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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-15
ITALY CLAIMS VICTORY
AGAINST TR|POL| TURKS
Attack on Outposts Said to
Have Been RepuIsed-Pro-
test by Egyptians.

TRIPOL1. November ia report from
an Italian source says that an attack by
the Turks on Derna last night was re-
pulsed. The Italian outposts at Tobruck
were attacked about the same time, with
the same result.
III Is stated that large number of
Italians are in a critical condition as
consequence of wounds made by bullets
and heavier projectiles which had been
purposely misshaped. in violation of the
rules Of war.
Charging the ItaIian army with whole
sale massacres" in its present war, and
with tearing up treaties the Egyptian
hlgn committee for aid to Tripoli has sent
a cabiegram OF protest against Italy's
AFRICAN campaign TO the United States
senate. 1t was received this morning
by Henry NJ. Rose, acting secretary of
the Senate, and by him made public.
The protest Is addressed to The Amer
lean Senate. Washington, America" and
is signed by Prince Omar Toussoun as
president. 1t says:
1.-The Egyptian high commission for aid
to Tripoli. justly indignant at the news of
atrocities committed by the Italian army
against an inOffensive population of aged
men, women and children, and at the exc
cution Of persons alleged to be rebels but
who are simply defending their native soil
against a foreign invasion, protest ener-
setically to the American Senate against
these wholesale massacres unworthy of a
civilized nation. The committee earnestly
hopes that Europe hitherto silent before
the aggressive action of Italy who has
torn up treaties guaranteeing the integ-
rity of the Ottoman empire, will at least
induce her to respect those principles of
humanity common to all civilized people
and the inobservance of which can only
aggravate the calamities of the present
war;.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-15
WANTED AT LAUREL.
Man Arrested in Florida Accused of
Committing Forgery.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
LAUREL, Md, November 15-James
Hebbs of the Laurel police force depart
ed this morning for Jacksonville, Fla.
for the purpose of bringing back Richard
Spires. jr., who is wanted here to answer
charge of forging checks on the Citi-
zens' National Bank and other business
places.
Spires was arrested in Jacksonville re-
Gently on complaint of the Maryland off,
cials, the forgery with which he is
charged having been committed during
the Maryland state fair. He Is accused of
forging the name of II. d. Brown. man.
ager of the fair, to checks, signing the
name OF Richard Rhoe At the time
Spires was employed as a gatekeeper at
tha fair.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-15

federal Treasury. is about as broad as it
is long.
TT is for the benefit of every man that
he should himself lay up money for his
support in his old age, and for that
reason 1 believe in the contributory sys-
tenn.
No Regular Salary Standard.
Secretary Nagei said there was no reg
ular standard of salaries for the govern
ment employees throughout the depart
ments at present He pointed to the fact
that old bureaus. long established, pay
their employees the same salaries as were
paid when these bureaus were created
years ago and when the cost of living was
much less. On the other hand bureaus
established IN recent years pay their en-
ployes salaries more in keeping with the
needs Of the present day. For that
reason. he believes, there should be a
general reclassifcation of the employees.
and many increases IN salary.
He said 1t was difficult to keep men of
ability after they had been trained by the
government because of the low salaries
paid by the government and the high SAL
aries offered them by outsiders. He men,
toned the case Of one man VINO had been
employed by the government at technical
work. which he had mastered in the gov
ernfnent service. AT SdldTy OF *l,UUV.
That man left the department he said.
to take a position requiring the same kind
of work at 5000.
THE government departments are
great training school, said Secretary
Nagel. They contribute hundreds of
men who have been trained in scientific
or technical work to the business Of the
country. and the government is given no
credit for this great contribution to the
general education of the country.
System Should Be General.
The fact that other branches of the
government have adopted a pension sys-
tenn is a strong argument that the gov
ernment should adopt such a system
throughout its service. A man who
knows that his future is to be cared for
is apt to do more efficient work than one
who knows that when the time comes
for him to leave the service his resources
are ended, so far as the government is
concerned.
Referring to the employees of the light
house service under the Department of
Commerce and Labor, Secretary Nagel
declared that they constantly risked their
lives for others. The great majority of
them are paid $3 Ga month, and are pro-
yided with food while aboard the light
ships He said it was only just to these
men to make some provision for them
when they become too old for the perilous
service in which they are engaged.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-15
Will Work Overtime.

The cars will be operated sixteen hours
daily. Their trip began at 11;30 o'clock
this morning. but hereafter it will begin
at o'clock each morning.
Postmaster General Hitchcock said he
was pleased with the type and looks of
the new cars and added that he felt GER
tain their operation would show ma
terial improvement in the service in which
they are to be employed. 1t is said to be
not unlikely that this character of serv-
ice will he gradually extended until the
delivery district of the city Is entirely
covered
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-15
FLOPs THROUGH WINDOW.
Trained Sea Lion Tires of Balancing
Ball on Nose.

CHICAGO. November 15.-Tiring of its
daily routine at balancing ball on the
end Of it's nose in a North Side theater
last night. trained sea lion Topped
through window pane and into an al
ley. When it felt the snow and shifted
the cold air it appeared in it's natural
element and started at lively gait for
Lake Michigan.
The animal lost in its race for the icy
lake water by a small margin. crowd
of men and boys captured it when it was
within a minute or two OF attaining its
goal
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-15
Five Lootless Burglaries.

NEWPORT. Me-, November 10
Cracksmen early this morning broke into
five different establishments here With
out getting cent, winding UP at the
post Office. One man, who gave his name
as Andrew Henderson, is under arrest.
but the others escaped after firing on an
officer. When discovered the men had
not yet opened the post Office safe, which
contained 5000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-15
Sleighing in Northern New York.

SYRACUSE. n. Y, November IS
sleigh bells are jingling throughout north
ern New York today after the first heavy
.nowstorm of the year. Farmers carried
l heir milk to the factories on sleighS to-
day and in many villages folks enjoyed
their first sleigh ride of the season. On
the foothills OF the Adirondacks the snow
is ten inches deep.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-15
Lose Hone for Missing Vessel.

NEW YORK, November 15.-Search for
the missing whaleback barge Searsport.
which with her crew of four men broke
loose from the tug Underwater in the
gale of Sunday off Fire Island. has been
aba ndoned. Capt. John kyffin of the I'm
derwriter is convinced tnat the Searsport
foundered with all hands some time Sun
day night
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-15

Despite Paul Beattie's published state
mept that he did not make an affidavit
In Washington contradicting some of his
testimony in the trial of his cousin.
Henry Clay Bcattie. Walter c. Balder-
ston, attorney. said today Of this state
ment that Paul Beattie. In the presence
of several witnesses, signed an afiidavit
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-15
SHOT FATAL TO BOY
WA|T|NGFOR MOTHER
Louis Troutman Dies Of Wound
From Pistol in Hands
of Negro.

Louis Troutman, aged nineteen years,
OF Capitol Heights, Md. who was acci-
dentaIly shot in the head last night while
waiting to meet his mother at the rail-
way station at 81st and C streets north
east, died at the Emergency Hospital
about 1870 o'clock this morning. From
the time he reached the institution last
night the surgeons held out practically
no hope for his recovery. He did not
rally during the night and sank rapidly
this morning
An inquest for investigating the circum-
stances of the shooting will be held by
Coroner Nevitt at the morgue probably
tomorrow morning. Arthur Carroll. the
seventeen-year-old colored youth who was
arrested shortly after the shooting, is
being held at the ninth precinct station
house and probably will appear at the
inquest Whether Carroll will be further
detained In custody or released on the
ground that the shooting was purely ac-
cidentaI will be determined by the jury's
verdict.
Young Troutman had an appointment
last night to meet his mother. Mrs vlr-
ginia Troutman. at the electric railway
station at 61st and C streets northeast
about {: 30 o'clock and escort her to their
home some distance away from the car
line He talked with several OF his
friends while waiting for the next car.
Was Showing Weapon.
Carroll. with several companions, joined
the throng around the little station. he
had in his hand revolver which. accord
ing to statement toNthe police. he had
found several days before and showed
1t to his friends.
Without warning. the weapon was DIS
charged. Young Troutman reeled ana.
with a groan, fell to the floor OF the
station. His friends. recovering from the
fright Of the shot, bent. over him ano
saw blood streaming from the rignt size
OF his face. He tried to speak, but soon
dronped into Inconsistencies. An effort
was made to revive him and to stop the
flow Of blood from the wound.
Mother Faints at His Side.
| The next car arrived in the midst of
! the excitement and Mrs. Troutman
stepped off and began to look for her
son. When she was told he was lying
unconscious and wounded on the station
| floor. she tainted at his side.
| No time was lost in placing Troutman
aboard a car bound for this city. and al
| 18th and H streets northeast he was put
| into an ambulance and rushed to the
emergency Hospital. The surgeons pro-
| nounced his condition serious. and decided
| that an operation to remove the bullet
from the head was too dangerous to un-
dertake.
| Mrs Troutman was cared for by friends
and assisted to her home.
! The police Of the ninth precinct made
an investigation Of the affair and arrested
| Carroll on a charge of assault with a
dangerous weapon. The prisoner, the po'
| lice say. explained that the shooting was
4 entirely an accident, and his claims are
| said to be substantiated by several per-
sons who witnessed It,
! Following an investigation by Coroner
Neyitt OF the shooting he ordered an in
nuest to be held at the District morgut
tomorrow morning at IL 80 O'Clock.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-15
SPECIFY

Price or location when you ad-
vertise. Prospective purchasers
or tenants like definite informa-
ton, and the more you tell
them the better impression your
ad makes and the quicker the
results.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-15
Look Nice and Are Swift.

They are handsome cars erected on
Franklin chassis or trucks, with bodies
framed especially for the purpose for
which they are to be used and hand
somely upholstered The entrance for
the carrier passengers is in the rear.
These cars will not only land the carriers
OH their routes about fifteen minutes
earlier than heretofore, but they will
make available about one dozen men
who have been used as collectors for
the purpose of delivering and collecting
the mail in other sections where the
rapid growth of the city has made add-
tional mail facilities imperative. The
idea of their use, Postmaster Merritt
says. originated with the Postmaster
General, who, he says, is determined
Washington shall have every facility for
an up-to-date mail service.
Three routes have been set apart for the
cars to cover. The first will work in the
territory bounded on the north by Calvert
street. on the south by r street, on the
east by 18th street, and on the west by
18th street as far south as l. street. The
second route lies west of 18th street and
extends to Rock creek south Of Massa-
chusetts avenue, and the third route Is
bounded on the north by Florida avenue.
on the south by K street. on the west by
the west side of 18th street. ond on the
east by the west side Of 9th street north
woSf
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-15
Broad Scope Of Inquiry.

The committee is authorized to enter
upon the broadest scope of inquiry. COW
ering the entire subject of interstate COM
merce. The authorization had Its incep-
ton largely in the Supreme Courts deci-
sion in the Standard Oil case. which had
the effect of reading the word reason
able into the antitrust law. The idea
was that the meaning of the law should
be set forth clearly in the statute itself
and not left dependent upon an interpre-
tation by the court
There are many bills before the COM
mittee ana it is understood others will
be presented. so that it may be expected
that the entire range Of legislation will be
covered.
IL had been expected that number of
men of high standing in railroad and
financial circles would be present at the
hearing but so far apparently they have
waited for a call from the committee.
None of them was expected to attend to-
days meeting.
IL was understood that in addition to
hearing Mr. Newlands a more complete
program would be outlined today. OF
the members of the committee. Senators
Clamp. CulIom. Cummins, Brandegee,
oliver, Newlands, Watson and Pomerene
are here
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-15
THRONE IS THANKED
BY YUAN SH| KA|
Action Regarded as Tanta.
mount to His Accepting
Office of Premier.

PEKING. China, November Is, $40
p.m.-The most important development
at the capital today was the publica-
tion in the Official Gazette of Yuan Shi
Kais expression of thanks to the
throne for it's appointment of him as
premier. This is regarded as tanta-
mount to his acceptance of the Office.
Address to Foreign Consuls.
Annoy. China. November 15.-The re-
publ:cans who took formal possession OF
the city Yesterday have issued an address
to the foreign consuls in which the
neutrality Of the latter is requested and
assurance given that their property, in
cluding the churches, will be protected.
The city remained quiet today. The
American cruiser Saratoga and the gun
boat Quiros will sail for the north. The
British cruiser Monmouth is relieving the
British sloop Rosario
Haicheng, on the mainland southwest
of Annoy, has gone over to the revolu-
tionists. The city magistrate has been
made a prisoner.
Changchow,, twenty-four miles west OF
here, reports fighting.
Word comes from TSuanchow. a sea-
port fifty miles northeast of Annoy, that
the local officials have fled and the rough
element Is in control.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-15
MAIL VIA THE AUT0|BEATT|E MUST DIE
Mr.. Hitchcock Sees EN- Start Gov. Mann Declines to Inter-
From Our Own Post Office. fere in Case.
A BIG SAVING IN TIME lEVEN REFUSES A RESPITE
That's What Postal Trans Thinks Prisoner Was Given Benefit
portation Sharks Say About It. of Every Doubt Trial
RUN PRETTY FAST ANYHOW EXECUTIVE ISSUES STATEMENT
Apiece nd Are Made AMdavits in
in This City
Mr.. Hitchcock Sees EN- Start
From Our Own Post Office.
A BIG SAVING IN TIME
At Least That's What Postal Trans
portation Sharks Say About It.
RUN PRETTY FAST, ANYHOW
Ought to, Maybe, Because They Cost
$4,000 Apiece and Are
Blue in Color.

Promptly at half-past IL o'clock
this morning there was inaugurated in
this city, in the presence of Postmaster
General Hitchcock. Postmaster Merritt
and his official superintendents. a service
unique to Washington. that is expected
materially to improve the local collection
and delivery of mail.
Three big automobiles of a special pat
tern. painted dark blue and costing about
$4,000 each. drew up in front OF the post
office few minutes before, and into
each OF them stepped eight letter car
riers loaded down with mail for their
midday delivery in the northwestern
residential section of the city. In addition
to one mail collector and the chauffeur.
At the half hour the machines rushed
away, each to the special section set
apart for its work, first to land the car
riers at the very doors of their routes
and then to take up the mail collection for
the district.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-15

The Investigation of the trust problem
BY the Senate committee on interstate
commerce began this morning without
definite plan of procedure on the part OF
the committee Senator NewlandS of
Nevada was the only witness today. He
asked the committee to recommend as a
tentative measure the passage of his fed
eral Incorporation law. leaving the
changes in the sherman antitrust law to
he made after the committees hearings
are concluded.
The names of witnesses to be heard by
the committee have not been announced.
The committee held a conference in an
effort TO map out plan of the hearings
and will hold second meeting tomor-
row
The committee entered upon series OF
hearings which is expected to have an
important bearing upon future legislation
relating to big business" and commerce
between the states. Senator Newlands
testimony was expected to deal exclusive
" with his bill providing for an Interstate
trade commission. 1t was understood. how
ever that the senator, who Is a memoef
of the committees, would be expected to
proceed only until other witnesses were
available.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-15
WEATHER.

Probably fair tonight and Thurs
day; colder temperature Thurs
day; moderate westerly winds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-15

The circulation OF The Star,
both daily and Sunday. is greater
by many thousands than that of
any other Washington newspaper.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-15
Railroad Lawyers Gall.

four general attorneys of big railroad
lines-A P. Thorn of the Southern, A.
H. Harris OF the New York Central.
Frank Trumbull Of the Delaware and
I.ackawanna- and Walker d. Hines of
the Delaware and Hudson. They wanted
to ask the President If he desired to re-
ceiye their views in connec tion with the
report Of the stocks and bonds comm.s-
been decided to send this report to Con-
gress before making it public he did not
deem II advisable to take the matter up
with them at this time He had no. read
the report fully himself, he said, but
would do so later on.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-01-04
PROFESSIONAL TRAMP IN TOWN.
"a No. 4" Tramp Passed Through
Sumter Saturday Night on His Way
From Columbia to Parts Unknown.

The professional tramp styling
himself. "A No. Tramp" passed
through Sumter Saturday night, hav-
ing come on to this town from Co.
lumbia where he had spent the day.
He stayed In the city about two
hours after which he took the rods
and departed for some place farther
on up the road.
After having had a most successful
day in Columbia where he had seen
a reporter on the Columbia State and
talked himself up for quite a while
he left that burg" and, taking the
rods OF convenient freight train
made his next stop at Sumter. Here
he wandered about town for the
greater part of two hours, and failing
In his efforts to find anyone at the
Item Office, he roamed around until
he struck up with some one he could
talk to who would not ask too many
impertinent questions. He arrived in
the city sometime about o'clock and
stayed until the frs. convenient train
left after that time. He would not
say where he was going nor would he
give any information as to his birth
place or name, but this did not keep
him from being interesting company
for he was a good talker. making his
conversation entertaining by the use
Of a great deal Of the slang of the
road. and entertained his listeners by
telling them incidents In his life and
OF his exploits.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-01-04
EXAMINATION FOR ANNAPOLIS.
Examination for AppOintee to An
napOlis from the Seventh Congress-
ional District to be Held I'm Column
bia on January IS.

The following notice sent out by
Congressman Lever will be OF great
interest to college students Of this
county who would like to get into
the navy.
A competitive examination of all
applicants from the Seventh Congress
sional District to a vacancy at the
United States Naval academy, which
occurs on the 4th of March, next
will be held in Columbia, on Satur-
day. January 2sth. 1911. at 8 o'clock
a. m. Those desiring to compete for
this appointment should write me at
once for copy of the rules and reg
ulations governing the admission of
candidates to Annapolis. and for per-
mission to stand the competitive ex.
animation. Very truly,
A. +. Lever,
M. G. Seventh S. c.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-01-04

form the amount of interest that will
accrue annually.
One of the most attractive features
Of the system, of which advantage
will be taken by many, is the privil-
ege that will be granted to depositors
to convert their funds, after thcv
have been on deposit a given TIM. ia
to Government bonds. These bonds
will be issued in small denominations
Of $40, $40, $50, $50, 500, and a
larger denomination Of $500, and will
bear interest at the rate of 2 IL per
cent per annum. They will be regis
tered and coupon bonds. Postmasters
will be supplied with blank forms on
which depositors can make the neces-
aary application for bonds.
Depositors will be restricted in their
operations to one particular office
where the one account to which they
are entitled must be kept If for
any reason they wish to open an ac-
count at another office in the same
city they may do so by closing out
their account at the first Office and
starting an entirely new transaction
in the second office.
The establishment of postal savings
is regarded as the most important
and far-reaching financial step taken
by the Government since the anthori-
zation of national banks, and their
operations will be watched with keen
interest by financiers throughout the
world.
The new system is to be inaugu-
rated on a comparatively small scale.
One postoffice in each State and Ter
ritory has been selected as a deposi-
tory. In those forty Eight offices a
thorough test of the new system will
be made. 1t was decided to make
the beginning thus small, not only be-
cause no adequate appropriation was
available to put it into general op-
Grafton, but also because the plan of
operation adopted differs entirely
from that of any postal savings sys-
tenn in the world.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1911-01-04

$4,000 before or after he was on the
State board. nor did he know as TO
the six acres in the town of Bates
burg.
When asked to name parties to
" hom he had conveyed real estate in
the past two years he said he could
not do so as they were too numer-
Gus to mention" Asked how much
he had conveyed to his wife during
that period. witness replied: "I cam
not swear because / am not in a po-
sition to say; some few tracts Of
land" In trying to get at the value
OF the land witness had conveyed to
his wife. counsel asked him IL he had
conveyed as much as $4,000 worth to
her and the answer was. II did not
pay or receive from her that much
money for said property conveyed"
More than once during the exami-
nation the witness emphasized the
fact that he was ready for trial in the
famous graft cases." to use his own
expression. and said he mad never
asked for a continuance and had been
at every Court since the indictment
was found against him. and he would
be there next time Court met.
The examination occupied several
hours and was at times very interest
ing. 10
The hearing was continued until
Monday.