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New-York tribune., 1911-10-30
MANCHU DYNASTY
ABOUT TO YIELD
PoItentous Edicts Making Ex-
tensive Concessions Expected
To-day in Peking.
PANIC IN THE CAPITAL
Resentment Against Foreigners
Among Rebels Likely to Follow
Aid Rendered by Baron
Cottu's Loan Syndicate.

Peking. oct SO.-Portentous edicts
making extensive concessions are ex-
rected to-day. II they follow the lines
outlined TO me the result will be consu-
tutionaI monarchy. The state Of panic
prevalent here is certainly responsible
for :his decision.
The intentions Of the government in
clude the promulgation of Parliament
with power 70 revise the constitutions
ron-employmont of the army and navy
in internal troubles unless with the con-
sent Of Parliament; depriving the En-
reror Of absolute power with respect to
life and death; pardon for political ex-
lies: n responsible Cabinet and Premier
chosen bv the Assembly. and ineligi-
nn.tv Of royalty in Cabinet offices.
The $lS.OOOOO0 loan which has been
obtained by the Chinese government has
created great and widespread surprise
The groups which floated the Hu Kuang
currency loan were repeatedly pressed 70
assist the government at the present
crisis. hints having been thrown out that
no difficulty would be raised as to terms.
but they finally decided not to lend at
the present juncture.
II was considered that if China bor-
New-York tribune., 1911-10-30
Sound Pirates and
Their Depredations

Lootlng of the Brokaw estate at
Great Neck. L. l.. the other day
only one of many rich hauls Of
booty made by thieves in swift
motor boats in the waters about
New York during the season
Just closing. Read about them
IN next
Sunday S ribune.
New-York tribune., 1911-10-30
Soldiers Refuse TO Entrain.

Six thousand men Of the 20th Divi-
SION ~ Lan-Chau have refused To en-
rain for Hankow. !nstcad they sent
memorial 10 Peking asking for the i'm
mediate granting Of a constitution.
The loan scheme, engineered through
Belgian and French syndicate. is con
Ndered dangerous in some quarters.
Ine National Assembly is likely 10 op-
Jose # fercely. while foreign assistance
.'r the government is likely to arouse
mons tie rebels an anti-forcign feeling
Ahich up 10 tic present has been absent.
4 substantial advance on the loan with
fortnight has been arranged
a message from Hankow reports an
G-.t .uuPd on Ar00ni n4Vr
New-York tribune., 1911-10-30

E-s..Iiued on srcoad n4sr
New-York tribune., 1911-10-30
Race Feeling intensified.

The only danger seems 10 no lI'In d
sudden attack ON The throE or on the
officials which might preci.itate the
massacre threatened by the ianchus.
Race feeling is becoming intensified.
The price Of provisions is still rising,
and large number of foreigners are.
entering the legation quarter. The lega-
ton guards are preparing for cmer-
eencie-. The Americans have had sand
bags li.ed ON the corner wall which is
now under q strong guard To prevent
excitement among the population. move
meuts OF the Manchu troops through e
ci gates occur silently after nightfall.
IuWors are current that the Emperor
tas been spirited away and that Prince
Cling who is too old for flight. has COM
uIttei suicide. There are many such
stories. They may or may not be true.
The American Legation has issued or
, Gers that the women and children living
along the Pekiue Hankow Railway and
also in the country to the west Of the
line shall proceed as soon as possible to
the coast
The American Consul General at Han
kow. Roger :. Greene. reports that an
american, A. II. Kepler, has been
wounded in the fighting around that
uty
Consular reports from Nanking are
ressmistic. The new troops fear an e.
tack boy the old troops. and are clamdr-
nr for ammunition, which the Viceroy
'ef1ses 70 give them. They were or
1erei to leave the city. but declined.
The Niceroy OF Kiane Su has chartered
The British steamer Pci-Ching. which
Ies in tho river, presumably 10 take the
NIceroy, if necessary.
Soldiers Refuse TO Entrain.
Six thousand men Of the 2Oth Diyi-
SION ~ Lan-Chau have refused 10 en-
rain for Hankow. Instead they sent
memorial TO Peking asking for the i'm
mediate granting Of constitution.
The Washington herald., 1911-12-15
Resources of the South.

The Southern Commercial Congress
has done wisely in preserving in per-
manent form the proceedings of its
third annual convention. The volume
is gratifying presentation of the ma
terial resources of the South, and will
not only prove instructive in this coun-
try, but should be effective in attracting
to the South substantial immigration
from other countries.
With all the opportunities which the
South affords for profitable investment,
whether in commerce. manufacture. or
agriculture, there is no reason why its
light should be hidden under a bushcl.
There is much virtue in publicity, cspe-
clally when the facts advertised ap-
peal so cOnclusively to business sense.
There is value in the extensive coast
line and commodious harbors of the
South; in its great water powers. in
its mineral wealth, in its fertile soil. in
its warmth and sunshine. All these
things are the foundation of material
greatness, provided they are utilized
and developed. 1t is the patriotic task
of the Southern Commercial Congress
TO emphasize the advantages which the
South presents, and it is doing its work
with an intelligence and thoroughness
which are certain to produce effective
results.
The Washington herald., 1911-12-15
EFFORT TO SECURE
BETTER CAR SERVICE
Recommendations Made to
the |. C. e.

The recent change in schedule of the
Brightwood line not having proved ade-
quate to accommodate the traffic. the
District electric railway commission yes
terday decided to recommend to the In
terstate Commerce Commission that five
more cars be added during the rush
hours. Consideration was also given to
the request Of the District Commissioners
and Mai. Sylvester for cooperation in
the matter OF the regulation Of street
car traffic by street-crossing policemen.
and a favorable recommendation was
adopted.
The question OF the ventilation OF
street cars was also discussed, and Sec
rotary Eddy was directed to secure
analyses of the air in the cars with the
view OF determining the necessity for
installing automatic ventilators. The
commission has received numerous COM
plants upon this subject, especial at
tention being called to the vlHated con-
dition OF the air in the new style OF
cars which have the platforms tightly
inClosed
The Interstate Commerce Commission
has adopted an order improving the
schedule on the Pennsylvania avenue line
between Seventh street west and Eighth
street east during the morning and even
ing rush hours.
The Washington herald., 1911-12-15
Drinking Fountains for Rats.

FIOm the Asheric Citizen.
Cargo ships always have, down in the
hold a rats drinking fountain.
A cargo ship can no more get rid OF
its rats than it can get rid of its cock
reaches. 1t can, however, segregate the
rodents, and this it does by providing
them, voluntarily, in the hold. with drink
ing water to wash down the good food
the corn or sugar or cheese or what not
that involuntarily it provides them with
out Of its cargo.
Should a cargo ships drinking foun-
tain by any mischance run dry, the rats
at once invade the forecastle and the
upper deck. In their search for water
they become entangled in the sailors
whiskers, they parish in the vinegar cask,
and they spoil the captains sleep by Bit
ing his toes and pattering back and forth
across his face.
Nothing is so unpleasant as these in
vasions of the upper decks, due to a
failure of the rats drinking fountain in
the hold. Rats often, in such crises,
are seen climbing nimbly up the rigging
10 drink the water that lies in the blight
Of the sails after rain.
The Washington herald., 1911-12-15
Protection for the Clerks.

The action of the Civil Service Com
mission, approved by President Taft,
in requiring that hereafter all dismis-
sails or demotions of clerks must be
accompanied by the reasons therefore.
and that the subordinate thus removed
or denoted may file an answer to the
charges, while it will not entirely pre-
vent unjust discrimination, is a long
step toward protection for the govern
ment employe. 1t makes summary &C
ton impossible by allowing the clerk
an opportunity to place his side of the
question before the authorities. If it
can be shown that political or religious
reasons are the adverse influence, the
commission will interfere.
AS time progresses, the government
must appreciate more and more the
value of eliminating politics and per-
sonal feeling from the departmental
service. The government is a business
institution and should be run upon bust
ness principles. Its clerks. if they are
efficient and faithful, should be pro-
tected against the possibility of removal.
If they can labor with a feeling of Sc
curity, their work will be all the better
done.
The conditions to-day show i mar
Vicious improvement over the period
when Presidential election was
matter Of grave anxiety to every clerk
and when the hand of the campaign COL
lector was outstretched in every de-
partmental Office, but they are still far
from ideal. The Civil Service Com
mission should continue its good work
Its latest order entities it to the graft
tude of every cmploye, and will tend
TO improve greatly the morale of the
government service.
The Washington herald., 1911-12-15
ROOSEVELT MAN AS JUROR.
Packers Prosecutor Accepts. Reader
of His Writings.

From the Philadelphia Record.
]. r. Farrar. a graduate OF Harvard.
brought the name OF Theodore Roosevelt
into the packers case Wednesday in
Chicago. He was being examined by
the government.
"Have you heard any discussion or
remarks concerning whether the gov
eminent is right or wrong in this prose
cution?" Farrar was asked.
Yes. 1 read much that Theodore
Roosevelt wrote when he was Presi-
dent" He was accepted by the prose-
cution.
Seven men have now been accepted
by both prosecution and defense. They
are H. J. Bucklin, farmer; ]. II. Ed
wards. telephone operator; Asa Bannis-
ter, farmer; Howard c. Bates, presi-
dent OF a tailoring concern; Jacob
Clean. baker: T. w. Hermans. me-
chanical engineer, and W. J. Thomas.
clerk.
Thu second week Of the trial was
entered into with no assurance as to
when twelve men, satisfactory both TO
the government and defense, would be
chosen to hear the testimony.
The Washington herald., 1911-12-15

his horse and other animals Is a pleasant
contrast to that which the traveller In
obliged to see in every other part OF Asia
/ have nowhere seen animals better fed
or better cared for. Bokhara, now a sort
Of political island surrounded by the great
ocean OF Russian rule, though stin a
semi-Independent khanate, has been
obliged by Russians to abolish all cruel
punishments. The zindens-the horrible.
pestuential underground prisons, where
the wretched victims got nothing but
what charitable people threw down TO
them through holes in the streets-the
hamstringing, the practice of throwing
people headlong from the great leaning
tower, were all brought to an end The
difficulty OF roofing out these practices
and the force Of q power adeS uate t.
make a savage people recognize their
Darbarity can be realized when We re-
fleet that England had held India in
part since 1861, and the revolving practice
OF suffice was permitted until far into
this century. II you cross the Chinese
frontier to the town OF Kashgar, a hor-
rid contrast to the better conditions ex
listing in the Russian controlled regions
is seen. The instruments Of torture used
throughout China and the presence of
the wretched creatures wearing the wood
en- collar in the crowded bazaars suggest
the conditions which prevail in the
obscure interiors OF the Chinese prisons"
What do you think OF the course Of
the United States under present condi-
tions?"
Il can express no opinion as to the
diplomatic situation. I can only indicate
my observations as a traveller that those
races in Asia which are now under Rus
sian rule have enjoyed the genuine bene-
fits Of liberty in a far higher degree than
those which are living under the cruel
and oppressive forms Of government
evolved by themselves"
The Washington herald., 1911-12-15
The New Public Utility Bill.

The new public utility bill, intro
duced in the Senate yesterday by Sen
ator Gallinger. chairman of the Dis
trict Committee, is a decided improve
ment upon the tentative measure pre-
scented by him during the last session.
Its plan has been greatly broadened,
and if it can be enacted into law, would
afford ample basis for the proper reg
ulation of public utility corporations.
There is, OF course, some difference
of opinion as to whether the duties of
a public utility commission should be
performed by the District Commission
ers or by newly created body. 1t
is to be hoped, however. that no dis
pute over this question will be allowed
10 interfere with the passage of the
proposed law The vital consideration
is the enactment OF a statute The
agency through which the power there
by conferred shall be exercised is
minor matter 1t can be said in behalf
of the proposal in Senator GalIinger's
bill to place the authority in the hands
of the District Commissioners that the
latter are thoroughly acquainted with
local conditions, they are responsive
10 public sentiment and unquestionably
possess the courage to conserve the
public interests
There are many new features of the
measure deserving of commentator,
notably the provision which gives the
commission the power to exercise its
own initiative in matters affecting rates.
schedules, and service. 1t is also note
worthy that the commission is given
authority to direct extensions Of corpo-
rate service. Equally important is the
provision relating to the investigation
OF valucs-a matter of vital concern.
where overcapitalization is alleged to
exist. Altogether, from a casual re-
view, the proposed law seems to have
been drafted i'll an honest spirit and
with the purpose to afford to the citi-
zens an effective regulation of public
utility corporations, while at the same
time imposing upon the latter no con-
ditions that ought not to be cheer
fully accepted
The Washington herald., 1911-12-15

vouchsafe. The change in location is
proof of the progress of the business
center up town and the Capitalization
of banking and large financial interests
at point which few years ago would
have been deemed outside of the COM
mercial radius.
The new buildings in which the two
banks are now housed speak of the ad-
vance in architecture which Washing
ton is making, while the ornate in
teriors are indicative of the wholly
modern notion that a depository of the
peoples money and the Offices where
they do business are something more
than merely a place of safety. In
other words, art and mechanical genius
has transformed the bank of the present
day into handsome edifce, with at
tractiHe rooms supplanting the bare
walls and forbidding GOODNESS of the
ancient bank.
Washington's banks are now, with
the many improvements recently made,
at the forefront of such institutions,
and afford significant proof that the
Capital is leading American cities in
the development of its financial insti-
tutlons.
The Washington herald., 1911-12-15
Practical Charity.

Immediate response has already been
made to the call of the Associated
Charities for sums of money aggrc-
eating $4,000, which will put fourteen
| deserving families beyond the pale of
want and set them on the road to self
support and independence The Asso-
ciated Charities has found these
| fourteen families, some of them widows
witlS small children dependent upon
them, whose earnings do not suf-
flee to bar the wolf from the door. By
the payment of small sums weekly. or
less than $500 year, to the aid of these
families they can be lifted from the
slough of hopeless toll and want to a
position of cheerfulness and independ-
ence
The fact is pointed out that each of
these families is earning nearly enough
for its support, but comes just short of
it In one case s. week will enable
poor woman to make the payments
on small house and keep a roof over
her head, cheaper than rental. Unless
the s. week is forthcoming, the prop
erty must be sold and the little family
plunged into hopeless condition. In
all these cases only few dollars weekly
or monthly is needed to save the FAM
lily, keep it intact, and relieve it of the
dreadful pinch of abject poverty.
The cases presented open the way to
practical charity, where the amounts
given will be administered by the board
of charities and so used as to afford
the largest degree of benefit to the re-
cipient.
The Washington herald., 1911-12-15
HOLD MONTHLY MEETING.

The directors Of the German Orphan
Asylum. held their regular monthly meet
ing at Saengerbund Hall last night. John
F. Schneider presiding The annual reports
were read. They showed that the in
stitution closed its year with a cash
balance on hand of $s9S.67, gain Of
1888 so over the previous year. Forty
four children-twenty-six boys and eight
cen girls-were cared for during the year,
and at its close there were forty children
in the institution.
Thought for the children was shown,
as the reports show, by the auxiliary
womens societies of the orphanage and
other fraternal organizations The Ladies'
Sewing Circle raising $1,oOo, and the
Ladies' Aid Society made contributions
of $2T5 for the purchase of team OF
horses. The annual Christmas supper
yielded $3.50, and the Metzelsuppe given
by the Washington Butchers Beneficial
Association brought 1913. Washington
Lodge OF EIks gave the children an out
ing at Marshall Hall last summer, ana
the Sunday schools of the Concordia' ST.
Johns, and Zion churches together
The Washington herald., 1911-12-15
CURIOUS BITS OF HISTORY.
By A. w. MACY.
sKEDADDLERs FROM NEW

6hhDAOOLEH0 NE"
ENGLAND.
The war of 1912 between the
United States and Great Britain
was very unpopular In New Eng
land. So serious was the oppo-
sition that for q time It threat
ened to break up the Union.
There were several reasons for
this. In the first place, the New
EnglandArs were still chafing
over the defeat OF John Adams
for a second term OF the Presi-
dency. in 1900. Then they did not
approve OF the Louisiana pur-
chase, which meant the addition
of more slave territory to the
United States. And, finally, they
were bitter against the embargo
act. which nterfered greatly
with their shipping interests.
The national government had to
quotas Of soldiers required of the
New England States. This was
very distasteful to the citizens,
and to escape the draft hundreds
Of them slipped across the line
into Canada. A large percentage
of these never returned. Many
OF the present inhabitants OF the
region lying south of the st.
Lawrence and between the Chau-
diere and RicheIieu rivers are de-
scendants OF those New England
skedaddlers from the draft.
Copyright, 1911, b. Joseph B. BoTIeS)
The Washington herald., 1911-12-15
The Bryan Element.

Prom the Providence Journal.
Nobody knows how strong the element
within the Democratic party that still
clings to Mr.. Bryan really is. Short of
a Presidential preference vote it would
be impossible. indeed, to approximate the
number of his supporters. That there are
many Democrats who continue to prefer
him to any other candidate is beyond
doubt; but how large a body they COM
prise there is at present no means OF
saying. The newspaper poll undertaken
by the Cleveland Leader and Toledo
Blade, throws some light on the matter.
In the canvass made by these two Re-
publican papers, replies were received
from 2,0s2 Ohio Democrats, Of whom $40
declared their preference for Bryan, sos
for Harmon, 4S9 for Wilson, 142 for
Clark, thirty-two for Folk, eleven for
Marshall, and two for Pcmerene.
The Washington herald., 1911-12-15
Local Banks Show Progress.

Occupation of new quarters by two
banking companies this week gives en-
phasis to the fact that Washington is
rapidly advancing along commercial
lines. If the banks were not prosper
ing, they could not afford such splendid
structures, and if the people were not
progressive and prosperous, the banks
would not be in position to make these
changes with the outlay involved.
The new homes of both institutions
are of the highest grade in the way of
facilities to do business, artistic ar
rangement of interior accessories, and
excellent workmanship. OF course.
much cost was involved, but the out
lay justihes itself in the improved op-
portunity which better location, attrac-
tive surroundings, and modern methods
The Washington herald., 1911-12-15
CHAMP CLARK NOTES OMEN.
Discovers Republican Convention Is
Fixed for Waterloo Anniversary.

From the Philadelphia Ledger.
Speaker Clark noted with evident
amusement Wednesday that the Repub-
lican national convention is to he held
on the anniversary of the battle OF
Waterloo.
Did you see what the Republicans
did," he asked of a newspaper acquaint-
ance, and then, without waiting for a re-
ply. observed with broad and signih-
cant smile: why. they've set their ma
tionaI convention for June IS, the ami
versary of the battle of Waterloo. Seems
to me those Republican fellows would
consult an almanac before they decide
upon a convention date"
The omen is considered a good one for
Democratic success by those TO whom
the Speaker confided the unusual infor-
matte
The Washington herald., 1911-12-15
Bryan as n Factor.

From the Petersburg VA IndcI-Appeal.
1t is pretty evident that II the Dem.
ocratic nominee to the Presidency does
not suit Mr.. Bryan ne will not support
him. 1t is not likely that he would sup.
port Judson Harmon, were the Ohio
governor made the Democratic candf.
date. OF course, 1t is not pleasant tc
think that the dictum of one man, one
who has had three chances at the Presi.
dency and lost each time, should decide
the nominee a fourth time. But II the
Democrats should nominate a ticket
which Mr.. Bryan would not Support
they would just as we'll make up their
minds to tread the way that leads
through "a slaughter house to an open
grave" A fact is none the less a fact
because it is unpleasant.
The Washington herald., 1911-12-15
JEWISH FEAST OPENS.
Services in the Synagogue Begin Mt
Shutdown.

Reformed and Orthodox Jews in all
parts OF the world will this evening begin
the celebration OF Chanukah, or the Feast
of Lights, or Feast of Dedication. This
is one Of the lesser holidays IN the Jewish
calendar. and begins this year on Decem-
Der Is, which begins with shutdown to-
night, according TO Jewish reckoning.
Rabbls Stern and Simon will OffiCiate
at the services at the Eighth Street Tenn
pie this evening and tomorrow, and
Rabbi GlushaK will chant services at
Addas Israel Synagogue. while Rev. DR..
Silverstone will oficiate at Above ShoIem
Synagogue, at Fifth and I streets.
The feast has been instituted in mem
DRY Of the publication of the temple at
Jerusalem after its occupation and pol
luton as a heather temple by Antiochus
Epiphenes, the Syrian king.
The feast is celebrated in the home
principally by the lighting OF candles or
lights, one added on each successive day
until eight are lighted on the eighth day.
the feast covering this period
The Washington herald., 1911-12-15
"Lobster Garages, Hard Up.

From the Springfield Republican.
Money was reported scarce on the
Great White Way this season by the
manager Of the Hotel Albany and the
College Inn, who has just had to retire
because Of the reduced demand for lob
sters and accessories. Several lobster
palaces might close their doors. however.
before the country is ready for bank
ruptcy. The book publishers. on the
other hand, are reporting an unusually
good year. and explain It on the theory
that the people are feeling this year
neither too rich nor too Door for books
The Washington herald., 1911-12-15
CHRISTMAS SHOPPING.

II is now that wife goes hopping
Through the slush.
And to do her Christmas shopping
Joins the crush.
Here and there she's SriEkly popping
Through the doors.
One must visit when out shopping
Many stores.
Hub his fsyered brow is noppinE.
Does his best,
But declares that Christmas shopping
Is pest.
Countless parcels he keeps drOppinE
In dismay.
seems to HIM wife out shopping
Needs drzy.
HeDpiae. soppins. never stopping.
I. 5 SssI his s. cAHan.. shopping.
Don't you know.
AA.A.viIi. az. NJ CIiti-
The Washington herald., 1911-12-15
The Chri.tma. Shirt.

Il suppose you want to make all your
kinfolks happy for Christmas"
"Oh, yes" said the rich relative. But
what I'm mainly aiming at is to choke
of criticism"