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the verdict freeing his Wife We're, accord
ing to dispatches from Newman:
That's rotten. absolutely rotten. l
never expected 1t, did YOU? She knows
she is guilty, as you gentlemen sitting
there on those stairs know il.
Her histrionic ability yesterday was as
capable as her ly ng ability before that.
She was coached on it four or five
months. Her lawyers knew from the first
what her statement was going TO be, al
though they say they did not.
She may be innocent in the eyes of
man. but she is guilty in the eyes Of God.
/ pray God may give me power to walk
just twenty-four hours / will set myself
right n the eyes of the public.
God knows that in her heart she is as
guilty as guilty can be, and on top of ii
she tried to put stain on my name. 1t
will be easy for me to get a divorce.
Grace declared that his wife entered
into a conspiracy with Philadelphia
physician to give a death certificate upon
the death of her former husband, Op'e.
He said the bruises on Optics arm would
not have killed Il child.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-03

Such small Photographic reproductions only
give YOU the vague outlines OF the exterior OF the
home and few views of the rooms Only personal
inspection will bring out the beauty of the woodwork
and the decorations likewise the lighting fixtures
And only in this way can YOU get fair idea as to the
convenient interior arrangement spaciosness OF the
rooms. ETC.
Even though you paying considerably
rent than the amount of the monthly payments
quired to buy of these homes doubt if you live
in house that begins to approach this i'll all
around elegance AS the surroundings remember
these homes are right in Columbia Heights The resi-
Dental desiraby of this section needs no introduc
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tation at the opera outside Baireuth for
a still longer period than the law at pres
ent provides.
An agitation against the idea is in prog
ress, and signatures to a petition to the
collected.
The opponents of the, bill declare. in the
first place. that Wagner's heirs have not
carried out all the great masters wishes
in respect to Baireuth--that they have
not. for instance admitted GER
tain number of young music students who
cannot afford twenty marks to witness a
performance of 'Parsifal.
They assert, further. that the heirs Of
Wagner have up to the present received
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-03
These Pictures Give You Some Idea AS To
the Desirability of These Homes
Price $3.50

ton to YOU In addition the character ot the homes.
the desirahty Of this location is greatly enhanced
because of the fact that the and builders al
these homes have donated city parks right IN the
the center Of this operation.
Nearly all of these Columbia Heights Home, that
are completed have been sold \ number have been
sold before completion great is the demand J our
immediate inspection is therefore absolutely necessary
if you would one
TO INSPECT-Take any nth gong
northwest get off at Columbia road and walk
square east: any I4th street car going northwest.
get off Columbia read and walk three squares cast.
any 9th street going northwest set OF al Co
lumbia road and walk square west
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-03
WAGNER HEIRS IN FIGHT.
Battling to Prolong the Copyright
of "Parsifal.
Special Cablesram to The Star.

Special Cablegram to The Star.
BERLIN August 3.-Richard Wagner S
heirs are eTdeavoring to get bill pass
ed through the reichstag providing for
the prolongation of the copyright OF
..Parsifal," which in the ordinary course
would expire In 1913. Their desire is to
preserve their sacred heritage, and to
have the power to prevent any represen-
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& LUCHS, zlS r l d. d: ST. 1t u N s W.

mendation 10 the Senate bin based on
Senator Culberson's measure 10 prevent
corporations from contributing to cleo
tons at which a President. senator or
representative is 10 be voted for and
making II unlawful for any individual
other than a candidate TO contribute more
than $1,000 TO such elections.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-03

Plans are maturing for a reunion OF
several democratic campaign clubs TO be
.held at Pen Mar in September The
counties expected 10 take part are Wash
ington. Frederick and Carroll in Mary
land, Cumberland and Adams in Penn
sylvania and Jefferson. Morgan and
Berkeley in West Virginia.
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Gives Signed Statement.

At her lawyers office. Mrs. Grace gave
out this signed statement:
II have been asked TO make state
ment since my acquittal ] am gratified
beyond expression. but not surprised.
knew that God would not forsake me in
my troubles was taught TO believe
that He will never forsake the innocent.
am thankful for all who have helped
me. l will return to my little boy In a
day or SO and devote the rest of my life
TO him.
TN live with my mother in Philadel-
phia and try to comfort her as long as
we live.
(Signed) DAISY +. GRACE"
As Judge Roam adjourned court he
said: We'll. boys. the drama is over"
Eugene Grace's first words on hearing
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CAMPAIGN BILL STRINGENT.
Senate Committee Approves New
Measure Governing Contributions.

\ more stringent campaign contribu-
ton bill than is now on the statute books
was approved today by the Senate COM
mittee on privileges and elections.
The committee prepared for recon-
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News reached Chestertown. Md. Fri
day that the American Strawboard Com
pany, which OWNS the big paper mill
there. Will resume operations just as soon
as the necessary arrangements can be
made which will be about September IL.
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Josiah Stouffer, eighty years old re-
tired farmer of Washington county, Md. is
dead at his home In Hagerstown. follow
ing a short illness of acute indigestion.
He had been member of the Odd Eel
lows for fifty years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-03
Lowest City Prices.

Tse scale OF prices at one of the city S
Iowest-price retail establishments-a con-
Germ that does not deliver any goods
today was as follows:
PogteThouSe steak, - cents per pound
sirloiu -; cents; round. 20 cents; chuck.
Ia cents: rib roast. boned and rolled. -
cents. same with rib i'll. Is cents. Lamb
chops, rib. - cents. leg of lamb, IL
cents, hind quarters. IL cents. Pork
chops, - cents; pork roast, Is cents; veal
outlets. - cents, chops, - cents. roast
shoulder. Ii cents. Smoked hams.
WHOLE, H. cents, bacon, sliced. ~ cents;
smoked shoulder, whole II cents.
Handles Western Beef.
This establishment handles western
dressed beef principally. Prices of deal
els who sell only prime New York beef
range from 10 l. cents per pound high
CT. prime New York porterhouse steaks.
for instance. retailing today at IS 10 40
cents per pound at such shops.
Washington dealers are>/ loss 20 ac-
COUNT for the >atest adv~s i'm quota
tionS from the packers. yesterday. on
the Chicago market. beef prices were
81 1-,a$g. -. with receipts at the Chicago
stockyards of 1000 head OF cattle. A
Year ago ay-August >, 191l-re-
ceipts at the yards in Chicago were 1890
head and top prices were S.,aSt.5U. Prices
OF other live stock are up proportionately,
and there IS no Indication of any falling
off. so far as men the head of the big
packing interests seem TO be able to see.
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annually sum of about 5000 as royal
ties, but are unwilling to make even the
small sacrifice in favor of the public that
Wagner himself desired.
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GETS RARE animal
Success of Maj. Schomburgk,
German Big-Game Hunter.
CAPTURES FIVE SPECIMENS
Brings Them Alive From Liberia.
Two Bought by the American
Geological Society.
CAPTURES FIVE SPECIMENS

The Star.
>.E,- y August 3.-Maj. III. Schom-
tG German big-game hunter,
Il rom Liberia, having sue
bringing to Europe five living
OF a pygmy hippopotamus.
Ddek 1864 DR.. Morton,
-olonial surgeon. discovered the
.. an unknown animal. which was
a.---se,s ''Choefopsis Liberiensis." Since
e..e.. many expeditions have been or
Sa.I~ed in search of the mysterious
animal, hitherto without success.
In conversation with newspaper rep
resentatives. Maj. Schomburgk gave an
account Of his expedition:
In April Of last year." he said. Il
went 10 Liberia in charge of an expedi-
ton ntted out by Mr.. Hagenbeck in
search Of this iong-sougnt-Ior animal.
and after five months I mad To return
without achieving my object. Last De
cemoer | went out again. and proceeded
from MonrovId into the Hinteriand
OWING TO native war, the country
Was very disturbed. and / met with
great difficulties
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-08-03
Never Had Harder Experience.

All my carriers mutinied and declined
10 proceed farther into the interior For
twelve days We went through almost
impenetrable bush until we reached
Tdguema, fortified town in the forest
The place was surrounded by the Pessis.
who were lighting the inhabitants, a
Tuculent and wild tribe named the
Golas, and the war was stopped only
owing to the arrival of a white man
mere remained two months looking
for the pygmy hippo
During my many years of African
travel 1 have never had harder expe-
tIences- For instance. for a whole week
was wadinS rivers frequently neck
deep. ! dug altogether 40 pits " trap
the animals. and placing these was very
difficult. as the pygmy hippo. unlike his
blS cousin, has no regular tracks. At
last killed one which ! found conceal
81 under the bank OF a stream containing
barely three inches OF water
Captured Five Live Specimens.
After this bad luck vanished. and |
caught three in succession in nv pits
and afterward two more. | now had to
cut tracks through the virgin forest for
i've days to my center at Macca where /
collected my animals. Then | transport
ed them alive To the coast-a further
four-day travel For this | employed 10
carriers.
The animal" Mai. Schomburgk con-
tinued, is in appearance not unlike an
American mountain tapir. A full-grown
animal weighs 40 pounds and is about
the size OF large pig. liz has very pow
erfu. tusks. but il is pitch black in co.or
and more graceful in shape than the
hippo. In its wild state il is extremely
savage and Is much feared by the ma
tives. | found IL. however. very easy to
tame"
OF the five specimens brought alive to
Europe, two have been purchased by the
American Geological Society: the others
are in Germany.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-07-13
SEARCH MADE FOR
NATHAN SCHWARTZ
POLICE BELIEVE MISSING PERSON
COMMITTED CRIME AGAINST
CoSNoRs GIRL.
LEFT HOME SATURDAY
BADLY NrCkED RAZOR BLADE
FOUND ~ THOUGHT To RE ONE
WITH WHICH HAIR WAS
HACKED.
LEFT HOME SATURDAY

NEW YORK July 1.-THE Bronx
police frankly admitted tonight that
they were searching for Nathan
Schwartz. of No. 1870 Third avenue,
as the slayer OF little Julia Connors
whose body was found in a lot iusI Ii.
the rear of that address last Sunday
morning. They were looking for
schwartz for the following reasons
Schwartz on July IA. 1910. was SEN
fenced TO Harris island for term II
imprisonment after conviction tov an
offense such as was perpetratcti
against Julia Connors before she died
Schwartz was released on January
10th Of this year with orders To re-
port regularly to probation officer
William II. Hogan He did not re-
port on July as he was instructed
SchwartZ's family lived Ia a aat
adjoining that In which the little Con-
nors girls body was apparently cut
up last Saturday night Having been
home since his release he knew all
about the vacant fat next door.
Schwartz himself disappeared on
Saturday after borrowing a dollar
from his mother. and thereafter was
not seen. although previously after
his release he was frequently about
the house,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-07-13

DICTAPHONE IS USED
INVESTIGATION is HELD AT Az
Gx-er.'. HEFtrSE EEInER

AUGUSTA. GA. July 12.-Testifs-
ing in the courthouse here today be-
fore an investigating committee Of
the South Carolina legislature.
Thomas b. Fielder. AN attorney Of
Atlanta, accused Governor Cole J..
Blease, OF South Carolina, of having
taken brides from whiskey houses
which supplied liquor to the South
Carolina dispensaries, brides tor his
influence In directing the course of
bills In the legislature. brides for
protection extended TO blind tigers
and hribe of $4,000 for pardoning
Rudolph RADON. "a notorious fence"
Fielder. gave names and details and
supported his accusations with evil
denee gathered by agents of the n 1t=d
Detective William J. Burns Much
OF the testimony was obtained with
dictaphones. Mr., Burns was present.
He said that in all his thirty years
experience he had never seen anything
etftfssf er tfrr s4tt4rtftrrr IN sSurrtfr errrr-
lima, and that the San Francisco graft
scandal was infinite sinai IN COM
parison with the corruption In South
Carolina
The investigation is being held in
Georgia because Mr.. Fielder has been
warned, he said. if he entered South
Carolina. he would be assassina ted.
He said he knew that mercy had been
promised 70 one of Eiease's henchmen
II he would put Fielder out OF the
Way
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-07-13

WASHINGTON. July 12.--senator
La Toilette. In an editorial to appear
In La Foilette's Weekly tomorrow, out
made public today by the senator, re-
news his war on Roosevelt. He COM
pares Bryan's attitude at the Balti-
more convention with that OF Ro - a.
welt II Chicago, and says Bryan was
a towering figure of moral power, and
patriotic devotion to civic righteous
ness" while Roosevelt was "a most
striking example Of misdireetea Pc AZ
er and unworthy ambition
Roosevelt. the senator said. bad as
great an opportunity at Chicago to
serve the progressive cause as BRYAN
had at Baltimore, but Roosevelt WAS
serving the man. not the cause"
He wanted one thfng--he wante 4
the nomination says La Toilette.
and yet he did not have euought
votes to nominate himself upon any
honest basis. He did have enough
delegates in that convention ultimate
~ TO have nominated a. real pro-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-07-13
MADAME ATTACKS
FLEEING HUSBAND
WIFE OF COMPOSER CREATES
SCENE ON EVE OF IT'S ELOPI.-
MENT WITH tHoRf,s t.rRr

ROME. July 12.-The sensation
caused by the elopement Tuesday
night of the composer. Mascagni. with
lrma Rernini, vaudeville dancer. was
la sequel to a terrible family scene.
during which Madame Mascagni
wounded the composer on the arm.
Signor Mascagni had Just returned
from visit to the young woman.
whom he first met while she was
dancing in Covent garden In London
and whom he later had engaged for
the Costanzi theatre. here. Apparent
ly Madame Mascagni had followed her
husbands taxi cab. aud thus discover
ed the meeting place OF the lovers
According to report. the composer.
on being confronted with the facts
by his angry better-half. confessed.
telling his wife tht ne had found that
HE with her WAS impossible. AT
this Madame Mascagni. who IL reputed
to be modern xantippe. struck her
posers children. strangely enough.
took sides with their father. and
Madame Mascagni Is said to have vent
ed her displeasure on her daughter,
who left the house with her father
the latter hurrying ffto Arcachoh to
join his friend, the poet D'Annunsio.
Madame Mascagni took up the pur-
suit OF her fleeing spouse on the fol-
lowing day: but friends intercepted
her at Florence. persuading her 10
return to Rome to avoid adding 10
the scandal.
A report was current late today
that Madame Maseagni, overcome by
grief and modification at the deser
ton of her husband. had attempted
suicide This. however. could not
be confirmed.
Fi1c -afnsragnfs have mot ttvur har--
moniousiy together for long time.
Acquaintance attribute their disagree
ment partly to the composers erratic
temperament and partly to the Nio-
lent temper of his wife. who, though
devotediy attached to her husband. has
no patience with his eccentricities, and
whose intense jealousy OF him has
caused several public scenes between
them IN the past
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-07-13
WIN FORTY DAYS TOUR OF
EUROPE BY PUTTING MTWO
WEEKS OF HUS7LLNC WORK
Nirginan Is Making An Additional Magnificent Offer for
the Benefit of Those, Who Have Not Entered
But Wish to Do So Now

Here is just what you nave been
waiting for. You who have been
saying. III / had only known about
1t sooner. would have gone into that
contest and won trip" here Is your
chance. This IL the greatest offer
that The yirginian has made yet. We
are going to give "A trip TO Europe
and trip to Atlantic City and New
York for only two weeks work Isn't
that the greatest offer, ever?
You see. II is this way. Owing to
lack of contest In District 5. thai
district will be merged with Dis
trict tsee rule IL, and the two trips
in District will be given as special
prizes. They are identical in every
way with the regular district prizes,
except that you will get them for
only two weeks work.
Win Three Trips.
New II II entirely possible for ORC
person TO win three trips to Eu-
rope. You can get your district prize
the chaperone trip and the special
prize trip. First. carry your district.
second. win the chaperone trip. ana
the efforts put forth in winning these
may enable you to win the special
prize. also. Isn't that worth whiley
A Fair Field and No. FavOrs.
Understand. al start even ON Jsi,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-07-13
Just AS Hot Abroad
Says Willis Moore

NEW YORK. July 12.-Wiliis l..
Moore. chief of the United States
weather bureau, arrived In port today
on the Lusitania in about as bad
weather as he ever forecasted. But
New Workers should not grumble, he
said. as Americans abroad were just as
uncomfortable.
Chief Moore attended the Interna-
tional Ratio Telegraphic conference
in London and addressed a gathering
of scientists at the royal institution.
His principal object was. to illustrate
how metereology is treated in this
country and 10 effect convention be-
tween twenty-seven countries whereby
certain rules will be maintained for
the operation Of wireless topography
He said the most important result
of the convention was the restriction
of wave lengths of amateurs go that
they might experiment without in
terfering with commercial messages:
the stopping for the last ten minutes
in every hour of all messages to en-
able all ships to listen for distress
calls. Other rules adopted were the
carrying of enough operators on every
ship to keep one on duty at ali hours
and an auxiliary power sufficient to
operate the wireless as long as a ship
was AFT AIT
The arrangement for weather re-
ports from all ships. he added. and the
flashing of reports and forecasts from
Washington all over tho earth were
great achievements and will be Of SER
vice to vessels In all oceans as soon
~ others than the Atlantic are COW
cred by the system already in partial
operation.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-07-13

STANDPATS INCONTROL

ATLANTIC CITY, y. j., July H.
After a three-da session marked by
tumuItuous scenes and fectiona1 strife
that threatened to split the party in
twain, the delegates of the National
Prohibition convention nominated Eu-
gene W. Chain, OF Illinois and Arizona
for president and Aaron =. Watkins.
of Ohio for ce~president early to-
night Chain and Watkins headed
tn party In the 1905 campaign.
The end Of the convention, however,
was astonishingly harmonious. This
was largely due To the fact that the
presidency OF the party Is regarded
In the hearts of the delegates as an
honorary position only and also that
a forfeit Of $500 would accrue IL the
convention lasted longer than G.. 80
to might.
The delegates. therefore, used every
expedient TO rush the business ami the
nominating speeches were begun a.
most as soon as members of the coli
YsnSfdn had taken ff1slr s"afs alter
the invocation this afternoon.
Sibloy Names Chafin.
The first man to take the rostrum
and place candidate before the dele
gates WAS r. j. Sibley. of Arizona,
tee, Mr.. Sibley presented the name
part:
Il present 10 you for the pres i".,-
tial candidate on the prohibition ticket
the name OF a man unsurpassed in
craftsmanship. man OF cour1 seous
loyalty, n man OF strong mentality and
CONTINUED on Second Page.)
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-07-13
After Speaking Continuously
for Six Hours He Is Fore
ed to Quit
RECESS IS TAKEN
UNTIL 10 O'CLOCK
Blond Boss of Chicago Con
tinues Attack on Taft,
Roosevelt and News
paper Trust

WASHINGTON. July 12.--Proceed-
ings in the I.orimer case in the Senate
were halted shortly after 4 o'clock
today when Senator LorimHr, who
had spoken continuously for six hours,
with the exception of half an hour,
when recess was taken at o'clock.
became exhausted and was unable to
proceed. A recess was then taken
until 10 O'Clock tomorrow, when he
will conclude. II liz expected a vote
will be taken in the afternoon
Senator Lor1mer was fresh and Wig
orous when he resumed this morning
and started out to hurl defiance at
his enemies. He continued his at
tack on Roosevelt and scored Taft,
Bryan and the newspaper trust" of
Chicago. He charged his enemies had
sneaked UP behind him like thief in
the night, giving him no opportunity
to defend himself He also went into
the evidence in detail and declared
the testimony of the mem bers of the
Illinois Legislature. on which the pros
ecution relies. has been discredited
and nothing remains to prove he OBJ
tanned his election through corrup-
ton.
Hurting defiance at his enemies. the
senator cried out at the close OF a
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-07-13
American Shipping Man Goes
to Europe to Put Through
Undertaking
SIX POWERS PLAN
HAS BEEN REJECTED
New Republic Declines to Ac-
cept Funds if 1t Cannot
Collect Its Own Tax
Money

NEW YORK. July 1e.~-Captala
Robert ). Dollar, OF San Francisco.
head OF the Dollar steamship line.
left New York this morning on the
California for Glasgow on mission
of far reaching important both to tia
l nited States and the new republic OF
China. The chief purpose of Captain
Dollars visit TO Europe In TO enter
into new negotiations for the Chinese
government for a loan with which to
financa the worlds most recent re-
public through the early stages of its
existence.
The Significance of HIS trip is that
the loan of $500, 100000 agreed to be
made to China by the six wers--the
United States. Great Britain, France.
Germany. Russia and Japan-h1ally
has been rejected at Pekin and new
arrangements must be made. Captain
dollar discreetly declined to admit
that he was commissioned by the
Pekfn government to conduct the
negotiations, but he Acknowledged
that he was going 10 Europe as
the friend of China"
II am sorry that l cannot talk free
" about the subject at present" he
said, but anything I might SAY now
further than that China viii get all
Continued on Seventh page.1
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-07-13

END. Bright and early on Monday
morning the slate will be clean. and
only the votes chalked up during the
next two weeks will count toward
these two special trips. That Is, II
you already have some votes UP youi
sleeve. don't fiatter yourself that you
have the drop on the other girls on
these special trips. We won't tell any
tales. and II you wish to keep dark,
and appear weak when you are strong,
that is your own affair. and 1t Is per.
fectly permissible. but that only ap.
plies to the general contest On the
special trip prizes. all have an equa,
chance.
Only votes actually issued during
these two weeks will count In this
special contest. They will ali be
stamped with dating stamp. so the,
can be identified. and any issued pre-
vieus to July q nd will only ruunt IN
the general contest, not on the spe-
cial trips. Is that quite clear?
Win Forty-Day Vacation In -Four teen
Days.
Just think Of being able to win a
forty day tour OF Europe by only four
teen days effort? Isn't that Just about
the finest thing you ever heard OF ?
Well, here il tins onnortnnIty STAR
In and win