Evening Star Newspaper, December 10, 1912, Page 1

The Star is the only afternoon paper in Washington that prints the news of the Associated Press. WEATHER. Fair tonight and Wednesday; warmer tonight; colder Wednes- day night; brisk southwest winds. No. 19,067. he Zp LOOKS TOSUPPORT ARE NOT DETERRED FROM OLD PARTIES) cence Roosevelt Expects Democratic and Republican Desertions to the Progressive Ranks. " ADDRESSES THE LEADERS CONFERRING IN CHICAGO} ®!¢¥S OF UNREST REPORTED Outlines the Plan of Campaign to Be Carried On. CONGRATULATES ASSOCIATES Urges That Progressive Legislation Be Indorsed Regardless of What Party Pro- S Ignore Protests Regarding Tariff Reduction. SLUMP IN STOCK VALUES Sequel to Announcement of Ways and Means Committee Plans. Leaders of Dominant Party Claim That Result of Recent Election ‘Warrants Their Course of Action. Five minutes after the news was flashed to New York yesterday that the ways WASHINGTON, D. ©., enti SINCLAIR SEES TAFT Democrat Favorably Mention- ed for Commissionership. CONFERENCE WITH OTHERS President Wishes to Send the Nomi- nations to the Senate Soon. JUDSON TQ BE TRANSFERRED New Post of Engineer Officer Not Determined—Canal Zone Governorship. A. Leftwich Sinclair, whose name has been favorably mentioned to President and means committee's democratic mem- bership had decided to proceed in the first week in January with preliminary steps to reduction of the tariff, values of stocks listed on the New York Stock Ex- | change began to crumble. poses It. Roosevelt to Progressives. “Our purpose is to keep up & continuous campaign for social and industrial justice, and for gen- uine government by the people and -for the people. “Ultimately all the progressives, who still cling to the two old par- ties, will have to come with us, in order to effect the needed improve- | ment in political conditions. ‘We shall support legislation that will carry out our principles regardless of what party may in- troduce it in the several states. “The doctrine of the divine right of judges to rule the people is every whit as ignoble as the doc- trine of the divine right of kings. “The men who fight such pro- Posals as we have made to secure jus when the courts do in- ©, are as emphatically the les of reaction as were the men who fifty years ago defended the Dred Scott decision by the Su- preme Court, and sought to pre vent the prohibition of slavery by the Constitution.” ry CHICAGO, December 10.—All. standing room was taken when the conference of the progressive party was formally call- ed to order today in the La Salle Hotel. Senator Dixon, the national committee chairman, spoke briefly, and was follow- ed by Col. Roosevelt with the keynote speech. Col. Roosevelt made it plain that the Program of the progressive party does not contemplate making terms with the republican party as a party. He said in effect that the new party had come to stay and expected eventually to attract Although Congress never takes into con- sideration the whims of speculators in Wall street, it is known to everybody that the stock market is a far-flung picket outpost of intrenched business and finance, first to wigwag warning of ap- Proaching danger or good times. Moreover, democratic leaders, from Chairman Underwood down, have been receiving protests and advice from man- ufacturers and business men all over the country against radical reduction of the tariff." Also it has been made known to them that manufacturers are already get- ting ready to curtail output and that merchants are withholding orders in an- ticipation of getting cheaper goods from abroad. Signs of Unrest Reported. In the very flush of renewed good times, based largely upon the most boun- teous crops the nation has ever pro- duced, advices come to the lawmakers from many sources that business is show- ing signs of unrest, not to say alarm. “But you can’t make an omelette with- out breaking eggs,” is the answer of the tariff revisionists, and they are very in- tent upon this new tariff omelette. Furthermore, the democrats for the most part are not allowing themselves to be frightened by these warnings. Their indifference to storm signals arises main- ly from the democratic gains in protective tariff strongholds in the recent congres- sional elections. Point to Result of Election. The most striking case in point, per- haps, in such consideration was Connecti- cut. There was a protective state, so con- sidered in the extreme. For years Rep- resentative, Hill and his colleagues had drummed protection into the voters, line upon line, precept upon precept, and the workingmen in the factories knew the to its banner the progressives who still gave allegiance to the republican and democratic organizations. Addressing the progressive national committee and other leaders, Col. Roose- velt congratulated them on what had been ‘accomplished in the short time since the Party was organized and gave hope for the future. He did not refer to the out- come of the campaign, but dwelt briefly on the action of the Chicago convention. Results of the Campaign. He said m part: “In this brief campaign we have over- thrown the powerful and corrupt machine that betrayed and strangled the republi- can party. Some day the honest men and, women who make up the rank and file of the republican party will realize the full iniquity of which the men were guilty who in the republican convention of June last by deliberate political theft wrencned the contro! of the patty from the people, made it the party of reaction and save it into the absolute cont the bosses. ee “The men who took part in, profited by or condoned and indorsed the theft of the Chicago convention should never again be trusted by men who believe in honesty. Jur purpose is to Keep up a continuous ganralgn for social und industrial justice end for the people. Such a campaign cannot be expected from any party which theory of the protective tariff by heart and were supposed to be grounded in its Practice. Representative Underwood, chairman of ways and means committee, and high priest of tariff reduction, harrowed Con- necticut in the last campaign as with a fine tooth comb. And he talked “tariff for revenue only” from start to finish, clear the difference between that. policy and “tariff for revenue with inci- dental protection.” Connecticut returned a solid democratic Gelegation to the next House. Every one isnows the increased democratic majority. from the country at large, and the demo- cratic leaders are taking this their warranty for going at the tariff to reduce it as well as revise it. ‘Chairman Underwood had expected to- day to announce the dates and program for the tariff hearings next month, but Was detained by a long committee hear- ing, and will issue his statement after a meeting of the ways and means commit- tee tomorrow. WARSHIP SINKS STEAMER. Accident Off Devonport, England, But Details Are Not Known. DEVONPORT, England, December 10.— The British battleship Centurion collided genuine government by the people| with and sank an unknown steamer to- day off this port, The bows of the bat- is partly reactionary, and at their best|tleship were damaged and she is return- both of the oid parties are partly, they are usualy dominantly, reactionary. “Our function is to bring about the needed realignment of the political parties along national and rational lines. Substantially parties are but wings of of reaction and privilege. no natural definite them. Ultimately all the progressives who still cling to the two old parties will have to come with us in order to effect the needed improvement in political con- ditions, in the efficiency of government There is now and in financial and industrial standards. |” Support All Progressive Legislation. “We should support legislation that will carry out our principles regardless | The investigation of the special com- of what party may introduce it in the|™ittee of the Senate, of which Senator several states. “Our people, and especially our pro- | campaign contributions and expenditures gressive members, must ever keep in| will be resumed here probably -December mind that the progressive party is by | 17, it was determined today. its platform committed to the doctrine that these measures we advocate are to | ¢, become part of the law of the land, pro- vided we can get the people to stand for them. if legislature, executive court stands in the way, then in la and orderly fashion, and along the lines laid down in the national progressive platform, we intend to see that the will of the people is carried out; judge, legislature and executive officer alike do their full part in thus carry- ing out the will of the people. No part; which denies to the people the right secure justice, as we progressives pro- pose when the courts interpret the Con- stitution so as to enthrone injustice, has the right to claim credit for sii cerity in any effort to work for in- dustrial and social justice. All other to measures are useless if we permit a|dred New York woman suffragists, who not responsible to the| hope to get a Xotes-for-women amend- as to|ment through the state legislature at whether the people shall or shall not in| their next attempt, are planning to jour- body which people to have the “final say their laws do complete soctal and in- dustrial Justice. Divine Right of Judges. “The doctrine of the divine right of judges to rule the people is every whit as ignoble as the doctrine of the divine right of kings. and this doctrine is now chiefly and powerfully upheld by the legal and Snancial representatives of privilege. ‘We also hold with Abraham Lincoln— and w and we only, are the heirs of Lincoin’s principles—that the people are the masters of the Constitution. We be- Meve in the Constitution and for that very reason we contemptuously thrust difference between | munication with the shore has been per- and|wiil be here by December 17, wful | iearned, and so that date was tentatively and that | the first to be heard: y | JOURNEY ON FOOT TO ALBANY. and | ing to Devonport. The damage to the Centurion was republican |caused by her anchors being driven ‘the old| through her bows. The battleship has the same party | arrived off Plymouth sound, but no com- mitted thus far. WILL RESUME HEARINGS. December 17 Decided as Date by Clapp Committee. Clapp of Minnesota is chairman, into Senator Clapp called a meeting of the ommittee for today to map out its future work, but two members of the committee were absent. Practically all the members it wa fixed as the time for resuming the probe. Former Senator Foraker of Ohio and William Randolph Hearst will be among New York ‘Woman. Suffragists Hope to Impress Next Legislature. NEW YORK, December 10.—Two hun-} ney on foot to the capital at Alban: preaching their doctrine at all the tow and villages on the way. The march will Taft for democratic representative on the board of District Commissioners, was re- ceived by President Taft today, the Presi- dent desiring to talk with the suggested Commissioner. The President, it is said, wishes to send in the nominations of two Commission- ers, and will do so after he has con- ferred with several more persons. It fs regarded as probable that the transfer of Col. Judson from his position an Engineer Commissioner will be an- nounced about the same time the nomina- tions of the two civilian Commissioners go to Congress. The assignment of a new Engineer Commissioner does not have to be submitted to Congress. It is done by direction of the President through the Secretary of War. Col. Jud- son's new post has not been determined upon, it was sald today, that being a mat- tee of future action by the Secretary of ar. Canal Zone Governorship. If, Col. Judson is to go to Panama the fact has not become known. One ob- ject of the President’s contempiated trip to Panr a this month was to view the situation there with the probable purpose of naming the governor of the canal. Under the law the President may name the officials to govern the canal without confirmation by the Senate. The Presi- dent had offered Gov. Wilson the oppor- tunity of going to the waterway and making these appointments when he en- tered office, but Gov. Wilson was not pre- pared to do so and the prospects are that the President himself will make the se- lections. ‘The trip to Panama, however, is not so certain now as it was yesterday. Col. Goethals, the engineer under whose su- pervision the canal is almost recdy to open, can become governor of the canal under civil regime if he wants it. If he does not want it, the President probably would name some other engineer officer familiar with the work of the canal. It has long been current talk that Col. Goe- thals thought favorably of Col. Judson, but so far Col. Goethals is the only man whose name fs in the mind of the Presi- dent. As as officer of the army, Col. Goethals would serve wherever ordered, but after his long service in Panama his personal wishes would be consulted. Cup From Which Jackson Drank. The presidential collection of china at the White House received a notable addi- tion today in a cup and saucer from which President Jackson drank his coffee while he resided there. They were pre- sented by Mrs. Martha Jefferson Trist Burke of Alexandria, Va., and there is ‘an interesting bit of history connected with them. Mrs. Burke's father, Nicholas Philip Trist, from whom she inherited the cup and saucer, was at one time secretary to President Jackson. When later he was appointed consul at Havana he obtained from the White House steward the cup and saucer used by the President. Last spring, following the Dolly Madi- son breakfast, Mrs Taft invited the women who were descendants of Pres- idents, and who were in the city to at- tend the breakfast, to an afternoon tea with her at the White House. During the afternoon they were shown the presiden- tial collection of china; Miss Fanny Burke was one of those present and upon her return home told her mother of the collection. They both felt that the Jack- gon cup and saucer, as well as a small tobacco pipe they owned, which also be- longed to President Jackson, should be in the White House collection. The articles have been placed on the shelf of one of the cabinets with a salt cellar of the same period, which was given to the col- lection some months ago by Miss Mc- Kericher, whose father, Alexander Mc- Kericher, was landscape gardner at the White House for more than twenty years. SUES UTLTES COMPANY First Action for Damages Against New Company Filed by Harry Himebright. The new Washington Utilities Com- pany, the thirty-million-dollar corpora- tion which is said to seek the merger of Public service concerns of Washington and neighboring portions of Virginia, had the first damage suit filed against it to- day in the District Supreme Court. The suit comes as the result of the merger FIRST REUNIO ar. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1912—TWENTY-TWO PAGES. OF THE SONS OF ARMAGEDDO: CORNELIUS 1S CHOSEN SERGEANT-AT-ARMS Assistant to Late Col. Rans- dell Promoted to Position Held by the Latter. E. Livingstone Cornelius was today chosen by the Senate sergeant-at-arms to succeed the late Daniel Moore Rans- dell. Mr. Cornelius has been ‘asststant sergeant-at-arms for more than a year. Mr. Cornelius has been a resident of Washington practically continuously for more than twenty years. He came here from Baltimore and was appointed pri- vate secretary to Col: Ransdell when the latter was United States marshal for the District of Columbia under President Harrison. While Col. Ransdell was mar- shall Mr. Cornelius was’ his active as- sistant and aided-Mr. Ransdell in many of the tasks which Président Harrison imposed on his friend from Indianapolis. When Col. Ransdell was elected ser- geant-at-arms of the Senate in 1900, he chose Mr. Cornelius as his secretary. Since that time, Mr. Cornelins has been connected with the office in an official capacity. In recognition of his work, the Senate, more than a year ago, cre- ated the position of assistant sergeant- at-arms for Mr. Cornelius. During Col. Ransdell’s last illness, Mr. Cornelius per- formed the duties of the sergeant-at- arms, taking charge of the funerals of Vice’ President Sherman and Senator Rayner of Maryland, and directing the details of the office. MEET DEATH TOGETHER. Husband and Wife Go Through Ice on St. Croix River. HUDSON, Wis. December » 10.—The bodies of A. L. Tilseth and his wife, who left here late Sunday. night for - their home &t Lakeland and were to cross the St. Croix river on skates, were found late last night by searchers who had covered the river for many miles up and down stream. They were in the channel of the river and the woman's body was ciasped in her husband's arms: A strand of the woman's hair frozen to the ice kept the bodies from becoming lost. Mr. and Mrs. Tilseth skated to Hudson Sunday night to visit Mrs. Tilseth’s par- ents. They left here for home about 9 o'clock. When they failed to reach Lakeland the next morning, a, searching party was organized. Mr. Tilseth was passenger agent for the with the Washington-Virginia Railway Company, which is named as co-defend- ant. The plaintiff is Harry Himebright, who asks $20,000 damages for alleged personal injury. Through Attorneys L. J. Mather and John Doyle Carmody, the plaintift says the defendant, Washington-Virginia Railway Company, negligently operated one of its cars along 14th street south- west between B and C streets July 15 last, as the result of which, he alleges, he was run down, had both legs crushed and injured and has been permanently begin next Monday, December 16, and about ten days will be allotted for com- pleting the one-hundred-and-fitty-mile journey. PANAMA CANAL THE TOPIC. Commercial Changes Likely to Be Caused Are Discussed. ATLANTA, Ga., December 10.—Diplo- mats, Southern railroad executives, side the efforts of the reactionaries to| Steamship officials and southern indus- turn it into a fetish for the obstruction of| trial leaders discussed here today the Justice. The Constitution was created to| change in the commercial relations ex- gecure justice, and we refuse to allow it to be so perverted as to become @ barrier between the people and justice. Every al we have made for applying and adapting the Constitution to our present pected to come with the opening to traf- fic of the Panama canal. Future trade conditions between the south and Latin America were discussed needs is a proposal to save the Consti-|¥ Speakers. who included John Barrett, fotion by making it @ more efficent In. | director of the Pan-Ameri¢an Union, and atrument for securing justice for all the| "epresentatives of Central le. ‘he so-called conservatives who object ‘(Continued on Second Page) and South American states. oat Somoerow's seesiqua of the confer- eral industrial the south is to be discussed. becca disordered. By the merger, it is stated, the Utilities company assumed the Habil:ty of the ‘Washington-Virginia company. PLAN NURSERIES FOR TRAINS. Special Cars for Babies Proposed by Passenger Agents, CHICAGO, December 10.—Special cars with nurseries for bables were pro- posed as an addition to the equipment of overland and limited railroad trains at a meeting of passenger agents of a western railroad system here yester- day. It was suggested that the smoker, the compartment end observation cars are now a regular part of the maxe- up of trains, and that there should be a special place for babies and their mothers or nurses. It was agreed that it would be better for the bables and patter for the other passengers on the rain. re St. Paul PEs at Lakeland. Stoten Crown Jewels Not Replaced. DUBLIN, Ireland, December 10.—The lord lieutenant of Ireland authorized to- day a general denial of the report that the Irish crown jewels mysteriously stolen from Dublin castle in 1907 had been_replaceg, Only 12 Days for Christmas Shopping SHOP NOW AND: EARLY IN THE DAY. BAN ON “GROWLERS” Excise Board to Bar the Sale of Beer in Buckets. DRASTIC: ACTION PLANNED All Thirst Parlors to Be Designated by Proprietor’s Name Only. Drastic regulations for better control of ‘the liquor traffic in the District of ‘Columbia, one of which will put an end to the “growler” trade or purchasing of beer at saloons in buckets or pitchers so that it may be consumed at a place other than where the sale is made, were adopted to- day by the.excise board of the, District. They are to:become effective January 1, The board’s’action was taken as a re- sult of the recent decision of the -District Court of Appeals holding that the excise body has exclusive jurisdiction over the sale of liquor in the District of Columbia. Not only is the “growler” trade to be eliminated, but the regulations adopted tqday will require after January 1 next that the designations of all places whgre intoxicating Hquor is sold-shall be con- fined to ti.e name of the proprietor, while, also, it is provided that obscene pictures shall not be displayed in' liquor ‘estab- lishments or liquor barrels, kegs or cases be permitted to remain on the sidewalks in front of saloons or licerised liquor houses. : List of Orders Adopted. The orders adopted by the board are the following: = “Section 14... Rule A—The sale of: in- toxicating liquors or beer’ to’ be drunk elsewhere than’ the place of sale in pitchers, buckets, ‘cans or vehicles of any kind, except in the original pacigiges, known as the.‘growler’ or ‘bucket’ trade, is hereby prohibited. “Rule _B—The designation of all places where intoxicating’ Hquors or beer are sold ‘at retail shall be confined’ to the name of the proprietor, and in- addition thereto one of the. following words, ‘cafe,’ ‘buffet,’ ‘bar,’ ‘barroom’ or ‘restaurant,’ and. all other ‘signs are hereby’ prohit- ited: * “Rule C—The designation of all -places where intoxicating liquors.or beer are ‘sold ‘by wholesale shall be confined to the name of the proprietor, and in addi- tlon thereto the words ‘wholesale liquors and’ wines,’ but cards, not larger than three Inches square, may be used to designate the Kind and price -of liquors on display in windows, all other signs or cards, which may be seen from the street, are hereby prohibited. “Rule D—The display of obscene pic- tures .n places licensed for the sale of in- toxicating Mquors or beer is hereby pro- hibited. 3 “Rule E—That liquor barrels, kegs and cases shall not be permitted to re- main on the pavement in front of places licensed to-sell intoxicating liquors: or er. Regulations Urged by Merchants. All of the regulations promulgated, with the exception of that relating to the desig- nation of retail liquor houses, were urged in resolutions sent recently to the excise board by the Washington Mercantile As- sociation. Several organizations representative of the liquor interests have adopted resolu- tions favoring the abolition of the “‘growl- er” trade, and saloon men generaily, it is understood, favor the plan, the claim being made that there is Uttie profit in |tnis kind of trade. The plan also has the approval of the Antl-Saloon League. | EUROPEANS IN PERIL. - Lives Threatened by Liberian Sol- diers, Says Dispatch. COLOGNE, Germany, December 10.— ‘The lives of Europeans along the River Seistos, in Liberia, are threatened by Liberian soldiers, according to a dis- patch to the Cologne Gazette from Mon- rovia. It is added that the Europeans are preparing to leave the country. ‘The German gunboat Panther is iyi Jat anchor before the town of Selstos and ‘the Germap gunboat Eber off Monrovia. | ry JOHNSON NOT 10 LEAVE Reported Rumors Denied. Has Important Local Legis- lation Under Way. — Representative Ben Johnson of Ken- tucky will remain at the head of the -Hlouse committee on the District of Co- lumbia, despite published statements to the contrary, according to the present attitude of the Kentucky delegation in Congress. The members from the Blue Grass state have been canvassing ‘the committee situation for the last few days and have decided among them- selves what they would like, which is, of- course, dependent! to some extent on the rest of the House. Representative Johnson’s friénds in the House said to- day that he did not intend to relinquish the chairmanship of the istrict com- mittee at this session, and as far as he can see he will not request any other committee chairmanship or assignment for next session. Canvass of Kentuckians. Representative James’ electicn to the Senate makes a change in committees as far as the Kentucky delegation is concerned, and a canvass of the mem- bers has been in progress. Judge Bark- ley of the first Kentucky district will succeed Representative James, and a great effort will be made to place him on-the river ‘and harbors committee. -Kentucky has wanted a member on' that influential body for a long time, as its waterways are important and the state believes it is entitled to representation. Representative Stanley is slated by ‘the delegation for the ways and means com- | mittee and probably will give up the rules | committee and the agricultural commit- tee. His special work as the investigator of.the steel trust is now about done. Representative Cantril .will be pushed as a candidate for the rules committee and Representative Helm for agriculture; while Swagar Shirley, a power om the appropriations committee, will remain on that committee. Local Legislation Under Way. It. is understood that not the slightest attempt has been made to change Rep- resentative Johnson from the District committee. Always diffident about talking for publication on such a matter. Repre- seritative Johnson has said nothing at all. However, his friends intimate that Mr. Johnson would not give the appearance of resigning from a committee where there is the east, suggestion that he is “under fire.” Hé has several big pieces of legis- lation under way, ‘notably the investiga- tion into>the ‘accounts at the Treasury ‘| Department between the District of Co- lumbia and the United States. Many important District bills, such as the pub- lic Utilities measure, the electric light and gas. measures, the excise measure, etc., are still pending in the House District committee. GUEST AT BANQUET. Baroness von | Suttner Honored by New York Peace Society. NEW. YORK, December 10.—Baroness Bertha von Suttner of Vienna, one of the most distinguished women in the international~peace movement, who was honored with the Nobel peace prize in 1905, was'the guest of honor at a dinner of the New York*Peac Society at the Hotel Astor .last night. ‘Andrew Carnegie, presiding at the din- ner, declared that the Senate's “griev- ance,” .which led to the non-ratificat.on of the proposed treaty with Great Bratain, France-and Germany, was not irremedial, land he looked forward without discour- agement to the early adoption of a peace treaty with the powers named. ‘He sata infinite reliance could be placed upon President-elect Wilson whenever international peace is concerned, ‘What- ever disappointment and repulses the cause of peace may have,” he declared in conclusion, “its triumph is inevitable.” ‘President Nicholas Murray Butler of Columbia University, Joseph H. Choate poodle DISTRICT COMMITTEE INO CHAIRMAN YET Announcement of Inaugural Committee Head Delayed. INTEREST IS STILL KEEN! i Mr. McCombs, It Is Said, Is Wait- | ing to Hear From Wilson. i JORDAN'S FRIENDS CONFIDENT Supporters of Robert N. Harper and W. V. Cox Also Continue to Express Hope. Special Dispatch to The Star. NEW YORK, December 10.—Chairman ; William F. McCombs of the national ; democratic committee did not get to his office until late today. He said, how- ever, that he would make no announce- ment of the appointment of a chair- man of the inaugural committee this morning, It was said at democratic headquar- ters that possibly no announcement would be made by Mr. McCombs until tomorrow. Mr. McCombs reached here yesterday evening from Washington, where he carefully went over the field regarding the appointment of an in- augural committee chairman. Wonder at Delay. The. chief topic of discussion in local democratic circles in Washington today was not “who is to be chairman of the in- augural committee,” but “why does not Mr. McCombs, the national chairman, announce. the appointment.” That Mr. McCombs had made up his mind to ap- point Eldridge E. Jordan chairman before he came to Wash.ngton last Saturday was admitted on all sides, even by Mr. Jordan’s opponents. It was suggested that Mr. McCombs was waiting to hear from Gov. Woodrow Wil- son himself -in regard to the appointment, before making. the announcement. : McCombs, it is known, feels that the in- augural ceremonies and all their arrange- ments should have the approval of Gov. Wilson, since they touch the President-to- be so closely. For that reason, it was CLOSING NEW YORK STOCK QUOTATIONS PAGE 18 ONE CENT. ‘ANSWER TO ENGLAND Secretary Knox to Reply to Note on Canal Matter.. DISCUSSION BY CABINET Interest in Proposed Plan of Submis- sion to The Hague, VIEWS OF PRESIDENT TAFT Administration Said to Be Inclined to Admit There Might Be Dif- ference of Opinion, —_ With the formal presentation of Great Britain's protest against the Panama ca- nal bill Secretary Knox today go. down. to a careful study of the objections raised by Sir Edward Grey in the lengthy note transmitted last night by Ambassa- dor Bryce. The British minister for foreign affairs, jbasing his principal objection on the pro- posal to relieve all American shipping from paying canal tolls, either by ex- empting it from, charges or remitting the tolls paid, contends that section of the law is in violation of the Hay-Paunce- fote treaty, and proposes, if the question can be settled in no other way, that it shall be submitted to arbitration at The Hague. Presentation to The Hague. The means by which the question might be presented to The Hague are a center of interest. The existing arbitration treaty between the United States and Great Britain expires by limitation next June. If the controversy were to be de- layed until thea there would be no treaty under which the dispute might be arbi- trated. In any case, a special agreement ap- proved by the Senate would be required before the dispute could be referred to The Hague, and there is @ variance of opinion as to whether a majority of the Senate would permit the case to go there. Several senators—among them those con- sidered the best lawyers in the upper ‘house—have declared that the United States surely would lose its case at The suggested, Mr. McCombs was delaying until he should get word from Bermuda, and would then appoint Jordan. ‘On the other hand, it was declared that Mr. McCombs’ determination to appoint Mr. Jordan had been shaken during his visit to Washington, and that was the reason of the delay in the announcement. Friends Still Confident. Mr. Jordan's friends, however, are still confident that hé is to be the selection for chairman, notwithstanding a rumor that Mr. McCombs had sent word to Mr. jordan yesterday that. if he would step | oar of ihe race Mr. Jordan could have the honor -of naming the: chairman .him- self. It was reported that Mr. Jordan had replied He would step out, but that he did not wish to name, the chair- mgn. He added that he would work hard for any man whom Mr. McCombs se- lected. It is believed here that a mistake is being made by delaying the appointment, both bectuse the feeling for abd against the various candidates . is becoming stronger, with less chance for harmony ‘after the appointment-is made, and also because there is a great deal of work to be-done by the inaugural committee and a large amount of money to: be raised be- fore March: 4, and the: time is growing short. The ‘friends of both Robert N. Harper and -W. V. Cox are voicing @ hope that ‘their candidates are to be selected for chairman. Still other democrats are con- fident that a compromise candidate will be_selected. ‘The race for secretary of the inaugural committee is likely to bring out as many candidates, if not more, than has. the race for the chairmanship. In addition to W. W. Vick of New York, who was secretary of the democratic national com- mittee, J. Fred Kelley, J. W. Childress and John Boyle already are in the field. Candidate for Secretary. Mr. Boyle is a local democrat and newspap@ man. His name was present- ed two weeks ago to Chairman Mc- Combs for the position of secretary to the inaugural committee by newspaper friends in Washington. It is understood that Mr. Boyle occu- pies a passive position in the matter and will not enter any scramble for the office. He has been in active local politics for thirty years, and is personally known to nearly every prominent democratic lead- er in national politics. ‘Mr. Boyle was for twenty years a mem- ber of the democratic central committee of the District of Columbia and a dele- gate from the District in 1896 to the Chi- cago democratic convention. Cabinet Speculation. Cabinet speculation followed Mr. Mc- Combs about the capital yesterday, but the democratic chairman asserted before he left Washington last night that his visit to Washington had not been to sound democratic leaders either as to cabinet appointments or prospective leg- islation in the next Congress. In the dozen or more informal con- ferences Mr. McCombs has had, how- ever, it is understood that both sub- jects have been touched upon, and that ‘Mr. McCombs is prepared to give Presi- dent-to-be Wilson, when he reaches New .ork from Bermuda, a store of valu- able information as to the opinions of democratic leaders. ‘The conference with Speaker Clark and Oscar W. Underwood, the demo- cratic leader of the cored rn place in the er’s offices. The three men eee for a half hour, the in- augurad committee selections being un- der consideration most of the time. PROTEST BOMBALLA HANGING. Twenty-Four Hours of Street Speak- ing Planned for Frisco. SAN FRANCISCO, December 10.—Rep- resentatives of the California Anti-Capi- tal Punishment League announced last night that plans had been completed for a street speaking campaign to protest against the hanging of Manuel Bomballa, whose execution at San Quentin prison is set for Friday, December 13. The speaking will begin at 6 o'clock ‘Thursday evening on a downtown street corner, and will continue untfl 6 o’clock Friday evening. Fifty speakers will ap- pear, including Clarence S. Darrow of Chicago. STATE’S RARE TRIBUTE. Body of Mrs, Julia Welles to Lie in Colorado's Capitol. DENVER, Col., December 10.—For the first time in the higtory of Colorado the body of a woman will lie in state in the rotunda of the capitol today. Mrs. Julia von der Leith Welles is to receive this public tribute. ‘The guard of honor will be composed of prominent women. Mrs. Welles was re- sponsible for the creation of the state traveling library commission, of which thropic work, and Mrs. Anna Garlin Spencer were the|she was president, and was noted for speakers. philan: Hague. Meanwhile Secretary Knox will prepare a reply to the British note. It will be of the same friendly tone, as was Minister Grey's communication, entirely lacking any elements of belligerency. Today was a regular cabinet meeting day and the subject was up for informal discussion by President Taft, Secretary Knox and the rest of the President's official family. The outline of this government's reply proba- bly will not be discussed until the Presi- dent and Secretary Knox have had op- portunity to go over the British note thofoughly, which may be a few weeks. with the British contention that the toll act is in violation of the Pauncefote treatyy. the administration is inclined to admit that the subject ference of opinion. ee ference Hl Moreover, it fs known that the Presi= Gent does not regard the subject as one afte the vital interests of the United States, but rather as of purely pecuniary consequence, and therefore not monk the prohibited subjects, mentioned in the existing special arbitration treaty with Great Britain. Therefore, while that re- sult may not be reached ‘immediately, it is probable that in the end the admin- istration will hold that the question at issue is clearly an arbitrable one. ‘The next step would be to negotiate pith the British ambassador + with 2 view to preparing raft o agreem specifying the matter to be arbitrated. ‘This necessarily would go #0 the Senate for approval. ENGLAND OBJECTS TO EXEMPTING SHIPS OF U. S. FROM TOLLS Great Britain's formal note of protest against that section of the Panama ca- nal act which exempts American coast- wise shipping from payment of tolls for passing through the Panama canal, a document .written by Sir Haward Grey, British minister for foreign affairs, was presented to Secretary of State Knox last night by British Ambassador Bryce. It is am elaboration of the points of ob- jection in his note presented to the State Department last July. In brief, these ob- Jections: That while it was clearly in violation of the Hay-Pauncefote treaty either to remit or refund tolls on all American s}"»ping using the canal, the same objec- tion in all likelihood would apply to the coastwise trade shipping, In view of the probable impossibility of framing regula- tions that would not result in a prefer- ence to American shipping In addition to supporting these points by long arguments, Sir Edward indicates very clearly that strong resistance will be offered to any attempt to exclude from the canal British ships owned by Cana- dian railroads or whose owners may be guilty of violating the Sherman anti- trust act. He holds that this section of the act cannot apply to British shipping, but only to United States vessels. ‘He also indicates in his note that un- derlying the objection to the exemption from toll of American coastwise ships Is an apprehension that in the future the principle might be extended to cover ‘American ships in the foreign trade. Says Taft Took Wrong View. Otherwise the note is devoted almost entirely to an effort to demonstrate that any such exemption of American shipping as is proposed is in direct conflict with the terms of the Hay-Pauncefote treaty and that President Taft was clearly wrong when he took the contrary view. Generally, the British note might be summed up as a clear definition of the 8 \@ifferences between the two governments rm ing the construction of the Hay- Pauncefote treaty, winding up with a sal that the issues should be settled rope! -bitrati provided that they cannot Ey arbitration, provided ehat they cannot way remains open. Which ot the points made by the minister is to recall “how strenuously the United States protested, as a violation of cqual rights, against the system which Canada had introduced of @ rebate of a large por- tion of the tolis on certain freights on the Welland can, and how in the face of that protest the system was abandoned. No Discrimination. Referring to the third article of the Hay-Pauncefote treaty, the note points ‘out that the first of the Suez canal rules, which the treaty adopted for the Panama canal, 1s that the waterway shall be free and open to the vessels of commerce and war of all nations, observing the rules on terms of entire equality, so that there shall be no discrimination aagainst any is said that the 's state- Soe ee eg ee oe ee