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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-27
ASSA|LANT IN CAPITAL
Negro Who Attacked Mrs.
Hoffman Seen Here
This Morning.

The negro who attempted to assault
Mrs Maude Hoffman near her home at
Addison. Va, last Monday morning. was
in Washington today. according to infor-
nation received by the police.
\ description Of the man. who is "a id
to have a large revolver in his pocket.
has been sent TO all the police in the D.s-
trict.
George Terrell. a negro driver employed
by the Potomac Brick Company at Brick
haven. Va. informed CrandaI Mackey.
commemorative attorney of Aiexandria
county, Va, he had met the negro.
Terrell said the man for whom the po-
lice OF Virginia have been looking met
him about $50 o'clock this morning a.
short distance from the brick yard. which
is located south Of the Highway bridge
in Virginia The man asked Terrell to
allow him TO ride to Washington.
He told me he wanted get away from
here" said Terrell. He said lots of fel-
lows. are getting arresed in Virginia on
suspicion about that case Of a white
woman the other day
Terrell declared the negro said he was
going TO buy a hat in Washington and
city. He said the negro displayed large
revolver, which he declared he would use
if any one tried TO get him. He also said
the man has several bad scratches on
the left side of his face. These were also
not ,ced on the face OF the negro who at
-ached Mrs. Hoffman.
The negro got OFF the wagon at 18th
and ID streets southwest Terrell said lie,
however, walked north on 14th street 10
street northwest, and then turned east.
The police are searching the various
freight yards about the city in an effort
to locate the negro. while telephone mes
sages also have been sent to nearby sta
lions
The negro IS described as being about
twenty-five years of age. smooth face.
medium build and about five feet SIX
inches tall He wore a dirty gray suit,
white shirt and collar when seen by
Terrell
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Opposed to "Dictation."
GARDNER DEFENDS REPORT.
Says Committee Minority Did Not
Purloin Roosevelt's Views.

With the declaration that the views of
Col. Roosevelt on the steel industry. pub
lished today, "singularly correspond
with those contained in the minority re-
port of the House ''steel trust investi-
eating committee. Representative Gard
ner of Massachusetts. republican, today
read a statement to the House in an eff
fort to show that the minority views had
been in the hands of the printer before
Mr.. Roosevelt mad gone out.
Il know the world is censorious," the
statement declared. land i fear it might
say that the minority Of the steel COM
mittee had purioined the colonels views
If l were to neglect to point out that we
gave our views to the press several hours
earlier than the colonel gave out his
statement
Mr.. Gardner aapsed into the vernacular
later when. in referring to Mr.. Roose-
velts statement, he said we beat him
to it,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-27
Off ON RACE TO BERMUDA
Motor Boats Kathemma and
Dream Start Run in
Philadelphia.

PHILADELPHIA. July 27--The motor
boats kathemma and Dream. the only
two entrants in the race from Phila-
delphia to Bermuda. started on their
long run at 1910 pm. today from Race
street wharf
The distance of the race is .19 nautical
miles. and 1t is figured that The boats
will require about three and "A hali
days to make the run. The Dream has
a time allowance of about II hours. IA
minutes and "a seconds over the
kathemma The prize for which the
little boats will run the dangers of an
ocean race is the Bermuda challenge cup
and 1000 i'm cash
Two revenue cutters We're on the course
In the Delaware river early today polio
ing the vicinity of the start. and as A
result there was no interference from
the heavy river traffic when the boats
were sent away. All the officials OF the
race and members of the lachtmen' $
Club of this city We're on the Philadel-
phia fireboat Ashbridge.
The two speedy little cruisers We're on
the line long before the hour for the
start OF the race. ana We're sent away
on the long journey by a whistle blast
from the Ashbridge. The Dream went
sped down the Delaware their crews
were given rouSing serd-off by the
river craft and by spectators on both
the Pennsylvania and New Jersey shores.
The Dream, built especially for this
race. is owned by Charles l.. Lagen of
the Yachtsmen Club. She Is FORTY feet
long. nine feet beam and is propelled by
sixteen horsepower engine. The Dream
IS handled by her owner. The others ia
the crew are Walter NJ. Bieling. John
Sprouse. Fred d. Biddie. George L. Gold
beck and Thomas Larsen.
The kathemma flies the pennant % W
{. Smith of the Ocean Gate. y. j. Yacht
Club. This boat has a length of tfty-one
feet and breadth Of ten feet six inches,
and has twenty-five horsepower engine.
Her crew consists of ten men. as follows:
w c. Smith. DIR. Z $ Street J. r
Rowland. r. I. Young. Harold Bemer.
Jacob Smythe. DR. T. Christine Frank
trankenfield, Charles I'll. Trumbley and
c. kullum
Tentative plans have been made for a
return race from Bermuda to Atlant' e
City for trophy offered by Atlantic City
business men.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-27
ORDERED TO SAN JUAN.
Maj. L. M. Koehler Assigned to
Command Porto Rico Regiment.

BY direction of the President, Mai.
Lewis NJ. Koehler Of the cavalry, on duty
at the Army War College, Washington
barracks. has been assigned to the COM
mand Of the Porto Rico Regiment of In
fantry, with headquarters at San Juan.
While holding that command he will have
the rank of lieutenant colonel. He will
relieve Maj. Robert L. Howe 18th
Cavalry. who is ordered to join his reg
ular regiment at Fort Oglethorpe. Ga. All
the enlisted personnel, and several Of the
junior commissioned officers of the Porto
Rico regiment are natives of that is
land possession of the United States 1t
Is an eight-company regiment, and has a
good record for discipline and efficiency.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-27
SENT TO STATE CONVENTION.
Progressive Party Delegates Chosen
in Illinois Counties.

CHICAGO. July 2..-Delegates 10 the
Illinois progressive state convention TO be
held August . were named today in coun-
~ and ward conventions throughout the
state. \ total of i,16O delegates. OF
whom 415 are from Chicago, were appor-
toned under tie provisions of the call for
the state convention. Chicago delegates
We're selected in ward conventions, and
those from other sections OF the state
were chosen in county conventions. Pro-
gressive leaders declared that conventions
were held in every county in the state
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-27
WILL TALK OVER PLANS.
Senator Dixon Leaves Chicago fol-
Conference With Roosevelt.

CHICAGO. July 21.-United States Sen
ator Joseph NJ. Dixon Of Montana.
director of the progressive campaign,
planned TO leave late today for New
York. where it is expected he will con-
fer with Col. Roosevelt regarding the
plans for the progressive national con-
yention to be held August g.
Senator Dixon said he probably would
return TO Chicago Monday night He
will be accompanied on his return by
o. X. Davis. publicity manager for the
progressiyes, and several eastern lead
ers- y call for conference of pro-
gressiye editors, to be held here August
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KID" Mccoy REMANDED.
Theft Charge Against Pugilist Goes
Over to August 2.

LONDON, July 21.-.kid' Mccoy, who
was brought up again at Bow Street po-
lice court today on provisional extra
dition warrant issued on behalf of the
Belgian government on the allegation that
he was implicated in a larceny. said to
have been committed at Ostend. was re-
manded until August . without bail.
which can only be allowed with the con-
sent Of the Belgian legation.
The lawyer who appeared on behalf of
Kid Mccoy, in endeavoring to secure
the assent of the Belgian minister to his
release. declared the value of the jewels
stolen from the Russian princess In o.
tend was only $1,000
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-27
MAY SIT IN ARCHIBALD TRIAL.
Lodge, Root, Sutherland and Clark
Suggested as Court Head.

Senators Root, Lodge. Sutherland
and Clark of Wyoming are under con-
sideration for the presidency of the
court of Impeachment to try Judge
Robert w. Archibald of the Commerce
Court. Senator Bailey has been men
toned, but it is said democrat Will
not be chosen, according to present
plans. Senator Gallinger, acting presi-
dent pro TEN Of the Senate. feels that a
lawyer should preside.
Judge Archbalds answer to the i'm
parchment charges are to be filed Mon
day: the House managers are to tie
their answer Thursday, and Saturday,
August >, the issue must be complete.
and the Senate sitting as the court Will
decide if the trial shall go on or be
postponed until fall.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-27
Rev. John r. Herrick Dead.

CHICAGO. July 1.-THE Rev. John r.
Herrick, former president of the Pacific
University, Forest Grove. Ore. and later
of the South Dakota State University,
died here last night at the residence Of
his daughter. Before coming west he
was professor in a theological school at
Bangor, Me. Although he had resided
in Chicago for twelve years. he never
Milton, Vt, in 1922 and was educated at
the University of Vermont.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-27
ASKS CONGRESS FOR NAME.
Seventeen-Year-Old Miss Wants a
Nice One and Is Willing to Paw.

Tired of the name OF Rundles. seven
teen-year-old miss of Madison, Ala. has
besought Congress to change her name.
Today the Secretary of the Senate
opened a letter signed by Miss Allie
Rundles," and addressed to the legisla-
ture at Washington.
MY former name is Rundles,' read the
letter. and / don't like the name, and
decided to ask the legislature for the
favor of sending me "A nice name. ! am
a young lady of seventeen years of age
Please do your best in selecting a rea
nice name. | will pay the cost. so let me
hear from YOU b. return mall
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-27
COTTON UP TO THIRTY POINTS.
Advance Due to Damage Reported in
Southwest Texas.

NEW ORLEANS, July 21--Cotton rose
thirty points on the most active positions
in the local future market today on bull
ish accounts of crop damage in southwest
Texas, due to hot and dry weather.
A quiet feeling remained throughout
the session, but prices forged strongly
upward on moderate buying for both ac-
counts Offerings We're extremely small.
October went well over the 13c mark.
touching l3.15, new high level for the
season. On this rise of a dollar and a
half a bale profit-taking was very small,
bulls feeling that the advance would be
continued Monday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-27
Wrecked Automobile to Save Child.

BINGHAMTON, \. Y, July 2I.-Ac-
cording to a dispatch today the seven
passenger automobile of James &. Cieary.
wealthy New York lawyer. was COM
pletely wrecked and Mr.. Cleary's two
chauffeurs were injured. when. in order
TO avoid killing tiny girl who ran
directly In front of the machine near
Liberty. y. V. the automobile was steer
ed into a tree. One OF MIR. Cleary 8
guests in the car was Charles A. Drees
OF San Francisco. He was uninjured.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-27
Detroit Policeman Slain.

DETROIT, Mich, July 27.-Patrolman
Lloyd Robinson was shot and killed to-
day by Fred Milne. twenty-one years old,
whom he was attempting to arrest on sus-
picion of burglary. j. t. Edmonson. a
spectator who saw the officer killed. at
tempted to capture Milne and was shot in
the arm. Milne was finally captured a
short distance from the scene of the
shooting.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-27
BANDANNA THE ENSIGN.
Kentucky Progressives Holding
County Conventions.

LEXINGTON. KY. July E.-The pro-
gressive party will hold conventions today
In every county in Kentucky. except
Jefferson. and select delegates to distric,
conventions to be held August /. Dele
gates selected at the district conventions
will meet in Louisville August 3 to name
delegates at large to Chicago,
Leslie Combs, former minister to Peru
Ia the recognized leader of the party in
this state. and presided at the cOnven-
ton in Lexington today The red ban
danna handkerchief has been adopted as
the insignia of the new party in this
state
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-27
Chamizal Tract Dispute Ends.

The Mexican ambassador and the State
Department today reached an agreement
to settle the long-standing dispute re-
garding the ownership Of the Chamizal
tract of about $50 acres. forming part of
the city Of Ell Pazo, Tex. on the basis
Of the purchase Of the land from Mexico
b ythe United States. The tract is be-
lieved to be worth approximately ST.
600 900.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-27
Wife of Dead Preacher Held.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, July 21.-Mrs.
Freeman. wife OF Elder w. c. Freeman. a
Baptist preacher and merchant. who was
found dead In his store at Mike. Tenn. a
few days ago. was arrested yesterday. to-
gether with Lucien Simmons. a young
man employed in the Freeman store
Roth are charged with murder. Mrs.
Freeman and Simmons were the only per-
sons near the Freeman home when the
preacher was said to have shot himself.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-27
One Dead in Railroad Wreck.

QUEBEC, July H.-News reached hero
today of a railroad accident which occur
red on the Intercolonial late yesterday
at Sacre Soeur. near Rimouski. pas
senger train leaving for Rimouski was
struck in the rear by a fast freight. tho
semaphore signals being INSTRUCTED py
a heavy fog One passenger was instant.
IL killed and six others seriously injured.
One of the injured died few hours
later. Train service was blocked ZOE
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-27
Message Intimates Tragedy.

NEW HAVEN. Conn. July 2T--Intima-
ton of a marine tragedy year and a
half ago is contained in message found
in bottle picked up on the shores of
Mantle bay. Long Island sound. The
message. written on yellowed piece of
manila paper reads:
Drowned at Point Judith. December 5.
1910. George Kirk of the schooner
Nymph.'
No wreck of a schooner called the
Nymph is remembered here and no search
has ever been made for q missing man
named Kirk.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-27
To Command Potomac District.

Col Samuel L. Allen. Coast Artillery
Corps, has been relieved from command
of the artillery district of Pensacola and
OF the post at Fort Barrancas. Fla, to
take effect September l, next and or
dered to Fort Washington, Md. to assume
command OF that post and OF the artillery
district of the Potomac.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-27
For Lower Cable Rates.

OTTAWA. July 21.-Negotiations are
under way between NJ. Pelletier. the
Canadian postmaster general. and NJ
Channel the French secretary of posts
and telcgraphs. for reduction In cable
rates between Canada and France, and Il
fat 2-cent postal rate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-27
Shoot Woman and Daughter.

CHICAGO, July 27.-Ffve masked men
entered the saloon of Mrs. Helen Bau-
man. a widow, early today. shot the
woman. probably fatally, and her daugh-
ter. The burglars fired at a son who at
tempted to defend the place.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-27
Review Not Necessary.

1T would be interesting to review the
legal history of this case, but no useful
purpose can be helped by doing SO. Per
haps an exception ought to be made SO
far as to say that there was some tes-
timony in the case to the effect that the
demeanor of Harry X. Thaw on the
hearing was better than il was on the
hearing before Mr.. Justice Mills.
MY whole duty is fully performed when
I decide the single question of fact pre-
sented for decision-name.y is Harry Is.
Thaw at present sane or insane, and
would his release be dangerous TO the
public peace and safety?
and seriously considered it. | am of the
opinion that Harry X. Thaw Is still in
sane and that his discharge would be
dangerous to the public peace and safety.
THE writ therefore must be dismissed
upon the merits. and Harry K. Thaw re-
manded into the custody of the defend
ant as superintendent of the Matteawan
State Hospital NJ j. kEOGH.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-27
President Fallieres' Secretary Dead.

Eau, -Cantal. France. July 27.-Henri
Ramondou, the official secretary to
President Faliieres at the Elysee, died
suddenly today on his country estate
here,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-27

8. was issued today. The call was
signed by E. T. Earl of Los Angeles.
Col w r. Nelson Of Kansas City, z. A
Van valkenberg OF Philadelphia and
John c. Shaffer OF Chicago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-27
Hailstorm Destroys Crops.

LOVELAND. Col. July pa terrific
hailstorm yesterday destroyed crops
over a vast area north Of here. A path
two miles in width and eight miles long
was laid bare.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-27
ACTION BY THE SENATE
PLEASES THE HOUSE
Compromise Satisfactory to
Taft Now Expected on
Excise Tax Bill.

There was general juhilation In the
House over the passage last night by
the Senate of the excise tax bill. ex-
tending, the present business tax on
corporations to- individuals and CO.
partnerships whose annual income eX-
ceeds $1,000. The fact that two amend
ments were added by the Senate raised
no great storm of disapproval. although
they are Objectionable to the House
democrats These We're the repeal of
the Canadian reciprocity agreement and
the provision for a permanent tariff
commi ssion.
Majority Leader Underwood expects
that a compromise satisfactory to both
houses of Congress will be reached and
that the President will be given an OPP
portunity 10 attach his signature to the
measure within brief time. The fight
in conference, it was expected. would
center chiefly on the tariff commission.
Opposed to "Dictation."
The democratic majority in the House
is bitterly opposed to what they term
"dictation" by any organization OF men
appointed to direct the labors of the
House ways and means committee
The measure will be sent to conference
Immediately. The fact that it was de-
signed to produce the revenue that would
be lost through the Enactment of the
free sugar tariff bill is counted on to
help its passage to the President
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-27
Officials Apprehensive.

Looking ahead to the possibilities of
final reference of this important subject
to the arbitration of The Hague tribunal,
the officials are beginning to be some
what apprenensive as TO the result of the
debates which are to be held in the
United States Senate.
1t is pc nted out that any presentation
in that body by individual senators Of
arguments tending to support the British
contention are almost certain to be
eagerly adopted and cited by the counsel
for Great Britain in case Of arbitration,
to the great dlscomforture and embar-
rassment of the American agents and
counsel.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-27

RANDALL. On Friday. July g. 1917 az us
residence. 33i 9TH street northeast, GEohSn
&. RANDALL.
Funeral services Monday morning, July -. ae
1920 o'clock, at the Chapel of the NATIVITY.
l4th and A streets southeast. lnterment ~ j
Congressional cemetery. Kindly omit nowecAa
tCamden, n. j., papers please ccpy-l =
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TO RETURN
THAW TO MATTEAWAN
Slayer of Stanford White
Makes Brief Comment on
Judges Decision.

NEW YORK, July PIT was thought
likely today that Harry *. Thaw, whose
application for release from the asylum
was refused yesterday. would he returned
to Matteawan this afternoon from White
Plains.
When told of the decision of Justice
Keogh yesterday Thaw gave out through
Sheriff DOYLE the following statement:
Il am sending the sad word to my
family. 1t would have been better had i
been acquitted like Capt. Hams.
n. *. THAW.'
Justice keogh's decision was as follows
tIn January, 1908, Harry K Thaw was
tried on an indictment charging him with
having committed the crime of murder.
He was acquitted by the jury on the
ground that he was insane when he COM
mitted the homicidal act.
Thereafter Mr.. Justice bowling, who
presided at the trial. committed him to
the Mattea.wan STATE Hospital, alleging
that he deemed his discharge at that time
to be dangerous to public safety.
In May. 1908. he obtained writ OF ha~
beaS corpus to secure his discharge on
the ground that lie was then sane. The
question Of his sanity was carefully in
CURED into by Mr.. Justice Morschauser,
who in an able opinion decided that he
was then insane and that it would be
unsafe to set him free
In June, 1909. another writ of habeas
corpus was sued out in his behalf. an ex-
haustiye inquiry was had into his sanity
and a lucid opinion was written by Mr..
Justice Mills, in which he decided that
he was then insane and that 1t would be
dangerous to the public peace and safety
to grant his discharge.
THE present writ was obtained to Sc
cure the release of Harry X. Thaw on
the ground that he is now sane, and the
question of his present sanity or insanity
was the subject of an inquiry occupying
eighteen days. during which the court
had the aid of most able and faithful
counsel.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-27
Desertions May Simplify Matters.

Republican leaders say that the action
of various men who have been more or
less influential in the republican party In
going into the bull moose movement will
simplify matters In the republican party.
and WILL they believe. tend to restore har-
mony and thus put the party back in
lighting trim
They point out that in several states
Tactional differences that have existed for
several years have made successful cam
paigns ont of the question. The going
into the bulI moore party OF some Of the
most troublesome factional leaders will.
they are very certain, prove good thing
for the republican party.
The charge is heard every once in a
while that all the former President is
seeking TO accomplish is the defeat OF
Taft. They say that at heart he does
not care whether there is new party or
not. that with him il is simply a question
of how the defeat of Taft can be most
easily accomplished, no matter II 1T
wrecks the republican party.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-27

OF the road faction" became a very small
part Of the populist organization nation
ally With the hope and expectation of
gaining office the populists made all sorts
of alliances. IN some states in the north
they fused" with the democrats and in
other northern states with the republic
cans In the southern states they did
business with the democrats They were
able to elect O good many scattered offi-
GERS. but In time the movement went the
way Of all such political movements
Most public men here are inclined to
predict that the bull moose party will
go the way OF the populist. They point
ont that ii Is certainly starting off on a
course parallel to that travelled by the
DoDulisf marty