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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-06
RICH LAWYER SLAIN
Body of William L. Rice Found
IN Cleveland Street.
KNIFE AND REVOLVER USED
Two Bullet Wounds in Head and
Hand Almost Cut OFF.
REVENGE OR ROBBERY THEORY
Not Known to Have Had Enemies,
But Valuables in His Pockets
Were Untouched.

CLEVELAND. Ohio, August 6-The
body Of William L. Rice. a wealthy
attorney. was found last night lying
in the middle of a roadway on Euclid
Heights with two bullet wounds in the
head a long and deep cash on the
left hand which had almost severed
that member showed that both a knife
and a revolver had been used in the
assault.
Neither the money nor other valu-
ables on the body had been touched
After examining the Rice family coach
man, Chief of Police KOhler late today
announced that the robbery theory in
connection with the murder has been
abandoned.
4 second employe on the Rice estate is
now being examined.
The members Of Rices family, in
cluding his four children, are spending
the summer at Cape Cod. and Rice has
been living alone in his home with the
servants. The spot where the crime
was committed was almost in front Of
the home Of former Gov. Myron T. Her
rick.
one of Cleveland's most conspicuous at
torneys for sixteen years. Recently he
has acted as counsel in the closing of
the affairs Of various defunct banking
institutions, and one police theory has
led the department to make inquiry II
any depositor in one of these banks has
shown signs Of dementia.
Ground for Robbery Theory.
County officials and police Of Euclid
Heights village are working on the theory
that Rice was the victim of robbers. who
were frightened away before t.,ey had a
chance to rifle the clothes of their VIC
tim. Marshal Brookway Of Euclid
Heights unearthed likely clue today,
when he ascertained that two foreigners
were seen within a half block OF the
scene of the murder directly after the
shots that caused Rice's death were fired.
The supposition is that the robbers were
frightened away by the approach of an
automobile which contained Drs. w. n.
Phillips and T. H. George and their
wives. The automobile picked Rice up
and conveyed him to a hospital, but he
died on the way.
Not Known to Have Enemies.
Rice was not known to have any
enemies. Il. c. Castock, caretaker of the
Euclid Heights home, told the police that
some time ago dynamite was discovered
under the porch of the Rice mansion, but
the police do not believe it had any con-
nection with the present case.
Marshal Brockway, Rices law partners,
Judge F.. j. Blandin and Frank H. CHM
today will search his private papers in
hopes Of discovering clue
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-06
nne.Armed Man a Suicide.

BLUEFIELD, W. Va.-August 6.-An
unknown one-armed man committed
suicide yesterday at Jaeger, W. Va. by
throwing himself in front of Norfolk
and Western passenger train Death was
instantaneOus Nothing was found on
him that would lead to his identity.
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MI. Taft Receives New Minister

BEVERLY, Mass, August 6.-Immedi-
ately after his return from Provincetown
last night President Taft received the
new Ecuadorean minister Mr.. Arizaga.
The new diplomat is visiting the north
shore, and took this occasion TO present
his letters of credence.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-06
Cut in Two by Saw.

ROANOKE, Va, August 6.-News has
reached here from Montvale, Bedford
that C. C. Williamson, prominent
farmer. Mason and church leader. fell
across a running saw at sawmill and
was cut i'm twain. He was fifty-seVen
Years old and married. He formerly was
president OF the Patterson-Palmer Hat
Company of Roanoke.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-06
Commission to Govern City.

LANSING, Mich, August 6.-Gov. War
ner has signed the charter which provides
commission form or government for
Port Huron, the first city Of Importance
in this state to adept the system
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-06
Sensation Caused by Suit.

The Mayer case produced a considerable
sensation when the original divorce pro-
ceedings were instituted. because Of the
direct charges brought by the wife
against her husband Theodore A. Mayer.
and Mrs. Frances b. Lord named as CO.
respondent. the two being charged with
spending many days at time on the
Yacht Cinconia on cruises down the Poto-
mae and because the opening of the case
brought to light an unique agreement
which had existed between the husband
and wife ever since the latter discovered
the intimacy existing between Mayer and
Mrs. Lord.
Bv the terms of this instrument Mrs.
Mayer was to receive 500 per month
for "A period of two years. and there
after $50 a month. provided no ap-
plication should be. made for divorce.
But Mrs Mayer asserted in her petition
that conditions became intolerable, and
even though she deprecated the pub
licity which must ensue, she was I'M
pelled to seek an absolute separation
from her husband. The beginning OF
this action terminated the agreement
by which she received an allowance,
and pending the final adjudication OF
her case Mrs. Mayer is now active in
an effort to prevent the dissipation OF
her husbands fortune.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-06
Canadian Premier in a Collision

WINNIPEG. Man., August "a train
carrying Sir Wilfrid Laurier, premier Of
Canada, struck head on in a collision
with freight train yesterday. Sir Will
frid was slightly injured. fireman was
killed The accident happened near Pense
west of Regina, Saskatchewan
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-06
lannon's Denial Sweeping.

The examination yesterday by the con-
,ressional investigating committee of
iacoo l.. Hamon, accused by Senator
iore of Offering him bride consumed
our hours OF the committees time. dur
ng ,he course of which Hamon denied
practically every story told by other
witnesses.
Replying to Representative Creager's
Ihdrge that Hamon had suggested thar
IN interest in the contracts might he
Lvailable to the representative if the
after helped remove opposition TO CON
:ressional approval. Hamon testified:
at was just this way: | was down
iere in Oklahoma attending to my
business when "A friend told me Crea
Oontinued on Fifth PageJ
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Approved by Commissioners.

This the Commissioners approved today,
and Supt. Wood was told that for every
one of the 1,254 failures 81 should be
taken out of Mr.. Ready's pay as con-
tractor.
ing between Mr.. Ready and the Commits
sioners. They imposed that fine on him
for previous contract, for another class
OF refuse. He has relinquished that con-
tract, and is protesting that he could not
have done the work, because of quaran-
tine against his horses which left him
without teams.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-06
Drowning of Colored Men.

According to the officers of the Naval
Battalion the only untoward incident of
the cruise was the drowning OF Coal
Passer Cicero d. Simms, United States
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Charges Waste of Property.

The American Security and Trust Com
pany was brought into the case in the
proceedings instituted today on the
strength Of an allegation that 1t controls
the estate Of Theodore J. Mayer. father
of the missing man, holding approximate
ly s35O,OOO in trust for the young man
until he reaches the age of forty-eight
years (as specified in his fathers wilD,
and is charged in the meantime to pay to
him q monthly income of 800 and Varl-
Gus other sums, ranging from $4,000 TO
$50, 900, periodically.
Mrs. Mayer declares that her husband.
in a career of dissipation, has squandered
large sums: that he has assigned slo'oOo
due him from the estate and incumbered
real estate he possesses to the extent of
$4,000 The plaintiff states her desire In
the action to prevent further waste of her
husbands resources.
Justice Barnard made rule in the case
returnable September 10. when the Amer
lean Security and Trust Company Will be
called upon to show cause why the In
junction prayed for by Mrs. Mayer should
not issue.
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New Angle in Divorce Case of
Mrs. T. A. Mayer.
PETITIONS DISTRICT COURT
Declares That Her Husband Has
Been Wasting His Property.
ASKS FOR AN INJUNCTION
Rule in the Case Made Returnable
September 19, When Cause Must Be
Shown for Not Issuing Order.

Another angle was added today to the
somewhat complicated marital affairs Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore A. Mayer when
Mrs. Mayer, who recently brought suit
against her husband for absolute di-
vorce, filed an amended petition in the
District Supreme Court seeking to en-
join the American Security and Trust
Company from accepting an alleged as
signment of $4,000 made by her husband,
and also endeavoring to restrain him from
further incumbering the estate Of his
father. In her new bill Mrs. Mayer de-
clares her husband has been missing
from his home in this city for upward of
six months, so that the deputies in the
United States marshal's office have been
unable to obtain service upon him in the
divorce case.
One of the affidavits presented by the
attorneys for Mrs. Mayer is given by a
policeman, whose beat is in the vicinity
of the former home of the Mayors, the
policeman declaring that he has not seen
Mayer since January,
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Thought President Disapproved.

"A few days after our conference at
ne White House" said Mr.. Curtis. Sen
ttor Gore asked me about the interview
tud told him he needn't worry, as | be-
Ieved the President would not approve
81 the contracts
Was that the impression You got
hat the President would not approve of
h. McMurray contracts?' asked Chair
nan Burke.
Yes. that was my impression. in a
way. | heard statement by Senator
sore in a committee that he knew the
nan in Washington who was working
or the approval of these contracts and
who also was TO get "A commission from,
! New York syndicate-that is IN.
nan was to get fee from both ends
rom NcMurray and from the syndi,
.ate.
Mr- Gore said the man was Richard
Adams. an attorney at Washington
Mr.. Curtis testified that he did not
;now Jake L. Hamon. who was charged
~ Senator Gore with having offered
him @oreJ S25.o4O or x0ODo brihe
o put through" the land deal
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-06
Auditor Couldn't See It.

The contract permits the District to fine
the contractor 81 for each and every
failure to cart away the housekeeper's
refuse. provided she does her part. sets
1t out in the right place and unlatches
the back gate. Supt Wood gave Mr.
Ready two weeks leeway in the matter
of fines. He said that a man ought to
get fair start and that Mr.. Ready had
reputation for doing things right. so
that there would he no trouble after the
men got properly trained.
However, Acting Auditor Daniel J.
Donovan saw the matter in a different
light. He could find nothing in the law
about two weeks leeway." 1t appeared
to him that Mr. Ready should he fined
right away, beginning with the first
failure.
What Mr.. Donovan said about it was
that 1T looked to him to be the exercise
of an arbitrary discretion on the part Of
the superintendent of street cleaning
Mr.. Donovan said today that Supt
Wood has no right to offer any two-week
leeWay or any other form of leniency to
contractors under the District govern
ment, unless it appears in black and
white in the contract. He recommended
to the Commissioners that this special
refuse contract be held strictly in ac-
cordance with its own terms and that
the fines be imposed.
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Summoned to White House.

That. said the senator. accounted for
their ha wing been called to the White
House To discuss the McMurray con-
tracts.
Some time last April was called up
Bn the telephone and asked To go to the
White House." testified Senator Curtis
''1ae President Mr.. Sherman and myself
then began to talk about Indian affairs.
The President suggested the possibility
of reopening the question OF Indian en-
roliment. II seems there are 14,UO
claimants who assert they are Indians
and who were left of the rolls, and con-
sequently are not enjoying the privileges
accorded the Indians.
II told the President it would be
serious mistake to reopen that question.
The President then asked about McMur
ray. | told him / had known McMurray
for years, and counsel for the Indians
ne lad never lost a case. The President
then wanted to know what We thought
about the contracts allowing 10 per cent
attorneys fee. The reply of both myself
and Mr.. Sherman was that in this in
stance we did not believe the Indians
needed any attorney on a 10 per cent
basis or any other basis.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-06

The circulation of The Star,
both daily and Sunday, is greater
by many thousands than that OF
any other Washington newspaper.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-06
CITY ASH CONTRACTOR
FINED FOR FAILURES
May Cost Mr.. Ready $1,254
Because He Wasn't Ready
on the Job.

Michael L. Ready, the contractor whose
men should knock at your back gate
these fine mornings to take away the
collection of asht-;. paper, peach baskets
and other household cast-offs. is in dam
ger of being fined sl.2jf for 1.254 failures
to collect refuse since undertaking the
job July 1.
The story of the 1,254 failures to col
lect is written in a large mass of letters
and post cars received by the Commi-
siOners and by Supt. Wood of the street
cleaning department. They descended in
scores and hundreds the District
builing Immediately after Mr.. Ready took
the job July I. He was new at that spe-
cial style OF work just then and his men
had not been trained to the proper meth
cd of sleuthing the ins and outs Of the
back-eate proposition.
The men. it is said, would go through
an alley in some instances and leave
half the refuse standing where it was.
When Il street-dOor collection was to be
made in a block where 10 per cent Of the
collections are made i'll the alley the re-
suit would be SO confusing that it would
take TWO weeks to train the collectors to
the task of collecting some refuse in the
alley and the rest from the street door.
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Continued ON F1fth PageJ
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Protected by Treaty.

I'VE called attention 10 the fact. that
:he treaty between the Indians and the
government. called for a sale of the land
by the government. and no counsel was
needed. II was pointed out that to give
attorneys fees in this instance would be
simply to deprive the Indians of that
much profit guaranteed them by the gov
.rrment. That formed the substance of
bur talk.
I'VE further suggested 10 the President
hat lie should never take any action on
lny Indian contract until ne referred the
natter TO officials who had thoroughly in
Testiga ted the subject
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-06
WEATHER.

Fair tonight and Sunday, with.
moderate temperature and light
variable winds.
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Indian Says McMurray Offered
Him $25,OOO in Deal.
CURTIS DEFENDS SHERMAN
Both Advised President Not to Ap-
prove $4,000. 900 Fee.
GORE ACCUSED BY HAMON
Declares Blind Senator Entered Into
Agreement Not to Bid Up Price
of Indian Lands.

MUSKOGEE, Okla, August 6.-More
charges of attempted bribery in Okla
homa Indian land deals were made before
the congressional investigating committee
today.
q. e. McCurtain. a Choctaw Indian, son
OF the governor of the Chocsaw nation,
and an attorney for that tribe. testified
that J. F. McMurray had offered him
$4,000 to approve the land deal.
Advised Against the Claim.
Vice President Sherman disapproved Of
the contracts whereby an attorneys fee"
of s3.OO0OOO was to be allowed in the
sale of s3OO00.OOo worth of Indian lands
IN Oklahoma testified United States Sen
ator Charles Curtis of Kansas today, be-
fore the committee investigating the Nc
Murray contracts. Mr.. Curtis testified
that not only Vice President Sherman.
bue he himself disapproved of the con-
tracts.
Senator Curtis came here to testify.
following testimony given by Senator
T. P Gore. who declared he had been
informed that Mr.. Sherman and Sena-
tor Curtis each was Interested in the
contracts, the approval of which by
Congress and President Taft was sought
Icy j. F. McMurray.
Syndicate Ready to Buy.
Senator Gore charged that New York
syndicate stood ready to purchase the
land for S:OGNoo0. and the contracts
held by McMurray called for 10 per cent
attorneys fees whereas the Indian
treaties with the government provided for
the disposal of the land without any ex
pease to the Indians. On the floor of
the United States Senate and in his testi-
Clony here Senator Gore charged that the
proposed sale was an attempt to rob
and piunder'' the Indians.
Taking the stand before the committee.
Senator Curtis related the details of
conversation at the White House be-
tween President Taft, the Vice President
ai.i himself last April. The senator ex
plsined he WAS member of the Senate
committee es Indian affairs and that pre-
viously as a member of the House he
had been TOR fourteen years member
Of the House committee on Indian affairs
He also related that Mr.. Sherman had
been chairman of the House committee
u, syious to his election to the vice prest-
1tncy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-21
NEW PROJECTS OUTLINED
IN RANDLE HIGHLANDS
Proposed Construction of En-
qine House, School Build
ing and Town Hall.

The erection Of new engine house, a
new schoolhouse, new town hall and
minor improvements were matters dis
cussed by the Randle Highlands Citizens
Association at its meeting last evening.
1t was stated that new bids would be
asked in a short time for the erection OF
the engine house, Congress having made
an appropriation Of $4,000 at its last
session. A committee was appointed to
interview the Commissioners and to as
certain definitely when building would be
started.
A. e. Randle delivered an address on
tho growth Of the suburb. and in connec-
ton with the erection of a school build
ing said he had> Uniformed the Commits
sioners that he was willing to donate suf-
ficient ground for the building. 1t is
probable, he thought, that the board OF
education will visit Randle Highlands and
select a site and then report to the Com
missioners.
He also said bill was before Congress
for the extension Of the present East
Washington railway tracks through to
the station Of the Chesapeake Beach rail-
way along the Anacostia road.
Endorses "Judson Plan,
Col Randle moved that the association
indorse the Judson financial plan now be-
fore Congress, and in speaking Of the ben
efits that would be derived from such
plan said: 1T means development and ex-
panstop Of the District of Columbia 1t
is q plan that means more for the Dis.
trict Of Columbia than has any bill In
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-21

troduced in the Congress in The last gen.
Grafton, 1t is a bill prepared by the
Engineer Commissioner and stands today
for the greatest benefits that this Dis
trict has ever received, II Congress will
adopt IT.
The motion was unanimously adopted.
II. A. Barker explained that $20O.OU
had been appropriated by the present
Congress for continuing Nhe work in the
Anacostia river, and that n short time
several new public buildings would be
erected.
Robert F.. Bradbury moved that the
Capital Traction Company be requested
to provide waiting station at the west
end Of the Pennsylvania Avenue bridge
tor the accommodation Of those who are
compelled to wait for cars. The District
railway commission Is to be requested to
have the railway company put moro cars
on the lire which runs to the bridge.
The Washington Gas Light Company is
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-21
Debate Of Luther's Theses.

June -. 1919, at Leipzig occurred one
putations, as they called 1t, that ever
happened. 1t was an official and public
discussion of the ninety-five theses, or
propositions, which Luther had nailed
to the door of the Stadt- Kirche In Wit
tenberg a few months before.
They had been printed on hand bills,
" hich had been carried to every corner
of Christendom, and everybody was dis
cussing them. Tetzel, the Dominican
monk, who had been selling indulgences.
had replied to them and the theologians
of the day were thoroughly stirred up
by the discussion.
Dr. John Eek of lngstadt, an eminent
lawyer, one Of the ablest theologians, and
the foremost orator of his time, who had
been designated by the bishop to crush
out heresy in his diocese. challenged
Luther to a discussion. Luther agreed to
meet him i'm debate either at Erfurt or
Wittenberg universities DIR. Eek insisted
upon Leipzig. an aristocratic and ortho-
doX institution Erfurt and Wittenbers
were tainted with heresy.
Phillip Melanchthon accompanied DR..
Luther from Wittepberg to Leipzig DIR.
Carlsbad, another liberal, Joined them
there. to participate In the debate Hum
dreds of clergymen and laymen, sympa-
thizers on both sides. came long distances
to attend the meeting, which was con-
Quoted with great formality at Plcis-
senburg Castle, which is still standing,
and Is the barracks of two Saxon regi-
mentS.
The discussion commenced June q, 1919
and continued daily for thirteen days.
Early i'm the morning OF tho first day the
centending PARTIES assembled at the uni
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FOREIGN RESORTS.

man; r. F. Bradbury. J. NJ. Reilly, W. II
Dorell, C. Fl. Loudenslager and George
Meyers.
Schools-R. L. Bradbury, chairman; H.
Bunyea, II. II. Whipple, W. Hennine,
G. v. Blakenser
Railroads, streets, lights and bridges
C. II. Loudenslaser, chairman: c. A
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Cathedral Like Original.

| The Cathedral of Aiagdeburg has been
nearly destroyed by fire twice since it
was erected, about the middle OF the
tenth century. In the restoration of 1908
and again in 1907 and still later in 1870
the architects faithfully followed the
original design, and the cloisters are par
ticularly fine.
At the time Luther was attending school
at Magdeburg the city was a member Of
the Hanseatic League, and therefore Of
great commercial Importance, which 1t
retained through the terrible wars that
followed.
1t is interesting to know that the air
pump was invented in Magdeburg by Otto
Won Guericke, burgOmaster OF the town
from 1876 to 1880.
There is an art gallery of considerable
Importance, an historical and Industrial
museum. a museum of natural history
and antiquities. public conservatory
containing many rare plants, several i'm
portant schools and Laboratories. No
where is the theory of technical educa-
| ton eXemplified more thoroughly than by
| the manufacturers Of Magdeburg. There
Is a public library of 5000 volumes,
| which includes many medieval works Of
| Importance.
| While the people are almost unanimous
| ly Protestant, all traces of Luther's resi-
nothing of his life there, except what he
told us himself.
He always expressed profound gratitude
| to his teachers, whose treatment of him
was 30 much more just and rational than
that he had been accustomed to at home.
| He also speaks of the kindness of the
Franciscan mOnks--the inmates of the
monastery in which the school was To-
Gated. lie sang in the choir Of the chapel
with boy friend. John Reinick of Mans
| field. who came TO NIagdeburg with him.
Luther frequently preached in Paulina
| I<irche, the chapel of the University Of
| Leipzig beautiful example of the point
| ed Gothic, built in the thirteenth century
| and entirely rebuilt in 1S97-!9.
! His bittercst opponent. Friar Tetzel. the
Dominican monk. whose sale OF indui-
| gences brought OH the controversy, was
a native of Leipzig, was educated at the
university. took his degree at the PAUL.
mum, entered the Dominican order and
| gained notable reputation on account Of
| his oratorical powers.