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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-01
VORyS At White HOUSE
ABOUT OHIO MATTERS
ConsuItS With President Con-
corning Appointments.
Boy Scouts Call.

President Taft today had a long talk
with Arthur I. Vorys, his personal ad-
wiser on political questions in Ohio; L. c.
Leyland. republican state chairman, and
Carmi Thompson, now assistant secre-
tary of the interior, about several Ohio
matters of Importance. One of these
is the appointment of a United States
district judge for the northern district
of Ohio, a vacancy that has existed for
four or five months. Republicans of the
state are strongly for l.. G. Denman of
Toledo. but Senator Burton interposes
objection to this appointment.
The result has been a long hitch, which
promises to continue unless the Pres
ident disregards Senator Burton's objec-
tions or appoints some other man.
Cummins Has Appointment.
Senator Cummins called at the White
House today to see the President. He
made an appointment for ) o'clock this
afternoon, when he proposes to discuss
Canadian reciprocity with Mr.. Taft. Mr..
Cummins said that he had not changed
his position on reciprocity and that he
will propose number of amendments
when the agreement gets to the Senate.
These amendments, 1t is understood. will
propose Tree hour, Tree meats and free
agricultural implements.
Three Boy Scouts from Baltimore saw
President Taft today and asked him to
attend the dedication, in May next, Of the
first permanent home to Boy Scouts in
this country. now being built near Mount
Washington, in Baltimore. The Presi-
dent told the young callers that if they
would return about the first week in May
he would give them an answer. The boys
were Arthur U. Hooper, Claude NJ. Skin
ner and Richard c. Sheridan, and they
were accompanied by John B. Hanna, re-
publican state chairman; Albert H. WEIR
J. Allison Muir and John s. Ensor
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-01
POLICY IN DOUBT
No Definite Plan for Operating
w. & R. Railway.
RECEIVER TO. DETERMINE
Washington Railway and Electric
Company No Longer Responsible,
the Officials Say.
Special DisDatch TO Tho Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, Md, April 1.-Georse
Weems Williams. who was appointed re-
ceiver for the Washington and Rockville
Railway Company of Montgomery county
by Judge Morris in the United States dis
trict court yesterday. will go to Washing
ton Monday and look over the property.
Mr.. Williams. when seem this afternoon,
stated that he could not discuss his plans
until he had studied the conditions. Il
understand in general way" he said,
that there are a number of complaints
about fares and schedules, but I am I'M
able to tell just what will be done until
1 shall have investigated the matter"
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one and one-half miles Of Hermosillo.
the capital of Sonora.
The main force of the rebels. under
Gen. JuareZ Cabral. is said to be moving
steadily from Tres toward HermOsillO,
and the junta confidently expects the fall
of the capital before Sunday night.
Doesn't Look Like Peace.
SAN ANTONIO, Tex, April 1.--Delayed
advices from the City of Mexico received
here, coupled with new and authentic re-
ports of fresh disorders in the border
states of the southern republic. confirmed
the belief that the optimistic hopes for
peace in Mexico which were expressed in
many quarters and by representatives of
both disputants a few days ago have
been superseded by very decided indica
lions of continued warfare and the spread
of the revolution very near the heart Of
the Mexican government.
Before Congress opens next Tuesday
President Taft and Secretary Knox will
have in their hands a lengthy report upon
the situation in northern Mexico. brought
up to the minute Yesterday afternoon
Col. Luther Ellsworth. United States con-
sui at Ciudad Porfirio Diaz in the state
of Coahuiia, Mexico, and also representa-
tive of the Department Of Justice, took
the train from here for Washington. AL
though he would not state the object Of
his mission. 1t Is known that Col. Ellis
worth carries with him a big bundle Of
reports from secret service agents, who
have been working throughout the rebel
lous states of Coahuila and Nuevo Leon
The reports do not indicate a state Of
tranquility in northeast Mexico.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-01
Slayer's Appeal Overruled.

NORFOLK, Va, April 1.-Overruling
motion for new trial. Judge White
today sentenced Alex HOioman, negro.
to be electrocuted at Richmond May II
for the murder of his wife and child near
Euclid, in Princess Anne county. Hoilo-
mans defense was that his wife had been
unfaithful.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-01
& NV defense, among other things, are

Of my defense. among other tnlngs' arc
II never either jointly with my code
PENDANT, Edward B. Mclean, or severaily.
purchased from the plaintiffs the diamond
and appurtenant necklace described IN
the said afiiadavtd OF Pierre Z. CartieI, ana
diamond. That diamond, on or about
the 2Sth day Of January, 1911, was
left by the plaintiff, Pierre c. Cartier. at
the residence of my codefendant ana my
self. In the city Of Washington solely Tor
inspection. II there were any subsequent
transactions relating to the purchase OF
the so-caIled Hope diamond. I was not
a party to them. personally or otherwise.
Agreement In First Person.
In proof of his claim that the arrang-
ment with Pierre c. Cartier was al an
individual and not as q member OF the
firm Of Cartier. Mr.. Mclean sets forth
a copy Of the contract and calls attention
to the fact that the wording Is all In the
first person singular. It reads:
washington. D. c., January q 1911.
In proof OF his claim that the arrange
forty thousand dollars Cs40,O0O cash. the
delivery of emerald and pearl pendant,
and the payment Of $114,0OO in three an
nual installmencs, without interest. pay
able bimonthly. / hereby agree to sell
to Edward b. Mclean what Is known
az tho Hope diamond and necklace de-
livery to be made forthwith. and II de-
sired by purchaser. a necklace In shape
Of beauknot and diamonds to be taken
at cost and deduced from the sum OF
e114,0OO deferred payment.
Should any fatality occur to the family
Of Edward r. Mclean within six months
said Hope diamond is agreed TO be ex-
changed for jewelry of equal value at
selection of Wilton j. Lambert.
1T is further agreed that the contract
for said deferred payment is not to be
fSignedD P. c. CARTIER.
The above terms accepted.
"(Signed) EDWARD MCLEAN"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-01
COX AGAIN INDICTED;
TRIAL IS NOW LIKELY
Prosecutor ForestalIs Preju.
dice Affidavit by Securing
a Change of Venue.

CINCINNATI, Ohio. April 1.-George b.
Cox's legal forces, which since February
n, with apparent success. have been
waging a war of technicalites against
the Indictment charging the financier and
republican leader with perjury. have been
outf1anked
The grand jury on the eve of its mus
tering out yesterday returned a fresh in
dictment against Cox, charging perjury.
On this true bill Prosecuting Attorney
Henry T. Hunt Immediately obtained a
change of venue, and as a consequence
Cox faces the prospect Of being forced
into an open fight in the courts of Cler-
mont county. before the complicated sit
uation in Hamilton county has been
cleared up.
No leader of the Cox legal army was
near the scene of action when the prose-
cutor made this latest move. When they
learned of the movement they were pow
erless to offer opposition.
Third Indictment Returned.
Yesterdays Indictment was the third
returned against Cox. The first was
withdraw because of a defect. and the
second is now before the courts Of Ham
ilton county.
The new indictment is Identical with
the second, except that the word law
fur is inserted in one sentence. Prose
cutor Hunt announced that the second
indictment would not be withdrawn, but
that the fight on ii would be carried
through the. supreme court of the state
il necessary.
The change of venue was asked on the
ground that other judges were prejudiced
in favor of Cox.
Judge German, in granting the motion
Clermont county. assigning it to Judge
Frank Davis of Batavia, Ohio.
Affidavit Too Late.
- The ink was scarcely dry ON the books
when he Cox attorneys rushed into the
room and filed another prejudice affidavit
against the Judge. 1t was too late to stop
the venue action, and the affidavit will
have the effect merely of preventing
Judge German from citing Cox to appear
in connection with the new Indictment.
The grand jury yesterday started an
investigation of the methods by which
grand and petit juries are drawn in this
county
The jury commissioners and the county
clerk We're summoned as witnesses, but
when the grand jury handed in its final
report later there was no mention OF
fury affairs.
The report was given over to a dis
cussion of public affairs in which the
police and election boards were cleared of
charges. The city councils procedure
was adversely criticised. and the con-
ditions which have surrounded gambling
were condemned.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-01
Mai. Pickett III at Manila.

Private advtces tell of the serious ILL
ness at Manila, P. l.. Of Maj. George T..
Pickett. Pay Corps, United States Army.
son of Gen. Pickett of civil war fame.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-01
Delegate to Hague Conference.
CompHmented by Knox.

II am glad to KNOW" says Secretary
Knox, that you will be located SO near
to US that we may from time to time
avail ourselves Of your knowledge and
Judgment in the furtherance of some of
the larger movements toward information
an peace, with which you have been so
closely identified in the past
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-01

Peter Emmons Who Was entry
No Is in our prize story competition.
is a ghost story by Paul West. See our
next Sunday Magazine.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-01
Says Confession Is Absurd.

The prisoner called the attention of the
court to what he said was an absurdity
in the confession of Abbatemaggfo con-
corning the scene Of the murder of Cuoc-
colo.
He asserted that owing to the eruption
Of Mount Vesuvius in 1905 lava covered
the scene Of the alleged assassination and
that it would have been difficult for one to
have gone from Tore del Greco to Cupa
Calastro, by which name the narrow strip
between two walls of lava rocks and
fronting the sea is known. The crime Is
said to have been committed at Cupa
Calastro.
Counsel for the defense brought out that
Abbatemaggio was q persistent reader OF
detective stories. The informer inter-
rupted to admit that he had read seven
teen pamphlets from the prison library,
the works including the memoirs of PetrO-
sine.
During the proceedings the priest Giro
Vitozzi and Pasquaio Gargiulo. another
prisoner. both OF whom are in poor health.
tainted.
The case was adjourned until Tuesday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-01
POLICE TO INSPECT
Entire Force Will Watch for
vi0Iat0rS of Smoke Law.
STEP FOLLOWS COMPLAINT
Maj. Sylvester 1nstructs Patrolmen
to Secure Evidence Against
Those Breaking Law.

Following complaints from residents
OF the northwest section of the city
that the smoke law is violated daily,
the Commissioners have turned the en-
tire police force into smoke inspectors.
and Maj. Sylvester has issued a book
let containing orders for every police
man to make prompt reports to the
health office of violations Of the law.
Policemen are now required to give
the names of buildings. owners. meth
cd Of observation of issuing smoke. the
time of the violation. the duration OF
the violation. the location OF the stack
or chimney from which the smoke was
emitted. and are required to be sure
the stack or chimney is connected with
the furnace of the building under OBJ
servation.
Acting on this police information the
health officer will send to the assistant
corporation counsel at the Police Court a
communication requesting that court pro-
ceedingS be instituted against the owner
or occupant of the premises. Private resi-
dences are exempt. Apartment houses arc
not exempt
Exactly what kind of smoke coming
from chimney is a violation of the
law is explained to the police i'm a memoir
andum supplied by the health Office con-
TIE IofiOWHiS.
What Constitutes Violation.
1.-The law for the prevention Of smoke
does not fix any measure of time during
which unlawful smoke may be emitted:
any emission whatsoever of dense or thick
black Or gray smoke from any smoke
stack or chimney used in connection with
any stationary engine. steam boiler or
furnace of any description is unlawful.
In administering the law, however. pros
ecutionS have been brought for emissions
lasting one minute more, but for no
briefer emissions unless such briefer ennis
sions We're of such frequency as to indi-
cate an effort to evade the smoke law
rather than to comply with it, or unless
they constituted nuisance in fact.
The smoke that is forbidden by law
is dense or thick black or gray smoke
or cinders.' Practically all smoke in the
District of Columbia is gray or black, and
the only question that is liable to arise
Is as to whether 1t Is or is not dense or
thick In practice, smoke has been re-
garded as dense or thick whenever objects
were not visible beyond it or looking
through it at its shortest dimension: that
is, II i'm looking across smoke as it es-
capes from the stack of chimney (as dis
tinguished from looking down tha-Solumn
Of smoke as it flows directly toward or
away from the observer) it is impossible
to distinguish cloud lines or the lines of
any building or tree or Flagstaff or any
similar object, then the smoke has been
regarded as dense or thick; if. however,
the outlines of any Of the objects enumer-
tinguished through a cross section of the
smoke, then the smoke has not been re-
garded as dense or thick within the mean
ing Of the law"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-01
GRIEVING FOR DAUGHTER,
MRS. EGE is FRUSTRATED
No Clue Obtained Of Young Woman,
Recently Accused Of
Bigamy.

Inc disappearance OF Mrs. Ida Marie
Eye Mccormick Higgins from the home
of her parents, 12191a Duncan street
northeast. has Frustrated her mother,
Mrs. Frederick Eye, who is reported to
be confined to her bed.
Frederick Eye, father Of the missing
girl, said today his wife is quite i'll. He
explained that the disappearance of their
daughter, together with the acknowledge
ment by her that she had committed
bigamy, has proved great shock to his
wife.
Father Without Information.
Mr. Eye has no idea where his daughter
is, he says adding: II certainly would
like to find her, so that could take her
home to her mother. 1 have visited the
homes of her friends whom 1 know, but
none of them has seen anything of her.
When she left our home last Thursday
morning she told her mother she was
going downtown on business and would
not return until late in the afternoon.
When she did not make her appearance
Thursday night we became alarmed
When asked what course he intended to
pursue regarding the charge that his
daughter went through wedding cere-
mony with Private Frederick ]. Higgins
of the Engineer Corps Of the United
States Army while her husband, Harry
r. Mccormick, was confined in the guard
house at Fort Myer. Mr.. Eye replied he
did not know what was to be done.
Probably Feared Arrest.
Il cannot understand why Ida would
leave home" Mr.. Eye remarked, "un-
less she heard that Mccormick intended
to secure a warrant at Rockville for her
arrest. Possibly she became frightened
Ida is but "a child. When she married
Higgins she did not realize the serious
ness of the offense she was committing.
/ only wish l could find her and take her
home"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-01
Future Policy Discussed.

Whether through cars will be operated
between Washington and Rockville over
the electric line will depend upon the re-
ceiver of the Washington and Rockville
Railway Company. 1t was stated today
by officials of the Washington Railway
and Electric Company. bondholder for the
Washington and Rockville Company and
at whose request the road was placed in
the hands of a receiver, that henceforth
the road must be operated within its re-
ceipts and if it does not make enough
money to keep up the through car service
now in operation such service must be
discontinued.
This would mean that passengers going
from Washington to Rockville would be
carried to the District line over the tracks
of the Georgetown and Tenleytown road.
and there would be compelled to get out
and wait for a Rockville car. IF the
Rockville cars are few and far between.
the passengers. unless they make good
connections, may be compelled to wait a
long time to get their cars to Rockville.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-01
DR.. JAMES BROWN SCOTT
TAKES UP NEW DUTIES
Leaves State Department to Accept
Position With Carnegie
Endowment.

DR.. James Brown Scott, solicitor in in
ternational arbitration Of the Department
of State, has several his connection with
the Department of State to take up his
duties as secretary Of the Carnegie En-
dowment for International Peace
DR.. Scott had been connected with the
Department of State since January %,
1906 at which time he was appointed So
licitor for the department. He held that
position until June %, 1910. when the po-
sition Of solicitor in international arbitra-
ton was created for him by Secretary
Knox in order that the solicitor might de-
vote his whole time to matters relating
to international arbitration and the con-
stitution and definitive establishment of
the international prize court and the pro-
posed court of arbitral justice at The
Hague.
Delegate to Hague Conference.
DR.. Scott was a member Of the Amer
lean delegation to the second Hague con-
ference (of 1900 and was Of counsel for the
| United States in the recently decided
north Atlantic coast fisheries arbitration
at The Hague.
Secretary Knox expressed the desire to
retain DR.. SCOTS services in an advisory
| capacity, as appears from the Secretary
letter.
Secretary Knox accepted DR.. Scott S
resignation with regret, and informed him
| that his valuable services In the depart
ment have been highly appreciated by
| the President and himself. and that it is
| a satisfaction to know that his future
labors are to be in field for which his
aptitudes and experience so well qualify
him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-01
Now in Other Hands.

officials Of the Washington Railway
and Electric Company say that they have
nothing more to do with the operation
Of the Rockville road. However. it is be-
lieved that no change in the present OPP
GRAFTON of the cars will be made for the
next few days. 1t was stated that all
communication tickets to Rockville sold SO
far by the Washington Railway and Elec-
trio Company would be honored as in the
past
Whether the present plan Of selling
Communication books will be continued in
the future has not been determined.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-01
No Meeting This Afternoon.

No meeting was held this afternoon,
many Of the clergymen l., king trips about
the city to view points of interest while
others took a much needed rest in prep
aration for their Sunday assignments.
This evening the meeting at 7:30 o'clock
will be devoted to the work Of the boards
Of home missions and church extension.
Rev. Edward Hayes will preside and
the principal speaker of the evening will
be Rev. Ward Platt.
To Increase superannuated Fund.
The conference decided at the meeting
last evening tS raise a fund of 100000
SO that the suberannuated clergy may be
given greater aid than in the past. This
amount will be raised. it is hoped, by the
conference within the next four years.
and will increase the endowment fund
to more than 100000
The body was reused to action by an
address by REV. Joseph Hingby of Chi
cago. who' declared it is a shame that
the GRAND old fathers of the church"
are not getting a decent living from the
institution they stood by SO Loyalty in the
past. Some clergymen, it is said, get but
from $50 to $50 a year, while very few
receive as much as $500.
Many aged ministers Of the church. the
clergyman declared, are living in poverty,
and IT is a shame that their allowances
are fiot increased.
At the meeting for laymen in tie after
moon William HI. Anderson, state SUPER
intendent of the Maryland Anti-Saloon
League. declared that no dependence can
be placed on the Baltimore police adj
ministration to deal adequately with the
liquor evil Certain persons higher up
are merely working in conjunction with
the saloonkeepers,' he declared. and
for a little money. ostensibly for legiti-
mate purposes, give the wrongGoers pro-
lection from arrest He also said 1.-THE
state of the Baltimore police department
is shame and a disgrace to any Amer
lean city,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-04-01
Camorrist Leader Put Through
Characterization.
DEFENSE NOT CONVINCING
Appears to Lesser Advantage Than
When 1nterrogated Directly.
TELLS COURT WHY HE FLED
Says He Came to America Because
of Intestinal Trouble, Fearing
Confinement in Jail.

VITERBO, Italy, April 1.-Under cross.
examination today Enrico Alfano ap.
peared to lesser advantage than he did
under direct Interrogation yesterday
when his vehement denials that he was
neither the head nor the tail of the
Camorra," or had guilty knowledge OF
the deaths of Gennaro Cuoccolo and his
wife, fairly stampeded the audience. He
Tended skillfully, but was not SO con-
vincing
"If you were innocent" asked PreE-
dent Bianchi why did you nee to the
United States? You did not take your
flight when, Immediately after the crime,
you were accused. In fact, you delayed
and were arrested. But following your
revelations began, and in so doing you
showed that you felt that the informer
spoke the TRUTH
II fed" answered Alfano, because for
the second time I was experiencing an at
tack Of intestinal trouble and l feared
that il would be aggravated by cOnfine-
ment if I was held in prison for some
years preceding my trial. OF my ultimate
vindication I had no doubt"
Denies Existence Of Camorra.
Anu WIFI OIL Lu0 SdNIOIIo tOOdy
pursued the president.
TT no longer exists"
THAT assertion" retorted the president,
rs explainable when It is recalled that
rule of the society obliges Camorrtsts
to deny to the authorities their afiliatton
with the Camorra, this reputation of
their position not implying cowardice in
the eyes of the Camorra."
Alfano explained his failure to secure a
passport when he went to America by
saying that 1t would have been dangerous
for him TO have applied for one. Amy
way" he added. "a passport was quite
Twenty dollars is wholly
sufficient to allow one to be admitted on
any steamer without passport In fact,
from the moment the steamer sailed I
permitted my true name to be known.
and was living under that name when
arrested by Petrosino. the American de-
tective.''
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CRITICAL IN MEXICO

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