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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-11
DA|RyMEN ASK FORPAY
FOR HYDROCARBONS
Appear Before House Agri-
cultural Committee in Ef-
fort to Get $50, 900.

Representative Carin of Virginia Rep
resentative Lewis of Maryland. DIR. A.
d. Melvin, chief of the bureau of animal
industry. and several dairymen appeared
before the House committee on agricul-
ture today to ask that $4,000 be eX-
pended in the publication of the milk
supply of Washington by being dis
trfouted to dairymen whose cows are
Killed after tuberculin test has proved
them unsafe as milk producers for the
city. The dairymen who came from the
neighborhood We're Messrs. Bentley, Mil
Ter. Rose and Slaymaker.
Mr.. Carlin has been fighting for just
such an appropriation for several years
and believes that the agricultural COM
mittee will authorize at least $4,000 for
this purpose in the coming bill. DR.. Mel
vim is greatly in favor of it.
His bureau has an appropriation of
100000 annually for the stamping out
OF diseases in cattle, and this might be
used partly for the benefit of dairymen
whose cows are killed by order of the
health officer of the District in order
to keep the milk supply free from
tubercular shipments.
AT the present the health officer can
determine what animals shall be MIXED
and which shall be killed as long as the
dairyman chooses Washington for his
market. The dairymen present before
the committee said that they favor the
tuberculin test, but believe they should
be reimbursed for the loss of their
cattle
Representative Lamb of Virginia,
chairman of the committee on agricul-
ture said that his committee is giving
careful study to the question.
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REQUEST TO UNIVERSITY.
Catholic Institution in Washington
Shares Mrs. Drexel's Estate.

NEW YORK. January 10.-Lucy Whar-
ton Drexel of Philadelphia, who died
January o. 1912, left an estate of 81, AL
927 81, according to an appraisal transmit
ted today by the deputy state controllers
office in this city to the surrogate's court
Mrs. Drexel was the widow of Joseph w
Drexel. The estate was nearly equally
divided between personality and realty
Mrs. Drexers own portrait. by Herkomer
and Bougrereau's Charity" are willed
to her daughter Josephine.
There is a curious provision directing
that thte four daughters draw lots for
my first folio of Shakespeare. and the
one drawing it may sell 1t to one Of the
sisters, but 1 request that 1t shall not &c
out Of the family"
There are many charitable requests
among them one Of So 900 to the Catholic
University, Washington, D. c. -,
At the Catholic University today it was
said that one-half of Mrs. Drexefs be-
quest already had been received by the
institution, and that the remainer prob
ably will soon be in, hand In her will
Mrs Drexel made no mention OF the use
which she desired the money put to. ano
accordingly 1T will be added to the gen
eral endowment fund
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-11
SENATE NOW CONSIDERS
JUDGE ARCHBALD'S CASE
No Decision Reached as Yet on
Time When Vote on ImpeaCh-
ment Will Be Taken.

The Senate took up final consideration
of the Archibald impeachment case today
behind closed doors. No decision had
been made when the Impeachment court
reconvened as to the time when vote
will be taken on the various articles of
impeachment, but it was expected that
the entire day would be consumed in Sc
cret debate over the charges against the
Commerce Court judge.
Judge Archibald and his attorneys and
the managers. representing the House
were present when the court resumed its
sitting. On motion Of Senator Clark of
Wyoming the doors were Immediately
closed and the attorneys, managers and
Judge Archibald were forced to retire.
Argument Ended.
Arguments in the case were ended
shortly before O'Clock. last evening. At
torney A. S. Worthington, for Judge
Archibald. spoke for about three hours
yesterday afternoon, pointing out testi-
mony showing that the judge was guilty
of no misconduct. anu he was listened to
with close attention by q large number
Of senator's. The closing argument was
made by Representative Clayton. chief
of the House managers and he pleaded
for the conviction of Judge Archibald,
urging that the jurist was guilty of such
misconduct as should cause his removal
from the bench.
Two senators have not been sworn as
judges and have been excused from vot-
ing on the case. They are ,. n. Heiskell
of Arkansas, who took his seat only
day or SO ago as the successor of the
late Jeff Davis. and r. NJ. Johnson of
Texas, who succeeded Senator Bailey, re-
signed, few days ago.
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Little Western Girls Great
Ambition Is Realized.
THANKS HIM lawful MUCH
Phyllis Wistrand Returning to
Papa's Ranch Fully Gratified.
APPOINTMENTS NOT MADE
President Visited by Delegations,
ships or Juvenile Judge.

When President Taft today kissed four
year-old Phyllis Wistrand of Wyoming
he sent a happy child away from Wash
ington, and made a good story for the
reporters.
Little Phyllis and her mother, Mrs: Lii
liam Hartzler Wistrand have been visit
ing friends in Washington. They sa"
all the sights of the city, but none inter
ested the child so much as the White
House and grounds. She had hearc
much about President Taft. and the Other
day when her mother took her through
the grounds she cried because she couldn
kiss the President. She declared that she
would not go home until she had kissed
him. The mother was in quandary-
The policemen in the grounds toio
her it was a pretty hard propositlo1
to get to kiss Mr.. Taft. Ihey nae
never seen the scheme worked success
fully. They rather indicated tina,
Phyllis opportunities should be checked
in their early stages.
Appeals to Mr.. Hilles.
Mrs. Wistrand studied it over. and
then wrote to Secretary Hilles what the
situation was. She had never seer
little Phyllis so deeply concerned about
anything Could Mr.. Hilles do any
thing? Yes, he could, and he did. He
promptly invited the mother to bring
the child to the White House, and she
arrived there this morning. escorted
by Assistant Secretary Brahany. she
entered the Presidents office; lookine
awfully shy and doubtful, but still
game The President understood the
situation and, picking the child up IN
his big arms. gave her hearty kiss.
THANK you, awful much. President.
lisped the child and she went away graft
fed, taking the noon train for her Ia
theirs ranch in Wyoming.
No Local Nominations.
The District Commissioner and juvenile
Judge nominations did not go to the Sen
ate today. President Taft having made
an engagement to see a delegation o.
prominent men favorable to the nomina
ton of Judge De Lacy. The delegation
consisted of J. J. Darlington. Charles J
Bell, w. T. GaIliher. James F. Shea, Lee
Baumgarten and II. w Sohon.
The visitors made strong plea fol
another term for Judge De Lacy. declar
ing that he deserved this. The President
listened attentively, speaking kindly OF
Judge De Lacy.
President Tart tOody TeceiNeu OH INV
tation to attend the Masonic celebration il
Alexandria, Va, February %, under the
auspices of Alexandria Washington Lodge
This celebration, a yearly event, is always
interesting The third convention of the
promoters of the Washington memoria
monument will be held at the same time
The invitation was presented by 5. w
Pitts, worshipful master of Alexandria
Washington Lodge; G. II. Callahan, &. r.
Swan, Donald T. .Aitcheson, Howard Todt
and Claude Fletcher, introduced by Rep
resentative Carlin.
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that Washington men are best qualifie I
to act. in view of their knowledge of To-
cal affairs
The following committee appointments
Were made last night:
Auditing-James T.. oyster. chairman;
Granville NJ. Hunt. vice chairman: Thorn
as Grant. secretary: H. T. Baines. &. /.
orissey, A. i. Davis. Joshua Evans. u. +;
William j. Eynon. Walter II. Guy. l.. j.
Lauman. Charles Linkins. II. II Mckee,
a. j. May, Howard Moran, John Poole.
Albert Schulteis. Herbert T. Shannon.
John +. SlaNen, II Il. Simpson. Jacob
Scharf. +. r. Whitney. Max Fisher. A. V.
Hoffman, NJ ID. Rosenberg. William h.
Hardy and Mai. r. Taylor.
Press-Earl Goodwin. chairman: Maurice
Splain, first vice chairman: Theodore III.
Tiller, second vice chairman: Fred A.
Emery, secretary; John J.. Martin, press
agent.
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STRICKEN ILL ON BENCH.
Judges Sickness May Mean Retrial
Of Alleged SWindlers.

NEW YORK, January 1.-THE Illness
Of Judge Charles II. Hough OF the fed
eral district court, who was stricken on
the bench yesterday. may necessitate a
new trial for Julian Hawthorne Josiah
Quincy, Albert Freeman and DR.. William
]. Morton, who are charged with using
the mails fraudulently in promoting min
ing companies
Judge Hough has presided over the trial
during its seven-week progress Attor-
neys in the case are looking up the law
to determine II they will have to 60 again
over the ground already covered should
Judge Hough's illness be a long one.
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APPEAL TOCOMM|TTEE
ON TARIFF REDUCTION
Heads of Big industries Tes-
tify and Urge Retention of
Present Rates.

A phalanx Of heads of big industries
testified today on reduction in the metal
schedule of the tariff before the House
committee on ways and means. There
were representatives of the tin plate. iron
pin, chain, thorite, gas mantle. steel pen
and wood screw, textile machinery and
hardware and other industries.
Among the scheduled witnesses were
John A. Topping of New York, presi-
dent of the Republic Iron and Steel Com
pany; c. B. White of Newark. N. j.. pres
ident of the Chemical Refining Company;
E. r. Crawford of Pittsburgh. president
of the McKeesport Tin Plate Company:
Henry R. Towne of the American Hard
ware Company, at Stamford, Conn.
Windsor 7. White of Cleveland, for the
White Sewing Machine Company: Thomas
X. Nedringhaus Of st. Louis, for the Ma
tional Enameling and Stamping Com
pany; Alexander P. White of New York,
vice president of the General F1reproofing
Company; L. Y. Spear of Groton. Conn.,.
president of the New London Ship and
Engine Company; Richard w. Meade,
president of the Fifth Avenue Coach
Company, New York; s. P. Ker. presi-
dent of the Sharon (Pa-) Steel Hoop
y
A. Roebling Sons Company OF Trenton,
y. j.
Wants Tariff on Tungsten Lights.
Pleas for retention of present tariff
rates were made by b. A. Levett Of New
York in behalf of manufacturers OF tung.
stem lights: James L. Gitterman Of New
York. for bottle caps, and c. A. Curtiss
OF Meriden. Conn.,. for table cutlery
Mr.. Gtterman asserted that Amaricar
manufacturers were just about able &c
compete with European bottle cap prod.
ucts, and that the Germans enjoyed 9
freight rate from Hamburg to San Fran.
cisco practically the same as the freight
from New York to San Francisco. Mr.
CurtisA representing 80 per cent OF
American cutlery makers, said the me-
profits were about IA per cent on tn,
capital invested.
The Standard Chain Company of Pitts
burkh, according to testimony Of Johr
O 6chmids. its president. would not OBJ
5ect to a Ii per cent tariff on chains
MI. Schmids urged that instead of a re
ductton on all chains to a fiat ad valoreu
basis OF 20 per cent the committee SHOULD
retain the present specific rates with 8
compromise minimum ad valorem of 3,
per Cent instead Of As.
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REPORTS FOR TRIAL.
Anton Johanssen, Labor Leader, Al.
legged Party to Dynamite Plot,

Los ANGELES. CAL. January 11-An-
ton Johanssen. the San Francisco labor
leader, who. with Olaf A Tveitmoe and
Eugene a. Clancy of San Francisco and
j. e Munsey Of Salt Lake City. were
indicted year ago by the federal grand
jury here on charge OF conspiracy to
transport dynamite, arrived In Los An
Reles today and will appear Monday be-
fore United States Judge Olin Wellborn
for trial
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-11
WILL EXAMINE ROCKEFELLER.
DIR. G.. w. Richardson Will Pro-
nonnce on Financier's Condition.

DR.. c. W. Richardson Of this city has
gone to Miami, Fla, to examine william
Rockefeller at the instance of the House
money trust committee to determine
whether the financier's condition will per-
nit him to give testimony.
Dr. Richardson was expected to reach
Miami early today, and examine Mr.
Rockefeller Immediately upon his arrival
from the Bahamas.
Rockefeller's Departure Delayed.
MIAMI, Fla, January 1.-THE steamer
Miami, which left here for the Bahamas.
was grounded on a Florida reef for twelve
hours yesterday, reaching Nassau, New
Providence, late last night. The Miami
will sail from Nassau at o'clock this
evening, with William Rockefeller aboard,
and is due to reach Miami on the return
trip about noon Sunday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-11

James NJ. Sappington and B. F. Han
maker are leaders in movement to start
new bank in Liberty. Md. in the place
of the one just closed by State Banking
Commissioner DoWneS
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To Propose Agreement.
Worlds Tallest Woman Dead.

QUINCY, H., January 11-Miss Ella
Ewing eight feet four inches In height.
and known as the tallest woman in the
world, is dead She owned magnificent
country home, with all the furniture
built in proportion TO her size.
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Was With Amundsen.

Hialmar Johanssen was with Amund-
sen last year on his trip to the south, a
member of the Fram's party as "all-
around man." as Capt Amundsen ex-
presses IT, He was an officer In the Nor
wegian army. No one today cared to tell
Capt Amundsen of the details OF the
news dispatches. which gave as a reason
for Johanssens suicide the fact that he
was not selected as one of those who
were To penetrate to the pole. and that
this disappointment had preyed on his
mind
"Johanssen was fine fellow" Capt.
Amundsen said. "He was very much In
terested In the exploration work am
grieved."
Johanssen was with Nansen on the
Farthest North before Peary.
Capt Amundsen will repeat the lecture
he delivered last night, which is reported
elsewhere in The Star, before another au-
dience of members of the Geographic So
ciety and their guests, at the New Ma
sonic Temple. this afternoon at 4:4o.
Roa1d Amundsen was born at Borle.
Norway in 1872. He was trained for the
Sweden-Norway naval service in which
ne became lieutenant In 1901 he made
valuable observations of the East Green
land current. In 1s97-9a he was first off,
Ger of the Belgica expedition. which eX-
plored the region west of Graham Land.
In June. 1903. he headed the expedition
sent out to relocate the north magnetic
pole and to navigate the northwest pass
age Both of these objects he accom-
plished in the summer of 1904. He safely
brought his ship. the Gjoa. through the
archipelago into Alaskan water in 1905.
the first ship in the worlds history to
traverse the northwest passage.
Party Believed Lost.
CHRISTIANIA, January IA report
has been given wide circulation here that
the famous arctic explorer, Otto Sver-
drup, and party of sixteen persons who
accompanied him a walrus hunt in
Greenland waters have persisted.
The Norwegian government has guar
anteed the expenses of a relief expedition
to Spitzbergen for the German explorers
under Lieut.. Schroeder StranZ. who started
out last year in the steamer HerZog En-
nest and are reported to be in dire .sraits.
Manager Mansfield of an American coal
company at Green Harbor tried to or
ganiZe a relief party. but found condi-
lions rendered sending succor to the eX-
plorers from his station impossible.
Sverdrup in Seattle.
SEATTLE January 11.-Capt. Otto
Sverdrup. the famous arctic explorer. is
In Seattle. He is not related to Capt
Otto iSverdrup. reported lost on walrus
Christiania. The former explorer is the
head of a large whaling company operat-
ing i'm Alaskan waters, and was believed
to have gone east on business. He was
found today at his home. however. and
said that the Sverdrup mentioned in the
Christiania messages was not related to
him.
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Rockefeller's Departure Delayed.
Elected to Gridiron Club.

At the January meeting Of the Grid
iron Club, at the New Willard Hotel to-
day, John p. Gavit of the New York
the club.
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Representative Johnson said that as far
~ he was concerned he still was as un-
interested in New York real estate as he
was in Calcutta building lots Mr. Colds
borough, however. took up the problem.
but before he got through Representative
Redneld and Col Judson had side de-
bate on the subject, and Representative
Johnson himself had to beg that the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-11
SEEKING INFORMATION
OF RATE AGREEMENTS
House Committee Investigate
ing Trade With South and
Central America.

Further light on rate conferences he
tween steamship lines plying out OF New
York TO South and Central America.
South Africa and Australia was sought
today by the House merchant marine
committee from Paul Gottheil. president
of the Funch. Edye Company. Mr.. Got
theil whose firm handles the freight bust
ness of a number OF large lines. told
the committee Yesterday that practically
all of his companies had rate agree
ments with other lines plying to the
same ports.
Several other prominent shipping men
were waiting to go on the stand. anG
from them the committee hoped To learn
something about the rebates which wit
nesses have agreed probably are given in
foreign countries on cargoes coming To
the United States.
Rate Agreements Elsewhere.
Chairman Alexander asked if rate
agreements existed among lines trading
between Atlantic ports and the far east
and between Japan. China and the Phil
ippines. and whether there was a pool
ing arrangement by lines between At
lantic ports and the far east. Mr..
Gottheil said he had no definite knowl-
edge, but believed such agreements were
still effective. Rates for these lines
were fixed, he said. at conferences held
in New York every Tuesday. The wit
ness said "A great many ships under
foreign flags probably were owned by
Americans.
Traffic With Baltic Ports.
AS to traffic between the United states
and Baltic ports, the witness said the
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., HamburS-Amer-
lean, North German Lloyd and Wilson
| lines were i'm agreement to make the
same rates and divide traffic. The Nor
| ay-Mexico-Gulf line. he said. was in
strict competition with the Scandinavian
| American line in the trade to Copenhagen
and Christiania. Between New York and
| Rotterdam and Amsterdam, the Holland
American and Uranium companies have
direct lines, in competition without rate
or service agreements.
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NO SIGN Of A BREAK
IN BALKAN DEADLOCK
Meantime All Europe Awaits
Fall of Beseiged Fortress
of AdrianopIe.

LONDON, January. 1f.-No sign OF N
1oosening of the deadlock in the Balkan
situation is vet in evidence. In the mean
time the world awaits the fall of tho
long beleaguered fortress of Adrianople.
and is watching with close interest for
the effect which the collective note to be
handed to Turkey by the ambassadors at
ConStantinople of the European powers
will have on the Turkish government.
The Italian ambassador in London. who
spent years in Constantinople and knows
Turkey WELL declared today that IL the
powers were about to press Turkey To
cede Adrianople some concession would
be necessary concerning the Aegean Is
lands. Otherwise" he said, the Otto
mans. in their despair, would become a
kind of wild animals capable OF any eX-
cess.
The Turkish Delegates confirm the re-
port that they Will leave London next
week for Constantinople if the allies do
not change their minds.
Bulgarian Losses Heavy.
ST. PETERSBURG, January 1.-THE
official list of casualties in the Bull
garian army since the beginning of the
war shows that 2S4 officers and 21,0lS
men have been killed or have Succumbed
from their wounds or disease according
to "A dispatch from Sofia. Besides this,
SO officers and 51,0o0 men were wound-
ed or put on the sick list
To Propose Agreement.
PARIS. January 1.-The Mathis Lon
don correspondent says that i'm an inter-
view NJ. Jonescu. the Roumanian minis
ter of the interior. told him that today
he would propose a conditional agree
ment on the subject under discussion
with NJ Daneff, namely that. when the
Bulgarians had come into possession OF
Adrianople and settled all difference
with the Turks. Bulgaria cede to Rouma-
MIA a part of the territory, the lines Oh
which are to be agreed upon later.
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Johanssen. who committed suicide in
Christiania last week. was communicated
to Capt. Amundsen today, coming to him
as a shock.
This news. which had been in posses
sion Of the explorers encourage for sew
eral days, was kept from him purposely,
and 1t was desired that nothing should
be told him which might cast a gloom
over his visit to Washington, and the
happy occasion in store for him tonight
when he is to be presented at the BAN
quet of the National Geographic Society
at the Willard Hotel. with the society's
gold medal for his south polar discovery
by Rear Admiral Peary, the north polar
discOyerer.
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Methods Under Scrutiny.

Representative George was interested
in ascertaining the methods by which
Mr.. Goldsborough arrived at value of
$50 foot on the Southern building site.
Mr. Goldsborough gave instances of VAL
ues In the immediate neighborhood.
Representative Redheld asked about the
Southern building as an asset for a fire
insurance company-whether 1t was to
be easily sold in event of a cOnfagration
when the insurance company had to get
money in hurry This led to a colloquy
on the ability to sell real estate.
Representative Kedfield said the EQui-
table building site in New York city, oc-
cupying a full square. sold for $500 a
foot.
us the Southern building worth a quar-
ter Of that?"
he still clings to his idea that $50 a foot
| Is the correct value.
what relation has New York real es-
tate to Washington real estate?" asked
Representative Johnson.
'.rhey are both in cities" was the an
swer
you are not Of the opinion that the
| real estate in New York has any more
relation to Washington real estate than
the price of land in Calcutta has," con-
tinued Mr.. Johnson.
| IT wouldn't go as far as Calcutta" said
Mr. Goldsborough, but there is nothing
| to form an equation.
| Col Judson went back to New York
with the question:
III the Southern building were on the
/ site Of tho Equitable in New York, what
would the value Of the building be-"
| Mr.. Douglas objected.
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Committees to Be Named.

Two of the most important committees
are to be announced today, 1T is said. the
reception committee. of which DIR. Thorn
as Nelson Page is chairman. and the
floor committee, headed by Benjamin S.
Minor. Mr.. Minor has appointed William
c. Marrow vice chairman of the floor
committee and Hugh b. Roland secre-
tary. The floor committee will have a
membership of about 400 and will be COM
posed of prominent Washingtonans. Mr.
Minor has announced that no effort will
be made to have men from other cities
placed on the committee, as he believes