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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-29

Hagerstown, Md.-Rev. l. A. Bush,
pastor Of the Boonsboro Lutheran Church,
has received a call to become pastor of q
church in Ohio.
Bristol, Va-Bristol democrats will
make nominations for city offices in
primary to be held May Z. Already three
men have announced themselves as can
didates for the mayoralty. they being
Mayor w. L. Rice, now in his eightieth
year: James w. Mort, for many years
president of the council, and George NJ.
Warren. a young lawyer. Mayor Rice
was Bristols first mayor in 1856.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-29
CRAzED BY HEARTLEss HOAX.
Young Man Told Of Mothers Fatal
Illness Meets Her at Station.

b0selgn Correspondence Of The Star.
VIENNA. April II, 1912.
A heartless hoax on All Fools day In
reported from Prague. young man
named Tokal received telegram that his
mother. who lives In the country, was
dying. At the same time Frau Tokal
was sent q similar telegram about her
son. Tokal FASTENED to the railway sta
ton. When he reached 1t he saw his
mother just getting out Of train to visit
him. and the shock was so great that he
suddenly went out Of his mind, attacked
several harmless passengers, and finally
had to be overpowered and taken to an
asylum.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-29
Sixty Deaf Mutes Confirmed.

CHICAGO. April 29.-Sixty deaf mutes,
members of the Protestant Episcopal
Church. were confirmed here last night
by Bishop Charles p. Anderson. The
pastor, Rev. George NJ. Flick, stood si
the side Of Bishop Anderson and trans
lated in the sign language the prayers
and -AxhoxtRt1opa zdRyipE fhet 1Re1nWafNn
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-29

Missionary work in Africa was de-
scribed by Mrs. q. c. Campbell, d.
rectress of Ingleside Seminary Of Burke
Vile. Va. at meeting of the Christian
Endeavor Society of the Fifteenth Street
Presbyterian Church yesterday after
noon. Mrs. Campbell was Q missionary
tn Africa TOR several years. Tho en-
AAa1ane, chaiE SANG saHe1aA Aalactious..
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-29
WILL AID THE BELaIANs.
German Socialists Subscribe for Aid
Of Comrades Across the Border.
spondence Of The Star.
RERILN Anril

BERLIN. April 10, 1912.
The German social democratic party
has subscribed $4,000 toward the expenses
Of the BELGIAN socialists electoral cam
pai9n. The fact Is worth noticing. as II
serves to show the international char
acter OF socialist organization. It may
be remembered that when the German
emperor made . state visit to the Belgian
court nearly two years ago extraordinary
precautions Wero taken to protect him
on account OF the threatening attitude OF
the socialist press.
At q mass meeting of socialists the
speeches were delivered denouncing him
as the enemy of liberty in the fercest
language. and sympathy was asked for
the German people. represented as 1roan-
Ing under bis tyrannical rule. The Ger
e ~ Insult 10 the. kaiSer than 81 ,sc con.
GiSutlpE % The tundS 81 their Belsian
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-29
Negroes in National Conference.

A national conference OF negroes Is to
convene at Galbraith Church, this city,
tomorrow at IL o'clock am. One thou
sand leaders are expected to attend and
an attempt probably Win be made to
,indorse the candidacy Of former President
.Rooaeyelt foE thu pxesidapaA
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-29

Orange. Van. T. Butler. forty-five
years old, of Orange. died of hemorrhage
milking. Sunday evening" He is sur
vived by his widow and four children.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-29

most ambitious scheme was to found the
Spanish bank, with capital Of s., OOO, 600
He was thus at the head Of financial
concerns in 1908 amounting in nominal or
real capital to more than $4,000, OOO and
the legal counsel of his companies was q
well-known deputy, NJ. Rabier
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-29

PARIS. April 29.-Jules Vedrines, the
popular aviator Of France, is probably
| fatally injured as a result Of fall with
is, a suburb Of Paris, while flying from
Douai to Madrid.
Vedrines was ambitious Of creating a
new record for an airman by flying from
Brussels, Belgium, to Madrid, Spain, In
twenty-four hours. He started from
Paris last Thursday In his Deperdussin
monoplane on the way to Brussels but,
owing to motor troubles. decided not to
proceed farther than Douai q distance
Of lit miles, which he completed in an
hour and forty minutes
This morning he had succeeded In get
ting his motor into proper working order
again and decided to start on his fight.
He was seen flying over st. Denis a
northeastern suburb Of Paris, where he
made rapid descent from a height of
600 feet.
Accounts Of Accident Differ.
Accounts differ as to the cause of the
accident. Some Of the spectators say that
the monoplane struck the telegraph wires
along the railroad track and that Vedrines
was thrown out Of the machine onto the
rails.
According to another account a passing
train hit the mOnoplane as Vedrines was
about to land.
The aviator when picked up was found
was conveyed to Paris. where he was
taken to hospital and the operation OF
trepanning the skull was performed, but
his condition Is believed to be hopeless.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-29
Accounts Of Accident Differ.
Career Remarkable One.

Jules Vedrines has had a remarkable
career as an airman. He made a long
distance cross-country record from Paris
to Angeleume. while in the PARIS
Madrid race. which he won last year.
In the same contest he grazed a noun
tain peak while on the way to San Sc
bastian. He was also attacked by an
eagle during his flight across the noun
tains. He was decorated by Ming Al
fonso on arriving at Madrid and re-
ceived the legion of honor from France.
He started In the Paris-Rome-Turin
race. but damaged his machine.
He was injured by a fall at Herr
court, France. September Is. 1911, and
again at Morannes December 8, 1911. but
In January Of this year was able to Gre
ate record Of lightweight and one
third miles an hour at Pau and also
broke records for 100 and 200 kilometers
there. A few days later he made another
hour record of 1O1 2-3 miles at = au.
Vedrines was this year an unsuccess-
full candidate for the chamber of depu-
ties, conducting his electoral campaign
in his monoplane.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-04-29

Understand every phase of it. All
the important news of all the candidates
and all the parties faithfully and ruth
lesdy shown in text and cartoon =
with favor to none-the square deal !"
to all. In a couple of hours reading
each week you can get an all-sided,
unclouded view of the political situation
in state and nati0n-as st is
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-10
ALAR NJ CLOCK
SECURED Al|BI
McManigal Told How lie Ex-
ploded Bomb by
Clock.
FAR AWAY WHEN 1T WENT OFF
Gould Set the Alarm, and Be in
Another Town When Explo-
sion Occurred.
FAR AWAY WHEN 1T WENT OFF

Indianapolis, Ind. January a.-TIow
Ortie z. McManiGal. In blowin4I up
machinery owned by an open shop"
is. 1910. first used the alarm clock
attachment as q time regulator In set
ting off his bombs. was investigated
to-day by the government officials. who
are conducting the grand jury's inquiry
into the dynamite conspiracy. The
clock experiment at Att Vernon was
pronounced by McManigal to be such
success that 1t was later used in blow
ing up the Los Angeles Times build
ing and other places.
In his confession McManlgal told how
he prepared for the Mt. Vernon Sob"
which happened on tho Same night
that an attempt was made to blow UP
hotel in Salt Lake City. Utah. Nc
Manigal said q few days before, he
had been called to Indianapolis by
John ]. Mcnamara and while here in
the office OF the International Associa-
ton of Bridge and Structural Iron
v orkers he was shown the alarm clock
scheme, which Mcnamara called IA new
invention"
THE purpose of the clock was to
enable us TO secure alibis." said Nc
Manisal. "icNamara explained how.
setting the alarm to go off several
hours after we placed tho bomb we
could mako a good getaway on the
train. and the clock being blown up,
we could prove we were in some other
town when tho explosion occurred.
1t was agreed should go to Mt. Yer
non and try 1t out II also was the
first time ! used nltroSlycerine. For
the Mt. Vernon Job I received slo5 at
my home In Chicago"
In another instance McManigal
said he was safely asleep" on q train
several hours before an explosion took
place. for which he was responsible
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-10
SCANDAL IN FRENCH CABINET
Selves Refuses to Confirm Statement Made by Premier Caiau
and Relinquishes Portfolio Saying He Would Not
Sit With His Chief

Paris, January 9-The Franco:Ger-
man Moroccan treaty. which endsd the
war crisis few months ago. brought
about this evening in dramatic man
ner the resignation OF the French
Foreign Minister. Justin de Selves.
This threatens to be followed by a
general parliamentary investigation
and ministerial upheaval.
Charges that fnanciers OF Franco
and Germany were permitted to carry
on secret negotiations relative TO the
Congo and Morocco caused the rup-
turo. Premier Caillaux. before the
state committee. gave his word of
honor that there had heen no such
negotiations. but the Foreign Minister
declined to back the premier. and re-
fused to make n statement pro or con.
Thc crisis has been brewing ever
since tho treaty was signed. due to re-
.poated allegations that the French
ambassador. Jules Cambon. did not have
d free hand in the negotiations with
Germany. and that other negotiations.
OF which the Foreign Office and am
bassador were ignorant were being
secretly conducted between the two
countries concerning railroad conces-
sions in the Congo. Camerun and Mo-
rocco, ..
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-10
H AY DISCUSSES
MILITIA PAY BILL
Says 1t Will Not Pass at
This Session of
Congress.
MAY NOT BE CONSIDERED
Democratic Caucus Must Pass
Upon Question Before It
Reaches House.
MAY NOT BE CONSIDERED
Especial to The rlmes-pispatch. |


Washington. D. c.. January e.-The
militia pay bill. which is being stub
bornly opposed by msPy officers in
the army and by about 1000 civil
employees, who fear that IL II passes
they will be required either to en-
at t:Iis session of Congress. Further
more. there is serious doubt, accord
Ing to a statement made here to-day
by Representative James Hay, OF Vlr-
ginia. chairman of the House Com
mittee on Military Affairs, whether tho
measure will oven be presented TO The
House for consideration.
Nothing will be determined regard
lnE this matter, AIR. Hay said. until the
Democrats in the House have hold a
caucus, some time in the near future
for. the purpose OF laying out plan OF
action to decide upon what measures OF
various kinds shall be acted upon and
brought up at the present session OF
Congress- Until the caucus decides
what IT shall do. do not care TO make
any statement regarding tho matter
either one way or the other. or course,
At may bo that the caucus Will decide
to have tho measure acted upon, whue
on the other hand, there is possibility
that 1t may decide to await action until
some other time"
While many of the members OF The
National Guard are In favor OF the
bill. there is stubborn and promo.
opposition on the part OF many lead
ing army otiivers- the more important
sections OF the bill provide for increas-
ing the time of enlistment, from tntc,
to five years: cutting OFF increased pay
for foreign service; consolidation or
the quartermasters, Subsistence and
pay departments, into supply corps;
tho merging OF the Adjutunt- Generals
and Inspector Generals officers with
the general staff, and the abolishIng OF
the statutory Office of tho chief OF
coast artillery and the chief or division
military affairs.
The caucus Will BIO held somo time
during the next week or ten days.
p. II. Meg.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-10
Sit With His Chief.

The storm broke at the meeting OF
the Senate committee with ex-Premier
Cemanceau holding great advantage.
Premier CaillauX denied there had boon
semi-otficial pourparlers before the
interview at Kiss!ngen. TTe had. he
said. repudiatad f contract for rail-
road concessions alleged to have been
made between Frenchman named
Fondere and DR. Sender. member OF
tho Reichstag. He narrated the nego
tiations relative to proposed railroads
in Morocco. and affirmed that he was
happy to give his word OF honor that
there had been no negotiations except
those OF which the Foreign Office and
NJ. Cambon were fully cognizant
NJ. Clemencenu arose and looked AK
eddy at the Foreign Minister.
"Wili you confirm the statement OF
the PREMIER" he asked
NJ. De Selves mt first refused to
answer but pressed by Senator Bour-
geois, chairman of tho committee
finally said:
II cannot answer the question. L
am tied between double duty-to
stick TO the truth and tell all, and not
to hurt the Interests OF the country by
deserung the Cabinet"
Those words caused a sensation and
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-10
WILL RULE ON MOTION TO-DAY
Effort to Exclude From Packers Trial
important Documen

10 tTOm fuCHerS IT1al
important Documents.
Chicago. ILL.,. January o.-United
States District Judge Geo. a Carpen-
ter Is expected TO. rule tomorrow
morning on Il motion made by coun-
sci for the defense to exclude from
the record OF the packers trial the
documents identified BY Witness Je.
rome H. Pratt. including the letters
alleged to contain pencil rotations In
tho handwriting OF. J. Ogden Armour,
Arthur Mceker and Thomas J. Corners
t1ree of the defendants
The motion to exclude was presented
sohrtly after the opening of court TO-
day. as District Attorney Wilkerson
was preparing to reud the exhibits TO
the jury.
Nearly the entire day was taken up
with the argument OF counsel on tho
legal points Involved. After counsel
had concluded their argument Judge
Carpenter said:
My view Is that all the circunstan
tial evidence should DO PUT in. even
II II does not at tho time seem signi-
hcant. You are ASKING me to weIga
this evidence as 1t comes In. II APP
pears certain that the proof Of conspir-
acy In this case will not be by docu-
ment, signed and scaled by these de-
PENDANTS. The conspiracy will have to
be proven by circumstances.
II think anything that shows tho
method OF conducting the business of
these corporations Is competent at this
, time" sTlg T.'S
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-10

the committee adjourned IN great con-
fusion.
Dc Selves Resigns.
Later second scene was enacted In
the anteroom. to which Premier Call
laux. Foreign Minister Do Selves and
ex-premier Clemenceau withdrew NJ.
Clemenccau according 10 friends OF NJ.
dc Selves reproached Premier Caillaux
In violent terms for fostering secret
negotiations. of which NJ Clemenceau
said he had been for long time In
formed. The foreign minister for hts
part frankly told the premier thut he
could no longer sit beside him IN the
Cabinet, and therefore resigned
In his letter OF resignation to Presi-
dent Fallieres NJ. dc Selves pointed out
that he no longer wished to assume tho
responsibility OF tho foreign portfolio
with spccial agent In the Cabinet FIs
added that no could not publicly pro-
test against the statement OF Premier
CailInux. On the other hand. ais con-
science forbade him to confirm Ii.
The premier iikewise Issued state
ment In which he insisted that he had
told the whole truth.
Tonight the other Cabinet minister's
mot to discuss the situation. but no
action was taken.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-10
MARTIAL LAW AT M'COMB
State Troops to Protect Men Who De-
nIrc To Return To Work.

State Troops to Protect Men Who De-
sire to Return to Work.
McComb. Miss, January 9.-McComb
City. which WITNESSED some turbulent
scenes at the outset OF the strike OF
Illinois Central Railroad shopmen in
October, was tonight placed under
martial law on orders from Governor
Noel at Jackson.
The State troops, which have beon
on guard here since the inception of
the strike. were increased to-day by
the arrival of a company from Book
haven, and Adjutant- General Fridge
Is here In active charge.
The action OF Governor Noel. II is
said. was based on reports that strik-
ers. who had evinced a desire TO re-
turn TO their former employment, mad
been intimidated and threatened witt
violence.
No disorders have so far occurred,
and it Ia believed the troops will eX-
perience little trouble In preserving
order.
The Illinois Central division shops
arc here. and several hundred of the
months.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-10
ELECTED A LIFE MEMBER
Mrs. Grover Cleveland Honorcd by

Mrs. Grover Cleveland fIonorcd by
American Forestry Association.
Washington. January 9.-Mrs. Grover
Cleveland, whose husband. the late
President. Cleveland, signed the orig
inal bill providing for the creation of
national forests, was elected life
member of tho American Forestry As
ISOLATION at the thirtieth annual con-
vention of the organization held here
to-day. Governor Robert p. Bass, Of
New Hampshire. was reelected pres
ident of the body.
a resolution was adopted recon-
mending that the forest service be
taken entirely out of politics and
placed upon purely scientific basis
Another resolution urged Congress to
continue Its appropriations for the
purchase of cumberland for the APP
palachan and White Mountain Forest
reserves.
Among those chosen as vice-presi-
dents We're former President Roosevelt
former Forester Pinchot, Secretary Of
Agriculture Wilson. Secretary OF the
I4terior Fisher, Curtis Guild, American
ambassador to Russia, and Governor
Johnson, of California.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-10
Fifteenth Infantry to Do
Police Duty Between
Peking and Sea.
CALHOUN ASKS
FOR SOLDIERS
Notified State Department That
Other Powers Were Looking
to United States to Furnish
It's Share of Armed Men.
Beginning of Disrup-
ton of Empire.

Washington. January s.-Afte- a
lapse OF more than ten years, Ameri-
can troops are again TO Invade China
They are to aid in keeping open the
railroad from Picking TO the sea. In
the course of eight or nine days 500
regular infantry will be d!semba rked
at tho little Chinese port OF Chin
wangtao. The movement was order
cd after mature consideration Of the
policy Involved in landing American
troops In foreign country under the
peculiar conditions now existing In
China
Several dayg ago Mr.. Calhoun 'nti-
mated that some OF the other powers
were looking to the United states to
contribute a quota Of troops to meet
treaty obligations to keep open com-
munication between the capital and
the coast II required the intervening
time TO develop the exact needs OF the
situation. and IT was not until to day
that Minister Calhoun was able to in
FORM the State Department that 500
troops would suffice to discharge the
United States's obligation.
1t was near the close OF the official
day when the State Departments re-
quest for the dispatch OF troops reach
cd the War Department. but q cable
gram to Major-General Bell was dis
had been approved by Secretary slim
son and signed by Major &c neral
Wood. chief OF stan. instructing MIN
to dispatch the force, together with I
hospital corps deta chment. Il ie UNI
derstood the Fifteenth Infantry will
be called on to supply the troops. who
will be embarked on the transpor:
Thomas.
Russian Greed.
Reports that an armistice had been
arranged to prevent q renewal OF the
lighting between tne republican, and
coined at the State Department as In
the conclusion OF peace. though It Is
feared that this can only be arranged
on the basis OF a division of the exist
ing empire When attention was d.
rected to the action of Russia In rs
serting an individual interest in the
future OF Mongolia, fact reported N
the State Department by Minister CAL
houn through the delivery of the no
tice to that effect from the Chinese
Foreign Office, II was pointed out that
the virtual dismembernent OF China
had already begun. Though no Of
hcial notice has been taken of this
latest Development N the situation It
is taken to mean that the course
adopted by Russia has given rise to
grave forebodinGs as indicating the
breaking down OF the agreement be-
tween the six powers 10 refrain from
the pursuit of any individual advant-
age, which was brought about through
the ovcrtures of the State Department
here.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-10
AIdricb NH Reportcd.

Washington, january 0.-The iinal
report of the National Monetary Com
mission was formally presented in both
houses OF Congress to-day and refer
red to committee Senator Penrose
chairman OF the Finance Committee.
to which tho Senate referred, stated
late to-day that there might be
hearing on the monetary bill, and that
Senate at this session Of Congress.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-10
Continued on Second Page

for Atlanta and Birmingham leaves
Richmond p. NJ daily: arrives Al.
lanta 1880 A NJ; Birmingham, 4 r. N,
Electric lighted sleeping car service,
so7 East Main. Phone Madison 37z.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-10

BEST SERVICE To cALIF,. INA.
Standard or Tourist. Latter personally con-
Quoted without change. Berth So Wash.
Sunaat Route, eo7 n. Main 81.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-10

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. SERVICE. y
Via Southern Railway. Leave Rfch-i
mond p. NJ. daily, Etectr;c lighted
drawing room sleeping car. without
change. Two other. faat trains daily,
907 East Main. Rs. fSa
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-10

-(contlnuod on SKIN Pase.l ~ h
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Continued on Sixth Page.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-10

the committee adjourned IN great con-
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1912-09-14
HOME ECONOMICS IS
THEME OF CONFERENCE

Miss Gertrude McChcyne, director of
home economies in the extension di-
vision of the Utah Agricultural col.
lccc. returned yestcrda. from Price.
Carbon county where she presided over
a housckecpcrs conference and de)lv-
cred four addresses on vocational train
inc in the schools before the Carbon
county teachers institute.
Miss McCheync reports n lively in
tercst on the part Of Carbon county
pareuts in her branch of work. The
meetings were we'll attended and D
strong desire was shown by the women
to study the subjects presented. Miss
NoCheFne will maintain headquarters
in Logan hereafter. Next week she
will 90 to Uiutah county 10 attend
the county fair aud the Uintah Basin
fair M Roosevelt. AZ both places Sue
will hold bousekecpers conferences,