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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-03
SEES NO GLORY IN IT SEEKS BETTER PAYLEAvES NO TRACE
2. B. Chase Formally Opens
Campaign to Help Clerks.
is AFTER 100000 FUND
Sends Letters Requesting Board of
Trade and Chamber of Com
merce to Assist.

f. Il. Chase today formally Instituted
the campaign to raise 100000 to aid gov
eminent clerks in their effort to obtain
increased salaries by sending letters to
the Board Of Trade and Chamber of
Commerce
capt. James F. Oyster. president of
the chamber and Gen. George H. Har-
ries, president of the Board of Trade
are requested in these communications to
submit their personal views on the sub
Ject and to cooperate with the movement
by appointing ten members to serve on
the committee of one hundred which is to
administer the fund.
They have also been asked to submit
any suggestions deemed valuable for the
cause The proposition will be laid before
the trade bodies at their next meetings
Favorable action, il is predicted will be
speedily forthcoming
Fund to Garry on Campaign.
Those persons interested in the new
movement point out that there is moth
ing reprehensble in the suggestion that
a fund be raised to obtain the legislation
required to improve the conditions of
federal and District clerks. The senti-
ment of the public generally il favorable
10 the crusade of the government en-
ployes for increased compensation and
an effective organization with a fund suf-
nclent to meet expenses of a nation-w ide
campaign Will. it Is said. prove the most
feasible method to help underpaid clerks
MT. Chase is still receiving messages of
commentator for his Initiative in in
auguratng the movement. Discussing the
situation today Mr.. Chase said:
1T has been remarked in the last few
days that several organizations for the
retirement of government clerks are al
ready IN existence and doing active work
to obtain higher salaries for all
we were aware of that when this latest
movement was launched. 1t will not dis
place any other movement, but will serve
TO strengthen the forces that are at work
in the clerks behalf
Needs Help in Raising Fund.
Furthermore, this movement is not a
copyrighted affair, and all are urged to
take hand in spreading the propaganda
and most of all to assist in raising the
necessary fund
According to the present outlook, the
committee of 100, If it is organized at once
and begins to educate persons in all sec
tons of the country, will be able to sub
init definite measure to Congress when
the session opens next December 1t is
possible, however, that the matter might
be thrashed out at the extra session,
should one be called.
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Discovered by Policeman.
Convicted Of Theft.

Killian was arrested in Baltimore sew
eral days ago by Detective Springman
and brought to Washington to answer
to a charge of grand larceny and four
charges of petit larceny. 1t is charged
that he stole motor cycle owned by
r. j. Bean of 1917 F street, and also
four bicycles belonging TO Moses Furtz-
berger of 1923 7th street. the Chesapeake
and Potomac Telephone Company, Max
simon of 1244 7th street and Frank P.
Clements, 751 Park road.
KiIlian was sentenced to jail for one
year on the petit larceny charges and
was held for the action of the grand
jury in the grand larceny case.
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FOUR ESCAPE FROM JAIL.
Hargis Clansman in Kentucky Lead.
er in Break for Freedom.

JACKSON. KY, March 3.-Silencing by
the display of pistols crowd of prison.
ers who attempted to alarm the jailers.
Asbury Spicer, a Hargis clansman, led a
Jail delivery here at midnight. Three
other prisoners escaped with Spicer
whose appeal from a conviction for MUIR
der is now pending in state courts.
The men who escaped with Spicer were
serving short sentences for minor Of
lenses They are John Miller, Thomas
Freeman and Samuel Bailey.
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ROB WINTER TOURISTS.
Series of Burglaries at Florida Re-
sorts Nets $50, 900 in Gems.

DAYTONA, Fla, March "a series of
robberies, eliminating with the burglary
of the home Of Mrs. Roger Winfield, at
Sea Breeze, Wednesday,. is estimated to
have netted a gang Of burglars more than
$4,000 in gems and other jewelry. Ac-
cording to the report of Mrs. Winfield,
jewelry valued at $4,000 was secured
from her home including a pearl brooch
and two diamond pendants worth $4,000.
This robbery followed the burglarizins
of the homes of E. H. Hotchkiss here
and J. D. Price at Ormond. The report to
the police shows that each place jew
els valued at SIS, 600 were taken.
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Former Soldier Under Charges.

Henry c. Key, sixty years old. former
soldier. was arrested at sill F street
northeast today by Precinct Detectives
Green and Kleindienst on a warrant is
sued at Manassas, Va, charging him
with attacking a seven-year-old girl
Sheriff Rosebaugh of Manassas came to
Washington for the prisoner this after
noon.
The offense which Key is alleged to
have committed occurred about three
months ago.
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was Governor of New York." said Mr..
Fish. II imagine that the democracy OF
our state might well wish they had him
as their executive today instead Of the
spineless executive they have at Al
bany.
eff Tflden were governor they would
not have the inefficiency that has gone
on for two months, when all legislation
is held up because the governor is afraid
to show his hand for fear one side or the
other of the democracy will be against
him at the next convention"
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Way Seems Clear for Passage
of Big Supply Bills.
IS DARK FOR RECIPROCITY
Chances of Action at This Session
Now Regarded as Slim.
SPEED ON APPROPRIATIONS
Sundry Civil and Naval Measures
Passed and Work Begun on
Post Office Bill.

Canadian reciprocity sentiment in the
Senate was not subjected to test to-
day. 1t was thought that Senator Stone
might precipitate a vote that would dis
close the attitude of the body. Early III
the forenoon he had said that ne Woulu
move to take up consideration of the
Mccall bill to carry into effect the pro-
visions of the agreement with Canada.
The passage of the sun0ry civil DILL ne
said. would be followed by such motion
from him. The sundry civil bill passed
hi. the Missouri senator did not mention
reciprocity.
In private conversation the senator eA-
planned his failure to move the consioera-
ton of the Mccall bill
.I spoke somewhat impulsively IN the
Senate" said Senator Stone. but upon
second thought concluded that 1t wouio
not he wise to make that motion. nau
learned that there would be Hotioii
from the republican SIDE to lay my mo
ton on the table to further the approPria-
ton bills.
"The vote on the motion to table would
have been in the interest or the eNpeui
ton of routine business. but still 1t would
have been construed as vote against
reciprocity. I felt that as a friend of the
measure | could not afford to place it at
sucb a disadvantage, and therefore nave
decided not 10 enter the motion at all,
at least not at time that would aHect
appropriation bills. l should be especially
concerned about creating mlsappreheh-
sion in Canada
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Sets Girls Clothes Afire.

NEWARK, N. j., March 3.-Annie Fish
er. a seventeen-year-old girl, was dragged
into a dark hallway last night by two
negroes, who saturated her clothes with
kerosene and left her a burning human
torch. A truck driver put out the flames
with a blanket after the girl had been
seriously burned. The negroes, whose
motive is a mystery, escaped.
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Favors New Mexico Constitution.

The subcommittee of the Senate COM
mittee on territories today decided to
recommend favorable action on the
constitution of New Mexico The
friends of New Mexican statehood are
hopeful of final and favorable consid-
GRAFTON by the Senate during the pres
ent session. The House already has
adopted the constitution.
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Escapes Shipwreck on Plank.

HONOLULU. March 3.-The govern
ment lighthouse tender Kukui ran down
and sank the schooner Mel Wahine. off
Molokia, Monday night. Capt. Mana. the
Hawaiian skipper of the schooner, reach
ed Lanai today. having padded the dis
lance on plank. He said that his crew
of seven Koreans were drowned.
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Senator'S Weary-Eyed.

An even score of weary-eyed senators
faced Vice President Sherman when. at
10 O'Clock, he called the Senate together.
Adjournment had been taken at O'Clock
this morning.
Among those present were Senators
Hale and Stone They greeted each other
pleasantly and engaged in PREF chat
before beginning the days work MT
Hale was anxious to begin the cnnSidera-
tion of the great Sundry civil bill, ana TO
this end sought to have the formal read
ing of Yesterdays journal dispensed with.
81 object said the leader of yester-
days filibuSter.
emily in vain. Wont the senator let us
get his formality out of the way so that
we can go ON with the appropriations?
he pleaded.
Il have no objection. except that l
think we should have a quorum before we
60 on with the appropriations. responded
the Missouri senator. Let the journal
reading go on for the present" few
minutes later he relented, withdrew his
objections and the further reading was
dispensed with.
40 you think you going to get all
the appropriation bills through?' MIR.
Hale was asked.
I'VE shall if we do not filbuster, but
at this stage of the proceeding one sena-
tor could easily prevent success There
are three bills yet to be passed by the
Senate. They are the post office. the
naval and the general deficiency. They
are among the largest and most i'm
portant of the supply measures, and to
get them through we shall be compelled
to have an unobstructed right of way"
Mr.. Stone was questioned along diff
ferent lines.
us it all over?'' he was asked. and he
replied:
"One cannot we'll stand in the way of
the appropriation bills. but there is still
much to do to get through"
''How about the agreement reached early
this morning to vote on the tariff board
bill tomorrow at $40 o'clock
We'll. you see man cannot go on
forever. But the bill was so amended
that IL Will be necessary for the House
to act on ii again and the boys over
there ought to be able to take care of
II II they don't want it,
Senator Beveridge also was among
the early arrivals. He was most hope
full over the prospect for the tariff
bill and was most complacent under
the Fluctuations of his friends over the
success of his parliamentary tactics in
getting the vote agreement "It is
certain that Mr. Stone would have
talked until o'clock IL we had not
invoked the seldom used rule prohib-
iting a senator from speaking twice in
the same day." he said. IF he had
gone on until that hour we should
have been inevitably lost; now we
shall win out"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-03
ARRAIGNS GOV. DIX.
Representative Fish Calls Him a
"Spineless Executive"

Gov. Dix of New York was arraisned
In the House today by Representative
Hamilton Fish Of that state during the
debate on q bill to provide a bronze
memorial for Samuel ]. Tlden
Il was in the legislature when Tilden
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Office buildings by the operation OF which
the air in the Senate and House cham
bers is to be cooled, and for the COM
pletion of Ice water plants in the two
Office buildings, at an expenditure OF ST.
200. was included in the Senate bill. re-
ported from the committee. 1t went out
of the House bill on point of order in
the House.
The Senate committee also decided that
the House members were to have moth
ing on the Senate members as to trans
portation from the Capitol to the Office
building. AS the bill passed the House
it provided $1S237.2O for transportation
facilities through the subway from the
House end of the Capitol to the House
added a provision for the installation Of
similar facilities in the subway from the
Senate wing Of the Capitol to the Senate
office building and doubled the appro-
priation.
Inspector of Printing.
For an inspector for the joint COM
mittee on printing an appropriation OF
$1,000 is provided.
A provision for an investigation of
conditions in Alaska by a committee of
five senators and five representatives.
inserted by the Senate committee ap-
propriates $4,000 to defray it's ex-
penses.
The appropriation for public printing
is increased from $4.561, 23O to 81 ,621,-
$50, and that for printing and binding
for Congress is decreased from 81 $685.
$50 to $1,S56,85O.
The salary Of the superintendent of
documents of the government printing
Office is increased from $4,000 to $4,000.
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PHILADELPHIA, March 3.-The plant
Of Gordon Brothers & Co., manufacturers
Of ourled hair. In Frankfort, suburb,
was destroyed by fire today The loss is
estimated at 100000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-03

DR.. William A. Gray. seventy-dve years
of age, who retired from the drug bust
ness about twenty-five years ago, disap-
peared ednesday afternoon from
Georgetown University Hospital, and his
relatives are greatly alarmed concerning
him. DR. Gray had been i'm poor health
for a long time and "Wednesday after
noon G. B. Chew, his brother-in-law, IN
duced him to go to the hospital While
Mr. Chew was i'm the Office engaged IA
conversation with the sister I'm charge of
the institution the prospective patient
walked out. Search failed to elicit anv
information other than that he had been
seen to leave the building.
Police Notified.
Alarmed over the disappearance OF DIR.
Gray, Mr.. Chew sought the assistance
of the police, thinking there would bs
no trouble in finding him. 1t was be
lieved that he had wandered away from
the hospital and that he would be found
on the streets or in some other hospital.
1t was also surmised that DR. Gray
might have become ill on the street aud
had been taken to a hospital. but hos
pital records this morning failed &c show
that such a person had been admitted To
assistance was renewed.
The missing man had full gray beard
He wore brown clothing. brown overcoat
and brown hat His brother-in-law told
the police he was very feeble. Inquiries
were made in and about the city the
afternoon of his disappearance. and rel
atives Of DR.. Gray have since been en-
gagged i'm an effort to locate him.
DIR. Gray was i'm business at 4th and
II streets northwest for many years, and
WAS one Of the best known druggists I'm
that section of the city. He resided at
Branchville, Prince Georges county, Md,
at the time he retired from business.
During recent years he spent part or
his time at his country home and pa
at his home i'm the city, S04 10th street
northwest Descriptions OF the missing
man have ben sent broadcast by the po-
lice.
Discovery of Clue.
During the investigation by Mr.. Chew
and the police a man answering to his
description was traced north on Wis
consin avenue. He was seen walking
through Tenleytown and later was seen
at Bethesda A lady in Bethesda saw
him, realized he was in feeble h alth
and conversed with him. She was salts
fed he did not realize where he was and
assisted him aboard a street car. telling
the conductor to put him off at Wiscon-
sin avenue and street
1t is certain that the man with whom
she had the converse ion was DIR. Gray.
The latter came to the city, alighted from
the car and disappeared.
The police suggest d that he may have
wandered off into the country. Mountet
policemen in the county have feen di-
rected to make a thorough S arch OF
the woods and to make inquiries o. resi-
dents in the hope of locating the missing
man.
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early Christian days in Rome by Arthur
Conan Doyle. in our next Sunday Maya
zine.-
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HANSON K|L[|AN TRIES
TO TAKE HIS OWN LIFE
Unconscious in Police Cell,
With Handkerchief Tied
About His Neck.

With one end of his pocket handker-
chief tied about his neck and the other
end tied to a door in his cell, Hanson
Killian Of 719 9Th street northwest, a
prisoner at the first precinct police sta
ton, was found this morning in a
semi conscious condition He was hur-
ried to the Emergency Hospital in the
patrol wagon. where he soon revived
He refused to state why he had at
tempted to end his life
Discovered by Policeman.
About o'clock this morning Khan
was seen in his cell. A half hour later
Policeman Wolf, when passing the cell
occupied by Killian, looked through the
iron-barred door. He discovered the
prisoner lying on the bench in the cell.
breathing heavily. Making an inves-
tigation. the policeman discovered that
Killian had tied one end of the hand
kerchief to a small door in the cell and
had placed the other end about his
neck. The policeman cut the hand
kerchief
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-03
Salaries in Lighthouse Service.

Affecting salaries under the lighthouse
service, an amendment provides that the
salary of the lighthouse inspectors shall
not exceed s., 600 for one inspector in the
third district and not exceed 5000 each
for the other inspectors.
For the care and operation of the Sem
ate office building an amendment pro-
vides $40, 100, and to provide gratings for
the areaways of the Senate Office build
ing. including labor and materials. $5,-
O4S. go Is added.
The provision for the installation of re-
frigerating apparatus for the Senate and
House wings Of the Capitol and the two
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At BULLETS
Mexican Rebel Faces Garrison,
Defying Federal Troops.
GIVES CHALLENGE TO FIGHT
Like Herald of Knighthood Days He
Rides Beneath City Walls and
Mocks the Enemy.

PRESIDE. Tex. February 81. via
MARTA, Tex. March 3.-Idke herald
Of knighthood days, an insurgent rider
rode beneath the adobe walls Of Dim
aga yesterday. challenging the garrison
to come into the open and do battle.
He was answered by a volley of Maui
ser bullets. but galloped away unhurt
hooking the government soldiers. Three
times has Jose de la Cruz Sanchez writ
ten to General Lique asking him to
bring his troops outside of town IN Or
der to avoid the killing of noncombat-
ants, and today the spectacular mes
senger delivered the oral challenge I'M
der the guns of COO armed soldiers.
Giro V. Amarillo, who, as jefe polltlco'
is accused of many outrages, has been
ousted by Gov. Ahumada and replaced
by T. Jimenez. Amarillo cannot return
to the city Of Chihuahua through Mex
leo as the road is controlled by the in
surrectos. He asked for an escort OF
American soldiers to guard him to the
railroad at MARTA. Tex. but this was
refused.
Threaten His Death.
Many Mexicans here openly declare that
he will be killed on the road If he at
temptS to go unguarded.
The Associated Press correspondent has
just returned from a trip to several in
surgent camps in Mexico. At Mulato
there are at least 200 men. commanded
by Gen. Jose de la Cruz Sanchez Near
La Paloma there are an equal number.
under Toribio Ortega, and 200 more in
two camps in the mountains guarding
the roads and trails.
The garrison at Ojinaga is in desperate
straits. Gen Luque is still hoping for re-
Inducements, but none has been ordered
to his relief
Rebels Attack Indian Village.
CUERNAVACA, Mex, March 3.-An en-
counter between federal force and a
considerable number of insurrectos is re-
Iguala, in the state of Guerrero. Several
casualties on each side are alleged The
rebels are said to have attacked an In
dian village two hours march from
Iguala.
Chilpancingo. the state capital, and au-
tomObiles which are used in carrying
passengers between Chilpancingo and
1guala were pressed into service to carry
troops to the scene of the trouble.
A force of 200 men of the I'd Infantry
passed through here today from Mexico
City EN- route to the trouble center.
Quietude prevails to Chihuahua, Mex.
but that city has been entirely cut Off
from rail and wire communication since
February %, according to reports which
have reached the State Department from
Vice Consul Leonard at Chihuahua
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TWO BIG BATTLESHIPS
PROVIDED IN NAVAL BILL
Program of Committee Goes Through
the Senate Without Ma
terial Change.

Containing the Stanley antitrust pro-
vision and making the eight-hour law
applicable to the construction of the two
bauleships and four submarines, the
naval appropriation bill was passed by
the Senate this afternoon.
The Senate amendment authorizing the
President to invite to Washington the
official representatives of foreign govern
for official welcome and other ceremonies
was agreed to without discussion.
The Senate also accepted the amend
ment giving the Attorney General au-
thority to bring suits to determine the
title to lands along the Anacostia river
and other waterways in the District.
Flareup Over Profit Clause.
There was fiare-up between Senator
Penrose and Senator Owen over the
antitrust provision. Discussion of a
provision started when Senator Owen
asked the reason for the provision
that mo purchase of armor or arma-
ment shall be made at a price in ex-
cess of 100 per cent above the actual
cost of manufacture"
THAT seems an unreasonable profit"
remarked Senator Owen, and he asked
for an explanation.
before the discussion had continued far
Senator Penrose remarked that the pro-
vision had been put in the bill on the
floor of the house in a spirit of humor,
and he expressed a willingness to have
the entire provision in which that clause
occurred stricken out.
THAT strikes out the provision against
those conspiring against the government"
remarked Senator Owen.
Others In Conspiracy.
Senator Penrose retorted that there
were lot, who could be charged with
conspiring against the government and
remarked that the senator from Okla
homa might be included 1t was evident
Mr. Penrose had reference to Mr.. Owens
filbuster against appropriation bills last
night
Don't get angry" said Senator Owen
Senator Penrose didn't smile but he de-
MED that he had become angry Senator
Lodge jumped in to suggest that only the
100 per cent clause should be stricken out
and his motion was promptly agreed to-
1t was then discovered that the same 1OC
per cent clause was used in another part
Of the bill. and that met the same fate.
The Senate committees naval cOnstruc-
ton program was agreed to without
change. 1t provides for two battleships
eight torpedo boat destroyers, four sub
| marine torpedo boats. one submarine
| tender. one gunboat, one river gun.
boat and two seagOing tugs.