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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-09
RATE CONFERENCE HELD.
Traffic Officers of Railroads Meet
Shippers Representatives

NEW YORK. May 9.-Traffic commit
tees of commercial associations in sea
board cities held a conference TODAY with
'ra'nc ofhcers OF eastern railroads to dis
cuss the proposed . per cent increase i'm
ireisht rates which the railroads are to
ASK oil the Interstate commerce commits
sion.
Inc conference was called at the re-
quest OF the railroads in pursuance of a
plan 10 take counsel with represanta,;
o1 shippers and ask their co-operation IN
bringing about the desired Increase I,
Is understood that the application to ,h.
interstate commerce commission Will bs
made Monday next "o
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-09
RELICS IN ANCESTRAL HOME.
Effects of Washington Family May
Repose in Sulgrave Manor.

NEW YORK, May 9-The ancestral
home OF George Washington-Sulgrav
Manor. in England-whch. il has been
-nnouhced the British delegates TO the
peace centenary conference contemplate
Purchasing. may become the repository,
"t the relics of the Washington family
which collateral descendants of the first
President have offered to the Daughters
If the British Empire Mrs Elliot
t-anGstar. president of the society, has
formally applied 10 Lord WeardaIe for
-. mission 10 furnish and decorate the
manor iii the event OF it's purchase In
Connection with the celebration of 100
ears of peace.
Mrs. Langstaff told Lord WcardaIe tina,
there We're many valuable curios and his
toiical objects handed down through tho
Washington family in this country which
should be collected and housed in the
manor Lord Weardale promised to give
Ihe proposal consideration If the plan 10
acquire the old Washington homestead
- carried out
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-09
RELATIONS OF MEXICO
WITH UNITED STATES
President Hueiftta Indicates
Willingness to Adjust All
Matters at Issue.

MEXICO CITY. May 9-President Vic
toriano Huerta during his conference
yesterday with Henry Lane Wilson. the
American ambassador sta1ed very clear
ly the position of Mexico in relation to
the United States. The following official
version Of the conference was given TO
the Associated Press today.
Provisional President Huerta respect
diplomat having referred to official mat
ters. that the government of Mexico was
disposed to arrange the affairs pending
United States.
Agreements Ineffective.
1T was pointed out. however that for
the time being the American ambassador
should understand the necessity which
the government OF Mexico has for abb
staining from treating any official mat
ter with the exception of urgent affairs or
ordinary procedure, for the simple rea-
son that while the government of the
United States did not recognize the gov
ernment of Mexico. all agreements would
be ineffective in view of the fact that the
government of Mexico has no personality
before the government OF the United
states.
This was the substance of the confer
ence between his eXcellency -Amba assa dor
Wilson and the president of the republic
of Mexico, Gen. Victorano Huerta.
Measures of Security Assured.
I'm addition, however, the governmen;
of Mexico. whether recognized or not by
the United States has adopted and will
always adopt measures for the security
of all the inhabitants of the country
whether its own nationals or foreigners,
and this has been demonstrated by the
attention given TO the Just petitions Of
those who have been in any manner in
jured by past revolutions.
The United States and all the peoples
of Europe have irrefutable proofs that
the government of Mexico is specially
pledged to give guarantees to everybody
without distinction of nationality"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-09
GERMANS WOULD ARBITRATEI
Clergymen Issue Appeal That Sub.
ject Be Preached and Taught.

BERLIN, May Am appeal to preach
and teach international arbitration was
sent today 10 all the pastors of Ger
many by body of $50 German clergy
men in connection with thc bills recently
introduced into the imperial parliament
Tor the increase of the German army
In the appeal il is stated that the
increasing burden of armaments is driv-
ing the nations toward war The signers
express regret that only an insignificant
proportion of the Protestant clergy pub
ifcly advocate international peace, al
though they declare that this would be
in accordance with Christianity. The
clergy. as a rule. they say, leave this
task to the irreligious adherents of
social democracy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-09

self on animals. although he Informed
them that the serum had no effect
whatever on the lower animals.
OF the ninety-four patients under gov
ernment observat on N New York hos
pitals. the report SAYS. none was treated
by public health service SURGEONS with
serum prepared by themselves DR.. Fried
mann himself prepared the serum and
administered what treatments We're given.
Cause of Delay.
On this point the report SAYS: Con
siderable delay has been experienced in
the treatment of cases on account OF the
frequent absences of DR.. friedman from
New York, the first patients having re-
ceivetl their first injection March and
the last of them their first treatment
April 4. In ali ninety-four patients had
received first injections up to April -.
when it became necessary to inform DIR.
Friedman that. on account Of the ha-tins
progress Of the demonstration, the board
was forced to limit its studies to these
patients.
..Dr Friedman was also informed that,
in the interests of the demonstration,
these patients should be seen by him with
a view to giving such additional injec-
tons of his remedy as might. in his judg-
ment be necessary to effect cure
up to the present time five of the nine
ty-fou- patients have received second
injection
The report contains a brief description
o. the serum used by Dr. Friedman
and the methods of administering II, the
DESCRIPTIONS necessarily being vague be-
cause of the limited information voueh-
safed by DIR. Friedman, which formed
the only basis for the description.
:. Board Issues Warning.
Immediately following the presentation of
the public health service report a resolu-
ton adopted by the board of directors of
the association was presented i'm which
the Friedman cure was denounced I'm
yelled language, the public being warned
to place no confidence whatever in the
claims of the German specialist" The
resolution declared that i'm view OF the
wide publicity that has been given to the
claims of an alleged cure for tuberculosis
arising in Berlin, and the injury done to
sufferers from tuberculosis and to the
of these widely advertised claims. the Ma
tional Association for the Study and Pre-
vention of tuberculosis felt that its duty
as an association was to announce that
no information is at hand. i'm any quar-
ter to justify the belief that cure for
tuberculosis has been discovered. The
resolution further urged sufferers from
tuberculosis to abandon effA, IT'S TO secure
treatment with the allegedYcure and to
fContinued on Eleventh Page)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-09
2 GERMAN BALLOON MISSING.
Last Seen Fighting Storm on the
Frischen Ehrung Peninsula.

KOENlGSBERG. Germany. May "A
German military spherical balloon. the
Cassiopeia. which ascended from this city
Wednesday, is missing with its passen.
gers. 1t was last seen in the neighbor-
hood of Piiau. about twenty-five miles
from here. traversiug the Frischen Eh-
rung peninsula in a storm. LIT was under
the 6mmand of Capt. Won Wobeser of
the Id Balloon Battalion, stationed here.
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Admits Possible Value.

The report. cautiously states that
we must. not lose sight-of the possible
therapeutic value Of this. tthe Fried
MANN preparation; but, on the other
hand, il is necessary to guard against too
great optimism in respect to it's merits.
I'VE believe" the report says. that
at the present time we are not in
position to express opinion based
upon the present condition of patients
under observation. The disease for
which the remedy is used is prolonged
and is characterized by periods of ad-
vancement and retrogression: il is also
one in which psychic influences are a
powerful factor. Time is therefore
necessary in order to properly eyaluate
the effect of therapeutic measures
The report contains thinly veiled
criticism of. DIR. Friedmann's methods
and. procedure after he reached the
United States, saying that while he
was willing to furnish the government
investigat tors with a small quantity of
his SERUM" he refused point blank to
give any information covering all the
steps of it's preparation. and also re-
fused to permit the surgeons of the
public health service to prepare and
administer the treatment to human be-
ings. He was willing. says the report.
that the investigators of the service
should use serum prepared by HIM
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-09
REM0RSE CAUSES SURRENDER.
Fugitive Under Death Penalty for
Crime Fifteen Years Ago Returns.

CARCASSONNE, France. NAV e-Tor-
mented by remorse. Miguel vallespi gave
himself up to the police here today. de-
claring that he wished to go to the gal
lows for the murder of widow named
Souroque. fifteen years ago.
The crime caused a great sensation al
the time. Vallespi. then a man of thirty
years, was suspected of killing the woman
for her money. He disappeared from the
vicinity, and was not again recognized
until he surrendered himself today.
The trial was held during his absence
and he was foul guilty and condemned
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-09
MAY HAVE ESCAPED PRISONER.
Convict Who Crawled Through Sew
er Relieved Arrested at Pekif. III

I4EAVENWORTH, Kan, May 9-Clyde
Stratton. who made daring escape from
the federal penitetniary here March y
by crawling half mile through a fifteen
inch sewer, is under arrest in Pekin. ILL.,,
according to the belief of prison officials
based on photographs of the Pekin man
received today. -
At the time of Strattons escape two
other men attempted to get away with
him. They entered the prison sewer.
closing the manhole behind them. The
other two were driven back by foul gases
and the difficulty of progress through the
narrow pipe.
Stratton was serving a five-year SEN
tence for the robbery of the McCool, Ind.
post Office.
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FEATURES OF CONVENTION.
Girls and Their Activities Themes
at Recreation Congress.

RICHMOND, Va. MAY 9.-Girls and
their activities took up today's program
of the recreation congress. Mrs Charles
Frederick Weller of Lawrence Kan:
Ellen Kate Gross of Baltimore. Bessie
NJ. Weed, Noroton, Conn; Beulah f.
kennard. Pittsburgh: Mary E. Steuart.
Baltimore: Catherine NJ. Combs Bennine-
ton. VT. and Mary Z. Mcdowell. Chi
cago. We're speakers.
The feature for today was an open-air.
demonstration Of play activities, in which
hundreds OF kindergarten and school
children participate
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-09
MINISTERS PROTECTED
AGAINST SUFFRAGETTES
'AequilN and. Churchill Leaving
for Cruise, Surrounded
by Guards.

LONDON, May 9.-The apprehension Of
the authorities over the threat by the
militant suffra settes to eclipse their de-
scr,fctive acts of the past week was
manifested by the precautions which We're
taken this morning when Premier Asquith
and First Lord of the Admiralty Winston
Spencer Churchill, accompanied by their
wives. left Waterloo station on the South
western railway to proceed to the coast
to join the admiralty yacht Enchantress
in the Mediterranean
A large number of n al aids-de-c -camp
government departmental secretaries and
railway officials surrounded the party
formed by the cabinet ministers and
those who had come to bid them good
bye. Beyond these there was an outer
circle OF detectives to protect the minis
ters from any undue attention by militant
suffragettes or their male supporters So
great was the protecting force in the rail-
way station that any demonstration by
the suffragettes would have been impos-
sible.
Mr.. Asquith and Mr.. Churchill intend to
inspect the British garrisons and naval
stations in the Mediterranean.
Mansion Destroyed.
A militant suffragette larson squad"
was out this morning and succeeded in
destroying by fire large untenanted
mansion near Barrow in Furness, Ian
cashire. 4 quantity of suffragette liter
ature was scattered on the lawns sur
rounding the house.
General Mrs. Flora Drummond the
militant suffragette leader, who collapsed
twice in Bow street police court during
yesterdays proceedings against the prin-
cipal officers of the Women's social and
Political Union for conspiracy, is very
i'll today from the effect of her privations
during her hunger strike while under
remand. Her physician has advised her
to undergo an operation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-09
FLIER ON WAY TO LONDON.
French Aviator Leaves Bremen for
English Metropolis.

BREMEN. Germany, May 9-The
French aviator. Marcel G. Brindejonc des
Moulinais. who recently flew from Paris
TO London in the remarkably short time
Of three hours and five minutes started
from here at $40 this morning for Brus-4
sells and London. He reports from
Wanne. Westphalia. by telegraph that he
landed there 10 replenish his fuel and
resumed his journey at 11:2o.
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YEAR IN PRISON
FOR |! |: INSPECTORS ! | ! R
Four Convicted New York Po-
Iicemen Also Must Pay
$500 Fine.
ALL REFUSE TO SQUEAL :
ON "MAN HIGHER UP"
Not Yet Too Late for One to Save
Himself From Cell-Appeals
Are Unlikely.

NEW YORK. May 9.-Dennis Sweeney.
John j. Murtha, James Z. Hussey and
James e. Thompson former police in
spectOrs. convicted of conspiring to OBJ
struct justice to check graft revelations
involving them. Wsre sentenced today to
serve one year in the penitentiary and
pay a fine of $500 each. This is the
maximum sentence.
Up to the moment that sentence was
pronounced the belief prevailed that one
of the four would "sQueal' to the dis
trict attorney on 1.-The man higher up
IL any of them had entertained such in
Of calmness as he faced the bar.
"Squeal" Expected.
Reports that one of the four was bar
gaining with Mr.. Whitman for a sus-
pension of sentence and that the long
sought guiding genius Of the system
would be brought to justice through
confession We're still prevalent about the
criminal courts building after sentence
had been pronounced 1t is not yet too
late for one of the inspectors to save
himself by, an eleventh hOur statement
No move of any sort looking to an ap-
peal was taken by any OF the four prison
ers today An effectual club against ap-
peal is held by the district attorney in
the form 0f nineteen indictments for brib-
ery-a felOny-recently returned against
the quartet
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-09
Denies Attack on O'Hara

CHICAGO. May 3.-Mrs. Maud Robin
son. alleged author OF the affidavit pro-
duced IN the state senate charging I5.u,
Gov Barratt OHara with immoraIi,v
las denied its authorship. according :.
he cousin. Mrs. Nicholas NomikoS of
thiraso Mrs. Robinson was with Mrs
NpinikoS Yesterday, the latter said and
lett this morning 10 return 10 SPRING
field.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-09
Visit New York Subtreasury.

NEW YORK. May a.-John Burke.
treasurer Of the United States. and John
SHELTON Williams. assistant secretary Of
the Treasury. made their first official call
al the local subtreasury today. Their
visit. il was said, had no reference to
Forthcoming deposits OF Sl0OG0,o0o OF gov
ernment money at the various reserve
centers.
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Daniels to Confer Diplomas,

Special Dispa tch to The Star. !.
ANNAPOL. :, Md, May 9-Secretary
Daniels Of the Navy Department will
come to Annapolis to deliver diplomas to
the graduating class of midshipmen at
the commencement ceremonies June q. 1t
will be the new Secretary's first visit to
Annapolis.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-09
Prosecutors Attitude.

-"If the prisoners appeal. L Will bring
them to trial on the bribery charges is
the attitude taken by the district attor-
ney. No assurance has been given that
they will not be brought to book on these
indictments anyhow, but the lawyers of
each of the prisoners are understood to
have obtained the impression that the
bribery charges will lie dormant in case
there is no appeal.
The crime for which the four inspectors
highest uniformed officials in the de-
partment-were convicted was brought to
light by the district attorney in his
crusade against graft In the police de-
partment, begun after the murder of
Herman ROsenthal. George A. Sipp a
resort keeper. told Mr.. Whitman that he
paid regular protection money to collec-
tors acting for Sweeney. When 1t came
time for Sipp to testify before the grand
Jury II was found that he had fed the
state. He was found at Atlantic City,
brought back to New York and testified
that Sweeney and mis- three co-defendants
had raised fund and hired him to re-
main out of the state.
The convicted men will be taken to
Blackwells Island this afternoon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-09
Spectacular Fire Burns Many Autos.

CHICAGO. May 9.-Fifty-six electric
automobiles were consumed this morning
in a spectacular fire which destroyed a
garage at 416-41S East 47th- avenue and
a storage warehouse adjoining causing
loss of $25OOOO.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-09
Senate District Committee Ap-
proves Regulation of Hours
for Woman Employees.
BILL NEAR TO SUCCESS
LAST REGULAR SESSION
Delegation Asks for Enactment of
Insurance Code, Looking to Reform
Throughout Country.

The eight-hour bill, governing the EN-
ployment of women in the District of
Columbia introduced by Senator La Fol-
lette. was favorably reported to the Sen
ate from the District committee today
by Senator Smith of Maryland, chairman
of the committee.
This bill is identical with the measure
on the same subject which was passed
by the Senate at the last session. and
which would have passed the House in all
proba bility had not the close of the ses
sion prevented action.
The Senate District committee at it's
first meeting since reorganiZing today
unanimously ordered a favorable report
on the bill.
Senator Jones of. Washington called the
bill to the attention of the committee.
He explained that Senator La Toilette
was anxious to get action on the meas sure; /;
that the bill had passed the Senate with
out opposition at the last session: that
full hearings on the bill had been given
by the District committee before it was
reported to the Senate. and that when
the report was ordered by the committee
no senator had spoken I'm opposition. Upon
Senator Jones motion the bill was Or
dercd to be favorably reported. No sug-
gestion was made that further hearings
be given,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-09
Special Cabinet Meeting.

There is a strong probability of a spe-
cfal cabinet meeting tomorrow to permit
Mr.. Bryan to lay before the President and
his colleagues the results of his fuxther
conference with the japanese ambassa-
dor.
At the White House and the State De-
partment there was every evidence of the
intention of the President and the cabinet
to go into the question without delay, and
give to the Japanese government a
prompt outline of the federal govern
ment's attitude toward the Webb bill
should Gov Johnson sign it.
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THE DAY IN CONGRESS.


In session, > pm.
La Toilette bill for eight-hour
day for woman workers in, Dis
tfict of Columbia ordered favor
ably reported.
Territories committee continued its
hearing on Alaskan problems.
House:
Met at n am. and began five
hour debate on report and resolu.
tion In Glover-Sims controversy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-09
Montenegrins Accused OF
Starting Fire in Revenge
for Enforced Surrender.
NEW MINISTRY FORMED
UNDER KING NICHOLAS
Hostilities Between Bulgaria and
Greece Over Apportionment of
Territory Regarded as Probable.

VIENNA MAY 9.-Fire broke out in
the bazaar of the former Turkish fort
ress OF Scutari this morning and. fap-
ned by high wind. rapidly assumed
huge proportions. Ii is reported here
that the Montenegrins started the
blaze when leaving the city in re-
venSe for being compelled to evacu-
ate ii.
CETT1NGE. Montenegro. May "a
new Montenegrin cabinet under the
premiership of Gen. Vukotitch was
formed today to take the place of the
government which resigned when
King Nicholas decided to evacuate
Scutari at the behest of the European
powers. The portfolios of the new
ministry are distributed as follows:
Premier. Gen. Vukotitch; foreign min
lister. J. 5. Plamenatz; minister of in
terror. l.. Goinitch: minister of educa-
tion. Lazar Miyuskovitch: minister of
justice, Lube Bakitch; minister of
finance Riste Popovitch.
Blockade Raised at Scutari.
The foreign office Immediately after
ward opened negotiations with the com
manding officers of the international
ing the coasts of Montenegro and ar
rangements were made for the evacuation
Of Scutari This began yesterday and
by Sunday the last OF the Montenegrin
soldiers are to march out of the city.
The foreign admralS will then land de-
tachments from the fleet and the formal
surrender of the old Turkish fortress viii
DE made TO the combined interna tional
force.
King Nicholas said today in speech to
the Montenegrin parliament that in the
interest of general peace and in order to
save Montenegro and the entire Serb ma
ton ne was forced to give into the Euro
pean powers Russia. Servia and Greece.
he declared. counseled submission the
part of Montenegro Russia, however, un-
dertook to continue to protect the little
Kingdom.
Bulgaria and Greece at Odds.
LONDON, May 9.-The Saloniki corre-
spondent of the Times refers to the
ominous appearance of the situation
between Bulgaria and Greece. The
armies of these two states are facing
one another in the Saloniki district on
a war footing. Elaborate defenses have
been constructed around kavala These
include forty cannon pointing Seaward
TO resist an attack from the Greek
fleet II is even reported that fighting
has occurred at Portos, ten miles south
of bra ma
He adds that there are signs how
ever. that Bulgaria is ready to settle
her differences with Greece, and would
be willing to forego her claim to
Saloniki and to a portion IL not all of
the Hinterland. which the Greek gov
eminent regards as her irreducible
minimum.
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Refuses Statement.

At noon Secretary Bryan left the
cabinet meeting.
Il have no statement TO make at this
time" was his only reply to all in
quiries
Other members of the cabinet refused
without exception to discuss the situa-
ton further than to say the general
subject had been gone over
The Secretary and the ambassador
again met shortly after noon at the
State Department. Their conference
was necessarily limited. as Secretary
Bryan and was under the necessity of
catching the 1880 train for New York,
where he is to deliver an address to-
night at the banquet in honor of the
Client treaty international visitors.
On his way to the station the Secretary
said that the conference with the Jap
anese ambassador would be resumed to-
morrow, upon his own return from New
York. which might be taken an indi-
cation that the State Department was not
vet prepared even after the brief con-
sideration i'm the cabinet this forenoon, to
make final answer 10 the Japanese OBJ
jections presented by the ambassador
today.