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The Columbus commercial., 1913-01-23

Mt. Hunter Walker Jr., is
spending this week on his planta-
ton near Crawford.
The Columbus commercial., 1913-01-23

The W. c. 7. U. will meet with
Mrs. John r. Laws at three
O'Clock this afternoon.
The Columbus commercial., 1913-01-23

Messrs. b. A Weaver and
Malcolm Franklin were visitors
to Jackson the past several days.
The Columbus commercial., 1913-01-23

Mr.. J. T. McShan of McShan.
Ala, visited the city Tuesday.
The Columbus commercial., 1913-01-23

Mr.. G. 7. Heard of Brooksville
was in the city Yesterday.
The Columbus commercial., 1913-01-23

Mr.. +. B. Beard visited West
Point Tuesday.
The Columbus commercial., 1913-01-23

Mrs. f. M. Payne of R. f. d. 3,
was among the visitors to Column
bus Tuesday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-27
ARCHITECT BERGH DEAD
Designed Many Buildings in
New York, Washington
and at Yale.

Louis de COppet Bergh, an authority on
architecture, and designer Of a great
number Of buildings. who has made his
residence in Washington only since No
vember Is. died at $50 o'clock last even
ing at 100 East Capitol street of heart
disease.
Death was due to heart disease and
complications. Mr.. Bergh had been i'll
for five years. He is survived by the
widow, Mrs. Ivah Richardson Bergh, and
three children by a former marriage,
residents of New York city, where Mr..
Bergh made his home before moving to
Washington.
The funeral will be under Masonic au-
spices and attended with the ritual of the
Rose Croix. The body will be placed In
a vault in Congressional cemetery.
Mr.. Bergh was q thirty-second degree
Mason. a member Of the Scottish Rite
and Of Roome Lodge. No. 746. Of New
York city. He had not affiliated with
any Masonic body In Washington.
The Church Of the Covenant of this
city was constructed according to the de-
signs drawn by Mr.. Bergh. There are
several apartment houses and residences
also of his designing in Washington.
His specially was sanitary features of
architecture and his skill was eminently
desired in planning public baths and hos
seventeen buildings Of the university
group. He also designed the Gallatin Ma
tional Bank of New York city, the first
steel frame building in the United States.
He was architectural advisor in Mayor
Strong's administration of New York city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-27
WATER FIGHT DROPPED
Branson Not to Appeal From
Decision in Case Inv0Iv-
ing Rates.

The decision of Justice Barnard Of the
Supreme Court of the District Of Column
bia holding that the District Commission.
ers are empowered to regulate the water
rate for the District and to purchase
water meters with the surplus from
water rents is not to be disturbed.
Counsel for William 8. Branson, a tax
payer. who brought test case to de-
eide the validity of the new water rate
which went into effect last July, have
notified Corporation Counsel Thomas OF
their determination not to prosecute the
appeal noted by them last week
Mr.. BransOn questioned the right of the
Commissioners to maintain a rate more
than sufficient to supply the funds neces-
sary to the maintenance, management
and repair of the water system. He
urged that 1t was unlawful for them to
expend any surplus in the purchase
and installation of water meters, since
such purchase involved the expenditure
on equipment and plant of money which
the law limited to use for maintenance
and management.
The taxpayer refused to pay his bill
at the new rate for the ensuing year and
rendered a check at the old rate, which
was declined. AS the cutting off of the
water supply to his home became immi-
nent, Mr.. Branson sought an injunction
from the court.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-27
NEW COURSE OF DANCING
NOT FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Supt. Davidson Says No Such Thing
Was Ever Contem-
plated.

A published report that an extended
course in dancing is to be introduced in
the public schools of the District was en-
phatically denied by DR.. William M
Davidson, superintendent of schools, to-
day.
1.-The report of a new course of dancing
in the schools was news to me-" said the
superintendent. I had authorized nc
statement or interview to that effect. and
in fact, had never even been questioned
in this regard.
"But our slogan in the District public
schools at the present time is fewer
frills and more emphasis upon reading.
writing, arithmetic. geography. history
and spelling. and the fundamental essen
tials of good elementary education.
Everything else in the course of study
is but Incidental to these essentials.
ut would be unfortunate indeed: to
have an impression become fixed in the
in any way likely to be turned into dane
ing schools. This can never come to pass
with the approval Of the school officials.
Indeed, no such thing has been cOntem-
plated.
at is true, however. that the course
of instruction in physical education IN
Washington public schools, as in other
cities. has included some simple forms
of folk games and dances, all of simple
and entirely innocent character, to which
there cannot be the slightest objection.
But it cannot be said too strongly that
the public schools of Washington stand
for essentials of education. Useless frills
will always be checked against in favor
of the school system"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-27
ENLOE MADE NO PROMISES.
Motion Picture Theaters Used to Pro
mote Candidates. for Office.

An echo Of the warm campaign re-
Gently closed in the Tennessee legislature
for election of senator is seen in the
statement Of campaign expenditures and
contributions filed with the secretary OF
the Senate today by B. E. Enloe. demo-
Graf In the course of his statement, he
says:
IT have not promised any office or sup
port for any Office, state or federal. to
ANYBODY, but declined to make any prom
ises or trade or enter in any deal of any
kind to obtain my election. l declined
several such Offers.
His expenses in the campaign, he said,
were S125, including about $3.50 for cigars.
The contributions to his campaign were
500.
The use of motion picture theaters to
promote candidates. for the Senate Is
suggested in the statement of John b.
Hendricks, democratic candidate for sena-
tor in Wyoming. The $S,397.16 spent in
his campaign. he says. includes $50
paid to the Reel Theater for advertising.
To help his candidacy, he says, the sena-
torial bureau of the democratic national
committee contributed $1,000
Among other statements Of campaign
expenses received today were those Of
E. NJ Showalter and Albert B. White, re-
publican candidates for senator in West
Virginia; George w. Norris. republican,
recently elected from Nebraska, and John
F. Shafroth, democrat, recently elected
from Colorado.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-27
RUSSIA IS NOT RESENTFUL
Grand Duke Alexander Guest
of Ambassador Guild at
Luncheon.

ST. PETERSBURG, January 27.-Curtis
Guild. United States ambassador. today
gave luncheon in honor of the Grand
Duke Alexander Michaelovitch. brother.
in-law of the car. This was the first oc-
casion for many years on which a mem
Der of the Russian imperial family has
been entertained at the American en-
bassy.
Asked to Meet DR.. Ach4son.
The Grand Duke Alexander, who takes
great interest in science. had expressed a
desire to meet DR.. Edward Goodrich
Acheson. tho American scientist. who re-
Gently lectured before the Imperial Tech
biological Society here.
This action of the grand duke is taken
as an indication that the denunciation OF
the treaty of commerce between Russia
and the United States is not resented by
the Russian government
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-27
COL. c. A. DEv0L NOMINATED.
Will Be Brigadier General in Quar-
termaster Corps, u. S. A.

Col. Carroll A. Devol has been NOM
mated as brigadier general in the
Quartermaster Corps, United States
Army, to take effect February Is, vice
Gen. George R. Smith. formerly paw
master general. who will retire on that
date on his own application. after more
than forty-two years service
Col. Devol stands number - in the
list OF colonies in the Quartermaster
Corps and number ia In relative rank
in his grade. He is from Ohio and was
appointed second lieutenant. 26th In
fantry. in September. 1879. In August.
1896, he was transferred to the quar-
termaster's department with the rank
of captain and reached the grade Of
considerable field service in the Span
ish war and in the Philippine insur-
rection. and for several months has
been in charge of quartermaster at
fairs in the Panama Canal zone.
His promotion to brigade rank was
recommended by Mapj. Gen. Aleshire,
Col. Goethals and others,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-27
SURPRISE FOR WILSON.
Had Not Expected Conference of So
cial Workers at Hoboken.

TRENTON, N. j.. January 27.-Gov.
Wilson got back to the statehouse this
morning. after spending the weekend
with friends in Hoboken, He said the
conference there yesterday Of social
workers came as a surprise to him. He
understood, he said today, that some Of
those present had been actively interested
in drafting the social welfare planks of
the national progressive party's plat
form.
1T all interested me very much, and
was glad to have the opportunity to hear
the views expressed" he remarked.
A delegation from the Farmers Union
of America today presented the name Of
C.. s. Barrett of Georgia for the port
folio OF Secretary of Agriculture Mr..
Barrett is president OF the Farmers
Union.
Senator C. S. Thomas and Representa-
tive E. T. Taylor of Colorado presented
to Mr.. Wilson today the name Of for
mer Gov. Alva Adams Of Colorado for the
Secretaryship of the Interior.
Commenting on published reports that
he intended to visit the Philippines,
Panama and Alaska during his admins
tration. the President-elect said he had
made absolutely no such plans. He in
dicated that he would do little travelling
while In Office.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-27
.F|NDAL0NG-LOST RECORD
Heirs to Valuable New Or
leans Property Hope to Es-
tabIiSh Claim.

NEW YORK, January 27.-The lost
link in a chain Of evidence on which to
base a suit for a ten-million-dollar tract
Of land. now occupied by a part Of the
city of New Orleans. is said to have been
found in the discovery Of the baptismal
record of Joseph Valliere, an early
French adventurer.
Persons claiming to be his heirs are
scattered throughout the United States
and for years attorneys in their behalf
have been seeking to establish title to the
Louisiana property, strip of 100 miles
long and so miles wide along the banks
Of the White river.
The baptismai record Of Valliere was
found in Quebec. Canada. BY means
Of this, showing his baptism In May,
17O6, 1t is alleged, his descendants were
traced in so direct a line that the heirs
believe they can establish their claims.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-27
SHERIFF AIDS GEN. SICKLES..
Spares His Old Friend the Humilia
ton of Arrest.

NEW YORK, January Pin order to
spare his old friend, Gen.. Daniel E.
Sickles. the humiliation of arrest, Sheriff
Hamburger personally arranged with
counsel for the general this morning to
accept bail from a surety company. This
will obviate the necessity of locking Gen
Sickles in the Ludlow street Jail. pur-
suant to an order from the supreme court
issued after the old soldier had failed to
account for more than $4,000 received for
the New York monument commission.
Attended only by an aged negro but
Ter, Gen. Sickles today remained secluded
in his 9Th avenue home. awaiting develop
ments. The sheriff planned technically
to place the general under arrest and to
admit him to bail Immediately thereafter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-27
GARY DINNERS GIVEN
TO MAINTAIN PRICES
Former President Corey Says
He Opposed Advance in
Steel Rails.

NEW YORK, January 27.-William
Ellis Corey. former president Of the
United States Steel Corporation. began
his fourth day of testimony today at the
hearings in the governments suit to dis
solve the company under the antitrust
law. Redirect examination was taken up
by Judge Jacob NJ. Dickinson. attorney
for the government. who questioned the
witness concerning his differences before
his retirement with E. II. Gary. chair-
man of the board of directors.
Are You pecuniarily interested In the
United States Steel Iorporation?' he was
asked.
"One-fourth Of my fortune is in the
securities of the steel corporation" re-
piled Mr.. Corey.
Are your personal feelings favorable or
unfavorable to the success Of this suit?
II am naturally favorable to the steel
corporation" Mr.. Corey said Il am OPP
posed to the government in this case"
Mr.. Corey reiterated that the object OF
the Gary dinners was to maintain prices
manufacturers to raise the price Of rails
from S2S ton, Mr.. Corey would not say
that the steel corporation prevented the
advance.
Refused to Reduce Wages.
10 may have he said. 81 was Op-
posed to the raise myself. because 1
thought SIS was fair price, He added
that the corporation could make rails
cheaper than it's competitor.
Cross-examined by c. A. Severance, at
torney for the defendants, Mr.. Corey tes-
titled that after the panic of 1907 the
steel corporation refused to reduce the
wages of its employees. although requested
to by other manufacturers who had made
reductions
I'VE have not gone into the question of
labor, said Judge Dickinson, Directing
on the ground that the question was ir-
relevant.
mo. you don't dare to-" retorted the
steel corporations attorney.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-27
DIAMONDS OBTAINED"
Gems Worth $4,000 Held by Gus
toms Officials in Chicago.

Customs agents have Temporarily
detained in Chicago $4,000 worth of
diamonds. suspected of having been
struggled into the United States by
Nathtna GrOen. under arrest in New
York on charges 'of having struggled
diamonds through the international
parcel post.
The diamonds in Chicago are owned
by merchants who are said to have
bought them innocently. If the gov
ernments investigation sustains the
suspicion that duty has not been paid
upon them they will be seized. This
latest raid puts about 100000 worth of
diamonds imported by GrOen under in
The investigations NAV extend from
New York and Chicago to other cities.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-27
JOHNSON Is PLEASED.
House District Chairman Glad to
Hear Wilson Will Take Interest.

Representative johnson, chairman oe
the House District committee, expressed
great interest in the dispatch from Ho-
boken. N. J., purporting to give some q
Woodrow Wilson's expressions on the
District government. following a speech
by A. J. McKeIway of Washington. After
reading the dispatch Representative John
son said:
For five years 1 have been making an
uphill fight over a rough road I'm an effort
to accomplish something for the people OF
the United States as well as for the poor
err people of the District Of Columbia. RI
am gratified to see in the Washington
papers this morning that President to- ba
Wilson will, take a genuine interest in
District Of Columbia affairs. -
81 feel that my fight is now all hut
ended. My position from the standpoint.
of public interest and from the viewpoint
of the many. not the few. unquestionably
has been right; the people have come
slowly to see 1t. but I realize that az
last the correctness of my position is not
only approved by members of Congress,
but by TIE people at large"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-27

NASHVILLE. Tenn, January 27-Ben
W. Hooper. sthe second republican who
has held the governors Office in Tonnes
see since reconstruction days. was inau-
gurated for his second term today.
In his address the governor said in
part:
Every progressive movement ever I'M
dertaken in behalf of the masses has
suffered from the interference of self
seeking demagogues when its strength
became great or its success apparent.
Such has beer the case with the present
progressive movement in this country.
1t has generated radicalism.
"Mea who were not heard from when
Robert NJ. La Toilette was making Wis
consin the model Of American statehood
seized upon his ideas of restoring the gov
eminent to the people and went forth in
their advocacy while the trusts footed
the bills of the campaign"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-27
CONGRESS ASKED FOR $4,000.
Desired That U. S. May Suitably
Take Part in Scientific CONGRESS.

An appropriation OF $4,000 to enable
the United States to participate suitably
In the second Pan-American Scientific
Congress. to be held in October, 1914. in
Washington. was urged before the House
foreign affairs committee today.
Senator Root proposed the provision to
be included in the diplomatic and con-
sular appropriation bill. which is under
consideration by the committee.
Former Ambassador to France Henry
White. John Barrett. director of the Pan
American Union: Prof. W. R. Shepard OF
Columbia University. W. P. Cutton, rep
ressnt1ng the engineering societies of the
country: DR.. W. II. Holmes of the Smith
0en1an Institution and George NJ. Rom
med q the division OF animal hlsbandry
q the Department of Agriculture ap-
DoaSo0 In support OF the proposition.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-27
NOT IN SHIPPING POOL
President of United Fruit Com
pany So Declares to House
Investigating Committee.

Andrew Preston of Boston, president OF
the United Fruit Company. operating
eighty-one steamers in the freight and
passenger trade between the United
States and the West Indies. told the
House shipping trust committee today
that his company was not a party to any
pooling arrangement or agreement as to
rates and service, and received no rebates
or special rates from railroads.
Mr.. Preston, questioned about the or
ganization of the United Fruit Company,
with capital OF $4,000. 900 and its absorb
ton of fruit companies with steamers be-
tween the West Indies and New York.
Boston and Philadelphia. denied that the
company used unfair tactics to crush
rivals.
He declared that notice of any change
in prevailing rates would be given 10 the
Panama Railroad steamship line and the
Hamburg-American and Royal Mail lines,
but insisted his company was not oblf-
gated to its competitors and could make
such rates as 1t wished.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-27
RIVER AND HARBOR BILL
OPPOSED BY DEMOCRAT
Mr.. Galloway Oenounces 1t as
Same Old ''P0rk Barrel"
Proposition.

A bitter attack on the democratic
river and harbor improvement policy, as
embraced in the river and harbor bill
under consideration in the House. was
made today by Representative Galloway
Of Texas. Representative Galloway de-
c1ared that the appropriations for river
and harbor work should be kept down
to continuing projects already begun.
and that no new work should be au-
thorized
This bill is the same old pork bar.
rel proposition" he declared II didn't
expect anything else from the republi-
cans. The country didn't expect any
thing else from the republicans. But
when the democrats came in with their
pledges of economy I did expect a diff
ference.
Sees No Improvement.
but you have gone to the same de-
partment officials. and secured the same
information, without any details as to the
real worth of the projects. Not single
report shows how much these improve
ments will increase the tonnage of the
rivers to be improved. or whether they
will decrease freight rates.
'How much of this bill are you op-
posed to-" asked Representative Good OF
Iowa.
Il am opposed to every item in the bill
except those which would continue prof.
ects already begun" shouted Mr.. Gallo
way. Everybody knows that the water
ways have played out. Everybody know.
that freight can no longer be carried b,
water. You know that every ton o.
freight carried on the Mississippi rivel
last year cost the government of the
United States 500
A voice on the republican side wanted
to know if Mr.. Galloway would oppose
the bill il the Atlantic intercoastal CANA
project then under discussion were eX-
tended around the Gulf of Mexico to
Texas.
Not Pork Barrel Politician.
IF L were a pork barrel politician
would favor such a project" said Mr.
Galloway.
Not because it would materially bene-
fit the people of the United States. but
because 1t would send a certain amount
of money to Texas to hire contractors
and to hire men. That money would &c
into the saloons and grocery stores and
railroads and street car lines and cleo
trio light companies, and would thu:
benefit Texas. But l am not pork bar
rel politician
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-27
SENTENCE MUST STAND.
Supreme Court Refuses to Interfere
in Oregon Case.

The Supreme Court declined today to
interfere with the five-year peniten-
tiary sentence imposed upon j. Thorn
burn Ross, former president of the
Trust, Guaranty and Title Company of
Portland, Ore, convicted of larceny of
state educational funds in his bank
during the panic of 1907.
The trial court, in addition to the five
year punishment. imposed a fine of
$576, S53.74. or an alternate confinement
in the county Jail amounting to 100
years. The supreme court of Oregon
had set aside the fine and alternate
confinement as excessive.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-27
TO BREAK SENATE DEADLOCK.
Republican Caucus to Consider Plan
for q Joint Committee. :.

Discussion of the democratic proposal
that the deadlock in the Senate over
nominations be broken by the appoints
ment of a joint committee of republicans
and democrats to decide who shall be
confirmed and who shall not be. VIII BE-
the feature of the republican caucus Id
be held tomorrow.
When the proposal was MADE py inc
democrats that the republicans appoint n
committee of five to meet the nominations
committee already appointed by the demo-
Gratis. opposition was at once manifested
among the republicans. and nothing has
been done. 1t has been suggested
among republicans. however, that they
ought at least to hear what the demo-
Gratis were willing to do, and on that
basis the proposal for a joint committee
has found friends
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-27
OPPOSES RUDOLPH AND OYSTER
District Democratic Club Asks Sen
ate to Pigeonhole Nominations.

A petition of the Wilson and Marshal
Democratic Club of the District %
Columbia asking the Senate to defe7
until after March 4 any action on
nominations for District Commissioners
was laid before the Senate today by
President Pro Tempore Gallinger
The petition declared that 1.-THE Com
missioners in the discharge of their
duties under the jurisdiction Of Con-
gress are necessarily brought into fire.
Quent and intimate relations directly
and indirectly with the President, VITA
the Senate and members of Congress
during their Official terms, and there
fore should be in all respects acceptable
to the incoming President and Con-
gress."
The petition is signed by Samuel T.
Lewis and William ]. Neale. as preSi-
dent and secretary. respectively. of the
organization.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-27
COL. CHARLES H. JONES DEAD.
Confederate Veteran and Editor OF
Note Succumbs in italy.

NEW YORK, January 27.-Col. Charlie,
II. Jones, a Confederate veteran and ed.
tor of national reputation. died yesterday
lin sanatorium at Ospedaletti. Italy.
News Of his death was received here to-
day.
Col. Jones was born i'm Talbotton, Ca,
in 1S4S. After the war he was for nanv
years editor of the Eclectic Magazine
and Appleton's Journal. In 1881 he went
to Jacksonville. Fla, and began the puo-
LEGATION of the Florida Daily Times. Latef
he was I'm succession editor of the Sc
Louis, Mo-. Republican, now the St
Louis Republic. managing editor Of the
New York World and of the st. Louis
Post-Dispatch and owner and publishes
Of several trade Journals
He was prominent in democratic politics
and Q close friend OF William j.. Bryan