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Evening star., 1909-07-18
COURT NOW READY
FOR SUTTON CASE
Investigation of Marine Of
ficer's Death to Begin at
Annapolis Tomorrow.
TRAGIC STORY OF PAST
WILL BE MADE PUBLIC
Board Called to Pass Upon Newly
Discovered Evidence.
SECOND HEARING OF CAUSE
First Inquiry Behind Closed Doors.
Delicate Task Before Those Who
Are to Render Judgment.
Action May Follow.
Board Called to Pass Upon Newly
Discovered Evidence.
SECOND HEARING OF CAUSE
Special From a Staff Correspondent.

Special From Staf Correspondent.
ANNAPOLIS, Md, July 17.-Whether a
mothers efforts to clear the name OF her
son Of the stigma of suicide will prove
successful or whether all the work Of
nearly two years is to go for naught and
end in bitter disappointment will be de-
cided by two officers OF the United States
Navy and one officer Of the United States
Marine Corps. who, next Monday morn
ing. will begin second inquiry into the
causes OF the death Of Lieut.. James N.
Sutton, who met his end in the grounds
Of the marine barracks here the night of
October Il. 1907. Sitting as military
court Of inquiry the three officers. assisted
by q second marine officer as judge advo-
CATE will endeavor to learn If any vital
evidence as to the cause Of Lieut.. SUIT
tons death was left undiscovered by the
court which passed on the case shortly
after the young marine officer was killed
and rendered verdict Of suicide.
In the midst Of the most peaceful sur
roundings imaginable a tragic story is to
be dug up out of the past and laid bare
to the public For many months the SUIT
ton case had been considered a closed in
cident in naval circles. An inquiry hac
been held. All concerned in the unfortu-
nate affair had testified, and, after due
deliberation the court had rendered Its
verdict. The public never knew what was
fba taStiur0pv for fhe iponiSifion wa
conducted behind closed doors. and the
utmost secrecy was maintained. Every
body-that is to say, everybody in the
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CURIOUS QUESTION RAISED.
Contention Over When Railroad
Journey Begins.

when does a railroad journey besin?'
This is the curious question which was
presented to the interstate commerce
commission yesterday. 1t involves some
intricate legal points. and. therefore. is
a problem about which already there Is
serious contention.
Several railway lines hold that pas
senger's journey begins when he passes
through the gates from the station to
the train and his ticket is punched by the
gateman. Although, for any one Of many
reasons, the passenger may not take the
train, the companies refuse to refund him
the amount he paid for the ticket, main
tanning that the passenger began his
journey when he passed the gateman.
1T is quite likely that the question will
be fought out before the commission next
fall in a formal hearing. unless the rail-
roads should accept as final an admin
istrative ruling of the commission on the
subject.
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set back one class. Rather than go on a
year behind the men he entered with. he
resigned and entered the Marine Corps. II
has been whispered that he put on airs
and had little to do with those marine Of
ficers who had never had any training
before they got into the corps. But I
never heard of that.
Moreover. 1 do know that Sutton was
extremely popular with women. Maybe
that had something to do with his unpop-
ularity among men, if such unpopularity
existed"
Popularity in Doubt.
Marine officers told Mrs. Parker, during
her inquiries into the case, and have
stated to others that they disliked Sut.
ton. The reason for this dislike has
never been made clear. Perhaps it viii
come out at the trial.
The value of the civilian witnesses in
Annapolis has begun to be doubted.
Evidence that is expected to result In
courts-martial after the Sutton case is
disposed of is looked for from employees
of Carvel Hall who were on duty the
night that Sutton was killed and who
saw the patty of officers leave together
They will prove. it is said, that great
deal of drinking had been done, but none
by Sutton. Beyond that little is expected
from the Annapolis witnesses
Pending the opening of the court peace
IOlneSS IeiSHS supreme. Ine town OF An
napolis is sleeping quietly. The state
house and the governors mansion show
no signs Of life. At the academy the
''plebes'' drag out their weary existence
and hope for the end of their first years
service, which has barely begun.
The storm will break Monday, when, II
is thought, the light OF publicity will be
turned on story that may result III
drastic action by the Navy Department.
No Letter Challenging Sutton.
ST. PAUL. Mimi. July 17.-Lieut. Hugh
A. Parker, whose wife. Mrs. Mary Sutton
Parker. left for Annapolis last night 10
testify at the inquiry into the cause OF
the death of her brother, Lieut.. James
N. Sutton, at Annapolis last August
stated today that his wife never had
found letter among the dead lieutenant :
effects challenging him to fight.
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Former Washingtonian Killed.

A message was received at police head
quarters last night from MechanicsviIle.
N. Y, telling of the killing in that city
yesterday morning of Richard Brown, an
electrical worker who formerly lived
here, but the message contained no state
ment indicating how he was killed II
was stated in the message that Brown
belonged to the International Society,
Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, and
the police notified members of that or
ganiZation of his death. The police did
not succeed last night in locating rela-
tives of the dead man.
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Corporations Not Proper Benefici-
aries.

The judge advocate general of the army
has rendered an important opinion IN
the matter of designating beneficiar1es
under the legislation by Congress In
the army appropriation act OF 13OS
whereby six months pay OF the officer or
enlisted man who dies in the line of duty
is TO be paid to the widow or designated
beneficiary OF the deceased. Recently
soldier named a corporation as trustee o.
his benefit payment. and at once the ques-
ton was raised whether, in view OF the
language of the act, that could be done.
The judge advocate general holds that
"A person and not corporation must be
selected. Without such designation the
payment is made at once TO the widow of
the officer or enlisted man.
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Marriage Bar Waived.

By direction of the President the mar
riage OF JAMES 3. Epps of Georgia, one
Of the candidates for appointment as
second lieutenant In the Coast Artillery
Corps, has been waived as an obstacle to
his appointment. Mr.. Epps was a candi-
date in the examination last February.
but was prevented by illness from TAX
ing the examination. His application re-
mained Oh file, and he was again desig-
mated for examination. When he report
ed he read over the printed form OF the
conditions of the appointment, and at
once informed the department that since
his first designation he had been married.
Under the circumstances the decision
was made to waive the usual bar.
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THREE WOMEN IN BALLOON.
Make Flight at st. Louis With
Aero Clubs New Bag.

ST. LOUIS, July 17-Three women
made a balloon ascension here today in
the ST. Louis Aero Clubs new balloon
Missouri II. E. Honeywell was the pilot
and he was accompanied by Mrs. Honey
we'll. Miss Ada Miller and a woman
whose identity was not disclosed.
The gas bag of the Missouri f.as a ca
pacity of 5000 cubic feet. The balloon
was becalIned above the business district
for twenty minutes and then sailed to-
ward the east.
The balloon landed at St. Marys, No.
lifty-five miles distant. after being in the
air three hours. Before ascending here
they christened the balloon the Missouri
The balloon crossed the Mississippi river
twice
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of the official trials Until that is definite
ly announced he is not likely to risk the
trip to Fort Myer.
Senators Elkins and Newland, DIR. Al
bert F. Zahm, one OF the foremost au-
thorities on aerodynamics; Representative
Keifer OF Ohio, Lincoln Beachey, who
made the first airship flight around the
Washington Monument; Representative
Cox Of Indiana, representative Scott OF
Kansas. former Senator Long. Senator
Chauncey Depew and Mrs. Alice Long
worth.
There VIII be no flight Sunday. 1t Is
expected, IL the weather proves favorable,
that a longer flight will be made Monday
afternoon.
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o'clock Monday morning. The hours Of
its sessions and the general details as to
mode of procedure will be determined by
the full court when 1t meets
The disposition on both sides is to get
through as quickly as possible. With
the naval and marine officers the desire
for promptness is due partially to their
intense dislike of having the affair brought
up again. Attorney Davis said he saw
no reason why the proceedings should
take more than three days. The i'm
preston prevails that the hearings will
come to an end Wednesday or Thursday.
1t may be, however. that the testimony
of two witnesses who were summoned
and who cannot reach Annapolis for two
weeks will be necessary. In that event
the court will hear all the witnesses
now on hand and then take a recess
to await the arrival of the others. The
inquiry win be public. This. also. is
desired by both sides. The service men
want 1t because they want to avoid any
criticism that might follow a secret in
yestigation. Mrs. Sutton and Mrs. Par
cause they are confident that all doubt
that Lieut.. Sutton was killed by another
hand than his own will be removed.
As to New Evidence.
In spite of the many stories that have
been circulated concerning the new and
vital evidence that Is to be produced,
the fact remains that nothing has yet
been made public which can be expected
to shed any light on just how the kill
ing OF Lieut.. Sutton occurred. Some
things have been brought out which must
change, somewhat, the accepted ideas Of
conditions that existed prior to the fight
which ended in the marine officers death.
But II there was witness to the kill
ing who was not heard at the first In
= h;r hoS Gnnf
1t Is limited that the Sutton attorneys
are in possession of certain facts that
they have kept strictly quiet.
Annapolis seems apathetic toward the
Sutton case. Most of those who were
at the Naval Academy or the marine
barracks when the tragedy occurred are
away now. Those who are still here are
extremely reticent.. They realize that
to talk of the affair would be prejudicial
to 1.-The good of the service Even the
naval officers will not say anything about
the case, although not a naval officer
their duties at the academy as though
nothing out of the ordipary is on the
tapis. All day long the new fourth class
cadets, who reported In June and who
are stiIi exceedingly raw. drill and work
The residents of Annapolis care even
less about the affair than the folks OF
the academy.
Arrivals Expected Tomorrow.
At a late hour tonight none of the prin-
cipals in the drama that will begin Mon
day had arrived. the only one present
being Commander Hood. who is sta
toned here. The commander was on the
Santee attending to his routine duties
and apparently undisturbed by coming
begin to arrive Mrs. Sutton and her at
torneys, Van Dyke e. Van Dyke and
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Canal Bonds Issue.
No War Horses for Horse Marines

The practice has been more or less fol-
lowed OF allowing Marine Corps officers
10 use army horses for the physical test
rides. This must stop, however.
The War Department has decided that
under existing law and regulations there
is no authority for loaning horses in this
manner. IL was held that if any acci-
dent should happen to animals thus loaned
there would be no responsibility under
partment for the loss or damage of the
government property.
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Alleged Illegal Voting at Bristol.

BRISTOL, Va. July 1.-THE petition
of the Temperance advocates asking that
the local option election OF July be set
aside was filed today in the corporation
court. 1t alleged one hundred and
seventy illegal votes were cast.
Evening star., 1909-07-18
MOB ATTACKS TWO OFFICERS.
Kentuckians Force Them to Sur
| render Man Wanted for Murder.

LEXINGTON. Ky, July IA mob of
mountaineers attacked two officers from
Oklahoma at Camel City. Wolfe county,
today and forced them to surrender their
prisoner, Grover Whitaker, who was
charged with shooting his wife at Ard
| more Okla. several months ago. The
officers were on the depot platform
waiting for the train with the prisoner
when 100 of Whittaker's friends rushed
forward. overpowered the officers and
ordered them to leave town.
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ROCKY MOUNT HOTEL BURNS
BUILDING CROWDED WITH
PATRONS AT THE TIME.
Guests on Upper Floors Forced to
Flee for Their Lives-Loss Re-
ported to Be About $4,000.

RALEIGH, \. c., July IA specia,
from Rocky Mount says: Fire was dis
covered in a room on the third floor of
the Hammond Hotel this morning at 4
o clock and the city fire department
was promptly called out and rendered
valuable service. The building was
crowded, containing about one hundred
guests. Rare presence Of mind caused
the opening of q, water tap on the third
floor by the first fireman who reached
the burning building. This preserved the
stairway until the third floor occupants
could hurry from the building In their
night clothes.
One guest was forced to fee by an up
stairs window and out to the tin roof,
but was rescued by the firemen without
being hurt. Another broke his arm in
the excitement
Evening star., 1909-07-18
AUTO CRASHES INTO TREE.
Six Thrown From Machine at Islip,
N. Y.-One Fatally Hurt.

ISLIP, N. T., July IA crowded auto
mobile running at full speed crashed into
a tree here today, throwing out three
men and three women. One woman
struck the tree and was probably fatal
ly hurt The others escaped without
serious injury.
Thus far the police have been unable
to get the names of any member of the
party except the chauffeur. Peter Roo
ney of Brooklyn Rooney. who clung
to his steering wheel, and was unhurt,
is being held pending an investigation.
Evening star., 1909-07-18
Takahira Puts or Departure.

In accordance with his plan to remain
in this city until Congress has disposed
Of the tariff. Baron Takahira. the Japa-
nese ambassador. has Cancelled his en-
gagement to sail from New York July "a.
1t is understood that he is acting in that
respect under instructions from his gov
ernment, in order that he may be able
to give full Information on the subject
to the authorities at Toxic during his
prospective visit. During the ambassa-
doris absence from Washington the. en-
bassy will be in charge of Counsellor
Matsui
Evening star., 1909-07-18
Longshoremen Elect o'Connor.

GALVESTON, Tex, July 17.-After
electing officers for the ensuing year and
selecting New York as the convention
city for 1910, the international Long
shoremen's Association adjourned sine
die today President T. v. OConnor,
who has been filling out the unexpired
term OF Daniel j. keefe, was elected by
acclamation.
Evening star., 1909-07-18

country. and make the crusade national
A letter prepared by the committee on
morals has been sent to David Belasco.
l.. S. Shubert, H. w. Savage and Kiaw
& Erlanger. in New York, protesting
against immoral shows, as we'll as i'm
moral features of first-class productions.
The letter comments on the fact that
President Taft and Secretary of State
Knox recently left a theater in Wash
ington owing to the immoral features of
dance.
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Length of the INQUIRY.

and a lineman, name unknown, who was
passenger. were instantly killed.
The car was entering the town at q
high rate of speed. and as it approached
curve in one. Of the streets the motor
man lost control. The wheels struck the
curved rails and after humping along on
the road a short distance the car top
pied over on its side.
The name of the passengers killed. 1t
was learned later was George Allendof.
of Dayton. Ohio. None of the other
passengers 1t is believed, was fatally
hurt
Evening star., 1909-07-18
New York Confirms Equipment Plans

NEW YORK, July 1.-THE executive
officers of the Baltimore & Ohio railroad
announced here today that the company
has asked for bids on 5000 freight cars,
seventy passenger ears and sixty-hvc
locomotives, to cost, in all, between
50, 100000 and s10OoO.OOO. Delivery must
be at the earliest possible date
Evening star., 1909-07-18
Home Mission Worker Dies.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, July 17.-Rey.
S. +. Gale. D. D.. for twenty-three years
superintendent of Congregational Home
Association in Florida, Georgia, Alabama
and North Carolina. died late last night.
He was sixty-seven years old. a native
of Vermont and served with distinction
in the Union army.
Evening star., 1909-07-18
FATAL OHIO TROLLEY MIsHAP.
/ Two Killed and Others Injured
When Interurban Jumps Track.

NEW BREMEN, Ohio, July 1.-Two
persons were killed and many injured
here today when an interburban car on
the Western Ohio railroad line jumped
the track and turned over.
Herman Hortratz. conductor on the car,
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Rublee Out Of Danger at Vienna.
VIENNA. July 17.-William A. Rublee
the American consul general at Vienna,
who was operated on few days ago
for gastric ulcer, is now considered cut
Of danger. He has shown marked i'm
provement in the last "a hours.
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Marine Corps-was apparently satisfi'
with the results.
Mother Was Not Satisfied.

But there was one who was not salts
fied-Mrs. James Sutton. mother of the
man who was declared to have taken his
own life. To her mind it was inconceiva-
BILE that her boy could have killed him
self. She began, soon after the verdict
was announced, to work for a reopening
of the case. She even carried her story
! to the White House. President Roosevelt
referred her to Assistant Secretary New
berry Of the Navy Department, and that
official refused her request, after confer
! ring with the members of the court and
studying the evidence
| In the meantime Mrs. Rose Sutton
Parker, sister of the deceased, Joined her
mother i'll the fight. She came to An
! napolis shortly after her brothers death
and conversed with the marine officers who
had been with him the night he died. The
more she heard from them the more con-
WINGED she became that her brother had
not committed suicide.
Orders Another Inquiry.
Finally the influence of Senator Bourne
of Oregon was enlisted, and through him
Mrs. Sutton obtained an interview with
Secretary Meyer After careful review
of the case and the new evidence pre-
sented by Mrs. Sutton, Secretary Meyer
ordered the case reopened and appointed
board of inquiry. The members are
Commander John Hood of the navy
president; Maj. Wendell c. Neville of the
Marine Corps and Lieut.. Henry n. Jen-
son of the navy. Maj. Henry Leonard Of
the Marine Corps will act as judge ad-
vocate, or inauisitor. his duty being to
get at the facts from an independent
standpoint.
! 1t is a delicate task that this board of
| inquiry faces. In the first place, it's very
piled reflection the original board,
composed of brother officers of the board
| which convenes here Monday The re-
flection is, of course, not necessarily upon
the integrity of the first board. Henry
E.. Davis of counsel for Mrs. Sutton is
emphatic in his statements that a new
| inquiry is demanded only because certain
| testimony which could not be brought
out at the original inquiry is now avail
| able Nevertheless, the delicate position
of the members of the new board is ap-
parent.
Length of the Inquiry.
| Commander Hood told The Star CORE
/ spondent that he did not know how much
| time the investigation would require. That
| would depend entirely, he said, on the
number OF witnesses All he could say
was that the hearings would be held In
| the court-martial room of the admins
| tration building at the academy, and that
the court would convene DrOmptly at 10
Evening star., 1909-07-18
Personal Mention.

Mr.. Kenneth Mills, Washington grad
uate of Lehigh University. who has been
engaged in mining engineering In Mexico
for the last three years, is visiting rela-
tives and friends in this city.
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Women Carried From Building.

Several women were carried from the
building by tiremen. Some little of the
contents was saved by the occupants of
the lower floors, but those on the upper
floors were forced to flee for their lives.
The loss is reported to be about $2O,-
600 on the building, with not insurance.
The furnishings were worth about $780,
600; one-half lost partly insured.
The fire originated from defective cleo
trio wiring.
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Discovery Of Smallpox Microbe.

Special Cablesram to The Star.
RIO DE JANEIRO, July 1I.-Dr. Os-
waldo Cruz, director general Of the sani-
tary service, made an important an
nouncement today to the Rio de Janeiro
Academy of Medicine, declaring that the
microbe of smallpox, which is of animal
origin. had been discovered during bac-
THEOLOGICAL researches at the Oswaldo
Cruz institute by Drs. Henrique Beaure-
paire de Arago and Prowwazek.
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CRUSADE AGAINST BAD SHOWS
Federated Catholic Societies to Try
to Interest Others.

CINCINNATI, Ohio, July 17.-Federated
Catholic societies OF Hamilton county
have started crusade against improper
theatrical shows. An effort will be made
to interest other societies throughout the
Evening star., 1909-07-18
Delegate to Alcoholic Congress.

The President yesterday designated
George L. Cotterill. the president of the
Good Templars Of the United States. To
be a delegate to the alcoholic congress
to be held In London commencing today.
Mr. Cotterill is now en- route to London.
Evening star., 1909-07-18
Coolest and Wettest Since 1854

PARIS. July 17.--France has expert
enced this season tho coolest and wet
test June and July since 1854. The pre-
vailing low temperature and excessive
rains have wrought severe injury tc
vegetables. fruits and grapes. and de-
layed the maturing OF all cereal crops.
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FuRLouGH FOR MARINE BAND.
Concerts of September 25 and 20
in Washington Are Cancelled.

1t is announced at the Navy Depart
ment that the orders for the United
States Marine Band to play at the White
House grounds September % and at the
Capito, grounds September 20 have been
Cancelled in order <.S enable the band
TO take well deserved furlough."
The band has been authorized to accept
engagements in Pittsburg and in Mitchell,
S. D., during the period Indicated
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Continued from First Page)
named in the bill. Many of the con-
fereeS believe that Washington should
have the court. giving many reasons.
Canal Bonds ISSUE
Secretary MacVeagh has submitted to
Senator Aldrich and Mr.. Payne the pro-
posed provision In the tariff bill relating
TO the issue of Panama canal bonds.
This provision permits the Treasury to
issue canal bonds to the amount Of 1915.
10000. and gives the Secretary OF the
Treasury authority TO increase the in
terest rate on the bonds to per cent, II
necessary.
Under this authority the Treasury
would put out either per cent or !.
per cent bonds, as the situation at any
particular time might demand
The Secretary does not care whether
the provision in the Payne bill for an
issue OF s25O.0Oo.000 per cent certin-
Gates Is put into law. He has authority
now 10 issue s1O0,0U0,0OO.
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Two Killed in Mississippi Shooting.

| MERIDIAN, Miss, July 17.-At Union.
small town near here. today Joseph and
| Peter Mcdonald were killed and two
others seriously wounded in a shooting
aifray.
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PRESIDENT ON TARIFF

CONTINUED from First Page)
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TARIFF CONFERENCE

Continued from First Page
The daily sentinel., 1909-10-08
District Displays.

The space for the district displays
will be about 10x20 and may be com
pictures and jars of preserved fruits.
pictures and pars of preserved fruits.
The daily sentinel., 1909-10-08

Harness repairing done while you
wait.-Fred Mantey.
The daily sentinel., 1909-10-08

The announceemnt that the rail-
roads would transport the exhibits of
fruit free was premature. II only
holds good on one proposition and
that is in case the goods transported
are returned to the place from which
they started or that they are given
for charitable purposes.