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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-23
DEFENSE IS JUSTIFIED.
Court Upholds Resistance to Police
Who Exceed Authority.

BERLIN, January 3-At the second
trial today of men accused of taking pars
in the strike riots In the Moabite quarter
the presiding judge took occasion to say
that citizens were justified in resisting
police officers who exceeded their au.
thority
During the disorders a squad Of mount.
ed police rode down and ruthlessly sabred
rarty of newspaper representatives.
Referring to the case of an innocent
pedestrian whom the police had killed.
the court declared that any one who shoc
down a guilty policeman was within his
rights and could not be punished. The
Judge who presided at the first trial also
cepsured the ofYlcers Of the law, and the
nrosecutor at the present proceedings ad-
rnitted that the guardians OF the peace
had committed excuses In suppressng
the riots.
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Known in Washington.

David Grahame Phillips, because Of
his work a the home office of the New
York World. and his many excursions
to Washington. is generally known
among the leading newspaper corre-
spondents Of the Capital. Mr.. Phillips
was born in Indiana and graduated
from the University of Indiana in the
same class as did Senator Beveridge.
He began newspaper wo-k in the HOO
sier state and won for himself a good
name as an editorial and semi-editorial
writer About 1892 he made his way TO
New York and accepted a position with
the New York World, rapidly working
his way to the top on the staff Of editorial
and political writer's. Vt that tine he
made frequent trips to Washington.
In 1902 he left newspaper work TO pur-
sue uninterruptedy his literary efforts.
which were taking up more and more OF
his time.
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TO AID j. s. SHIPPING
Adequate Merchant Marine
Urged at Convention.
STIRRING ADDRESSES MADE
Representative Humphrey Calls Pa
cifc Coast Defenseless.
PATRIOTIC DUTY. SAYS HOBS0N
Would Have Tolls Waived on Car
goes in American Bottoms Going
Through Panama Canal.
STIRRING ADDRESSES MADE
PATRIOTIC DUTY. SAYS HoBSON
PROGRAM FOR TOMORROW.

Morning session. 10 O'Clock
Chairman. ]. V. Sanders. Governor
of Louisiana: address. Represent
ative James f.. Watson of In
diana; address Representative
Duncan T. Mckinlay of California;
address Representative George A.
Bartlett of Nevada: address,
Charles H. Sheriff., minister TO Ar
gentina.
Adjournment at 12:4J for lunch
con.
In the afternoon the President of
the United States will receive and
address. Representative George \.
the east room of the White House,
at $50 o'clock
Immediately after the reception
at the White House. John Barrett.
director general of the Pan-Amer-
lean Union. will open the new
building and receive delegates and
their families informally.
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LOSES LIFE IN HOTEL FIRE.
Five Persons Also in Serious Condi
ton From Effects of Smoke.

OMAHA. Neb., January 23.-One man
Is dead and five others are in a serious
condition from suffocation by smoke as
the result of a fire early today in the
Millard Hotel
Three hundred guests were asleep when
the fire broke out. The man who lost
his life was Thomas j. Field of Sioux
City. Mr. Field formerly an in
structor in languages in the University
of Wisconsin. The property loss was
$4,000
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BISHOP GRANT DEAD.
Prelate of African M. E. Church
Succumbs to Illness.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, January 23.-Rev.
Abraham Grant bishop Of the African
Methodist Episcopal Church. died at his
home in Kansas City, Kan, yesterday.
Bishop Grant had been i'll for several
months. His wife, Mrs. Lula Rebecca
Grant died nine years ago.
Born in slavery at Lake City, Fla.
Bishop Grant arose to the highest posi-
ton in the church. An OK cart was his
first cradle. for it was there he was
born while his mother. who had just been
sold was on the way home with her new
master
Bishop Grant had been president Of
Paul Quinn College, In Texas, and presi-
dent of the board OF trustees OF wilber-
force University.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-23

The present defenselessnesS of the
Pacific coast in the remote eventuality
Of WAY with Japan was elaborately set
forth by Representative William +.
Humphrey of the rivers and harbors
committee of the House OF Representa-
riveS in his address before the National
Merchants Marine Congress. called by
the merchants marine committee OF
one hundred. under the auspices of the
National Association of Manufacturers.
The congress assembled in the New
Willard this morning. with about fifty
delegates and a dozen women present.
Representative Richmond F. Hobson.
his thunder stolen by his colleague.
devoted his speech to considera tion
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PHILLIPS SHOT
ASSA|LANT ENDS LIFE.
Writer, Attacked on Way to
Club Is Said to Be in
Serious Condition.

NEW YORK. January 23-David Ora
ham Phillips. the author, was shot while
on his way from his home to the Prince
ton Club by an unidentified man this
afternoon.
Four or FIVE shots were fired. and il is
reported that two of the shots took effect
The man then turned the weapon upon
condition to Bellevue Hospital, where he
died later.
Mr.. Phillips also was taken to Belle
vue Hospital, where it was said that
his condition was considered serious
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1ND0RsED BY ROOSEVELT,
Bill to Increase Mrs. Hawkins Pen.
sion to 500 q Month.

Ex-President Theodore Roosevelt IL
quoted in a report fled in tho Senate to
day by Senator du Pont IN favor Of i..,
creas!ng to 800 pc mcnt, ihe pension
allowed to Mrs. Annie G.. Hawkins widow
OF Brig. Gen. Iia1sUtc. S. Hawkins.
L. 8. A.
Col Roosevelt credits acn. Hawkins
with the "r:ost notari> 80, =. tho da,''
during tnc battle OF S..i.t.c.s.,:. :...u ine .s-
port claims that The execution by Gen
Hawkins OF his oWE plaza ID storm the
blockiouse of Sun Juan Hill ana It's In
trenchments turned tho tide OF battle.
Gen. Hawkins. The report adds. saw
forty wears Of ksrvics IN the United
state. Army, including duty In both the
civil and Spanis, wars. Tho Increased
pension for his widow ID favored by the
senate committee on pensions.
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PITCHES DOWN EIGHT FLOORS.
Elevator Operator Breaks Every Bone
and Dies Instantly.

NEW YORK. January 23.-Hear1ng ths
sitriebs of an elevator man who waa
-aught between his car and the eighth
rsor OF a Maiden lane building lasu
night Edward Kemp. the engineer. in
then released the car from n
switch in the basement The operator.
Gabriel Cappaline. instead of escapinH
safely from his trap. plunged down the
shaft and broke every bone In his body
WREN lie struck the basement. eight floors
below Death was instantaneous
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-23

If the character of legislation needed
TO provide an adequate merchant ma
rine. lie proposed to waive tolls on
Ships and cargoes in American bottoms
going through the Panama canal.
That foreign lobby is effectively
working in the United States against
the development Of an American mer-
chant marine was the declaration made
by President John Kirby. jr.. president
~ the National Association of Manu-
facturers. Representative William s.
Greene. another orator of the morning
reviewed the history OF American ship
ping and recited statistics rejecting
the present condition of ocean trans
roTtatiOn
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FREIGHT CARS LAND IN RIVER.
Jolted OFF Float When It Strikes a
Rock.

NEW YORK, January y Seven freight
cars loaded with a valuable cargo oe
merchandise and perishables lie at the
bottom Of the East river today as the re-
suit of an accident while being towed on
float from the yards of the New York.
New Haven and Hartford railroad ia
Brooklyn. The float was punctured by
submerged rock in He'll Gate. Two men
aboard the float were taken off by boat.
The loss, it Is said. will reach s250O0O
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YOUNG GIRL USES GAS
TO END HER EXISTENCE
Leaves Word, in a Letter to
Mother, That She Is
"Tired of Life"

With a tube running from a gas jet to
her mouth. Miss Lille A. Ohlandt was
found dead in her room at 1914 North
Carolina avenue southeast about 8 o'clock
this morning. Coroner hewitt was notified
and probably will hold an inquest tomor-
row morning.
Just why Miss Ohlandt committed suicide,
other than that she was tired of life, I"
will probably never be known from infor-
nation in sealed letters addressed to her
sister, Miss Lena Ohlandt, nurse at the
Homeopathic Hospital in this city, and
another addressed to her brother at Beau
fort. n. c., which were found on the bu-
reau in her room.
Two other letters were left by the young
woman. One was addressed to her
mother, in which she stated that she
wanted to kiss all of her relatives good
bye, but could not do SO. She stated.
however, she had kissed all OF their
photographs The other letter was ad-
dressed TO Mrs. r. G. Mellefont. the land
lady of the house. In this letter the girl
said she was tired of life and that when
found she would be dead.
Body Is Discovered.
Shortly before s o'clock this morning
DIR. William III. Sellers. who resides at
the house, told Mrs. Melefont that he had
not heard Miss Ohandt moving about in
her room usual this morning. He
thought perhaps she was i'll. and advised
the landlady to so to her room. DR..
Sellers said he would remain while to
see if he could be of assistance.
When Mrs. Melefont entered the room
she was Mortified to find the young girl
dead. She was lying on the bed. One
end of a tube was in her mouth, while
the other was attached to the gas jet.
DR.. Sellers went to the room when Mrs.
Mellefont called and pronounced the
young girl dead.
The sister, who is at the Homeopathic
Hospital was summoned and arrived at
the house short time later. She was
nearly overcome with grief on hearing of
the death. She had resided at the house
with her sister. and had left her about
$50 O'Clock last night. That was the
last seen of the young girl alive.
Employed as Bookkeeper.
1t is believed that after she had written
the farewell letters and placed them on
the bureau she prepared for bed and then
arranged to end her life.
Miss Ohlandt. who came here about one
year ago. was employed as a bookkeeper
for Henry Brewood. an engraver at 926
e street northwest. Mr.. Brewood refused
to discuss the young girls death. 1t is
probable the body will be taken to Beau
fort, n. c.. tomorrow for burial.
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JUSTICES TO TAKE RECESS.
Supreme Court Will Adjourn Next
Monday to February 90.

Announcement was made today that the
Supreme Court of the United States will
take a recess after announcing opinions
next Monday until February 20. 1t is be-
heyed that much of the recess will be
spent by the justices considering the re-
cent arguments and preparing decisions
in the dissolution suits against the Stand.
ard Oil, the American Tobacco corpora
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CZARINA IS MELANCHOLY.
Russian Imperial Family Concerned
Over Health Of tho En,preSs,

ST. PETERSBURG. January 2s.-Thc
i.eaith of Empress Alexandra is agaia
a matter OF concern TO tae imperial
family and her physie:s..s. Her
majesty suffers periods of ino;anehoiy.
The royal family IL planning 4 long
stay at Nauheim. Grand DIehy of
Hesse, where the emperor and empress
stopped for some time last fall In order
that the empress might nave the bsne6t
OF the waters there
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Employed as Bookkeeper.
NINE. CURE DEFEATED.
Discoverer Of Radium Fails Of Elec.
ton to French Academy.

PARIS, January 23.-Mme. Curie.
who with her husband, the late Prof
Pierre Curie, discovered radiunl. was
defeated today In her candidacy for
nom bership In the Academy OF Sci
ences, receiving but twenty-eisit
votes against thirty foc Edoua.d
BranIy
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-23
C0RPSES PILED HIGH MARCHED INTO TRAP
Streets in Suburbs of Harbn Mexican Federal Troops Now
Blocked by Plaque Victims. ed Down by InsIrrectos.
LAST WEEK 1900 DEATHS MORE THAN HALF KILLED
Owing Place Two Hundred Entered
Will Isolated Forty Known Survivors.
ASIATIC PROVINCES MENACED FIGHTING LASTED TWO DAYS
Commander
SendEx to He
the Awaits RenforcementA =
Mexican Federal Troops Now
ed Down by Insurrectos.
MORE THAN HALF KILLED
Two Hundred Entered Pass; Only
Forty Known Survivors.
FIGHTING LASTED TWO DAYS
Commander Of Federal Forces Re-
tired to Foothills, Where He
Awaits ReinforcementA.

PRES1DIO. Tex. January q. via
Maria, Tex. January 2a-More than 100
soldiers were killed in a three-day hat
tie between the Mexican federal troops
and insurrectos in the mountains between
oJinaga and Cuchillio Parade.
The government troops were caught in
a trap and were literally moved down by
the storm Of bullets which swept their
ranks from three directions The In
surrectos occupied the cliffs and noun
tains and the soldiers were in the road
with only one way of escaping and that
blocked.
Only Forty Escaped
OF the 300 men who went into the pass
only forty escaped so far as known.
They Joined the column under Col. Do
rantee.
The revolutionists' loss is said to have
been slight. only nve men having been
killed, according to their reports.
The fighting started January IL. when
small band OF insurrectos was routed
at Coyama. A column of 2O0 soldiers
pursued the fleeing insurrectos and ran
into the trap set for them.
Marched Into the Trap.
The road winds through a narrow can
yon. forming a ''cul de sac,'' into which
the government troops marched. When
all were in the pass the insurrectos swept
down the mountainside In the road be-
hind them and the firing began. II Is be-
lieved that about 30 insurrectos were
engaged. They lay behind rocks and
poured a steady fire into the government
troops
A detachment Of insurrectos was seen
after the fight with thirty-two captured
Mauser rifles.
The battle lasted all day January IL.
January IS Col. Dorantes advanced from
Ojinaga with reinforcements. He circled
about. avoiding the deadly pass and en-
tered the mountains from the west. He
discovered the insurrectos and q conSin-
uous fight for two days followed.
Retired Into Foothills.
Dorantes then retired into the foothills
and is now awaiting reinforcementS.
Last night another column OF 100 soi-
diers left Ojinaga for the relief of Doran-
tes. Several wounded insurrectos and .
number of wounded soldiers have been
taken TO San Juan. The insurrectos had
cared for the wounded soldiers, treating
them with the same consideration shown
their own men. There are about 40
soldiers and armed citizens Of the govern
ment forces near OJinaga, and the in
surrectos have about the same number
In the district.
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OMNIBUS BILL DEAD.
Committee Decides to Abandon Eff.
forts to Pass Measure.

The omnibus claims bill. carrying about
s3,OUOOOo, is dead. President Taft recent.
~ called Representative Prince Of Illinois.
chairman Of the House committee on
claims. to the White House and urged
him 10 press this bill for passage at this
session 4 special subcommittee was i'm
mediately put TO work on the measure,
and Mr.. Prince promised to do his best.
But today the committee decided that 1t
would be waste OF time to attempt to
get the measure through. Consequently
nothing further will be done with it.
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PAY CHECKS
HELD UP IN future

From twelve to fifteen days delay In
paying the school teachers OF this city
will occur on this months pay roll, the de-
lay being called unavoidable by Secretary
Harry o. Hine OF the board Of education
Teachers will therefore receive their jan
uary checks some time between February
IL and February Is, instead OF Febru-
airy /.
The reason for the delay lies with the
change in methods made necessary by the
decision of the controller Of the Treasury
that no pay rolls may be certified until
all absences. substitutes and temporary
teachers can be entered on the roll with
their actual days Of service accounted
for 1t Is now impossible for the school
pay rolls TO be made up until the last day
OF the month.
CID System Il Upset.
Under the old practice Of the board OF
education tho paJ rolls were started De-
tween the middle cf the month ana the
last day Of tho soat:. COR which checks
were TO he made. rho rolls were sent to
tho District building 10 hc audited sew
e.ai days III advance Of tho issuance OF
checks. - that teachers could receive
their salaries promptly. When the oon-
troller decided that there was nothing in
the law whiet. allowed the pay rolls to be
certified a. containing ''tcaehets present
IL those same teachers had hseti absent
even half q day. it became necessary 20
iloid UP the preparation OF tho fay rolls
urtij tbs very i:nt minute: and the re-
suits will be seen In delayed payments on
the January roll.
Not only will the January checks be
twelve or fifteen days late, but the out
look at the Franklin building Indicates
that every succeeding pay roll will be
late, unless Congress changes the new
10 the forty-fouy- -year-oid custom.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-23
Streets in Suburbs of Harbin
Blocked by Plague Victims.
LAST WEEK 1900 DEATHS
Owing to Russian Pressure Place
Will Be Isolated.
AsIATIC PROVINCES MENACED
Chinese Government Invites Foreign
Powers to Send Experts to Cope
With the Situation.

HARDIN. Manchuria, January @.-
Corpses are piled high in the streets OF
Fudziadian, a suburb of Harbin. and In
the yards adjoining the homes Last
week there were 1900 deaths there from
the plague.
A Russian physician who has just com
pleted an inspection Of Fudziadian dis
covered three plague sources In the neigh
borhood OF which 1900 persons reside.
Fudziadian to Be Isolated.
Fudziadian is to be isolated as the first
systematic step toward exterminating the
plague that has grown more threatening
every day.
This was decided upon at Q conference
participated in by the taotai the head
of the local Chinese government, and
English and Chinese physicians. The
movement is due to pressure brought by
the Russian government, which realizes
the seriousness Of the situation.
The pneumonia type Of the plague pro-
dominates.
vLADIVOSTOk, Russia, January D.
A Russian soldier who had served at
Harbin died Of the bubonic pleague today
at Pogranitchnaia, q village short dis
tance from this city.
Menace to Asiatic Russia.
ST. PETERSBURG, January 3.-Dr.
Zabolotny, who has just returned from a
tour Of inspection in the far east. states
that Blagovieshtchensk, the capital OF
Amur province in Asiatic Russia; Tchita.
capital Of Transbaikalia, Siberia: Irkutsk,
capital Of the government of Irkutsk, and
the maritime provinces are menaced by
the plague.
The doctor says that European Russia
is in no immediate danger.
Foreign Experts Invited.
PEkING, China, January 23.-The gov
ernment is sending a note to the Chinese
ministers abroad instructing them to in
vite the governments to which they are
accredited to send experts to the affected
districts to study the pneumonia plague
and means for it's determination. The
government offers to bear the expenses
Of the crusade.
LONDON, January 23.-A special dis
patch from Peking says that because OF
the spread of the plague the diplomatic
body has closed the legation quarter. The
Chinese officials, 1t Is expected. will close
the European quarter tomorrow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-01-23
Dwells on Helplessness.

We arc more helpless today on the Pa
cifc coast than was Russia at the out
set % the war with Japan said Mr.
Humphrey. Mr.. Humphrey saw no rea-
son To anticipate war bur said that the
best assurance that there would he no
war with Japan would be to place the
hatttcshp fleet ON the Pacific ocean and
keep il there.
fne poverty Of Japan. lie said. was no
reason why tnat nation would not go to
war NJ the occasion arose. History indi-
Gates. ie said. that the rich nations are
SOW 10 20 into conflict. and that the
Iror nations are the quickest TO act.
comparing the preparedness for war of
tle two nations. Mr.. Humphrey said that
Japan has six hundred vessels. while the
United States has six on the Pacific
available for transports and We could
AIRY one time only lo.6SD troops, while
Japan was carrying fully 21o.OW; that
Japan has fifty war vessels under CON
strUction. while we have none on the
Pacific. that Japan has 10000 seamen
under training, while We have less than
l.O0: that Japan could put 2OO.1oU troops
in the Philippines and lO.0tU III the Ha-
waiian Islands within thirty days while
We could not put 5000 troops in the
Philippines il less than years time
Could Seize American Cities.
Japans navy could skirt the Alashan
coast, using any one of a number OF
unfortiiied harbors as naval bases. and be
within forty-eight hours Of Portland
Greg. and could seize American cities on
the Pacific coast and have. still thirty
days for preparation 10 meet the Ameri-
can battles.Iip fleet il il should start
from it's Atlantic base the day of the
declaration of war.
1T is absurd to advocate a tariff dis
elimination downward OF u per cent.
said Mr.. Humphrey, for the benefit of
American shipping.
could be developed only BY direct aid of
subsidies are being paid to the farmer
subsidy in the world is that paid TO the
that IL costs the government to carry
to the merchant marine. would make il
the greatest on the seas.
Mr. Kirby declared that the manufac-
united in the demand for the legislation
advocated by this convention.
1T is really astonishing" lie said,
powerful maritime nations % earth.
should he deprived Of lis ira ishts on
tho seas. especiall! when 1t clearly
within its powers and privilct assert
those rights. Naturally. the question
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the public interest has been baff1ed anu
defeated This is evidenced by the long
struggle To secure laws. but partially ef-
fectiye for tire control of railway rates
and services the revision Of the tariff
in the interes, of the producer and con-
sumer statutes dealing with trusts and
combinations. based on sound economic
principles as applied 10 modern indus
trial and commercial conditions; wise.
comprehensive and impartial reconstruc-
tion OF the banking and monetary laws:
the conservation Of coal. oil. gas, tim
ber. water powers and other natural re
sources belonging to the peoples and for
the enactment of all legislation solely for
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Fundamentals Advocated.

Just in proportion as popular govern
ment has in certain states superseded
the delegate convention system, and the
people have assumed control of the ma
chinery of government. has government
become responsive to the popular VIII
and progressive legislation been secured
..The Progressive Republican League
believes that popular government is
fundamental 10 all other questions. To
this end IL advocates:
''The election of United States senators
by direct vote Of the people.
..Direct primaries for the nomination Of
all elective officials.
THE direct election OF delegates to ma
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WEATHER

Fair tonight temperature about
20 degrees. Tuesday fair and
slightly warmer.
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In Washington about every one
who reads at all reads The Star.
Largest circulation-daily and
Sunday.
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