It was announced today, sponsored by Dr.
D. Berrey, Bexar county health officer, to
request that the federal government in
utruct army surgeons along the border to
vaccinate each person who crosses from
Mexico.
IT. S. TROOPS TO MOVE.
Seventeenth Infantry Goes to Eagle
Pass and 9th to Laredo.
ATLANTA, Ga.. March 14.?Orders
were received at Fort McPherson here j
today for the 17th Infantry, ordered to'
Eagle Pass, Tex., for border patrol duty
in connection with the Mexican situa- I
tion. to prepare to leave not later than
next Thursday
Ueut. Col. Thomas Griffith of the 19th
Infantry at Jefferson barracks, St.
Louis, is expected to arrive here tomor
row to take command of the 17th. He
succeeds Col. John T. Van Orsdale, who
recently reached the age limit of army I
service.
SAX ANTONIO, Tex , March 14.
Headquarters of the southern depart- J
ment, I* S. A., were officially advised
today that headquarters and staff of j
the 2d Brigade and the i;th Infantry 1
have beer, ordered to Laredo for patrol
duty, while the 17th Infantry has been
sent to Eagle Pass, fht organizations
were instructed to entrain immedi
ately with field service equipment.
SAYS THE NATION NEEDS
Attorney General McEeynolds Dis
cusses the Problems Which
Confront the President.
Othei Speakers and Themes at Phi
Dela Theta Celebration
Club Elects Officers.
introduced as the "efficiency engineer
of the administration," Attorney Gen
eral MiiweymiMji, speaking at the found
ers' day banquet of the 1*111 Delta,
Theta fraternity at the University Club J
last night, declared that progressive, j
right-thinking, patriotic fraternity men i
.will be called upon to play an important I
part in meeting the problems which face I
this country.
Mr. McReynolds asserted that some;
of the most serious questions with
which this nation has ever had to deal
have confronted the administration dur
ing the past twelve months, and de
clared "it is a Godsend we have a man
like President Wilson to steer the ship
of state."
The President, said the Attorney' Gen- j
eral, is literally driven by a stern sense !
of his tremendous responsibility to the j
American people.
"When I look into his face an 3 realize j
how his mind is burdened constantly
with the great problems which must !>e I
solved 1 sometimes feel it is hardly j
worth while to be President."
Addresses by Others.
Representatives Hardy of Texas and i
Norton of North Dakota made brief ad- j
dresses, mainly of reminiscences of col- !
lege days. George V. Triplett, Jr., who |
graduated from Central University of I
Kentucky in 1907, came to Washington j
frora his home in Owensboro, Ky., spe- j
daily to attend the banquet. He spoke j
cn fraternity efficiency. .Mr. Triplett de- 1
elared that a fraternity which teaches i
Its men they must stick together to the
exclusion of othr-rs encourages donnish
ness and snobbishness, and is an intiuence
that should be eliminated.
Claude N. Bennett, Ernory, SS, in a brief
address, referred to the successful effort
of the people of Alaska to obtain con
gressional appropriations for a railroad as
an illustration of what perseverance and
co-operation will accomplish.
The toastmaster was James Gray of
Minnesota.
Preceding the banquet, the Washington
Alumni Club of the fraternity, under
whose auspices it was held, elected the
following officers for the ensuing year:
John Tyssowski. president; Carl D. Shep
pard, vice president; Charles E. Trace
well, reporter; Edgar F. Baumgartner,
secretary, and Ralph J. Williams, assist
ant secretary and treasurer.
The banquet committee consisted of Mr.
Tyssowski, Mr. Williams and William B.
Metcalfe. The retiring president of the
club is Paul B. Dunbar.
List of Guests.
The guest list included; J. C. McRey
nolds. James Gray, W. G. Brantley, G.
V. Triplett, jr.. of Owensboro, Ky.; C.
N. Bennett, T. W. Allen, C. O. Appleman,
ft. P. Barnard, W. B. Barr, E. F. Baum
gartner, W. H Beal, J. B. Beadle, S. G.
Blanton, E. R. Boyle, W. V. Boyle, P.
B. Dunbar, L S. Doten, O. \V. Dudley.
H. A. Edson, C. E. Felton, F. D. Fletch
er, R. C. Hay, P. S. Heintzleman, I. W.
Hill, A. H. Hiller, I. It. Ilitt, P* L?
Hodges, E. Jadwin, S. G. Jones, G. Lee.
T. E. Jeffords. E. W. Matthews, R. B
McBride. a. Major, J Melsenheider* G.*
M. Mine tree, R. S. Moore, Martin A.
Morrison. A. S. Miliiken. P. D. .Norton, W.
B. Palmer. E. Russell. G. M. hommel,
C. D. Sheppord. M. C. Sheild. i; *
Smith. W. W. Smith C. B. Sornborger*
A. it. Spell, E. Stafford. C. P. Stearns'
M. C. Summers. F. G. Tingley, C B
Trace well, J. Tnompson, M. Under
wood, J E. Wlnne, li. J. Williams li T !
West, R. Morrison.
METHODISTS PRONOUNCE BAN.;
Book Concern's Publications Not in
Accord With Church Policy.
ASBURY PAKIf. N. j.. Maxell 14.?The :
Methodist Booh Concern was today, by i
implication, found guilty of publishing;
literature not In keeping with the policy -
of the church. In a majority report from
a tpeclal committee of the New Jersey
?--oaference of the Methodist Episcopal
Church. The report was adopted.
The committee on publication uas ap
pointed at the last annual conference
after an attack upon Dr. George P. Mains
of the New York east conference for
alleged heresy.
a???vn8i the b00ks ard Pc*?<lica!s dlj?.
ist oiTiv rr\T'r ot
-Modern Thought"^
1 be Graded Sunday School m Principle
and I raetice. of which Dr. 11 H Meyera
2?;h*^ur"'-u <?>' Kochf
?? VI H" r~ :i inary (liaptist)
Men of the Old Test irn.a comofia
cl? pnubll'h!"ine- f?r a num"er "f artl
STEEL CARS PROTECT LIFE. *
Woman Killed and Thirty Hurt in
Train Collision.
JT.:^VU SUnn ' March "--An uni
dentified woman was killed and mere
than thirty were injured, several prob
acy fatally, when two coaches of a
pass-user train on the Chicago, St. Paul.
Minneapolis and Omaha railroad tonight
? ft the raits arid ro.ied down an embank
ment at Mendota, Minn. The lirst part
of the train remained on the tracKs and
came to &t. Paul with the dead and in
jured.
The train, consisting of nine cars left
Omaha for St i'ail early today After
l-assing the station at Mendota two
coaches in the middle of the train were
derailed and toppied over. One of them
stood almost upright, throwing the pas
sengers io the end of the coach. Hardly
a passenger in this car escaped Injury.
The fact that both coaches were steel
probably saved a score of lives, railroad
ien say
?J
DIPLOMATS WEIGH
CARRANZA'S NOTE
' Cable His Proposition to For
eign Offices and Ask
Instructions.
U. S. NOTE SENT HIM
DESCRIBED AS "ABRUPT"
State Department Cannot Act for
Other Governments Unless
He Changes Front.
So important did foreign diplomatic
representatives In Washington consider
Gen. Carranza's latest note to Secretary
Bryan, outlining his position regarding
foreigners In northern Mexico, that they
made unusual haste late yesterday to
forward copies to their home governments
and ask for Instructions.
This action was made doubly neces
sary because of Carranza's suggestion
that countries which have recognized
Huerta might deal with him unofficially
through their diplomatic representatives
In Washington. It was pointed out that
the=e representatives here have been
looking actively after their nations' in- i
terests In northern Mexico, but have been
doing so through the United States gov
erament.
The publication of Carranza's note here
brought through unofficial sources copies
of Secretary Bryan's notes to American
, onsuls near Villa and Carranza regard
lug the death of the Englishman. Benton.
Men Who saw these copies said
word sent to Villa spoke of good offlces
and other diplomatic terms, but that the
message to Oarrunza was abrupt. They
said that this possibly explained Car
ranza's unfavorable attitude.
United States Cannot Act.
Embassy and legation officials were
unprepared to comment on the Car
ranza note until they had received In
structions from home. One fact was ac
cepted, however, that the United States
cannot continue to act for them unless
Carranza completely retreats from his
position.
It was pointed out. however, that Car
ranza's latest attitude is considerably
more favorable than was the stand ne
rirst took regarding the Benton case, ana
men who know him were of the opin
ion that he is preparing to accept the
representations of the L nited States re
gar ding foreigners in his ?n
out the formality of any authorization
'Department officials feel that Gen. C&f"
ranza's declaration marks ? change in
his first uncompromising attitude and
that by the time he reaches Chihuahua
he will be ready to concede to the L nlted
States the right to look after foreign In
terests in the country controlled by the
constitutionalists without the limitations
imposed in the declaration of policy.
For the next fortnight atleaJit.the ,
old- practice probably will be followed
and the State Department will continue
to protest against any maltreatment of
foreigners or injury to their properties,
while on the other hand. Carranza or
his agents, without accepting these pro
tect, or representations aB official, will
note th?m aS matters of Information upon
which the cases will be "
If they had been reported bj Mexican
officials This situation will obtaln how
ever, only In localities where the foreign
governments have no consuls.
likely to Accept.
It is believed that in other cases the
various governments will accept Gen.
Carranza's suggestion and allow their
consuls to do business with him on an
unofficial basis, which will not carry
with It political recognition. It Is re
called that this was done by Great Brit
ain France and other European coun
tries In the Confederate states during the
civil war.
"Carranza's note la a plain bid for
recognition by this government as well
as by other governments," declared Sen
ator Fail of New Mexico in a statement
yesterday. "In refusing to accept the
representations of American consuls re
ii.ecting the interests of foreigners whose
interests the United States has asked Its
consuls to conserve, Carranza violates
the comity of nations. It Is a note pecu
liarly Mexican In its disregard of Inter
national usage."
Denies Arms Shipment.
Secretary Bryan denied yesterday any
knowledge of a shipment of arms con
signed to the American embassy In
Mexico City, and reported to have been
detained. It Is believed that if any
such arms have been held up they
were destined for individual Americans
and not for the embassy forces.
Conditions In Mexico and disturbances
in a numDer of South American coun
tries are understood to be the principal
reasons for the announcement last night
that the llfth Pan-American conference,
which was to have been held In Santi
ago. Chile, about the middle of next
September had been postponed until
* '-Vmbassauors and ministers here will
notify their governments of this pur
pose." Secretary Bryan having assented
to the postponement.
A secondary reason, it was said, was
the fact that traveling across the Andes
Is almost sure to be good in November,
whereas in September It Is uncertain.
ADAMSON FIRES HOT SHOT
IN CANAL TOLLS BATTLE
Three Separate Minority Reports
Showered Into Hopper of
the House.
While three separate minority reports
on the subject of Panama canal tolls
were showered into the hopper at the
Speaker's desk In the House yesterday
afternoon protesting against a repeal of
the exemption clause In the Panama
canal act. Representative Adamson, lead
er of the repeal fight In the House, took
a characteristic shot at the statements
that government vessels would be com
pelled to pay tolls It the 81ms bill is
enacted. His statement is:
"The most monstrous perversion of the
truth sine. Ananias expiated his dere
liction as to veracity and the most fool
I ish piece of fo.ly enunciated since fools
were discovered, Is the false statement
I going through the jingo press to the ef
I feet that the -Sims bill requires the offl
c ial vessels belonging to the United
States to pay tolls
Such Vessels Not Mentioned.
"Such vessels are not mentioned In the
canal act nor In the Sims bill and ought
not to be. They are owned by the same
owner which owns the canal and passes
its vessels by right of ownership accord
ing to the treaty. Owning both the war
ships and the canal, it could pay the
tolls to nobody but itself, which would
be concentrated nonsense."
Three minority reports on the toll re
peal plan were presented from the com
mittee yesterday. Representatives Dore
mus of Michigan and O'Shaunessy of
Rhode Island, democrats, declared they
could see no reason to reverse their po
sition In favor of coastwise shipping ex
emptions, while Representative Know
land of California and Representative
L^afferty of Oregon presented separate
reports attacking the repeal plan.
Prominent Men, Natives of State,
Speak at Missouri So
ciety Banquet.
Number of Politicians Coming From
"Show Me" Commonwealth One
Subject of Comment.
Next to praises for Champ Clark,
Speaker of the House of Representa
tives, the speakers at the banquet of
the Missouri Society of Washington at
Rauscher's last night contented them
selves with giving facts and figures
showing the number of statesmen and
politicians which the "show me
state had supplied not only to the na
tion. but to many other states of the
Union. Speaker Clark acted as toast
master. and his characteristic humor
was spread through his introductions
of the speakers of the evening, who
Included Senator John F. Shafroth of
Colorado. Representative Bird S. Mc
Guire of Oklahoma. Representative
Frank Mondell of Wyoming, all na
tive Missourlans, who In later life
weaned themselves away to take up
duties In other states, and former
Senator Cockrell of Missouri.
While Speaker Clark declared that
the body of guests before whom he
whs standing was ^ better looking
body than he was accustomed to pre
side over every day. Representative
McGuire declared that while th.it
might be true they couldn't love him
any more than the body of men o%er
whom he presides daily.
State's Distinguished Men.
Senator Shafroth gave to the banquet
ers a long list of the names of distin
guished men of the country whom Mis
souri produced, and gave a brief sketch
of each The speakers did not let Mis
souri suffer for praise of her resources j
and of the statesmen which she has turn
ed out. Representative Mondell, intro
duced by Speaker Clark as "one of the
greatest standpatters In the House or
Representatives," when he said or speaK
er Clark that "there has never been a
Mlssourian who had surpassed him in
supremacy." brought forth arplause
which lasted for nearly five minutes.
When Speaker Clark Introduced former
Senator Cockrell the guests arose In his
honor. He explained some of his expe
riences during the civil war. The greater
part of the speeches were alone a hu
morous vein and were full of anecdotes
of happenings In the early days in Mis
souri.
Those Who Were Present.
The guests were Speaker Clark, toast
master; Senator John F. Shafroth of
Colorado, Representative Pird S. Mc
Guire of Oklahoma. Representative
Frank W. Mondell of Wyoming. Rep
resentative Scott Ferris of Oklahoma,
Henry J Allen. Representative and
Mrs J. W. Alexander. Walter R. Alex
ander. Lawrence W Alexander. Miss
Rowena Alexander. Mr. and Mrs. E. H.
Andrew, Mr. Applegate, Mrs. Frederick
H. Austin, Representative and Mrs.
Richard Hartholdt, Mr. and Mrs. J. c.
Bay. Mr. and Mrs. John F. Beal, Mr. aria
Mrs. Cliff Berryman. Representative
Charles F. Booher, Representative and
Mrs. Wm. P. Borland, Arthur W. Brown.
Mr. and Mrs. Baxter Brown. A B.
Caruthers, Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Chub
buck. Edward B. Clark. Mrs. John
Clark, former Senator F. M. Cockrell,
Mrs. Bessie C. Cockrell, Mr. and Mrs.
Clarence H. Conger, Mr. and Mrs. Clyde
W. Conger, Frank W. Connor, Mr. and
Mrs. Robert S. Copeland, Mr. and Mrs.
W. C. Deane. Representative and Airs.
Perl D. Decker, Representative and
Mr* C C. Dickinson. Mr. and Mrs. Jo
seph G. Dill, Miss Ella 13. Dill. Assistant
Postmaster General A. M. Dockery, Jo
seph F. Doyle. Miss Martha C. Duck.
Harrv L. Dunlap. Representative and
Mrs. L. C. Dyer, Mr. and Mrs. David %\ .
Eaton. Mr. and Mrs. Price Edwards.
Rev Ignatius Fealy. former Gov. and
Mrs Joseph W. Folk of Missouri,
Charles W. Friede. Mr. and Mrs. F. \\ .
Gast, Mr. and Mrs. Ed A. Glenn. Mr.
and Mrs. C. P. Grandfleld, Miss Helen
Grandfleld, Mr. and Mrs. R. H Grif
fith Col. C. B. Guthrie, Miss Mary S.
Haines L. J. Hall, Lon S. Haymes.
Mr. and Mrs. John B. Henderson, Mr.
and Mrs. Walter L. Hensley, Charles
P. Hlggins. Mr. and Mrs. W. N.
Holmes. Dr. H. H. Hovey. Mr. and
Mrs. Albert Hupp. Representative Wil
liam L. Igoe, Miss Beryl Ingram. A. L. I
Jennings, Dr. and Mrs. W. R. Jenner.
Joe P. Johnston, Virgil R. Kalmback,
Charles P. Keyser. Mrs. Kate Kneisley.
Miss Kathleen Lawson, G. A. Leavltt,
Mr. and Mrs. John C. Letts. Henry F.
Lincoln, Mrs. D. V. Lincoln. Repre
sentative and Mrs. James T. Lloyd.
Miss Ethel Lloyd. Sam R. Lloyd, Mr.,
and Mrs. Thomas LloyJ, Mr. and Mrs. i
Eugene A. Logan. Miss Mary Lowden, j
Mr. and Mrs. John M. Lowe. D. Ti.
MacAdam. John J. McCarthy. Miss |
Edna McCullough. Miss Jane Mcllheny.
James D. Mclntyre. H. II. Marmaduke,
Aubrey M. Mitchell. Mr. and Mrs. Hu
bert Newsom, Miss Mary A. Newcombe. I
Mr and Mrs. B. J. Northcott, Mr. and:
Mrs. Horace J. Phelps. Mr. and Mrs.1
Everett L. Phillips, Mr. an.l Mrs. D. D.
Rarisdell. Senator and Mrs. James
A. Reed, Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Reed.
Mr. and Mrs. Stanley H. Ridings, Mr.
and Mrs. William S. Riley, Mr and Mrs.
Van W. Roberts. Miss Grace Robertson.
Mr. and Mrs. Ix-o T. Robfson, Miss
Pearl Robison, Mr. and Mrs. Otis J.
Rotters. iJrof. G. A. Ross, Miss Lily Ross,
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas L. Rubey, Mrs.
Elizabeth Russell, Mr. and Mrs Joseph
J. Russell, Mr. -Shackleford. Mr. and
Mrs. Karl F. Schweiser. Miss I/juise
Scott. Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Shaw. Mr.
and Mrs Iceland P. Shidy. Miss V. T.
Shidy. Mr. and Mrs Otis J Singleton,
Mis3- Julia St. Clair, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph
Stewart, Elmer Stewart. Mr. and Mrs.
William C. Stierlln, Mr. and Mrs. Frank
M Swacker, MaJ. and Mrs. Richard Syl
vester. Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Tleman. Mac
Thomas. Mr. and Mrs. Otto H. Tlttmann,
Miss Mildred Tong, Miss Alice Trefts,
Miss Mabel E. Underwood, W C. Van
Cleve, Joseph H. Van Wagenen, Mrs.
Elizabeth Walker, William A. Wallace,
John T. Wayland. Mr. and Mrs. William
Henry White. J. G. Whiteside. Mr.
and Mrs. Thomas A. Whltworth, Rev.
and Mrs. Earle Wilfley, Clem C. Wil
liams, Mr. and Mrs. Wlnans, Prof, and
Mrs. George Winston. Judge and Mrs.
J. W. Wltton. Mr. and Mrs. Otis W.
i.yatt and Mr. and Mrs. James H.
Wygant.
NEW TRAFFIC MANAGER.
H. M. Adams to Direct Missouri Pa
cific-Iron Mountain System.
ST. LOUIS, Mo.. March 14.?H. M.
Adams today was appointed general traf
fic manager of the Missouri Pacific-Iron
Mountain system, with headquarters in
St. LouIb. J T. Hendricks was appointed
freight traffic manager of the Western
Pacific, with headquarters in San Fran
cisco. ?
Mr Hendricks has been general traffic
manager of the Missouri Paciflc-Iron
Mountain. Mr. Adams has been freight
traffic manager of the Denver and Rio
Grande and of the Western Pacific.
W I Jones was appointed assistant to
the vice president in charge of traffic
over the Missouri Pacific-Iron Mountain
Rio Grande-Western Pacific group of rail
roads Mr. Jones has been assistant to
the general traffic manager of the Mis
souri Pacific-Iron Mountain.
CARRIES $19,000,000.
I House Passes the Agricultural Ap
propriation Bill.
! The agricultural appropriation bill.
I carrying $19,000,000, passed the House
yesterday without substantial amend
ment. It now goes to the Senate.
The House will take up the rivers and
harbors bill tomorrow, and consideration
of the Sims bill., providing for the repeal
of the exemption clause of the Panama
canal act, will follow.
SUCCEEDS IN SECOND ATTEMPT AT
SUICIDE.
David N. Oliver and hli sons, Howard and Normal, for the io->ar asphyxiation
of whom he was awaiting trial la the District Jail. <
SENOR SUAREZ OF CHILE! CLEAN-UP CAMPAIGN
IS HOST AT LUNCHEON TO BE OFFICIAL ONE
Minister and Secretary Bryan Ad
dress Members of Diplo
matic Service.
Secretary Bryan of the State Depart
ment and the Spanish ambassador, Senor
Juan Rlano, were among those who de
livered short addresses yesterday after
noon at a luncheon given by the minis
ter of Chile, Senor Eduardo Suarez, at
the Metropolitan Club.
Among the guests were the Bishop of
Concepcion, Chile, and his party, who
are visiting In Washington for a few
days. The party attended mass yester
day morning at the chapel of the Visi
tation Academy. Later a literary and
musical program was given at the
academy. Mfss Eugenie Suarez, the eld
est daughter of the Chilean minister,
welcomed the guests, and Miss May
Ready and Miss Margaret Crosson play
ed solos on the piano and violin.
Guests at Luncheon.
The guests at the luncheon were Secre
tary Bryan. Ht. Rev. Luis E. Izqulerdo,
Bishop of Concepcion; Rev. Gilberto Fuen
zalida, dean of theology. University of
Chile; the Brazilian ambassador, Senor
da Gama; the Spanish ambassador, Senor
Rlano; the minister <<>f Costa Rica, Senor
Calvo; the minister of Argentine, Senor
Naon; the minister of Uruguay, Senor de
Pena; the minister of Guatemala, Senor
Mendez; the minister of Peru, Senor Pe
zet; the minister of Colombia, Senor Be
tancourt; the minister of Honduras, Senor
Membreno; the minister of Panama, Se
nor Morales; the minister of Nicaragua,
Gen. <Chamorro; Mgr. Russell of St. Pat
rick's Church; the charge d'affaires of
Cuba, Senor de la Vega-Calderon; the first
secretary of Peru, Senor M. de Prey re;
the first secretary of Colombia, Senor An
cizar; the first secretary of Panama, Se
nor Lefevre; Senor Francisco J. Yanes,
Rev. Luis F. Contardo; the first secretary
of the Chilean legation, Senor Agacio.
Girl Is Shot by Cousin.
Special Dispatch to Tbe Star.
CUMBERLAND, Md., March 14.?Iva
Markley. sixteen years ol^, is dead at
Oakland, having been accidentally shot by
her cousin, a young man named Friend,
who was loading a revolver. The bullet
took effect in the girl's right side, pene
trating her lung.
Commissioners to Ififae a Proclama
tion for Week: of April
13-18;
Washington's third .-annual clean-up
campaign, scheduled :f*>r the week of
April 13 to 18, will be (^rdered by official
proclamation of the District of Columbia
Commissioners. j
W. H. Richardson, chairman, and Dr.
Arthur L. Murray, Secretary, of the
clean-up committee, wjiich will super
vise the crusade, discussed the matter
with the Commissioner--, last week and
were given every &ssu>-&nce of co-opera
tion by the local government officials.
In addition to issuing a proclamation,
the Commissioners may" direct the police
department to inake house-to-house
distribution of printed circulars contain
ing suggestions as to liow citizens may
aid effectively in the campaign.
The committee will a.-jain endeavor to
interest school children' in the work and
will prepare a special ?: clean city week
bulletin for distribution :in the schools.
Dr. Murray last nigh, stated that th?
chairman of the varices subcommittees
which will direct the liig sanitary under
taking probably will bt> 'named this week.
It is estimated that will be required
for carrying on the work. Contributions
should be sent to John: Joy Edson, treas
urer of the committed :
ESCAPED CONVi?T KILLED.
Bandit Jail breakeri! Recognized as
Police Chief'*;Victim.
BARTL.BSVILLE, <&la.. March 14?
The body of a man Wiled last week In
a revolver battle w;>? Charles Allen,
chief of police, has bien identified by
Memphis. Tenn.. offlct'VS as that of Gus
Hyatt, a notorious bandit, who led a
daring mutiny at thft: Tennessee peni
tentiary twelve years mjo.
Hyatt smuggled dlnamito Into the
prison and used It to| wreck the prison
wall. Then, while he Covered the guards
with revolvers, llfteen jconvicts escaped.
At one time JlO.Ouo ? swan offered for
Hyatt's capture.
Hyatt was serving ai'.erm for a daring
hold-up of a Louisville and Nashville
railroad train when h{ escaped. He ac
complished the robbe-J,'; alone, obtaining
several thousand doll^jij.
Chief Allen was ati.snptlng to arrest
Hyatt on a charge o' ."selling liquor il
legally when ..he fatal {ght took place.
February Record
CAUSE
Net Daily Average Circulation, 67,249 Copies
The Evening Star with its ONE EDITION
is believed to have double the combined paifl cir
culation in Washington of the two afteiiioon
editions of its evening competitor. i
EFFECT
The Evening Star during the monfrh
of February printed more display advertis
ing than any two of the other daily papers
combined.
WEEKLY CIRCULATION STATEMENT.
1614. |j
Saturday, March 7
Sunday, March 8
Monday, March 9
Tuesday, March 10.,
Wednesday, March 11
Thursday, March 12
Friday, March 13
AFFIDAVIT.
6&,t)4i
5<4.358
6yj56i
65*869
6fj,6os
6^447
? - 69^434
I solemnly swear that the above statement rerfcesents
only the number of copies of THE EVENING AND SUNDAY
STAR circulated during the seven days ended M.-ijrfch 18,
1014?that is, the number of copies actually sold, delivered,
furnished or mailed, for valuable consideration, ar* bona
fide purchasers or subscribers?and that the copies so
counted are not returnable to or do not remain in tlfe office
unsold, except in the case of papers sent to out-'.j^-town
agents only, from whom a few returns of unsold ^paper*
have not yet been received.
FLEMING NEWBOLD, *
Business Manager*.
The Evening Star Newspaper Comfc0*iy.
District of Columbia, ss.:
Subscribed and sworn to before me this fourteenth day
of March, A.D. 1914.
E. E. RAMExL
(Seal.) Notary Pt\f>llc.
A
Ten Per Cent of Value of
Buildings Charged in
Some Cases.
JACOWAY SO DECLARES
ON FLOOR OF HOUSE
Serious Interference With Comple
tion of Agricultural Build
ing Predicted.
In a report made to the House yes
terday, supplemented by discussion on
the floor during the agricultural bill de
bate. Representative Jacoway of Arkan
sas. member of the committee on agricul
ture and chairman of a special subcom
mittee to investigate rented building of
the department in the District of Co
lumbia, showed that the government is
paying in rent each year more than 10
per cent of the value of the buildings
occupied by the department.
Representative Jacoway's conclusion is
that the Department of Agriculture
should abandon the scattered, rented
buildings and gather Its bureaus under
one roof or under two roofs.
It is slgnilcant, however, that he does
not strongly recommend that the govern
ment should linish the present Depart
ment of Agriculture building by con
structing a central portion connecting
the two existing wings in which the
bureaus of animal Industry and plant
industry are now housed. \\ hen Repre
sentative Jacoway started his In*
5 ions into the dmartmc-nts rent *
lie was of the opinion that the best thing
to do would be to complete the proposed
department buildings. However, he Iwd
not proceeded very far before he learned
that .Minority I.eader Mann and cl?a'r
itian Lever of the argiculture committee
are both dead set against the proposi
tion.
Countersunk Buildings.
The reason for the opposition ap
peared yesterday afternoon in the de
bate. The members don't like the
way the two wings of the Agricultural
Department buildings are counter
sunk below the surface of the sur
rounding property. They declare they
will never vote for a completion or
the building, which requires that all
of the surrounding landscape be
dredged away before one can see the
first floor. It was said last night by
Representatice Jacoway that the fine
arts commission had induced Presi
dent Roosevelt to allow the building
to be placed below the street level, so
that all buildings in that vicini?r
could be on the same plane. 1-or
some reason, this piece of the art com
mission's advice has riled congressmen
bevond all control. It will seriously
interfere with the completion of the
departmental building as originally
planned, too.
Representative Jacoway presented tc
Congress an extensive statement
showing every square foot or omce
building rented for the Department
of Agriculture in the District of Co
lumbia. He found that the total
rentals are $99,277 and that, accord
ing to figures in the George report on
taxation and assessment, this is a
fraction over 10 per cent of the as
sessed value of the buildings. He finds
that nowhere in the District is the
government overcharged by land
lords. and in most instances the gov
ernment is paying the lowest rents ol
the neighborhood. In the case of the
forest service, at 9SO F street, Lnele
Sam pays approximately It) per cent less
than other otiices in the vicinity. There
is no basis of comparison for the offlce
> buildings rented by the department south
i of B street, as no other interests have
? otflces or laboratories in that section
The department today is paying less rent
[ than ever before.
Explanation of Jacoway.
A portion of Representative Jaco
way's explanation to the House yes
terday is as follows:
"Not taking into account the total
rent paid for rooms on the third floor
of the Star building, for which a total
annual rent of $1,150 is pai? by the
government, nor the two rooms in tne
Munsey building for which a total
rental of $4110 P^r annum is paid, mak
ing a total of $1,570 per annum for
these three quarters, it is acertained
that the price per square foot net in an
of the other twenty places and rooms
rented by the government for the
various department ranges from *
cents and 4 mills per square foot net
per annum for part of the warehouse.
7th and K streets southwest, to 69
cents per square foot net paid for the
old brick otfice building, located at 9JO
F street northwest, Atlantic building,
which contains in the aggregate *
square feet net. For the purposes of
this computation the renis paid for
quarters in the Munsey and Star build
ings are omitted, clue to the fact that
only small proportions of these build
ings are rented by the Agricultural De
partment- It also develops that the
rents In these buildings per syuare
foot is 11.296, 51-1* and $1.15, respee
tivel y
"In the Munsey building a standard
I rate per square foot is charged, vary
ing according to the location of the
I offices. The Department of Agriculture
' pays the standard rate for the rooms
\ it occupies.
Twenty Different Quarters.
"The government uses in whole and
i In part twenty different quarters on
! which it pays rent for the use of the
; Agricultural Department. Of these
I twenty different quarters thirteen are
i used in whole. The total rental paid for
| these thirteen quarters is $67,194. The
( assessed valuation of these properties,
as same appears upon the tax books. Is
$435,844. Assuming that this amount
represents two-thirds of the whole
value, then the full value would be
$651,766. and this, compared with the
rental of $67,194, shows a gross income
to the owners of these buildings of 10
per -cent plus*"
"All the buildings mentioned are leased
upon annual leases with the exception of
the building at "lil Linworth plat e south
west, upon which the government has a
lease of six years."
Representative Anderson of Minnesota
urged the House to do away with rented
buildings. He s-aid that the present ar
rangement is far from economical.
"It is a situation," he said, "under
which we are purchasing the old rattle
traps now rented by the government,
many of them ill suited for the purposes
of the department, and paying for them
In gross every ten years. It would be
much better to use the credit of the gov
ernment, to purchase buildings and turn
them over to the department, because in
that way we could not only economize,
but we could furnish buildings suitable
and convenient for the purposes of the
department."
HOBSON TO USE MOTOR "BIKE."
Plans Whirlwind Tour During Last
Days of Alabama Campaign.
MOBILE, Ala., March 14.?Campaign
managers for Capt. R. P. Hobson, who
is opposing Oscar W. Underwood for
the United States Senate, have an
nounced, that Capt. Hobson will make
a motor cycle tour of the state during
the ten days preceding the primary
of April 6.
It will enable him, so his managers
say, to make twenty speeches a day.
He and other candidates now are cam
paigning in automobiles, but no can
didate has ever attempted a motor
j cycle tour of the state.
THIRTEEN IN JAIL
i AND ONE IS DYING
Mexicans Rounded Up After
1 Murder of Engineer in Illi
nois Train Robbery.
TWO ARE IDENTIFIED
AS CREW'S ASSAILANTS
Captured After Battle in Bunk Car
in Which Deputy Sheriffs Are
Wounded.
PRINCETON*, III., March 14.?Thirteen
Mexican track laborers lire In jail tonight
and another is dying, it is said, in & hos
pital as a result of the murder early
yesterday at Manlius, III., of Arthur
Fisher, engineer of a Chicago and North
western railroad freight train by box car
thieves.
The Mexican in the hospital and one of
those in jail were identified today by
the train crew, of which Fisher was a
member, as two of the four men who at
tacked the freight crew. These two men
are the ones who entered the cab, it is
said, and shot the engineer because he
refused to obey their command to pull
the train out on the main track and pro
ceed in spite of the fact that another
train w as due in an opposite direction.
Captured After Fight.
The two men were captured at Langly
early yesterday after a tight in a bunk
car. They had walked the six miles
south from Manlius alter shooting the
engineer. Deputy Sheriffs Bert Skoglund
and Leslie Beyer, son of Sheriff John
Beyer, followed the men in an automobile
and entered tne uunk car. The two men
| wno are said to have snot Fisner resisted
arrest and tired at the deputies, une
wac shot in the lace and the otner in the
side, hut they returned the tire, lataliy
wounding one Mexican and knocKiiib
down tne otner. They brought the twe
prisoners to Princeton.
Sheriff Beyer arrested all the Mexican
track workmen that he could today
aud held tnem as suspects, and the cor
oner started an inquest into the death ol
Fisher. Owing to the fact tliat witnesses
were not ready, the Inquest was con
tinued until next week.
Search will be continued for the other
two men who tried to loot the freight
train.
Saw Bobbers at Work.
Complaint had been made for som? time
that packages had been missing from
cars that ran over this division of the
road, fc/arly Friday, while the train ol
which Fisher was engineer stood on a
siding at Manlius to allow a train tc
pass, a member of the crow saw mer
throwing goods from a box car. He
' ordered them out of the car and one
of the thieves tired at him and held hirr
under the muzzle of a revolver, while the
other three ran to the locomotive. They
entered the cab and told the engineer tc
start out with his train and leave their
alone. The engineer refused, as he knew
a wreck would result. 1 hen the Alexlcans
shot Fisher and. Joining their com
panions, all four fled toward Langly.
During the hunt for Mexicans yester
day and today, all sorts of rumors spreac
about the killing of officers and Mexi
cans. and it was not until tonight thai
a checking-up showed that no one hac
been killed except the engineer and nc
one had been fatally injured except the
one Mexican. The two deputies are nol
severely hurt.
BRYAN'S HAMMER OUT
FOR ROGER SULLIVAN
Urges Illinois Democrats to Get To
gether and Choose People's
Friend for Senator.
?Special IMspateh to Tbe Star.
LINCOLN, Neb.. March 14.?In a signed
editorial in his Commoner. William Jen
nings Bryan. Secretary of State, returns
to his attack oil Roger Suljvan and tells
the democrats of Illinois they must get
together on the United States senator
ship if they wTould upset the aspirations
of the Sullivan forces. These forces, he
says, are well versed in the art of politi
cal manipulation and will stand together.
"The democrats of Illinois who are op
posed to turning the party over to spe
cial interests." says Secretary Bryan,
"should recognize the importance of get
ting together on a candidate for United
States senator.
Bogues Under Sullivan's Banner.
"Roger Sullivan may be expected to
marshal under his banner every element
interested in misuse of go\ eminent.
There will tie no division in their ranks;
knowing that they constitute a minority
tlu-y will be held together by instinct of
self-preservation. There will not only
be no division among favor-seeking
forces, but these forces will exert them
selves to divide opposition by stimulating
ambitions and by giving false encourage
ment to those whose vanity can be play
ed upon.
"Those who desire to see the great state
of Illinois worthily represented in the
United States Senate should confer and
select a man most available and put en
tire progressive democracy of the state of
Illinois behind him. No mans ambition
should have weight in making selection
and no man fit for this high honor will
allow his aspirations to be considered.
"Loyalty to a cause is shown by will
ingness to sacrifice for it and not by
desire to proiit by it or through it.
While it is entirely proper for any man
to offer himself for an office, his choice
Should depend not upon his wishes, but
upon the strength he is able to lend to
the cause he represents. Now is the
time for men to exhibit the virtue of
preferring one another rather than as
sert their ow n claims.
Virtue to Be Bewarded.
"The future will have many honors
to award to members of our party, if
Illinois is brought into the democratic
column. Those who make personal
sacrifices now will lay up merit and
be more eligible In future.
"Let no nuseemly scramble robe the
party of its great opportunity. The pro
gressive democrats of Illinois should
get together and give the nation a man
whose heart is with the people and vho
has courage to be their champion.
FIRST exhibit installed.
Palace of Machinery at Frisco Ex
position About Complete.
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal.. March 14.?Ex
cept for a few pieces of statuary yet to
be set in their niches, the palace of ma
chinery of the Panama-Pacific interna
tional exposition was pronounced com
pleted today, and the first exhibit will be
installed April 1.
The building is not only the largest in
the exposition, but the largest wooden
structure ever built. It is 968 feet long
by 368 wide by 136 feet high, and cost
$059,655. Plaster and staff mask the wooa.
(BRIBED TO TELL -
TALESONFRANK
Woman Says $1,000 Was Of
fered for Testimony of Ad
vances by Doomed Man.
| FOUR OTHER AFFIDAVITS
PRESENTED BY DEFENSE
| Evidence Manufactured Against
Man Charged With Death of Fac
tory Girl, Attorneys Say.
ATLANTA, Oft., March 14.?The char**
that she was offered It000 If she would
give testimony Inimical to Leo M. Prank,
superintendent of the National Pencil
Company, under sentence of death for
the murder of Mary Phagan, fourteen -
year-old factory employe, was made here
today in an affidavit by Mm. Mattle
Miller.
Four other affidavits also were made
public by counsel for the defense, who
are collecting Information to be used In
connection with an extraordinary motion
for a new trial for the convicted man.
The general Intent of the affidavits, ac
cording to the defense, is to show that
the attempts have been made to manu
facture evidence against Frank.
Promise of Money.
Mrs. Miller, in her affidavit, says that
formerly she worked at the National Pen
cil Company's factory, where she knew
Leo M. Frank, and that In June, 1913,
about two months after the murder, she
was visited by a man who said he was
A. S. Colyar. According to her state
ment, he told her that if she would
testify that Frank made certain pro
posals to her she would be given $1,000.
Prosecution officials tonight denied that
they had any connection with any of th?
efforts set forth in the affidavits to ob
tain untrue testimony. No man named
Colyar. they said, had any connection
with the prosecution.
Girl Accuses Negro.
Miss Lillle Mae Pettis, one of the other
four affiants, made affidavit that James
Coniey, the negro factory employe con
victed of being an accessory after th?
fact in the murder, had made advances
toward her. The defense contends thai
Coniey was the factory girl's murderer,
instead of Frank.
Frank today issued a statement criti
cising Newport Lanford, chief of dete -
tives in the police department, for tre
declaration attributed to him, in which
he said that Coniey told the truth on tie
witness stand in Frank s trial, and thai
other statements which might be ob
tained from the negro now by private
detectives would not be credited by him.
The convicted man points out that, ac
cording to him. the chief of detectives
has admitted falsity in portions of patt
affidavits made by Coniey at the instance
of the detectives for the prosecution and
concludes:
"Lanford says he knows this Is the
truth. Now he is quoted as saying that
any new statement the negro may iuakt
will be a lie. The question is, how doe
he know?"
TWO ACCUSED GO FREE.
Eleven Codefendants in Oleo Fraud
Cases on Trial.
CHICAGO, March 14.?O. 8. Martin an.!
Abner D. Mize, codefendants with John
F. Jelke and ten other men for alleged
oleomargarine frauds, today were dis
charged by the federal court on motion
of attorneys that there was no evidence
against them.
Arguments were begun today in the
case of the other eleven men. Robert
W. Childs, assistant district attorney, fo:
the government, argued that Jelke, a
pioneer butterlne manufacturer, and hi
associates were the central figures in a
conspiracy to defraud the government
on colored oleomargarine. He 6aid they
sold uncolored butterlne, paying a small
tax, and taught the grocers how to color
it, and thus evade the high tax on the
yellow product.
W. S. Forrest, attorney for the defense,
said in his argument that the defendantn
could not be found guilty on the evi
dence. He said the witnesses for tin
government were, coerced into testifying,
all of them having been released from
prison or made immune to induce their
testimony.
Arguments will close Monday and the
case will go to the Jury.
DEFUNCT BANK SUES B. & 0.
| Beceiver Demands Accounting for
Contractors' Assigned Accounts.
PITTSBURGH, March 14.?Charles C.
Murray, receiver for the Cosmopolitan
National Bank of Pittsburgh, today
brought suit against the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad for an accounting and "al
least $100,000."
The petition alleges that th? bank
loaned $100,000 to Hoover &. K inn ear.
contractors of Columbus, Ohio, to carry
on construction work for the railroad at
Wheeling, the contractors assigning t?
the bank their interest in sums due
them from the railroad.
IDLEBS SEEK NO FABM JOBS.
Gov. Glynn's Offer Denounced by L
W. W. Orators.
NEW YORK. March 14.-Gov. Glynn's
proposal to send the unemployed out of
the city to work on farms up the state
was again a target for criticism tonight
by speakers at an outdoor meeting of the
unemployed, under Industrial Workers
[ of the World auspices. Frank S. Hamil
ton, who succeeded Frank Tannen
baum as leader; Joseph O'Carroll and
| others spoke.
"What art* they going to do with the
thousands who are idle in Blnghamton,
Buffalo, Rochester and other cities,
towns and villages in the heart of the
agricultural districts?" asked O'Carroll.
-It's only another opportunity for graft,"
he declared.
Mayor Mitchel was criticised because
he refused to see a delegation that en
deavored to get a permit for a meeting
today in City Hall Park.
The crowd of unemployed slept tonight
at the University Settlement in Eldridg.
(street .where the leaders ^jad arranged
for supper and breakfast and the
privilege of sleeping on the floor.
"ONLY FIBST ACT PLAYED.''
Former Premier of Bussia Comments
on Balkan Trouble.
BUDAPEST. March 14.?Count Serge
WItte, former premier of Russia, in an
interview published here today is quot
ed as saying:
"Only the first act of the Balkan
affair has been played. It is now the
intermission, which may last for years
or perhaps only for months.
"The relations between Austria and
Roumania constitute one of the points
of danger, while the relations between
the triple alliance (Germany, Italy and
Austria) and the triple entente (Great
Britain, France and Russia) are in no
wise clear."
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