Show PRESIDENT WILSON VICTOR IN THE OPENING SKIRMISH rule limiting debate on the tolls bill to twenty hours adopted over protest of leaders wash washington I 1 a g ton president wilson won the opening skirmish of tho the greatest legislative battle of ilia his administration on friday when the house bouse over bitter protests from the recognized democratic leader and almost solid minority opposition adopted a special rule for the consideration of the bill repealing the provision of the panama canal act exempting coastwise american call ships from tolls I 1 speaker clark berno democratic cratic leader underwood republican leader mann and progressive leader murdock were lat at the bead of those lined up against the administration but tho the house responded to the presidents personal appeal for prompt consideration of tile the repeal bill as a means of supporting ills his administrations foreign policy two votes demonstrated the presidents commanding influence with his bis party in congress on the first test a motion to end debate and preclude amendment on the rule carried by a vote of to the rule itself was adopted to kia 12 nothing to compare with the scene friday had occurred in the house since the famous cannon rules fight four years ago in ili vain Rep representative underwood took the floor of the house and urged his bis colleagues to vote against tho the rule the rank and ille file democrats after listening to three hours of passionate argument swung into the presidents column of them voting to prevent the amendment of the special rule while but 65 55 followed the leaders in joining with tho minority in opposition boarder kills two women chicago mrs catherine morris and mrs airs sarah oal lanH lifelong friends and neighbors in ili the crowded west side aide were shot to death while at work in ili their homes monday peter welter deltor a neighborhood character and a board er in the home was found hiding in a closet of his bis room fatally injured from two bullet wounds lie he Is suspected bythe police of having killed both women and then attempting suicide GEN FELIX DIAZ R M lit sa A gen diaz Is 1 in washington where he li in trying to interest government in a scheme chame to end the war in mexico the photograph was we taken in washington |