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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-28
WOULDN'T EAT WITH HIM.
Strange, Thought Man-Wife Is Ac
cused of Poisoning.

ST. LOUIS. May 2s.-William J. Erder,
for whose death Mrs. Dora E. Doxey is
now on trial. thought it strange that his
wife did not eat the same food she
served him, according to testimony today.
Mrs Frances Connolly of ST. Louis
county, an aunt testified that her nephew
said to her:
Isn't it strange that Dora does not eat
what she serves to me?"
The state charges that Mrs. Doxey fed
Erder arsenic in the form of cacodylate
of soda.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-28
FIRE LOSS, $75O,O00
AT MINNEAPOLIS, MINI.
Four Big Warehouses and a Hotel
Designations Man Fatally
Burned.

MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi. May 2S.-flre
early this morning destroyed four large
implement warehouses and other prop
erty, entailing a loss of about $1oO,OOO
Christ Madison, a guest Of the Sixth
Avenue Hotel, was probably fatally
burned. The fire started from an un-
known cause in the warehouse Of the
Great Northern Implement Company
The burned district is bounded by Wash
ington avenue, Sd street, 9Th and 7th
avenues south. The implement ware
houses burned were the Rock Island. the
Great Northern. the Waterbury and the
Northwestern.
The Sixth Avenue Hotel was practically
destroyed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-28
OFFER OF AUGUSTA
Tenders $4,000 to Meet
Deficit of Presidents Trip.
GRATIFYING TO THE LATTER
Pleased With Evidence of Continued
Kind Feeling.
WILL PAY HIS OWN EXPENSES
Intends to Make All the Visits Plan
ned by Him, Which Will Cost
Him $1,000 or $4,000.

AUGUSTA, Ga, May 2S.-At a meet
ing Of all the commercial bodies o. Au-
gusta this morning resolutions offered by
the mayor condemning the action OF
certain democratic representatives in op-
posing President Taft's request regard
ing travelling expenses were adopted.
Copies were sent to President Taft and
Speaker Cannon
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-28
THREE FROM LAUNCH DROWN.
Small Boat Was Being Taken From
Camden to Wildwood, N. J.

CAPE MAY, \. j.. May 2S.-Nilliam
H. Hoover, aged sixty years. his son
Wallace, aged thirtyyears. and Walter
Webber, aged twenty-five years, all resi-
dents of Camden. n. j., were drowned
Yesterday when twenty-foot launch
which they were taking from Camden
to Wildwood capsized at the entrance
to Cape May harbor. No one saw the
accident, but early yesterday morning the
boat was found floating bottom up at the
entrance to the harbor. The bodies of
Walter Webb and Wallace Hoover were
discovered later among the government
ietty rigging. William II. Hoover's
body has not yet been recovered.
The elder Hoover built the launch in
Camden. and was taking it to his sum-
mer home at Wildwood.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-28
HOLIDAY ON EXCHANGES.
Wall Street Traders Have Suspended
Business Until Tuesday.

NEW YORK, May 27.-The stock,
cotton and coffee exchanges are closed
today. 1t is also holiday in the sugar
market.
With the exchanges closed. it was
practically holiday in the metal
markets. and prices were nominally un-
changed. Tin was quoted at 33.05a
33.071a. Lake copper. 12.75a13.00.
Electrolytic, 12.62ha12.75. and casting.
1897 " a1250. Lead steady. 4.40a4.50.
Spelter easy, 5.50a5.60. Iron unchanged.
Monday being Decoration day. will. Of
course, be holiday on all exchanges.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-28
DEPART FOR EDINBURGH.
Delegates to Missionary Conference
Sail From Philadelphia.

PHILADELPHIA, May 2S.-A large
delegation of leading churchmen from
the south left here on the steamship
Merton today for the worlds mission
ary conference in Edinburgh. Scotland,
which meets next month. More than
twelve hundred Americans will attend
the conference. Among the Merion's s..
passengers was William T. Ellis, the
writer and lecturer. who is to spend a
year investigating the unrest in the
Levant and in the far east.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-28
LUTHERANS ELECT OFFICERS,
German Evangelical Synod in Ses.
sion at Richmond. Va.

RICHMOND. Va, May 2s.-The Cor
man Evangelical Lutheran Synod Of
North America. in session here, today
elected officers as follows:
II. Keller. Albany. N. Y. president: ].
Weishaar. Wiliamsport, Pa, vice
president: r. Steve. Trenton, N j.. Sec
retary: Adam Friedrich. Newark, N. J..
treasurer.
The delegates went on sightseeing
tour this afternoon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-28
WHEAT STILL ON DECLINE.
Loses an Additional Four Cents in
an Inert Market.

CHICAGO. May 2S.-In an inert mar
ket May wheat declined an additional
cents today. selling half an hour
before the close at 9sA cents, as COM
pared with s1.02A at the close Of yes
terday. Only a few small sales were
made.
a year ago this month the range of
prices for May wheat at the culmina-
tion Of the so-called Patten corner
varied between s1.241s and S1.35N. and
bakers throughout the country were in
sisting an increase in the price of
bread. In many cities these increases
were put into effect
May closed at sSc. . net decline Of
6Lc
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-28
Suicide Not Leon Ling.

NEW YORK, May 2S.-Descriptions O.
the oriental who committed suicide by
jumping in front of subway train on the
Broadway line late last night were COM
pared carefully today with the descrip-
tion of Leon Ling. widely sought for
months OH a charge of having murdered
Elsie Siegel. The descriptions were finally
decided not to be Identical. The suicide,
it developed, was Japanese.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-28
Roosevelt Summons Interpret
ed as Friendly to Faction.
ELATION IN THAT CAMP
Support for Cause From Former
President Assumed.
HE WOULD NOT WRITE VIEWS
Says His Correspondent Knows
What They Were and They
Have Not Changed.

1nsurgent republicans in the House
Of Representatives are more encouraged
and more joyful today than ever before
since they first began their fight
against the rules Of the body and
Speaker Cannon and all it's established
institution.
One insurgent. an intimate friend OF
former President Roosevelt. has re-
ceived a letter from Mr.. Roosevelt sug-
gesting conference in New York the
day following his arrival in that city
from his foreign tour. and intimating
that he is not at all out OF sympathy
with the insurgent movement.
Correspondent Knows His Views.
The letter from Mr.. Roosevelt is eN-
tremely brief After suggesting that he
does not care to put on paper his views
with respect to the issues between the
regulars and insurgents in Congress Mr..
Roosevelt adds:
You know my views on this insurgent
situation. They have not changed since
/ last talked with you. and l wish TO see
You in New York Immediately after my
arrival
In the opinion of those insurgents who
have seen it-and that means practically
all of them-this letter from the former
President can mean but one thing. the
active aid and support by MIR. Roosevelt
OF the insurgent cause.
Contributory Causes for Joy.
Another thing that has contributed to
eate the insurgents is the fact, which
became known today, that Mr.. Roose-
welt lfas accepted an invitation to be
tire guest of honor at dinner to be
given by Robert Collier. publisher OF
Golfers Weekly. Mr.. Collier has led
the fight against Secretary of the In
terror Ballinger. and is a close personal
friend of Clifford Pinchot. whose arrival
in Washington within a few days Is
AnxiouSly awaited by the insurgents.
ing Uncle Joe Cannon and the republican
organization are confident that Mr.. Pin
chot is the bearer of an important mes
sage to them from Mr.. Roosevelt.
Regulars Hope It Is Not So.
Regulars in the House who heard to-
Aay Of the letter from the former Presi-
dent did not attempt to deny that they
They were inclined to doubt, however.
that Mr.. Roosevelt had already reached
a decision as to his attitude after he
reaches the United States.
They admitted frankly. too, that If Mr..
Roosevelt comes out actively and aligns
himself with the insurgent movement,
and in opposition to those who have
stood with Mr.. Cannon and the House
organization, good many regulars Will
have the hardest kind of time getting
back to Congress.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-28
TAFT TO REVIEW VETERANS.
Not More Than 1900 Old Soldiers
Expected in Line.

NEW YORK, May 2S.-The Memorial
day parade of griZzled war veterans
which President Taft will review here
will show a thin line of blue" more
tenuous that ever before. Probably not
more than 1900 old soldiers will be in
line.
The parade Monday will probably be
made up of 1000 marchers. including
National Guardsmen. regulars, marines,
Spanish war veterans and the G. A. R.
posts. President Taft will review the
parade at the Soldiers and Sailors
monument on Riverside drive Cen
George B. Loud will be the speaker of
the day at the exercises.
President Taft Will leave for Washing
ton in the afternoon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-28
Strike Declared; 1,4OO Men Idle.

TOLEDO. Ohio. May 2S.-Fourteen
hundred men were thrown out of work
here today at the National Malleable
Casting Company plant, when seventy
laborers in molders' department struck
for higher wages. The company re-
fused to grant the demands, and shut
down the plant. 1t is expected that the
company will reopen next week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-28

BOGOTA. Colombia May 2s.-The gov
has refused it's approval of
contract through which the Muzo emerald
mines Were leased to the Colombian
Emerald Company. Ltd. The company
controls the emerald market and the
will be abolished
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-28
Prominent Manufacturer Dead.

NACGATUCk. Conn. May 2S.-John
H. Whittemore. director of the New
York. New Haven and Hartford Rail-
road Company. widely known metal
manufacturer and one of Connecticut's
wealthiest men, died here today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-28
B. & O. Official Named.

BALTIMORE. May 2S.-Announcement
is made today of the appointment of w.
E. Lowse as assistant general passenger
agent of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company. with headquarters at the gen.
eral offices in Baltimore.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-28
Attempts to Fly Across Channel.

DOVER. England. May 2S.-Charles
Stuart Rolls started last evening in an
aeroplane In an attempt to fly across the
English channel from Dover to Calais
He had gone only few yards. however
when the motor broke down and he was
compelled to postpone the flight until to.
day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-28
One County Against Kean.

NEWARK, y, j.. May 2s.-The repub.
lican county committee of Essex county
last night indorsed former Gov Franklin
Murphy for United States senator to sue
ceed Senator John Kean.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-28
All Washington Interested.

All Washington is interested in this
matter and 1t is astonishing that a
greater stir has not been made about it.
Congress well knows how hard it has
been for the government clerk to live on
the salary paid him. The arguments
it used to justify the increase in the
salaries of its members applies four-fold
to the government clerk. Yet i'll this age
of selfishness. il seems, the profound
statesmen have no time for the clerk, al
though they found it without trouble to
provide for themselves. That's it; it's
the selfish end of ii that prevents a just
and fair action in this matter before
Congress adjourns.
The honorable members and senators
can go home perfectly free from care and
worry long as they don't suffer, leav-
ing the discharged clerks and the COM
rpunity of Washington to take care Of
themselves as best they may
Meanwhile the dismissals or notices of
dsmissals go on.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-28
Mills Close Indefinitely.

MERIDIAN, Miss. May 2s.-The Merid-
ian cotton mills closed yesterday for an
indefinite period on account OF the high
prices of raw material. More than , %
employees are thrown out Of work
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-28
President Much Pleased.

President Taft today received a tele-
gram from Augusta, Ga, which gave
him great pleasure and which assured
him that the kind feeling for him In
the south has in no way been impaired
by the controversy in the House a few
days ago over his travelling expenses.
The telegram is as follows:
Augusta, Ga, May 2S, 1910.
"The President Of the United States.
Washington, D. c.:
"At a called meeting of the Augusta
Chamber of Commerce, Merchants and
Manufacturers Association, Augusta Cot
ton Exchange and Georgia-Caroina r'air
Association, held this morning, a motion
offered by Hon. Thomas Barrett. jr..
mayor of Augusta, that the following tele-
gram be sent to the Speaker of the House
OF Representatives at Washington, with
the request that the same be at once pre-
sented to the House, and that copy be
also sent to the President of the United
States, was unanimously and enthusias'
@-0"'' .sW r, poyK1N secretarv,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-28
DEATH FOLLOWS TORTURE
MAN SWIMS IN WATER ALMOST
AT BOILING POINT.
Clutched Steam Pipes That Burned
Flesh From His Hands-Fa-
tally Injured.

NEW YORK, May 2S.-After swimming
for fifteen minutes in water that was al
most boiling in the Golfer dam OF a cais-
son fifty feet under Chambers street,
Louis Statt was dragged out by work
men today barely alive. He saved HIM
self from drowning by clutching steam
pipes that burned the flesh from his
hands. He was taken to hospital and
died q few hours later.
The accident happened in the excava-
ton which has been made for the foun-
dations of the new municipal building.
In the bottom of the excavation Is
bunkhouse for the workme1I. which rests
on the caisson.
Pipes Keep Water Hot.
Beside the building is the cof1er Dam
used to drain water in the vicinity OF the
caisson, and through it run many steam
pipes, which keep the water hot. Fart
of the water is directly under the bunk
house.
AS Staff was walking from the building
,io the incline to the street he missed his
footing and plunged into the water. he
could not see and moment later was
under the flooring of the bunk mouse.
His cries aroused the sleeping workmen,
who pulled up the flooring and took him
out.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-28
Hardwick and Bartlett Talk.

Representatives Hardwick and Bartlett
of Georgia today denied that the tele-
gram in any way reflected on their ac-
ton. They stated that they took part
in the House debate only after Repre-
sentative Tawney had criticised south
ern hospitality and charged that Presi-
dent Taft had been forced to pay for his
board while in Georgia. They charac-
terized the attack upon southern men,
bers in Congress and upon the hospitali-
ty of the south as unfair and unjust
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-28
Ernest Willard Commits Sui
eide by SIashing Throat.
SEWERS THE JUGULAR VEIN
Rash Deed Believed to Be Due to
Jealousy Of Wife.
MADE CHARGES AGAINST Her
Deceased Was Awaiting Trial, Un'
der Bond, for Shooting Augustus
Beach May 13.

Ernest E. Willard, son of the tender OF
Ohio canal. was found dead in bed In a
house of Mrs. Annie Moser, 359 Pennsyl-
vania avenue northwest, about noon to-
day with an open knife clutched in his
right hand and terrible cash through
his jugular vein. The authorities de-
cided 1t was a case of suicide.
The death of the young man terminates
the case against him for having shot and
painfully wounded Augustus Beach, a
canal boatman, the night of the 18th OF
this month al the lock at Glen Echo.
Willard called last night at the rOoming
house about 8 o'clock and engaged ac-
commodations. When he did not reappear
this forenoon on time Mrs. Moser looked
over a partition In his room and saw his
blood stained body.
Policeman Opens Door.
Policeman Lynch of the sixth precinct
broke open the door. Detective Baur of
the headquarters detective squad made
an investigation and promptly concluded
the man had committed suicide. Coroner
hewitt later made an investigation and
gave the necessary certificate of death.
The shooting of Beach was prompted
by jealousy, it is declared, Willard claim
ing that his wife was on the boat with
company him to Cumberland. 1t occur
red about $50 O'Clock the night of the
18th, at the lock where Charles Schaffer
was tender.
Willard escaped after he had fired the
shot, but was arrested shortly afterward
by Charles Meyers, son of a former
member Of the police department. VIII
liam Walker, patrol driver at the tenth
precinct police station and resident of
Glen Echo. accompanied Meyers and the
prisoner to this city.
Residents of Glen Echo took charge
Of the wounded man and conveyed him 10
Seth street and Prospect avenue on d
street car. Meyers and Walker following
on the next car with the prisoner. The
police patrol wagon was in waiting at
the terminus of the car line.
Willard's Statement.
Beach was assisted to the wagon and
driven to the hospital. Detective McGill
Grove met the next car. took charge OF
Willard and conducted him to the police
station.
'The man had my wife with him. Will
lard told the detective. land ! shot him.
I heard she was on the boat and l went
to Glen Echo intending to engage in a
fist fight with him. but l changed my
mind and shot him.
The woman about whom the shooting
was done was formerly Minnie Fisher.
She married John Baggett resident OF
Georgetown, and, 1t is stated. was di-
vorced from him in Cumberland. Later
Willard told the detective. he married
her. Augustus Beach, the wounded man.
is thirty-three years old. He resides al
Is Lee street, Cumberland. and was on
his way to the Maryland coal district
with the, boat when the shooting oc-
Cured.
Willard was taken to Rockville the
morning after the shooting. He was sub
sequently released on bond for his ap-
pearance in court.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-28
Letter From Chinese Leader
Opposes Foreign Loan.
GENTRY STIRS UP TROUBLE
Capt. J. H. Reeves on Provincial
Tour of Investigation.
FINDS HUMAN UNDER CONTROL
Troops Dominate Places Where Riot
ing occurred-Government May
Not Conclude Contract.

PEkING, May 2S.-The opposition Of
the gentry and other popular leaders in
Human and Honan provinces to the ac-
ceptance by the Chinese government Of
the Hankow-Sze-Chuen railway loan has
not diminished. On the contrary, the
anti-foreign sentiment regarding this par
ticular subject is becoming more pro-
nounced.
This extremely hostile feeling was ex-
pressed in a startling manner recently
President Stu Chi-Tchang of the board of
communications received a letter from
the leader of the opposition in Human
province. protesting against the conclu-
sion of the loan. The communica ton
was written in the blood Of the writer's
severed finger
Violence in Two Provinces.
During the negotiations between the
financial groups of the United States
were occasional manifestations against
the government in the two provinces
The trouble became acute few weeks
before the loan agreement was signed in
Paris by the members Of the 1nterna-
tional banking syndicate.
1t is generally believed that the vio-
lence organized by the gentry and done
by the natives at Chang-Sha, the capital
of Human, was influenced to a consider
able degree by opposition to the accept
ance by China Of foregn capital and
foreign direction in the construction of
the Hankow railroad line, which inf1uen-
have built, if at all, with Chinese cap
ital.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-28
China May Not Be Willing.

When the agreement was reached by
the promoters at the French capital
doubt was expressed whether China, in
view of the native protests, would be
as willing to conclude the contract as
the government was a year ago, when it
was anxious that the American finan-
ciers should be allowed to participate
lest otherwise International complica-
tons jeopardize the success of the loan.
The present attitude of the central
authorities has not been made known.
Much uneasiness was felt here during
the outbreaks at Chang-Sha and other
nearby points. In order to get definite
knowledge of the situation, American
Minister Calhoun dispa tched Capt. ]. H.
Reeves military attache at the Ameri-
can legation, on tour in investigation.
Capt Reeves visited Human province
and has Just returned here. He reports
that the situation generally in the prov
ince is encouraging.
The government troops, the captain
says. are in control Of the inland points
at which the riots Of the natives oc-
cur.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-28
Augustus Offer.

".Augusta, the winter home Of Pres
ident Taft. stands indignant and morti-
fed at the action Of certain democratic
members Of Congress in defeating, by
technical objection, the proposition to
make retroactive, so as to cover all the
expenses Of his last southern trip, the ap-
propriation Of So, 600 for the President S
travelling expenses.
AT joint meeting of the chamber
OF commerce, the Merchants and Manu-
facturers' Association. cotton exchange
and board Of trade and the Georgia
Carolina Fair Association. held this day,
1t was unanimously agreed that we re-
spectfully tender, through you, to the
government Of the United States. the
$1,000 necessary to meet the deficit OF
the Presidents recent tranScontinental
trip, which did SO much to cement the
ties between the different sections and
bring the nation and the nations chief
executive in closer touch and sympathy
one with the other
president chamber of commerce.
"'PATRICK H. RICE.
President Merchants and Manufac-
turers' Association.
"a. ]. SALINAS.
President Augusta Cotton Exchange.
JAMES U. JACKSON.
"'President GeorgiaCarolina Fair Asso.
Augusta is the principal city in the con-
gressional district of Representative
Hardwick. who participated In the con-
troversy in the House.
President Will Pay Expenses.
The President has no way Of accepting
the generous offer of Augusta to contrib
ute 5000 to his travelling expenses. His
intention is to pay from his own pocket
his travelling expenses to the end of this
fiscal year. This will take from his
pockets about $1,000 or $1,000. as the
President intends to make all the visits
planned by him between now and the end
nf bo vaar
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-05-28
WEATHER.

Fair tonight and Sunday;
warmer Sunday; light to mod
crate northwesterly winds.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1910-08-26

Perry, August 22.-Officers, Sun
day night, arrested Eugene Perry, q
widower. who, it is alleged, threat.
ened to kill Mrs. G. d. Colby, pro.
prietor of the Perry hotel, If she re.
fused to marry him, and then kill
himself. She refused, but instead
of carrying his threat into execution
Perry left the hotel, and went to
Mrs. Colby's parents, home, where
he is said to have repeated his
threats unless they had their daugh-
ter marry him. Perry is thought to
be somewhat demented. His wife
who was insane, died last fall and
the constant care and worry is
thought to have affected his mind.
Mr.. Perry has two daughters, who
with him have lived at the hotel.
Mrs. Colby has known Mr.. Perry
since he was young man and work
ed on her fathers farm. He has
made violent love to her during the
past weeks. He will probably be
placed under bonds to keep the
peace. The charge upon which he
was arrested was that of carrying
concealed weapons.