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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-26
TELEGRAPHIC BRIEFS.

LISBON, December 26.-Following the
promises of the government to terminate
the dictatorship and hold the elections for
the chamber of deputies at an early date
if the Gained political atmosphere was
maintained decree was issued yesterday
fixing the elections for April 5.
NEWCASTLE, Pa, Deoembet es.-
Charles Quimby. twenty-seven years, old,
shot and probably mortally wounded his
wife yesterday and then escaped. A year
ago today the couples baby died. and
they soon afterward separated Since then
his wife and her sister, Dora Fairweather.
have been employed at a local restaurant.
The two women were going to work when
they met Quinby. who. ii is said. without
a word, shot his wife and ran away.
TEHERAN, December 26.-It was an
nounced yesterday that the shah is indis-
posed. and has been obliged to postpone
the formal taking of the oath of allegiance
to the constitution which he had prom
Used to do Thursday. There was a
meeting of the diplomatic corps at the
French legation yesterday afternoon at
which. 1t is said, the question of foreign
intervention Was discussed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-26
ACTRESS LOSES GEMS.
Alybert D. Walk Arrested in Can
ada-A $500 Diamond Gone.

NEW YORK, December 26.-Albert d.
Walk. a young man Of pleasing address.
who has been well known around the
fashionable hotels for several years. was
arrested this week in Toronto, Canada.
charged with stealing 5000 worth OF
jewelry from Beatrice Brevaine, who was
once an actress in Anna Helds company,
and since then the wife of Emil Dire yfuss,
Broadway lace importer. who obtained
divorce from her in November of last
year.
Walk waived extradition In Canada and
arrived here yesterday in the custody OF
Lieut.. Richard O'Connor OF the central
office. He was a-rigned In the West Side
court before Magistrate Steineft. and was
held for the court OF general sessions in
$1,000 bail. Walks father. who Is said to
be a well-to-do coal operator of western
Pennsylvania, was in court. and said that
he would arrange bail for his son.
Beatrice Brevaine got the warrant for
Walks arrest week ago She declares
that she was robbed last June IN a hotel
on. Central Park west, where she went
with Walk after meeting him In a restau-
rant. She had in a chatelaine bag q dia-
mond ring valued at s1.500. and other
jewelry. She left the room for a moment
and when she returned Walk and the jew
elry were gone. A week ago she learned
that he was in Canada, and got the war
rant for his arrest.
The divorce proceedings Of Dreyfuss
took up considerable space in the news
papers year ago. Emil Dreyfuss met
Beatrice Brevaine when she was with
Anna Held. in 19ol-1sU2, and ~as married
to her January II, 1902. Dreyfuss brought
suit for divorce and Mrs Dreyfuss
brought countersuit. Dreyfuss won.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-26
BRYAN SUCCEEDS MALLORY.
Man of Thirty-One Sent to the Sen.
ate From Florida.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, December 26.-
Gov. Broward yesterday appointed VIII
liam James Bryan OF this city to be
United States senator. vice Stephen Rus
sell Mallory, deceased, for the balance OF
the term expiring March 4, 1909. Mr..
Bryan is a prominent young attorney,
only thirty-one years Of age. and now
holds the position of county solicitor for
this OuvaD county. He was born In
Orange county. Fla October TO- 1876 He
is the son Of John NJ. Bryan. who served
fourteen years as state senator and aft
erward as a member Of the state railroad
commission.
Mr.. Bryan was reared in the vicinity of
his birthplace. and attended the local
schools. Later he attended Emory Col
lege. where he graduated with the degree
or bachelor of arts in 1895. Three years
later he graduated professionally at
Washington and Lee University, and at
once began to practice law in jackson
vile. In 1902 lie was nominated for codn-
ty solicitor of the criminal court of rec
ord OF Duval county, and still holds that
Office.
Mr.. Bryan is a member Of the law firm
Of Bryan & Bryan. his partner being
Nathan p. Bryan. chairman of the state
educational board of control. He has
always been in active politics. and at
present is member of the democratic ex-
ecutive committee. of which Duncan L.
Fletcher is chairman.
About two months ago Mr.. Bryan an
nounced his candidacy for the United
States senatorshp to succeed Senator
Mallo-y. He is not related to William j.
Bryan of Nebraska.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-26
CHINESE SYNDICATE TROUBLES
Throne Is Instituting a Campaign OF
Education.

pEKIN, December 26.-Judging from
the present indications the government is
on the point of coming to uecislon as 10
its policy in the matter of the local asi-
tation arising from the conflict of British
and Chinese interests especially regarding
the proposed loan in Che Kiang and kiang
Su provinces Yesterday the throne issued
its third edict aimed at the agitators. 1t
sets forth that students in the provinces
ignore their local officials and send tele-
grams on he points at issue direct to the
ministers here. They even threaten the
ministers in daring language and their
course is encouraging the lower classes 10
clamorous activity. In CONCLUSION IL Or
ders the appointment of school inspectors
qualified to expel the students In question
and the directors and instructors respon-
sibIe for their agitation.
The foreign board, which is causing TO
be published in the native press an &C.
count of the Che \Kiang loan trouble for
the purpose of enlishtening the agtators.
las begun the examination of the. o-.cials
who are implicated in the illegal annul.
ling of the British loan concession and
the regranting thereof % Chinese The
result of these examinations are expected
the future pc, lion of Yuan
Shi\EnS in the Central government and
10 pA al end TO the present deadlock.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-26
]. F. MEcUTcHEN KILLED.
Once Active Politician Run Down
at Grade Crossing.

PHILADELPHIA. December 29-John
F. Mecutchen. formerly we'll known In 10.
cal politics and at one time an engineer
In the United States Navy. was struck by
Reading railway locomotive yesterday
afternoon at 18th and Dauphn streets
and Instantly killed. He was seventy
six years old and very deaf, and so did
not hear the approaching train. The body
was first taken to the morgue, where a
search of the clothing revealed a card
bearing the mans name and address, o2Oe
North 18th street.
The crossing is one of the most dan
gerous in the city and is credited with a
long list of deaths. According to wit
nesses. Mr.. Mecutchen was walking east
on Dauphin street. and although the
safety gates were lowered he apparently
did not notice them and started across
the tracks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-26

NEW YORK, December 26.-That Amer
lea is as good a field for the art forger
as is any country of Europe is the state
ment made by Charles E. Goodman, who
advocates the passage of a law by Con-
gress making the forging of an artists
name after hts death a crime. Art
forgers, Mr.. Goodman says. are carrying
of an extensive business in New York.
Chicago and st. Louis. where thousands
of forgeries are turned out which find a
ready market among buyers in America
who are not well enough versed in art
to detect the forgeries. Many young and
struggling artists. Mr.. Goodman says. are
induced. sometimes by actual want. to do
this sort OF work and dealers reap the
benefit from the deception.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-26
Pronosed Line Of Public Autos.

P. NJ. Hughes. vice president of the
Auto Transit Company of Philadelphia,
was given a hearing today by the Dis
trict Commissioners, he presenting a
proposition to establish line of passen-
ger automobiles in this city. The COM
pany hopes to start June next about
forty automobiles upon routes to be Sc
lected later. Each automobile, it was
stated, is to have a seating capacity of
thirty-six passengers. The coaches will
be run on sfx-minute schedule.
The company also proposes to erect its
own electric plant for the charging of the
machines of the various lines. 1t was
further explained by Mr.. Hughes that he
will later submit to the Commissioners
various types of automobiles from which
will be selected the one thought most de-
si-abla for Use In this city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-26
Twice Escapes Death.

PHILADELPHIA. December 26.-Wil-
liam Shears. a Reading railway trainman.
last night fell from fast train below
Manayunk and was then lifted from the
tracks in time to avoid being ground to
pieces by another train. He is in St.
Timothys Hospital suffering from con-
tusions and bruises and congratulating
himself on his two ESCAPES from death.
The trainman was attempting to open
the steam valve at the rear end of the
first section of the southbound Williams
port express. Schriver. policeman Of
the thirteenth district. who was standing
on the platform at Schurs station, saw
the trainman fall He ran up the track
and pulled Shears from the rails few
seconds before the second section OF the
express whizZed by.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-26
VIRGINIA WOMAN SLAIN.
Two Bullets End Quarrel at Christ.
mas Dinner.

| HYDE PARK, Mass. December DIR
Walter r. Amesbury of Milford shot and
| instantly killed alis wife. Anna, teacher
of music in Roanoke College, Danvile
Va. as the family were about to sit down
to their Christmas dinner at the home OF
Mrs. Jennie Rees. Mrs. Amesbufy' s
mother. at go Metropolitan avenue. here
yesterday. After his arrest DIR. Ames-
bury declared that the shooting was acct
dental. He would make no further state.
| ment.
Mrs. Amesbury was forty years of age
and native of Kentucky. Since her mar
riage to DR.. Amesbury they had lived
at different times in Kingston and Dux-
bury. Mass. and Corsicana. Tex. Some
time ago Mrs. Amesbury went to Virginia
and began teaching music in Roanoke
College. She was an accomplished vocal
ist
Mrs. Amesbury had come from Virginia
to pass the holidays with her sons. Wal
ter r. Anesbury. ,jr., and Ira r.: Ames-
bury, who live with their grandmother,
Mrs. Rees. DR.. Amesbury came from
Milford, where he has practiced for some
time. to the Christmas festivities with the
family.
According to the police, DR.. Amesbury
fired two shots. both of which took ef-
feet In Mrs. Amesbury's right side. Her
death was almost instantaneous. The po-
lice further state that Dr. Amesbury and
Mrs. Amesbury became engaged in a
quarrel regarding family matters. They
were converslng in the kitchen. when sud
denly the other members of the family.
who were in the dining room. heard two
shots fired. Rushing into the kitchen. the
Amesbury boys, the oldest of whom Is
about twenty years of age. crippled with
their father and threw him to the floor.
After a struggle the revolver was taken
away from him. and he was held until
the arrival of the police.
DR.. Amesbury is forty-nine years of
age. He was formerly a surgeon in the
British army, stationed in Jamaica.
Mrs. Amesbury was well known in the
south as singer disagreement be-
tween the husband and wife resulted In
their separation several years ago. 1t Is
asserted that Mrs. ,Amesbury was con-
templatihg divorce proceedings.
DEDHAM. Mass, December 26.-"Not
guilty was the plea entered by Dr..
Amesbury of Hyde Park today, when
formally charged in court with the. muir
der of his wife. Anna Reese Amesbury.
The hearing was continued until Thurs
day. January 2. Neither of DR.. Ames-
bury's two sons nor any of the govern
ment's witnesses were in court today.
Dr. Amesbury has been estranged from
his wife for some time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-26
DEFEND vIBoRa MANIFESTO.
Trial of the Members of the Russian
Duma.

ST. PETERSBURG, December 26.-The
proceedings today against the members
of the first Russian duma, who, after the
dissolution of the body, went over to
Finland and issued to the people COM
munication which has been known as the
viborg manifesto, were marked by sew
eral speeches that reminded those present
OF the days OF the first parliament
The defense took the initiative and
brushed aside the dispositions of some wit
nesscs by acknowledging the specific
charges of having abetted the circulation
of the manifesto. The general charge
against the men on trial is reasonable
practices. Ivan Petrunkevich. deputy
from Tver. requested permission to tes-
tfy regarding the events connected with
the giving out of the Viborg communica-
ton. He declared that in this trial the
government hoped to achieve a moral vic
tory over the liberation movement by
establishing the guilt OF the first duma.
He pleaded that the Viborg manifesto
must be considered in connection with
the historical events of the last few years
in Russia
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-26
Bids to Furnish Curling.

A. B. Wilmer, assistant property clerk
this afternoon in the boardroom of the
District Commissioners opened bids re-
Gently submitted for furnishing curbing.
The bids relate to straight and circular
curbing and are as follows:
w. p. Evans of Lithonia, Ga. o. cents
per foot for straight. 81 per foot for cir
cular; Wise Granite Company of Wise,
Warren county, n. c., 90 cents and S1.3O;
Georgia Granite Company of Atlanta,
Ca. 90 cents and $3.50: Bragdon. Fernald
& Gordon of Franklin, Maine, s1.20 and
$3.50.
The bids will be taken under considera-
ton. The bidders will be asked TO fur
nish samples.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-26
THRILLING RESCUES
FIREMEN SAVE SEVEN IN NEW
YORK TENEMENT FIRE.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star
| NEW YORK, December 28.-Firemen
George L. McKenna, Weiss and Russell
all of truck No. so, made some thrilling
rescues today in fire that threatened to
destroy the six-story tenement at 10 East
| 134th street
Three persons were seriously injured and
were taken to the Harlem Hospital They
were Mrs. Jeremiah Collins, overcome by
smoke. and her little son Michael, eight
cen months old, also suffering from the
smoke. and Emma Destler. ten years old
who was badly burned. but will recover
The house is brick and stone structure.
There are three flats on each floor. two in
front and one in the rear.
There were fifteen families in the house,
as three fats were vacant. Shortly after
3 o'clock this morning William Moore, a
driver of milk wagon. was delivering
milk at the house when he saw that the
hallway was filled with smoke. He ran
into the street and found a policeman. who
turned in an alarm. Starting at the foot
of the airshaft the flames shot up the
dumb waiter and shaft. and in a few min
utes were bursting out of the roof.
Deputy Chief Hayes lost no time in turn
ing in a second alarm.
Ffremen Mckenna. Weiss and Russell
saw Mrs. Mary Kennedy, tenant. stand
ing on the fire escape at the third floor
with her three small children. With Nc
Kenna leading. the three men hurried up
the ladder. which had been placed against
the escape on that floor. They rescued the
woman and her children one after the
other.
The firemen rescued jeremiah Collins
and his family, who lived on the sixth
floor, in the same way. running up an eX-
tension ladder to the window.
In his anxiety for his wife Collins. after
starting down the ladder. on going back
to find her. lost his hold and fell. His
foot caught In a rung Of the ladder and
he hung head down by one foot until
saved after considerable work by the fire.
men. They had hard time rescuing Mrs.
Collins and her child. whom they found in
their apartment nearly overcome by
smoke.
Rheinold Graf took his wife and daugh-
ter down fire escape. Tho girl was
burned by the flames that shot out from
the building and had to be taken to the
hospital
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-26
CLERGYMAN STANDS TRIAL
CHURCH COURT ORGANIZED TO
ACT ON HIS CASE.
Charge Is immortality Based on q
Letter Found in His Waste Bas-
ket-Will Be a Noted Case.

PHILADELPHIA, December 26.-The
Rev. DR.. William H. Shaffer, presiding
elder of the west district in the Philadel-
phia conference of the Methodist Episco-
pal Church. was placed on trial before the
ecclesiastical court here today on the
charge of conduct unbecoming a minister
The court Is composed OF nine ministers
the Rev. Dr. S. H. Hoover, presiding elder
of the north district, acting as judge. The
sessions of the court will be executive, nc
one being admitted to the trial room ex-
cept those directly Interested in the case.
Ministers Fight Shy.
The Rev. DR.. George Buckley. pastor OF
Arch Street Church, this city, is the
prosecuting attorney, and he is assisted
by several other clergymen. The Rev.
DR.. A. G. Kynett of the board of home
missions and church extension is chief
counsel for the defense. SO great was the
disinclination of Methodist ministers to
participate in the investigation that con-
siderable difficulty was encountered in
securing the court. the final members
being selected today.
A vote of ) to will fix the guilt or will
acquft DIR. Shaffer.
discriminating Letter.
All "iohyIlouS lelteT, winch the former
landlady of DR.. Shaffer declares she found
in the waste paper basket in his room.
figures prominently in the case. 1t is
charged the letter was sent Dr. Shaffer by
Mrs. Martha j. Deichley, a widow and
postmistress of. Morgantown. Pa. The
defense claims the letter in question is a
forgery, if written in handwriting similar
to that of Mrs Deichley. Both sides have
engaged handwriting experts. The con-
tents of the letter have not been made
public.
If DR.. Shaffer Is convicted he Will be sus
pended from the ministry until the PhiIa-
deiphia conference holds it's annual ses-
sion in March. If the verdict of the court
is sustained by the conference, DR.. Shat
fer can appeal to the triers of appeals,
the supreme court of the church If the
court now sitting finds in DR.. Shaffer' s
favor the case will be dropped.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-26
OFFERED BRYAN sENAroRsH1p
Oklahoma Democrats Wanted Him
to Lead Them.

GUTHRIE. Okla. December 26-Thom-
as II. Doyle of Perry. recent aspirant for
the Oklahoma democratic gubernatorial
nomination. said yesterday:
lone of the unwritten stories of Okla
homa politics is-that William ]. Bryan
was invited and for time seriously con-
sidered moving to Oklahoma to lead the
fight for statehood with the assurance that
his reward would be election as one OF
Oklahoma's first United States senators
This offer was made to him in 1902 by me
as spokesman of the democratic workers
conference. which was convinced that the
only chance for statehood in a generation
was by securing a leader of national
prominence.
Mr.. Bryan, when Joined him on a
train going Through Oklahoma to Tonic,
said he would much rather be senator
from a great state than President. He
promised to consider the proposition. Sew
eral days later on his return he told me
he had his newspaper and other interests
in Lincoln and de did not see how he
could afford to take the STEP"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-26
Killed on Elevated Tracks.

NEW YORK, December CAN I'M
identified man was run over and killed
last night by southbound Sd avenue
elevated train near the south end of tho
Houston street station. Some one on the
platform saw the man lying across the
tracks as If asleep. This person ran in
to inform the ticket taker. Together the
two men rushed out. the ticket taker
swinging white lantern. the only thing
he could grab w. A train was already
bearing down on the station and although
the motorman, Martin Bigger of 1142
Freeman street. the Bronx, put on the
brakes, the train was not stopped in
time.
1t took half an hour to extricate the
body. which was lodged under the second
car. The man was of middle age, I'M
shaver and poorly dressed. There was
nothing in his pockets but 20 cents ana Il
Chinese laundry ticket.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-26
PERSIAN ARMENIAN RIOTS.
AfaTchS observation-disclosures by the
Kurds

ST. PETERSBURG. December Ga
dispatch from Urumah. in Persian Arme-
mia. which1%as brought out by detach-
pnert OF RUSSIAN troops, states that for
The last eight days that town has been en-
tirely surrounded and isolated by bands
a kurdish raiders. who have attacked
caravans and driven hundreds of loaded
eanfels to the mountains.
\ caravan. escorted by the guards of
the Russian consulate at Urumah. which
was the first to get through. was attacked
by fifty bandits. The robbers were re-
pulsed. many of them being killed or
woun1ed- Complete anarchy prevails at
Urumiah. Russia is planning to strength
en- the Consulate guard there. but 1t is de-
clared in st. Petersburgh that the time
for actual intervention has not yet come.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-26
SPEECH BY BEVER|DCE
Indiana Senator Principle
Speaker at Love Feast
IN INDIANAPOLIS TODAY
The Biennial Event of the State
G. o. P.
OUTLINES PARTY POLICY
Reiterates Former Statement That
Hoosiers Will Stand Solid for
Nomination Of Fairbanks. .
POLICY
PARTY

INDIANAPOLIS Ind, December %
At the biennial republican love feast to-
day United States Senator Albert j. Bev-
eridge made the principal address, outl,n-
ing his views as to what should be the
future action of the party. and refterating
his former statement that Indiana Will
stand solid in the next national conven-
tion of the party for the nomination OF
Vice President Charles w. Fairbanks
Senator Beveridge said:
"A fter we elect our President we Will
revise our tariff: any man in any party
who proposes a tariff revision on the eve
of a national election is either too unin-
formed or too insincere to be trusted.
Any tariff revision unsettles somewhat
the legitimate business of the country,
but a tariff revision before a presidential
election would prolong that disturbance
for ruinous months. Meanwhile a tarin
commission should gather the facts ana
have them ready for Congress
The Railway Rate Law.
I'VE must amend the railway rate law
at points where it is defective. We must
make modern the Sherman law, which
now shackles honest enterprise because 1t
does not fit present conditions. We must
prevent overcapitalization and the swirl
ding for which it furnishes opportunity
and excuse We must drive the canal 10
completion and improve the nation wa
terways that the people may nave the
transportation designed by nature
And we must and will end the inlamy
and shame of child labor in this republic.
Those who say that it is unconstitutional
for the nation to stop this national evil
deny the authority of the Supreme Court
and the validity of dozen similar laws
ALREADY on the statute books. We repup,
Iicans regard the Constitution as Marsnal
regarded 1.-THE chart of progress not 'he
shield of wrong.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-26
1NDoRsED BY BOTH SENATORS.
Letters From Ohio Solons on the
Referendum Proposition.

CINCINNATI. Ohio, December 26.-The
proposed submission of an initiative and
referendum amendment to the state con-
stitution has received the Endorsement of
both United States senators, whose letters
were made public here today by Rev. Her
bert Bigelow, head Of the Ohio Direct Leg
isIation League. Senator Foraker wrote:
Answering your letter of this date.
wherever any considerable number of
voters request a vote on a proposed
change in their organic law, their request
should be granted. The semand which
the labor Unions and the grange organ
izations of Ohio are making for the sub
mission of the initiative and referendum
amendment ought not to be denied.
II am most heartily in favor of giving
the people chance to vote on any amend
nnent which is urged by SO numerous and
important a b6dF Of voters
The letter from Senator Dick says:
''The question Is not that Of the merits
or faults Of the initiative and referendum,
but whether the people shall have a
chance to vote on measures that come
under its provision"