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The Washington times., 1913-03-15
TRADE BOARD SEEKS
R|y[R|MPROVEMENT
Special Committee Is Planning
to Get More Money for Use
in Potomac Waters.

Encouraged by the success of the riv-
ers and harbors committee of the Board
of Trade in securing from Congress an
appropriation for continuing the work
of reclaiming Anacostia fats and the
development Of Anacostia river, Chair
man M !. Weller has reorga nized his
committee, which will take UP at once
other matters of Importance in the way
OF river and harbor development.
The new committee is composed of NJ.
/. Weller. chairman; Richard L. Con-
ner, secretary; Stacy II. Briart, II. n.
Fulton, Edwin A. Newman. Col. William
c. Haskell, Bernard s. Judd. Horace G..
Macfarland, Thomas P. Murphy, w. A.
Rogers, c. E. Richardson. r. Woodland
Gates, Albert Schulteis, Josenn =. Ste
phenson. George Z. Walker, and Charles
S. Zurhorst
The special committee considering the
advisability of disseminating the teach
ing of two grades in one room in the
District schools will meet I'm .he board
rooms this afternoon at Ais O'Clock
The Washington times., 1913-03-15
Northwest.

1917 Fourth street nor;hwest-Simon Guggen-
helm ct ux. to Herbert GugEenheim. lot
4s square so. $40. Herbert Guggenheim
conveys same property to Carrie Gusgen-
helm. SO. -
9l6 9 street northwesr-Henry F. woodard ct
ux. to Edward w. Dom, jr.. and Laura j..
Donn lot loa. square 315, SO.
street northwest between Fourteenth and
bert A Gill. part lots 5 and s. square oJs,
s32 Thirteenth street northwest and 17es II
street northwest-Rebecca Alexander TO
Elizabeth Ann Alexander. part lots "a and
%. square go. and west one-half lot ls'
square 1856. $40.
ux to Mary NJ. Wander. lot Is. square s23.
1915 / street northwest-Martha V. c. Cooke
10 Thomas Somerville, lot Il. square lis, SO.
lIl5 II street northwest-Thomas II. Lee TO
Union Trust Company trustee. lot Z. square
I27, SO.
northwest-John l.. Warren ct ux to Har-
ris Levy, part lots 10 and 20. square So. SIC.
10 John G. Slater, lots % and Is. square
ISL, $40.
Twelfth, street northwest. between and II
streets-Charles Selden. tr.. ct ux. to Harry
L. Rust, part original lot S. square Sls. $40.
2254 Cleveland place northwest-Reuben ".
Hem. Henderson g, 80 ,S Della Henderson lot TO-
Ninth street northwest and Rhode Island
avenue northwest-AlIen McLane Albert 10
John II. Nolan. original lot ]. square 3si,
10 PennsyIvania avenue northwesf-John II.
Nolan ct ux to Allen McLane Albert. part
original lot 3. square e. $40. Allen McLane
Albert conveys same property to George Y.
o street northwest. between North Capitol
and First streets-Thomas Walker ct uH. to
Orwin E Howe, lots 50 and go. square sls.
4s Massachusetts avenue northwest-Edward
H. Thomas ct al. trustees. to William ID
Wells part lots q and Is. square s2s, sszl %
7i9 and 1.2 Eighth street nortswes,Iston hSs;n Ga
Douglass Hills lot 10 square too. SO.
L street northwest. between Fifteehth ana
Sixteenth streets-Aulick Palmer, United
States marshal. to II. NJ. Grimes. all Inter
est Of David McCarraher In part lots II
and l.. square l0S, SO
1916 p street northwest-John c. oC"hnor,
Executor. to Emily s. Arnoli. lot ", square
1856, $1,000.
FosIy to Sophia F. valentine. lot e2. square
I;S, 80.
Church street northwest. between Seventeenth
and Eighteenth streets-Thomas X Riley
Wisconsin Avenue Extended-Lewis Z.
Breuninger ct ux. to Joseph J ana Emma
NJ Arnaud. lot 39a, square 1900. so.
Fifteenth street northwest. between . and p
streets-Elizabeth S. Moore 10 James l.
Rush and Remembrance f. Kent. parts lot
30 square l91. SO. .
V street northwest, between Sixteenth and
Seventeenth streets-Charles Linkins ct us.
10 Robert Pluym, lots II and IS. square
ia, SO.
1850 Sixteenth street northwest-Alice G.
Gordon to National Savings and Trust
Company. trustee. all interest IN estate OF
James j. Gordon Except use OF premises
1900 sixteenth street,, 81.
Is and a Hanover place northWest-Ieorge
r. IInkins ct al, trustees, TO BOND Buih-
ing Company. lots 70 and So square ei'' So
The Washington times., 1913-03-15
Southwest.

72s Second street southwest-George W. Gray
ct ux 10 Bertha Gray. lot q. square bs.
IS.
9!4 and sl6 F street southwest-Wiliiam +
Ambrose ct al. trustees, 10 Herman H.
Howenstein lots "a and IS. square 3s9. 80.
Six-and- "a half and ID strests Southwest
Charles F. koernicke to Floyd Z. Davis,
part lots -. q. and "a square i65. $40:
437 and 439 Second street southwest-M. J.
Colbert. trustee, TO Catherine c. Mickler.
part original lot l, and part sublot y.
square 5sl. =.
X street southwest. between Sixth and Sew
enth streets-Michaei J. Colbert. trustee. to
Max Bregman.' lot IS, square 47l, s3i5
SeN enth and Il streets soHthwest-Georse X
I.inkins ct al. trustees, 10 Bond Building
Company, lots 80 to So. square 433. $40.
ei3 G. street northwcst-Henry F. W. Lane TO
Ella Doieman. lot 43; square 5Ss. SO
II street southwest, between Four-and-a-
half and Sixth streets-Wiiliam l.. Sullivan
to Howard E. Bell, part original lot 10,
square 4sI. SO.
Sixth and School streets southwest-Eila
Barnhart 10 Richard G. Thompson. lots q
and -. and part original lot I. square 4si.
SO. r. c. Thompson conveys same prop
erty TO Ella and Harry Barnhart, $40.
312 G street southwest-Howard f. Bell ct
uK. to Rufus Taylor. part original lot -
square $40, $40.
The Washington times., 1913-03-15
UTILITIES COMPANY
CONFORMS TO LAW
Corporation Counsel Dismisses
Case Against Corporation
on Learning Facts.

in view Of the passage of the anti
merger act. the continuation Of the suit
against the Washington Utilities Com
pany was unnecessary.
This was the reason given by Cor
poration Counsel Thomas today for the
dismissal OF the bill in equity to restrain
the Virginia corporation from merging
with local public utilities
Acting with the approval of the Com
mfssioners, the Corporation Counsel has
directed the clerk Of the Supreme Court
OF the District to dismiss the suit, fol-
lowing the receipt Of a letter from
Washington Utilities Company. stating
that the company has fully complied
with the terms Of the anti-merger law
by disposing of its holdings OF the stock
OF the Washington Railway and Elec-
trio Company TO an extent suicient to
reduce them to less than 20 per cent OF
the total stock of that company.
II. later, 1t is found that the WASH
mgton Utilities Company q violating
the law. a new suit, Mr.. Thomas said,
will be Instituted under the anti-merger
act. 80
Authorization of Act.
Paragraph 81 of the public utilities
bill provides that IT shall be unlawful
rectly or indirectly. to acquire the
stocks or bonds of any corporation en-
gagged In the same or similar business
unless authorized by the Public Utilities
Commission, and IL II does every tran
script or assignment Of such stocks or
bonds is void said Corporation Coun-
sci Thomas today.
Section II, known as the anti-mer-
ger section. prohibits the holding or
owning OF stocks or bonds of one pub
lie utility by another, provided that II
Is shown that such ownership Includes
at least 20 per cent of the capital stock
Of the local public service corporation.
The object of the merger suit was
to prevent these things before Con-
gress could pass these laws. and. as
the Commissioners. under the anti
merger section. have power to prevent
the ownership and the consent Of the
public Utilities Commission must be
first obtained, and the Washington
Utilities Company says 1t has done
what It the suit sought to have 1t do,
on with the suit. II the Washington
Utilities Company Is found to be viola
ting the law a new suit Will be filed
which will! accomplish what We sought
to do"
Effects Other Defendants.
The dismissal applies as well to the
several other defendants who were
an among which were prac-
ticaily all the local public utilities with
the exception OF the Capital traction
Company and the gas companies. The
suit was filed November 25- The defen-
dants filed demurrers which were argued
before Justice Job Barnard. of the Dis
trict Supreme Court, who had the ques-
tions involved under consideration at
the time of the passage OF the anti
merger bill.
The statement was made today by
Gardner L. Boothe that the Washington
Utilities Company will continue its oper-
atoms. acting In accordance with the
terms of the anti-merger measure.
The Washington times., 1913-03-15
URGES GOOD ROADS
TOEND CROP WASTE
Department of Agriculture
Official Says Improvement
Would Save Millions.

An improvement in the distribution
of one-third of the crops of the farms
Of the country would be effected through
the construction Of better system Of
public highways in the United States
according TO statement just issued
by the Department Of Agriculture This
would elirlinate much of the nations
waste and effect a saving of many mil
lions of dollars, II is declared.
As a result of investigation of the
economic value of improved roads, il
has been found that on the basis of
a 5000. 100000 crop. which was harvest
ed last year at least one-third remain
ed on the farm. The consumer paid
about s1S, ,O0C. 900 600 for 5000. OO0.OOo worth
OF products sold by the farmers, the
latter receiving only &c per cent of
what the consumer paid.
On the basis of these figures, Logan
Weller Page, director of the office of
public roads. has declared that II the
roads of the country were put into bet
ter shape and properly maintained II
would be possible for farmers to get to
shipping points at all seasons of the
year and dispose OF this one-third crop,
which now goes to waste The good
roads would soon pay for themselves,
Mr.. Page declares. with corresponding
improved conditions for all time
The Washington times., 1913-03-15
FEBRUARY BUILDING
SHOWS Big Loss
Political Disturbances Affect
Construction Work In the
National Capital.

Because preparation for the inaugura-
don occupied the attention Of many IN
vestorS and builders to the exclusion Of
all else. and the fear that always pre-
walls In Warrington for few months
previous to Inauguration that the
change in Administration may affect the
financial situation in the District. the
amount Of building permits for WASH
ington during the month Of February
was a per cent lower than the CORES
ponding month Of 1917
This statement IL viewed with no
alarm by the business men Of the. city.
for now that the policy Of President
Wilson Of making ~ few changes as
possible in the Government employees
here has been clearly outlined. Il is b.
isvsd building will become more active
than for many months In the past
r, Wsshinston ranks tventseth in the
News Permits were Issued for -
buildings. estimated to cost S631. -. Al
though ~ per cent lower than last year.
there are several cities larger than
Washington who fall below II. In respect
to permits issued during last month.
The situation the country over is re-
garded a. unusually satisfactory. es-
pecially since building nearly always
shows q decrease during the months
election and the Inauguration OF t.
Executive. OF the seventy eight cities
reported by Construction News, forty.
four show increases over the corfe1-
pcndiny month Of lsS and thiIty,four
cation Of the cities seems to have had
no bearing on the building, all Sec
lions being represented In both the
gained and lost columns.
largest cities add the amount Of the
permits issued in them during the last
month. az compared with February.
lsaz:
The Washington times., 1913-03-15
WORK STARTEDON
LARGE APARTMENT
Kennedy Brothers Erecting
Structure on Park Road to
Cost $f50,00O.

Work has just been started on the
$150,0oO apartment house which win b
erected at Seventh and Park road by
Kennedy Brothers It Is stated by the
builders that they expect to have the
new structure completed not later than
October in order to be In time for the
regular fall rental business.
The building will be only four-stories
high but viii cover q large ground
space. measuring 100 by 15a feet. 1t will
contain upwards of forty apartments.
ranging In size from two to five rooms
and bath.
1t will be strictly an apartment house.
except for a room at the corner on the
first floor. twenty-five by fifty feet.
which will be used as a drug store. Sew
eral especially attractive features have
been included In the plans. one Of them
being an inclosed sleeping porch On
each Of the rear apartments.
The Washington times., 1913-03-15
French Socialists Riot
Against Army Service

PARIS. March 15.-Socialist rioting.
resulting from the measure proposing
the army increase and the restoration
of the three year compulsory military
term. continued desultorily today. but
no serious disturbances were reported.
At a socialist meeting called for last
night to protest against the bill. 500
'iCamelots Of the King" members Of a
royalist organization. Invaded the hall
and started a counter-demonstratio
I've want Alsace. Down with
Juarez." they shouted. Juarez Is the
socialist leader in the Chamber Of
Deputies
The Washington times., 1913-03-15
Roosevelt Aide Dead,

OSwEGO. \. Y. March i5.- Wilbur
II. Sellecka. prominent business man.
died today. aged sixty. He was former
ly sheriff, served three terms as assem-
blyman and was deputy collector of
customs under Roosevelt and Taft be-
ing a personal friend OF Roosevelt.
The Washington times., 1913-03-15
Trinity College Pays
S29, 700 for Vacant Lot

Trinity College has added to its
school property one of the largest va
cant lots that has been transferred in
the District for many months, The
lot fronts $50 feet on Michigan avenue
just opposite the Soldiers Home, and
was purchased from James Paul. at n
consideration OF s29.700 The transac-
tion was made through the office Of
Allan z. Walker q Co.
The Washington times., 1913-03-15
Near-Urban.

Mt. Pleasant-Harry A. Kite ct ux. 10 Arch
ibald r. and Sarah l. McCalum. lot So.
square 30o7. SO
Hnlmead Manor-J Edward Lewis ct al. to
Eunice NJ. Lewis. lot l3s. block ~. SO
Hoiinead Manor-Charles W. williams ct
ux. to De witt e. Chadwick, lot IA, square
2S30. SO. ....
Twenty third and Calvert streets northwest
II. r. Dulaney et al. receivers. TO Michael
.. Falvey. part lot l29. square 22t4 Wood
ley Park) SO Michael ]. Falvey ct ux.
convey same property TO Elizabeth c.
The Washington times., 1913-03-15
TUTICURA Soap
~ and Ointment

are so pure, so refreshlngly ira
grant, so delicately medicated.
as to vie with the most expen-
sive Of toilet preparations, and
yet so speedily effective in re-
storing the skin. scalp. hair and
hands to a normal condition of
purity and beauty as to have
no rivals worth mentioning
among costly creams. " Skin
foods" lotions, etc.
Free Sann,es with 32-page Skin Book win be
- sent to all as yet unaoquainted with
them. Address postcard "Cutcura," Dept IS, Boston.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-23
AIDS ACCUSED POLICEMEN
Bill TO Protect Them Among
Measures in Albany.

By Telegraph to The TribuneI
Albany Jan. % .-Assemblyman Nilmott
introduced bill to-day providing that a
member Of the New York police force
who is arrested on criminal charge
shall not be dismissed from the force until
after the final determination Of the cr u
inal proceeding. At present the poh re-
men are suspended. and sometimes C'm-
missioner Waldo puts them on trial.
Tie Senate passed to-day the bill OF
Senator Carswell. which would keep elc-
waited lines out OF the Bedford avenue
section Of Brooklyn Senator Bernard NJ.
Patten. who was the only member 70
vote against it. said il would rctard the
development Of the southern part OF
Queens County.
The bill recommended by the state Fac
tor, Investigating Commission TO prohibit
child labor i'm tcnements and canneries
vas reported favorably by the Senate
Committee on Labor and Industries to-
day.
Several Senators asked 70 be excused
from attendance at to-morrOw's session.
when the woman suffrage amendment rs
TO be considered nat each asked that he
be recorded in the affirmative on the
measure
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-23
Mr.. FarweIl's Plan.

Describing the proposed district podits'
Mr.. Farwell explained that th.y Sho"l"
have authorized capital stock equai 10
10 per cent of the capital OF the Sud
scribing banks. half paid in; should take
So per cent Of dead cash reserves IN 'he
hanks and hold them for common use
and should do business with banks ohy'
Discounts and acceptances allowed to any
one hank. he continued should not eN-
coed the amount OF its capital stock, and
There should be "A fixed rate of discount
I'm each district, the same to all banks
under like conditions.
The central association, Mr.. Farwei'
said. should hold most OF the deposited
gold add issue all the. notes for the dis-
,rict association in return for gold or
commercial paper. In the Organization
nj this association or board he proposed
IA have each district association appoint
two members. a banker and business
man. and the government one member
for each district association. All prohts
above , per cent on the capital stock OF
the district associations, after allowing
for the accumulation OF 20 per cent
surplus. he suggested, should go to the
government for use in the gradual re-
tirement Of greenbacks and bonds.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-23
STATE FIGHTS FOR NIAGARA
O'Gorman and Carmody Object to
United States Control of Falls.

Washington, Jan. 22.-Attorney Gen
eraI Carmody OF New York and Senator
O'Gorman to-day vigorously opposed fed
eral regulation of power development at
Niagara Falls before the House Foreign
Affairs Committee.
Both contended that the state of New
York should be permitted To make its own
disposition of water and power at Nj
agara FAILS.
ATTORNEY General Carmody declared in
his argument that the federal government
has no legal authority to superintend the
scenic features of the falls. and that ii
cannot 20 beyond the British-American
treaty in its regulation of the importa-
ton Of power from Canada.
Senator O'Gorman attacked the policy
of the government regarding power de-
veloped by improvements in navigable
streams.
81 have no doubt" said the senator,
"as 10 the absolute llegality Of every act
nv which the federal government assumes
10 traffic in the waters OF stream after
It has improved that stream for navisa-
ton"
I'm a letter to the House committee j.
Horace Mcfarland. president OF the Amer
lean Civic Association, wrote that the
only possible hope for security OF the
ownership OF the American people In Nj
sgara Falls is in the maintenance OF led
eral control"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-23
WOULD SAFEGUARD LIFE
League Wants Legislation to
Reduce Accidents to Workers.

Albany. Jan. 22.-Thc Legislation
League for the Conservation of Human
Life to-day sent memorial to the Leg
islature asking for the enactment Of laws
i'm accordance with the plank In the plat
form of the Democratic party. favoring
legislation intended to diminish indus
trial accidents and occupational diseases
as well AS to prevent overwork."
"Our appalling violent death rate, which
averages annually $4,000 to $4,000 lives"
saws the memorial. "is as inexcusable as
that resulting from preyentable disease.
One-thrd Of these lives could be saved by
preventive measures II is 10 our law
makers that We turn for legislation to
safeguard human life"
The memorial which is signed by the
secretary. George =. Lebrun, recommends
legislation which would tend to minimize
fatal accidents by automobiles and rail-
roads and to give additional protection to
factory employees. A protest is made
against repeating or amending the law
regulating the sale or carrying of pistols.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-23
SAYS "STEAM ROLLER"
HELPED ALDR|CH BILL
Witness Declares Endorsement
of Plan Was Forced on the
Bankers Association.
OPPONENTS WERE SHUT OUT
John v. Farwell Supports the
Currency Scheme with Mod
ifications"
to Share Profits.

Washington. Jan 22-Charges that
steam roller" methods we're used when
the American Bankers Association IN
dorsed the Aldrich currency plan at its
New Orleans meeting two years ago were
made to-day by Andrew jay Frame, a
Waukesha banker. VINO testified before
the Glass currency reform committee.
Mr. Frame said the convention was
dominated by about a dozen men and the
rank and file OF the delegates had no op-
portunity TO study or discuss the Aldrich
plan. At the more recent Detroit con-
yention. he added. no effort was made O.
indorse the Aldrch plan because II was
generally understood that the efort would
have been defeated.
THE resolution Of Endorsement was put
throuph at New orleans by steam roller
methods" said Mr. Frame. The bankers
who opposed the plan did not get an op-
portunity TO express themselves. and their
names were not allowed on the speaking
programme.
Mr.. Frame said hundred OF bankers
throughout the West were opposed TO the
Aldrich scheme.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-23
FIVE CENTS LESS BY PHONE
P. S. Board Orders Rate to
Great Neck Reduced.

The telephone rate between Great Neck
and Manhattan and between Floral Park
and Manhattan will be reduced To % cents
on February I. according to an order
issued by the Public Service Commission
Of the 2d District yesterday The present
rate is % cents. Rates to other parts OF
the city from these stations Will be re-
duced proportionately. The only obJec-
ton which the New York Telephone Com
pauy made to the proposed changes was
that il could not note the change Of rates
in its publication on such brief notice.
This the commission held immaterlal.
An order was issued at the same time
providing that the fare between New
York and White Plains on the New YORK.
West Chester Il Boston Railway he re-
duced from 81 cents to 30 cents. and that
the monthly commutaton between theSe
points be made s., instead of -. This
makes the same rate between these roints
as between New York and Port Chester.
The company agreed without protest
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-01-23
FIGHTING FOR SENATORS
Four State Legislatures Still
Unable to Elect.

New Hampshire Delaware. Tennessee
and Idaho are still fighting for United
states Senator'S, the deadlock in the
Legislature or each remaining unbrokcn.
one Senator was elected vcster,Isv-
Ihohias Sterling, Republican, the primary.
nominee I'm South Dakota a Joint bsIlo,
being necessary. he failing of election on
the separate balloting.
In New Hampshire Edward y Pcarso,
Republican. poled his party's largcs,
Vote-lS'-and Henry +. Hollis, Democrat.
received ln votes Robert Z. Bass. pro-
gressive, had 81, and votes were scat
tered.
wizard salisbury. Democrat. IsckeJ
Two OF the twenty-seven votes necossa,.,,
to elect in Delaware. Republicans .rIi,
among several candidates, ex-Govorro.
fenneWill leading with eight votes
IN the tennessee Legislature ballo,iuey
Tor TWO Senator'S for long term and sbor,
term resulted in 60 votes for John X
Shields and 81 votes for b. 4. EnIoe bo,h
ior the long term. 1t requires 81 votes In
elect.
Ex-Governor James II. Brady came
within three votes Of election in Idaho
and then dropped back Chief Justice
James +. Ailslie dropped from 81 votes
on the first ballot To 10 on the fifth arx
last ballot of the day.
The West Virginia Senate and tho
Illinois House again failed to organize by
the election Of President and Speaker. re-
spectively In each state the election of
United States Senator's is held back by
the legislative deadlock