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Damaging Evidence Given in
N1urder Trial Of Mrs. Eaton

PlYMOUTH, Mass. Oct. 20
Rear Admiral Josepn-- G. Eaton,
died from poison, at least one
dose Of which was administered
within six or eight hours OF his
death, during which time. testl-
mony showed, he was uneon.
scious.
This. the statement OF medical eN-
perts. was the principal evidence in
troduced by the government in its ef.
forts % support its charge that the
admiral came 10 his death az the
hands OF his widow. Mrs. Jennie May
Eaton. now on trial for her life,
That Mrs Eaton had many times
said she wished that her husband was
dead. was the statement made on the
witness stand to-day by Henry VI
Gates. OF Rockland. who knew the
family I'm 1910
The court house was crowded dur
ing the afternoon. mostly ly women
Many were turned away
Mrs. Eaton still maintained. 10 a
lar~' extent the composure which she
has so far manifested during the pro
ceedings. Occasionally during the
medical tps timony she bit her lips
and again. broke ont in laughter dur.
Ing the testimony of acquaintauI
Testimony ass TO the finding o. pois
on In the admiraIs body and indica
tiOns as 10 the time and manner of 10.
administration was given bv Prof IS
' Whitney and Prof William Ualch
both Of the Harvard medical school
These experts. retained by the govern
mont had analyzed the contents o
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Dinner
GIVEN MRS. PANKHU URST BY
WOMEN'S POLITICAL
UNION.
Militant Leader Makes Address
Justifying Militancy in
England.

NEW YORK. Oct. 20-More than
900 members OF the Women's Political
Union attended the dinner at the Al
dine club. which was given 10 wer
come Mrs Psnkhurs;
The militant leader In an addrcs
said the happenings Of the last two
DAYS had done much to restore he.
confidence in the democracy OF Amer.
ican people. Think OF the opinion
lin England when the news Of my To-.
lease reaches these she added. They
committed mo there for or mes
against the law which we're prompted
by the highest motives and nothing
would have pleased them more tnan
20 have seen me deported'
To those who critizod her motives
and her right to come to America and
preach her doctrines to the people ~
this country. Mrs Pankhurst said
A woman's Movement
u exercise the same right as tho
representative of any suppressed peo
pie 90 go to the people OF other ma
uons and lead Tor assistance You
own Benjamin Franklin. loo the time
Of stress and difficulty made pil
grimagc to France seeking relief end
assistance. This is wowau's move.
mcnt and wc plead the undruiahlr
right Co ro to The women $40 over the
civilized world and lav aur case bc.
fore them. as often and Col. comprc-
hcnsivcly as We Gun do co.
4 reforeuc" to mCh of mu.tancv
was made at The conclusion OF her
address
TO those who have doubt" she
faId. % wish to .at chat don't Que.
ti1n the wisdom of tho American pro.
ple in couducUuE their camna Ien
alonc the line. That thoy have tuf 7
haf pier han since ! reached tEc d0.i
sion that I and my drIchtors must
hrnt our battles aloug Tho lines of mi
IifnurV"
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'Ii - & ho -AtAuoktu from me BODY o.
the admiral. Sixteen grains OF pure
white arsenic was found. and great
or amount was probably thrown of
from the admirals system before his
death according TO the testimony.
Governments conte ntion.
Both professors admitted. under
determination, that the presence
OF large quantity Of arsenic has been
accepted By experts as an indication
that the poison was self-administered
District Attorney Albert Barker. IN re-
direct examination. brought out testi-
mony TO show that the poison might
equally well have been administered
by some other person 10 is the cor
teution or the government that the
poison was given the admiral iu tea
and other beverages by his widow.
The defense failed to-day TO secure
any confirmation of their contention
that the admiral used iutoXicants free
ly and resorted 10 dr1s tu overcome
the after-c1ects.
Henry VI Gates. OF RockIand "a.
friend OF the Eaton family. testified
thar Mrs Eaton had expressed tho
wish 40 various times that the admiral
was dead. She asked Gates. the Wit
ness continued. Co come to the Eaton
homo. and warned him TO be- prepared
10 protect himself Following this
advice. he carried "a pistol. which. be-
said. ho found no occasion to use. Hn
testified that Mrs Eaton had said. DO
not Tot the admiral eet behind Won "
rcW1rhinc hat she thought thr admi-
r'l "asnt right in his head
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AMERICA OPEN
TO MILITAEs:<<
MRS. PANKHURST WINS HER
RIGHT AGAINST DEPOR-
TATION.
President and Secretary Wilson
Decide to Admit Her on
Own Recogrizance.

WASHINGTON. Oct 20.-America' =
doors were opened today 10 Mrs En-.
incline Pankhurst, and during the few
weeks covered by her lecture engage
ments the British militant suifragist
leader Is free TO go where she will
in the United States. An order re
leasing the much discussed visitor
from detention at Ellis Island. New
York. and revoking the deportation
order OF the special inquiry board was
issued today after President Wilson
had conferred vita Secretary Wilson.
OF the department OF labor. and a
formal hearing before immigration
Commissioner Caminetti on Mrs.
Pankhursts appeal had been conclud.
ed.
Secretary Wilson announced that he
and the President had agreed that
Mrs. Pankhurst should be admitted
"oa her. own recognizance" with the
understanding that she should depart
when she had fulfilled her lecture en-
gagements. Both the President and
the Secretary agreed with Commits
missioner Cominetti in the opinion
that there was an element OF doubt as
TO whether the acts for which Mrs.
Pankhurst had been convicted in Eng
land constituted moral turpitude or
were political in character.
camlnettrs Statement.
Commissioner Camlnetti tonight is.
sued a formal statement outlining the
reasons for his decision In the case.
There is nothing in the record
before me-" said the statement. Ito
indicate that the British government
desires that Mrs. Pankhurst shall be
returned to England. and the evi-
dence OF record indicates that while
she was placed under a sentence OF
three years penal servitude. she has
served only a small part OF the sen
tence. and apparently no effort has
been made to compel her to serve the
balance. but as a matter OF fact.
marked leniency has been shown To-
wards the applicant by the English
authorities. shall this government
deny even temporary asylum when
by so doing less consideration would
be shown Mrs. Pankhurst than Eng
land has displayed?
Mrs. Pankhurts states and counsel
Continued on Page Eleven-)
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Charles Hilt. a neignbor OF the Eat
ons in Assinnippi. testified that he
was told by Mrs Eaton that she went
10 doctor in an attempt to have the
admiral declared insane. But" Mr.
Hit said. Mrs. Eaton told me that
If anybody was crazy il was she
Never Seen Admiral Intoxicated.
Mr.. Hit declared that he had never
seen the admiral intoxicated or un.
der the influence Of drugs.
From NJ. ;. Shurtleff. OF South Wey.
mouth. a tradesman. came testimony
that Mrs Eaton had said that the ad
mirdl placed poison in food which she
ate al theatre party in 1910 in Bos.
ton.
Mr.. Shurtlen addeG that Mrs Eat.
on appeared 90 be so afraid that the
admiral would poison the family food
that she had extra locks attached TO
the pantry door az their summer
home in Weymouth.
Miss Katherine Griffin. OF Boston
testified that while employed as a
housekeeper in May. 1912. in the Eat.
on home. Mrs Eaton had accused her
oi making the admiral sick. OF TAX.
ing advantage of him because he was
crazy and of taking all his money.
Mrs. Eaton has a bad temper. the
witness concluded
Assistant District Attorney Fred G
kaizmann stated tonight that the
government expected TO rest its case
Thursday
The defense. it was learned. NAV
hhlsh iis presentation OF evidence by
saturday nieht or Monday forenoon.
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CITIZENS SCORE
A BIG VICTORY

'r',Ill l.l-rltrh fo fho Intelligence
'hARLESTON. W Va. oct % -
surprise Was sprung tonight In tho
ishf fo have the city pass n new
ifanchie" recommended hv tho board
of affairs of the ~iv when Captain
a. r. Morgan. attorney FOR citizens OH.
posing fhc franchise serving the NAV.
or. j p Bodcll. members OF tho hoard
oi affairs and members of the citv
council and tho West NirEnia Water
lecfric Company. with an infunr.
iou rranfcd fhis evening by Circuit
JuIt" sam Liftieuarr. restraining
iho board of affairs and the CIT, coun.
cl from granting thc franchise
Tho names Of y % Jones D l..
Nal'ard and D. 4 Ripley aproar i'm
ON" order ne complainants Tho re.
.'f1|nIur order set. 0uf that tho
granting of fhr franchise proposed is
contrary to Section cIrht OF Article
I'n OF fhr constitution. which rro.
N'd"s That mur.c.uI corporatIona
cannot contract debts tp ba paid from
future lofies without three fffbs
'o." uf tHr people of tho corporation
n' uoh election has been held
IIr water company applying for a
franchise q. Hf present supplying fhs
r.fN with NeIf and water Tho res.
'Hi franchise wHl expire within two
years Those opposing the franchise
complain water rates arc above three
Times higher Cham ln many other r.tfas
i1" size of Charleston
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INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL is
DECLARED A NUISANCE:
PREACHERS ARE INDICTED

INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL is
DECLARED A NUISANCE:
PREACHERS ARE INDICTED
RICHMOND. Va, oct. 20
The grand Jury Of Ch-sterfeid
county today indicted the VIZ.
glnis Home and Industrial
School for Girls on the charge
that % is common nuisance.
A. the same time an tndict
mcnt was returned against
Rev George W Mcdaniel.
Rev a. q C. Maclachtan.
prominent ministers % Rich.
nond; Samuel p Waddiu.
cletk Of Henrico circuit court.
s~f pote-f Lccky. Jr.. ss men.
bcrs of the executive commit.
tee. under which the home is
conducted
10 was stated hy the con-.
n'lttse tonight that % meet
ina tomorrow the institution
would be closed and tho 80
inmates returned % the Gus.
tody of The courts IN various
cities from which they were
committed Witnesses who
appeared before thr arard
jury testified that the r~forna
tory was a nuisance and q dct.
rincnt 20 fhc community
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ATTEMPTED LIFE
OF Her FATHER

Special Dispatch to r.s fr,.iur.r,.r
CHAHLEsTON. Vs. Va oct 90
Nora Forb. o. alnrln. VAS held f1r tho
Grand jury today hv Judge HoIarsky
On charge NJ attempting f0 kIu her
father Crazed by drink. lf BEL arered
Tho girl procured a revolver and after
driving her father from tho house
walked down n prominent street 81
fhe city. disohsrg.ng tho weapon pro.
miacsI0uHly She made an attempt 90
shoot herself when arrested.
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TO
MURDER MINER

gprsia1 ri-r1t,h to frr frf.U......,
CLARkSUD EG. So Va. Orf .0 -
Garrett Gilbert. coal minor. of PIN
nlokinnick. was Jailed today on a
charge ~ atfompru. fo murder
George Morton. fellow miner. wi'n
hafchrt because N0rf0u refused fo
l'f him into lodge room Morton rc.
ccivcd numerous dc"p Eaahcs but VII
recover
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Entire Country in Grip
of Raging Storm King
GREAT DAMAGE WROUGHT IN
THE LOWER CHESA-
PEAKE BAY.
Two Fatalities Reported at Cleve-
land and Traffic Virtually
Suspended.

CHICAGO. oct. 2O.--Winter attend
ed by snowfall visited Chicago to
day. some weeks ahead of the calen.
dar schedule The snow covered the
ground only for a few minutes. but
10 was followed by a drop in tempera-
ture 10 30 degrees.
Snow also was reported I'm many
cities nthe middle west and as FAR
south as Atlanta and birmingham.
Ala n followed in the trail Of a
wind storm. which. according 10 the
weather bureau. ccutcred over the
ST Lawrence valley.
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DROPPED DEAD

Special Dispatch tH fHe frf.ur,r..r
CLAUksUuEG. W Va. Orf .H
Martin Luther Iiaeoldon. weIifod do
farmer of near Mount Glare. droune 0
d'a' thia afternoon Of heart d.slao
while takinr hie daily walk over rte
farm ilo was c1 wears old and su-.
VIvcd by widow and Eve children
all living al home.
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Issued Statement.

ALBANY. y. Y. Oct. 2O.-A few
minutes after fine Progressive con-
vention met in New York tonight that
nominated him for assemblyman. Will
liam Sulzer issued a statement tell
ing why he had consented to come
back TO Albany"
throughout the evening he was in
communication by telephone with
Progressive leaders I'm New York.
There never was any doubt but that
he could have the nomination IL he
wanted IL. he declared. Nor does he
doubt that the first Of January will see
him back where he began his political
career 20 years ago. He and his
friends are convinced that he will go
from there To the speakcrship and
thence beck TO the governors chair.
Some time tomorrow Sulzer will 20
10 New York. lie will begin a cam
paign for 'he assembly Immediately
and speak day and night up TO cleo
tion time After that he will accept
some lecture engagements up TO the
iir=t or January II IL then is neces-
sary for him 20 come to Albany he
will arrive here on the opening day
OF the legislature 10 start his fight.
which he hopes will put him back In
the executive chair. His promise IS
TO make the fur Fly" II he is made an
assemblyman.
And not only will 7 make Is warm
for my enemies in the assembly," he
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PRESENTATION
OF CREDENTIALS
TO HUERTA BY BRITISH MIN
ISTER Is SUBJECT OF
INQUIRY.
Action Disrleasing to the United
States in View of Exist
ing Conditions.

WASHINGTON. Oct. 2O.-While
there vas no change in either the
status OF affairs at Mexico City or
the American policy. an international
phase OF the Mexican situation that
attracted wide attesz,ion tonight was
the formal inquiry made earlier to-
day by Ambassador Page at London
as TO what was construed here as an
unsymathetic attitude toward the
United States by Sir Lionel Garden.
the British minister TO Mexico.
II is understood that the basis OF
the inquiry was a confidential report
Of the state department. the contents
of which were not divuiged here. II
is known, however. that what particu-
larly displeased both President WI
son and Secretary Bryan was the pre-
sentation by Sir Lionel Of his creden.
tials to Provisional President Huerta
the very day after the latter had pro-
claimed himself dictator. The Ameri-
can government felt that Huerta.s
notification OF the Mexican constitu-
tion not only by his arrest OF the
deputies but by his assumption OF
legislative powers nad so altered az
fairs in the MexicaH capital that the
British minister might well have
withheld his presentation OF creden-
tials
To Determine esponslbility.
Inquiry was directed to determine
whether the British foreign office had
instructed Sir Lione- 10 present his
credentials Notwithstanding HueTta's
assumption OF powers.
The explanation of the British for
eien Office noted in press dispatches
that the presentation OF the creden-
iials was merely coincidence and
not antagonistic 20 the American
point OF view was not commented upon
by officials tonight
Diplomatic circles interpreted the
new development as strongly intimat-
ing 10 Europe the desire OF the United
(Contiznsd on Elevsnth PAgsl
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Appointed
inspectors

Special Dispatch totnc jutsuuesu.er.
CHARLESTON. W va. oct .o
Tho state Public Service Commission
to dat announced fho appointment o.
W D. ID Udl of rci'rsbuE. nI
Charles 20 Ehhort of Tarkorsburr. a.
meter inspectors
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WAsHtHuToN. Oct 2o-rorscastf
west Wirrlrfa- Cloudy Tusadav. We
nesday probably fair with slowly rising
tomf oraturo
ohio aud Western rennavIvanfa-
cloudy continued cold tuesday wed
ueadav probably fair with rising tsmpsr-
aturei high vest and northwest winds.
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LOUISVILLE. XIV. oct so.-A tirht
f1ll of snow was recorded fH.e
wornInr in eastern and -or r.
c-n Kentucky Trenton rcpDr.I e.
'aIl of tVo inches an iu scv,r.' ctF-
cr places tho eround was covered v n
one inch or moro The earliest lI
of snow previously recorded .u nis
state was October Co. nearly dfy
years aco. There v1s o. rapid nu in
temperature tonight gnd freezing
turr..i"d Tor fn morrow morning.
snow began ialins in L5ulsy uia 70
night
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BALTIMORE. Md oct. Come OF
tho worst wind and rain storms ever
experienced on the eastern shore OF
Maryland is rscing tonight The
storm rern early this afternoon and
by nirhtfall lower Chesapeake Bay
traffic was tied up
Crisfcid reported that water was
two feet decp iu the principal streets
and stI r.sIu-. and that fishing boats
in the harbor were being beaten 20
pieces
other towns ON tributaries OF the
Chcs ore1ke bay reported floods.
Great damage to oyster and hsh IN
dustries VIII result
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SULZER NOMINATED FOR THE
new YORK STATE ASSEMBLY
DEP0SED GOVERNOR NAMED
BY THE PRCGRESSIvES
UNANIMOUSLY.
Shortly After Action Sulzer Gives
Out a Statement Regarding
His Future Course.

NEW YORK. Oct 2O.-william Sui
ger. impeached as governor OF the
state. was nominated for the assembly
tonight by the Progressive party of
the Sixth assembly district MIR. Sui
zer. in 1883. began his public career
as a member Of this branch OF the
state legislature.
Mr.. Sulzer has agreed 10 accept the
nomination, il was announced at the
meeting where he was chosen as the
candidate Max Steindler. Progress
sivc leader In the Sixth assembly dis
irlci. who placed the former govern
or's name in nomination. said Mr.. Sui
zer reached him by telephone from
Albany. inquiring II he had been des-
ignated. Mr. Steindler replied I'm the
affirmatNe He said he asked Mr.. Sui
ger n he wcaid accept and Mr.. Sui.
zer replied he would GLADLY do so.
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CLEVELAND. o.. Ocf 60 Minded
by tho driving rain and a 26mils
wind. I've persons walked I'm front OF
automobiles touirhf and two Of them
received fatal injuries Miss Mary
Costello. arcu ff years. was thrown
against The curb and her skull f.la-
turCd She died while the automo-
bile which ram her down Vas carry ing
The driver
william kcpz. 1rod 10 years. .gas
elso thrown aaainet .ho curb. and sue
iain'd .raip wounds. broken loE aud
internal injuries
shortly before mifu.rht tho rain
Chaneea to SNOW sul then to sicef.
which. bIoVn hy the wind. froze as %
f.U
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Cloudy Tuesday; Wednesday probably
fair. with slowly rising temperature.
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The Washington herald., 1913-01-19
LOCAL SCOUT A WINNER.
Fred c. Reed Gets Prize for Light
ting Fire without Matches.

Fred C. Reed. a frst-class scout of
Troop No. Il OF this city. has been Of
ficially declared the champion of all the
$1,000 Boy Scouts OF this country in the
art Of fire lighting without the use of
matches according to an announcement
received yesterday by Scout Commits
sioner F. s Martin from the headquar-
ters of the national council Of the organ
iZation in New York City.
At one of the exhibition performances
at Chsse's Theater the week before
Christmas, when a benefit was held for
the local scout organization. Fred Reed
had a fire burning thirty-one seconds
after he hadl started to work.
Scout Commissioner Martin reported
Reeds performance to the national head
quarters. not knowing. however. he had
lighted a FIRE in record breaking time
Yesterday, Mr. Martin learned that the
local boy had even surpassed a record
set by Chief Scout Ernest Thompson Sc
ton. the organizer of the Boy Scouts of
America.
Fred Reed is one of the crack Boy
Scouts of the local council. He is sew
enteen years old and is a student at
Western High School. He has already
been awarded five special merit badges
and has made application for examina-
tions in six other subjects. He is con-
sidered the most proficient of the local
scouts in first aid work.
The Washington herald., 1913-01-19
GUARD OF
WINTER ON THE JOB
Temperature Takes Tumble and the
Weather Man Predicts Bad Days
Ahead for the Ice Dealers.

Cooler to-day is the prediction of the
weather man, who indicates that the
present heat wave is about to subside,
and people. who in disgust have post
poned their winter sports until next
July, may take new hope. for a cold
wave Is reported TO be meandering in a
desultory sort OF way in the general d.
rection OF Washington and may reach
the city "e'en the robins nest again"
At noon yesterday the mercury stood
at so. Overcoats looked foolish and felt
worse. The weather was right for cro-
quet and lawn tennis. Washington kept
up its reputation Of being an ideal win
ter resort.
Last night, however. some one sight
ed a cold wave somewhere on the Ameri-
can continent, and the Weather Bureau
predicts that Christmas presents of fur
may yet be displayed this year. perhaps,
without extreme discomfort. The tenn
perature went down to 20 last night at
10 o'clock and may continue this low for
several days, in which case sleeping in
a hammock under the maple trees will
lose its present attraction.
1t will be fair and cool to-day, but not
cold enough for members of the Wash
ington Skating Club to use the Potomac.
The Washington herald., 1913-01-19
NO CAUSE FOR FEAR.
American Phone Co. Under Jurisdic-
tion of Interstate Commission.

In discussing the relations between the
Department Of Justice and American
Telephone Company, and particularly the
status of the company under the Sher-
man law. President Theo. n. Vail. OF
the American Telephone Company. says:
We do not think we have anything to
fear from the Attorney Generals office.
To be sure, his office has been investi-
eating the telephone and telegraph situa-
ton. That the Attorney General cannot
think we are entirely bad. for since the
Investigation began we have, with his
expressed approval put together Bell
and opposition services in several large
places where local authorities and the
public have expressed their desire for
such action. At Detroit, for instance
the opposition was merged after approval
by and at the desire OF all local and
State authorities. and with the acquies-
cence of the Attorney General. and the
same thing has been done in other places
of almost equal Importance. believe
the Attorney General has found that the
public does not want two systems. and
We hope that fuller appreciation of that
fact will lead him to leave the question
entirely with State and interstate COM
where the matter belongs. and
where 1t is bound TO go. anyway. Last
year the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion assumed jurisdiction by express
of Congress over the telephone
and telegraph companies so far as inter-
state business is concerned. That body,
together with the State commissions
should be able TO arrange matters satis-
to the company and to the pub
lie"