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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-05
FRICK TO BUILD ART GALLERY.
Steel Magnate Designs Costly Addi-
ton to Summer Home.

BEVERLY. Mass, December AN art
gallery which will exceed in value Of
paintings and construction any private
gallery in America is soon to be built by
Henry Clay Prick. the steel magnate. as
an addition to his summer home at Prides
Crossing.
Plans for the gallery. which will cost
several million dollars, are now being
drawn by New York architects. and II will
probably be ready next June. when the
Frick family returns to their Prides Cross
ing palace.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-05

Cleveland and vicinity in connection with
the Mcnamara cases. No detailed iHfor-
nation was Forthcoming as to the day 8
work, but it was given out that rumors
of impending arrests in this city are I'M
true.
Mr.. Burns plans to leave for New York
early this evening to continue his inves-
tigation
John Kirby, tr., of Dayton. Ohio. pres
ident of the American Manufacturers As
sociation, arrived here today and consult
ed with Burns.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-05
JOURNEY TO CANAL ZONE
BY HOUSE COMMITTEE
Sixteen Representatives Plan to Sail
From New York Next
Sunday Night.

Arrangements for the Panama trip OF
the House committee on interstate and
foreign commerce were completed today.
Sixteen members of the committee, head
ed by Chairman Adamson. will sail from
New York next Sunday night. They will
be away three weeks. The committee
PURPOSES to examine the canal with
view to proposing legislation for its oper-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-05
FIRE THREATENS TOWN.
Buildings Dynamited at Huntsville,
Tex. to Check Flames.

HUNTSVILLE, Tex, December o.
Several persons including convicts. were
injured and four buildings were dyna-
mited before fire. which broke out at the
state penitentiary here YESTERDAY, was
brought under control. The ADMINISTERS,
tion building and the prison cells escaped
the flames. Convicts aided in nghtlng tne
81 ,rha amount of the damage has not
been estimated. -.
AT one time the entire town was threat
ened and fire apparatus was sent from
Houston, seventy-ve miles away.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-05
Keeps Money From Them.

The complaint is made that the MONACO
ton by the Secretary is depriving the
owners Of an opportunity to sell their
property and also keeping them out OF
their money II the government is going
to buy.
The petitioners ask the court to compel
the Secretary to act. either in approval
or disapproval. If in approval the COM
plainants say they desire their money.
Ii Mr.. Fisher disapproves the award then
they suggest II is his duty to dismiss
the proceedings begun by the Attorney
General at the request OF the then Secre-
tary of the Interior.
Attorney H. Winship Wheatley appears
for the petitioners.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-05
RevoIutionists in China Work.
ing at Cross Purposes.
AWAITING DR.. SUN VAT SEN
Political Chaos Feared if He Proves
Not Man of the Hour"
BOTH SIDES NEAR BANKRUPTCY
News Colored and Censored by Those
in Control in Effort to Re-
Establish Credit.

SHANGHAI, China, December Each
day brings keener apprehension that
China is drifting into a political chaos.
Although the fundamental aims of the
present Revolutionary movement are
worthy. they are brought to naught by
lack of cohesion, lack of funds and lack
of a real leader. The situation inspires
the most pessimistic forebodings from
impartial observers. The revolutionary
juntas here are now marking time await
ing the arrival of DR.. Sun Vat Sen, who
Is expected at any moment. 1t is hoped
that he may prove to be the leader whom
every one is seeking. If he can line up
the various revolutionary chiefs and
unity the movement. solution of China s
troubles may be hoped for. The task is
a difficult one, however. There are dis
sensions everywhere among the rebels.
especially at the Wuchang and Marking
headquarters.
The fall of Han-Yang last week proved
TO have been due entirely to wholesale
assertions of rebel troops enrolled in
Human province. Some say that the
soldiers were bought by Yuan-Shi- Kai.
but most persons attribute the desertions
to the oldtime jealousies between the
people of Human and Hupeh. The de-
fections would probably have been pre-
vented had a strong leader been in COM
mand Of the situation. The rebel gen.
eral, Huang-Sing, who was at Wuchang
as second In command to Gen. Ii Yuen-
Heng. left Hanyang a short time be-
fore the imperialists regained that city.
He arrived in Shanghai this week and
Immediately proclaimed himself general
issimo of the revolutionary forces. as
signing to Ii a subsidiary place. Huang
asserts that he has been given the right
to name a temporary premier or educator
to act pending the election Of president.
He is now making plans, he says, for an
overland advance on Picking through
Shantung province
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-05

Victor Hendrickson died suddenly Mon
day at his home near Chestertown, Md,
aged seventy years. He was formerly
county commissioner.
James L. Dayton died at McCoole, near
Westernport. Nd. from typhoid fever.
Two sons have died from the same dis
ease within five weeks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-05
Secret Indictments Returned.

Three days later secret indictments
were returned by the grand jury against
both McNamaras. and April 22 John j.
Mcnamara was arrested at Indianapolis.
The trio arrived in Los Angeles April
26. May 4 McManigal told the jury that
James b. Mcnamara had told him that
he blew up the Times building. The next
day twenty -one new indictments were re-
turned aga INST the McNamaras. McMani-
gal. Schmidt and others.
The case Of Ortie e. McManigal, who
has confessed to dynamiting many build
ings, Is yet to be heard.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-05
List of General Measures.

Among the general bills introduced was
one by Representative Hopson of Ala
bama, an amendment to the Constitution
providing for the election Of t. e President
and Vice President by direct vote of the
people, and another constitutional amend
ments that would, in effect. bar forever
the use of alcohol and alcoholic beverages
In this country.
Representative Norris of Nebraska pre-
sented resolution providing that the hall
OF the House shall not be used for eau
cuses unless the galleries are thrown open
to the public and the press
Representative Gregg of Texas contrib
uted bill making October IL legal
holiday, to be known as Columbus day.
A resolution making the Philippines neu-
trail territory in time of war was offered
by Representative Burgess of Texas, a
democrat. Representative Lafferty of
Oregon put In a bill giving the interstate
commerce commission Jurisdiction over
railroads in Alaska
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-05

"a Lost Pawn a tale 81 African adj
venture, By Edgar Beecher Bronson, en-
tered in our prize story competition. See
our next Sunday Magazine.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-05
FIVE DISTRICT BILLS
PLACED BEFORE HOUSE
One Provides Minimum Salary I'm
der Local Government-Gen-
eral Measures.

Only five of the hundreds of bills intro
duced in the House yesterday on the con-
vening Of Congress have to do with the
affairs of the District of Columbia One
District bill. introduced by Representative
Martin Of Colorado proposes to fix min
imum salary of $50 month for employees
of the local government. The four others.
offered by Representative Sims of Ten
nessee, are old bills reintroduced Two
of them provide penalties for selling and
carrying concealed weapons, one prohibits
the employment of women in connection
with the sale of intoxicating liquors and
the other would make it necessary for
those who take out saloon licenses to OBJ
tain signatures to their petitions not only
from majority of the property owners
within the specified territory, but from
tenants In apartment houses and neigh
borhood residents as we'll.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-05
FINDS GOOD TRUST"
Expert Describes Denmark'S
Sugar Monopoly to Committee.
FAvORS HOME PRODUCTION
w. P. Willet Tells Investigators
Country Can Grow Enough Sugar
Beets to Supply Demand.

Worldwide shortage in the sugar
crop of last year, coupled with the specu-
iauon on advance information of crop
conditions drove the price OF sugar from
S4A per hundred To $50 per hundred.
declared W. +. Willet. of Wilet az
Gray's Trade Journal. to the House sugar
trust investigating committee today. lt
was the committees first session since
the adjournment OF the extra session.
Mr.. Willet described the big rise in
sugar between spring and autumn OF last
year. He SAID there was an estimated
IA -.,o 80 tons, iar-ely IN tns
German production. AZ the same time
Russia had a surplus and lower prices.
while the United Kingdom paid higher
pr he pr,ce OF sugar now N,.s>.
said Mr.. Willet. He predicted that It
would go lower--less than half cent.
In other words. sugar Will be about
one cent higher than IL was a year ago,
suggested Chairman Hardwica.
do some people go without sugar and
those who eat il pay more for IL?
Yes. sir answered Mr.. Willet.
Would Increase Production.
Mr. Willet, who is an expert employed
by the committee declared that the United
States can reduce the price of sugar by
increasing the production OF beet and cane
sugar In this country. The United states
now. he said. is compelled TO draw on tho
worlds sugar supply for 100000 tons an
nually, and this can be produced in tins
country Irrigation of vast areas OF lana
suitable for beet sugar will make II pos
sible to double the production o. 1.poN
tons OF beet sugar each year.
Mr. Willet discovered "a good trust
he said Ii exists in Denmark and
controls a monopoly of the sugar trade
of that country. IL keeps the price OF
sugar down. Mr. Willet explained
that the government. by a high duty
on sugar. and a bounty in addition, en-
ables the two sugar retineries of Den
mark to make and gall sugar SO
cheaply that the field Il not prof1t-
able one for invasion by European
sugar manufacturers.
The witness testified that he believed
the removal of the duty on raw sugar
would lower the price. Later he told
REPRESENTATIVE Kinds that a duty or
bounty of some kind was necessary TO
encourage the propagation OF the
sugar beet.
The price of sugar is made at ham
burg. he testified. and is largely the re-
suit of speculative exchanges at Lon
don, Paris. Hamburg and kief.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-05
BURNS ON STILL HUNT.
Detective Working Up Dynamite
Clues Around Cleveland.

EVEIAAND. Ohio. December s. - De-
tective William ]. Burns this morning be-
gan the second day Of his investigation in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-05
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS
TO PUSH INVESTIGATION
Oscar LAWYER Appointed Spe-
ciaI Attorney to Follow Up
Dynamite Case.

Oscar Lawler of Los Angeles Cal
former assistant attorney general, has
been appointed special attorney to
take charge Of the federal dynamite
inquiry. Mr.. Lawler was formerly on
duty in the Interior Department as
legal adviser to former Secretary of
the Interior Richard A Ballinger Mr.
Lawler wrote the famous memorandum
which figured in the Ballinger case by
which President Taft absolved Mr..
Ballinger from all blame in connection
with the Cunningham coal claims in
alaska. Mr.. Lawler will assume his
new duties at once.
The federal government does not in
tend to allow the dynamite cases to
drop in spite of the confessions of the
Mcnamara brothers at Los Angeles.
The investigation at INDIANAPOLIS will
be pushed vigorously and FEDERAL
grand jury will he convened there
shortly for the consideration of the
evidence submitted by the government
agents operating Under the direction
of Attorney General Wickersham
The officers of the Department of
Justice are reticent about it's plans in
prosecuting the dynamite inquiry, but
1T is known that the government is
cooperating with the Manufacturers
Association, which took the initiatiys
in running down the dynamiters.
Dastardly Conspiracy, Says Lawler.
LOS ANGELES, December Oscar
Lawler, formerly assistant United
States attorney general, and promi-
nent figure in the Balling err Pinchot in
vestigation. today received word of his
appointment by Attorney General Wick
erSham special prosecutor in the
inquiry into the alleged dynamiting
conspiracy. Mr.. Lawler has been as
sisting District Attorney Fredericks for
the last two months, and is familiar
with the evidence which the state
gathered against the Mcnamara
brothers.
Il am convinced" said Mr.. Lawler to-
day, that the investigation will reveal
one of the most dastardly conspiracies
in the history of this country. / think
the government owes it not only to
those concerned directly, but to the
working people as whole to put an
end to things of this kind"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-05
Refuses to Comment.

"Will you comment on the sentences
that are to be passed today"
We are here now because We got into
trouble with a judge said one of the
labor leaders, referring to the impending
conference regarding the Bucks stove
and range case.
Mr.. Gompers paused. II don't believe
care to say anything about what the
Judge does" he replied, with smile.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-05
Government Near Collapse.

The complete collapse of the imperial
government is regarded here as imminent
and there is as yet nothing stable to take
to be the man of the hour the rebels will
be found lacking efficiency If called upon
to take up the responsibility.
The cost of the struggle thus far has
been far greater than is easily realized
Apart from the losses of campaign and
battlefield. 1t has plunged majority OF
the provinces into poverty and famine; IL
has stopped all commerce and trade,
crippled agriculture and industry and d.
verified practically every penny of tax
revenue from the purposes of peace.
The moral effect upon the people al
large is another matter. Reports from
the interior indicate that conditions ev-
erywhere are growing wosse. Brigan-
dase is almost the only profitable pro
able and orderly. Millions are starving
within a radius of a few hundred miles
of Shanghai. In increasing number
there are brought to this city accounts
Of robbereS and violence and even the
killing of Europeans has ceased to be
exceptional in the absence of law and
order. Close observers are more and
more uneasy regarding the prospects for
foreigners in the immediate future.
Facts are hard to get at. Both sides
are HIldfcldlly close 10 bankruptcy, ana
realize that their first need is to estab-
lish credit In the hope of securing as
sistance abroad they are unsparing in the
use of legitimate and iieg-ttnate means
10 influence opinion. News is consoret
and colored to suit the purposes of those
in control. Some of the accounts of bar
barities and atrocities have been exag-
gerated, but it must be remembered that
many things which make the westerner
shudder cause no disturbance to the
nerves of the oriental.
Retormers are now holding a convention
here claiming 10 represent the revolution
lists of the entire country. The delega tes
assert that they are authorized by four
teen provinces to act as a provincial leg
islative body. The convention has accom-
plished little thus far. owing mainly to
the same lack of cohesion which has been
in evidence at Wuchang and Marking.
The begging attitude Of the Picking gov
eminent ELECTS only sneers from the dele
gates, who are devoting much of their
time to the selection of a capital city for
their proposed republic. The revolut on
lists from the upper part of the Yangtze
river favor Wuchans, while those from
the lower river regard one of the lower
cities as more favOrably situated.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-05
Piracies Continue on West River.

HONGkONG, December "a series
Of minor piracies continues along the
West river, but the naval patrols are
sharply on the alert. The motor boats
Teinmao and Teinlick, which have
been missing for several days. have
arrived at Woochow. During the voy-
age they were fired at from the bank
near Kweiping and two of the passen-
gers were hit, one of them dying later
of his wounds.
Pakhoi is under martial law. Five
hooters have been beheaded, the SOL
diers who executed them cutting cut
their hearts and eating them.
The cruiser New Orleans, now attached
to the Asiatic station, will not be retained
there after January ., under orders is
sued at the Navy Department.
The cruiser Cine matt. now crossing
to the Pacific to relieve the New Orleans,
will arrive about that time. In view of
the situation in China it was thought at
first the New Orleans would be kept IN
service there until the situation entirely
cleared.
The New Orleans will be placed in re-
serve on the Pacific coast.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-05
Money Nearly All Spent.

Practically all of the 100000. Mr.. Nor
rison said. had been spent. The money
received by the committee after the pleas
OF guilty had been made. he declared
would be returned to the contributors, SO
far as possible, and the residue of the
defense fund. if any. would be either sent
back to the contributors or distributed
pro rata among the locals contributing it.
Have you received any report or state
ment from Mr.. barrow to the way this
money was expended?" he was asked.
We have received no such report from
Mr. Darrow," he replied. THE only COM
munication along this line has been re-
quest for more money.
has Mr.. barrow telegraphed the fed
eration's officials with regard to the re-
cent bribery charges in Los Angeles?'
He has not Mr.. Morrison said
Mr.. Gompers, hollow-eyed and showing
evidence of the strain under which he has
been laboring. appeared in the corridor
of his hotel at 10 o'clock.
Not a word not a word Mr.. Com
pers declared to the reporters. THE only
thing ! can say is what l have already
said: That didn't know the McNamaras
were guilty that they would plead
guilty.
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Workers, will be present at this con-
ference, Mr.. Morrison said. Others,
members of the committee. who are
expected at the meeting are Presi-
dent Samuel Gompers. John B. Len
non, James Short. Thomas F. Tracy.
James O'Connell and a. ]. Peres.
Mr. Gompers. Mr. Morrison ard other
labor leaders met here with counsel today
to discuss the Bucks stove and range con-
tempt case. Concerning the fund for the
Mcnamara defense, Mr.. Morrison said
that more than 100000 had been SUBJ
scribed. and that practically all had been
sent to the attorneys. He declined to
commit himself when asked If Mr.. Oar
row had received other remuneration for
his services in the case in addition to the
single fee mentioned.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-05-16
is ACTIVE
IN POLICE MATTERS


Especial to The Richmond Virginian.)
ROANOKE, VA. May l6.--in the
trial Of Mayer Cutchin to-day two
witnesses We're examined. Police
Sergeant Griffin and officer Rigney
told what they knew OF the mayors
relation to a certain lass of houses,
of the location of such houses and
their general condition. .:,...v.. ~.
The prosecution sought through its
questions to show, that the mayor
acted in the interest Of certain places,
but very little testimony bearing di-
rectly on the point was elected, the
sergeant and officer combining them
selves to plain statement of experi-
ences connected with routine of duties.
indicating that the mayor frequently
gave orders concerning the force,
sometimes through the chief and
sometimes directly to the sergeant
and privates. and making himself very
active In police affairs.
A large part of the mornings ses-
sion was taken up with arguments
by counsel a number of; questions
from the prosecution leading to
lengthy discussion, In which the court
often had 10 interfere. The case Is
proceeding slowly.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-05-16
CHIHUAHUA FACES
SHEER STARVATION
City Menaced on All Sides by
lnsuuectos While Famine
Stalks Abroad
MADERO lNTIMATES
EARLY DAWN OF PEACE
Conference With Represen-
tative OF Diaz Scheduled
to Take Place Tues
day Night

FL. PASo. May is With the SIT
uation in ciuSad Chihuahua rapidly
becoming desperate for its garrison
and it's inhabitants. Francisco /. Ma
der@' asain bed oNt to-day hope Of
permanent peace in Mexico.
Judge Carbajai. official peace envov
of President Diaz to-day. communi~
Gated ~ Diag Maderos latest peace
terms, which. according to Mudero
himself, are only slightly modified
from the original terms ne offered
during the recent arnisuce.
According 20 Madero's announce
frssf,s' tie sS'tii IS te.fffsr with tsflr f,a fT
again tonight when Diaz's reply to
these peace terms Is expected 10 he
delivered.
The rank and fise RI Madero's arr,v
IA obviously rather impatient with
these negotiations. The troops. who
have been recruited up to 2,50o, are
eager 70 continue the campaign and
march against Chihuahua, which Is
already menacad by force of 1000
insurrectos, marching against X from
the South. The Federal troops at Chi
huahna. numbering about Loco, have
abandoned their arrnor train on the
railroad south OF the city and are pre-
pared to give battle within the city IT.
self. Meantime the inhabitants of Chi
huahEa are facing sheer starvation
food prices are soaring and a Nerita-
bic panic prevails.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-05-16
BIC TUG CONCERN
WINS OVER B. & D.
federal APPEAL COURT RULES
THAT RAILROAD RESTRAIN
ED fRiSE. TRADE. cont
+
PETITION.

"A ,A@2s Il fought legal basxsens3er ve,sssfr
IN Baker WhlteIey Coal Company. one
OF the largest towing concerns on the
Atlantic coast, and the Baltimore and
ONO Railroad Company terminated
in victory for the former company
etyG Tuesday when the United States
circuit court of appeals handed down
lengthy opinion, reversing the de-
cree Of the circuit court OF the United
States Tor the District of Maryland
al Baltimore
Maritime concerns, railroads and
other transportation companies
Throughout the country have watch
ed the case with much interest since
the legal struggle was first started in
1908, the interest centering In Baiii-
more. The strength of the contend
ing corporations alone aroused in
terest which was increased by the I'm
portant legal point involved.
The Bakery hiteley Coal Company
is West Virginia corporation owning
large number Of powerful tughoats
and doing a towage business in Balti-
more harbor OF about s100. 600 year.
approximately sixty per cent. Of the
towage in that harbor. In June. 1908,
the company made contract with
the owners of the Norwegian steam
ship Horda to tow her to the Curtis
Bay Coal Pier and load her bunkers
with coal
TIE Baltimore and Ohio. which owns
the pier. refused to aliew the Horda
to dock in pursuance with an order
that the docking and unlocking Of
vessels OF all classes at the Curtis
Bay Pier must be done only by tugs
owned by Captain r. NJ. Spedden.
with whom the railroad had made a
contract.
Considering this order a restraint
on free trade competition. the Baker
Whiteley Company filed bill OF COM
plant against the Baltimore and Ohio
and the Federal, court issued a re-
straining order preventing the Baiti-
more and Ohio from CARRYING their
order into effect. The case was
asgued and the court decreed that
the Restraining order be- annufled.
The Baker W-hiteley Company appeal
ed and the decision of the lower court
was reversed.
Attorneys J. c. McI.anahau ana
Joseph G. France represented the
Baker Whiteley Company and r.
Marsden Smith and III, r. Preston
represented the railroad.