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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-08
FOUND UNCONSCIOUS
Accused Servant Taken From Police
Court to Emergency Hospital.

Florence Simmons, midde-aged
domestic employed at boarding house
at 3rd and streets northwest, was COM
mitted to Jail by Judge Pugh in Police
Court this morning, in default of $500
bond, to await the action of the grand
jury on a barge of grand larceny. Twen-
ty minutes later the woman was found
on the oflor in the cellroom
of the court, with gas flowing from two
open Jets, and the window and door
tightly closed.
The woman was arrested yesterday.
charged with the theft of pocketbOok
containing $50 the property of Harold
A. Nef, boarder at the house where
she was employed as a chambermaid.
The police said that when she was az
rested the woman confessed having taken
the money, but when she appeared this
morning before Judge Pugh her plea
was mot guilty
Returning to the cellroom from Police
Court, the woman went Immediately to
the washroofl. \ little later Policeman
Hatton detected the odor of gas, and on
investigation found his prisoner uncon-
scous on the floor aud the atmosphere
of the room heavy with gas from the two
w.de-open jets. With the aid of Deputy
United States Marshal Reed and several
court attendants, the woman was partly
revived, and she was removed to the
Emergency Hospital, where 1t was stated
later that her condition is satisfactory.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-08
TEST OF MOTOR TRUCKS
FOR USE IN THE ARMY
Three Machines Start on 1900 Mile
Trip to Fort Benjamin
Harrison.

One of the most severe endurance tests
OF automobile trucks in use by the United
States Army began in this city today
when Capt. Alexander e. Williams, l.. S.
A, started on a 1,5OO-mile journey to
Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indianapolis,
with three motor trucks of various makes
The principle purpose of this test is to
determine the relative advantages Of the
chain drive and the shaft drive.
The route the machines will follow will
include the cities of Richmond, Va;
Raleigh and Charlotte, Y. c.: Atlanta,
Ga: Chattanooga and Nashville, Tenn
Louisville, KY, and thence to Fort Ben
jamin Harrison at Indianapolis, Ind. By
taking this route. it was pointed out, al
most every class of road will be found.
from the deep mud to the fine macadam,
and even mountainous roads will be
traversed.
The object of taking the cars out on
the journey at this time was to take
advantage Of the thaws expected at
this time of the year and try the au-
tomobiles on muddy roads. Capt. Will
liams is of opinion that he will arrive
at his destination in about three weeks
but other officers familiar with the
conditions he will encounter on some
of the roads in the south predict that
it will take him twice as long.
Each of the cars carries 3,OOU pounds
Of sand. The men will try to make town
each night. and to reach Fredericksburg,
Va, tonight
When Capt. Williams reaches Indian
apolis he will join his regiment and the
tests will be continued throughout the
summer, the machines visiting many Of
the maneuver camps which it is proposed
to have.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-08
BRINGING NAMES MAST.
Naval Collier Leonidas Is ON the
Way Here.

The naval collier Leonidas is on the
way up the Potomac river for the pur-
pose Of unloading at the local navy
ward the main mast of the battleship
Maine, which Is to be erected over the
graves Of the victims Of the Maine in
Arlington cemetery. The Leonidasl eft
Annapolis about noon yesterday for
this city and. under ordinary condi-
tons. should have reached here this
morning. Her progress Is being i'm
peded. however. by the ice in the bay
and river. and she is not likely TO get
to the navy yard before this evening at
the earliest.
She carries a large assortment Of relics
of the wrecked battleship Maine, to be
distributed among municipalities, patri-
otto societies and relatives of the victims
Of the disaster, according to the findings
of 1t joint army and navy board appointed
TO pass on the many claims already filed.
All these relics, with the exception of the
mainmast are to be discharged mt the
navy yard at Philadelphia, where the
vessel will go after delivering the mast
at the local navy yard.
The Leonidas went to Annapolis be-
fore coming here. for the purpose Of dis
charging about fifty tons OF coal that was
scooped out Of the Names boilers at Ha-
vana. That coal has been under water
for nearly fourteen years, and Is to be
subjected to tests at the Annapolis ex-
pertinent station to determine how it has
been affected as fuel by its long submer-
sion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-08
HAS SURPLUS OF $s,4s1.41.
Annual Report Of the Georgetown
Gas Light Company.

The House received today the annual
report of the Georgetown Gas Light Com
pany. The report states that the COM
pany during the last year sold 1851 $50
cubic feet Of gas at an average price
of .9342 cents per thousand feet. The
total value OF the plant exclusive of the
franchise Is listed as 81 ,4S6. 353, and the
capital stock is declared to be $1,000
The company reports that 1t spent ap-
proximately $4,000 In extensions and
improvements, and that its gross income
after deducting operating expenses was
So, 991.19. The UNI of $4,000 was paid
i'm dividends, and after paying int. est
on It's indebtedness the company had q
surplus of $3,431.41
The company lists certificates OF In
debtedness amounting to $22J.OOO and
bills payable aggregating elS4.OOO.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-08
COUNSEL SPEND MORNING
WRANGLING OVER A POINT
Question Put In Beef Packers Trial
Causes a Long Con-
troversy.

CHICAGO. February s.-Counsel I'm the
packers trial wrangled all morning over
the right Of the government to refer to
previous statements made by witness
John NJ. Chaplin. an accountant for
Swift & Co., in his further examination.
After overruling the form Of a question
put by District Attorney Wiikerson,
Judge Can penter intimated that he was
inclined to allow the government to refer
to previous statements of the witness for
the sole purpose of refreshing his
memory.
The question to which the defense made
objection was:
did you not make Il statement in the
office of the district attorney January %,
1900. that in 14E; all allowances for fat
excepting the caul and ruffied variety
were discontinued"
Counsel argued the point tor an iour.
after which the cour. sustained the OBJ
lection as to the form Of this particular
question. without passing on lie right of
the government 10 20 iHio tie grand Jury
record
District Attorney Wiikerspn declares
that the witness mas hatly cont .adicf ed
on che stand certain statements previous
ly made.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-08
lators and pirates who are seeking te
humbug them.

''The statement made before the
House committee on expenditures In the
Agricultural Department is absolutely
true I am prepared to prove 1t. I do
not make statements which / cannot
prove.
II have practised law too long not to
know that 1t is dangerous to make
statement that you cannot absolutely
establish. / reiterate that will prove that
the presence of reputable witnesses that
he suppressed the circular letter which
gave the real facts about the. everglades
land at the instance of persons engaged
in selling those lands.
'The committee has taken the matter
in charge. Let the department officials
go before that committee and under
oath submit their defense. 1 am pre-
pared to prove every count in the in
dictment that 1 made, and I will prove
it beyond every shadow of reasonable
doubt
II am prepared to prove. not only by
my own statement, but by the sworn
testimony of good men as live within
this republic, that the Secretary of Agrf-
culture told me that he suppressed the
warning circular referred to at the in
stance of persons engaged in selling the
everglades land. l want to know and the
country ought to know who those per-
sons were who could exercise this great
influence over a great department Of this
government.
Il hesitated to lay my charges before
the committee because 1 looked upon the
venerable Secretary more in a sense of
pity that | did of blame. The Depart
ment of Agriculture sent certain engi-
neers down to investigate the everglades
land. Those engineers made a report.
The department was being flooded with
inquiries from all over this country rela-
tive to that project. They could not an
swer these inquiries singly. so it was
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-08
GIRL TRIES TO END LIFE.
Had Inhaled Gas Through Tube in
Her Boarding House.

NEW YORK, February S.-Florence M.
Starr, twenty years old, who said her
home was at No. 123 South Broadway,
Baltimore. was removed a prisoner today
from a boarding house on West 34th
street to Bellevue Hospital. on a charge
of attempting suicide. She had inhaled
gas through tube, but was discovered
I'm time to save her life. Her condition
Is not serious.
The girl, according to several persons
in whom she confided, was Respondent on
account of her low financial condition and
the fact that she was remaining away
from her home to forget young man to
whom her parents objected.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-08
Many Conferences Held.

There were many conferences yester-
day among the democratic members of
the committee on expenditures, and
Senators Fletcher and Bryan Of Flor
ida were cIoseted with Chairman Moss
for a couple Of hours.
In connection with the senator's visit it
became known that a Senate document
printed last summer. which was supposed
to embrace all public papers relating to
the Florida everglades, did not, in fact,
contain the report made by j. 0. Wright
when he was a department employee, but
instead contained a second revision Of the
report made by Wright himself after he
had left the employ of the government
and had become chief engineer of the
drainage project under the state of Flor
ida.
Mr.. Wright says in letter to Secre-
tary Wilson dated November 20, 1911.
that Senator Fletcher helped him to re-
wise the report.
Senator Fletcher says Wright in his
letter to the Secretary. got permission
from the last session of Congress to pub
lish this report as part of Senate docu-
ment. A copy was procured from your
department and sent to the government
printing office. When the galley proof
was struck off Elliott received a copy and
proceeded to rewrite the same.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-08
WILSON GOING TO KENTUCKY.
Jersey Presidential Candidate Will
Address Blue Grass Legislature,

PHILADELPHIA, February S.-Gov
Woodrow Wilson of New Jersey spent
two hours between trains in Philadel-
phia today, en- route from Allentown,
Pa, where he spoke at a belated Jack
son day dinner last night, to Frankfort,
Ky. While here the governor met
Thomas B. Love, head of the Woodrow
Wilson movement in Texas.
Gov. Wilson will address the Ken
lucky legislature tomorrow. and will
be the guest of honor at dinner in
that city. His present plans call for
complete rest between Friday night
and Monday morning. when he expects
that city Monday afternoon, and is due
In Trenton Tuesday morning.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-08
Ocean Steamship Movements.

SIASCONSET, Mass, February S.
Steamer Oceania, Trieste for New York.
233 miles east Of Sandy Hook at am
Dock about $50 am. Friday.
NEW YORK, February S.-Arrived:
Steamer C. F. Tietgen, Copenhagen.
PLYMOUTH, February S.-Arrived:
Steamer Noordam, New York.
SABLE ISLAND, February S-Steamer
La Provence, Havre for New York. $50
miles east of Sandy Hook at sos am.
Dock bout $50 am. Saturday.
Steamer Baltic, Liverpool, for New
York. 759 miles east of Sandy Hook at
midnight February 7. Dock about $3.50
am. Saturday.
Steamer Madonna, Mar.e>lle, for New
York, $50 miles east of Sandy Hook at 8
am.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-08
State Has an Interest.

Senators Fletcher and Bryan of Florida
called on Mr.. Moss again today and
stated that they wished to watch the in
vestigation closely in the interest Of the
state of Florida.
THE senators from Florida" said Mr.
Moss, have told me that the air OF mys-
terry that has overshadowed the Ever
glade DEVELOPMENTS had already cost the
state many millions of dollars
Each senator explained that they were
not interested i'll any way in the land
syndicates doing business in the state,
but that they were in the lands still
owned by the state. These lands, they
stated, had greatly risen in value They
declared that whereas they originally
were sold by the state at So an acre that
the point had been reached now where
they could bring as high as S15 an acre.
The mass Of mystery and charges grow
ing out of the drainage problem and the
sale of the land by syndicates they in
sisted had directly affected the financial
interests of the state
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-08
DEBATE ON ARMY PLAN.
Kahn Wants Reorganization to Be
General.

Opposition to any reorganization of the
army that does not embrace the whole
fighting force was voiced in the House
today by Representative Kahn, republic
can, California, In the renewal Of the de-
bate on the Hay reorganization plan.
Representative Helm. democrat, Ken
lucky, declared that the. United States
now has practically no army, SO far as
the fighting force is concerned.
I'VE have spent $1,000. 10000 in ten
years, and have a $3O,OOJ.OOO army to
show for it, he said. He urged the adcp-
ton of the reorganization scheme in TIE
interest of economy. Represe NATIVE
Kahn opposed 1t because it would reor-
ganize only the general staff. The war
department Is now working. he said, upon
a general reorganization scheme that will
embrace all branches Of the army.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-08
NEW ELECTRIC POWER PLANT.
To Operate Trolley Lines in West.
ern Maryland Counties.
ecial Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
HAGERSTOWN, Md, February s.
In an official statement issued today by
the new owners Of the Hagerstown Street
Railway Company. owning all of the
trolley lines in Washington county and
extensions into Frederick county, Md,
and Franklin county, Pa, 1t was an
nouneed that immediate steps wouH be
taken looking to the construction Of a
large union. power. plant. at cost of
over a quarter of million dollars. This
plant will not only furnish power to cleo
trio railways in this county. but also
the Frederick Railway Company. The
site for the propo:ed power plant will
not be definitely decided upon until the
officials have made further study. Of
the several localities under consideration.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-08

Secretary 0lander of Seamen's Union
Heard by House Steel Committee.

Labor conditions on the great lakes and
the attitude toward labor of the Pitts
burgh Steamship Company, a subsidiary
of the United States Steel Company. were
discussed at today's hearing before the
House committee Investigating the at
fairs Of the so-called steel trust. V. A.
Olander of Chicago. secretary of the La &c
Seamen's Union, testified along this line.
He attacked the welfare plan" of the
Lake Carriers Association as part of a
system of employment designed virtually
to control the minds OF the workmen. The
Pittsburgh company belongs to the Lake
Carriers Association.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-08
ILL IN BED; MARRIED.
Lieut.. Commander Thomas, U. S: n.
and Miss Grace Mellus Wed.

LOS ANGELES, Cal, February s.
Lieutenant Commander Samuel Brown
Thomas. L. S. N, son Of the late Rear
Admiral Charles NJ. Thomas. and Miss
Grace MeIlus of Los Angeles were mar
ried here yesterday, but the wedding was
not the brilliant society event that had
been planned.
A week ago the naval officer was
stricken with pneumonia, and since that
time had been confined to his bed. AL
though unable to lift his head from his
pillow, he had decided that he-wedding
should take place on the date fxedn and
Miss Mellus having consented, .he Gore
mony was performed at his bedside.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-08
LAWYER SUES POLICEMAN.
Leo Simmons Wants sec, 900 for HUI
initiation Declared Uuiustifiahle.

Leo Simmons, a member of the bar, to-
day filed suit to recover $4,000 from
J. F. Sullivan, a police officer Accord
ing to the declaration filed by Attorneys
F. B. Rhodes, and Ebert Johnson. the
policeman Inundated the lawyer by re-
quiring him to ride through the streets
in patrol wagon april II last, when
the only charge to be preferred against
him was violation of the building regu-
lations.
Mr.. Simmons says he was not guilty OF
the charge, and claims the officer had
no probable cause for securing the war
rant or arresting him. The proceedings
were quashed in the Police Court.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-08
FOR FOLK DELEGATION.
Senator Reed Thinks Missouri Demo.
Gratis Should Keep Pledge.

Senator Reed of Missouri issued state
ment today reiterating that the Missouri
state conventions resolution two years
ago to give Gov. Folk an Instructed dele
cation to the next national democratic
convention should be ratified at the COM
ing state convention at Joplin.
THE interests of the democratic party
will be best subseryed by carrying out
the pledge Of the 1910 convention said
he.
Mr. Reed was not present at tha 1910
convention, but Endorsed its action.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-08
NEW PUBLIC UTILITIES BILL.
Proposed as q Substitute by Senate
Works.

Senator Works Of California, a menu
Der of the Senate District committee.
this afternoon proposed an entirely
new public utility bill as substitute
for the Gallinger measure. which is now
pending before the Senate.
Senator Works explained that his SUBJ
stitute was similar to q utilities bill
presented in the House. and lie asked
that the reports Of the District Com
missioners upon the House bill be
printed with his substitute.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-08
REPORT MAY STAND
Hearings on "True Considera-
ton" Bill Non. Productive.
BOTH SIDES END ARGUMENT
No Intimation, However, That Com
mittee Will Ask for Return of
Measure for Another Vote.

Hearings We're concluded today before
the House District committee on the bill
recently introduced In Congress by Ref
sentative Johnson of Kentucky. which. il
enacted into law. would compel the re-
cital Of the true consideration In deeds
and deeds of trust for property conveyed
in the District. To all appearances. how
ever. the hearings have attained no deli
mite object, so that all Of the time spent
in preparing and in presenting arguments
for and against the measure has been
wasted, 1t is believed. since no indication
was offered. today's proceedings ter
minated. that either Mr. Johnson or any
other member OF his committee would
take the initiative in making n motion
before the House that the bin be recon-
mitted to the committee
This fact was brought out by George
Y. Worthington. who has been the lead
er OF the forces Of the local real estate
operators in opposing the enactment OF
the bill. and Mr.. WorthinGton made the
direct request Of Chairman Johnson to
recall the favorable report which the
committee made some time ago. ask
the House in a motion to recommit the
measure and thus give the committee
an opportunity to consider the argu-
ments presented in the hearings be-
fore passing finally upon it's report To
the House.
Arguments in Form Of Briefs.
II was shown while thirteen members
of the committee voted for the favorable
report upon the bill only fen % them
have heard all OF the arg ,u1cnts In the
hearings. and to NEE. this difficulty and
to give to every committeeman sum.
mary of the points made for ai against
t1~av HzA,-
ed that all the argumer's might DE re-
presented In the form OF briefs with one
copy furnished for each member Of the
committee.
Of an argument in favor OF the b',i when
adjournment was taken at the hearing
last Friday. completed his talk today.
Says Bill Would be Benefit.
NJ. I. Weller. who stated that he was q
member Of the commission recently ap-
pointed by Justice Barnard Of the Dis
trict Supreme Court to condemn land for
an extension OF the Capitol grounds. fol-
lowed Mr.. Adriaans, and he declared his
experience on this and other similar
commissions, as we'll as his experience or
forty years in the real estate business In
Washington, convinced him that the true
consideration bill would be Of much bene-
fit to the community as a whole.
Spicy elements were injected in the
hearing when Mr.. Weller took direct
exception to some OF the statements
made at the last hearing by ps~bert
]. Browne, and Mr.. Browne OBJECTED
to the injection of personalities into
the proceedings. Mr.. AdriaaRb gave
what purported to be a QUOTAS n from
a statement OF George Y. Worshinston.
and Mr.. Worthington declared the al
legged quotation was an absolute mis-
statement.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-08
J. J. HILL sUBPoENAEn
Called On to Testify Before "Steel
Trust Committee.

James j. Hill. chairman of the director
ate of the Great Northern railroad, has
been served with a subpoena at Jekyil
Island, Ga, to testify before the House
steel trust investigating committee next
Monday regarding the so-called Hill lease
of the Lake Superior ore fields to the
corporations transportation facilities.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-08
Order Passed by Committee
for a Land Frauds inquiry

A formal order for an investigation of
the drainage division of the Department
Of Agriculture. the charges that en-
gineel's in the department who were dis
charged by Secretary Wilson last Satur-
day had been made victims of Florida
Everglade land syndicate promoters, and
that department reports on the Ever.
glade conditions had been suppressed.
was passed by the House committee on
expenditures in that governmental de-
partment today. -,
Representative Moss, chairman of the
committee, Immediately telegraphed to
J. 0. Wright. drainage engineer of the
state Of Florida, formerly connected with
the Agricultural Department, to appear
as a witness before the committee next
Tuesday. George p. McCabes. solicitor of
the Department of Agriculture, will be
heard Saturday.
Is Willing to Appear.
Senator Fletcher of Florida assured
me-" said Chairman Moss, that Mr..
Wright would come in response to a
Geographic request, and that it would
not be necessary to send deputy to
serve subpoena. I have called upon
the Department of Agriculture for a
complete statement of the exact cost
of the drainage work in the Florida
Everglades, together with list Of all
employees engaged In the work.
In this statement will be included the
cost of getting up the reports which it
is alleged were suppressed. 1t will be a
general financial statement of the under
taking. and I expect that it Will be ready
for the committee Saturday.
The committee, Mr.. Moss stated, decid-
ed not only to investigate the Everglade
lands and the alleged relations Of the
Florida land syndicates to the contro-
versy, but also to conduct a thorough in
quiry into the whole drainage division of
the Department of Agriculture.
I'VE will also thoroughly sift the charges
of misapplication of funds, upon which
was based the dismissal of Chief Engi-
neer c. G. Elliott and his assistant, A. D.
Morehouse. and the suspension of F. E.
Singleton, accountant of the DIVISION -
continued Mr.. Moss This inquiry will
force pOstponement of inquiry into the
forestry division of the department, which
the committee had planned to begin next
week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-08

Embezzlement Charged Against Rub
Der COMPANY Official.

Charles H. Walters, former vice president
of the Mansfield Rubber Company, and
interested in concerns in three states,
was arrested at Gallon last night on
charges Of larceny and enabezzlement ag-
gregating $16,654.S3.