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Commercial Company's Assets.

Mr. Best said that the Commercial Fire
Insurance Company appeared to be en-
tirely solvent. and that. emitting the
Southern building. it had surplus of
81 $50.
Representative Prouty asked about the
Commercials business.
THE companv's underwriting loss was
S140,OO' said Mr. Best. I'VE must credit
the company with the income on its In
vestments to offset part of that loss
Mr. Carusi took up the statement OF
Mr.. Best that a libel suit had been threat
ened against him for statements made In
his insurance journal. At the first ques-
ton Mr.. Best answered:
II considered the whole method of oper-
alton as deceptive l thought that the
attempt by n small company to go out
and get business in competition with other
companies was wrong.
Mr.. Redfield asked If directors had been
dropped because they protested against
paying dividends. Mr.. Carusi said he did
not recOllect any such occurrence. Mr..
Carusi brought out the fact that the old
Commercial Company, at 100000 capital,
had done business in Washington, ID. c.,
for fifteen years, paid per cent dfvi-
dends and had thirty-six-thousand-d dol
lar surplus, and that when 1t was ex-
banded il was no longer small COM
pany.
Mr. Carusi asked Mr.. Best to explain
further his printed allegation of decep-
ton in that the figures did not explain
fully the real condition of the Commercial
Company
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Orders Impeachment Action.

MONTGOMERY, Ala. January 4.-Gov
O'Neal has ordered impeachment pro.
ceedings against William Martin, sheriff
of Hale county. to determine whether
the officer was criminally negligent. In al.
lowing negro prisoner Will Thomas. &C.
cused of wife murder. to obtain poison.
Thomas drank the poison and died.
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Army Bill About Completed.

The military affairs committee has prac-
tically completed the army bill. which is
expected to develop considerable friction.
Besides these there remain the naval ap-
preparation bill. with its prospectsfor a
fight on the battleship program: the Mill
tary Academy bill. the agricultural appro-
priation bill. the Notifications bill. the vo-
luminous sundry civil bill and two So
called pork barrel bills. for river and
harbor Improvement and bubble buildings.
With these prospects piled up for the
next two months, Representative Fitzger-
aid, chairman of the appropriations COM
mittee, declared today that the House
would soon be forced to call night ses-
sions for the consideration of appropria-
ton bills. He said that committees would
have the supply measures ready for ac-
ton on the floor before the House was
ready for them. Mr.. Fitzgerald believes
general legislation will have little chance
on the floor.
Members of the House are looking for.
ward to about a month of night and day
grinding just before the conclusion Of the
session, and the leaders are already maxi
ing plans to hold quorum OF members
that work may be rushed through.
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rotary of State Knox, Ambassador Bryce
Senator Root Senator Lodge, Judge
George Gray, Rear Admiral Cowles, Jo-
seph III. Choate, Chauncey NJ. Depew, j.
p. Morgan. Robert Bacon, Robert I. Lin
coin and Henry White.
After the services, which began at II
o'clock, the casket was escorted to the
Grand Central station by battalion of
infantry from the army, battalion OF
marines and a battalion of sailors. AT
the station special train was waiting to
carry the family and friends to larry
town.
Among those in the cathedral for the
services were Mr.. and Mrs. John Hays
Hammond. Mrs. John Hay. Admiral and
Mrs. Dewey, Gen. Horace Porter. former
Gov. and Mrs. John A. Dix. DR.. and Mrs.
Nicholas Murray Butler. DR. and Mrs
Arthur T. Hadley. Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
w. Taft. Miss Helen Gould and Miss
Mabel Boardman
Program of President.
President Taft will address the interna-
tional peace forum this afternoon and be
guest of honor tonight at a dinner oil
republican organizations of this city
Philadelphia and Boston
Immediately after his arrival in this
city this morning the President drove to
the home of his brother Henry w. Taft
Tor breakfast. He will spend the night
there also, returning to Washington al
II O'Clock Sunday morning.
Tribute Paid in London.
LONDON, January MANY of the
flags on public and private buildings in
the West End of London f1oated at half
staff today out of respect for the memory
OF the late Ambassador Whitelaw Reid.
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HOUSE |SCONFRONTED
BY TANNED CALENDAR
Niuht Sessions Probable in
Order to Expedite the Nee
essary Legislation. !

With final adjournment of the sixty.
second Congress exactly two months away.
the House today confronted damned
calendar and a grist of supply bills that
promised weary days and sleepless nights
for the legislators up to the final moment
of the session.
Only a single appropriation bill. the leg.
islatiye, executive and judicial supply
measure, has been passed by the House.
The Indian appropriation bill is now un-
der consideration, and it should be COM
pleted early next week. The big appro-
nriation measures, which involve a vast
amount of detail likely to cause lengthy
discussion, are still to come. The post
office appropriation bill has been reported
from the committee and is awaiting ac-
ton by the House.
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Mr.. REID AT REST
President Taft Attends AM
bassad0r'S Funeral.
BURIAL IN SLEEPY HOLLOW
Bishops Greer and Leonard Officiate
at Cathedral Services.
MILITARY ESCORT TO STATION
Army and Navy Are Officially Rep
resented by Gen. Barry and Adj
miral Fiske.
MILITARY ESCORT TO STATION

| NEW YORK, January 4-The body OF
Whitelaw Reid. late ambassador tc
Great Britain. was carried today to its
| last resting place in the Sleepy Hollow
cemetery at Tarrytown. President Taft
cabinet officers representatives of the
army and navy and of the British en-
| bassy. the bereaved family and hundreds
of friends and associates of the late am
| bassador attended the funeral this morn
ing in the Cathedral of ST. John the Di-
vine.
During the night the steel casket rest
ed in the cathedral crypt. guarded by a
company of marines. For the funeral
services it was brought into the chancel.
Bishop David II. Green conducted the
service, assisted by Bishop Leonard of
Cleveland. representing the diocese of
Ohio, in which Mr.. Reid formerly resided.
Bishop Boyd Carpenter, canon of West
minister Abbey, represented the clergy of
England.
President Taft came from Washington
with Secretary Of State Knox. Charles D.
Hilles. the Presidents secretary, and
Maj. Thomas L. Rhoades. his military
aid. Great Britain was represented by
her American ambassador James Bryce,
and members of his suite and the officers
body across the Atlantic. The United
States army was officially represented
by Maj. Gen. Barry, and the navy by
Rear Admiral Fiske.
Col. Roosevelt Present.
Among others present were Sir Ernest
II. Shackleton, the polar explorer. rep
resenting the Pilgrims of Great Britain,
and eX-President Theodore Roosevelt
from the American Pilgrims.
The honorary pallbearers included Sec
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mittee. as follows: Adds B. Browne. Ira
E. Bennett, Henry P. Blair. Frank 5
| Bright, William w. Bride. Chnord X X
| Clifton. Henry E. Davis. George p. Elem
| ing. Charles ]. Faulkner, William p
Hepburn, Frank j. Hogan. A. A. Hoeh-
| ling jr. Frederic D. Mckinney. jaime:
D. Maher, DR.. James D. Morgan. Jerry
A. Matthews. n O. Messenger. Arthur
Peter. Thomas J. Pence. John NJ. Ran
kin, DR.. Sterling Ruffin, W. Andrew
Smith. Alfred p. Thorn, Clarence X. Will
son. Judson C. Welliver and John w.
Yerkes.
Maryland Puts in Bid.
Maryland yesterday afternoon put in the
first bid to Congress for a place in the
presidential inaugural parade when Rep
resentatve Linthicum of Maryland In
troduced a joint resolution to authorize
the 9Th Regiment of the Maryland Ma
tional Guard to occupy the corridors OF
the Supreme Court of the District OF Co
lumbia for twenty-five hours, beginning
at o'clock March j.
Skyrockets. red fire and pyrotechnlc sur
prises of all sorts are being talked over
by the fireworks committee. of which
Isaac Cans is chairman, and half dozen
big fireworks men have been in Washing
ton with tentative plans for night ceie-
bration March 1.
works is the title given to the chairman
of the committee by some of his asso-
GATES
Displays to Be Leading Feature.
1t is probable that the western skies
will be Illuminated March 4 with tremen-
dous fiery outlines of the President and
Vice President.
1t is the plan of the committee to nave
these set pieces of such gigantic stature
that they can be seen for many miles, and
if the fireworks experts can engineer such
a large piece of pyrotechnics. this Will be
the leading feature of the night celepra-
ton.
Students as Escort.
PRINCETON, n. j., January 4.-The
Princeton student body, numbering 1.4Oo.
last night placed before Gov. Wilson re-
quest that they be permitted to act as his
personal escort at the inauguration March
t. Paul +. Meyers, president of the
Woodrow Wilson Club of Princeton. and
a senior at the university, acted as
Spokesman for the students.
The President-to-be seemed Delighted al
the compliment implied by the offer. and
though he did not commit himself, Mr..
Movers came away encouraged in the be-
lief that his request would receive ia
VOrable consideration.
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Hudson's Opinion.

1t is DR.. Hudson's opinion that if Con-
gress will agree to plan calling for the
establishment of a bathing beach in the
tidal basin or along the river the esti.
mate of $500 for repairs requested for
the present bath for the next fiscal year
will be sufficient to repair temporarily
the damages caused by yesterdays storm
and keep the institution in satisfactory
condition until new bathing beach can
be provided to take its place.
Yesterdays high wind destroyed about
$50 feet of the north side of the bath
house and the coping on the west end.
Walter Davis. Waterman, was just emerg-
ing from the structure the coping was
torn away, and barely escaped being
struck by the timber.
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INSIST ON PROGRAM
Equal Suffragists Want to
March on the Avenue.
PLAN TO PARADE MARCH 3
Leaders in Civic Bodies Indorse APP
peal to Authorities for Permit.
BIG DEMONSTRATION IN VIEW
Woman in Armor to Appeal as Joan
of Arc-Additiona Com
mittees Named.

The women interested i'm the suffrage
pageant and parade proposed for March
; are today making every effort TO OBJ
tain the consent OF the District Commits
sioners and the superintendent OF police
To permit the parade 10 take place on
Pennsylvania avenue, and IL is believed
that they will succeed. Maj. Sylvester.
superintendent of police. has SO far with
held his approval of this plan. on the
ground that Pennsylvania avenue Will los
crowded the day before the inauguration
with incoming visitors and contingets OF
troops ond Give bodies which are To take
part in the inaugural parade. and also be-
cause the finishing touches on the street
decorations must be made that day.
President James +. Oyster of the Cham-
Der of Commerce. President Joseph Stras-
burger of the Retail Merchants Assoc
citation. and Isaac Cans. chairman of the
publicity committee of the chamber and
also chairman OF the fireworks commit
tee of the inaugural committee. have in
terested themselves In behalf OF the
women. however. and will ask the au-
thorities to grant the privilege desired.
II is expected that President Droop OF
the Board of Trade also Will use his ins
fuence in the same direction.
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Committee Gets Control.

The inaugural committee has decided to
give the control of the reviewing stands
for the parade othe committee on re-
viewing stands.
George P. James. chairman of the COM
mittee on transportation, announced last
night that reduced railroad rates from all
parts of the country to Washington for
the Inauguration will be arranged soon.
Chairman George E. Hamilton of the
legislative committee yesterday afternoon
announced the appointment of his COM
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Statement by Miss Paul.

Miss Alice Paul. chairman of the cons
gressional committee of the National
American Woman Suffrage Association.
in charge of headquarters here and the
arrangements for the big suffrage demon
stration. said today that she saw no good
reason why the suffrage parade should
not be held on Pennsylvania avenue. She
added that the suggestion that the parade
be held on 10th street instead OF Pennsyl-
vania avenue, put forward by Mai. Syl-
vester, did not meet the desires of those
I'm charge.
1t was announced today at headquarters
that a woman clad in full armor. riding
on a charger. would represent Joan of
Arc in the parade. Probably Mrs. Rich
ard {. Burleson. wife OF Lieut.. Burleson.
Sd Field Artillery, stationed at Fort
Myer. will be Joan of Are on this occa-
sion, il was said. Mrs. Burleson, how
ever is being considered also as marshal
of the parade. and II may he that some
one else must play the part of Joan.
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FAvORS TIDAL BASIN
DR.. Hudson Would Abandon
Present Bathing Beach.
BATHHOUSE Is DAMAGED
Storm Makes an Increased Appro.
priation Necessary.
COMMISSIONERS MAY ACT
Recommendations Favoring Change
Likely to Be Sent to Con-
gress at This Session.
COMMISSIONERS MAY ACT

Abandonment of the municipal swim
ming pools at 18th and b streets north
west and conversion of a portion of the
tidal basin into a large public bathing
beach may be recommended to Congress
at the present session.
AS the result of about $500 worth of
damage done to the present bathhouse
by the storm which swept Washington
yesterday DIR. w. b. Hudson, superintend-
ent of the pools is facing the proposition
of obtaining funds for repairs. He said
today that he will ask the District Com
missioners to consider the advisability of
abandoning the 18th and B street insti-
tuition and establishing larger and more
up-to-date bathing beach in the south
west cove of the tidal basin
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Meets Twice Monthly Now.

Meetings are held twice month by
the board according to bylaws, which
were made by the organization itself.
The stated meetings of the board shall
be held on the first and third Wednesdays
of each month at $50 O'Clock in the aft
ernoon." states the boards ruling, but
this can be revoked at any time, OF
course, in the discretion of that body
1t is not necessary for the members to
convene more than once month during
the scholastic year, according to the or
ganic law, which states that they shall
hold stated meetings at least once a
month during the school year, and such
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MAY CUT MEETINGS
Suggested Board of Education
Hold Only One a Month.
CONSIDERED BY MEMBERS
Subject Will Probably Be Brought
Up at Session Wednesday.
WORK SOMEWHAT REDUCED
Additional Authority Given to SUI
perintendent Relieves Board of
Some Former Duties.

That the board of education of the Dis
trlct mold only one regular meeting a
month instead of two. as is now the
case, is suggestion which is being con-
sldered by members OF the board and of
nclais OF the schools. Several of those
who have considered the matter are i'm
favor of the single meeting a month and
1t Is possible the proposition will be
brought up at the next meeting of the
board, which will be held Wednesday
lone meeting a month is sufficient,
said DR.. w. NJ. Davidson, superintendent
Of public schools. today. There is hard
ly enough business to come before the
board at the meeting Wednesday to war
rant It to meet"
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Prominent Leaders Expected.

Word has been received here that four OF
the most prominent suffrage workers In
the country have signiiied their intention
of taking part in the parade here. They
are Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait OF New
York city, president of the International
Suffrage Association; the Rev. DIR. Anna
Shaw of New York, president of the Nas
tional Association for Womans Sunragei
Miss Jane Adams or Chicago and Mrs.
James Lees Laidlaw OF New York city.
auditor of the National Association for
Woman Suffrage. Mrs. Richard Y FHtZ>
gerald of New York city, recording secre.
tary OF the National Association, also il
coming to take part in the pageant IL sne
can reach the city on that date. The coms
mittee hopes to have the presidents or the
various state organizations here also.
Additional Committees.
Additional committees appointed are AZ
follows:
Bands-Mrs. William Kent.
Banners-Mrs. Il. ID. Hasbrouck.
Canvassing funds-Mrs Burleson.
Hospitaiity-Mrs. Harvey w. Wiley and
Miss Julia Goldsborough.
MISREPRESENTATION, rs. Ellen Spencer
Mussey; vice chairman, Miss Gertrude
Leonard.
Physicians-Dr Elnora c. Folkmar and
DR.. Clara Bliss Finley.
Pioneer sunraglsts-MissN ettie Lovisa
White.
Posters. post cards photographs. colors
Mrs. Nina r.. Allender.
AdViSory-MrS. 1lIlett Hill, Mrs. La
Toilette, Mrs. j.. +. claxton, Mrs. r. L.
Dubois. Mrs. Thomas l.. Macdonald and
Mrs. John Wilkie.
Iibrarian-Miss Harriet j. Hilton.
Literature-Mrs. Lulu w. hemingway.
Mrs. j. b. Withers. Miss Sloan. Mrs.
Cook. Mrs. w. q. Stuart and Miss Alice
Jenkins.
Marshal-Mrs. BurleSon.
Finance and organization of the suf-
frage societies of the District of Column
bia-Miss Florence Etheridge.
Outdoor meetings-Mrs. Nina Allender.
Press clippings-Miss Anna Sloan.
Miss Lucy Burns Of New York is e.
pected to arrive in Washington today
and will assist Miss Alice Paul of
Philadelphia in preparing for the
pageant.
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WOOD NAMES STAFF
Inauguration Parade Aids As
signed to Their Duties.
WILSON'S WISHES Needed
Army and Navy Not to Be So Large
ly Represented.
ABOUT 1000 TO PARTICIPATE
Number of Militiamen Coming Not
Known-Pension Building Used
for Balls Since 1885.
WILSON'S WISHES NEEDED
1000 TO PARTICIPATE

Maj Gen. Leonard Wood, chief of staff
or the army and grand marshal and
chairman of the committee on military
organizations of the inaugural parade, to-
day announced that the following would
comprise his staff: Col. Edwin ST. John
Greble. vice chairman of the committee
on military organizations; Col. H. T. AL
len, chief of staff; Col. II. c. Hodges, jr..
adjutant general: Lieut.. John c. III. Lee.
Corps of Engineers, secretary; Maj. Gen.
W. w. Wotherspoon, commander of the
regular army division, including the West
Point cadets; Brig. Gen. A l.. Mills,
marshal Of the militia division. The COM
mander of the naval contingent of the
parade has not yet been selected.
Gen. Wood today announced that in
Difference to President-elect Wilson's ex-
pressed wishes the representation of the
army and navy would not be as great as
at previous similar functions. These two
services all told will be represented by
about 1000.
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were very close friends. Mr.. Best did

were very close friends. Mr. Best oio
not admit 1t.
Mt. Best said that the expenses or pro-
noting the First National Company were
moderate. ~
Representative George asked about the
post office and the literature OF the First
National Mr.. Carusi said that Ropert
Wynne had attended to the matter. anu
would explain 1t on the stand.
Mr. Carusi asked about q statement
Mr. Best made yesterday
why did you make special reference
to the fact that one letter was sent 10 .
tafloro was II to intimate that the in
surance company was sending letters to
the poor and ignorant?
''Oh, no.
Don't you think the company sent III
erature to as competent class as any
one except insurance experts?"
Yes / should think So.
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Consider Beach's Future.

The Commissioners last fall considered
the future of the public bathing beach
when they inserted in the District esti-
mates items for the construction of SWIM
ming pools on the Georgetown, CardoZa
and Rosedale laygrounds. 1t is not un-
likely that the necessity of obtaining
funds for repairs to the bathhouse at
18th and streets. will result in their
recommending to Congress a plan for a
new bathing beach. to be located either
in the tidal basin or along the river.
The principal objection to the present
site is that the water in the pools cannot
be changed frequently enough. Mem
bers of Congress are said to be interested
in the matter, and the suggestion has
been made that lighthouses for white and
colored patrons be located along the
river.
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Favors Trial Basin.

DIR. Hudson favors the tidal basin site
because he believes the water to be prac-
tically free from sewage or other con-
tamination. His plan calls for the con-
struction of lighthouses around the
southwest cove of the basin, the installa-
ton of floating baths and other fea-
lures which would make the institution
one of the best Of it's kind to be found
anywhere.
1t is not expected that the installation
of swimming pools on play grounds will
affect the movement to establish larger
and better equipped bathing beach for
the general public.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-02-19
WinCiveWaytoPro-
viSiOna| President.
FEDERALS ARE LOSING
Position Of Government Troops
Said to Be Serious.

Mexico City, Feb. 1g.-Presiden
Aadero has agreed in principle to tn,
appointment of president ad interim
The announcement that Madero hat
agreed 10 the appointment of a provi
sional president was made ON the au
thority of the Mexican foreign minis
ter, Senior Lascurain.
: The news or Madero's decision be
came known in the early forenoon.
At that hour the position of the gov
ernment was weakening and the fed
eral troops apparently becoming de
moralized.
! The situation OF the government
forces became so critical that one
strong detachment of federal troop.
retired from the capital before moor
and marched in the direction of Cuer
navaca, forty miles to the southwark
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1913-02-19
FOR BOMBARDMENT
or ADRIANOPLE
Servla Sends Thirty Heavy
Siege Guns TO the Scene.

Belgrade, Feb. 19.-Servia has sent
thirty of the heaviest siege guns OBJ
tainable to Adrianople and it was
stated that the bombardment of the
holy city would be kept up until Adri-
anople surrendered. Adrianople was
reported on fire In several places and
the allies predict the total destruc-
ton of the place If Turkey does not
soon give In.
London, Feb. 19.-News of the Bal.
kan war is becoming extremely mea.
ger. Dispatches from Constantinople
are subjected to long delays and strict
censorship. One of the cable routes
has been interrupted near Pera for
several days. Enver Bey, the Young
Turk leader, who was reported to
have been severely wounded by
would-be assassins, telegraphed to
friends denying the reports.
The confiagration which threatened
to wipe out most of Constantinople
is under control. More than two hun.
dred houses and shops in the dis.
trict surrounding the great Mosque OF
st. Sophia were destroyed The
mosque itself appears to have suffered
no serious harm.