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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-28
NEW CONCRETE BRIDGE
TO SPAN ROCK CREEK
Construction to Begin When
the Plans Are Drawn.
Other improvements.

Decision as to the line Of direction of
the new s275.0o0 concrete bridge which
is to span Rock creek, connecting Q
street in Georgetown with Q street in
Washington, probably will be made next
week.
1t was learned today that the Office of
the engineer of bridges has been advised
that it will receive Engineer Commits
sioner Judson's decision in the matter
within a few days. As soon as the line
of direction has been determined work
will be commenced Immediately drawing
up detailed plans for the bridge.
Several Plans Proposed.
There are several directions by which
the bridge could connect the two ends of
Q street, but as yet. no intimation has
been given as to which will be selected.
1t is planned TO have the drawings for
the structure completed by the time the
condemnatory proceedings are finished.
There is little likelihood that work on
the bridge itself will be commenced be-
fore next spring.
Work is progressing satisfactorily 1t
was stated at the Office of the engineer
of bridges. in the stiffening of the Cal
vert street bridge, for which an apprO-
is being done by the Penn Bridge Com
pany OF Pennsylvania, and will be COM
pleted, it is expected. by September /.
Heavy plate Orders and iron rods are
being used for stiffening the bridge.
Announcement was made this morning
that the new road which is being con-
structed In Rock Creek Park, extending
from the reservoir to Beach drive and
Military road. win be completed next
month. The road will penetrate q new
area. as 1t will afford direct connection
from the present end OF 10th street to the
upper end Of Beach drive.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-28
FUNERAL OF MR.. WALTERS.
To Bury Postmaster Of West Falls
Church Tomorrow.

Funeral services for Christopher c.
Walters. postmaster of West Falls
Church, Va, who died at his home yes
terday after a brief illness. viii be held
at o'clock tomorrow morning in st.
James -atatlic Church. Falls Church.
Burial will be in the cemetery there.
Mr.. Walters never fully recovered from
injuries spttained several months ago.
when he was attacked by robbers and
roughly handled He was on his way
home from his stor late one Saturday
night when he was attacked. beaten anu
robbed of mis- watch, revolver and $50 in
cash.
Mayor Hawxhurst and members OF the
town council of Falls Church offered re
wards aggregating 500 for the arrest OF
the assailants Of Mr. Walters, but they
were not captured.
Ever since ne was assaulted AIR. wal
ters suffered from nervousness and heart
trouble His liver also was affected. sun
day night he became suddenly III ana
Yesterday morning he died
Mr. Walters leaves a wife, one daugh-
ter. Mrs +. j. Corners Of Chicago, ana
a son. Grafton Walters. Mrs. Corners
came from Chicago to attend the funeral
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-28
WILL URGE DISMISSAL Of
MICHAEL AND MORRISON
Recommendation Following
Investigation of the Day
Portrait Voucher.

The dismissal of United States Consul
William H. Michael at Calcutta and
Thomas Morrison, disbursing clerk of the
State Department, as the result of the
recent investigation of the Day portrait
voucher, is recommended in report which
subcommittee of the House committee
on expenditures in the State Department
will present to the full committee tomor-
row.
The report was adopted at a final ses-
of Representatives Hamlin of Missouri.
Alabama ana Davis of Minnesota. the
last named republican.
An Exhaustive Investigation.
The committee has made an exhaustive
investigation of the circumstances sur
rounding the discrepancy between the to-
tai amount of long missing voucher
made out for the payment to an artist
for making the picture and the much
smaller real amount he received, al
though he had to receipt for the whole
amount named in the voucher.
Secretary of State Knox and other Off
Gals testified regarding the matter, and
Mr.. Michael, who was chief clerk of the
State Department when the voucher was
drawn cabled an explanation, which was
submitted TO the committee.
Michaei's Explanation.
The explanation was that the balance
probably was used for contingent eX-
penses for diplomatic service in China,
etc.
The missing paper was finally found by
a messenger on the floor of Morrison S
room among some fresh papers near a
waste basket, although the department
arc ives had been ransacked for long
time in an effort to locate it.
When produced before the committee
an Endorsement on the paper was char
acterized az of recent making. Mr. Mi
chael Is one Of the best known men In
the consular service. MIR. Morrison has
been in charge Of the accounts of the de-
partlnent for many years.
The report of the subcommittee was pre-
pared by Representative Dent, a former
prosecuting attorney in his home state,
who has actively participated in the
probing of the voucher incident
The report has yet to be approved by
be made before it is formally submitted
tomorrow.
One more witness Is expected TO be
heard to supplement the testimony al
ready taken. None OF the members of the
committee was willing today to discuss
the recommendations In the report. which
win be made public in a few days.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-28
PEACE PACT AGREED UPON.
Result of Conference Between tn.
President and Ambassador Bryce.

The peace pact with England. which
has been fathered by President Taft has
practically been agreed upon. Following
an hours conference between the Presi-
dent and Ambassador Bryce of Great
Britain this afternoon, announcement was
made at the White House that the arbi-
tration treaty between this country and
Great Britain, with the exception Of a
few minor details was completed SO far
as the executive department of the gov
eminent was concerned.
The President, 1t was said, Is undecided
whether the final touches can be put
upon the pact in time to submit 1t to
Congress at the present session. should
an early adjournment take place.
There was much qualification expressed
at the White House after the announce
ment. The settlement OF terms for the
treaty il considered eminently satisfac-
tory. and the entire matter q feather in
the cap Of the administration.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-28

about his visit to Washington because
ne said his delegation came at the re-
quest of Mr.. Hines to see Secretary Knox
about the duty on lumber from Canada
The witness thought that IL might have
been in 1910, but said Ii could have been
.9Io while Mr.. Mcleod in his testimony
placed Mr. McLean's visit In 1907. Neither
vas sure the visit had to do with CaRadi-
an reciprocity.
Both men came to Washington on diff
,erent occasions as members of deleSa-
ions interested in lumber legislation.
zach time meeting Edward Hines, the
millionaire lumber man. who was charged
With saying he raised money TO put
1orimer over at Springfield.
Denials by Jones and o'Brien.
Shelly B. Jones, a druggist in Mar
luette Mich, a witness before the COM
mittee yesterday afternoon. denied that
ne had ever said he had heard Hines
assert that he had put Lorimer over
as United States senator. and that
ne collected a fund of 100000 to do 1t.
There had been affdavits OF h. ID.
Nosher. deputy United States marshal at
Marquette; Frank j. Russell editor OF
the Mining Journal of Marquette, and
Robert {. Lowe a Chicago newspaper re-
porter. and testimony of Morris b. Coan
% that effect before the committee or
the Illinois senate that Investigated the
Lorimer election, and MIR. Jones contra
1icted those statements.
MIR Jones admitted that he had heard
Mr. Hines talking about Lorimer's cleo
ton about two years before the sena-
torial election.
Il suppose it cost q barrel of money.
said one Of the men In the party to Mr..
Hines.
Yes. sir All those elections cost a
lot of money" MIR Hines replied. accord
ng to the witness.
ITO what election were they referring?'
Senator Kenyon asked.
Il suppose to Mr.. Lorimer's election to
he House." the witness said.
William OBrien, a lumber man OF
Duluth. Mimi, and vice president of the
Virginia and Rainy Lake Company. in
which w. H. Cook. witness yesterday
morning. is director, was another wit
ness yesterday afternoon. He denied he
had said to MIR. Coan that he was mixed
lp with the Weyerhausers and Hines in
ieal and that he felt his testimony
might convict Mr.. Hines of perjury. Mr..
= Brien gave further evidence of tele-
phone conversation about Lorimer's cleo
lion that Mr.. Hines held from room
n the Grand Pacific Hotel in Chicago,
about which Mr.. Cook had earlier testi-
led.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-28
VEDRINE ARRIVES FIRST.
Leads Aviators in Flight From
Brussels to Roubaix.

ROUBAIX, France, June S.-Great
crowds attending the Roubaix exposition
were massed in the aerodrome on the
exposition grounds today to welcome the
competitors in the International circuit
aviation race.
Vedrine was the first to arrive, reach
ing here at :04 o'clock. and won the
lions share of the three-thousand-do dollar
prize given by the aviation committee Of
the exposition for the leaders in the day S
flight Today's stage was from Brussels
to the aerodome here The airmen were
sent away from the start at minute in
teryals from 10 o'clock. Beaumont took
the air first and was followed by Garros,
Vidart, Vedrine, Renaux, Gilbert, Kim
merling, Duvall, Prevot and Wynmalen,
in the order named.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-28
MORSE FAILS TO GET
. WRIT Of HABEAS CORPUS
Judge Newman Says Ten
Years of Bankers Sentence
Certainly Are Legal.

ATLANTA, Ga, June 2S-Charles w
Morse, the New York banker, serving
term in the federal prison here for
violating the national banking laws, to-
day failed in his effort to obtain his
release on a writ Of habeas corpus.
Without passing on the validity OF
that portion Of Morse's sentence Of If
teen years beyond ten years, Distric,
Judge Newman denied the petition for
writ. declaring that ten years Of the
sentence unquestionably were good
and as Morse had not served out that
time the court had no right now to
enter further in the matter.
Morse's attorney filed notice Of an ap-
peal to the United States circuit court O
appeals for the fifth circuit.
Judge Newman said that he had nc
doubt of the legality of Morse's confine-
ment in the Atlanta prison, although ii
had been erected for hard labor con-
victs.
Might Get a Transfer.
He said Morse might be able to obtain
q transfer to another prison by applica-
ton to the Attorney General. but he be-
lieved conditions here probably were as
good at least as would be found in a
prison elsewhere. He did not believe
he said that there was prison anywhere
in which the prisoners did not have some
work to do, and thought that 1t would
be bad for them to be idle
In closing his argument in behalf OF
Morse, Attorney Arnold said he wanted
the court to determine the exact status OF
his client He contended that as Morse
had been illegally sentenced to fifteen
years imprisonment when ten years was
the maximum on one count, the entire
sentence was void. He said there was
no doubt that Morse could obtain his re-
lease on a habeas corpus writ after he
had served ten years of his sentence blu,
argued he was entitled to know in ad-
vance the legal length OF his term, be.
cause IL II was ten years he was priv
legged to apply for parole much sooner
than he would II 1t was fifteen years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-28
QUICK TRIP BY AUTO.
Carries Etherized Man Forty-Two
Miles in as Many Minutes.

NEW YORK, Juno 2s.-Bearing an
etherized man from South Norwalk
Conn.,. to this city for an operation for
appendicitis, an automobile was driven
over the forty-two miles between the two
cities last night in scarcely more than
that number OF minutes. The patient
Norton B. Leo. was operated upon i'm
mediately upon his arrival early this
morning and is rallying finely.
Mr.. Leo was taken suddenly Ill at his
summer home in South Norwalk. and his
father insisted that he be taken to New
York Yor the indicated operation. The
South Norwalk physicians declared the
trip would be fatal. but their objections
were overruled. The patient was then
placed under the influence OF the anes-
thetic and kept under it during the trip
to this city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-28

CONTINUED from first page)
Takashi Komatsu Of Monmouth, Ill, can
d;date for degree OF master of arts. Al
the conclusion of the dissertations fresl-
dent Lowell left his elevated seat unuer
the canopy of the stage OF the theater
and seating himself in the ancient chalr
in which Harvard presidents have con,
ferred degrees for two centuries, AWARDED
the degrees upon the candidates VINO
have completed the prescribed courses Ia
the different departments or the UNI.
versity, and then conferred the honorary
degrees.
List of Degrees Awarded.
Honorary degrees were awarded as
follows:
Master OF arts: Former Representative
John Andrews Sullivan. Boston; William
VOORHEES, Judson. Engineer Commissioner
of the District of Columbia, Daniel But
Ter Fearing Newport, r. l.; Henry Scion
Graves, chief forester. Washington, ID. C.:
William Bradley Coley, surgeon. New
York; Okakura kakuso, Boston, adept III
the mystery Of oriental art
Doctor of letters: George Edward
Woodbury.. poet Beverly, Mass: Solomon
Schechter New York, eNpounder of his
peoples ancient law. discoyerer OF lost
records: Henry James Rye. Isle OF Wight.
John Torrey Morse. Boston; Josiah
Royce, Harvard University.
Doctor OF laws: Horace Davis San
Francisco: John Wilkes Hammond OF
Cambridge justice Of the Massachusetts
supreme court: George Won Lengerke
Never. Secretary of the Navy.
In addition TO the honorary degrees 9I2
degrees in courses were awarded.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-28
After Lower Duties.
DIES AT AGE OF 1O8.
Woman Chatting With Neighbor
Calmly Predicts Dissolution.

LANSING. Mich. June 2s.-''Well.
guess my time has come" said Mrs
Iatchia Williams. aged los, as she stood
In the doorway of her daughters home,
Mrs. Ellen Bannster. talking to a neigh
Dor yesterday.
With that remark she went inside and,
lying down on a couch. passed quietly
away. Mrs. Williams celebrated her 1OSth
annive-Aary New Year day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-28
MRS. LEE BREAKS DOWN
UNDER NERVOUS STRAIN
Young Wife of Accused Pay
masters Clerk Confined
to Her Home.

AS a result of the trying experiences Of
the last few days, including the arrest. OF
her sweetheart, Edward V. Lee formerly
q paymaster's clerk in the navy, on the
charge Of embezzling $4,000 of the funds
of the battleship Georgia, and her mar
rage to him while a prisoner in Buffalo,
N. Y, Mrs. Lee, formerly Miss Audrey
Florence Kelsey of 22O3 18th street, is to-
day suffering from a nervous break
down.
On the advice Of her physician. Mrs.
Lee has refused to see any visitors for
the last three days and is confined to her
home.
Afraid Of Excitement.
1t was explained at the Kelsey home to-
day that Mrs. Lee was suffering from the
strain incidental to the events leading UP
to her marriage, and that while not con-
fined to her bed, she is keeping just as
quiet as possible, in order to avoid any
excitement which might bring about total
collapse.
According to her sister-in-law, Mrs. Lee
never has wavered from her devotion to
her husband. whom she plans to rejoin
Immediately on his release from custody.
In the meantime. after she has recuper-
ated her health, Mrs. Lee plans to study
and fit herself for position as a ste
nographer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-28
Discussion Gets Technical.
AUTO UPSET ON A CURVE.
Four Occupants Seriously Hurt, One
Perhaps Fatally.

GAINESVILLE. Ohio. June 2s.-Four
persons were seriously Injured. one per-
haps fatally. last night when an automo-
bile skidded on a curve and turned over.
County Auditor Henry A, Buerhaus sus-
tanned three broken ribs and minor in
juries: F. NJ. Ransbottcm sustained q
broken shoulder: Jack Kennedy. Roseville.
suffered conclusion OF the brain, broken
ribs and internal injuries. and William
Ebendorf of Waukon, Iowa, also suffered
conclusion Of the brain. Kennedy may
die. ,.,,.,,-...>.~>>
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-28
FOR SAVING RECORDS
Efforts to Be Made for a Fire.
proof Structure.
CHAIRMAN SHEPPARD'S AIM
Probable Action of House Commit
tee on Public Buildings.
CHAIRMAN SHEPPARD'S AIM
OTHER RECOMMENDATIONS
Calls on Commissioner Rudolph Re-
garding District Measures, Includ-
ing That Regulating Insurance.

That the committee on public buildings
and grounds Of which he is chairman.
will. in all probability, endeavor to have
a national hall of archives provided for
in the next omnibus building bill was
the statement made today by Representa-
tive Morris Sheppard Of Texas.
Mr.. Sheppard this morning called to see
District Commissioner Rudolph. but de-
MED that the visit had anything to do
with the report made recently by District
Fire Marshal Nicholson, declaring that
conditions in the patent and land Office
buildings are hazardous from a fire point
Of view. and urging fireproof buildings
for the storage OF public documents.
Conditions Found by Committee.
The patent and land office buildings
were investigated by a committee ap-
pointed by Mr.. Sheppard prior to the in
spection of the fire marshal. 1t is UNI
derstood that they found conditions SINH
lar to those reported by the fire marshal.
Mr.. Sheppard, OF his own accord, intro
duced q bill for hall of archives, but
the subcommittee has not yet brought in
a report.
Representative Sheppard today said that
the building Of a hall Of archives would
mean the solution of only one phase Of
the fire danger threatening government
buildings.
He expressed the opinion that the COM
mittee would make a number of recon-
mendations along other lines. A hall OF
archives, however, he declared, would go
a long distance toward eliminating the
general fire danger and he believed that
an effort will be made to have the struc-
ture provided for in the next omnibus
building bill.
Discusses District Bills.
According to Mr.. Sheppard, the object
Of his visit to the District building today
was to discuss with Commissioner Ru-
dolph certain District bills which shortly
are to be considered by the House Dis
trict committee. principal among them
being the bill passed by the Senate re-
curing fraternal insurance societies do
ing business in Washington to report to
the District commissioner OF insurance.
There is no more needed legislation
than that pending with regard to the
regulation Of insurance companies. both
foreign and domestic, as far as the Dis
trict Is concerned, declared Mr.. Shep-
pard. The District of Columbia, he
said. is the Fairgrounds for the dis
honest corporation"
REQUIRE foreign corporations doing bust
ness in the District to file certified
CODY of their charters, while the penalty
will be increased for the failure OF cor
porations to make annual reports, as
they are required to 40 by law: w. a.
cussed with Commissioner Rudolph the
hills which are intended to settle the
cont royersy over land titles in the Dis
trict.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-28
WALTER WYMAN GETS DEGREE
Surgeon of Public Health and Ma.
rine Hospital Service Honored.

AMHERST, Mass. June 2s.-Amherst
College today bestowed the honorary de-
gree of doctor Of laws upon Henry Stock
bridge of Baltimore. judge Of the court
OF appeals of Maryland. and Walter Wy
man Of Washington. ID. c., surgeon gen.
eral OF the United States public health
and marine hospital service.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-28
REST INQUIRY INTO COST
Of GREAT FALLS POWER
Congress May Be Asked Later
to Appropriate Sum for
Lighting Plant.

The District has concluded it's invesu-
of the proposed Great Falls municipal
lighting plant for the present and prob
ably will not take the matter up again
until the next session of Congress. There
is believed to be a strong probability
that the next Congress will be asked by
the District Commissioners for an ap-
preparation with which to make the esti-
mates more complete.
Since the estimates of Marshall Leigh
ton, chief photographer Of the geological
survey, for the establishment of the
plant were announced, in which an effort
was made to show that the project is
entirely feasible and worthy Of economic
consideration. officials of the District
government have been at work endeavor-
ing to ascertain the cost of taking up and
distributing the power after it has been
developed.
Favorable to Project.
1t is understood that the results of
this investigation have been favorable
to the carrying out Of the project, as
the cost Of distribution, it is believed.
will be in keeping with the cost of
developing the power.
According to one of the officials of
the District, who has taken an active
part in the work, the project has been
developed as much as it may be with
out an appropriation from Congress. 1t
is not likely, however, that an appropri-
alton will be asked for until next ses-
sion. A part of the appropriation. it
is stated. will be used in employing
expert advice in the working out Of
some of the difficult problems to be en-
countered.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-28

Prof. Herman Schumacher eighty-five
years old. died Sunday at the home OF
DIR. D. r. Phelps in Rivermont. Va He
was q native Of Prussia
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-06-28
Two Children Are Shocked.
Special Dispatch to The star.


ROCKVILLE. Md. June IS, 1911.
Although May and Estelle Gilllss. aged
thirteen and eleven years, respectively.
daughters of Joseph f. Gilliss. living
near Rockville were knocked down. ron
dered unconscious and burned ali over
their bodies by lightning during the storm
Yesterday afternoon. they regained con-
seriousness under medical treatment short
ly aftervard and the recovery OF both -
believed 70 be assured. Their BABY sister.
who was I'm the arms OF the older girl,
was not hurt in the least.
The children were IN the front yard OF
their home and were standing together
near a tree and Immediately under wire
clothes line which was attached to the
tree.
The tree was struck and shattered.
and 1t is thought the lightning ran down
the wire line to where the children stood.
The children were found one upon the
other, the baby on top.
One of the girls was burned all over
the upper part of the body and in a line
down one leg to the foot. and the other
was burned about the lower part OF the
body and had one shoe torn of.
Lightning also caused the destruction
BY fire of the barn on the farm OF w. ..
Culver near Wheaton. A horse in the
building was rescued and a vehicle and
a few other articles were saved, but all
the other contents of the barn. including
hay, straw. grain. farming Implements
and numerous other things. were lost.
The loss is placed at about $1,000 and
was partially covered by insurance.