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Evening star., 1914-03-12
Criticises District Citizens.
Stands by Appropriations.

In spite Of the economy cry raised by
Senator Thomas of Colorado. the Senate
yesterday afternoon stood by the appro-
priations committee and voted for several
increases recommended by that commit
tee. The principal fight came over she
| appropriation for the construction of a
| municipal fish market on the Potonaac
river. lying south Of Water street. be-
tween 11th and 18th streets southwest
The committee recommended that S1S5-
500 be appropriated for this purpose.
1t was attacked by Senator Thomas, end
Senator Overman offered an amendment
reducing the appropriation to 100000 on
the ground that such an amount was
sufficient for the construction of a ash
| market. Senator Williams of Mississippi
came to the aid of the District, declaring
emphatically in favor OF the fish mark ct
appropriation.
1T is curious to me- said Senator Will
liams, that the same body which will
throw $4OO0O.OO0 into Alaska to BUILD
railroads for $4,000 white people there
should hesitate about spending $4,000
for fish market in the capital of the
country for the benefit Of all the people
Of the capital. especially now in times
of high cost Of living"
Senator Thomas suggested that the
District had managed to get along for
many years without such a fish market
as proposed, and urged that it contiaue
to do as in the past. In reply, Senator
Williams said:
Evening star., 1914-03-12
ALLEGES VOTES ARE BOUGHT.
Rev. R. H. Woffenden of Rhode Is.
land Accuses Republicans.

= PROVIDENCE. r. l., March 1.-THE
Rev. Richard H. Wonenden. progressive
representative from Warwick, made the
charge on the floor of the house yester
day that $50 voters In his town were
bought" every year. He said today that
he was not yet ready to take any action
toward substantiating his assertion
II am waiting 10 get some more EVIL
dence," he said. II have some affidayits
now, but ! want to get some more. There
are 200 voters in the town and 600 of
them will sell their votes to the repub-
ncan organization year after year"
Warwick is the home of former United
states Senator Nelson w. Aldrich and
Gen. Charles A. Wilson, head of the re-
publican organization in the state
Evening star., 1914-03-12
NOT TO FIGHT TOLLS.
President Bowles Says De Knight
Was EMPLOYED for Another Purpose.

BOSTON. March 12.-Rear Admiral
Bowles. president Of the Fore River
Shipbuilding Company, today denied
that he had employed Clarence ". De
knight to work for toll exemptions for
American coastwise ships in the Pam
anna canal act as testified by De
knight before the Senate lobby com
mittee at Washington.
Il employed Mr.. De knight in con
nection with section eleven Of tn,
Panama canal act. which has to do wit
the Jurisdiction of the interstate con-
merce commission over canal shin
ping" the admiral said. THE provision
concerning tolls is section five of the
act, and with this had nothing 70 do. :
Evening star., 1914-03-12
TwENTY-THREE SUITS ENDED.
Owner Of Triangle Factory Building
Gives SIS in Each Case.

NEW YORK, March 12-Twenty-three
suits begun by persons whose relatives
were among the l4s killed in the Triangle
shirt waist factory nre and by persons
who were injured were settled yesterday
SO far as the owner Of the building was
concerned by the payment of s75, in each
case by the company that carried the ac-
cident insurance yor the owner.
Suits against the firm that rented the
building may yet be instituted. 1t was
said that the settlement was made be-
cause 1t did not sppear suits against the
owner of the building would be success
full.
Evening star., 1914-03-12
TO STUDY LATIN CULTURE.
Carnegie Endowment Plan fol
Furtherance of Peace.

NEW YORK. March 12--Dr. Henry Err
win Bard, head OF the Pan-American di-
vision Of the Peace Society financed by
the Carnegie endowment. announced to-
day that delegation to study intellec-
tual and cultural development In South
and Central American republics would
sail from New York tor Brazil May 80.
The party will be made up Of college
and university professors and will devote
ten weeks to the tour. The object is to
further international peace by drawing
closer the cultural and intellectual rela-
tions between this country and the re-
publics of the south.
Evening star., 1914-03-12
NJ 'ADOO IS To MARRY
PRESIDENTS DAUGHTER
Miss Eleanor Wilson's Engagement
to Treasury Chief Generally
Believed.

Formal announcement of the engage
ment Of Secretary McAdoo Of the Treas-
ury Department and Miss Eleanor Ran.
dolph Wilson. youngest daughter of the
President. Is expected soon. Reports
that they are going to be married gained
such credence today that their truth was
generally accepted in well informed cir
cles.
When the attention. of the White
House was called to the reports today no
McAdoo himself said that 1t would be
indelicate for him to comment on the
subject one way or the other.
Not Surprised by Report.
Persons who know Secretary McAdoo
were not surprised at the report. because
he has been frequent social visitor at
the White House during the last year,
and Washington society has observed the
couple dancing together frequently,
Mr.. McAdoo is fifty years old. while
Miss Wilson is twenty-four. He js a
widower and has six children. one son
and one daughter being married Re-
Gently son was born to his eldest daueh
| ter in Arizona. making him a grand
| father.
Adoo was married last spring, President
| Wilson and his family motored to BaIti-
more for the ceremony.
Builder of Hudson Tunnels.
Mr.. McAdoo was the builder of the
Hudson tunnels under the East river be-
| tween New York and Jersey City, and
knew. the Wilson family before his entry
| into the Presidents cabinet.
| Miss Wilson was educated in the pri-
vate schools of Princeton. n. j., and dur
! ing the last few years has made frequent
| trips to Philadelphia to attend an art
school where she has studied painting.
Evening star., 1914-03-12
Cleveland Birthday Exercises.

CALDWELL. N. j.. March 12-Exer-
Uses In cornmemoration of the birth
day of Grover Cleveland will be held
under the auspices of the Grover Cleve-
land Birthplace and Memorial Associa-
ton here March Is. A part of the cere-
mony will be the dedication as a
permanent memorial of the house in
which Mr.. Cleveland was born.
Evening star., 1914-03-12
Right in One Thing.

The Denator from Colorado ia, Of
course. erninently right about one thing
1t is true In connection with all the i'm
provements that ever were made in the
world that the world got along. somehow
or other. before they were made We got
along without the Declaration Of Irde-
pendence until after we made 1t, and we
have gotten along without everything shat
has been done up to the time we dig it
continue to get along without this JIM
provement. The question Ii not whether
1t has been bad enough in the past and
the fault OF the republican party, but
whether we are going to stand response
BILE for continuing it in condition bad
enough.
Now. for heavens sake. let US have
economy; let US go to work and keep Jour
party pledges; but let US stop up the
bung, and not fool altogether with the
sptgot. Whenever gentlemen want: to
economize they come to economixe upon
the District of Columbia I can tell you
the main reason why 10000, 600 Is put :out
in Alaska and $125.OO0 is strained at kere.
1t is because a great political influence
was behind the Alaskan project. great
section of this country with votes. while
behind fish market in the District of
Columbia OF anything else there is nobody
with single vote: no sort of politics at
all except the sort of political influence
that may be exercised by gentlInen who
quadrenially come up to national conYen-
tions with contesting delegations. AID 1
do not suppose that amounts to much.
There is some sense in beautifying the
great capital of the country. There Is
some sense in making its conditions, and
especially its market conditions, sanitary.
There is a beauty and a majesty Of SOW
ereignty resting about the National Capt.
tai. We have not spent too much money
in Washington; we have spent too listle.
There ought to be a great hall Of records
here. for example. We ought to ceRse
renting all of the buildings that We are
renting for departmental purposes. Beau
tiful pillared and columned buildings
ought 10 be there to take their places.
Firm Friend Of the District.
Senator Martin of Virginia showed rim
self, as in the past, a frm friend of the
Nd nj
Evening star., 1914-03-12

patch of two full regiments of infantry
to Texas will result in the assembly in
that state Of nearly $1,000 troops, more
by 3,0O0 than the entire force of the
regular army which Gen. Shafter led
into Cuba. Nearly 11,O0O Of these troops
are in camp at Texas City. under COM
mand of Brig. Gen. Fred Funston Of
Philippine fame. The others are scat
tered along the border from Brownsville.
Tex. to Nogales, Ariz., under command
Of Brig. Gen. Tasker H. Bliss the larg-
est garrisons being maintained at El
Pass and Brownsville, where the rail-
roads from the United States enter
Mexico.
OF the two regiments mentioned in the
orders. the 9th Infantry, two battalions
of which are at Fort Thomas, KY. op-
H. Roots, Ark, is commanded by Col.
Charles J. Crane. The second regiment,
the 18th Infantry. commanded by Col.
John T. Van Orsdale. Is stationed at
Fort Mcpherson, near Atlanta, Ga.
Goes on Retired List.
Col Van Orsdale will be deprived Of
the privilege Of accompanying his regi-
ment to the border by reason Of the
fact that he will be placed on the re-
tired list Of the army today on ac-
count of age. Lieut.. Col. Henry B. Styer
Of the 18th is now on duty at the War
College. this city. SO that the command
Of the regiment temporarily. at least,
will fall to tine senior major, George w.
Martin.
These two regiments are to proceed to
Eagle Pass and Laredo, Gen. Bliss being
allowed to designate the exact location
Of the troops. The present strength OF
each regiment is S32 men. At Laredo
md Eo po fyJn tyno ov,fa yIytll
relieve six troops Of cavalry, which will
be distributed along other points on the
western border in Gen. Bliss discretion.
This will place under that generals COM
mand about 400 cavalry troops and 9. 400
infantry.
Thinks Force Sufficient.
force really seems absurdly small for the
der between the United States and Mex
ico. Secretary Garrison, however, feels
that 1t will be sufI1cient: says that he
has no present intention OF Strengthening
il, and insists that there is no proof
that this border patrol has broken down
at any point since It's establishment, three
years ago.
The reason assigned by the War De-
partment for the present increase is TO
ailay. as far as possible. the fears Of the
people on the border" In further ex-
PLANTATION of this statement Secretary
Garrison said that Senator Sheppard and
Representative Garner of Texas had told
President Wilson that. owing to recent
developments on the border. the people
Of Texas. the owners OF property, pro-
prietors Of shops and the like, were in
need Of protection.
Evening star., 1914-03-12
OPPOSED TO AUTOS
FOR D. c. OFFICIALS
Continued from First Page

urged that private corporations use auto
mobiles as matter of economy. and
that 1t was advisable for the District to
do the same.
Senator Hitchcock of Nebraska sug-
gested that 1t would be advisable to keep
the Districts automobiles ION tap sor
the use Of all the officials. instead of as
signing vehicles to individual officials.
He said he feared the autos were used
for social purposes frequently.
THE District autos are to have painted
on them District of Columbia, to SHOW
that they are official machines" said
Senator Smith of Maryland. also there
Is a prohibition against their private use.
i think that these autos ought to be
painted special color SO as 1t will al
ways be easy to see that they are public
cars" said Senator Lane of Oregon.
When people are JOY riding they gosro
fast as rule that it Is impossible to no
tice any lettering that may be painted on
the automobile.
Senator Williams gave notice that he
would move to have the motor vehicle
provision referred to the committee. i'm
the instructions that they be limited to
the use Of police, fire and health ofnciais-
Criticises District Citizens.
Senator Works Of California criticised
citizens Of the District because of con
tipual complaint on their part tket
Congress was not liberal enough in It's
appropriations for the District
Il am inclined to favor this appropli-
alton for an additional automobile II
it be needed" said Senator Works. "Bat
the people here seem never to be salts
fed. I begin to think 1t might be a
good thing to turn over to them ihe
government Of the District and let the:n
run 1t. the government paying taxes on
its property here. But. Of course this
is the National Capital, and it belongs TO
the whole cpnDtry
Evening star., 1914-03-12
Goethals Visiting at West Point.

WEST POINT. n. Y, March l2-CoI
George w. Goethals and Mrs. Goethals
are spending a few days at the Military
Academy as the guests Of Col Gustav j.
Fiebeger, professor of civil and military
engineering Col. Goethals expects to sail
for Panama March %.
Evening star., 1914-03-12
Builder of Hudson Tunnels.

Isaiah Clsar, forty years old. a farmer
of Fishertown. Md, committed suicide
Monday morning by hanging.
Evening star., 1914-03-12
Firm Friend Of the District.

Senator Martin Of Virginia showed rim
self, as in the past frm friend OF! the
District, and made a strong argument
Evening star., 1914-03-12

signed by officers now in the government
service.
Evening star., 1914-03-12
Large Force for Texas.

Orders issued from the War Depart
nent, announced yesterday. for the dis
Omaha daily bee., 1914-05-09
In Mexico-For How Long, :


1t was comparatively easy to plant the
American flag on Mexican soil. To execute tie
order to seize Vera Cruz called for warships,
consumed some ammunition. and cost score OF
American lives, but at no time was there any
doubt about it's successful execution.
For how long will the flag remain flying?
And II II is not to stay indefinitely. what must
be done before il comes down? The original de.
mand upon -Huerta for sn uncondition4 Al
salute, but complete capitulation would not now
fulfill requirements. on this score the latest
number Of the Outlook says:
nut apology by Huerta no mere abdlca-
ton by Huerta aRd the induction successor into
his office viii suffice justify withdrawal from
Mexico. We have right withdraw until we
have good grounds believing that in all Mexico
the northern we'll the southern half, the prop
crty end persons OF non-Mexican residents and of
peacoable Mexcans are safe under government with
both the will aud the ability to protect them. Only
can secure peace with honor.
II this defines our position, then we are in
Mexico for no short time for good grounds
for believing" that all Mexico is under govern
ment fully able to protect life and property can
not be produced by mere decree Of any set Of
mediators. Such government be accepted
only after II has proved itself, and demonstrated
its permanence and stability, not for a week
a month but for as long a time as may be
needed for reasonable assurance
Omaha daily bee., 1914-05-09
List to This Terrible TAlsl

From our county jail comes the sad news
that the number of boarders temporarily de-
tanned there has dropped down to 173. whereas
1t has been as high as 23O and the average has
been close to 200.
It would seem that the jail-feeding graft
might be In danger of shrinkage. But It, is by
no means as bad as that
Our reform democratic sheriff is putting in
bills at 90 cents day which on an average OF
200 prisoners means burden on the taxpayers
OF Douglas county of 500 day for what befo, o
would have cost them only 80 cents On that
basis. allowing nothing for the profits made by
the jail-feeding contractors, the graft OF the
present sheriff is running around 500 a day. or
$500 month. or SCI. 900 a year, or SCI. .oOo
for three-year term.
where the picking,is as fat as all that, a few
prisoners, more or less, will not be missed
Omaha daily bee., 1914-05-09
NeMEz.%%lesssNe !
L ~ c/H[S %ZE.sr1n G1m4Ka

Hoyts "A Bunch OF Keys" was pressnted co. ,,.
iaughable performance ever given there"
hon a. J. POpplston has been invited to deliver
the Memorial day Grafton
J, d. Morse OF Minneapolis is to be associated
Williams. - - -
fAther Lambert OF Creighton coneRe Il 10 deliver
lecture on spiritualism Boyd's. the proceeds
% 80 TO the Holy Family school.
Rev c. w. sayidge must have a corner on the
marrying business II will be observed that he has
more notices OF marriages than all the rest OF the
ministers in the city together
Fred Anderson has returned 60 the city and ae.
espted a position with the Omaha Carpet COMPANY
The surface grade Is being put on Fourteenth
street
IL B. Hudson. recently Of Boston has opened
up stock Of mems furnishings In the Mard hotel
building
well attended entertainment given at the
Christian church last evening being the first appear
anoe OF Miss Ella Day the eocutonst recently
come 10 Omaha. Miss CalderW0od Mrs. ~ay Miss
Bouiter and Miss Clayton. and Messrs. France and
E0rthrur s'so contributed musical numbers
Omaha daily bee., 1914-05-09
Editorial Siftings

Cleveland Plain Dealer: A professor Of
nonsense at Harvard declares that
grandmothers are deleterious influences
when II comes TO bringing up children.
The professor doubtless comes from a
race OF Incubator babies.
Brooklyn Eagle: A S2,5Oo.OOO aeroplane
trust has been organized. all Wright, of
course. Washington authorities may
think the prince Of the powers OF the air
ought to be the trusts president, but
they are politically prejudiced, as we all
know.
Pittsburgh Dispatch: The refusal Of
the japanese 70 take over Huertas diplo-
matte affairs lest II be misconstrted as
unfriendly to America shows a delicate
tact worthy OF our friends across the Pa
cific. II Is a staggering blow to the ia
panese-Mexican alliance mcngers
Brooklyn Eagle II Wilson should let
Colonel Roosevelt enlist, and then send
him to a camp and never permit him to
go near the front, Bryan would be
avenged. Some old philosopher once said
that what is sauce for the goose is sauce
for the gander, or something to that ef-
feet.
Springfield Republican: Several sena-
tors are bothered in finding points of at
tack. There was apparently an opening
in the temporary withdrawal of the
United States warships from the Tampico
shore front, but Il soon developed that
the step was taken by Rear Admiral
Mayo in order to save American lives
from the mob in town. It was necessary
TO attack the admiral, which was awk-
ward in view Of the fact that the Ameri-
cans got away safely.
st. Louis Republic: At the close Of a
days work in q Michigan iron mine a
cage" started up the shaft loaded with
miners A careless miner allowed one of
his fingers to be caught so that cable
twisted It off. A spurt OF blood spat-
tered another miner, who tainted. fell
out OF the cage and was killed. Under
the law of Missouri the dead miners de-
pendent family would be without a legal
right to any sort OF compensation from
the mine owners. 1t was doubtful II such
a case was covered by the Michigan
compensation law, but a claim was filed
and the company-"a souless corpora
tion"-waived the legal technicalities and
is paying compensation to the widow.
That is the way compensation laws are
working.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-05-09
Two Planks.

While the discussion about repeal of tolls
exemption is in progress. further reference TO
the Baltimore convention. on which President
Wilson and every democratic member of the
present congress was elected, cannot be out of
order. Two planks in that platform are par
ticularly in point The first reads:
We favor the exemption from tolls Of American
ships engased In ooastwise trade passing through
the Panama canal
This plank is sandwiched in between a
declaration IN favor OF fostering a merchant
marine, and another declaration for Legislation
forbidding the use of the Panama canal by ships
owned or controlled by railroad carriers er.
gagged in transportation competitive with the
canal.
The second plank is the concluding para
graph Of the whole document as follows;
our platform IS OF principles which we be-
leve TO be essential to our national welfare. Our
pledges made to be kept when in office as well
as TO be relied upon during the campaign.
Let anyone not blinded by hopes OF patror-
age read these two planks OF the platform to-
gether and try TO arrive at an unbiased decision
Omaha daily bee., 1914-05-09
THE voYAGER's PLANT.

Blanche Elizabeth Wade, in Leslie's
A trip abroad-I sail the eighth
long have contemplated.
For weeks before the time, my mind
Has been by this elated.
But now, that date / almost dread,
and fairly quake with fear.
You see, each friend I have, expects
Some worthy souvenir.
From China, must bring TO Ruth,
A ring of purest Jade;
And Ted must have from Germany,
An antique, trusty blade.
Now, / must bring to mother dear,
A Russian samovar:
And father wishes for his den,
A Roman water jar
I'm charged TO get Partisan gloves;
Delft pottery; a scarab;
Some edelweiss from Switzerland:
A necklace from some Arab;
piece of Pyramids OF Sphinx;
Sahara iesert sand;
Persian pearl; a sample, too
OF midas coral strand.
stalactltes queer from Fingal's cave;
Brocade from Spanish loom;
Some lava from Vesuvius; ,..
A chip from Shakespeare's tomb;
.votive-lantern from Japan;
A piece of Maltese lace;
A scarf from Liberty's; likewise
A mummy OF. its case.
Where now. for me. will be those DAYS
OF wandering, care-frae7
Where nov, the mountain-rambleS .
Or sails on inland sea?
No wonder, then, that dats-the eighth
IN place Of joy, brings fears.
I'm not on pleasure bent, you see,
But bent on souvenirs!
Omaha daily bee., 1914-05-09
Give us Light. But Not colored Lirht.


Let us have light on the street lighting ques-
tlon, but let It be clear light and not colored
light.
Figures are offered to show that Lincoln is
lighting It's streets from its municipal plant on
the basis OF $25 year for the same lamp for
Which Omaha is asked to pay s35 year. But
to get this figure FOR Lincoln an, average is
taken of all its street lamps, although only 1876
OF them burn ali night. while 2s5 are closed off
a. midnight. The all-nght lamps in Lincoln,
said to cost $5.44 month, equal to $65 a year,
are further said to consume So kiowatt hours
OF current as against 81 kiowatts consumed by
the kind OF lamp proposed for Omaha. Apply
ing the ratio f'current used. then the street
lamp offered Omaha for s35 would cost Lincoln
nearly s4f. ''
or course. this is not conclusive because the
same ratio does not apply to the installation
cost of the lamp, nor TO It's care and replace
rient, but II illustrates the point What we
want is light that illumines, not light that
d.storts.