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The Washington herald., 1914-01-11
JUDGESHIP papers
To Be READY SOON
Recommendations of Justice Depart
ment to Go to President
This Week.
TWO GO OFF BENCH TODAY

The Recommendations of the Depart
ment of Justice in the municipal judg-
ship appointments will be prepared for
President Wilson's perusal as expedi-
tiously as possible so as to avoid con-
gestion in the business of the court, ac-
cording to Assistant Attorney General
Samuel j. Graham yesterday. He added
that the papers would be ready for the
President probably early this week
Mr.. Graham said the department could
not give out anything regarding the ap-
pointments and he would not say
whether there had been opposition to the
reappointment of Judge Robert H. Ter
rell on the ground that Judge Terrell Is
a colored man. He added that the de-
partment appreciated the embarrassment
likely to result from an extended va
cancy of the municipal bench.
Three of the five judges-Charies 5.
Bundy, Thomas H. Callan, and Robert
III, Terrell-finished their terms yesterday,
ard tonight at midnight go out of office.
The term of Judge l.. c. Strider will ex-
pire on January Is, and. should no ap-
pointments be made before then. Judge
George C. Aukum will be left to conduct
the business of the court alone. His term
will expire next December.
Serious congestion is certain to result
II the vacancies are not filed immedi-
ately.
The Washington herald., 1914-01-11
HARD fight EXPECTED
over SEAMEN'S BILL
Friends and Foes of Measure Are
| Awaiting Return of Chairman
]. W. Alexander.
SHANGHAIING CHARGE DENIED

One of the hottest legislative battles
OF the present session of Congress is
promised when Judge ]. W. Alexander.
chairman of the House Committee on
Merchant Marine and Fisheries, returns
from London. where he is attending the
International Congress for Safety at Sea.
Mr.. Alexander is expected home about
January y. and the friends and foes
of the seamens bill. which was passed
by the Senate during the special session,
are preparing for the fray.
Andrew Furuseth, president of the Ma
tional seamen's Union of America. who
resigned as an American delegate to the
congress because he could not CON
sistently vote for any proposal put for
ward by the other delegates" has ar
rived in Washington and is preparing to
marshal his forces in support of the
bill.
Representatives of the steamship lines,
who are opposing the measure, do not
object to the spirit of the bill, which
seeks the safety and comfort of pas
sengers and crew. but object to its form.
Shortly before the holiday recess hear
inss were granted by the committee on
certain features of the bill A strong
effort will be made to have these hear
ings resumed and to include all the fea-
lures of the measure.
Stir Up Hornets Nest.
Mr.. Furuseth. who landed in New York
from London last Monday, stirred up a
hornets nest in an interview in which
he said that New York was the most
notorious shanghai port in the world
and that sailors who get into debt to
boarding house keepers are bought and
sold like slaves"
Vigorous protests against these charges
have been made by New York shipping
men. A copy of this protest, which
reached Washington yesterday, contains
the following:
There is no such thing as shanghaiins
In New York City today" declared X
Kirchoff. who ships a large proportion of
the men sailing on foreign vessels from
New York. THE conditions surrounding
impossible. American sailors must sign
their contracts before a shipping COM
missioner and foreign sailors before their
consul, where the agreement is clearly
explained to them so there Is no chance
for force or Misrepresentation. Any one
familiar with the conditions here knows
that Mr.. Furuseth's statements are abb
solutely wild and without foundation"
Others who denounced the charges az
untrue are Silas B. Axtell. attorney for
the seamen's branch OF the Legal Aid
Society: Stafford Wright. superintendent
of the Seamen's Christian Association,
and Rev. Archibald r. Mansfield, super
intending chaplain of the Seamen's
Church Institute.
The Washington herald., 1914-01-11
DELEGATES COMING
FROM 4S8 BODIES
National Chamber of Commerce Viii
Hold Second Annual Meeting
February |.

The second annual meeting OF the Ma
tional Chamber of Commerce VIII be held
in Washington February II to ls. Several
hundred business men. representative OF
commercial organizations, are expected.
February L will be devoted to the con-
sideration of the Sherman antitrust law
and the regulation of corporate activity
by law.
The annual banquet of the national
chamber will be held on the anniversary
of President Aincoln's birthday. On Feo-
ruary II Secretary Wilson of the Depart
nent ofsLabor will address the meeting
on .aThe Relation OF the Department OF
Labor to Industries and Commerce.
Four hundred and eighty-eisht organ
izations now constitute the membership
of the Chamber of Commerce or the
United States. Every State and territory
is represented. with the exception OF New
Mexico. The American Chamber OF Oom-
.nerce in Paris and the American Cham
Der of Commerce for the Levant are also
members.
The Washington herald., 1914-01-11
VALUATION BOARD AT WORK.
of Railroad Property
Starts I'm Kansas City.

The actual counting of the rails and
government appraisement of railroad
property were begun yesterday in Kan
sas City by the physical valuation board
for that district In four other cities
which are headquarters for particular
districts the work of physically valuing
railroad property will be begun within
the next few weeks
The country has been divided into five
zones-Washington, Chattanooga, Tenn.
Kansas City, New Orleans, and San
Francisco. II is estimated IL will be fully
six years before the valuation board of
the Interstate Commerce Commission can
appraise the $1,000 miles of railroad
track in the United States. Commission
er Prouty Is the director of the physical
valuation board
The Washington herald., 1914-01-11
REPUBLICAN EMPLOYEES
FEAR FOR THEIR JOBS
Request for Oscar P. Austin's Resis.
nation Causes CONSERVATION
in Department.

Following the request by Secretary OF
Commerce Redfield for the resignation
of Oscar p. Austin. chief Of the Bureau
Of Foreign and Domestic Commerce,
there is considerable CONSERVATION
among Republicans in the government,
employ, and especially among those in
the Department of Commerce.
The action of the Secretary toward Mr.
Austin, and toward DR.. B. w. Everman,
Chief Of the Division of Alaskan Fish,
cries. and Fred II. Chamberlain, natural.
list of the fur seal service, who have
been dropped from the service, by the
elimination of appropriation to maintain
their offices, is said to be but the in
itial step In a move to GUST Republicans
from the department.
1t Is said that the Offices of chief of
the Division of Alaskan Fisheries and
of naturalist were eliminated by Secre-
tary Redfeld without Commissioner of
Fisheries Hugh H. Smith having been
Secretary Redfield yesterday issued a
formal statement, in which he denied
there Is political significance in the re-
moval Of Mr.. Austin.
The Washington herald., 1914-01-11
I'VE. Want OUR BEEF" ,
IS CRY OF ST. Louis
Representative Dyer Says German
Influx Is Greatly
Decreasing.
URGES RACE SEGREGATION

I'VE want our beer and We don't want
the people of the other sections of the
State of Missouri to attempt to restrict
our drinking IL. Do all the voting you
can in your own counties, but do not in
terfere with our constitutional rights
Thus spoke Representative Dyer. OF
Missouri, in an address before the Mis-
souri, Society at its meeting last night
at Rauscher's He said he voiced the
sentiment Of the people of st. Louis. Mr..
Dyer il a Republican and represents the
Twelfth Missouri district, which includes
st. Louis.
Some wears ago the German immigra-
tion 10 81. Louis was 10000 a year, but
nov It is not more than 10 per cent Of
that" he said. Mr.. Dyer said the ques-
ton of negro franchise was one or the
great problems We are facing In this
country. IT doubt whether 1t was proper
TO give the negro the franchise at the
time IL was given them" he said They
were not ready for II. believe that all
the negro needs is to be educated to real
lie the privileges accorded him.
although / believe in educating the
negro. / do not approve of whites and
blacks being schooled together In the
same schools.
Mr.. Dyer urged the Missouri Demo-
Gratis in the government service to de-
mand promotions. The administrators
not only owes you promotions, but ex-
pects you to ask for them" he said.
"The promotions are just waiting for
you; there are still few Republicans
left In the service.
He praised Representative Thomas Il
Rubey, of Missouri. and said that some
day Rubey would be governor OF that
State.
The musical program included rem
ditions by Miss Elisa Murphy Pearson.
Miss Elizabeth Winston. and ]. G.
Klein The arrangement committee
consisted of J. F. Beall, Miss Pearl
Robson. L. p. Shidy, G. A. Leavftt, and
The Washington herald., 1914-01-11
REPRESENTATIVES," TO
BUILD CHURCH HERE
Site for Half-million-dollar Edi6ce
Already Has Been
Purchased.

Predicting that before adjournment
they would finally approve plans for q
s50oo representative church in the Ma
tional Capital. five members of the rep
resentative church commission, appoint
ed BY the General Conference of the
Methodist Episcopal Church South, met
in executive session yesterday.
That the commission will accept plans
prepared in Fort Worth. Tex, and ap-
prove a site opposite the Public Library,
which already has been purchased, was
forecasted by DR.. George 8. Sexton. Sec
rotary of the commission. Members of
the commission present were Bishop w.
A. Gambler, of Atlanta; Bishop e. E.
Hess, Of Nashville: Bishop ]. C. Kilgo. of
Durham, n. c., and DR.. W. +. McMur-
ray,
The Washington herald., 1914-01-11
CENTRAL HIGH.GRLs IN PLAY.
More Than 100 Attend Production
of "Everygirl."

The entertainment provided at the
House Of Play, 45s NJ street southwest.
yesterday afternoon was attended by
over 100 youngsters and not few
"grown-ups.''
The first part OF the entertainment was
the presentation of .'Everygirl." moral
ity play by the wawassee Camp FIRE
Girls of Central High School. Those VINO
participated were the Misses Carmen
Blackstone, Dorothy Russell. Elizabeth
Cullen, Marie Hamilton. Leanore Kolar.
Joan wilkins. Ruth Schwartz, Grace
Dewey. Iris Beauty, and Binden Col
lonna-
The second part consisted of story
telling and several dances.by Miss Dor
othy Heilman. Miss Mildred Anderson
assisted at the piano.
The Washington herald., 1914-01-11
MANY BISHOPS TO ATTEND.
Will BE Present at Conservation o.
Rev. Frederic b. HOWden.

A large number Of Episcopal bishops
are expected to attend the conservation
of Rev. Frederic Bingham Howden, rec
tor of st. Johns Episcopal Church,
Georgetown, as Bishop of New Mexico,
at the church Wednesday morning at II
o'clock.
The presiding bishop of the Episcopal
Church in the United States, Rt. Rev.
Daniel Sylvester Tuttle, of Missouri, win
preside and other consecrators will be
Bishop Alfred Harding. of this city, and
Bishop Boyd Vincent, of Ohio.
Other bishops expected at the cere-
monies, besides those named are Bishop
Rhinelander, of Pennsylvania; Bishop
Goldman, of Maine; Bishop Rowe, of
Alaska; Bishop James H. Darlington, Of
Harrisburg, Pa: Bishop Robert Gibson,
of Virginia; Bishop Cortiandt Whitehead,
Of Pittsburgh; Coadjutor Bishop William
Lloyd Gravatt. of West Virginia; Bishop
Ethelbert Talbot. of Bethlehem Pa.
Bishop John Gardner Murray, Of Mary
land: the Ri. Rev. Alexander Garland,
Bishop Suffragan Of Pennsylvania, and
Bishop Coadjutor Beverley Dandridge
Tucker, of Southern Virginia.
The Washington herald., 1914-01-11
BOYS AS LIFE GUARDS.
Young Scouts frsa Aaaeostia Wort
ut Bsrning Duilaing.

Seven Boy Scouts from Troop No. g,
Anacostia, distinguished themselves q
heroes yesterday. They helped save
seventeen aged colored women and men
from almost certain death by burning
when the Stoddard Baptist Home At Gar
field Heights was destroyed by nre.
The boys. under the Leadership OF Ray.
mond Scaggs, were out for hike
Attracted to the scene by cries of fire
they rushed into the burning building
and helped the inmates to safety. They
also saved about 800 worth Of furniture
The boys were Frederick Apple, Harry
Stone, Harold Cummings, Norman MUIR.
ply. Maurice Perkins. and REGINALD
Lyon.
The Washington herald., 1914-01-11
SCIENTIST SPEAKS TONIGHT.
Rev. Adolph Roeder to Lecture at
New Jerusalem Church.

The singie-tax conference, to be held
at the Raleigh Hotel January Is to II, is
attracting many notable sociologists and
students Of civics to this city. Among
these is Rev. Adolph Roeder. who will
speak tonight at $50 o'clock In the
Church Of the New Jerusalem. Sixteenth
and Corcoran streets northwest, on THE
meeting OF matter and spirit In recent
development of social science and social
service"
Rev. Mr.. Roeder has taken active In
terest in civic development In Northern
New Jersey, and is a brilliant speaker
and writer on religious, philosophical. and
sociological subjects.
The Washington herald., 1914-01-11
Hi.A speed Caused Accident.

Excessively high speed. says H. w.
Belnap. chief inspector reporting to the
interstate Commerce Commission.
caused the accident on the Mobile and
Ohio Railroad. near Buchatunna, Misa.
october 10. when seventeen passengers
were killed ard las injured when the
train was Gerailed. 1t was shown that
the bridge and track were in excellent
condition.
The Washington herald., 1914-01-11
TRIED AND FIRED" BE WROTE
Employe of Buresa Of InvestisatiSn
Disnissed.

George weber. former employee Of the
Bureau of Investigation Of the Depart
ment of Justice. who was tried In At
lantic City on charges preferred against
him as a result Of q case in the segre-
gated district there In which Q wealthy
New Yorker figured. was dismissed from
the service today by Chief BeIaski. of
the Bureau Of Investigation.
a special board In Atlantic City. He sent
the following telegram to Chief Belaski:
Dear Chief: Tried and fred"
The bureaus once = Atlanta CITY
has been abolished
The Washington herald., 1914-01-11
GLASS And HENRY
DIG UP RATCHET
CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE

onIsm to the administration by pretend
ing that his fight was against the chair
man OF the Banking and Currency Com
mittee' Is effectualiy disposed by the fact
that the currency bill was not introduced
by me until 1t had been submitted to
President Wilson and his Secretary Of
the Treasury, and by them approved
as the bill for which the administration
would stand
The incontestabIe truth is, Mr.. Henry
did not write one syllable into the cur
rency bill I have this day examined
carefully the Journal Of the House Demo-
cratic caucus. and ind that he offered
but one amendment to the bill, and that
was so obviously unsound that II was
promptly rejected. Mr.. Henry presented
as amendments to the newspapers and
not to the Democratic caucus While the
Banking and Currency Committee was
hard at work on the currency bill, Mr.
Henry and his little band were in the
room overhead drafting his comical
Henry-Ragsdale amendments, which were
given to the press with great acclaim by
Mr.. Henry. That was the end Of them
He did not dare to offer them in the
Democratic caucus The fact is, ex-
perienced great difficulty in getting a
printed copy of the amendments In order
to analyze them before the caucus. They
comprised eighteen printed pages, and not
one original sentence OF them was Of
fered in caucus or appears In the cur
rency bill as passed by Congress- Their
inconceivable absurdities were 80 mani
fest as to cause them to be literally
laughed out of court They were satir-
lied by the press of the entire country.
Essaying by statutory enactment to
fix the prices of farm products and to
afford the agriculture classes additional
banking facilities, the actual effect of
these extraordinary amendments, had
they ever commanded serious attention,
would hate been, as was clearly dem
onstrated by me, to have immensely de-
preciated farm values and practically de-
prived American farmers of reasonable
banking facilities
Teen with Financial Heresies.
These eighteen pages of .niscalled
agricultural amendments simply teemed
with financial and economic heresies.
They provided a species of currency that
never before found a place in the human
imagination Under them no farmer
could have gotten dollar from a Fed
eral reserve bank with which to pur-
chase his teams, fertilizers. or any de-
scription Of supplies. The American
farmer could not have gotten a dollar
Of accommodation until he should have
made and stored his crops and armed
himself with certificates and insurance
policies before applying to the bank"
The Washington herald., 1914-01-11
NEW STATE ROAD IN MARYLAND.
Eensinston Also May Get sewer and
Water System.
Special 70 The washinstou Herald.

orechI % The NashineOn Herald.
Rockville. Nd, Jan. 10.-It is under
stood that the legislature. now in session
in Annapolis. will be asked to authorize
the town of Kensington. this county. to
issue bonds to raise funds for the con-
struction Of a water and sewer system.
The survey has been made.
The legislature will also be asked to
provide for the construction of a State
road from Olney to Laurel by way of
Sandy Spring. spencerville, and Burtons-
vile.
The Washington herald., 1914-01-11
Bars Aviation in Potomac Park.

Potomac Park will not be used as a
field for experimental work in aviation.
Col. W. w. Harris and Gen Crowder,
judge advocate general of the army. hav-
ing reported to the War Department ad-
yersely on the request of Prof. Charles
d. Walcott. chairman of the advisory
committee of the Langley Aerodynamicai
Laboratory yesterday.
The Washington herald., 1914-01-11
NOTED ART GALLERY OPENS.
walters colIectien of B.rye, Beou.e,
Aids In Clarity.

bronzes, and potteries in the waltz.
Art Gallery. Baltimore, will be open I'd
public view on Wednesdays and SAT-
urdeys during January, Februarv
March. and April. from IL a. m. to I
p. m.
Tickets to the galleries are sold for
the benefit of the Federated Charities
of Baltimore.
The Walters Art Gallery includes
more than 300 paintings. and is the
finest collection of Barge bronzes in
this country.
The Washington herald., 1914-01-11
Two General. to BE Honor-a.

Confederate organizations of the Dis
trict will observe the birthday of Gen.
Robert E. Lee and Gen. ''Stonewslr'
Jackson with services at the Mount fer-
non Place NJ. E Church the night OF
January 10. Senator Sheppard, OF Texas.
will deliver the memorial address. South
arm crosses Of honor wiz b avAg1s4
The Washington herald., 1914-01-11
@coL." BROWNE WILL SPEAK.
Lieutenant of Coxey's Army to ID
Given BeneAt.

Col" Carl Browne. the lieutenant of
Coxey's army, who was arrested in 1854
while making an address from the Can't
tol steps, win continue his speech at a
benefit to be given him by his friends at
the old Masonic Temple, Ninth. and r
streets. Sunday, January Is at 8 .. m.
Browne intends shortly to take trip
to his home in California He win fir.s
go to New York City, where he win speak
before the Modern Schools Society. A
visit to Gen. coxey. at Mason, Ohio. l.
also planned.
The Washington herald., 1914-01-11
HOME GONE, HE KILLS SELF.
snanaa Resident Blames Thre
Presidents for Loss.
Ian l0.-"Damn

Colon. Jan. 1o.-'Damn Roosevelt:
Damn Taft! Damn wilson, I'll meet
them all on the brink Of hell with a
pitchfork Of fire."
This was the farewell message of
PMTe venumere. who committed sui
eide. For forty years he had lived in tbs
same house in Colon. His home was
torn down to make room for wall Of
the canal
The Washington herald., 1914-01-11

Representative BorIand. Of Missouri.
has drafted bill to be introduced In the
District authorities to impose the normal
tax Of fifteen mills on the dollar on the
tangible wealth Of all those claiming
residence In Washington.
Such . tax would reach the fortunes
Of the heirs of Levi Letter. Larx Ander-
son, Massachusetts,; Mrs George w. Pull
man. Chicago; Mrs. Marshall Field. Chi
cage: Mrs. Robert Patterson. Chicago;
Perry Belmont. New York; former
Mayor Reyburn. Of Philadelphia. and
The Washington herald., 1914-01-11
SAVED BY finger
CATCHING GUN

he was arrested in this city for cutting
With razor his niece, Miss May Pop
kins. He was convicted and given ten
years. Several years of his sentence was
cut on because of good behavior.
He gave 1514 Columbia street north
west" as his home.
Attack on Niece.
The assault OF Miss Popkins. hin
niece. for which Popkins went to prison.
Is recalled by the police records Miss
I'opkins at the time was living with
Mrs. Nora Tubbs. 1876 Eight street
northwest Popkins was a boarder at
Mrs Tubbs' home
Popkins. 1t Is said, paid attentions to
his niece. Mrs. Tubbs advised her to
return to her people in Georgetown.
Hearing she was going to leave Mrs.
Tubbs' home. il is said Popkins attacked
the girl with a razor.
At 1914 Columbia street northwest. Pop-
kins' father and sister live. They de-
MED. according to the police of the Sec
on precinct, the young man ever was In
the penitentiary, and attempted to pro-
tect his name.
At the Seventh precinct q charge Of
robbery has been placed against the
young man. He will be arraigned in the
Police Court tomorrow.
The Washington herald., 1914-01-11
Arrests i'm Meyer Case.
MOTORISTS HOLD MEETING.
w. s. Duvall Elected Secretary and
Counsel of Association.

The annual meeting of the Washington
Motorists Association was held last night
at the Orator. Hotel and matters of i'm
portance to motorists were discussed. The
meeting was called to order by Chairman
W. C. Long. and the annual report Of the
association was read by John X. Heyl.
secretary and treasurer. A good balance
in the treasury was reported.
A motion was made by Morris Simon
to elect one officer to take care Of the
entire business of the association, both
legal and administrative. in place of the
previous board Of officers. This motion
was unanimously passed, and William 8.
Duvan was elected secretary and counsel
The association appeals to all auto
mobile owners in Washington to unite
with them ir order to further the interests
OF motorists in the matters of trafic reg
ulations and taxes.
The Washington herald., 1914-01-11
JUDGE SAYS LAWS ARE BAD.
Latimer Tells CIubwomen He WIN
Enforce statutes.

At a meeting Of the Federation Of
women's Clubs. held yesterday at the
Public Library. Judge J. Wilmer Lati-
mer, Of the Juvenile Court, made an ad-
dress outlining the needs of his court.
Judge Latimer asserted that the two
greatest needs are changes in the laws
affecting minors and additional proba-
ton omcers- He said the best way to
get rid of bad law Is to enforce Il,
and the court win in the future follow
this policy.
Mrs. Mary A. Lockwood will speak
next Saturday morning at the Public
Library on. women from Ancient
Times"
The Washington herald., 1914-01-11
ME. NoRD1cA SERIOUSLY III.

salt Of steamship Accident.
New York. Jan. 10.-Banker George w.
Young today received q cablegram from
Brisbane. Australia, saying that his
wife. Mime. Nordica. the grand opera
singer. Is In a critical condition from
pneumonia. caused by exposure when
the Dutch liner Tasman. on which mo
was passenger, secentiy went ashore
In the Gulf Of Papua