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reced to acquire, by purchase. condemna-
ticn or otherwise such land and prem
Uses as are not now the property OF the
United States In the District OF Column
bia shown on the map on file In the Of
fee Of the Engineer Commissioner Of the
District Of Columbia dated May II, 1911,
and lying on both sides of Rock creek,
including such portion of the creek bed as
may be in private ownership, between
the Geological Park and Potomac Park:
and the sum OF 81 100000 Is hereby
authorized to be expended toward the
requirement OF such land. That all
lands now belonging to the United States
or to the District OF Columbia lying with
In the exterior boundaries OF the land to
be acquired by this act as shown and
made a part Of the parkway herein
authorized to be acquired. One-half
OF the cost OF the said lands shall be re-
imbursed to the Treasury OF the United
States out OF the revenues Of the Dis
trict Of Columbia in eight equal annual
installments. with interest at the rate Of
3 per cent per annum upon the deferred
payments. That should the commission
decide to institute condemnation pro-
ceedings in order to secure any or all OF
the land herein authorized TO be acquired,
such proceedings shall be in accordance
with the provisions OF the act OF Con-
gress approved August 80, 1880, provid-
ing site for the enlargement OF the
government printing ONCE O. s. Stats.
L., vol. 20, ch. 8S7)."
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THAW WRIT WITHDRAWN.
SLAYER of Sanford White to Remain
in Matteawan for the Present.

NEW YORK, March 6.-The writ Of
habeas corpus obtained in behalf OF Har-
ry K Thaw. slayer of Stanford White.
was suddenly withdrawn at the request
of his counsel in the supreme court to-
day. No explanation was offered.
william Travers Jerome. for the state,
was ready to proceed with the argument
when one Of Thaw's lawyers notified JUS
fice Geigerich that he desired to with
draw the proceedings.
1T was subsequently explained that the
move was made because DR.. Charles Ken
nedy. the lawyer who obtained the writ
for Thaw, had been denied the privilege
Of consulting privately with his client at
MatteaWan, and for this reason was not
ready to 60 ahead with the case. Thaw
was taken hack to the asylum, and the
right Of his lawyers TO see him In pri-
vate there will be thrashed out In court.
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Now Heads Navy Department.

Mr.. Daniels was sworn In ~ Secretary
Of the Navy In the presence Of an assem-
blage which at drst included small
group OF family and personal fr1euds, but
which later was sFslied By ths members
OF the democratic national committse,
senator's. Representatives and governorv
large Office provided for the head Of the
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FEAR WOMEN AT POLLS
Sufragettes Threaten to Break n
London County Council Election.

f LONDON, March 6.-The kosnest In.
terest was taken today in the triennial
election for members Of the London
county council, not only because OF IN .
sharply divided opinion on municipal
issues at stake. but also because of thu
threats OF militant suffragettes to de-
stroy the ballot papers.
Special precautions We're taken by the
police 10 prevent any interference with
lie ballot boxes by the women. many
or whom arr entitled TO vote at munich
pal eleet.9sas- The aperture through
which tee voting pal ers are dropped
into the boxes MAS. made very marrow
And policemen We're posted TO Keep a
sharp lookout On every woman enter
tng the polling boothA
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Navy Department. When Mr.. Daniels
subscribed to the oath Of office admins
tered by Appointment Clerk Ralph T.
Bartlett of the department he became
the hfth Secretary of the Navy, from
North Carolina.
The members Of the new Secretary s
personal party. all from Raleigh, included
Mrs. Daniels. their four sons, Josephus
Daniels; jr, Worth Bagley Daniels, Jona-
than Worth Daniels and Frank Daniels;
Mrs. Adelaide Worth Bagley, Mrs. Min
ME III. Bagley, Miss Ethel Bagiey, Miss
Belle Ragley, Mr.. and Mrs p. n. Will
son. Miss Mary Wilson and w. W. Scott.
Mr.. Meyer took official leave OF all his
associates this afternoon and soon after
left for New York, whence he will go to
Miami. Fla, for season of fishing and
recreation. He took occasion to express
his thanks to the newspaper men for the
service they had rendered him personally
and the navy in general.
Wilson and Redfield In.
Both William B. Wilson, who heads the
new Department Of Labor in the Wilson
administration. and William c. Redfield.
who takes command OF the Department
former Department of Commerce and La
Dor, were sworn in yesterday afternoon
within short time. Of each other by
Warren r. Choate. chief clerk OF the bu-
reau Of corporations.S
They both took the bath in the ONCE
of Secretary Nagel, the last Secretary, OF
Commerce and Labor and the first Secre-
tary Of Commerce. Each held informal
for the officials under them!
Secretary Nagel bid goodbye to the of
ficials in his department this morning.
Mr.. Redfield took the. oath about 4
O'Clock. He assumed tho duties OF his Of
fee this morning. Mr.. Wilson went to
work Immediately after he was sworn In
yesterday.
u. Grant Smith. private secretary to
Mr. RedGeld, and Miss Agathe Olsen,
confidential clerk. both OF whom wore as
ISOLATED with Mr.. Redfeld In Congress,
also were sworn in yesterday.
Secretaries Bryan, Garrison and Daniels
entered actively on the discharge OF their
new duties about o'clock this morning.
and the business Of their respective de-
partments is proceeding just as though no
change in administration had occurred
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.GUAARDO'S REBELS .
BEATEN By J 'DtRAL |.
Routed With Heavy losses
When attack Is Made
Oh. Train. So

MEXICO CITY. March "a force a.
rebels commanded by Alberto Gua1ardo.
commander Of rural guards. who re-
VOTED against the Huerta administra-
lion in the state Of Coahuila, was rout-
ed with heavy losses by federal trooos
last night near Parras.
The battle occurred when the rebels
attacked a repair train which was pro-
eeeding from Torreon to Saltillo. the
capital. under the escort OF a strong
body OF troops. The federal troops
detained and Tepulsed the rebels after
d .aarp fight. +sss-
fne governor Of the state OF Campeche.
Manuel Castillo Rr1to. u reported IA
have fled and Il now on the vav 20
havana TO join the members of the
Madero family. Charges OF misappropf4a-
ton OF state funds had been recently
sedged against him.
me governor Of Oaxaca reported today
mat with one exception all the y,s,,el
eaders In that state bad been pacined.
Censorship on Wires.
fERMoSIIL0 Sonora, Mexico. March
a rigid censorship was installed here
day by the Sonora state governmant.
aich yesterday waved the banner OF
late rights In the face of the Huerts
pvernment.
omcdals or the new regime today seized
the railway station and telegraph ofYices
II the Southern Pacific Of Mexico. and
placed all outgoing news under the ban.
The censorship also applies to the COM
nercial wires.
The railway operator a Carlo. a near
BY station. was told that IL he allowed
any more news to be transmitted he
would be shot, and that II he told Of the
threat to shoot him he would be shot All
train service exoept that conduced by
the state authorities u annulled.
F During the night volunteers arrived N
great numbers in answer to the apueal AZ
the state congress for men to combat anv
Intrusion Of Huerta troops.
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Paw Respects to New Naval Chief.

Admiral Dewey and the other members
of the general board of the navy were
among those who called at the Navy De-
partment today to pay their respects to
the new Secretary of the Navy.
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other Saloons to Go.

The fourth and fifth police precincts
will comprise the southwest and south
easr zones. which are to be established
In accordance with a paragraph con-
tanned in the law STIMULATING that no
wholesale o, retail drinking establish
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Ernest F. Henry, a Baltimore and
Ohio brakeman, OF Cumberland, Nd.
vas fatally crushed in the Baltimore
and Ohio yards at Cumberland Wednes.
oay morning while coupling cars.
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NO EFFORT Being MADE
TOBKPEND $1,3OO,0OO
Question of. Who Will Notify
Rock Creek Park Commits
sion Broached.

Question arose today whose duty 1t will
be to call to the attention Of the Secre-
tary Of the Treasury, the Secretary of
War and the Secretary of Agriculture the
amendment to the public buildings bill,
adopted during the closing hours OF Con-
gress March 4, which provides an appro-
priation OF 81, 100000 to purchase such
lands not already owned by the govern
ment as are necessary to make park
way between Potomac Park, Geological
Park and Rock Creek Park.
At the Office of the Secretary of War it
was said that Mr.. Garrison, the new Sec
rotary. was probably not familiar with
the details Of the matter. and that no
action would be taken, in all probability.
by him. until the matter had been called
to his attention by the District Commits
sioners. At thu o11ces Of the Secretary Of
the Treasury and the Secretary Of Agri-
culture 1t also was said the new cabinet
officers had heard nothing Of the matter.
Commissioners Not to Act.
Mr.. Pedigo, private secretary to the
Secretary Of War, was OF the opinion
that as the act requires the parkway to
be constructed in accordance with q map
on file in the ofice OF the Engineer Com
missioner, the first move for carrying out
it's provisions ought to come from the
District Commissioner >ofiice. but Dis
tr1ct Commissioner Rudolph said that the
Commissioners will not take any step to
bring to the attention OF the three secre-
taries the fact that the act appoints
them as a commission OF three to carry
out the act
It is probable, however, that when the
new cabinet officers have settled down
to routine work in their departments the
law clerks will note that the three Sec
retaries are called upon to act as COM
mission, and that they Will communicate
with each other for the purpose of ar
ranging a meeting In regard to the mat
ter. according to an opinion expressed in
the ONCE Of the Senate public buildings
committee today.
Similar to Wetmore Bill.
The amendment, as adopted. contains
some Of the provisions Of Senate bill
passed q couple Of years ago. introduced
by Senator Wetmore. It was never re-
ported out OF the House committee. That
measure provided for an appropriation OF
70 100000. which was cut down to 1880.
900.
The amendment is as follows:
ssSection D. That for the purpose Of
preventing the pollution and obstruction
OF Rock creek and Of connecting Potomac
Park with the geological Park and Rock
Creek Park g. commission, to be composed
Of the Secretary OF the Treasury. the
SECRETARY Of War and the Secretary OF
Agriculture. Is hereby authorized aad c.
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ACT FAULTY
Failure to Provide Salaries
: ilhMay kin Measure. 7
WOULD MEAN DRY SUNDAY
Hotels and Clubs Forbidden to Sell
Liquor on That Day.

1t was discovered at the District build
ing today that the new excise law for the
District Of Columbia may be invalidated
because no provision was made for sal
aries for members OF the proposed excise
board.
To remedy this oversight it would be
necessary to make special appropriation
for salaries before July 1, when the law
becomes effective. 1t is recognized that
this would mean opening up in Congress
the whole excise question. The proposed
regulations were passed only after hard
fight. and as the membership of both
Senate and House will be largely changed
in the new Congress, with an increased
membership in the House, the fate of
the measure would be problematical.
Sundays Would Be Dry.
Should the law become effective Wash
ington would be a prohibition city
one day out Of seven after July l next.
With the going into effect on that date
Of the District Of Columbia's new ex-
else law, hotels. restaurants and clubs
will be prohibited from serving drinks
with meals Sundays.
This Is one of several radical changes
| pTOVlQcu lOE Uy The ldWs OIlCla1S Oh
the excise board were surprised today
to find how far reaching the legfsla-
ton IL.
Provides Five "Dry" Zones.
At the present time there are two pro-
hibited zones in the District in which
no liquor can be sold. The new increases
the number OF restricted areas to Ave.
In fact, after the beginning Of the next
4~.<<~
effect, nearly one-half of the entire ter
ritory embraced within the District OF
Columbia will be included In the pro-
hibited zones.
to be typographical error in the word
Ing Of the bill as 1t appears in the Con-
gressional Record of March 1 promises
to make the effect of the act considerably
less drastic than had been anticipated
by the excise authorities.
Limit Of 400 Feet.
The wording in the Congressional Rec
ord Is to the effect that no barroom shall
be maintained within 600 feet of q public
school or 400 feet Of a church. 1t is said
that this Is q mistake and that the dis
lance, az authorized by Congress, should
be 100 feet in the case Of both schools
and churches.
lished will put out Of commission about
thirty or forty retail and wholesale drink
ing establishments. The law. however.
does not require any licensee to change
his location before November ], 1914.
The new zones will be located in the
northwest. southwest and southeast Sec
lions Of the city. Comprised in the first
of these will be all that territory lying
west Of the westerly line Of tho fire Linn
its, as now established from its southeriy
limits to where the same tntersects with
the present one-mile zone at the Soldiers
Home: thence westerly and northerly
along the said mile limit until the same
fntersects with Kansas avenue: thence
along Kansas avenue to its intersection
with the northern boundary Of the Dis
trict
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Attorney General Sworn In.

James c. McReynoids was sworn in as
Attorney General this morning in the
presence OF Justice Robb OF the Cou-f Of
Appeals OF the District. .. Sol l.ii~.s. ,,.iy
New-York tribune., 1913-11-27
MACKAY TO GO TO ROSLYN?
Activity at Harbor Hill Home
Starts Rumor.

Clarence H. Mackay, II IS reported, IS
10 return with his children to iIarbor
uU his estate near Roslyn. Long Island.
Color is given To the rumor, which Is un-
confirmed. 10y reason OF the fact that
many employees on the estate who. IT was
said. had been given notice that their
services would not be required after De-
cembcr 1 have been Informed that they
will remain.
Several horses and ponies have arrived
at Uarbor Ilill in the last few days. ana
il is said they are for the use of the
owner and his children. Mr. Mackay has
bccn living i'm a leased house in Manhat-
tan since he returned from Europe, where
he was when Mrs. Joseph ~ Blake
started suit against Mrs. Mackay for
the alleged alienation Of the affections Of
her husband. Dr. Blake.
When Mrs. Clarence Mackay leased a
town house not far distant from that
occupied by her husband. It was reported
that she desired 10 be near her children.
The activity at Harbor I'm is taken by
some Roslyn folk TO indicate that MI.
Mackay is not altogether pleased at the
proximity OF the town homes of himself
and his wife, in view of their present
family relations.
New-York tribune., 1913-11-27
THEATRICAL NOTES.

Harold Forde is temporarily out of the
cast of "The Belle at the Long Acre
Theatre. lie is suffering from an attack
Of bronchitis. and will be confined TO his
home for at least n week. His place will
be filled by the stage manager. Mr. Ar
mold.
Joe Weber announces that he will re-
model the old Weber Fields Cafe into "A
theatre to accommodate the overflow from
the performance Of Traffic in Souls at
Weber's Theatre. This second theatre will
hold about five hundred. II will be ready
probably within one week, and perform
ances of Traffic in Souls" will be given
there simultaneously with the perform
ance In the main theatre.
ARRANGEMENTS are being completed by
tho MANAGEMENT of the Palace Theatre
for the presentation. beginning Monday
q afternoon of exclusive films of the Army
and Navy game of football. to be PLAYED
at the Polo Grounds this Saturday.
Nine. Nuolo prima donna soprano of
Id Scala. Milan and Covent Garden,
London. was among those giving box par
ties at the l5Oth performance of Amer
lea" at the New York IIppodrome yes
terday afternoon.
Twenty-three passengers from the
steamship Huron enjoyed a theatre party
at the New York iippodrome yesterday
afternoon. reservations having been made
for them by wireless last Monday by
Captain Chichester.
New-York tribune., 1913-11-27
MISS HEMPEL AS LUCIA
Metropolitan Hears Soprano in
Splendid Voice.

The advent Of Miss Frieda Hempel at
the Metropolitan opera House made in
evltable the resusciiation from the limbo
Of things forgot Of Donizettis Lucia di
Lammcrmoor" For this some will De
happy and some will not. but the resusci-
tation was bound 10 cCmc, as it ever will
until the race Of co!Oratura sopranos is
no more.
Miss Hempel was not in good voice last
year and wisely she postponed the duet
with the flute. She returned to. us this
season a new singer. refreshed in voice
and in confidence. and hence last nights
Lucia" Lucy Ashton was very un-
happy young woman. and if she could
have lived Donlzettfs musical apotheosis
would have probably made her more
wretched than kind hearted old Sir
Walter ever dreamed.
Miss Hempel was both comely and un-
happy, and her voice was lusciously
round and rich. tn, voice of a true lyric
soprano. Yet IN the foratura passages
Of the mad scene hearts must have
gone back with longing to the days OF
Nellie Melba and Marcella Sembrich. The
DAYS of brilliant brayura are apparently
no more.
beyond Miss IIempel and Mr. Amato
who sang Ashton. the cast was distinctly
mediocre. There was. indeed new
tenor. 1talo Cristaili. whom Mr.. Gatti
engaged at the eleventh hour when SiGnor
Mariani fell suddenly III. SigrOr Cris-
tall was decidedly nervous last night
and II would he perhaps unjust TO Judge
him finally from his Edgardo. II is
enough 10 say that his voice sounded
very. very white" and that he often
duarrcllcd with the pitch. II is alto
gother probable that Sir Walter would
have passed by this particular scion o!
the House OF Ravenswood without recog-
nizing one Of his favorite and most un-
happy children.
The sextct Mr.. Poacco made effective.
though he took II at "A somewhat slower
tempo than the one Of tradition. The
audience was large one and appeared
interested in the proceedings.
New-York tribune., 1913-11-27
LYON WEEDS LAMB
Marriage One of Ten Last Night
in Corona and Elmhurst.

George Goodwin Lyon, son OF Mr. and
Mrs. Robert j. Lyon. of No. 90 East Polk
avenue. Corona, and Miss Charlotte
FRANCES Lamb daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs
charles Lamb, Of No. 125 49th street,
Corona. were married last night in Grace
Episcopal Church.
There were ten weddings in Elmhurst
and Corona last night. and wedding bells
rang out simultaneously at O'CLOCK from
four churches in Corona and Elmhurst
This evening there will be the culmina-
IT,, Of a romance begun In the Long ISL
and College Hospital. when DIR. William
Campben and Miss Minnie Louise Muir
roll are married IN the Congregations
church at Rockaway Beach. The couple
were at the hospital together ana Whei
~, campbell was graduated as ply
stc,ap Miss Murrell was graduated as a
nmrso The ceremony will be performed
NO the Rev. John G. Green. pastor OF the
corrre gational Church.
New-York tribune., 1913-11-27
THREE BRIDES IN ORANGE
Weddings All Took Place Yes
terday in St. Johns Church.
From The Tribune Correspondent,

From Inc lllINuf y VI Nl'Ni'a' ltt"
Orange. y. j.. Nov. 26.-Three mar.
riages took place in St Johns Church
here this afternoon. Miss Josephine Fin
lev daughter Of Mrs. James Finley, OF
Wheeler street, East orange, became the
bride Of Harry Thatcher, Of Orange. MISS
Rose Morgan, Of Newark. was bridesmaid.
aud Edward Thatcher, OF Bloomfield.
brother of the bridegroom. was best man.
The Re-. Nicholas 4. Marncll. ASSISTANT
rector Of the church, performed the cerc-
mony.
The second ceremony was that or MISS
Genevieve I.awless, Of Ridgchurst Road
West Orange to Martin J. O'Connor. also
Of that town. Miss Anna Lawless. sister
of the bride, was iridesmaid, and william
II. Agnew was best man. The Rev. FRAN
els Reilly, curate in the church, ON
ciated.
The third couple 20 be married were
Miss Elizabeth Agnes Fitzpatrick. daush-
fer Of Mr.. and Mrs. Philip Fitzpatrick. or
No q Kingsley street and Charles rem
derpast. of Kearny. The ceremony was
also norformed by Father Marnel. MISS
Margaret Fitzpatrick, sister of the bride.
uas maid of honor. and Miss Mary Book,
cousin of the bridegroom, was bridesmaid
Frank Fitzpatrick, brother of the bride
was best nan. They will all live IN west
Orange.
New-York tribune., 1913-11-27
THAOOEUS FIRTH.

Thaddeus Firth. one of the Oldest resi-
dents OF Maspeth, Queens, died on Mon
day night on the estate which has been
I'm possession of that family for more
than a century. He was ninety-two years
old. He was born in this city on July %,
lS21, and came from family of piano
manufacturers and music publishers. His
grandfather, Edward Riley, was one Of
the first publishers of music IN this city.
Mr.. Firth became interested in the pub
lication of music. and later became a
member Of the finn of Firth, Pond Sc Co..
piano manufacturers.
He aided in organizing the Republican
party, and last Election Day, despite his
age, he walked to the polls and voted. He
leaves two sons, Thaddeus and Edward
Firth. OF Brooklyn; two daughters, Mrs.
George Cotton and Miss Elizabeth Firth;
three grandchildren and two great-grand-
children
New-York tribune., 1913-11-27
MISS STEELE PRESENTED
Society Welcomes Debutante at
Sun Ridge Hall.

Wcstbury. Long Island Nov 26.-Miss
Kathryne steele, daughter OF NJ. and
Mrs. Charles steele. made her bow TO
society tonight at the home OF her
parents. Sun Ridge Hall, the Steele coun-
try place
More than 500 people were present at
the dance at which Miss Steele made her
debut
Previous to the dance there was a
dinner, among the diners being Mr. and
Mrs Devereux Mrburn, who have just
returned from their wedding tour.
Miss Steele proved a most charming
and interesting debutante and was de-
servedly popular during the dancing,
which was kept up until a late hour
Among those present were MIR ana
Mrs Thomas Hitchcock NJ. and Mrs.
Julian Peabody, Miss Helen Hitchcock.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Payne Whitney, Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph S. Stevens, Mr.. and Mrs
Frank Gray Griswold. the Misses Nancy
and Laura Garfield, Watson Whitewood,
Miss Whitewood, Joseph Stillman, Arthur
Gardiner Seth French Miss Sarah
Mallte, H. Tucker, G. w. Lawrence Miss
lltltid Law ItllOt' -hlSS Anna i VI 'Nf7'
Harry Sproule. Frank G Appleton and
Charles Appleton.
Mr. and Mrs J. s. Phipps, Mr. and Mrs.
Howard c. Phipps. Mrs. Payne Whitney,
Perry Osborne, Miss Harrison. Mr.. and
Mrs. Stanley Mortimer, Miss Edith Nor
timer, Mr.. and Mrs. +. Ambrose Clark,
". Russell Grace. Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph p.
Grace, Mr.. and Mrs. +. u. Morgan Mr..
and Mrs Delaney *. jay. Mr.. and Mrs
Joseph H. Davis Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
r. Scott and Sidney d. Ripley.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul d. Cravath, Miss
Vera Cravath, Harvey s. Ladew. Miss
Elise Ladew, Mrs. Emily Ladenberg. Miss
Eugenia Mae Ladenberg. Miss Emily
Randolph, Miss Louise Fleitmann. Mr..
and Mrs II. !. Nicholas Mr.. and Mrs.
James a. Burden, MIR. and Mrs. Arthur
Scott Burden, Miss Clair Bird, Miss
Frances Hadden. Mrs \. 5. Alexander.
Mr.. and Mrs. +. Bronson Winthrop. Mr..
and Mrs. S. 4. ". Baltazzi and many
others from Manhattan.