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Evening star., 1914-11-26
AND COUNTY
NIEWSTE|MS NJ AND NOTES
Judge Peter Asserts That Human
Life Is Becoming Too Cheap, and
Imposes Heavy Sentences,
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
ROCKVILLE, Md, November 26.-ln
passeing sentence in homicide case
in the circuit court here yesterday att
ernoon. Judge Peter asserted that
human life was becoming about the
cheapest thing in Montgomery county,
and let it be understood that the court
felt its duty to impose sentences OF
sufficient severity to call halt.
After overruling a motion for new
trial in the case of Jacob L. Cue. who
shot and instantly killed Horace Young
near Damascus August rs, and who
was convicted of second degree murder.
Judge Peter sentenced Cue to fifteen
years in the Maryland penitentiary.
A new trial was asked on the ground
that the verdict of the jury was against
the weight of the evidence, but Judge
Peter declared the decision of the jury
was fully approved by the court. and
went over the testimony briefly and
pointed out that the jury had made no
mistake
Evening star., 1914-11-26

ia California Lambs Wool Blan-
kets-42 pairs reduced just when
you need good blankets. White,
with wide fancy borders and silk
ribbon binding.
Evening star., 1914-04-14
HOTEL PROPRIEToRs MEET.
Protective Association Protests
Against Nation Wide Prohibition.

NEW YORK, April 14-Hotel men
from every part of this country and Can
ada today attended the first session Of
the annual meeting OF the American Ho-
tel Protective Association.
The delegates will remain here until
Thursday. On that day 175 of the hotel
men and their wives will leave for a
European tour, which will last for more
than one month.
At the meeting today resolutions were
offered protesting against the prospective
nationwide prohibition legislation. Per-
cy Andrea Of Chicago addressed the as
sociation on the issue presented by the
prohibition amendments. Efforts will be
made to have the hotel men agree to a
poll of every hotel in the country sew
eral weeks before the pending legislation
is brought up for vote in Congress.
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cases Friday. April "a and hear no more

arguments until October unless some ex-
traordinary occasion should demand 1t.
That probably would mean that Thaw
must remain in custody until at least
October Those best posted on the court $
procedure predict that it may be Christ
mas before the Supreme Court passes
upon the case finally.
Under the st10Ite granting an appeal
to the Suprem. Court. formal application
must be made either to Judge Aldrich OF
to a member of the Supreme Court.
Veteran observers of Supreme Court
procedure who looked for precedents. to-
day thought the Porter Charlton case was
the only one approaching a parallel. but
even so they did not contend the cases
were alike. In the Charlton case, how
ever. the Supreme Court held there was
no right to inquire into the sanity of the
prisoner in an extradition proceeding. II
was pointed out, however. that the Thaw
case took on some different aspects.
Evening star., 1914-04-14
WILL TAKE UP WRIGHT CASE.
House Subcommittee Appointed to
Consider Impeachment Charges.

A subcommittee to handle the impeach-
ment charges against Judge Wright of
the Supreme Court of the District of CO.
lumbia was appointed by the judiciary
committee of the House this afternoon.
The members of the subcommittee are
Representatives Mccoy of New Jersey,
Taggart of Kansas and Nelson of Wis
consin.
Hearings in the case may begin this
week, as it was suggested in the COM
nittee meeting today that it would be
a good thing to push the case as rapidly
as possible and get it out of the way.
Chairman Mccoy will call his subcom-
mittee together tomorrow for a pre-
liminary meeting. -
Evening star., 1914-04-14
THE DAY IN CONGRESS.
Senate:
Met at noon.

Met at noon
Henry White and Prof. Emory
Johnson testified on the Panama
tolls exemption repeal before the
canals committee
Senator Hitchcock's resolution
calling on the federal reserve or
ganization committee for the
conclusions upon which 1t Sc
lected the twelve reserve bank
cities was passed without dis
cussion.
Secretary Daniels indorsed the
plan for a naval cruiser mail line
to South America and a bill for
that purpose was introduced.
House:
Met at noon.
Resumed debate on the legisla-
tive appropriation bill.
Representative Henry's resolu-
tion calling on the interstate
commerce commission for infor-
nation of relations between
coastwise steamship lines and
transcontinental railroads was
favorably reported by the COM
merce committee.
Evening star., 1914-04-14
SEVEN LIVES LOST
IN BOSTON BLAZE
Other Occupants Of Apartment
House Burned and Injured
by Jumping.
Fl FAMILIES TRAPPED;
MANY NARROW ESCAPES
Flames Spread So Rapidly That Exit
by the Stairways Is
Soon Cut Off.

BOSTON, April 14-Seven persons were
killed, sixteen seriously injured. twenty.
one families, totaling seventy-tive indi
vidua1s We're endangered in an early
morning fire that wrecked the Melvin.
five-story brick apartment house, at the
corner of Commonwealth and Long ave-
nues, In the Allston district The loss
was S61,000.
Nearly all of the suites were small
kitchenette apartments, in which the oc-
cupants were trapped as the flames raced
through each story. Men, women and
children were standing on window lodges,
shrieking for help, when the fremen ar
rived. Some reached the ground by
crawling along narrow copings to fire es-
capes Others managed to reach small
balconies in front of the house. from
which they were taken down on fire lad
ders. 1t was not until hours after the
blaze had been extinguished that the cas-
ualty list could be made up. The dead:
Mrs C. l.. Shackford.
Mrs II. E. Bemis.
Mrs F. c. Beharrell, sister of Mrs
Bemis
James Raymond Power, Mrs. Power
and their infant son.
Miss Mary Connors, Mrs. Powers maid.
Two Jump to Death.
Mrs Shackford and Mrs Bemis met
death by jumping, one from the fourth
floor and the other from the fifth The
bodies of the other victims were found
on the fifth floor two hours after the
discovery Of the fire. All had been suf-
focated.
The fire started dn the basement, near
a waste paper chute. and the flames shot
rapidly through this chute and an ele-
vator well. The whole building was
ablaze when the fremen arrived Miss
May Boyd, living next door, was the first
to see the fire. While another neigh Dor,
rang in an alarm. Miss Boyd rushed into
the burning building and rang the bells
in all the suites.
Jumped Into Life Nets.
The occupants were quickly reused.
Many were able to escape by the stair
ways. Others used the fire escapes in
the rear until flames made this impos-
sible. The flremen carried a number
of men and women down ladders Sew
eral persons jumped from upper floors
into the life nets.
Trapped on the fourth floor. Mr.. and
Mrs. Clement F. Rogers and Mrs. Rob-
ert Adams hastily fashioned a rope from
bed clothing and let themselves down to
the ground
No one had time to dress, and there
was considerable suffering from ex-
posure in the chill air of the early morn
Ing. The survivors found shelter in
nearby apartment houses.
The state police later in the day began
an investigation in an effort to determine
the cause of the fire.
Evening star., 1914-04-14
TABLES ARE TURNED.
Two Train Bandits Severely Beaten
After Shooting Passenger.

SEATTLE, Wash, April 14--One pas
senger was shot and seriously wounded
and two highwaymen were severely
beaten when they attempted to hold up a
Tacoma bound interurban train eight
miles south of Seattle last night. The
bandits were captured and brought to
the hospital.
The highwaymen, who gave their
names as Clarence Trew and William
Sears suffered a severe beating. and it is
believed Trew will die. Sears was un-
able to walk from the sheriff's automo-
bile to the hospital.
The attack on the bandits was led by
two employees of the traction company.
aided by several passengers, including
Pug Bennett, member of the Van
couver. u. c., club of the Northwestern
Base Ball League.
Evening star., 1914-04-14
"Frats" Entertain Poor Children,

STANFORD: UNIVERSITY, Cal, April
14.-Sorority and fraternity houses at
Leland Stanford Junior University were
thrown open today for the entertainment
of poor children from San Francisco.
The venture is part of a social service
movement among the students.
Evening star., 1914-04-14

In Victoria street which the American
embassy has occupied for nearly thirty
years IS to be raised to more than three
times its present figure when the lease
expires this fall.
The United States government has held
the premises for years on yearly lease.
Rents of neighboring offices have mean
while been raised many times.
The possibility of obtaining building
suitable for both embassy Offices and am
bassadorial residence is being discussed
here
Evening star., 1914-04-14
But Case Must Go to Supreme
Court Before He Is
Released.
QUESTION OF HIS BAIL
is LEFT TO TRIBUNAL
His Guardianship and Condition
Will Be Unchanged for Present
as Result of Decision.

CONCORD. n. H, April 14.-Harry Ken
dali Thaw's petition for writ of habeas
corpus was granted by Judge Edgar Al
drich of the United States district court
today. The court said. however, that no
order would be issued for the prisoner $
discharge from custody until arrange
ments had been completed to take the
case to the United States Supreme Court
on appeal.
Thaw's petition for admission to bail
the court left undetermined. taking the
ground that it would be more appropriate
for this to be passed upon by the Su-
preme Court
The result of the decision is that Thaw' g
guardianship and condition will be un-
changed for the present. but that his
petition for a writ of habeas corpus will
go to the highest court in the land with
a decision of the lower court in his favor
Evening star., 1914-04-14
Charged With 18 Car Robberies.

SAN FRANCISCO, April 14.-Dan Col
lins of Boston. arrested here last night
after a fight with the police. in which he
was badly beaten. was charged today
with sixteen street car robberies per-
petrated within three months. =.
Evening star., 1914-04-14
SHERIFF AND DEPUTIES
RAID KEN|LW0RTH CLUB
Arrest John H. Carroll, the Manager,
and Capture Alleged Gam
bling Apparatus.

George w. Hardy. sheriff of Prince
Georges county, Nd, accompanied by
Deputies Frank II. Hurd and Otho Pum-
phrey. last night visited the rooms of the
Kenilworth Club, located just across the
District line at kenilworth. where several
years ago there was "a poolroom, and ar
rested John H. Carroll, alleged manager
of the establishment. Alleged gambling
apparatus said to be worth more than
$1,000 was taken from the rooms.
The arrest of Carroll, who is said to be
a Baltimorean, followed the issuance of
a warrant at Upper Marlboro yesterday
afternoon. 1t is stated that the man
who procured the warrant is in govern
ment employ in this city.
Says He Lost $500.
He charges that gambling was carried
on at the club, and that he recently par
ticipated in a game at which he lost $500.
A check for that sum was given, he al
leges. but payment was stopped.
Sheriff Hardy and his deputies reached
the club last night about s o'clock, too
early, they say. to find patrons on hand.
Carroll reached the club shortly after the
arrival of the officers. and was placed
under arrest. Howard Duckett counsel
for Carroll. summoned Justice of the
Peace Robert Joyce to accept bond for
his client. The justice accepted a cash
collateral of $1,000. and Sheriff Hardy
took possession of the alleged gambling
paraphernalia.
Carroll displayed greater anxiety about
his valuable paraphernalia, roulette
wheel. faro layout and other property
than he did about his own liberty. He
offered to deposit a cash collateral of
$1,000 1t is stated, to guarantee the pro-
duction of the property in court. His
offer was not accepted, however, and the
pa, aphernalia was taken away. This
morning 1t was taken to Upper MARI
boro.
The grand jury at Upper Marlboro to-
day heard witnesses in the case, and it
is probable that the result of the jurys
investigation will be reported late this
afternoon or tomorrow.
Evening star., 1914-04-14
ULTIMATUM TO HUERTA
is EXPECTED TO FOLLOW
Drastic Action Decided Upon to
Wipe Out Insult to Ameri-
can Marines.
CABINET TAKES FIRM STAND
Issuance of Naval Orders Follows
Tense Meeting, at Which
the Crisis Is
Discussed.

General concentration OF the
Atlantic fleet at Tampico was or
dered by Secretary Daniels today.
following long and tense cabinet
meeting.
The report spread that an ultl-
matum had been drafted callina
upon the federal commander al
lampico to salute the Stars ana
Stripes within twenty-four hours,
but this was denied.
Officials said that while no ulti
matum had been issued to the
Huerta government the mobiliza-
ton of the fleet at Tampico was
intended to put the United States
in position to enforce one should
the immediate development make
it necessary.
Evening star., 1914-04-14
Decision an Exhaustive One.

The decision filed with the clerk of the
court here makes more than 10000 words
and discusses exhaustively the various
phases of the case presented in the
United States court concluding:
My conclusion is that constitutional
right of extradition for crime does not
reasonably apply to such a situation as
this, where the right Of control by the
demanding state resides in degree OF
custody based on insanity, and where its
papers upon their face negative the idea
of personal criminal responsibility.
TT is further thought that it would
involve forced or fictional reasoning to
make a fight of the character of the one
in question, the kind of a flight contem-
plated by the constitution as basis for
extradition.
1T results that an order will be made
sustaining the writ and that the petit
toner be discharged from the extra
dition process under which he was held
at the time his petition for habeas corpus
was brought upon constitutional grounds.
Evening star., 1914-04-14
MAY MOVE EMBASSY OFFICE.
Rental of United States Quarters in
London to Be Tripled.

LONDON, April 14.-Walter Hines
Page, the United States ambassador, was
notified today that the rent Of the offices
Evening star., 1914-04-14
Think It Hopeless Task.

Capt. Amundsen has been expected in
Washington during the past year. but
has never come, and it is not known here
now when he will come here again, if he
intends to do so. Explorers and scientists
in Washington privately express the opin-
ion that it will be practically impossible
for Amundsen to raise S2Oo,0OO
According to announced plans. the expe-
dition, after going through the Panama
canal, is scheduled to leave the Pacific
coast next year to explore the north polar
basin. The vast tract between northern
Canada, Alaska and Asia, including the
north pole, is contemplated to be trav-
ersed by the explorer and 1t is expected
that the voyage would require at least
four years work in the north polar ice.
Evening star., 1914-04-14
TRIP Of AMUNDSEN
TO ARCTIC DELAYED
Explorations Finally May Be
Abandoned Owing to the
Need of 100000.

CHRISTIANIA. Norway. April 14.Offl-
cial announcement was made here today
of the postponement for IA year Of Capt.
Roald Amundsens expedition to the north
polar regions The Fran has been re-
called to Christiania, and explorers are
inclined to believe that the plans for the
expedition will never be carried out. be-
cause Of the apparent impossibiIity of
raising the extra 100000 necessitated by
the delay
Since Peary reached the north pole and
Amundsen the south pole public interest
in polar explorations appears to have
cooled considerably.
Capt. Amundsen is bitterly disappointed
at the delay, as he had made careful
arraE geInents for the expedition, both
materially and as regards personnel. He
will ask the Norwegian parliament, in
view of the extraordinary predicament
of the expedition, to make grant Of
the necessary money to keep 1t alive,
but owing to the heavy state budget it
is doubtful whether he can obtain the
appropriation. If his appeal to the gov
ernment fails. the captain declares that
the expedition will be given up.
Evening star., 1914-04-14
Discussed by Cabinet.

This drastic action followed
long cabinet meeting, i'll which
Admiral Mayo's demand for Sd
lutte to the flag i'll atonement for
the arrest of marines at Tampioo
last Thursday was discussed from
all sides.
After the meeting there was
conspicuous silence on the par,
of all officers, and Secretary Dan
iels hurried to the Navy Depart
ment, where he prepared meri-
orandum OF naval orders.
President Wilson conferred
with Secretary Tumulty and re
ports were current that later in
the day statement covering tie
American demand for a salute
would be made.
Evening star., 1914-04-14
WEATHER.

Rain and warmer tonight; We'd
nesday partly cloudy; variable
southeast to south breezes.
FULL REPORT ON PAGE EIGHTEEN.
Evening star., 1914-04-14
Cost of Maintenance.

Prof Johnson gave the commit
tee figures which would show that
the maintenance of the canal would
cost the government annually s1e.260.-
0gD without counting the military ex-
peGses in connection with ii. He said
that Col. Goethals had estimated that
II would cost another SlO.pO,0vO an
bualiy for the military expenses in con-
.yc-tion with the canal Mr.. johnson
advocated the collection of tolls with a
.ic,y 20 making the canal seif-sustain-
....-- ...nfnn llN.
Evening star., 1914-04-14
Marines Also to Go.

Marines Also to Go.
The transport Hancock with 500 ma
rines has been ordered from New Or
leans to Tampico at once.
The torpedo fotilla at Pensacola Fla,
has been notified to be ready to join the
battleshlps at Tampico on short notice.
The battleship South Carolina, en- route
from San Domingo. has been intercepted
by wireless and ordered to Tampico.
The gunboats Nashville, at San Do
mingo, and Tacoma, at Boston, also have
been ordered to Tanlpico.
Secretary Bryan had made all arrange
ments to leave tonight for Miami. Fla.
for d few days rest The developments
of the Mexican situation. however. forced
a change in his plans, and late today he
Cancelled his travelling reservations. Mrs.
Brs an ana some of the family will so.
Daniels Issues Statement.
A statement issued by Secretary
Daniels said:
Secretary Daniels of the Navy this
afternoon sent orders to Admiral Bad
ger. commander in chief of the ATTAIN
rice fleet, to proceed at once with all
mis- ships under his command to Tam
nico Admiral Badger is at HamptoIo
roads At the same time orders were Is
sued for the Hancock. now at New Or
leans. with 500 marines, 10 proceed at
once to Tampico-
..OrCIers were also issued to the South
Carolina en- route from Santo Domingo
TO ioin the fleet at Hampton roads. IN
terceptiny her and ordering her to Tam
pico. orders were also sent to the Ma
tional at Santo Domingo to proceed 10
To
the Tacoma now at Boston. to proceed
to Tampico. The torpedo fleet now at
Pensacola was notified to stand by TOT
orders to proceed to Tamplco.
To Back Up Admiral Mayo.
Naval officers eagerly transmitted
the orders to the fleet, and there was
a scene of activity and anticipation.
The feeling that the Washington gov
had determined to show the
Huerta government it's fixed deter
mination to insist on an apology and
public salute pervaded official circles.
n was learned authoritatively that
while further investigation of the Tam
nico incident was being made there was
general feeling that Admiral Mayo should
he backed up. In the meantime, how
ever. it was determined that negotiations
with the Huerta government through
Charge Shaughnessy should proceed in
order to .epresent to Gen. Huerta the in
,istence OF the United States. Members
If the cabinet were hopeful that no fur
her step would be required to secure
compliance with the American demand,
,ut they privately admitted that the
Washington government was getting
.eady to enforce its demand should it
meet with resistance.
Question Of Landing Marines.
The mobilization Qf the dsst Nndex auab
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Educator Is Heard.

Continued on Second Pase.)
Evening star., 1914-04-14

Nav Not Be Decided Before Xmas.
Only by extraordinary steps can the
Thaw case be considered by the Supreme
Court of the United States before October
as the court plans to suspend hearing all
Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1914-12-17

and guide the pillow. What 10 to be-
come OF that nation where poverty
breaks the crowns OF the queens Of
the home; despair hurls q mothers
love'from It's throne and hunger drives
innocent children from the schoolroom
to the hoe?
The census bureau shows that 1867
900 Of these women are forty-nve
years Of age and over. There IL no
more pitiful sight In civilization than
these sanity mothers Of Israel stopped
with age. drudging In the field from
sun until sun and at night drenching
their dlngy pillows with the tears Of
despair as their aching hearts take
Il all to God In prayer. Civilization
strikes them q blow when It should
give them q crown. and their only
friend is he who broke bread with
beggars and said: "Come unto me all
ye that are weary and heavy laden and
/ will give you rest"
Oh, America! The land Of the free
and the home Of the brave, the
worlds custodian Of chivalry, the
champion Of human rights and the de-
fender OF the oppressed-shall we per-
init our maidens fair to be torn from
the hearthstone by the ruthless hand
OF destiny and chained to the pillow?
Shall we permit our faithful wives.
whom we covenanted with God to cher
ish and protect, to be hurled from the
home to the harvest field, and our
mothers dear to be driven from the old
arm chair to the cotton patch?
In rescuing our citizens from the
forces OF civilization, can we not apply
to our fair Dixieland the rule Of the
sea-"women and children first?"
There must be q readjustment Of
the wage scale Of industry 30 that the
women can be taken from the field or
given a reasonable wage for her serv-
ices. Perhaps the issue has never been
fairly raised, but the Farmers Union,
with a membership Of ten million, puts
its organized forces squarely behind
the issue and we now enter upon the
docket Of civilization the case Of THE
Woman in the Field" and demand an
immediate trial.