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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-01-01
TIFF OVER SPEECH.
Gen. Brayton Dislikes Remarks
Made by Justice Blodgett.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
PROVIDENCE, r. L., January 1.-The
tiff between Gen. Brayton and Justice
John 7. Blodgett. chairman of the Rhode
Island commission for the jamestown eX-
position and which is the talk of the
town. grew out of a speech which Judge
Blodgett made before the Society of Co
lonial Wars at its annual dinner Mon
day night
Judge Blodgett said that the exposi-
ton was a failure financially because the
people did not attend it. the railroads
would not grant excursion rates, those
who did go spending but a day at the
fair, preferring to visit other places, and
that Congress, by tying up the million
dollar loan for six months, practically
killed the enterprise.
Gen. Brayton said the explanation was
not correct, that the exposition was "a
dirty land exploitation scheme foisted
upon the country by few spectators
who proposed that the national govern
ment should pay the expenses of de-
veloping a big swamp tract. Had ne
realized what was up he would not, he
said. have permitted the appropriation to
get by the general assembly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-01-01
TRIAL NEARING CLOSE
ATTORNEYS TO FINISH ARGU-
MENTS TO JURY TODAY.


Special Dispatch to The Star.
LEXINGTON, Ky, January 1.-The
first day of the New Year is dark. dreary
and rainy, but renewed hope came to the
heart of Caleb Powers in jail at George
town, because before this day is over the
fourth jury that has tried him will be de-
liberating. 1t will be very late before
Commonwealth, Attorney Franklin COM
pletes the closing argument in the case.
and it may be that the deliberations will
not begin before tomorrow morning, but
Powers knows that before Thursday night
he will know whether he is free or
whether mis- jury has disagreed. He says
he confidently expects acquittal. while
others declare a hung jury will result.
Maj. w. c. Owens and Col. Robert B.
Franklin are being heard today. Each
man recognizes that this is the time for a
supreme effort, and is making 1t. The
courtroom is packed to the very walls
with dense mass of humanity.
Maj. W. c. Owens began the closing
speech for the defense at 8 o'clock. and
will speak for four hours. Col. Franklin
will speak at the afternoon session. The
other defense attorneys had virtually
flayed Youtsey, Noakes and Golden alive,
but for real denunciation they were COM
paratively weak as compared to Maj.
Owens utterances. He took up the testi-
mony of Youtsey, Golden and Noakes and
CAREFUL dissected it and it's au-
thors. The speech throughout was full
of ringing invective, sarcasm and scorn
directed at the star witnesses of the
prosecution and full of pathos for the
defendant.
He also paid his respects in strong
terms to the witness farm at Madeira
Ohio, where it is alleged Arthur Goebel
and Col. Thomas c. Campbell kept wit
nesses and coached them as to what to
testify against Powers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-01-01
GOV. WARFIELD'S MESSAGE.
Biennial Session of Maryland Legis-
lature Assembled Today.

ANNAPOLIS, Md, January lin his
annual message to the state legislature.
which assembled to-ay in its regular hi
ennial session. Gov. Edwin Warfield dis
cussed state affairs at considerable length
He advocated an amendment to the edu-
cation law, fixing a higher standard of
qualifca ton for the election franchise. He
was satisfied, he said, that there is a de-
mand upon the part of a majority of the
citizens of Maryland for such an amend
ment-"a demand for the elimination of
the ignorant, unrefiecting, thriftess negro
vote"
Whatever amendment is proposed, he
held, should protect the citizen who voted
in 1850 or prior thereto and his descend
ants and the foreign-b born citizen who
has become naturalized and it should also
contain as an alternative right an educa-
tional qualification. The taxpayer, he
maintained, also should be given the right
of suffrage
This was Gov Warield's last annual
message. He retires from the governor
ship January 8. when he will be succeeded
by Judge Austin L. Crothers of Elkton.
The legislatures most important func-
ton will be to officially indorse the quasi
public vote electing eX-Gov John Walter
Smith to the United States Senate for the
long term and Senator William Pinkney
Whyte to the short term.
Gov. Warfield's farewell message is to
be read this afternoon. and then the ses-
sion will be adjourned until January s.
The important questions coming before
the legislature will be the disposition OF
the temperance or local-option question
and the fight for d public utilities COM
mission. Some important legislation
against fire insurance underwriting asso-
Citations is also planned, and the disfran-
chising of negroes will be brought up
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-01-01
GOTHAM LANDLORDS WEAKEN.
Many Declare They Are Ready to
Reduce Rentals

NEW YORK, January 1.-The sys-
tematic campaign for lower rents by
thousands of tenants on the lower East
Side began to show material results yes
terday when many landlords announced
that they were ready to make reductions
Many of the landlords are Offering COM
promise propositions. but in the main the
tenants are holding out for a material re-
duction. The rapidly increasing number
of men and women out of work is an
added argument which the tenants are
advancing for new rent scale The
United Hebrew Charities Association last
night announced that 1t would send out
$1,000 today to aid, in measure. the army
of unemployed people to pay their rents.
The work of organizing the tenements
goes INCREASINGLY on. 1t was stated at the
headquarters of the tenants organization
yesterday that 5000 big tenement houses
had already organized to demand lower
rents when the rent collectors call TODAY.
As there are from twenty to thirty fam
lies ia tenement and five persons on an
average to a family. it means that the
landlords already have over 20, 900 people
to contend with. Several labor organiza-
tons have indicated their Intention of aid
ing the tenants.
1t is generally agreed by the tenement
organizations that when tenants are evict-
ed for refusing to pay the old rent scale
they will be sheltered by TENANTS in the
same house. The tenants demand reduce
tons of 81 month. There were sew
eral mass meetings of tenants last night
to discuss the situation. The police do
not apprehend that there will be any riots
or disorders arising from the rent Situa-
ton today or later. The strike has been
conducted SO far with peculiar quietude.
Lines Closely Drawn
Lines are closely drawn in the rent
strike, for today marks the crisis in the
struggle between the landlords and the
tenants of the great East Side.
Although some of the owners and the
lesSees have made reductions the major
ity of them are disposed to fight back,
and yesterday there was a lively broad
side of disp ossess notices. Nineteen re-
turnable on January 3 were filed at once
in the fifth district municipal court. and
there are twenty-five more with the same
tribunal which cite the tenants to appear
and show cause why they should not be
elected. More notices undoubtedly will
be served with the new year, and there
are evictionS on the books which will now
take place as the holiday season is pass
ing.
Socialist lawyers are being detailed TO
look after the tenants who have been
summoned but owing to the lack of or
ganiZation advisers and clients often. fail
to meet The number of houses organ
lied" is constantly increasing. and reports
from ohe Bronx and also from Little Italy
at East 10th street. show that discomfort
is spreading rapidly among tenants in all
rt n the civ.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-01-01
TOWERS GLAD HAND.
Speaks of Our Good Relations With
GERMANY

BERLIN. January 1.-The Lokal An
zeiger today publishes a series of inter-
views with the ambassadors in Berlin
of the United States, Great Britain, Rus
STA. France. Spain, Austria Hungary and
Turkey and the ministers representing
most of the other nations of the world
relative to the condition of International
relations at the beginning of the year
ambassador, said:
1T gives me great satisfaction to be
able to declare that the long-standing
good relations between the United
States and Germany have become closer,
if possible. during the past year as a
result of the efforts made by both gov
ernments. The understanding reached by
the American tariff commission and
representatives of the German govern
ment has resulted in an agreement
which will facilitate commerce, and it is
to be hoped that the trade relations of
the two nations will expend and strength
en- on the basis of this agreement
The exchange of German and Amer
lean professors, an outcome of the genial
idea conceived by Emperor William. mas
had a stimulating and fruitful effect in
the spheres of culture and science and
has brought the learned men and the
students of Germany and the United
States into closer touch. The influence
of these exchange professors has not been
confined TO the lecture halls; it has eX-
panded to the entire people, and the
educated classes of both countries have
been brought into more intimate relations.
AS result there has grown up better
mutual understanding of the peculiarities
of each people. and the idea of the en-
peror when he inaugurated this movement
thus has been fulfilled
The other diplomats whose views are
quoted all entertain the most SatiSfac-
tory opinion concerning the outlook for
the coming year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-01-01
EXPRESS KILLS TWO.
Strikes Vehicle Containing Aged
Man and Woman.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
PHILADELPHIA, January IA
northbound Atlantic City express on
the Reading railway, due at Camden,
n. J., at 11:15 o'clock this morning.
struck a carriage in which an aged
man and woman were riding, at the
Cherry street crossing. in Elmswood,
N. j., and instantly killed them. The
horse drawing the vehicle was injured
so badly that it was put to death. The
carriage was smashed to pieces.
The victims of the accident were
William B. Dick, eighty-two years old,
a retired farmer. living on the out
skirts of Elmswood, and Emily Horo-
tage, a sister of Dick. seventy-six
years old. who up until few weeks
ago is said to have resided at Ill South
18th street, Philadelphia.
According to the engineer of the
train, No TO- which struck the car
riage, Mr.. Dick. who was handling
the reins. failed to observe snr.H toot
of the whistle and attempted to cross
in front of the express, which was
going at a speed of forty miles an
hour.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-01-01
BRENTOA WINS FIRST PRIZE
JOHNS HOPKINS MAN ALSO
FINISHES SECOND.
Cross-Country Run Given by the
George Washington University
Athletic Association,

The Johns Hopkins University of Bait.
more carried off the honors in the frs,
annual open handicap cross-country run.
given under the auspices OF the George
Washington University Athletic Associa
ton. this morning. F. G. Greyer and B. r.
P. Brenton. the only two entered from
Johns Hopkins. won first and second
places. respectively, while w NJ. Dunn OF
Yale University. an added starter, took
third place
There was an attendance of about 500
persons along the course when the first
men were started, at 1870 o'clock. and
1t had increased when the first man fin
ished The day was ideal for cross-coun-
try running. being just cold enough for
the runners.
The start was made from the loop AT
the end of the 14th street car line. the
course thence running north-northwest IN
the Beach road. in Rock Creek Park.
along the Beach road south to the Military
road. east along the Military road to tho
14th street road south along the 18th
street road to the start, a distance OF
a bout four miles.
The Handicaps.
f. l.. Beall, Henderson and Hicks. CUR
ley Athletic Club: P. Wenlock. Western
mig SCnOOl. Will d VI pilt IlilH-
ute and thirty seconds, were first away.
P. D. Holmes. George Washington Uni
versity and P. s. Herring. Mount WASH
ington A. c., one minute, were off next.
Then followed L. NJ. Falconer. george
Washington University. with forty-five
seconds: w Head, Washington Y. NJ. c.
A., with forty-five seconds: K. +. Wen
deroth George Washington Univ ersity,
and R. Bryant Washington and Lee Uni
versity. with thirty seconds: h +. REM
ing. George Washington. with twenty-five
seconds. and Gill of George Washington,
with twenty seconds. The three scratch
men. Brenton. Breyer and Dunn, went on
together.
The runners entered the woods short
distance from the start and crossed
stream. During the run several of the
runners fell and were badly scratched.
All, with the exception of r. Bryant nm
ished the race The institution making
the best time received first prize. ms
was awarded to Johns Hopkins. and COM
sisted of banner. Breyer received sllt
yer loving cup. Brenton silver cup, ana
Dunn a silver-headed cane.
Time of the Runners.
The time of the runners follows: h. +.
p. Brenton. % minutes 20 seconds; F. III
Breyer, 24O1; w. NJ. Dunn. 2i.23; r, f.
Fleming. 24.24: P. D. Holmes, 25.26; w.
Head. 1858; Hicks, 1928; P. S. Herring,
IS 81; E. F. Wenderoth. 1927 %; p. Wen
lock, -: L. NJ. Falconer 1892; Gill, 31.$';
Henderson, 40.36.
The officials were: Referee, DIR. D. II.
Wiber: starter, C. E. Hecox; judges al
the finish, E. NJ Wilson. DR.. w. b. Hud-
sen and DIR. w. P. Philips: clerk of the
course, w. G. Stuart; timers, c. K. Beck
ct w. Fl. Jose and w. c. Thatcher; scorer,
w. p Bowie: judges of the course,
Messrs Newhouser, Baer, Gates Turken-
ton, Sterrett, Cornwell. Call. Biddie. VIII
son. Birney. Horgan. Tewksbury. Hooton
and Morrow; manager, r. +. Fleming.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-01-01
WRECKED NEAR SUNBURY
MANY PASSENGERS INJURED
ON THE PENNsY EXPRESS.
Train Struck Shifting Engine U.s.
ing the oss-Over-Tra6c
Delayed Four Hours.

SUNBURY, Pa, January 1.-The Penn
sylvania railroad express which left Buff
falo at Q o'clock last night and which
was due in Philadelphia at 1872 am. to-
day, was wrecked at Montandon, ten
miles west of here. early today, and more
than dozen passengers were injured.
Among those hurt are:
List of Injured.
D. F. Raiman, New York: back sprained.
Mrs A NJ Pollock, Camden, n. j.; hand
and hip bruised.
Mrs. w. T. Coleman, Philadelphia; leg
bruised.
Mrs F. C. Nelson, Philadelphia; leg
bruised
George Benedict. Lebanon. Pa; leg
bruised
w. W. Muma, fireman. Lykens. Pa;
hand and shoulder bruised and arm
burned.
L. Gamble, engineer, Harrisburg; hand
and face cut and arm burned
]. A. Lerch, Berwick, Pa; sue bruised
and arm sprained.
R. w. Burroughs, Washington. D. c.;
leg hurt
O. Stephens, East Emporium, Pa; leg
bruised.
Mrs. Rene Mawrer, New Berlin, Pa.
arm sprained.
Traffic Delayed.
The express was approaching Montan-
don and was running on time. when a
light locomotive crossed from a siding to
the main track. The engineer of the
express was so close that he was unable
to bring his heavy train to a stop, and it
crashed into the shifting engine with con-
Si1pra HE force Roth locomotives
completely disa pled and combination
car, day coach and Pullman sleeper
were so badly damaged that the pas
sengers had to be transferred to other
coaches and the wrecked cars cut out.
Most of the passengers received medical
treatment here. The train was delayed
four hours.
Mr.. r. w. Burroughs. reported injured
in the wreck on the Pennsylvania road
near Sanbury, Pa, today, Is a law clerk
employed in the pension Office and resides
at PCS F street northwest. Mr.. Burroughs
arrived in the city at o'clock today. He
was severely shaken up in the wreck and
one limb badly lacerated.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-01-01
PARTISAN NEW YEAR QUIET.
Death of M. Guyot Cancelled Official
ReceptiouS

PARIS. January 1.-The abandonment
as result of the death yesterday of NJ
Guyot the minister of justice
of the official receptions held regularly
on New Year day by President Fallieres
and the members of the cabinet. robbed
the Partisan New Year of it's chief ira
ditional features. Nevertheless, there was
much gayety in the city, and the mantle
of snow which covered Paris this morn
ing added a charm to the general holi-
day appearance of the streets.
The foreign amba ssadors and ministers
with the exception of Henry White. the
American ambassador who has just
moved into his new residence, all held
receptions. Consul General and Mrs
Mason did the honors for the American
colony.
French society celebrated the day with
the usual receptions and functions. and
the customary popular fetes. including
free performances at some of the theaters
were given.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-01-01
WEALTHY GIRL GONE
LEAVES LETTER LIMITING SUI
eide.

NEW YORK, January 1.-The mysteri-
Gus disappearance yesterday of rich and
accomplished young woman from her
home in this city was revealed last night
in a general alarm to the police for some
| trace. dead or alive, of Elvira Pescia'
twenty-five years old. the daughter OF
francesca Pescia. retired real estate
dealer, living at No 15i East 116th street.
1t is believed the young woman has
committed suicide, though for what rea-
son, or in what manner is puzzle 10
her family and the police. The notice OF
Miss Pescia's disappearance came to the
police from her brother Enrico V. Pescia'
real estate dealer. of No. % Nassau
street. He's said she left her home at a. m.
yesterday. At . pm. her parents received
a letter from her. in Italian, mailed at the
Grand Central postal station at am. IL
read as follows.
Too Weak to Struggle On.
ITO All the Family-Suicide is certainly
a crime. My feelings rebel at the thought.
but this is the only road open to oblivion
and to end this miserable existence of
mine. 1 have suffered morally. and have
sought comfort in prayer. and this, my
last moment, my mind goes to the SUI
preme Being, from whom l imDlore Tor
giveress. 1t is certainly great sorrow,
and | feel too weak to continue the strus-
gle.
TO Ny Mother: ! want you to under
stand. mother, nothing else leads me TO
this fatal step except that l am tired OF
life. You know. my dear mother. l
am much too proud and skeptical OF love
for you to think any such thing, to COM
nit this act. Your loving daughter.
"ELVIRA."
The missing girl is handsome, dark
compieXioned of medium height and
plump figure. When she left home she
wore dark tailor-made suit. Her father
was formerly connected with the financial
department of the Italian government
Miss Pescia was educated in O. convent
school in Rome, and later studied paint
ing in Rome and also in Paris.
overstudy May Have Wrecked Mind.
| According to her family she had no love
affair. to their knowledge. nor had She
seemed to them to be il, a moody or du-
ressed state from any cause. She was
| they said. in the best of spirits when she
! left her home. Except that her mind had
become deranged from overstudy. her rel
atives said. they could imagine no reason
| why she had vanished in such strange
and sudden way. She has two brothers
and married sister. A special search is
| being made in the hospitals of the city
and along the river fronts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-01-01
ECONOMISTS AT MADISON.
Closing Joint Session Marked by q
Number of Papers.

MADISON. Wis, January 1.-The clos
ing joint session of the American Eco.
nomic Society and the American Political
Science Association was held here yes
terday.
Public Service Commissions was dis
cussed by Thomas N. Osborne, member
of the New York Public Service Commits
sion; State Senator Hudnell: Prof. John
H. Gray, of the University of Minnesota
and former State Senator w H. c. Hat
ten. of Wisconsin.
Franklin H. Giddings. of Columbia Uni
versity, at the closing meeting of the
American Sociological Society, read a
paper entitled Are Contradictions OF
Ideas and Beliefs Likely to Play an I'M
portant p-Making Role in the
Future?"
The paper was discussed by George F.
Vincent. University of Chicago; Herbert
Friedenwald. New York: Jenkin Lloyd
Jones, Chicago: George a. Coe, North
western University
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-01-01

sion. to the strains of which the members
danced their way up Broad street
At the head of the procession was the
farfamsd Silver Crown Association. more
gorgeous than ever, with two bands and
1000 men in line. representing heralds.
clowns, girls. Indians and other pic
turesque characters.
According to police estimates, at least
90, 600 viewed the pageant OF this num-
Der a large percentage came from out of
town, and inbound trains on all the rail-
roads were crowded today. Although the
sun did not shine, there was no sugges-
ton of rain, and the temperature suited
the spectators as well as it did the mum
merS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-01-01
Notable Philadelphia Engagement.

PHILADELPHIA, January IAN en-
gagement Of much interest to the fash
ionable world of this city and New York
WAS announced yesterday, namely. that OF
Miss AliZon Gowen to Mr.. William Frasier
Harrison. Miss Gowen is the daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Francis l. Gowen of zoos
Delaney .lace. She made her debut d
year ago at Il large ball given in her
honor by her parents at the Bellevue
Stratford Hotel and has been one of the
acknowledged bellies of this city. Mr..
Harrison is the son of Mr.. and Mrs. Al
fred Harrison, and nephew of the pro-
vost of the University of Pennsylvania.
He is a brother of Mrs. John Geary. the
Countess Won Hoistein and Mrs. John
Prentiss of New York. He was graduated
from Harvard in the class of 1906
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-01-01
Petition in Bankruptcy.

CINCINNATI. January IAN involun-
tary petition in bankruptcy was filed in
the federal court last midnight against
the Wiborg & Hanna Lumber Company.
which had previously made an assign
ment. The petitioners are the Southern
Lumber Company. the Swann-Day Lum-
Der Company and the Briggs-Cooper Com
pany creditors. The assets are given by
the company at $4,000. the liabilities.
$3.50 900, but the bankruptcy petition
charges that the concern Is tnsolyenL
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-01-01
Old-Time Theatrical Man Dead.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, January Henry
d. Clark. an old-timc theatrical man
ager, died today. He was one of the
youngest soldiers in the civil war. hav-
ing enlisted in the New York Heavy Ar
tillery when only thirteen. After the
war he started in the theatrical bust
ness in Chicago and once performed, a
song and dance with Eddie Foy MIR
Clark came to Kansas City In 1871 and
amassed a fortune. His first venture here
was the Coliseum, play house that was
famous thirty years ago. He leaves a
widow and Ave children.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-01-01
Search for Negro Murderers.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
WHEELING, w. Va, January 1.-The
police of all the cities and towns along
the Ohio river, assisted by score of Bal
timore and Ohio detectives, are looking
for two negroes who are thought to be the
men who murdered Ed Hutchinson, the
telegrap operator. at Welcome, across the
river from Darlington. Ohio. Two men,
both of whom are known to the police,
were elected from the station at We'll
come Sunday by Hutchinson because they
were disorderly, and it is quite likely that
the telegraph operator was killed for re-
venge The crime has aroused the people
In the vicinity of Welcome to frenzy,
and if the two negroes are captured they
will receive quick justice at the hands of
the Marshall county farmers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-01-01
OLD WORLD GREETINGS.
Duke of Argyle and DR.. Adler Send
New Year Messages.

LONDON, January 1.-The Duke of Ar
gyll writes this New Year message:
You can best help Christian socialism
the world over by helping the community
to safeguard and respect individual
merit
Dr. Adler. chief rabbi of the British en-
pire. writes:
I'VE may confidently hope that the en-
suing year will be blessed in the truth
the high aspirations and the sterling
achievements of the nations which are
not wise in their own conceit, but strive
for divine light