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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-11
State Department Directs
Embassy to Demand Safety
of Americans in Mexico

strenuous protests againS; lack 81 bro-
lection Of American property Interests
in Mexico. including wholesale ransom
practices. was made to the State Depari
ment yesterday by Representative Hamil-
ton of Michigan. in behalf OF constituent
who have large ranch interests in Mexico
Acting Secretary Moore has telegraphed
Instructions to the American embassy
at Mexico City to request the auihorities
to order adequate protection of thes,
ranches the restoration of stolen horses
and permission to bring out cattle into
the United States. Mr.. Hamilton filed
letters received yesterday eharacterizng
the situation in Mexico as ''unbearab,e
for American interests"
Substance of the Protest.
A letter Of protest received by the state
Department from Michigan ranch own
ers. dated May o. in acknowledgment OF
the departments instructions to the en-
bassy. and urged upon the department
yesterday by Mr.. Hamilton. says: I'VE
have been without protection the past
two years: our men have been held foi
cattle stolen and driven OFF in large num-
bers; there is no law and no respect FOR
American life ard property.
The Palomas Land and Cattle Com
pany our neigLbor on the north, paid
s5 600 to get their foreman released last
fan. and had to pay a heavy ransom
again last Saturday, May 3. to get their
bookkeeper released. Ii the United states
government Is not going to protect Amer
lean citizens i'm q foreign country, their
lives and their property, they should. AZ
least, publish this fact broanc cast 70 pro
fect a great many small INVESTORS Iron
going into a foreign country.
Tribute Levied BY Mexicans.
your troops az the Alarm Huecor
ranch have the seclstarX Of yadazae =
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-11
May Have Sought Papers.

Part o. the apartment is used during
the day as the office rooms Of the Greek
legation. and a MINI Der cf clerks are en-
y.ored there. When the police Heard of
What had happened one OF then, suggest
ed that the masked man may have son.
10 the apartment expecting 10 find i'm
yortant papers. The masked man. ibe1-
suggested. may have colore1 hi. face and
hands IN order to throw or suspicion jr,
case OF detection.
Mr.. Nicholson declared. however that
the intruder was a colored man and ne
1eit certain that mis- mission TO the apart
MSAt vas TO get possession of some Of
The two or three thousand dollars worth
o. Saluables ne possessed.
The police will .ndeavor To obtain finger
prints Of the intruder in the hop.. they
viii lead 10 his identification
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-11
No Change in Flagler's Condition.

WEST PALM BEACH. Fla, May TO-
No material change was noted today in
the condition of Henry NJ. Flasler, who Is
seriously i'll al his home here AIR.
Flagler passed restful nigh74 but was
reported to be extremely weak today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-11
H. P. R. HOLT Is MARRIED.
Bridegroom of 73 Weds Miss De
Coursey, Ten Years His Junior.

Social Dispatch 10 The Star.
PHILADELPHIA. Pa. May 1O.-A
marriage license was issued here to-
day 10 Henry p. Renouf Holt. Cosmos
1inb Washington. 10 wed Miss Emma
p coursey of Philadelphia
~ Holt is former official of The
United states Treasury Department at
ashinS,on- Ee is seventy-three wears
o.d anu mis- bride is Ten years his
junior Tie couple We're married this
s:ternoon by Rev. T. $. line. paste.
Fiist Episcopal Church or Mount Airy
- the nome OF III. De Coursey HamiI-
ton. a nephew of the bride The
s.oonls son. Felix Holt. paymaster in
tie Navy Department, Washington acted
as best man.
Ar. Holt's first wife died at Lisbon
y. u. year ago. The wedding was
quiet and only members of Immediate e
families We're present
II the Cosmos Club Il uas stated
tEat afr. Holt makes his nome there.
vIile stopping ia We hi1sfon our
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-11
Escapes Through Rear Door.

Shouts of help on the part of Attorney
Nicholson brought several occupants of
the building to his assistance None of
them got a glimpse of the masked col
ored man. however. the latter having
gone out the rear door of the basement
without passing the elevator where he
probably would have been seen.
Mr.. Nicholson was able to relate the
story of the encounter to the police and
"A Star reporter, although he was still
nervous over his exciting experience.
II had been on the lawyers shad
bake at Chesapeake Beach," he told a
Star reporter, land was delayed down.
town on my way home. 1t was a few
minutes after IL o'clock when / reach
cd my apartment and found the mask
ed man.
When ] reached my apartment
was surprised at finding the door un-
locked. i knew / had locked it before
going away in the morning"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-11
Man Standing Behind Door.

Giving no further thought to the door,
MIR. Nicholson entered his apartment and
went TO one of the rooms to find tray
which he could put his cigar ashes.
He pressed rhe button and made a light,
and standing behind the door was the
form Of tall colored man.
He wore black mask over his face
above his nose" said the lawyer. Il ask
ed him what he was doing there. IL he
answered / did not hear him, for I grab
bed big vase and threw it at him. The
vase smashed into pieces and fell to the
floor"
The moment the vase was thrown, stat
ed the lawyer. the masked man fired one
shot, apparently aiming the weapon di-
Tectly at the head Of the man who had
discovered him in the apartment.
Bullet Imbedded in Wall.
There was a crashing of glass and the
masked man ran from the apartment. The
bullet had crashed through the glass door
OF the bookcase, passed through the
back Of the case and become imbedded
in the wall.
When the smoke had cleared away the
lawyer went in pursuit of the fleeing in
truder He saw him descend the stair
way to the basement and realized that
he soon was out of the building and max
ing his way through the alley in order to
escape.
II shouted for help as l ram. MIR.
Nicholson stated. land the first person
met was Mr.. Alexander Vouros.
charge de affairs of the Greek legation.
He was coming from the direction OF
the elevator and was little late 10
get glimpse OF the masked robber.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-11
Soterios Nicholson, Counsel for
Greek Legation. Fired at by
Masked COIOred Man.
THROWS VASE AT R0BBER,
WHO MAKES GOOD ESCAPE
Wyoming Apartments Aroused by
Chase After Fugitive-Entrance
Gained by Duplicate Key.

Soterios Nicholson. a lawyer and cour-
eel for the Greek legation in this city,
was shot at last night by a masked burg
Jar when ne returned to his apartment
in the Wyoming shortly after IL o'clock,
but the shot missed It's intended mark.
Mr.. Nicholson was so greatly excited over
finding the intruder in his apartment
that he does not know Il vase he hurled
at him struck him.
AS soon as | threw the vase at him.
Mr.. Nicholson told a Star reporter, ''he
fired a shot at me-
Detective Weber of the tenth precinct
reached the apartment few minutes
after the shooting occurred He found no
trace OF the masked Intruder. however.
the latter having made a hasty exit as
soon as he fired the shot
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-11
Glass to Be Chairman.

Mr.. Underwood told the President that
Representative Carter Glass Of Virginia.
ranking member Of the banking and cur
rency committee of the last House. would
he selected as chairman Representative
Glass was chairman of the subcommittee
on banking and currency which made an
extensive investigation last session of
currency reform measures with particu-
lar attention to the so-called Aldrich
currency plan. ndorsed by the national
monetary commission.
The President believes the makeup of
the House banking and currency commit
tee should be finally decided upon as
soon AS possible in order that the men,
berS may begin work currency bill
to be brought in soon after the House
resumes active sessions early In June.
Committee Membership.
has been tentatively selected by Mr. Tn
derwood and his colleagues of the ways
and means committee. but the names are
still subject to shifting before finally an
nounced. As now shaped up these MEM
bers who were on the committee I'm the
last Congress win remain:
Representative Glass. Virginia chair
man; Representative Korbly Indiana,
Bull0ley. Ohio. Neeley. Kansas: Byrnes
South ,arolna Brown. West Virginia
| and possibly Stephens Mississippi. demo
Gratis, and Hayes of California. and
Guernsey. Maine. republicans. Repre-
sentative Talbot of Maryland prefers to
remain on the naval affairs committee
rather than sacrifice that assignment for
a place on banking and currency. and
Taylor of Alabama prefers the rivers and
harbors committee, while Stephens OF
Mississippi is said to be slated for a place
on the good roads committee. petition
for a call for an early caucus oil the
House democrats to create the good roads
committee was circulated in the House
yesterday.
Want Effective Legislation.
The final approval of the new men on
the banking and currency committee will
not be vouchsafed. it is understood, until
their currency reform views are made
clear. the object of the leaders being to
secure effective currency reform legis-
lation in the House as quickly as possible.
There will not be many changes m the
important chairmanshps in the House.
though there will have to be new heads of
the agriculture. for which Representative
Lever Of South Carolina is slated. and
for immigration. in the event Represent
atiye Burnett of Alabama elects 10 change
to the committee on public buildings and
grounds
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-11
Thinks Duplicate Key Used.

Mr.. Nicholson thinks the masked man
had been i'm the apartment only d few
minutes He thinks the burglar must
have opened the door with a duplicate
key. as he Is certain he locked it,
the police We're told by the occupant
or the apartment that the man must have
been there for the purpose Of robbery al
though. he stated. none of the valuable
silverware, jewelry other expensive
articles had been touched. He said he
could not imagine that anybody was there
for the purpose 81 harming him except to
attack him In case OF capture and lie is
sure that Toe intruder was . colorad man
TIE masked man was described by Mr..
Nicholson g being about twenty-five or
thirty years old. having dark brown skin.
smooth face and wearing d gray suit
and cap Sucn was the description fur-
nished the police and II was quickly
communicated to the several police pre-
Cincts with Instructions that ever effort
lie made 10 arcreheud hin
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-11
WEATHER.

Fair and continued cool today.
Monday fair and warmer; moder-
ate north and northwest winds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-11

your troops at the Alarm Huecor
ranch have the secsstarx Rt HaazaR .
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1913-03-20
Lime Ridge

A farewell party was given Mr.
Emch and family at the U. B. church
last Monday evening.
Ira Wheeler, Charley Wheeler and
Glen Kinsman have finished their
course in agriculture at Madison.
Our schools closed Friday for two
week s vacation. =
Miss Lily Waddell of RichIand
Center is q guest at the home of her
aunt, Mrs. VIM. Blackman.
Theo. Schluter has rented Al
Sheirholtz's house.
Mr.. Hanks and family have moved
into their new home, they bought OF
Theo. Schluter.
The w. CT. U. Will meet with
Mrs. Loren Kinney next Thursday.
Kate Yakly expects to leave today
for Warrens for two weeks.
Ernest Outcalt is employed al
August Wegner's.
Mrs. Mildred Meyers of Beloit is
visiting at the home of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Finch.
Mr.. and Mrs, Woodman of Hub
City are spending few days at Zell
Pollocks's.
Mrs. Zell Pollock is some better at
this writing.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1913-03-20
1T M ApKETC
~ HBHsVss IN A. . ~
Chicago Cash Grain Quotations.

Chicago Cash Grain Quotations.
Wheat-No. 2 red, 997A@$1.O4; No.
2 red, 92@9Sc; No. hard winter,
88@8S%c; No. hard winter, S6b@
$50; No. l northern spring, S71a@
88Hc; No. northern spring, 85@S7c;
No. 8 spring, S2@S5c Corn-No. 3,
47@49ac; No. white, 5O@50%c;
No. yellow, 47%@b9%c. Oats-No.
2 white, 31A@341ac; No. 3 white, 81
@31%c; standard, 92A @32%c.
Chicago live Sock.
Hogs-Receipts 10000 Quotations
ranged at $$9.O5@9.15 heavy shipping,
$9.15@9.25 light shipping, $S.95@S.95
heavy packing, and $S.40@91O good to
choice pigs.
Receipts $500. Quotations
ranged at $9OO@9.15 prime steers.
$6.85@79O choice to prime fed beef
COWS, $7.85@8.20 selected feeders,
$7.O0@7.40 fair to good stockers, S10.75
@11.5O good to choice veal calves.
Sheep-Receipts 10000. Quotations
ranged at $840@8.75 choice to prime
lambs, $7.10@8.25 good to choice
yearlings, $6.65@71O good to choice
wethers, $6.OO@6.75 fair to good ewes.
Butter.
Jobbing prices on South Water ST.:
Creamery, extra, 36c. per ID; extra
frsts, 33@34c; firsts, 31032c; stor.
age, extra 32c. Price TO retail deal
ers: Tubs &c: prints CSC; dairies,
extra, csc; firsts. Csc.
Live Poultry.
Turkeys, per h., 15c: chickens,
fowls, Ice; roosters, 12c; springs,
Ice; ducks, TIC; geese, 13c.
East Buffalo Live Stock.
Dunning 6 Stevens, Live Stock Com
mission Merchants, East Buffalo, N. Y,
quote as follows: Cattle-Receipts
2 cars; market steady. Hogs-Re-
ceipts 20 cars, market slow; heavy
$9.50@96O; Workers, $9.60@9.65;
pigs, $9.60@9.65. Sheep-Receipts
10 cars, market steady; top lambs,
$9.OO09.25; yearlings, $7.50@8.95;
wethers, $7OO@725; ewes, $6.00@6.50.
Calves, $5.O0@13.00.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1913-03-20
K|RKWOOD SOCIETY
HOLDS MEETING

On Wednesday evening a goodly
number gathered at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. H. II. Smith in spite of the
very muddy roads to hear Professor
w. E. Smith of Reedsburg speak. He
first talked on alfalfa growing and
gave many of his own experiences as
well as those of others.
The discussion which followed
showed that the farmers of this vi
clnity are getting interested in the
subject and intend to take up the
growing of alfalfa more extensively in
the future. He next talked of trip
through Dane county which he re-
Gently made, and said that be was
surprised to find that the people there,
so near the Agricultural college at
,, Madison, knew far less of its work and
usefulness TO them, than those who
lived at greater distance, and that
he was glad that the farmers clubs
throughout the country were teaching
their members TO practice the instruc-
tions sent out by the college. His
talks were splendid and very much
appreciated.
Carl Wichern read report of the
proceedings of the recent country life
association conventions in Baraboo.
Fred Paddock read selection en-
titled, What One Man Did, which wa:
listened to with interest. Music on
the phonogrsph was enjoyed through
the evening.
At the next meeting which will be
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Randall Wednesday evening, March
26, light colored cake contest will be
held. 1t is to be hoped that Miss
Twining, instructor in the domestic
science department of the high school
can be secured to act as judge. Every
one, whether members of the society
or not, are invited to come and to
enter the contest.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1913-03-20
HiIlSbOrO.

VIM. Hammermeister passed away
Wednesday evening, March 18th, OF
stomach trouble Confirmation
services were held at st. Peters Luth-
eran church Palm Sunday.-Born to
MIR. and Mrs. Theo. Brant, a son,
March 4th The Hill Point
Creamery company are preparing to
build new creamery the coming sea-
son and it is to be made of concrete
blocks.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1913-03-20
MANY CITIZENS
ARE ADMITTED
(From Tuesdays Dafly.)

(FrOm TUESDAYS DaDy.)
Court was opened this morning by
Judge e. Ray Stevens and this after
noon Judge Fowler came from Fond
du Lac to continue the work. Judge
Stevens returned to Madison.
Martin Singo, accused of numbering
Peter Navich in saloon brawl at
Merlin lck last October, was ARA gned
in circuit court today and pleaded not
guilty. The case will come up next
week. He was not able to make bis
wants known for he speaks the language
of sunny Italy and is stranger in
strange land. He was able to make
his wants known through Sheriff
William Welk.
(From Wednesdays Daily.)
The following have been admitted Il
citizenship:
Henry Henelwinder, Dennis Love,
John Zimke, j acob Tegerdine, Frederick
Lehman, Ferdinand Luebke, VIM
Cole, David Sansum, Anton Schlosser
Robert Steve, Gustav 7. Gustafson.
The case of Floyd Fleming is before
the court. Ruth Spaulding is The
complaining witness.
One witness for Henry w. Meyers
was not citizen and the case was dis
missed.
In the case of Hazel Cottman VS.
Harry Cottman divorce was granted
and the custody of the child given tt
the mother.
In the case of Lena M. Kruger VS.
Otto Kruger the custody of the chill
dren was given to Mrs. Kruger
mother, Mrs. Smith.
The case of J.'A. Stone VS.. the Git!
of Reedsburg has been settled.
A judgment was granted in tn
case of the Rockford Sand & Grave
company VS.. A. S. Hswley.
The case of Lillian Newell VS.. tn
G. M. & st. P. Ry. has been settled
also the case of l.. FL. Wochos VS.. K
g. Watts.
The case of James Penders VS.. WAL
lace Gollmar and Fred Gollmar ha
been continued.
The case of the estate of Earl Jud
son was stricken from the calendar.
The sheriff's sale was confirmed il
the case of Ralph P. Perry VS.. JOSEPH
Pital.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1913-03-20
Ladies' Aid Elects Officers.

The Ladies' Aid of the German M.
f. church met with Mrs. Herman
Miller on Second street Thursday after
noon. The following officers were
elected:
President-Mrs. Herman Welk.
Weep resident-Mrs. w. +. Elske.
Treasurer-Mrs. E. +. Leuth.
Secretary-Mrs. Augusta Rath.
Reporter-Mrs. Ell. L. Won Valid.
Flower Committee
Mrs. Herman Welk-President.
Mrs. Ed. Schirmer.
Mrs. A. Rath.
Mrs. &. Weber.
Sick Committee
Mrs. F. Neitzel
Mrs. f. Leuth.
Mrs. Ed. Reuland.
Mrs Ed. Gollmar.
The next meeting will be held with
Mrs. George Mcfarland on Seoond
street.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1913-03-20
Black Hawk

Henry Mellentine of Madison is
working for John Schiess since last
Friday.
The young people around here at
tended party at Frank Piepers last
Saturday evening.
Clara Fisher is unable to attend
school on account of the chicken pox
The Black Hawk school children
will enjoy weeks gvacation next
week.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1913-03-20
Saturday

A report has come to this office that
Walter Steinford, has inherited $25, 900
from his aunt who died at Woodland.
California, March 3.
At the last term of the circuit court
the jury in the case of David Marshall
of Merrimack VS.. the Chicago II North
western brought in verdict of $1,067
for Mr.. Marshall. The court has 1e-
duced the amount to $467 and this
sum the corporation refuses to pay.
The case may Oe appealed. 1t will! be
recalled that the company settled for
the accident when Mrs. Marshall was
injured and the present case is TO
sustain Mr.. Marshall for the loss
arising during the illness of his wife.
A number of friends of Miss Title
Stackman went to Greenfield yester.
day where a class was confirmed in
the German Lutheran church. Miss
Stackman was a member of the class.
/! Mrs. A. d. Brown wishes to thank
tle many friends for the acts of kind
ness shown, especially the flowers and
postal shower during her illness.
| On Wednesday, March II, Miss
EstelIa MCGEE and Mr.. Leslie Graves
were married at Tomahawk, Wiscon-
sin. The couple is visiting at the
home of the groom's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. George Graves, in the town of
MerrimackI and relatives in this city
@Thursday night, March 18th, Marvin
Lee Loomis, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Perry LOOMS, was christened by Rev.
Mueller, of the Lutheran church.
{ Friends in Baraboo have received
invitations to the wedding of Miss
Laura Belle Wilder to Lawrence Farr
both of Hartford, South Dakota.
TIE wedding will loccur March 26.
The young people formerly resided in
Baraboo, the bride being deughte r
of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Wilder. She is
a niece of Mrs. William Newman and
Mrs. August Martiny and has visited
here several times since moving to the
west.
On account of the mrd and rain
on Thursday and Friday the rural
carriers had their troubles. One did
not return until O'Clock and it was
feared a relief party might be neces-
sary. Portions of routes were aban-
doned and patrons had to torego the
pleasure of their daily mail. The
roads are impossible in places.
Leslie Dietz was greeted with
packed houses both nights he spoke
here. He is a better speaker now
than when he was here two years ago
end tells the story of the Cameron
Dam in very interesting manner,
describing the battle and the capture
of the family. lie also told of how
his sister was wounded and the shame
full manner in which he says she YVES
treated afterward, the recital of which
brought tears to the eyes of many
of his listeners.
Some friend has sent to this office a
copy of the Evening Independent, St.
Petersburg, Florida. 1t is sunshir e
number, there being seven sections 10
the paper filled to the brim with des-
criptions of the fine features of that
country. The paper tells of the clubs,
how the town got it's name, what the
cityIhss to offer and many other things.
The region leans heavily on fruit
growing and the country seems to be
50 attractive that it is no wonder one
longs to be there. Rev. Hargrave,
Mrs. D. A. Lewis, Mrs. Martha
Marriott, Mrs. W. E. Conway or who
ever sent the paper has our thanks
for the fine number.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1913-03-20

Theodore Herwig has returned from
Chicago where he has been for
several days. He has gone to his
home in Delton.
George G. Astle and daughters have
moved from near the fair ground on
Second street to 1873 Eighth avenue.
The house stands at the head of Broad
way and is known as the Strong place
to the older residents.