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Agrees to Notifications.

The commission had asked the rail-
roads to answer seventy-three ques-
tions during the month of January.
The testimony today by various Of
ficials under questioning by Mr.. Pat
terson was intended to show that it
would be highly expensive in some
cases and physically impossible in
others to comply with the request in
so short a time. Notifications were
suggested.
For the New York Central, it was rep
resented that to answer the commission S
questions about lighterage at New York
would cost S15.OuO in clerk hire and re-
auire one year. Mr. Brandeis suggested
that a representative month be selected
and that an answer be prepared upon
that basis. The railroad officials seemed
to approve the idea.
To answer the commissions question
about contracts for material. it was said
on behalf of the Baltimore and Ohio that
it would involve $4,000 pages of copying
and a review of 100000 transactions The
railroad offered to submit originals of
any contracts the commission might wish
to inspect. Mr.. Brandeis readily agreed
to that
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ON HIS WAY EAST.
Secretary Bryan to Deliver Address
in Chicago Tomorrow,

LINCOLN. Neb.. January AFTER
speaking in several cities in the middle
west and comforting with Nebraska
democrats. in addition to making a
hasty examination of his property in
this section. Secretary of State Bryan
left today for Chicago. where he is to
speak tomorrow.
Mr. Bryan is to deliver an address at
Toledo Friday. and from there he will go
TO Jackson, Mich, and Detroit, where he
is to speak. He is planning to return
TO Washington by January IL.
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Town IS TRADED OFF
Philipse Manor, N. Y, Given in Ex'
change for a Twenty-Story
Skyscraper.

NEW YORK. January 7.-Annouce-
ment was made today that the town OF
Philipse Manor, a mile above Tarry-
John D. Rockefeller at Pocantico Hills
had been traded for a twenty story
skyscraper at the northeast corner OF
5th avenue and 31st street in this city.
The town consists of $50 acres and
has many houses, costing from $4,000
to $4,000. The 5th avenue. property is
valued at $2.200,000.
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STRIKE IN SOUTH AFRICA.
81, 900 Employees of Railways to Quit
Work at Midnight.

JOHANNESBURG, January A
strike of $4,000 South African state rail-
way employees has been called, and the
men will go out at midnight tonight as
a protest against the dismissal of some
of the employees under the administra-
tion's policy Of retrenchment Attempts
have been made during the past week to
settle the dispute, but the government
has refused to reinstate the men.
AS the Natal coal miners are still on
strike the situation is extremely grave.
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Sulzer Present With Wife.
MISS WILSON AMONG GUESTS.
Presidents Daughter in Party Which
Attended Revelers' Ball.

NEW ORLEANS. January Miss
Eleanor Wilson, daughter Of the Presi-
dent; her cousin. Miss Helen Woodrow
Bone, and officers Of the United States
gunboat Wheeling made up a party of
guests last night at the tableau and
ball of the Twelfth Night Revelers, which
marked the opening of the 1914 carnival
season.
The season will end with the Rex Mardi
Gras ball, February "a.
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Serious Fighting Reported.
Huerta's Act Relieves
Financial Strinqency

MEAlCO CITY. January 7-Practicaily
all the paper money existing in Mexico
was forced into circulation today by a
decree issued by Provisional President
Huerta making the bills of all state
banks legal tender and specifying as OBJ
ligatory their acceptance for all paw
ments.
The inability to float the bills of state
banks outside of the states in which they
had been issued and the limited volume
OF bills of the National Bank and of the
Bank of London and Mexico had brought
about condition almost of financial
crisis.
The redemption of the notes of the
state banks is to be guaranteed by 4
fund subscribed by the banks issuing
them. The fund will be regulated by
commission.
variation of the usual dynamiting
incident is reported from Aguacalen-
tes The rebels captured a train at
Espritu Santo. While it was ap-
rebels. believing that the train carried
federals exploded a mine The train
was blown up and eighty men were
killed or injured.
Food Goes Over Border.
LAREDO. Tex. January THE MeNi-
can government has suspended for
twenty-four hours duties here on all
foodstuffs and when midnight auto
matically restored the tariff more than
$4,000 worth of supplies had been car
ried across the international bridge to
Nuevo Laredo.
The city Is being provisioned against
a renewal of the constitutionalist at
tack.
PLYMOUTH. England, January THE
British cruiser Essex has been commits
stoned here for service with the fourth
cruiser squadron under the command of
Rear Admiral Sir Christopher Cradock.
She is to sail January II for Jamaica.
His arrival viii bring the strength of the
British cruiser squadron in the West In
dies UP to five vessels. The Suffolk is
the flagship of the rear admiral and the
other four cruisers are the Bermick, the
Lancaster the Hermione and the Essex.
Are Ready for Villa.
OJINAGA. Mexico, January Let
Villa come on with all his forces; we are
ready for him was the statement of
Gen Castro today, commanding the fed
eral garrison here. Federal officers are
in high spirits since the withdrawal OF
the rebels from the immediate vicinity of
the town. and seem confident of being
able to repel further attacks.
No fighting was done early today, al
though preparations in expectation of
renewal of the battle continued. Villa =
army was camped several miles from the
town.
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ASK FOR STRIKE INQUIRY.
Colorado Equal Suffrage League Alst
Denounces State Militia.

DENVER, Col. January 7.-Resolu-
tions denouncing the state militia for
having deported Mother Mary Jones
from Trinidad, Sunday morning, and the
alleged deportation of other strike lead
ers in Colorado. were adopted by the
Colorado Equal Suffrage Association here
last night.
Copies of the resolution were sent to
the governor and to Representative Ed
ward Keating of Colorado. The repre-
sentative was asked to start federal in
vestigation of strike conditions in Colo
RADIO.
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SHIP DISABLED IN STORM.
Schooner Augusta w. Snow Towed
Into Newport News by Cutter.

NORFOLK. Va, January THE four
masted schooner Augusta W. Snow,
tapt Armstrong, from Jacksonville,
Fla, to New York. was early today
towed into Newport News by revenue
cutter which passed IN the eapes with
the vessel last night. The Snow has
disabled rudder. and part of her rig
eing was carried away In the recent
roast storm which she encountered.
The Snow will repair at Newport News
and proceed for New York:
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Uncle Joe" cannon's Illness Slight

DANVILLE, Ill. January 7.--Joseph
G. Cannon, former Speaker of the
national House of Representatives, who
has been ill with cold at his home
here, was feeling so much better today
that he expected to make a trip down
town, If the weather permitted, Mr..
Cannon has not been confined to his
bed during his illness.
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To Represent Greece at Washington

VIENNA. january 7.-Agamemnon
schliemann. whe represents Larissa In
the Greek chamber of deputies, was APP
pointed today Greek minister at Wash
ington. to succeed l.. a. Ceromilas, ac-
cordinG to a telegram from Athens
The new minister. although a Greek sub
Iect. is son Of the German arch
aeologist and traveller. Heinrich Schlie-
mann.
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Want Definite Word as to
What United States In
tends to Do in Mexico,
REMOVAL OF GARDEN
NOW SEEMS ASSURED
England's Intention Conveyed to the
State Department-Fight-
ing Near Cardenas.

The intention of the British foreign
once to transfer Sir Lionel Garden.
brush minister to Mexico. to Rio do
'aheiro has been reported in dispatches
received here from the American en-
oassy at London. This is considered az
clearing up many conflicting reports, IN
c-uding alleged denials that Sir Lionel
VIII be transferred
No official statement could be obtained
on the subject today from the State De.
partment, but 1t Is believed that Am
passador Page has stated that only tho
premature publication OF the projected
chanse has delayed its execution.
Frequent exchanges and conference.
between the Ambassadors and ministers
in Washington are tending to unite them
upon a line of conduct regarding
Mexico. which, while conforming To the
plans of the United States Involves
an understanding as to obligations tine
american government will be expected
to assume as the result of non-inter-
ference by foreign powers
Direct Pressure Not Brought.
SO far this common understanding has
not taken the form Of direct pressure,
out the State Department is kept in
formed through the medium of indi-
viouai representations and in conversa-
tions. dealing broadly with the Mexican
trouble, of the expectations of tbs
European powers.
Generally these relate to the protect;on
OF the vast financial interests which citi
Zens and subjects of the powers have h,
MeAico. no disposition being exhibited ~
an intention to bring in the political side
OF the question. In fact more than one
or the diplomatic REPRESENTATIVE here
has informed the department that his
own government was Interested In nre
venting loss of large material interest.
10 It's citizens and beyond that did not
care what the United States did in Mexi-
co, so long as ii was Informed in time
| or what was to be done so that il might
take proper precautions for the protec-
tion of the lives of its citizens
Serious Fighting Reported.
! Late official dispatches today from
Iampico transmit apparently reliable
reports of serious fighting in the vi.
cinfty of Cardenas and San Luis Po.
tosi- From Saitillo all communica ton
| to the south has been interrupted since
December %. Food in SaltilIo is run
ming low.
The gunboat Yorktown has left En-.
| senada for MaZatlan Al the Nayv
| Department it was said that no in
! crease of the vessels in the Gulf or
| Mexico or further relief of any yessels
| now there Is planned
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j. S. GOVERNMENT HAS
!. EXCLUSIVE SUPERVISION
Constructors of All Federal Build
ings Not Amenable to Local
Authorities.

j. A. Wetmore of the executive Office of
the supervising architects office related
a queer experience to the members of the
Society of the Constructors of Federal
buildings the other day in connection
with the fact that federal government
buildings are under the jurisdiction of
tho federal government and not those of
tho states or municipalities containing
them.
.I was engaged in the construction of
federal building in Mobile, Ala.. said
Mr.. Wetmore, when two workmen had
on alteration: one pushed the other off
. scaffolding with the result that he died
from his injuries. The culprit was taken
charge by the local authorities, but.
,,non looking up the status OF the case
~ found that they had no authority
to hold him. OF course that dld not
,,,..n that the man was given asylum
from any prosecution whatever, but he
had to be turned over to the proper fed
eral authorities. Then, it followed, that
the local coroner had no jurisdiction over
the BODY of the murdered man and the
corpse was replaced where it had fallen
at the bottom of the new building.
Compelled to Bury Him.
ION taking up the matter we, who had
charge of the work, were compelled to
bury the man, the cost to come out of the
appropriation for the building, and we
were allowed for the purpose one casket,
on hearse and one hack.
Congress has passed a law dealing
with cases of DETACHMENT of its buildings,
but, strange to say, only its buildings
within the District of Columbia are thus
provided for. Nor was there any such
law even for the District until some years
ago. when 1t was found that no legal
steps whatever could be taken against
man who smashed a pint bottle Of black
ink on the marble front of the old
post office building, at 7th and e streets
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Capt. George w. Booth Dead.

BALTIMORE, Md, January Capt
George w. Booth, controller of the Bal
timore and Ohio railroad and president
of the Maryland Society of the Army and
Navy Of the Confederate States, died
here last night. He was sixty mine years
old. -,...N. i.
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LAND CONDEMNATION
FOR ROADWAY BALKED
Court Dismisses Districts Proceed
.ss..., ING. to Obtain Anacostia -~-
Highway.

Justice Wright of the District Su-
preme Court dismissed today the pro-
ceeding instituted by the District of
Columbia to condemn land for road
way about two miles in length along
the Anacostia road from Navy Yard
bridge to Giesboro point. The court
held that the dismissal of a similar pro-
ceeding by the. District officials after
the return of a verdict unsatisfactory
to them amounted to an abandonment
of the undertaking. This action, the
court said, ought to foreclose the Dis
trict of Columbia from distressing the
property owners by a repetition of the
proceedings.
Unless the Court of Appeals, to which
it is expected the District will apply,
should reverse this decision, applica-
tion will have to be made to Con-
gress for a new enactment. Under the
present authorization the District could
not proceed again. it is asserted.
Action Filed in 1910.
In December, 1910. the Commissioners
under act of Congress, filed a condemna-
ton proceeding to acquire a strip of land
16O feet wide and two miles in length
along the eastern shore Of the Anacostia
river. jury was sworn, testimony
taken, and in June. 1912, verdict re-
turned fixing the cost of the land to be
acquired at $4,000, and, assessing prac-
tically no benefits against adjacent prop
erty The act of Congress had required
that one-half the cost be assessed as
benefits. The jury was unable to find
such benefits.
Without asking the court to set aside
that verdict and summon new jury. the
District, November q last, dismissed the
proceedings. On the same day new
suit was instituted under the same act
against the same parties, but shortening
the strip of land to be acquired by about
1000 feet.
Petition Is Fought.
The Washington Steel and Ordnance
Company, through Attorneys Cuttings &
Chamberlin. moved to dismiss the second
petition. They took the position that
| the land sought to be acquired was re-
suit of reclamation work by the United
| States and s,me to the owners of the
adjoining land by virtue of riparian
| was seeking to gain title to this prop
erty made valuable by the reclamation
project and had no intention of using
| the land as a roadway or for park pur-
| poses They also contended that hav-
! ing dismissed the first proceeding the
| District might not again seek to con-
denim the land and harass the owners
| might be found that would return ver-
| dict satisfactory to the District Off
| cials.
The District denied the charge that the
| land was being secured under a dis
suise.
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New York Financiers Want Re-
qionaI Institution of Over
shadoWing Importance.
BANKERS ARGUE THE CITY
is CENTER OF COMMERCE
Views Expressed Today Before Or
eanization Committee for Govern
ment's New Money System.

NEW YORK. January 7.-Despite the
apparent opposition of Secretary McAdoo
of the Treasury Department and Secre-
Ssry Houston Of the Department OF Az
Sicuiture TO the proposal of New York
bankers for establishment here of a
regional reserve bank of oversnadowins
size, the witnesses who appeared AT to-
days hearing of the federal reserve or
eanization committee insisted almost
unanimously that such a bank was nee
essary.
From the long list of New fork's lead
ing financiers who have appeared before
the committee one conspicuous name was
missing 1t was that of George +. Baker.
who was perhaps the closest associate of
the elder ]. P. Morgan. and who is a
director of more important corporations
than Is any other man in the country.
Mr. Bakers public appearances have been
rare, and instead of coming before the
committee in person he was represented
today by, his son, George F. Baker. IT..
vice president of the First National Bank.
of which his father is the head.
MIR. Baker decided emphaticaily with
the majority of his predecessors before
Z the committee The eastern district, he
S>NAN -
made TO comply with the requirements OF
making eight districts. ! don't Know una.
NV suggestion meets with general favor'
but il would be better to have the New
York district include New England ana
far enough west to include P1ttsbursn.
New York Center of Commerce.
NV theory is that this is the center OF
commerce OF the country and whenever
there tave been large things to 90 II mas
generally devolyed upon New iork 10
accomplish them
"pon't YOU think asked Secretary
McAdoo. that it would be better 10
have eight strong banks than one strong
bank and seven weak ones?'
Il wouldn't call the others weak. sac n
Mr.. Baker, but / wouldn't nave tne
Nev York district extended 10 the oe'ii
The witness submitted list OF sisn.
d;Stricts which he said he would favor
n N were decided to divide the northeast
into two or more districts
In such ap event We Woui9 nave u.s
Sew York district restricted to New
york r.onnecticut and northern New
Jersey"
Views of Charles Sabin.
Charles Sabiu, vice president of the
Guaranty Trust Company of New forH
said this city should have a regional
bank sufficiently naturally comes N thls
business which naturally comes In TINS
direction He believed that to create
such a bank this district should include
New York, New England and possibly
New Jersey.
TT seems to me-" he said. that the
capital will not be s,,firient TO handle
the business >of this section unless this
territory is included.
IF bank were established in Roston,
what territory would you assign to it?
asked Secretary Houston.
Mr.. Sabin would not consider the di-
vision Of territory between New York
and Boston, but adhered rigidly to his
original plan
IF you have hank in Bnstpn," he
said. II would put branch in New
York.
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Schaap. progressive, 49, Former Gov Sui.
zer voted for Schaap
! ALBANY, N. Y. January 7.-Thaddeus
| C. Sweet a paper manufacturer of Os-
| wego, n. Y, was selected for speaker of
the New York state assembly by a repub-
i1can conference at clock this morning
| after a seven-hour session All five men
who had figured as candidates pledged
| their support to Sweet when he received
majority of the votes on the twentieth
ballot.
| The voting opened with Harold ]. Hin
man of Albany in the lead with 20 votes
out of 1o. Hinman held the lead for sew
enteen ballots, but threw his votes over
| to Sweet when his own election was
shown to be impossible
The selection of speaker was the cul-
| mination of a very busy day Of bitter
skirmishing.
At least two of the candidates declined
| to enter into party caucus. but finally
consented to the substitution of an 'open
| conference for the caucus.
Contest Over Rules.
The principal business before the lower
house of the Legislature when it con-
| vened later in the day was the adoption
of a new set of rules. Numerous changes
in the rules were proposed by the pro-
gressives and democrats.
Some of the changes were not objec-
tionable to the majority, but others the
republicans insisted were too radical and
would transfer too much mower from the
speaker to Individual members. thus tend
ing to clog legislative procedure
Gov. GIynn's first message to the new
legislature was presented at noon. 1t
the nresent sitation Mu of tha e state
III y +houa,,,. Oh aoude d ,ae.;o om traatnnt Tha
governor urged drastic economies. by
looping off unnecessary officeholders and
consolidating bureaus.
rocro+ 1,.r.... p...;,+.
s ~'eeeApse
..1x. o.,no+ r,.to.,.y,,, ;,,r..s, -,,- 80.
NJ eaee ou'
eelp, ne oeciareu- we must aecrease
our expenditures. The taxpayer must be
prepared either to shoulder heavy di-
rect tar or 70 discourape the ;,lus;on that
~. ,ost ,.e,;s,,+e- !, ha r,ho h,,,,.. h.cL
"o 49, - ~ W.
the largest appropriations from the state
treasury Tor ms nome district.
In recent years the attention OF New
70 social ana pon1icai propiems; AS
result tne orolnary business OF tne state
in expenditure and recklessness in ap-
| financial situation Your legislature is
faced with demands for appropriations OF
,tnree nliions, tne revenue IN sisht
| at time when the nat;ona, adp;n,s.
| tration through wise tariff and currency
| legislation. is placing the business of the
nation upon SOUND pasls !, Is impor,
tdnt that we snouio oeVote tnougnt ano
aceioi u ehe pusiness OIL ehe state.
o.o nm nm
| @oo'ooo'ooo .AnuaA " dsse.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-07
SWEET THE CHOICE
Of ALBANY CAUCUS
0sWego Man Wins in Republic
an Contest for the
Speakership.
LYNN URGES ECONOMY
IN PUBLIC EXPENDITURE
Governor Declares Present Situation
of New York State Finances
Is Acute.

ALBANY, n. Y, January THE vote
Alfred Il. Smith, democratic, A; Michael
Schaap. progressive, 10. Former Gov Sui
zer voted for Schaap.
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PLEA0 SHIPPERS
IS TO Be HEARD
|. C. C. Will Give Them 0ppor-
tunity to Oppose Rate
Increase.
AGREEMENT TO MODIFY
DEMANDS ON RAILROADS
Physically Impossible to Furnish
Some of the Data Desired by
Commission.

The shippers opportunity TO be
heard on the 5 per cent increase in
freight rates proposed by the fifty-two
eastern railroads will be passed upon
next week by the interstate commerce
commission. Commissioner Harlan so
announced today at a hearing arranged
for the railroad officials asking for
notifications of questions the commits
sion asked to have answered before
February ]. Attorneys for the rail-
roads told Commissioner Harlan that
in some instances it would require a
year to furnish the information the
commission wanted in a month. Louis
u. Brandeis. representing the commits
sion and shippers in opposition to the
increase, consented to several modifi-
cations.
FRANK Lyon counsel for the Pittsburgh
Coal Company, brought to issue the ship
pers' rights by asking that the railroads
De asked to furnish the cost of moving
bituminous coal
Admits Right to Hearing.
Commissioner Harlan said there was
no doubt as to the right of shippers to
be heard as to particular rates. but that
ne intended to ask the entire commits
sion next week to pass upon the ques-
ton OF whether hearings on particular
rates should be Incorporated into the
hearing of the general question of in
creased rates or reduction of expenses,
or whether shippers should be given an
opportunity after those questions were
decided to present their position.
Inc roads also represented today that II
would be impracticable to give a detailed
reply to the questions about unproductive
expenditures for the years from 1898 tc
the present, and suggested that the period
| be limited from 1907 to the present the
| time that the system of uniform account
| ing had been in operation.
! George Stewart Patterson. general coun-
| sci for the Pennsylvania. and Daniel VIII.
lard president of the Baltimore and Ohio
headed the delegation which had been Sc
lected to speak for all the railroads. So
| far. the railroads alone have been heard
and following better understanding upoI
certain points the commission wishes t.
develop, the railroads probably will offel
detailed testimony at a date to be select
ed later. The shippers have not ye
presented their opposition to the increase
but will do SO, with Louis d. Brandei
acting as chief counsel for the commits
l sion.
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WEATHER.

Partly cloudy tonight and Thurs
day without decided temperature
change; moderate variable winds.
FULL REPORT ON PAGE FOURTEEN.