davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-01
SUSPECTED OF GEM THEFT.
Elderly Man Closely Watched BY
Boston Detectives.

BOSTON. August 1.-Representatives
OF private detective agency have un-
der surveillance here an elderly, respect
able appearing man. whom they suspect
OF being concerned in the quarter-million-
dollar 5ewelry robberies at Narragansett
Pier
While they do not believe that the
man has the Jewels actually in his pos
session. they are Of the opinion that he
knows where they are secreted and is
only waiting a favorable time to recover
them and escape on q transatlantic
steamer.
He il 50 carefully surrounded as to
foil any attempt that he may make to
get out or the city,, said one Of the
detectives.
The man. it Is said. has served SEN
fences in western penitentiartes Recent
ly he lived in Providence, but came to
Boston shortly after the thefts at Mar
ragansett Pier were committed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-01
COURT TO PASS ON PAPERS.
Liverpool Athenaeum Warned Not
to Part With Burns Manuscripts.

LIVERPOOL. August 1.-The Liverpool
Athenaeum has received notification that
the legality Of its recent sale OF the So
called Glenriddel manuscripts OF the poet
Burns will be taken to the courts. The
London dealers who bought the manu-
scripts supposedly In behalf OF an Amer
lean at price said to be $25 600 have been
warned not to part with their ownership
for the present.
The action in the courts will be based
upon the contention that the manuscripts.
which were presented to the athenaeum
more than a century ago by DR.. Currie,
a Burns critic, had only been loaned to
him and that they really belonged to the
nearest heir OF the poet, who Is Miss An
ME Burns.
Even II DR.. Currie's ownership was es-
tablished, 1t may also be commended the
athenaeum which received them from his
widow as an unconditional gift virtually
covenanted to keep them permanently and
had no authority to dispose Of them as 1t
did. s-r
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-01
LANDS OF BARONs SEIZED.
Constitutionalist Congress Of Sonora
Enacts Law for Confiscation.

DOUGLAS, Ariz.. August 1.-Under q
law just enacted by the constitutionalist
state congress Of Sonora, the holdings OF
the great land barons Of the territory
under control Of the rebel government are
declared forfeited. According to advices
received here, the government machinery
at HermOsillo already has been put into
operation to confiscate the estates of all
persons not In sympathy with the cOnsti-
nationalist cause.
This number includes all OF the great
land owners, among them the Torres and
Terrazas. families who hold millions of
acres. The law provides also that all
holdings which a property owner Is un-
able or unwilling to cultivate shall be
forfeited.
NOGALES. Ariz., August 1.-Venstiano
Carranza, Mexican rebel chieftain, has
wired his Washington agents that he
would pledge peace In Mexico within
ninety days II the United States would
grant constitutionalists the right to i'm
port arms and war munitions freely.
This information was obtained from q
reliable source. Acting Gov. Ygnacio Pes
queria. who IL In Nogales. Sonora, just
across the line. Endorsed Carranza's
pledge
He said constitutionaiists, could arm
10000 men immediately, and by uniting
these and revolutionists In other states
could capture Mexico City ana overcome
Huerta in two months.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-01
STRIKE FOLLOWS DEATHS.
Three Killed, Two Fatally Hurt on
Duluth Ore Docks.

DULUTH. Mimi. August Three
laborers are known to have been
killed, two were fatally injured. four
were badly hurt and a score more are
unaccounted for as the result Of q COL
lision Of ore trains at the ore docks
last night.
Indignant over the accident, $50 dock
hands struck. The accident Is blamed
to careless switching. A moving ore
train ran into a standing train. throw
ing the workmen into ore pockets and
covering them with ore. All the am
balances in the city and a dozen
motors were summoned.
The dock managers ordered work re-
sumed, but the foreigners refused.
Special police then took charge Of the
docks A number Of boats loading will
be delayed unless an agreement with
the striking laborers is reached.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-01
FREE LUNCH ABOLISHED.
Connecticut's New Marriage Law
Also Goes Into Effect.

NEW HAVEN, Conn.,. August 1.-The
law abolishing the free lunch in saloons
passed by the Connecticut legislature De-
came effective today The State Liquor
Dealers Association promised to test the
constitutionality Of the law. but in the
meantime has asked It's members to abide
by 1t.
Another law which went into effect to-
day makes five days advance notice
necessary to the issuing OF a marriage
license 1t is provided however. that
any magistrate or minister called to per-
form a ceremony may, II he deems 1t
public policy. or the physical condition Of
either party warrants an immediate
marriage, order the town clerk to issue a
license without delay.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-01
LOAN SHARK PUNISHED.
Fined 81 900 and Put on Three Year
Probation in New Jersey.

TRENTON, N. j., August Judge
Gnitchel in the Mercer county court
today fined Daniel H. Tolman of Mont
clair. N. J.. $1,000 and placed him on
probation for three years on a charge
OF conducting a so-called loan-shark
business In violation of the New Jer-
sey law. Tolman when on trial plead
ed not guilty, but later changed his
plea to guilty.
In passing sentence on Tolman. who
is sixty-one years old. the judge said
that II he should conduct a similar
business in any part of the United
States or Canada the court would con-
slider the probation broken and would
cause his arrest and sentence.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-01
REPORT ON BRIDGE ASKED.
Editorial in The Evening Star Basis
of House Resolution.

The condition Of the Aqueduct bridge
as described In an editorial in The Even.
ing Star of July 81. is made the basi.
OF resolution introduced in the House
today by Representative Lobeck OF Ne.
braska. who claims that the bridge is q
menace to human life
Mr.: Lobeck requests that the Com.
missioners OF the District of Columbis
report TO Congress the true conditions or
the bridge with reference to its safet,
Fnd whether high -tension overhead wire.
arc placed on said bridge, when SO placed
and by what authority; whether the
bridge is overcrowded with cars and
traffic. and any other information which
will show the weakness Of the bridge and
the danger to human life."
The resolution was referred to, the com
mittee on the District Of Columbia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-01
LORD DECIES GETS VERDICT.
Wins Suit Against London Builders
and Architects.

LONDON, August Lord Decies. who
married Vivien Gould of New York. has
won the action which he brought in the
high court against the London builders
and architects who reconstructed his
country house at Seton Park.
The initial suit was begun by the build
ers to collect payment for their work, to
which Lord Decies filed a counter claim
alleging overcharges and bad workman
ship.
By the verdict OF Justice Bailhache
Yesterday Lord Decies Is awarded SOS, on
the basis of his allegations and also the
cost of the counter claim, amounting to
about $4,000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-01
ARTILLERY REACHES CAMP.
District Boys Take Up Work Along
With Regulars.
Special Dlstdtch to The Star

special DdSpdtch to The Star.
ARTILLERY CAMP. Tobyhanna, Pa.
August 1.-when reveille rang out over
the camp Of the LIST Battery, Field Ar
tillery. D. C. N. G., at $50 this morning
the men were ready and anxious to take
up the work Of their twelve-day encamp-
ment with the battalion OF regular artil-
lery from Fort Myer. After STABLES"
the men were given until IL o'clock to
fix up their camp. which Is pitched on q
pile OF rocks. the only available camp
site here. AS far as can be seen there is
nothing but rocks, trees and mountains,
over which the District Of Columbia boys
will work.
The battery arrived here yesterday
shortly before dark. after trip enjoyed
by every one. Rain will probably put q
halt to the afternoon program. which is
instruction to men and officers in harness,
guns, signal work and care OF the horses.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-01
WRECK INQUIRY STARTED.
Automatic Signal at Tyrone, Pa, in
Perfect Working Order.

ALTOONA. Pa, August 1.-The official
investigation into the cause of the wreck
at Tyrone Wednesday, in which one man
lost his life and 146 passengers and
trainmen were injured, has been begun
at that place by a special committee of
Pennsylvania railroad officials and two
members Of the Interstate commerce
commission.
During the investigation the automatic
signal was tested, and was said to be in
perfect working order. while it was de-
clared the emergency brakes on the en-
CINE of train No. 13, which crashed into
the Pittsburgh express, had been applied.
and that Engineer Funk had reversed
the engine.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-01
AVIATOR TO RACE TRAIN.
Wood Plans Nonstop Flight From
New York TO Washington.

GARDEN CITY. L. l.. August PRO
viding the weather is propitious and his
plans do not miscarry. c. NJ. Irwin Wood
OF Kansas City will fly to washington
the morning OF August 3. racing the
Pennsylvania limited. 1t is Woods in
tention to make start from the Hemp
stead Plains aviation field early Tuesday
morning. He intends to make a nonstop
flight from New York. Harland Kamp-
ner, also a western man, will loan the
machine which he completed recently and
later intends to fly in the Gordon Bennett
trophy race abroad. Kampner's machine
has made a speed of between seventy
five and eighty-five miles an hour. It is
monoplane.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-01
Cook County, ILL.,, Rich in Property.

CHICAGO, August 1.-The total value
Of taxable property in Cook county is
$3.O45.201, 752, the board Of assessors
found today upon completing their valu-
alton for next years taxes. County Clerk
Sweitzer made public an interesting re-
port which shows that the county gov
eminent possesses assets in excess OF
$21, OOUOOO.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-01
LICENSE GOES BEGGING
ON FIRST FILING DAY
Not a Single Applicant Calls
Upon New Excise Board
Up to l O'Clock.

Although today was The first day for A.
ing applications for liquor licenses under
the new excise law. not a single applica-
ton had been received up to / O'Clock
this afternoon.
In former years there has been a keen
rivalry between two Washington saloon
men. one on D street. the other on lower
Pennsylvania avenue. as TO which should
be given license No. I. The Pennsylvania
avenue man has been the winner for the
last three years. and last year on the
first day for the filing Of applications
he was waiting at the door OF the Dis
trict building before any Of the working
force except the janitors appeared.
This year. however, neither he nor his
rival for the first license to be issued had
put In an appearance at / o'clock, and
the clerks in the office Of the excise board
were sitting around twiddling their
thumbs-there was nothing for them to
do.
The applications for liquor licenser un.
der the new excise law will be acted
upon In the order in which they are re-
cefved. and the licenses will be issued
November I. This. and the fact that the
licenses now cost $1,000 as against $500
heretofore. is given as the reason for the
nonappearance OF Washington's contin-
gent Of retail liquor dealers today. Saloon
men Ieei that the &1,00O license fee will
be worth more to them In their own hands
than 1t will II locked up in the Golfers OF
the District Of Columbia.
Many to Go Out Of Business.
The fact that applications for licenses
are to be more keenly scrutinized. under
the new law. than ever before, and the
accompanying chance that an application
may be rejected under the new law for
any Of score OF reasons. causes the
liquor men to feel timorous
They know the number OF saloons In
Washington Is to be greatly reduced, and
they know. too, that license will cost
$l,5OO next year: SO many Of them are
simply getting ready to go out OF bust
ness. though none Of the employees OF the
excise board has heard any liquor man
make such declaration in real earnest.
Meanwhile, the clerks and employees o.
the new excise board are still WORKING
without salaries. Another pay day oc.
CURED yesterday-for everybody else II
the employ of the District OF Columbis
but the attaches OF the excise board.
Just when they will begin drawing sal
aries again nobody knows. They ar,
living In hope, and praying that the,
may experience the joys Of receiving
salary check once more before they di,
OF old age.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-01
Weston Is Nearing Goal.

ST PAUL MINI, August Within
twenty-nine miles OF the end Of his walk
from New York to Minneapolis Edward
Payson Weston left saltwater. Mimi, to-
day. expecting to arrive In st. Paul late
this afternoon. He will remain here to-
night and depart for Minneapolis tomor-
row morning.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-01
POLICE Baked IN TAXI FIGHT.
Avalanche of Injunction Filed in
New York City.

NEW YORK, August IAN avalanche
Of injunctions served on the police today
virtually prevented the enforcement Of
the new taxicab ordinance, which went
into effect at midnight. The ordinance
reduced fares ABOUT one-third, and abol-
ished the private stands operated by the
larger hotels and restaurants. The in
functions were obtained by the hotel and
restaurant keepers. who hold that they
are unable to give their guests proper
cab service unless they furnish private
stands for the taxicab companies.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-01

this Is the last time am going to DO It.
Don't you break out this way any more.
You'll get hearing here, but you must
keep quiet"
Senator Reed said he could not see any
Inconsistency In the two statements. Sem
ator Nelson said there was, and the at
torneys were compelled to reframe their
questions.
Mulhall finally admitted that the Amer
lean Federation Of Labor officials never
did offer him anything for the letters.
Mulhall was first positive that he had
discussed the letters over the telephone
with Jackson H. Ralston. attorney for
the American Federation Of Labor.
Ralston, in the room, asked several ques-
lions through the committee and Mulhall
changed his testimony and said he wasn't
sure II was Ralston he talked with.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-01
Kills Herself on Third Attempt.

CLEVELAND. Ohio. August Mrs.
Tillie Newman. wife Of Edward E. New
man, assistant secretary OF the Cleve-
land Trust Company. committed suicide
early this morning. by shooting herself
at their home. She was twenty-nine
years old. She had suffered from mel
ancholia Twice within three months she
ATTEMPTED to kill herself
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-01
Twelfth Victim of Play Costumes.

NEW YORK. August Twelve chill
dren at play have been burned to death
in Brooklyn this summer while wearing
fringed Indian and cowboy suits. The
death today OF the twelfth victim. q
five-year-old girl. caused DR.. Charles
Probst, coroner's physician, to publish
this fact, and warn parents against let
ting children wear play costumes with
innammable frlnges
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-01
Sues Transfer Company.

Suit for 5000 damages has been inst'
tuted in the Supreme Court OF the Dis.
trict of Columbia by James William
against the Merchants Transfer and
Storage Company. The complainant
through Attorney Edward H. Fisher
states that March % last while employed
at a stable OF the defendant, with other
employees. the latter allowed box to fall
and crushed his right hand against ar
iron pole. He declares he was perma.
nently injured.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-01
SEWER GAS KILLS THREE.
Two Colored Men Die at Wilmington
While Trying to Rescue Another.

WILMINGTON, Del. August 1.-Two
colored men lost their lives here today in
a vain effort to rescue another William
Boulder, a city employee detailed to clean
a sewer. fell unconscious from sewer
gas when he descended. Jacob Monk i'm
mediately went down and also fell help
less.
Bert Trusty, driver, who was pass
ing at the time volunteered to go after
the two others. and was overcome as
soon as he reached the bottom of the
sewer. A derrick was rugged and when
the three men were hauled out they were
dead.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-01
Berry Picker Killed by Snake.

LA CROSSE. Wis, August MARY,
the seven-year-old daughter Of Anton
Erickson OF the township OF Bristow.
near here, died today from the effects OF
a rattlesnake bite. The child was at
tackled by the reptile while she was pick
Ing blaekberries, and though medical help
was prompt, it failed to save her. -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-01

august LII
Russian government today decided not
to participate officially in the San Fran
cisco exposition.
Germany Has Not Yet Acted.
BERLIN, August 1.-Although the Ger
man secretary OF the interior declared
today that Germany had not yet taken
any action In regard to the question of
participation in the Panama-Pacific ex-
position at San Francisco in 1915, the
opinion is freely expressed in official cir
cies that the German empire will not be
represented there
It was pointed out today that the Brit
ish governments decision not to partic-
ipate settles also the action Of Germany.
as the only factor which might have in
duced the German government to bring
pressure to bear on unwilling business
men to exhibit was the fear Of unfavor-
able comparison with Great Britain.
Business men in the majority of cases
declare themselves tired Of the ex-
pense connected with frequent exposi-
tiOns and say they see no prospect OF
financial returns should they exhibit al
San Francisco
Austria-Hungary Undecided.
VIENNA. Austria, August IA COM
mission of representatives OF the Aus
tro-Hungarian government and of the
local chambers Of commerce is about
to go to Toronto to visit the exposition
there and will subsequently proceed te
San Francisco. On this commission'l
report depends the reply of the Austro.
Hungarian government as to partici.
patton in the Panama-Pacific exposi.
ton
The question Is largely one Of finance
The government hesitates to appropri
ate sum sufficiently large to assure
representation on q scale mmensurats
with the dignity Of the empire
Twenty-Seven Nations Accept.
Replies from thirty-fve of the fifty gov.
ernments to whom invitations were dis
patched to participate in the Panama.
Pacific exposition. so far. have been re-
ceived at the State Department Twenty.
seven OF these governments have &C.
cepted the invitation and eight have de.
clined outright
Among the fifteen governments yet un.
decided are some OF the great powers OF
the world. A curious feature of the
list is the recorded acceptance of Canada
although the mother country has de-
clined. The Balkan countries figure in
the list of destinations. as might be ex-
pected, considering the existence Of the
great war in that quarter of Europe.
The countries which have accepted are
Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, Chile,
China, Costa RIGA. Cuba, Denmark, Do
minican Republic. Ecuador France,
Guatemala, Haiti. Honduras, Japan, LII
IBERIA, Mexico. Netherlands. Nicaragua,
Norway. Panama, Peru, Portugal. Sal
vador. Sweden and Uruguay
The countries which have declined are:
Bulgaria, Egypt, Great Britain, Morocco.
Russia, Servia, Siam and Turkey. The
countries that have not acted upon the
invitation finally are: Abyssinia, Austria
Hungary. Belgium, Colombia, Germany
Greece. Italy, Montenegro, Paraguay
Persia, Roumania, Spain, Switzerland and
Venezuela.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-01
FINAL FLARE IN HOUSE
Of WHITE SLAVE CASE
Mr.. Mann Closes Republican
Attack and Mr.. Clayton De-
tends Administration.

The final fare Of the oratorical red fre
In the House In relation to the McRey-
nOlds-McNab-Caminet Diggs imbroglio
burned out today. Republican Leader
Mann closed the republican attack on the
administration with a scathing denuncia-
ton Of the Attorney General and the de-
PENDANTS In the disputed cases. Repre-
sentative Clayton Of Alabama wound up
the debate with an hour-long defense OF
the administration Of Attorney General
McReynolds.
Representative Mann, DESPITE galleries
crowded with women and girls, minced no
words In his discussion Of the white
slave cases. After reviewing the facts in
the case he upbraided the democrats for
their attempts to defend the course Of
the older Caminetti and Attorney General
McReynolds.
Charges Political influence.
political influence" he shouted. was
used and yielded to In this case. The
Attorney General tells us that his talk
with Secretary Of Labor Wilson prompted
the postponement OF these cases. But q
month before that talk he had wired Nc
Nab from his hotel ordering the cases
held up
When the Attorney General tells us
what induced that telegram at that time
and what influence caused that delay. we
will absolve him Of all criticism In this
case
You may weep for the older Caminetti.
grieving over a hayward son. l shed my
tears for the young wife and the Ave-
week-old baby OF young Caminetti, for
the wife and children OF the man Diggs;
I shed my tears for the stricken mothers
Of the two girls they debauched and ruin
cd through fear and force; shed my
tears Tor the innocent. you try to protect
| the guilty"
Representative Clayton made a lengthy
review OF the case.
Petty Peanut Politics
Representative Clayton declared that
the republican attack on the Attorney
General was engineered by Representa-
| tive Kahn Of California, mot on the
merits Of the case. not because 1t was
called for by the circumstances, but
simply as a matter Of petty peanut
politics"
He attacked Representative Mann for
his dramatic speech. and accused him
OF weeping q half bushel Of tears on
| the floor Of the House for an abandoned
hve-week-old baby because, on the facts
In the case. he had been discredited
The republicans have fallen down ut7
terly In their attempt to make a scan
dial out OF this case" he said. They
have not been sustained by the facts,
and their Indictment has fallen to the
ground.
so the gentleman from Illinois adopts
the tactics OF police court lawyer and
weeps his way out Of court"
At the close of Representative Clay
tons speech the House laid Representa-
tive Kahn's resolution calling for infor-
nation which the Attorney General al
ready has supplied on the table by q
vote OF SO to 81. The House then ad-
journed until next Tuesday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-01
Slayer, Six Years Old, Confesses.

CHICAGO, August 1.-Genaro Raffaelle.
six years old. was taken into custody by
the police today and confessed that he
shot and killed James Paulillo, five years
old. In the rear yard of 7O2 South Nor
gan street yesterday. The boy said he
shot the victim because the latter struck
him on the head with a stone week
ago. The Raffaelle boy demonstrated
with an air rife how he had inflicted the
wound.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-01
Fire Sweeps Alabama Town.

VALLEY HEAD. Ala. August 1.-THE
greater part OF Valley Head was de.
stroyed last night by fire which. starting
u Q large store. soon got entirely beyond
control. Six establishments were totally
destroyed. The loss II In doubt.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-01

John Bohls. floor manager OF the dane
Ing pavilion at Pen Mar has started a
crusade against "raggy" dancing, and
has directed a number of couples dancing
the new figures in extravagant style. 10
01Re the floor.