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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-01
Wrights Sure to Lose.

Several years after Mattulath's appli-
cation for a patent had been denied
the Wright brothers perfected their
biplane. and among the features COW
cred in their patents were the flexible
wing tips by which equilibrium is main
tanned. Curtiss later started to manu-
facture a biplane, the plane tips of which
were flexed by means of a pivot ar
rangement The Wrights filed suit fol-
infringement, claiming that Curtiss
pIane-tip fiexing device was in
all essentials the same theirs. and
that as such it constituted an infringe
ment of their patents.
During the litigation ii was discovered
that the Mattulath application for a pat
ent on an airship contained specifications
for a wing-tip fieXing device that is iden-
teal with that used by Curtiss. Efforts
were made in the patent Office to have
the extinct application revived, but the
commissioner refused to take any action
The matter was then taken into the
courts, today's decision being the result
The effect of this decision, it is declar-
ed, will be that no matter how the courts
may hold in the case of the Wrights
against Curtiss. the Wright brothers can
only lose. If the Curtiss plane-tip heXin-
device is decided to be the same as the
Wright patent the old Mattulath appli-
cation, dating far back of any OF the
Wright patents, will, it is said, make the
Wrights the infrngers. If the case is de-
cided on the grounds that the Curtlss de-
vice is not the same as that used by the
Wrights. there is no infringement. In
any case, say the patent office authori-
ties. it appears to be a case for CurtisS
of 'heads l win, tails you lose"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-01
SECRETARY TO PRESIDENT.
Chinese Student of Columbia Uni.
versity Accepts Home Berth.

NEW YORK. April 1.-Vi-Kynin We'll
lington Koo, a Chinese student at CO.
lumbia University, will leave New York
for China next Saturday to become Sec
rotary to President Yuan Shi Kai.
KoO is the most talented Chinaman
ever enrolled at Columbia. He entered
the university in 1904 after receiving his
secondary education in st. Johns Col
lese. Shanghai. where his father. man.
DARN. lives. He was graduated from Co
lumbia College in 1908 and Immediate
began three-year postgraduate
course. AS an undergraduate he was very
popular and became a member Of prac-
tically every campus organization, win
ming with others the post of editor-in-
chief of the Columbia Spectator He was
also member of Columbia debating
team which defeated Cornell.
Since his undergraduate days Mr.. KoC
has devoted himself to promoting the
interests of the Chinese students in
America as president Of the Chinese Stu.
dents Alliance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-01
HEAT AND LIGHT BY WIRE.
Scientist Believes Coal Mines Ma
Become Electrical Base,

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, April 1.-The
claims recently made by certain English
scientists as to the possibility of saving
coal mining expense by turning the en-
ergy of the coal into ELECTRICITY at the
mines have the approval and support of
Prof. Comfort A. Adams of Harvard.
In statement regarding the work of
the proposed new electrical laboratory
here Prof. Adams says he believes that
some day Boston, New York and other
cities will receive their electricity for
heating. lighting and power by wire from
the coal fields. The installation Of mil
lion-volt transformer in the Harvard
laboratory will. ii is believed, prove that
such a scheme is feasible
The Harvard experts hope to show that
by using a current of 100000 volts
electricity may be economically carried
distances of 1900 miles or more.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-01
CRITICS OF PRESIDENT
CAUSE SURPRISE HERE
Taft'S Stand on Expectation of
Arms to Mexico Is
+. Upheld.

: In view of the fact that the Mexican
insurgents have not been recognized
as belligerents by the United States or
any other country, and the further fact
That friendly relations exist between
the governments of the United States
and Mexico. officials of the administra-
ton express great surprise that Presi-
dent Taft should be criticised even
mildly for authorizing the expectation
of arms and ammunition purchased in
the United States for the Mexican gov
eminent.
1t is pointed out that the recent
neutrality proclamation was designed
mainly to prevent the shipment of arms
and ammunition to the rebels in Mexi-
co by their agents and sympathizers in
the United States. such action having
been reported by the Mexican govern
ment officials as the main strength of
the revolutionary movement.
AS one official put it, American manu-
facturers have the same right to sell
arms and ammunition to the government
OF Mexico that they would have to sell
such articles to Italy, Turkey or any
States IS at peace. Ee added that the
fcation over the adoption of the neutral
ity laws. and the Mexican ambassador
here said that they were OF inestimable
and lasting service not only to Mexico,
but to every country on the American
continent
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-01
NAVY DEPARTMENT CHANGES
Appointments, Promotions and Res.
ignations Announced.

Changes in the Navy Department for
the month of March are announced as
follows:
Appointments: Secretary's office-Jo-
seph II. Corcoran, copyist at $500 per
annum: Joseph Cohen, messenger boy at
$500 per annum. Bureau of construction
and repair-R. G. Light, temporary clerk
at 81 900 per annum. Bureau of naviga-
tion-Henry L. Badger, by reinstatement,
copyist at $40 per annum.
Promotions; Bureau of navigation-Ed-
ward L. Smead, from copyist at $500 to
clerk at $1,000 per annum James ".
DOwney, from copyist at $40 to copyist
at $500 per annum; Henry H. Bugbee,
from clerk at $1,000 to clerk at s., 400 per
annum: F. J. Schuyler, from clerk at
81, 100 to clerk at $1,000 per annum; John
F. Carlson, from clerk at 81 900 to clerk
at S., 100 per annum; Charles w. Griffin,
from copyist at $500 to clerk at $1,000 per
annum; Louis Philippus, from cOpyist at
$40 to copyist at $500 per annum. Bureau
of supplies and accounts-Richard New
man, from clerk at $1,000 to clerk at
81, 100 per annum; Miss l.. c. Tyler, from
clerk at $500 to clerk at 81 600 per annum.
designations; Bureau of construction
and repair-E. w. Townsend. clerk at
81 600 per annum. Bureau of navigation
S. G. Boykin, clerk at 81, 400 per annum.
Bureau of supplies and accounts-J. A.
Morgan, clerk at 81, 100 per annum.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-01
GOOD WORK REWARDED.
Many Clerical Promotions in the
Post Office Department,

The following clerical promotions in
the Post Office Department were made
by Postmaster General Hitchcock today
$1,000 to 1,SOO-Edward H. Patterson
and Frederick A. Kuns.
$1,4OO to s1,6OO-Louis A. Delano and
George c. Sholes.
$1,000 to 81, 4OO-Charles T. Haines Harry
L. Hayes, William A. Donahoe, John F.
Trabold, Frank A. Lynch and John w.
Hunt.
$1,000 to s1,2OO-Thomas J. Howell,
Frank H. Bushby, Charles B. Lingam-
felter, Mary I. SCHNEIDER. Allen L. Serb
ner. William 1. Jenkins. William A. Hit.
Frank c. Hall. Henry Adams, Gustave H.
Jinkins, Paschal w. Vasser and Neal N.
Herndon.
$500 to s1,OOO-George ]. Schoeneman,
Robert B. Atkinson, Lora E. Collar, Ar
mold P. Fenton, John H. Fisher, John ].
Honan, Frank c. James Meyer r. Kraft,
Carrie T. Rhodes. Sarah A. Whittemore,
Allen M. Fornwald. George S. Peffall,
Harvey G. Lea, Emanuel N. Simons,
George V. Gadde. Norman T. Raymond.
William r. Little. Roscoe E. Cost Calvin
w. Hassell, Clarence NJ. Liable, Romeo
T. Perry, Dock c. Bradley, Clyde E. Nc
Cleery, John Buckley Barton A. Bean
jr.. Madge NJ. Flannery and Jesse c.
Miller.
$40 to s9OO-Ethel w. Burton, jr.
500 to s90O-George A. Rowe. William
H. Beckstein and August Schneider
$500 to s9OO-John NJ. McGraw.
$40 to $S4O-Helen F. Manning.
$500 to s720-David Powell, Edith s.
Wilson and A. Stuart Page.
1t was announced that no removals or
reductions in the force were made in
order to make the foregoing promotions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-01
LOSES RETIREMENT FIGHT.
Foreman Not to Go on Officers Reg
lister of the NAVY.

The District Court of Appeals, in an
opinion by Justice Robb, today sustained
the action of the lower court in refusing
10 compel Secretary Meyer to place the
name of George L. Foreman of San
Francisco upon the register of retired Of
ficers of the navy.
Foreman had been a paymaster's clerk
and was promoted December 1, 1893. to
the position of chief clerk, United States
pay office, San Francisco, Cal He
claimed retirement in 1908 as an officer
of the navy, and was refgused. He then
sought mandamus.
The applicant, says Justice Robb, was
no more an officer of the navy than any
one of the many employees of the Navy
Department at Washington and never
had any right to retirement.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-01
TIES Up MANY MILLIONS
Strike of Chicago Carpenters
HaIts Extensive Building
Operations.

CHICAGO. April 1.-Fourteen thousand
carpenters in Chicago and its environs
went on strike today for more wages.
Building operations in Cook county ag-
gregating expenditures estimated at from
$50. 100000 to SjOOOO,OOO will be hamper
ed by the strike. it is expected. Con-
tractors and carpenters have estimated
that construction work on at least 500
buildings would come to a stop. The
carpenters are demanding Is cents an
hour, an increase of 5 cents an hour The
situation was given a more serious as
pect today when union leaders made the
statement that a greater increase would
be demanded should employers appear
obstinate in granting the demand made.
The Chicago downtown district stands
to be the most visibly affected. Several
skyscraperS are in course of construc-
ton, at a cost ranging from 100000 to
So, 100000 each.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-01
Aeroplanes Held Up.

The efforts of the rebels in Mexico TO
obtain means of engaging in modern
scouting has been baked by the Ameri-
can authorities at FL Paso. who yester-
day held up two aeroplanes consigned to
the insurrectos. That information was
received at the War Department today
from Col. Z. H. Steever. commanding the
4th United States Cavalry. which is pa
trolling the border
Almost every conceivable ruse is being
used by the rebels in attempts to smuggie
arms and ammunition, particularly the
latter across the border. but so far no
large lots have gone over. according to
the War Department reports. These re-
ports also confirm the statement that the
rebel ammunition supply is rapidly being
depleted
BERLIN, April IA dispatch from
New York stating that Germany is pre-
pairing 10 land troops in Mexico is denied
at the foreign office here this morning
II is stated by the official that there Is
absolutely no occasion for such action or
the part of Germany.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-01
WILL EXPEDITE BUSINESS.
Central Messenger Service" Inaug'
urated in Post Office Department.

Chief Clerk George G. Thomson of the
Post Office Department. by authority of
the Postmaster General, today inaugu-
rated a novelty in the form Of what is
termed central messenger service
throughout the department building and
between the annex at 18th and X streets
northeast.
Suitable receptacles are provided in each
division and office of the department. in
which are deposited all papers. messages
or other articles intended for some other
division or office. At intervals 'of a half
hour messengers call and convey the
articles to the place they should be sent.
The service between the department and
the annex is performed hourly
1t is believed this service will be big
improvement in expediting the business
Of the department and will also provide
messenger service that could not be fur
nished under the old methed for want OF
an appropriation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-01
SCORE OF APPLICANTS.
Examinations Being Held for
Teacherships in High Schools.

Two examinations for teacherships in
the high schools were held at the Frank
lin School today and will be continued to-
morrow. In one. held for teachers al
ready employed in the high schools, there
were thirteen applicants. This is known
as the group b. examination. and the
successful applicant will be placed on a
salary which may reach mamixum of
s., 200
The other examination is being held for
applicants as teachers of academic SUBJ
jects in the high schools. Seven persons,
three of whom are men. are taking the
examination in mathematics, two in
French, one in stenOgraphy and typewrit-
ing and four in German, one of whom is
man.
The board of examiners, under whose
direction it is being given. consists of DR..
W. NJ. Davidson, superintendent of public
schools of this city; Harry English and
Miss S. f. SimonS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-01
BANNER BIBLE CLASS.
Baptist Sunday School Organization
Has Attendance of 21O,

Class AZ of Calvary Baptist Sunday
school is now said to be the banner class
of Washington Sunday schools, it having
attained an attendance of 30 at it's roll
call meeting yesterday morning. The class
is taught by DR.. E. E. Richardson, and
the large attendance was the result of
1875 calls and 125 written messages.
The class has a history covering about
a quarter of century, during which time
it has had four different teachers. The
first of these was Dr. Gregory, by whom
the class was organized. He was sue
ceeded by w. w. Brown, who in turn
was succeeded by Judge l.. r. Smith,
who served as teacher from 1887 to 1906,
when his health necessitated his relin-
gushing the active direction of the or
sanitation. DR.. Richardson, who had
been co-teacher for the preceding three
years, then assumed charge of the class.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-01
Number He Has Drawn

Each of the senators from the state
whose senators are next to be assigned TO
their respective classes shall thereupon
draw out one paper. The senator who
shall draw out the paper bearing the
number shall be assigned to the class of
senator's represented by the number he
has drawn.
The secretary shall then place in the
ballot box two papers of equal size. bear
ing respectively the numbers of the
other two classes. The senator who has
drawn the blank shall thereupon draw
out one of said papers, and shall be as
Der he has drawn.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-01
may ORDER REPORTS
ON INTERSTATE BUSINESS
Decision of Supreme Court
Victory for the Interstate
Commerce Commission.

An important victory was won TODAY hy
the interstate commerce commission
when the Supreme Court of the United
States decided the commission had tho
power to compel water lines to report 70
it regarding intrastate as we'll as inter
state business 1t was the first case
from the Commerce Court to be consid-
cred by the Supreme Court The Com
merce Court was reversed
While the cases before the court con-
cerned Immediately only water lines the
government declared in arguing the
cases that the defeat of the commission
in this case would mean that railroads
also need not report regarding intrastate
business. and the commissions whole
system of gathering reports relative to
commerce would be worthless.
Great Lakes Lines Affected.
The orders in question required re-
ports regarding operating expenses and
operating revenues of water lines and
affected principally lines on the great
lakes. The Goodrich Transit Company
and the White Star line resisted. saying
only a small portion of their business
was interstate.
The Commerce Court held that the COM
mission had power TO require reports
only regarding traffic carried under Joint
arrangement with railroad carriers but
not as 10 purely intrastate and port-to-
port business.
Justice Day said a mistake had been
made by the Commerce Court in confus-
ing knowledge of intrastate commerce
with regulation of it. He said il was
within the power of the commission to
require show down of the whole bust
ness. intrastate as we'll as Interstate.
Justices Lurton and Lamar dissented
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-01
VOTING IN MICHIGAN.
Electors of Counties Deciding on Lo-
cal Option Issues.

DETROIT. Mich. April 1.-The cleo
tors of twenty-five Michigan counties to-
day are voting on the local option issues,
while cities and townships in different
parts of the state are holding regular
elections. Grand Rapids and Kalamazo
are the largest cities in which mayors
are to be elected.
At Flint the republicans and democrats
have united. and a heated contest is
being waged in an effort to prevent the
reelection OF the socialist mayor, j. 4.
Z. Mention, who has served one term.
OF the counties voting on the prohibit
ton questioH, eighteen are now dry
and - IA"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-01
Delay Is Held Unavoidable.

The Chief Justice, in concluding his
opinion, says: I'VE are of the opinion
that the delay in this case has been
shown to be unavoidable in the proper
sense of the statute.
The petitioner has not slept upon her
rights and is entitled to the relief which
she seeks. Its denial would work a
great hardship. justified by her conduct.
upon the penniless widow of a deceased
inventor of merit. who died almost at
the point of success. leaving the inven-
ton as his only property"
Today's decision of the Court of APP
peals reviving the supposedly extinct
Mattulath patent. has several phases.
For one, it is the first instance in the
history of the patent office in which
court has assumed jurisdiction and has
overruled the commissioner of patents on
a decision covering an uncompleted APP
plication for a patent. For another, the
decision appears. on it's face. to be a
sort of April fool for the Wright
brothers. as, under the courts decision
reviving the Mattulath application, it will
be impossible for the Wrights to win the
case they are prosecuting against Glenn
H. Curtiss for alleged infringement of
patent covering the flexible plane tip fea-
ture of both the Wright and Curtiss BIZ
planes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-01

ballot box two papers of equal size, one OF
which shall be blank, and the other shall
bear the number of the class to which
no senator was assigned at the drawing
of the state whose senators were last as
signed. No. l representing the class whose
term will expire March >, 1893; No. =
representing the class whose term will
expire March 3, 1895. and No. 3 represent
ing the class whose term will expire
March 3 1891.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-01
Child Killed by Boy Uncle.

NEW YORK, April Annie Russo,
three years old. was instantly killed yes
terday by her fourteen-year-o uncle.
Horace Buffardi. who pointed a shotgun
at her and pulled the trigger, thinking the
weapon was not loaded. The children
We're on their way to Palm Sunday
church service and stopped to see An
MES aunt, in whose house the boy found
the shotgun and, aiming it at the child
playfuIly told Annie that he was going to
shoot her. The charge of buckshot en-
tered the little girls head.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-01

Adjt. Gen. Mccain is informed of the
death of Capt. John E. Dallam. chap
lain of the 23d Infantry, stationed at
Fort Benjamin Harrison. Ind. The man
ner of the death of the officer is not
given. beyond the statement that last
Friday his body was found floating in
the Illinois river near Meredosia. ILL.,, a
considerable distance from the army
post. from which Dallam had disappear
ed about fifteen days ago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-01
Harry Kaufman Gets Contract.

Postmaster Merritt today awarded to
Harry Kaufman of this city the contract
for furnishing special delivery messenger
summer uniforms.
The bid of Mr.. Kaufman was $3.50 Tor
the coat, $4.2J for the trousers and 81 10
for the cap. or $1l.85 for the complete
uniform.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-01

SEATTLE, Wash, April John H.
Kinnear. aged seventy, lawyer. million
aire real estate owner and pioneer poll
tician, Is dead from heart disease at his
home here after an illnesA Of seven years.
He came to Seattle In 1883 from Illinois.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-01
U. S. S. Yosemite to Be Auctioned

The u. S. S. Yosemite, formerly the
British steamer clearwater. and at one
time known as the Ingalls, in the United
States quartermaster's department, will
be sold by the Navy Department April
ID to the highest bidder above her ap-
praised value, which is $50. 600. The YES
sci is at the Norfolk navy yard.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-01
Situation Causes Joy.

Members of the various civic bodies
and representa- tives of the departments
of the District government who have
been designated TO serve on the central
committee which will direct city c}ean-
ing week, are delighted over the fact
that SO many citizens are paving the
way for the crusade by making an un-
usual number of complaints about
nuisanCeS to the health department.
while the children are taking care OF
the problem of cleaning up many of
the private premises Of the capital.
This preliminary work. say the mem
berS of the committee. Will lay a SPLEEN
did foundation for the city-wide cam
paign which the committee is to direct.
The first meeting of the committee
will he held in the boardroom of the
municipal building Friday of this week,
April >. Commissioner Rudolph Will
preside. while Commissioners Johnston
and JudSOn are expected to attend
:. The committee will organize for the
campaign and plan any preliminary
work that may be necessary. 1t is ex-
pected that an executive committee will
be appointed and that this body will
map out a plan of action. reporting to
the central committee some time next
week. or few days prior to the be-
ginning of city cleaning week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-01

THE Lost World" by Sir Arthur Co
nan Doyle, enters upon it's third INSTALL
ment in our next Sunday Magazine. A
late to catch up.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-01

Edmonston s-IIome OF the
Original "FOOT FORM"
Boots and ONfords for Men.
Women and Children.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-01
BLOODHOUNDS ON TRAIL
OF ALLEN AND EDWARDS
Dogs That Were Used in
Beattie Case Running Down
HiIIsViIIe ASSaSSinS.

HILLSVILLE, Va. April with
bloodhounds on the trail of Sidna Allen
and Wesley Edwards, the two desperate
clansmen who are being hunted to answer
for the assassinations of the Carroll
county court officers, those in charge of
the search today believed a report of the
capture would come at any moment
The hounds. belonging to the state of
Virginia, and which were used in the
Beattie case. were taken by rail to Mount
Airy, n. c., and from there were brought
northward on the Hillsville road to the
Sugar Loaf mountain and Buzzards Rock
section. The detectives have the section
we'll patrolled. especially at Buzzards
Rock, near where Sidna Allen yesterday
held up Lafayette Ayers and threatened
to kill him.
Down on the south side of the noun
tain, near BuZzarl s rock, there is a cave
from which the outlaws fled Saturday,
leaving tracks that told of long leaps of
hurried flight. The ground was moist
and the posse confused their trail with
that of two other outlaws, presumably
a moonshiner and an escaped murderer
from North Carolina, who are known
to be in the mountains.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-01
Easter Not Arrested.

raiGed Saturday, was not arrested, as
was reported from Mount Airy, but
was closely questioned. 1t was thought
Easter had been furnishing food to the
outlaws.
Claude and Friel Allen. who gave up
without fight last week, were driven
over to the nearest railroad station yes
terdey and taken to Roanoke for safe
keeping. Neither had been in a parlor
car before. The detectives reported their
safe arrival at Roanoke, and said their
meeting with kinsmen there already
charged with the courthouse shooting was
Unconditional.