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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-03

the work Of not more than a minute. and
when this had been completed the form
In black moved hurrtedly to the front
door A stop was made long enough to
fasten the front doors on the outside with
a cheap paddock, and then the robber
turned east and disappeared from the
viNw Of the boy.
When the intruder had disappeared the
window to make sure the robber had
actually gone. he soon found he was q
prisoner. Harry Hoskinson. superintend-
ent OF the stores OF the Sanitary Grocery
Company. arrived at the front OF the
store shortly thereafter. He quickly
learned what had caused the excitement.
and he forced the lock from the door.
William Draneville of 3410 NJ street,
who was standing two doors from the
store In which the robbery was commit
ted saw the robber leaving, and probably
could have effected capture had ne
known OF what had happened in the
store. It was certain that the person
who had committed the robbery had gone
found In that vicinity in any way an
swering the description given OF the rob-
Der.
Went to Make Purchase.
When placed under arrest, the police
say, Miss Dorsey denied that she had
been out Of her room this morning. but
later she admitted, it. is said, having
zone across the street to make a pur-
chase. Her statement was substantiated
by the man on duty In theestablish-
ment where she made the purchase, and
Mrs. Mcdonald. in whose house Miss
Dorsey has room, says the young Wou-
an was out OF the house only about five
minutes.
Capt. Schneider. Of the seventh po-
lice precinct. took personal charge OF
the investigation. Precinct Detective Nc
Gill Grove and number of uniformed
men assisting. Not long after the rob
berry was committed the police received
a telephone message. purporting to come
from a street car conductor. which gave
the Information that a man in female
attire got Off a car at 31st and NJ streets
and drew a veil over his face.
Another bit Of information picked up
by the police was that an individual In
black, thought to have been the roober,
was seen hurrying east over the NJ street
bridge crossing Rock creek shortly after
the clerks had been held up and robbed
Woman Is Held.
The police are OBTAINING Miss Dorsey
until they can make a further investiga-
tion Of : the affair. Nothing has been
learned by the police to indicate that she
ever possessed revolver, and the police
say she was never before arrested. She
owns some real estate, 1t is explained.
and the rents amount to enough to sup
port her. Not a great while ago she lived
on X street northeast. although she has
resided in the northwest section most Of
her life.
1t IS believed by several policemen that
the robbery was committed by the lone
robber who recently went to the Hotel
Grand at 15th street and Pennsylvania
avenue northwest and held up the night
clerk at the point os a pistol.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-03
ARE READY TO LAY WAGER.
English Sportsmen Back British En-
try in Motorboat Race.

NEW YORK. April 3.-Commodore B. H.
H. Melville Of the Motorboat Club OF
America has received cablegram from
London advising him that sportsmen
there are ready to back the British entry
In the International mctorboats race In
wagers for any part of 100000. The
Engiisi,men asked II the Americans have
'.any offers" to make.
The International cup, now i'll the GUS
tody.zof the Motorboat Club Of America,
will be raced for or Huntington, L. L.,
August o. % and %. One OF the British
chenenSers., q hydroplane model, in a re-
cent TEST made a speed OF nearly mile
a minute, breaking all records.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-03
ACTION OF. DEMOCRATS
Anglers REPUBLICANS
Caucus Dictation to Minority
Party c|assed as 'pis-
courteous" and ''BrutaI."

The republicans Of the House arc hop
ping mad. The resolution adopted by the
democratic caucus of last Saturday. de-
claring that unless the minority gave the
republican insurgents adequate represen-
tation on committees the power of making
these assignments would be taken away
from the minority leader and his asso-
ciates, and exercised by the ways and
iscs to DC the principal topic of discussion
at the republican caucus tonight.
The action Of the democrats in passing
the resolution in question is spoken Of by
leading republicans as ''dscourteous" and
brutal -.
Power" Is Conceded.
"Of course" said one of the biggest
men on the minority side, .the demo-
Gratis have the power to settle this
question as they please. But they
would better start fair in this proposi-
tion or they will find out! to, their. sor-
row that they cannot transact bust
ness successfully and expeditiously
with an angry, aroused minority ssna o.
ping at their heels. AS n result :, of
the passage of that -discouEteous reso-
luton 1t Is quite possible that the re-
publican caucus tonight may decide to
put the whole committee proposition
up to the democrats" -.
1t Is admitted that if the power to
make minority committee assignments is
left in the hands OF Representative Mann
of Illinois, who will probably be almost
unanimously elected minority leader, he
will distribute the places as fairly as
possible. Most Of the insurgents respect
Mr.. Manns ability and are Convinced that
in filing up the subordinate bodies Of
the House with the members OF the
minority party. -
Grounds for Dictation.
In this connection it may be said that
the republicans, leaders and. rank and
1le, are indignant at the manner in
which the democrats, according to their
view, have "hogged' the committee
places.
Saturdays caucus OF democrats created
thirty-tive additional committee places,
Of which thirty-three will be filled by
democrats. One OF the. others will go to
Victor Berger. the socialist member, and
publican. This will result In the I'm
portant committees of the House. with
twenty-one members each. being made up
Of fourteen democrats and seven repub-
licans. --.
The republicans point out that the per
centage Of places grabbed by the demo-
Gratis Is greater than ever was fixed by
the republicans, even In the F1fty-ninth
Congress-, when they had a majority of
ia. For instance, the important rivers
and harbors committee in the last Con-
gress consisted of twenty members
twelve republicans and eight democrats.
Although the membership Of the commit
tee has increased to twenty-one, the pro-
portionate democratic strength of the
body has been increased. for the commit
tee will be made up Of fourteen demo-
Gratis and seven republicans.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-03

MALONE. n. Y, April 3.-Ffre yester-
day afternoon. practically destroyed the
Northern New York Deaf Mute Institute.
$l35IO0O.
The building was occupied by about
100 deaf and dumb children, but by re-
sort to the hre drill they were marched
out Of the building without confusion or
injury. As the last OF the children reached
safety an explosion occurred. The cause
of the fire Is unknown
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-03
Roosevelt on Last Half of Journey

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, April 3.-With
the departure last night OF Col. Theodore
Roosevelt for Reno. New. the reunion of
the Roosevelt family at the home OF
Theodore Roosevelt, IT,. came to an end
and Mr.. Roosevelt began the last half
Of the journey. which he has repeatedly
said is his final extended tour.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-03
POST SUNDAY LETTERS
BEFORE 8 O'CLOCK P. N.
Change Made in Hour Of Co..
lection to Benefit the
Employees, 49,,

Folks who wish their letters mailed
Sunday TO be- dispatched that day must
get them into the mail boxes throughout
the city by 8 o'clock in the evening, as
the only mail collection made Sunday for
the entire District is started at that hour.
Mail collected in the business districts al
that hour reaches the post Office in time
to be dispa tched by the 9:45 pm train
and secures the first morning delivery in
New York Monday. Connection is also
made by this collection with the princi-
pal western mails for Chicago and places
en- route and beyond.
All Others DELAYED.
Letters mailed after O'Clock Sunday
office until the next morning. They will
the first available mail trains after their
arrival at the post Office.
All collections made Sunday are taken
direct TO the main post Office to secure
the quickest possible dispatch. .
Postmaster Merritt said today that the
advancement of the Sunday mail coIlec-
ton, heretofore made at 1880 PM to y
pm. was in line with the Postmaster Gen.
erals policy. Of lesseninE, as far as prac-
ticable. Sunday work in post Offices, and
giving as many Of the postal employees as
possible a needed Sunday rest. With the
y pm. collection Sunday III is possible
to give one entire crew of the city mall
collectors Sunday off every other Sum
day. -.
In Experimental Stage.
The s o'clock Sunday evening collec-
ton. the. postmaster. explained. is now
simply in an. experimental stage. be-
cause he wishes to make it as effective
as possible in getting important mail
connections for other cities. 1t has
been tried for two Sundays, and with
quite a degree of.success, he says. but
work all right before it lis made per-
manent. 81 feel sure" he said. ''the
public will not deem. it a hardship to
write their Sunday letters a little
earlier and to mall them at the latest
by o'clock. II the public will accom-
modate itself to this change it will
make large body ~sof, mail collectors
happy and give them a rest some Sun
days at least. which it is impossible to
give them otherwise
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-03
CALLS AT WHITE HOUSE
Admits Views Are Not Based on ANY
Direct Information.
SECRETARY KNOX SEES TAFT
Proposed Treaty Believed to Have
Been Subject Of Conference.
Carnegie a Caller

That a great arbitration treaty, sign-
ed by the United States. England, ia
pan and France. will become a realitl
was the prediction made at the White
House today by Representative Foster
Of Vermont, for a number OF years
chairman of the House committee on
foreign relations and ranking re
publican member Of that committee in
the Congress TO assemble tomorrow.
Mr.. Foster candidly admitted that ne
did not have any direct information
from President Taft to cause this pre-
diction, but he did say that other in
formation induced him to believe that
this would be the outcome OF the pro
posed arbitration treaty between the
United States and Great Britain.
When this quartet of the big nations
Of the world makes such a treaty. said
Mr.. Foster, "all the others will come in
and immense progress will have been
made toward the worlds peace. II prob
ably would not mean the elimination OF
war. but it would substitute law for
force"
Mr.. Foster said that when the mayor
he expressed the opinion that the Jap
anese people were for arbitration and
would welcome an International treaty of
agreement among the great nations to-
ward that end.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-03
Porter Watches Thief.

While the young women were getting
out OF the store the robber was taking
the contents of the cash register, strik.
ing the 50 key in order to open H.
Dixon was watching through the crack
over the door.
II cou.< see the steel pistol" was
what Dixon said to one OF the dctec-
tives in response 10 a suggestion that
IL may have been a toy pistol Il know
j. wasn't toy pistol"
l ~ rob5ins Of the cash register waS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-03
Gov. Cotton Coming to Washington.

NEW YORK. April 3.-George r. Col
ton. Governor Of Porto Rico. arrived here
today by the steamer Carolina from San
Juan for a consultation at Washington
with President Taft and the War De.
partment on insular affairs. He said he
expected to return to his post imnnedi-
ately after the conference is finished
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-03
HOUSE REPUBLICANS
TO APPOINT LEADER
Caucus Also to Provide for
Committee Appointments
and Discuss Program.

The republicans Of the House will meet
in caucus tonight to choose their minority
leader and select the candidates for the
few salaried places which the minority
are allowed. 1t is expected that Rep
resentative Mann Of Illinois will be the
choice Of the republicans for floor leader.
The caucus will also determine the
course to be pursued in making up the
republican membership Of the commit
tees. This proposition will probably lead
to debate as some of the more radical
progressives are in favor of delegating
that duty to committee to be appointed
by the caucus.
Leader May Designate.
The weight of opinion. however. amoag
the republicans appears to be in favor Of
authorizing the minority leader to desig-
nate the committee membership, and it
was thought this afternoon that a resolu-
ton to that effect would be adopted by
the caucus. 1t was pointed out by repub-
licans who held to this view that conf
mittee assignment would be comparative
ly an easy taak.
There are only forty new republicans to
be placed on committees and the rule OF
seniority applied to the old members
would solve the question, with g. few shift
ings here and there, leaving the new
members to be divided among the COM
mittees.
Progressives to Caucus.
The progressive republicans will hold a
meeting this afternoon to decide upon
! their course at toniEht's caucus. All they
| want, they say, is consderate treatment
and the old guard insists that there is nc
| reason to think they will not be accorde
a square deal.
/ Indeed there is disposition among the
i old guard to go little further than hall
, way toward meeting the progressives IL
a plan for harmonoy. MI. Mann, the
prospective minority leader, has always
| held the confidence Of both factions OF
/ republicans, and he scouts the suggestion
| that the progresSives will not be treated
as fairly as the other faction.
Object to Reduced Representation.
| The republicans propose to enter q
vigorous protest in open House against
| the determination OF the democrats to Gu,
down republican representation on com
mittees While the membership of tn.
| important committees has been increased
| the republicans are not admitted to q
share in 1t.
| " criticism Of the new rules to be pre-
sented by the democrats. Their leading
| parliamentary experts are studying the
| Henry rules very carefully. and wher
| thev come up for adoption they will bt
! commented upon at length.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-03

WINCHESTER. Va. April 3.-Judge
william Atkinson, for many years pre-
siding officer OF the corporation court.
died here today. aged sixty-one years.
His widow and one son survive him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-03
HOLDS SURETY COMPANY
WAS VICTIM OF FRAUD
Court of Appeals Reverses
Judgment for $45,o 900 Se-
cured by George Bag|in.

Holding that the Southern Surety Com
pany was induced by fraud and artifice
to execute a bond for $4,000 which was
nominally, it is declared, for the return
of certain bonds, when In reality It was
In effect a bond guaranteeing the repay
ment Of money, the District Court Of Ap-
peais today reversed the judgment for
$4,000 secured by George Baglin of New
York against the company.
Baglin was an emptOye of f. Augustus
Heinze. and used as fgurehead to keep
Heinzes name out Of the transaction. The
bond was executed July 10, 1907, and
guaranteed that Garrett B. IAndeman
should return, September 25, 1907. certain
bonds valued at $45.oO0 to Bagiin.
The bonds were disposed of. and when
demand for their return was made by
Baglin Lrdeman could not comply, and
attempt was made to hold the surety
company. At the trial the conpany
pleaded fraud and Misrepresentation, but
Chief Justice Clabaugh, at the request OF
the plaintiffs counsel, held that fraud
must be pleaded as an equitable defense
and may not be a defense at law to the
legality Of A contract under seal. He
directed a verdict in favor Of BagIiu for
$fJ,OU.
Views of Justice Van orsdel.
In reversing this finding Mr. Justice
Van Orsdel. speaking for the Appellate
Court, distinguishes the defense Of fraud
Ii it goes merely to the consideration for
the procurement of the contract or bond,
he admits it Is a question for equity, but
when the fraud constitutes the use OF
artifice to secure from the bonding COM
pany a contract different in effect from
what it thought 1t was giving, it makes
q valid defense at law.
A new trial Of the case is ordered
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-03


Athur NJ. .Trayers former chief clerk in
the Office Of the third assistant post
master general, and for some time acting
third assistant postmaster general, was
indicted today by the grand jury for the
alleged erlbezZleinent Of certain postage
stamps which the department claims to
be Of {, rare issue. -.
Travers was also indicted Jointly With
Joseph g.. Steinlhetz Of, Philadelphia, said
to be. ~'philntelist'': or stamp collector,
on charge of conspiring to sell at a
high rate stamps belonging to the United
States and In the custody Of Travers as
an officer. of the Post Office Department
These. stamps are also said to have been
of a rare kind.
49,. Overt Act Charged.
AS one Of the overt acts OF the alleged
conspiracy, the latter indictment charges
that Steinmetz procured the sale of a
small quantity of stamps of a denomina-
ton ranging from 3 cents to Is cents
,andt secured therefor $500. The face
value OF the stamps. it is said. was not
more than $50 1t Is claimed the stamps
we're delivered by Travers to Steinmetz.
While only one sale is alleged in the
indictment, 1T is claimed by post office
inspectors that sales amounting to moro
than 81, 600 had been accomplished. It is
also claimed that the stamps in the pos
session Of Travers and Steinnetz If sold
at the prevailing price would have netted
more than $4,000.
Other counts in the indictment charge
conspiracy in various ways between
Travers and Steinmetz to procure these
stamps and convert them to their own
use.
In the separate indictment against
Travers alone. he Is charged with en-
bezzling the stamps upon which the con-
spiracy indictment is predcated, as we'll
as taking a number Of what are known as
specimen" stamps. specimen stamped
envelopes and models of proposed stamps.
These latter, the post office inspectors
claim, had a high philatelic value.
Classed as Records.
Specimens. 1t is explained, are records
Of the Post Office Department and repre-
sent stamps prepared as models. but
which had never been adopted and issued
as regular stamps.
The prosecution claims. 1t is understood
that. the law provides that postage stamps
shall be sold at certain places only and
for no larger sum than the face value
OF the stamp
Travers when arrested gave 5000 bail
before A. S. Taylor, United States COM
missioner When the case came up in
the Police Court the hearing was post
poned and the matter of the alleged en-
bezxienaent was laid before the grand
jury.
Mr.. Travers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-03
Carnegie Sorry Wasn't Reporter.

Andrew Carnegie rode up to the ex-
ecutive offices today and left his card
with the President. He didn't want TO so
In and see the chief executive. because he
was sure Mr. Taft was busy. lie was ac-
COMMANDED by r. II. Warner.
Seated In a big automobile Mr. Carnegie
shook hands with the reporters, most OF
whom he knew.
BOYS, you all look We'll" declared the
former steel king. and the more sec OF
Won the more regret I have that / didn't
become a reporter
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-03
Secretary Knox Sees President.

Secretary Knox spent some time With
President Taft today, presumably as Ia
Information that is said to have reached
this government that Japan will NOS
stand in England's way in the making o.
treaty with the United States. Japan.
IL IS unofhcialIy claimed does not desire
TO interfere in any reasonable peace ne
gotiations and il said to be willing TO
amend her offensive and defensive treaty
with England SO as to permit the Anglo
American treaty to become a fixed thing
Secretary Knox would not admit any
thing OF this kind nor discuss the object
OF his cal on the President.
Senators Mclean of Connecticut and
Lippitt of Rhode Island. new members OF
the upper house of Congress. were among
visitors to the White House today. Mr.
Mclean was with Representative Hill.
while Senator Iippitt was introduced b.
his colleague, Senator Wetmore. Sen
ators Overman. Fletcher and Foster, dem
ocrats, paid their respects to the Presi
dent.
Representative Mckinley of Illinois
and Attorney George r. Buckingham.
representing John r. Walsh. the con-
victed Chicago banker. serving a sen
tence in Fort Leayenworth for bank
wrecking. have seen the President a
number of times lately in an effort to
convince him that executive clemencN
ought to be extended Walsh, who's
health is declared to be exceedingly
bad. Mr.. Mckinley was at the Whit
House today. He said that Walsh :
petition for pardon deserved attention,
as every newspaper and banker in Chi
cago, together with thousands OF pro
fessional men and others, asked for
clemency. not in n formal manner, but
with full knowledge of the case. As
to both Walsh and Charles W. Morse.
the New York banker. the Presiden
recently decided that he would take
no action. Friends of Walsh are hope
full that the President will change his
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-03
Commission r., New Quarters.


President Taft's economy and EN-
cheney commission, which has had its
headquarters in the executive offlces
ever since it began business. is nov
located in the Winder building, l1th
and G. streets, eleven rooms having
been secured there for the working
force Of the establishm ment. r. a. CleVe- =
land, chairman of the commission. and
Merritt q. Chance. secretary, are to
remain at the White House. wher"
they can be in close touch with the
President and Charles u. Hilles. who
will tomorrow become secretary to MI
Taft.
Upon ,he recommendation of Senator
Beverfdee the President, before the sd-
journment of Congress. sent to the Senate
the nomination of John 7. Lawrence as
postmaster at Peru, Ind. to succeed III.
p. Loveland, who had held the office for
wears In the excitement OF the closin-
of Congress, Lawrence failed of confirm
alton. The Fairbanks-HeInenwsy faction
has asked the President to retain Love
land and not appoint Lawrence. whiic
the other faction has asked that Law
renee be named again. RepresentatiNe
Crumpacker today introduced A. g.
Rearss and D. E. Rhodes of Peru, who
told him that Lawrence should be namei
again.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-03

The circulation of The Star.
both daily and Sunday, is greater
by many thousands than that OF
any other Washington newspaper.