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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-14
OUTLINING THE PLANS
FOR BIG CONVENTION
Republican Subcommittee
Meets in Chicago-AH De-
clare for Taft.

CHICAGO, January 13-The subcom-
mittee on arrangements Of the republi-
can national committee held it's first
meeting here today. organized and trans
acted some routine business.
William Hayward of Nebraska was
chosen secretary OF the committee and
Franklin Murphy of New Jersey treas
urer. Hayward also is secretary of the
national committee.
The architect who is to have charge of
preparing the Coliseum for the gather
ing reported that he would be able to
ber, LOGO are delegates. Ninety fewer
publican convention.
Makes Initial Payment.
Fred w. Upham, representing the local
committee that brought the convention
here, made an initial payment of 5000
to go toward defraying the expenses of
the meeting. More money would be forth
coming as it was needed, he said.
In order to facilitate the seating OF
newspaper men, the press committee hav-
ing charge of the seating of correspon-
dents in the Senate was appointed to dis
pose of this work.
ALI for Taft.
The following members of the commit
tee were present: Col. Harry S. New.
chairman; Arthur l. Vorys of Ohio,
Franklin Murphy of New Jersey. L. s.
Williams of Oregon. e. c. Duncan OF
North Carolina and Victor Rosewater and
William Hayward of Nebraska. David
Mulvane of Kansas was the only commit
teeman absent. All of those present ex-
pressed themselves as favorable to the
candidacy of President Taft.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-14
AIM OF THE PROSECUTION
Trying to Show That Profits Were
Concealed.
BURDEN PUT ON RETAILERS
May Take Three Weeks to Read
Into the Record Figures
From Accounts.

CHICAGO, January 13.-Government at
torneys prosecuting Chicago meat pack
ers on charges of violating the Sherman
antitrust law brought out today the first
direct evidence by which they expected to
show that the packers concealed profits
and set up false cost price upon which
to base the price at which retailers got
their supplies.
The governments accusation is that
the packers. in making up this arbitrary
test cost price. overstated the actual
cost and subtracted from it only SUBJ
stantially half the actual profit from by
products. thereby compelling the retailer
and consumer TO pay prices based on a
cost mucli greater than the actual cost.
Testimony brought out today was de-
signed by the federal attorneys to show
how this price might be padded. and to
substantiate the allegations that it was
padded.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-14
MORGAN FOR BRAZIL.
President Selects New Yorker al
United States Ambassador.

President Taft has selected Edwin V.
Morgan of Troy, n. Y, as United States
ambassador to Brazil to succeed the late
Irving b. Dudley. who died in Baltimore
a few weeks ago. 1t is expected that the
President will send the appointment of
Mr.. Morgan to this post to the Senate
when that body convenes tomorrow.
Mr.. Morgan has been in the diplomatic
service since 1900. He has been secretary
Of legation at Seoul second secretary of
embassy at st. Petersburg, confidential
clerk to the third assistant secretary of
state. minister to Korea, minister to
Cuba. minister to Uruguay and Paraguay
and last May he was made minister ia
Portugal
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-14
BRYAN DENIES REPORT.
Talk With Kern Had 10 Bearing on
Presidential Nomination.

SPARTANsBURG. S. C, January 13-
William Jennings Bryan. who arrived
here tonight to deliver a lecture at Wef-
ford College, when shown telegram
stating that Washington papers had fol-
lowed his conference with Senator Kern
in Washington yesterday with the story
that Kern was Bryans choice for the
presidential nomination. said that his
talk with Kern had no bearing upon the
democratic presidential nomination. AS
to his favoring Senator O'Gorman of
New York for the vice presidential nom-
ira ION which was also stated in the
Washington papers, he would comment
no further than to say: well, i do en-
ter;ain the highest regard for Senator
O'Gorman. i hold him In high esteem.
While here Mr.. Bryan is the guest OF
ex-Gov- John Gary Evans. He spoke to
a large audience tonight on the "Signs
os the Times
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-14
FIRE SOON SUPPRESSED
CAUSES PANIC IN HOTEL
Throngs of Women in Halls
and StairWays Drenched
by Showers of Water.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, January 13.-Defective in
sulation on the third floor of the Wander
blt Hotel, which was opened to the pub
lie only last Thursday night. caused a fire
late this afternoon which created panic
for time and did considerable damage
AS soon as the guests began to smell
the smoke the halls were filled with ex-
cited men and women, pOrterS and maids
1t was near the dinner hour, and many OF
the women who were dressing for the
evening meal made a rush for the eleva-
tors. Water began pouring through the
floors and down elevator shafts and stair
ways, running many handsome gowns
and giving numerous white shoulders an
impromptu shower bath. The hotel en-
ployes quickly manned the hose and threw
water on the blaze until the firemen ar
rived.
Fear of injuring the costly furnishings
and decorations deferred the hotel help
from turning on d good, stiff stream OF
water and drowning out the blaze before
it could spread. The firemen, on their
arrival. sizing up the blaze, had no such
compunctions, and soon had it under con-
troll.
While managers or submanagers on the
man floor were protesting there was nc
fire in the hotel floods Of water began to
pour down the elevator shafts, and the
sound of axes and pixies splashing against
walls and flooring could be heard. Women
clad in furs and carrying belongings in
their arms ran down the stairs, soaked
with water.
The smoke practically filled every room
in the hotel up to the eighteenth floor
and all windows were opened to the zero
temperature to permit the apartments
to be ventilated. In the big restaurant of
the lobby several hundred diners, who had
not detected the smoke. were startled by
the firemen rushing into the hotel. Many
left their tables and ran into the lobby
only to be drenched by the miniature
flood.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-14
CONVENTION IN APRIL.
Republicans Of New York to Elect
National Delegates.

NEW YORK, January 13.-The spring
convention Of the republican party in this
state to elect delegates to the republican
national convention will be held in
Rochester April 8.
The republican state committee, meeting
here today, reached this conclusion and
selected Nicholas Murray Butler. presi-
dent of Columbia University, Is tempor-
ary chairman Of the conventtoM
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-14
SCHOOL HAS BUT ONE PUPIL.
of Wisconsin Town Vote
$500 to Continue It.

MANITOWOC. Wis. January 13.-Thc
town Of Franklin. Sheboygan county. is
paying 500 per annum for support OF a
school where there Is but one pupil.
this fact being established by reports to
the county superintendent
A suggestion that the school be closed
and the pupil sent to another school was
not favored by the school board, which
voted recently to re-engage the teacher
for another term.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-14
WILL OFFER SUBSTITUTE.
Senators McCumber and Curtis Each
Have Pension Measures.

When the Senate committee on pen
sions meets Monday to consider the Sher-
wood general service pension bill Chair
man McCumber will ask the committee
to substitute bill which he has pre-
pared and introduced, which undertakes
to grant increased pensions by amend
ing the present law. so as to make addi-
tions both on account of age and service.
Estimates place the increased cost un-
der the McCumber bill at $22,OOO.OuO an
nually, or an average of $52 per man.
Senator Curtis of Kansas, member OF
the committee, ESQ will offer substi-
tute to the Sherwood bill. materially re-
ducing it's figures and providing for a
general increase of pensions to civil war
veterans.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-14
COLLISION AT SEA FATAL.
One Killed, Two Hurt, When Ships
Crash in Puget Sound.

TACOMA. Wash, January IS.-One
seaman was killed and two seriously hurt
on the British steamer Strathalbyn. which
collided today in Puget sound with the
American Hawaiian liner Virgfnian.
The whole forecastle and one bunk OF
the firemen's cabin We're torn away, leav-
ing a hole thirty feet long in the bow.
Hold No. l filled with water and the
Strathalbyn with a list Of seventy-five
degrees steamed into Tacoma. The Vir-
ginian with several holes in her bow and
side above the water line also was docked
here.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-14
ASKED TOO MUCH MONEY.
Secretary Knox Reduces Estimate
for Marking Boundary Line.

Secretary Knox. through the Treasury
Department has made a request upon
Congress that 1t reduce by 100000 the
estimates submitted last autumn for
the work of surveying and marking
the boundary line between Alaska and
Canada and between the United States
and Canada.
Recent data submitted to the depart
ment by the engineers in charge of
the work showed that through the dis
appearance of some of the difficulties
in the remote districts the work could
be done at a smaller figure.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-14
Expect Crisis in Revolution
Nav Be Reached This Week

NANkING, China, January 13.vThe
close Of the fourth month since it's out
break brings the Chinese revolution to
another turning point. The coming week
probably will decide whether order is to
be restored or hostilities are to reopen
after 4 six-week armistice. In the lat
ter event the bloodshed and reign Of
terror probably will far exceed any pre-
vious record.
A review of the situation to the south
of the river Yangtse shows that the
republican position has been materially
strengthened. DIR. Sun Vat Sen is rapidly
completing his provisional government
and the Organization of different depart
ments. The departments of war and
finance have been completely established
with general staff for the republican
army. Secretarial appointments show
that the factions which existed before DR..
Suns arrival at Shanghai have been pla-
Gated and satisfaction with the republi-
can regime is general.
Since the organization of the repub
lican government War Minister Huang
Sing has been extremely busy. Orders
he has just issued show that prepara-
tions are completed for advance OF re-
publican troops to the north If the
armistice is not renewed. They will
move forward along the entire front
from HUMAN to Shanghai. using five
routes. One column will go by sea to
Chih Flu, another from Pukow through
Shan-Tung. a third through Ho-Nan. a
fourth from Wu-Chang through HUI
Peh. and a fifth from Shen 81 and Shan
ST, all converging on Peking.
Confident Of Support.
The republicans confidently claim
that the provinces of Shan Tung and
Chilli will join in the movement when
required.
Notwithstanding reports to the con
trary, the republicans assert that
financesc are not giving them any
anxiety. because all the southern
provinces, and the Chinese in the
Straits Settlements. are supporting
them. Republican notes are current
everywhere. and an issue of loo, ,000, ,O0O
taels (approximately $70.000.0O0) in do
mestic bonds will be readily sub
scribed.
The republicans argue that they have
conceded everything possible to the
Manchus, and that responsibility for
the renewal Of hostilities must rest on
premier Yuan-Shi-Kai. This is more
especially SO. they declare. as today
the republicans consented to hold the
ma ational convention to decide on the
future form of government for China
at Wei-Hai- Wei. Chi-Fu or any other
neutral point.
The only difference other than that now
lG1ninued on Second Page)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-14
MISS TAFT SNOWBALLS BOY.
Surprises Youngster by Knocking
Off His Can.

Miss Helen Taft. daughter of the Presi-
dent, was walking across Lafayette Park
from the White House yesterday when a
mischievous boy hit her in the bac< with
a SNOWFALL. Then he hid behind a park
bench. Miss Taft turned and saw the
youngster. and. making a SNOWFALL for
herself, threw it straight at the lad. 1t
hit him squarely and knocked off his cap.
The surprised youngster grinned his ad-
miration.
Miss Taft laughed and went her way.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-14
Allowance for By-Products.

Chief Accountant ii. A. Timmins Of
Norris & Co. testifying. computed for
the record that since 1907 on certain large
purchases of live cattle only to u cents
pound were allowed for hides and :!
cents a pound for fats. The government
contends, in this instance, that in max
ing up the test price on which selling
figure was based the packers would add
to the price per pound paid in the yards
and on the hoof a certain killing cost.
from that figure would be subtracted an
allowance for hides at to q cents Il
pound and for fats cents a pound, while
in reality the hides realized from to IS
cents a pound and fats up to s cents a
pound
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-14
Alleged Hidden Profit.

BY this system. the government tried
to show today. false cost price was
set. a hidden and excessive profit OBJ
tained, and the retailer and consumer
made to pay for 1t.
When court closed. attorneys for the
government were reading into the rec
ord figures from the account books OF
Morris & Co, showing purchases and
sales since 1907. and other figures In
which the test cost prices which are
attacked were part.
United States District Attorney James
Wilkerson said today 1t might take
three weeks to read into the record
the figures from. the accounts of all the
defendant companies.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-14
NAMESCAB|NET
Ministers for Only Two Port
foIios Yet to Be Selected by
New French Premier.

PARIS, January 13.-Raymond Poincare
has practically succeeded in forming a
new cabinet. AS far as arranged up to
midnight the cabinet will be composed
as follows:
Premier and minister of foreign af-
fairs-M. Poincare.
Minister of justice-Aristide BRAND.
Minister of labor-Leon Bourgeois.
Minister of war-AleXander Millerand.
Minister of marine-Theophile Delcasse.
Minister Of finance-L. L. KlotZ.
Minister Of the interior-Jules Steeg.
Minister OF public works-Jean Dupuy.
Minister Of agriculture-Jules Pans.
Minister Of colonies-M. Lebrun.
New Secretary Of Beaux Arts.
The portfolios of public instruction and
commerce and the various under secre-
taryships remain to be apportioned and
there is some possibility that shifts may
be made before the composition of the
cabinet is declared official.
It Is understood that NJ. Dujardin-
Beaumetz will not be reappointed under
secretary OF beaux arts, Sn:ch position
he has occupied for the last seven years.
In an interview today he said that he
thought the time had arrived for him to
retire. He had labored hard in the In
:erests of French art. and often under
difficulties
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-14
Both Republic and Monarchy
Proposed for China.
COULD MERGE LATER ON
Held Impracticable as Solution Of
Deadlock, However.
U. S. MARINE CORPS ELATED
Gratified at Success in Quietly As
sembling Adequate Force at
Seat of Trouble.

Yesterday was day Of intangible ana
wild rumors and proposals in the Chinese
capital, Minister Calhoun cabled to til
State Department yesterday afternoon
He said Yuan Shi kai was excee.ingl.
reticent, and it was gathered that some
of the Manchus lad conceived what was
regarded as a quite impracticable solu
ton Of the present deadlock.
This is said to involve the restoration
of peace upon the basis of a monarchy
in the north and republic in the sout:
of China, both of provisional character
The two ultimately would be merged into
some form of government its characte.
TO be determined by Il plebiscite at some
later date, when conditions became tran
quill.
This merger is regarded as necessary tc
prevent further division of China. and the
seizure Of the various weakened sections
and provinces by powerful and voracious
foreign powers.
The project is regarded here as impos-
sible of execution. and it is believed thai
another solution of the existing danger
Gus situation will soon be found.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-14
FAULTY FIXTURE CAUSE
Coroner Gives Certificate of Acct
dental Death.
FINDS PARENTS ON FLOOR
Son, Warned by odor of Gas, Hur-
ries to Their Aid, But Too Late
to Save Mother.

James Quinn, siNty-five years DID, and
Mrs. Bertha Quinn, his wife, whose age
was given the police as sixty-two years,
We're found in their home at $50 f street
southwest about 4:3O o'clock yesterday
afternoon suffering from illuminating gas
poisoning. Mrs. Quinn died before she
reached ~the Emergency Hospital. while
her husband was in an apparently dying
condition.
The fact that Mrs Quinn, the police
say. had attempted suicide three months
ago by inhaling Illuminating gas gave
the impression last night that yesterdays
affair was premeditated, but the condi-
tion Of the gas fixtures in the room made
it clear to tine mind of Coroner hewitt
that her death was the result of an acci-
dent.
Discovered by Son.
Mr.. Quinn had been employed in the
Nicholas Auth Provision Company's es-
tablishment the last twenty years. Yes
terday he remained home from work on
account of an injury to his hand and
was heard moving about in his apart
ment on the upper floor Of the house as
late as 70 o'clock
..
returned home from work about 4::O
O'Clock and was told by his wife that
things had been unusually quiet on the
second floor since dinner time. Recalling
what his mother had done about three
months ago, Freisheim hurried TO the
upper floor. the Odor of gas warning him
that something was wrong.
The young man went to the rear room
where his mother and stepfa ther did their
o n mud NH l,x H.
door the odor of gas was sitting. He
saw at a glance one of the burners of the
little gas stove OH the table was lighted
and that gas was escaping from one Of
the two jets of the combination fixture
Impossible to Save Mrs. Quinn.
Lying on the floor were his mother and
stepfather, the former lying across tn,
unconscious form of her husband \
quick response was made by Emergency
Hospital physicians to u call for assist
ance, and the elderly couple were sooil
ON their way to the hospital.
Restoratives were applied by the ply
sician in charge OF the ambulance. bai
when the hospital was reached Mrs.
Quinn was dead. Her body was placed
in the hospital morgue and held until /,
was later taken to Frank Geier's Sons
undertaking establishment, 1113 9TH
street northwest, from which the funeral
will take place.
Alexander Freisheim. his wife, and
child occupy the lower floor of the 4
street house. Freisheim also works for
the Nicholas Auth Provision Company.
He told Coroner hewitt of the injury his
stepfather had sustained to his hand, ex-
planning why he was not at work yes
terday. and said he felt certain the gas
had not been turned on purposely.
Coroner hewitt gave certificate of ac-
cidental death. At late hour last night
Mr.. Quinn's condition was reported a,
the hospital as critical.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-14

The Star will be glad to
have It's attention called to
any misleading or untrue
statement, IL such should
appear at any time ir sny
advertisement in its col
umns.
Readers are requested to
assist in protecting them
selves and legitimate ad-
vertisers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-14
Marine Corps Elated.

The assembling of d large force of United
States marines-about :Np-n China was by
no means accidental. AS pointed out by an
officer of the corps last night, it was in
exact accordance with the unbroken prac-
ticc of the marines of having u sufficient
force on hand to serve as an advance
guard and to seize and hold landing
places for the more numerous and moro
slowly moving army in foreign operations
Thus in Cuba it was the marines who
seized and held Guantanamo, and gave
the navy base on shore many days be
fore the first soldier was landed on the
beach. In the famous Boxer campaign
it was the marines led by the late Adj
miral then CaptaiD McCalla. who got
first within the legation compound and
enabled the Little garrison to hold out
until the International army arrived. And
again, on the lsthmus Of Panama, the
marines were TO the fore in promptly
seizins the line of the Panama railway
and preventing the clash between the
COlombians and Panamans that might
have made the Panama canal nothing
more than an engineers dream during
this century.
1t was as far back az October, when
here from Admiral Murdock, the COM
mander-in-chief of the Asiatic fleet, and
from marine officers in the far east, the
officials here began to realize the prob
Movement Quietly Executed.
Quietly and without awaiting any in
structions from the State Department a
movement was begun to strengthen the
small force of marines in China. At that
time the force consisted of only 1o7 en-
listed men and five officers, comprising
the American legation guard at Peking.
Little by little reinforcements were sent
forward. Only one batch was large
enough to attract attention. and t2at was
composed of fifteen officers and about ~
marines, commanded by Maj. Bannon,
which quietly slipped over from Manila
to Shanghai, where the men are now quar-
tered aboard naval vessel, ready to be
landed at a moments notice. There are
other s:r:a:.er detachments aboard the
Saratoga ard several other naval vessels
lying in Chinese ports. Altogether there
is really almost a full regiment Of ma
rines which has been gathered in China
with so little noise that the marine OFF,
GERS are chuckling over their success in
having at the seat of trouble nearly twice
as many men as the army will have even
after the transport Logan. with the de-
tachment of the 10Th Infantry aboard
reaches Chinwangtao.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-14
WEATHER

Fair, with rising temperature
today. Monday cloudy and warm
er; light southerly winds.
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lContinued on Second Page)
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-08-03
BULLS STILL IN
CONTROL OF WHEAT
Corn Stronger-Shorts in
Oats Cover-Provis-
ions Go Up.

Chicago. Ill, Aug. 3.-Bullish foreign
advices today lifted wheat TOrrential
rains were reported to be delaying the
Russian harvest, and there were Liver
pool dispatches telling of continued
demand for American cargoes. Ex-
IRENE low temperatures in the north
west tended also to favor the bulls
The opening was unchanged TO IS C
higher. . Septembef started at 92z to
921s q Sc, and rose to 93Q9S1sc
Lghtness of offerings strengthened
corn. September opened a shade off
to a like amount up at 6T7s to g. 1ac,
advanced to 67$a and reacted to 81 Y
The close was firm, with September
3 q &c net higher at 9Sc.
Shorts in oats covered on account Of
the firm tone of other grain. Sep
TENDER started Is q 4 to a q 3 lower,
at 80 to 321sc and rallied to 32Ssc.
Provisions, though dull, ascended
with hogs. First sales ranged from
25k to nc higher September options
going at $17971z for pork, 5000 for
lard and S1O.621A 91O.65 for ribs.
The close was strong at 81 Is q 6F1a C
for September, the same as last night.