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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-10
Testimony in Sugar Weighing
Matter Being Considered.
JUDGE MARTINS CHARGE
Guilty knowledge, He Says, Must
Call for Conviction.
POINTS TO BE CONSIDERED
Large Crowd In Courtroom Includes
the Two Daughters OF
Accused Secretary.

NEW YORK, June 1O-The case OF
Charles r. Heike. secretary of the
American Sugar Refining Company. and
his two former subordinates, charged
with conspiring to defraud the gov
ernment by means OF sugar under
weights. lacked only the judge S
charge at the resumption OF the trial
today to place it in readiness for the
jury's consideration.
Shortly before 10 o'clock Judge Martin
began his charge before a crowd which
filled the courtroom and which included
Heike's two daughters. who have attend
ed many sessions of the trial, and Pres
dent Washington d. Thomas of the
American Sugar Refining Company.
Judge Martin finished at 1924 o'clock,
and the jury retired for its deliberations.
Refuses Defense's Request.
Judge Martin. in his charge. said that
he could not comply with the request of
the defense to instruct the jurymen as to
what part inference was to play in the
consideration Of the evidence. He said,
however, that they must bear in mind the
accused were entitled to have every cir
cumstance construed upon the theory of
innocence
Take the case of Bendernagel," con-
tinued Judge Martin. Assuming that
the circumstances show he was not aware
of frauds on the dock and I'm his mind
explained the discrepancies by liberal
weighing, and SO the thought of frauds
never entered his mind. then you are to
acquit. But If. in your belief, the evil
dence points to guilt then your course
is clear.
Whether or not the defendants had
knowledge that the frauds were going on
must be considered by the jury, Judge
Martin said. Guilty knowledge would
call for conviction, but established belief
on the part of the defendants that liberal
weighing accounted for weight discrepan-
cies would call for acquittal. The jury
must consider. too. he said, If the man
who bored the holes was in collusion
with others of if he expected to reap the
profit himself.
Charges Against Heike.
OF the charges against the secretary
Of the company Judge Martin had this
to say:
"If Heike had knowledge OF the
frauds and kept a series OF accounts
to conceal the frauds you should find
him guilty, even though he might not
have known the means of the conspiracy
and did not know the other men who
worked out the scheme
On the question of character testi-
mony Judge Martin told the jury to
took lifetime to build up may be laid
down in an hour, or single moment
may unearth a concealed life"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-10
WEATHER.

Showers tonight Saturday,
partly cloudy, with showers in
the morning.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-12-31
LODGES SCALP IS
REAL OBJECTIVE
The Massachusetts Republi.
cans Already Gathering for
Senatorial Contest

Boston. Dec 31-In anticipation OF
an unusually interesting session. a
number Of upstate members of the
legislature have reached the city and
are engaged in looking over the Unit
ed States senatorial field. involving
the political future of Henry Cabot
Lodge.
The great and general court of Mas
sochusetts will convene next Wednes-
day with twenty-five Republicans and
Fifteen Democrats in the senate and
127 Republicans and 112 Democrats
and one Socialist in the house. How
much insurgency there is among the
Republicans and Democrats is yet a
matter of conjecture. Close politi-
cal observers say they detect signs of
it in both parties.
The senatorial contest has been
prominent since early in the fall and
Governor-elect Eugene N. Foss, who
will take Office on Thursday. has con-
Quoted an active campaign against the
senior senator for several weeks. MIR.
Lodge will answer his opponents from
the platform Of Symphony hall next
Tuesday evening.
The senatorial caucus for the Sc
lection Of a candidate for United
States senator will not be called un-
til after the legislature meets. A
number Of the Republican members
have declared against a caucus.
That Lodges situation is not ex-
actly secure may be seen from the
fact that with all 2S0 members of the
senate and house in joint convention
on January IS, there will be 152 Re-
publicans, 127 Democrats and one So
cialist. Republican majority of only
twenty-four. part Of which is strong
ly insurgent and opposed to Mr..
Lodge. On the other hand a number
Of Democratic votes are expected to
drift in the direction Of Mr.. Lodge.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-12-31
BROKE RECORD IN
FOREIGN TRADE
Present Year Will Be Great.
est in Exports and
Imports

Washington, Dec. S1.-The fo-eign
commerce Of the United States for
1910. including both exports and i'm
ports. promises to set new record
IN the history of the nation. The
eleven months ending with November.
for which the bureau of statistics of
the department of commerce and la.
Dor. has secured complete figures.
have brought the grand total Of ex.
ports and imports to the enormous
sum of $3,06S,3s4.954. Only the ban
ner year of 1907 compares with this
figure. The total commerce for the
first eleven months of that year was
$3.O47 .234,045. The trade figures for
December, the closing month Of this
year. are expected to swell the total
of the nations foreign commerce to
nearly $3,40O,0 100000. The greater
quantity OF materials imported is due
to the development of the manufac-
turing industries which import crude
materials. The export of mapufac-
tured articles on the other hand
shows gain Of 65 per cent in ten
years.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-12-31
GENERAL HOWE
RET|RES TODAY
He Has Been in Command of
the Department Of
Dakota

Washington, Dec. 31.-Brig-Gen.
Walter Howe. after forty-three years
Of service in the United States army,
retires from active duty today. hav-
ing reached the statutory age limit of
Ga years. The vacancy thus created
in the ranks of the brigadier generals
will be filled by the promotion Of Col.
Joseph w. Duncan of the Sixth in
fantry.
Gen. Howe, who has been in COM
mand Of the department of the Dako-
ia, graduated from West Point in 1867
when he was appointed to the army
as a second lieutenant of the fourth
artillery corps. In his early service
General Howe took part in number
of Indian campaigns. He participat-
ed in engagements under Sheridan
and Custer in 1868 and, in the Pow
der River campaign in 1876 under
Gen. Crook. he commanded force of
some 200 friendly Indians. During
the war with Spain he was in COM
mand of the defenses of the water
approaches to Washington.
AS colonel of the Forty-seventh
volunteer infantry he rendered eff
ficient service in the Philippines in
subduing the insurrectionists of the
provinces Of Albay and Sorsogon in
1899. He reached the rank OF
brigadier general in the regular army
January II, 1910. Gen. Howe is a
native of Indiana.
Col. Duncan comes from military
family. He is the son Of the late
Brig-Gen. Thomas Duncan and a
grandson of Capt. Matthew Duncan
of the first dragons. He was born
in an army tent at Fort Ewell, Tex,
June 81, 1853. He participated in the
Indian campaigns and for his gal
liant conduct in the fights at Clear
water, Idaho, in 1877. he won the
brevet of first lieutenant AS captain
Of the First infantry he took
part in the siege of Santiago, includ-
ing the battle of San Juan Hill.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-12-31
LIVED TWO WEEKS
WITH DEAD WIFE
Body of Woman and Her Child
in Upper Room of Hus. -,
bands Residence $

Cleveland. Dec. 31.-For two weeks.
while the bodies Of his wife. Anna.
and S-year-old daughter, Hermina.
lay In an upstairs room, Herman
Mielke lived in the down stairs room
at his home in Cedar avenue, without
suspecting that anything was wrong.
ne told the police today. He is being
held pending an investigation. Mielke.
who is a paroled workhouse prisoner.
went to police court today to report
to Probation Officer Vining. While
there he told Vining that he had Just
discovered the death of his wife and
daughter. Vining notified the police
and detective was sent to Mielke's
home. The detective found the bodies
badly decomposed. He took Mielke to
police headquarters where the man
said that he and his wife quarreled
two weeks ago because he kicked
their collie dog and that he had not
seen her or the child since. He said
he supposed she has ran away until
today. when he made an investigation.
He said that he had found a bottle
which had contained chloroform in
the room in which the bodies were
found.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-12-31
Thirty.fourth Man,

New York, Dec. 31.-John B.
Moisant, who was fatally injured to-
| day at New Orleans, won the heart
!; of every lover of daring sport when
on October 80 he flew from Belmont
Park around the Statue of Liberty
and back to the aviation field, thereby
Wrestling from the Englishman.
Claude Graham-White. one of the
most highly priced of the trophies of
fered for aerial feats. Moisant is the
thirty-fourth man to lose his life in
/ the development Of aviation. OF this
number twenty-nine were killed dur
ing the present year. Four were
killed in 1909. and one, Lieut.. Thom-
as E. Selfridge, U. S. A. in 1905.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-12-31
OF
NEW YORK ARE
VERY HUNGRY
Rivalry Among United States
Senatorial Candidates Is
Keen at Albany
LEADER OF TAMMANY HALL
WILL LEAD THE CONTEST
Long List Of Democrats Waiting For
the Lightning to Strike-Rivals the
Days of David B. Hills Election in
Intensity Of Interest.

4 Albany, Dec. s1.-with the arrival
OF Charles F. Murphy. the leader of
Tammany hall, and other prominent
Democrats who are expected in AL
bany today to attend the Inauguration
of Governor-elect John A. Dix, inter-
esting developments in the contest
for the United States senatorship are
looked for. Not since the days of the
late David B. Hill have the DEM
ocrats of New York had an opportun-
ity to send man to the national
senate and the rivalry among the can
didates is keen.
Some time between now and jan
uary IL the Democrats and Republic
cans in both houses will hold caucuses
to name candidates. The Democrats
most mentioned are VIM. F. Sheehan,
Edward NJ. Shepard, Justice Gerard,
]. Sergeant Crum and Daniel F. CO.
halan. The Republicans are expected
to give the entire honor of their vote
to Senator Depew.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-12-31

Chihuahua military zone. Gen. Luque
declared that the pass was cleared
and 1t was he who asked for the re-
pair train which left here yesterday
afternoon.
This train did not enter the pass
Yesterday, but at the railroad Office
today, it was stated that the tele-
graph line probably would be re-
stored tonight. Yesterday belated in
formation reported the pass open
several days ago because a gasoline
car had made the trip through 1t
without molestation or sight Of the
Iinsurrectos. Luque's report indicates
that the insurrectos either declined to
molest the car or preferred that the
impression. should go forth that the
passage was unoccupied.
In the absence OF details, officials
believe 1t was only small band Of
scouting insurrectos that were en-
countered on Wednesday, 1t is in-
probable that Luque would have or
dered an unprotected repair train in
to the pass unless he felt certain that
there was no longer opposition.
Wild rumors which have now been
current for five days continue to the
effect that there has been serious
fighting. While this may be true,
there is no confirmation.
| At noon today the telegraph line
was working only as far west as San
Antonio. where it was said soldiers
were erecting the second station Of
the proposed wireless system.
This guard is occupying the rude
Notifications of quartz erected by the
remnant Of the Guzman command
which was ambushed at Nal Paso
two weeks ago. Every preparation
has been made here for the reception
of federal wounded but it is still in
sisted that this is for the wounded of
previous fights. These wounded must
be. brought through Nal Paso II
transported by train, which is taken
as further confirmation of the official
report that Nal Paso is clear of in
Isurrectos.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-12-31
PENNSYLVANIA TO
HAVE GREAT ROAD
Will Traverse the State Lon.
gitudinally and Have Num-
berless Feeders

| PHILADELPHIA. Dec. 30.-A state high
way from Philadelphia to Pittsburg,
touching the chief intervening cities,
will be started in the Tener admins
tration.
Hundreds of bisecting roadways
and main arm from the capital to
reach Williamsport and Wilkes Barre
and the great northeastern anthra-
cite regions are also planned as part
of the progressive policies of the in
coming governor.
The next legislature will provide
sufficient appropriation to start the
project. Most of the money it is
proposed, to obtain from a $50,00O.-
900 loan. This can be obtained only
by amending the constitution. The
coming legislature will pass such an
amendment, permitting the state to
increase its debt beyond $1,000 900,
the present prohibition.
Senator Sproul will introduce the
road bill and have charge of the pro-
posed amendment. AS chairman of
the committee on public roads. he
has been interested in improved
roads for many years, and some ses-
sions ago sought to amend the con-
stitution to make possible bond is-
Isue.
| Tener's Pet Scheme.
This is to be one Of the main fea-
lures of his term of four years and
the Republican party and the ambi-
tfous governor. so much criticised in
his campaign, hope to make the road
system monument to the Tener ad-
ministration.
Senator Penrose and the leaders are
Especially anxious to see these plans
succeed. In the building of such a
highway the new governor and the
incoming legislature will merely car
Try out one of the cherished. II not
the sole personal scheme of Governor
Stuart.
1t was Governor Stuart who adopt
ed ideas for improved roads suggest
ed by Secretary Knox and others. en-
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-12-31
THREE DEATHS IN FIRE.

st. Paul, Dec. 31.-Three deaths
have resulted from the fire which do.
stroyed the Concord fiat building
early yesterday morning Jennetto
Wilford. is years of age. waitress
in restaurant, apparently is the un.
identified person who was burned to
death. While the body of the woman
Is burned beyond recognition she is
the only one not accounted for. Miss
Anna Erd died yesterday afternoon
and Mrs. Rose Moore died this morn
ing from the injuries and burns they
received In the fire.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-12-31
Stuart Forms Plan.

d
way.
Stuart Forms Plan.
In his last message. Mr.. Stuart out
lined his plans and even went so far
as to insist upon the reorganization
of the state highway bureau and the
employment of an expert engineer.
His bill was passed for both pro-
jects. but, unselfishly, the governor
vetoed 1t. This he was forced to do
to keep the appropriations heaped up
on him by the legislature within the
revenues.
The plans. as roughly conceived.
comprehend the immediate starting
of the highway. Most of the roads,
however, will be built through the
money, proposed to be obtained
through long term loan for $50, ,OO0,-
900.
In order to raise this amount by
issuing bonds IT. will be necessary to
amend the constitution.
Will Pass the Session.
Such an amendment to allow the
state to increase the debt beyond tho
Icircnmscribed $l.OOO,OOO will be pass
ed, the leaders say, in the next legis-
lature
Section 4 of article Q OF the consti-
tuition. on taxation and finances, will
be amended.
At present this section reads:
mo debt shall be created by or on
behalf of the state. except to supply
casual deficiencies Of revenue. repel
invasion. suppress insurrection, de-
fend the state in war, or to pay en-
listing debt; and the debt created to
supply deficiencies in revenue shall
never exceed. in the aggregate at any
one time. one million Of dollars"
Extend Over Thirty Years.
1t is the thought of the Republican
leaders to make the bonds for term
of thirty years, so that the cost of this
big permanent improvement will he
we'll distributed and not fall heavily
upon any one generation.
To remove expected opposition to
the chief plan-a highway from Phil
adelphia to Pittsbmrg-which develop
ed in the last session among the
farmers. hundreds of roadways to
connect with the main thoroughfare
will also he constructed.
| The farmers said that such a high
way would be benefit to the owners
of automobiles and would not be Of
commercial use. This feature of at
tack will he removed by the construc-
ton of the cross roads.
The building Of highways on the
scope planned has not been done by
another state. If successful Pennsyl-
vania will lead the country in i'm
proved roads.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-12-31
Aviator Met Awful Fate When
His Machine Turned Head
Downward
LANDED ON HIS HEAD AFTER
HUNDRED FOOT FALL THROUGH AIR
Was Seeking Landing Place After
Having Made Three and u Half Mile
Flight to Point Where He Would
Try for Michelin Cup.

New Orleans, Dec. 31.-John B.
Moisant. the aviator. was fatally in
jured at 1925 o'clock at Harahan
station this morning. three and one
half miles above New Orleans, when
his machine turned head downward
lat an altitude of 100 feet, throwing
Noisant out. He landed on his head.
Moisant landed thirty-six feet from
where the machine struck the
ground. His neck was broken by the
fall. Otherwise there was not a
bruise on his body. Death followed
within ten seconds after the mishap,
according to the coroner. Workmen
who happened to he near, picked the
aviator up while the newspaper men
and officials rushed to him.
Moisant, in his fifty horse power
Bleriot monoplane, with a special
thirty-five gallon gasoline tank
aboard, left the aviation field in this
city at 1905 o'clock and flew to
Harahan where special grounds had
been laid over which the aviator was
Ito try for the Michelin cup. Moisant
|circled the field twice, trying to find
Ia landing place. This was difficult.
the field being on the edge of the
Mississippi river and swamps on all
sides. Suddenly from some unknown
cause. the monoplane turned its head
downward. The Mortified watchers
saw Moisant pitch clear over the
head Of the machine and fall like a
plummet for distance of fully 100
feet, landing on his head. The ma
chine. with the propellers still work.
ing, turned sidewise and fell, COM
nleta Wrock
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-12-31
TO INVESTIGATE
HUNTING TRIP
Proposition to Have Africa
Via Roosevelt Trip Search
ed BY Congress

Washington, Dec. 31-"The African
hunting trip as organized and car
ried out by the Smithsonian institu-
tion via Roosevelt" is the subject of
the latest proposed congressional in
vestigation. The suggestion was re-
ceived today by Representative Rainey
Of Illinois from a Georgian, who re-
ferred to such an inquiry as pub
lie service" and to the Smithsonian
as a trash heap institution"
Mr.. Rainey is the Democrat who
recently introduced q resolution to
inquire into the manner in which Mr..
Roosevelt obtained his transportation
and supplies on his trips about the
country while he was president. Mr..
Rainey purposes at the earliest OPP
portunity to press this resolution
though 1t was referred to the rules
committee and promptly pigeonholed.
The Georgian declared that an ex-
tension Of such an inquiry to include
the way in which the African hunt
expedition expense was borne by the
Smithsonian institution "would show
waste. extravaganza, and squandering
Of public money"
THE railroad travelling expenses
come OF the owners of the corpora
ton and they get enough to do be-
sides deadheading . Roosevelt" the
letter added.
The Smithsonian has never report
ed the cost OF the expedition to con-
gress, but It did submit q statement
showing that 6.663 skins and $500
shoots of plants were obtained.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-12-31
Prisoners to he Tried.

Parrall. Mexico, Dec. 31.-Thirty.
eight rebel prisoners guarded by six
ty soldiers were taken from here to
Chihuahua yesterday for trial. Two
hundred soldiers sent into the noun.
tains after the rebels sent back five
prisoners this week. and reported
according to Jefe Politico Rodolfc
Wales, that the "insurrectos are rush
ing madly for the state Of Sonora
with the troops in hot pursuit"
Fifty men and three officers are
stationed on top of the hills com.
manding this city but have nothing
to do.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-12-31
YOUNG WOMAN
OWN MURDERER
Plunged Into Well During Fit
of Despondency-Left Note
at Home

Kansas City, Dec. 31.-The body Of
the young woman found in the we'll at
Ffftieth street and Elmwood avenue
this morning was identified by Henry
A. Axene, tailor, as Lillian Hanson.
q seamstress. employed by his broth
er, Carl Axene, tailor, in the Indi-
ana building. The young woman liv-
ed with MIR. and Mrs. Henry .Axene
at 3O16 Agnes. She left home at 9
o'clock yesterday afternoon for a car
ride, according to Mr.. Axene. She
did not return last night, This morn
Ing . note was found in her room
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-12-31

|NsURRECT|0N|S7S
Mexican Federal Troops Ran
Into Small Bunch of Them
Last Wednesday

Chihuahua. Mex. Dec. 31.-An Of
fetal report was received today that
Col. Escuedero. commanding scout
ing force of the federals, encounter
ed band of insurrectos in Nal Paso
on Wednesday and after some fight
ing the insurrectos retired. No de-
tails were, given with regard to the
killed or wounded.
The report was sent by Gen. Luque
to Gen. Hernandez, commanding the
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-12-31
WILD COAL GAR
KILLED EIGHT
Knocked Props Down and the
Men Were Buried Beneath
Tons of Coal

Bluefeld. W. Va. Dec. 31.-Eight
men were killed and two injured in
the Lick Fork mine of the Red
Jacket Coal company near Thacker,
when mine car ran away. knocking
the props down and allowing thous-
ands of tons Of coal to fall on the
victims. Men were digging coal
when the accident happened.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-12-31
Total Gifts For This Purpose
Now Reach ss,5oo,ooo in
-Four Countries
STARTED The AMERICAN FUND
WITH 100000 IN APRIL, 1904
Since That Time Funds Have Been
Established in Great Britain With
Sl,250,0OO and in France With ST..
0oo.OoO-All Have Same Purpose.
Berlin. Dec. 31.-Andrew Carnegie
has given $1.250,000 to establish a
hero fund in Germany.

This is the fourth "hero fund" es-
tablished by Carnegie. The original
endowment was made in April, 1904,
when $5,000,00O was placed in the
hands of a commission composed of
twenty-one residents of Pittshurg,
Pa. who were instructed to use the
annual proceeds of the fund for the
benefit of the dependents of those
losing their lives in heroic efforts to
save their fellowmen, or for the heroes
themselves If injured. The bene-
f'ciaries were confined to those asso-
ciated with acts performed within the
United States. Canada and New
Foundland, and the waters thereof.
In 1908 Carnegie gave $1.250,000 for
the creation Of hero fund in Great
Britain. In the following year he es-
tablished similar fund in France by
the gift of $1.000,O00. The total set
apart for this purpose is now $780,
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-12-31
BREAKS WORLDS RECORD.

Chicago, Ill.,. Dec. 31.-Twenty-two
cars of Gordon hats left here today
over the Northwestern due in st.
Paul New Years day. This shipment
of Gordon hats holds the worlds
record for size and time in transit.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1910-12-31
LILLIS RETIRES
Quits the Banking Institution {
Which He Was President

Kansas City, Mo. Dec. 31-Jerr s.
Lillis, whom John F. Cudahy cut with
a knife on March n today retired as
bank Lillis made no announcement
in regard to his plans for the future
His holdings in the institution were
bought by j. 2. Miller, Jr.. who will
succeed Lillis as president.