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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-21
/ GO TO DEATH SOBER.
French Bandits Refuse Rum Before
/. Starting for Guillotine.

PARIS, April 21.--None of the three
auto bandits who were guillotined in the
french capital this morning shortly be-
fore o'clock would take the big glass
Of rum offered, as is usual, TO men about
t. be executed. Callemin and Soudy just
signtied their refusal by nod, while
Nonier declared 81 will not alcoholic
myself"
Without definite knowledge that Mon
day was to be the day OF their death the
three condemned men played cards Sun
day afternoon in Jail. Suddenly while
the game was going on Callemin rose
and said 81 have a presentiment that
this Is my last day. Tomorrow I shall
see Deibler. the executioner."
This morning. when he was told your
time has come. he said: Then, this is
the day without tomorrow"
PARIS, April 21.-The automobile ban
dts Monier. Callemin and Soudy were
guilIotined at 4:35 o'clock this morning.
Tho execution of all three took less than
four and one-half minutes
Soudy was the first to suffer the men,
atty: then came Callemin, and last, Mo
nier. All died quietly.
Monier alone gave a last flash Of de-
faint sarcasm. AS he was pushed on
the plank he cried: GOODBYE. gentle
men all. and human society"
No untoward incident occurred.
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NO BALL GRAFT CHARGE
President Wilson'S Sister Re-
pudiateS Interview CabIed
From Paris.

Officials at the White House and
members OF President Wilson's family
are distressed over dispatches from
Paris representing Mrs. Annie Wilson
Howe. President Wilson's sister. as
saying there that the President de-
cided against an inaugural ball to cut
out the graft he believed part Of
that function, and Secretary Tumulty
authorized the statement that Mrs
Howe had not given utterance to the
words attributed to her in the pur-
ported interviews. either on the mat
ter OF the inaugural ball or on other
topics relating to the White House
and what the President and his family
are doing there.
II is understood that Mrs. Howe cshled
her brother asserting that the interview
was preposterous. The White House is
willing to have IL known that Mrs Howe
Is the last person who would discuss such
questions for the newspapers: moreover.
that 1t is certain she would not attribute
to the President thoughts never uttered
by him. The disposition was to deny in
toto the whole story.
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SPANISH MINISTER ATTENDS.
First Catholic Church of Its Kind Is
Consecrated in Gotham.

NEW YORK, April 21--In the presence
of a large congregation, which included
numerous prominent Spaniards, among
them Juan Riano. Spanish minister at
Washington, and many widely known New
Workers. Cardinal Farley yesterday con-
secrated the new Spanish Church Of Our
Lady Of Hope, one of a group of notable
buildings which ornament Washington
Heights plaza, bordering Riverside drive.
The church is the first for Spanish
speaking people consecrated in this city.
More fine art objects are grouped within
the new edifice than in any other Roman
Catholic church in the United States, it
is said. King Alfonso of Spain the
Dowager Queen Maria Christina, the late
j. Pierpont Morgan, Thomas F. Ryan,
John w. and Clarence II. Mackay. Mr..
and Mrs. Frederick Vanderbilt and Mr.
and Mrs. Frederic CORTLAND Penfeld
were among the contributors. The land
was donated by Archer N. Huntington.
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CHINA'S FOREIGN TRADE.
Total Value of Exports for 1919
Placed at $685., 600, 900.

China's total foreign trade for 1872
was approximately 0O,00O,00O taels. or
$5s5,0O0,00O in United States money.
This is an increase of $33,00O,0OO over
1911. The combination of the revolution
in 1911 and bumper crops in 1912 was
responsible for the jump. However, the
imports continued to be somewhat in
excess of the exports.
Americas participation in the trade
with China in 1912 kept pace with
previous years. except jim cotton piece
goods In 1911 China took $4,000. 900
pieces but only 11.250,000 pieces in 1912.
The American contribution of 100000
pieces in 1911 was cut to 10000 pieces
last year, representing 100000 and
$4,000 900. respectively.
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TRAINING FOR SCHOOLBOYS.
War Department Will Establish Two
Summer Military Camps

Two military camps are to be estab-
lished this summer by the War Depart
ment exclusively for summer training OF
college students one at Gettysburg. Pa.
lasting from July 4 to August -. and tire
other at the Preside OF Monterey, Cal
from July I to August %.
Students over seventeen years old will
be taken into the camps. recommended
by officers detailed as military INSTRUCTORS
in colleges, where they will be given
practical military instruction. including
practice marches. The students will be-
required to pay their own Transportation
and subsistence charges. as well as In
purchase their own uniforms. Congress
having made no provision for the camps.
The War Department, however. will
supply the military instructors and suf-
flcient number of officers for the provi-
sional regiments.
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GEN. LUIS MENA SET FREE.
Nicaraguan Rebel Restored to Lib
erty by President Wilson's Order.

Gen. Luis Mena- who revolted against
President Diaz of Nicaragua. surrendered
to the American forces. and has since
been held a prisoner on the Canal Zone.
has been restored to liberty by order OF
President Wilson. This Is a reversal OF
the policy of President Taft. The elimi-
nation of Mena from Central America u
affairs was regarded as one of the
achievements of Secretary of State
Knox.
When Mena surrendered he pledged
himself not to return to Nicaragua lie
sought the protection of the American
flag. That protection was translated into
actual restraint Of liberty He was taken
to the Canal Zone and has been AT the
government hospital in Ancon. He ap-
piled for habeas corpus, which was de-
MED by the courts on the ground thai
the United States could lawfully hold him
a prisoner.
His son. Daniel Mena. WAS released
early i'm the year. and Joined the Latin
American colony of exiles in New Or
leans.
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DEAF MUTE ELOQUENT
Wife Tells Why She Left Her Hus-
band in Spain.
eign Correspondence OF The Star.

Foreign Correspondence OF The Star.
MADRID, April 8, 1915.
A curious suit is being decided in the
courts here. The case arises out OF an
alleged infraction of the Seventh Com
mandment, and the curious part about II
is that the husband, wife. correspondent
and all the witnesses are deaf and dumb.
The hearing. If that be the proper word
to USE has given rise to some curious in
cidents, and the first day of the trial was
better than any theatrical performance.
In order to facilitate the proceedings
the court had to employ several deaf and
dumb professors to act as interpreters.
One of the most remarkable details in the
case is the admission of the respondent.
who declared that she had been induced
to stray by her lovers "eloquence" and
by his Fascinating and poetic language
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Court Sentence of Ninety Days on
Each of Four Charges.

Judge Pugh declared from the bench
today that he was going to make every
effort to put a stop TO, or at least CHECK
the epidemic of petty thievery which has
broken out in the city. The case IN
which this comment was made was that
of William Woodford, who entered pleas
of guilty to four charges of larceny.
woodford was arrested by Detective
Guy Walsh of the seventh precinct Sat
urday, after the detective satisfied HIM
self that the responsibility for numerous
recent thefts could be justifiably charged
to Woodford
Judge Pugh refused to impose fines,
sending Woodford to Jail for ninety days
in each of the four cases.
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COMMITTEE NAMED
TO S|FT SIMS ROW
Continued from First Page

constitutes a breach of the privileges OF
the House and Of it's members and de-
mands immediate action on the part OF
the House for the protection of it's rights
and the rights of it's members in the
performance of official duties;
Therefore be it resolved, That a select
committee of five members be appointed
forthwith by the Speaker of the House
to investigate and report:
First, whether such assault was made
by said G. c. Glover upon the said repre-
sentative, Thetus w. Sims, and. If So
then,
Second. course of procedure to be
followed in dealing with the said c. C.
Glover, to the end that the rights and
sentatives and it's members shall be main
tanned and protected
For the purpose of aScertaining the
fact herein required to be reported upon,
the said committee shall have power to
send for persons and papers and to ex-
anime witnesses upon oath administered
by the chairman or any member thereof
Said committee shall report not later
than Saturday, April 26, 1913
Investigate Similar Rows.
Many members of the House gave uI
the usual early morning perusal OF dry
legislative documents today for the more
exciting reading Of previous fist fight:
and other similar events of semi-sport
ing character which have thrown variety
into the routine of congressional life. Old
time copies OF documents yelIowed with
age and bearing names of famous mer
were dug up yesterday and today anC
read with relish and sometimes laughter
by men who are now seriously look. ne
into the question of whether the Glover
episode constitutes an affront to the
EEuse These documents dealt with as
saults on members.
Representative Sims is not taking any
part in the movement to bring MIR. Glover
to the tribunal of the House. Neither IL
he opposing 1T in any way. His position
is simply one in which he is trying te
forget the personal side of the slap in
the face. He believes, however, that the
dignity of the Legislature has been ruff
fed.
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DANCER ABANDONS STAGE.
Isidora Duncan Seeks Solace a
Nurse Over Loss of Children.

NEW YORK, April 2l.-Isidora Duncan
the dancer. grief stricken over the death
of her two children and their nurse, who
were drowned Saturday when the auto
mobile in which they were riding plunged
into the Seine at Paris, is said in cable
advices today to have definitely an
nounced her decision to retire from the
| stage and to devote the rest of her life
to the care of the poor and sick as q
hospital nurse.
1t is said that as soon as she has re-
covered from the shock she will leave for
the field of military operations in the
Balkans and join the Bulgarian Red
Cross.
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JACK JOHNSON DEFENDANT.
Pugilist's Trial on Smuggling
Charge Scheduled for Tomorrow.

CHICAGO, April 21.-Jack Johnson,
negro pugilist. will be placed on trial be-
fore Judge Carpenter in the United States
district court tomorrow on a charge of
smuggling. His trial on charge of vio-
lating the Mann white slave act has been
set for May ). Deputy United States
marshals have been supplied with sub
poenas for witnesses in both cases, which
they will serve today. The smuggling
case is based on the bringing Of a val
liable necklace into this country from
England without the payment of duty.
The pugilist bought it as a present for
his first white wife, Mrs. Eta Duryea
Johnson, who committed suicide a few
months ago.
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CONFER ON U. P. DISSOLUTION.
Meeting of Robert S. Lovett and Fed.
eral Judges in St. Paul.

ST. PAUL. Mimi, April 2l.-The plan
of dissolution of the Union Pacific and
Southern Pacific railway companies re-
Gently ordered by the United States Su-
preme Court was to be discussed today
at a conference between Robert s. Lovett,
chairman of the board of directors OF
the Union Pacific, and Federal Judges
Sanborn, Hook and Adams. 1t was said
that the plan you'd be taken up in de-
tail and that in case a method Of dsso-
luton could not be agreed upon an ap-
pIication for additional time in which to
reconsider the case would be filed in be-
half of the roads.
United States District Attorney Houpt
Of st. Paul was to represent the govern
ment at the conference. Mr.. Lovett said
he hoped to conclude the conference
within two or three days.
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TO THE PEN FOR LIFE.
Ralph Hoover, Aged 10, Sentenced
for Numbering Girl Bride.

VAN VERT, Ohio, April 21.-Ralph
Hoover, the nineteenyear-o farmer
convicted Of numbering his girl wife,
Helen. aged sixteen, today was SEN
fenced to the penitentiary for life.
The murder took place January 10.
Hoover accused a stranger, who, he said,
entered the house during his absence
His wife named him as her slayer in
q death bed statement
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SEES DANGER IN UNCLE SAM.
Argentine Agitator Stirring Up
Latin America.

ANTOFAGASTA, Chile. April 2i.-The
Argentine poet and agitator. Manuel
Ugarte, who is conducting a personal
campaign against the United States,
spoke here Saturday night and urged the
necessity of all Latin America uniting
to prevent the absorption of the various
republics by the United States. He de-
clared that the United States was pro-
noting revolutions and overthrowing the
presidents of the smaller republics
JJearte was cheered by an excited audi
ence. which escorted him to his hotel. He
left here for Valparaiso to continue his
propaganda.
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Robert Dickson Under Arrest.

Robert Dickson, an electrician, who re-
sided on East Capitol street at the time
of his arrest two months ago for alleged
failure to support his family, is under
arrest in Atlantic City. Dickson, it is
stated. promised to provide for his fam
ily at the time of his arrest and was re-
leased.
1t is now alleged that he failed to pro-
vide for his wife and children after Civ
ing his promise he would do So De-
tective Hewlett went to Atlantic City to-
day to get him.
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Death Due to Asphyxiation

LOS ANGELES, Cal, April 21.--George
Cunrey, for fourteen years a member OF
the executive board of the International
Molders' Union, was found dead in the
bathroom OF his residence here yester-
day. Death was due to asphyxiation.
supposedly caused by gas escaping from
a defective heater while he was bathing.
He was forty-eight years old and a ma
i've of Evansville, Ind.
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CONDUCTORS END FARLEY.
Canadian Northern Employees May
Soon Issue Strike Ultimatum.

WINNIPEG, Man., April 21.-Negotia-
tons between the Canadian Northern
railway officials and the conductors Of
that road who are demanding higher pay
have come to a close and the conductors
now will place their claims before the
federated board of railway employees, ac-
cording to announcement last night
The men soon are expected to issue
strike ultimatum.
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REGULATES WoMEN's HOURS.
La Toilette Introduces Bill Affecting
Labor in District.

Senator La Toilette today introduced in
the Senate a bill regulating the hours of
labor for girls and women in the District
Of Columbia.
This is the same bill that was passed by
the Senate at the last session, and which
would have passed the House had it not
been prevented from coming up for action
during the last hours OF the closing ses-
sion.
A similar bill had been favOrably re-
ported to the House by the labor COM
mittee at the last session.
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Minnesota Mine Strike Ended.

CROSBY. Mimi, April 21.-The strike
of underground miners on the Guyana
range is ended. Work is expected to re-
sumo at the Kennedy. the two Armour
properties, and the Thompson mine, with
approximately full crews today At a
meeting held last evening between the
strikers and the mine owners the men Of
ferod to return to work at the old scale
and the companies made q number of
small concessions
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-21

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, April 21-Intro-
duction of testimony tending to show that
strong competition has confronted the
International Harvester Company in the
last five years was continued today by
counsel for the company at the resump-
ton of the hearing in the government s
antitrust suit against the company a
number of Missouri and Kansas imple-
ment dealers testified that the sales of
independent makes Of harvesters had in
creased.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-21

GLASGOW. Scotland. April H.-The
largest steamship ever built in Great
Britain, the Aquitania, was successfully
launched on the Clyde today. The YES
sci is double shelled and carries boats
sufficient to accommodate 1850 persons,
the entire complement OF passengers and
crew She is a vessel of about 1900
tons gross
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Ice Pack Again at Duluth.

DULUTH. Mimi. April 21.-The ice
pack that drifted from here last Thurs
day returned yesterday and last night
extended thirty miles up the coast. Four
more boats cleared from Duluth for Buff
falo yesterday, the Meacham. Craig, She
mango and E, l.. Wallace. All are sup
piled with abundant coal and provisions
to make a long fight of it If necessary.
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Fight for Equal Suffrage En-
tiers Second Week, With
Half Million in Ranks.
WORKING CLASSES FEEL
GOVERNMENT WILL YIELD
Cheerful Spirit Is Shown and Com
promise Suggestion Is Expected
to Be Adopted.

BRUSSELS. Belgium. April 21-The
general strike for equal suffrage in Bel
GUM enters on it's second week with the
ranks of the strikers unbroken and. in
fact. strengthened by the adhesion of
still further recruits, bringing their total
up to nearly 100000, according to social
list computations.
A cheerful spirit prevails among the
working classes who feel that the gov
eminent will be obliged to yield at least
to the compromise suggested by the lib
eral leaders. This provides that the equal
ization of the parliamentary franchise
shall be Immediately taken up for con-
sideration A committee is now dealing
with the provincial and commercial fran
chise and hopes to evolve a plan improv-
ing on the present method.
Cabinet ministers, on the other hand.
are determined not to surrender if the
government still commands a majority
of the chamber of deputies when it reas-
sembles tomorrow.
The socialist national convention
meets Wednesday to discuss the situa-
ticn.
Acts of Violence Rare.
Acts of violence continue to be rare,
and are. in most cases. attributed to
other causes than the strike. A large
number of telegraph poles and wires
have been cut. however, and the minis
ter of war has notified all the owners
of carrier pigeons that he will COM
mandeer the birds for military pur-
poses in case of necessity
The printers strike in Brussels has
scarcely affected any of the newspapers
except the two socialist organs and the
Petit Bleau. whose proprietor has sub
scribed $4,000 to the general strike
fund.
Boys Wreck Train.
a passenger train was wrecked today
near Ninova by powders which had
been piled on tho track at a sharp
curve. Sixteen persons were badly in
jured.
The occurrence was at first attributed
to the striking textile workers, but it
was later discovered that the rocks
had been placed on the line by two
mischievous boys. They were arrested
detachment of the civil guard, called
out for the preservation of order at Lieee
this morning, cheered gathering of the
strikers. The local police expostulated
upon which the guardsmen shouted even
louder. "Hurrah for the strike." much to
the. scandal of the authorities and to the
amusement of huge body of strikers.
The guardsmen were later persuaded to
return 60 their homes after being dis
missed from duty.
~ Soldiers Desert Post.
Two Belgian soldiers who were on duty
at steel mill at Fontaine, guarding the
property against the possibility of an at
tack by strikers, left their posts today,
carrying their rifles with them. They
were pursued by a military patrol which
was about to capture them, when both
deserters fired, killing one of the pursuers
The pair then escaped into the adjacent
forest
All the troops in the garrison were i'm
mediately drawn off from strike duty, and
sent in search Of the fugitives.
Another 1900 men joined in the strike
at Antwerp today. The total number OF
strikers there is now 5000
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Minister Accepts Call.

ST. JOSEPH, No.. April 21-Dr Will
liam NJ. Vines. pastor of the First Bap-
list Church here, today accepted a call to
the pastorate Of the First Baptist Church
at Charlotte, N. c. Mr.. Vines formerly
was pastor of Brooklyn, N. Y, church.
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Promotion for Admiral Togo.

TOXIC, April 21.-Admiral Count Heiha-
chiro Togo, the naval hero Of the Russo
Japanese war. was promoted today to be
admiral of the fleet.
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Mrs. De Wolf Hopper Gets Divorce

MINEOLA, l.. l., April 21.-Ellen Il.
Hopper a comic opera singer, known on
the stage as Nella Bergen, WAS granted
a permanent decree of divorce today from
DeWoif Hopper, the actor. There was no
defense.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-04-21

The home of r. B. Middleton of En-
morton, Va. caught fire at o'clock
Sunday morning and was burned. Sew
eral of the occupants had narrow e.
capes.
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Mrs. Bryan to Make Address.

Tomorrow is considered to be the
biggest day Of the convention. After
the reports of the officers and chair
men Of committees and departments to
the general federation are read there
will be addresses by Commissioner of
Education p. p. Claxton, Mrs. William
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Points Answered by Mrs. Colby.

Mrs. Clara B. Colby declared that the
only point made by the anti-suffra gists
at their hearing was that the states would
consider the passage of a resolution for
Woman suffrage by the federal Congress
would be resented by the states. She
denied this and said ii was strange that
the Pacific coast states have been men,
toned as among those that would OPP
pose a constitutional amendment for
woman suffrage, when, AS a matter of
fact. these states have themselves grant
al the ballot to their women.
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ment Political parties must be more
careful in selecting their party leaders.
He declared that woman suffrage does
not tend to break up the home No such
case ever was pointed to in Idaho, ne
said.
Society as a whole has the right to call
upon woman to assume the duty Of the
franchise, Mr. French said, If society
considered that women should take part
in political affairs.