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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-12
GET FAVORABLE REPORT
Five Local Measures Approved
by House Committee, One
Eeing Prouty Bill.

The Prouty bill, which prohibits any
one from lobbying before the houses of
Congress without letting the congress-
men know that he is working for pay,
was one of five bills favorably reported
to- the House of Representatives today
at the regular weekly meeting of the
House committee on the District of
Columbia. This bill has section which
directly affects all employees of the Dis
trict government. That section prohibits
any of these employees from making con-
tributions for the purpose Of getting bills
through Congress. There is a specific
line in the bill which mentions police
men and firemen.
This is the measure which was dis
cussed recently by Representative Prouty
after he heard that the crossing police
men of this city are paying a good per-
centage of their recent increase in pay
to a Washington attorney who acted in
their interest.
The Commissioners are directed in one
Of the bills reported today to remove all
distractions from West Virginia avenue
near the intersection of 9th and / streets
northeast.
Benning road from 10Th street east to
Oklahoma avenue will be widened to 10
feet under the provision of House bill
GCs3 reported today. The widening and
extension of Minnesota avenue from
Pennsylvania avenue southeast to its end
is authorized in Senate bill 1871
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GERMAN COMMISSION
REACHES CITY TONIGHT
Buildings of Government Will
Be Inspected by Foreign
Party.

A party of distinguished foreigners,
members of the commission from the Ger
man Museum Of Masterpieces of Natural
Sciences and Technical Arts, who are
touring the United States are due to
reach Washington at 9:55 o'clock tonight
and will remain in this city until Monday
night visiting the various places Of in
terest and taking special note of the
architecture of government buildings.
While here they will be the guests Of
the Washington Society Of Engineers. and
a reception will be held in their honor at
the Cosmos Club Saturday evening at 8
o'clock.
The members of the commission upon
their arrival in this city tonight will be
met at the station by a committee con-
sisting of Gen. w. H. BiXby, chief of en-
gineers. U. S. A. (chairman); Admiral H.
!. Cone. eng.neer-in-chief u. S. N; Capt.
H. P. Norton, Z. S. N, Navy Department;
DR.. Joseph A. Holmes. director, bureau of
mines; c. F. Sponsler. bureau of stand
ards; H. A. ellis, Home Life building,
Washington. d. c.; Gilbert S. Walker, as
sistant inspector engineer. isthmian canal
commission; DR.. r. p. Falkner, assistant
director, United States census.
Members of Commission.
The members Of the commission are:
Dr. Ing. Oskar Won Miller, member or
the house of lords of Bavaria. and presi-
dent of the German Society of Engineers,
director of the museum and chairman
Of the delegation; DIR. Count Won Pede-
wils-Durniz. former secretary Of state of
Bavaria; Prof. DIR. W. Won Dyck, priVy
councillor. rector emeritus of the Techni-
cal University of Munich; Dr.. Wilhelm
Won Vorscht. lcrd mayor OF ,Mu-
mich and privy councillor; Herr Ph.
Gehus,, architect Of the museum; Herr
Alexander Shirrnann, director of the IL
brary Of the museum: DIR. Fuchs, profess
SCR OF physics and mathematics: Herr In
genieur Trautwein, civil engineer; Herr
.nagehieur Ortn. ni.nihs enslnee.. anu IL
After their visit to Washington they
will go to Pittsburgh. then to Chicago,
Niagara Falls, Buffalo, Schenectady. Bos-
Tuesday. April 30. on the steamer Kais-
erin Auguste Victoria.
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Funds Needed for Work
of City Cleaning Week.

The following appeal for funds with which wage the
campaign for cleaner Washington during city cleaning
week-Apr IS issued today by Arthur c. Noses
chairman of the executive committee of the central commit
citizens appointed by the Commissioners direct the
campaign:
"The executive committee, recognizing the extent of
the work necessary for the consummation of Washing
toms cleaning week. and further realizing that many of
the less fortunate residents of this city will be unable
pay for the removal of refuse from their premises,
earnestly socs contributions to defray the of col
lecting and removing refuse from the premises
mentioned.
This appeal made necessary owing to the lack of
funds the command of the Commissioners for handling
the excessive amount of refuse which will be prepared
for collection during the week.
ut is hoped that every citizen of the District who
has heart the welfare of the city will raising
these funds 49,. is
contributions may be made to John Joy Edson
treasurer; Arthur c. Moses, chairman central
committee or to DR.. William c. Woodward chairman of
the executive committee 81
"ARTHUR c. MOSES, Chairman
"Citizens Central Committee"
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1erland. Spain. Russia, Belgium; also =
vote of thanks from the citizens OF johns
town, Pa, Texas legislature, etc. Sne
was mentioned in President Mckinney
annual message 70 Congress. Decemoer
g. 1898, expressing his own appreciation
and that Of the American people Tor re-
lief work during the spanish american
war She was the only woman Tor wnoh
a Grand Army of the Republic post mas
been named.
on account of falling health. Miss Bar
ton resigned the presidency OF the Red
Cross in 1901. but unable to refrain from
activity in relief work. she accepted the
presidency of the National First Aid AS
ISOLATION, with offices in Boston, In 1aUO
and held that position until the end
Miss Barton came to Washington TO
live TWENTY-FIVE years ago and has made
her home in the country outside the Dis
trict limits at Glen Echo. Despite her
age and arduous career. Miss Barton al
ways showed keen interest in the Red
Cross even in her declining years.
Miss Barton was the author of His
tory OF the Red Cross" 1882 published by
the government: Americas Relief Ex-
petition to Asia Minor" (Armenia). 1898:
History of the Red Cross IN Peace and
War" 1898 published by the Interna-
tional Society. New York;; "A Story OF
the Red Cross 1904: STORY of My Child
hood" 1907: also many pamphlets, re-
ports and other works.
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SCORES SENDING OF RICH
AS UNCLE SANS ENJOYS
Frederick Townsend Martin
Argues for Appropriation
for Embassies Abroad.

Frederick Townsend Martin of New
York. society leader and author. also vice
president of the American Embassy AS
ISOLATION, bitterly denounced the rich
Americans who represent the United
States ministers To foreign countries.
in a hearing before the House committee
on foreign affairs today.
He argued in favor of the bill ap-
propriating 100000 for the purchase
of. embassies i'm four countries With
Mr. Townsend was Il. Clarence Jones,
president of the American Embassy
Association, who argued i'm favor OF
the bill to place the consular service
on civil service plane. Representa-
tive Sulzer of New York said bo:n bills
would be reported favorably after
April "a, on which day Secretary of
State Knox is expected to speak on the
bills before the committee.
Have to Rent Palaces.
Mr.. Martins criticism in effect was
that American ambassadors TO foreign
countries are now necessarily enormously
rich men because they have to rent big
palaces for their proper show abroad.
I'VE have dreamed and dreamed OF
democratizing International representa-
ton he said, and we realize that the
private or rented embassy was the one
thing that stood in the way of that de-
The palaces Of our ambasSa-
doris under the present system have been
too exclusive. Discrimination was inev-
liable
by providing embassies for our diplo-
matte service we not only show respect
for our ambassadors and 10 ourselves,
but to the nations in which We are rep
resented. Moreover. the spirit OF our
country. our institutions. and, IL may be
truly said. the spirit of our age makes
necessary the provisions of this bill.
NO servant, much less u diplomatic
servant Of the United States, should ever
have oeen chosen on the standard OF
gold rather than of character and fitness.
Private embassies made the choice OF
rich men inevitable, regardless of char
acter and ability.
"Will Give a Thrill"
For the first time in our history as
a nation, the poorest of our ..l.zens Will
be in a position TO accept diplomatic APP
pointment if deemed tit to discharge such
duties The lonely American traveller
will be able 10 enjoy the thrill which
comes with the opportunity of shaking
the hand OF a man who personifies and
represents the nation.
The bill which +. Clarence Jones favor
ed is that which will place on the statute
books the executive order of several
years standing placing the consular serV-
ice under limitations similar TO the civil
service.
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trict health department, Gustavus A.
Weber and E. ]. Garmhausen, who
will try to get in touch with the min
listers of all white churches. and DR..
George w. Cabaniss and the Rev. j.
Milton Waldron, who will endeavor to
secure the cooperation Of the colored
ministers.
DIR. Arthur L. Murray, secretary of the
city cleaning week general committee, Is
arranging for the printing of placards
which householders will be asked to dis
play on their premises as soon as they
have cleaned UP their own yards and
houses. The placards will display the
words Clean City Crusade"
Dr. Murray yesterday ordered twelve
dozen white banners. on which will be
printed in black letters, the words
"Clean City Crusade" Arrangements
have been made whereby number of
merchants will display these banners on
their delivery wagons while city cleaning
week is in progress
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WILL EXTRADITE NESBTTT.
;anada Wants Former Bank presi.
dent on Forgery Charge.

CHICAGO. April 12.-Plans are being
ushed for the extradition Of w. Beattie
Iesbitt. former president Of the Farmers
National Bank of Toronto Canada, who
under arrest here for alleged forgeries
mounting to 100000 In connection with
he failure of the bank. which closed
Is doors two years ago. Assistant Chief
4 Police Schuettier said today that ex-
tradition papers were on the way from
toronto.
The police refused to- deny or affirm q
eport that the fact that Nesbitt was hid
nS in Chicago was revealed by a Toronto
chool teacher who recognized him on
he street and reported the matter to the
.uthorities.
Nesbitt was well known in Toronto
olitical circles and was candidate for
mayor of the Canadian city four years
go. when he was defeated by Joseph
oliver.
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CITIZENS PROMISE AID.
Original Garfield Association to Take
Hand in Cleanup Week.

The Original Garfield Citizens Asso-
citation has taken action similar to that
OF other civic bodies regarding clean
up" week. inaugurated by The Star, and
at it's April meeting last evening de-
cided to do all in its power to forward
the matter.
the Industrial Home for Colored Chill
dren. and also representative of the as
ISOLATION on the general committee, re-
ported that directly upon receipt Of ad-
vice from headquarters regarding the
methods to be pursued he would ap-
point number of citizens to assist
him. He also reported that the general
feeling Of the entire community was in
favor Of the movement. and he believed
good results would be obtained
Much discussion was held regarding
the water supply in the suburb. and
conferences will be arranged in the
near future with the proper officials to
ascertain If it will not be possible to
secure an adequate supply. There are
three public wells in the suburb. It
was stated that one Of these had been
filled in, another had been condemned,
and the third, while adjudged to be in
good condition. was so deep it was i'm
possible to get water from it. 1t is
hoped that some arrangements can be
made whereby. this well may be at
tached to the pump in the public school
building.
: The association indorsed the action
taken by the Randle Highlands Citizens
Association Tuesday evening relative to
the proposed electric railroad along Good
Hope road from Anacostia to the District
line. and criticised the Commissioners for
not including any extensions in the SOUTH
east section of the District in the state
ment which they presented to Congress.
The association desires that the Ana
costa and Potomac River Railroad Com
pany be compelled to extend its line along
this route or that the bill now before Con-
gress granting a charter to a new COM
pany be passed.
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GIVES BOND FOR BEACH.
Case Now Ended Until September
Term of Aiken Court.

AIKEN. S. c., April 12-Frederick O.
Beach. the New York millionaire. for
whom a warrant has been issued here or
the charge. of cutting his wife.s throat
several weeks ago. will not be compelled
to hurry back from his trip to Europe to
stand trial.
1t is announced that Thomas Hitchcock
jr.. the millionaire horseman, has fur
nished bond of $1,000 for Beach's appear.
ance at the September term of the cir
cult court of Aiken county. The bond
has been accepted and this practical. y
ends the case until that time.
1t Is stated here that Beach, who now
is in Paris with his wife. probably will
remain abroad until the latter part OF
August.
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M. H. DAVIS SERIOUSLY ILL.
State Department Official Under
Surgeons Knife.

Akron. Ohio, where he was born in 1857.
bureau Of trade relations of the State De-
partment, is dangerously i'll at Garfield
Hospital, ana the attending physicians
hold out little hope for his recovery. Mr..
Davis was operated on yesterday for an
intestinal trouble.
He was prominently identified with the
formulation of the reciprocity treaty be-
tween the United States and Canada, and
has been engaged in other foreign trade
and treaty relations of the United States
government Mr. Davis Is a native of
Akron, o., where he was born in 1857.
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CASH AID ASSURED
Contributions to "CIean City
Crusade" Reach Managers.
OTHER DONATIONS NEEDED
Jun Joy Edison Consents to Serve as
Custodian of Fund.
CENTRAL COMMITTEE TO MEET
Active Operations to Begin Monday
Morning-Fifty Thousand
Tags to Be Issued.
OTHER DONATIONS NEEDED
CENTRAL COMMITTEE TO MEET
The Anti-Fly Campaign.

The Stars second anti-fIy cam
paign will begin Immediately after
the conclusion Of the Clean City
Crusade, which. as has been an
nounced. Is the preliminary work
OF the war against the winged dis
ease carriers. The plans for the
campaign this year are along
broader lines than those Of last year
and will be announced next week.
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Georges counties and two of the state
board of health, with an appropriation of
only $1,000 with which to defray the cost
of the preliminary work 1t was this
recommendation, contained in the commit
tees bill. later introduced in the legisla-
ture, which failed to pass by only a
hairs breadth.
District officials. including DR.. Wood
ward. health officer. and Mr. Phillips, at
tended many of the meetings at which ar
rangements for officially inaugurating the
movement were made. Officials of the
local government generally believe that
the project practically is dead for the
present.
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LARGEST. in HISTORY
Post Office Appropriation Bill
Carries $3.50, s27,74
MEASURE. DEBATED = TODAY
House Decides to Hold Night Ses-
sion to Expedite Discussion.
Speeches Scheduled.
MEASURE DEBATED TODAY

When the House resumed consider. tior
OF the post Office appropriation bill TODAY
1t was agreed to hold night session,
with adjournment at II O'Clock. The de-
sire of those in charge of the bill to get
through with the large number Of set
speeches on the measure prompted the
program. Representative Riley of Con-
necticut, democrat, was the first speaker.
he urged the adoption of the provision
granting the eight-hour day to clerks and
carriers in post offices of the first and
second class.
Carries Total Of $259, 1877, TAO.
The post office bill carries s25e, 1927, 749
and is the largest ever presented to the
national legislature of this country and
perhaps the largest in the history of the
world, according to Representative Moon
OF Tennessee. chairman Of the commit
tee. who presents the bill and who will di
rect its course through the House. Repre-
sentative Moon Is sure, however that
under the terms of the bill a surplus in
the department will result, and that the
ultimate balance sheet will show that the
department has been more than self sup
porting.
Inc Dill as recommended by the COM
mittee on post offices and post roads is
a decrease In the amount of the final de-
partment estimates OF $1,352,314.
provision for Steel Cars.
The bill carries a provision for steel
railway post Office cars after July, 1917.
The date selected will allow the necessary
changes to be made without interfering
with present contracts. The committee
inserted this steel car provision for the
ultimate protection of railway postal
clerks, whose lives are in constant dan
ger in the discharge Of their duties from
defective postal car construction"
An eight-hour day for city delivery
service is provided for. Section 8 of
the bill contains a change in the rules
for fourth-class matter. 1t provides for
pound rate instead of an ounce rate.
For postal savings banks the bill
carries 100000, in addition to an UNI
expended balance Of s205,000.
Increase in Washington Service.
Promise of a larger force in the
Washington central office of the postal
savings bank system is contained in
the bill. Representative Moon says that
the purpose Of the department is to in
crease the repositories to 10000, with
an addition of eight men in the Wash
ingtOn Office for every thousand offices
established in the country at large.
That would make 375 new positions
ultimately In the office in this city.
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TWO BISHOPS CHOSEN.
Action Of Episcopal Body at Session
in New York.

NEW YORK. April 12.-At the closing
ession of the Episcopal House Of Bishops,
ield in the synod Of the Cathedral OF st.
John the Divine. the Rev. George Boilers,
r., formerly Of New Jersey. was elected
Bishop of South Dakota, and the Rev.
Herman Page of Chicago was elected
Bishop OF New Mexico.
The house of bishops has been in ses-
ion for two days, and the meeting today
vas presided over by Bishop Tuttle.
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FOUR BOYS ARE DROWNED. !
Fifth Is Saved When Boat Capsizes
in Ohio River.

EAST LIVERPOOL. Ohio. April H.
Four boys were drowned early today
when q johnboat in which they were
crossing the Ohio river from the West
Virginia side capsized twelve miles south
of here. A fifth boy was saved.
The drowned boys were Henry Brandt,
twenty; Earl Brandt, eighteen, and Hugh
SprouL eighteen. of Port Homer, Ohio,
and Clifford Howard, seventeen. Of Fair.
view, w. Va.
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ever SEEM and which happily ended in
gaining free Cuba for free Cubans.
That policy has been lived UP to ever
since.
Providence has called upon free Cuba
to be a model state among the popular
of the world, and has
opened the way to the achievement of
that noble purpose. That is the goal
for which we have, with you. spent
our blood and treasure, and to which
our earnest efforts will ever be direct
ed"
Senior Sangu.ly. speaking in behalf
of President Gomez, extended Q cordial
welcome to Secretary Knox. He saluted
him as harbinger Of peace.
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So 900. She also narrated the cirenn-
stances connected with business
venture OF Miss Gage IN plac.-.S on
the market line of hygic1.i, toilet
Witness declared her mother had not
considered IL necessary to make known
here her connection with the drug COM
pany. They had not sough' entrance
into the ultra fashionable society OF
Washington Miss Gage told the tury. but
had sought social acquaintances after
the manner OF newcomers in q strange
city.
Royal Pedigree Is Read.
Attorneys Belva a. Lockwood. r. p.
Evans and I. r. Hit. counsel Tor Mrs.
Gage. introduced i'm evidence the consti-
tuition OF the National Society OF
Colonial Daughters Of America, the
medals offered by IL and letters accept
ing honorary membership. which Mrs.
Gage has received from such persons OF
prominence as President taft, former
president Roosevelt Andrew Carnegie.
and other honorary members. MIR. Evans
also introduced as evidence the volume
OF Charles Browning's americans or
hoyal Descent" containing the geneal-
oglcai record of Mrs Cages deScent. A
paIaeraph OF this record was read by the
attorney, as follows:
rms pedigree represents more than
400 years of royal descent. from Guelph.
Prince of Scyrri. ancestor OF the present
royal family or England: from Charlie
magne. Hugh Capet, Priam King OF
Franks, a. II. 32S; Alfred the Great,
William the Conquerer. and hundreds OF
emperors kings. princes. dukes counts,
and knights of the Golden Fleece. in
Guiding the founder of the order. knights
of the Carter
Mr.. Evans also brought out through the
witness the fact that Mrs. Gage had been
associated with fashionable society i'm
New York before coming to this city.
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Argument on Minnesota Case Ends.

Oral argument of the Minnesota rate
case was today ended before the Supreme
Court of the United States. The court
then took up consideration of the Arkan-
SaS rate cases.
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Water Falling at Cairo.
Mail Trains Delayed.

Supt Robinson of the New Orleans
division of the railway mail service has
notified the Post Office Department that
Chief Clerk MorAis, who is at Memphis.
reports the flood situation very critical
as to the dispatch of mails and the
operation of trains. Mails from st.
Louis and Chicago and points beyond
have not only arrived late at Memphis.
but by irregular routes and without
proper distribution, and that non-resi-
dent postal clerks would be ordered to
lay over at Memphis, or to report before
going home, until the trouble is over.
A later telegram from Acting Supt.
Cate, at Fort Worth, reports about
2, 900 square miles in Arkansas added
to the flooded area.
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Members Of the Committee.

Appointed on the committee are DR..
j. L. Norris and E. c. Stoy Of the Dis
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Original Proposition

Originally the state board Of health pro-
posed that it should be given authority
to lay out sanitary districts. and that
an appropriation of $1,000 should be avail
able for conducting the preliminary work,
but the citizens committee decided that
the preliminary work should be done by
a committee composed Of Ave representa-
tives each from Montgomery and Prince
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KNOX WARNS CUBA

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