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Evening star., 1911-01-06
REASON FOR FAV0RlNG
REDUCTION OF SALARY
Mr.. Rudolph Thinks insurance
Heads Pay Should Conform
With Others.

While before the House appropriations
committee recently discussing the vari-
Gus items in the District appropriation
bill for the fiscal year 1912 Commissioners
Rudolph explained why, in the estimates,
the salary of the superintendent of insur-
ance had been reduced to 5000 year.
'You will note that in the insurance
department we recommend decrease In
the salary Of the superintendent to
s., 3,OOO." said Mr.. Rudolph. 1T is no doubt
a fact that the position is worth more
than that, but we feel we should be con-
sistent as to all salaries. gauging this
one by what We pay the heads Of other
departments"
Increase Had Been Favored.
did not the Commissioners recon-
mend an increase Of more than $500 for
the commissioner Of insurance." asked
Representative Snapp of Illinois.
He is dead now" remarked Chairman
Gardner of the District subcommittee.
Let US put it in the bill that the su-
perlntendent Of insurance shall here
after receive 5000" suggested Repre-
sentative Burleson of Texas.
You will have to do that or he will
have a balance that he can collect" de-
clared Representative Taylor Of Ohio.
Evening star., 1911-01-06
PACT ON PERSIAN AFFAIRS
BY RUSS|AANDG GERMANY
Agreement Probably Will Be
Resented by France and
Great Britain.

LONDON. January 6-An evening paper
publishes what purports to be the text Of
an agreement between Russia and Ger
many on Persian affairs. and supposed to
be q result of the meeting OF Emperor
William and Emperor Nicholas at Pots
dam last November.
According to the text printed, Germany
disclaims any political interest in Persia,
and recognizes Russ;a's interests In north
ern Persa. Russia on her part agrees to
cooperate in building the long-proposed
Bagdad railway and its branches and to
give German commerce in Persia equality
Of treatment
This important pact quite likely will be
resented by France and Great Britain as
disloyalty on >Russia's part to their en-
tente.
The sequel Of the visit Of the Russian
monarch to Germany has been anticipated
jealousy in England. where 1t was be-
iieved the not too cordial relations be-
tween Germany and Russia would be
found to have been followed by q better
understanding, possibly 70 the disad.
vantage Of this country.
Evening star., 1911-01-06
SHOOTS WIFE, KILLS HIMSELF.
Jealous Man Seriously Wounds
Woman Before Committing Suicide.

PHILADELPHIA, January 6.-Accus-
ing his wife Of untruthfulness after her
return to their home in the southern Sec
ton Of the city late last night, VIXEN
she declared she had been to a theater
with her sister, Henry Beckman, forty
years old. shot and seriously injured
her and then committed suicide by send
Ing a bullet into his brain.
According to the police, Beckman last
night called his two children, Dorothy,
eight years old. and Harry. aged four
teen, to his side and told them that If
any accident occurred during the night
they were to go to their aunt's home in
West Philadelphia.
The police say Beckpan then sent the
children to bed and awaited the return
OF his wife.
Evening star., 1911-01-06
FIGHT LOWER WOOL DUTY.
Growers, in Convention, Say !
Would Ruin Sheep Industry.

PORTLAND. Ore, January 6.-Today's s
task In the wool growers national con-
vention is to formulate a basis of agree
ment between the manufacturers and the
wool growers with view to combating
revision Of the t:-riff.
Delegates to the convention almost as
unit declare that a reduction Of the
tariff would ruin the sheep industry of
the United States.
President Gooding and others say the
best results of the convention will be the
Incorporation Of the wool growers asso-
citation into a militant defensive body.
Evening star., 1911-01-06
Identified as Grace's Can.

LONDON, January 6.-Word was re-
ceived today that the aviators glasses
and cap picked up In the North Sea of
Mariakerke. Belgium. have been iden-
titled as those worn by Cecil Grace
who was lost while attempting to cross
the English channel from Calais to
Dover December %.
A diligent search OF the coast in the
vicinity OF Mariakerke Is being made
In the hope Of recovering the aviator 3
body.
Evening star., 1911-01-06
SHOT MAN AND WIFE.
Demented Woman Imagined They
Put Poison in Her Food.

HAMILTON. Ohio. January 6-Miss
Isabel Phelps. fifty-six years old, who says
she is demonstrator Of toilet articles
and who has been living at the home Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Walker in this city
for several months. today became tenn
porarily demented and shot Walker in
the head and his wife in the shoulder.
Walker probably will die.
After the shooting the woman walked
TO the courthouse and surrendered to
Sheriff Graf. She insists that she has
many enemies who are following her and
wish to poison her. She says all the food
81 rived her at the Walker heme was pois-
oned with the exception of tomatoes. and
being unable longer to stand an exclusive
tomato diet she bought revolver and
intended to take the law in her own
hands.
Evening star., 1911-01-06
BIG ORDER FOR ENGINES.
Contracts for Hartman Interests
Foot Up Above $3, 100000.

PHILADELPHIA. Pa. January 6.-An-
nouncement was made here today that a
contract for 100 engines has been award
ed the Baldwin locomotive works of this
city by the Hartman railroad system and
that the contract price is between $780,
600 and 100000. The contract calls
for the delivery OF the engines during
the spring and summer months of this
year and the order insures steady en-
ployment to thousands Of men until next
fall.
Evening star., 1911-01-06
BUILT MANY PAPER MILLS.
Death of State Senator James B
Mullen of Maine.

AUGUSTA. Me-, January Ex-senator
James B. Mullen. one Of the leaders Of the
democratic majority in the new Maine
legislature. Is dead here. His home was
in Bangor and he was widely known as
the builder Of most Of the big paper mills
along the Penobscot valley. including that
OF Millinocket. the largest in the world
Heart trouble was the cause Of death
Senator Mullen had been prominently
mentioned for the presidency OF the SEN
ate up to q short time ago, when he
pleaded that the state of his health
would not allow his considering 1t.
Evening star., 1911-01-06
Po11y's Paper P1aymates.

"A beautiful cOlOred cut
out doll will be a special
feature each week here
after of The Sunday Star.
There will be a new
doll every Sunday dressed
in the latest style cos
tunes.
"Sister Prue" at the
opera, the fashion doll for
next Sunday, is gowned in
a beautiful yellow satin
brocade and blue opera
cloak with hats to match.
ORDER NOW.
Send your order now by
mail or telephone for next
Sundays Star or be sure
to tell your newsdealer at
once to save a copy for
yOus
Evening star., 1911-01-06
SHOCKED BY LIVE WIRE.
Two Men Killed and Others Injured
at Fire in Ottawa. Ohio.

TOLEDO. Ohio. January 6.-John Krei-
ger and John Hermwoer were killed,
Harry Kohle seriously hurt and several
others shocked by coming in contact with
a fallen live electric-light wire while
fighting a fire at Ottawa. Ohio. at 2
o'clock this morning, which DESTROYED
the blacksmith shop Of John Everett.
The fire loss is nominal.
Evening star., 1911-01-06
Increase Had Been Favored.
SNOW AVOIDS CAPITAL.
Storm Expected Passes Into Penn
svlyania Instead.

The snowstOrm expected tonight has
skipped Washington and passed to the
north today. Snow is falling In Penn
sylvania, a portion Of New York and
New England.
Fair weather tonight and tomorrow.
with a slight drop in temperature, Is the
prediction for Washington issued today.
Cold weather still prevails In the south.
The blizzard which enveloped certain Sec
tions Of Dixie has abated.
Evening star., 1911-01-06
BeI|boy and Porter Rob Hotel,
Kill Policeman.
THEY BIND UP TWO CLERKS
Take $50 From Cash Register, and
Are Caught Later.
SLAY GUARD ON STREET CAR
Hold Up Passengers and Make Good
Escape-Great Crowd Joins
in Man Hunt.

DULUTH. Mimi, January Civilian
Muzzary, aged twenty, and Algot john
son. bellboy and night porter. respective
ly. of the Hotel Mckay, early today
robbed and shot at the night clerk.
bound and gagged two other men in the
hotel basement, and escaped with $50
belonging to the hotel.
They were arrested and placed on
street car after a chase through the In
terstate bridge district. While being
taken back to the city they asked that
they be allowed to go inside the car.
This request granted, one of the youth
full bandits pulled a revolver that had
escaped the attention of Policeman
Harry Chesmore, who had made the ar
rest. He opened fire on Chesmore and
killed him.
Hold UP Passengers.
The robbers then held up the passen-
gers and crew Of the street car. AT
$50 o'clock this morning they escaped
over the Northern Pacific railroad bridge,
it is believed. Up to I'D o'clock the two
bandits had evaded the police and citi-
zens.
A large crowd has Joined in the man.
hunt Automobiles, motor cycles and the
entire police force had been thrown into
the sawmill district, where the robbers
may be-
Out OH the ice of st. Louis bay police
men have been stationed to prevent an
escape into Wisconsin.
The two boys entered the hotel about
3: :45 O'Clock this morning. Clarence Stub
sted, the night clerk, and Charles Firo-
we'd. the night porter. were standing De-
side the desk.
Hold up your hands," shouted one OF
the boys, pointing a revolver. The clerk
and the porter thought the boys were
joking.
To show they were in earnest one Of
the boys fired a shot through the door
near the desk. Stubsted and Firoved put
their hands above their heads.
Hands Tied Above Head.
The youths then marched them into
the dining room and ordered them to
stand up against the large iron post in
the middle of the room. While one of
the boys covered the two men with the
revolver the other hastily gathered some
table linen and tied their hands to the
post above their heads.
The boys then returned to the desk and
went through the cash register, taking
about $50 in cash, and escaped.
The bandits two prisoners were later
released by rubber from the bath par
lors in the basement. They gave the
alarm.
Evening star., 1911-01-06
OIL wins
BATTLE WITH RIVALS
Victorious in Contest Which
Threatened Its Business in
Austria-Hungary..

An agreement has been reached be-
tween the Vacuum Oil Company, an
American corporation, and the AustrO-
Hungarian minister of finance. in regard
to the controversy which has been waged
for some time past between that COM
pany and Oil concerns controlled by
Hungarian capital. The State
Department today received this informa-
ton In q cablegram from Ambassador
kerens at Vienna.
The agreement provides for the removal
Of all repressive measures affecting the
American company within eight days, but
is subject to the approval Of the entire
cabinet.
It is believed here, however, that there
is little doubt that the agreement will
receive the sanction Of the ministry as q
whole. and thus end a controversy which
seriously threatened the interests Of the
Vacuum OIL Company.
The dispute with the American concern,
it is said. was initiated by local AEtro-
Hungarian refiners with antiquated meth
DDS and machinery, which found that
competition with an up-to-date plant was
reducing the price of OIL beyond their
power Of endurance. They appealed to
the ministry and procured the issuance
of DEGREES imposing stringent conditions
upon the transportation of Oil which
seriously Jeopardized the business of their
American competitors. Under the re-
strictions prescribed by the DEGREES ii
was impossible to transport Oil except at
night, and the use Of the government
sidings on railroads was prohibited.
A Standard Oil Concern.
The Vacuum Oil Company is said to be
an auxiliary Of the Standard Oil Com
pany. 1t is organized under the laws of
Austria-Hungary. but controlled entirely
by American capital.
A similar controversy is threatened in
Roumania. where the America Romano.
an American Oil company, is strong
competitor with ROumanian interests In
this case the modern methods Of the
American concern are met in the interest
OF the Roumanian refiners by DEGREES di-
viding the home market. No restriction,
however. is imposed upon the expectation
of oil. The issue, it is said. has not yet
assumed serious phase.
Evening star., 1911-01-06
Pioneer Grain Exporters Death.

TROY. N. Y, January 6-Charles Alon-
70 Boutwell,. one of the pioneer grain ex-
porters OF the east, is dead At his home.
In Watervleit. at the ago Of sixty-eight
years. For many years he was at the
head OF the Boutwell, Milling and, Grain
Company Of this city
Evening star., 1911-01-06
Professional Aid for House Page.

Representative-elect John ]. Kindred
Of Long Island City. N. Y. a physician,
rendered his hrst professional service
in the House today when a page boy
became i'll in the democratic cloakroom.
DR.. Kindred was recognized by one of
the minority employees and quickly ro.
Spouded to q summons.
Evening star., 1911-01-06
Republican Papers Under Ban.

LYONS, France, January 6.-The Arch
bishop of Lyons today issued diocesan
decree forbidding Catholics reading four
republican newspapers published in the
diocese and declaring the reading of the
paperS a sin.
Evening star., 1911-01-06
Coast Artillery Desired.

In discussing National Guard matters.
1t was explained that a coast artillery
company was desired In the near future.
Criticism on the part Of some Of the com
mittee members that the District Ma
tional Guard is the most expensive in
the country drew from Gen. Harries
vigorous denial, with figures to prove.
He said that the New York guard spends
IS to 81 spent In the District.
Evening star., 1911-01-06
Warning to Shoppers.

This constitutes the gist of general
warning given to the people of the DIS
trict of Columbia through The Star by
william Henry White, assistant corpora
ton counsel.
Mr. White has been associated with
Corporation Counsel Thomas in the Wig
orous prosecution of the fight against
trading stamps, which went from the
Police Court to the United States SUI
preme Court. with signal victory Tor
the opponents of the trading stamps,
which are adjudged now as being part
of an illegal gift enterprise.
Now that the Sperry & Hutchinson
Company has made it's unsuccessful fight
to remain in business. with the sentenc-
ing of the manager, Walter J. Gregory,
there is but one more case to be tried
by the Police Court-that of William B.
Krafts of the Economy voucher CON-
pany.
The attorneys of the corporation coun-
sells office say they understand that Mr..
Krafts will make no fight at all. as ne
gave them all the information they want.
ed. agreed on a statement of facts, and
said that IL his business should be held
illegal he would quit it,
An agreement was entered into between
Mr.. Krafts and the corporation counsel.
1t is understood the sentence. IL any, Inn
posed by the Police Court will not be
punitive, but simply a sentence to up
hold the law.
In the meantime the authorities are
arranging the cleanup Of the business
SO that Washington householders who
have been Saving stamps" for a long
time will lose nothing. They are also
arranging SO that storekeepers who have
bought trading stamps at the rate OF
$3.50 thousand may go back to head
quarters and by returning their stamps.
get their money back.
Square Deal for Shoppers.
1--WE want to give the citizens Of Wash
ington sqnare DEAL" said Mr.. White.
IF we closed up the business at every
point, refusing TO allow the merchants to
get their morey back and the household
er with her book of stamps to redeem
them for furniture. etc. we would simply
allow the trading stamp companies to get
all that money and clear out.
so we allow the women with books Of
stamps to redeem them. We allow the
merchant to get his three and a half
dollars thousand back.
But we Will not allow another stamp
to be sold 10y the trading stamp people
to any merchant. Neither will We allow
a merchant to give out a single stamp to
customer.
eff it is done we will ask that the court
sentence the offender to the limit
1t is the understanding of the corpora
ton counsel that Walter ]. Gregory will
pay his fine when the time comes, instead
of going to Jail. Mr.. Gregory took the
Jail sentence in the first place simply be-
cause his attorneys wanted, by writ of
habeas corpus to take the matter to the
Supreme Court Of the United States,
which obviously could no. have been done
by the payment of a fine In Police Court
Evening star., 1911-01-06
Trading Stamps Must Be
Taken Up by Company.
NO MORE MAY BE ISSUED
Merchants Can Get Money Back for
Stock on Hand.
SHOPPERS CAN CLAIM GIFTS
Krafts Expected to Make No De-
fense in Police Court-Statemene
of Corporation Counsel.

All dealers having trading stamps IN
their possession may take them back to
the trading stamp companies to have
them redeemed.
No more trading stamps may be given
to retail customers by storekeepers.
HousehoIders having books Of stamps
will be allowed to redeem them at the
depots of the trading stamp companies.
Storekeepers who hand out trading
stamps are to be considered guilty OF
violation of the law. The Police
Court will be asked to sentence them.
The maximum penalty is Imprisonment
for six months.
Evening star., 1911-01-06
Gen. Harries Complains of Ac-
ton of Commissioners.
NOT CONSULTED, HE SAYS
Statement at Hearing Of Subcommit.
tee Of the House.
EXTRAVAGANCE rs SECUTED
Commander Vigorously Denies That
District National Guard Is Most
Expensive in Country.

That the Commissioners cut some OF
the estimates submitted to them by Gen.
George II. Harries, commanding the Ma
tional Guard Of the District, was the
criticism made by the general at the re-
cent hearings before the subcommittee
of the House appropriations committee.
When the hearings are published it will
be seen that Gen. Harries objected to
the Commissioners reducing the National
Guard items without referring the matter
to him.
The Commissioners" said Gen. Harries
to the subcommittee, reduced three
items without any information, or sug-
gestion, or anything else.'
You had no conference with thcm?'
asked Representative Gardner.
mo, SIR"
Not Asked to Conference.
And you were not invited to a con-
ference?"
Il knew nothing about it, absolutely"
replied Gen. Harries. Il thought it
more remarkable inasmuch as when
raised the question, as I did later. the
Commissioners said, Well, we thought
we could not have hearings for those
interested in the bill because, you know,
there would be no end to it,
II am not one of their subordinatcs,
and they are not even remotely respon-
sible for militia matters"
did you submit these estimates to
them?" asked Representative Burleson.
Yes, SIR replied the general, land
they are required by statute to transmit
these estimates to the Secretary of the
Treasury. That they have ALWAYS done
until last year, when they altered the
estimates without any authority, because
they have no authority in this matter
whatsoever 1t Is purely a War Depart
ment matter. and the Secretary of War is
the responsible officer. They had no facts
and yet they decreased the estimate
which the department had practically Or
dered US to make"
Evening star., 1911-01-06
WEATHER

Fair tonight and Saturday;
slightly colder Saturday, with
southwest to. northwest winds.
Evening star., 1911-01-06
Earning" Positions.

the improperly Of farming out q reg
ular teachers position for less than the
Evening star., 1911-01-06

CONTINUED on Second PaSe,lS
Evening star., 1911-01-06

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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-04
MOB OF 1000.
People Clash With Troops owing to
High Cost of Living.

Lisbon, Aug. 4.-Several clashes be-
tween the government troops and large
crowds occurred in the streets of Lis
bon last night and early this morning.
Cavalry repeatedly charged the mob
and many arrests were rnade.
The cost of food, including olive oil,
which IS one of the principal necessi-
ties of the poorer classes, has risen
unaccountably since the revolution. A
crowd marched toward the parliament
building where the national assembly
was in session yesterday t. protest
against the high prices.
BY the time the parliament buildings
were reached the mob had swollen to
1000 persons who tired to break
through the line of infantry which had
been hastily summoned to protect the
chamber. The Second regiment of in
fantry, the Fourth cavalry and detach-
ments of the municipal guard were al
so called out. Some revolver shots
were fired at the soldiers whereupon
| the troops charged the mob. The
manifestants then retreated but later
reformed and hOoted the cabinet
minister. Deputies who sought to calm
the people were met with cries of
down with the conservatives. They
are thieves"
The manifestations were continued
at intervals during the night.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-04
GIRL HELD AS SLAVE.
Mother says She Found Her Working
in the Field

Kansas City, Kan, Aug Alleging
that her II year old daughter, Ethel.
Is being held in a state OF peonage by
farmer living near Freeport, Harper
county, Kansas, ard that the girl has
said that she will kill herself if not
rescued. Mrs. Julia Davis, a widow of
646 Cheyenne avenue, Kansas City,
Kan, has appealed to Prosecutor JOS
eph Taggart of Wyandotte county and
United States Commissioner Charles
CoOksey seeking relief.
The mother alleges that the girl is
made to work in the fed like a man,
wear cast-oh clothes of other mem
bers OF the family, is not allowed to
have visitors use the telephone, write
letters, or leave the premises. Mrs.
Davis says that when she went to
visit her daughter, she was not al
lowed to talk to her alone and was in
formed by a note slipped to her by
stealth of the treatment which the girl
related she was receiving and that she
would kill herself if not rescued. When
the girls brother, Henry, went to bring
Ethel home, Mrs. Davis said, he was
driven away at the point of shotgun.
Mrs Davis claims her daughter was
taken from her by officials OF the
Wyandotte county probate court seven
years ago, while she was Ill in a hos
pit al. When Mrs. avis recovered she
could not find what had become of the
child until a long time after, when she
learned that Ethel had been sent to
Topeka and placed in charge of the
Home Fincing society of that city.
From there Mrs. Davis trac,d her to
Freep srt, but the farmer who had ia
ken her to raise said that he had
adopted her, but refused to show his
adoption papers, and rove the mother
FRI m the premises.
Prltecutor Taggart searched tie pro-
bate court re or, $, but could find no
entry showing that the child had evel
been legally in court or hal been 0dopt
ed by anyone. Mrs. DAVIS wa advis-
ed she must apply for a writ of habeas
corpus in Harper county and compel
the farmer to prove in a court Of that
county whether or not he had ever
adopted the child and whether or not
he mad treated her well enough to be
intrusted by the court with authority
over her. Mrs. Davis said that she
will take such steps Immediately.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-04
ANOTHER DELAY N PEST HOUSE
County Attorney simon Forgot TO
Leave a Written Opinion.

Another delay in the appropriation
for the county and city pest house was
brought about today by the failure of
the county attorney to provide the
county board with legal opinion re-
garding the appropriation. The mat
ter went over last Monday for the
same reason. Now Simon has gone to
the lakes for a two weeks outing.
When the board met last Monday,
it announced that 1t was ready to act
as soon as it received the requested
legal advice. Mr. Simon stated that
he believed the appropriation was leg
al but would file written opinion at
once. The opinion never came. When
the board met today, City Commission
er Stotts was present to take up the
matter on behalf of the city. The
county board was also ready to act.
But no one could find the opinion.
At noon it was agreed tina. the mat
ter would be continued unit Monday.
An assistant in the county attorneys
Office has volunteered tG pass on the
legality of the appropriation at that
time.