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Company and between these lines ana
the lines Of its subsidiary companies.
It appears from the nature OF the IN
formation demanded that not only VIII
the actual cost and value OF all of the
properties of the Washington Railway
and Electric Company be gone into ex-
haustively, but also the amount of money
actually received in the sale Of its COM
mon and preferred stock and its bonds.
In reply to. Mr. Darlingtons question as
to whether Mr.. Syme's demand covered
all the information desired, he stated
that the production of the books cover
ing the information already demanded
would be sufficient to start on.
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"HoLY THORN" IN GOTHAM.
True Descendant of a Plant Dating
Back to Year 63 A. D..

NEW YORK, November 13.-A holy
thorn shrub is new curiosity here for
sightseers on Broadway. The little plant
set in Trinity churchyards at the head
of Wall street, is a cutting from a tree
which is a true descendant of a plant
dating back to the year 63 A. D.. when
Joseph of Arimathea, a disciple of St.
Philip. carried a hawthorn stick to Great
Britain. accord ng to the legend, and
stuck it into the ground. 1t took root
and f1ourished and since has been known
as the holy thorn.
The shrub Just planted in Trinity yards
is the gift OF Walter SuiIy OF Giasuon-
bury, who received 1t from the .leau
ga. dener OF the Aboey OF Glastonbury.
III ooinerselshlre, England, together
with an affidavit giving IT'S pedigree
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THE DAY IN CONGRESS.
Met at noon.

Met at noon.
Banking committee divided into
two sections to work on the ad-
ministration currency bill
Senator Pittman's bill to relieve
miners on the Seward peninsula
from performing certain work on
their claims because of their
destitution by recent floods and
fires was passed.
Senator Chamberlain introduced
bill to advance one grade all
army navy and public health serv-
ice officers working more than six
years on the Panama canal.
House:
Met at noon.
Represen tive Hensley of Mis-
souri, made a speech in favor of
a naval holiday for the United
States.
Speaker Clark presented
w. c. T. L. protest against re-
printing in the Congressional Rec
ord orations delivered ut the
funeral Of Adolphus Busch.
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Furnish Most Harvard Freshmen.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. November 49,
For the first time in many years the
public schools have managed to squeeze
IN ahead of the private schools in fur
nishing members of the Harvard fresh
man class A census Of the students en-
tering this fall, just completed. shows
that osS came from public schools and
276 from private institutions
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Work Begins Monday.

Engineer Commissioner Harding, chair
man of the commission, and Conrad H.
Syme, District corporation counsel. will
represent the board in the examinat on
OF the company's books. This work will
be carried on in the office of Col Hard
Ing. beginning at 1890 o'clock next Mon
day morning. After it has been con-
Guided report on the findings will be
made to the commission and a decision
then will be reached as to whether a
formal investigation should be ordered In
the latter event. the usual ten days no.
tice, required by law, will be given and
the public. of course, will be admitted to
the meanings.
Results of yesterdays skirmish between
the utilities board officials and representa-
tives of the railway company are regard
ed by many as a victory for the former,
inasmuch as if the commission had re-
fused TO consent to a private examina-
ton OF the traction ,company's records,
the controversy doubtless would have
been taken INTO court and a delay would
have ensued which would have defeated,
temporarily at least, the object Of the
investigation
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Wrestling With State Debt.

BATON ROUGE, La. November 13-
The constitutional convention comm. ttee
on state debt today resumed its consid-
Grafton of the Butler plan for the re-
demption of the state debt of $1,000 900,
due January 1. While awaiting the re-
port of the committee on debt the con-
vention viii be engaged with other pro-
posed changes in the constitution
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FOLICEWUMEN ARE PROPOSED
Would Watch Frequenters of Pitts
burgn's Night Restaurants.

PITTSBURGH. November l3.-Recent
investiSat. Ly members of a woman S
civic society have prompted john H.
Daley 10 have prepared a section tor the
forthcoming city puuSet in which he
asks an Appropriation Tor women police
men. He proposes that they snail be on
duty in the downtown districts TO look
alter young men and women 1requenters
OF cafes and nlgnt restau. ants.
The number OF women guardians will
be detei in.neu by the ainounL o. the ap-
prOpriation- he movement is SAID 10
nave the indorSeinenI OF d maJorIly OF
the nine city counc-lnen.
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Tribute to Robert L. Stevenson

SAN FRANCISCO. November ia
movement will be launched tonight al
the annual meeting of the Stevenson Eel
lowship. on the sixty-third anniversary OF
the famous writer's birth, to endow Rob-
ert Louis Stevenson room at a local chill
dren's hospital. 1t is proposed that S5OoC
he raised by the children of this city to
establish the permanent memorial as a
tribute to the author, who lived many
years in San Francisco.
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Statement on Mexico
Withheld "for Present"
by President wilson

The Mexican question WAS believed in
official circles to be much nearer solu-
ton today. President Wilson was busy
| this morning preparing formal state
ment, which il was said would he given
to the press and foreign diplomats here,
but just before noon Secretary Tumulty
announced that it would be withheld
for the present"
While no reason was given at the
White House for delaying the issuance
of the statement, il was thought signifi-
cant that just before Secretary Tumuity
made mis- announcement Secretary OF
State Bryan received long communica-
ton from William Bayard Hale, who
has been comforting with Gen. Carranza
at 4>ogales and from Charge OShaugh-
messy at Mexico CITY.
II was said at the White House that
the statemen. would be largely in
formative" and 1T was expected that II
would recite the failure OF Gen Huerta
TO accede to the ton of the United
States TINS fact. taken in connection
with Dr. Hales negotiations with the
constitutionalists. was believed to Indicate
clearly that the administration is
about to pin it's hopes for solving the
situation on Gen. Carranza and his fol-
lowers.
Carranza Willing to Give Pledges.
Nothing was disclosed here concerning
the nature of the report from DIR. Hale.
It is known from authoritative sources
however, that Gen. Carranza stands
ready to pledge himself and his follow
ers 10 establish orderly and legal
government If he is successful, but that
he will insist on his right to drive
Huerta out by force of arms
1t is also known that Gen. Carranza
has pointed out to DIR. Haze that he and
several of the men associated with him
are constitutionally elected governors OF
their states, and that they have support
ing them large number of members OF
the Mexican congress.
Little significance was attached here to
the fact that John Lind has left Mexico
City again for Vera Cruz. 1t waakbelieved
here that he went to Mexico CITY TO make
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across the river from New Orleans. Union
officials today appeared to believe nc
conference would be held and that the
strike would take place tonight at
clock
Employees believe the company will not
attempt to handle freight, but viii. exert
all its energies towards maintaining pas.
senger traffic. No strikebreakers mac
made their appeal ance at an early hour
although the paintshop has been pro
vided with equipment as for large
boarding house. II was rumored in Al
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Reintroduces Anti-Liquor Resolution

Representative Hobson of Alabama
Areintroduced his anti-liquor resolution
again today. 1t calls for an amend
ment to the Constitution prohibiting
tho sale and transportation of any
beverage or food containing alcohol
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Million Bushels of Coal Shipped

PITTSBURGH. Pa, November l3-Over
one million bushels of coal left here late
yesterday for southern points. Recent
rains and heavy SHOWS caused the Ohio
river to rise and made the shipment pos
Sible.
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EXPECT RAILROAD STRIKE.
Thousand Employees Of Southern Pa.
cific Nav Walk Out TONIGHT.

NEW ORLEANS November 1a.-Both
employees and officials of the Southern
Pacific railroad apparently are prepared
for the threatened walk-out tonight of
one thousand engineers, conductors, fire.
men and trainmen in the Algiers yards.
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Bears on General Question.

"s ueCis'eH OF the Court OF Appeals
1Pt1o.uiiis t'.e validity Of the law requir-
ing the issuing OF reciprocal transfers he.
tween tile lines OF the Metropolitan Coach
company and the Capital Traction Com
pany will be taken into consideration nv
tue public utilities commission in connec-
tioh with the question of universal trans
fers on local street railway lines
commissioner Newman this afternoon
said that the commission will take copni-
zance of the decision in connection Win
its inquiry To determine whether. in ms
uct TO the traction companies and the
pubic. II can issue an order requiring the
interchange of transfers between Inra-
lated lines. II is not believed that rhe
decision viii result in the utilities boar rd
reaching conclusion in the matter
earlier than otherwise would have been
the case.
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Local Man Favored.

1t is confidently believed in school cir
cles today that an educate. from the
ranks of the Washington system will be
chosen to fill the position. Without
question the next educational head will
be taken from the present official ranks
unless some educator can be secured
from outside who stands head and
shoulders above all those within the Dis
trict. according to those who know. That
such man can be secured for the
$1,000 per annum salary offered here is
regarded as highly improbable to say
the least.
It is possible. of course, that compli-
cations may arise in the selection of the
next superintendent, but at present the
general belief is that when the board
meets in conference to consider this mat
ter it will be decided in an unusually
brief time.
Until the board actually takes the mat
ter under advisement it would be impos-
sible, Of course, to take even a guess as
to whom they will choose. 1t is known.
however that the three men named are
very hig ly regarded by several of the
board members. and it Is believed not
one of the three would meet with op-
position.
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PHONE PROBE HERE
SOUGHT BY SENATE
Adopts Norris Resolution De-
manding Sift of c. &P.
Company.
NEBRASKAN is CONVINCED
PRICES ARE ExORBlTANT
Alleges Species of Bribery-Public
Utilities Commission of District
to Conduct Investigation.

searching investigation of the Chesa-
peake and Potomac Telephone Company
with regard to its charges. its business
with the government in the District Of
Columbia. its stock ownership and the
laws under which it operates here is de-
manded in a resolution passed by the
Senate today after it's presentation by
Senator Norris of Nebraska
The Investigation is to be made by the
public utilities commission of the Dis
trict, which is directed to report the re-
suits of the investigation to the Senate.
Il am convinced that the Chesapeake
and Potomac Telephone Company IS
charging exorbitant prices for it's serv-
ice IN the District of Columoia, said
Senator Norris today, discussing the
causes which led to the Introduction of
his resolution.
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LOCAL MAN SEEMS SURE
TO Be NEXT SCHOOL HEAD
Thurston, Kramer and Davis
fit,H %
Said to Lead Race for
Superlntendency.

That the appointment Of the next super
intendent Of public schools Of the District
will be made from the three persons
named below was the belief expressed to-
day by several persons closely in touch
with the present situation and high in
euucat tional circles:
Ernest L. Thurston, assistant superin-
tendent of schools.
Stephen E. Kramer. supervising prin-
cipal of the third division.
Allan Davis, principal of the Business
High School.
Despite the fact that the chances of
these three men are beginning to look
big" the friends of many ~+her persons
who have been mentioned for the posi-
ton are working hard for their re-
spective choices. As yet the board has
not met formally to consider the filing
Of the superintendency. An executive
session vas held following the regular
meeting yesterday afternoon, but it is
understood no action was taken along
this line
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Alleges Species of Bribery.

Il was moved in part to take this action
because l found that while the Chesa-
peake and Potomac Telephone Company
requires a yearly contract of all sub
scribers it makes an execution and will
terminate this contract for members OF
Congress and high officials. This is a
species of bribery akin to issuing raiiSoad
passes. l do not mean that nyoody nd
been bribed but l have no doubt the
company SHOWS this favorltsm IN the
hope tnat it will affect the attitude OF
members of Congress and ofricia.s toward
it.
Il know of no other city or telephone
company which furnishes or has IA sim
gle customer like the government really
furnishing enough business for an entire
telephone company. eYt l have made in
quiries. and l find that it is impossible
to learn from any of the government de-
pa1tments just what the telephone serv-
ice furnished them amounts 10. There
is no person who mas this informatiA
do not know what the conditions ware
whether the government is paying toe
large d price tor the service rendered Oh
not. This information should be avail
able.
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" IA HER,

Unsettled and warmer tonight ::
Friday fair. with moderate south
TO southwest winds.
FULL REPORT ON PAGE TWENTY.
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Company's Books Available.

The public utilities commis sion, under
the law enacted last session of Congress.
is empowered to go to the books OF the
telephone company, and for that reason /
have asked the commission to make this
investigation and report.
THE Chesapeake and Potomac Tele-
phone Company. Going business is 'op.rat-
ing under a charter granted in New iora,
i am informed. It's stock is oNneu b.
another corporation wnose stoc., ia turn
is owned oy suii another corporation.
Then. too. the Chesapeake and 1'oromac
Telephone Company owns the stock OF
Ses eIal other companies, operating in
Virginia and Marylant. There Is per-
feet maze of corporations. l 10 not
know what good this accompl shes. II
may accomplish mucn harm 1t certain
~. clouds the situation, which snoull be
cieared up.
am not sure that statute exists
winch permits the company to do busi-
ness here"
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Paws Half as Much at Home.

Senator Gallinger said
Il am paving twice as much for my
telephone here in Washington as / pay
for my telephone at home. | supposed
| was paying as much as anybody in
the city, and l hope no one is paying
more than l do
Senator Smoot asked if Senator Norris
did not believe that it was just to per-
init members Of Congress 10 be relieved
of paying for their telephones for an
entire year when they were In Wash
ington only for part of the year
Yes" replied Senator Norris. But
| would have the same apply to all sub
scribers. 1t is no more just to compel
other citizens to pay for an entire year
when they are not in the city for q
year.
Senator Norris Resolution.
The resolution is as follows:
THAT the public utilities commission
to supply the Senate with the following
information:
First The total number of telephones
now in use by government or District
officials within the District of Columbia.
and paid for by appropriations of Con-
greSs.
ly for the use of such telephones by the
District of Columbia and the total amount
paid annually for the use of telephones
by the United States government officials.
Third The total number of telephone
EXCHANGES in use by officials of the Dis
trict of Columbia and by United States
officials within the District
of Columbia
Fourth. Whether such exchanges were
installed at the expense OF the District
of Columbia and at the expense Of the
United States government. or whether the
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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1913-08-15

General Urbina and General Villa are
operating in Durango and chihuahua.
and numerous bands of brigands roam
the country and carry off whatever
property they can move.
American interests in Mexico. out
side of railroads, are mostly in Sonora.
Chihuahua and Durango. A recent
estimate placed American losses
through the revolutions of the last
three years at from $40,000,000 to $5O,-
100000.
To Huerta the constitutionalists con-
cede only the states of Mexico, HI
dalgo. Queretaro and Puebla, and the
railroad from Vera Cruz to Mexico
City.
The Zapata rebels have their camp
in the mountains at Cuernevaca, only
so miles south of Mexico City, and
are in such control that Zapata is
said to have vetoed Huerta's permits
sion for a Japanese colony in that re
gion,
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1913-08-15
THREE DEAD IN CAR CRASH
Twenty Others Injured, Some Fatally
In interurban Road Accident
Near Milwaukee.

Milwaukee.-Three men were killed
and twenty other persons were hurt
some fatally, in a rear end collision of
Milwaukee Northern cars on Highway
No. 2, two and a half miles beyond
the city limits
The dead are: William Hedrick,
who was instantly killed. his brother,
Max Hedrick, and William Wussow, a
farmer
Running at the rate of twenty miles
an hour, the interurban, loaded with
Sunday excursionists and pleasure
seekers, telescoped the local, which
was taking on passengers. The mo-
mentum of the heavy interurban car
ried the cars for 100 feet
The motorman Of the interurban es-
capped injury by running. into the
baggageroom of his car when he saw
that the crash was coming.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1913-08-15

PRESIDENT WILSON'S PERSONAL
REPRESENTATIVE REACHES
MEXICO CITY.
ARMY is READY TO STRIKE
Additional Cruisers Are Rushed to
Southern Waters to Remove citl-
zens of United States From the
Danger Zone.

Washington, Aug. 12-John Lind,
personal representative of President
Wilson to investigate the Mexican sit
Sunday night, according to advices
received at the state department from
Charge O'Shaughnessy of the United
States embassy at an early hour Mon
day morning.
News of the safe arrival of Mr..
Lind with his wife and party in the
Mexican capital followed several
hours of suspense. The complete alb
sence of any information of the prog
ress of the party from the time it
left Vera Cruz added to the uneasi-
ness which was heightened by vague
rumors of attacks on Mr. Lind and
his family and associates.
President Wilson had retired when
word of Mr.. Lind's safe arrival was
received, and he was not awakened.
Secretary Bryan remained at his desk
until 1870 o'clock Monday morning,
anxiously awaiting some report from
the embassy at Mexico City. When
it finally came it proved to be merely
terse announcement of the arrival
of the special envoy, coupled with the
announcement that he and his party
were safely CHARTERED at the Hotel
Lascurain.
Governor Lind, Mrs Lind and DR..
William Bayard Hale, who has been
in Mexico some time studying condi-
tions on behalf of President Wilson.
made the trip from Vera Cruz by
regular train.
Reports received here from repre-
sentatives of American newspaper
agencies In the Mexican capital show
the demonstration planned by Huerta
partisans, who back the provisional
president in his stand against accept
ing mediation by the United States,
was nothing that could be construed
as hostile to Governor Lind
About 1000 students and laborers
paraded the streets singing the
praises of Huerta and carrying ban
ne-s bearing pro-Huerta notices.
The provisional president and his
cabinet viewed the demonstration
from the balcony of the palace
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1913-08-15
$4,000 MARCH IN BIG PARADE
American Federation of Catholic So
cieties Meets in Milwaukee
Cardinal Gibbons Present.

Milwaukee, Cardinal Gibbons of
Baltimore opened the convention of
the American Federation of Catholic
Societies with pontifical high mass
In ST. Johns cathedral on August 10.
A priest from every parish In Mil
waukee marched into the church pre-
ceding the cardinal, and the seats and
aisles were packed with worshipers.
At least $4,000 took part in the par
ade in the afternoon. The marchers
started at Grand avenue and Sixteenth
street, and proceeded to Jackson
street, to st. Johns cathedral, where
they were reviewed by Cardinal Glib
bons, and thence to the Auditorium,
where the cardinal gave an address.
All records for attendance at the Audi
torium were broken on the opening
day of the convention, when at two
meetings over 10000 people passed
through its doors. A mixed chorus of
600 voices, accompanied by large Or
cllestra, furnished music in the great
hall
The annual address of Chas. l..
Deuechaud, president of the. fedora
ton, was devoted largely to denounc-
ing impure theatrical productions, SEN
sationalism and airing of scandals by
the press, and an attack on the di-
vorce evil.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1913-08-15
STAYS SON DURING QUARREL
Racine County Man Angered When
Orders Were Not obeyed-B!inds
Self With Bullet.

Racine.-Charles PatzoId, Wind
Lake, is dead and his father, Earnest
Patzold, is in local hospital with a
bullet wound in his temple, the result
of quarrel in the family home
The younger Patzold had been told
by his father to drive the cows from
the corn field. When he failed to act
at once his father shot him through
the heart. An hour later he turned the
gun on himself and sent bullet
through the right temple. 1t came out
his left eye but severed the right OPP
tic nerve, making the man totally
blind.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1913-08-15
CORN NEAR FAILURE
WINTER WHEAT MAY TIGHTEN
LOSS, SAYS CROP REPORT.
August Federal Figures Show Thas
Yield Will Be 2.672, 100000
Bushels.

Washington, Aug IA los of $780,
100000 bushels of corn, the nations
greatest farm crop, has resulted from
the great damage wrought by drought
and other conditions since July 1, the
government agricultural experts es-
timated on Friday in their August crop
report. A total production OF 2,672,-
100000 bushels of corn was predicted.
The government crop report given
out on Friday from Washington was
one of the most sensational that the
country has seen. 1t reduced the esti-
mated yield Of corn 300,000,000 bushels
from the July figures to 2,672, 100000
bushels, or 452,000,000 bushels less
than last years harvest.
Kansas and Oklahoma have been hit
harder than any other states, while
their prospects earlier in the year
were regarded as excellent, but they
have suffered practically crop fall
ure except in few spots in eastern
Kansas and in northern Oklahoma.
The official returns show loss of 49,
100000 bushels in Kansas and $4,000
900 bushels in Nebraska. There is a
reduction of 246,0OO.OOO bushels on
practically so per cent. of the corn
acreage of the country.
Kansas, Oklahoma and Nebraska
have 10 per cent. of the country's acre
age, and their combined losses are
218,000,000 bushels. The losses are
the worst since 1901 when Kansas
raised only 6100O,OOO bushels. IN 1894
drought made crop failure in the
states west of the Mississippi river,
and the country had crop of only
1872 100000 bushels
A record winter wheat crop Wifi help
to tighten the losses made by corn.
but as the country consumes nearly
3,000,000000 bushels annually it can
not completely make up for the defect
in the greatest feeding crop, notwith-
standing the fact that corn is selling
higher than wheat in the market west
of the Missouri river.
The winter wheat crop is 511, 000, 900
bushels, against previous record OF
493 100000 bushels in 1906.