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Evening star., 1914-02-15
ACCUSED OF MURDER.
Physician Said to Have Caused
Death of Wife's Assailant.

GREENSBURG. Pa. February 14-Dr.
NJ. E Griffith. a wealthy physician of
Monessen, Wcstmoreland county, was
arrested here tonight and lodged in the
county Jail without bail on a charge of
murder growing out of the death in
Charleroi. Pa, today Of William L. Rob-
inson.
Robinson. music teacher. had been
in !, hospital since January 70. He was
taken to the hospital from DR.. Griffith S
home il is said. The physician is alleged
to have attacked and mutilated the
music teacher when he found him at
lacking his wife.
DR. Griffith came here today when in
formed that Robinson was near death.
He retained former Representative +.
+. Robinson rs his counsel, and made
arrangements 10 obtain bail in any
amount.
Robinson came to Monessen from
Charleston. w V, where he has a wife
and two children.
Evening star., 1914-02-15
MAYOR FIGHTS INDICTMENT,
Dom M Roberts of Terre Haute
Accused of Election Frauds.

TERRE HAUTE. Ind. February II
Pleas in abatement of the indictments
against Mayor Dom NJ Roberts and
others recently indicted with him on
charges of election and primary frauds
were filed here today by attorneys for
the accused men.
The manner of naming the special grand
jury which returned the indictments was
attacked. 1t is charged that Willis A.
Ellington one of the jury commissioners
destroyed one of the slips drawn from
the jury box: that the court dismissed
the first regular grand jury, although it
was ready to investigate alleged frauds
and called Il special jury; that the spe-
cial jury was Illegal, because it was not
fielled from bystanders, as provided, the
pleas say. by law They also charge bias
and prejudice on the part of Special
Prosecutor Joseph Roach, and allege that
Roach filed no bonds when he assumed
the duties of special prosecutor and that
he conducted his investigation Illegally
Thirty pleas were filed, each of great
filed from bystanders, as provided, the
length and each setting out similar allie
cations.
Evening star., 1914-02-15
H0KE SMITH SADDENED.
Senator Bacon's Place Hard to Fill,
Says Colleague.

ATLAEfA. Ga. February 1i.-Senator
tloSe S,uith was greatly shocked when IN
<psined here today Of the death in Wash
netcu - his colleague, Senator A o.
Bacon.
~ was Il great senator said Mr.
saith, f.eiiUsls The death OF no other
senator eonld have caused the democratic
partN S" great 70 loss. Tn place he
occupied 5t the Senate with his eighteen
sIrs' experience cannot b, filed
Robert =. ASTON of Atlanta. president
3i Tie s,S~oclatInU of which Senator
Bacon W.gs IL member. tnuiSu. appointed
SPECIAL committee which VIII officially
r'Qres gL That organization at senator
Baeot t4uerai accompanying the body
rom Atlanta 10 Macon.
Evening star., 1914-02-15
ALIENS IN ESMERALDAs SAFE.
Result of Bombardment by Federal
Troops Not Officially Known.

PANAMA February 1I-An for. \
residents in Esmeraldas. Ecuador,
safe. according TO information reach d,
here today from Guayaquii. The for, 4
consulates were declared neutral territ9.y
during the lighting between the eoyeTsl-
ment troops and the rebels. This doc-
laration was respected except in the ,.,ss
of the cable office and the British eon-
suiate which We're burned.
News of the result o. the bornb ram. nj
of the city by the government troops aas
not yet reached Guayauuil
A report by way OF Lima, Peru <ays
the federal troops were defeated in ,
hard battle at Mnisno. seventy mills froa
Esmeraldas. This. however, is doniri
by the Ecuador government Annth.,- -
port says that Col. Julio Andra,l., is
marching on Quito. IN. capital, vi,l a
body of ro,rl trcnps
Evening star., 1914-02-15

findings on the Sullivan charges. bus
TO suanrit 10 the board of Cor7nlssicn
ers any recommendations II may s.c
lit to make The question OF whether 90,
not the departments regulations should
be changed is one that viii hc tAall =
determined by the COMMISSIONS
With the resumption Of the sullivan
trial tomorrow. Mr.. Syme viii pat On -
Few more witnesses for the Histricc ana
may succeed i2 getting in all the evidence
he desires Ia introduce before the close
OF the afternoon session AftornrRS for
sullivan estimate thar they Will r.luira
four DAYS for presenting their side of IN.
case. There is little probability that thc
case Will 20 TO the board before tho tnd
OF the week
Evening star., 1914-02-15
AIMS TO SHOW FAULTS
OF FIRE DEPARTMENT
Corporation Counsel Syme Questions
Witnesses as to Operations of Sys-
tem-Delinquencies Exposed.

Revision OF the rules and regulations
governing the District Of Columbia fire
department will probably be a result OF the
trial of Deputy Chief Andrew ]. Sullivan
on charges of inefficency and neglect Of
duty This appears to be the generally
accepted belief of those who have fol-
lowed the progress of the trial since IL
began, last Thursday.
1t was noticeable to those who attend
ed the various sessions that Conrad ii.
Syme, corporation counsel of the Dis
trct in his examination of witnesses,
did not seem so much bent upon convict
ing Sullivan of the charges that have
been preferred against him as upon
bringing out all the facts bearing upon
the organization of the fire department
and the understanding of the officers and
men as TO what constitute their duties
at a fire.
Evening star., 1914-02-15
kilograms Are Barred.
Tries to Prove Conspiracy.

Nine witnesses were examined for the
defense today, and two depositions We're
read into the record The defense con-
tinued its efforts to prove its contention
that Mrs. Bonds suit was the result of
a political conspiracy. II also en-
deavored to lay a foundation = impeach
the testimony of a number OF ie plain
tiff S witnesses
Evening star., 1914-02-15
United States May Take Steps.

1t was thought possible that Ameri-
can residents might urge Charge
O'Shaughnessy to ask fer 4 legation
guard if the attitude Of Mexican Of
ticials has been communicated 10 him
Whether this has beep done could not
be learned last night,
Capt Harry Mel. +. IIusc. vno mas
been OH duty al the Naval War College,
Newport, was ordered 10 proceed To- Vera
Cruz yesterday TO become chief of staff
TO Rear ADMIRAL Fletcher commanding
III. American squadron. The post is "A
new one.
y letter from Admiral Fletcher. dated
ehFuary / and received at the Navy
Department, said the tpidrn,i,.s of small
poN and typhoid fever still We're raging,
at Iampico. He said the federal e:rri-
son comprised about 1o1 men, and thar
there were about 2.o'o rebels in the vicin-
lty Who apparently We're waiting for re-
Inducements.
Evening star., 1914-02-15
SNOW COVERS THE VALLEY.
Fourteen Inches of It in Virginia,
With a Gale Blowing.

SIFrlal Ihspatch 10 The Star.
WINCHESTER, Va, February IL
Fourteen inches Of snow covers the
great Virginia valley from one end to
the other, and tonight a gale is sweep
ing it into deep railroad cuts and
blocking country roads Double header
trains have been unable to maintain
schedules, and specials are being OPP
Grated to keep roads open. Cuts, how
ever are filing rapidly. Many rural
and star route mail carriers were
forced to turn back. Thermometers
register above tonight
Ray SCHNEIDER. young daughter Of H.
Schindler merchant. was burned this
afternoon while kindling fire with ker-
osene oil, and other members of the
family, trying to rescue her, We're Sc
Verely burned. An older brothers leg
was badly burned
Evening star., 1914-02-15
No Change in the Plans
for Anniversary Meetinu

Following the receipt of news here last
night that DR. Anna Howard Shaw, pres
ident OF the National American Woman
Suffrage Association, who was to have
been the principal speaker this after
noon at a big suffrage mass meeting to
be held at the Columbia Theater, had
been injured at Jersey City, the COM
mittee in charge announced that the
meeting will be held as planned bur
without DR.. Shaw.
Mrs. Antoinette Funk, member of the
congressional committee Of the National
American Woman Suffrage Association.
received a telegram from Dr. Shaw last
night telling of the accident and ex-
pressing her disappointment over her
inability TO attend the meeting today.
Mrs. Funk and other members of the ma
tlonal association here expressed deep
sorrow over the accident.
Yesterday was DR.. Shaw's birthday,
and the meeting today was 10 nav.
been held in honor of her and of
Susan b. Anthony. whose birthday an
niversary occurs today.
Speakers Announced.
Mrs. Stanley Mccormick, treasurer of
the national association, arrived here
last night. and is expected to speak at
the meeting today. DIR. Shaws place on
the program probably viii be taken
by Mrs Funk. Other speakers are to
be Representative Daniel L. Anthony,
Jr.. OF Kansas. nephew of Miss An
thony: Senator Shafroth of Colorado,
Senator ciapp of Minnesota. District
Commissioner Siddons Mrs Anna
Hendley, president of the anthony
League, and Mrs. Desha breckenridge
of Lexington. Ky. Mrs Kate Waller
Barrett viii preside.
Mrs. Funk returned to Washington yes
terddy after week in the west and
New York. Sh. made !, number of
speeches in Michigan. She said last night
she had been assured that the next time
Michigan votes Oh the suffrage question
votes for women" will be carried
Six drawing room suffrage meetings
have just been arranged The first will
be held at the home of Mrs. James Pin
chot, 1919 Rhode Island avenue, next
Thursday morning at II o'clock, and Miss
Janet Richards will be the speaker ON
February 26, at the home of Mrs Charles
Boughton Wood. 1919 Rhode Island ave-
nue.. Frank Stephens of Philadelphia will
speak. Other meetings will follow
Evening star., 1914-02-15
WAR VETERANS COME TO U. S.
About $1,000 Greeks Will Arrive
During Next Four Months.

NEW YORK. February f4.-Abou, -. .
coo Greek veterans uf the late BaiIss.Ii
wars are due To arrive in this port
within the next four months. according
10 information brought here by the
Greek steamer ratriS tonight.
The PATHS herself carried 80 former
soldiers, most Of whom had left the
United states two wears ago when mill
t:trN operations AGAINST Turkey were FIRST
Iud.-rtuAel ~ tne Balkan allies
Evening star., 1914-02-15
REBELS HOLD ESMERALDAS.
Decisive Battle Expected to Occur
Next Week

GUAYAQUIL. February 14.-Notwl' y
standing the bombardment by federal gu !
boats and heavy artillery OF Esmertldas.
the capital OF the province of the ss5re
name, the city still remains in the hands
of the rebels. Government forces have
been landed To the north and to the south
of the city with the intention oi as9iiu
surrounding the insurgents. II is believed
that a decisive battle Will occur uvAi
week.
Communication with the lighting zon' is
difficult The news is sent by steai,l'f
from E,smeraldas down the coast to
Bahia CariqueZ and from there t'so-
graphed to Guayaqul!.
Evening star., 1914-02-15
HERO LOSES LIFE.
Minneapolis Clerk Burns to Death
Attempting Girls Rescue.

MiNNEAPOLlS MINI, February Ii
One man lost his life and several others
were seriously injured i'll a fire that to-
day destroyed the six-story building oc-
cupied by the Northern Manufacturing
Company. All of the injured will re-.
5 over.
To save the life OF a girl employed in
his department, William =. Howe aged
seventy. - shipping clerk, after having
himself been assisted outside the build
ing. plunged back in and was burned to
death. Rose Schultz. for whom Howe
lost his liir. was carried down the stairs
jured.
The origin of the fire has not been de-
teruincd The loss is estimated at s1In, :
o1t
Evening star., 1914-02-15
Garrison Is IncreduIous.

secretary Garrison is seeking infor-
nation regarding the recently report
ed hiIblstering expedition into Mexico
near III Paso in 100 automobiles lie
Is frankly incredulous and has called
upon Gen. Bliss for report
II was reported here last night that
Cen tdrrdnza, the conStitutionaIist
chief. Will issue an order today for th,.
putting ont Of "a large amount of con
s'entlohallst nat money So far as
kno"n II there was no connection be-
tween this report and the one from
Mexico city that Gen. Huerta will do
the same thing.
Evening star., 1914-02-15
FIRST CONVICT BALL HELD.
Woman Prisoners of Auburn Hold a
Dance in Penitentiary

AUEI'EN. y. y. February 14-1n
harmony with reforms Instituted bv
Margaret Daley, the new matron of
the womans section Of Auburn
prison. the woman convicts today
were allowed To hold Il dance under
the auspices OF the Mutual welfare
League. an organization recently
formed by inmates.
This was the nrst time that recreation
of this sort had been permitted the
prisoners
Evening star., 1914-02-15
ICE F[0ES MAY DESTROY
NAVAL TUG POTOMAC
Little Vessel in Grave Danger, Ac-
cording to Commanders
Report.

Tn. sturdy little naval tag I'a.~g,s
which went TO rescue American tIshoy.ncq
in the Bay Of Islands. remains iccboane
IN the Gulf % 81. Lawrence anS. a,
cording 10 a telegram received st o.
Navy Department YESTERDAY Afternoon. Is
herself destined 10 60 20 pieces IN the tr~-
mendols foes which hold her u MS
oner- Her commando. RoatSwaiu vii
kinson, reports that should she sgrViv~
her present perilous position in r tV.eutv
foot depth of ice. she faces certain dc
strnc;ion if She is blown ,urthe- wort b
into the straits Of Rell Isle as now scern
inevitable
Boatswsin Wilkinson report came f.
response to an offer from tie Navy De
partinent to send the fleet tug Sonorna g.
the Potomac's assistance, but I'm, nfe-
WAS declined.
Evening star., 1914-02-15
STRIKERS AVOID DANGER.
Killing of Miner by Deputies Re-
presses Riot Spirit.

OILERS. ". Va. Febrgary IL
sislt.- miners az the West Virginia and
'.stsa srsh Coal Company were careful!
.at so '-r1ss the ecmpauy's property li.e
@3at '"iiowins The riot yesterday, when
t9Gaes Moore, i striker. was Killed and
ttrr& l.acas, deputy sheriff wounded
i.Gea5. with four other deputies OF! duty
tsEu allne during the shooting were
s9vcn Is bearing before T. p Jacobs, jus-
'ice cf Ial peace al Weil>burg and dis
adr&cd
-uprfs io settle the strike bv arbi,ra
Ton were abandoned today. Business men
IT t:raaRs county vino were foremost in
;'t- movement expressed the opinion that
4ti.l-r r,'rtd ne dome ~ EEi ffrn.
Evening star., 1914-02-15

tnnN t.e southern cotton states
saa, 'are entitled 10 two of the re-
ers. sfs.et-. don't he5jeve. this hill
~oati HEe laer passed except by the
ainpa; o. the southern and western
te4tat. hH IIel-s put in THE provision
er r9t ttss JI9u4 Twelve reserve dis
NETS "t'-sHst tn~ representatives knew
1elr t";s@ wanted recognition That
as &" Hlet stfter debate IL Was done
o irSHfe th- southeastern section :, r,-
Serve district. II was Done upon the ar
-EH.~e; t.t with only eight districts We
tnl=eft f"t Dr. aide 10 give it 10 the south
vesiesa #lt.oa."
ia csae 4zloa Senator Smith advocated
~ sz-4ass.hmeut OF the reserve banks
. tHt .asee cities ~ the south on the
sr4'41.- taat thtse cities would object to
~ aE taEowu to smaller cIly. You
a't rrauE ii larger city to Il smaller
.sE Y1taoHt ..o.s>tIng its pride he de-
ssss.E
1sa terS aI tue committee tonight left
te@ t*r Cincinnati where hearings will
s'H AIaLaay-
Evening star., 1914-02-15
ACCIDENT TO NIAGARA,
French Liner Returning to Havre
Under Own Power

NEW YORK, February IA cable
message from Paris received at the
offices of the French line agents here
late today reported an accident to the
steamer Niagara. which sailed from
Havre February !, and said she was re-
turning to that port
The nature of the accident was not
specified in the advices to the lines
agents here. but it contained the in
formation that the liner was returning
under her own power that the passen-
gers and crew We're safe, the boat in no
present danger, and that no anxiety was
felt for her safety.
Evening star., 1914-02-15
Wilkinson's Message.

In his message from Norris Point New
foundland, Boatswain Wilkinson said:
do not think il possible for Sononla 4,
reach Potomac; ice twenty feet thick ct
present. great risk Of being crushed
from best local knowledge southeriv VIM
will carry Potomac north. which viii or
danger her going through straits OF Bel
Isle; IL so. destruction certain
In reply Acting Secretary Roosevelt IN
structed Wilkinson to make the safety of
the Potomacs crew the first consideration
and to call upon the Navy DcparttilC Cnt
fer another tug or for any other assist
ance that in his judgment could be ren.
dered. AS at least one landing paftt
from the Potomac has been ashore on
Newfoundland for fresh food supplies. Of
ficials here are not worried abou; thai
important factor in the care pi the
marooned sailors. They are fearful, how
ever lest the loyalty of Boatswain WI
kinson and his men TO their craft viii
make them take too great a hazard iA
standing by her too long. The rev,nae
cutter Androscoggin is at North Syiney.
Nova Scotia
On board the Potomac are twenty tons
of Goa and food enough for fifteen days
Additional supplies were taken over tile
ice to the Potomac today
Evening star., 1914-02-15
Schooner Teel Refuses Help.

VINEYARD HAVEN. Mass, February
14.-The revenue cutter -Acushnet re-
ported on her arrival today that the
schooner Maria .. Tee Boston for
Philad elphia, which was said last night
to be in distress near Handkerchief
Iishtship had ridden out the northeast
gale in safety The schooner's captain
declined assistance.
Evening star., 1914-02-15
No Established Rule.

Every witness put on the stand by Mr.
Syme was questioned as to his knowledge
of any rule that would require a sub
ordinate to report conditions at a fire to
u superior officer. While the testimony,
generally. was to the effect that if con-
ditions Were unusual custom demanded
that a report be made it also. without
exception indicated that there is no rule
compelling such reports to be made.
Mr. Syme invariably asked those testi-
fying If it were not true that the lives OF
tiremen often depend upon "haphazard
practices and generally was informed
that such is the case, as there is no rule
ii was testified. that requires captain,
battalion or deputy chief to report to the
chief engineer, upon the arrival of that
official at a fire, as to where certain
companies have been placed.
Evening star., 1914-02-15
STEAMSHIP IN DISTRESS.
Niagara Loses Propeller OH Trip
From Havre to New York.

LONDON. February 1.-THE French
line steamship Niagara. from HaVrc for
New York, is in distress about 1856 miles
off Ishant. the westernmost of the
islands off the coast OF Brittany. accord
ing to "A Havre dispatch to Llovds report
ING the receipt OF Il wireless message from
the steamship.
The wireless says the Niagara has lost
her starhoard propeller and one blade
from the propeller on the port side
Much anxiety is felt for the safety of
the liner and u steamer has gone to her
assistance.
Evening star., 1914-02-15
HUERTA MAY RAISE
MILLIONS BY FIAT
Report Says He May Also I'm
pose Special Tax on
Investments.
RATES OF'ExCHANGE
RISING IN MEXICO CITY
Dictator Says He Will Not Tolerate
Attacks on President
wilson

MEN1Co CITY, February lI.-.Au un-
confirmed report was current in banking
circles here today that Provisional Presi-
dent HueIta lad signed Il decree author
izing the issue of 4o0.oco0o0 OF pesos of
fiat money or irrcdeemahle paper money
made legal tender By law.
Exchange on New York today closed
at three for one. and a short time pre-
viously touched 3.1o.
1t is explained that tho increase was
not due to the demand OF concerns hay-
ing foreign payments 10 meet SO much
as to the fact that the shippers Of hen
mcqueen. who have heretofore distributed
their exchange business. have opened an
office of their own, thus creating some
thing like Il corner.
Evening star., 1914-02-15
Force of 400 Cleaning Streets.

-Four hundred men. working under the
direction of the street cleaning depart
ment of the District of Columbia. remov
ed snow from all the street crossings and
cutters within the city limits Yesterday.
The same force Will be put back to
work today widening the snow lanes at
crossings and getting the cutters IN
shane to carry of the snow when it be-
gins to melt. II is estimated that the
snow will cost the street cleaning depart
ment 81 200. In previous years the de-
partment has had a special appropriation
fo!. work of this character. Such is not
the ca.c now. however, and had there
been many SHOWS during the winter the
department probably would have been
To- ced 10 ask Congress for 4 deficiency
appropriation.
Evening star., 1914-02-15
Unemployed Get Snow Jobs.

Most OF the snow shovelers employed
today came from the ranks of the unem-
ployed, the snow giving many of them the
opportunity to earn their first money in
some time.
While clearer weather is promised. there
is. d possibility of more snow before
morning, ii was said by the weather btl-
reau. The maximum temperature here
today was -, the minimum 20. with a
fall to 15 above zero in prospect during
the. night.
Weather conditions of the last few days
have been unfavorahIc to shipping
along the Atlantic coast that thirty three
vessels were said, today, TO be overdue
Fifteen vessels mostly coasters, were
tonight waiting in the lower bay for
weather that will permit them to gain
the harbor without risk.
OF the deaths caused by the storm
and cold in this vicinity today, Robert
Mckinn died from exhaustion at Bayonnc
after struggling through the snow, and
William Collins of Paterson met death
in the same manner. The body Of an
unidentified laborcr was found tonight in
Evening star., 1914-02-15
Two to One

The Evening Star with its ONE EDITION
is believed to have double the combined paid cir
culation IN Washington OF the two afternoon
editions OF its evening competitor.
This is one reason that The Star frequentl,
carries more advertising than the other three
papers combined.
Evening star., 1914-02-15
WEEKLY CIRCULATION STATEMENT.
AFFIDAVIT.

Soeninly that the aboye salsmenl S
i914-that actually sold delivered.
shed valuable nsderation,
de
roun
unsold, sent to outof
only from whom u returns OF unsod
been received.
NEWBOID.
Evening Newspaper Company.
o Columbia
Subscribed before this fourteenth
o February, AID 1914
e. RAafJ;Y,
Seal
Evening star., 1914-02-15
Burial Place Not Settled.

jast where Senator Bacon will be
s,pricd has not yet been decided. He may
be buried at the Old Midway Prespyter-
ian Church. near Savannah. Ga, where
his mother and father are buried. or at
Macon. Ca
! telegram was received here last
aiert from GOV John NJ Slaton OF
tiraraia placing the state capitol IN At
ltutd III tile disposal OF III. members oil
senator Bacou> family should they de-
eide e. allow his body to lie in state in
t;aor.ft. The governors telegram was as
follows.
please convey 20 the family OF Sena-
feI Bacon nay profclindest sympathy,
IN. rsslire state mourns its irrePafahle
'oS~ Mise 7 desire to tender the cap-
tai iE tHt went II meets with the wishes
Of 81, tanlfly that the remains of this
-.r,at sstatuf lie III STATE. Please advise
iet rs early as possible the funeral ar
rstrf-ti3se:lt~ In order that may issue the
.tf9nfTfryri4ft ftrQc,a nation.