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DARLINGTON MAKING INQUIRY.
Evidence at Hand Against Col.
Tucker Does Not Justify Trial.

Before Secretary Taft left Washington
yesterday he addressed q letter to Mrs.
william F. Tucker, wife Of Col. w. F.
Tucker Of the pay department. stating that
after careful Investigation Of the papers
submitted by her in connection with the
charges filed against Col. Tucker, upon
which she had demanded his trial by court
martial. the Secretary had found that this
evidence was not in its present shape suf-
hcient to warrant the department in grant
ing her demand. The Secretary stated, how
ever, that Gen. Darlington, inspector gen.
eral OF the army. was now in the Philip
pines making an original Investigation into
some of the charges relating to matters
that had occurred in the islands. Upon his
report would depend the further action by
the department.
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Pythian Grand Lodge,
Special Dispatch TO The Star

PHILADELPHIA. August 19-Many DEL
egates arrived In this city today to attend
the fortteth annual convention OF Grand
Lodge, Knights of Pythias, which begins
tomorrow and continues for four rays at
Lu Lu Temple. The delegates came from
all parts OF Pennsylvania, as the conyen-
tion takes in the entire state. 1t is ex-
pected by tonight that fully four hundred
delegates will be in Philadelphia.
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would throw the bottle against the nearest
prick house. He aimed at the side wall
instead. the Hass came in contact with the
pavement. Policeman Chester Sampson OF
the first precinct station was nearby He
.p,huuV'eo Wilson 10 the station house
Wnere Wnere u razor was found ON his person.
Nhsoh entered plea of not guilty 20 tho
aggregatng SIS
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continued from FlrSt faSe)
loyalty to the cause they are supporting.
Just before the meeting was opened by
President Groves and international vice
President w. W. Beattie the advance
@ street to the temple. They are all
active members of the Warrington teleg-
raphers local Their presence at the
meeting certainly gave encouragement to
the men. and their applause when the
speakers made particularly strong
point was OF the heartiest character.
Said to Be Main Target"
You ladies are the main target of the
telegraph companies" President Groves
said. addressing the lady members. "and
we appreciate the brave stand you have
taken" Then he added:
The telegraph companies are endeavor-
Ing to bring pressure upon the woman
operators who are on a strike by con-
tinually calling them up on the telephone
and informing them that II they do not
return to work Immediately their former
positions will be placed forever out Of
their reach.
so far however. the women have stood
frm-in fact, frmer than some of the
men. The union appreciates their atti-
tude. and when the fight Is wen the
women will receive their parts of the
demands
Views Of Secretary De Nedrey.
Secretary Sam De Nedrey of the Central
Labor Union also paid a high compliment
to the woman workers. He said the typo
graphical unions had long since. recog-
nized woman's worth. and that the print
ers OF both sexes now receive the same
pay. Mr.. De Nedrey spoke of the woman
telegraphers who receive "the stipend of
S33 per month";. while some OF the men
are paid $3.50 for the same period. He
cautioned the strikers to stand together.
or they would be brought down to the
$S3 per month level instead OF being
raised to the SS2.50 elevation"
In conclusion he said Columbia Typo
graphical Union and the organized printers
generally would give the telegraphers their
moral support now and their financial as
sfstance whenever IL Is needed.
Mr.. w NJ. Brockwell followed with a
heart-to-heart talk with the teegraphers
and urged them to stand firmly together
for their rights and victory would come.
Other speakers were w. W. Beattie inter-
national vice president Of the telegraphers
F. c. Roberts. Samuel Gompers, jr., and
F. c. Edwards
Support of the Printers.
The organized printers Of Washington, 1t
is announced, will support the telegraphers
In the present strike for the eight-hodr day.
an Increase of Is per cent In their wages
and the other concessions they are asking
from the big telegraph companies.
The decision was reached at a meeting of
Columbia Typographical Union, No. 1Ol
yesterday afternoon. when resolutions were
adopted rendering the striking operators
the sympathy and moral support of the
union. A committee from the typograph-
ical union visited a mass meeting of the
telegraphers and conveyed the result of
their deliberations. vote of thanks was
offered by the strikers
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YELLOW FEVER IN CUBA.
Ten Cases Under Treatment by the
Military Authorities.

Chief Surgeon Taylor. at Marianao, Cuba,
has informed the War Department, under
yesterdays date. that there are now ten
cases OF yellow fever under treatment by
the military authorities in the island. one
new case having occurred in the city of
Cienfuegos. Col. Taylor says there are no
new cases in the command. that five pa
tients are practically well and that the
others are doing well.
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Russian Bomb Kills Two.

Special Cablegram to The Star.
ST. PETERSBURG. August ia tele-
gram from Batoum says that bomb was
thrown there today at Chief OF Police
Ozurgheti. He and his wife were wounded
and two passersby were killed. A woman
was wounded. Four arrests were made.
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Fines Aggregatine S55.

Herbert Wilson came to this city yester-
day from the east. SO he told Judge O'Neal
in the Police Court today. when arraigned
upon information alleging disorderly con-
duct and carrying concealed weapons. He
is about forty years of age and, according
to his story told in court, he brought a
quart bottle of the liquor that is red to
celebrate his arrival in the Capital city.
When he reached the corner of 11th and
streets yesterday he decided that he
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Annapolis School Year.
Special Dispatch to The Star

SpecfAl DlBpdtCH the otdr
ANNAPOLIS. Md. August 18.-The Naval
Academy authorities have determined that
the ships which compose the summer prac-
tice fleet shall return to Annapolis roads
August q and that the midshipmen will go
on leave the day following.
All Of the midshipmen will return from
leave the afternoon Of September ~. which
Is three days previous to the former date
set for the opening of the scholastic year.
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District Man Hooks Big Shark.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
HYANNISPORT. Mass, August 19.-Gen
George Shields of Washington. while Ash
ing for ground sharks. hooked a man
eater. which took five men three-quarters
of an hour to land 1t was the largest man.
eating shark ever known to have been
caught on the cape. 1t measured twelve
feet six inches in length and weighed 1.SO0
pounds.
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Old-Time Actor Dead.

NEW YORK, August 19-George Hoey.
a veteran actor, is dead here after a short
illness. He was we'll known to the old
timers. having played with Booth. Barrett
Jefferson and other famous players.
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many thousands Of innocent stockhoiuers
who are not responsible for the acts OF the
officers in whose election in most cases
they had no voice. in the same position.
"Can you not, therefore. find 1t possibIe
to say something in your next speech Whicn
will nIace YOU in the light of the judge
who though he be ever so strict. Is Wiling
TO suspend sentence on such Offenders upon
whom in his opinion, warning will have as
salutary an effect as punishment, and to
thereby give them another chance, and by
thes- means save vast number Of lnno-
,,-rSnOs from rIIju .?
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LAST STRIKE CALL
BEFORE THE SIEGE
Continued from First Page.)

ness the public may file with US. So far
as the Postal TelegraphCable Company Is
concerned, the strike Is over
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Records for Twenty-Four Hours.

The following were the readings Of the
Thermometer and barometer at the weather
bureau for the twenty-four hours beginning
at 2 pm. yesterday:
Observation-Disclosures 1S4 pm. 70; 8
Pm. ~; II midnight. SO. August 194 a. m,
63: am. 81; II noon. 70; 2 pm. 81.
Maximum. 81. at pm. August 10: mini
mum. 60, at am. August 10.
Barometer-August 1S4 pm. & IA: 8
pm, 3O.1s: - midnight 3O2O. August 10
4 am, 1924; 50 am. 1925; noon. 3O.24;
pm. 1923.
Maximum temperature past twentyfour
hours, 81; q year ago, "a.
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CASE OF CHICAG0 g. ALTON
QUESTION OF IMMUNITY FROM
PROSECUTION CoNsIDERED.
Conference of the Attorney General
With His Assistants - Hear
ing Railway Lawyers.

Attorney General Bonaparte is engaged
today In making a searching investigation
as to whether the Chicago and Alton rail.
road IS entitled to immunity from prosecu.
ton for granting rebates to the Standard
OH Company which was recently fined ovel
twenty-nine million dollars for accepting
rebates from this road. From IL O'Clock
this morning until nearly 1:3O o clock this
AFTERNOON Mr.. BOnaparte was In conference
with Charles B. Morrison. special attorney
FOR 'the government in cases against the
Standard Oil: District Attorney Sims o,
Chicago and Special Assistant District At.
torney Wilkerson. all familiar with the re-
bate cases OF the Standard OIL and the
Chicago and Alton.
This afternoon the Attorney General re.
sumed his conferences. During the day
he made searching inquiry as to JUS
to the Chicago and Alton for ASSISTING
the government in bringing about the con.
viction of the Standard Oil, and as tc
whether the officials of the Chicago and
withhold no facts. 1t Is believed thai
the decision of the Attorney General as
to prosecution will rest largely upon the
question whether the Chicago and Altor
toted fair with the government anG
really furnished all the testimony 1t had
promised.
II Mr.. Morrison promised immunity and
the road carried out its part Of the deal II
Is practically certain that the Department
of Justice will order proceedings against
the road abandoned.
Hearing Railway Attorneys.
The Chicago and Alton people are thor.
oughly frightened at the prospect of prose.
cution and have sent their ablest attorneys
here to lay their side of the case before
the Attorney General. These attorneys will
be granted hearing this afternoon. The
attorneys are Robert Mather. general coun.
Sci for the Rock Island road, which owns q
majority of the stock of the Chicago and
Alton, and alph N. Shaw. general coun.
sci OF the Rock Island. Besides these are
F. IS. Hollins. chief clerk of the Chicago
and Alton: who had charge of the re.
batting. and E. G. Howard. the auditor TO,
the road, who made the payments of the
money to the Standard.
With the assistance of the attorneys and
the officers who are here. together with
the representatives Of the government Mr.
Bonaparte will probably find it an easy
matter to fully ascertain what was prom
ised and what happened after the promises
were made.
All the testimony taken in the Standard
Oh hearings before Judge Lands was
brought on here and was before the At
torney General today.
1t Is Understood to be the view of Messrs
morrison. Sims and Wilkerson that the
Chicago and Alton acted in good faith to
the government and is entitled to escape
prosecution
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Downtown Temperate,

The temperature recorded today by Feast
& Co.'S standard thermometer was as fol-
lows: am, IS; II noon 50; pm, 90
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TO SETTLE STRIKE
BY ARBITRATION

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FLEEING FROM FLOODS.
Situation in Mississippi Valley Be-
coming Serious.

~~~~~S
MEMPHIS, Tenn, February MANY
people are moving from their homes in the
northern part Of this city as a result of
break in the protection levee built by
the city year ago. The levee gave way
early today and the district north of Pop
lar boulevard and west of 4th street is
now under two feet of water. II the river
reaches a stage of forty feet, which
today seems probable, a large area near
the business portion Of the city will feel
the effects Of the flood.
Advices from Marion. Ark, say that the
levee at Hollybush remains intact, although
break Is expected at any hour The wa
ter Is tapping the top of the structure, and
a large force Of men is engaged in strength
ening the weaker places. Should crevasse
appear at Hollybush the entire ST. Francis
basin in Arkansas would receive the rush
Of water.
At Helena the main levee remains intact
The northern part of that city is flooded
from the break in the auxiliary levee which
occurred yesterday, and people living in
that section have been housed elsewhere.
A steady downpour Of rain was recorded
in the vicinity Of Memphis last night. The
river this morning marks 1913 feet, a rise
Of eight-tenths since yesterday.
CHARLESTON, Mo-, February 1.-The
overlooked Mississippi river, which is filled
with great blocks Of floating Ice, has swept
away two residences and the school house
at Dorent, a village twenty-five miles south
Of here. The town is remote from railroad
or telegraph lines and further advices are
at present unobtainable.
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FAVORABLE ACTION TAKEN.
Local Bills Ordered Reported by
Senate Committee,


The Senate committee on the District of
Columbia today ordered favorable reports
on several bills of local interest.
Senate bill 1896, authorizing the Commits
sioners to close and open roadways in the
District, was considered. A substitute for
this bill was approved providing that own
ers Of property may abandon old roadways
In cases where they dedicate an equal area
in conformity with the highway system.
House bill 129, for the opening Of a con-
meeting parkway along Piney branch be-
tween 18th street and Rock Creek Park,
was ordered to be favoraby reported. This
bill gives the Commissioners authority to
condemn twenty-five acres for purposes in
dicated.
House bill 1850, for the registration Of
nurses In the District, and House bill 1884,
'9gulatlng proceedings for the condemna-
tion or land for streets, were also favorably
reported. The latter bill authorizes juries
TO take into consideration the donations of
land that have been made by any person
In fixing the amount of their damages or in
assessing benefits
favorable report was also ordered on
House bill 1882 for the extension of
School street south of Irving street.
House bill 216S4, to amend the act regu-
latln8 the retent on contract Of the Dis
trict government was favorably reported. A
bill for this purpose was passed at the last
session of Congress and the present bill is
to cover cases Of contracts under way but
not completed when the former measure
was enacted.
House bill 22350, authorizing the recorder
OF deeds to recopy old records In his office,
was also ffavorably reported. Not more
than $1,000 year may be used for this
purpose. and the work is to be done under
the supervision of the Supreme Court of the
District OF Columbia. The cost Is to be paid
from fees collected by the office.
House Dill 2S2O1, to amend the metropoli-
tan police act so that inspectors Of the DO
lice department shall be included in its
benefits, was also acted upon favorably.
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LAST THAW JUROR
HARD To- EMPANEL
Many More Talesmen Are
Found Wanting or Else Have
Formed Opinions.
DEFENSE Is INDICATED
Some of the Questions of the Defend.
ants Counsel Are Very
Significant.
THAW FOLLOWS CASE CLOSELY
He is Intensely Interested and Takes
an Active Part in the Exam
nation of the Scores Of
The Jurors Selected.

NO. 1.-DEMING B. SMITH, re-
tired manufacturer OF umbrellas.
253 West 111th street; so years old
and married.
NO. GEORGE PFAFF, hardware,
100 Center street; 40 years old and
married.
NO. 3.-GEORGE II. FECKE, man
ager, Col West 135th street; 40
years old and married.
NO. 4.-HENRY c. HARVEY, man
ager, Brook avenue and 1920 street;
90 years old and married.
NO. 5.-HARRY c. BREARLEY, ad-
vertising agent. 10 East 10th street;
35 years old and married.
NO. 6-MALCOLM F. FRASER,
clothing salesman, 142 West 12Sth
street; 80 years old and married.
No. -7.-CHARLES D. NEWTON,
retired railroad official, 266 West
134th street: 65 years old and mar
ried.
NO. s.-JoHN s. DENNEE. travel
ing freight agent of the Southern
railway. 217 East SD street; SO
years old and unmarried.
NO. 9.-HENRY I. KLEINBERGER,
silk merchant. 1873 eth avenue; As
years old and married
NO 1O.-OSCAR A. PINK. a sales
man of All 145th street. 40 years old
and married.
NO. 11.-WM. F. STEELE. a manu-
facturCr of gas fixtures of $50 West
15lst street; 60 years old and mar
ried.
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editor OF the Cheyenne Tribune, succeeding
Deward A. Slack.
For register of the land office at Doug
las-John w. Price of Caster, in place OF
Albert D. Chamberlin.
For receiver OF the land office at Douglas
N. c.. Barrow.
president Roosevelt has designated Sena-
tor warren as member of a committee
70 meet with representatives Of the public
iands commission. the American Live Stock
Association and the National Wool Grow
ers' Association February IL, at which time
consideration will be given to grazing ques-
lions.
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HAU HIS OWN COUNSEL.
Washington Man Still Denies German
Murder Charge,

FRANKFORT, Germany, February L.
Professor Karl Hau of George Washing
ton University, Washington, D. c., who is
charged with the murder of his mother-in-
law, was brought here from Karlsruhe
yesterday by two policemen and confront
ed with various persons who had seen him
in Frankfort, where he bought a false
beard They all recognized the prisoner,
who admitted having purchased the beard
and agreed with the statements regarding
his other alleged acts and movements in
Frankfort, but has continued to deny that
he killed II rau Molitor
Hau pleaded his own case and question
ed the witnesses in very clever manner
When the official conformation was ended
the prisoner was taken back to Karlsruhe
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Special Dispatch TO The Star.
NEW YORK, February with eleven
men in the box and over 1870 in the two
panels IN court, the twelfth Thaw juror
was stlll to be chosen when court ad-
journed for the noon recess today. An
even dozen talesmen were examined, most
OF them at great length, but none was
found who were satisfactory. The defense
had to use three of its challenges, which
makes a total OF thirty-two, leaving them
eight more. as the number, has been ex-
tended to forty.
The questions asked by the attorneys for
both sides this morning went to a great
extent out of the monotonous lines which
they have followed heretofore. If there
was any doubt in the minds of those who
have followed the trial closely that emo
tional insanity" will be at least one and
one OF the most important lines of defense,
81 was practically abolished by the line of
questioning which Mr.. Gleason tried to use
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Mexicans or Nefrop

PHOENIX, Ariz.. February Mrs. Har-
vey Norris and her seyen-year-old son were
their home, three miles east Of Roosevelt.
Mrs Morris husband had left home for
Roosevelt during the morning. and a negro
shortly afterward appeared in the town with
his throat slightly cut and other marks of
violence apparent. alleging that his injuries
were received in defending the woman from
the assault OF two Mexicans who killed her
and the child. He is held in custody.
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IN examining some of the talesmen. The
questions were ruled out. but they were
not put In limbo until after the question
OF what the form OF defense will be was
pretty well seitcd in the minds of those
who heard them asked. This IS the first
clear light that has been thrown on the
defense by those in position 10 know
Mr.. Gleason was questioning Charles
Rauchfuss, the fourth talesman to be ex-
amined.
IF the court should charge you." he
asked, that the presumption is that the
defendant is sane at the beginning of the
trial, would you accept the charger"
''I would" replied the talesman.
The next question threw an even stronger
Night on the defenses intentions.
IL" asked Mr.. Gleason. the court
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PRICED BY THE PRESIDENT.
Tells Nobel President Of Appreciation
of Peace Prize.

CHRISTIANIA, Norway, February LIN
a letter to Foreign Minister Loevland who
is president of the Nobel committee, Presi-
dent Roosevelt, who was awarded the peace
prize, December 10 last, writes that he will
value the diploma and medal so long as he
lives and after his death they will be so
highly priced by his children.
The President in informing Minister Loev-
land of the disposition of the money part
of the prize adds that peace among the
various classes Of society in modern civil
lization is of just as great Importance as
peace between nations. He believed there
fore that the use to which he was putting
the money was entirely in sympathy with
the aims of the Nobel foundation.
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OamaSeo Dy water.
The Park Hotel was owned by a Harris-
burg syndicate, and was occupied by A..
Boschelli The damage to the other build
ings and their contents was caused princi-
pally by water. The wardrobe and scenery
Of the Charles K Champlin Stock Com
pany, which was playing at the Opera
House this week, was destroyed, the loss
being about $4,000.
At $50 am Mayor Gross telephoned to
Lancaster, Carlisle and Mechanicsburg
explaining the situation and asking them
to prepare to send aid. The response was
most prompt. Within a comparatively
short time word came from all announcing
that apparatus was lined up and only
awaited orders for shipping. The fire was
under control at 4:3O o'clock.
A Historic Structure.
The Grand Opera House was one of the
foremost playhouses of Pennsylvania, not
SO much from theatrical standpoint as
from the part it played in the states po-
litical history. 1t was built as Masonic
temple, the cornerstone having been laid in
1872, and was opened by Lawrence Barrett
and Edwin Booth. Since they played in the
building nearly every famous actor and
actress appearing in the United States has
been on its stage.
The building began to be used for state
convention almost as soon as it was built
and several governors and numerous other
state officers were named by the gather
ings which assembled within it. 1t was the
only place for conventions in Harrisburg
until the Lyceum Theater was built four
years ago.
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RESCUED IN LIFEBoATS.
Part Of Wrecked British Steamers
Crew Reach Shore.

LONDON, February 1-Lifeboats from
Hartlepool this morning rescued twenty
four of the crew of the British steamer
Clavering, ashore at the mouth of the Tees,
including Capt Scott. The bodies of nine
Lascars who died of exposure during the
night were thrown overheard. making the
total number of deaths twelve. The vessel
is breaking up.
The steamer Clavering, 5000 tons, bound
for Japan, was blown ashore in a heavy
gale at the mouth of the Tees during the
night of January 80. nfeboats made eff
forts all through yesterday to rescue the
crew Of the vessel. most Of whom were Las
cars. Some of them were landed, but sew
eral of the crew were unaccounted for last
were drowned through the swamping OF a
boat.
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sTEUBENvILLE. Ohio, February. L.
In dispute this morning at the breakfast
table between John Gebhart and his son
Charles. the father was shot and killed.
The father took his son to task for drink
ing, and 1t Is alleged the latter procured
q gun and shot him.
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Damaged by Water.

joining this building ON the west is the
Dauphin county prison, which was not
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should charge you that after the defense
should introduce evidence and. contingent
testimony tending to show insanity that the
prosecution must prove beyond reasonable
doubt that the defendant was sane at the
time of the act. would you receive this
charger