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Evening star., 1914-02-06
THREE MEN IN BOAT PERISH.
Drowning in Icy Waters of Lake
Michigan to Be Investigated.

CHICAGO. February ADMINISTRATION
of a mysterious errand which resulted in
the drowning of three men last night in
the icy waters of Lake Michigan while
they were making efforts to reach a
water works intake crib In a small boat
was begun today by city authorities.
Search for the bodies was abandoned
today when it was seen that the pack
ice was too heavy for tugs to break. A
few fragments of the mems shattered
skiff Were in pain sight from residences
and apartment houses. where hundreds of
persons last night listened to the lost
mems shouts for help.
William +. Cannell. keeper Of the crib;
Stephen NarleN. and man named Wilson
started for the crib in small open boat
which was wrecked in the ice. The men
shouted for help, and hundreds of people
lined the shore. helpless to aid them,
while they gained Il big block of ice. to
which they clung for hour before
slipping into the water.
AT first 1t was supposed Cannell lfld
attempted to take a physician to the crib
to attend his wife. Later. howev-r, two
women who gave their names as May
Smith and Mary Wade were taken from
the crib in Il police boat. They said can
nell and his companions had gone for
provisions.
Evening star., 1914-02-06
TEACHER-MOTHER REBUFFED.
New York Court Rules in Case of
Mrs. Bridget Peixotto,

get Peixotto. a school teacher, who won
preliminary battle in the state su-
preme court after having been dismissed
by the school board because she absented
herself from her duties to become 4
mother. met with reversal by the appel
late division today.
This court unanimously upset Justice
Seabury's decision, which had ordered the
board to reinstate the teacher. The
higher court held that Mrs. Peixotto
should have applied to the state COM
missioner of education for relief rather
than TO the courts.
Evening star., 1914-02-06
WANTS TO BE A PHYSICIAN.
Girl Leaves Home to Escape Attend
ing Normal School.

CHICAGO, February 6.-Fiorence Law
Ter. the siNteen-year-oid brooklyn girl
who disappeared from her home Monday
and who was found here yesterday, Will
be returned to her home today.
Officers of the Young Woman's Chris
tan Association who found her We're
notified last night that the girl uncle.
Benson K. Hedges of Columbus. Ohio.
and her father will arrive today and will
return with her. Miss LAWYER said she
had run away from home because her
parents insisted on her going to normal
school. She said she wanted to enter
medical college and study to be physi-
clan.
Evening star., 1914-02-06
SEVERE COLD WEATHER
SPEEDING EASTWARD
Washingtonians Are Scheduled to
Shiver on Sunday
Morning.

The severest cold weather of the pres
ent winter is speeding eastward. accord
ing to a special forecast issued this after
noon by the weather bureau. The cold
wave. according to the special forecast.
is due to reach the middle Atlantic coast
states by Sunday morning. ana It's Ell
fects are expected to be felt as tar south
as Florida.
The cold wave, the forecast says. is
now central over the upper Missouri va
ley and the plains states. extending down
10 the northern part of Texas.
The cold. accompanied by heavy snow
and gales of piercing wind, Will accord
ing TO the special forecast. oNerspiead
the east gulf states, central MISSISSIPPI
valley and lower Ohio valley withln tn"
next twenty-four hours. and II Wid he
delayed only until Sunday morning In
reaching this section. When II does
come, he forecast says, severe cold
weather may be expected all the way
from Florida to Maine
Evening star., 1914-02-06
WANT BANK IN SAN FRANCISCO
California Financiers State Views
and Regional Committee Moves On

Los ANGELES. Cat. February e-For-
tilted with information as to the desires
of Pacific coast territory regarding the
establishmen of regiona' reserve bank.
William G. McAdoo, Secretary Of the
Treasury. and David NJ Houston. Secre-
farv of Agriculture. will leave for Ell
Paso this afternoon. But a few hours
were necessary to get the views of bank
ers in southern California who were
unanimously in favor of the main insti-
tuition being located in san Francisco
with a branch in this city.
Secretary McAdoo last night witnessed
the christening of his only granddaush-
ter Mona McAdoo Martin. three months
old, at the residence of Mr.. and Mrs
Isaac Milloank in this city.
Evening star., 1914-02-06
PLAN 12-HOUR TALKFEST.
New York Women to Celebrate Lin
coins Birthday With Suffrage Pleas.

NEW YORK. February f.-The Wo-
men Political Union is preparing to cele-
brate the birthday Of Lincoln with a
twelve hour talkfest for suffrage Every
part of the city viii be visited by speak
ers and every member of the union who
can speak will be utilized for the occ.t-
sion.
The central meet tins ssils be IN Union
Square. where Mrs. Harriet Stanton
BIatch will make the first speech at noon
precisely. Other speakers Will follow un-
til midnight. AS fast as they finish au-
tomobles viii whirl them to other parks
or rn;nrs II H. Iii
Evening star., 1914-02-06

But there is still another and more i'm
portant point to be considered in connec-
ton with this transaction. The contract
proposes that the railway company trans
fer an inert piece of property for its
rights in which it paid S425.o0O in cash.
and which for a period OF ten years had
rot been a profitable Investment to a sub
sidary company of which it owns all OF
the stock: and in return to receive. and
even before the property is actually
transferred. receive stock to the par
value of 100000 on which it collected
in one year S1O6,00G in dividends.
Who passed upon the merits of this
contract to see that the interests OF the
two companies were safeguarded and
that each was receiving the proper con
sideration for the property 1t gave? The
directors of the two companies. obvious
Il: but the directors of the two com
panies are the same individuals. and this
particular transaction is an indication of
how completely the two companies are
merged controlled and operated as
single concern. and how little substance
there is in the legal fiction of separate
CorDprate entities in this
Evening star., 1914-02-06
AGAINST Comfy OF NATIONS.
London Globe Considers Non-Recog-
milton Policy Impracticable.

LONDON: February 6.-Nhile respect
for his high character and fine ideals"
moves the Globe to wish President Will
son well out of his troubles in connec-
ton with Mexico. Peru and Haiti. whose
':hioodstained administrations" challenge
the Presidents policy Of non-recosnition.
y considers his position impracticable
The newspaper continues
The expedient OF sanctionine and sup
porting civil war in a neighboring state
is a declara ton of war in a form which
can hardly be reconciled with the
comfy of nations The danger of the
situation from the point of view of the
United States is that there is no re-
treat with honor from the uncompro-
missing II lmpracticable position Presi-
dent Wilson has taken up"
Evening star., 1914-02-06
Attorney General Reticent.

Attorney General McReynolds would
not say today whether he has made a
report to President Wilson on the Ken
yon bill y report was current today
that Mr.. McReynolds has advised the
President to veto the bill on the ground
that it is unconstitutional. The reti-
cence Of the Attorney General and mis-
refusal to answer any questions re-
garding the bill are taken by some to
indicate that there may be some truth
in the reports.
At the White House it is stated that
none Of the secretaries has seen the bill
if il has been returned from the Depart
rneut of Justice. 1t certainly has not
been returned in the usual way, il is said
but may have been handed to the Presi-
dent personally by the Attorney General
If this was done it was at the last cabinet
meeting.
Evening star., 1914-02-06
Zero Weather Reigns.

The cold wave has been accompanied
by extremely low temperatures in the
west, the official mark at Harre, Mont.
this morning being A. degrees below
zero. Temperatures down to or below
zero prevailed as far south as the Kan
sas- Ok homa border.
The second snow of the present sea
son fell in Washington and surround
ing regions this morning. The fall,
however. was light. and in the city the
snow melted as fast as it fell. Toward
the middl. of the day the snow turned
to rain and d cold drizzle fell during
the greater part of the afternoon.
Evening star., 1914-02-06
Constitutional Issue Discussed.

Speaking of the expressed intention of
several property owners to test the con-
stltuuonallty of the more drastic features
of the Kenyon red light act, several
members Of Congress said today that they
believe the question properly could be
argued in court. because of the fact that
they do not know of any final court de-
cision in the matter.
Representative Prouty of Iowa, a de-
fender of the act and well acquainted
with the history OF the law in his own
state. said today:
Il do not believe this law has ever been
tested in any supreme court and | am
positive that it has not reached the Su-
prenlc Court Of the United states The
matter has been in federal courts. how
ever.
Several years ago the state of Iowa
adopted what is called the .muict tax
law which was framed to give courts
right to impose rather arbitrary fines
or punishments on Illegal liquor dealers
and that question was settled, I believe
In law courts. and settled favorabiy to
the law.
Now. this Kenyon red light act and
the Iowa Law were built upon the same
legal principle. People who believe the
red light act has been tested in court
perhaps have the muict tax law in mind,
although the red light law has been in
federal courts
Evening star., 1914-02-06
Sums Up Conclusions.

n summing up its conclusions as to the
result of the investigation the commission
reports:
1T is useless TO extend this summary
so as TO cover every detail Of the in
vesti2ation. 4 study of the entire record
is necessary in order t" follow the vari-
Gus ramifcations into which the inquir'
was led. 1t is the duty of tire member of
the commission who personally conducted
the Investigation to call attention to the
essential facts determined, ana to make
recommendation of appropriate ac'icn
by the commission in the premises. The
conditions requiring correction in the
public interest are set forth below.
The means by which such coTrcc-
;ions can best be accomplished are
proper subjects for deliberation and de-
termination by the fun commission
after careful report from its legal ad-
wiser as to its powers and RESPONSE
bilities under the law. The extent to
which the directors of a public utility
are to he controlled by the coT7-nis-
sion in the management OF the financial
affairs of their company is to be limit
ed ny a strict Interpretation of the
law
Evening star., 1914-02-06
Difficulty Encountered.

There was especial difficulty in OBJ
tanning station costs of the pToductiC n
ri power at the BeEninE plant Re
plies received during the early stages
Cf the inquiry were to the effect that
il was doubtful if the information
was available. and if il We're araila BILE
that il would probably take consider
able time and la abor to develop il from
the data on hand. Having . strong
impression that i'll the conduct of the
affairs of this station reports must
have been made To the proper officials
of the company at stated peri is sin "
ing in detail the cost OF the general ion
Of power. the chairman pressed the
inquiry p"rsistently. and fin liv OBJ
tained the information desired in cN-
act1y the form in which lie assumed
that il was readily abtainai,1e. eSee
pages 81 to .2f inclusive. ;aud pages
.;3S n $50 ir4clf,ei.-f.4
Evening star., 1914-02-06
IN PURSUIT OF COMMERCE.
Manufacturers Going to South Amer
lea on Prospecting Tour.

NEW YORK, February 6--Edward \.
Hurley. vice president of the Illinois
Manufacturers Association. and fifty
manufacturers from the middle west who
will sail for South America tomorrow on
the steamship Vauban, arrived here last
night from Chicago. Their trip will be
the biggest commercial expedition to Lat
in America that has ever left this port on
one ship.
Mr.. Hurley said that the delegation is
as keenly interested IN ascertaining what
may be bought in South America as it
was in extending the markets for prod
ucts of the United States. An important
feature of the journey is to investigate
banking and credits for the government.
Mr. Hurley has been asked by Secre-
tary Redfield TO report to the Department
Of Commerce on his return.
Evening star., 1914-02-06
Feature Is Discussed.

In reference to this feature the report
says:
The rate at which electric enersy Is
sold BY the Washington Railway ana
Electric Company to its subsidiary .ines
Is variable in the diff Mt cases, and Is
based on different units-in some eases
~ a certain rate per car mile, ami IN
other cases AZ a certain price pr Rl"-
watt hoar A. the directors of the WASH
;ngton Railway and Electric COMPANY
are also directors OF the subsidiary l'iles
II Is evident that the earnings ot the
-.arent compauy from the sale of power
which Il buys from the power company
are based upon rates AT ths entire dlscre-
ton Of the directors Of the parent conf
Iany
OBJECTIONS OF special counsel OF the
ri way company to questions asked
tn bring out information concerning the
tr rsactions Involving the sale OF
power are 70 be found on many pages
Of ne record. and for some reason
IN e ws.s an evident effort I" withhold
HI details ca.led for in this connec-
fiVu
Evening star., 1914-02-06
0ctogenarian Admits Elopement.

HARTFORD. Conn. February G.-Wir-
fred IL Nettleton, eighty-eight years old,
wealthy retired manufacturer was mar
ried TO his siXty-eignt-year- old secretary,
Mary Kelsey Baldwin. here last night
They left today for Florida on ,hei.
honeymoon.
NEW YORK, TeoI uary 1,-Wlnfred II.
Nettleton lauShinSly confessed on hie ar.
rival in New York tod:y IT,, he ana
his bride had e!oped Nettleton added
that ne had known the bride all his life
but hadn't been able to persuade her tc
marry him til : steyiay
Evening star., 1914-02-06
HOLD $4,000 WORTH OF OPIUM.
Customs Officials Make First Seizure
Under Newly Amended Law

SAN FRANCISCO. February 6.-First
application of a new amendment to the
opium law found customs officials in DOS
session OF $4,000 worth of the drug to-
day.
The law at present prohibits the i'm
portation of opium under bond for trans
shipment TO another country Inspectors
found 1.t3o tins aboard the Pacific NAL
liner Manchuria when she locked here
yesterday. consigned from Honskone to
Manzanil o and Mexico City 1t is held
in the customs warehouse.
Evening star., 1914-02-06
DELAY FOR ALLEGED SLAYER.
Continuance Granted in Cleveland in
Case of Norman Stanley.

CLEVELAND Ohio, February o.
When Norman Stanley OF Wheeling. W.
Va, Was all ready 20 he arraigned in
police court here today for the murd.
of Robert f. Mercer Of Pittsburgh the
prosecution asked for and obtained u
continuance TO February .. Stanley ar
rived here last night from Wheeling,
where he was arrested
Mercer. employed as timekeaer o.
construction work at the new city hall
here. WAS murdered December 81 His
body was found buried under the citv
nan Wednesday. Stanley was a nigtt
watchman on m" work at the time OF
the murder. Stanley today renamed
silent when efforts were made to cross
examine him by police officers.
Evening star., 1914-02-06
Would Cancel Contracts.

Jus. what legislation should be rec
commended by the commission to bring
about improved conditions IN ;his re-
spec, is u matter to be detc, mined by
II. In any event ii appears that the
contracts between the railway com
pany and the power company should he
carcelsd and new contracts drawn
under the supervision of the commits
sion.
"As transaction withou; apparent
benefit TO either party in its capacity
as public service corporation, the
transfer Of the 3.33s shares of stock
Of the Great Falls Power Company for
10000 shares Of Potomac Electric
Power Company should be cancelled
and the capital stock of the Potomac
Electric Power Company should b,
reduced $1,000, 600 on account of the
cancellation of such 10,OUo shares"
Evening star., 1914-02-06
OPEN WARFARE FEARED.
Peace Officers Seek Plan to Disarm
Men in Mining District.

GOLFERS. W. Va. February g.
Aroused 10y complaints of citizens who
fear open warfare between striking min
ers and contract men at the mines of the
West Virginia and Pittsburgh Coal Com
pany here. peace officers of Brooke count
today sought plan by which the ;n.,n
could be disarmed.
The officers say that many men are
armed with high power rifles, but as the
do not taxi them off the property thei
have rented or own they cannot be. held
by the carrying law. The strike has
been on since last September and a num-
Der of battles" have been fought be-
tween strikers and contract men
Evening star., 1914-02-06
Effect of Transaction.

There is also little substance in this
sI.Co,oo stock transaction. There IS no
effect upon the power company such as
would in general result from the issue of
sl."o.no worth of stock: 10 funds are
brought into the treasury of that COM
pany for the purpose of capital expendi-
tlre. There is no difference in the reve-
nues ot the railway company on account
OF the transaction; ir was theretofor" re-
ceivns all the net earnings of the power
company, and the new asset of the power
company to acquire which il increased
It's capital stock has not contributed to
the increase of those earnings. What.
then. Is the significance of the matter"
The only Immediate and apparent effect
IS that the dividends of the power COM
rany are distributed over i0.SD add
.ional Sha -es with a consequent reduction
IN the dividend rate
Evening star., 1914-02-06
DAILY AVERAGE, 10000.
Estimated Attendance at Moving
Picture Shows in Chicago.

CHICAGO, February G-Average of
10000 persons daily attend Chicago's 6o5
moving picture theaters, according to
figures compiled today. sundays it was
estimated that nearly 1,oMpoo persons,
or nearly half the population OF the city.
go to the movies.
Interest in the moving pictures has he
come so great that moving picture de
parjmcnts have been established by three
Of the big daily newspapers. The papers
print daily stories told i'll the current
films
Evening star., 1914-02-06
Villas Course Defended.

a general defense of Gen. "Pancho"
villa was made today by Col. Juan n.
Medina, former mayor of Juarez. who
had charge of the executions in Juarez
after the capture of that place by the
Villa forces Col Medina. v no has been
in Washington for several days, said
that no civilians were killed and that
ali those executed were men who had
carried arms against Villa
1t was indicated at the White House
today that there is no expectation at
present that the American border pa
troll will be decreased because of the
lifting of the embargo on arms. 1t was
said. however. that the allotment Of
border stations may be changed
Evening star., 1914-02-06
THREE-MASTER ASHORE
OFF VIRGINIA COAST
Crew OF Helen II. Benedict Being
Taken OFF in Breeches Buoy. Sea
Too Rough for Lifeboats.

NORFOLK. Va. February THE
dict. Capt. Torrey. from Perth Amboy
\. j. to Fcrnandina. Fla. in ballast
went ashore in thick weather last
night one and a-half miles south of
the Nag's Head life-savins station.
which is about sixty miles south Of
Cape Henry.
Her crew We're today being taken of
III the breeches buoy. the sea being too
rough for the launching of iifeboats by
the life savers who went early to thc
assistance of Capt. Torrey and his inn
periled crew. Three of the crew had
been landed at IL am
The Benedict is reported il good
condition. but leaking Weather con
ditions. however. are most unfavorahlc.
Rescue Work Quite Difficult.
With the wind blowing thirty miles
an hour from the east and driving
rain the work of rescuing those
aboard the Benedict was made quite
difficult. Capt. Torrey has asked the
United States revenue cutter service
for assistance. and the cutter Onon-
dasa is being dispatched from this
port.
The Benedict which halls from New
Haven, Conn. is "A vessel of So. tons
register. She was built in Bath, Ne. in
1851. and is owned by the Benedict
Manson Marine Company.
Evening star., 1914-02-06
Quiet in Mexico City.

Reports to President Wilson today
from Charge O'Shauchnessy said the lat
ter had experienced no danger of any
kind since the lifting Of the embargo ON
arms, that he was walking the streets
last night. and that everything was quiet
Renewed efforts are being made to pur-
chase discarded army rifles from the
War Department. following tbs Fitting OF
the crloargc. ConSttutionaiist agents
here say that they are not concerned in
these efforts, but it is taken for granted
that private concerns are seeking t. get
the rifles in the hope % selling them to
the Mexican rebels, Secretary Garrison
has not yet indicated what policy he will
follow.
Arms companies in New York are said
TO be well stocked with all kinds of mill
tary equipment, and are making sales as
rapidly as the constitutlonalists agents
become satisfied of the qualfty of the
supplies The constitutionalists are now
concentrating most of their energies in
getting large supplies of arms and am
YpuyifIop
Evening star., 1914-02-06
Freight Car Ballroom for Journey

CHICAGO, February Ca big freipb,
car. fitted with Il hardwood wax floor. on
which passengers may dance will be !,
part of a special train which will take 4
number of Chicagoaas 10 the ,nardi c,,as
at New Orleans February II, according 70
announcement, The freight car will be
transformed into travelling ballroom
BY means of tapestries and artificial now
Evening star., 1914-02-06
Duty of Commission.

1T is clear that the commissonshould
require that the public be properly served,
that the rates charged the public be
reasonab BILE, that the books of the COM
pany be kept in such form as to show
clearly and accurately their financial
condition. that the annual reports to the
comm. ssion show the capital invested.
the bonded and floated Indebtedness, the
amount of earnings set apart to care Tor
depreciation. the expenses OF ma.nte-
nance and operation, the gross and net
earnings. the dividends declared and the
surplus. wnich last item cannot be cor
rectly shown until valuations have been
made.
The commission should require thc
I,lant and equipment to he maintained IN
a reasonably high state OF efficiency. ana
from the data above itemiz-d deduce 4
reasonable rate Of charge TO the pubic
fo- th.. service rendered. In the case
Immediately before us. the necessity for
an early valuation as required by the or
.,anic act Of the commission is clearly IN
dicated.
Such additional entries As may be
necessary ir the various accounts OF the
company to make the surplus available
for dividends represent the difference be-
tween assets and liabilities, should De
worked out as soon as the data are avail
able, BY the statistician of the commits
sion in consultation with the controller
of the company, and should be ordered
by the commission.
Evening star., 1914-02-06
Receipts From Dividends.

During several years past the receipts
os the railway company rom the divi-
..e..ds o. the cov-cr company have been
q follows:
"iat"-s rer cent on s@Ca.o"o. Sio"orl
..folI-9% Peg cent on s3,"o,"o $i'I,.-
;2}4GT.
"io,o-7D peg cent on ssnoo.o9o, si1s."4O.
..Isi;;-1o.5 per cent on $4,000" $500,
Gen
From this IT appears that in the
calendar year 1913 the dividends we're
b. rcr cent on sG.o0o.n0o capital stock.
OF WHICH as has beea brought out ia
What precedes sI.UD1o had no earning
cIpac.ty whatsoever. II IS probable that
q sepdratc!y owned and controlled cor
porati0n engaged III the business of
manufacturing electricity for the pur-
poses of supplying power to al Of the
street railway lines in the District o.
Colunlbie. and light to the public and
to the municipality. would be able 10
earn reasonable returns on its invest
yient at materially reduced rates OF
charge for its services.
Evening star., 1914-02-06

Columbia, Georgetown and Tenleytown
City and Suburban and other local rail-
way companies. and of the United States
Electric Light and Potomac Electric Pow-
or Company. all of which had been held
by the Washington Railway and Trac-
ton, a Virginia holding corporation,
which had rnortgaged the same for S14,-