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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1912-03-15

AS a result of the wholesale shooting
in the court room at Hillsville yester-
day. through n confusion in names, It
was reported on the streets here yes
trrday that Judge J, b.. T. Thornton
had been shot. instead of Judge Thorn
ton Massie. Friends Of the fudge in
this CITY knew that he was i'll at his
home in Manassas. and that Judge Far
lev was sitting in his stead in the cir
cult court for the coEnty. However
court house were kept busy explaining
that the shooting lad not occurred
there.
Capt. william 3. Snithers. of this
city. has announc eel himself as candi-
date for State delegate to succeed Rob-
inson Moncure, and IN opposition to
Fred Blrrell, who has already announced
himself.
The Washington herald., 1912-01-20
MANY DEMOCRATS
OUT FOR BERTHS
Election of National Committeeman
from the District of Columbia
Arousing Great Enthusiasm.

Gr-at enthusiasm is being displayed by
the Democrats Of the city over the cleo
ton of national committeeman and dele
gates to the national convention, which
take place in June. II is expected that
there will be more candidates in the field
for these positions OF honor than ever
before since the District was recognized
by Democracy as on a plane with the
States
II has not been decided yet whether
an instructed or noninstructed delegation
will be sent from the National Capital
to the convention. Local Democrats are
also considering the advisabillty Of hav-
ing the delegates advocate suffrage for
the District. A meeting OF the Demo-
cratic central committee will probably be
called within a week or two. J. Fred
Kelley is chairman Of the committee
Among the enthusiastic Democrats OF
the city. and those who will probably be
considered for election as national COM
mitteeman or delegates, are Edward ).
Newman. the present national commit
teeman: ]. Fred Kelley, Robert Mattingiy,
Walter ]. Costello William NICK. Clay
ton, John S. Miller. John ]. Purcell. Will
lam Dwyer, George Killain, Robert N.
Harper. DR.. Samuel +. Lewis, r. L.
Moran. Samuel De Nedrcy, John Colpoys,
John Campbell. William Branch Mcln-
tyre, William Mercer. John Boyle,
Charles Darr. William Carr, William Al
len. Frank p Morgan. Lyman Burdine,
Capt James +. fOystsr. Cotter T. Bride,
NJ. ]. Weller. Charles F. Shelton, Charles
A. Douglas, B. W. Guy, II. w. Wheat
lev, W. F. GUIDE, ]. S. Easoy-Smith,
Thomas W. Stubblefield. Charles T Hend-
Ter, Henry E. Davis NJ. ]. Colbert. Jesse
II. Whitaker. r. T. Hough. Thomas x.
Hammond, Hugh NJ. Harvey, James J.
Hampton, and Col. Charles &. Lancaster.
The Washington herald., 1912-01-20
CAUCUS TO ORDER
REAL ECONOMIES
House Leaders Worried Over Ex.
penditures Asked by Membership
and See Broken Pledge Soon.

Democratic leaders OF the House are
so concerned over the prospect OF their
economy programme being all shot to
pieces that a caucus of the majority
party will be called in the near future
to put on the brakes and fix a limit
for the expenditures of the session. They
have been thinking Of doing this for
some time. but the necessity for imme-
date action was impressed upon them
yesterday when the House Committee on
Public Buildings and Grounds voted
unanimously to report $l6OO0.O00 public
building bill. This limit. the committee
figures, will give Zach member of the
House one slice OF pOrk-nO more, no
less.
The next blow TO the economy pro-
gramme is expected when the House
Rivers and Harbors Committee votes, as
II is certain to do IL present plans are
carried out. for a Se0OO0.Oo0 rivers and
harbors bill. Chairman Fitzgerald and
other members of the majority party in
the lower branch who insist that the
party must stick to its pledge of reduc-
ing expenditures or break faith with the
people OF the country, now realize that
unless some decisive action is taken at
once the appropriations at this session
oS Congress will not only effect no re-
duction in the total amount authorized
by the last Republican House. in the clos
Ing session OF the Sixty-first Congress,
but may actually amount to an increase.
Total Already Large.
The Sherwood dollar-a-day pension bill.
which government experts say will cost
the government .s75.OOO.oO0 a year. has
already been passed by the House and
the members of the body are now clamor-
ing, for public building and river and
harbor appropriations. In addition great
pressure is being brought to bear upon
Democrats from all over the country TO
authorize the creation at this session of
a good roads commission, with an initial
appropriation OF $4,000 for expenses
and a prospect of the annual good roads
appropriation approximatinG within a few
free delivery. Pesides these enormous
bill, the bill increasing salaries I'm the
Public Health and Marine Hospital Serv-
ice, and other measures which, I'm the
aggregate. would add several millions
to the annual cost OF government. have
a large following working for them. To
cap the climax, the movement TO inau-
gurate system of age and service pen
sions for employees in the classified serv-
ice apparently is gaining friends every
day among the membership OF the House.
and while there will be nothing done at
this session with regard to any of the
numerous civil pension bills now pending.
the Democratic economists consider the
outlook for the future somewhat gloomy,
II their party is to remain in power.
The Washington herald., 1912-01-20
FAVOR COMMISSIONERS BILL.
Universal Transfer Measure Order,
ed Reported TO the senate.

The Commissioners universal transfer
hill was ordered fayorably reported TO
the Senate at a meeting of the Senate
District Committee yesterday, The citi-
zens' bill, which Senator Works. Of Cali
fornia. had espoused, was turned down.
Under the terms of the bill. which was
amended in a few details yesterday. the
companies are required to put universal
transfers into effect thirty days after the
passage of the act. Transfers are to be
interchangeable from the line or lines Of
one company to the line or lines OF an
other. receivable at all functions. or
wherever the tracks OF any line approach
within go feet the tracks OF any other
line. II is provided that the companies
shall have the right TO stipulate that
such transfers shall be used only in con-
tlnuation OF trip in one general direc-
tion within the District of Columbia
This provision as to travel in one gen.
Cral direction was one Of the amend
ments inserted in the bill to-day. An
other important amendment provides
that the existing system OF transfers on
the lines Of the Capital Traction Com
Pany and the Washington Railway and
Electric Company shall be continued
and made permanent. The effect of this
is TO require each company to give a
passenger a transfer on all the lines
within its system, and then to transfer
the passenger to the connecting line of
another company, providing that in do
ing this the passenger is travelling in one
general direction to his destination, and
not merely seeking to take a long and
Circuitous route on a single fare.
The Washington herald., 1912-01-20
CLARK AND FOLK WILL
ABIDE BY CONVENTION

Champ Clark. OF Missouri, Speaker OF
the House Of Representatives, will not
be a candidate for the Democratic Presi-
Dental nomination II the Missouri State
convention. TO be held in Joplin on Feb
ruary % fails to indorse him. An infor-
NAL statement to this effect was made
yesterday by Speaker Clark.
Speaker Clark and former Gov. Joseph
w. Folk. OF Missouri, have agreed TO
submit their candidates. 10 the Missouri
Democrats in convention assembled In
February. II Folk is indorsed. Clark
will formally announce his retirement
from the race. On the other hand, IL
Clark IS Endorsed. Folk Will retire.
The two Missouri candidates have
reached the conclusion that with both OF
them In the race neither stands a chance.
Friends OF Mr.. Clark here declare that
he will be indorsed by the Missouri Dem
ocratic State convention. In that event.
an organization will be formed to push
the Clark candidacy.
The Washington herald., 1912-01-20
BODIES BORNE FROM CITY.
Victims of skating Tragedy Paid
q Tribute by schooImatea.

Tribute by SchOOlmates.
The bodies OF Miss Marguerite Kaufr-
man. seventeen years old. and Norman
p. Locke. eighteen years old, the vic
tins OF the skating tragedy enacted last
Tuesday night at Chevy Chase Lake,
will be borne from the city to their final
resting places to-day. Miss Kaunfman's
body viii be taken to Pennsylvania for
interment, and young Locke will be bur-
led in Georgia
Memorial services for Miss Kaufman
were held last night at the residence OF
her parents, 1904 Girard street north
west. Schoolmates Of the girl and
friends and relatives OF the family were
present The classmates OF Miss Kauff-
man have sent a floral tribute TO the
home. The body Is at the undertaking
establishment of Thomas S. Sefgeon.
lOll Seventh street northwest. At $40
o'clock this morning the body will be
taken 10 McAllistervilIe, the old family
home. where interment will be made.
Funeral services for young Locke will
be held at go o'clock this afternoon at
the Church OF the Epiphany. on C
street, between Thirteenth and Four
teenth streets northwest, Rev. DR.. r. II.
Mckim, pastor Of the church, officiating.
The Washington herald., 1912-01-20
REALTY MEN PROTEST.
Appear at Hearing on "True Con-
siderntion" Real Estate Bill.

appear NJ ph NOAA-
alteration" Real Estate Bill.
A stirring protest against the enact
ment of the true consideration real
estate bill, now before the House Com
mittee on the District OF Columbia, was
voiced at a hearing before that commit
tee by George Y. worthington. local
real estate broker. yesterday morning.
Mr. worthington's presentation was in
terrupted to permit the members Of the
committee to attend the session OF the
House. The hearing will be continued
at 10 o'clock this morning.
Mr. worthington said, in part:
IF the assessors confess their need TO
know the considerations which obtained
In ten-year-Old transfers; IL they must
know the prices received for properties
which we're transferred at forced
sales: n they wish to take cognizance OF
inflated prices in sales which have been
secured because OF the necessities Of pur-
chasers-aII as a basis for making as
sessments for taxes upon the real value
Of real estate-then they would confess
themselves as mental incompetents."
After stating that his understanding OF
the purposes of the true consideration
bill were. first. to give to the assessor
of the District an actual basis Tor max
ing the assessments for real estate taxes;
and second. to protect the public from
being defrauded. Mr.. Worthington de-
Clared that both purposes constituted
serious reflection upon the Capital City.
First. II would appear that our as
SCISSORS are incapable" he said, ''and
second, Il would seem that our real es-
tate brokers are so dishonest that the
public always Is n danger when Il comes
to invest its money in Washington real
ty. As a matter Of fact, II has been
published abroad that the real estate
brokers Of the National Capital are 80
dishonest that Congress has found It.
necessary to propose this legislation
The Washington herald., 1912-01-20
FREE CANAL FOR U. S. SHIPS.
Government Must in SeIf-defcnse
Make Some Provision.

Representative Richmond p. Hobson
last night declared in favor Of the free
passage OF American ships through thc
Panama Canal The Alabama Repre-
sentative and former naval officer assert
cd that this government must, in self
defense, make provision TO pay the canal
tolls Of all ships which fly its flag. Rep
rcsentative Hobson expects 10 lend his
cooperation to the Navy League, which
is proposing to poll the sentiment OF the
country. in an effort to impress Congress
with the necessity of attending TO canal
matters al an early date.
Some OF the bills pending I'm Congress
are actually vicious attacks on American
shrps.-' sGid Representative HObson.
Those bills Which proTide no relief
from tells for American ships. would
bring about an unjust discrimination
2=ainS, the ships OF this country. 1 am
informed that Spain has already made
provision by which the ships carrying
t. flag will have their Panama Canal
tolls refunded to them by the Spanish
government. In seIf-defcnse, this gov
arnmcn: must make provision 10 take
are OF the tolls Of the ships which fly
is naE"
The Washington herald., 1912-01-20
raIks ON Good Roads.

Manassas, Va, Jan. 1s.-The Manas-
sas Business League held their annual
banquet on the night OF Lees birthday
and was addressed by NJ. V. Richards
OF the Southern Railway, on good roads
and other topics. Resolutions were
passed unanimously asking the senators
and Representatives OF Virginia TO urge
on Congress a proposition to build
roadway from Gettysburg to Manassas,
by the way Of Washington, in COM
memoration OF the life and services OF
Abraham Lincoln. proposition to
bond the town for $1,000 for local i'm
provements was likewise adopted.
The Washington herald., 1912-01-20
SLAYER TrJe, to End Life.

New York, Jan. 19.-Joseph Ferrone'
convicted of killing his wife by cutting
her throat OH October 5, Of last year
made a second attempt to end his own
life to-day just before leaving the Tombs
for General Sessions Court, where Judge
Foster sentenced him TO die In the week
beginning February a6 Last Tuesday.
on his conviction, Ferrone leaped at the
jurors and then hacked his throat with
a piece OF glass. To-day. with steel-clao
hands, he tore away the bandage that
had been wound round his throat and
tried 10 claw his half-healed wounds.
The Washington herald., 1912-01-20
London Tramc Merger.

London. Jan. 1a.-The amalgsmation OF
the electric tube and the railroad COM
panies Of this city with the London Gen
eral Omnibus Company was agreed upon
by the directorates Of the respective
concerns to-day. The merger, which viii
involve SIS. 100000, viii be completed as
soon as the plan is approved by the snare
holders of the companies involved.
The Washington herald., 1912-01-20
Lecture. on "Brn-Hur."

Rev. Earle Wiley, pastor OF Vermont
Avenue Christian Church, gave his IA
nous lecture on Ben Hur'' last night be-
fore a large audience at Fifth Baptist
Church. Rev. Mr.. Whitley used more
than a hundred stereopticon views in his
lecture. which was a combination Of pic
ture, story, and dramatic impersonatiOn.
The proceeds Of the lecture will be de-
voted to the building fund Of the II Street
Christian Church, construction OF which
will be begun in the spring.
The Washington herald., 1912-01-20
LAUDs DISTRICT OFFICIALS.
Frank J. Hogan Addresses 'CIeVe-
land Park CItIEens' Association.

Frank J. Hogan, member OF the local
bar. addressed the Cleveland Park School
and Community Association at its mid
winter meeting. held last night at the
John Eaton School
The Board OF Commissioners was
praised. and Mr.. Hogan said, in part:
Living under a form of government
which violates every principle Of democ-
racy, We yet have what is probably the
most beneficent form of government in
the country and as good a Board OF
Commissioners as 1t is possible to make
out OF men"
After the business meeting of the assoc
cIation refreshments were served.
The Washington herald., 1912-01-20
Coed. unaer ProbatIon.

Wooster. Ohio, Jan. 1s-Twenty-seven
pretty young goods OF wooster Univer-
sity were put under probation for three
months to-day as the result Of hazing
two freshies in the dormitory last night.
The hazers were trying to duck their
two victims in a bath tub when the
noise aroused the matron@
The Washington herald., 1912-01-20
OPPOSE DYER BILL.
street Railway Presidents Before
House District Committee.


Clarence p. King. president of the
Washington Railway and Electric Com
pany. and George E. Hamilton, president
of the Capital Traction Company, sp-
peared before the House District Com
mittee yesterday in opposition to the
Dyer bill, requiring half fares for school
children in the District.
Thirteen members OF the committee
were present, and the railway heads were
put through n severe fire Of questions
designed to bring out the true financial
condition OF the companies.
Mr.. Hamilton opposed the measure
principally on the ground that its enact
ment would impose on the street rail-
ways a marked increase in traffice during
the rush hours, when the companies
would be least able to handle IL.
Mr.. King said the enactment Of the
bill would Indicate a return to the old
time legislation that brought the COM
panies into politics.
The Washington herald., 1912-01-20
Rig Audience Greets Quartet.

large audience was present last night
at the Eighth Street Temple TO hear the
quartet of the temple give the cantata,
''Rebekah," by Barnaby. The quartet
which is composed OF Mrs. Nellie Wilson
Shircliff, soprano; Miss Irma Stern.
contralto; NJ. Harry Stevens, tenor. and
John II. Nolan. basso, was assisted by
Mrs. d. T. Welch. soprano, and Lewis
c. Atwater. organist.
The Washington herald., 1912-01-20
NO CHANGE IN PRESENT TAX.
CommI.Ioners Decide to Walt the
Outcome of the george mn.

Outcome OF the oeofSei NH.
Because OF the introduction OF the bill
by Representative Henry George. jr.. Of
New York. providing for complete
Transformation OF the tax methods OF
the city. 1t Is not likely that the Com
Inissioners win prepare a bin at this ses-
sion embodying what changes they con-
template. While the George bill con-
tains some OF the plans which the Com
missioners have approved, the bill is con-
sidered by them too. radical for complete
Endorsement.
1t was announced yesterday that a
meeting of the Commissioners will be
held soon to decide whether or not TO
prepare a bill for Introduction in Con-
gress providing for the enforcement OF
the excise board from the board of as
sistant assessors.
The Washington herald., 1912-01-20
Heard in Song Recital.

Miss Augusta HILL contraltO. and Miss
Viola Shepherd. soprano. appeared in
song recital yesterday afternoon at .
o'clock for the entertainment of the blind
in tho reading room for the blind at the
Library of Congress. Miss Eta Joselyn
Gifin. in charge OF the reading room for
the blind. presided.
The Washington herald., 1912-01-20
HILLES MAY GET
HITCHCOCK OUT
Continued from PAGE One.

in the 1as campaign. Friends OF the
President do not look for an immediate
break with Mr.. Hitchcock. but the sit
uation is such that eventually. il is pre-
dicted. Mr. Hitchcock will retire II Mr.
HiIles is TO continue to command the
Presidents complete support.
The Washington herald., 1912-01-20
Company Not to Appeal.

Attorneys for the Capital Traction
company yesterday notified Justice
Wright that the attorneys for the Wash
irgton ana Baltimore Transit Company
had formally advised him that they had
decided not 20 appeal from the decision
or Justice Wright in disnIissing the petit
tion OF the transit company to compel
the traction company 10 enter into re-
ciprocsI arrangements at Fourteenth and
Kennedy streets.
The Washington herald., 1912-01-20

It is believed that there are not more
than 5000 Americans in Cuba at the pres
Cnt time.
The Washington herald., 1912-01-20
Father HImmeI Improved.

The condition OF Father Joseph Him
mel, president Of Georgetown University.
who has been i'll with a nervous trouble
for several months. was reported by at
tendants at the Georgetown University
Hospital, where he was taken Thursday.
following a collapse. TO be considerably
improved. At midnight Father HimmeI
was resting comfortably.
The Washington herald., 1912-01-20

er any doubt among the Iowa men that
Senator Oummins will permit his name
TO be used by his friends.
The Washington herald., 1912-01-20

PittsburE has seventy-eight' whoIesaI,
lumber dealers.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-05-18
Mr.. Barrett Discusses the Exodus
From the Farm to the City.

To the officers and Members of
the Farmers Union: The secret OF
the constant tide from the country
to the city is that the young man
and woman-often the man and Wo-
for that amusement or diversion
which is too often lacking on the
man of mature years-is on search
farm.
The one way to counteract the
tendency-permanently-is to find
on the farm some substitute for the
recreations that lure the man from
the country to the city. Until this is
done all the preachments in the
world about the beauty of country
life" and the duty of the farmer
to feed the world" will not touch
the problem.
In the city the average country
boy or girl gets perhaps dollar or
two a week more in actual money
than he or she could earn on the
farm. And this difference Is speedily
eaten up in board bills, in frivolous
amusements and, too frequently, in
designations that unfit the partici-
pant either for toll or future useful
Hess. gu near d SlCclL uCoA @NO4'
the boy or girl who goes from the
country to the city and makes
huge success. You hear little or
nothing about the incomparably lar
ger number who go to the city and
either go through life semi-failures
or absolute wrecks on the shores OF
competition for which they have not
been fitted.
Recently | have been much inter
ested in the study of the reports OF
vice commissions issued by the vari-
GUS cities In a large number OF
cases they show that the poor wages
paid girls in department or other
stores-and many of these girls
come direct from the country or the
small towns-are recruited by the
wages of a life of shame. There is
this feature to be considered by the
father or mother who knows that
the son or daughter is listening to
the lure of the city.
Amusements of a wholesome ma
ture can and should be provided in
the country. | do not say that on
every farm, or in every rural COM
munity, it is possible to even approx
imately duplicate the myriad lights
or the theatres or the other resorts
that go to make up the life of me-
tropolis. But the monotony of farm
life can be relieved, and the farm
routine itself given a new meaning,
by a little ingenuity and persever-
ance. I regard the introduction of
such amusements as among the fac
tors indispensable to the solution of
the so-called rural problem" about
which so many people vigorously
preach. Let them turn their efforts
slightly in this direction. The re-
turns will be perceptible.
CHARLES G. BARRETT
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-05-18
As Love Goes.

This is a trick of this spring
weather and not after the usual man
ner of our observations.)
What heart so wild and free may
'scape the mischief-maker's arrow!
What heart, when touched, will, than
it's fair, admit there is a fairer?
What fair of fairs so debonair but
this same son of Venus would wing
dart into her heart? Now keep this
ouiet between us. Betimes a lass at
evening passed along the way trav-
eled and | essayed to speak the
maid and mysteries unravel; for she
was fair and debonair and | was
Young. And fairer she seemed to me
than other fairs, for I had felt this
arrow. o, she was fair and debonair
and I was young and stupid for
we'll. l thought her young heart
caught for me by this same Cupid
And, winsome lass, how proudly
passed l down the way beside you!
And nothing save INCONSISTENCY my
simple soul denied you. And moth
ing save Inconsistency you gave Cor
so | thought IT'D. Your heart, | see,
was not for me. Another beau had
caught it. Yet for his heart another
dart had impish Love selected. My
lady fair so debonair grew sad-eyed
and detected.
What heart so wild and free may
'scape the mischief-maker's arrow?
What heart when touch may claim
it's fair or find her heart the nearer?
The saucy imp in mischief plays such
havoc with his arrows. Yours truly
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1912-05-18
THE BIRDS AND THE FARMER.

From the Progressive Farmer
We are glad the farmers show
growing interest in this great prob
lem of preserving our song birds.
That we do this is absolutely neces-
sary, for scientists tell us that with
out the birds it would be only few
years until insects would destroy
crops to such an extent that famine
would be imminent. The man or
boy who needlessly kills a bird not
good for food or positively harmful
and there are fewer harmful birds
than most people think-not only
does a deed of wanton cruelty, but
also inflicts a direct financial injury
upon the country