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No. 18,081. WASHINGTON, D. C., MONDAY, MARCH 28, 1910-TWENTY PAGES. TWO CENTS.

WeatherFair tonight and Tuesday;

warmer tonight.

Ohio Members Will Urge HouseRepublicans to Meet.

REQUESTED BY PRESIDENT

Agreed Upon After Conference Over

Administration Measures.

PLAIT TO ABSAHGE PROGRAM

Mr. Townsend, in Charge of Railroad

Bill. Says Committee Will

Meet Tomorrow.

A auicus of the republicans of the Houseis to be called for next week to arrangea program for putting through that bodythe administration measures now pendingin Congress. This was agreed upon at

the "White House today. President Taft.who Is desirous of getting something done*8 early as possible, will request the Ohiorepublicans In the House to take theuteps to bring about a caucus, to which,It Is thought, there will be no objection,sentiment apparently favoring such a

meeting.The question of a caucus was taken

up this morning, when RepresentativesTownsend and Hamilton Fish conferredwith the President about the legislativesituation. Both of these men favor a

caucus, and suggested to the Presidentthat this was about the speediest wayto securp action in a methodical man¬ner. The same suggestion was made tothe President last night by members ofthe Ohio delegation in the House. ThePresident thought the caucus idea a goodone. and will ask his Ohio friends to seeto the calling of the gathering.

Concerned Over Bills.President Taft showed particular solici¬

tude about the interstate commerce rail¬road hill and the postal savings bankbill He was told that there Is no dangeref any of his important measures beforeCongress, but that there has been more

er less unavoidable delay in getting thebills before the House. By getting; to¬gether in caucus the republicans will beable to map out a program that it willbe comparatively easy to follow.Mr. Townsend, who has been in charge

of the administration railroad bill in theHouse, said that his committee wouldBMt tomorrow and he expected to'takeup at that time the question of report¬ing the bill and getting It before the¦Hsuse for consideration. The committeeJ>»d agreed upon a bill and it- w&f enlynecessary to whip It into detailed shapetad report to the House. v .. 9,,..Mr ' Townsend said he desneu to pro-

Bounce as false all allegations that theMetMent had insisted upon any certainjtffi or form of a bill. At no time hasthe President done this he said, and heconsidered certain entfetsms that had;hsen made In the Senate extremelyuafair. What Is known as the adminis¬tration bill, he said, was prepared altergreat thought and care so that therenight be something definite for Con-tress to proceed upon.

Ohio Republicans Impatient.Tne Ohio republicans in the House are

impatient over delays in legislation urgedfrom the White House. They know howd*ep'y interested the President haa beenin behalf of certain* laws and how oftenh» has directly and indirectly sought to«art the ball rolling. The 8enate re¬publican? have responded more promptlyto liis wishes than the House and it isIntended to correct this as early as pos-sib e.A ! of the Ohio House republicans, with

the exception of Representative Johnson,w. o was unavoidably detained, spentS.;<!,)> evfning with the President, fra»t'T.iz ng with him as the mo^t distin-guifixwi citizen of their state and dis-

g tie legislative situation. TheI'tr? m t,m.ji told the delegation, which

. > irt!> v.,! him. that In* dependedih,n: to a large extent in seeing

i ji <. kteps thp promises made1 'CP 5 lean par;y in its ChicagoI ? 1 The delegation assured him5 ui"< would aid him to the limit..'railroad bill, the' postal savings

bsiii. tv' a ti-in.unct'On. conservation¦ battleships were emphasised by*'ic I'ievident in his ta kg with theC. iu;.n.-. On all except two battleshipstn* Ohioans are unanimously with theP'esidem Only one or two members oft.ie delegation oppose two battleships.

Kentuckian Gets Good Job.IWaurice H. Thatcher, a Kentuckian, was

t"la? nominated as a me.mb#>r of theIsthmian canal commission, taking thepa<~e mad* vacant by the resignation of'x-Senator Blackburn of the same state.TViatch*r was backed bv Senator Bradleyfar a federal Job Bradley wanted him to,

nited States attorney at Louisville]n place of Oorge Du Relle. Other Ken-Ji ns °PP°p*d Senator Bradley for thisPotion and sought th* district attorney-.hip for j. C. spight. The President has

in a quandary what to do. Th-the <;an*1 Job to Thatcher re-

1^, the **'tuatlon. Du Belle is to re-.ir. where he is for the present at

i»e may stay permanently.»h7 ll! 1 Taft ha® pr*ny closely followedin ,?«*n*>«»**tions of Senator Bradleyw »v

> nominations made so far,«w there are several contests yet pend-»S;,w,Song th*m 00 *®lle's Place. Tsftthat £*2! 'n 2C#2V|elnr make the claim!r, ^nator Bradley has discriminated

m rl*ht *lon* showing no con-

Preridi^.11 to^th' friends of thewho ln* h,« support to menSw !®u*l,t the President.

J?rReprt*enUt,v« F- c Tate was todav

KtttVS!. f°r a,no*her teri" " United

carCSsStone Is Exonerated.

>®tretary MacVeagh of the Treasurymake a reoort to President TVtft atSrv cabinet jret,n« ^e

F- Stone.reorr.

* port of Baltimore. The

6*on* iT? C°mpl*te,y **onerate Mr.r*Port t^«.' Prertdel®td im* foUowin« this

!.

.''{"ton >iu t^1 oomffmed' """ ,h* "°m'

Pftarre «d Kronmiller""'"^~^fnDr p«the Pre*'dent theu,'Hj of .u Ravenscroft as eur-

.""".iaatlen ls^SLfy and thls" "hort time. ^ ra,Mj* within

***** ¦» oiu».* SETEST? °h,«-lie\e to

what the police be-J>robies ,h0,a BUck HaBd PIa*> JohnFair at 1 Instantly killed MikeJ'-unggtown J^fn"n? too«se in Basthr°ther jL ®Vjy today. Jacobles, hisaLJ*0***"'' Temy Touchne

Republican View of Maryland'sPolitical Move.

SUPPRESSING NEGRO VOTE

Nullification of Fifteenth Amend¬ment to Xesult in Reprisal.

LEADING DEMOCRATS OPPOSED

Senator Overman's Regrets.SenatorClay Says the Proposed Action

Is Unconstitutional.

With undisguised delight, not to say a

spirit of thankfulness, the republican con¬

gressional campaign managers view t! .

proposed action of the Maryland legisla¬ture attempting to nullify the fifteenthamendment of the Constitution of theUnited States and disfranchise the negrovoters of that state.The affair will come directly within the

purview of Congress for reprisal, and inthat reprisal the republican campaignmanagers see great opportunities for po¬litical capital. For it is assured that therepublican Congress will act swiftly andvigorously, making the Issue plain andtaking credit to the republican party >or

thThe° effect upon the negro vote.mlT wield the balance of power in Onto,Indiana. Illinois, and the border states mthe coming congressional elwtiM. analater in the presidential election, is notbe underestimated, say the politicians.

Reopening of Sectional Issue.

The republicans welcome as heaven-sent jgrist to their mill a possible reopening ofsectional questions in Congress,.foreseeingcertain crystallisation of republican senti¬ment throughout the north and west,where it mav be wavering.

,

..Here Is promised verificationof the o

saying," remarked a republican today"that 'the democratic party may

Tt th^ right "tCe.'V'M^lanlTproceedsS?"5MSl House of Rapre.enta-.

UTo' b. sure. earl, r.puhnco ho^,!ft &»*-;tlonal democratic leaders pulling a qultus on th« Maryland Profnanta of thUradical action. Democrats in Congress

bill to 'reduce tne represenratmivVLandln the n.«ona^Ho»«0»' ggg£«? ift pushed, attract wlda.pra.0attention.

Result of Discussion.Democrat, realize that this action would

precipitate a violent discussion of sec-

ttonal questions in Congress. JV hile ItIt true democrats said toaay.that M^Sland might be willing to giveup one member of the House in orderto eliminate the negro from state polltlcsthe Interests of the national party are atsSke and must be taken into consid-

CrSom3' leading democrats in Congressare outspoken against the proposedtion of the Maryland legislature.

Senator Overman Sorry.Senator Overman of North Carolina, a

member of the Senate judiciary commit-

t<f"i Tm ver>' sorry that the question ofthP validity of the fifteenth amendmenthsl teen brought up In this way by the5" "6

at Annapolis, especially at thisI am not In favor of the Marylandait., and do not think It would

^Th'rre'maytSdoubt among many law-vera as to the validity of the adoptionrt t\* fourteenth and fifteenth amend-..n s hut we have lived under them forforty year* now' and -practically ,1., an- |tire south has acquiesced in them."Maryland cannot claim that she is not

Unconstitutional, Says Clay.Senator Clay of Georgia said:"In my judgment, the plan propose

in Marvland. as I understand it. is^learj*unconstitutional and would he he so

th"TheUoroposal to exclude negroes fromra,Tir.K?on account

S,rl'o whl"m;'rfuld he clear* V.-

a.od»:ss"" & «£bln'dmant 'diatmctiybrass? °c',,sro£if; tssfitxiSand the proposition put forward In M ryfand would be in violation of the Con-

""iT'malc.. no difference '""''Ed.V'a*atata ratlfl'd or rejected the fad.

^^ Siw un.Tl 'h.y ar. up,at by theS' court of the United States, and?Xn'Tthink that time is earning

Northern Democratic View. jThe views of northern democrats in

Conaress are expressed by Senator Cham-bartSn of OrafOn. Referring to tha pro-« Q* «he legislature, he said,posed action

nothing iess than an"II 'win. S nullify the Constitution ofUU fltatee. for the fourteenth andthe United stew.which have beenfifteenth

years, are justacquiesced in fort. nart of the con-" *Vlla £ binding on Mary-unuOon, and just

states,land as they are up<m anyamend.the only question pe<

.j^y Qf theirments re attag *hassumed to beadoption. This must J* fr^raotherwisevalid until Vj*yrQUrt an(j until tney areby ^Sn bT that court Man land IsKS& « loya'y to obBarve tbam a.

any other state. .

NEW ITALIAN CABINET.

Personnel Announced by Luigi Luz-satti, Minister of Agriculture.

ROME, March 28..Luigi Luzzatti, min¬ister of agriculture In the cabinet whichresigned March 21, has practically de¬cided upon the new ministry, the forma¬tion of which was intrusted to him byKing Victor Emmanuel.It will Include the Marquis A. di San

alllano, foreign minister, who held thisee In 1900: four members of the Gto-

litti cabinet, three radicals and signorPantano, who was minister of agriculturein the first Sonnino. ministry four years*C9« J

THE LATEST MARATHQN.

Must Tell of Bribes GivenPittsburg Councilmen.

PROMISE TO OWE FACTS

Only Three Resignations Expectedat Council Meeting.

i

INDICTED MEN TO FIGHT

Forty or More Have Confessed, But

Others Declare They AreInnocent.

PITTSBURG, Pa.. March 28..'This dayis known as "bankers' day" in Pittsburg.Tbe district attorney is hearing officialsand employes of the six city depositoriestell what they know in reference tomoney being paid to city councilmen tosecure the passage of bank ordinances incity councils during 1908.At noon but two bank officials had ap¬

peared in the district attorney's ,office.

Detectives were rushed about the cityduring the morning by the county au¬

thorities. It is believed the officers weresent with appearance subpoenas for thebank employes and officials. All thebanks under the fire of the district at¬torney's office are understood to havepromised to come forward with swornstatements by tomorrow.

Awaiting Formal Summons.Some of the bankers seen said the rea¬

son they have not appeared before thedistrict attorney today is that they havenot, yet been officially notified to do so.

This fact was admitted by the districtattorney.Though Judge Frazer was ready to

listen to pleas of no defense, no presentor former councilman came forward forthe immunity bath process during thomorning hours.A meeting of city councils is called

for tonight. Mayor Magee intimates thatbut three resignations will be handed inat the meeting. Other members of coun¬cils now under indictment will not re¬sign from thlt body, having declaredthemselves innocent of receiving bribesand will flght such charges, It Is said.

After Men Higher Up.Forty or more coucllmen have con¬

fessed "that they received money for thepassage of the ordinances. Two bankpresidents, one now serving a term inthe penitentiary for bribery, have ad¬mitted that money was paid to have the"line, paseed. The._ know who »«re the men higher upS STSr.be giving>P..¦Hence «»££» SSS"!?''v.rlou. .onle-It has been "8?v_d, ot the district at-sions n°£ city depositories pro-torney that the six k

seCure thevided a fund which to-

torney's possession, It is said.-

I" is -possible that the examtoat.on of

bank officials and employes will continuethrough today and tomorrow.

fThP sermon of Rev. D. A. t*reene 01?bT Manchester Presbyterian Church de-MverJd la^ niKht is' being widely dls-IlTssed today. Mr. Greene suggested.¦grafting councilmen be sent to dosionary work among erring solons ofother cities."

SHARES IN BEQUEST.

Mrs. Longworth a Beneficiary byHer Grandfather's Will.

roSTON. March 28.-Mrs. NicholasLongworth is a beneficiary In the will ofv^r tote grandfather. George C. Lee. a

wealthy banker of this city, who died re-?i. The will, which was filed forcen^. today, directs that the income ofpr°^if the estate be divided among halfon5"«I, relatives, of whom former Presl-2.S?elder daughter Is one.

The estate is valued at several milliondollars, '

EIGHT MEN KILLEDResult of Explosion Aboard

U. S. Cruiser Charleston.

lAN INQUIRY INTO CAUSE' !

Rear Admiral Hubbard's Flagshipin Asiatic Fleet.

TARGET PRACTICE ACCIDENT

Breech Block of Three-Inch Gun

Blows "Out.Steel Stanchion

Is Severed.

Confirmation of the press report of thefatal accident on hoard the U. S. S.Charleston last evening was received atthe Navy Department this morning in thefollowing cablegram from Rear AdmiralHubbard, commanding the Asiatic fleet,who was on the vessel at the time. Eightmen were killed and several others slight¬ly Injured.During practice at sea off Olongapo, It

Is stated, the breech block of a t'nree-inchgun blew off, and in its flight across thedeck cut through a steel stanchion andmowed down the men In its path. Sevenof the victims were instantly killed andthe eighth died as the Charleston washurrying to Cavlte.The dead are:Philip John McKee, master-at-arms;

Walter Anstedt, seaman; Harry A. Heat¬er, seaman; Leo Remmelle, seaman;Harry Graden, seaman; Ralph Bark-man, seaman; Maxie Barnerd, seaman;Edward Molin, private marine.These men were buried at Canaeao, Ca-

vite, P. I.The cause of the explosion is not

known.

An Investigation Ordered.Rear Admiral John Hubbard, "«m-

mander-in-chief of the Asiatic fleet, hasordered an investigation.The Charleston, which is Rear Admiral

Hubbard's flagship, today returned tothe firing range Her commanding officeris Commander Gibbons. She is a pro¬tected cruiser of 9,700 tons.Rear Admiral Mason, chief of the ord¬

nance bureau of the Nav.v Department, isof the opinion that the accident resultedfrofti a bent or broken firing pin in thebreech block. When the block was

swung strongly to close the breech thispin, projecting, struck the primer on thecartridge, exploding the charge, whichblew out through the rear before thelocking mechanism could operate, tear¦-inc the breech block from its hinges andhurling it backward d^nong the men whowrr° assembled watching the gun prac¬tice. The accident is not without pre¬cedent, though it is rare, and it isusuail* avoidable it the breech mechan¬ism is Firictly inspected before filing ihog>in.

But Recently Assumed Command.Rear Admiral John Hubbard, command¬

ing the Asiatic fleet, was formerly naval<iid to the assistant secretary of thenavy, and only recently assumed com¬mand in the orient. The vessel is undercommand of Commander John Gibbons,formerly naval attache of the UnitedStates embassy ai London.The Charleston was built by the New¬

port News Shipbuilding Company, waslaunched in January. 1903, and was putIn commission about a year later. Shecarries a complement of 640 men. Herarmament consists of fourteen six-inchsuns, eighteen fourteen-pounders andtwelve one-pounders, eight Colts and twotorpedo tubes.

BIGGER CITY PROCLAIMED.

Gary, Ind.. Annexes Three SuburbanMunicipalities.

GARY, Ind . March 25..By the simpleexpedient of voting to extend the corpo¬rate limits .of this city to include Ham¬mond East Chicago, and Indiana Har¬bor, the three last named cities, with an

appregate population of 70,000, were an¬nexed to Gary by the city council today.Today's action was taken at a special

meeting which is said to have been pre¬cipitated by the alleged Intention of EastChicago to annex Gary. Should the townsobject to being "annexed," a protest mustby made by two-thirds of the voters andthe protest upheld by the courts.

ROBBERS' BOLD JOBLooted Richmond Post Office

in Glare of Street Lamp.

PROBABLY USED A WAGON

Watchman Hot Disturbed by Drill¬ing of the Safe.

BOOTY MOSTLY IN STAMPS

Yeggmen Overlooked $2,000 in

Cash Though EvidentlyNot Hurried.

RICHMOND, Va., March 28..Under theglare of a street lamp yeggmen backeda wagon up to the door of the Richmondpost office either Saturday or Sundaynight, pierced the vault with steel drillsand made off with more than $30,000 instamps and $160 in cash.A watchman in the building was un¬

disturbed while the robbers enteredthrough a street window and did the job.The office had been closed since 6 o'clock

Saturday evening. When a clerk openedthe doors this morning the robbery wasdiscovered. Post office inspectors- andcity police hurried into action and de¬cided that the looters must have useda horse and wagon to get off with theirbulky booty, which the inspectors saidmay run up to $50,000.

Overlooked $2,000 in Cash.Cashier MoKim Marriott had gone to

the country for the week end and wassummoned back by telegraph.Though the thieves evidently had plen¬

ty of time they overlooked an envelopecontaining $2,000 in cash.

Inspectors Sent to Richmond.John R. Harrison, post office inspector,

in charge of the Washington division, ac¬companied by Frank R. Barclay, Jame6B. Robertson and John C. lvoons, localpost office inspectors, left at 11 o'clockthis morning for Richmond to investigatethe robbery in the post office at that city.No details of the robbery were known atthe department when inquiry was madeby a Star reporter today.

COLD PLUNGE IN LAKE.

Three Men Entertain Chicago Crowdby Swimming in Icy Water.

CHICAGO. March 28..Swimming inwater 46 degrees above zero, thr^e men

entertained a big crowd of people whohad been attracted to the north shorebeach yesterday b> the warm weather.When the crowd was the largest a

gray-haired man, clad in a bathing euit.stepped through the throngs that Intdthe beach and plunged into Lake Michi¬gan. He was John Relts, sixty yearsold..Spurred by the example of Reitz. two

younger men who had been standing un¬decided on the beach joined hiui in thewater, while the big crowd cheerei.With the young men, Reitz struck out

for a sandbar some distance from shore.For fifteen minutes the three stayed inthe water.

VOTING TODAY IN IOWA.

Municipal Elections in~ PracticallyAll Important Cities.

DES MOINES. Iowa, March 2?..Prac¬tically every city In Iowa of any impor¬tance Is holding a municipal election to¬day, the greatest interest centering onthose cities which have adopted the com¬mission form of government, which areDes Moines, Cedar Rapids, Sioux City,Keokuk and Burlington.Municipal improvement is the principal

issue in all the smaller towns where thereare issues at all, but In a majority of thetowns the contests are of little impor¬tance. In one or two towns law enforce¬ment has been pushed to the front. Inpractically all the cities a completechange will be made in the personnel ofthe pity, governments, , J

J

House Acts Favorably on Car¬negie's Library Offer.

NOT LESS THAN $30,

Bill as Passed by Senate Had Lim¬ited to That Sum.

BUILD AT TAXOMA PARK

STot More Than 10 Per Gent for

Maintenance.District Day in

the House.[The House today acted favorably on the

Senate bill authorizing: the Commissionersto accept a gift of $30,000 from AndrewCarnegie for the construction of a branchlibrary building at Takoma Park. Themeasure was amended in two particulars.As it passed the Senate, the Commis¬sioners were specifically authorized to ac¬

cept from Mr. Carnegie "not exceeding530.CC0."An amendment offered by Representa¬

tive Johnson of Kentucky was adoptedmaking this language read "not less than$."0,m>!>." The other amendment, offeredby Representative Gardner of Michigan,which was adopted, provides that notmore than 10 per cent of the cost of erect¬ing the library shall be expended annuallyin maintenance.

Illinois Member Opposed.The branch library bill was in charge

of Representative Olcott of New York,who called it up as soon as the Houseresolved itself into committee of thewhole for the consideration of Districtbusiness. After he had explained its pro¬visions, a brief speech in opposition wasmade by Representative Madden of Illi¬nois, who insisted that the present PublicLibrary at 0th street and New York ave¬nue afforded sufficient facilities for all ofthe people of the District. This was de¬nied by Mr. Olcott, Representative Gold-

! fogle of New York, Representative Sulzerof New York and others in favor of thebill.Atter some further discussion of the

measure and the adoption of the twoamendments in question it was laid asidewith a favorable report, which is equiva¬lent to passage.

Street to Be Abandoned.Without debate the House passed Senate

bill 52f»2 authorizing the Commission*: ? toabandon 41st street northwest betweenWarren and Yuijia streets, and jNTpvidlngthat this portion of the atreat shajl revertto the propertp fronting thereon.The report on the measure says that

"square 1728 and 1781, which abut on theportion of the street to be closed, havebeen acquired for educational purposesand buildings have been erected on them."The institution is known as the Im¬

maculate Seminary, and it Is understoodthat the authorities In charge of thisseminary propose to increase the buildingand to develop the land under the direc¬tion of a skilled landscape gardener."

Fay for Common Labor.The next bill called up was one intro¬

duced by Representative Nye of Min¬nesota, fixing $2 a day for an eight-hourday as the price of common labor in theDistrict. Nye made a plea for the daylaborers who perform the low grade <jflabor.

this," lie said, "is an examplewhich may raise the wage of labortiiroughout the country so much the bet¬ter."Mr. Nye contended that it was almost

impossible for men with families to liveon the wage of less than $2 a day.The bill was amended in a number of

particulars, including a committee amend¬ment providing, "nothing in this act shallprevent the Commissioners of the Dis¬trict lrom continuing in iheir employ¬ment at the satr.e rate of pay which theyare now receiving any laborers who haveworked faithfully lor the District for a

long period of >ears or employing at therate of wage now pai^ such laborers anyftho have been rendered less useful byreason of age or iniirmlty.'lThe Hocse also clftniiiute" section twoof the meaaure providing a penalty forviolation.The committee of the wtiole then rose

and in Hie house the branch !ibrar> bill,which had been la d aside with a favor¬able recommendation, was passed.Th" Hou^e Mien toolv ti]» the Commis¬

sioners' bill for uniform warehouse re¬

ceipts in the District of Columbia.

DUEL ENDS FATALLY.

Husband Shoots Unwelcome Visitorin His Home.

CHICAGO, March 28..In a revolverduel between Rati Rocco and FortunatlCirillo. at the latter's home here to¬day, Rocco was killed. Mrs.' Cirillo.who was taken into custody, told thepolice she was awakened by the shots.She found Rorco's body in the kitchen,a pistol from which one shot had beenfired still clasped in his right hand.A weapon, supposedly belonging toCirillo. from which four bullets hadbeen discharged, was found in theroom.The shouting occurred at 10 o'clock,hour when Cirillo was usually ab-

j-ent front lionv. According to Cirillo'seight-year-old daughter Josephine, shemet Rocco on the street, and the lat-

'*ter asked if her father was at home,The girl replied fn the negative, where¬upon. she says, Rocco went to thehouse .

Cirillo is said to have, returned un¬

expectedly, and the shooting followed,afUsr which the husband flea.

WRECK RESULTS IN FIRE.

Two Men Killed, Others Injuredand Property Destroyed.

LIMA, Ohio. March 28..Two men were

instantly killed, one other fatally injuredand a house burned to the ground as theresult of a collision between two inter-urban electric trains fear here yesterday.Both trains were destroyed.The dead are:

Pearl II. McPherson. Lima, motorman.Earl Rothrock. Lockington, expressman.James Risk, baggageman, Lima, was

fatally injured' and several . of the pas¬sengers on both cars were seriously hurt.The collision occurred at a place where

the tracks curve around an untenantedhouse. Both cars were going at fullspeed and crashed into each other withterrific force. An exploding fuse sent thewreckage into a blaze, whioh communi¬cated wltb the house and completely de¬stroyed it.Risk was electrocuted, while McPher¬

son was literally mangled to pieces byIbeiDg caugbl betwetn (he two cars,

Appointed by Taft to PolictCourt Place.

FAVORED BY WICKERSHAM

Prosecuting Officer Had Backing <rfMany Congressmen.

PRESIDENT LOSES HO TIME

Directs That the Nomination BeMade Few Minutes After Becoi-r-

i«

ing Attorney General'sBecommendation. ]

James T* Pugh Is to be the next poliosjudge of the District. Hi* nominationwent to the Senate today. It wan broughtabout by the recommendation of the Di^crict Commissioners and a number of sen¬ators and representatives.President Taft directed that the nomina¬

tion be made just after noon today anda few minutes before he entered his auto¬mobile to leave for New York, for whichcity he took a train at 12:30 o'clock. Therecommendation for the nomination reach¬ed the President from Attorney GeneralWickersham at noon, and as the Presidentwanted to get the long-pending matter offhis hands he stopped everything else toorder that the nomination go in. Mr.Wickersham had grown tired of the wholequestion and, when he received the dolination of George P. Hoover, concludedto ask the President to make Mr. Pugkjudge.

Indorsed by Commissioners.Mr. Pugh's nomination, besides having

the backing of the District Commission¬ers, who were unanimous in their choicewas urged by Senators Bacon. Clapp,Money, Blkins, Nelson, Penrose, Bank-head, Johnston, Clark. Bailey and Gal-linger and a number of representative*.He also was backed by J. J. Darlington,John J. Hemphill and other members ofthe District bar.The recommendation* backed by the

long service of Mr. Pugh as prosecutingofficer in the District branch of the Po¬lice Court, caused the Attorney Generalto come to the prompt conclusion thatno better selection could be made. Thepolice judgeship has been hanging beforeth& Attorney General for nearly threemonths.The news that Assistant CorporationCounsel Pugh had been designated by the

President to Succeed Judge Kimball onthe Police Court bench was received withexpressions at approval by ofRetals of thecourt and members of the bar generally.'The nomination is very gratifying to

me." said Mr. Pugh, when asked to makea comment. "I feel that I have beenhighly honored in the selection, and shallendeavor to satisfactorily perform thetrust placed in me."Mr. Pugh said he did not care to dis¬

cuss the nomination further, as it hadbeen in a way a surprise to him.Judge Muliowny, the other Incumbent

of the bench, seemed particularly gratifiedat the selection and paid a glowing tributeto the new appointee's qualifications.

Judge Muliowny Pleased."The newa is very gratifying, indeed.**

said Judge Muliowny. "I have been as¬sociated with Mr. Pugh about this courtfor a good many years and have learnedto appreciate him as a man and a lawyer.1 do not know of any one better qualifiedto fill the vacancy. It is gratifying to rreboth officially and personally."A. S. Worthlngton. a well known mem¬

ber of the local bar, was enthusiastswhen he heard that Mr. Pugh's name lmdbeen sent to the Senate."It's a tardy recognition. He should

have had the appointment long ago." saidMr. Worthlngton. "No man ever deserveda promotion better than Mr. Pugh. He iscapable, and absolutely just, and in hisservice to the District will not only be acredit to himself, but to the communitygenerally. It is indeed pleasant tldinc*.""I am glad Mr. Pugh has been select¬

ed," said F. A. Sebring, clerk of thecourt. "I have been associated with himfor almost fifteen years. a»id know hisworth. He -will make an able, competentand eminently satisfactory judge."

Opinion of Mr. Harper.N. C. Harper, first assistant clerk of

the court, expressed his gratification overthe nomination and was loud In praise ofthe appointee's legal ability."I have been a c'.erk in this court a

long, long time and have had probablythe best opportunity to see and judge ofMr. Pugh s work as prosecutor." he said."He is an able lawyer, just, and possessesthe ability of delving Into the merits ofa complaint with an absolute surenessthat has come from long years of experi¬ence here. To every one who knows theman and can appreciate his merit thenews of his nomination is welcome in¬deed."Among others who spoke In complimen¬

tary terms of the nomination were Assist¬ant United States Attorney Ralph Given,Assistant United States Attorneys W\*y-rlch and M. F. M&ngan, T. C. Taylor.Campbell Carrington, Thomas Jones,Michael O'Brien and W. 6- Adidas.Last September marked the nineteenth

anniversary of Mr. Pugh's connectionwith the Police Court as assistant eor*poration counsel.

"Fine," Says Mr. Rudolph.Wh-n Commissioner Rudolph was told

of the appointment of Mr. Puyh he nodded| his head and said:'j "Fine."

Then ht said th*t the appointment wouldbe entirely satisfactory to the board ofCommissioners.

."I have known Mr. Pugh a long time,and 1 know he is the right man for theappointment," said Commissioner Ru¬dolph. "It certainly seemis only right thata man who has been connected with th»*Police Court the way James P'iKh hasbeen for a lont; time should be madr .iudg.jwhen the vacancy occurs. He know;' thatcourt from top to bottom and knows bomsides of the questions that arise there."Commissioner Rudolph was askcl

whether or not the Commissioners hadmade the appointment, in the sense thatthey had indorsed Mr. Pugh Ills replywas that, in going over the list of can¬didates for the. position, the < Vmmiselon-ers had indicated their prefoi . ice.As soon as Corporation Counsel Thomas

heard of Mr. Pugh's appointment he ex¬

pressed himself as highly pleased. M>.Thomas has known Mr. Pugh for so longthat he can refer to him as "Jim."

Mr. Thomas' Tribute."Yes." be said, "Jim Pugh Is a fine man

for the place. He has been prosecutorin the Police Court for seventeen or

eighteen years, and there Is no betterqualified man in the District that I knowof. In the preliminary talks we had onthis subject I always had favored him."What we need there is a man who.

knows the District's laws and the Dis*vtxlct'a needs in regard to -regulations of