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Vessel Closely Watched.

But the State Department called the at
tention of the Department of Justice to
the Hornet, and assisted by customs OIL
ficers, the agents of that department
maintained the. closest watch upon her
until she cleared from New orleans for
Cape Gracios Nicaragua, without discov
erins any arms or munitions OF war or Il
sufficient crew to make up hostile eA
petition in the sense of the neutrality law.
The suspicious OF DR.. LaZo apparently.
We're justified, however, when The Hornet
appeared at Trujillo and assisted III the
capture of that port from President Da-
villas forces. Then the Navy Department
began an investigation To learn now The
Hornet had become converted into II
waiSlIip, taking the precaution 1irsL To
seize the vessel to restrain her further
activity. The information gathered 10y
the naval officers WhJ naue that IN
vestiSation together with the reports of
the secret service agents and customs
officers. were laid before the grand jury
at New Orleans, ana formed the basis
of the indictments Just returned.
The charges are beiieveu to be that the
persons indicted conspired to violate the
neutrality laws by purchasing the Hornet
and diSpatchinS her to Central America
To be used as part or an armed expe-
dition directed against the government
of President Davila. II is not alleged
that The vessel actually carried AN armed
expedition from United States territory.
That constitutes a peculiar feature IN rms
case. The nearest precedent Is believed
to be found in the famous 1tata case.
where the United States government pur-
sued into Chilean waters and seized and
returned to California for trial the ltata
and her crew, which had been purchased
to assist the insurrection against the Bal
macean government of Chile nineteen
years ago.
Refer to Itata Incident.
Friends of Manuel BOnilla in this city
OF the United States eventually held that
the Itata had been wrongfully seized as
justification for their belief that the
governments action will fail in the case
against the Hornet. But the govern
ment feels that the time is ripe to have
the courts definitely declare that it is
not absolutely necessary that ship shall
be actually boarded in American waters
by a filibustering expedition in order to
constitute a breach of the neutrality
laws The actual offenSe is held to have
been committed when the parties con-
ceived the plan of employing this YES
sci against a friendly state, and dispatch
ed her for the purpose of finally embark
ing an armed expedition. In other words,
the question at issue is that of intent.
At least two of the parties indicted
Manuel Bonilla and Lee Christmas-are
in Honduras, with which country the
United States has no extradition treaty,
and so are beyond reach of the New Or
leans courts. Beer and Davids are New
Orleans merchants and presumably max
be easily brought to trial
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-19
Charged With Conspiracy.

The indictment charges Bonilla, Christ
maliciousiy conspiring and fitting out a
military expedition against Honduras,
with which country the United States
was at peace. The Indictment charges
that the men named conspired to have
the Hornet cleared for Cape Gracios, but
diverted the vessel to Ship Island. off the
coast of Mississippi, where they clandes-
timely took aboard rifles, machine guns
and ammunition, boarded the vessel
themselves and sailed for Three Points.
near Port BarriOS, where other arms and
men were taken aboard and two boats
taken in tow for the Island of Roatany:
that by military force they did capture
this island, part of the Honduran do
main, all of which constituted a violation
of the criminal statutes of this country.
The indictments at New Orleans are the
outcome of many weeks of patient inyes-
tigation by four departments of the
United States government-State, Navy,
Treasury and Justice. The State Depart
ment first had it's attention attracted to
the Hornet by DIR. Luis LaZo, tie minister
from Honduras in this capital. He as
serted that the little vessel, which was
formerly a United States gunboat. had
been purchased with the purpose of trans
forming her into tilbustering ship. The
Navy Department had removed the small
battery of guns from the Hornet before
that vessel was sold, and there was no
sign that the parties who purchased the
craft and took her from Norfolk to New
Orleans intended to install another bat
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-19
MAKE GENERAL DENIAL
TO EVERY COMPLAINT
Explain in Detail the Purchase of
Street Cleaning Machines.
ALSO TAKE UP ASSESSMENTS
Declare Inequality Is Properly
Dealt With and Improvements
Are Made From Year
to Year

Denying every one of the charges oc
maifeasance brought before the Presi-
dent by Representative W. J. Cary, the
District Commissioners sent to the
White House yesterday detailed
answer to the whole affair. The Com
mlssloners have taken the trouble to
give the most trif1ing circumstances
i'll making the explanation. Much of
the Cary letter was given over to small
details, such as the plant that the
Commissioners allowed taXicabs to
overcharse.
The letter to the President took up
the charges in the order of their
presentment Beginning with the charge
that certain street cleaning machines
We're of antiquated type, and also
charged to the wrong appropriation. the
Commissioners say:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-19
Best Thing About Senate.

The Senate is a great body, and the
best thing about it is that no state
can have more than two senator's. Some
think We would he better off with none
at all, but they are like prohibitionists
who confuse and confound temperance
with total abstinence. Representatives
may Increase and multiply themselves
until there is standing room only in the
House, but, thank heaven, there must
be new states before We can have more
senator's,
The Senate is a great body, no matter
how some OF its members have been
chosen. The method of election Is much
criticised these days. Indeed. there may
be some here tonight who think that the
criticism is justified But you can't help
your looks Nevertheless i'm scanning the
long roll of American senators from Dan
iel Webster to Jonathan Bourne, there Is
room for doubt whether the Oregon plan
is what il is cracked up Ia be.
The method thought out by Washing
ton. Franklin. Madison and Hamilton has
elected Clay. Calhoun. Hayne. Benton.
Seward, Chase Douglas, Sumner. Davis,
Morton. Hendricks. sherman, Thurman.
Edmunds, Conkling. Blaine ard you. gen.
tlemen, and can YOU suggest any i'm
provement in results?
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Type Used in All Cities.

The board OF Commissioners ordered
these machines after mature considera-
ton as being, in it's judgment, i'm the
public interest. They are of a type in
actual use in all cities of the country
where machine sweeping of the streets
is in force. Copies of the attached or
der of the board of Commissioners We're
furnished, in the usual course of bust
ness, to the District auditor, auditor
for the State and other departments,
engineer department. property clerk
and the superintendent Of the street
cleaning department.
This order, furnished the property
clerk, was his warrant for the purchase
made-neither the laws nor regulations
requiring any warrant from others than
the board of Commissioners.
These machines We're ordered to be
purchased and paid for from appropria
tions affected, only after having first
been passed upon and approved by the
auditor of the District.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-19
Brother Percy Today.

Brother Percy at West
Point, a beautiful color
ed cut-out doll, is a spe-
cial feature of today's
Sunday Star.
Sister Prue' is there
to visit him. She is
dressed in red with hat
to match. with an extra
costume of cadet gray.
Brother Percy has the
West Point full dress
uniform, as we'll as the
regular civilian evening
clothes.
Notice to Mail Subscribers.
Owing to the fact that
the Post Office Depart
ment will not allow this
supplement to be mailed
with The Star it will be
necessary for mail sub
scribers who wish the
paper doll to send a one
cent stamp for separate
mailing for each Sunday
as long as they wish.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-19
HOPE FOR TEACHERS
Possible That Retirement Bill
Will Pass This Session.
HOLD COMMITTEE MEETING
Senator Gallinger Makes Special Call
to Consider Measure.
PROVISIONS OF THE BILL
Sources of Revenue and Benefit Each
Will Receive at Minimum
of Cost.
PROVISIONS OF THE BILL

A ray OF hope for the passage of the
teachers retirement bill during the pres
ent session of Congress has been dis
covered at the Capitol
Senator Gallinger. chairman Of the Sen
ate District committee. has called spe-
cial meeting of the committee for tomor-
row morning to consider the measure.
Some friends OF the measure in the COM
mittee are to urge a favorable report
upon it at once.
The House District committee has re-
ported favorably on the bill and it is
now the House calendar. Its friends
hope that the bill can be passed by the
Senate-and they think little time will
be required for that-and that the Senate
bill can be substituted the House
calendar for the House bill and rushed
through at the end of the session.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-19
Will Fight Until Last Day.

Anyway, they see a gleam of hope in
the action of Mr.. Gallinger in calling
special meeting of his committee. after
the announcement had gone forth that
the meetings of the committee were over
for the session, and they Will not give up
the fight for action at this session until
noon of March 4.
1t is likely that the Senate bill will be
amended, if it is reported from the Sen
ate District committee. and the amend
ments to be urged are in general those
made by the House committee in recon-
mending favorable action on the measure
The bill. as reported from the House
committee, and as it will probably be re-
ported from the Senate committee, if re-
ported at all, will make the following pro-
visions:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-19
Contents of the Measure,

Sources of revenue-Gifts, donation be-
quests, etc; tuition fees of nonresident
pupils; any unused balance of retirement
fund at end of each fiscal year; Ia per
cent OF annual appropriation for salaries
Of teachers; unused balance of teachers
salaries at end of each fiscal year: / per
cent OF salaries for first ten years of
teaching; II. per cent for from ten to
twenty years of service. and . per cent
for twenty or more years of teaching.
What teachers are benefited-Tea chers
who have taught thirty years, tlfteen
of which have been in the Dis
trict OF Columbia public schools;
teachers who have taught twenty-five
years in the District of Columbia public
schools; teachers who have taught twenty
years, ten Of which have been in the Dis
trict of Columbia public schools, and who
are mentally or physically incapacitated: !:
teachers who have taught at least five
years and less than twenty years in the
District Of Columbia schools, and vino are
incapacitated physically CT mentally.
Amount Of benefit-Six-tenthS of the
average annual salary for the five years
Immediately preceding date of retire
ment. A teacher retired between five and
twenty years teaching receives such pro-
portion of the full annuity as the number
of years she has taught bears to twenty
years Example: Five years teaching
entities to one-fourth of full annuity;
ten years teaching entities to one-haif
of full annuity.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-19
WEATHER

Unsettled weather today, prob
ablv snow or rain. Monday snow
or rain: northwesterlv winds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-19

Continued Oh Seventh Page.)
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-01-17
sFARME:IR| WIFE: |
HAD heap 10 DO !! !!
Mrs. Shepherd Vas In Bad Shape
When She Could NotStandgo
Her Feel.

Durham. N. am d isrrfef's
wilc writes Mrs. n A. Shepherd, 81
this ely '.and have a heap to do. Y 4
-Four months! ago I could not stand
clIiy. ieet, 10 do anything much, but at
this timel do the most OF my work. y u
look Cafdui and II did me mote good
li1n all the doctors. I; L B Z; 4 d
don know half howl tliank yott
for,the Cafdui Home. Treatment j wish
that all women who suffer from Wotilanly
trouble would trea ttfenise lves as fave.nn
ladies can easily treat themselves al
home, with cafdui, The woman tonic.
Il is easy to take and SO gentle linz Its
action, that It cannot DO anything but
good. NJ gss a n
(. Being composed exclusively Of vege-
fable Ingredients, Cardui canrot lay up
trouble In your system. as mineral drugs
often do. lis Ingredients Having no
harsh, medicinal effects, and icing uoil-
poisonous and peri ectly harmle ss, Caldui
Is absolutely sale for young and old. y IS
Ask yoaf druggist Heswill tel you 70
NJ b -ytynei III Ladies., ~ dyiscy Dept cbatta.
snoog1 diere Co, chaitanbog7, Tenn, Tor Speeio
fesinlcfions, and 64.p:Se book, Home Treatment
sof Women Y sent 10 PLAIN Wrapptr. On request I
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-01-17
SAVING s, i. 600 t,,t, 600 . !: n 81 DAY.

The most striking application Of the
contention OF Attorney Brandeis be:
fore the interstate commerce CON.
mission. that BY scientific operation {,
saving Of $1,000, Cooper day. could s lie
affecting blythe railroads OF this co,in.
try IS tftat tits possible saving Is
proposed as an alternative for the pro.
posed general advance III rates, tksll
the railroads need an increase OF mel
earnings. and Such a. slbstanhal;in.
crease can be made by more syst uatie
operation iWithout reducing e.,scaIe
Of wages Or snlaries, why sho1ld "a. e.
be advanced :? For. aside from 4 tht
need Of grcatersreyenuestthe railroads.
should be ready to adopt the most SCI
emilio and economic policies CON ij pat,
lible with. efficient service. u Z (
1t cannot be said that Mr.. Brandei.
has concluslyelS sustained his con-.
tention, but he has offered testimony
from 10th expert railroad men and tht
,scien!idc men OF other lines Of bust uai,
ness thai must he given reasonable
consideration, Kansas city STAR 81
a. ~ y
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-01-17
Antl. TubereugIlio sls 8l:ealalat lolt,l,. 4


q Anti Tuberculosis leslslatlon.y N
Two bills willNbe put Before the
West Virginia. egislature It's pres.
ent session which viii be- backed by.
five large State foundations. These
bills are for: tie purpose Of crusn,pE
out IN the State tuberculosis I and an,
The organizations backing the. move.
ne 4. are the stlYirglnta Board OF.
Trade. the West Virginia Medical So.
ciety, the Westlvirginia Fraternal AS.
soclatien, the State Board Of Health
and the Notwithstanding League. The
first Of these bills provides for an ap..
preparation Of $50, 900 BY the legisia.
ture for the erection OF q State ;tuber:
cnlar hospital. 1t authorlzes thesstate
board Of control,to select a site, build
q sanltorium, equip It and put a med.
ieaal superintendent in charge Of lit.
The second bill1provides for the re.
porting or all cases 81. tuberculosis to
the proper health officials in accord
'ance with the ordinances existing in
some Of the,cities 81, tie State. IT also
provides for the proper disinfection Of
a.hoase following . death from tuber-5
culosls. Every possible effort viii be
made to have these two bills passed
and 1t issHprobhble {lhey VIII, so;
through. n ,t ~ 4 l3 X = e
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-01-17
DEMOCRATS CELEBRATING. =
Is 1 JACKSON DAY AT BALTIMORE.
by United Press.

BALTIMORE, Jan. 17,-Thousands
Of Democrats we're marshaied here to.
day in celebration OF Jackson day.
More distinguished members 81 the
party were present: than ever assem-.
bled except at the national conyen.
lions. ttaii$;5s,
Among those arriving today were
Harmon, of Ohio; Clark and Bailey,
ofiTexas. Bryan and Woodrow VIII
son Of New Jersey, are absent. 4;
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-01-17
WEST VIRGINIA ATTORNEY K Il 81,
$53 is RETURNED HOME.

BALTIMORE, Md. Jan. 17.-E. Mar.
shall Johnson, prosecuting attorney Of
Grant county, ". Va, who says he is
afflicted with dual personalities. and
who has been held in the Central 5po.
lice station since Saturday night, on
the charge Of begging on the street,
was released by Justice Grannon, yes.
terday, and delivered into the custody
q relatives. His home is in Peters.
burg and he is owner and editor Of
the Grant County Press. a weekly
newspaper. IS
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-01-17
ATTEMPT MADE TO 3AssAs. Z.
siNATE PREMIER BRAND.
lfBy United Press 81 j .

I PARIS, Jan. II. An unsuccessful at.
tempt was made to assasslnates Pre-.
mier BRAND while; the Chamber OF
Deputies was in session this afternoon.
An unidentified man fired shot
from behind a pillar. The shot missed
BRAND but struck NJ. Marman, sSwho
was Standing beside the Premier; bad-
ly woundlng him, 81 sii 4.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-01-17

- q
5i83i;.-i"lt sls surprising" remarked a
Main street book dealer. ..how mary
dream books one sells IN years
time. These books are bought prln:
cipally by women not the ordinary
illiterate women but BY women who
are way up IN y G. socially
whom you would not suspect would
buy such literature. but 5of course they
dream as well as the other class Of
the fair sex and they want to know.
what their dreams forstell and the
only way BY which they can tell Is to
consult the Little Dreamer Not a
few men buy such books: y They OF.
Ways say that they are buying them
Tor a lady friend, but, believe me,
they, too, want to know what their
dreams mean. The West virginian
will this week publish an authentic list
ofdreams and their meanings In! three,
separate issues, and by cutting Them
out mot the dreams but the defni-
tons you may learn Just what your
dreams Indicate. Look for the list In
u few days, probably in to.morrow's
iesac.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-01-17
Meet al cIarksIb,ulr,a:L.,..

Is s. The West Virginia State Veterinary
Medical Association met Monday night
IN the | 'Assembly room Of the Waldo
hotel h clarksburg Addresses we're!
made by various members land 7; sew.
ralsnatters OF business we're attended
to. Nothing further was given for pub.
iication. ~ \ ;;F5S55
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-01-17
BIG TENTED ATTRACTION
I continued Eiromr PAGE i.li

q
arrangements could be mad here Tor (
q free city license. free water and d
free LOT. Mr.. Morgan was told that lie 1
would not need 10 pay any city license
for for he shows at South Side Park the
show g grounds will be outside The city
limits. The matter Of free water and
free lot was not discussed and when
the representative came TO this city
he quickly closed a contract for the (
.cityfto furnish the water that viii be
used by the show. 4 rs
N This Is the first big circus Of tie
season scheduled for Fairmont and ain
I are Y, anxious that all viii BE pFopItloas
for ~ the exhibitors and the spectators
that will come here on that day
5si y !Jsiij u 3 ~ is
Subscribe 70 the West VirgInian.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-01-17
r"--- Firc RsPor.t.

The reportitor the month 81. Decew.
Der has Just. been issued BY the State
fire marshal, indicating for the month
four deaths from fire in the State and
q total fire loss ofS sss,177. The value
Of the property involved in8the fires
was $500 4e. \ The most serious loss
!i Il.i the Re month was sso, 100 il Jackson,
burg fire Ii Netael &collnty The IRE
marshal calls attent ion. II Tie fact that
the per capital loss from IRE In the
State t9 al 81. y was q, $2;os
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-01-17

Observation-Disclosures Vs.
lPs'AZofo OINTMENT " Isl guaranteed 10
cure any case OF s1tching, Blind, Heed.
Ing or Protruding lies I'M TO i sdaya,
refunded Toe. (
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-01-17

III R 10 u Is pERs

WaJSdngton 3D. C.AThe interest OIL
the lie Insurance I, com panies WITH
Their 20, ooo. 900 policyhold IN Sth,ii
avoidance Sof any decision, that nigh,
impair their Investments In ratliua.s
securities, was called Is the attention
OF the Interstate commerce commits
sion today 4 ~ George ii. Ide, 1 lpresi !
dent OF Z the Home h LIE 81 Insurance
company Of New n, York. Ms 8
Mr., Ide test lied that he I appeared
before the commission in itss invest
cation OF the proposed Increase Ii /
freight rates ae the spok esf,,an 81 TIT
Association Of I, Lie Insurance Pfestt \
dents and the vast army az policy
holders. !; He declared 4 false stet, 81 |
the commission would seriously alfec
d vast number III citizens who were a,ir,
indirectly, but intimately related III
the prosperity Of the railroads anti
whatever; action the commission tools
would be regarded as "a precedent Il. |
guide the commissions n X lie yartoti.
states ~ n 2 itt;:
Mr.. Ide declared that the individua
INVESTOR had his rights. but was I'm,
able to appear for himself. Under IN,
general economic system thej smat; 1
saver who might become the future
.capitalistswas d partner IN these. en-
tterprises, He ;co,ntentded mat ianythin.i |
affecting Surfavora bly, the PROSPERITY
and extension Of the railroads $nlti.
lnately would he ~, + ~, tha sinai, .ay.
( er whose welfare was or VITA Import
| ance 10 the supbuildinr Jof the ma ioa
ssPOf the lentire & bond ,ss,,es OF tht
steam railroads aot this coumtr,
amounting to ss.11s 900 ,Ooos,,L said Mr.
lde, "the life Insurance companies do
Ing business in New York state 1holt
sI1s9, ooO, 600, OF: one-eighth. The 90.
600, 600 .policyholders are all co,lec.,
lively and individually interested q
the Integrity OF this Investment. q 4 Il,
move which even sentintentaliy 1 d.
&iects nnfayorablyj the railroads Of I'M
land will strike a blow at these 80:
:curities. 81 is not necessary, ID lie.
duce the railroads to a condition d.
bankruptcy before the value Of ne
underlying securities IL arected. ns5
as@Wzllv such TERMINATION RI ltbia lin / !
asked Commission Lane ..when las,y
year waa the best year: the railroad.
5eyershad az n ~ ,st.s
Ell Is to the future'sts replied Mr.
sIde. II know that such sentiment ex.siI
'lsts.'.'t n q IA M
MIR. {Ide said that the plea for invest.
nlent security integrity mteft $Wellfbe
extended 70 safe guarding the savings /
banks and educational; institutions. &
Il E.; E. Williamson, freight y commits.
sloner for the commercial 8organiza.
stlons Of, Cincinnati, resumed his Fteati. |
tmony, telling about tho g"remarknble
good financial condition 81 the Amer.
lean railroads. n He said that since
the Hepburn act the public had heer,
contributing greater rev enues { 10 sthe
railroads and The effective enforcement |
Of the5 law against rebates rTTactica,ly
spelled the difference between BANK.
ruptey and prosperity for the rail.
roads. He declared that the, basis 81 .
credit; OF nearly ali the railroads .wns = !
good. s y,,5 4. ~ b il
mistic namnh lot m nj, 10, =, ri,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-01-17
GOING OVER BIDS 70 VI
BuckHANNoN N 6 NORTHERN r.. r

On Monday at the othees Of Sam D.
Brady, chief engineer foF the Buckhan.
non 4 Northern railroad, fifty bids
were received for the Construction Of
the railroaa between this city and Pt.
Marion. Pa. u II "
~ Going over tie BIDS will require
some little time, however, and ID nun:
Der of eeks viii eiapse before the
contract II award I'd. "A. WI
=: q N i
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-01-17
81: Resl III.

colonel Thomas 81. Davis, gof Key,
sser ,has resig med as presi lents of the
National Bank Sf I1ayi VA, and
bass been succeed led bg his nephew,
Y. Davis III col. Davis stu remains
a director. II !; ssss