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The Washington herald., 1913-05-21
THE HOUSE.

The House was in session only few
minutes, adjourning to meet on Friday,
when Representative Sission of Missis-
sippi will make an address on the Japa-
nese situation.
Representative Stout OF Montana intro
duced a bill appropriating 100000 for the
dissemination of Information to incoming
aliens.
Representatives Britten of Illinois In
troduced aresolution amending the Con-
stitution to make the Presidential ofice
limited to one term of six years and pro-
viding a system Of direct election and
nomination. g
Representative Rouse Of Kentucky in
troduced bill for 1-cent letter postage.
Representative Taggart Of Kansas in
troduced a resolution for an investigation
Of the Western Newspaper Union by the
House Judiciary Committee with a view
to determine II II maintains an unlawful
conspiracy In restraint Of tradA
The Washington herald., 1913-05-21
WANTS government
To own RAILROAD
Delegate Wickersham Declares Alaska
Transportation Is in the Hands
Of a Monopoly.
CONTROL EFFECTS SAVING

Unless a bill providing for government
construction and ownership of railroads
in Alaska is passed the transportation
facilities of that territory will remain in
the hands of a single monopoly. accord
ing to Delegate James Wickersham, who
yesterday appeared before the Senate
Committee on Territories.
He asserted that these companies con-
shutting al monopoly have all appeared
before the committee in opposition to
the development OF the country by the
government. He charged that the COM
panies which have attempted before the
committee to make a virtue of their SUBJ
mission to the Interstate Commerce Com
mission unanimously fought all efforts
to place them under this control until they
were compelled to accept II by the courts
He said the government will effect q
great saving in transporting its own sup
plies II railroads were extended under Its
control
Delegate Wickersham's testimony show
ed that all existing railroads are in the
hands Of the Morgan-Guggenheim inter
ests
The Washington herald., 1913-05-21

have to carry them to the House cham
bers sometimes. and then have to take
them back to their own Offices. The
lockers would provide convenient place
for slowing such things. The only OBJ
lection to the plan is the possible bad
effect on the appearance of the lobby.
At present this lobby has a lot of paint
irgs of past Speakers, and 1t is feared
that homely iron lockers might spoil the
ARTISTIC effect
The Washington herald., 1913-05-21
Early Fourth of July Victim.

Chicago May aO.-Harry Cramer. aged
eleven. was the first Chicago victim of
premature Fourth of July celebration.
He put mis- right hand. which held a
piece of burning punk" into his coat
pocket. A whole package of freSrackers
exploded. The boys leg from the hip to
the knee was seriously burned.
Il was said his injury might result
fatally.
The Washington herald., 1913-05-21
MEDALS TO BE GIVEN
FOR HEROIC CONDUCT
Chairman Hay Proposes Rewarding
Soldiers and Sailors Who Dis
tinguish Themselves.

Chairman Hay of the House Military
Affairs Committee. Yesterday introduced
a hill authorizing the President to be-
stow distinguished service medals upon
any officer or enlisted man in the army
OF navy whs has performed a distin-
Fuished duty or an act of heroism.
The bill provides that the President, OF
behalf of Congress. NAV hestow such
medals upon the recomme ndation of the
commanding officer of tho army or
navy Enlisted men who receive such
medals will draw s. per month additional
for the remainder Of their service in the
ARMY or naNN-
The Washington herald., 1913-05-21
Carroll Law Club Elects.

Officers were elected Monday evening
at a meeting OF the Carroll Law Club
of Georgetown University. The club,
which is limited to thirty-five members.
was organized in honor OF Bishop Car
roll, founder, OF Georgetown University.
officers elected were David ]. Mccoy.
chancellor: T. S. Sullivan, vice chancel-
lor; NJ P. Wrenn, recorder: George Kel-
ley, treasurer, and o. S. johnson. CEN
sor.
The Washington herald., 1913-05-21
Civic Worker. to Meet.

The last meeting 9f the season of the
Women's Department of the National
Civic Federation will be held this morn
ing at IL o'clock at the Playhouse.
Representative Julius Kahn Of California
and Mrs. Archibald Hopkins will make
addresses The annual reports Of the
various standing committees will be
made and acted upon.
The Washington herald., 1913-05-21
T0DAY'S SELECTIONS
LoufHvfIle.

LoufHvf1le.
By NEW YORK TELEGRAPH.
First race-LAdy Lightning,
Florence Roberts, Sir Marion.
Second race-Watermelon, Rose
Ring. Violet May.
Third rsce-Helen Barbee, Casey
Jones, Jim Basey.
Fourth rane-white Wool Edda.
Milton 3.
Fifth raeevandergrift, Candy
Box. Magnet.
Sixth raceForehead. Captain
Brave, Clubs.
The Washington herald., 1913-05-21
GIRLS PRESENT COMEDY.
'.Thc Learned Ladies' Given by MT.
Vernon Seminary Students.

Girl students of Mount Vernon Semi
nary last night at the New willard
presented THE Learned ladies'" Ave
act comedy by Moliere, to an audience
that crowded the small ballroom. Mem
bers of the senior class made up the
cast. The scene was laid in Paris, at
the home OF worthy citizen"
Those in the cast were the Misses
Gertrude Parker. Marion Anderson.
Helen Fay, Irene Grunbaum, Hortense
Sandmeyer, Theo Cleveland. Gertrude
Maercker. Estelle Bronson, Hazel Raj
ston, Marie Ames, Elizabeth Brant.
Ruth RAlston, and Charlotte Patten.
The Washington herald., 1913-05-21
Get. $4,000 sinle-handed.

johannesburg. South Africa, May GA
daring hold-up occurred today on the
railway line between this city and
Capetown. single bandit boarded the
mail car of the train and escaped with
pouch containing sla.Oa
The Washington herald., 1913-05-21
LOCKERS ARE NEEDED
BY HOUSE MEMBERS
With Removal of Desks, Complaint Is
Made of Lack of Re-
positories.

Zach member of the House may here
after have a private locker in the Speak
er's lobby. If the leaders put into effect
the plan they have under consideration.
On account of the new seating ar
rangements the members have no desks
in which to lock books or papers. They
The Washington herald., 1913-05-21
EIGHT seamen Drowned.

Laurvig, Norway, May 3-Eight sea-
men were drowned today In the sinking
Of the Norwegian coaster Laugen in the
Skaerrack.
The Washington herald., 1913-05-21
Winners Of Annual Drill.

lsss-Central-Co. A, Capt. w.
NJ. Fisher.
1sss-Central-Co. D, Capt.
Sheridan Ferree.
-Central-Co. D. Capt. E.
s. DuvaIl.
1ss1-Eastern-co. F. Capt. C.
Edwards.
1ss2-Central-Co A, Capt. H.
G. Ogden.
1ss3-Eastern-Co C. Capt. E.
A. Shilling.
1ss4-Central-Co. D. Capt. A.
T. Smith.
1ss5-western-co. H. Capt. ].
K. Paussig.
1sse-Eastern-co. F. Capt.
Nelson Gapen.
1ss7-western-co. H. Capt.\F.
D. smoot.
1sss-central-co. A. Capt. C.
Young.
1sss-centrai-Co. C. Capt.
George A. Washington.
1soo-Central-Co. B. Capt. ].
NJ. Churchill.
1sO1-Central-Co. c, Capt. W.
C. Shepherd.
1s02-Eastern-Co. F. Capt. F.
G. Robinette.
1so3-McKinley-co c, Capt.
g. H. Huddleston.
1e04-Central-Co. B. Capt.
Kelly.
1so5-Eastern-Co. F, Capt. L.
H. Linthicum. ..
1sos-western-Co. H. Capt.
Bland.
1s07-McKinley-co D. Capt.
Hart.
1sos-McKinley-Co. d. Capt.
e. 8. Wise.
1sea-Business-Co E, Capt. ].
C. rulin.
Is. o-Central-Co. A. Capt. w.
Covell.
1sI1-McKinley-Co. D. Capt.
A. n. King.
1sia-McKinIey-co. C, Capt.
r. =. Coughlin.
islS-McKinley-Co. X. Capt.
Ebert r. Nash. a.
The Washington herald., 1913-05-21
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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-11-24
WHITE HOUSE IN
WEDDING DRESS
Guests and Gifts Continue to
Arrive on Eve of
Ceremony.

WASHINGTON, Nov. Finish
ing touches on arrangements for the
White House wedding were in evil
dence in the historic east room today
and O rehearsal of the ceremony late
in the afternoon completed all the
plans for tomorrow's program, when
Jessie Wilson, the Presidents second
daughter, will become the wife of
Francis Bowes Sayre.
Gifts and guests continued to arrive
during the day. While the number
of guests will be much smaller than
at the wedding of Alice Roosevelt and
Nicholas Longworth, a distinguished
company has been invited. and the
ceremony tomorrow promises to be a
brilliant scene.
The House OF Representatives has
adjourned until Wednesday, and while
the Senate has planned to work on
the day of the wedding, 1t may ad-
journ in time to permit those of it's
membership who have been invited
to attend.
DR.. Winfred T. Grenfell. the Labra-
dor coast mission worker, and close
friend Of Mr. Sayre, who Is to be best
man, arrived here today. Mrs Sayre,
mother of the bridegroom-to-be, was
expected late In the afternoon to be
guest at the White House Num-
bers of guests from Princeton also
began arriving.
Many members of the Princeton
faculty and veteran residents of the
town, who have been long and close
friends of the president and Mrs.
Wilson and their daughters, have re-
ceived the coveted invitations.
Although no guest list has been
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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-11-24
F|FTY-FNE ROADS
IN SUIT TO RAISE
RATES ON FREIGHT
Appearances Entered for Fifty
two Eastern Lines at In
terstate Hearing.

WASHINGTON. Nov. 24.-Daniel
| Willard. president of the Baltimore
and Ohio; Frederick A. Delano, pres
ident of the Wabash. and George
Stuart Patterson, general solicitor OF
the Pennsylvania, appeared before
the Interstate Commerce Commission
today to argue for authority to in
crease rates on all classes of freight
traffic, approximately per cent, east
of the Mississippi and north of the
Ohio and Patomac rivers.
Though the proposed increased
rates are asked by the railroads In
the territory east of the Mississippi
and north of the Ohio and Potomac
rivers, the hearing is of the utmost
Importance to all the railroads of
the United States, for should the COM
mission grant the authority for the
increase, 1t might extend the author
| ity to the other railroads of the
country.
AT the opening of the hearing ap-
pearances were entered by officials and
counsel of the rs Eastern railroads.
Approximately $50 representatives of
the railroads and of shippers organ
izations were present. Louis d. Bran
deis, of Boston, and Frank Lyon, of
this city. appeared as counsel for the
commission, to develop facts in oppo-
sition to the proposed advance in
rates.
Tribute to John III. Marble.
Before proceeding with the hearing.
Chairman Clark, of the commission,
paid a high tribute TO the late John
H. Marble. a member of the commis-
sion. who died suddenly last week.
Mr.. Clark said that il the commission
ers followed their personal desires the
hearing would be postponed; but de-
mands of the public, he said, com
PEELED them to forget their feelings
and proceed with the work.
A preliminary statement was made
by George Stuart Patterson, solicitor
of the Pennsylvania railroad, who as
serted that the proposed rate in
creases presented a great economic
question, the outline of which 1t was
especially fitting, should be presented
by executive officers of great railroad
systems. He said that while Mr.. Will
lard and Mr.. Delano had been selected
to make the opening statements for
the carriers, later they would appear
as witnesses for direct and cross
examination.
The commission will inquire
whether present rates yield adequate
revenues to the common carriers, and
much testimony will be taken. When
the hearing began 1t was expected
only the opening arguments by the
representatives of the railroads would
be heard today.
President WiIInrd's Argument.
That the railroads of the country
have felt the burden of the increased
cost of living, like all other enter
prises or individuals, ''but unlike all
others have not been permitted SO far
to raise their prices or adjust their
charges in recognition of that bur-
den," was the declaration of Presi-
dent Willard.
Referring to the refusal of the COM
mission in 1910 to grant 10 per cent.
increase, and the promise to reinves-
tigate the rate question in the future
should conditions warrant it, Mr..
Willard asserted that operation of
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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-11-24
'GUIRE INDICTED
WHEN JERSEYMAN
TELLS OF GRAFT |
Fillmore COndit, of Essex FelIs,
Is Witness Before the
Grand Jury.
BACKS UP STATEMENTS
OF POLITICIANS BROTHER
Accused Man Is Reported to Be
in South America-Ten
Contractors Heard.

NEW YORK. Nov. 24.-James K.
Mcclure former Democratic mayor
of Syracuse, N. Y, was indicted this
afternoon for soliciting compaign
contribution from a corporation, con-
trary to law. Penalty on conviction
is year in prison or $1,000 fine, or
both.
The Indictment was returned by ths
grand jury after that body had heard
the evidence of Fillmore Condit, OF
Essex Fells. N. j., New York agent
for the Union oil Company of Calls
fornia.
1t is reported that Mcclure has
gone to South America.
The first testimony against Mc-
Guire was given on Friday by his
brother George H. Mcclure, in the
John Doe proceedings which were in-
stituted after charges had been made
by John A. Hennessy in speeches dur-
ing the mayoralty campaign
George II. Mcclure told Of a scheme
under which it was proposed TO OBJ
tain State contracts for such corpo-
rations as contributed to the Demo-
cratic State Committee and gave in
addition commission on their sales
to the McGuires.
Ten upstate contractors supposed
to have contributed to State CAM
paign funds as the result of the
threats of politicians were questioned
by Assistant District Attorney John
X. Clark today in his office.
Fillmore Condit, who for ten years
has been the New York agent for the
Union Oil Company of California, was
the star witness. The office of the
company is in the Whitehall build-
ing, at II Battery place
Mr.. Condit testified that James
X. Mcclure, whom he had known for
several years. casually as the confi-
dental man of the Barber Asphalt
Company, came to his office in the
summer of 1912 and laid before him
the terms under which the Union Oil
| Company would get contracts. He
testified. just as George H. Nc
Guire did, that the terms were q
$4,000 campaign contribution and a
commission of one cent a gallon on
| all products furnished to the cons
1 tractors, this commission to be paid
! TO Seorge Fl. MCGUIRE.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-11-24
HUERTA'S REGIME
CRUMBL|NG, AGAIN
DECLARES WILSON
Sees in False Reports to Mex-
lean Press Evidence of Be-
ginning of End.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 24.-President
Wilson's belief that the Huerta gov
ernment slowly is crumbling was reit.
Grated today at the White House.
Discussing the situation generally the
President pointed out that the local
press in Mexico could print, uncontra-
dicted, baseless statements as to tho
future intentions of the United States.
AS evidence Of the ability of the
Huerta government to spread any inn
preston 1t pleased through the Mexi-
can press. the President referred Incl
dentally to optimistic predictions dur
Ing the last few days in Mexican
newspapers, that recognition of the
Huerta government by the United
States was forthcoming, The Wash
ington government it is known is
irrevocably determined under no cir
cumstances to recognize Huerta.
There we're no new developments to-
day in the situation generally, accord
Ing to White House officials, but added
interest was developed in the Presi-
dents Forthcoming annual message.
which he will read TO Congress, when
1t became known that among the sub
Jects to be discussed will be included
a statement giving the status Of the
Mexican situation. The President in
dicated that he would keep his mes
sage abreast of developments In Mex
ico so that his presentation of events
would be up to the day Of delivery.
Mr.. Wilson expressed satisfaction
today over the attitude of foreign gov
ernments and Indicated 1t was wholly
friendly and showed a desire to coop
crate with the Unite States wherever
possible.
AS to the conference between Sir
William Tyrreli. private secretary TO
Sir Edward Grey, the British foreign
secretary, and President Wilson last
night, 1t was stated at the White
House that the meeting was for ''mu-
tlal inform alton"
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-11-24
TRIAL
IN SECOND WEEK
Makes Record In Length of
Time of Trying-AIIeged
Slayer on Stand.

With the opening today Of the Sec
ond week of the trial of Angelo Ger
ceriello for the murder of his wife be-
fore Judge William P. Martin, in the
Court of Oyer and Terminer, the case
gets into class that few others have
attained in this county, that of taking
more than one week to try.
The trial of the case was started a
week ago today and promises to last
until tomorrow night at least.
The signed statement made by Ger
ceriello on June was introduced
when the defendant RESUME I'd the
stand this morning. Mr.. McDermit
read the statement to the jury. His
story on the witness stand Saturday
was practically a reiteration of the
statement which was taken by the
prosecutors detectives.
Assistant Prosecutor Mott In con-
tinuing his cross examination ques-
toned Cerceriello about a man who
had gone to the Jail to identify him as
a person to whom he had sold a
hatchet. Cerceriello said he remem-
bered the appearance of Interpreter
Federico with the man said to be a
salesman in the hardware store of
Rising e. Thorne.
He denied that he had told Peter
Deskowich, a fellow prisoner in the
Jail, that that was not the man from
whom he bought the hatchet. 1t was
a younger mana clerk"
Federico said to me-" declared the
witness, Didn't you buy the hatchet
at Broad and Orange streets? Your
fingers will condemn you"
What did this man, who appeared
at the Jail to identify you, look like ?"
asked Mr. McDermit.
'I thought he was drunken man
saw on Eighth street the night before
Decoration Day"
Important testimony for the defense
was given by Professor William
Wiener, of the Central Commercial
and Manual Training High School, on
the condition of the cartridge which
the State claims to have found In a
water trap. and which Laudisi said
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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-11-24
Villa Says if Federals Don't
Attack He'll Get After Them

ELL PASO, Tex, Nov 24.--so far as
known in Juarez today there has been
no lighting between the Federals and
rebels south of Juarez. The rebels
were stretched across the country
from east to west, thirteen or four
teen miles south of Juarez, last night,
while their commander, General Fran
cisco Villa, was in Juarez arranging
to send supplies to them.
The Federals according to Villa,
retreated Saturday from point
eighteen miles south of Juarez, which
they had reached in their advance
when they saw the rebels marching
out.
Villa Immediately camped and does
not know what became Of the Fed
erals, but says IL they do not attack
him soon he will press south after
them. His objective is the city 81
Chihuahua. He declares he intends
to hold Juarez or die fighting.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-11-24

: is she beautiful
Well. she does not look like the So
ciety heroine of Robert w Cham
bers novel. but Mrs. Humphry Ward
would be proud TO claim her among
the high-bred spirited young women
of whom she loves to write and II
George Eliot were alive today she,
too, would admit Jessie Wilson to her
galaxy of charming women.
For several years Jessie Wilson has
been greatly Interested in the work
of the Young Women's Christian AS
ISOLATION. Before her fathers NOM
ination she spent a great deal of
time in Philadelphia working with
the local Y. W. c, A.. and she has
already told her friends that mar
riage will not lead her to relinquish
any of her plans for social service,
but will tend to increase her opportu-
/ mites for usefulness.
Sympathy and breadth of vision"
are Jessie Wilson's watchwords. She
| believes that the most useful woman
| is "she who sees her home and
neighborhood In their relation to the
world"
| j remember that in a conversation
| had with Mrs. Wilson in her sum-
mer home at Sea Girt, just after Mr..
| Wilson'S nomination to the presi-
dency, we discussed the suffrage
| question and she said
II am not sure that / believe In IL.
/ know, of course, that it would bene-
fit women who work for a living but
/ try to view the question in its uni
versal aspect in relation to all women
and the larger good. But one of my
! daughters Is suffragist."
And though she smilingly refused
| to say which one, friends of the
| Wilson family assured me that there
could be no doubt that Mrs. Wilson
referred to her daughter Jessie.
Mrs. Wilson introduced me to all
three of her daughters at that time.
The eldest, Margaret, who will be
her sisters maid of honor, is the
smallest and slightest of the three.
She bears a marked resemblance to
her father, wears glasses as he does
and possesses fine soprano voice
which has been carefully cultivated
and which led her to make her debut
at@ benefit concert as a professional
singer few weeks ago.
Eleanor, the youngest sister, has
her mothers dark brown hair and
| dark eyes.
| Most of the newspaper men whe
camped alongside the Wilson homs
during that campaign summei
thought Eleanor the handsomest OF
the Wilson girls, but / preferrea
Jessie. All three daughters have
charming simple. natural manners.
They wore simple tub-dresses. any
one of which could have been dupli-
Gated for five dollars, and Jessie's.
remember, was of blue linen.
Blue, by the way, is the brides
favorite color chosen for her going
away gown and, in fact, for the
dominating note of her trousseau.
Since their father became President
OF the United States the Wilson
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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-11-24
Booths Reunited
After IL Years

NEW YORK, Nov. 24.-After an
estrangement of seventeen years,
Bramwell Booth and Ballington
Booth shook hands today as the
luncheon guests of Rev. Alden L..
Bennett. mutual friend. The meet
ing was private. and, according to
announcement, was "brotherly one,
entirely concerned with personal mat
ters."
Presumably, the suggested amalga-
nation of the Salvation Army and the
Volunteers of America, of which the
brothers are the respective heads, was
not broached.