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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-18
FATE Of TONY M|LANO
IN HANDS Of THE Jury
End of Testimony and Argu-
mentS Reached and Case
Submitted at Noon.

The jury in whose hands rests the fate
of Tony Milano. on trial under indict-
lnent for the murder OF little Harry
Smith. ret red to begin its deliberations
at 1910 o'clock this afternoon. The argu-
ments of counsel and the final summing
IN by attorneys for the defense and the
prosecution were completed a few min
utes after IL o'clock. the brief instruc-
diately thereafter
Testimony Concluded Yesterday.
The taking of testimony of all of the
witnesses. both for the government and
the defense. was completed late yester-
day afternoon and with the opening of
court this morning the United States at
torney and tn counsel for the defense
addressed the jury.
Milano. who during the examination of
talesmen and the Characterization of
witnesses for the last three days, had
shown little signs Of emotion. and had
smilingly conversed with his attorneys.
became very nervous yesterday afternoon,
and after his attorneys had returned
from an examination of the premises at
400 IT street northwest, where the muir
der is alleged to have taken place, he
broke down and cried
During the testimony of Deputy Coroner
Charles S. White Milano fdgeted fire.
quently biting his nails. DIR White said
that the death of the boy found in Mill
amos shop was due to a fracture of the
skull and not to suffocation. He said
he based his assertion on the condition of
the lungs as shown at the autopsy. The
physician also described other injuries
the boy had received
Miss May Frances Smith, sister of lit
tie Harry Smith. identified an ornamental
pin taken from the body of the boy at
the morgue as belonging to her brother.
Miss Smiths testimony was considered
most important by the government in It's
attempt to prove that the charred body
of the boy found in the shoeshop was
that of Harry Smith. She also identified
some of the clothes worn by the boy as
those of her brother, and her testimony
reCard ns the wearing apparel was sub
stantiated by other witnesses, w-o had
seen little Harry the night he diSap-
reared,
Although the examination of Miss Smith
was quickly over. and she was not cross
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-18
In Doubt.

From the Kansas City Journal
81 want to impress upon the children
of our city the necessity of eXterminating
the fly"
Go to it,
But I'm in some doubt whether TO offer
a dollar apiece for essays on the subject
or a dollar per thousand for flics.''
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-18
Fourteen Miles to School Daily,

From the Westminster Gazette.
At Kohukohu. on the Hokianga river,
New Zealand. is a lone family of back
blocks sheep farmers. who send their two
eldest children to a school fourteen miles
away. The brother and sister leave home
at Z O'clock each morning and return at
Z In the evening and they never miss ex-
cept in rough weather.
Even then they are not absent from
school one day a week on an average.
The father goes out with lantern each
morning to catch their ponies and away
they go quite cheerfu.ly. Each child has
two ponies kept apart for the school
Journeys, as the roads are too rough to
allow the same pony to do the trip each
day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-18

From the London Chronicle.

From the London Chronicle.
Mr.. Lloyd George at Wrexham desciih-
ed the Eisteddifod as IAN Incompatible
institution likely to be studied and
copied to the uttermost ends OF the earth.
There has for some years been an excel
lent imitation of IL at Ballarat, the IA
nous Australian gold field. whittier a
great many Welsh and Cornish IN ner5
emigrated. Every year the whole o. Oc-
tober and a bit of November are devoted
IN Ballarat to musical. elocut onarH ana
literary competitions on COLOSSAL scale.
Ii is called the Grand National E,istcdd-
fod of Australia" This Year the cash
prizes amount of cl,!a0, plus Eioo " rth
of gold and silver medals gentlt Fan
has been brought al the way from n an
chester to officiate as musical judge.
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Funds to Be Raised.

Mr.. Moses estimated that il would re-
quire from 500 to $1,000 to conduct "a
publicity campaign for this plan. and the
committee authorized him to circularize
the membership of the Board of Trade to
raise the necessary fund. He said that he
himself would he willing to contribute
800 to the fund and declared that every
dollar which was expended in success
full campaign would be returned indirect
ly a thousandfold to the contributors To
the fund.
The fulfillment of the Mcmillan plan
would mean that Washington woulA
wrest from Paris the title OF the most
beautiful city in the world, said Mr..
Moses. Mr.. Moses pointed out that the
Board of Trade had already indorsed tie
Mcmillan plan, and what was needed
now was concerted action to bring the
matter home to Congress.
He said that already letters had been
sent to the president a. candidates. Presl-
dent Taft, Col. Roosevelt and Gov. VIII
son, asking their approva. of the plan.
Letters would soon go out to the gov
einors of the states also asking approval,
he added,
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News SERVICE
OF Br1GA
THOUGHTS Of WILSON
ARE WITH ROOSEVELT
Democratic Candidate Refers
to "GaIIant Gentleman in
Hospitap' in Speeches.

WILMINGTON, Del. October 1S.-'My
thought is constantly of that gallant gen.
tleman lying in the hospital at Chicago.
With this sentiment running through
his speeches, Gov. Woodrow Wilson tour
ed the state of Delaware yesterday de-
ploring the assault on Col. Roosevelt and
deprecating the use Of violence to inter-
rupt the course Of politics.
The democratic nominee omitted men,
ton of the progressive party. and when
he discussed national questions he at
tackled the administration of President
Taft declaring there was prosperity
enough for those at the top, but that it
had not "percolated through to the rank
and file of the people, The governor
made four speeches, appeared before
cheering throngs in nearly dozen towns,
and closed the day with a big street
parade and meeting at Wilmington.
Urging Delaware to Join the process
sion of progressive states" Gov. Wilson
declared in his speeches that 1t was
dangerous to block the progress OF re-
form in America" and that the stand
pat dam. witch is the only thing that
holds back the popular forces. will pres
emily break
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To Meet Party Managers.
Capt. Henry Boyer, U. s. n, to Retire

Capt. Henry Gustav Boyer, medical di.
rector, U. s. N, in charge Of the Naval
Medical School and attached to the bureau
of medicine and surgery of the Navy De-
partment, retires October % He has
been detached from duty and ordered
home to await retirement Capt. Beyer
Is a native Of Germany. He was appoint
ed to the Med cal Corps Of the navy from
New York state in 1875. He was as
signed to the Medical School two years
ago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-18
PREPARES FOR CAMPAIGN
Hoped to Bring Pressure to Bear on
Congressman.
NATIONAL SUPPORT DESIRED
Appeal Will Be Made to Every I'm
portant Commercial Body in
the United States.

\ comprehensive campaign 10 bring
about the purchase of park lands i'm ac-
cordance with the Mcmillan plan for the
Improvement and beautiication of Wash
ington Is to be launched by the Board of
Trade. President Arthur c. Moses of the
board brought up the matter at a meet
ing of the executive committee Of the
board this afternoon and the committee
promptly authorized him to begin the
campaign.
Briefly the plan of campaign will be to
appeal to every important commercial
body in the country to use its influence
with the members of Congress represent
ing their states and districts to bring
about the enactment OF legislation for
the purchase of the land which the Nc
MILAN plan would have the government
take over, including the property lying
on the south side of Pennsylvania ave
nue. between the Capitol and 18th street
northwest
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-18
His Modest Request.

From the Louisville Courier-Journal.
You handle large sums of money in
this playa million or more in every
act"
II see," said Yorick Hamm.
And you must handle 1t like you were
used to 1t.
II see. Could You let me have 81
bill to rchearse with?'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-18
Ask Benevolent Neutrality.

BERLIN, October 1S-Germany benev-
olent neutrality during the Balkan war
was requested last evening by the Bull
garian, Servian and Greek ministers here,
who presented circular note TO Foreign
Minister Won Kiderlen- Waechter. annOunc.
ing that their governments had declared
war on Turkey.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-18
Roumania to Mobilize.

BUCHAREST, Roumania, October 49,
To Roumanian government has decided
10 prepare for mobilization three of it's
army corps. In the opinion of semi offic al
circles here Roumania considers that any
eventual successes of the Bulgarian armies
would be dangerous to herself. She has,
theI efore decided to abandon her waiting
attitude and order the mobilization of the
firs {, third and. fifth army corps imme-
diately upon Bulgaria gaining an i'm
nnr1ant victory.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-18
A Practical" Man.

From the Louisville Courier Journal.
Senator. you say you never learned
much Latin?'
Enough to worry along with, 1 guess.
in my business. l early mastered the
meaning of per diem.
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Not Predicting Trouble.

Il do not predict trouble in the United
States.'' he said. Il rejoice to believe
that America Is singularly q self-pos.
sessed nation. 1t is averse to nothing so
much as violent disorder. 1 believe that
part of the sadness we now suffer from
because Of that atrocious assault upon
Mr.. Roosevelf is a feeling that there is
anybody in the United States who would
itics, and the public affairs of this cOun-
try, by the violence Of his own hand. We
deeply resent it. We resent the thought
that there should be any citizen of the
United States that should raise his hand
against the peaceful. the orderly. the
just the open determination OF public af-
fairs.
"I came out to fulfill the engagements
of this week with very great reluc-
lance, because my thought is constantly
of that gallant gentleman lying in the
hospital at Chicago.
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Evidence.

From Hnrper'S Weekly.
DO you really believe. doctor, that
your old medicines really keep anybody
alive?" asked the skeptic.
Surely" returned the doctor. MY
prescriptions have kept three druggists
and their families alive In this town FOL
twenty years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-18
MAY Float Submarine Today.

The stranded submarine FL should be
foated today. weather permitting. accord
ing to the assurances of the commanding
officer of the Maryland, which is engaged
IN the work of rescue. The submarine
was moved loo feet yesterday off the
shoal near Port Watsonviiie, Cal. by the
efforts of the Maryland. accordinG to
dispatch received from the Mare Island
navy yard at the Navy Department.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-18
Can Do the Work.

From the Youngstown Telegram.
"A Chicago police matron claims that
big men make the best husbands
I'm some cases. perhaps; but / know
some little women who have succeeded
fairly well at the business.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-18
Gives Roosevelt Credit.

"Mr Roosevelt did a vast deal to wake
the country up to the problems that now
have to be settled, and that he should
have been stayed In his attempt to dis
cuss the settlements of those questions
by a hand of violence Is thing which
every American must deeply deplore and
feel ashamed for.
Eat the same time there are these ques-
tons to be settled. There is the great
fe of the country to go on, and we can
not afford to have 1t go on without
guidance My Indictment against the re-
publican administrations of the past is
that under them we have gone no whittier
we have drifted. We have Deen wi -nout
pilots: we have been without charts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-18
Money for Convention.

At the suggestion of ID. ]. Callahan 1t
was decided to make an effort to raise
several hundred dollars among the mem
bers of the board to aid in the enter
tainment of the convention of the Daugh-
tiers of the Confederacy, which comes to
this city in November. Mr.. Callahan said
that the city should extend every cour-
tesy TO the dele2ates to the convention.
The District Commissioners VIII be
asked to widen 18th street northwest be-
tween F. and G. streets Mr.. Moses said
that traffic is now congested in this
block; that the sidewalks are unusually
vide and that they could well be mar
rowed so as to give more room for traf-
fic in the street. The matter will first
go to the committee on streets and ave-
nraS of the hoa rd
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-18

Mr. and MIS- Frank b. Scott of Elk
ton. Nd, have issued invitations to the
marriage of their daughter, Miss Edith
Wamsley OF New York, Oh October 50
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-18
Enthusiasm Is Shown.

The members of the committee were
enthusiastic in their approval OF Mr..
Moses suggestion. ne explained that it
would cost in the neighborhood of six
or eight million dollars to buy the land
needed to carry out the Mcmillan plan;
that it was not contemplated that al
of this land should be purchased at once.
but that it shou- d be paid for over
number of years, and that the land con-
sidered by the District Commissioners
most available for purchase at the time
should be taken over first. No log roll
ing policy would be countenanced, he
said.
Mr.. Moses paid tribute to Senator w.
B. Hepburn of Idaho, who died at his
residence here yesterday, for the support
which he had given the Mcmillan pan
Had it not beeen for Senator Hepburn
persistence, said Mr.. Moses, IL Is hardy
likely that the government would have
yet purchased the squares south of the
Avenue between 14th and 18th streets.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-18

Miss Winnie Ethel Parsons and Rev.
Thomas j. G.. Heath We're married at the
home of the brides sister. Mrs. Sewel
Taylor, at Oak Hill, Va, Tuesday mo- n
ing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-18
GOV. JOHNSON DISMISSES
POLICE GUARD in CHICAGO
Declares He Needs No Protection.
Addresses Enthusiastic Meeting
Along With Heney.

CHICAGO, October 1S.-Gov. Johnson
invaded Chicago today, smilingly dis.
missed police patrol of twenty-five men
which had been assigned to protect him.
paid Col. Roosevelt visit at Mercy Hos.
pital and addressed large noon meeting
in local theater.
Boys" the governor said, when he
learned that the detail of police was per.
manently assigned to him for his two
day visit here, "a vice presidential can.
didate is too small to warrant a police
guard. Go back and tell your chief that
thank him for his kindness and pro-
lection, but really 1 don't need one OF
YOU"
To Meet Party Managers.
Then the governor disappeared with his
secretary and Mrs. Johnson. He plan.
ned to have a meeting with the pro-
gressive manager some time later to dis
cuss campaign affairs.
Long before the governor arrived at
the theater every seat was filled and the
police were driving back hundreds OF
persons who attempted to crowd into the
building.
His address touched principally on the
social and Industrial justice. He also
referred to Col. Roosevelt amid wild
cheering
Francis J. Heney of San Francisco
arrived here today and spoke at the
meeting. His topic was the Trusts -
and he denied that the progressive party
intended to foster monopoly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-18
Special Services Held.

Today special services are being held in
all the churches for the success Of the
Bulgarian arms. The queen, the min
listers and other dignitaries were among
the large congregation at the cathedral
when a tie Deum' was sung.
The government has ordered the Bull
gar.an minister at Constantlnople to COM
mun4cate the following note to the Otto
man government:
The porte not having replied to the
note of the Bulgarian, Greek and Ser
Wan governments of October l3 the stu
alton, which had already become very
serious in consequence of the seizure of
SerVian ammunition and of Greek steam
G. by Turkey in defiance of interna tional
law, has been made even more so in con-
sequence of Turkish attacks on Bu.-
garian and Servian frontier guards in
violation of international principles. The
relations between Bulgaria and the Otto
man empire are now broken off,
The Blu garan minister at CONSTANT
nope also has been ordered to inform the
po tie when he presents the note that
Bulgaria considers herself at war with
Turkey, and that his mission has con-
Guided. He is to leave Constantinople at
the earliest possible moment.
Complete Accord Urged.
PARIS. October 1S.-Now that war in
the Balkans has been formally begun the
French press insists upon the necessity
of a complete accord among the Euro
pean powers. The fear is expressed that
should covetousness and antagonism de-
velop among the nations of Europe as
the result of the opportunities for ag-
SrandiZement arising out of the trouble
in the Balkan peninsula the world may
see the bIoodiest war in history. Frances
efforts to bring about a speedy peace
should, therefore 1t is pointed out, be
welcomed by the other countries Of Eu-
rope.
Ii is believed here that the effort in
behalf of peace at Vienna and at St.
Petersburg is for the moment as salts
factory as poss..le. but it is argued that
it would be a mistake to be overopti-
mistc
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-18
FLEE FROM bERANA
Turkish Troops Quit Town Be-
fore Its Capture.
MONTENEGRINS IN PURSUIT
Take a Number of Prisoners and
Three Field Guns.
WAR DECLARED BY GREECE
Proclamation by King of Bulgaria.
sFrench Press Urges Accord
Among Powers.
MONTENEGR!NS IN PURSUIT
WAR DECLARED BY GREECE

LONDON, October 1S-The whole of the
Turkish garrison of Berana consisting of
1000 regulars and 5000 bashi-bazouks Gr-
regulars>, took flight in the night before
the capture of the town by the Monte
negrins. according to an official dispatch
from Cettinje.
The Montenegrins pursued them and
took a number of prisoners and three
field guns. The pursuit was continued
toward Bozai.
Greece Declares War.
ATHENS, October 1S-Greece, not wish
ing to detach herself from her allies. sent
n tructions early this morning to the
minister at Constantinople to commune
cate a declaration of war to the porte.
Greece at the same time sent a fraternal
greeting to the allied states
Servia was the first of the three states
10 declare war last night. Bulgaria fol-
lowed with a similar declaration
Striking Proclamation.
SOFIA. Bulgaria. October 1S.-A strik-
ing proclamation 10 the bulgarian nation
has been issued by King Ferdinand. In it
he recounts the sufferIngs of the Mace
DOMAIN Christians and the efforts of the
European powers TO secure better treat
ment for them, and finally says that he
has called his people to arms only after
the patiepce of the Balkan nations has
been exhausted.
The proclamation opens with a reference
to King FeTdinand's peaceful reign OF
twenty-five years, and says he had hoped
it would have so continued. but proV1-
dence judged Otherwise. The moment
has come when the Bulgarian race is
called upon to renounce the benefits of
peace and to have recourse to arms Tor
the solution of the great problem.
The humanitarian sentiments of Chris
tians, the sacred duty of succoring their
brothers when menaced with eXtermlna-
ton and the honor and dignity of Bull
saria have imposed upon the i'm
perative duty of calling to arms Bull
garias sons. Our work is just, great
and ii sacred one.
Il order the brave Bulgarian army to
march on to Turkish territory.
Forward! May God be with YOU"
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-10-18

started it. But still they failed to
kinder our progress. For we have
had but one battlecry-"Unlon
and more bread"
And so now, here, Is miles
from the cradle of American lib
erty'5-Boston- where the first
American tea party was held, es-
tablishing American independ-
ence-they are going to make an
other attempt to strangle this lib
erty right, we might say, on the
very spot where she was born.
We, too, believe in LIBERTY
and the FLAG when it means
something. We carried the flag
last winter in all our parades
when we carried empty stomachs
and aching hearts, but we will
NOT carry it now while the state
police and the vigilantes have it
for an emblem, for they cannot
fool us-we know that criminals
in broadcloth are hiding their rot
tenness behind the folds of "Old
Glory"
DoATJDH HOTTTADn
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-10-18

Judge Joseph S. Quinn, who is
presiding in the Ettor-Giovan-
nitti-Caruso case, sketched espe-
cially for The Day Book. The
artist shows him entering the
Salem court house, wearing his
customary silk tile and judicial
dignity.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-10-18

But he fought his fear and he
struggled on.
To Bill, the mighty, who knew no
fear
I raise nlyvoice in a hearty cheer;
While scared and quaEing- but
logged Jim,
Well; brother, / take off my hat
to him!
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-12-08
BEST EXERCISE FOR WOMEN
Popularity of Fencing Justified In Re
suits That Follow Its Persistent
Practice.

Fencing is always popular with
women who have the leisure and the
opportunity to go through with the
required training, and lately II has be-
come even more the fashion with
women prominent III society. Even
during the summer. While they were
away at their country or seaside
homes, many women kept up their
fencing lessons, having the instruc-
tor come to their homes for the pur-
pose
All experts in physical training rate
fencing as the best possible means of
exercise for women. 1t ranks with
swimming and rowing in that it gives
all the Development needed without
making the muscles too heavy, as do
some of the other sports. For the
woman of today who longs above
everything else to be slender and sup
pie. it is the ideal exercise. Those
women who are SO faithful to their
fencing lessons have discovered that
a brisk half hour with the foils is
more effective in Keeping their fig,
ures girlishly 1.-THE and slender than
half day spent at heavier and less
graceful forms of exercise
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-12-08
Work Of Chemical Engineer.

Great is the debt that the new
south owes to the chemical engineer,
whose contributions are enumerated
by a writer: The. utilization of the
formerly wasted cotton seed in Gil
making and the employment of the
pressed hulls as q cattle feed; the
production Of glycerin from cotton
seed oil; the use of the vast clay and
shale beds in brick and tile manufac-
ture; and the opening up of deposits
Of phosphates and phosphate rock
that yield commercial fertilizers.
Through his experiments and advice
the pine forests formerly destroyed in
obtaining turpcltine may now be
saved, while lumber, as it has been
pointed out that turgcntine can be
obtained from waste sawdust slabs
and old trees or stuIps cut down or
blown down by storms High grade
oak ties for railroad use may By made
to last longer than before and low
grade lumber tsGCa as lCblolly pine
can be made as efficient as untreated
oak by simply impresnating the tim
Der with creosote Gil, and it is now a
thriving industry throughout the
south"