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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-07
Government Attorneys Realize
Task Is Stupendous.
RULE FOR PROSECUTION
Court Holds Individual Action Must
Point Toward Combine.
DATE OF CONSPIRACY ENDING
No Testimony So Far to Show That
It Existed Later Than
1902.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CHICAGO January G.-PracticaIly the
entire court session in the hearing OF
| the beef trust case today was devoted
to an attempt on the part of the de-
Tense to induce Jerome H. Pratt to
change his opinion to the anthem
| ITCHY of the handwriting of J. Ogden
Armour on correspondence touching
pool operations of the beef trust in
1904. The court allowed Attorney w.
NJ. Borders to cross-examine Pratt, Ar
mour's former confidential employe, be-
fore the direct examination was COM
pleted. Pratt was finally prepared to
say that he could not swear that the
notes were made by j. Ogden Armour,
although the hadwriting resembled
that of the beef baron. and the letter
on which the marginal notes appeared
had been sent to him personally.
Attorneys for the Swift group moved
that the letter be stricken from the evil
dence. on the ground that even II it
were evidence of crime it implicated
only Armour, and did not support the
contention of a close conspiracy among
all the defendants.
Definite Rule for Government.
In ruling on the point. Judge Car
penter laid down a definite measure to
which the government must apply Its
case, and indicated that a world OF proof
must be presented to support the
charges. The court said:
"fhe government is obliged and Will
have to show in this case combination
or effort on the part of some OF the de-
PENDANTS or all OF them before they sue
1n
end to this case. And If they show the
concerted action or individual action, II
you please, Of each party and then sho"
a general situation toward which eacn
one OF the parties has been worklng; II
| is for the jury to say whether. consider
ing the result obtained and cons .der'ne
what the individuals did, there was an
unlawful combination.
The flaw the defense saw in the gov
eminent case was the fact that the
only government witnesses who had
testified in that regard had said that
the old pools or conspiracies ceased In
1902. and that documentary proof OF
conspiracy in 1904 or 1906 cannot be
introduced until a charge of combfna-
ton In that period Is made.
Conspiracy Only Previous to 1907.
This situation is the result of the
fact that the first two witnesses Of the
government were attorneys for the
Swifts, who admitted a conspiracy
previous to 1902 only. Then came w.
D. Miles. who repudiated his former
testimony before the grand jury, and
denied an illegal combination OF any
sort at any time.
Pratt. the fourth witness, told in gen
eral Of price fixing and supreme regulat-
ing meetings. but has not been asked as
to whether these practices continued after
1902.
The court took the matter under advise
ment and will rule Monday.
The government attorneys are confident
Of their ability to prove the case. but
realize that the task appears more stu
pendous each day. The packers are con-
fident and prepared to match law against
fact in an appeal to the Supreme Court II
necessary.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-07
COLLISION Is FATAL.
Man Killed. Girl Seriously Hurt,
When Train Hits Wagon.

NEW BRITAIN, Conn, January e.
Frank Denine. grocer. thirty-two years
old was instantly killed, and Miss Mary
Martins. aged seventeen, seriously in
jured at Pratt's station late today when
a New York, New Haven and Hartford
railroad passenger train struck the de-
livery wagon in which the two were driy-
ing to the girls home at Clayton. demol-
fishing the wagon and throwing them be-
side the tracks.
Denine.s body was mangled. while Miss
Martins suffered broken leg and in
juries to the head. At the local hospital
il was said tonight that her condition
was serious.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-07
GIVES LIFE FOR CIGAR.
Killed by Train in Trying to Pick
Up Weed He Had Dropped.

PHILADELPHIA. January g. : Trying
to pick up cigar that had dropped from
his mouth cost Frank Smith his life to-
day at the Holesburg Junction station
Of the Pennsylvania railroad.
Smith was standing on the station plat
form and dropped the cigar on the rail-
road track just as an express train ap-
preached. He stopped to pick it up and
is supposed to have been seized with an
epileptic fit, as he fell on the tracks and
was run down before other persons on
the platform could rescue him.
He was forty years old and had been
subject to the fits.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-07
THREE IN WRECK MAY DIE.
Seaboard Air Line Train Leaves
Rails at McKenney, Va.

PETERSBURG, Va. January 6.-Sea-
board Air Line passenger train No. 66 was
wrecked at McKenney. thirty miles south
Of here, at 7:3O o'clock tonight and the
engine and Ave cars left the rails. The
engine. baggage and mail cars rolled down
a twelve-foot embankment.
Dugineee Bishop Of Richmond. the col
ored fireman and ono passenger were
probably fatally hurt and several others
seriously. The injured will b taken to a
Richmond. Va. hospital
Wtock1nG trains have been sent from
R3chmunA and Norlina- Doctors from
PsAsssnu1S ana McKenney arc at the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-07
CHINESE IN U. S. GIVE AID.
Undertake to Advance Loans to the
New Republic.

SAN FRANCISCO. January Ga per-
sonal message from President Sun Vat
Sen at Marking was received here today
by the Chinese NsJonai Association. 1t
calls on the Chinese OF the United States
to rush all available funds for the use OF
the new republic. The Chinese In the
United States have undertaken to ad-
vance various loans. The Chinese Six
Companies here have agreed to raise
100000.
Other instructions to the association
were contained In the message. but were
not made public.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-07
GIRL MAULS ROBBER.
Would.Be Purse Snatcher Loses
Hat. Shoe, Coat and Shirt.

CHICAGO, January ga robber at
tempted to seize the handbag OF Miss
May O'Rourlxe. nineteen years old. neal
her North Side home tonight. When he
escaped he went minus his hat. coat. a
neokscarf. shirt and one shoe.
He struggled with her for possession OF
the bag for some time. She is athletic
and between them they broke the bag
handle. The robber shipped and fell te
the ICY walk. and Miss ORourke jumped
upon him, shouting for aid.
When he finally wriggled from hel
grasp she was clinging to his sack coat
and within 1t Q neckscarf and the loose.
collarless soft shirt. which she had pulled
over his head. His hat lay on the walk.
and - he started to run away one OF his
shoes fell OF.
He escaped the crowd that came tc
MISS ORourke's aid.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-07
INQUIRY ORDERED.
Controller Murray Wants Explana-
ton Regarding Banks Notes.

Controller of the Currency. Murray yes
terday initiated an investigation TO ass
certain why the forged notes which
caused the failure of the Albion National
Bank of Albion. Mich. were not discov.
cred before they aggregated nearly $150.-
600 He instructed National Bank Exam.
liner Johnson to make a detailed repors
to the Treasury showing how the forged
transactions had escaped the detection OF
the officers and directors of the bank ana
the national bank examiners.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-07
Kills Landlady; Shoots Self.

LUDINGTON. Mich, January 6.-Al-
bert Windorf. thirty-eght. shot through
the heart and killed Mrs. Gertrude Wal
lace. his landiady. and then shot himself
through the head. probably fatally. It
Is said that wndorf became insanely
jealous Of an actor who spent q week at
the boarding house.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-07
Kurds Robbing Country.

TEHERAN, January 6.-The inhabi-
tants Of Kiok-na Shihr today addressed
an appeal to the Russian consul for pro-
lection against the Kurds. who are max
ing robber excursions into the country
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-07
new MEXICO REJOICING
IN STATEHOOD CLOTHES
News of the Presidents Proc.
Iamation Flashed Across
the Country.

The proclamation which made New
Mexico a state was signed at 80 O'Clock
yesterday afternoon by President Taft
at the White House. Four members of
the Presidents cabinet. number of
prominent citizens Of New Mexico. in
Guiding Representatives-elect Curry and
House attaches and three photographers
witnessed the ceremony, which took place
in the Presidents private Office.
News Wired to New Mexico.
Mexico. and the newly elected state Of
ffcers took the oath of Office and entered
upon their duties The signing OF the
proclamation was delayed a day owing
to a suit Of the federal government
against a lumber company operating In
the new state. The government has been
trying to recover some lands in New
Mexico. and the Department of Justice
wished to place the case in such shape
that 1t would not be affected by state
hood
The proclamation was signed in dupli-
cate, one Of the copies to be placed in
the records of the government and the
other to go to the New Mexico Histori-
cal Society. The pen with which the
President signed will also go to the his
torical society.
Message to President Taft.
SANTA FEE, N. NJ. January 6.-Gov.
w. J. Mills. Chief Justice w. H. Pope
and other officials today sent kilograms
Of congratulations to President Taft for
signing the statehood proclamation. Many
of the newly elected county officials will
not wait for the day of Inauguration of
Gov. Mcdonald January 10. but will take
their oath of Office at once and assume
their duties under the state
Flags are flying here and committees
are already working to make Inaugural
ton day-January la statewide holi-
day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-07
here TO SEE TAFT Return VISIT HOPED
Prosecutors of Dynamite Con- Judson Harmon Discusses
spirators in the City. Tour of Governors.
MAY REPORT ON PROGRESS MARKS START OF new ERA
Conference With Department Of JUS Much Done
tice Officials Today. standing and Good
FEDERAL GRAND JURY WORK NO SECTIONAL LINES FOUND
Against California Labor
to Be Implications of York
Prosecutors of Dynamite Con-
spirators in the City.
MAY REPORT ON PROGRESS
Conference With Department of JUS
tice Officials Today.
FEDERAL GRAND JURY WORK
Additional Indictments Returned
Believed to Be Implications.

John n. Fredericks of Los Angeles. the
man who prosecuted the Mcnamara
brothers. confessed dynamiters. now in
San Quentin prison, and Oscar LAWYER.
special agent Of the Department of Jus
tice and the governments special coun-
sci in the alleged dynamite conspiracy"
now being investigated by federal grand
juries I'm Los Angeles and Indianapolis,
are in the city, registered at the New
Willard.
Tomorrow they will confer with Presi-
dent Taft. the ostensible purpose of the
call being merely to pay their respects,
but IL is believed the secret details of the
federal Investigations In which they are
principals will be discussed at the meet
ing.
President Taft Is intensely interested in
the unfolding of the details of the al
legged dynamite plot as they have been re-
vealed in the two grand jury investiga-
tons. While in California some time ago
President Taft held a long conference
with Mr.. LAWYER in his private car. and 1t
is known that Immediately following
this conference the investigation took a
new turn, which promises to make II
more successful than was indicated dur
ing the earlier stages.
At the hotel last night IL was stated
that Mr.. Fredericks and Mr.. LAWYER were
out and that they would not return until
q later hour. or possibly not until early
this morning The two government agen s
left the hotel Immediately after dinner.
and ii was thought they were comforting
with officials at the Department of Jus
tice. The statement was made last night,
however. that this conference will not be
held until some time today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-07
Object Not Made Public.

Just what the nature of the conference
will be, OF course. Is not made public
Press DISPATCHES yesterday announced
that number of secret indictments had
been returned by the federal grand jury
at Los Angeles. the indictments presum-
ably being against prominent labor lead
ers In various parts of the country.
The work Of the grand jury at Los
Angeles has already resulted in the
finding OF a dozen or more indictments
and the arrest OF several prominent Ia
Dor leaders in the west, while the in
vestigation just begun by the federal
grand jury I'm Indianapo is. before
which body Ortie McManigal agent of
the McNamaras in the dynamite out
RACES In California and other parts OF
the country. is to testify, is expected
to result in numerous additional in
dictments. In all Of this work Mr..
Fredericks and Mr.. Lawler have taken
prominent part
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-07

ers. Hence it awaits the word from Min
lister Calhoun which is expected very soon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-07

are borne out by it's text it will work
great damage to the Wilson boom.
Wilson Folks Not Disturbed.

Last night there were rumors Of still
more letters which might be published.
One story had 1t that there is in exist
ence q letter from the late Grover Cleve-
land criticising Woodrow Wilson's presi-
dency Of Princeton and otherwise maui
ing him.
Still another was that the Catholic
Church had been assailed by DIR. Wilson
in a lecture or a letter or a short-arm
this would be brought up. Oh. the anti
Wilson folks were whooping it up
Throughout the Hobbies all of yesterday
and last night.
1t seemed. however. that the Wilson
folks were not very much disturbed over
the alleged impending disclosures, but
they were mad as hatters over one little
trick which had been turned against them
It was complained that former State Com
mitteeman Cross of New Jersey. who was
| a lieutenant of Nugent, the state chair
man, who Is hostile to Wilson. had gath
cred In all Of the tickets allotted to New
| Jersey for the Jackson day dinner and
| was giving them out to anti-Wilson
diners.
| fractional Contests.
| The factional contests from Pennsyl-
vania and Tennessee waged fiercely dur
ing the day. but Gained down in the even
| lHS, WneTl IL So6IueU W Dc uhcly tAdt tAe
committee will decide not to disturb the
incumbent committeeman. Messrs. Guffy
| and Mountcastle. respectively. 1t was
| urged that the committee has no author
| ity to unseat them, and that they should
| be allowed to stay until their places are
filled by their state delegations at the
convention.
Would End Two-Thirds Rule.
Another subject discussed during the
afternoon was Willis J. Abbotts prop
osition that the national committee
should recommend the adjustment of
the rule which requires two-thirds to
nominate in a convention. Mr.. Abbott
was on the scene backing his PROPOSE
ton and said It would be presented in the
meeting Of the national committee.
The committee, 1t was thought. would
refer the subject to the state conventions.
to be acted upon by them and put up to
the national convention, which is the
sole governor of its proceedings.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-07
Record for Cold Broken.

SAULT STE. MARIE. Mich. January
1.-THE cold record for the last thirteen
years was broken today when the Their
mometer registered 10 below. The near
est approach TO this record was in Feb
ruary, 1895, when - below was recorded.
The coolest record at the weather bureau
was taken February 10, 1899. when 81
below was reached
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PROTECT
CHINESE RAILROAD

Continued from First Page.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-07
Joline Letter Chief Topic.
BRYAN Men Stirred Up.

H. FL. Hughes of Missouri. one of Mr..
Bryan's most enthusiastic supporters,
and who left on a late train to meet Mr..
Bryan and come to Washington with him.
expressed his opinion Of the effect Of
such letter.
IF DR.. Wilson ever w5ote a letter Of
the kind that is being talked about to-
night" he said, at will kill Wilson with
the rank and file OF the democrats OF
the west.
st don't care whether Mr.. Bryan said
or did not say that he would not take
offense at utterances of DR.. Wilson az
the president of Princeton. I know that
his friends in the democratic party will
resent it for him. No man who knows
anything about politics in the west can
fail to understand that Bryan is just as
strong today with the democrats Of that
region as ever he was. and Bryan's
enemies are their enemies"
Representative Foster of Illinois utter
ed the same sentiment and declared that
II the reports Of the tenor Of the letter
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-21
Stanley Golliek Co. contractor; ST.

owner: Stanley Golliek co. contractor; w.
BIiNBRIDGE AVE. 27s1: sadie Males as
| Lillian Fox. owner and contractor: soo . 81
| WILKENS AVE, 1896; Louis Seiomsn se
AIT Realty Commercial Co, owner; Auo'P'
Brunn and Emerich Kohn. contractors; 10
! NASH GTON AVE. 1855: same agt IIl .n
Realty Co. owner; Adoiph Brunn, contractor
WILKENs AVE, 1874; same agt Realty
/ Commercial Co, owner; Emericn hohh a"0
| Adolph Brunn, contractors; go. ,,,Lt.
| GOTH ST 3l2 East: T Cumnins PIumpins
| Co agt Patrick Burns. owner; Thomas =" ~"
17TH ST, 222 to 22s West: saul sussman
azt Martin Beck, owner; Frolic Restaurant 70
Jacob Mostnan and James NJ Seidenoerg' ieS
sees and contractors; Sol 90. ~ . o.
FOREST AVE. c $, 200 II n OF 15Sth st, 2oS
| zoos irres: Mason Contracting Co agt oscsr
Lyons. owner and contractor: $3.50 -,-,oo
West side Mason Contracting Co sgt susS.
| Mount, Joseph NJ Adrian, Edward II Mount
and Harold * Mount. executors, etc, owner ro
White Rats Realty co. lessee; Crsmp |o'
'o MADISON ff AVE. 1888 and 1910; Eagle Arti-
fetal Stone Co at Rosalie J. Gree eIn and
| Helen Goidberger. lessees and contractors
Reliable Amusement Co, contractor; ths.
BLEEcKER ST. All and le: samuel se W,o,,
and Michael Casserly. contractors: 1893.
18TH st, 164 and 1866 West; Elt!ng BrotneIs
s ST. So Jules + storm 0""', '"' .,., 80.
PAD ST. n 8, $50 It OF white Plains ave
loOxl0o Hudson Woodworking Co agt motifs
Improvement Co. owner and contractor; MIX
Henry contractor: 81, 1856 To-
UOCGHTON AVE, s. $500 II OF Have,
meyer ave, a5xlos: Unionport Lumber ana
Manufacturing Co agt Barbara Meyers o"ner'
Adam Mink. contractor; sass %; os, sx
lo4s: Bohand & Alkier Construction co as.
Phillips Jones Co. owner and contractor
Abraham Phillips, owner: Nb.o66 20.
estate OF Nathan Schwab, owner ana con-
tractor; Harris Kohn contractor: $o
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-21
BIGGEST MONTH YET
B. & o. Reports Best Business Since
Road Began.

The official statement Of october earn
Ings OF the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
made public yesterday. records the larg-
est business ever done on the system In
any one month, and also the largest rev.
enue results. Gross earnings were Ss,+OS,-
1853 and net earnings $3,OS6,Sj5. an increase
of Sl,i4s.5tO and Sh45l1 over October, 1911
Gross earnings for September were $780,
81.
october expenditures for operation were
So sos, an increase of SS+Ges over Oc-
tober of last year, S32Ols being for main
tenance and S95,97 for transportation ex-
penses. Maintenance of way and struct-
ures cost 81. 296, 1853; maintenance Of equip
ment. S1,533.775, and transportation eX-
penses reached s3.15j,6S5.
For the first four months of the hscai
year 19i2-l3 gross receipts were $50, lOo,-
$50 an increase of S2,s55C95, as compared
with the corresponding period of last year.
and net receipts were Sl0,e7S,S2l, an In
crease Of s426,6O4 Total operating expenses
were s24. I27, $50, an increase of S52s,2sl. or
the total revenue 81 1-3 per cent went for
maintenance, rate reached by few rail-
road systems.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-21
NEW BUILDING PLANS.
NOVEMBER 20.
Manhattan.

12sTH ST. so4 to sos East. for ! sty OF
Ace and kindling wood plant, 1oox82; Cnrh-
wilkins Co, foot Of East l2Sth e. owneri
Cocker, 20l7 9th ave, architect; cost YOU.
4TH st, o, whole front between 40, a. y
and Gansevoort SITS, for q sly lott bog, "a
KOS. 81 John Park Realty Co, owner; w %
war jr Jersey City, N ], architect COS"
6OTH ST, n ., rs II e Of % ave. for ~
factory, l6sxf00.5; estate OF Sara Welch' zle
East 9th st. owner; j p Welker' BIS % ave.
architect; cost, 500. ..-
s5TH ST, n s, 2i1 n e OF Columbus ave 70,
a o sty aptment, sexS5: Gahren Realty go. Ai
West s6th ST, owner; Neville Bagge, III "e''
1o5th st. architects: cost, $4,000.
Tho Bronx.
ANDERSON AVE, We. 1874 IS n OF ic5sn
Al, / stry frame stable. 25x16: Ksthertns Du
Bois, on premises. owner; Angelo n Martio' 10
West 3Sth ST. architect; cost, $500.
230TH ST, :, l4s II " Arlington ave, lot
sty bk clubhouse. 40.4x43; Nipineschen Cluo, =
/, johnson, spuytsn Duyvil. president owner
Robert " Gardner. i22 West 18th st, architect
O BRONX PARK ZOO. 900 IT " Of Southern
BouIeyard sty shop, 30xl09: city OF New
York owner; La Fargo & Morris, - Madison
So. architects; cost, 10000.
TNDERHILI. AVE, 8, 100 II OF Lacomo
ST. . sty frame dwg 2lx40; @ Sydow' Sso o
Fast i76th ST. owner; John Schwalbenoerg, 2ooo
Wcstchester ave, architect; cost, $4,000
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-21
LIS PENDENS s.
NOVEMBER 20.


ANTHONY AVE cor Of Burnside ave
11sr5ss g: william r Clare ct al agt Mary
Ryan ct al foreclosure OF mts); attorney
LoTs 2. 8. T. ~ and ~, block 20. map OF
Pelham Bay Park; samuel Frey ast VIC,
tor Merrill (notice Of levy); attorney "
sTH ST, IS. 7ae II e OF Greene st. al,
"a. 9Th ST. s g, 4s.lo II OF Greene 81. "a =
SS: Thomas Falls ct al agt Charles Brsho.
ct al foreclosure OF mtg: attorney
JTMEI. TERRACE, W $, es IT OF 1920
ST. i76x10o: James c Thompson agt hAry
Ferrlgan ct al foreclosure OF mts)i At'or'
news TGeiler Rolston a Koran.
isD ST. $50 West: William 4 cray et -
sgt Charles p caldwell ct al foreclosure o'
mtg; attorney. NJ s Borland.
5eTH ST, 33t West: Real Realty Co as'
Olga Deschere faction 20 impress Hem; at
torney w Bondy.
AIfrew Hovey agt Charles Reilly et al gore
closure OF mts); attorney, 81 Rider.