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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-06
PAYS WITH LIFE FOR CRIME.
Colored Man on Scaffold Admits He
Assaulted Sheriff's Daughter.

PRINCESS ANNE. Md, December g.
In a grove Of pine trees on the county
almshouse farm near here. Wesley Miles
colored. was legally hanged at dawn to.
day for criminal assault upon the fifteen
year-old daughter of former Sheriff w. G.
Phillips of Somerset county last May
The execution was witnessed by crowd
Of about 100 men and boys who had torn
down the board inclosure surrounding the
gallows, but there was no other inter-
ference with the officers Of the law. Miles
made a statement on the scaffold admit
ting his guilt and declaring that follow
ing the devil brought me to this
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-06
GUNS SENT TO MEXICO
FOR USE Of AMERICANS
Life and Property Endangered
by Revo|utionists and
Yaqui Indians.

The War Department today sent a
consignment of rifles and ammunition
to the American consuls at Hermosillo
and Durango, Mexico, in response to
representations that American life and
property were in great danger from
the repeated depredations Of revolution
lists and Yaqui Indians. The rifles will
be distributed for the most part among
the mining camps, where the lives of
many Americans are reported to be
in constant danger
The Yaqui Indians for weeks have
been carrying on the fiercest kind of
guerrilla operations, some Of them being
banded with the revolutionists, while
large numbers are acting Independently.
their object being to loot and plunder.
Robbed While on Trains.
Robbery of Americans on Mexican rail-
road trains continues. The State Depart
ment was advised today that north
bound Mexican National train was at
tackled by rebels 200 miles south of
Juarez, Tuesday. The passengers. four
of them Americans. were robbed, and
the train was destroyed.
Almost daily reports are being received
at the State Department of engagements
between rebel and federal troops in Mex
leo. indicating a great revival Of insur-
gent activity. From these reports 1t ap-
pears that more than twenty ranches
have been destroyed during the last week
and that the rebel forces are being rap
idly augmented by a lawless class at
tracted by the possibilities of wholesale
lOOting.
San Juan del Rio, fifty miles north of
Durango, was captured December 3.
Large rebel bands are said to be pillag-
ing and destroying property near Du-
range.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-06
VILLAGE HARD HIT BY FIRE.
Church, Library and Other Struc
lures at Fairlee, Vt., Destroyed.

FAIRLEE. VT. December 6.-Fire
early today destroyed tie Fairlee opera
house, the Congregational Church, ad-
Joining. the library and several resi-
dences. Sparks ignited almost every
building in the village. but every man.
woman and child was summoned to the
scene by the violent ringing Of the
church bell and after several hours
hard work they saved the remainder Of
the structures. The loss is about $780,
600
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-06
EARLY ACTION IS PREDICTED.
Chairman Burnett Expects His I'm.
migration Bill to Pass House.

Early action in the House on the Bur-
nett immigration BILL prescribing an H.
literacy test, was predicted today by
Chairman Burnett of the Immigration
committee, who announced that the rules
committee was prepared to bring in a
special rule under which the bill could be
passed when it would not interfere with
appropriation bills.
He asserted that at least $50 members
of the House We're pledged to vote for the
measure
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-06
BOILER EXPLOSION KILLS FIVE
Officials Search for Lone Survivor to
Learn Cause of Blast.

HUNTINGTON, w. Va. December g.
Five men were killed by the explosion Of
a boiler at a sawmill near Wilsondale.
Wayne county, w. Va, last night. The
dead:
Leonard Maynard, Portsmouth. Ohio.
Jacob Maynard, Portsmouth, Ohio.
Albert S Fintry, Naugatuck, w. Va.
James Harris, Naugatuck.
Wilson LinneIl Naugatuck.
The only surviving member of the crew
employed at the sawmill was injured
and he disappeared Immediately after the
explosion The authorities are searching
for him in an endeavor to ascertain the
cause of the accident.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-06
ROOSEVELT TO MAKE TALK.
Will Address Progressive Leaders at
Chicago Next Week.

Senator Dixon. chairman of the national
progressive committee. said today that
Col. Roosevelt had promised he would
address the gathering of progressive
leaders to be held in Chicago next week
on the first day of the meeting. 1t is
expected that Senator Beveridge of In
diana will be the principal speaker the
second day.
Senator Dixon will preside at all the
meetings He says the outlook is IA
vorable for large attendance of repre-
sentative party mem
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-06
HIS SKULL FRACTURED.
John M. Boland in Hospital Suffer.
ing From Serious Injury.

SEATTLE. Wash, December 6-John
NJ. Boland of New York. son of John
Boland. head of a Chicago detective
agency, who was found late yesterday in
the lavatory of a cafe suffering from a
fractured skull. recovered consciousness
at the City Hospital today. It is said
he will recover.
Boland had been about the city since
Thanksgiving day and went to the cafe
yesterday. In his pocket was a small
sum Of money and a pawn ticket for
clothing.
Apparently Boland walked about with
his skull fractured and did not know the
extent Of his injuries.
The wound may have been inflicted an
hour or so before he became unconscious
physicians say.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-06
INDICTS RARE" BOOK MEN.
Boston Grand Jury Holds Alleged
Swindlers of Harvard Student.

were returned by the Suffolk county
grand jury today against three Of the al
legged rare book swindlers who have
been operating throughout the country.
Two of the men indicted. Walter ". Du-
ton and Frank T. Daniels. are under ar
rest in this city. and the third. George
NJ. Fisher. alias George n. Wilson. - In
custody in New York. Two indict-
charging larceny Of $500 from Frank q.
Carnochan of New York. q Harvard
student, and the other alleging oen-
spiracy to steal moneys and chattelD oe
Carnochan.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-06
YOUNGEST "HOLD-UP MAN."
Boy Bandit Captured in New York,
But His Aids Escape.

NEW YORK. December 6.-The young
est "hold-up man. ever arrested in New
York city is awaiting trial here today.
He is Otto Frueh, twelve years old, son
of an East Side tailor.
With two masked companions Frueh
is charged with waylaying pedestrians
on Morningside drive. Their attempts at
robbery were unsuccessful until last
night. when they jumped from a thicket
and grabbed a handbag from Mrs. John
8 Olney, wife of a member of the stock
exchange. The bag contained $1,000 in
cash and jewels. Mrs. Olney screamed
and a policeman captured Frueh. The
two other bandits escaped.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-06

Last Message of General Nature.
This message, the second submitted by
the President since the present session
began, will be his last of a general char
-acter 1t deals with every department OF
the government except the State Depart
ment recommends much of the legislation
which Mr. Taft previously has urged
upon the attention of Congress. and takes
up and discusses at length several sub
jectS comparatively new.
President Taft comes out strongly against
independence for the Philippines, proposed,
he says in a bill now before Congress
He deprecates the new policy OF one pat
tleship year instead Of two. and in
dorses again the plan of currency reform
proposed by the national monetary COM
mission
Discusses Army at Length.
The army the President discusses at
some length. He praises the army legis-
lation of the last Congress, but says that
provision should be made by law so that
the nations foreign regiments may al
ways be maintained upon war footing
and he urged the passage of the pending
militia pay bill. designed to make service
in the militia more attractive, and SHOWS
that the home army VIII be nOthlng more
than skeleton until Congress pro-
vides that ii be concentrated in fewer
posts than are now maintained. He urges
also the passage of another bill now be-
fore Congress, designed to raise quickly
q volunteer army in case of war.
Will Submit Model Budget.
In addition to his advice In regard to
legislation and his opposition to pending
measures, the President discusses the
prosperity of the nation. its financial con-
dition and the proposed system of ma
tional budget showing proposed expendi-
lures and revenues. and directs attention
to the balance in the general fund of the
Treasury of almost $17O 100000. His re-
marks on the budget system, he says,
will he submitted to Congress later, ac-
companied by a model budget The text
Of the message follows:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-06
Choate Heads Pilgrims.

NEW YORK, December 6.-Announce-
ment was made today Of the election of
Joseph H. Choate to the presidency of
the Pilgrims Of the United States. The
vice presidents include ]. p. Morgan.
Gen. Stewart L. Woodford and Lord
Charles Beresford.
Field Marshal Lord Roberts. president
of the Pilgrims of Great Britain, will
visit America in February to attend the
annual banquet Of the organization.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-06
CUMMINS' FATHER ILL.
Senator Is Summoned to Home at
Des Moines.

Summoned to the bedside of his aged
father. who is thought to be dying, Sen
ator Cummins of Iowa left for his home
in Des Moines last night. When the SEN
ator started for Washington ten days ago
his father had been Ill, but then was pro-
nounced better by the physicians
A message received last night stated
that there had been a relapse. and the
senator took the first train for the west.
The father is ninety years old.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-06
Mime. Nazimova Weds Actor.

NEW YORK. December 6-The theat-
rical section Of New York was surprised
to learn today of the marriage of Nine
Ala Nazimova, the Russian actress, to
Charles E. Bryant, who has been a men,
Der of her company since the beginning OF
the present season. No announcement OF
their engagement had been made
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-06
Roadbuilders in Final Session.

CINCINNATI. Ohio. December 6.-The
attendance at the final session of the
American roadbuilders' convention here
today was smaller than on previous days,
many Of the delegates having gone to
their homes. Topical discussions were
on the program for the morning session.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-06
Dies of Foot Ball Injuries.

SYRACUSE. N. Y, December &-Frank
Schaefer, eighteen. captain of Central
High foot ball team during the last sea-
son, died today as a result of injuries
received In a foot ball game November
IL. Schaefer was spiked In the foot in
game at Geneva, and the wound be-
came infected, death Iesulting today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-06
CALLS FOR REORGANIZATION
OF NATIONS MILITARY FORCE
Urges That Naval Strength of the Country Be
Maintained as an Insurance of Peace
Neg1ects to Make Any Recommends
ton Regarding Tariff Revision,

President further effort have Congress
general Congress submitted to-
clearly indicated his intention of leaving further
tariff revision Wilson and the Congress just elected
Nov that Congress has been elected platform OF
tariff than protective tariff and
wise the basis said the President t needless for
me to occupy Congress with arguments recommends
t;ons in favor of a tariff
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-06

CHICAGO. December 6.-Mrs Ida E..
S. Noyes. wife of Laverne w. Noyes,
capitalist and former president of the
Illinois Manufacturers Association, died
at her home here last night after sew
eral months illness. She was vice pres
ident general of the Society of the
Daughters of the American Revolution,
an artist and widely known as . social
leader.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-06
THE MESSAGE.

TO the Senate and House of Represent
atives:
"On the Sd of December I sent a mes
sage to the Congress. which was confined
TO our foreign relations The Secretary Of
State makes no report to the President or
to Congress. and a review of the history
of the transactions of the State Depart
ment in one year must therefore be in
cluded by the President In his annual
message Congress will not be fully
informed of them. A full discussion Of
all the transactions of the government,
with view to informing the Congress
of the important events of the year and
recommending new legisla ton, requires
more space than one message of reason
able length affords. / have therefore
adopted the course of sending three or
four messages during the first ten days of
the session. so as to include reference to
the more important matters that should
be brought To the attention of the Con-
gress.
The condition Of the country with ref
erence to business could hardly be bet
ter. While tine four
BUSINESS years of the admins
ro,a;+;. tration now drawing to
close have not de-
veloped great speculative expansion or a
wide field of new investment. the re-
coyery and progress made from the de-
pressing conditions following the panic
OF 1907 have been steady and the i'm
provement has been clear and easily
traced in the statistics TIE business of
the country is now on a solid basis.
Credits are not unduly extended. and
every phase of the situation seems in a
state of preparedness for period of un-
exampled prosperity. Manufacturing con-
Germs are running at their full capacity
and the demand for labor was never SC
constant and growing. The foreign trade
of the country for this year will exceed
A.00.OOO.OO, while the balance in oul
favor-that of the excess of exports over
importS-will exceed $JOO,OOO,0OO. More
than half our exports are manufactures OF
partly manufactured material. while oul
exports OF farm products do not show
The same increase because of domestic
consumption. 1t is a year of bumpe,
crops: the total money value of farm
products will exceed $9.JOOOOO.OO. Ii 4.
year when the bushel unit price o.
agricultural products has gradually faller
and yet the total value OF the entire
crop is greater by over $1,000 co. OO(
than we have known In our history.
The condition of the Treasury is yer,
satisfactory. The total interesting bear
Ing debt is 1868. 10,
Condition of 30. of which ,l34.
the Treasury. pansms 1 nsns, ,o.n sn'
The MISUNDERSTANDING debt Is $31S301.
2si9O, including $346.6S1, ,O18 of green
backs. We have In the Treasury $50.
100000 in gold coin a reserve agains
the outstanding greenbacks. and In ad
dition we have a cash balance in tn
Treasury as a general fund Of $l67. .1J2,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-06
SAYS PRICE Of MONEY
is NOW 70 PER CENT
Mr.. Levy Urges Resolution Di-
recting Treasury to Deposit
Money in Banks.

The House banking and currency COM
mittee today took up the resolution OF
Representative Jefferson Levy of New
York directing the Secretary of the
Treasury to deposit $5O.OOO.OOO additional
government funds in national banks
throughout the country to relieve the So
called present financial stringency.
Mr.. Levy addressed the committee at
length. He explained that the Treasury
now has on deposit throughout the coun-
try only $33OOO.OOO, which, he asserted
was the smallest amount of government
money in the banks for years. He said
that he had endeavored in vain to get the
Secretary of the Treasury to use his dis
cretionary power and deposit government
funds in the banks. For two months, he
said. he had been working to get results
Meantime the price Of money had scared
to 20 per cent.
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47S99 or an increase of $26, 975, $50 over
the general fund last year.
~
For three years the expenditures of
the government have decreased under the
influence Of an ef-
Receipts and fort to economize
C,:A This year presents an
0f~~'' apparent exception.
The estimate by the Secretary Of the
Treasury of the ordinary receipts. ex-
elusive Of postal revenues. for the year
ending June 80. 1914. indicates that they
will amount to $40. 600. 900. The sum of
same year. exclusive Of Panama canal
payable from postal revenues. Is $732.-
100000. indicating a deficit of 1900. 900.
For the year ending June 30, 1913, simt-
larly estimated receipts were $667. 900. :
600. while the total corresponding esti-
mate of expenditures for that year, SUBJ
mitted through the Secretary Of the Treas
ury to Congress. amounted to 1856, Co.,
coo. This shows an increase Of $76,OOO,-
600 In the estimates for 1914 over the
total estimates Of 1918. This is due to
for rivers and harbors for the next year
on projects and surveys authorized by
Congress; to an increase under the new
pension bill of So, 500 GOO. and to an In
crease in the estimates for expenses Of
the Navy Department Of $24, ,OOO,OOO The
estimate for the Navy Department for
the year 1913 included two battleships
Congress made provision for only one
battleship. and therefore the Navy De-
partment has deemed it necessary and
proper to make an estimate which in
cludes the first years expenditure for
three battleships in addition to the
amount required for work on the un-
completed ships now under construction
In addition to the natural increase in
the expenditures for the uncompleted
ships, and the additional battleship esti-
mated for, the other increases are due to
the pay required for 1000 or more ad-
ditional enlisted men in the navy. and to
this must be added the additional cost
or construction imposed by the change
In the eight-hOur law, which makes ii
applicable to ships built in private Ship
yards.
With the exceptions of these three
items, the estimates show a reduction
thls year below the total estimates for
I9l3 or more than $5.OOO,OOO
The estimates for Panama canal con-
struction for 1914 are $17, 7,OOO, 900 less than
for 1913.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-06
Treasury Now Has $500, 900, 900.

1.-The Treasury now has something like
5000, 600, 600 practically in cash." said Mr.
Levy "A small portion of that amount
placed in the national banks, not in the
New York banks, but in the smaller
banks, would Immediately relieve the
situation
Mr. Levy said there was no danger of
a panic, but that the price of money had
become exorbitant, and that as a result
business was tightening up. He said that
his measure was not proposed as an aid
to bankers, but an aid to business,
and read letters, indorsing the bill, from
farmers exchanges and produce ex-
changes.
The resolution was referred to a SUBJ
committee with instructions to report to
the full committee next Wednesday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-06
MAY DELAY APPOINTING
JUDSON'S SUCCESSOR
Detail to Panama Canal Duty
Might Interfere With
Other Plans.

1t was intimated at the War Depart
ment today that the prospective change
in the Office Of the Engineer Commits
sioner of the District may not be made
when the two civilian Commissioners are
named which, it is understood, was the
Presidents original intention.
When the original decision was reached,
1T is stated. the plan was to assign Col.
Judson, the Engineer Commissioner to
certain duty on the Panama canal under
Col. Goethals. the chief engineer, but it
is now reported that it since has been
to make any important change in the
engineer personnel of the canal force
before next spring or summer.
While not stated. it is believed that
Col JudsOns detail to duty on the canal
at this time might conflict with the plans
regarding Col. Goethals himself, and his
chief army assistants. Coils. Gaillard and
Judson.
Suggestion Made to President.
In consequence of that situation, it has
been suggested to the President that he
delay action regarding the case of Col
Judson. Although the terms of Commits
sioners Rudolph and Johnston expire in
January, the four years term of Col
Judson will not expire until March Is.
The records show that Col. Judson took
the oath of office as Engineer Commits
sioner at Milwaukee March ID, 1909, and
assumed active charge of the office here
March 90. Although such appointments
usually are for four years. it is within
the Presidents discretion to shorten the
term whenever he considers it desirable
In view of the uncertainty of the stu
alton in regard to the personnel of the
canal engineers. the friends of Col Jud-
son think he should be permitted to re-
main in his present Office until as near
the end of his regular four-year term as
is cOmpat tible with the Presidents plans
regarding the selection of his successor
as Engineer Commissioner.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-06
Banking and
Currency System.

country has is a proper banking and
currency system. The existing one is in
adequate. and every one who has studied
the question admits it,
1T is the business Of the national gov
ernment to provide medium. automati-
cally contracting and expanding in vol
ume. to meet the needs Of trade. Our
present system lacks the indispensable
quality of elasticity.
THE only part of our monetary me-
dunn that has elasticity is the bank-note
currency. The peculiar provision of the
law requiring national banks to maintain
reserves to meet the call of the depositors
operates to increase the money strin-
gency when 1t arises rather than to ex-
pand the supply Of currency and relieve
II. 1t operates upon each bank and fur
nishes motive for the withdrawal of
currency from the channels of trade by
each bank to save itself and offers no in
ducement whatever for the use of the
reserve to expand the supply of cur
rency to meet the exceptional demand.
after the panic Of 1907 Congress real
ICED that the present system was not
adapted to the country's needs and that
under IT panics were possible that might
properly be avoided by legislative pro
vision.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-06

Accordingly a monetary commission
was appointed which made a report in
February. 1912
Monetary A system which
n1. they recommend
in certain of its faculties and func-
tons. a bank, and which was given
through its governing authorities the
power, by Issuing circulating notes for
approved commercial paper. by fixing dis
counts, and by other methods OF trans
fer of currency. to expand the supply OF
the monetary medium where 1t was most
needed to prevent the export or boarding 6
of gold and generally to exercise such
supervision over the supply Of money in
every part of the country as to prevent
a stringency and panic. The stock in this
association was to be distributed to the
banks of the whole United States, state and
national. in a mixed proportion to bank
units and to capital stock paid in. The
control of the association was vested in
a board Of directors to be elected by rep
resentatives of the banks, except certain
ex-officfo directors, three cabinet officers,
and the controller Of the currency
The President was to appoint the gov
ernor OF the association from three per-
sons to be selected by the directors while
the two deputy governors were to be
elected by the board Of directors The
details of the plan were worked out with
great care and ability. and the plan In
CONTINUED on Sixteenth Pagel
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-06
WEATHER.

Fair and much colder tempera-
ture tonight and Saturday, with
brisk west winds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-06

CONTINUED on Sixteenth Page.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-06
Condition of
the Treasury,

The Notwithstanding debt is $37s,3O1.-
2si.9O, including $3i6,6S1,O ,O16 of green
backs. We have In the Treasury $780,
100000 in gold coin as reserve against
the outstanding greenbacks. and In ad-
dition we have a cash balance in the
Treasury as a general fund of $167. .1J2,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-06

The Star is the only afternoon
paper in Washington that prints
the news of the Associated Press.