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WILSONJFORfiETFUL Cannot Remember Whs Urged Him to Suppress Report. EVERGLADES HEARING ON Solicitor McCabe Explains Dismissal of Engineers. HOLDS REPORT SPECULATIVE Contained Statements, He Said, Not Borne Out by Facts in Department's Possession. Representative Clark of Florida today made public a letter he received last October from Secretary Wilson after the Florida representative had a.sked at whose instance the circular on the Everglades and the Wright report had been suppressed. In the letter Secretary Wilson stated that Mr. Clark had asked him about the matter, but that he could not recall who had spoken to hini about withholding the reports. "It is impossible to furnish you with tire names of ail persons who advised the suppression of the circular letter and the retort." wrote Secretary Wilson. "We have 110 record of them, and my recollection is that these persons made their request upon me verbally." Fletcher Explains Document. Senator Fletcher of Florida, wiio had the Mverglade rapers printed as a document. declared today that the Senate document 'does contain the full report made by J. O. Wright." and that it "appears in the document precisely as ordered set up and printed , by the proper officers of the department." Why publication of the report was Stopj>ed originally, in l!?1a. Senator Fletcher declared, was not known. Another phase to be investigated by the committee is why the circular on the Everglades, published by order of Engineer Elliott, and afterward suppressed, it Is said, by order of Secretary Wilson, was not printed in the Senate document. "The Elliott circular," said Senator Fletcher, "was not put in Senate document NS> because it was never authorized by the Secretary, but. on the contrary, as soon as he saw a typewritten copy of the proposed circular he condemned it and ordered that it be not printed or distributed. The reason, it is supposed, was the circular expressed opinions or offered advice, and it did not purport to give data gathered in scientific research. That circular was never an official document aim therefore had no place In any docu- 1 ment giving authentic official records on a subject." McCabe on the Stand. < solicitor ilct'abe of the Department of Agriculture, testifying today before the Moss committee, which today began an investigation of the Everglades scandal, denied emphatically the charges made by Representative Clark that the depart- j ment had suppressed circulars and reports on the Everglades at the demand of the land speculators or had been intluenced in the dismissal of Chief Engineer Elliott and Assistant Chief Morehouse of the drainage division by pressure from the same source. "No sane man acting as Secretary of Agriculture Would have published the report on the Everglades," the solicitor declared. Members of the committee want?d to know why. The solicitor replied that it contained "speculative matter." "What do you mean by speculative matt-TV ' inquired Representative Higgins of < "onnecticut. "Speculative statements about the Everglades not borne out by the information in the possession of tlie department," Mr. McCabe replied. The solicitor told the committee today that Elliott and Morehouse had been discharged "for the good of the service*! liecause they had certified to irregular accounts. "The department can prove," he added, that the Everglades controversy was not in any way responsible." T7wr\loir*o f a T1 n *? 4U A|/iUiUO bUC AllCgUiailUCSi Then the solicitor explained to the committee what he meant by irregular accounts. He declared that one John A. Wilkinson of Bellehaven had been put on the drainage pay roll in July, 1910, because he -?.id advanced money for drainage work in the fiscal year of 1909. "Elliott and Morehouse,' said the solicitor, "made the arrangement whereby Wilkinson was to receive $125. "It appears that he did little or no work in July, lUlO. and when we called upon Elliott and Morehouse for an explanation they said that Wilkinson had performed some services in advancing i he money for the June drainage work. There was no appropriation from which this payment could have been made, so an arrangement was made whereby Wilkinson would advance the money and would receive a commission in return." The solicitor added that Elliott and .Morehouse had certified to other accounts that were likewise irregular, and that the department would present absolute eviden e in support of this claim. He tiien read extracts from letters to show that Elliott, in corresponding with the several individuals who had advanced money, and were later repaid by being placed on the payroll as salaried agents of the department, had assured them they would be repaid in full "wit.i interest and something for your trouble." Elliott was sent for and when told of the discovery, said Dr. True, his superior, bad known all about,It at the time. This I x .. T l.?l XJi . x i u?.' urni^i. The committee will resume the hearing next Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock. Mr. Met'a be was not cross-examined today ithor on the irregular accounts or on the attitude of the department toward \ e Kverglades land promoters. HARMON UNDER BRYAN BAN. Nebraskan Warns Oklahoma Voters Against Wall Street Influence. JKiaHOM.V CITY, Okla., February 10. "I think it would be suicidal to nominate-Harmon or any one else favored by Wail street." This message. bearing the name of William J. Bryan, was received, today by i'nited States Senator Gore from Sinton. Tex . by telegraph, and is being widely circulated over Oklahoma. Precinct primary elections to select delegates to the democratic convention ure under way in Oklahoma today. AUSTRIAN WITHDRAWS SUIT. Claim for Breach of Promise Damages Against Miss McMnrray Ends. NEW YORK, February 10? An international courtship lias reached its official end here in the signing of a court order discontinuing the breach of promise suit that Lieut, l?dward Stars of the Austrian army brought against Miss Helen McMnrray of Troy for $?V000 damages. The Austrian lieutenant abandoned the suit on the advice of his lawyer. "The lieutenant was not mercenary." declared the latter. "His only hope in bringing the suit was to see Miss MrMurray and wtn iter again. When he found that he could not even see her he was broken hearted. It is a very sad experience for a young man of bis tyge, ;tnd he is going away to try to forget her." The young officer met Miss M? Murray in Vienna iu August. 1P10, followed her to Paris, wooing her ardently, and in order to continue his attentions obtained ?i year's leave of absence from his regiment. abandoning an opportunity for promotion. CAVALRY BRANCH OF ARMY FIVE REGIMENTS LESS | Reduction Proposed by the Housi in Amendment to Army Appropriation Bill. The cavalry strength of the army wai reduced from fifteen to ten regiments bj action of the House yesterday in com mittee of the whole on the army ap propriation bi'l. Undoubtedly this propo sition will cause a lively fight in th? House when the bill is completed, as ? separate vote will be demanded on th< amendment effecting the reduotiotf Representative Hay of Virginia, chairman of the military affairs committer and in charge of the bill, asserted yesterday in support of the amendment, whict did not have the indorsement of his committee, that the United States Army was top-heavy with cavalry, having tifteer mounted regiments to thirty regiments ol infantry, whereas the proportion of cavalry to Infantry in the British army was only one-sixth. Annual Saving of $4,000,000. Mr. Hay added that the proposed reduction would cut out 225 officers and 5,980 men and would save the government more than $4,000,000 a year. The amendment was bitterly opposed by the republican side. An amendment offered by Representative Prince of Illinois, increasing the fund for aeroplanes from $75,<M) to $125,000, was defeated. Mr. Hay declaring the government now had seven aeroplanes and the $75,000 carried in the bill would make possible the purchase of twenty more. BOY WINS FORTUNE. Recites Hamlet's Soliloquy for Uncle, Who Leaves Him $200,000. BOSTON, February 10.?Robert Smith, a Boston fish peddler, when a schoolboy in Dublin, Ireland, thirty years ago. committed Hamlet's soliloquy to memory and recited it for his uncle, who was so well pleased that he told the lad he would remember him in his will. The uncle died a few days ago, and advices just received by Smith indicate that he is heir to an estate valued at $200,000. On receipt of the news Smith dumped Ills fish cart over the edge of the "T" wharf and announced that he would leave on the first train for San Francisco, whence he will take ship to Australia, where his sister resides. He will share his legacy with her. REX BEACH'S AFFLICTION. May Lose Sight of One Eye Owing to Exposure in Alaska. NEW" YORK, February 10.?Rex Beach, the novelist, is threatened with the loss of sight in at least one eye, according to an announcement by his physician, Dr. George Hallett. He Is confined to a dark room in his home on W"est 70th street. This is the second time Beach has suffered from what physicians call optical rheumatism, the result of exposure in Alaska and elsewhere. Four years ago he was stricken blind in both eyes at Seattle on his return from a hunting tnp in the north. He was treated at the Seattle Hospital for six weeks and his vision came back. BALM FOR MOB RIOT. Owner of Damaged Cafe Gets Judgment Against City. SPRINGFIELD, 111., February 10.? Harry Lopcr, owner of a cafe which was destroyed by a mob during a race riot here three years ago, was awarded judgment for $7,750 against the city yester day in the circuit court. J-oper s place was destroyed because it was alleged that he aided the sheriff in spiriting away negro prisoners. IRA W. ALLEN DEAD. Widely Known Educator Passes Away in Chicago. CHICAGO, February 10.?Ira W. Allen, widely known as an educator, died here last night. For eighteen years lie was head of the Allen Academy here, which closed In 1S92. when he retired. He was a graduate of Hamilton College, ! Clinton. N. Y. He founded the Union | Christian College, in Indiana, and at one time was head of Lake Forest UniI versity. He was eighty years old. Elected by Oridiron Club. Edward B. Clark of the Chicago Evening Post was elected an active member of the Gridiron Club at the meeting ol the club held today at noon at the New Wlllard. Negro Hustled to Atlanta Jail. ATLANTA, Ga.. February 10.?Vine Collier, the Milledgeville, Ga., negro who was threatened with lynching Thursday night at Milledgeville and Macon, was lodged in the Atlanta jail yesterday after an exciting trip from Macon. He was in the custody of Sheriff Terry of Milledgeville, and is accused of attacking two girls. Auto Accident Fatal. NEW HAVEN, Conn., February 10.Thomas S. Haley, secretary and treas urer.oi me wire .>oveity company ot this city, was Instantly killed late lasl night when the automobile in which h? was riding ran into the iron railing ol West bridge. He was forty-two years old and wealthy. r IN NEARLY M The Star is the on< nearly every home and t of homes. The regular carrier Star, both daily and Si thousands than that of ai paper. The bona fide circul with but one edition daih cess of its nearest compe STAT) 1912. Saturday, February 3... .63,0 ,j Sunday, February 4 51,5 j Monday, February 5....63,4 { Tuesday, February 6... .63,4 Wednesday,February 7?63,8 Thursday, February 8... .64,0 Friday, February 9 63,6 | AFFI 1 solemnly swear that tl only the number of copies of 8TAR circulated during the 1912?that is, the number of furnished or mailed, for vu fide purchasers or subscrit counted are not returnable t< unsold, except In the case < agents only, from 'whom a \ have not yet been received. F The Evening District of Columbia, sa.: Subscribed and sworn to February, A.D. 1912. (Seal.) '' M * : OPEN NEXTMONDAY 5 Taft Headquarters Here to Be Located in Hotel. M'KINLEY SEES PRESIDENT Many Political Callers Bring Encouraging News to White Honse. INTEREST IN LINCOLN SPEECH % I Mr. Taft Expected to Talk Some Pretty Straight Republican Doctrine. Representative McKinley, the new manOf tho Taft frtrona cniH at tho White House today, after a conference with President Taft and Secretary Hilles, that , he hoped to be able to open Taft head; quarters by Monday. When asked where the headquarters would be located he said that they would be in one of the leading hotels. John C. Eversman, assistant treasurer of the republican congressional committee, was arranging the details and would probably close a contract with a hotel today so that the work of carrying on the Taft campaign could begin with promptness. Mr. McKinley was in his usual good hurnor, but ventured no predictions or information not already known. He said he hoped to be able to have news for the reporters right along when he got down to business. President Taft had many political callers during the day and there were received dozens of letters and telegrams gtvlng resolutions of indorsement of Taft by various republican organizations, [ clubs, etc. From the large number of these papers and the warmth of expres1 sions contained in them Secretary Hilles i was enabled to get a good view of the ! I satisfactory hustling the Taft people are doing in all parts of the country. All the | information coming in shows that Taft 1 men are lining up in good shape for the fight. In some places the regular organizations are doing the work, while in others voluntary organizations are being . formed to take care of the interests of the President. To Attend League Dinner. President TaJt is to attend the dinner of the Leaguo of Republican Clubs tonight. He is not scheduled to make a speech, but the republican leaders who will be present feel that he cannot avoid doing so when he catches the spirit of the scene and faces so many prominent republicans. Monday the President will go to New York and talk on Lincoln and the republican party. He will stop off at Newark oil the way to New York, and Monday night will be the guest at several functions in his honor. He is expected to talk some pretty straight republican doctrine and make his utterances plain. Senators Townsend and Smith of Michigan were in conference with President Taft todav nvir i-prtnln fpatiirps r?f the political situation in Michigan. That! state is put down as for Taft. .hut Gov. Osborn and some of the Roosevelt people I are making a big noise, and claiming I everything In sight. Both Michigan, sena: tors and the majority of the represent; atives are for Taft, and are sure the state will be for him. Senator Warren of Wyoming took encouraging news to the President- He told Mr. Taft that all the interniountain states are showing improvement from a republican view. "President Taft is gaining strength throughout our section," said Senator Warren; "conditions for republican victory all along the line are getting better each day. Mr. Taft will have the backing of the intermountain states for renominution and reelection." Maj. Russell B. Harrison of Indiana, i son of former President Harrison, was a j caller at the White House. "There have j been some badly mixed politics in Indii ana," said Maj. Harrison, "but President Taft is steadily gaining ground and will. I am sure, have the delegation from that state." Arizona to Become a State. Robert A. Kirk of Phoenix arrived at the White House today with *the returns from the Arizona election of last December, ai)d presented these to President Taft. He was escorted to the White House by Delegate Ralph Cameron and a number of Arizona citizens. Under the enabling act President Taft will, upon satisfying himself that the law has been complied with, issue a proclamation admitting Arizona to state hood. The Arizona people were desirous that , the President should issue his proclama; tion Monday, Lincoln's birthday, but as the President leaves here at 8 o'clock that morning for New York, he would have to sign the proclamation early. So he tixed upon Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock for the signing. Wednesday is Valentine day. Prohibitionists Fighting Nagel. Missouri prohibitionists of the pro nouncea type are wiring ine w nice House objections to the nomination of Secretary Nagel for associate justice of the Supreme Court. They base their objections on the charge that Mr. Nagel for a long time" represented some of the large brewing companies there and has been active in politics along | with the brewery interests. They even think that the brewery interests had : something to do with putting him in ( the cabinet. Other objections are be' ing made to Mr. Nagel, some of them i old and heretofore exploded. It Is the same old story of enemies pouncing EVERY HOME e paper in Washington in he only paper in thousands delivery circulation of The inday, is greater by many ly other Washington newslation of The Evening Star y is more than 20.000 in extitor. EMENT 19". 42 February 4 59,400 51 February 5 49.249 50 February 6 58,268 15 February 7 59,522 05 February 8 59,400 79 February 9 ' . .59,281 >65 February 10 59,613 DAVIT. ie above statement represents THE EVENING AND .SUNDAY seven days ended February 2. copies actually sold, delivered, Juable consideration, to bona ?er??and that the copies so ? or do not remain in the office of papers sent to out-of-town few returns of unsold papers JjEMING NEW BOLD. Business Manager, I Star Newspaper Company. before me this tenth day of E. E. RAMET, Notary Public. J 'i upon the man apparently slated to re- Al celve an important place. President Taft has never stated that he will name Mr. Kagel, although it has long been known that the President thinks he is one of the best lawyers in the country. Cabinet members are unanimous for. their colleague for the court. Ez The nomination will not be made for nearly a week, the President having promised to give a hearing to advocates of new candidates that have been brought into the field. President Taft today signed the bill giving crossing policemen in the city the ^ same salaries as regular policemen. He ? also signed the Joint resolution caring *10 for the deficiency in the expenditures of in the workhouse of the District. yet Ok CHARGE OF CONSPIRACY ? IN APPEAL OF BRANDT ll\ h 25 District Attorney Whitman Takes Hand in Case and Will Seek indictments. finj . wh tocc NEW YORK, February 10.?District At- me tomey Whitman took a hand today In b the case of Folke E Brandt, the former In valet to Mortimer L. SchiCf, who Is serv- js ins a thirty-year sentence in state's $12 prison for burglary, by preparing- evl- rac dence to be submitted to the grand jury. The grand jury will investigate the case, pos Mr. Whitman said, with a view to de- Afl termlning if grounds exist for indict- the ments charging conspiracy and suborna- *? tion of perjury. a< In addition, Brandt's case is already before two courts. The issuance of a writ of habeas corpus yesterday by Justice Gerard will bring the prisoner be- Jo: fore the supreme court here next Tuesday morning. The writ was issued upon representations by Martin F. Auberth, g described in the papers as Brandt's "next ? friend," that Brandt's commitment was illegal, because Brandt pleaded guilty to vot more serious charges than he was guilty wa of. The second action was a notice filed wo upon Judge Rosalsky, the commiting M judge, that motion would be made Tuesday to have the case reopened. Ho Brandt lias already served Ave years 'No of his term. ^ ? om ROYAL WEDDING IN AUSTRIA, Jg 1 bes Prince George of Bavaria Harries JjJJ Archduchess Isabella Harie. VIENNA, Austria, February 10.? PI Prince George of Bavaria, the grandson of the Prince Regent of Bavaria and of the Emperor Francis Joseph of Austria, was married to the Archduchess Isabella Marie of Austria, daughter of the Arch- c duke Frederick, Duke of Teschen. The Hp ceremony took place at the palace of wh Sclioenbrunn, In the presence of the las Emperor Francis Joseph and a large as- in semblage of members of the royal tiai family. in Archduchess Isabella Marie before the mu ceremony renounced all her rights of an( succession to the thrones of Austria and Hungary, an act which is Imposed on all princestses of the Austrian imperial 1>y family when they marry outside the reigning family. nig yai WOMAN MAY REOOVER. mi, bee Shot in Quarrel With Man on to, lOCi Streets of Fort Wayne. of FORT WAYNE, Ind., February 10.- He Hospital attendants reported today that f-] the woman known as Mrs. Clarice Fellabaum, who was shot last night by Ralph Fellabaum following a quarrel on a crowded street, probably would recover. Fellabaum, after shooting the woman, Ui fired two shots through his hat and Hoalh Tlip Happntinn ivfis not dis covered until he was placed on the opcr- J ating table at the hospital. He was then " < taken to jail. e*' The woman told the police today that her husband, John Schwartz, lives at tio: Belmore, Ohio. She and Fellabaum came saj here from Ohio eight months ago. * rea go FIGHT If AY COME SOON. T it Chinese Rebel Ships Sighted Off JJJ Sh&nhaikwan. Ha LONDON", February 10.?A fleet of revolutionary warships was sighted off the port of Shanhatkwan, situated on the railroad line from Peking, this morning, Mi according to a news agency dispatch received here from Tientsin. Urgent orders have bpen issued by the com- r manders of the imperial troops to pre- Mis pare all available transports in order to the resist the landing of the rebel forces. Hoi At the Russian concession in Shanhai- ha! kwan extraordinary precautions have wb been taken. The approaches to the rail- "jjjs way station have been placed under the protection of strong patrols. ser It is reported that Premier Yuan Shi Pll< Kai is about to leave Peking for Tien- ft tsin. for , to PACKERS' TRIAL GOES OVER. th^ me Court Announces Adjournment Un- Ch poi til Tuesday Morning Next. tim for CHICAGO, February 10.?No testimony gal was heard in the packers' trial today. rai United States District Judge Carpenter announced an adjournment until next t?i Tuesday morning. When the, trial is resumed Lee M. Lester, assistant munager of Swift & Co.'s bfl beef department, probabily will continue his testimony. ? B LIEUT. COM. THOMAS DEAD. 10 for Married Wednesday on Sick Bed, He Dies of Pneumonia. eve LOS ANGELES, Cal., February 10.? an< Lieut. Commander Samuel B. Thomas, nei tl. S. N., who was married Wednesday on B his sick bed, died yesterday of pneumonia. He was the son of the late Rear Admiral At Charles M. Thomas and was stationed at cor Mare Island. Df Lieut. Commander Thomas arrived here flC{ four days ago from San Diego, where he j,e had caught cold while attending the gt0 wedding of a fellow-officer Arrange- ac) ments had been completed for his wed- Ba ding with Miss Grace Melius, prominent ah] in Los Angeles social circles. Wednesday to evening the ceremony took place at the officer's bedside. in i % ii capt. Mclaughlin dead. . ji Last Survivor of Party That Raised a*r American Flag at Monterey, Cal. SAWTELLE. Cal., February lO.-Capt. hul Daniel McLaughlin, eighty-three years old, who, according to official records, was the last, survivor of the landing party cotl that raised the American flag at Monte- ur, rey, Cal., died at the National Soldiers' COI] Home yestrt-day. wo Capt. McLaughlin commanded the lirst mu government boat designed for use as a __ submarine?the Rancocas?at Philadel- ? phla. He served with Admiral Dewey on board the Mississippi during the civil war. Celtic Delayed by Severe Gales. QUBENBTOWN, February lO.-The ! White Star liner Celtic, which left New ; i York February 1 for this port and Liverpool. was delayed for over tlilrtv hours during her voyage by a succession of severe gales. She arrived here tills morning at 6:45. St. Louis Bank Damaged by Fire. ! BT. PAUL. Minn.. February 10.?The ; Scandinavian-American Bank building, a six-story structure at 6th and Jackson 1 streets, was badly damaged by Are early 1 today. The Are started in the basement and went to the roof through the elevator shaft. The loss is estimated at mora than flUU.OOU. . ^ , ME-T1ME FINANCIER GIVEN TERM IN PRISON nest Ter&h Hooley of Londonf Convicted of Fraud, Sent to Old Bailey. /ON*DON, February 10.?Ernest Terah >oley, who was one of the leading men the financial world of London a few irs ago, was sentenced today at the 1 Bailey to a year's imprisonment on a lrge of obtaining money by fraudutly representi^^some property he had d to the prosOTutor as free of innbrances. looley was arrested on the charge July last year. Bankrupt in 1898. tooley was one of the most prominent anciers in England from 1800 to 1S98. en he was declared bankrupt. He had >n regarded as one of the wealthiest n in the country, acquiring his riches the promotion of numerous companies. 1896 he launched a tire company and supposed to have made a profit of ',500,000. He owned a large number of :e horses and yachts, including the :ing cutter Britannia, formerly the >perty of King Edward, and he also isessed several historic country seats, ter his bankruptcy he was known as i "splendid bankrupt," as he continued live in princely style on money which I been placed in his wife's name. BEY AN ADMIRER DEAD. hn H. Kidney, Who Let Beard Grow for Years, Passes Away. TAMPORD, Conn., February 10.?John Kidney, who gained some notice by ving when William Jennings Bryan s first nominated for President that he uld not cut his beard or hair until . Bryan should be seated in the White use, is dead at the Soldiers' Homo at roton, aged seventy-nine years, te kept his vow until a year ago. Then ; day he astonished the town by walkinto a barber shop and ordering bis trd removed and his hair trimmed. The ird extended to his waist and his hair rig down his back almost an equal gtli. tJGITIVES QUICKLY CAUGHT. capture of Two Men Who Escaped From Prison Last Night. OLiL'ACBUS, Ohio, February 10.?Otis rley, the so-called "prison demon," 0 escaped from the Ohio penitentiary t night, was found today at a hospital this city and returned to the penitenry. He was shot through the left foot his break for liberty, and was suffering ch from exposure. William Brennan, >ther prisoner, who attempted to es>e with Hurley, was captured last night guards after he l\ad been twice shot. ,fter escaping from the prison last ;ht, Hurley sought refuge in the railroad ds, but, the cold becoming intense, he nt to a saloon, where he confided to chael Herbst, a stranger, that he had sn shot by a fellow-employe. Herbst 1 him sent to St. Francis' Hospital, day Herbst saw Hurley's picture in a al newspaper and recognized it as that the man he had sent to the hospital. notified the prison authorities, who i Hurley removed to the prison hosplNOT GOING TO CHINA. lounded Rumor Regarding Destination of Cruiser at Honolulu. iONOLjULd*, February 10.?The cruiser ?st Virginia is coaling for departure -ly today. t Is rumored that China is her destinan. Rear Admiral Chauncev Thomas a lils orders .arc to hold the fleet in idinoss. The cruisers are scheduled to on a maneuver trip Monday. 'he Pacific fleet is not going to China, wiyi stated at the Navy Department lav: The vessels are preparing for ictiee cruises in the vicinity of the waiian Islands. CLAIMS SHARE OF ESTATE. ss Cameron Says She Has Found Edwin Hawley's Will. 1ABYLON, I#. I.. N. Y., February 10.*s Margaret Cameron, the protege of t late Edwin Hawley, the railroad milmire, has indicated to friends that she 3 found a document or will under ich she becomes entitled to a share in estate. Relatives of Mr. Hawley ast that he died intestate, and have ap?d for letters of administration, liss Cameron is reported to have ind the document during a visit here the railroad man's country home early s week. 1EW YORK, February 10.?Another eting of the Hawley heirs, held at atham, N. Y., has resulted, it is re ted, in an agreement that none of the anciers railroad securities will be sold five years. Plans were made, it is d, to create a holding trust for the lroad properties of the estate. EtILLIANT STATESMAN DEAD, ron do Rio Branco Passes Away at Rio de Janeiro. HO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, February ?Baron do Rio Branco, minister of eign affairs in the Brazilian cabidied this morning at 9:10 o'clock, was stricken suddenly ill on the ning of February 5 with uremia. J the attack was so severe that he irer rallied. laron do Rio Braneo was probably s most capable statesman in Brazil, the time of his death he had served itinuously for ten years as minister foreign affairs. He continued in of5 from purely patriotic motives, as had been advised on several oceans by his physicians to resign on ^ount of his condition of health, ron do Rio Branco took a consider!e share in the great welcome given the American fleet when it visited izil in 1908. Proposed Ericsson Monument. ohn Ericsson, designer and constructor the Monitor, flrst of the turr:ted norclads, will be honored by the ereci in the National Capital of a one[tdred-thousand-dollar monument to memory if a bill introduced in the use yesterday by Representative Foss Illinois becomes a law. A committee nposed of the Secretary of tVie Treasr and the chairmen of the library nmittees of the Senate and House uld have charge of the erection of the nument. A Swindler representing himself to be an agent of the J. W. Hollovvay Company is calling on subscribers to THE STAR, offering* to take orders for photographic enlargements for 15 cents, or for 60 cents additional to print the photograph on one dozen post cards. The man is a fraud. MEJf UNION Policy of Pittsburgh Tin Pla1 Mills Following Strike. ^ FOREIGN LABOR EMPLOYE Statement of Vice President Befo Committee of Inquiry INVESTIGATING STEEL THUS Subsidiary of Corporation Regard Syrians and Poles More Steady Than Americans. Efforts to employ foreigners to take t place of striking: Americans in tin pli mills in Pittsburgh in 1900 were acknot edged today before the steel investigati committee by W. O. Irvin, vice presid* of the American Sheet Tin Plate Co: pany. Mr. Irvin admitted that this subsidia of the United States Steel Corporatl had advertised for Syrians, Poles a Roumanians to take the place of strike He said these nationalities were preferr because it was believed they were "m< steady in employment." While the tin plate mills were "unit ized" before the strike, Mr. Irvin i mitted that after it the unions were longer recognized. "Did you discriminate against unl men?" asked Representative Beall Texas. "We naturally were reluctant to gi employment to those who were vicic toward the men* who entered our ml on the open shop basis," said Mr. Irvlc Reinstate tne jueast Active. "When j'our former union men appli for re-employment did you take tin back without question?" "We took back first the ones who w< least active in the strike," said 3 Irvin. William M. Hoilenbeck, head of t Pittsburgh employment agency which ? cured the foreign laborers for the tin pla works, was able to tell the committ nothing, as he had acquired the agen in 1911. Members of the committee seei ed to think they had the wrong witnt and objected to further questions Chairman Stanley. "It seems to me," said the latter, "th at times we become excruciating.y tec nical in this committee." "This is not technical,' retorted Repi sentative Young; "it is excruciating unfair to question this witness." Tried to 'Please Customers. Chairman Stanley asked Mr. Hollc beck if he tried to meet the wishes of 1 customers in securing laborers. "Oh, yes," said Mr. Hoilenbeck. wouldn't send an Irishman to a brewei because he would probably be turn down." Tne employment agent expressed t opinion that Poles and Roumanians wc particularly skilled in tin mill work. J. H. Seldes, a Pittsburgh newspap reporter, told the committee that he h investigated, at the indirect request Immigration officials, the advertisemer for foreign laborers published in t Pittsburgh papers in 1909. He found the advertisements were for the purpose securing Syrians, Poles and Roumania to take the place of strikers in the mi of the American Sheet Tin Plate Coi pany. WORK TO BEGIN ON FORTRES Construction Ordered at Pacific E trance to Panama Canal. Orders have been issued by the W Department to begin the work of cc structing the great fortress on Flame co Island, which will guard the Pacl entrance to the Panama canal. T1 island lies directly in front of the car entrance. As the nearest lock whose i jury or destruction would prevent t operation of the canal lies eight miles 1 land, the Flamenco Island defenses w insure absolute safety for the grt waterway on that side, as no hostile si could get within striking distance of t lock without fatal exposure to the gu of the fort. The defenses will be of the most m< ern type, comprising fourteen-inch gu and the heaviest type of sea coast mi tars in pits. Altogether they will more powerful than the fortificatic which guard the Golden Gate. The e vation of the guns and mortars to thr hundred feet above the surface of t Bay of Panama on this particular isla is said to add enormously to the streng of the defensive system. Within a short time the engineers w be ready to begin the work of constru< ing similar defenses on the Atlantic si of the isthmus, though, owing to the 1< and somewhat marshy character of t ground there, the difficulties of consm tion will be much greater than on t Pacific side. OPPOSED TO HERRICK. Senator Cummins to Lead Figl % Against His Appointment. Senator Cummins of Iowa, it was r ported today, will lead a fight by progre sive republican senators against the co flrmation of Myron T. Herrick as amba sador to France. The Senate progre sives are offended at a public referen which Mr. Herrick was reported to ha made to Senator La Follette. Mr. Herrick was nominated by Prei dent Taft to succeed Robert Bacon, r signed to become a fellow of Harva: University. BAPS THE OLD METHOD. Commission Cites Objections to Li tie Bed Schoolhouse. The "little red schoolhouse" of ear American days is severly arraigned in report to the United States bureau education by the international eomml sion on the teaching 01 mathematics. This commission says: "Our sclio hours should be periods of instruction, actual thinking and doing and not mere 'recitations.' The 'little red schoolhouf wim us insumcieni equipment is respo slble for the plan of assigning lessoi fi'bm a hook without previous classrou discussion. The groLesqutsness of tl idea becomes apparent when we imagii Socrates assigning a lesson in Homer Plato and Aristotle." KILLED BY HIS OWN CAB. Wealthy Georgian Dragged by Aut mobile Which He Was Cranking, ATHENS, Ga. . February 10.?Form< State Representative John G. C. Steven aged sixty-six years, wealthy planter ar merchant and Confederate veteran, wt killed by his own automobile, in whic his wife was seated, near Comer, G? yesterday afternoon. The car had bet left on the high gear and Mr. Ste -er attempted to crank it. The car plunge forward, dragging him many yards. H was dead when picked up. LIFE OF VIOLENCE ENDS. \ - " Feudist Who Had Killed Twentj Two Men Shot by Constable. PIKEVIL.L.E, Ky., February 10.?One < the moat noted feud leaders in the B f SjSandy valley, Louis Hall, who had boasted of killing twenty-two men, was shot and instantly killed ax Shelby Gap. in the Pine mountains, yesterday morning by Constable George Johnson, and his son. Morgan Hall, met the same fate a moig ment later at the same cool hands. Peopie of that section fear a revival of th*e feud war. Johnson had a warrant for Morgan Hail, who was suspected of operating a "blind tiger," and had openly defied de_ tectives to enter his home at the forfeit [J of their lives. Johnson followed ilall out of a store to the porch, and was in the act of reading the v^arrant when Hall made signs of resistance. The elder Hall, who was eighty-three y ears old, rusned *c out of his home, a short distance away , carrying the rifle, on the stock of which it was his boast he notched the score ot his victims. Johnson at once opened tire, rhooting first the father and then the gj eon. FORGOTTEN INDUSTRY NOW. ed Kansans Don't Carry Sunflower Seeds, But Get Them From Europe. KANSAS CITY, Mo.. February lo.Like "carrying coal to Newcastle," a carload of sunflower seed passed through he here yesterday billed from Europe for lte Kansas, the "great sunflower state." vl- "Why arc Kansans importing sunflower seed?" the manager of a reed company !nt here was asked. m" "For feeding chickens, pigeons and canaries,'' he replied. Ll>y "But why don't they use their own on seed?" nd "That'6 an interesting story," went on rs- the manager. "The seed from the Kansas sunflower is just as good as any, but the >re people don't gather it any more. They are so aristocratic that they buy the iiu>n ported product. Twenty years ago we id- handled sunflower seed from Kansas byno the carload for poultry feed in the east, but that is now a forgotten industry." Ion of SAYS TRUSTS STILL EXIST. Ive [lis Brandeis Declares Supreme Court Decrees Fail to Dissolve. NEW YORK, February 10.?Louis D. led Brandeis. speaking here last night, deem clared that the "oil trust" and the "tobacco trust" had not been dissolved in ere fact by the decrees of the United States jr. Supreme Court. "But I am of the belief," he continued, "that if the La Folhe lette bill should become a law the first te- trust brought to judgment under its proLte visions will be dissolved in fact." Cy The speaker was asked how h6 reconm*_ ciled his present views with those he held ;ss six years ago, when he defended the b>' "shoe machinery trust" before the Mas[at sachusetts legislature. rh- "I have seen the light," replied Mr. Brandeis. "Six years ago I believed that e- these were good trusts and that the shoe jly machinery trust was one of them." SEEK CLUE IN BOMB MYSTERY. in- " lis Woman Suspected of Participation in 4<I Murder of Mrs. Taylor. ry, NEW YORK, February 10.?A woman ed suspect, believed to have recently returned here from Chicago, is being sought he by the police in a thus far fruitless effort to solve the mystery of the murder ier of Mrs. Helen Taylor, killed by a bomb ad last Saturday. ?* The woman's name and the information its he that there had been trouble between her ,se and Mrs. Taylor were furnished by of Charles M. Dickinson, the discharged ns suspect in the case, who told the police Us that she had often threatened Mrs. Tay"n lor's life. A man acquaintance over whom, he said, the two women had quarreled is also being sought, w. n- timtniiiimnnmimmimminiiiiniiiimi r| A Captain 'n- ;;; flc | If any one ever t lis i: Dynamite Johnny O'B jij does not give himself he :: Smith, author of "The tn- ; * stories, bestows it upon ^iU | ing you will find his v i: told by himself to Mr. he | that author beginning i ns 11 tomorrow. 5 i Hp Hplnprf t be ::: ie ii But many other courag ;?| |; should also be set doA nd :i: fought in the Union i 'th ii arms to the Confederac) m ;;; 13, and was a pilot thr ^ :i sailed the Atlantic and t ow iii dangerous circumstance he | In the Sam will also be found enou ^ ii: almost any fiction lover r I Sewell S* 1 1 1 n" :ii brings Shorty back in a called "Where Gladys I ce tof I B m | oer trail he :: :: one of the best known England, contributes "/ a two-part tale of adven Edith iV 'er continues her fascinating s> tional romance, "Her \N id ; There will also be ^ | ate" by Foxcroft Davis, :h I anecdotes worth while b ' >n is : Tomorro >d Sunday I " \ of The Sui Of ; !; ig ainiiininnnnninmiiiniimnniiiininiiiii KEPT FROW RECORD Charges Against Ray Supt pressed, Says Gen. Whipple. I 4 1 ? AT MR. TAfT'S SUGGESTION | Done "for Honor of the Army and a Woman's Good Name/' } * HINT OF A "POLITICAL PULL" Army Officer Said to Have Rendered | Valuable Services in Campaign of 1908. | I Brig. Gen. C. H. Whipple, retiring 1 paymaster general of the army, today told the Hourc committee on expenditures in the War Department that charges of conduct unbecoming an oflicer and a gentleman against Maj. Beecher B. Ray of the Army Fay Corps had been suppressed at the suggestion of President Taft. Ray. it is charged, took an activa (part in the Taft campaign of 1908, and j his political activity has been under J investigation by the congressional committee. It has been charged that Maj. Ray acted as a "walking delegate" for k the republican party. Says Taft Dictated Letter. Gen. Whipple said that twice Maj. Ray had escaped trial on charges which he. the general, believed warranted prosecution. He said he went to Beverly in 1S10 to see the President and that Mr. Taft had dictated a letter in his presence advising that for the honor of the army and the good name of a woman, stories of the major's acquaintance with the wife of an employe of the pay department be kept from the record. This letter and two others by President Taft were put in the record to show the political connections of Maj. Ray. The paymaster was appointed to the army after serving in the campaign of 1WW under Mark Hanna in rounding up the railway trainmen's vote. He is said to have done similar work In the campaign # of 19" 18 for President Taft. In one of his letters President Taft said Maj. Ray had l>een active in the campaign at the instance of his (tin? President's) brother, and added that he feared j Maj. Ray, had "presumed" on the value j of the service rendered. Transferred to Chicago. Gen. Whipple stated that Maj. Ray recently was transferred from Atlanta to Chicago. No reason for the transfer wa? given him. Gen. Whipple said, and there was no stress of public business warranting it. Gen. Whipple's testimony indicated that he gave credence to the army rumor that Maj. Ray has a "political pull." ' Prof. Ok&ne, Writer of Hymns, Dead DELAWARE, Ohio, February 10.? Prof. T. C. Okane, aged eighty-two, author of many hymns, died here today, following a stroke of apopbxy. | Among his best known hymns are "Tie ! Home Over There,"' "Waiting at the I Door" and "On Jordan's Stormy Bank*." . i i - ? iiimiiiiiiiiiiHiimininmiiiiiiiimiiHima; i Unafraid I leserved that title it is :| den, the filibuster. He the title, but Horace i| War Maker'' and other J i him. Under this head- j vonderful life story as ! { Smith, and .recorded by I in our Sunday Magazine 5 0 Free Cuba jeous and daring things vn to his account. He navy, and he smuggled r. He ran away to sea at ougli Hell Gate, and he he Caribbean in the most * :s on rAiny occasions. e Magazine gh good reading to suit 1 Ford i fantastically funny tale ^ost a Bet." I ' ? |l ' i L ii Atkey short story writers of t Man Called Belmont," ture in Algeria. lacvane, r serial about an internaord of Honor." ' L i article on "The Sen, and some Washington y Arthur Wallace Dunn. w in the Magazine iday Star. | mm?iimii?miiiinmmmmw?mmmm * il - J