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The Washington herald., 1913-02-12
Congress in Brief.
SENATE.

Under a unanimous consent agreement
the Senate began consideration Of the
Connecticut River dam bill. The agree
ment provides that vote will be taken
on the legislative day of February IL.
and a recess was taken until to-day
when the discussion will be continued
after the joint meeting of the House
and Senate TO count the electoral vote.
Senator Thomas of Colorado spoke of
the danger of Federal interference with
States rights. and described dollar
sovereignty as the gold dust twin of
dollar diplomacy" He declared that
under the national laws great monopolies
in forest reserves had been accomplished
and asserted that n general usurpation
Of States authority meant anarchy.
Senator Bankhead of Alabama denied
the governments right to impose a tax
for the operation of a water power COM
pany within a State.
The report of the Committee on Privi-
leges and Elections. denying the petition
of Gov. GlassCock Of West Virginia and
others for an investigation Of the cleo
ton Of Senators Chiffon AND Watson.
was unanimously adopted by the Senate.
This gives both West Virginia Senators
clear title to their seats
The Senate unanimously adopted Sem
ator PoindeXter's resolution calling upon
the Secretary of the Treasury for all
facts and information respecting the
order issued recently requiring customs
receipts to be deposited in national
banks instead of the Treasury and the
various subtreasuries.
The Webb liquor bill. as passed by the
House last week. was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary, a similar
measure having passed the Senate yes
terday as a substitute for the Kenyon
liquor bill.
A bill was passed dividing the State of
New Jersey into two judicial districts.
with provision for holding court at Tren-
ton and Newark.
March was fixed as the day for
holding memoris- ceremonies in honor of
the late Representative Latta of Ne
braska.
The Clapp campaign funds investigat-
ing committee heard Thomas ]. Camp
postmaster Of Bee0e Ark, with respect
TO solicitations which had been made to
him by G. II. Campbell, treasurer of the
State Republican Committee of Arkansas
for campaign contribution.
Plans for the holding of general ex-
animation as TO the physical properties
Of railroads were offered the Interstate
Commerce Committee by l. F. Loree
president Of the Delaware and Hudson
Railroad; Frank Trumbull, chairman of
the board of directors of the Chesa-
peake and Ohio, and Prof Edward W.
Bemis, of Chicago. None of the railroad
officials actively opposed the proposed
physical valuation examination, but II
was urged that a committee of nine
members. comprising three members of
the Interstate Commerce Commission
three members of the American Railway
Association. the Chief Engineer of the
War Department. the Chief of the Bu-
reau of Steam Engineering of The Navy
and the president OF the American So
ciety OF Civil Engineers, be chosen to
make the examination
The Washington herald., 1913-02-12
wilson REIGNS
BY SUGGESTION
New Jersey Senate Adjourns,
but Takes Hint and De-
cides to Meet To-day.
GOVERNOR CALLED BOSS
Laughs When Told of Terms Applied
to Him by Angry Leg
islators.

Princeton, n. j.. Feb. 1l.-President-
elect Wilson was so busy swapping the
whip over the New Jersey Senate to-
day that he had little time to devote TO
national affairs. An interesting series
of events demonstrated the Governors $
absolute control .'by suggestion of the
Legislature.
Early in the morning the Governor
stated TO the newspaper correspondents
that he proposed TO be on duty at the
Statehouse tomorrow, because the Sem
ate would vote on his seven corporation
bills, and in spite Of the fact that ii was
a holiday. At noon news was brought TO
the Governor that the Senate had ad-
journed until Monday. four Democrats
voting with the Republicans. This look
ed like hard slap in the face for the
President-elect.
While they were boasting OF their
victory Secretary Tumulty slipped into
the Senate chamber and held whispered
consultation with floor leader J. Warren
Davis. Davis Immediately moved a re-
consideration of the resolution, and IL
was not long before the Senate had come
around to the Governors way OF think
ing and decided to meet tomorrow.
Only Makes "Suggestions."
When the Governor was asked tonight
how he had persuaded the Senate to
face about so quickly. he said:
"Oh, l had nothing to do with it. The
decision TO adjourn until Monday was a
mistake, l understand. | have done
nothing more than make suggestions
The Governor was informed that he
had been referred to in the debate on
the resolution TO adjourn as "a boss" and
'tyrant."
THAT is interesting" he remarked. Il
think. for my own instruction. ] shall
have to attend one of the sessions, and
take a seat in the gallery as a speCta-
tor
A scheduled conference between the
Governor and the Democratic legislators
which was to have taken place at 2:30
O'clock. was postponed until next Mon
day. Senator Davis was the only mem-
Der of the upper House to report to the
Governor, and he said:
May Not Hold Conference.
The Senate will pass your seven cor
poration bills tomorrow. There is hard
ly any need of a conference now. prom
ise you that the bills will he ready for
action by the Assembly on Thursday"
This satisfied the Governor. and the
conference was put of. 1t may never
have TO be held.
In addition to his legislative activities.
the Governor had time for two visitors
this afternoon. Representative Joseph
Taggart of Kansas came to recommend
President Waters. of the Kansas AGri-
cultural College. for Secretary of Agri-
culture. and .he Rev. Mr.. KleinbOw, of
Oklah brought numerous rccommen-
dations from clergymen in behalf of Rob
ert s. Rogers. of that State. for Secre-
tary of the Interior. Mr.. Rogers was
Classmate OF Governor Wilson at the
University of Virginia. Senator Owen
suggested Mr.. Rogers name some weeks
ago.
The Washington herald., 1913-02-12
JI6sos > % n ~ @ . ~ >I y!
FORMER SENATOR BROKE"
Warner Miller Assigns for Benefit
of His Creditors.

New York, Feb. 1o.-FOrmer United
States Senator Warner Miller is broke &c
Records filed to-day in the Supreme
Court by Ernest L. Conant. an attorney
to whom Miller assigned for the benefit
OF his creditors. show that Miller has liza
biiitles of about sIs6,16S and assets of
only S20.12N
Miller succeeded Roscoe COnklng in
the Senate. He gained a fortune as a
paper manufacturer. and at the time of
his assignment was in business as a stock
and bond broker. He lived at the Dali
housie. Since then he has removed to
Herkimer. y. Y.
Mr.. Miller lost heavily in the Mica
raguan canal project. He spent thou
sands in this enterprise, but the Mar
tineque earthquake put an end to the
hope of a canal through Nicaragua.
The Washington herald., 1913-02-12
FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY.
Emancipation ProcIa mi n tion VIII De
Celebrated To-nixht.

mass meeting commemorating the
6ftieth anniversary Of the Emancipation
Proclamation will be held in the Metro
pOlitan A. NJ f. Church. tonight, under
auspices of the Washington branch of
the National Association for the Ad-
vancement Of Colored People
The speakers will be president of the
New York branch. DR.. ]. f. Spingarn;
Leslie Pinckney Hill, a graduate of, Har-
ward. now principal OF the Manassas
Industrial School. and William Pickens.
n graduate of Yale. now professor in
Talladega College. Alabama.
The Washington herald., 1913-02-12
NEBRASKA ALUMNI TO DINE.
Washington Association TO Hold An
nuaI BANQUET Saturday Might.

The Washington Alumni Association
of the University of Nebraska will hold
its annual meeting and dinner next Sat
urday evening at the Continental Hotel.
February 10 is the day on which the
universlty'S charter was granted.
Among the guests expected to he pres
ent are DIR. George Z. MacLain, a former
chancellor of the university, and Dr
William NJ. Davidson, Superintendent of
the District Schools. The University OF
Nebraska Is one of a number of institu-
tions which has conferred an honorary
degree on DIR. Davidson.
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W. VA. SENATORS CLEARED.
Watson and Chiffon Elections Are
Above ReprOach.

The Senate yesterday finally disposed
of the charges against Senators William
f. Chiffon and Clarence w. Watson OF
West Virginia, by unanimously adopting
a report submitted by Chairman Dilling-
ham. of the Committee on Privileges and
Elections. dismissing the charges and
discharging the committee from further
consideration Of the subject. The action
gives the two West Virginia Senators
clear title to their seats
The committee found no corruption.
bribery or fraud or attempted bribery in
connection with the election of the two
Senators, and unanimously agreed that
the prayer of the petition for an investi-
cation should not be granted Without
debate or division the Senate adopted
the report
The Washington herald., 1913-02-12
Tafts start Moving.

The first of a series OF Taft moving
DAYS at the White House began Jester
day Although the President and his
family will not leave until March 4, the
first load of furniture was started on
its way TO New Haven yesterday. An
automobile van came to the White House
and took away a load Of excess fIIrni-
ture which had been stored in the attic.
The removal of the personal furniture
and possessions which have been in use
by the family viii not begin until about
March ].
The Washington herald., 1913-02-12
VIII Confer with Williams.

President Taft has summoned Immi-
grafton Commissioner William Williams
from Ellis Island to Washington. in order
10 confer with him as to the details of
the Dillingham; Burnett immigration bill
now awaiting Executive approval The
matter OF the immigration measure was
discussed at yesterdays Cabinet meeting,
furnishing the greater portion of the
business Of the President and his ad-
yiserS
The Washington herald., 1913-02-12
President to Go to PHILADELPHIA.

President Taft, with eight members of
his Cabinet, will leave Washington to-
day at 8 O'Clock for Philadelphia, where
they will attend the fiftieth anniversary
banquet OF the Union League Club. Sec
retary OF the Interior Fisher will be the
only absentee. The party will return to
Washington on the midnight train.
The Washington herald., 1913-02-12
Ferguson to Deliver Address.

Representative Ferguson of New Mex
leo and Judson King will address the
District of Columbia section of the
Woman's National Democratic League at
O'Clock Friday night at the Cairo.
Mrs. c. Albert White, president of the
District section, will preside.
The Washington herald., 1913-02-12
HOUSE.

The House passed the agriculture ap-
preparation bill. began debate on the
Military Academy appropriation bin, and
voted the Pujo Money Trust investi-
eating committee S35.Ooo additional tc
defray the expenses OF the Investigation.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-06-22
SOME FORD FIGURES.
Plant mt Detroit Is n Mechanical
Marvel.


Mere figures ,fail to carry any signifi-
canoe when the Ford plant at Detroit
is under consideration" said Claude E.
Miller. local agent for the Ford car.
The fact that 100000 motor cars will be
produced this year means but little until
basis of comparison is arrived at.
"A writer in the American Machinist
who is writing OF the Ford Company
under the general head of Building an
Automobile Every Forty Seconds gives
some interesting figures.
For instance, the National Acme
Manufacturing Company. of Cleveland.
used twenty-five carloads of steel bars
to make the 100000 A-inch nuts used
on the Ford cars The holes in these
nuts II placed end to end would make a
little tunnel from the Acme plant In
Cleveland TO the Ford plant in Detroit
and extend twenty-five miles up into
Mich ssn.
Another example worked out has to
do with the copper wire in the mag
netos of the Ford cars. There are SIX
teen spools, each wound with twelve feet
of copper wire, in each magnetic. II the
wire used in the 100000 Fords made this
year were Strengthened out into one wire.
it would give a strand IS. 10000 feet long.
This is equivalent to 7.27i miles. or al
most enough to reach through the earth
and tickle the soles of a Chinaman's
foUt.''
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-06-22
Y. N. c. A. TO TEACH
MOTOR CAR DRIVING
Many Branches to Establish Motor
Schools for Instruetins
Members.
MEANS COMPETENT MEN

The merchant or manufacturer who
owns and operates motor trucks lie to
have another OF his problems solved for
him; and in a way that will prove ex-
tremely welcome. II the plans of Y. NJ.
c. A. officials in several large cities Of
the country carry, there Is soon to be
a goodly supply of competent. reliable
motor truck drivers ready for any call for
help made by commercial-vehicle owners.
The association proposed TO establish in
It's various branches. motor schools in
which young men and boys will be taught
construction, care and operation Of motor
cars. of both the pleasure and CONNER
cial variety.
The proposal Is one sure 20 be hailed
with JOY, by motor truck owners With
the rapidly increasing number Of COM
mercial vehicles In operation in nearly
every line of business. the question of
help has become a serious one. While
hundreds OF men who formerly drove
horse trucks have been transformed into
motor truck chauffeurs with compare
lively little trouble. the pace set by the
new vehicles has been somewhat rapid
and in several cities there have been
complaints that competent, reliable driv-
ers could not be secured when needed.
THE plan OF the Y. NJ. c. A. officials Is
an especially good one." a local dealer
said last night. with these motor
schools in operation throughout the
country, II will soon be simple matter
to secure the services of commercial
vehicle driver on short notice. And. gen.
orally speaking, there will be a better
quality Of labor ready for employers.
though drivers Of horse trucks have fitted
into the breach very well thus far.
with Y. NJ. C. A. schools turning out
competent drivers, men and boys wh0
will know the general construction of a
truck so well that they will be highly
valuable as repair men as well as opera
tors, there should be plentiful supply of
labor at all times. And coming from
these schools the men are sure TO be in
telligent. competent and thoroughly reli-
able, extremely valuable assets in any
business. Like in many of its other activ-
tiles, the Y. NJ. c. A. is thus proving itself
a progressive and welcome aid to the
modern business world"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-06-22
HIGH MOTIVE POWER
In HILL CLIMBING
Taking Hills at Speed Made Easier
When the Power Is Pro-
portionate.

According to 8 well-known local motor
enthusiast the most important factor ir
climbing hills at high speed is having
motor power in proportion to the weight
of the car.
Frequently one hears a motorist boast
fully tell his friends that his car will
take any hill on high" said this me-
torist. While it may be a pleasure to
surmount it on high II, nevertheless, ,s
advisable to consider what may be the
consequences on the motor by the break
Ing or straining of one of the parts
if a car is not properly proportioned.
"A machine may be greatly misused by
constantly taking hills on high" de-
clared this authority on road driving
"and motorists should not make it a prac-
tice to climb every hill that way IL the
ascent can be made on other speeds with
out strain. II does not follow, however,
that a high-powered car should climb
hills on the high as easily as a light
runabout with less power because of the
differences in weight to be dragged ami
also because OF the relation of the speed
of the motor to the driving wheels.
"High-powered cars are generally
geared much lower than cars with SMALL
er motors, although some small cars are
geared low. The ratio of gearing has
much to do with the hill-climbing abil-
tiles of automobiles. The explosion in
the cylinders really push a car up a hill
and when a motor is allowed to run fast
while car is travelling slow the, ex-
plosion occurs frequently and the fly
wheel maintains a uniform speed, and
the car will mount easily without Jerk
ing. When. however, the motor turns
over slowly the car will jerk at each
explosion, and all driving and power
transmitting parts will be under strain
for which they were really not designed.
This abuse will shorten the life Of the
mechanism
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-06-22
EXPERT DISCUSSES
WARNING SIGNALS
F. R. Hutton Defines Necessary Char.
acterishcs of Auto Horns and
Their Regulation by Law.

In an article in the Scientific American
supplement Frederic Remson Hutton. NJ.
E, S. D., vice president OF the Ameri-
can Museum of Safety, of New York.
discusses the so-called automobile warn
ing signal problem and its proper regula-
ton by law.
Dr. Hutton, who also is vice president
of the American Society OF Mechanical
Engineers and consulting engineer ana
chairman of the technical committee of
the Automobile Club of America, has
made an extensive study OF this problem
and deals with it from the standpoint
of wide experience.
He urges the adoption of a standard
quality of warning signal and the pro-
hibition OF its unnecessary use.
The warning signal" says DIR. Hut
ton, should be of the quality not attach
ing to any other street noise, and II
should be audible from such a distance
that the person warned should not jump
with a nervous movement to avoid some
thing that seems at his side before he
knew IL was anywhere near him.
TO sound the signal unnecessarily MOI
only makes the street more noisy than
necessary. but also it breeds the habit
of disregarding the signal when it is
full OF real meaning. A noisy street is
dangerous when the danger signal can
not be heard: the quieter the street the
more easily is the attention caught.
"A true musical note Zone with a def
mite number of air waves per second is
not as serviceable for arousing atten-
ton or for warning as a pure noise I'M
less il is louder in intensity than such
noise. The so-called siren is a pure tone
at all points of its range. but to make it
carry sudden warning II has TO be so
loud that IL is rightly. to be forbidden
where noise Is an objection. The short
explosive note Of the diaphragm type
of signal, where steel diaphragm is set
vibrating by an electric motor on the
principle OF Savart makes the first sound
waves as effective as those which leave
the signal later. and this is its best
claim to be a safety device, in the sense
that the American Museum of Safety
uses that term. The common pneumatic
reed. actuated from a hand-bulb, cannot
be heard in noisy traffic or. against
strong winds for any considerable dis
lance. or even a city block, and is
scarcely, therefore. entitled to be classed
among safety devices, in the museum
sense.
while it is safe to say that a stand
ardization along the above lines will re-
duce the number of collisions on the
streets, there still remains the irreduce-
able minimum whose origins are care
lessness and absence Of mind"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-06-22
SIGNIFICANT NAVAL. FIGURES.

Increase I'm English and German
Armament In last 1os Years.
Pncs coliier. in soibners Magazine.
In 1904 England had Deoso tons Of war
ships In the Mediterranean~and mono in
the North Sea.
In 1907 England had 1ss.Ooo.of warships
in the Mediterranean ands 1s6. 900 tons in
the North Sea-
In 1903 England had 123y0oO tons Of war
ships in the Mediterranean and 42I.0oo
tons in the North Sea.
In 1912 England had $4,000 tons Of war
ships I'm the Mediterranean and 81. 900
tons in the North Sea
At last accounts England had 50, 900 tons
of warships in the Mediterranean and
100000 tons in the North Sea-.
There has been a steady incrssase of the
navy In Germany. In 1900 tn ,, tonnage OF
warships and large cruisers, over 5000
tons was 152ooo; in 1911 It was 81. 900. The
number of heavy guns in 1900 was So: in
1911 1t was go. The horsepower of en-
gines In 1900 was $4,000: In 1911 1t was
1.051, coo. The naval crews in 1900 num-
bered 2s,32s; in 1911, 1888, and in 1913
the German naval personnel vail consist
Of 1894 officers and So .4s5 men. Between
1900 and 1911 the tonnage Of the British
feet Increased from 215.o0o to LnS.ooo;
Of the German feet from 152. 900 to SIS. 600
In ten years British naval expenditure
mas increased from s172.5oo.0oo to So. :
10000 in Germany the expenditure has
jumped from s7.50o.0oo to $4,000 900: in
America the increase is from SO, o00. 900
to Size. 10000. Out of these total sums
Great Britain spends one-third. America
one-fifth, and Germany one-haH on new
construction.
Germany has a navy league Numbering
ever 100000 active and honorary MEM
bers: a periodical. Die Flotte. published
by the league, with circulationsof over
10000
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-06-22
CAR SQUEAKS MAY
COME FROM SPRINGS
Oil or Thin Grease Between Leaves
Removes Noise, Says Jack
son Man.

I'VE have all heard annoying little
squeaks from an automobile as it goes
over a bump in the road or over a cross
walk" says a local motorist, and more
often than not these noises are due to
unlubricated springs. As the springs act
under the impact Of a bump, the leaves
naturally rub against each other. ana
Just as naturally they squeak II there is
no lubricant between the leaves.
ITO oil the springs requires little
work, but the leaves need the oil, and
the elimination OF squeaking noises Is
worth the work. The car must be lacked
I'D to take the weight Of the body on the
springs. Not more than one spring
should be lacked up at the same time
II there is a little clip to hold the leaves
together remove it. Then the leaves can
be pried apart with screwdriver or
small tool made especially for this pur-
pose They can be oiled, one by one, with
an ordinary oil can, but better plan is
to work graphite or grease between the
leaves with a knife blade. The graphite
or grease should be fairly stiff. so that
the springs will be fabricated for longer
time. Ordinarily twice a year Is sufficient
il the proper grade of graphite or grease
is used"
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-06-22
INDIANS NOW own
and DRIVE MOTORS
Chief Iron Tail, Once Head Of
Powerful Western Tribe, b
an Example.
PREFERS AUTOMOBILE TO PONY
Lo, the poor Indian.

Io, the poor Indian.
The irresistible march OF civilization
and progress has marked great changes
,, in his life It has taken from him the
bow and arrow, the tomahawk and the
rife of his belligerent days and has re-
placed them with the hoe, and the scytne,
badges Of the once-hated hundrum exist
ence Of the agriculturist. His toyou:
days OF the hunt and the warpath are
over. His pony is gone; relegated to the
limbo of things that never return by that
| engine of modern transportation the
automobile.
That is, historians and fiction writers
have thus painted the Indians present
condition. As a matter of fact. the pic
ture Is in far more severe colors than
the truth warrants. Today there are
hundreds of Indians in this country, edu-
Gated, well-fed, happy and independent.
One of the best examples Of the adoption
OF modern facilities and customs by the
American Indians Is Chief Iron Tan. once
the head of a powerful Western tribe,
whose profile adorns the new five-cent
piece recently issued by the government.
Far from being down-trodden and discon-
ISOLATE at the loss OF his former power
and glory as the leader of an important
people, Chief Iron Tail has welcomed the
Innovations which make for the suprem-
acy of the United States among nations
of the world, and has awaited himself of
every opportunity TO improve the condi-
tions under which he and the remnant
OF his tribe live.
Chief Iron Tail is very successful
farmer and the proud possessor OF ali
Overland automobile, several of which
cars are in use in carrying on the bust
ness Of the great ranch on which he lives.
His greatest delight, between intervals OF
looking after his various business inter
ests. is to gather a crowd of his redskGn
neighbors and take them for long rides
through the Oklahoma prairie country.
He is an expert driver and Is never so
happy as when sitting at the wheel of
his Overland. speeding here and there
over the territory he formerly traversed
at the head OF a war or hunting party OF
HE fallaUs