir, | have ~disobeyed that rule.
| have come to report myself"
How did you break this rule?" Mr..
Barker was asked
Well, it was in this way: One of
the large importers of New York came
to my room on business and in the
course of conversation he told me hat
General Grant was not a great gen
eral, but was a great butcher OF men.
| told him he'd have to take hat
statement back and apologize. He
told me that he would see me damned
first. Then | wen around from be-
hind the desk, | hit him twice, |
knocked him down, and then | kicked
him u of the office. I guess l hurt
him badly. suppose 1t will cost me
my office"
We'll, | shall have to take you to
the collector Mr.. Barker was in
formed, for this is. indeed, a serious
breach of rules"
In a few moments Mr.. Barker stood
before the collector. He told that Of
fetal hat he had beer remiss in his
duties; that an importer had said
something to him which made him
lose his temper, and that he had
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-11-03
Incident of Election of 1876

probable election of Samuel J. Tilden
own state, as well as Indiana and Con-
necticut. so that it was apparent that
IL his party had held the solid south,
he would be elected. An hour later,
and dispatches began to come into
the Times office from all parts of the
country reporting that the election Of
Tilden had been conceded by a ma
jor1ty of the Republican newspapers
of h country. m also at almost all
OF the Republican state headquarters.
With this flood Of dispatches be-
fore them, the election of Tilden was
being generally conceded In the Times
office, n 1t has always been my i'm
preston that the paper began to pre-
pare to announce the election Of TIL
den. For the purpose of sending a
final dispatch to the Republican state
committee Of Connecticut, informing
it Of the triumph OF the Democracy,
I took the proof slips of the election
returns and from them made two
tables. One contained the list of
states which had beyond a question
given a majority vote to either Tilden
or Hayes. The other table contained
a list Of the doubtful states.
AS l finished making the tables Mr..
Reid passed through the room. call
ed his attention to my tables and ask
ed him If he had heard from South
Carolina, Florida and Louisiana. He
replied that nothing definite had beer
heard from those states.
But" l said, IF those three states
have given a majority to Hayes, then
he will be elected by one vote. ac-
cording to these tables"
Mr.. Reid grabbed up my tables.
looked eagerly at them. and without
saying a word walked away with my
memoranda. l saw that he was sud-
denly laboring under much excite
ment. 1t interested me for a moment,
hen I prepared a dispatch to the Re-
publican state committee Of Connect
cut, in which I stated hat the re-
that the election was in doubt and
that If the three southern states Of
South Carolina. Florida and Louisiana
had gone Republican, then Mr.. Hayes
was elected by one vote.
Some time after the telegram had
been written and sent, Mr. Reid again
passed through the room. | saw that
he was keyed up to an intense pitch
of excitement. Later. l learned the
reason. Between the time I had show
ed him my memoranda and his return
to the room, he had been to the Fifth
Avenue hotel with my tables and
showed them to William e. Chandler,
then secretary of the Republican ma
tional committee. AS a result of the
conference that followed, Mr.. Reid
sent out the now historic telegram
urging the Republican committees in
everything, and a little later the
Times was issued with the headline
that the Republicans had triumphed
and Hayes was elected by one vote
That telegram and the action Of
william E. Chandler, as secretary of
the Republican national committee.
caused doubts instantly to be raised
and the presidential contest to be be-
gun, a contest which was not deter
mined until the electoral commission
created by congress had decided that
the Hayes electors had triumphed in
the states of Florida, South Carolina
and Louisiana. thereby electing Hayes
by one vote.
Copyright. 1911, by E. J. Edwards. All
Rights Reserved-) .
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-11-03
LATEST IN LIFE PRESE2vERS
Useful Device, Which May Be In
troduced Into German Navy, Has
Electric Light Attachment.

A new life ~preserver, which has
been successfully tried, may be in
into the German navy, writes
the American consul from Brunswick.
The apparatus, which weighs five and
one-half pounds, consists of two swim
ming cushions bound together by
straps. The cushions lie upon the
breast and back. The apparatus Is
provided with a small lamp fed by a
battery. The lamp can be fastened
around the head with a band worn on
the forehead, so that in an accident
at night the position Of the person in
the water can be seen at a consider
able distance. The small electrical
lamp burns three to four hours, and,
with a reflector added, throws the
light several hundred yards at night.
In several recent tests of life saving
at night the victims of the supposed
sh1pwreck, by aid Of the lamp, have
been easily discovered. The life pre-
server can De buckled around the
BODY IN five seconds. The lamp be-
gins to shine as soon as the buckle is
fastened.
In case Of catastrophies to war
ships the worth of the life preserver
cannot b. overestimated, though in
case of war its use would not be ad-
visable.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-11-03
Editors Act Of Courtesy That May
Have Helped To Defeat Tilden
and Make Hayes the
President.

On the night Of the presi~ al
election Of 1876 the facilities OF the
editorial office of the New York
Times for receiving the election news
were most courteously granted to me
by the late John G. Reid, who was for
many years managing editor of that
newspaper. was introduced to Mr..
Reid through a letter written by the
chairman Of the Republican commit
tee Of the state Of Connecticut. The
chairman asked Mr.. Reid II | would
be permitted as a representative OF
the committee to sem dispatches to
the Republican headquarters at Hart
ford, giving to the committee in this
way the latest reliable information Of
the returns of election. Mr.. Reid put
a desk at my disposal and gave Or
ders that an extra set of proofs should
be placed upon the desk and also
that l should have access to any polit-
ical dispatches that were received at
the Times office.
Up to a little past midnight the re-
turns and dispatches all indicated the
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-11-03
NEW NEWS of YESTERDAY
- By E. J. DWARD @=

knocked the importer down and Kicked
him out of his office.
Why, man, you have committed a
crime!" Collector Murphy cried You
have committed an assault. You are
certain to be arrested and punished,
and OF course you cannot expect to
stay in the custom house"
Yes, that punishment is justified, L
know" Mr.. Barker said. Il should not
have lost my temper"
What did the nan say to your"
Collector Murphy asked.
He told me that General Grant was
no general, that he was only a butch
er. I couldn't stand that and so hie
him."
Instantly Tom Murphy ran from be-
hind his desk. He embraced Mr.. Bar
ker. He patted him upon the shoulder,
and he said to him:
Barker, it would nave been a crime
If you had not resented an insult to
General Grant. If you had let that
man talk to you about Grant in that
way and had not kicked him out of
the office, | should have discharged
you. | am proud of you, and the next
time | see President Grant l am 60
Ing to recommend you for promotion"
And Tom Murphy was as good as
his word, for Barker got his promo
ton.
Copyright, 1911. by E. J. Edwards. All
Rights Reserved.)
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-11-03
ELECTRIC POWER FROM WIND
Economical Plants Can Be Used by
Providing Gasoline Motors When
ever Nature Takes Rest.

There has never been a time when
the forces Of nature were subjected
to such : arching scrutiny to deter
mine their availability for the devel-
opment of mechanical power as they
receive at present. This arises main
ly from the progressive use of cleo
tricity.
Among other things it is believed
that the wind can be utilized to a far
greater extent than in the past, espe-
cially for electric lighting. With this
object in view the average state Of
the wind has been investigated in
England. 1t is found that for approx
imately half the time the mean wind
velocity is ten miles an hour, and for
about one-third Of the time Is miles.
In the winter the average is higher.
The great difficulty arises from the
calm periods, which may last days. or
ever a week, but it has been shown
that economical lighting plants can be
based upon wind power by providing
gasoline motors to take up the work
whenever the wind fails.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-11-03
E~lectrolytic Iron.

Iron is now being produced electro
lytically by a method devised by a
German scientist and tried out at a
large electrochemical plant at Leipzig.
The iron obtained is said to be excep-
~tionally pure. and is formed in a
bright, very solid and easily worked
sheet on the electrode. By selecting
electrodes of suitable shapes, tubing
and even very complicated forms of
sheet iron may be readily made.
The e~lectrolytic iron is said to be
magnetized and demagnetized much
more rapidly than ordinary soft iron,
which, it is believed, will give it a
wide field of usefulness in the con
]struction of electromagnetic.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-11-03
Feat Of Electric Motor.

A remarkable performance Of an
electric motor Is noted in a recent Is
sue of an electrical paper. The motor
was doing service in a mine geared to
a pump, and because Of the high tenn
p%erature prevailing at the spot the
motor was not enclosed, as they often
are During last winter the mine was
flooded, submerging the pump and the
motor to a depth of two feet. AS it
was necessary to continue the opera
ton of the pump the motor was not
shut down, and for two hours it ran
without Interruption, though COM
pletely submerged, until it had actual
ly pumped itself clear of water. The
motor suffered no damage and was
stopped only long enough to clean off
the dirt and chips around the motor,
after which the bearings were oiled,
and it was starteo again. Since then
it has been running steadily for an
of 20 hours a day.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-11-03
It Made Three Impressions on Frank
Castor That Were Very
Painful,

Dynamite, a mule, is the central fig
ure in a complaint filed in the circuit
court by the attorney of Frank Cas-
tor. The Columbia Contract company,
averred to be the owner of the mule,
is the defendant. The mule by several
kicks with a freshly shod foot is al
legged to have ruined the plaintiffs
earning ability, and Castor sues for
100000 damages.
Dynamite is accused of having
broken into Castro's tent house and
then to have broken through the floor.
Castor alleges that, being compassion
ate, he worked until he had liberated
the animal. Once outside, the mule
glanced sideways at Castor. and recog-
nized in him one Of the men who had
held him bound with chains during the
process Of shoeing a few days before.
Then the mule kicked out, the com
plant alleges, with b following re-
suits: Kick No. /, Castors right arm
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-11-03
Story of Hamilton's Widow.

Chenango county. Whenever business
called him to New York city he al
ways made it a point to find time to
go to Trinity ch%urchyard and stand
for a moment or two before the tomb
Of Alexander Hamilton. But when
he heard that a tablet had been erect
ed in the church to the memory of his
political idol, he made a special trip
to the city to view the memorial.
AS he stood reading the inscription
on the tablet, which recalls the serv-
ices of Hamilton to the nation. Mr..
Mygatt observed that he was o
alone before the memorial. One Of
the persons standing near him was a
woman, apparently of venerable years,
who was with a companion. She
looked earnestly at the tablet for a
few moments. and then, turning to
her companion, said:
TT Is too high, | think"-meaning
by that that, in her opinion, the tab
let had beer placed at too great an
elevation from the floor Of the church.
Madam" said Mr.. Mygatt, earnest
ly, turning to her on the spur of the
moment, you will pardon me, I am
sure. but I cannot refrain from say
ing to you that nothing can be too
high or too remote for the memory Of
Alexander Hamilton"
The little old woman lifted her veil
and looked up into Mr.. Mygatt's face,
her own suffused with evidences of
intense pleasure.
Il thank you, sir" she said sweet
ly; II have a right to thank you. for
I am Alexander Hamilton's widow"
It was, indeed, Elizabeth Schuyler,
who had married Alexander Hamilton
in 1850, who was widowed by his
death in 1904, and who lived until aft
er the mid-year mark of the nine
teenth century.
Copyright. 1911. by E. J. Edwards. All
Rights Reserved.)
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-11-03
How, Standing Before the Memorial
Tablet in Trinity Church Unreco9-
nized, She Heard a Tribute to
Her Husbands Greatness.

Some seventy years ago some Of
those who held in high esteem the
services and memory of Alexander
Hamilton caused a suitable tablet to
his memory to be set into one OF the
panels of Trinity church, New York
city. The grave of Hamilton. n
the modest tombstone which sur
mounted it, which even to this day
draws man visitors to the world
famous c~hurchyard at the head of
Wall street, had in the late torties
displayed some signs Of the ravages
of time, and the admirers of Hamilton
of that day reasoned that if a modest
tablet to Hamilton's memory were
placed in a position upon the interior
wall of Trinity, there it would remain,
and his memoir be preserved and
kept green in the hearts of his coun-
trymen. as long as the church build
ing itself stood. And ever since the
tablet has been in place a day
passes without its silent group before
the memorial.
One of the great admirers of Ham
ilton at the period of the erection of
the tablet was Henry r.. Mygatt, from
about 1880 until 1870 one of the great
lawyers of New York state. and in
fact, of the nation. He was %associat-
ed either as joint counsel or a. oppos-
ing counsel at one time or another
with nearly all of the lawyers who in
the mid-years Of the past century
maintained the high reputation which
the bar of New York had gained in
the days of Alexander Hamilton Mr..
Mygatt was associated with United
States Senator Daniel S. Dickinson Of
New York. who was so nearly nomi-
mated for vice-president upon the
ticket with Lincoln in 1864, and who
was one of the great orators of hts
day.
Mr.. Mygatt's home was upstate. in