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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-21
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EN- T ERS DEMURRER
THOMAS M. FIELDS ALLEGES
FLAWS IN INDICTMENT.
Replies to the Charge That He is
Jointly Responsible for
Embezzlement.

In the case of Andrew A. Lipscomb and
Thomas NJ. Fields, Jointly indicted for the
embeZzlement, under section S41 of the
code of the District, of nearly $4,000 of
the funds of the defunct Washington Bene-
hc1al Endowment Association, alleged to
have been placed in their hands as receiv-
ers of the association, Mr.. Fields has filed
separate demurrer to the indictment. He
contends that the indictment is bad in sub
stance and that each and every count of
ii is bad in substance
Among the matters of law intended to be
argued and relied on in support of the de-
murrer 1t is set forth, are the following:
NO offense is charged under section S41
of the code of law for the District Of Co.
lumbia, or under any other law
No description is given of the property.
OF OF any property, of which the defend
ants are alleged to have been appointed re-
celvers, nor are any facts alleged showing
any connection between such propertv and
the money alleged to have been received nv
them; nor are any facts alleged showing
any connection between such money and
the receivership order alleged in the said
indictment. >'-N
There is no direct allegation of the own
ershlp of the alleged receivership property.
or or the money alleged to have been re-
ceived by the defendants
There is no direct or specific allegation
of the place or the time when the alleged
money or property came into the alleged
possession of the defendant, nor is there
any allegation of any facts showing that
the money was included in the receivership
order alleged.
Lack of Specific Details.
The facts alleged in the Indictment do
not show that the defendants ever had
possession of the alleged receivership pron
erty or money, but only the custody there
Of If anything; the allegation of their. AL
legged possession being merely an erroneous
conclusion from the facts alleged
The facts or particulars of the alIeeea
fecelVersh1p are not stated.
NO facts or particulars are alleged ia
show that the defendants have converted
or appropriated the alleged money to their
own use. either fraudulently or lInlawfuIIv
or otherwise; but only a mere conclusion is
alleged. 40
There is no allegation of an intent to
defraud nor are any facts stated or direct
allegations made showing any intent to
commit any fraud in fact
Neither section 81 of the code of law
for the District of Columbia nor any Other
law. applies to receivers appointed before
January /, 1902.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-21

Fine Coupe Rockaway and English Drag, built by
McDermott fine Buggy, built to order Horse,
Harness, etc
Terms cash c. C. SLOAN & co, Aucts.,
ap2o-Zt 1907 G st.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-21
Heavy Snowfall Stopped Hunting.

There was no hunting yesterday A heavy
snow began to fall early in the morning
and had not stopped when Mr.. Loeb left
camp. 1t was decided to put in the day
resting. The snow was dry and it gave the
dogs an opportunity TO get fresh start
after game.
The return trip of President Roosevelt as
far as Denver will be made over the Denver
and Rio Grande railroad. No excursions
of a sightseeing character are to be made
in Colorado, although invitations have been
pouring in on Secretary Loeb. No new
invitations of any kind Will be accepted.
II is probable that the party will be in
Washington again on the morning or
Nav 20
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-21

TRUSTEES SALE OF VALUABLE IMPROVED
REAL ESTATE, NOS. 1888, 1855. 1857, 1859 f
STREET NE. AND NOS. $50. 53s, $40 18TH
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-07
Bedell--Bedeu
TRYING TO SAVE MRS. ROGERS.
Interested Parties Will Appeal to Gov.
Bell Tomorrow.

RUTLAND, VT, December 7.--W ]. BIick-
ers dorfer of Stamford, Conn, and Miss
Jesse Portion of Cincinnati, both of whom
are particularly active in the efforts being
made to save the life of Mrs. Mary M Rog-
ers, arrived here today. Mrs. Rogers Is UNI
der sentence to be hanged at the Windsor
state prison tomorrow for the murder of
her husband. The two ladies came here TO
consult with lawyers who have been aiding
Mrs. Rogers.
Mrs. Blickensdorfer said size had seen
Mrs. Rogers. and who, she said, gave her
authority to state that they favored COM
mutation of the woman's sentence. Miss
Portion bears a petition said to contain 30
coo names of Ohioans requesting Gov. Bell
to commute Mrs Rogers sentence to life
Imprisonment.
Both Mrs. Blickensdorfer and Miss Port
Ion, after consultation with F. B. Finn and
c. A. Mccarthy, who have acted as coun-
sci for Mrs. Rogers, announced that they
would proceed to Montpelier tomorrow
morning and endeavor to intercept Gov.
Bell to present their petition.
Messrs. Finn and Mccarthy and F. NJ.
Butler. another lawyer who has appeared in
the case, were in conference here today
making final arrangements to see the gov
ernor.
Later one of the lawyers said 1t had
row morning in an endeavor to meet Gov.
Bell on his return from the west and
there offer important considerations"
bearing on the case. 1t is understood that
these Considerations are in the shape of
evidence alleged to be new.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-07
CONTROL OF CORPORATIONS.
Bill introduced Providing for Board
of Supervision.

Senator Hepburn today introduced in the
Senate the bill of the last session to create
the national board of corporations and to
provide for the regulation thereby of cor
porations engaged In interstate. territorial
District or insular possession trade. The
national board of corporations is to be a
bureau In the Department of Commerce and
Labor. Four persons are to be appointed
members of this board by the President,
who. together with the Secretary of the de-
partment, are to constitute the board These
four members Of the board are to be paid
5000 annually, each to serve for four
years. The duties of the board are pre-
scribed by the bill
To the board is given power to call for
and compel the production of all books
papers and documents necessary to the In
vestigation of any question affecting the
right of any corporation to engage in BUSH
ness under the provisions of this act or the
compliance with the law by any such cor
poration- The board is also to have power
to compel the attendance of witnesses to
testify at such place and time as in its
judgment may be necessary in any proceed
ing for the enforcement of the provisions Of
this act
The board Is created for the purpose of
exercising supervision and control over cor
porations engaged In business in any state
other than the state In which such corpora
ton has been created.
Under this law corporations will be re-
qufred to furnish much Information about
their method OF organization, etc. and va
rious restrictions are imposed on them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-07
WILLIAMS, TARIFF BILL.
Would Reduce Duty Where It is Over
100 Per Cent Ad v loren,

Representative John Sharp Williams of
Mississippi. the minority floor leader, in
PRODUCED in the House this morning a bill
to reduce the tariff duties on all articles
wherever in the aggregate. specific and ad
valorem. they amounted to more than 100
per cent, 10 100 per cent. He was asked his
motive in doing so. and if he had any real
idea that the bill could pass
The President OF the United States, as
understand 1t" he said, puts his advocacy
OF protectionism upon the ground that 1t Is
right and proper that there should be a
duty on imported articles sufficient to make
up the difference between the scale of for
eign labor and a right American wage
standard. As this is the last ditch,
thought l would see by the introduction of
q bill in this Congress whether or not it
was a pretense a real conviction upon
ment.
ut strikes me that the labor cost of no ar
ticbe viii or can ever exceed its eatire cost
i don't believe that any one Will deny that
proposition. have therefore introduced
bill TO reduce the tariff duty wherever 1t Is
over 100 per cent to 100 per cent, thus leav-
ing taxation condition under which un-
don5tedly not only the whole difference be-
tween American labor and foreign labor
has been made up by tax upon the con-
sumner. but where the entire labor cost has
been taxed to the consumer
Mr.. Williams seems to think that q re-
publican who Is sincere in his advocacy of
the tariff upon the idea that 1t really does
benefit labor. and that the justification for
tts existence Is the benefit to labor. must
be satisfied with tax which includes the
entire labor cost of agucIes imported un-
taxed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-07
GREAT CYCLE CONTEST
RIDERS HAD cTRcLED TRACK 49,
600 TIMES THIS MORNING.

NEW YORK. December THIRTEEN
thousand times the six-day bicycle racers
in Madison Square Garden rad circled the
saucer-shaped track at 8 o'clock this morn
ing. At that hour they had already had a
start of lao laps on the 14.ooth lap. and
they had. moreover. completed only a little
more than half their long ride. Tricky
spurts. dangerous falls down the steep in
clines OF the track. and tho frequent APP
pearance of rolls OF money sent into the in
closure BY spectators who offered good sums
as prizes TO the team who would outride
their competitors and gain an extra lap
hiiea the hours from midnight to daylight
today with excitement
once on the incline at one of the turns
Stoii, riding at the top of the embankmens,
shppeo and fell, and as his wheel slid to
the bottom of the track he struck and up
So both Achorn and Duss0t The three
riders went down like Landslide but
thoush covered with dirt and with splInters
In their clothing, they mounted their wheels
ana went ahead again, with loss of less
than half lap. Early this morning two
women who occupied a box sent SioD into
the track for the -Achorn- Downey team
provided these riders would gain a lap.
The team failed TO make the distance
Physicians who attending the riders
say thus tar their loss in weight has been
scarcely appreciative. There are still ten
teams in the race
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-07
THE GERMAN NAVAL BUDGET.
Secretary Of Admiralty Explained
Items In Bill.

BERLIN. December Tn the reiehstag
today Admiral Won Tirpitz, secretary of
The admiralty. In introducing the naval bill
said that the six large cruisers asked for
were primarily for foreign service, the In
tention being when enough ships had been
built to place four large cruisers on the
foreign stations and relieve them with four
others from home.
1t was not necessary now to designate the
stations, as 1t would depend on circum-
stances Germany's sea trade was growing
remarkably. To arrange for the protection
of that trade and to give feeling of Sc
curity to Germans abroad more ships were
essential. Small cruisers would not fulfill
the purpose.
Great Britain. the United States. France
and Japan endeayored to have one Large
cruiser to each battleshfp. Germany would
not attempt that proportion. but she ought
to have one large cruiser to two battleships,
that is, when the program calling for tarty-
eight battleships is carried out. Germany
ought also to have twenty armored cruisers.
Touching on the appropriation for SUD-
marine boat experiment. the admiralty Sec
rotary said he was not enthusiastic over
submarine boats. but he was convinced that
they would be of use within certain narrow
limits.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-07
DOMINICAN TREATY
COL. COTTON BEFORE SENATE
FOREIGN RELATIONS COMMITTEES

Col. Cotton, controller of Dominican cus-
toms. appeared today before the Senate
committee on foreign relations to give such
Information as he had relative to conditions
In Santo Domingo, to assist the committee
in the consideration Of the pending Domin-
lean treaty. Col. Colton's report. 1t Ii under
stood. is In line with the statements al
ready attributed to him. to the effect that
the little republic has prospered exceedingly
under the peaceful conditions resulting from
administration Of the customs business by
the United States and freedom from revolu-
tionary movements.
The treaty itself has been discussed freely
in Santo Domingo In the newspapers and In
the newly elected congress. That body has
already made many changes in the text,
but. with one exception. these are said 10
be unimportant and to be mainly amend
ments of the phraseology. The amendment
Of substance applies to article 7, which au-
thorizes the United States to Intervene to
preserve order in the republic when calleo
upon by the government. The dominican
congress amended that by providing that
such Intervention should occur only when
requested by the congress, thereby approx
mating the United States constitutional pro-
vision relative to calls by state legislatures
for the use of federal troops. The motive
for the change was distrust by the Do
mintcan congress of the present executive.
who Is said to represent no particular party,
not even the conservative element when
recently elected congress of which all put
two members were in principle favorable
to President Roosevelt's scheme OF settle,
ment of the Dominican foreign debt ana
claims
If these congressional amendments are &C
copied by Morales the treaty must be re-
turned to the United States for this govern
ment's consideration of the changes, so that
considerable delay will be involved In Sc
curing the consummation Of the treaty.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-07
Electrolysis.
From the Brooklyn Eagle.


Engineers who have been examining the
skyscrapers in Pfttsburg report that danger
exists for them in the escape of electricity
from the wires that cross that town IN the
air and under the earth. Three hundred
copies of report to this effect have been
made, but all have disappeared the city
officials having feared a panic in case the
facts became known. Mr. Brownell an ex-
pert, found that in several instances he
could push peuknife through heavy iron
pipes, and could scale the steel beams and
uprights with nail. Nearly all the pipes
in the city. he says, are in process of de-
struction through the leakage OF electricity
This ought not to be so serious matter
as 1t sounds, for modern construction Is
radically different in some of it's essentials
from that OF our ancestors. and while IL
is Understood that a tai building could
have its stone casing shaken down by
earthquake and still stand because OF its
metal frame, IL is reasonable to assume
that its metal frame might crumble, and
the structure would still hold together long
enough at least to empty 1t of people and
belongings, and then Its removal. piecemeal
might be managed without accident.
The danger of electricity is possibly exag-
gerated and If 1t could be Kept in its
proper conduits 1t would be no danger at
all; but careless workmanship. delays in re-
pairing and failure to protect the lower
beams in an Office building with non-con-
Quoting material are responsible for more
or less damage, oftener. however, from fire
than from electrolysis. Our bridge, which
becomes an object of popular alarm once
in year or two. has been declared unsafe
by reason of the escape of the electric cur
rent yet 1t appears to stand II better than
the Pittsburg buildings, and engineers re-
port no change In the beams and cables.
The general introduction of electricity for
work recently done by steam requires new
precautions. however. and radical changes
in the way of protecting skyscrapers may
be necessary.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-07
ANTI-PASS AGITATION.
Western Railways Unlikely to Adopt
Drastic Course.

CHICAGO. ILL.,, December THE anti
pass agitation, which has started with the
Pennsylvania road In the east, has not ex-
tended to the western roads. No road In
the west Is considering the ACCESSIBILITY of
cutting off all free transportation, and 1t Is
not likely that any will do so soon. The
eastern experiment, however, will be
watched with great interest here. and If
successful. 1t is possible that reform may
be inaugurated by the western roads.
1t was stated generally yesterday that no
such action could be successfully taken by
one road In any competitive territory, and
that such a move could be successful only
through concerted action.
The pass attitude Of western roads is
shown in the anti-pass agreement, which
has been entered into among all western
roads for 1866. They bind themselves not
to issue free transportation to influence
traffic, but the individual lines are left free
to deal with the present situation as they
see fit,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-07
HEARST'S CONTEST.
Court at Albany Agreed to Hearing
Next Monday

ALBANY. n. Y, December Edward
B. Whitney OF counsel for William Ran
dolph Hearst. but in this particular matter
representing both sides appeared before
Chief Judge Cullen of the court of appeals
today and asked leave to argue before the
court next Monday the appeal from the de-
cision OF the appellate division Of the SUI
preme court in the matter of the New York
mayoralty contest Judge Cullen laid the
matter before the court and the request
was granted
The attorneys will be allowed to bring
into court the original tally sheets involved
in the dispute.
MIR. Hearst is seeking to recanvass as
well as 10 recount the ballots in the second
election district of the sixth assembly dis
trict.
The supreme court recently ordered these
ballot boxes to be opened. but denied the
application of the Hearst lawyers to reject
void ballots which might appear in the re-
count.
The justices of the appellate division of
the supreme court yesterday reversed this
part OF the decision and directed that the
case be taken TO the court Of appeals
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-07
MIR. sQUIERs CALLS.
Has Quite an Interview With Secre-
tary Root.

Mr.. Herbert G. Squiers. who recently re-
signed the Office of United States minister
to Cuba because Of the alleged dissatisfac-
ton of the President and Secretary Root
with his administration. especially In con-
nection with the status Of the Isle of Pines,
has arrived in this city for the purpose OF
comforting with Secretary Root regarding
the circumstances that led to his resigna-
ton.
Although it was diplomatic day at the
State Department and there was an I'M
usually large number of callers, including
diplomats and members of Congress. Sec
rotary Root gave an audience to Mr..
Squiers and the two remained closeted for
a long time, during which time they went
over the entire situation as 1t existed In
Cuba at the time of Mr.. Squiers' departure
q few days ago.
Mr. Squiers expects to return to Cuba In
short time in order to close up the AFFAIRS
OF his Office In Havana. 1t Is understood
that he is going to take trip abroad with
his family.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-07
woMAN's FORGIVENESS.
Chicago Judge Says She is Too
Ieuient

CHICAGO, H., December I've want
the women of this country to set higher
standard of responsibility for men," de-
clared Judge Willard NJ. McEwen in an ad-
dress before the Chicago Woman's Club
yesterday. AT present the women are too
lenient toward and too forgiving OF bad
conduct"
Judge McEwen was discussing the pos
sibilities Of reducing crime In this country,
and his suggestion that the men be held to
q str;cter code of morals was greeted with
applause by the club women.
.'The crimes we have most to fear. saio
the speaker, come from morbid conditions
in men and boys who have been depraveo
by drink, vice and drugs. We must try 10
check them by working among the younger
generation. Every father should make a
companion and a confidant OF his boy. III
order that the information about the func-
tions and duties of life which he acquires
shall not come from polluted sources
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-07
CRASH ON WESTERN MARYLAND.
Special Train Bearing Road officials
in Collision.

in Collision.
Special Dispatch to The Star
HAGERSTOWN. Nd. December IAN
official special train carrying General Man
ager Alex. Robertson and other prominent
officials of the Western Maryland railroad
coliided head-on with regular passenger
train No. on the Potomac Valley branch
of the Western Maryland railroad, near
Charlton. eight miles west of Hagerstown.
this morning.
Both enginemen saw the danger about
the same time and applied the air, so that
the impact was not as great as 1t other
wise would have been. Enginernan Nc
Cieary and Fireman Blenard were the only
members of the two crews who were in
jured, and their injuries are not serious
Officials and passengers escaped injuries.
although a number were badly shaken up.
Attached to theSspecAl train WAS the pri-
vate. car of 7. B. Davis. jr.. of Elkins. w.
Va. Mr.. Davis was accompanying tho
Western Maryland officials on trip of In
spection.
The collision is said to have been due to
the train orders becoming mixed Through
traffic was blocked until this afternoon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-07
The Score at: s O'Clock A. NJ.
The score at O'Clock was as follows
Antics by Riders.

Antics which made the great endurance
test appear like burlesque race were in
dulged in by the riders during the forenoon
hours. Edit Root rode around the ring
with a watersoaked sponge and, approach
ing close to the rail, he threw 1t full against
the teeth of Il man who was howling for
the riders to go faster. Another rider see
Ing that many of the spectators were asleep
about the track soon after daylight secured
syphon and awakened the s.um6erers uy
wel-aimed squirts of soda water
Meanwhile the pace was very slow some
times not more than twelve miles an hour
and the teams dropped steadily behind the
record. They We're 237 miles behind at 10
O'Clock today, which was the eighty-second
hour of the race. Dorefiinger of the Dus-
sot-Dorehinger team weakened rapidly dur
Ing the forenoon, losing three laps despite
the slow pace He was seven laps or more
than half mile. behind the leaders at 10
O'Clock, when the score was as follows.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-07
MIR. BoNAPARrE CONFIRMED.
Nomination Was Overlooked by the
Senate Yesterday.

A supplementary extradition treaty be-
tween the United States and Denmark,
signed November g. 1906 in this city, was
this afternoon ratified by the Senate.
The Senate. in executive session. also
confirmed the nomination of Charles J.
Bonaparte to be Secretary of the Navy.
Through an oversight the nomination of
Mr.. Bonaparte was not confirmed yester-
day. Senator Hale, chairman of the naval
committee, was not present to move the
confirmation of the nomination of Secre-
tary Bonaparte and he was overlooked.
The Senate also confirmed the nominal
tlons OF Truman Handy Newberry, Michi-
gan. assistant secretary of the navy. and
Anna ID. Cook, postmaster at Laurel, Miss.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-07
HELD FOR GRAND JURY.
James Bachus Charged With Raising
Money Orders.

James A. Backus. alias Cameron. alias
Burke. was today held in $1,000 bond for
his appearance before the grand jury. A
hearing was had before United States Com
missioner Taylor at which several wit
nesses from this city and Baltimore were
examined In order to prove that Backus
raised money order issued at Baltimore
for So cents to $50 and cashed 1t at the
store Of Lansburgh & Bro. in this city.
Miss Kennah. money order clerk at a Bal
timore substation. positively identified
Backus as the man who procured the order
for 30 cents. and Charles B. Bowden, clerk
at Lansburgh's, identified Backus the
man who passed the same order with the
amount raised to $50.
The post office inspectors claim to have
positive proof that Backus is one of gang
OF postal money order raisers for whom
they have been looking for some time.