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Evening star., 1914-04-10
SENATE BILL CLEARS
TITLE TO SMALL LOT
District Committee Reports It Fa-
vorably At Request Of Amer
ican Red Cross:

The Senate District committee today
reported favorably to the Senate a bill
to quiet title to a small front lot In the
property which has been purchased as a
site for the American Red Cross head
quarters here. Miss Mabel BoardTan of
the executive committee of the American
Red Cross wrote a letter to Senator John
Walter Smith. chairman of the District
committee. asking that the bill quietins
title to this lot be passed as quickly as
possible.
The bill was introduced in the Senate
by Senator Luke Lea of Tennessee and
makes the following provision:
That for the purpose of removing a
cloud from the title to lot A in John
Rothert's subdivision in square 172 in the
city Of Washington. District of Columbia,
whatsoever right, title or interest the
United States may have in and to said
lot by reason Of escheat or otherwise.
be, and the same is hereby. quitclaimed
unto Della c. Condron, owner of the
record title"
The committee took up no other busi-
ness, it was said after the meeting to-
day Senator salisbury. chairman OF
the subcommittee in charge OF the Works
bill regulating rates charged by taxicabs
and other vehicles. told the COMMITTEES
he proposed to hold hearings on the Dill
next Thursday.
Evening star., 1914-04-10
REBELS LOSE AT SAN PEDRO.
Gen. Ortega Repulsed Forty Miles
Northeast Of Torreon.

Ell PAso. Tex, April 1O.-News of an
important rebel defeat at San Pedro,
about forty miles northeast of Torreon,
has been brought here by newspaper men
who were not allowed to send the news
from the rebel camp. Before the cor
respondents LEFT Torreon the defeated
rebel column returned to Torreon.
II also was said at Torreon that Gen.
sVelasco, who evacuated that city five
days ago. had joined Federal Gen.
Garcia Hidalgo at SaltiLo.- Hidalgo.
with 1900 men. had started to reinforce
Veaasco at Torreon. but was delayed.
The combined forces at SaltiHe, there
fore. number about 1900, If the Tfldafgo
report proves correct.
( Villa sent only a brigade under Gen.
Drtega against San Pedro. The defeated
column returned Tuesday, it is said. The
federal rapid hrers, sweeping the level
plain, worked havoc among them. Night
attacks failed to dislodge the enemy and
OTtaga returned with the explanation
that he found the federals in unexpected
force. .--. s-s-
Evening star., 1914-04-10
MISS WILSON INTERESTED.
Engages Box for Performance o1
"Rackettv Packettv House."

Miss Eleanor Wilson has shown her
interest in the forthcoming perform
ance Of "Racketty Packetty House."
for the benefit of the House of Play
for Children, at the Belasco Theater,
by engaging a box for the perform
ance, Tuesday, April II. She plans to
fill the box with children.
Miss Wilson has paid several visits
to Washington's House Of Play for
Children at 493 NJ street southwest. and
Is much interested in the work which
has been going on there during the
last nine months. She was present at
the opening of the House Of Play when
Percy MacKaye, author Of the bird
masque, Sanctuary" in which Miss
Wilson danced, made the opening ad-
dress. Miss Margaret Wilson is also
interested in the House of Play work,
and has visited the house on a number
Of occasions. n
Evening star., 1914-04-10
Addresses w. c. T. o. Meeting.

henry B. F. Macfarland. chairman Of
the executive committee of the committee
of one hundred, delivered an address
yesterday afternoon before the quarterly
convention of the Woman's Christian
emperance Union at St Marks Luth-
eran Church. in which he told Of the re-
lations between the District and the
federal government.
Mr.. Macfarland said that he wished to
address members of the organization as
individuals. national citizens, whether
they lived here or in the states. equally
interested in the common capital and de-
sirous to continue its progress, physical
and moral. He said that the 'half-and-
half arrangement of 1878 now menaced
by four measures which have passed the
House and three more pending there. was
decided upon by the statesmen in Con-
gress after exhaustive inquiries by five
committees. including two joint commit
tees, during four years, that 1t had
worked so well since 1878 that there was
no protest against it from any organiza-
ton or individual. 1t was. of course,
arbitrary in percentage. but SO would any
other arrangement have to be- In prin-
ciple it was entirely equitable, for the
reason, first and chiefly, that this Is a
national capital, unique as a purely gov
ernmental city, not Sc f-governing, but
under the exclusive control of Congress,
SO that the national government might
utilize every part of it for its own pur-
poses in a seclusion unvexed by conflict
ing jurisdictions or hostile influences and
undisturbed by industries, which had
been practically excluded by legislation.
Government Holdings
The national government, he said,
owned at least one-half in value Of the
real property. People here pay their full
share under a per capita tax levy greater
than that in 149 out of 1876 cities having
Evening star., 1914-04-10
Publication Shows Need of Re-
tanning Present Fiscal Re-
Iations With U. S.
MACFARLAND APPEALS
TO w. C. 7. U. CONVENTION
Cites Injustice of Measures Passed
by House and Urges Co-0pera-
tion in Opposition.

The Union Labor Advocate, a Washing
ton publication devoted to the interests
OF labor organizations. in its issue Of
today printed the following editorial, di-
recting the attention of labor men to the
work of the committee of one hundred.
and urging its readers to appeal to SEN
ators and representatives in Congress
against Legislation pending which would
do away with the half-and-half plan
Of supporting the Capital city:
Trade unionists should not forget that
legislation is pending in Congress, which
would very materially increase their bur-
den of taxation and that every reason
able effort should be put forth to have
such legislation fail of enactment, for
the progress of the National Capital.
physical and moral, for the last thirty
five years has been due to the so-called
'half-and-half' arrangement of the or
ganic act Of 1875 for permanent govern
ment Of the District of Columbia
How the Plan Works.
Under that arrangement the District
residents have contributed one-half of
the expenses and the rest of the Ameri-
can people. through the Congress. have
contributed the other half. The proportion
was arbitrary. but Congress after long
investigation adopted it in order to have
a definite and permanent arrangement, sc
that continuous progress upon a sys-
tematic pi.c might be made. All of the
plans for tse physical and moral devel-
opment of the National Capital for the
future depend upon the continuance of
tniS arrangement
1T is now seriously threatened by a
small group of men In Congress who
have already succeeded in passing
through the House four measures now
pending in the Senate which, il en-
acted. would destroy the operations of
the half-and-half plan, and they have
other measures Of similar sort pending
in the House which they hope to send to
the Senate. unfortunately, there has
been a very small attendance in the
House when District measures were un-
der consideration; less than 100 out of
the 435 members Of the House were pres
ent when any one OF the four measures
above referred to was passed. Most of
the senators and representatives do not
know the facts Of the history of the Ma
tional Capital and its relation to the
Lation.
Evening star., 1914-04-10
WILLS FILED FOR PROBATE.
J. L. Davenport Devises Entire Es-
tate to Wife and Daughters.

The will Of James L Davenport. for
mer commissioner Of pensions. has
been filed for probate. It is dated Sep
tember %, 1903. and devises his entire
estate to his wife. Ella A Davenport.
and his daughters. Josephine and Fan
nie A. Davenport. The widow and
daughters are named as executrices.
Herbert Lewis. by his will dated No
vember 81, 1906. leaves 800 to his son.
Randolph Lewis. The remaining estate
is devised to his wife, Virginia Lewis.
The widow is named as executrix.
By the terms of the will Of Frances
A. Calver. dated June 10. 1913. a be-
quest of $1,000 is made to her son. Ar
thur w. Calver. The rest of the estate
is given to her husband. Henry Calver.
who is named as executor.
The will of Alfred J. Arnold. dated
January 8. 1902, has been filed for pro
bate. His personal estate is left abso-
Iutely to his wife. Minnie R. Arnold. She
is also to have a life interest in the
real estate. which at her death is to
be distributed among the children. The
widow is named as executrix-
Evening star., 1914-04-10
Sure Enough, Why Not?
From London Tft-Bits.

From London Tft-Bits.
Sydney Buxton has some amusing
things to say In his recently published
Book Of Fishing Stories
Why he asks, "is it that day after
day a single salmon, and one only, is
caught? Is 1t that among so many fish
covered by the fly there is each day in
one pool one fish more active, more en-
terprising, more alert and more intel
ligent than the rest? Or is this partic-
ular fish, SO to speak, the village idiot?"
Mr.. Buxton tells a story of fisherman
who, after a successful four-hour tussle
with a large salmon, came back in
triumph and related the story to his
aunt. Like all anglers he laid wearisome
emphasis on the time occupied and the
muscular expenditure.
But, my dear Tom," tho aunt re-
marked, why did you not cut the string
and get rid Of the brute?'
Evening star., 1914-04-10
Two Taft Stories.
From Pearson's Weekly

Mr. Taft's triumphant announcement
that he has been able to reduce his
weight to a more reasonable figure re-
calls one Of the many stories told in con-
nection with his stoutness.
- He was trying to catch q train ono day.
but, though he ran as hard as he could.
he missed it. He turned to those about
him with a regretful sigh:
"Ah, well,'' he said. 'you know the
proverb: more waist less speed.'
Another story Mr.. Taft tells is about a
number of old uen who. having been
schoolboys together, thought it would be
an excellent plan to have a New Year
banquet together in memory of old times.
The most enthusiastic ''old boy among
them went to the banquet expecting to
have a pleasant evening talking over
schooldays, but he was bitterly disap-
pointed.
One man had a troublesome heart. and
he would talk Of nothing else; another
had gout: another had q bad liver; an
other was worried about his kidneys; an
others Indigestion monopolized his at
tention. and 50 on, each had trouble with
some organ or other.
When he returned home somebody ask
ed the enthusiastic man how he had en-
joyed the banquet.
wasn't a banquet, it was an organ re-
citalr'
Evening star., 1914-04-10
STRIKES FEDERAL LEAGUE
Court Refuses Injunction in Killifer
Case-Reserve Clause Held
Not Valid.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. April 10
Judge Clarence w. Sessions, In the
United States district court, today denied
the application Of the Chicago Federal
League club for an Injunction enjoining
Catcher William Killifer. jr., from play
ing with the Philadelphia National League
club.
The judge denied the application upon
the grounds that the Chicago Federal
League club did not come into court
with clean hands,
The decision also holds the reserve
clause is not valid.
The decision holds that the contract
Of January 8, 1914. by which Killifer
eral League club and the contract of
January 70, which he made upon jump
ing back to the Philadelphia National
League club, are in form, valid and
binding upon the parties thereto" KILL
fer is scored for making the contracts.
Decision on Old Reserve Clause.
CINCINNATI. April 1O.-chairman
August Hermann of the national base
ball commission when informed that the
reserve clause has been declared not
valid at Grand Rapids. gave out the fol-
lowing statement:
Judge Sessions ruling is based on the
old reserve clause which was in KILL
fers contract. The old reserve clause
has been revised and the one that Is now
included in contracts jsF greatly different
from the one in Question in Grand
Rapids. The old eressTae clause was in
definite in a number of respects. while
the one now in use is definite in every
respect. 1 cannot comment on the case
further until l have an opportunity of
knowing just what the decision is in its
entirety
Evening star., 1914-04-10

the United States. It has been stated
that when Senator Root, as Secretary of
State, negotiated treaty with Colom-
bia in 1909. which. however, never was
agreed to by the South American re-
public. he obtained Great Britain's con-
sent to that clause giving Colombia the
free use of the canal for troopships,
warships and materials for war.
This convention was one of the tripar-
tite treaties, and its consummation de-
pended upon its acceptance by Colombia
That Colombia failed to do. although
the treaty was ratified by the United
States Senate.
Evening star., 1914-04-10

over 5000 population In 1p12. Next year
the per capita here would be SO and the
Per capita OF our fellow-American out.
@ there was one int.liisent o Amer.esn . Senefs is
the states who would not gladly pay
tw1ce as much. He said that the execu.
tive COMMITTEES. made UP Of busy people.
most Of them dependent on their daily
labor tor their living. had not sought
their task, but We're working nights il,
the common interest He emphasized
the fact that they were simply exercis.
Ing. and advising friends here and else
where to exercise, their undeniable right
OF petition. laying the facts before Con-
gress In order that all the senators and
all the representatives. and not simply a
few members of the House who had
pressed the hostile legislation, should he
interested and informed.
Facts the Argument
Tho facts. he said, are the argument.
He declared that all the moral reforms
that required money. and few of them
did not, We're dependent upon the maint.-
nance of the .half-and-half'' arrange-
ment OF appropriations. The House an
propradons committee cut out OF tn,
District Commissioners estimate all tbs
moral progress items in order to keep
from appropriating Sl,JO.oOO of District
revenues next year avowedly in order to
reduce by that amount the government
share of the burden by turning those un-
appropriated District revenues into the
national treasury. Every one desiring 10
see the Senate sustained in its adoption
of four of these moral progress items, tho
municipal hospital, the school nurses, th,,
additional Juvenile Court probation Off
GERS. the additional inspectors for tho
board of children's guardians, wards in
family homes. would have to work pri.
marty to maintain the ''half-and-haif'
plan This because those items were cur
out in the House for the purpose of
breaking up the ''half-and-half'' plan. 1t
is fundamental and essential to all prog
ress. he declared. Already. he said. the
executive committeeknew that its work.
was fruitful. but there was very mucl.
yet to be done. Every one should help,
and promptly. All should be done with
out personalities and without acrimony.
There was no need OF a commission on
the subject. all that was needed was that
every senator and every representative
should be made acquainted with the facts.
which were all published in congressiona,
and other national government reports.
Evening star., 1914-04-10
Committee Is Formed.

"A committee Of 100 citizens of Wash
ington has been formed, with DR.. Harvey
W. Wiley as it's chairman, to inform
Congress and the country Of the facts
with view to preventing any action by
Congress which will be detrimental to
the progress Of the capital,
That committee will be. very glad to
Evening star., 1914-04-10

the State Department at the battle. In
the report Of the incident that he has
made to Washington. however. does not
indicate that Mr.. Cunard-Cummins was
senger. but states that he did SO with
some reluctance after first refusing.
Mr.. Carothers report follows:
AT pm. March 20 Gen. Villa sent
him to go to headquarters. I and H. w.
Potter accompanied him. When we ar
rived, after introducing Cummins- to
Villa, villa said to him that he knew
constftutionaffst cause: that he-had in
formation that Cummins was accustomed
to banqueting with the federals; that he
knew he was a friend of Gen. velasco.
and that, In view of this friendship with
velasco he wanted Cummins to take
communication to Velasco In which he
demanded the surrender of the city to
avoid further bloodshed.
Cummins at First Refused.
villa said the message was couched in
terms usual in warfare in such cases
Cummins refused to take the message.
arguing that he.waS neutral and Should
not mix inpofitieal affairs of the country
"At this Villa became very angry and
said we foreigners were demanding that
he protect foreigners and be humanlta-
first opportunity given US to do something
we refused. He commenced to talk about
probably having to fight al of us. when
[ interposed and advised Cummins to go.
''yilla said he first thought of sending
the message by me, but on second
thought had decided on Cumnlins on ac-
count or his friehdship with .elasco. as
he would be in no danger Cummins
agreed to go, SO l wrote some insuuc-
-tions to Mr.. Timer Cummins left about
.. o'clock and was to- return about noon
next day. The interview with Villa had
a most serious ASPECT for a few moments,
but as it turrfed 1utT villa and he shook
hands, called each other amigos and
parted In the best of spirits"
The Mr.. Ulmer mentioned in the re-
Sort is I. NJ. Ulmer. United States con-
'sular agent at Torreon-
Call Each Other Friends.
: Mr.. Carothers, questioned by re-
porter here today, amplified his report
to the State Department as follows;
. 'Just before leaving Villas headquar-
ters Villa called Cummins amigo
oummins turned to Villa and said: You
call me friend?' Yes, 1 call you friend,
because j want you for my friend re-
sponded Villa
."Villa's last word to us was that he
left all arrangements about getting away
to Us.
house with Mr.. Cummins, but left him
before reaching there, in order to get a
handcar. / saw Cummins enter OHeas 8
house. A half hour later 1 met Cumm1ns
coming from O'Hea's house with a Brit
ish flag and a flag of truce l had been
unable to get a handcar, SO Cummins
said he would go on foot, as it was get
ting late and he did not want to make
the trip in the dark. Cummins did not
make any complaint to me of coercion,
then or later. On his return on the Both
he was cordially received by Villa, who
embraced him and thanked him for what
he had done.
: Mr.. O'Hea mentioned by Mr.. Caroth-
to succeed Cunard-Cumnins as British
vice consul. Cumnins had resigned, but
was acting as vice consul
Evening star., 1914-04-10
BRYAN AND 0'G0RMAN CONFER
British View of Unratified Pact With
Colombia Is Topic.

Secretary Bryan and Senator o'Gor-
man. the latter chairman Of the Senate
committee on interoceanic canals. con-
ferred today over the understanding
with Great Britain concerning the pass
age of Colombian warships through the
Panama canal without paying tolls to
Evening star., 1914-04-10

H. c. Biscoe of Fredericksburg. Va,
who sued L. r. Colbert Of Spottsylvania
county. for 5000 damages for injuries
received in collision between his automo-
bile and one driven by Colbert, was
given 500.
Evening star., 1914-04-10

Miss Louise Kunz and Cordie H. Ma
gam were married Wednesday at the
rectory Of ST. Paurs Episcopal Church.
Lynchburg, Va
Evening star., 1914-04-10
.DEFERS HEARINGS
ON TOLLS REPEAL
Senate Committee Not to
Take Up the Canal Ques-
ton Until Monday.
NO WITNESSES PRESENT
FOR EXAMINATION TODAY
Delay in Final Action Probable.
Colombian Treaty Likely to
Become a Factor.

Hearings on the Panama. canal tolls
repeal bill before the Senate interoceanic
canals committee have been postponed
until Monday. The reason given for the
postponement was that no witnesses
Were ready to appear and some mem
bers of the committee wished to go to
their homes over Easter Sunday. This
delay may cause the committee event
ually to extend its public hearings be-
yond the ffteen-day limit, it is believ-
ed, which would not fit in at all with the
desire of the administration to hurry
along the passage of the repeal bill.
According to the present plans. the
committee probably will hear Monday
E. T. Chamberlain, commissioner OF navi-
CATION: Prof. S. Huebner of the Univer-
sity of Pennsylvania. who was formerly
employed by the House committee on
merchant marine, and Senators Root
Reed and Lewis, who have measures be-
fore the committee relating to the tolls
situation. On Tuesday it is expected
that Prof. Emory R Johnson Of the Uni
versity of ennsylvania, pro-repeal econ
omist, will be heard. 1t is believed that
the representatives Of the cities Of the
Pacific coast and the gulf states who
wish to be heard will not be able to reach
Washington until the latter part of next
week
Evening star., 1914-04-10

furnish any one desiring It with e con-
else statement Of the history OF the re-
lations between the United States 1oo
its capital from its founding as UNIQUE
city entirely devoted to % govelnmenss, menu,
Of Congress-, with the ownership OF nve-
sevenths Of the original area ana OK the
present most valuable portion IN tne ne-
tional government to the present day. In. N.
cluding the substance OF the fePotes oh
Congress on the subject
1T also includes statemeoe taken
from census bulletin 116 l91A on the
financial statistics Of 1875 cities OF the
United States having over SoGo popoia,
valuation Of property in Washington in
1912 was $1,000, and this was more than
the similar per capita In 15o out OF lSo
cities having over $4,000 population. and
that only thirty-nine cities had higher
similar per capita
Sends Out Interview.
The American Civic Association, which
is closely cooperating with the commit
quaint the American people with the re-
lations between the District OF Columbia
and the federal government today sen;
out copies of an interview printed in
the Milwaukee Sentinel with Fred W.
Rogers. president OF the Merchants ano
Manufacturers Association of Milwau-
kee. who recently spent two weeks in
Washington.
Mr.. Rogers said:
IT believe that every man in the coun-
try who can should visit the nations
capital at Washington.
Make our city-washington is our city
the most beautiful in the world. and that
can be done by comparatively little effort
With its wide streets and many parks
beautiful buildings, it can be made to be
place that any American citizen can bt
proud of.
The Congress. which has the matter
of improvement of the nations capita
in charge, at times seems to be working
altogether too closely and objects to the
population at large paying cents pei
capita for the maintenance Of the city
and its beauty, wanting to shoulder the
burden on the residents of the city alone
If Washington is to be maintained as Il
is or even beautified more than at pres
ent we must all help to do it. No goot
citizen win begrudge tax of from 6 t
cents per capita. which. it is claimed
will be sufficient to make the city ths
most beautiful in the whole world.
Evening star., 1914-04-10

II you want work, read the want col
umns of The Star.
Evening star., 1914-04-10
Kenyon Favors Arbitration.

During the debate in the Senate yes
terday afternoon Senator Kenyon an
nounced that he approved the suggestion
of former President Roosevelt that the
tolls question be arbitrated.
Senator Williams of Mississippi agreed
that the question might well be arbi-
trated and that arbitration would satisfy
the nearer consequences' spoken of by
President Wilson In his repeal message
He said, however, that a canvass of the
Senate a year ago showed that two
thirds of the Senate were not in favor of
arbitration, and, SO far as he had heard,
only two senators opposed to repeal sup
ported arbitration.
Evening star., 1914-04-10

1t has also been suggested that the
new treaty will provide for the free
passage through the Panama canal of
certain goods shipped from Colombian
ports If such is the case, senators who
are opposing the repeal bill will naturally
demand how we are enabled to make
such an arrangement with Colombia if
we are unable under the Hay-Pauncefote
treaty to exempt from tolls our own
Goa stwiSe vessels