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The Washington times., 1912-02-05
Building Permits
Involve Big Outlay

Three hundred and fifty building per-
mits, involving an expenditure of S757,9J4
were issued during the month of jan
uary, according to the monthly report
of Morris Hacker, building inspector,
submitted to the Commissioners today
The permits include 10 brick dwellings,
1888. $50: University Club, $175,5l4; %
stores, $27 600; two stores and dwellings,
s., 800: 65 brick repair jobs, 79,l16; l6
frame buildings, $54, 400, and rs frame
house repairs, S,057.
The following summary shows the dis
tribution of improvements in various
sections of the District and the cost:
Buildings-Northeast, $4,000; south
west 81, $50; county $327 l50 Repairs
Northeast, 81, 800; southeast, $2,103; north
west, S6O,S33; southwest, S925; county,
$S4, ,529.
The Washington times., 1912-02-05
Express Employe Gets
Verdict for Injuries

Two justices affirming the judgment
of the lower court and the third dis
senting, the Court of Appeals today held
that Joseph C. Duke, an express mes
senger, riding on a pass, was entitled
to the verdict for $3.50 obtained in his
suit against the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad Company for personal injuries
received in collision of a passenger
train and string of freight cars be-
tween Washington and Cumberland
The evidence disclosed that Duke had
signed an agreement assuming all risk
of injury while on railroad trains when
he entered the service of the UnI<ed
States Express Company as a helper,
and subsequently ratified an agreement
between his employer and the railroad
company in which the former agreed to
release and hold harmless the latter
from all actions for personal Injuries
brought by its employees.
This, the defendant contended, showed
that Duke had waived all legal rights
in case of injury, but the court held
otherwise.
The Washington times., 1912-02-05
Senate Will Take Up
Appropriation Bill

Among other things to be considered
in the Senate this week, the District
subcommittee of the Appropriations
Committee will take up the District ap-
propriation5 bill, will hear the Commits
sioners and other officials and probably
get we'll enough along with the work on
the bill so that it can be reported to
the Senate next week.
Trouble is looked for over the New
lands resolution to increase the member
ship OF the Finance Committee by ad-
ding a progressive and Democrat The
illness of Senator La Toilette may in
terfere with the intention Of Democrats
and insurgents to press this matter
however.
The Finance Committee tomorrow will
begin hearings on the steel bill.
Senator Lodge today will renew his
attempt to get a time fixed for voting
on the arbitration treaties. Friends of
the treaties, as the result Of canvasses,
believe they can command the votes to
ratify them when they are amended.
The Washington times., 1912-02-05
Firemen's Pension
Fund Is Depleted

Pensioners of the Police and Fire De-
partments were today paid 81 per cent
of the pensions due them for the month
OF January, the deficiency being caused
by the falling of in the Police Court
tinss, The fines, upon which the fund
depends for it's principal source of
revenue, aggregated t4.sss.1S, to which
was added 1851, the latter being made
up of contributions OF q each from
members Of the Police and Fire Depart
ments.
For the month Of January last year
dollar. 1t is estimated by the auditor
that unless Congress passes the. bill pro-
viding for a police and flremen's relief
fund, the total deficiency at the end
of $4,000. A. deficiency of $4,000 EXISTS
in the fund for last year. which is still
The Washington times., 1912-02-05
LAFOLLETTE PLANS
LONG REST BEFORE
He RENEWS FIGHT
Senator to Remain Here Un-
til Daughter Receivers
From Operation.

Senator La Toilette Of Wisconsin will
ieaVe Washington in q short time and
VIII go to some place. not yet selected,
"here he can rest and recuperate.
This means that Senator La Toilette
not going to be ready to resume
MS activities in the Presidential cam
palgn or In the Senate for many weeks.
Inc breakdown Of Senator La Toilette,
according to close friends, II serious. It
does not mean that his health Is per-
manently shattered. On the contrary,
with good season of rest, his friends
say he will be practically as well as
ever. But his incessant labors, night
ana uay, for the last twelve years, have
uIIVen his brain and nerves to a point
where they can be driven no longer.
sS nest Is imReratively demanded, and the
system VIII no longer respond to the
whip and spur OF the indomitable will
OF the Wisconsin fighter.
MhlIe senator La Toilette probably
VIII not retire from the Presidential
race so long as there is a ballot to be
cast at the Chicago convention, his cam
palBn has been dealt a serious blow His
closest friends realize this and 1t is OBJ
Vlously impossible to conceal It.
FROM the La Toilette headquarters
fer the time being, but without the
chief himself in the field making speech
es and stirring up the progressives,
there Is no gainsaying the campaign is
bound to lose much of its energy.
VINO will be the gamer by the i'll
ness OF Senator La Toilette is a matter
OF much speculation among politicians
and matter of wide difference of
opinion. The friends OF President Taft
believe he will be the gamer and that,
with Senator La Toilette unable now
end probably unable for months to
get into the fight himself, the renomin-
ton Of the President will be achieved.
On the other hand. the friends of
Roosevelt are convinced that the ILL
ness of Senator La Toilette will result
in uniting all progressive elements on
Roosevelt and that he stands today a
better show of nomination than ever.
Senator Cumming friends are hopeful,
too, that he may be the legatee Of the
La Toilette strength.
Senator La Toilette will not leave
Washington until his daughter, Mary,
who underwent an operation at Provi-
dence Hospital, Saturday, is out of dan
ger. The child had to have certain
glands removed from the throat. 1t was
necessary even to remove certain tissues
between the jugular vein and one OF the
large arteries. The operation was a
success and the child is recovering, but
Senator La Toilette does not want to
leave until she is past the danger point
He spent considerable time at her bed
side yesterday, and will visit her daily
while here, II his strength permits. Most
of his time will be spent at his home.
The Washington times., 1912-02-05
COURT OF APPEALS
HEARS ARGUMENTS
ON MURDER CASE
Ruling Will Settle Question
Involving Authority for
Qualified Verdict.

Arguments on the question of the
right of a jury in this jurisdiction
to return a qualified first degree
murder verdict were made to the
District Court of Apeals today. The
point to be settled is whether sec
tion $50 of the new penal code per-
mits jury in Federal court to add
the words "without capital punish
ment" to a verdict, and whether the
act of 1898 has been repealed
Until decision has been handed
down there will be no more murder
ers called to trial, according to
United States Attorney Clarence r.
Wilson. Under regular procedure an
opinion would not be Forthcoming
until the first Monday in March, but
1t Is expected that owing to the
public urgency of the question the
court may announce its findings
sooner, perhaps a wee kfrom today.
The case on which the appeal was
taken was that of Arthur Johnson.
Colored, convicted and condemned to
die on the gallows February IA for
the murder of John Ofenstein. JUS
tlce Wright. who presided at the
trial, held that the jury could not
return qualified verdict, that death
was the only penalty, although sub
sequently Justices Barnard and An
derson have taken the different view
ana have instructed juries that in
the event of conviction the words
without capital punishment" might
be added.
Former nited States Attorney Daniel
w. Baker. who has appeared in both
murder cases where qualified verdicts
were permissible, following his nation
Tor instructions to that end, TODAY ask
ed the Court of Appeals to let him make
an argument as friend of the court .
because of the public interest involved
In the question: Attorney Salomon, one
OF the counsel for johnson, objected.
saying the appeal of his client was
based on different contentious from
% %tnose urged by Mr.. Baker: However,
Shief Justice Shepard gladly gave Mr..
Baker fifteen minutes in which to out
line his views on the subject, saying
the court was anxious to hear all phases
of the question.
The contention of Messrs. Solomon
and T. M. Baker counsel for johnson,
was that the act of 1898 permitting quail
ihed first degree murder verdicts has
never been repealed, whereas United
States Attorney Wilson and Assistant
Prosecutor James M. Proctor argued to
the contrary. The Government repre-
sentatlves did not object to Attorney
Daniel w. Baker appearing in the case,
but rather agreed with the court that
a full argument should be made of tn,
question.
Justice Anderson Instructed on the DOS
sblty of qualified verdict the trail
of Mervn Matthews, alias Bass Mat
thews, indicted in connection with the
Staying Of Alice Elliott, while Justice
Barnard gave his opinion in the trial
OF Edward ]. Macdonald. alias George
A. Gillette who was convicted of the
murder of Gertrude S. Macdonald, and
sentenced to life imprisonment.
The Washington times., 1912-02-05
BISHOP TO SETTLE
CHURCH DISPUTE
Factions in Christ Episcopal Church Agree to Place Mat
ter Before Prelate Next Friday Evenng-At Odds
Over Boys Brigade Quarters.

The bitter factional fight, growing out
of the use OF the parish hall of Christ
p. e. Church, $40 G street southeast, by
the boys brigade, and which has ar
rayed the vestry and membership
against each other. Is to be placed be-
fore Bishop Alfred Harding at a meet
ing to be held at his residence, Friday
evening. o..
So bitter has become the fight within
the church that personal assaults and
Police Court convictions have resulted,
and 1t is admitted by the leaders Of
both factions that the church proper Is
the sufferer because of the trouble.
At the present time the boys brigade
is locked out OF the parish hall, and,
although another hall has been engaged
for drill purposes, 1t is impossible to
do anything because the faction op-
posed to the brigade has the rifles and
brigade property in It's possession, and
will not give them up until the trouble
has been threshed out before Bishop
Harding.
F, M. Kerby Deposed.
Frederick NJ. Kerby, who was COM
mandant of the Company F., which held
its drills in the church, and who has
DSSu oStlNO III HBnI SluCe
its inception last June, has been deposed
as an officer of the brigade by action
of the church vestry, but Mr.. Kerby
and his friends declare the vestry, as
made up at present, Is illegal, and its
orders are not recognized.
The trouble, according to Mr. Kerby,
grows out of O dinner served to the
boys in the parish hall last summer,
following the splendid showing of Com
pany + at the field day contests.
THE dinner, given by the women of
the church," said Mr.. Kerby, left the
hall in a rather mussed-up condition.
as might have been expected, and the
result was that the sexton, acting on
the advice of the wife and son of the
Rev. Arthur s. Johns, rector of the
church. declined to clean the hall the
next day. There had been opposition
to the drills on the part of the rector's
family before this time, but 1t had never
been openly stated.
The rector was out of the city at
that time. but when he returned he up
held his wife and took a stand against
The Washington times., 1912-02-05
Will Present Figures.

ITHACA, N. Y, Feb. 5-President
Schurman, of Cornell, proposes to make
public soon figures showing how frater-
nifty men stand in their classes, as COM
pared with non-fraternity men.
The Washington times., 1912-02-05

the brigade and its ofricefs, ana the
hall was left uncleaned Sunday school
being held In the church proper, With
explanations not complimentary to the
brigade"
Letters Were Exchanged.
Letters were exchanged between the
vestrymen, the rector, and Commandant
Kerby. and finally Mr.. Kerby was no
titled OF his dismissal as an officer of
the company
1t is charged by Commandant Kerby
and his friends in The church that the
meeting at which 1t was decided to dis
miss him as an officerewas illegal, and
this is one of the questions Bishop
Harding will be called upon to decide.
There were only five members of the
vestry and the rector present at the
meeting" said Mr.. Kerby, 'and the
vote on the proposition to give the rec
tor power to act In the matter was
two for and three against. The laws
of the church give the rector right
to vote when his vote is necessary to
decide a tie, but he announced his in
then exercised his privilege to vote to
break a tie. He had, therefore, cast
two votes, when he had no right to vote
at ALL"
Since that time numerous efforts have
been made to have Bishop Harding set
tie the dispute, which Is disrupting the
church, but the rector has been Ill for
a month past. and the settlement has
been postponed.
Accused of Assault.
Last Thursday night. however, when
officers of the brigade armed with an
order signed by members of the vestry,
went TO the home of James Berry, a
member of the vestry and one OF the
active opponents OF Mr.. Kerby in the
factional fight, Mr. Berry is said to have
became so angry that he assaulted
Kerhy and other members Of the party.
Kerby, according to evidence heard In
Police Court. said Berry had kicked him
in the nose and otherwise assaulted
him.; Berry was convicted, and held in
the sum Of 500 to keep the peace.
Following this trouble, Bishop Harding
was again appealed to, the necessity Of
an Immediate decision in the matter be-
ing urged upon him, and because OF the
seriousness of the affair, he has decided
to hear both sides at his home on Fri
day night.
The Washington times., 1912-02-05
Lecturer Attacks the
Boodling Legislators

Speaking before the Secular. l. 7,s
in Pythian Temple, yesterday afte .,o1s.
on Political Decadence," Prof q H.
Will declared true democracy or 8cit-
ism to be the remedy for our preE. ilt o..
day political corruption.
The so-called respectable bisinutB
man, he said, is largely, to blala- tgr
the corruption methods, because ug atr
contributions TO corruption fundf Ccfp,
orations pay for protection" et ne
same as does the gambler, 500 tha
speaker.
ling legislator as one of the evilQyt tbe
age.
the speaker. "all he has to do Is to SET
a bill introduced in Congress that VIII
interfere with the plans of some corp
Grafton, and before his ink Is dry on
the bill O corruption fund has oeen
raised to kill It,"
The Washington times., 1912-02-05
Berger Bill Gives
District Suffrage

Suffrage for the citizens of the Dis
'--l'n and complete change
.. s... ........a. a. Drnnoua5
The Washington times., 1912-02-05
Never Late for School.

NEW YORK, Feb. Gillian Z. Small,
who has enrolled in Normal College to
become teacher, holds the unique
distinction OF never having been late to
school or absent a day during her ten
year course.
The Washington times., 1912-02-05
Dog Makes Hens Law.

ASHEVILLE, N. c., Feb 6.-Archi-
bald Greer has refused $500 for a pet
bulldog which keeps his chickens i'm
prisoned in the chicken coop, freeing
them only when they have laid theiI
daily quota of eggs
The Washington times., 1912-02-05
Congressman Lawrence
To End House Service

Congressman George p. Lawrence, of
Massachusetts has authorized the an
nouncement that he will not be a candi-
date for reelection. Mr.. Lawrence has
been a member of the House for four
teen years, being first elected in No
Vember 1897, to fill vacancy caused by
the death of A. B. Wright
The Washington herald., 1912-03-05
j. BARTON MILLER
GIVEN NEW TRIAL
Judgment Reversed by Justice
Van 0rsdel of the District
Court of Appeals Yesterday.

Justice Van orsdel. Of the Court OF
Appeals, in an opinion handed down yes
terday, reversed the Judgment OF the
District Supreme Court, which found
John Barton Miller. former secretary
treasurer of the defunct First Co-opera-
tive Building Association of Georgetown,
guilty on the charge OF embezzling funds
Of the institution.
The case was remanded for a new trial
on the ground that John (. Libbey. jr..
whose father had been stockholder of
the association, was Incompetent to sit
on the jury which convicted Miller.
The association of which Miller was the
secretary-treasurer went into the hands
of a receiver in July, 1905, and June Is,
1911. Miller was convicted OF embezzle-
ment and sentenced by Justice Stafford to
twenty years in the penitentjary. On ap-
peal the Court Of Appeals set aside this
sentence, and the second trial was held
before Justice Wright, resulting also in a
conviction.
Justice Wright also imposed a sentence
Of twenty years in the penitentiary. Mil
Ter also appealed from this sentence
through his attorneys. Henry f. Davis
and John E. Laskey. and obtained a
third tffal at the hands of the Court Of
Appeals yesterday
The Washington herald., 1912-03-05
NEWS OF
POLAR DISCOVERY
Explorers Say Scott or Amundsen
Has No Doubt Been
Successful.

Christiania. March L-some light was
thrown on the secret south polar explora-
tons OF Capt. Amundsen. who is racing
'or the honor OF first discovering the
southern pole with Capt. Scott, Of Eng
Etnd, when Borchgrevink, the well-known
tntarctc explorer. to-day discussed the
Iubject at length, averring that Amund-
sen may have already discovered the
pole and continued past the pole and
across the continent toward Weddelrs
Bay. 'Borchgrevink stated that news Of
the expedition could be expected within
the very near future, perhaps within a
sew days.
The Fran has gone to fetch Amund-
1en," continued Borchgrevink, but no.
body knows what direction 1t has taken.
II the vessel proceeded TO Ross Bay.
Amundsen has obviously returned the
way he went, and the first telegrams
from him may be expected from New
Zealand.
"On tho other hand, II he crossed the
great white continent from Ross Bay
to WeddeITs Bay. the first news o. him
will come from South America OF the
Sandwich Islands.
Il am ignorant OF Amundsen's plans,
but Eope that he has continued on to
WeddslIs Bay, for the crossing OF this
continent is. in my opinion. practically
the most important geographical task
that is left to-day"
The Washington herald., 1912-03-05
GENERAL REMARKS.


Ii will be noted in the general income account
Lhst whilo the rsyGuuc from passeneer transporta-
lion shows an increase Of SsSI9.5 over 1910, Il
icing the largst N the conpany's htstoy' The
rross revenues OF the railroad lines for the year
,aow reduction nf s. So SIS Te, due principally to
$ deczrssc I'm merchandise freight revenue and Z
snail decrease in coal and coke revenue. The de-
cTtase in sToss revenues was partially onset by 9
saving oE s. Z5Is Lss per cent, in opening
exr-nses 50 that the decrease in the net pOeTatns
-rTeuue for the year, compared with 1910, was
nza68E The transportation cTpcaseS increased
,irieay oecauSs the increased wage schedules were
lucrative the entire year. against onb for about
,icht months in 1910.
Taxes. which have been continually increasing in
the last few years, show further increase for the
wear Of ss5 S3T7 due principally to the taxes paid
n, the cumpleted New York tunnel extension.
In rentals paid roads operated On the bass ot net
--ysuue the decrease is due principally to the alb
sorution by the Pennsylvania Railroad Company Of
the AIlssheny Valley Railway on April 7th, 1910.
when the payrne1t Of its lessehcld rental cone
uuently ceased
TIo greater part Of the decrease in fixed charges
cpnpsred with 1910. is due to tho payment at
maturity. in that year. d the Geueral Mortsase
Bonds and Short Tenn Notes rsfsucd to in the last
annual report.
AHgr meeting all liabilities including the neces
sarr psyuents TO the Sinking Funds, the net in
cone for the year was z.IS3l.os me decrease
in ths itcm Of only IS, ,lag5. compared with nio.
Is due to the saving resulting from the retrensnt
Of your fixed obligations as explained in the pre-
usding paragraph. which was effected through the
issue q capital stock. Out Of the net income re-
naming. Sns,756.ll was contributed to the Trust
Fund Of October, 1875. and diTidends oE par cent
were paid aEgzeratins IS $50 s57 leaving balance
Of sllOF .77.sS decrease Of S2oos3st.s6 compared
Sith 1910. Car Trust principal payments Of s..
576, $500; extraordinary expenditures Of s285 E-9
wsrs also made, and 5000. .ooo@ transferred to the
reseTc for additions and bettemsnts TO provide
such additions aud betterneuts as in the Judgment
The Washington herald., 1912-03-05
EIGHTEEN GAMES
FOR TECH NINE
Manual Trainers Open Season
March 20-Battery Candi-
dates Out.

Forty candidates have signifed their in
tentions of trying for the Technical High
School baseball team, Pitchers and
catchers have been working for the last
two or three days under Capt. Fred
Austin. about eight pitchers and four
receivers having begun practice. Capt.
Austin and Cantweli. brother Of Tom
Cantwell, the old Georgetown hurler. are
the ones who will probably do the mound
work for the Blacksmiths. Dolman and
Peacock are the catchers who are at
present booked for the backstopping posi-
ton.
The Railroad Y. NJ. c. A. grounds has
been obtained for practice. All Of the
interhigh school games will be played on
this field. The schedule for the Mckin-
ley team follows:
March 20-GallAudet at Kendall Green.
March gZ-GRIlandet Reserves at Kendall Green.
March 8-EIiscOpai High School At Alexandra.
AIril 2-GallsDdet at Kendall Green.
April S-BrooksTils High School at Brookeyille.
Md.
April I2-CathoIic University Freshmen at Brook
land.
April IS-AIeXsndris baseball club at Alexandria
April H-LangdDn A. G. at LanEd0n, ID. G.
April H-GeorsrtoSn Prers at Georgetown Field.
April 3-Central al II. X. Y. NJ. c. A. grUUnds-
April $-Caihoic University Freshmen at Brook
land.
May 3-BusinCss at n. Il. Y. VI. G. A. grounds.
May 4-Woodbouy-Foues School at Orange. Va.
May s-AIexandra baseball club at Alexandria.
May w-Eastern High School al II. r. Y. NJ. Q.
A grounds.
MAY I7-western High School at II. R. Y. NJ. c.
A. groundG
May 3s-cathedraI School at R r. IN C A.
groundS
The Washington herald., 1912-03-05

Of the n&nag-ment should not be charged to oapd,
tai Account, and the remaining balance Of Net In
come A.7H sG.tO. was credited to Profit and Los
There were charged agAinst PROFIT and Los Ac-
count adTances to bnnch and affiliated Companies
as beTensftsr stated. which with adjustments made
to suDdy accounts. asEreGzted 81 Isl s5lp4 leaving
the balance to the credit Of PROFIT and Las on
December Slst. 1911, SEE, ,Ssb.
As foreshadowed in the report for the year 1910
an allotment Of 10 per eentum Of capital stock at
par. was made to stockholders Of record May ah,
Ial. and was fully subscribed for realizing at par
sl 81 600.
The e1penditures on road and equirnent, during
the year. consisted Of the following:
Additional pruperty for enlargement and in
pruTement Of the freight station facilities NJ Norris
town. Lancaster. Harrisburg. and uniontOwu, and
for the abolition Of grade crossings hereinafter
mentioned.
Right of way for small branch lines in the
bituminous coal regions
Awards under right Of way condemnation nm,
ceedings on the Darby Greek Low Grade Line be-
tween PhladeIphis and Paeli. and purchase Of sd-
ditional night Of way between ColoniA and wavsriy
New Jersey, the eastern section Of the relief line
between AorisEille. Pa, and Newark n. J..
Considerable progress was made In the rebuilding
Of the curtlaDdt Street Feny. New York City,
which Will probably be completed in 1872
The new fou-track eleTat1d line and paEssnrer
station At Bristol. nsntionrd in the last annual
report, were completed and put in serriee during
the yesr. aid all main line grade crossings in that
city were thereby eliminated.
Ths Newark Rapid Transit Line, described in the
annual report for 1910. which provides a frequent
multiple unit electric ssrios 10 and from the Hud.
son Terminal, cortisndt and Church Streets. New
York, via Manhattan Transfer statioa 70 Park
Place. Nev1rk, New Jerssy. was ccmpleted and
PLACED in operation Norenber 18Th. lsli
The construction Of the eastern section OF tho
six-traek system between Mouissilie. Pennsylyania
and Newark, New Jersey, was undcrtsssn BY be
ginning the construction Of t~o additiunai track
adjoining the present fOGr.track main line from