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Evening star., 1914-02-12
RediieId Discusses Industrial
Conditions Before U. S.
Chamber of Commerce.
CORPORATIONS NOT BUILT
UPON ECONOMIC LINES
Cabinet Officer Springs Surprise by
Remarks-Business Men Differ
On Proposed Laws.

Men of national prominence expressed
sharply divergent views on the admins
tration antitrust legislation program to-
day at the second and principal session
of The annual convention of the Cham
ber of Commerce of the United States
i'll the ballroom of the New Willard
Hotel.
Leaders III business, in education and
i'll public life gathered to hear the ad-
dresses, which We're prepared as replies
TO the expressed hope of President Will
son that the business interests of the
country would give voice to their needs
and ideals in relation to the proposed
antitrust legislation now before Con-
gress.
To no one more tuan Secretary Red
field of the Department of Commerce did
the delegates and others attending the
convention listen with deeper interest.
because OF the fact that he was Il manu-
facturer before he became caplnet MEM
Der. and therefore III sympathy with The
viewpoint of many OF the prominent busi-
ness men OF the United States who were
present y hear him
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MESSAGES OF GREETING
SENT BY WIRELESS
Felicitations Exchanged Between
Germany and United States
First Time.

NEW YORK, February l2.-Wireless
press messages between Germany and
the United States were exchanged for the
first time early today by means of the
Sayville. l.. L., station of the Atlantic
Communication Company.
On the invitation of the company prac-
tically all of the New York newspapers
and the Associated Press sent messages
of greeting to the Berlin newspa pers, the
Wolff bureau. Germanys leading news
association; the emperor. James W. Ger
ard, the American ambassador, and to
the mayor of Berlin
Several replies We're received among
them one from MI. Gerard. which read
The more Germany and America know
each other the greater will be their
friendship. The great achievement in
wireless communication will immeaSur-
ably help to promote knowledge and
friendship
Another reply was from Mayor Wer-
muth of Berlin. 1t contained greetings
for Mayor Mitchell of New York. An
swers were also received from some Ber-
lin newspapers.
The Sayville station. which sent the
messages, is about 1000 miles from the
Nouen station, twenty-five miles from
Berlin. which picked them up and sent
the replies.
Conditions for wireless transmission
were perfect early today. according 10
the experts who handled the messages,
SO that little difficulty was experienced
in reading the replies sent from Noucn.
Evening star., 1914-02-12
Discovered Hose Line.

chief Wagner then testified that some
Time after the crash had occurred he
stumbled over the hos, of NJ & engine
company and Immediately realized there
must hc men at the nozzle end of the
line imprisoned under the debris of the
fallen walls.
Are you certain this was the first
intnatiou you had, direct or Indirect,
that this line of pulsatinS hose led into
the building" the witness was asked.
Absolutely the first
\ series of questions then followed
designed to bring out the witness opin-
ion as 10 who was al fault in not report
nag to him the presence OF tn. frernen
in the building
Mr.. Sym, asked the witaess whose
duty it was To inform him that the men
were i'll the building. TIL. chief replied
that it was the duty of Deputy Chief Sui
liva1l. who ordered them there or any
others who knew ot their presence in the
burning structure.
Did no one have a positive duty TO
report their presence to you?" the chief
was asked.
''Of course Sullivan should have report
ed To me" he replied
That he saw TO conditions which would
have created in his mind the impression
tliat men were in the huildine was the
testimony OF the chief engineer lie
stated That while he did not know what
! the conditions were before his arrival al
CONTINUED on Second Page)
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MORE LAND FOR zoo PARK.
Attorney General McReynolds Starts
Condemnation Proceedings.

Attorney General Mcltcynolds Instituted
today in the Supreme Court of the Dis
trict of Columbia proceedings to condemn
property needed for an addition to 10
illogical Park. Assisting he chief law
officer OF the government are United
States Attorney Wilson and Assistant
United States Attorney Huidekoper
The condemnation is brought at the re-
quest of Secretary McAdoo who was
authorized by the sundry civil act to eN-
pend S1U1,o00 III the acquisition of the
land lying west of the present western
boundary Of the Zoo and extending to
Connecticut avenue from Cathedral ave
nue. to klinsle road. About eleven acres
are included in the property to be con-
demned.
Citations will be served on the owners
of the property to appear i'll court March
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Duty to Report, He Says.

The witness answered that ii was not a
matter of discretion, but that a report
should be made at once
Mr. Syme then asked the witness who
vas in command at the 1th street fire
when he arrived there and the answer
was that Deputy Chief Sullivan was in
command
When questioned as to whether Sulli-
van had mentioned to him the fact that
he had ordered firemen into the burning
building. Chief Wagner replied i'll the
negative.
The only statement Sullivan made to
me was, | struck II second for this
My answer was Yes. | have come ON
that
chief Wagner was questioned closely
as /" his movements at the fire. He said
when lie arrived at the scene of the con
flaeration he realized in "A moment the
building was doomed
Nfter leaving Sullivan. Chief Wagner
testified. he went to the reai OF tn. build
ing and at once realized that unless there
Was quick action the fire would spread
10 the store of ). kann, Sons < Co On
going back TO the front he met Sullivan
u second time. he said and the deputy
chief informed him he had turned in a
third alarm Sullivan accompanied him to
and from the rear Of the building several
times. hc stated, but made no reference
l" the fact there Were men liz the build
ing
Nv hat was Your opinion of the dam
ger of the upper hoors collapsing?'' the
chief was asked.
II knew if the building burned much
longer at the rate it was going il would
soon give way somewhere" was the an
Swer
Evening star., 1914-02-12
THE DAY IN CONGRESS.
senate.
Met at noon.

Met at noon.
John q. Milburn testified on the
bill to regulate stock exchanges
before the banking committee.
Passed Senator Smoot's bill to
open withdrawn Alaska coal
lands to homestead entry, re-
serving title to the coal to the
government.
immigration committee decided
on ii speedy report OH the Bur
nett Immigration bill.
HOUSE.
Met at noon.
Set aside time for Lincoln me-
mortal speeches.
Democrats of the immigration
committee prevented considera-
ton of Asiatic exclusion bills.
Rural credits hearings ar
ranged for next week by a sub
committee.
Representative Russell of Mis-
souri, read from the Speakers ros-
trum I-incoln's Gettysburg address
and Representative Fess OF Ohio
delivered an Grafton on Lincoln.
District of Columbia legislation
considered.
Representative Cantor of New
York introduced bill for s6o7. 4ls
to enlarge the New York assay Of
dce.
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BRITISH FIRM IN REFUSAL.
Determined Not to Participate in San
Francisco Exposition.

LONDON. February t.-rrcniier As
auith tods,3 again refused British of
fetal participation in the Panama Ia
cifir exposition at San Francisco. When
asked il, the mouse Of commons by
Waldorf Astor To- reconsider the mat
ter Mr.. Asquith said:
The British government recently re
considered the question OF participa
tion in the exposition at san Francisco,
but regrets that il does not feel able
to modify its previous decision.
Evening star., 1914-02-12
TO TOUR BRITISH EMPIRE.
Preliminary Plans Made for Trip by
Prince of Wales.

LONDON, February 12.-Prellmlnary
plans have been drafted for the tour
of the British empire to be made by
the Prince. of Wales in 1919. The trip
is to include d visit to the United States
on the return journey. 1T is possible
that Prince Albert. the second son OF
King George may accompany the Prince
of Wales.
As at prcsen: arranged the prince viii
30 first to Australasia and New Zealand
returning 10 England by way of Canada
and the United States. His visit to
India has been reserved for later date.
Evening star., 1914-02-12
ARSONETTES BURN LIBRARY.
Destroy Carnegie Institution Neal
Birming ham. England.

t;MtNt;iiAM Ensiaad. February l.
Tin Ctrnegie Library at Norihtield
Worcestershire. stN miles south of Bir-
uiugtan. vas today DESTROYED by tirc
set by an arson squad Of suffragettes
MI tiIe books We're burned. and only the
shell Of the buildiug was left standing
i'aIter> 5e"re foUHu Strewn around the
place heariitis the words, To start your
new library. give women the vote
Evening star., 1914-02-12
RETAKEN BY GOVERNMENT.
Esmeraldas. Ecuador. Bonn barded by
Federal Gunboats.

QUAY AQUIL. Ecuador, February IL
Esineraldas, capital Of the province of
Esme-aldas. il the hands OF the revolu-
tiol,ists sine, December Il, Was lombard
ed Tuesday by government suuboats and
heavy ARTILLERY. and. according To the
latest adFiees, Mas rceapturoa iS the gov
ernInent forces.
The borlibarimeid began late In the aft
a-noon. the attacking federals number
Yng 5000 men I've small Suuboats OPEN
I'D on the city simultaneously with tine
held artillery Shells set lire TO the town
and 1T one time il was in danger of being
sota!y destroyed
The city was subjected TO heavy fire
and considera Ole fear is felt for the safe
(! Of foretsn residents and other non
cpmhatants.
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KILLED IN TAXI ACCIDENT.
One Man Meets Death. While Five
Others Are Injured.

HAMILTON. Ohio February 12.-One
man was killed and five We're injured two
probably fatally. when a tINicab owned
and driven by William Miller ran into a
switch engine on the Cincinnati, HamiI
ton and Dayton railroad. at a street cross
ing here today. Roy Stillwaugh of Lin
denwald. near Hamilton WAS killed, while
Roy conln and Ernest Geyer. both of
Hamilton. were badly injured that it
is believed they will die.
William Miller and otto krieger of
Hamilton and Is ShankIn of Pittsburgh
we're also injured. but not seriously
Evening star., 1914-02-12
Sothern Denies Story of Breach.

PORTLAND. ore. February 12.--l. H.
Sothern issued statement here today
lamenting the publication of reports
that there had been a breach between
him and his wife. Julia Marlowe. who
is now in New York. There was not the
slightest foundation for such rumors. he
said. Mrs. Sothern having abandoned
their tour together and returned to New
York solely because Of ill health. In
justice TO his company and to tieater
managers Mr.. Sothern explained he was
concluding his season alone.
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Criticises Antitrust Bills.

Vigorous objection to the tentative
antitrust bills on thc ground that insult
fcient study had been given the subject
was voiced by Frederick p. Fish, former
president of the American Telephone and
Telegraph Company. Concluding u
lengthy review of the uses and abuses of
trust combinations. he said.
II cannot help thinking that if these
bills. i'll their present fortn. were enacted
into law the conduct Of our business
would suffer irreparably, with disastrous
results. But back of all these sugges-
tions to detailed legislation is the
broad question of whether we are APP
Evening star., 1914-02-12
Steamers East in Lake Ice.

CHICAGO. February 1.-Two passenger
steamers, the Kansas OF the Northern.
Michigan Transportation Company and
the Indiana of the Goodrich line, were
stuck in the ice about Two miles off the
mouth of the Chicago river TO-DAY Tii..
vessels We're reported to be III no itn-
.l.ediate danger.
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Says Deputy Chief Failed to
Report Presence of Men in
Burning Building.
FIRE DEPARTMENT HEAD
FIRST WITNESS AT TRIAL
Tells of Arrival on Scene of Five
and Ten Cent Store
Confagration.

fact that iirelnen had been ordered into
the American Five and. Ten cent Store
building while the structure was ablaze.
December - last, and that Deputy Chief
Andrew J. Sullivan was at fault in fail
ing to make such report was the sub
stance "f testimony given today by Fire
Chief Frank j. Wagner, at the opening
of the trial of the deputy chief on charges
OF inetiiciency and neglect of duty, pre-
ferred by the District commissioners.
Two hundred persons heard the testi-
mony Of the fire department head. who
was the only fitness at the morning ses-
sion. The trial was resumed at oeloc,s
with the IRE chief still on the stand.
Evening star., 1914-02-12
japanese House Adopts Budget.

TOXIC Japan February l2.-The
japanese house of representatives to-
day adopted the budget which provides
appropriation oI S6..oo0.00o. spread
over five years. for the expansion OF
the navy.
Evening star., 1914-02-12
Kaiser Bars Toothbrush Moustache

Ht.KtlN. February The wearing Of
the toothbrush Inoustache" was forbid
den to the suldItgS ui Emperor William :
bod guard regiment by an order issued
today. Tie reason given was that it was
non-German.
Evening star., 1914-02-12
PRESIDENTS MEXICAN
POLICY IS CRITICISED
Senator W. A. Smith Characterizes
Raising of Embargo on
Arms as "Barbarous.

raising the embargo the expectation
of arms INTO Mexico as "bartaroIis' Sen
ator William Alden Smith of Michigan
republican member of the foreign rrla-
tionS committee Of the Senate. has given
out Il statement i'll which he says the
Presidents course in the Mexican affair
has been I; mistake.
This is the first public criticism of the
Presidents Mexican policy by a neihc ,
% the Senate or House for Sorae time,
and it is thought it may he followed h,
Others 1t is said I; number OF rrpub-
lic;tis VII" do not believe ia that policy
have been keeping quie, II civ. il a
chance I" work ont. but have dvcided
that the raising OF the enhaIS so has freed
them from any further responsibility.
Evening star., 1914-02-12
All-Night Search Vain.

All night the Americans searched among
the bushes and stunted cottonwood trees
| on the sandy plain and watched the three
principal fords between Ysleta and So
corro, a hamlet three miles east OF
Ysleta. but did not catch sight of their
quarry.
Gen. Francisco Villa. commanding the
rebel forces. and now at Juarez, received
an intimation of the situation at Ysleta
early in the evening. and sent small de-
tachments of his men east along the
Mexican bank of the river to capture the
invaders. They did capture ten men. but
six of these proved to be harmless poems,
and the other four were held for further
investigation.
Gen. Villa said he hoped that the re-
cruits got across the river. for If the
Americans captured them they would only
be imprisoned. while he could shoot them.
But I'm glad they didn't get away with
the horses he exclaimed. Good for the
Americans; ] am for them
The movements of the automobiles con-
stitute one of the mysteries OF the night.
Every road into FL Paso was watched
after the alarm. but no persons Mer.
caught. although there We're those who
insisted that there were many machines,
and that most of them carried armed
men
Evening star., 1914-02-12

preaching the subject of the proper con-
troll and development Of our Industries
in the right way. l believe that it would
be greatly Tor our advantage if that un-
deriying question could be studied and
could be sure that it was settled on
:. sound basis before we advance far
ther into the regions of the unknown by
adopting speculative suggestions based
on unapproved and at least doubtful
theories.
Necessary to Progress.
present conditions al bout which there
is 50 much complaint were brought
about. not by the capitalists u captains
tContinued on Thirteenth Page.)
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Band of Armed Men Said to
Have Crossed Border in a
Hundred Automobiles.
VILLA is GLAD, HE SAYS,
THAT MEN GOT ACROSS
Americans Would Have Made Them
Prisoners, Whereas He Can
Shoot Them.

Ell PASO. Tex, February I2.-Troop-
ers of the United States at dawn today
resumed search for the Mexicans who
last night headed across the Rio Grande
rom the American side carrying arms
and supplies, in violation of the neutral
ity laws. to join the federal forces at
some point unknown, or to harass the
rebel garrison at Juarez across the river
from FL Paso.
So far as the American cavalry officers
could learn in the course of the night
the plot was to capture a corral of
horses and saddles at Ysleta, thirteen
miles east of here and about mile from
the river bank, and rush them across.
In some way this part of the plan mis-
carried, for the rush to the other side. as
reported by citizens of Ysleta. was pre-
cipitated before many if any of the
horses could be stolen.
More Than a Hundred Machines.
The alarm reached Gen Hugh L.
Scott, in command at Fort Bliss, about
10 o'clock last night. Ranchers and
others whose homes are scattered along
the road near Ysleta telephoned into the
city to find out the cause of an unusual
number of automobiles. some of which
were covered with canvas and apparently
carried boxes.
Counts of the number of these varied
from ten to fifty. but inquiry at Ysleta
early i'll the morning indicated that
there were more than a hundred.
The only soldier SO far to have seen
any of the alleged Huerta recruits was
Corporal Kaufman OF Troop A. 18th
Cavalry. The corporal has been sta
toned at village east of Ysleta and
patched to Ysleta to guide other troops
being rushed to that point. He arrived
ahead of the reinforcements and lay
in ditch from which he says he saw
the detachments of about fifteen mer
each make rush toward the river
When the other soldiers arrived they
had disappeared, and, while there wa;
bright starlight it was still too dark t
trail the fu1itiyps
Evening star., 1914-02-12
Ailment Deceptive.

y case of grip. such as the President
went through prior to Christmas, is de
clared by physicians frequently to leave
the patient i'll "a rundown condition. from
which it is exceedingly difficult fully to
recover for a number of months, even
among those of strong constitution. DR.
Gray son. it was said today, is like other
ply sicans in his conclusion 7that grip is
the most deceptive of diseases and is SO
treacherous that few chances can safely
be taken with it.
Secretary Tumulty suffered from a mild
case of grip a few days ago. but his ro-
bust constitution enabled him to continu.
with his duties.
Evening star., 1914-02-12
PRESIDENT IN BED
PART OF THE DAY
Wilson Suffers From Slight
|. Cold, and Precautions
Are Taken.

President Wilson is resting i'll his room
today. in bed good part of the time,
suffering from a slight cold in the throat
At the direction cf. Dr. Cary Grayson,
his physician. all the President s engage
ments for the day were Cancelled. except
the visit of Gov. and Mrs. Fielder at
luncheon Gov. Fielder will see the
President during the day, but the pkys-
elan has insisted that the President re-
main in his room. and the distinguished
New Jersey guests will be entertained
by Mrs. Wilson and Secretary Bryan.
The expectation today was that the
President would be able TO go on with his
worl; tomorrow and that tomorrow night
he would be in condition to receive and
entertain the 600 New Jersey democrats
and tneir wives VINO have been invited
to special reception in their honor by
the President and Mrs. Wilson.
Among the engagements cancelled for
today was a reception to 100 Boy Scouts
OF America. and dc egatcs to the con-
vention of the Chamber of Commerce of
the United States and dinner engage
ment for tonight with Postmaster Cen
cral BureSon.
Evening star., 1914-02-12
One Man Has Five Notes.

In another case a man exhibited five
notes in three different companies. all Of
which. Mr.. Stephens said, showed that
excessive interest was being charged.
He said he expects to receive informa-
ton of several hundIed instances in
which excessive interest has been charged.
He also said 1t is not the intention to
have people refuse to pay the loan men
for the money they borrowed. but that
where the interest charged is greater
than that prescribed by law the borrow
ers will be told to pay back only the face
value OF the note All Of those who gave
Mr.. Stephens information today. he said
declared they were willing to repay the
borrowed money.
The assistant corporation counsel said
that already about forty cases have been
prepared for prosecution and that he in
tends to take Immediate steps toward
preparing the papers in the new cases of
which he has received information
Evening star., 1914-02-12
DISTRICT OFFICIAL GETS
LOAN SHARK EVIDENCE
Victims of High Interest Rates Turn
Notes Over to Corpora
ton Counsel.

Following the announcement that the
corporation counsel desired information
regarding loan companies which have
charged higher rate of interest than
is allowed by law. fifteen persons called
at the District building before noon to-
day and exhibited notes to Assistant Cor
poration Counsel Francis II. Stephens.
II have the records of these fifteen
notes, and have received numerous calls
over the telephone said Mr.. Stephens,
the rates of interest represented on the
notes vary from -; 10 100 per cent.
Mr.. Stephens said that one man Who
had called to see him today, declared
that he had been charged excessive rates
OF interest and stated also that lie had
lost his position because of the loan
sharks. This man informed Mr.. Ste
phens that he had been told by the loan
sharks that if he obtained another posi-
tion and did not make the payments ac-
cording to agreement. they would have
him discharged. He also said threats had
been made to his wife.
Evening star., 1914-02-12
witnesses Are Excluded.

Brief formalities marked the opening of
the trial. These consisted of excluding
all witnesses from the board room, the
reading by Corporation Counsel Syme of
the charges and specifications preferred
by the Commissioner against Deputy
Chief Sullivan and the entering of a de-
murrer of the same by Attorney Charles
". Barr
1t was contended in the demurrer that
the charges and specifications We're con-
clusions and do not aleSe facts. Mr..
Darr said that counsel for Sullivan would
be willing temporarily to recognize the
demurrer as oyerruled with the under
standing that it could be renewed at the
end of the trial. Chairman Brooke over
ruled the demurrer
Fire Chief Frank J. Wagner was the
first witness In response to questions
by CORPORATION Counsel Syme he stated
he had been i'll the fire department thirty
five years and had risen from the posi-
ton of driver TO that OF chief OF the de-
partment.
The early part of the examination CT
Chief Wagner consisted of questions de-
signed to bring out the rules and reeuli-
tons OF the fire department as to the Siv-
ing of ORDERS at the time OF 4 fire Chief
Wagner said that the Iirst captain to ar
rive at the scene OF Iire is in command
until battalion chief arrives.
If a captain does not report to the
battalion chief, and ii battalion chief does
not report To the deputy chief. what does
that Indicate? ASKED Corporation Coun-
sci Syme.
That every thing is all right" was the
answer.
rs ii matter of discretion as to
I" Il higher officer" questioned the cor
Poration counsel
Evening star., 1914-02-12
Cold But a Slight One.

Secretary Tumulty said the President $
cold was Il slight one. but that he had
been working very hard since lie re-
turned from Pass Christian and those
close to him saw 10 reason why he
Should not take the usual precautions in
ease of a cold and guard against its head
way.
Intimations today were that the cold
had been acquired Tuesday night ut the
reception to congressman and others. The
crowd was 4 large one and the rooms
quite close except when windows were
raised The indiscriminate raising of
windows TO let in fresh air caused a
draft. which reached the President while
he WAS warm.
Ever since the Presidents first cold
there have been many alarming rumors
about his physical condition, but those
close TO him pronounce all Of these with
out foundations.
II is admitted. though, ;hat the Presi-
dent is quite susceptible tu colds, and for
that reason it is always deemed best to
give him every opportunit. fu ly to re-
cover and conserve his strength when he
gets