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Evening star., 1914-05-12
HOLDING CONCERNS
Join IN PROTESTS
Object to Some Features of
Pending Trade Commits
sion Bill.
HELD TO BE GREAT AID
TO CITY DEVELOPMENT
Representatives of Companies Get
Assurances Many Will Not Come
Under Proposed Law.

Representatives of large holding COM
panies. interested in public utilities. ap-
pcared before the Senate interstate com
merce committee to protest against some
of the features of the pending trade COM
mission bill. particularly those relating
to holding companies
Bernard FleXner of Chicago attorney
for the Middle West Utilities Company
Delaware holding company. was the
first witness. He told the committee
that his company holds securities of va
rous gas, water, electric light and power
and street railway companies: that its
operations extended to 80 cities. He
mentioned the Twin States Gas and
Electric Company, which does business
in New York, Maine and New Hamp-
shire
Evening star., 1914-05-12
EXPLOSION Of BOILER
ON LINER KILLS EIGHT
Three Also Badly Injured in Acct
dent on Old Dominion Steam
ship Jefferson.

NORFOLK. Va. May l2.-Eight dead
and three severely injured was the toll
of the explosion of one of the boilers of
the Old Dominion liner jefferson at 1879
o'clock last night. FIVE miles this side of
Cape Henry.
The dead are r. Brooks J. Lopez Lou s
Brown. Louis King. +. Couibary, h Up
shur and II. Miller. all firemen and
George Enos. coal passer. Chief Engi-
neer Portlock. First Assistant Smith and
Oiler Olsen are at the Sarah Leigh Hos
pital badly injured. ""."
On Her Way to New York.
The Jefferson is on her way to New
York. and should arrive there tomor-
row morning about O'clock An in
spection of the boilers will be made at
New York by the best experts that can
be obtained and the cause of the ex-
say at this time what caused the ac
cicent.
With the dead aud injured the JEFF
ferson arrived in Norfolk this morning
about AIS o'clock and after turning
over the bodies to the coroner and
sending the injured to the hospital left
for lew York al $40 O'Clock The JEFF
ferson is in command of Cant Theo-
dore Catherine who was in charge
when the explosion occurred. 1t was
the blowing out of tube in the after
starb board boiler that caused the trae-
edy and the men who We're killed and
injured were in the engine room at the
time.
Evening star., 1914-05-12
MANY POISONED BY ACCIDENT.
Death Toll in Chicago Almost Equals
Number of Suicides.

CHICAGO May 12--Nearly as many
Cbicae suffered death last year by
taking poisons accidentally as by tax
I'M, them with suicidal intent. accord
ing to a report made today by Peter NJ.
Hofrman. coroner of Cook county.
One hundred and forty eight persons
diad as the result of taking poisons ac-
cidsntally. and 1853 persons committed
suicide by deliberately taking poisons.
nccording to the report. Coroner Hoff-
n,an recommended the passage of laws
making it compulsory for poisons to be
sold in "porcupine" bottles. which could
ia detected easily in dark rooms.
Evening star., 1914-05-12
MOUNT ETNA AGAIN ACTIVE.
Slight Earthquake Shocks Are Felt
Near Catania, Sicily.

CATANIA. Sicily. May 12-Slight
shocks of earthquake were felt today in
this vicinity and Mount Etna became
very active again. During the night
tongues of flame issued from the crater
which is surmounted by high column of
smoke.
The bodies Of all those who We're killed
during the recent disaster have been in
TERED. -..----.-
Evening star., 1914-05-12
NAVY CASH BILL
NOW IN SENATE
Carries s14O,99O,8 ,8a3.6l and
Provides for Two First
Class Battleships.
S3.OOO.OOO DRY DOCK FOR
NORFOLK is INCLUDED
$225,000 for New Fireproof General
Storehouse at Local Navy
Yard Among Items.

Senator Tillman. chairman of the naval
affairs committee. today reported to the
Senate the naval appropriation bill 1t
carries total appropriation of Sl4n3h.
S.i6l which is Sl.1sa. 800 more than car
ried by the bill as it passed the House.
and is S:i.JOUD less than the estimates
for the fiscal year ending June 30. 1915.
The Senate bill follows the House meas
ure in appropriatins for two new battle
ships of the first class. But the Senate
committee has amended the bill SO as to
strike out the provision directing that
one of these bat.leships be constructed
in government navy yard.
The Senate committee also has amend
ed the items for torpedo boats and sub
marines that the bill now provides
for eight or more new submarines. one of
the seaSoing type, seven or more to be
coast and harbor defense type. to cost in
the aggregate not more than S4.46o,0to.
Dry Dock for Norfolk.
Senator Swanson's amendment for the
construction of new dry dock at the
Norfolk, Va, navy yard, to cost 5000
ooo $.00.OOo of which is to be Immediately
available. was Incorporated in the bill
by the committee.
A new provision inserted in the bill by
the committee allows the Secretary of
the Navy to appoint to the Naval
Academy at Annapolis, in addition to
the appointments already prescribed by
law twenty-five young men from the en-
listed force of the navy each year. These
men must be citizens Of the United States
and nc. more than twenty-five years
old and must have served not less than
two years as enlisted men. 1t is pro-
yided that these appointments shall be
made in the order of merit from candi-
dates who have passed such physical and
mental examinations as the Secretary
of the Navy shall prescribe. The candi-
dates also must pass the regular en-
trance examinations for the academy.
To Remit Warship Tolls.
The committee has amended the bill
SO as to appropriate 100000 for the en-
tertainment of the officers and crews
of the foreign war vessels which are
sent to represent their governments at
the Panama Pacific exposition. Pro-
vision Is made also for remitting the tolls
through the Panama canal for all these
war vessels passing through the canal
to or from the exposition.
The bill establishes the grade of acting
chaplain in the navy. 1t is provided that
hereafter the number of chaplains and
acting chaplains shall be one to every
80 of the total personnel or the Navy
and Marine Corps.
The committee has amended the bill
so as to provide for a new fireproof
General storehouse at the Washington
navy ward tc cost $225.OO0 OF this
500, 900 is made Immediately available
Evening star., 1914-05-12
Oil Tanks Burn; Loss, $50, 900.

TULSA. Okla. May 1.-TWO tanks.
containing. approximately. 10000 bar
rels of oil, the property of the Pierce
oil Corporation. near Tulsa. which were
nred by lightning last night. still are
burning and efforts to extinguish them
have been abandoned. The loss 10 esti-
mated at $4,000
Evening star., 1914-05-12
Woman Workers to Convene.

NEW YORK. May, 12.-The National
League of Woman Workers. representing
1900 employees of offices. factories and
shops in eight eastern states. viii open
it's tenth biennial convention here tomor
row. The visiting delegates will have
as guides around the city girls from the
forty-one clubs of the New York AsSocia-
ton of Woman Workers. Friday night
there will be a pageant entitled, THE
Romance of Art at the SiXty-ninth
Regiment Armory, illustrating women
work in this country.
Evening star., 1914-05-12
Georgia Progressives Meet.

ATLANTA May 12.-Members of the
progressive party in Georgia are meet
ing here today in state convention to
nominate candidates for the national
House Of Representatives and two can
didates for the United States Senate
The advisability of nominating a state
ticket also will be considered. party
leaders say. .+.---.--.
Evening star., 1914-05-12
PROMENADE CONCERTS
PLANNED FOR PARKS
United States Bands to Provide Mu-
i; !. ;.ss.s u siaa Atternaous During Sum- :
mer Season.

Promenade concerts are to be given
every afternoon except sunday during
the months of June. July August and
September in one Of twelve public parks
specially chosen for that purpose. These
concerts will be given by the United
states Ma inc Band. the United States
Engineer Band from Washington barracks.
and the 9TH United States Cavalry Band,
from Fort Myer.
Col. w. w. Harts. the engineer officer
in charge of public buildings and grounds,
is arranging the program for these con-
certs. He is hampered somewhat by the
great numbe. of parks in the District
and the small number of bands.
Designation Of Parks.
With the idea however. Of accommo-
dating the largest number of people. he
has arranged the program for the sum
mer season 50 that there shall be six
teen concerts in the grounds south of
the White House, four in Dupont Circle
FIVE in Franklin Park. i've in Garfield
Park four in Iowa Circle, thirteen in
Judiciary Park eight in Lincoln Park,
six in Logan Park, Anacostia; four IN
Mcmillan Park, tive in Montrose Park.
ten in the Smithsonian grounds ana
four in Washington Circle.
Mcmillan Park, which comprises the
filtration plant south of the grounds of
the Soldiers Home, is an addition to
the list of parks where these concerts
have been given in former years. Its
selection has necessitated reduction IN
the number given at some of the other
parks, which reduction is a further IN
crease of two in number of concerts al
lotted to the park in Anacostia.
Marine Bands Usual Concerts.
Compared with last year, there VIII be
one concert less at the White House
three less in Franklin Park and three
less in Iowa Circle.
The Marine Band will give concerts. as
usual, at the Capitol grounds Wednes-
day afternoons and at the White House
grounds Saturday afternoons. The two
other bands will alternate in concerts
Mondays Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fri
days, in the other parks named
The Capitol grounds are not included IN
the list given above. for the reason that
those grounds are not under the Jurlsdlc-
ton of Col Harts' office. The concerts
there are given under the authority OF the
superintendent of the Capitol.
The daily concerts, which Will beS1n
Monday. June /, are in addition TO those
now being given in Potomac Park, the
Soldiers Home grounds and the marine
barracks. Detailed programs Will be
issued in about a week.
Evening star., 1914-05-12
Mrs. Bessie Gross and Her
Two Children, Refugees From
Mexico City, at Baltimore

After twelve days of strenuous travel
Mrs Bessie Gross. wife of DR.. John J.
Gross. a dentist of Mexico City. who
during a long residence in the Mexican
capital has been intimately acquainted
with a number of political leaders. has
Continued on second Pasal
Evening star., 1914-05-12
THE DAY IN CONGRESS.
Houses

Met at noon.
senate bill to provide for tenn
porarv methods of electing United
States senators by popular vote
considered. -.
Rules committee reported spe
cial rule for creating United States
embassies in Chile and the Ar
gentine Republic.
Senate bill to create coast guard
out of life saving and revenue
cutter services favorably reported
by interstate commerce commit
tee.
Federal censorship of motion
pictures advocated by Rev. Will
liam S. Chase of Brooklyn before
education committee.
senate:
Met at noon. -a..
Interstate commerce committee
considered antitrust bill. w..
Debate continued on Panama
canal tolls exemption.
Took UP agricultural appropri-
alton bill
Evening star., 1914-05-12
EUGENIO MONTERO-RIOS DIES.
Distinguished Spanish Statesman
and Orator Was Eighty-Two.

MADRID, Nav l2-E.ugeno Montero-
Rios, ons of the best known Spanish
statesmen and the man Who drafted the
treaty which brought the Spanish -Ameri-
can war to a close in 1898. died today.
aged eiShty-two.
Eugenio Montero Rios was an accom-
plished student of civil and canonical law
and a brilliant orator. He exercised i'm
mense influence in the Spanish parlia-
ment, of which he was a member for
forty-tive years. having been first elected
in 1860 For a great part of this period
be also was a government official chiefly
in the department of justice. where he
first served as under secretary, and then
several times as minister. In 1SSS he was
president of the Spanish supreme court.
and in 19o4-O5 prime minister.
Evening star., 1914-05-12
Mexican Situation Discussed.

At II o'clock the cabinet met in resu-
lar session, adjourning several hours
later The Mexican situation and de-
partmental matters We're under discus
sion
Nelson O'Shaughnessy. charge at the
Mexican embassy at Mexico City until
the seizure of Vera Cruz, WheI. he was
given his passports, was scheduled for
a conference with the President this aft
ernoon but the hour had not been set
when the cabinet met. Mr.. Onslaught
messy has been expecting to see the Pres
ident since his arrival here last week. but
the President had been unable until to-
day to give him ar hour
There is much speculation as to the as
signment that will be given Mr..
O. 'Shaughnessy in the diplomatic service
as soon as his services here are ended.
Reports say he will be sent to Europe
as first secretary of one of the en-
bassies but other friends of the former
charge believe he will be honored by a
higher place
Evening star., 1914-05-12
WILSON BACK
FROM NEW YORK TRIP
Talks With Representative Bulkeley
and Approves Rural Credits Bill.
Cabinet Meets.

President Wilson returned to Washing
ton at ! 80 o'clock this morning from his
trip to New York to honor the Vera
Cruz dead. He went directly to the
White House, and after breakfast began
work with his stenograpner. clearing up
a number of letters and communications
There were a few callers on the Presi-
dent before the cabinet meeting. Repre-
sentative Bulkeley, chairman of the House
subcommittee at wofk on the rural
credits legislatio submitted to the Presi-
dent the bill as completed by the sub
committee and ready for submission to
the full committee With one or two
minor exceptions, which will be remedied
during the day. the bill received the
approval of the President.
This is one of the important meas
ures for the relief of the farmers of
the country that the President has in
cluded in the administrations program
prior to adjournment of Congress. Rep
resentative Glass, one of the trainers OF
the present federal reserve bank act.
was also in conference with the Presi-
dent few minutes.
Delegate Quezon of the Philippines
introduced the Archbishop of Manila to
President Wilson.
Evening star., 1914-05-12
Mr.. Igoe's Criticism.

Representative Igoe of Missouri mem
her Of the District committee. after The
stars report of yesterday had closed
struck the keynote of the situation when
ne said:
The whole trouble is the subject of
personal property taxation. and the taxa
ton of the gross receipts of the different
companies has not been gone into: and
there is no man on the floor of the House
who has information enough TO ena BILE
hun TO so into the matter fully at this
time and bring IN Dill that Is fair, just
and eguita BILE.
He was spea king of the hastily proposed
johnson substitute. and its provision that
nothing herein shall be construed as to
change the present manner of taxing
banks, trust companies. lighting. heat
ing and street railway companies, except
that all real estate owned by any of said
companies shall be assessed annually and
taxed as of its real value.
Says Substitute Is Makeshift.
M Isoe pointed out that the sub
stitute is a makeshift and not written
with careful knowledge of the taxa
ton situation. He continued:
''t'nder the present law national banks
Incorporated banks. trust companies gas
companies. electric lighting and tele-
phone companies, on gross earnings and
their real estate. pay as follows: Banks
and trust companies, per cent: gas
companies, : per cent: electric lighting
and telephone companies. 1 per cent
street railway companies, per cent; in
surance companies. 11e per cent build
ing associations. . per cent. The Wash
ington Market Company, per cent on
It's gross earnings.
1T would like to ask the gentleman
from Kentucky where, In his amend
rnent he takes care of the tax paid by
insurance companies? In his amend
nnent he says nothing herein shall be
deemed to change the present methods
Of taxing banks. lighting companies.
street railway companies, and there he
ends We have a provision in the law
for the taxing of title and real estate
bonding companies and savings banks
having no capital. IL per cent on sur
plus and undivided profits. Washington
Market Company, per cent on gross
earnings Perhaps the gentleman would
like to grant an exemption to some OF
these companies so that they will not
he oyerburdened. We know. however.
that he does not want TO do that"
Mr.. Mann's Caustic Comment.
For the first time since the figures
of Herbert j. Browne have been raised
as n fetch in District taxation anc
assessment legislation in the House has
a member of the House characterized
then, in debate with scorn. This mem
Der was Representative Mann. the repub
(Continusd on Second PaxeA
Evening star., 1914-05-12
Cites Value of Companies.

Mr.. FleNner pointed out the advantages
of holding companies as he saw them.
He told the committee that a holding
company dealing in public utilities en-
abled small towns to obtain these pub
lie utilities when otherwise they would
be unable to obtain these advantages.
He said that the holding companies made
it possible to cheaper these public utili-
ties to the public and that they made
it possible in many instances to obtain
capital to improve and develop cities
which would otherwise be helpless
Senator Cummins and other members
of the committee pointed out that the
great majority of these companies would
not come under the operation of the
proposed law. because they did not do
an interstate business and because. even
when they did. they could not be said to
be competitive when their operations were
in different cities.
Critic of One Section.
MIR. Flicker criticised also the section
of the bill which prohibits a corporation
from engaging in interstate business if it
issues and sells its stock below par.
Others who appeared before the COM
mittee today We're Stuart G. Gibboney
of New York. of Barber. Watson & Glib
boney counsel for Bertron Griscom &
Co and William B. Bandright Company,
interested in public utilities In twenty
four different cities. and Charles X.
Beekman of New York, counsel for the
United Gas and Electric Company and
the American Cities Company.
Evening star., 1914-05-12
Defeated by Vote of 1e4 to 1872.

Chairman Jchnson's strength on this
was tested. he being the loser in the
ls4 to 1872 vote that followed roll
call
Following this another tangle pre-
sented itself. as scarcely any one in
the House knew then what was left
to be voted After eliminating
everything else. Speaker Clark an
nounced that the naked original
George bill was there to be voted on.
II took about two seconds to dispose
If this. Those in favor of the bill voted
q few "ayes' and a tremendous chorus
II noes" followed it. Every attempt to
override. undermine and otherwise
DESTROY the principles contained in the
set Of SIS was rebuked by large ma
iority of the House
Evening star., 1914-05-12
WEATHER.

Cloudy and cooler tonight and
Wednesday, probably showers
and thunderstorrns.
FULL REPORT ON PAGE SIXTEEN.
Evening star., 1914-05-12
HOUSE UPHOLDS
THE ORGANIC ACT
BY DECISIVE VOTE
Defeats All the Measures In
tended to Amend Tax Laws
in the District.
PENDING LEGISLATION
STRICKEN OFF CALENDAR
johnson Substitute for Prouty
Amendment Lost by
164 to 1872.
GEORGE BILL IS DEFEATED
Spirited Debate on the Floor Pre-
cedes Roll Call on the Several
Propositions Under Con-
sideration.

The House today refused to
amend the tax laws OF the Dis
trict of Columbia
The Johnson-Prouty PROPOSE
tion TO assess and tax every
thing. real. personal and intan-
eible at a fixed rate and at full
assessment valuation, and thus un-
dermine the organic act, was not
acceptable to the House. nor was
the Johnson substitute for that
amendment, introduced suddenly
Yesterday accepted by the House; !;
and. to the amazement OF every
one. the original George bill, con-
cerning which the House has de-
bated for nearly two years, was
voted down. Chairman Johnson 5
substitute was beaten on a roll
call vote. Ib4 to I52. ...
As tar as the District OF COlum-
bia is concerned there is now
pending no Legislation to revise
The tax laws. the assessors Office
or establish new rates OF taxation.
The House has cleared all this off
the boards. The good and evil OF
the George bill have been stricken
ntf the calendar.
chairman Johnson called up the
George bill as amended and changed by
the various substitutes soon the
House met today. After a long dis
cuSsion as To what was before the
House. Speaker Clark ruled that the
vote would be taken the Johnson
substitute offered yesterday. which
ould tax everything in sight. with
few exceptions and which is the same
in principle as the Johnson-Prouty
amendment.
Evening star., 1914-05-12
Says Huerta Is Misjudged.

Lionel Van Praagh, one OF several ref
uses from Mexico. who reached Wash
ington yesterday, is Of the opinion that
Huerta is a much misjudged man. He
looks upon Huerta as the man Of the
hour in Mexico and believes that had
President Wilson recognized the dictator
conditions today in Mexico would have
been practically peaceful.
Mr.. Van Praagh, who is from London.
was accompanied by his wife and daugh-
ter. Other refugees who arrived are: Mr..
and Mrs. w H. Bellamy of New York.
They are stopping at the Richmond Ho-
al
Evening star., 1914-05-12
Mr.. Mann's Caustic Comment.

(Continusd on second PazaA
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Continued on Second Pagel
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1914-07-02
Ntw MAJ, eosreAeroes

Moore nre'hers, the new mail con
tractors 90 the tuhhcck Plains mail
ilnc. took eharse ~ tho llne wedrcs'
day morning and made helr Hes,
trlf, lcavlns luheoet a, 600 a NJ
and viii leave Plains At tho same
hour The, Nin operate this llos With
Ford ears one lcaylue Plains and
another leaVlns L0hecck q, tho same
hour. mcctlns on halfway ercunds
eaeh day, rhey expect 70 slve Tho
public he var, host service r,~slele.
ane viii make sccd time. The people
viii be plcased 10 learn that Aey
decided 10 put autos on this roa,e,
~ man, had though, theN would ~
bach 10 the tvehorss hack ci TURNER
DAYS on the rlaiua
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1914-07-02

"rhlre IS an iuanitr distance be-.
tween the meaning oi acquaintance
and oftloud, The longor live the
more profoundly I believe that no
one has actually moro than two OF
three friends ile Ia a friend ana
onh he % whom you can lay bare
your heart without ne pledge Of co
orccy. Nnd where % The safety In
thatg llas no, the mere acquaintance
u bosom friend OF his owny The real
frlpnd IN Interested IN YOU hen list
en- 20 your faults and weakncsees
and win neither chlde nor condemn,
Your joys your trlumphs, and your
failures become hp very own, None
dane refuse the friend who has stood
with him IN the darkest hour or that
han walked with him through the
deepest valley Where 10 The heart
ant how manyg TO whom yuu can
throw wide open the closeted secrets
uf your hreaslg where Il the hoson
on which you are willing 70 pillow
yolr head With the aame confidence
thai baby slumnors on ils mother =
htcasts Where IA the one hcfore
whopc cyes YOU would not hesitate
to M the ,ei that hides the inner
hearte Such frlend win not pass
the secret on rather he hides I,
from NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. and mis-
mdnlng world. When you have found
friend Hike that cling 10 him with
deathless passiou' The very rare
moss makes him more precious than
nll the diamonds In the world
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1914-07-02

A lady received the following reply
from neiFhhor IN answer 10 a aucs.
ton ~ 10 why she allowed her chill.
dreu and her husband to litter un
every room IN tho house, The sen.
tlment will hnd lodsment In the heart
Of every home lor'es person In tho
lana "rhe marks OF the little mud.
dy feet upon Ahe floor can be easter
removed than the stains whore mo
little feet 40 into the Highways OF
ain. The prints Of the little fingers
upon the window panos cannot shut
. out the sunshine half ~ much AZ ne
shadow that darkens the mothers
heart over tho one who will be- but
a name IN the coming years Aud
" my John nnds home refuge from
care, aud h.s greatest happlness with
In ita four walls, he can put hla boots
IN the rccking'ohair, and hanr hla hat
ON the floor any day IN the week
and n ! can stand u. aud he enjoys
a. | cannot see that Il h anybody
business"