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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-20
COOLING FROST NEWS
FROM NORTHWEST
Weather Bureau Takes Cour'
age and Gives Promise of
General Relief.

Frosts this morning were reported by
the weather bureau, but they were not in
the vicinity of Washington. The pleas
ing news came from Wyoming and Colo
RADIO, but in the same batch of official
advices by wire came information which
warranted the bureau in promising relief
from the hot wave throughout the coun-
try east Of the Mississippi.
Begins in Lake Region.
1t will come tonight In the lake region
and the Ohio and Mississippi valleys and
on Sunday afternoon and night in the
middle Atlantic states, the interior south
Atlantic and east gulf states. Eastern
New England. however was promised
warmer weather
The extreme heat will be dispelled by
unsettled weather, with showers and local
thunderstorms, during the next thlrty-six
hours in the far eastern part Of the
country. This kind of weather was bein e
experienced along the great lakes and
the Mississippi and Missouri valleys to-
day and the depression causing it was
moving eastward toward the Atlantic
coast
Temperature in Washington.
The temperature at the weather bu-
reaus kiosk, Pennsylvania avenue be-
tween 18th and 14th streets, was regis
tered today as follows: am. e de-
grees; am. rs; 10 am, so: IL am, 81 ;
noon. 90; l pm, 81; pm, 1O1.
At Affleck's, 10th and streets, the
record was as follows: am. SO degrees
am, 81: 10 am, ST: IL am, 91.; noon
9o12; pm, 961a: 2 pm. 9S.
Thunder showers are predicted for
Washington this evening Or tomorrow.
Record of Heat Prostrat tions.
Mrs NJ. c. Sanford of 113O AZ street
suffered from the heat and an attack of
vertigo this morning while at 9th and g
street northwest She soon recovered and
was able to go home
Harvey D. Stewart. residing at the Y
NJ. c. A, and employed at the weather
bureau. suffered from heat prostraion
about noon today while at Union station
He was able to leave the station after
DR.. Bowling had given him treatment.
An unidentified man was overcome by
the heat about noon while at Pennsyl-
vania avenue and 18th street northwest
He was unconscious when taken to the
Emergency Hospital. 1t was said at the
hospital this afternoon that his condition
was much improved, and that he will
probably recover.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-20
OPPOSES WOMAN USHERS.
Chicago Alderman Believes They
Are Menace to Theater Patrons.

CHICAGO. May 2o.-Alderman Fred
erick Britten believes woman ushers in
Chicago theaters are a menace to the
theater-going public and urges the pass
ing OF an ordinance to compel the gen.
eral installation OF men.
In giving his reasons to the council
committee on buildings yesterday. he
said.
Take ten or twelve good-looking ushers
between twenty and twenty-three years
old. Would you want any better
material for starting a panic? At the
first scare they would scream, and before
the scream had died away they would
be rushing to the exits, climbing over
seats or over anybody that happened to
get In their way.
Their fright would be all that would
be necessary to start every one In the
audience fighting to get out of the thea
ter"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-20
IMPERIAL VISITORS DEPART.
Emperor Williams Party Leaves
London for German Capital.

LONDON, May 3o.-Emperor William.
Empress xAuguste and Princess Victoria
Louise left London today to rejoin the
German imperial yacht Hohenzollern al
Sheerness, from which port they will de-
part for home tomorrow, after an appar-
emily heartily enjoyed visit to the British
capital.
The imperial visitors spent the week
here more like tourists than members Of
royalty, having devoted all their spare
time to sightseeing at the picture gal
leries and museums and at naval and
military tournaments. While out driving
or walking they conducted themselves
with a remarkable absence OF formality.
King George and Queen Mary. together
with other members of royal families in
London, bade farewell to the imperial
family at the railroad station, In the pre-
cincts of which big crowds gave the EN-
peror and empress hearty send-off.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-20
AGAINST CONSULAR TRIALS.
Turkey Demands Treaty Change il
Return for Railway Concession.

CONSTANTINOPLE.M May 2O.-One of
the principal conditions required by
the porte in return for the concession
for an extensive railway system in
Asiatic Turkey to an American syndi-
cate headed by Rear Admiral Chester
is a renunciation of the American
treaty rights of trial by American con-
sular courts.
The other powers long ago abandoned
this practice, merely supervising trials
in Turkish courts.
by the porte to discuss the modifica-
tion of the treaty.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-20
FIGHTING IN MOROCCO.
Tribesmen Repulsed by the French
After Desperate Battle.

FI. KNITRA, Morocco, Friday. May
1a.-Beni Hassen tribesmen today attack
ed the French camp here, but were re-
pulsed after a desperate engagement A
French colonial captain was killed.
PARIS, May 2O.-F>urther official ad-
vices received at the ministry or war
today regarding the battle Of May 16 be-
tween Moroccan tribesmen and French
detachment at Debdou, to the east of Fee
and about forty miles from the Alge ian
frontier, report the killing Of one French
officer and twenty-seven men, and the
wounding of one officer and six privates.
The tribesmen who attacked the French
force during a fog were repulsed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-20
NAIL PIERCES SKULL.
Small Boy Dying From Injuries Ac-
cidentally Inflicted.

TONAWANDA. n. Y, May 2O.-William
Juhle. three years old. is dying in a
hospital here as the result of an acci-
dental blow from a clapboard in the
hands Of his father. The father was
tearing down a shed at the rear of his
home, when one of the boards slipped
from his hands and fell upon the head of
his little son, who was playing nearby.
nail in the board pierced the childs
skull
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-20
SAVINGS BANK CLOSED.
Statement of Concern Shows Assets
$1oO,994, Cash on Hand, ST, ,265.

NEW YORK. May 2O.-The Knicker-
booker Saving and Loan Company Of Ss
Park row closed it's doors this morning.
following an examination made by Su-
perintendent of Banks o. H. Cheney yes
terday.
Supt. Cheney would throw no light upon
the failure, which Is small one, other
than to say that this action was neces-
sary because of discoveries made yester-
day during the course of the regular ex-
animation conducted by the banking de-
partment."
The last financial statement of the COM
pany showed assets Of $190.S4 with cash
on hand of $5,265.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-20
BERLIN DOGS GO UNMUZZLED.
"Alas! If Only Human Beings We're
Only So Lucky" Carries One.
ram to The Star

Special Oablegram to The Star.
BERLIN, May 2O.-"Alas. If human
beings were only so lucky!" was the
legend emblazoned on a streamer wound
round the neck of giant bulldog which
proudly wended his way along Inter den
Linden recently, in palpable enjoyment
of his first hours freedom under the
unmuzzling ordinance of the Berlin police
president. Herr Won Jagow.
When the new regulation went into eff
feet 10000 Berlin dogs, for the first time
in their lives, enjoyed the sweets OF un-
shackled Jaws. Hundreds OF pets, in cele-
bration of the police presidents ''emanci-
patton proclamation, were Saily decorat-
ed with multi-colored wreaths and gar
lands and toddled along in seemingly con-
scious pride over theeir release from
semi-captvity.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-20
CHILE ORDERS WARSHIPS.
Two Dreadnoughts to Be Constructed
hY English Contractors.

LONDON. May 20.-The English ten
ders for the construction of two Chill
can dreadnoughts have been accepted,
according to the London Evening
News. which says today that definite
orders for two battleships of $4,000
tons will shortly be placed here.
One OF the English tenders is said to
have been s1.000.000 below the next
lowest bids. The ships are to be
Libertad and the Construction. and
will be armed with twelve new 1876
inch guns.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-20
FOREST FIRES IN JAPAN.
Villages Destroyed by Line Of
Flames Sixty Miles Long.

TOXIC. May 2O.-Forest fires In Hok-
kaido, the northernmost of the islands
of japan. are devastating a vast terri
tory Of the land. A number of villages
already have been destroyed. The troops
have been called out and every available
man is fighting the flames. The fire line
Is almost sixty miles in length.
It is impossible this afternoon to esti-
mate the number of fatalities or the
amount of damage resulting from the
conf1agraton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-20
WILSON REACHES SEATTLE.
New Jersey Governor Greeted by En-.
tertainmeut Committees.

SEATTLE, Wash. May 2o.-Gov. Wood
row Wilson of New Jersey. upon his ar
rival from Portland today, was greeted
by Gov. Marion E Hay and by commit
tees from the four organizations which
Will entertain him during his stay In
Seattle.
Gov. Wilson lunched with the college
men of the city. and this evening ne will
make an address at a dinner to be given
him by the democratic state central COM
mittee.
Tonight Gov. Wilson will address good
government meeting, and afterward he
will be rendered reception at the press
club.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-20
SULTAN SCARED BY KURDS.
Turkish Ruler Faints When They
Try to Present Petition.

CONSTANTINOPLE. May 2o.-During
the Selamlik procession yesterday party
of boisterous Kurds rushed the sultan's
carriage to present petition. The sui
tai was so badly frightened that he faint
ed.
The Kurds were arrested but liberated
after explaining their Intentions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-20
Charles P. Taft Sails for London.

NEW YORK, May 2O.-Charles p
Taft, brother Of the President, with
Mrs Taft and their daughter. sailed
for England today on the steamer Lap
land. to attend the coronation. They
plan to leave London on their return
July 28.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-20
Cox's Rights Violated.

Judge Dickson holds. in substance. that
in calling Cox before the grand jury in
1906 and compelling him to testify there
and indicting him for perjury on that
testimony there was a violation of his
constitutional right.
Nothing said by the accused at that
time before that grand jury can be the
predicate of any criminal charge against
him by any indictment" is the declara-
ton of Judge Dickson, which not only
frees Cox absolutely upon the present
indictments. but holds that he never can
be lawfully indicted upon the facts set
out by the last grand jury or because Of
anything he said at the grand jury near
ing in 1906.
In making this decision. involving in
effect. the decision on a demurrer, Judge
Dickson said:
to dispose Of this ground now than to
resort to a technicality. and delay the
issue by compelling a demurrer TO be
filed and go over this ground again.
Indictments Against Cox.
The indictments against Cox
charged that in testifying before
grand jury in 1906 he declared that he
had received none OF the money paid
by various banks to county treasurers
as "gratuities" for the deposit OF
county funds in the institutions. the
existence of these gratuities having
been brought out before the Drake In
vestigating committee OF the state
Legislature.
The grand Jury OF January. 1911.
however charged that It had informa-
tion that he did receive interest money
from Tflden r. French and John II.
Gibson, while they were co-treasurors.
the indictment asserting that he was
given s4S.500 by Gibson and S17.500 by
French.
| Cox was indicted February q and
| his case has been fought before fifteen
| judges OF the common pleas, the circuit
and the supreme courts Of this county.
| the battle of technicalities starting when
| Cox swore off the bench Judge Frank
German. then sitting in the criminal
branch of the court of common pleas,
charging that the court was prejudiced
| against him. The supreme court OF the
state held that the common pleas court
| of Hamilton county had sufficient juris-
diction I'm the questions involved.
Judge Hunt thereupon held the Cox
| affidavit against Judge German sutfi-
cient, overruled a similar affidavit BY
| the prosecutor directed against judge
Dickson and confirmed the latter as the
| trial Judge. The motion TO quash was
originally made before Judge German.
but 1t re ererted to Dickson when the lat
| ter was finally named to hear the case
| for and against Cox
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-20
Calmly Plans for Death.

When the lieutenant returned from
the marine barracks to his room last
night he carried a small package, the
nature of the contents of which was
not known to others until after his body
was discovered in his room this morning.
Then it was learned that several feet of
new rubber tubing, one end OF which
was in his mouth and the other end at
tached to the only gas fixture in the
room, had been carried in the package
knowing there was only one fixture In
the room, Lieut.. Drees had provided
supply of tallow candles, evidently realiz-
ing that his room would be In darkness
after he made connection at the fixture
with the tubing that was to convey the
gas to his mouth
Dr. John A. Stoutenburgh. occupant OF
room near that of the Marine Corps
officer, noticed last night that the door
to Lieut.. Drees room was closed. Wn1ie
the night before it had been left open
This morning it was found the lieuten-
and had also closed the windows or MS
room before retiring, and that ne hao
taken the extra precautlon or placing .
blanket over his face, evidently to pre-
vent the slipping away OF the tube aItel
he should lose control.
A coIored boy employed in the house de-
tected the odor of gas when he went te
the room of the lieutenant about 6:3l
O'Clock this morning. He told his EN-
4 4
door. The physician found that lie hat
been extinct for several hours.
Good Record in Service.
| The records at the headquarters OF the
| Marine Corps show that Lieut.. Drees was
one of the most promising of the younger
| officers in the service and had stood al
| the head of his class in examinations fol-
| promotion. He was a native of Iowa,
! having been born at Carroll, in that state
| March 3. 1881. He entered the service
| as a second lieutenant in February, l9oS
| In November, 1910. Drees was promoted
| to first lieutenant and stationed at the
| barracks in this city. He took room
| i'm the ID street house when he first came
here and returned there three days ago
| when he came back TO the city from
| Philadelphia.
There was nothing In his apartment &c
show that he was despondent, it is stated
and there was nothing said by him 10 IN
dicate that he was suffering from any
mental disturbance. His mother, II Il
said is visiting a son-in-iaw, who Is IN
the Marine Corps service at Boston. She
has been notified of his death.
Lieut. Drees. 1t is stated, has done duty
| in Panama the Philippines. at Ports
mouth, " H; Philadelphia, Pa, and or
| several battleships.
| Coroner hewitt visited the house today,
made an investigation and gave GER
tificate showing that Lieut.. Drees had
| committed suicide. Arrangements for the
| funeral will not be completed until rela-
| tives of the dead man are heard from.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-20
Called It Political Matter.

Mrs. Owen, who told the committee she
represented the non-Mormon party of
Utah. said she had protested to Secretary
of the Navy Meyer, who had replied:
You seem to think this is a very small
matter; it is a political matter. and de-
mands a great deal of care in deciding
The Navy Department, Mrs. owen says,
had never made any promise in the mat
ter. Protests made to President Taft she
declared had been turned over by the
White House to Secretary Meyer.
In her remarks. Mrs. Owen spoke of
Brigham Young as murderer, traitor
and polygamist.
Mrs. A. V. Waghams, who said she
represented the Interdemoniational
Council Of Women, also filed a protest
against Brigham Young's picture on
the silver service. on the ground that
Mormon missionaries would use in their
labor of distributing the propaganda
of the church any encouragement from
tits government
Rev. George A. Miller, vice president
of the Ministerial Federation of Wash
ington and Rev. Frank ]. Goodwin.
kastor of the Mount Vernon Congrega-
tionai Church of this city, spoke along
the same lines
No decision has been reached by the
committee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-20
Merely Ask a Vote.

'.As I understand II. the House ma
jority leaders do not insist upon the
passage Of all their bills. They are good
enough to indicate that we may use our
own judgment as to the passage or de-
feat Of the measures. But they want us
to indicate unequivocally before we go
home whether we will or will not pass
them Unless we declare ourselves one
way or the other there apparently will
not be any recess"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-20
Deaths From Plague and Smallpox.

Annoy. China, May 2o.-Forty-three
deaths from the bubonic plague and six
deaths from smallpox are reported dur
ing the two weeks ended Friday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-20
Would Head Bolting Ticket.

They do not really believe that Senator
La Toilette could 20 into the republican
convention and wrest the nomination
from Mr. Taft. If Senator La Toilette is
nominated for the presidency he will
probably be at the head of bolting re-
publican ticket. it Is thought by
politicians.
But the progressive republicans. it is
declared by politicians here. would sacri-
flee all personal ambition If they could
find a man of progressive type of their
definition who could go into that conven-
ton and take the nomination away from
Mr.. Taft They thought they had the
right man for this undertaking in Justice
Hughes and tHs.ir hearts beat high with
hope until he Said may so emphatically
as to leave no doubt of his sincerity.
Senator Cummins, according to friends
who are close to him. will not be a candi-
date for the presidential nomination in
1912 He has been talked about from
time to time. his position at the head Of
the progressive movement giving promi-
nence TO his availability. but Senator
Cummins does not see 1t that way at this
time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-20
GEORGE B. COX FREED
Indictment of Cincinnati Poll
tician QuaShed.
PERJURY WAS CHARGED
Accused of False Statement to the
Grand Jury in 1906.
DECISION BY JUDGE DICKSON
Failure Of Effort of Prosecutor to
Have Case Heard by
Another Arbiter.

CINCINNATI. May 20.-Motions to
quash the perjury indictments against
George B. Cox. banker and republican
political leader, made by his attorneys
two weeks ago. were granted by Judge
William T. Dickson OF the common pleas
court who announced his decision in the
case today.
Judge Dickson found the indictments
defective in substance. this phase Of the
decision operating TO free Cox not only
from the indictments in question, but
also from reindictment on the same set
Of alleged facts by any subsequent grand
jury.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-20
GAME OF PROGRESS|VES
IS BLOCKED BY HUGHES
Supreme Court Justice Re-
fuses to Be Candidate for
Presidential Nomination.

Casting about for a candidate to pit
against President Taft in TIE republican
national convention in 1912. the radical
progressive republicans hit upon Justice
Hughes of the United States Supreme
Court. He is considered to combine all
of the qualities necessary to make a
fine run for the nomination.
But they reckoned without their host.
Justice Hughes turned the proposition
down fatty and promptly. He would have
none of it: indeed he would hardly listen
to the suggestion. Not only would he
refuse to be a candidate against the man
who appointed him to his present posi-
ton, but he discouraged the efforts of
the progressives to stir up trouble for
President Taft.
This occurred about six weeks ago and
since that time the progressive republic
ans have been rather at sea as to their
candidate, although. of course they have
Senator La Toilette in reserve all the time
The progressive republicans would dearly
love to prevent the denomination of Pres1-
dent Taft
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-20
HIT MORMON DESIGN
Protests Against Silver Serv-
ice to BattIeship Utah.
lIoIIcc o0AaRAITTcc uchDc
HOUSE COMMITTEE HEARS
Harsh and Personal Remarks Pass
About Prophet and Polygamy.
CALLED UNDESIRABLE TYPE
Miss Jannett E. Richards of This
City So Classics Brigham
Young-Others Are Heard.

An attack on Mormonism was made
public today by the House committee on
naval affairs. which is trying to find out
whether 1t has the authority to refuse to
accept from the state of Utah for the
battleship of that name silver service
adorned with engraving depicting Brig
ham Young and the Mormon temple. The
hearing was by long odds the liveliest
held at the Capitol this year.
For instance. Miss Jannett e. Richards
of this city. representing the Daugh -ers
of the American Revolution, declared that
I'VE consider Brigham Young the most
undesirable type of American citizen to
be chosen to decorate the silverware of
any battleship in the United States to go
around the world under the American
flag
Miss Richards told the committee that
the Mormons were determined to have
their religion symbols appear upon the
silver service of the battleship Utah.
If she said. the Catholics were to
present a silver service TO a battleship
and the pieces contained a picture of the
Pope Of Rome, with the Vatican in the
background. it would raise a furore in
our country: No such desi ign would be
accepted. Yet the Pope is guilty Of
neither treason. murder nor polygamy.
''Then why must we have this 'so-called'
Mormon prophet and the Mormon tenn
pie thrust upon us when we know that
Brigham Young stood for that which was
discreditable and undesira BILE. We appeal
to this committee to have another design
selected for this service"
Rev. r. M. Stephenson Emphatic.
Rev. Robert NJ. Stephenson. president
of Westminster College, in Salt Lake City,
was equally emphatic.
when Arizona and New Mexico are
admitted to the Union he said. II am
confident that there will be sixteen United
States senators under the control OF the
Mormon Church. Up to the time OF
Brigham Young polygamy had been Sc
cretly practiced, but under Brigham
Young II became an open tenet of the
church, and the expression Live your re-
ligion' from that day to this has meant
plural wives
Representative Foss of Illinois, ranking
republican member of the naval commit
tee, Of which he was chairman until the
democrats won the House, asked DIR. Ste
phenSon il this was the case now.
Indeed 1t is,'' the witness replied. II
could show you some evidence that would
prove my statement. This is a movement
to take advantage of the United States
government andtO propagate a sectarian
religion by the use Of the navy. ] am op
posed to this design on this silver serv-
ice.'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-20
WEATHER.

Increasing cloudiness, with
probably thunder showers late to-
night or Sunday; cooler Sunday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-20
Federals Evacuate Cuautla.

CUERNAVACA, Mexico. May 10 (de-
layed in transmission).-The federal gar
rison under Munsia today was forced to
evacuate Cuautla, twenty miles southeast
of here. after a fierce four-day battle
with a force of rebels commanded by Col
Zapata The federals retreated to this
city. where they arrived tonight.
The rebels showed great bravery and
are said to have lost over 100 men killed
and wounded.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-20

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