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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-21
WARS ALARM HEARD
BugIe Blast Rings Out Near the
White House.
SOCIALIST GIVES WARNING
Withdraw the Troops From Mexi.
can Border Is His Clarion
Demand.

The blast of bugle rang loud and clear
in the executive offices Of the White
House this morning. The assembled
war" correspondents rushed pell NELL to
view what they were sure was jaunty
regiment Of soldiers marching to the
war" Instead they saw a peaceable-
looking citizen. with mild-looking whis-
kers adjoining his face, driving down Ex-
ecutive avenue a one-horse wagon with
his left hand, while with his right he held
a bright-looking bugle, on which he blew
the recall. That wasn't all. There was
an old box in the middle of the wagon
and it was covered with placards Of diff
ferent sorts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-21
Was Trying to Find Name.

ION his third visit he entered the vesti-
bule. and was leaning over to try to ind
the name he was looking for when sud-
denly a man rushed in from the street
and began to assault him. He defended
himself and got out into the street, when
a second man. with stick, struck him.
Then he tried to escape. when both he
and the first one Of his assailants were
taken to the station house by a police
man who met them. From the time DR..
Washington left the hotel until the time
of the assault he spoke to nobody, neither
man nor woman.
THE trustees Of the Tuskegee Institute
have absolute confidence in DR.. Wash
ington, and they will give to him what
ever support and aid he needs
The foregoing statement of Dr. Low
was read to District Attorney Whitman
before it was made public.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-21
ROBBERY ON WARsHIP.
Cash Amounting to $525 Missing
From Cruiser Colorado.

appearance Of $525 from the post office OF
the armored cruiser Colorado, now at the
Puget sound navy yard. has been re-
ported.
A thorough search Of the ship was
made. but no trace OF the missing money
was found. Capt. w. A. Gill has ap-
pointed a board to investigate the loss.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-21
USING s0FT.NOSE BULLETS.
Both Sides in Mexico Said to Be
Violating War Rules.

Ell P.ASO, Tex, March 21.-Soft-nose
bullets, forbidden by the rules of war,
are being used by both sides in the
Mexican campaign. Col. Cuellar. who
commanded the Mexican troops at the
battle of Casas Grandes. .ports official
ly that nearly all Of the wounded men
received their injuries from soft-nosed
bullets. The report also comes from
Aqua Prieta that almost every federal
soldier wounded there was shot with a
soft-nosed bullet.
The Herald correspondent wires from
Hermosillo. Sonora, that he saw the
federals march out from there Satur-
day with their belts full of soft loSed
bullets He says there were no hos
pital appliances and no doctors with
the federa1s.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-21
BREAKS ALL RECORDS.
South Bethlehem Musician Plays
Piano for 80 Hours Is Minutes.

SOUTH BETHLEHEM, Pa, March 2l.-
Playing for thirty hours and fifteen min
utes. Lewis Thorpe. secretary Of c. NJ.
Schwab's Bethlehem Steel Company Band
and a player in the same organisation,
broke all records for continuous piano
playing when he finished here yesterday
without showing any signs of the strain.
He was fed and given stimulants while
he played by members Of the Washing
ton Republican Club. in whose quarters
the record was established.
His record is without equal. the nearest
to it being Waterbury's record of twenty
eight hours and thirteen minutes. Thorpe
went after the record Saturday night with
out any reward in sight other than tie
fame it might bring him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-21
NEW CHURCH DEDICATION.
Rev. Diomede Talconio to Officiate
ct Clarendon, Va, Ceremony.

The dedication services Of st. Charle9
Church, at Clarendon, Va. will be held
next Sunday morning at IL o'clock. The
Most Rev. Diomede F'alconio, the papal
delegate. will ofnciate.
Rev. r. p. LAckey is the pastor OF st.
Charles Church. which was COM
menced last fall, and in which the first
mass was said q month ago. Since
then the pews have been put In and
other finishing touches given to the
structure. A large congregation Is ex.
pected at the dedication.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-21
BASTON CHILD IN COURT
ON HABEAS CORPUS WRIT
Relatives Contend for Pos
session of Infant Whose
Father Goes to Prison.

Hearing was in progress late this after
noon before Justice Anderson Of the
District Supreme Court on a writ OF
habeas corpus for the possession Of Cath
crime B. Baston. the two-year-old daugf,.
ter Of Charles G. Baston, the former Do.
liceman, sentenced by Justice Wright te
life imprisonment for the killing Of his
wife last October.
Antoinette C. Schumacher, mother of tine
former policeman. and an attempt is
being made by the wife's sister, Mrs
Charles Strisnidz, and her husband, who
have cared for the child since the homi.
eide until few days ago. to regain its
custody. They are represented by At
torneys Frederick A. Fenning and B. W.
Parker.
Files Answer to Writ.
The grandmother answered the writ to-
day through Attorney Wilton ]. Lambert.
Mrs. Schumacher says that she Is the
paternal grandmother OF the infant; that
she is by profession a trained nurse a.
well as a seamstress, and has comfort
able home, with. ample means to support
the child. She contends that under the
law the father, having appealed his case,
is without any question under the code
entitled to direct as to the custody of
his child, and that she is the nearest liv-
ing relative in the District Of Columbia
The grandmother also claims that by
reason of the attention which she can
give the babe from her professional ex-
perience in nursing. and the surroundings
Of her home. 1t would be greatly to its
benefit to be with her. She says the
neighborhood where the petitioner, Mrs
Streignitz, lives. being between the canal
and the river, on 3Oth street, is very in
furious to the health Of the child, and Is
a locality where 1t would not be beneficial
for an infant to be reared.
Benefit Of Country Air.
She further states that her two daugh-
tiers. who are aunts Of the child, live near
the District line, on comfortable farms,
where she proposes to give the child the
benefit OF the country air during the sum-
mer. Mrs. Schumacher asked that the
petition be dismissed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-21
TALK OF WAR ABSURD,
SAYS BARON UCH|OA
Ambassador Chagrined at
Sensational Stories Which
Have Appeared in Paris.

| In an interview with a correspondent OF
the New York American, Baron Uchida,
the japanese ambassador at Washington,
again denounces as preposterous the talk
of war between Japan and the United
States.
ut Is nonsense and unjust to the Jap
anese government to attribute such acts
as are intimated in press dispatches,
said the ambassador.
IF you investigate the history of jap
anese immigration to the Hawaiian Is
lands you will find that it began about
twenty-five years ago. The old royal
government needed Japanese labor to
work the sugar plantations and asked
Japan to furnish it. There was some
hesitancy at first, but finally the request
was complied with. and immigration con-
tinued to the islands from my country
for a number of years.
1T has practically stopped now. as it
has to all American possessions. and. in
fact, to every foreign power.
Japanese Wanted at Home.
"Our government wants our people at
home. We have our own internal prob
lens to solve, we have Korea and Man
churla TO attend TO.
THE deep thinking Americans certainly
attribute no Interior motive to the pres
ence Of Japanese in the Hawaiian Islands.
the Philippines or any other land under
the American flag. The recent treaty has
brought the two countries even closer
together than before.
Il and other Japanese in this country
are deeply chagrined and grieved to see
this war agitation.
with respect to Mexico, can only re-
peat what l have said before. There is
no league between that country and ia
pan in existence or in contemplation that
could possibly be Interpreted as antago-
nistic to America In fact, there is no
compact between the two countries that
the world does not know OF.
II have denied such intimations and In
situations so often recently, and SO, I
understand. has the Mexican ambassador.
that it is time our words should have the
effect Of killing such rumors I repeat
again, that the present troubles IN Mexico
have absolutely no connection, directly
or indirectly, with Japan.
Regrets Talk Of War.
Il have no comment to make on recent
expert opinions of European army and
naval experts with reference to japan
and America, except to say they have
been made at a great distance from the
powers which they vitality concern. I re-
greet that these gentlemen have expressed
such opinions, particularly for publica-
ton.
There can be no serious misunder-
standing between my country and the
United States. Aside from trade rela-
tons, the traditional friendship between
the two countries is too great and too
strong for the severing of present rela-
tons.
Nearly 35 per cent of Japan's export
trade is with the United States. 1t would
be manifestly absurd to destroy this or
even hamper it. Japan and America are
friends of many years standing and 1t is
necessary that this friendship continue.
The two governments. think, completely
understand each other.
1.-THE whole agitation is preposterous.
Il is nonsensical The thinking people of
America, / am sure, characterize it as
SUCH
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-21
Boston Capitalist Dead.

BOSTON. March 21.-Nathaniel Thayer.
the capitalist, died at his home in this
city today. Mr.. Thayer was a director
Of the United States Steel Corporation,
the New York, New Haven and Hart
ford railroad. American Telephone and
Telegraph Company and many other eon-
panies.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-21

Two Of three valuable diamonds that
are alleged to have been obtained
by false pretenses from the jeweiry store
Of Calf & Brother. 11O7 Pennsylvania
avenue northwest. the latter part Of last
October. by Hume H. West, who posed
as Lieut.. Commander Henry Knowlson
were recovered in Baltimore yesterday
and brought here to be used as evidence
against the prisoner.
Back of the recovery of the gems is q
story of transactions in diamonds be
tween prisoners in the Baltimore city
Jail. When prisoner in the Baltimore
jail before his transfer to the local jail
West told Detectives Pratt and Hewlett
he disposed Of the valuable stones to Ed.
ward H. Berman. a fellow-prisoner in
the Baltimore Jail, and Berman under
the very noses Of the prison officials sent
the diamonds out and had them set IL
rings. The story of dealings in the
and it was not until they recovered the
diamonds that they fully believed it.
Pawned From the Jail.
West made the statements. which made
the recovery OF the diamonds possible, to
the local detectives a few days ago. He
startled the sleuths first by declaring that
although he was searched when arrested.
he then had two Gait diamonds in his
pockets. Berman. q fellow-prisoner In
the Baltimore prison. befriended West it
was explained. by advancing money. and
West suggested transfer of the diamond
as a means Of paying the debt.
After West had made this statement
Detective Hewlett and the manager of the
local jewelry firm went to Baltimore and
visited Berman in the jail. Berman was
found to have diamond ring in his pos
session. and had pawn ticket Tor an
other diamond ring. He admitted, the
detectives say, the rings contained the
diamonds he purchased from West and
no time was lost in getting possession of
the stones.
1t was stated in Baltimore yesterday
that Eugene O'Dunne, former states at
torney in that city. will appear for West.
when he is put on trial In this city for
having obtained the 5000 worth OF bonds
from the firm of Crane, Paris & Co.. by
representing himself as a naval officer
and giving worthless checks on the
Powell Trust Company of Newport News,
Va, for them.
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Is QUICKLY SUBSCRIBED.
Turkish Loan of $3l, 500, 900 Taken
Up in Berlin,

BERLIN. March 21.-Subscriptions for
the Turkish loan of 100000 Turkish
approximately $31. 500. OOO were opened
today and closed Immediately, having
been heavily oversubscribed.
The loan was taken by syndicate of
German and Austrian banks. including
the Rothschilds. at the head of which is
the Deutsche Bank. he price is 81. with
interest at per cent. and the custom
revenues at Constantinople are pledged
as security.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-21

tary OF state had a brief conference
with the President. Secretary Knox II
out of the city.
In the afternoon the President re-
ceived a number of officers of the
French navy. They are assigned to
vessels now visiting Annapolis and
were introduced to the President by the
French ambassador, Mr.. Jusserand.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-21

william Thomas Hubbard, sixty-seven
yeas old. died Sunday night at CAM
bridge. ND. Of paralysis and Bright's dis
ease after two years illness.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-21
LEGAL TANGLE ARISES
IN cox PERJURY CASE
Motions in Several Courts and APP
plicatioAs for Injunctions Delay
the Proceedings.

CINCINNATI, March 21.-Unexpected
legal complications developed today in
the George B. Cox perjury case. as the
result of Judge Germans effort y6ster-
day to get Cox to plead to the charge.
so that the case could be set for trial.
Attorneys for Cox made efforts in both
the circuit court and the common pleas
court to stay the proceedings by motions
to quash the indictments. by efforts to
have the circuit court enjoin Judge Cor
man from proceeding with the case and
by mandamus to compel Judge Charles
T. Hunt to take up and hear evidence
on the affidavit fled by Cox, who seeks
to swear Judge German from the bench
on the ground of prejudice.
Court Asked to Delay Hearing.
Assistant Prosecutor Avery asked Judge
German to halt all action until he could
prepare an entry to strike from the file
the affidavit of Cox charging prejudice.
Because of 1ndisposition of Attorney
Darby of Cox's counsel. Judge German
deferred ruling on Mr.. Avery's motion
till tomorrow morning. it being expected
that by that time Judge Hunt will have
made his entry on his ruling OF yester-
day that he could not take up the preju-
dice affidavit.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-21

1t Is understood that the Turkish loan
is TO be used chiefly for the development
of the army and navy. Germany secured
the contract after negotiations with Great
Britain and France had failed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-21
Question of Procedure.

The question involved was one OF pro.
cedure in the Supreme Court OF the Dis
trict. touching the right OF the appellant
to modify the decree Of the court in a
will case by citing the omitted parties.
The Court Of Appeals held that IL did not
feel at liberty to entertain a motion tor
leave to file an additional bond.
The United States Supreme Court in
reversing this action said:
I'VE generally are slow to overrule the
decisions Of a court outside OF the HER
archy of the court of the United States
upon matters OF local practice. but. as
the Court of Appeals unwillingiy yielded
a consideration OF the merits to what in
the circumstances was little more than
form, we feel less hesitation than other
wise We might in acting upon our opin-
ion that il took too strict view OF its
own power
The attorneys for Mrs. Leesnitzer are ].
j. Darlington and J. Nota McGill.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-21
PREMIER STOLyP|N0UT,
KOKOVSOFF IN PLACE
Change in Russian Cabinet,
With Probably the Resigna-
ton of Council.

ST PETERSBURG. March 21.-P. A
Stolypin, premier and minister Of the in.
| terror. resigned yesterday. and his resig-
nation was promptly accepted by EN-
peror Nicholas. v. N. kokovsoff. min
lister Of finance in the Stolypin cabinet
after a conference today with the car,
accepted the premiership. NJ. Makaroff.
assistant to the minister Of the interior, 1t
is stated. will receive the responsible post
Of minister Of the interior. NJ. Kokovsoff
desires to retain. as far as possible, his
present colleagues.
Other Changes Possible.
1t is possible. however, that two or
three of the ministers will retire Among
the candidates mentioned for the port
folio of minister of foreign affairs. now
held by NJ. Sazonoff, is former Premier
Goremykin. Recently the vice minister
of foreign affairs. NJ. Neratoff. was ap-
pointed acting minister during the ILL
ness of Sazonoff. and this appointment
has already been gazetted.
Premier Stolypin presented his resgna-
ton personally to the emperor His ac-
ton was due to the rejection by the coun-
Gil of the empire OF the zemstvo bill for
self-government in the nine western
provinces. The premier decided to make
the crisis a personal issue. and the quick
ness OF the emperors answer was &C.
cepted in certain quarters as substantial
ing the report current recently that the
emperor had abandoned the premier to
his fate by telling the conservatives in
the council of the empire, through NJ.
Trepoff, to vote according to their con-
sciences"
Recommended by Stolypin.
But It was learned later that the selec-
ton Of NJ. Kokovson was made on NJ.
Stolypin's recommendation after his maj
esty had exhausted all means to persuade
the latter to retain his post. The reac-
tionary groups which plotted Stolypin's
fall thus get small satisfaction.
The resignation OF the premier came as
a surprise to the emperor, who did not
wish to hear OF. II, but N. Stolypin de-
clared his intention to withdraw from
public life.
Kokovsoff's reputation as careful
statesman Is so solid that the bcurse re-
acted fayorably on rumors OF hts appoint
ment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-21

J. r. Kelley. eighty-three years old, a
Confederate veteran, died Sunday at his
home near Cypress Chapel, Va.
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EMMA AND ANN ROBEY
TO BE BURIED TOGETHER
Three Deaths, Result Of Pneumonia,
in Same Family Within
Ten Days.

Double funeral services for Emma
and Ann r. Robey, sisters, who died
within a few days OF each other OF
pneumonia, at the family residence
$50 9Th street southeast. were held al
$3.50 o'clock this afternoon at their
late home. Rev. Samuel Griffin, pastor
Of the NJ. e. Church at Anacostia,
officiating.
The deaths OF the two sisters have
an additional pathetic feature in the
unusual incident that March IL last
another sister, Mrs. Charlotte Lear,
wife OF Thomas B. Lear. an employee of
the navy yard, died of ineumonia in
the same home. three sisters being
claimed by death within the ten days.
Sisters Illness Delays Funeral.
Funeral services for Emma Robey,
who died a week after her sister. Mrs.
Lear, had been arranged for the morn
ing Of March II. but before the hour
set had arrived her sister Ann be-
came SO desperately ill with the dread
disease that the funeral was deferred
Ann died yesterday morning.
Mrs. Lear was first taken i'll of erippe.
which developed into pneumonia. Follow
ing their sister to her grave, on a wet
and cold day, the two sisters contracted
colds which later also developed into
pneumonia, with fatal sequence
Miss Ann r. Robey was fifty-nine years
Of age, and her sister Emma was fifty-
seven. Both were well known in South
east Washington, where they had re-.
sided nearly all their lives They were
the daughters of James w. and Mary E.
Robey. who were residents Of this city
many years before the civil war. Both
parents died within a few days Of each
other shortly after the close Of the war.
Suffers Under Triple Adliction.
Mr.. Lear is Frustrated with grief
from the triple affliction, which has left
him, with the exception OF the COM
pany OF six nephews, practically alone
Since his marriage to Charlotte Robey,
about thirty years ago. the two de-
ceased maiden sisters had made their
home at his residence.
Since the death OF the mother Miss
Emma Robey had conducted for many
years produce stand in the Center
market and is remembered by many
patrons OF that market.
Tho pallbearers were the six neph-
ews Of the sisters. Harry Perkins, RAN
dolph Perkins, Edward Smith, John
Smith, Charles Smith and William
Coxen. all Of this city.
The three interments were made in
Congressional cemetery, where the
three bodies now lie side by side.
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DECISION IS REVERSED
IN TAYLOR WILL CASE
Ordered Back by United States
Supreme Court to District
Court of Appeals.

The Supreme Court OF the United States
has reversed the decision Of the Court
Of Appeals Of the District of Columbia I'm
the case Of Margaret E. Taylor against
Mary ]. Leesnitzer. Elizabeth E. Padgett
and Franklin c. Padgett.
Mary ]. Leesnitzer. a half sister OF
Thomas Taylor. claimed property in
South Washington acquired by Mr.. Tay-
lor after he had executed his will, which
purported to leave all his estate to his
widow. Mrs. Margaret E. Taylor An
other half sister. Mrs. Elizabeth T.
Padgett, was made co-defendant with
Mrs. Taylor in the suit brought by Mrs
Leesnitzer i'm her effort to obtain the
property. The Supreme Court Of the
District upheld Mrs. Leesnitzer in her
suit. The Court of Appeals Of the Dis
trict. after hearing argument In the case.
dismissed the appeal taken by Mrs. Tay-
lor, on the ground that Mrs. Padgett had
not been made q party to the proceed
ings. The case will now go back TO the
Court OF Appeals for decision on Its
merits
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-21
ON MURDER CHARGE
Woman Held for Causing
Death of Husband.

CHICAGO, ILL.,, March 21-Mrs.
Charles Schenk, who confessed she
shot her husband Saturday morning
after a night of revelry, has been or
dered held on a charge of murder by
a coroner's jury.
The discovery Of the second bullet
in a register on the second floor put
an entirely new phase to the shoot
ing. according to the police.
They believe that Mrs. Schenk
quarreled with her husband and shot
at him while he was standing in the
doorway Of her bedroom on the Sec
ond floor: that he fed down stairs.
and she leaned over the stair rail and
fired the shot that ended his life.
Accused Woman's Testimony.
While giving her testimony today
Mrs. Schenk was overcome. She fell.
striking her head against desk. She
| suffered q painful cut over the eye.
She related the incidents OF the party.
which. she said. was in celebration of
the fourteenth wedding anniversary
Of Chick" Fraser. former National
League base ball player.
She said she had been put to bed by
other women of the party, but was
awakened later by Schenk calling her
from down stairs. She got a revolver.
fearing burglars, and hurried to the
| top of the stairs. The she said she
could see her husband STOPPING on the
stairs. She admitted the revolver was
discharged. but said she did not know
| Of firing the shot and had no knowl-
edge Of the events Immediately after.
Paul Cebek, Schenk's hostler. de-
clared he heard two shots fired about a
minute apart.
Chick" Fraser testified that he and
his wife and five other couples began
a night Of gayety At q church euchre
party.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-21
Events Following Church Party.

After the church party, at which we
had no drinks, we went to Park Ridge
to a hotel. where some members OF
the party and myself have been living,
said the former pitcher. 81 got a quart
Of whisky to celebrate. Then we got
. quart Of champagne and a quart Of
sour wine for the ladies. Drinks were
served to all. but 1 did not see Mrs.
Schenk drink anything.
Then we went to Schenk's home.
There we had more whisky and wine,
and finally moved the furniture out Of
the dining room and danced During
the dance. Mrs. Schenk got dizzy and
she was put to bed. Every one was
happy"