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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-12
Alaska Republicans for Taft.

The farthest north republican conven-
ton has just held its session and elected
Taft delegates. This was the republican
convention at Nome. Alaska. A telegram
received from Seattle today. sent by
wireless through the frozen regions OF the
north. told that the Nome republicans
had elected fifty delegates to the republic
can territorial convention. to be held at
Cordova March 80. These delegates must
travel 1.l0O miles. all but 100 Of these
miles by dog sleds over deep snow. Yet
the delegates will be at Cordova In time
to record their preferences for Taft.
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DOMINICAN ENVOY HERE.
Francisco J. Peynado Soon to Pre-
sent Credentials to President

Francisco ]. Peynado. who succeeds
Emelio c. Joubert as minister OF the Do
minican republic in Washington, arrived
here yesterday. He is quartered at the
Shoreham Hotel.
A lawyer. this is his first diplomatic
post. Senior Peynado. however. took part
in the negotiations for the settlement of
the Haitian-Dominican boundary dispute,
held in Washington and New York last
year.
The State Department has not yet been
advised of the new minister's arrival.
He will present his credentials to Presi-
dent Taft as soon as advised to do SO by
the State Department.
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FATAL DOSE OF POISON.
Woman Suicide Leaves Note Saying
Physician Owed Her Money.

PHILADELPHIA, February 12.-Leav-
ing a note in which she stated that
Philadelphia physician owed her money.
Miss Alice Foster. thirty years old. COM
mitted suicide today in her apartment
by swallowing poison. The physician
mentioned said the woman had been one
Of his patients for several years and that
she had been in a highly nervous con-
dition.
q balance of SOL on three shares Of
stock he had purchased from her. This
stock. he said. was worth $210 and the
SOL was the balance due her after the
bill she owed him was paid. The physi-
clan said the woman was TO have called
for the money today.
A sister Of the dead woman said Miss
Foster was to have sailed this week for
England, where her parents live.
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Skaters Hear the Honk.
FIGHTING FOR OKLAHOMA.
Clark and Wilson Boomers Predict
Success for Respective Tickets.

Speaker Clark today received telegram
from the st. Louis headquarters Of the
Clark presidential boom, which contained
the information that 344 out Of 59S dele
gates to the Oklahoma state convention,
which will be held February %, were for
Clark for President and the remaining 234
either for Gov. Wilson or wavering. The
Clark boomers at the Capitol are nightly
encouraged by the report, which, If con-
firmed, means that Oklahoma will follow
the lead Of Missouri and declare for the
Speaker for President
But Senator Gore of Oklahoma. one of
the stanch followers Of Woodrow Will
son in the ranks of the democrats, has
telegraphed to his Office here from Okla
homa that he had not lost hope that the
delegates to the national convention from
that state will be for Wilson. Wilson is
ahead at present. he claims, although the
final result is still in doubt.
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COMPROMISE ON BILL
FOR MONEY PRINTING
Bureau Employees Said to Con-
sent to Limited Use of
Power Presses.

The controversy between the plate
printers OF the bureau of engraving and
printing and the Senate committee on
printing over the issue of Uncle Sans
paper money from power presses is like
ly to be settled by a compromise.
If there is no hitch in tie negotiations
which are well under way. as was learned
on excellent authority today. the parties
in the controversy will agree that power
presses shall be used for the printing OF
the backs of bills, and the old hand
presses will be used for printing the
fronts.
Ii this plan goes through. 1t is expect
ed, the fight Of the plate printers over
the proposal OF the Senate committee to
use power presses entirely for printing
paper money, Will come to an end, and
the passage of the Smoot bill for the re-
vision of the printing laws. In which the
power press provision Is contained. and
in which the compromise Is to be made to
apply, will be accomplished within Q
short time
Admits Suggestion Of Compromise.
Senator Smoot. author of the printing
revision bill and stanch defender Of the
proposition for the substitution OF power
presses for hand presses. admitted this
afternoon that a compromise had been
suggested, but he would say nothing OF
the prospects of success.
Members of the Senate committee on
printing, 1t is understood, have made II
clear to the plate printers that they still
cling to the belief that the faces OF the
notes can be printed as well on power
presses as hand presses and a large
amount of money saved But they are
anxious to get the printing revision bill
through Congress, as it will save. i'm their
opinion. several hundred Thousand dol
lars. and they concede that. IL the plate
printers were to continue their fight, they
could hold up the passage Of the bill for
some time.
The plate printers. ii is alleged. found
that the attitude of the Senate commit
tee on printing was generally favorable
to the substitution OF power presses for
hand presses in the printing of both faces
and backs of currency, and they feared a
long, If not an unsuccessful fight.
Reasons for Acceptance.
In accepting the proposition that the
backs Of the notes be prilted on power
presses the plate printers maintain, II Is
understood. that they believe the use Of
power presses for printing both faces and
backs would make counterfeiting easier.
printing the face of the aote, which Is
hardest to counterfeit, will retain the pro-
lection.
Another hearing on the controversy was
scheduled for tonight, and at the Office OF
the Senate committee on printing prepara-
tons are apparently going ahead for tho
hearing. 1t Is presumed the call for the
hearing will not be withdrawn until-lrtp
this afternoon, when the final attempt to
reach an agreement will be made
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CARNEGIE STUDENTS HERE.
Come to Study Economic Entomology
Under Department of Agriculture.

Two Of the Carnegie students sent to
this country to study economic ento-
mology under the United States De-
partment of Agriculture are Andrew
Rutherford Of Edinburgh University
and +. H. Strickland of the University
of Wye. Kent. They called on DIR. L.
o. Howard. chief Of the bureau of en-
tomology. They have been attending
an agricultural congress held in Trini-
dad, British West Indies. They are to
spend some time at the station of the
Department OF Agriculture in Florida.
and go thence to some of the expert
ment stations in Texas.
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JOINT PROBE PROPOSED
Senate Progressives of Both Parties
Plan Money Trust Quiz

Senators Lee of Tennessee and Kenyon
OF Iowa, the former a progressive demo-
erat and the latter a progressive repub-
lean, today framed joint resolution
proposing an inquiry into the so-callsd
money trust" by a joint committee of
the Senate and House. The House demo-
Gratis. in caucus. already have decided for
an investigation by the regular commit
tees of the House. and it is doubtful if
they would accept the new proposal
The Lea-Kenyon resolution will embody
some Of the provisions of the Henry reso-
luton, defeated in the democratic caucus.
1t probably will be introduced early this
week.
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COMMITTEE REJECTS
DOLLAR PENSION BILL
Substitute Offered by Senator
Smoot, Carrying SEA, 000,-
600 Annually, Adopted.

The Sherwood so-called dollar-a-day
pension bin was rejected today by the
Senate committee on pensions. and an
other measure, which would involve an
annual expenditure OF $24,OOO,OOO pro-
posed as a substitute by Senator Smoot
Of Utah, was adopted. Senators Brown
(Neb.) and Curtis (Kan.) gave notice thew
would press upon the Senate the Sher-
wood bill as substitute for the Smoot
bill.
Senator Shoots estimate of $24 600. 600
as the cost of his plan is based upon the
pension bureaus computation OF age and
length Of service Of the veterans. The
Sherwood bill, according to the pension
bureau, would have cost about $75, OoO, 600
year.
Provisions Of Smoot Bill.
The Smoot bill. which was adopted by a
vote OF IL to 2. after the Sherwood bill
had been voted down by 10 to 4. en-
bodies provisions to pension civil war
veterans sixty-two years old who served
ninety days or more. and any Mexican
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BARK DAmAuEu In COLLISION.
British Craft Eclipse Arrives in
Lynn Haven Roads.

NORFOLK. February 1.-THE British
bark Eclipse. from Hongkong to New
York. arrived In Lynn Haven roads early
today, with her foremost broken and head
gear gone. following collision of the
Virginia capes Sunday with the four
masted schooner Prescott Palmer, from
Norfolk to Boston, coal laden.
The Prescott Palmer lost her foremost
and bowsprit and now Is being brought
In by the revenue cutter Onondaga, which
went to her assistance.
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RULES COMMITTEE MEETS.
Will Act Today on Pujo Resolution
for Money Trust" Inquiry.

The rules committee of the House called
q meeting early this afternoon to DETER
mine what action to take on the Pujo
resolution empowering the banking and
currency committee to begin the money
trust investigation. The resolution in
troduced by M. Pujo. chairman of the
banking and currency committee, would
authorize that committee to summon all
witnesses, sit at all times, and enforce
The production of books
We have not decided who will be called
ss witnesses" said Chairman Pujo TODAY.
when the investiga ton is ordered bv
the House the committee will determine
whom To summon
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ar veteran who served sixty days G

war veteran who served sixty days or
more.
These Mexican war veterans would
receive $50 month. The civil war
veterans would be put on a graduated
scale from SIS month for ninety-day
veterans SiXtytwo years old. To $50 II
month for veterans seventy-five years
old who served three years more.
IT would allow an attorneys fee OF s.
for an original pension and 81 attor-
neys fee for an increase pension. Ii
would direct the printing Of the name
and post office address of every
pensioner
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-12

student and traveller, and travelled I'm this
country and Europe, returning to Hawaii,
where he lived until 1904, when the ques.
fion of citizenship came up Tor decision.
Before he left Hawaii for San Francisco
in 1904 he took the oath of allegiance to
the United States, and his papers showed
his birthplace and general history.
The annexation of Hawaii by the United
States in 1900 made Sen a citizen of this
country and of Hawaii. Under the act of
annexation all persons born or natural
lied there. being citizens OF Hawaii at the
time of annexation, became citizens of
the Limited States
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-12
Divorce Not Permitted to Remarry

In granting an absolute divorce today
to Bosier Castle, policeman, from his
wife, Fannie E. Castle. Justice Wright
refused the wife the privilege Of marry
ing again. The decree Of the court con-
tains the words, land the said Bosier
Castle only may remarry."
This action OF the court is in conform.
ity to his finding in the Cotterill case, in
which he ruled that the marriage of a
guilty" party was illegal in this District.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-12
NEW WAR AEROPLANES.
Department to Buy Four Weight
Carriers and One Speed Machine.

1t was announced at the War Depart
ment today that Of the Ave new aero
planes to be bought the majority will be
Wright biplanes. Three will be weight
carriers of about forty five miles an hour
speed.
machine, and the fifth will be a speed ma
chine Of not less than sixty-five miles
an hour. the type not yet determined.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-12

It has been, officially announced that
Bishop James H. Mccoy Of the Methodist
Church will deliver the baccalaureate
sermon at Randolph Macon Woman's
College at Lynchburg. Va. Sunday, June
8. The annual commencement address il
to be made by DR.. Henry M. Snyder.
president of Wofford College Of South
Carolina.
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Minister Found Dead in Bed.

ATLANTA, Ca, February 12.-Dr. ]. NJ.
Britain. pastor of the Temple Baptist
Church and one Of the best known minis
tiers In Georgia, was found dead In bed at
his home here yesterday morning. Death
was due to heart failure. He was sixty
nine years old and was a Confederate
veteran.
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Work Of the Fisheries Bureau.

The largest output Of fish and eggs in
any year OF activity Of the bureau OF
fisheries. Department OF Commerce and
Labor. is recorded in the annual report OF
Commissioner Bowers for the fiscal year
1911. The total distribution OF 3,ea8, 294.-
335 was divided as follows: $50. 40 ia
eggs. 1908. 800 fry and 1000 older fish
were delivered to state Commissions. and
$500 eggs. 6.O00,O0O fry and 1850 older
fish were for shipment to foreign coun-
tries.
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A Swindler

representing himself to be an
agent of the ]. w. Holloway
Company is calling on SUBJ
scribers to THE STAR, of
fering to take orders for
Photographic engagements
for IS cents. or for 90 cents
additional to print the photo
graph on one dozen post
cards.
The man is a fraud.
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TELLS OF CANAL PURCHASE.
House Committee Hears Of Part
Played by w. N. Cromwell.

The connection Of William Nelson
Cromwell with the purchase Of the Pan
ANA canal from France was reviewed be-
fore the foreign affairs committee of the
House today by Henry Hall, CORE
spondent Of the New York World. Mex
leo, Argentina and Ecuador were repre-
sented at the hearing by their ministers
or diplomatic agents.
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Knives and Axes Used in Fight.

BRADFORD Pa, February 12.-knives
and axes were so freely used in a des-
perate battle in a lumber camp at New
ton, Pa. during last night that four for
eign woodcutters were seriously wounded.
The foreman, Anton Pozaar, was at
tackled by his men. Two arrests were
made today.
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Baron Lister, Surgeon, Dead.

LONDON, February 12.-Joseph Lister.
first Baron Lister, who was made famous
by his discovery Of an antiseptic system
of treatment In surgery. died yesterday.
He was born In 1927 and had served as
professor of surgery In Glasgow and
Edinburgh universities and In Kings Col
lege, London.
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House Votes for IL Per Cent.

An amendment by Representative Levy
of New York reducing the rate of in
terest from "a per cent, as provided by
the committee. ito IL per cent per annum
was adopted by a vote of 17s to So,
whereupon Representative Dyer of Mis-
souri,. author of the measure, moved to
recommit the bill to the committee with
instruction to report it out with pro-
vision for rate of Is per cent per an
mum.
Representative Madden of Illinois Of
fered an amendment providing for rate
Of per cent a month on loans up to
$75, and 1 per cent month on loans
above that sum. Mr.. Madden's amend
ment was defeated, Al to s..
Mr.. Dyers moLlon to recommit was
next in order. and on point of no our
rum call of the House was ordered.
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LIGHT SNOW PROBABLE,
SAYS THE WEATHER MAN
Prognosticator Explains Why
the Predicted Storm Gave
Washington the CODY.

Having failed to deliver the snowstorm
which was promised for Washington yes
terday. the weather man this morning
made prediction that a specially pre-
pared light snow would be offered to the
National Capital some time today. The
storm which was expected yesterday
came northward along the coast from
Georgia. but its western edge did not
get much farther than Norfolk. Tickle
winds then carried it out over the At
lantic ocean, and 1t is now thought to
be busily engaged in piling up imaginary
drifts in the hollow spots between the
waves.
Lonesome Flakes This Morning.
Lonesome flakes Of snow, usually seven
or eight feet apart, began descending on
more or less appreciative Washington at
about 1890 o'clock this morning, and
continuous ''sputters'' of the same gen.
eral character are expected to continue
throughout the day. But the total snow
fall will not be great-at least. that S
what the weather man said, and he ought
to know.
No marked change in the temperature
is In sight. The mercury may climb up
the ladder of degrees this afternoon and
evening. but its ambition undoubtedly
Will be squelched before tomorrow morn
ing, when it is predicted ten above
again will obtain.
Auto Ride on River Ice.
DR.. F. Scott Avery, 2913 P street north
west, furnished thrills yesterday after
noon by driving his automobile UP and
down the frozen surface Of the river at
a rate of speed which would have scat
tered pedestrians far and wide had he
tried It on the streets. With chains on
his wheels and firm grip on the steer
ing apparatus. DIR. Avery opened the
throttle and burned the wind.
He was riding In his car with
his brother-in-law, Harry Hay, yesterday
afternoon. when he evolved the scheme of
trying a spin on the ice. Instead of slack
ing speed as he neared his residence he
kept on toward the river and slid onto the
ice without a CULVER.
Skaters Hear the Honk.
Several scores of skaters on the river
were surprised to hear the ''honk- honk"
of the doctors machine as it flew along
on the ice, and every one was curious to
see who this new-style autoist was. The
car stopped in front Of the Washington
Canoe Club and took aboard every one
who could find space. In addition several
skaters hooked on behind"
DR.. Avery says he will try it again,
perhaps this afternoon.
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Helen n. G. Bonner Granted Divorce
Helen NJ. G. Bonner was granted an
absolute divorce today from William T.
Bonner. She is allowed the right to re-
sumo her maiden name. Helen M. Greer
The decree Of divorce was signed by
Justice Wright.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-12

SPANS wholesale murder Of American
filibusters Is described by Dynamite
Johnny OBrien In his wonderful life
story n our next Sunday Magazine.
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BACK TO ANAC0ST|A|C[ERGY IN THE lead
Return of PurI0ined Ballot Box
Ordered.
P0sTP0NEMENT OF CASE
Partisans in Saturdays Primaries
Throng Police Court-Chapin
Brown Is Committeeman.

1t looked as if every man who cast
vote in the primaries Saturday had gone
down to the Police Court this morning,
to be on the ground when the solution of
the mystery of the purloined cake-box
ballot box from Anacostia was
announced. Post-mortems on the
election made the ordinarily murky
and vitiated atmosphere of the courthouse
even thicker than ever. And for all
that. the mystery of the Anacostia bal
lots remains unsolved. for Ralph Given.
assistant United States Attorney. sent
the box. ballots and ALL back to Anacostia
In custody of Policeman Sherer. the man
who arrested Eugene Martin Saturday
night when he made his now famous dash
for the river with the ballot pox under
his arm.
There is too much gas and too little
evidence just now said Mr.. Given. as
he opened the window to let out the con-
versation. THE case will be postponed
However. there was considerable in
side information being handed around
the Police Court. Lawyer John Moss
was on hand with the key to the pur-
Joined box, and asked for warrants
against three active politicians, who, he
claimed. hada seriously interfered with
his job as judge of election at Doug
lass Hall, Anacostia.
Eugene Martins Explanation.
Eugene Martin, who deposited $50 COL
lateral and says he intends to stand trial,
sided up alongside of Moss, who will
be one Of the chief witnesses against
him, and listened intently to all Moss
had to say.
IT didn't steal that box" he protested.
II just took it and ran away with it
to protect the peoples rights. Lawyer
Moss wanted to take the box and count
the ballots in a closet, and / wasn't
goin' to have anything like that"
Albion Edmonston, one OF the judges
at Anacostia. appears as the claimant
the key. One of the Bieber-W Wilder army
made a. suggestion to open the ballot
box with can opener this morning.
Several others were in Mr.. Given's Of
flee armed with ballots Of both sides.
which they had not been able to cast
Saturday, owing to the closing time APP
preaching too rapidly:
Gem man, they tell me thay was
hun'erd thousand ballots printed and
ready to stuff" declared a red-hot parti-
san Of one side or another
''They weren't no stuffin' at all" as
serted another red-hOt one.
mo stuffin'-no indeed; all yo' jedges
had to do was to count EN- In. Didn't
need no stuffin'."
Another post-mortem politician told
highly adorned tale Of how one ballot
box was carried around the streets Sat
urday under the patronage Of an election
judge who solicited votes and furnished
ballots for the side for which he was in
clined. The most disgruntled partisans
were those who declared that when they
went to vote they found the box had been
moved to a secret place up an alley.
Where the Fort Reno box is no one
knows. 1t has been buried as deep from
sight as any Of the famous Portuguese
chests of Capt. Kidd and the buccaneers
OF the Spanish main.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-12

Homer Lea, whose name is known far
and wide i'll the east for his exploits
twelve years ago, when he undertook the
relief of Emperor Kwang Hsu is an
American soldier of fortune. He is now
only thirty-six years of age. but has been
IN command of vast. numbers of Chinese
soidler% tor ten years. He raised the
second division of the Chinese army in
i'sa ami commanded il personally. For
ten years he has been in Nose touch
WIN chinese government affairs. He
was born in Denver i'm 1876
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Starts on Trip.

With a busy day before him. President
Taft left Washington at o'clock this
morning for New Jersey and New York.
The Presidents first stop was to be in
Newark, N. j., to be the guest at lunch
con Of former Gov. Franklin Murphy.
During the afternoon he will go to
Orange, N. j.. and early in the evening he
will reach New York, where he is sched-
uled to speak at number of banquets.
The principal function he is to attend
is the Lincoln day banquet of the New
York Republican Club. where. it is ex-
pected, he will make an address of con-
siderable significance in connection with
the political campaign.
The Retail Dry Goods Association and
the Graduate Club will have President
Taft as their guest during the latter part
of the evening before he starts for Wash
ington on the midnight train.
Secretary Knox boarded the train with
President Taft and it is expected the
two will fully discuss the Secretary's
Central and South American trip.
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GEN. LEA VERY I'LL.
American Who Has Been Adviser to
President Of Chinese Republic.

SHANGHAI. China, February r.
Gen. Homer Lea, the American officer
who has been acting as adviser to DR..
Sun Vat Sen, the president of the Chinese
republic. is in a critical condition. He
has been unconscious for some time