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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-12-19
TO BE PROFESSOR TAFT.
President Decides to Accept Kent
Chair of Law at Yale.

President Taft has made up his
mind to accept the proffer fthe kert
profe,sorship of law at Yale, and VIII
probably take up his duties at New
Haven early in the spring.
The President was said last night =
have determined upon accepting the
Yale professorship for several rea-
sons. He will not be restricted merely
to lecture to Yale students, but will be
permitted to lecture, if he desires, IN
other law schools or upon. the plat
form or to engage in any other occu-
patton he sees fit.
If the President were to return 10
Cincinnati to resume law practice, he
feels fhat he would have but little OPP
Dgrsunitvfor praetire. Be feels that
he could not appear in cases before the
United States Supreme Court, because
he has appointed majority of the
members. He remembered, when ne
thought of the law practice, that ne
had named many federal judges IN
Ohio before whom he might have to
argue cases, and he believed that about
the only sort of practice which he
could take up would be the interna-
tional, and that he regarded as un-
certain.
At Yale the President will be in sur
roundings dear to him and will be III
position to engage in almost any sort
of business in which he believes an ex-
President can fittingly engage. TIE
analogy between the Yale professor
ship and Grover Cleveland's relation
with Princeton appealed to Mr.. Taft
strongly, and when many of his close
friends and advisers wrote to him urg-
ing his acceptance of the chair ar
Yale he decided to take it.
The President expects to spend sew
eral weeks after March in Augusta
Ga, where he has many friends ami
has passed two winter vacations.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-12-19
SNEAK THIEVES AT WORK.

A man entered the residence OF
James NJ. Duncan, southeast corner Of
Prince and Patrick streets, early last
night and proceeded to the uper story.
He, however, become alarmed and
made his exit by way Of skylight.
Nothing was STOLEN by the intruder.
Alcinda Randall, colerd, reported ID
the police today that a bedspread waS
stolen from her home, 322 north Henry
street, last night.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-12-19
RATE COMMIT TEE
TO MEET TONIGHT
VIII Organize to Take Up
Passenger Fares on
Railway.
CONFERENCE WANTED.
Requests Will in All Probability be
Made For Meeting With Railway
officials.

The first meeting of the committee
appointed by City Council to act with
the Corporation Attorney in the ques-
tion of the raising of passenger rates
by the Washington Utilities Company,
operating the Washington-V Virginia
Railway Company, will be held tonight
at 7:3O in the Offices of Corporation
sAttorney Samuel P Fisher. This COM
mittee will organize at that time and
lay out a plan of campaign which they
think will place the railway company
on the defensive.
AS told in the account of the meet.
ing of the Board of Aldermen yester-
day afternoon, in another part Of the
Gazette. committee consisting Of
Alderman Henry X. Field and Jacob
Brill were appointed to act with the
committee from Common Council to
take up the question with the Corpor
alton Attorney.
At tonight's meeting, it is expected,
that request will be made by the ofh-
cials of the railway company for
conference with the COMMITTEES 1t is
understood that President F. H. Treat
of the Washington-Virginia Railway
reached Washington on this morning
ready to take up the question OF re-
storing the old rates.
Some of the members of the com
rnittee stated this morning that It,
should be distinctly understood that
the committee from Council is not
seeking a conference with the officials
of railway company so far as they
are concerned any request for a meet
ing must be made by the railroad
people.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-12-19
Dynamite Conspiracy.

Indianapolis, Ind, Dec. 19.-Walk-
ing delegates and officials who do not
work. but who use the funds of labor
unions onehance their own power,
even if they must resort to crime"
was the argument to the jury at the
dynamite conspiracy" trial yesterday
of the forty men charged with COM
plicity in the Mcnamara dynamite
plots.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-12-19

N W INSTRUCTIONS.
Ottoman Representatives Directed to
Meet Greeks Only Under Certain
Conditions.
Conditions.

London, Dec. ia further hitch
in the peace negotiations was not i'm
probable when the Balkan-Turkisn
Conference convened today, because
the fresh instructions from Constan-
tinople to the Ottoman ENJOYS IN
structed them to meet the Greeks only
under certain conditions. 1t was
problematic whether these conditions
would be accepted by the allies.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-12-19
ATTENTION OWLS /!

At meeting of the Alexandria
Nest of Owls, held on the evening OF
Wednesday, December Is, 1912, res
olution was adopted requiring me. to
summon you to meet at Wheatley's
Chapel, s07 King street, at 4 o'clock,
p. M, on Friday, the goth day of De-
cember, 1912, to attend the funeral Of
our deceased brother, Robert ".
French.
LEWIS H. MACHEN, Prest.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-12-19

Captain John Watson was killed and
Lieut.. Kinsey D. Edmunds was seri-
ously injured by Moro at$SsEzlake
Philippine Islands, and the Moro nim-
self was killed by Captain Rush Wells.
Captain Watson came from Merriam,
Kansas and had been in the service
II wears. Lieut.. Edmunds lived al
Hoboekn, New Jersey, and had been in
the service the same length of time.
CAPTAIN Wells resided in Geneva, N.
Y, and was volunteer cavalry OIL
Ger before entering the regular army.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-12-19
Diyis Knocked Out.

New York Dec. 19.-Another and
less brilliant meaning it attached to
the ring name of "One Round Davis"
today, and the owner appeared on the
streets in a badly battered condition,
as a result of his fight last night with
Soldier Kearns. The Soldier" knock
ed Davis out with a terrific jolt in
the first round of their bout last
night.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-12-19
Woman Carried Goat.

Hackensack, N. j., Dec. ia yourG
couple foreigners, boarded main line
car from Paterson to Hackensack t.
dav. The woman carried bundle IN
her arms. "Baa b-a-a-a-a" came from
the bundle as she rocked to and fro
then the conductor took lock.
The woman remained on the car ana
the man got off and led the goat.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-12-19
PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
VIII Close Tomorrow and Be Re-
Opened On Thursday, January
Second.

In accordance with the action of
the City School Board at their meet
ing on Thursday, December 5, the
public schools will be closed tomor-
row and will not be reopened until
Thursday, January 2. This will give
the teachers and scholars an ample
vacation in which to enjoy the holiday
season.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-12-19
WASHINGTON LETTER.

J. Pierpont Morgan, Americas
most powerful fnancier. today faced
the most grilling inquisition of his
celebrated career before the Money
Trust investigating committee. The
great fnancier himself was scheduled
under oath, to tell the story of mis-
wealth. His testimony promised to
write new chapter in American fl
nancial annals. "Morgan's millions, /,
were to be uncovered to the public
gaze. Morgan took the stand at 1929
A. NJ.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-12-19
NEWS OF THE DAY.

John Rineli, 80 years old, a Sicilian
and erstwhile prizefghter known to
the sporting fraternity as "Billy"
Smith, was shot through the heart and
killed by Capt. William H. Jubb, for
mer prizefghter promoter and man.
ager, in Jubb's saloon in Baltimore, a
few minutes after o'clock last night.
The killing of Rinelli was the result
of a "roughhouse" started by the
fighter, according to Jubb and witness
ses, in which he slapped woman Lo7-
tie Rodgers, overturned table and
then beat Captain Jubb with empty
beer bottles.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-12-19

The annual election of the officers
of Andrew Jackson Lodge, No. 12O, A.
F. & A. NJ, will be held tonight at
7:30 p. m. Following the election the
officers will be installed by Henry K.
Field, Grand Senior Deacon of the
Grand Lodge of Virginia.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-12-19

London.-At the sale Of the late
Lady Caroline Lindsays Tapestries
and art objects, Charles Davis, COL
lector, paid sl,575 for Sevres egg
boiler.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-12-19
Contaoued shrd utshr NH tmhtmi!

Contaoued shrd utshr NH tmhtmh
Continued rebel depredations north
of Chihuahua are reported to the
State Department, a bridge on the
Mexican Northwestern Railway, %
miles of Jaurez having been Destroy
ed. More troops have been dispatched
by the Fedaral government into the
Yaqui district to protect residents
from the Indians. The property Of
the Mines Company of America at Los
Azules was captured by rebels Tues
day, and the manager, James S. Col
bath, an American citizen is held for
ransom.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-12-19
POLICE COURT
(Justicc H. B. Cation, Presiding)

Clay johnson, colored, charged with
damaging bicycle, was dismissed.
George Saffrell, charged with being
drunk at the station house, was sent
to iail for ten days.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-12-19

London.-With but two exceptions
the London Daily Newspapers will not
publish on Christmas, and but one
country journal will appear that day.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-12-19

Cleveland, O.-Jack Denning, of
New York and Tommy Cavigan Of
Cleveland will box II rounds here to
night to determine the question left
unsettled by their 12-round draw sew
eral weeks ago at Akron.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-12-19

New Yorlz-Southern Pacific es-
tablished a new low record for the
present year shortly after the stock
exchange opened today.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-12-19

New York.-Ruth st. Denis wears
Just three wells in her latest, ,"The vts-
ion of Odin" which she tried out be-
fore a Christmas festival.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-12-19

Arlington, N. J.,-"Bill' Martin,
engineer, rammed runaway freight
car with his engine derailed it and
saved the lives Of many on an incom-
ing passenger train.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-12-19

Philadelphia.-shamming suicide to
test his wife. Joseph Israel deluded
doctors for an hour. At the hospital
he was revived only by nurses tickling
his feet.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-12-19

There will be a meeting of the ALI
son w. C. T. u, at the Children's
home on Duke street at 1880 p. M,
tonight. A full attendance is desired.
tendance is desired.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-12-19

George Jones, colored, was adjudg-
ed guilty yesterday by jury in the
Corporation Court for unlawfully dis
pensing cocaine and was sentenced to
two years in the penitentiary by Judge
Barley.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-12-19

Gov. Blease of South Carolina, has
telegraphed his congratulations to
Governor Donaghey, Of Arkansas, for
pardoning 367 convicts and says he
will probably do the same thing
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-12-19

President Taft will leave Washing
ton at 1880 tonight on his fifth trip
to the Panama Canal Zone The
party, travelling in two special cars,
will go by rail to Key West and from
there will be transported on the bat
tleship Arkansas, the Delaware act
ing as convoy. The party will reach
the canal zone December oath, and
will leave December 26th, returning 70
WASHINGTON by way of Key West; At
1875 P. NJ. December 81.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-12-19

st. Maryta Academy and Parochial
School will close tomorrow afternoon
for the Christmas holidays. They VIII
re- open on January 9th.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-12-19
LOCAL BREVITIEs.

John Holiday was adjudged insane
yesterday by commission composed
of Justice Harrie White and Drs. w.
A. Warfield and J. M. Hopkins. He
will be sent to the asylum at Peters
burg, Va.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-12-19

Senators will spend at least part
of their holiday recess in studying
the printed record of testimony in the
Archibald impeachment case. Adop-
ton of an order proposed by Senator
Nelson to make the printed, bound
and indexed volume available as soon
as possible has given the members a
chance to look into the evidence before
the trial is resumed two weeks hence.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-12-19

Rnea Brooks, colored, aged 21 year:
died at her home, 413 Oronoco street
yesterday.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-12-19

With two. of his children dead and
three others so badly burned that their
recovery is in doubt, Rev. Marion
Cats, Methodist clergyman, in IN
iail at Fort Smith, Ark, accused of ty-
ing them to furniture in their nome a.
Bonanza, saturating the place with
coal oil, locking the doors and setting
it on fire. Neighbors were aroused at
8 o'clock in the morning by Bertha,
IA -year-old daughter Of the clergy
man, who ran screaming UP the road
in her night dress, her body and limbs
burned, and crying that her sisters
were being killed. Priscilla Cats, ),
and Rose, 9, were found dead, and tEe
others were unsconscious. Mr.. Cats
denies the charge against him. He
was barely saved from a mob.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-12-19

Mrs. Charles Whitney, of Boston,
Mass, will today issue cards amour
cling the engagement of her son, Geof-
rey G.. Whitney, and Mrs. Alice Cor
nelia Thaw, who was the Countess Of
Yarmouth, and who, since her divorce
from the Earl of Yarmouth, in Eng
land, has. been known as, Mrs. Copley-
Thaw. The engagement will termi-
nate in an Easter wedding: but the
date has not yet been set.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-12-19

There will be Christmas ente".
tainment' given tomorrow afternoon BY
the Sunday School of st. Mary's
Church at the Lyceum Hall on Duke
street.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-12-19

Steamed Oysters at Rammeps Cafe.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-12-19

Samuel w. Rauen, formerly a men,
Der of the engineer corps of the United
States army, was last night found
guilty on each of the two indictments,
charging murder in the first degree, by
a jury in Criminal Court No. l, in
Washington. One indictment charged
the former soldier with having shot to
death his 1S-year-old wife Ozelah
Rauen, The other alleged the killing Of
his brother, John Rauen. Both homi-
cides were committed March 30, last,
at 1915 Seventh street southwest.
Rauen was remanded for sentence.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-12-19

Roland G. Garros, the French avia-
tor, made splendid flight yesterday
over the Mediterranean Sea form IT,
mis-, Africa, to Sicily. He landed ne lr
Trapani, having covered a distance Of
about 16O miles over water. This es-
tablishes new oyersea record, s1rpa:-
sing that of Lieut.. Bague On slarcil
S, 1911, few over the Mediterranean
from Antibas, France to the little T.
land of Gorgona, off the Italian coasf,
a distance of 124.5 niles Garros re-
Gently established new altitude re"-
ord of 1902 feet at Tunis.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-12-19

.syro s.Ismmea lR sIelsio pemesls
The Washington times., 1912-07-22
TAFT FOLLOWERS
SEEK TO RETAIN
SENATE. CONTROL
Flattering Inducements to
Progressive Candidates
to Join Them.
CONTINUED from First Page,

would each have two Senators to elect.
so that this list really represents the
chance Of the Democrats taking seven
seats away from the Republicans and
fiiiing the two that are now vacant
with Democrats. That would make the
Senate Democratic by eight majority.
But this isn't the worst of It, There
In real danger Of Warren, in Wyoming;
Kenyon, In Iowa; Richardson. in Della
wiare, and Curtis, Kansas. giving over
their togas to Democrats. The Repub-
licans In South Dakota seem likely TO
save their Legislature. az they have q
progressive nominee, and In Iowa, like
wise. Senator Kenyon's chances would
be appraised by sporting men as dis
tinctly In his favor in the betting, But
politicians protest that there are no
cinches this season, and nobody n more
convinced OF this than the men who
have the running to do. ,.....s.
That the Senate will be Democratic a
year hence, is altogether probable: that
there will be fair working majority is
generally believed. II It doesn't go
The Washington times., 1912-07-22
Pastor Praises Work
Of Griffith's Team

Taking the subject, winning the
Game of Life" the Rev. Dr. John
Compton Ball. pastor of the Metropol-
itan Baptist Church, last night
preached a sermon in which he extolled
athletics as being great help to tho
world, not only physically, but men,
tally and morally.
He said that the reason some of the
worlds greatest athletes are successful
was due to the fact that they concen-
trated their energies and thoughts upon
victory. He said that If persons In
other walks of life used the same
amount Of concentration there would be
fewer failures.
He mentioned the names of Walter
johnson. the Nationals great pitcher;
Rube Marquard, the Giants winning
southpaw; Jack knight, whom Man
ager Griffith sent to the Interna tional
League; CASTOR Strobino, and James
Thorpe, American winners at the Olym-
pic contests.
I'VE in this city are especially in
terested in this awakening in athletics
because of the position the Washington
baseball team has attained" said the
Of that team is attributed to the in.
dividual men on the club, because they
are imbued with an incentive to do
well.'
The pastor attributed the release OF
Jack Knight to the fact that he divided
his time playing baseball and studying
dentistry. He made this point, he said,
to show that success is not possible un-
less concentration Is placed on one
thing at time,
The pastor said that 1t was doubtful
II at any other time the District had
paid as much attention to out-of-door
life and sports as at present
This general awakening to the needs
of sun, air, and exercise for the body
should receive the enlistment OF every
familY, the Endorsement of the pulpit
and the Endorsement of the press; The
movement means incalculable benefit ia
physical and moral qualities"
The pastor praised The American ath-
letss who were SO victorious at the
Olympic games.
The Washington times., 1912-07-22
TAFT NOMINATIONS
STILL UNCONF |RMEO,
ARMY MEN UNEASY
Strong Opposition Develops
in Committee to Wother-
spoon and Edwards.

Uneasiness and curiosity have been
aroused in army circles by the failure Of
the Senate to confirm the nominations
Of Brig. Gen. william w. Wotherspoon
to be major general and Of Brig. Gen.
Clarence Edwards to be q brigadier
general Of the line.
The nopninations were sent to the
Senate by President Taft nearly a
month ago, together with the promo
tions of several other officers. The
other nominations have been confirmed.
1t IL a well-known fact that there 10
opposition in the Senate Committee on
Military Affairs to the appointments Of
Generals Wotherspoon and Edwards.
The opposition rests on grounds pecu-
liar to each officer.
Hold 1t An Injustice.
In the case Of General wotherspoon. it
Ia believed that his selection does an
injustice to Brig. Gen. Tasker H. Bliss,
who, 1t is reported. was chosen by
Secretary of War Stimson and Maor
General Wood as the best officer to be
advanced to the rank of major general
1t is said War Department officials were
surprised when the list sent to the Sem
ate by the President included the name
Of Brig. Gen Bliss.
General Wotherspoon is one of the
experts on military art and has an en-
viable record. However, he was a
colonel attending the War College in
this city fivc years ago, when General
Bliss was at that time president of the
institution.
Little credence is placed in the story
that the President promoted General
Wotherspoon at the request OF Mrs
Taft, who Is very intimate with Ms
Wotherspoon.
Charge Political Activity.
The opposition to General Edwards be-
gan to be discernable within a day or
two after his name went to the Senate
This opposition is said to be based on
political reasons by the Democrats who
deem the officer too close a friend Of
the President. Investigations Of the
last session brought out some facts
which tend to show that General Ed
wards was active in the last political
campaign. Democratic Senators say the
most Objectionable incident in this re.
spect was his effort to bring Major
Beecher Ray home from the Philippines
and set him to work among his old
friends in the Brotherhood Of Railway
Trainmen, OF which he had been a mem
Der before getting into the army as q
paymaster.
II General Edwards is not confirmed
he would have no fixed place in the
army, inasmuch as Col. Frank Mcintyre
has been nominated and confirmed as
chief of the Bureau Of Insular Affairs
with the rank OF brigadier general to
succeed General Edwards.
The Washington times., 1912-07-22
TAFT TOO BUSY TO
RECEIVE VISITORS
President Writing Letter OF Ac-
ceptance, Devoted Chiefly
to Tariff.

President Taft did not go to his
Executive offices today, and he received
no visitors. He remained all day IN
his private study in the Executive Man.
sion writing his letter of acceptance,
which will be read to the National Re-
publican committee on August l at the
White House, when II notifies him that
he is the nominee OF the G. o. p. for
reelection next fall.
1t Is rumored that Mr.. Taft in this
letter will refrain from dealing with
the charges that delegates unfairly seat
ed at the Chicago convention were re-
sponsible for his denomination.
The letter will, however, deal with
the big issues Of the coming campaign,
and the tarin Will form the nucleus OF
the Presidents argument for re-elec.
ton. He also will deal with the record
achieved by his Administration in deal
ing with the trusts
The Washington times., 1912-07-22
ADJOURNMENT IS
DEVELOPING INTO
W|LL-OF-W|SP NOW
Archibald Case and Appro-
priation Bills Keep Date
Far in Future.

Owing to the tangle over the appro-
priation bills between the Senate and
House, the trouble in disposing of the
Panama canal bill, the uncertainties of
the tariff situation, and other complica-
tions. there Is much doubt when Con-
gress will end the session. .... %, 3
II Is clear that some OF the big ap-
preparation bills wfll not be disposed OF
by the end of this month. 1t may be
necessary to extend the operation of
some of last years appropriation meas
ures for another thirty days.
Archibald Case Bothers.
The disposition OF a number OF Sen
ators to insist on trying the Archibald
impeachment case before the Senate
quits. adds to the uncertainty OF the
situation. However, II the Senate tries
this case, 1T will probably do 50 with
out holding the House here.
The situation has come to be such
that it is almost impossible to hold a
quorum of the House here. Members
are impatient to return to their dis
tricts to try to clear up their own
political troubles.
1t is now generally conceded II will
be at least the middle of August before
sion.
Some Prefer Capital.
Meantime, every statesman is getting
more and more tired and impatient, with
the possible exception of a few that be-
iieve 1t will be healthier to stay IN
Washington than to go back to their
districts and get mixed up in the polit-
ical ENHANCEMENT.
The sundry civil bill is still before the
Senate and 1t will require two or three
days to dispose Of II.
Several of the big supply measures are
In conference and there are many diff
cult situations In them to be straight
ened out. The bills in conference in
clude the naval, the army, and the legis.
latiYe