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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-29
DISTRICT OWNERSHIP
OF PUBLIC UTILITIES
Representative L'Engle of
Florida Will Urge 1t
in Congress.

Municipal ownership of the electric liga,
/ and gas plants and car lines, and a cam
paign TO effect this for Washington. is
to take up part of the time Of the Dis
. trict committee of the House. which will
Representative L'Engle of Florida, who
is virtually sure Of place on that com
! mittee.
The selection of Representative l. Enge
we'll known throughout the south as a
most active supporter of municipal own
ership in every form except the owner
ship of telephone systems. assures an ac-
tive investigation and possible legisla-
ton on that subject
Experiment in Jacksonville.
Mr.. LEngle.s own town, Jacksonville,
has seen and heard considerable of his
efforts to buy up the car lines and run
them as city proposition The electric
light plant there is already city prop
erty.
You have two car lines here, where one
would do said Representative l. Engle,
land if one wouldn do you ought to
have universal transfers. Also you have
an elegant opportunity to cut the cost
of electric light in half by municipal
light plant. | am interested greatly In
the way you clean the streets here. and
I'm glad to hear that there is already
a beginning of municipal ownership in
that direction and in the direction of
a municipality owned asphalt plant. That
is the only way to beat Tic asphalt
trust.
Other Probable Committeeman.
1t is reported that other democrats on
the committee will be Representative
Bremner of New Jersey. Representative
Igoe Of Missouri and Representative
OIeary of New York. These are all
new members. 1t is probable that Rep
resentatives ProLty, Cary and George will
stay on the committee. Representative
George has not finished with his real es-
tate and taxation subjects. and bill to
cover certain points in his report of last
year will be expected shortly after his
return to Congress. which will be within
a few day.
REPRESENTATIVE T-o.tss insurance bill
will have unanimous report from the
District committee is the claim Of more
than one proha bic member OF the COM
mittee.
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EXONERATE POLICE
AFTER INQUIRY ON
SUFFRAGE PARADE
Senators Declare Force Can
not Be Blamed for Dis
orders March 3.
CONDEMN CONDITIONS
DURING THE PAGEANT
Congress Criticised for Not Ordering
Avenue Cleared Earlier.
SOME OFFICERS INDIFFERENT
Not Sufficient Evidence to Single Out
Any One Man for Condemnation,
Lengthy Report
Declares.
Congress Criticised for Not Ordering
Avenue Cleared Earlier.
SOME OFFICERS INDIFFERENT
Suffrage Parade Findings.

Line OF march was not cleared
and parade was not protected as il
should have been.
Authority should have been given
by Congress to clear the Avenue
earlier.
Some uniformed and more OF the
special police acted with indiffer-
ence. aud thus encouraged crowds
to press on parade.
There is not sufficient proof to
condemn any one individual.
Cond. tons were so unusual.
extraordinary and difficult the po-
lice force as a whole should not be
condemned.
Charge of unfriendliness to cause
against Mai. sylvester believed un-
justified.
Condemnation of those who inter
fered With parade and jeered at
marchers cannot be too strong.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-29
Member Of Bar Association.
GIVES $15O,000 TO FUND.
Californian Memorializes Wife il
Gift to State University.

SAN FRANCISCO. May Gas a me-
mortal to his late wife. John NJ. Keith
an octogenarian oil operator of this
state has given $4,000 to fund for
the construction of medical research
teaching hospital al the University of
California.
The fund now totals $479.000, and eff
forts Will he made TO increase it TO
$500 900 This will be added to a gift
of 81. 600 900 recently made to the uni
yersity by Mrs. George W. Hooper of
this city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-29
sTAGGERS THE COURT.
Presence of Three Pairs of Twins
rauses Continuance of Case.

SCRANTON, Pa. May 29-rhree pairs
Of wins which the stork delivered in a
South Scranton neighborhood Tuesda y
nis11t have clogged the machinery Of Al
derman James Moir's court. The moth
ers are important witnesses in a slander
suit which the alderman was to try and
in their absence he Yesterday continued
the suit indefinitely.
All the parties to the suit live in the
same block Mrs Joseph Savage charged
that she was slandered by Mrs. Joseph
Slidage in the presence Of several women
Of the neighborhood among whom were
Mrs Ellen O Boyle. Mrs. Hannah Boyd
and Mrs Margaret Stanton
1t was to the latter three that the stork
WAS so generous.
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D. A. R. OFFERS Use
Of CONTINENTAL HALL
Fourth of July Exercises Are
Likely to Be Held
There.

The free use of Memorial Continental
Hall has been offered to District Com
missioner Rudolph. as chairman of the
Joint committee on the celebration OF IN
dapendence day. BY a comittee of
Daughters o. the American Revolution.
coisisting Of Mrs. Woodbury. Pulsifer.
vice regent and Miss Allene f. Solo
mons chairman of the Independence day
committee OF the d. 4. r.
The use Of the hall was suggested by
Mrs. Pulsifer and Miss Solomons for the
exercises incident 10 the celebration. par
ticularIy those which are to open the
program. in the morning. Henry r. F.
Macfarland, former District Commission
er. is chairman of the committee on exer-
cises. and is actively engaged in prepar-
ing a program of unusual attractiveness.
The invitation Of the D. A. X. to use
Memorial Continental Hall will be refer
red TO the committee on exercises.
Likely to Accept Offer.
1t is quite likely that the offer will be
accepted. as members of the joint COM
mittee on celebration feel that to begin
the festivities incident to the celebration
In the home of the Daughters of the
American Revolution would be happy
and auspicious event.
Set pieces depicting historic events are
among the pyrotechnic features that are
contemplated for part of the celebration.
j. Fred Kelley. chairman. and Charles
H. Feniing. secretary. of the fireworks
committee of the joint committee. are
receiving proposals from number of
manufacturers. and it was stated today
that the fireworks display will be as i'm
nosine as the exchequer of the commit
tee can make it.
G.. II. Beckett. chairman Of the commit
fee on athletics for the celebration. is
arranging a program with a view to
making the athletic events. II possible,
the most distinctive Of the great number
of events being planned for the day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-29
HELD FOR CONSPIRACY.
J. R. Moore, Reputed Wealthy, Must
Explain Stock Transactions.

SEATTLE. Wash, MAY 81. r.
Moore, formerly conected with the Bank
ers' Trust Corporation, limited, of Vic
tor,a, b. G.. was arrested here last night
on a warrant issued in that city. charg-
ing conspiracy to defraud.
Moore. who is said TO be wealthy was
cnsaged III selling stock in the corpora :
ton through the transactions OF which
investors, it is alleged. have lost bet ween
S2DOVW and 100000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-29
YIELDS TO VETERANS PLEA
Releases Prisoner So He Can March
Memorial Day.

CHICAGO. May 9.-Patrick Murphy
veteran of the civil war. and known to
the police as the human pinwheel'' was
released from the house of correction
Yesterday by Municipal Judge Williams
50 that he can march n the G. A. r.
narade n Milwaukee, tomorrow. Murphy
wrote = letter to the court saving he hat
ma tched IL a Grand Army parade Me
mortal day for the last thirty years, and
he did no; Want TO spoil his record
Judge Williams was touched by Muir
phY's appeal and released him.
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Claims Record for Law and Order

NORFOLK. Va. May 29.-lse of Wight
county. Virginia, having a population Of
I,.ar, claims the record for law and
order. No grand jury has been necessary
for the consideration of criminal bus.-
ness thus far during the year 1918. and
Judge T. u White Of the circuit court
said today tire county iail was empty and
practically for rent. Civil business alone
keeps tha court aliyA
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-29
Strike at Mills of Gov. Foss.

BOSTON May 24.-Twelve hundred EN-
ployes OF the b. F. Sturtevant Company
and the Becker Milling Company Al Hyde
PARK. struck today. Both companies are
controlled by Coy. Eugene y. Foss. The
striAe which was voted last night. is 10
enforce a demand for 4 u, per cent wage
increase and improved working condi-
0onA -
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Never Used Profanity.

Tie newspaper man testified that dur
ing interviews with the then President
they would sit side 10y side. or = tand
inr III. President would put a hand on
his shoulder.
Mr.. Pound asked him II Col. Roosevelt
ever used profanity.
Never
Did lie ever use obscene language"
mo one would dare To uttel al oo-
scene word in his presence
ON cross-eNa mination Attorney Belden
oeyeloped the fact that on the campaign
trips the newspaper men usually %, n
MED a car just ahead Of the plsintin
This was adduced in connection win
MIR. Thompsons statement that he ldd
never seen the plaintiff drink.
DO YOU know IL the plaintin keeps Il
stock oi liquor at his home:
"A stock of liquor is always kept al
the Wnite House by every
- mean at his own home intetposed
the LAWYER.
.As to that | do not know
Andrew W. Abele of lronton, Ohio, q
former coal miner and later locomo-
five fireman. described trip he made
with Col Roosevelt up Lookout Noun
tain at Chattanooga. Tenn, i'm October.
1907.
The witness said he became acquainted
with the colonel al the convention of the
brotherhood of Locomotive tiremep al
C'hattanooga Later he met him at Hun
tington, w. Va.
Tells of Mountain Trip.
How was it you came to 20 up the
mountain
THE colonel WAS starting IN and -
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THE DAY IN CONGRESS.

In session. pm.
Cha: Ho Smith OF labor
committee called meeting 10 con-
slider plans for investigation into
West Virginia coal mine strike.
Suffrage parade special inyesti-
eating committee reported disorder
If March Z was due principally to
unusual crowds and praised work
Of police.
House:
Met at noon> and ad diournei ri
lo:l.. pm. until noon Monday, out
Of aect Ia ths memory of Rep
resentativs Forrest Goodwin, third
Maine district
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-29
Conclusions of Probers.

The conclusions OF the subcommittee
ss contained In the report, are as fol-
lows.
The line Of march vas not cleared and
the parade was not protected as il should
have been.
Authority should have been given by
Congress under which the Avenue could
have been cleared and kept cleared q
reasonab bic time before the hour fixed for
The formation and starting OF the parade
Some OF the uniformed and NOR, of
tho special police acted with apparent
indifference and in this way encouraged
the crowd 10 press in upon the parade
These made little attempt to control or
check the crowd. and in some instances
must have observed acts and conduct
which should have called forth stern
measures on their part. without doing
amy thing 10 prevent the same Ther. i
not sufficient proof upon which To single.
out any particular individual for reproof
or condemnation
While we feel that with more earnest
ness and with a more systematic effort
on the part of some Of the officers
better protection could have been af-
forded the line OF march we al the same
time think that the conditions were so
unusual. extraordinary and difficult that
the police force as whole should not
be condemned The many officers who
proved faithful ought not TO be dis
credited by those who proved faithless
10 their duty.
There is no proof whatever that any
negligence or indifference upon the part
Of members Of the police department
was warranted by any suggestion a..
act OF the superintendent or those in
higher authority, was any ofBcer
whether uniformed or special iustited
in believing that any dereliction upon
his part would be either excused ar
overlooked by his superiors ON the
contrary. all the officers who testifed
said. in substance. that they fully mn
derstood that all orders issued We're r.
be obeyed literally. and that anv one
negiecting his duty was alone personally
responsible thexefor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-29
Want Legislation Immediately.

There IS a probability that the commit
tee will endeavor to have subcommittee
of the Senate and House take up the law
making end of the problem Immediately.
Members of the committee agree that the
laws will have to be modified before a
general solution of the alley problem can
be had.
Meantime the two bills for the conver-
sion of Shows court and Goat alley into
interior parks can be brought up at any
time in the House by unanimous consent,
but 1t is probable the District committee
will be formed before Mr.. Kahn has a
chance to bring the matter before the
House Mr.. Kahn declares he will not let
the two bills sIumber in committee if he
can help it.
Representative Borland Of Missouri.
whose speech on the alley subject en-
Ightened many members of Congress con-
cerning the salient features of the prob
lem. received a letter from local real
estate owner In which the writer says
that if real estate owners with small
houses will advertise that they have a
cheap-rent proposition there will be plenty
of alley dwellers TO rent them. He Of
fered Mr. Borland the information tina t
he has small two-famly house for rent
at small figure which he will rent on
the same terms that the Sanitary Hous-
ing Company homes are rented; namely.
one months rent free to tenants who
keep their homes in fair shape for one
year. This letter was sent to Mrs. Arch
ibald HopknS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-29
Reasonable Precautions.

'.All reasonable precautions were taken
in issuing proper orders and in detailing
and assigning the police along tn. Ave
nue, considering the number availa ble
for duty
'The resolution Of Congress should
have been 50 drawn as 10 authorize the
department 20 stop all traffic OH the Ave-
lContinne6 ON Eleventh Paxal
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-29
Colored Woman Buys Stock.

Mrs. Hopkins also received today let
ter from colored woman, who inclosed
800 as subscription for the stock Of
the Sanitary Housing Company. which
will build the homes for the alley dwell
ers who will have to move when the
cleanup movement begins. The letter in
forms Mrs Hopkins that the subscriber
once owned a house In an alley, but sold
il when the surroundings lost their re-
sDectability She drew the money from
a savings bank to invest ii in the phil
anthropy and per cent" end of the
alley crusade.
The committee. which will meet this
afternoon. is composed of William Fl.
Baldwin. chairman; Mrs. f.. p Bicknell,
Miss Mabel T. Boardman Miss Elizabeth
Brown, Mrs. William l.. Brown, d. j. Cal
lahan. Walter &. Clephane. William L..
De Vries. John Dolph Edward II. Droop,
Miss Emma Duke, Miss Belle Ellis, VII
liam j. Eynon. Mrs. Charles A. Gold
smith. Thomas Grant, Roy F.. Haynes.
William G. Henderson, Philip S. Henry.
Col. John Van r. Hoff. Mrs Archibald
Hopkins. DR.. Ralph jenkins, Hennen
Jennings. DR.. Thomas Jesse Jones, Will
liam j. kehoe. DIR. George NJ. kober, J.
Nota McGill. H. =. r. Macfarland. Rev.
Wilbur V. Mallalieu. Edgar 8. Martin,
A. J. Parsons, Rev. L. G. E. Pierce,
Albert NJ. Read William P. Richards,
Frederick l.. Siddons, Gen. George NJ.
iNeS- y II. 'StetSoi, .udJ. INiSh-
ard Sylvester. Walter s. Ufford. Rev.
John Van Schaick, jr., Miss Clara J. Van
Trump. Justice Henry White. p. 0. Whit
ford George s. Wilson. Mrs Woodrow
Wilson. Henry L. West. Rev. Charles
Wood Mrs. Albert Norton Wood and DR..
William &. Woodward.
The executive committee of the larger
committee is composed of Mrs. Archi-
bald Hopkins. chairman of the woman's
welfare department. acting in the place
of Mrs r.. p Rickneli. who Is away
from Washington. Rev. John Van
Schaick. jr. chairman of the commi ttee
and representing the Monday Evening
Club: William G. Henderson. Board of
Trade: Arthur j. Parsons, Chamber of
Commerce. DIR. George NJ. kober. the
Presidents homes commission and the
Sanitary Housing. Company: Col. John
Van r. Hon. social service conference,
diocese of Washington. Walter 9. Uf-
ford. secretary. representing the Associ-
ated Cha rites.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-29

The long fight of months over the
judgeship of the Juvenile Court of the
District of Columbia was settled today
when President Wilson sent to the SEN
ate the nomination Of J. Wilmer Latimer.
as exclusively foreshadowed in The Star
some time ago.
Attorney General McReynolds, after
going into this matter in systematic fash
ion several weeks ago. recommended to
the President the nomination of Mr.
Latimer, who lives in Chevy Chase. Md.
and practices law in tnis city. Imme-
diately upon the selection becoming
known fight began upon Mr. Latimer,
being based upon the allegation that he
is not a democrat and is not a citizen of
the District
The President gave attention tn the
charges sent to him. but after due de-
liberation concluded that the charges
were not we'll founded and were insult
cient TO cause him to turn down the
recommendation of Mr. McReynolds.
Friends Stay in Fight.
Friends OF Judge DE Lacy never gave
up the fight in his behalf President
Taft. before going out of office, had
reached the conclusion that charges
against Judge De Lacy did not deserve
serious thought. and would have sent
Judge De Lacy's nomination TO the Sen
ate had he felt that confirmation was
assured. On the contrary. his advices
We're that the democrats of the Senate
would not permit the confirmation He
went out of office without action, lea wing
the matter to President Wilson Since
MIR. Wilson came into office Judge DE
LacyS friends have been active. but Mr..
McReynolds advised the President in IA
vor of "A change in the court.
Honor Man of His Glass.
MIR. Latimer was graduated from the
Columbian University tnow George
Washington Law School and in 1897
was one of the honor men OF his class
He was admitted to the bar of the
Supreme Court of the District of Co.
lumbia the same year. and in 1907 was
admitted TO practice before the Su-
preme Court of the United States In
politics he is democrat. He is a
member of All Saints Episcopal Church
at Chevy Chase.
He is the son of the late Thomas Will
mer Latmer and of Mary j. I.atimer
who resides at 1915 Vermont avenue
northwest III this city. He was born al
Shepherdstown, W. Va. October ~ 1876
buS his parents removed to Charles Town
W Va, in 1885. and ne began his educa-
tion in private school there.
Upon the death of his father. i'm 1896. he
came To Washington and entered the
clerks office of the Supreme Court of the
District of Columbia. In 1900 ne was
| made assistant clerk of the court and as
signed TO Equity Court No & where he
served until 1906. when he entered upon
the practice of law
Member of Bar Association.
lie is member Of the District Bar Az.
ISOLATION one of the faculty of tn,
George Washington University Law
School and holds membership in tho
| LAWYERS club the Cosmos and Chey,
| Chase clubs. and in the Board OF Trade
/ lie was married in 1902 to Miss Lillian
| Addison Cragin of Georgetown. and has
two children Commander Julian l.. Lati-
mer | s. n. is his brother, and his sis
ter Miss Louise Il. Latimer. is in charg,
Of the public school library work A
married sister resides in New York
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-29
May Plan for Legislation.

That the committee will consider plans
for obtaining legislation which will make
possible the expenditure of approximate
~ 100000 now in the possession of the
District in the conversion OF alleys into
minor streets is said to be probable.
Attention recently was called by Dis
trict Auditor Tweedaie to the fact that
the municipality has TO it's credit 500, ,S76
which may be expended IN improvements
Of this character.
No demand has been made upon this
fund. which is a reimburse bile one for
some time owing to the fact that iuries
have found il impossible to comply wta
the Law which requires that. i'm con-
demnatious for minor streets. the entire
cost shall he assessed as benefits.
Mr. Tweedale. we'll SURVEYOR
Hazen and other officiais of the local
governme favor an amendment to the
law which will give jnries the right to
.(SorSinnaA IN ReoonA pn
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T0P[AN SOLUTION
OF FALlEYPR0bLEM
Committee of Fifty Men and
Women Meet at Home of
A. J. Parsons.
MAY SEEK LEGISLATION
ON SUBJECT AT ONCE
Mrs. Archibald Hopkins Addresses
Girl Pupils of High Schools
on Question.

Consideration to a plan by which the
alley problem in Washington will be set
tied will be given this afternoon When
the housing and alley committee Of hftN
men and women. representing eight or
ganizations of the District. meet in the
home of A. j. Parsons, at 18th and !
streets northwest Just previous to that
meeting Mrs Archibald Hopkins. chair
welfare department. will address the girls
of the Normal High School and the Cen
tral. Eastern and Western High Schools
in the assembly hall of the new Normal
School This address is scheduled al
80 o'clock. Every high school girl is
eligible to belong to the Junior League OF
the woman's welfare department and the
girls of the Western High School have
joined in body
The committee which will meet at MIR.
Parsons today represents the Board of
Trade. the Chamber of Commerce. the
Associated Charities, the Woman's Wei
fare Department, the Presidents Homes
Commission. the Sanitary Housing Com
pany. the Social Service Conference OF
the Diocese of Washington and the Mon
day Evening Club. The members agree
that enough preliminary study and sur
veys of ALLEYS have been made and that
now is the time to do something ABOUT the
problem.
Every alley survey has resulted in the
recommendation that the alleys be con-
verted into minor streets or parks OF
some such thing" said Walter 8. Uford.
a member of the committee and secre-
tary of the Associated Charities. and
with all this mass of information on
hand we must get together to plan
constructive campaign. There Is not
only the destruction of shacks to be
thought of: there is much larger
problem than that The necessary legis-
lation must be attended to. and our
committee must work on that all summer
If necessary
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-29
Is Opposed to Amendments.

Senator Simmons talked about otEer
proposed amendments in the tar1n bill
with the President but declined TO talk
about conclusions that had been reached
The President some time ago stated that
he would not begin giving his approval
to amendments, because it would mean
flood of pressure upon him to extend
amendments in all directions.
Representative Underwood introduced a
friend to the President but did not talk
tariff with Mr. Wilson. Mr.. Underwood
is likely TO take up with the President
before the tariff bill gets into conference.
the :, per cent proposition. The Alabam-
ian is said to feel that the proposed dis
count would not be a violation OF treaties
and he will not consent to the elimination
of the clause unless convinced beyond
question that there would be violation.
Mr. Underwood reiterated today what
has long been known as TO the demo-
cratic program for the extra session
nothing but the tariff and currency Will
he allowed 10 come up. At the caucus
meeting of the democrats next Monday
this proeram will be definitely arranged
In addition to tariff and currency the
only other bill to receive consideration
will be deficiency appropriation measure