Evening Star Newspaper, December 18, 1926, Page 4

4 s THE AR, WASHINGTON, D. FIVE HOURS OF EULOGY MARKS | RUDOLPH TESTIMONIAL DINNER BLACKSMITH RICH - FROMD. C. ESTATE Californian to Share in For- tune Left by Clarence A. Kenyon, His Brother. By the Associated Press. N JOSE, Calif., December 18.— Yes, there is a Santa Claus, say Russell P. Kenyon, 67, blacksmith | here for 22 years. ‘plr(‘er{yon was notified today by at.| torneys in Washington, D. C., that he would share with seven brothers and sisters in_the $6,000,000 estate of Clarence A. Kenyon, a hr;)(her, who in Washington recently. ‘“?en,\'nm whn“csl(rrnnu-s"“lfl share at approximately half a million, says S 4o Deen. n- the. blacksmith busi- ness so long he will stay here at his work, at least until after the holi- days. Then he may go East and as- sist in settling the estate. Clarence A. Kenyon a retired en- gineer, died at his residence, 1620 R street on November 27. His estate, the amount of which has not been made public, will be divided in accord- ance with the will among the follow- ing relatives, all of whom, in addition to Russell P. Kenyon, live in the far West: Bertram C. Kenyon, Zella L. Mix, | Minna_M. McDonald, Reid Kenyon, | Mary P. Fuson, Thomas W. Kenyon, | and George B. Kenyon. | Unofficial although rellable sources | of information indicated that the | estate will prove to be far less than the reported $6,000,000. Probably be- tween $500,000 and $1,000,000. “POET LAUREATE” TAKES LIFE IN BELOVED RIVER Thomas Thackeray Swinburne, De- spondent Over Sister's Demise, Leaps to Death in Genesee. By the Associated Press. ROCHESTER, N. Y., December 18. —The “poet laureate of the Genesee,” Thomas Thackeray Swinburne, yes- terday ended his life in the wintry floor waters of the river he had so often celebrated in verse. Broken in mind and body by the jong illness of his sister, Mrs. Rose Swinburne Horton, which culminated in her death two weeks ago, Mr. Swin- burne jumped from a bridge into the Genesee River here. His body was swept over a falls. He had written and published scores of songs and poems, perhaps his best known poem being “The Genesee,” the adopted song of the University of Rochester. He was 62 years old. R T NAVY RESERVES LAUDED. The Naval Inspection Board, which has been touring the country exam- ining Reserve divisions, had much | praise for them in its report, just made public by the Navy Department. It reported that rapid progress is being made in developing an efficient organization since the passage of the new legislation. It found, the report said, that the general appearance, smartness and seagoing manner of thefpersonnel was far above the expectations of the board. The .principal defect noted was classroom instruction, men of varying degrees of naval knowledge being put .in the same class and given the same instruction. THE WEATHER District of Columbia — Fair, con- tinued cold tonight; minimum tem- perature, 12 degrees. Tomorrow in- creasing cloudiness, not so cold. Maryland—Fair tonight; tomorrow increasing cloudiness, not so cold. ‘West Virginia—Fair tonight; tomor- row increasing cloudiness, not so cold. Virginia——Fair tonight, colder in southwest portion; tomorrow increas- ing cloudiness, not so cold. Temperature for 24 Hours. Thermomoter—4 p.m., 38; 8 p.m., 33; 12 midnight, 29; 4 a.m., 16; 8 a.m., 10; 11 a.m,, 17" 7 Barometer—4 p.m., 30.28; 8 p.m. 20.23; 12 midnight, 30.40; 4 a.m., 30.5' 8 am., 30.62; 11 a.m., 30.63. Highest temperature, 39, occurred at 3:30 p.m. yesterday. Lowest temperature, 10, occurred at 8 a.m. today. Temperature same date last year— Highest, 42; lowest, 30. Tide Tables. (Furnished by United States Coast (Continued from First Page.) the spoken drama, volced his praise briefly and impromptuly. “I never saw so many {llustrious people go to as much trouble and expense to hurry a man out of office as you are doing tonigh he sald with a note of face- tiousness. Turning to the former Commissioner, he added: “I know that the place you have occupied here has been one of great pride to your fellow citizens.” Gift From People Presented. As a final act in this drama of pub- lic praise, Mr. Rudolph was escorted by a committee of his friends to a platform In the center of the big ‘Willard ballroom and there received from Justice Frederick L. Siddons on behalf of the people of the District a costly silver service for tea, con- sisting of a dozen pleces. Robert V. Fleming, president of the Riggs Natlonal Bank, presided at the ceremonies. It was he who read the lstter from the President lauding Mr. Rudolph’s services to the District. Ed- ward F. Colladay was the toastmaster. After recounting some of his early political activities with the former Commissioner back in 1900 in connec- tion with McKinley's campaign for re- electon, Mr. Colladay read a poem written by Edith Koon Carr, exempli- fying the respect of the women of Washington toward .Mr. Rudolph. As the dinner was a stag affair, Mrs. Carr referred to it in this way: “I would really like to voice my right- eous indignation, for I'd so love to Join those men, but I've had no invi- tation." The dinner was sprinkled liberally with entertainment. The Army Band's symphonic ensemble played through- out the program. Local artists who participated were George O'Connor and Matt Horne, J. F. M. Bowie Fred East, George H. Wilson, Royal M. Foster, Stephen Fegin, Clifford Fox, Flora McGill Keefer, Austin L. Lawrenson, Richard C. Lawrenson and Harry Fox, Keith Vaudeville headliner, Mr. Fleming in his address of wel- come said: Reads Coolidge Letter. “Fellow Citizens and Honored Guests: “We are assembled this evening to pay tribute and to express our grati- tude to the Hon. Cuno H. Rudolph for his untiring efforts for the betterment of Washington dring his administra- tion under four Presidents. “The office of Commissioner is a most important one, requiring not only rare administrative ability but also tact and judgment. All of these qualities are possessed in an excep- tional degree by Mr. Rudolph. “Under his guidance and in co-op- eration with his associates and the citizens of Washington, and with the support of the Federal Government, ‘Washington has grown and prospered. “In voicing these sentiments, I feel that I am only expressing what is in the mind and heart of every man pres- ent in this most representative gath- ering, and I feel fortunate in having the honor to welcome you here this evening. ““The city of Washington is the child of our Nation, and although the Pres- ident is unable to be with us this eve- ning, he has asked me to extend his greetings and express his appreciation of Mr. Rudolph’s services, in the fol- lowing letter: “‘My dear Mr, Fleming: I find mv- self unable to attend the testimonial dinner the citizens of Washington are giving to the Hon. Cuno H. Rudolph on the occasion of his retirement as a member and president of the Board of Commissioners of the District of Co- lumbia. But I am glad to have the opportunity of expressing through you my appreciation of the eminent services rendered by your guest of honor. ‘* ‘Commissioner Rudolph has held this most important office under four Presidents. It is one of pecullar difi- culty, calling for tact, judgment and administrative ability of a high order. He lays down his duties with the respect and regard of all with whom and for whom he has worked. “‘Particularly have 1 been pressed with the intelligent interest he has shown in the plan for the de- velopment. and beautification of Washington. His long experience will be much missed in the adminis- tration of the District government. “ ‘Please give my regards and greet- ings to Commissioner Rudolph and to those who will be gathered to do him honor. Very truly yours, (Signed) ‘CALVIN COOLIDGE.'” Clayton Letter Read. Mr. Colladay when he assumed the chair as toastmaster read a com- munication from William McK. Clay- ton, special counsel to the Public Utilitles Commission, and for many years chairman of the public utilities committee of the Federation of Citi- zens' Assoclations, lauding Mr. Ru- dolph’s unblemished record as a public utilitis commissioner. Mr. Clayton’s letter follows: and Geodetic Survey.) Today—Low tide, 1:28 a.m. and 1:37 p.m.; high tide, 7:12 a.m. and 7:32 p.m. | Tomorrow—Low tide, 2:17 a.m. and | 2:26 p.m.; ‘high tide, 8:02 a.m. and| £:20 p.m. 1 The Sun and Moon, | Today—Sun rose 7:21 a.m.; sun sets, 447 pm. Tomorrow-—Sun sun sets, 446 p.m. Moon rises, pm.; sets 6:3% am. Automobile lamps to be lighted one- half hour after sunset. Condition of the Water. Temperature und condition of the | er at Great Falls, at 8 a.m.—Tem- perature, 82; condition, slightly muddy. | Weather in Various Cities rises, 22 a.m.; | i Stations Weather. | | #ligh! “My great regret s that, due to the condition of my eyes, I am unable to testify by my presence this evening to my respect, very high regard and ad- miration for Cuno H. Rudolph. “The white light of publicity has bent more fiercely upon him as a Pub- lic Utility Commissioner. He has been tested and tried more severely in that office than in that of Commissioner of the District of Columbia. “He served nine years of the period that the law has imposed these duties upon the Commissioners of the Dis- trict—from 1913 to 1926. “Representing the Citizens' Asso- clation during that period, I have ap- peared before Public Utility Commis- sioner Rudolph in over 200 utllity cases. “Never at any time was there the st suggestion that Commis- sloner Rudolph was other than always an upright judge, an honest conserva- tor of the rights of both people and corporation and a stanch upholder of the law. “His honesty of conviction and in. tegrity of purpose never were, and cannot now be, questioned. “He returns the blade of public service untarnished and undimmed to its scabbard of voluntary retirement from office before the affectionate sa- lute of all his fellow townsmen. “Very truly vours. “WILLIAM McK. CLAYTON." Urges High Salary. Commissioner Bell digressed from iy | his prepared speech to plea for an ady .08 .60 Loty ¥ Veather. Berlin, G Copenhagen, louly Cloudy Clear Chonds, Part Couds increase in compensation for the Dis- trict_Commissioners from the pres- ent $7.500 to $10,000 a year, which he said would put them on an equal hasis with members of Congress. Praised by Col. Bell. | Col. Bell said “Much has been sald and many | things printed concerning the life and { deeds of Commissioner Rudolph. 1 | will make no attempt even to enumer- | ate his manifold activities as a busi- and charitable affairs. To do s0 would preclude the possibility of touching upon those characteristics of which [ | have personal and intimate knowl- {edge. I have known him only as a Commisstoner. | ““Devoted to Public Service.—At his |desk at § o'clock in the morning, { busy all day long, and then lending {his offical presence to evening meet- |ings and entertainments when duty T | “Eiiclent—Quick to grasp _all phases of u problem, observant of de- tails. with unusual ability to analyze { problems und arrive at logical con- {clusions. 1 have often sald that I | knew his equation. Ry that 1 mean EVENING ST accurately what his conclusions would be, because he was thoroughly sound and never erratic. “Dignified.—He has in full measure the dignity, the distinction of ap- pearance and the savoir faire so es- sential to success in high office; and with it all he is unusually approach- able and willing to listen patiently to everybody. He has no repellent crust about him and is never hasty or in- tolerant. No matter what was said about the Commissioners or about him personally, he never descended to the plane of bickering and counter- accusation. Others might ‘sling mud,’ but he ignored it. ‘“‘Accomplishments.—J will not at- tempt to enumerate them. Charitabie and hospital work, the father of the playground system, the originator and developer of better methods in our penal institutions, the supervisor of administrative and financial de- partments. He gave not only service, he gave freely of his own funds, and when appropriations fafled he saw that the work was carried on. He has unusual ability to co-operate with his colleagues and assistants and to help them in their work, and he is entitled to a full share of the credit for all accomplishments and improvements by the District Government during his long service. This city is a more wonderful city because of his work. “Loyal and Sympathetic.—He taught loyalty and sympathy to the District employes by setting them an example, and after eight years' serv- ice he retires with the 100 per cent loyalty and esteem of the officials and employes with whom he served. Honored by three Presidents and by the people whom he has served so long and so well, he {s richly entitled to that relaxation and rest to which he and Mrs. Rudolph have looked for- ward so eagetly. “As Mrs. Rudolph has helped to bear the burdens and furnish the in- spirations during years of service, she is entitled to no little part of the public's esteem. “Their greatest and best reward will be pleasant retrospection of serv- ice well done.” Eulogized by Bishop. Bishop Freeman then eulogized Mr. Rudolph as follows: “A decade of public service ren. dered with high honor and distinction is worthy of the gratitude and high praise of this entire community. The honor guest of the evening, it is safe to say, has given the best and most efficient years of his life to the duties ‘of public office. Supremely important as it is to have fit men to serve the community, the State and the Nation, it all too frequently hap- pens that instead of receiving grate- ful acknowledgement from their fel- lows, they are the recipients of ungenerous and bitter criticism. ““It would sometimes seem that as soon as a man steps out of private life into public service immedi- ately he becomes the object of dis- favor, of suspiclon and unmeasured condemnation. The guest of this evening has been sufficlently robust in mind and body to survive all attacks and to come to the close of his long years or arduqus and devoted service uncontaminated and unspoiled. We felicitate him upon this rare accom. plishment. He s an exemplar of that kind of civic consciousness that rightly senses its civic obligations and accepts and discharges them to the best of its ability. We belleve he has set a standard worthy of high emulation and praise. We felicitate him tonight, that in retiring from his office he does s0 in the fullness of his years with vigor and strength to “carry on” even to the suuset hour. ‘We are met here to tell him with utter frankness, on behalf of a grate- ful community, that we acknowledge our debt to him, give him his service stripes and his marks of distinction, and bid him God-speed as he retires to the cool sequestered vales to seek recuperation and refreshment. “‘After all, the applause of the multi- tude is transient and ephemeral. The thing that abides is that quiet and tranquillity of mind that remains to satisfy one’s own consclousness that the task performed has been done with utter fidelity, with selfless de- votion, and with a reasonable effort to produce results that shall be per- manent and salutary, The very fact, Mr. Rudolph, that this great host of citizens has gathered here tonight to do you honor is not only to you an evidence of the esteem in which you are held, but a certificate of merit which witnesses to the worth of your character and the effectiveness of your service, “On such an occasion as this we are compelled to take cognizance of the obligation which every man owes to the Nation of which he is a citizen. Lincoln’s famous phrase clearly de- fines for us the form of government under which we live. ‘A Natlon of the people, by the people and for the people.” There are too many of us who think of it with self-satisfaction as a Nation ‘for the people.” Too few of us in devotion to its high ideals and splendid Institutions think of it as a ‘Nation by the people. Civic and religious duty are closely associ- ated. That old word of Scripture comes back to us ‘If a man hateth his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God Whom he hath not seen?’ To love one’s neighbor as one's self is a law that is fundamental to our life and happiness. Lauds Civic Pride. “Cold provincialism or selfish insu- larity that discloses no sense of re- sponsibility for the common weal of all is a menace to national integrity and the sure precursor of national dissolution. Louis Kossuth had this in mind when he said concerning America: ‘If your ship of state is ever lost, the rock upon which it will split will the devotion of your citizens to their private interests at the expense of the state.’ As the great Hungarian patriot envisioned the future of this great Nation, he saw {ts infinite possibilities and its unprecedented growth. But one thing could halt it in its onward march, namely, the loss of civic pride and disregard or disesteem of civic re- sponsibilities. “It is only within our generation that we have come to recognize more fully the intimacy of the ties that bind us together in a great common- wealth. More and more we have been | ness man, banker and leader in civic | compeled to realize that our forty- eight sovereign States constitute an entity, bound together by indissoluble ties and secured by the unfalling rec- ognition of their unity and oneness. “More and more this great Capital is being honored and revered by our people generally. More and more its influence s being felt throughout the civilized world. One who is resident here may say with just pride, in the language of another, ‘I am a citizen of no mean city.’ The responsibilities that devolve upon citiz in the Capital is, 1 venture to say, greater than those which devolve upon citi- zens in other parts of our land. T have long felt that if Washington {s the city in which we make our Wederal {laws, it might well become the city jin which, in part at least, we make jour national ideals. Here, we are ! permitted to think in national terms; | here, we are privileged to have more |immediate contact with those in ex- {ecutive and legislative and judicial departments upon whose shoulders jrest the burdens of government. ’flero, we come to know the impulses as well as the ideals that move men to service and action. 'Here, stand. ards are made that affect’ for good our people as a whole. | citizen In this fair .city is worthy of its high distinetion 'who does not seek In thought and action | that given a certain set of facts and to recognize his obligation, not only cireums T could estimute very Ainces to the community in which he lNves, A Ibut to the Nation at large. Such an | occasion as this tonight serves to em- | phasize this broader vision and to | press upon us a deepened sense of iboth our privilege and our oppor- tunity. We cannot meet too frequent- ly to rediscover to ourselves those {things that underlie our security, our happiness and our peace. We shall reach higher levels of efficiency in every department of our public serv- ice when we give to those who un- selfishly assume its burdens the best jthat we have to give of favor and jsupport In effecting those ends that | we commonly hold as indispensable to our permanence and prosperity. Justice Lauds Friendship. Justice Siddons, in presenting the testimonial to Mr. Rudolph, spoke as llows: fend Rudolph: By the choice of these many of your friends, old and young, assem- bled here tonight, acting through a most representative committee of citi- zens of the Capital, composed of those who for many years have been your near associates, the happy privilege has come to me to take part on this occaston, and in doing o, to testify their sincere regard for you as a man and a friend, and their deep apprecia- tion of your service as a public serv- ant fo this, our beloved city. And in selecting me, 1 like to think that they did so, knowing that long since you and I had, to paraphrase the eloquent Garfield, 'gathered the flowers of friendship that bloom over the garden wall of party politics. “Thirty-seven years ago you came among us from your nativeBaltimore, and for a generation you have been one of us, in heart and in active, use- ful citizenship. And after 20 of those years, and tested by them, you were called to serve as the chief adminis- trative officer of our local government, and for nearly 10 years you have served that government and the peo- ple of this community. And then you sought and obtalned _release from vour labors, that you might experiende what a well earned leisure may mean to a man who has lived a life of un- remitting work. And now, as that leisure begins, your friends want you to know what they think of your life among them and spent, In so large @a part, for them, and for all other citizens of the chief city of the Nation. This s not un occasion for biography. You have written your autoblography during the years of your citizenship, and it is to be read in the archives and records of our commercial organi- zatlons, our public welfare and phil- antliropic agencles, our educational in- stitutions and of the government of the District of Columbia. This, how- ever, may and should be said of you at this time and in this gathering: Called “City Builder.” “While you have been in the fore- front of those who have ever taken a glowing pride in the physical beauty of the Capital City, and have been as determined as any that it should con- tinue to grow in that beauty, you have had the vision to perceive that this physical beauty will be of little avail unless as a component part, its citi- zenry, shall be worthy of it, and it of them. For you have known of the ruins of ancient citles of former com- manding architectural grace, that today are but melancholy reminders that they were wanting in the graces of citizenship, and are now ‘one with Nineveh and Tyre. “A city builder you have been, not alone of broad avenues and monu- ments, buts, what is more vital, of a citizenry that has grown and is ever growing in enlightenment, education, culture, ““For services such as these we, with grateful hearts, now render you our thanks. “Your leisure has begun. But it will not be, it cannot be for you, a period of mere idleness. It will mean. rather, opportunity to further enrich your life in travel, in good books, in close association with those you right- ly claim as your friends, and, best of all, in sweet intimacies with the gra- clous lady who adorns your home. “So spent, the coming years will be years of broadening vision, an ever- ‘widening philosophy and a greater tol- erance of our old mortality. “We hope, dear friend, that the words you have listened to tonight, epoken with all sincerity, have fallen pleasantly upon your ear, and will linger long in the haunts of memory. But we are not content that the occa- sion pass with words alone, nor that our testimony to your worth be verbal only. “And so, remembering that philos- ophers and tea have been close com- panions since the comforting beverage was Introduced to the lips of the wise —for did not the renowned Samuel Johnson drink it prodigiously, and be- tween draughts give expression to the great range of his knowledge, and did not our own cheery poet and phi- losopher, Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmes, ‘over the teacups’ teach the lessons of wisdom?—we present to you a silver service for tea, which, in Hamlet's phrase, we ask you to accept with our Jove and friending.” Rudolph’s Reply. Mr. Rudolph responded to the trib- utes and accepted the gift presented by Justice Siddons in the following words: ““Tonight, more than ever, my limi- tation to command words that will adequately express the very deep ap- preciation of this generous compli- ment you pay me comes home to me with no small degree of regret. Be- dleve me when I say that your kind- ness to me has touched my heart in a way that nothing else in my long ca- reer has ever done. “For more than nine years of the most resourceful period of my life I have applied my efforts exclusively to the duties of the responsible and exacting office of a Commissioner of the District, and 1 feel that I must seek relaxation from the physical and mental strain those duties entail and to find leisure to devote to the atten- tion of my personal affairs. ““My decision to retire from officlal life was not reached without reluc- tance; for, while the duties of the office were arduous and confining, they were intensely interesting and ever more appealing and satisfactory in the feel- service which every dutiful citizen should feel honored and privileged in performing. My attachment to the position was further enhanced by the congenial and loyal companionship and co-operation of my colleagues in office and the falthtul, efficient and cheerful perform- ance of duty by the municipal officials and employes of every grade, who by thelr intelligence and reliability re- lieved the Commissioners of number- less laborious and intricate details, and our minds of the anxiety which the need for judiclous and accurate execution of those details involves. Sacrifices Demanded. “To hold a position such & Just relinquished demand a materfal nature far be; t! which those unfamiliar with the cir- cumstances can comprehend, but when all is sald and done—when one & proaches that peri. the essayist opines—“The time comes to every man when he must sit at the west window of his house of life and look toward the sunset, it is then,| dear, friends, that one feels a measure of matisfaction In having given the best that the Almighty endowed him with to the service of his fellow man ; that 18 much more soul-satisfying than a bulging bank account. “‘Whatever of administrative success has occurred during my terms as a public official has been the result of harmonious effort by the members of i the Board of Commissioners, the effi- clency of their subordinates, the help- ful eounsel of our fellow citizens, both individually and organized, the public- spirited support of Congress and last, but by no means least, the whole- hearted, sympathetic co-operation of ing that they were given in a public| @, - ¢ 0, BATURT Upper: Cuno H. Ru SATURDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1 Charles H. Hillegeist, Joseph H. | Percy Hlel;;l“ Thflwnm".‘ fficlm, Retired Commissioner Signally Honored P i ph . mm‘m RW[R HARRLS & EWING— PHOTOS. dolph. Lower, left to right: Bflhon James E. Freeman, who made the principal address; Edward F. Coll sided, and Justice Frederick laday, the toastmaster; Robert V Fleming, who pre- L. Siddons, who presented a testimonial in the form of a silver service to the retired Commissioner. the four Presidents of the United States under whom I have served. “During the period covered by my municipal service the Disrict has kept pace with the phenomeril prosperity of the country at large. From a popu- lation of 331,000 in 1910, the number of its inhabitants has increased about 50 per cent, or approximately to a haif million. “‘Justice for AlL" “The motto of the District of Co lumbia s ‘Justicla Omnibus,’ or | “Justice for All' No capital city could | have a nobler maxim to typify its pur- | pose toward its citizens and the world at large. May we live and act in| accordance with this pledge and thus | be worthy of the respect and friend. | ship of all humanity, and worthy of the blessings which the Almighty has so_bountifully bestowed upon us. “My friends, the memory of this night’ will not fade; the pleasure you have given me is a larger recompense than my services to the community as 4 citizen or as a public official deserve. I thank the distinguished speakers | for the flattering tribute they have| paid me. It is a great happiness to be praised by them that are praiseworthy. I thank the many friends who are us- sembled here for honoring me by their presence and for the beautiful gift which has been presented to me on their behalf. Those gifts are ever the most acceptable which the giver has made precious, and this precious gift of yours will always be a cherished reminder of this, the greatest honor | that has come to me during my life. Expresses His Gratitude. | “Let me also thank most heartily those eminent artists who have given 50 generously of their time and talent | to make the entertainment features of | the occasion such an enjoyable cess. | “I thank the President of the United | States for the great consideration he has shown me in so graciously ex. pressing, in his friendly communica tion to the chairman, his approval of my services, “To the chairmen of the various| committees and to the men who la- bored with them to bring about this great demonstration, I must, for all time, remain their debtor. “In closing this valedictory, 1 wish to express most earnestly my grate ful appreciation of the helptul co. operation and sympathy which has been so liberally accorded me, person ally and officially, by my fellow citi zens, and to hope for them a bounti ful degree of happiness in their every relation of life." The former Commissioner's wife, who also was lauded by the speak- ers, occupled a seat in the ba.cony of the ballroom. Often she bowed in_acknowledgment of the tributes. | Those who accepted invitations to be_present were: Leo B. Abernethy, Eugene Adams, Franklin Adams, D 8. Adams, Francls G. Addison, jr.; Jesse C. Adkins, Claude Adler, Charles C. Alles, Harry F. Allmond,” Edward Altemus, Earle M. Amick, Bert T. Amos, R. P. Andrews, Clyde B. Asher, Clarence A. Aspinwall, Maj. L. Atkins, Judge George . Aukam, A. A. Auth. James Baird, Dr. George A. Baker, Milton Baker, R. Carter Ballantyne, Dr. F. W. Ballou, H. Clifford Bangs M. M. Barnard, Ralph ard, Lester A. Barr, George Barse, Theodore W. Barter, John P. Barse, Theodore W. Barter, John H. Bartlett, Leo Baum, Dr. Charles H. Beach, W. L. Beale, Isaac Behrend, Mendel Behrend, Frank Bell, Col. J. Franklin Bell, Ulric Bell, Ira Bennett, Emile Berliner, ry A. Berliner, Albert E. arles B. Berry, vman, William Beu' chert, Dr. J. Rozier Biggs, Dion S. Birney, Henry P. Blair, Harry Blake, . E. Bland, Francis A. Blundon, Thomas Bones, G. W. Bonnette, John | J. Boobar, Y. E. Booker, S. R. Bowen, | J. F. M. Bowle, G. Calvert Bowie, B, Agee Bowles, Bradford, Thomas | W. Brahany, Bruce 8. Branson, . Brenizer, W, S. Brenizer, R. M. Brennan, Henry L. Breuninger, L. K. Breuninger, L. T.| Breuninger, J. Newton Brewer, John | Brewer, James G. Bright, L. H. Bro. | dier, H. A. Brooks, Kenneth . Brooks, Maj. Carey H. Brown, Chapin Brown, E. W. Brown, Walter A. Brown, Wal- ter A. Brown, jr; Wihlllam J. E. Brown, W. S. Brown, A. Britton| Browne, Arthur Browne, Walter Brownley, James Willlam Bryan, A. Brylawski, Frederick Buchholz, M. Buchsein, Burchell, B. B. Bur- gunder, Jo: A. Burkart, Frank G. Burrough, Burrows. Morris C: Calhoun, D. J. llahan, Morgan B. Callahan, Robert llahan, £ Callls, M. F. Calnan, Dr. Willard Camalier, S. T. Cameron, David 8. Carll, C. P. Carpenter, Ar- thur Carr, Oliver T. Carr, Willam A Carr, H. R. Carroll, Fred A. Carter, R. H. A. Carter, M. O. Chance, Rich- ard R. Chenoweth, John W. Childress, H. Lawrence Choate, W. A. H. Church, J. F. Cissel, Willlam Cla- baugh, Charles Clagett, A. P. Clark, jr. Allen C. Clark, Austin Clark, C. P. Clark, Edward T. Clark, Harry F. Clark, W. B. Clarkson, Wil- llam~ McK. Clayton, Gen. John L. Clem, Edward Clifford. John B. Coch- ran, Maj. Gen. F. W. Coe, Myer Cohen, Sherley Colbert, F. G. Coldren, 2. F. Colladay, James K. Colliflower, John B. Colpoys, L. Lee Combs, Q. L. Comer, 0. Coolican, William Knowles Cooper, Karl Corby, W. 8. Corby, N. L. Joseph J. Cotter, James A. Councilor, Maj. W. E. R. Covell, Clifford Cox Frederick 1. Cox, Carl C. Crampton, H. D. Crampton, R. W. Crampton, W. R. Crampton, Harry Crandall, Charles F. Crane, Joseph H. Cranford, C. R. Cranmer, F. Stuart Crawford, Hon. D. R. Crissinger, Travers J. Crocker, Paul B. Cromelin, L. Crovato, Joseph P. Cullen, Dr. James Gi. Cumming, A. J. Cummings, R. B. Cummings, J. Harry Cunningham, Danlel Curry, Spencer B. Curry. Charles W. Darr, Hon. James J. Davis, Secretary of Labor; Henry E. Davis, Herbert L. Davis, C. T. Day, Edward B. Dean, William H. DeLacy, the TItallan Ambassador, Nobile Gia- | como de Martino; John De La Mater, Frederic A. Delano, Deming, Capt. Charles Demonet, Charles R. Denny, B. G. Dent, Louis A. Dent, Dozier A. DeVane, Dr. Ed- ward T. Devine, Victor B. Deyber, Clark G. Diamond, A. B. Dickinson, A. O. Dille, W. F. Dismer, Charles H. Doing, jr.; John Dolph, R. Golden Don- aldson, Dantel J. Donovan, Wil liam J. Donovan, Proctor L. Dougherty, Charles A. Douglas, Burns C. Downey, E. E. Downham, H. E. Doyle, M. M. Doyle, Fred Drew, F. P. Driscoll, C. A. Droop, E. H. Droop, Peter A. Drury, A. T. Du Buskey, H. G. Dulin, T. C. Dulin, David J. Dunigan, F. S. Dunigan, G. ‘Thomas Dunlop, R. F. Dunmire. Fred East, F. R. Eaton, Admiral E. W. Eherle, Dr. Frank H. Edmonds, John Joy Edson, Maurice O. Eldridge, Wade H. Eliis, George M. Emmerich, E. J. Emrich, A. C. Engel, Morgan Enslish, Richard A. Ennis, I. H. En‘wisle, Edwin H. Etz, Harry 8. Fvans, Joshua Evans, jr.; William W. Everett, William John Eynon. J. Dann Faber, F. E. Farrington, Stephen Fegin, F. A. Fenning, Karl Fenning, Max Flscher, Atwood M. Fisher, H. W. Fisher, Willlam J. Flather, Willlam J. Flather, jr.; Rob- ert V. Fleming, John A. Foote, Arthur Foraker, G. W. Forsberg, Royal E. Foster, Edgar F. Fowler, Albert ¥ Fox, Charles L. Frailey, Dave Frank, Dr. Fabian Franklin, Right Rev. James E. Freeman, Bishop of Wash- William C. M. Fries. Lloyd F. Gaines, C. E. Galliher, C. Smory Galllher, Joseph H. Galliher, W. T. Galliher, Charles M. Galloway, Isaac Gans, A. S. Gardiner, Hon. W. Gwynn_Gardiner, Julius Garfinckel, Daniel E. Garges, J. H. Gazner, Albert 8. Gatley, John O. Gheen, F. E. Ghi- selli, M. G. Gibbs, Dr. Frank E. - son, George W. Gilligan, John M. Gleissner, Charles C. Giover, Charles C. Glover, jr.; C. J. Gockeler, Isaac joldenberg, M. Goldenberg, Charles A. Goldsmith, J. M. N. Goldsmith, P. F. Gordon, Maj. Peyton Gordon, J. D. Grady, E. Graham, F. W. Graham, Gramm, James M. Green, Sam ireer, Adolph Gude, Granville Willam F. Gude, Walter B. Willlam F. Ham, George E. Hamilton, John Hays Hammond, George W, Hanes, H. Hanna, William M. Han- v, Elisha Hanson, John Harding, Col. Robert N. Harper, 8. Harper, J. William Harrington, G. W. Harris, Charles Hart, Ringgold Hart, William K. Hartung, H. V. Haynes, C. B. Hazard, Melvin C. Hazen, Arthur B. Heaton, Jesse H. Hedges, Michael Heister, James B. Henderson, Jameés B. Henderson, jr.; C. M. Hendley, E. R. Hendley, Samuel J. Henry, Ernest E. Herrell, J. Philip Herrnmnn[.) Maj. C Heurich Who Lost the Presidency Three Times? Bryan? Yes. But another man was thrice defeated for the office many years earller. Still another man was beaten twice for President and once for Vice President. 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Howard, John Howard, Charles E. |Howe, C. L. Howser, C. A. Hueter, { Frank J. Hughes, Rev. Francis J. | Hurney, Richard W. Hynson. | Arthur Israel. | Harvey D. Jacobs, J. W. Jacobs, | Charles ~ Jacobsen, C. F. Jacobsen, | Gullfora S. Jameson, Karl E. Jarrell, Thomas E. Jarrell, Frank R. Jelleff, { Coleman Jennings, H. A. Johns, James H. Johnson, jr. O. H. P. Johnson, Ernest Johnston, Gen. John ‘A. Johnston, W. A. Johnston, Charles A. ‘Jones, Charles M. Jones, Robert C. Jones, A. F. Jorss, Rudolph Jose. Stmon Kann, Henry Karr, Rudolph Kauffmann, Samuel H. Kauffmann, Victor Kauffmann, Dantel J. Kauf. ! man, Sidney Kaufman, E. I. Kauf- mann, Col. J. R. Kean, J. Claude Keiper, Wayne Kendrick, H. M. Keyser, Harry King, Joseph King, | willlam B. King, Willlam L. F. King, A. H. Kirchhofer, Harry A. Kit Samuel E. Kite, jr; Charles Klopfer, Z. M. Knott, Dr. George M. Kober, John J. Kolb, J. Leo Kolb, John A. Koons, J. C. Koons, Earl D. Krewson, Carl R. Kurtz, Walter H. Klopfer. st Oliver La Gorce, Dr. sr}"‘::' Lamb, Wilton J. Lambert, Maj. Clifford Lanham, Mark Lansburgh, Sol Lansburgh, John B. Larner, Willlam J. Latimer, the Minls. tor of Guatemala, Senor Don Fran- cfsco Sanchez Latour; Austin Le Roy Lawrenson, Richard Lawrenson; Bolitha J. Laws, Alfred H. Lawson, D. M. Lea, P. Blair Lee, Ralph W. Lee, Ralph W. Lee, jr.; Thomas A. Lee, Martin A. Leese, Frank P. Leetch, T. Hunton Leith, Maj. Gen. John A. Lcjeune, John D. Leonard, Thomas Leonard, John C. Letts, Har- old Levy, Louis Levy, H. Latane Lewls, Robert L. Lewis, Thomas D. | Lewis, William V. Lewis, Charles P. Light, L. S. Lipscomb, Luther W. Lin- Xins, John M. Littiepage, Thomas P. Littlepage, Ben Livingston, Raymond P. Lochte, Thomas W. Lockwood, j George T. Longcope, Dr. Isadore Lu- bin, Morton J. Luchs, Charles B. Lyd- dane, Charles F. Lyman, David Lynn, R. B. H. Lyon, Simon Lyons. 0. C. McCardell, James T. McCar- thy, John A. McCarthy, Charles P. McCurdy, Edward O. McDonnell, Paul J. McGahan, Joseph C. McGarraghy, Willlam Rutlege McGarry, G. P. Mc- Glue, Rev. Thomas E. McGuigan, Fred McKee, Henry H. McKee, F. D. McKenney, Thomas W. McKnew, Archibald McLachlen, Lanier P. Me- Lachlen, O. B. McLean, Capt. Ridley McLean, William J. McNally, E. J. McQuade, Colin E. McRae, Dr. A. Ma- gruder MacDonald, G. H. MacDonald, ‘Albert E. MacKenzle, Donald F. Mac- Kenzie, Fred MacKenzie, the German Ambassador, Baron Ago Maltzan; Dr. William M. Mann, Dana W. Manners, William H. Manogue, Le Roy Mark, A. C. Marks, jr.; Arthur D. Marks, Charles M. Marsh, Dr. Collins Mar- shall, George P. Marshall, James L. Martin, Raymond G. Marx, Guy Ma- son, John F. Maury, Arthur May, Leo C. May, Charles H. Meriliat, E. D. Merrill, E. P. Mertz, James A. Messer, James P. Mewshaw, W. W. Millan, Allison N. Miller, George Miller, Wil- ltam C. Miller, George McP. Minetree, 1. C. Moller, William Montgomery, W. E. Mooney, W. M. Mooney, Howard | Moran, Charles Carroll Morgan, H. W. Morgan, Dave Morrls, Frank P. Morse, H. Tudor Morsell, A. C. Moses, W. H. Moses. o | A. G. Neal, R. L. Neuhauser, Dr. J. i Ramsay Nevitt, A. M. Nevius, Enos | N. Newman, Maj. F. Norcross, Clar- ence F. Norment. Ralph A. Norton. Frank B. Noyes, Theodore W. Noves. George H. O'Connor, Thos. O'Cor nor, Lambert O'Donnell, Roger O'Don- nell, O. A. C. Oehmler, Col. John W. Oehmann, George W. Offutt, Henry W. Offutt, Hillary L. Offutt, E. F. R. Ogilby, Rev. Dr. John O'Grady, Bert L. Olmsted, Nelson B. O'Neal, Louls Ottenberg, Maurice Otterback, Irvin { Owings, Norman W. Oyster. | C. H. Pardoe, B. W. Parker, John | E. Parker, Myron M. Parker, jr.; Al- ! blon K. Parris, Maj. F. W. Patterson, | W J. Patterson, G. Logan Payne, I: A. Payne, Louis R. Peak, Stanton C. | Peelle, Cleveland Perkins, Dr. Benj | ¢. Perry, Arthur Peter, William J. | Peters, Fernand Petit, Asa E. Phillips, | Carroll Pierce, Willilam T. Plerson, | James M. Plugge, John Poole, C. H. | ington; Isadore Freund, Gen. Amos A. | Pope, D. S. Porter, Charles H. Potter, | George E. Potter, J. Eris Powell, H. | G. Pratt, W. S. Pratt, jr., Samuel J. Prescott, Ord Preston, Willam W. Prico, W. B. Putman, C. I. Putnam. Ralph D. Quinter. william L. Radcliffe, Joseph A. Raffert, Duncan D. Ransdell, W. B. Rapley, W. H. Rapley, Jessee W. Rawlings, Charles W. Ray, George N. Ray, W. Pearce Rayner, Stacy M. Reed, A. P. Reeves, S. A. Reeves, Hugh Rellly, Signey Reizenstein, Ed- mund D. Rheem, Herbert J. Rich, Brig. Gen. George Richards, Willlam P. Richards, Dr. S. M. Rinehart, Gus- tav Ring, M. H. Rittenhouse, B. H. Roberts, 1. J. Roberts, W. F. Roberts, R. P. Rocca, Brig. Gen. S. D. Rocken- bach, W. A. Rodenberg, W. L. Rod- gers, Dr. Joseph D. Rogers, Noel F. Rosasco, M. D. Rosenberg, James Rosenthal, H. L. Rust, jr. Henry W. Sampson, Paul F. San- | borne, Everett Sanders, Joseph Sand- ers, B. F. Saul, Bernard Saul, John | Saul, Jacob Scharf, James P. Schick, Edward H. Schmidt, Raymond L. Schreiner, Gus A. Schuldt, Albert Schulteis, Henry A. Schweinhaut, { Thomas F. Scott, Brig. Gen. George | P. Scriven, J. Horace Seal, F. A. Se- ibring, Raphael Spmmes, Miles M. | Shand, Herbert T. Shannon, James Sharp, C. Melvin Sharpe, Dr. D. W. Shea, Harry Sherby, H. C. Sheridan, James Sherier, J. E. Shoemaker, Dr. Jesse Shoup, F. T. Shull, Justice Fred- erick L. Siddons, Albert Sigmund, Rev- Dr. Abram Simon, Dr. J. C. Simp- son, Otis Skinner, Lawrence Slaughter, C. Bascomb Slemp, Col. H. J. Slocum, Clarence H. Small, John H. Small, 3rd, Arthur C. Smith, B. J. Smith, jr.; | Clarendon Smith, Fred S. Smith, J. Bond Smith, John Lewis Smith, Odell S. Smith, Wallace J. Smith, E. C. Snyder, H. W. Sohon, A. J. Somerville, W. W. Spaid, Louis A. Speiss, Edw. T. Stafford, Col. D. 8. Stanley, Capt. W. to borrow. e *| where hearings will be held. BILL IS DEBATED Senate Commerce Body Dis- cusses Missouri Item—Pass- age by Christmas Seen. Passage of the $60,000,000 river and harbor bill by the Senate before the Christmas recess begins next week ap. peared probable today as the confer ence committee mét to discuss one o the few remaining controversial items in the measure—for the improvement of the Missouri River. One of the blg stumbling blocks in the bill, the Illinols River improve ment project, was cleared away yes. terday by the adoption of a compro mise amendment. The hitch in this item was over the question of diver- sion of water from Lake Michigan. The amendment adopted yesterday stipulates that nothing in the bill shail be construed authorizing such di version. It was explained that if thers be any diversion at the present time this bill will neither disturb It nor giv. legal sanction to it. Has Passed House. The Missouri River fight is aimed a* the proviso that property owner: along the river ehall pay a part of the cost of the work. It the commit tee succeeds in adjusting this difficulty the only remaining question to be d bated will be the proposed taking ove of the Cape Cod Canal. The river and harbor bill has passe the House. The House rivers and harbors com mittee is contemplating a trip to in spect inland waterways and harbo projects in Florida during the Chrix mas recess of Congress. _No Itinerary Arranged. No itinerary has yet been arranged members of the committee who an nounced the proposed trip said, and i is not yet known how many and The committee probably will leave he December 27, returning for the re opening of Congress after the recess on January 3. , The members of the committes who have indicated that they probably will make the trip are Representatives Dempsey, New York, chairman; Free man, Connecticut; vania; Michaelson, Ohio; Hull, Illinois; Seger, New Jer sey; Chalmers, Ohio; Crumpacker Oregon; Sosnowski, Michigan, and Carter, California, Republicans; Rep resentatives Mansfleld, Texas; Mc Duffie, Alabama; Lyon, North Cary lina; Deal, Virginia; Kunz, Illirois and Mooney, Ohlo, Democrats. HUSBAND SHOT IN BED; HIS WIFE CONFESSES By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, December 18.—Forced to make her own clothing, denied suffi- clent money for household expenses and several hundred dollars in debt, Mrs. Lilllan Puvogel, 39, found her husband’s purchase of a new automo- bile and assoclatlon with other women to be too much, she says, so she shot him as he lay in bed. She confessed to_the police. The husband, Albert Puvogel, baker, 36, is in a hospital with a ser! ous bullet wound in his back. The Puvogels have been married 12 years. — J. Stannard, George L. Starkey, Fd ward J. Stellwagen, Gen. Anton Ste- phan, Francls' H. Stevens, J. H. Ste. phens, Frank Stetson, Edward S. Ste- vens, Charles Edward Stewart, Ed Stock, W. McK. Stowell, Sidney W Straus, Robert S. Strobel, W. C. Sul- livan, Arthur J. Sundlum, Jesse C Suter, E, E. Swan, Henry Sweinhart, Conrad H. Syme. Commissioner Sidney F_Talfaferro, A. C. Tawse, Harry G. Taylor, Dr. Lewis H. Taylor, Alfred P. Thom Corcoran Thom, Mgr. C. F Thomas, Eugene E. Thompson, J. 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