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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-14
CAILLAUX is ACCUSED
OF AIDING ROCHETTE
French Finance Minister Said
to Have Saved Swindlcr
From Jail Term.
Special cahis Despa,ch 90 rsr svy.

PARIS, March is.--tieson Calmerte
editor OF the Figaro. continues hi. cam.
palgn against VI CaillauH. the Minister Of
Finance, and Is making fresh accuse ton.
almost every day. These are denied by
NJ Csillaux every day after their rubl,ca-
ton. ". Calmette stated on Tuesday tina,
NJ Csillaux when Minister OF Finance in
1871 forced NJ. Mon!s. then Premier, to
compel the public prosecutor TO postpopo
tho trial Of Henri Rochette, the notor,-
Gus fraudulent company promoter. and
thereby permitted the charges agaIns,
Rochetto to be outiawed. as three years
had elapsed since his arrest The usual
denial followed this charge, whereupor n
Delahaye a member OF the Right offered
an Interpolation In the Chamber. prernl.i.
Douncrgue replied this evening. lie ca.ti.
OF infamy
VI. Jaures, tho socialist leader, VINO pre-
sided over tho Rochelle parliamentary IN
quiry a year ago said no proof OF the
charges had been la,d before that body.
At the close OF the debate the Ministry
was sustained by a vote of $50 to 1875
NJ. Calmette printed this morning n fac.
simile OF letter from NJ Callaux to an
unnamed woman. evidently very IN
timato friend. NJ which tho Finance
Minister said he had crushed the income
tax In the Chamber of Deputies although
he apparently defends the tax. Tho ad-
dressee. according to tho Temps. had
nothing to do with It's publication. NJ.
CaMiaux issued n note to-day stating that
his speech In the Chamber killing tho In.
come tax which was referred to in the
letter WAS due to special circumstances.
lie was opposed TO the income tax plan
presented az the time Henceforth. NJ.
Caillaux says, he will not reply to the
daily calumnies Of the Ft0o~A
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-14
AMERICAN WOMEN ARE
PRESENTED TO THE KING
Seven Hundred Persons Attend
Court at the Bucking-
ham Palace,
sp.c.ai Cable D,spnfeh 10 raE sus.

LONDON, March IS,-There were about
700 persons present AT to-nisht's court at
B,Srklncham Palace. There were many
debutantes among this number. The
Prince Of Wales attended Tor the first
time
Mrs. PAGE, wife OF the American Am
bassador, presented Mrs, parka wife OF
the American military attache at Brus-
sells, and her daughters, Genevleve and
Pauline Mrs Fletcher Ryer OF san Fran
cisco and her dsughter. Doris. Miss Mary
Nation OF Texa. and Miss Frances Leg
gett daughter of Mrs. r II, Leggett OF
New York. Mrs Legg.tt was also pres
ent
Mrs. Parke wore turquoise gown OF
gold brocads with train embroidered
with gold and pearls, Miss Genevieve
Parke wore gown OF white satin EN-
broldered with silver and her sister Pau
line a white chiffon gown with train OF
white crepe brocaded In silver
Mrs Ryer wore dress Of white satin
covered with Old lace. with train or
Iight blue brocadc trimmed with gold and
silver and diamond bars. Her daush-
ter Doris wore white satin embroidered
with pearls and brill!auts and train OF
cloth OF silver, Her ornaments were
pearls.
Miss Nation wore gown OF white
satin with "A white tulle tunic.
Miss Frances L6agett wore gown Of
white satin brocade and train OF white
tulle Mrs Lesgett wore a black satin
dress with train Of black tulle fastened
at the shoulders with diamond clasps.
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yond the merest formal utterancs was
practically unknown.
But there Is one great exception, and
that 10 the American Ambassador 70 the
Court Of 81. Jamess. He and the British
pubic seem to concur in the idea that
the United States sends over here to
represent II person who will consent to
De called on TO mako n speech on any
occasion when It IL impossible to secure
great fgureheads such as Prince Arthur
OF Connaught. who has for 10 long repre-
scented the throne at all sorts of func-
lions from the laying Of foundation stones
10 missions toforeign courts.
1t Ia OF course only natural that the
American Ambassador to England should
be heard publicly more often than other
Ambassadors. II only for the reason that
he has a common language and other
blood ties with the country In which he
Is representing his own, and 40 long az
he can 20 from dinner to dinner ana
from function to function and make
speeches. bland or brilliant no harm Is
done.
IL has been done here by many Ameri-
can Ambassadors with great success. Their
speeches have been bland and brilliant
or harmless and meaningless, but pleasant.
But they belong to the past To-day the
United States. whether II likes Il or not.
Is world Power deeply Interested In
every move on the International chess
board. The American Ambassadors are
beyond question the most favored dipio-
mats at tho British court. They are par.
tcularly compelled to como more in the
open than are other diplomats, but there
10 no need for them to vie with Score.
tary Bryan a. a ChautauQua lecturer.
None OF the morning papers comments
on Mr.. Pages speech. All OF them.
however, play up the news and quote
editorials from the American papers.
Some OF the English correspondents at
washington and New York make merry
Jests over the row. The correspondent
OF the Morwing Post describes the feeling
over the matter as "a severe blow to the
belief In the much Wanted American
humor." The corresponding Of the Daily
Mol says:
with conspicuous lack OF humor Mr..
Page II accused Of a crime equivalent
to speaking unexpectedly Of tho equa.
tor" The correspondent OF the Dolly
Te'e0roph ascribes the attack on Mr..
Page to purely fractional motives.
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on the lawn OF a house In the suburb OF
Neuilly. NJ. Frondale was slightly
wounded in the second bout.
The encounter was finely staged. There
were more than 100 notable persons in
attendance, Including literary and dra-
matte stars. and the moving picture men
were kept busy. The wives of both men
were near the scene In motor cars, but
were not allowed to see The duel. although
they could hear the clash OF the swords.
The duel grew out of remark which
Mime. Frondaie made in the presence of
Nine. Laparcerie to tho effect that NJ.
Frondaie thought that the actress was
paying more attention to what her hus-
band said to the way she should play
the part than to tho suggestions OF tho
adapter. NJ. Rchepin asked NJ. Frondaie
II he approved OF his wite's remarks and
It he WAS responsible for them. and when
the latter replied in the affirmative the
challenge followed. The encounter re-
suited in NJ. Frondaie receiving a slight
wound IN the arm during the second bout.
The weather was very bad for the
duel. The scene was on the grounds
OF a horse auction establishment at Neu-
while the race track. where the horses
are displayed before they are sold at
auction, formed an admirable fencing
ground.
Every attempt was made to keep out
those who were merely curious. but II
was impossible to do SO. A really pri-
vate duel cannot be fought in France.
as In case of "a fatal result the fact
that the public was kept out would render
the participants open to the suspicion
of having arranged n murder.
At :o5 A NJ. Frondaie with his sec
onds and doctor arrived and strolled
calmly about the paddock. waiting for
NJ. Richepin to appear. He arrived a
few minutes later with his seconds and
a doctor. his father, Jean Richepin. the
poet; and his brother. tho musician.
Tlarke Nine Laparcerie and Nine.
Frondaie arrived In their motor cars with
n crowd of Partisan theatrical people
a short time later.
When the duel started. Frondaie, who
In lefthanded and unskilled. kept his
sword at guard and advancing on his
opponent firmly made him give ground.
Fronda!e received a sufficient scratch N
the second bout to stop the duel. The
women then rushed up Richepin's ten
year-old son proudly bore of his fathers
weapon, while Nine. Frondaie stanched
her husbands wound.
The adversaries refused TO be reconciled
and left at II o'clock They all met later
In the day at q rehearsal Of "Aphrodite."
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-14
CHINA UNABLE TO GET
NEWS OF TOXIC SCANDAL
Story Of Arrest Of Reuters
Agent on Blackmail
Charge Suppressed.
Special corresposdsnce 20 TVS sus.

SHANGHAI, Feb. 1o-Tho English news
papers here carry interesting comments
and sidelights upon the a. NJ, Pootey case.
In which the Toxic correspondent OF Reu-
ters, the Far Eastern representative OF
the Associated Press. was arrested
charged with blackmail and receiving
stolen articles. TIVE Sun has already
printed the news OF Mr.. Pooley's arrest
and the scandals involved. but the Shang-
hal newspapers. which were much In
terested in any scandals In Japanese
offic.aldonL had 10 wait long time for
their news. which Reuters failed 10 carry,
The china Press. the largest American
daily in China, printed on February u
long editorial explaining Its failure to get
the news. n narrotes these developments
OF the scandal:
"Arrest OF the agent OF Reuters News
Agency In Japan. who has been accused
in the Diet OF having attempted TO pro-
cure 100000 yen Nl25,oo0) from the
siemens- Schuckert Company TO suppress
certain inf ,rmation alleged TO incrirninate
high officials of the Japanese navy, and
. search by the police OF his residence and
effects.
"Attempt by tho wife OF Reuters agent.
following these events. 70 take her own
life.
ORGANIZATION Of the manager In Japan
OF the Siemens-Schuckert Company by
the Public Procurator, and his detention
by the police.
"rhis Is all sensational enough. follow
ing the developments detailed In the Chtwa
Press In It's two previous Issues
"But even more remarkable Is the fact
that not O word OF news about these In
teresting and important matters has been
sent out of Japan by telegraph. although
two foreign news associations. Reuters
and the American Associated Press, are
presumed TO he operating there.
at In evident either that the news as
sociatiOns are voluntarily suppressing
news about this sensational scandal or
they are prevented from reporting the
news by press censorship. This latter
hypothesis does not seem probable. for
the papers In Japan are permitted to pub
lish full reports Of the case"
The Chtnd Press says In n later issue;
ut now appears that Reuters Japan
service through the japanese National
News Agency purpOsely refrained from
sending out any news about these events
until such further suppression was made
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-14
ARGENTINA TO GREET PRICE.
erty Of Actio. Restrsined.
cc.rfni Cobfs DssnafcA 10 THu Sur

BuENos AIRES, March l3.-Prince
Henry OF Prussia, brother OF Emperor
William. will arrive here on March 2s
on the steamer Kap Trafalgar on q visit
to advance German interests In South
America, He will live aboard the steamer
The Prince will also visit Chile and will
start back to Germany on tho same ship
on April 9.
The German Minister says the Prince
does not wish his liberty Of action to be
restrained by ceremonies and entertain.
ments. The Vice-President. In the alb ,enoe
OF the Pres'den who IL Ill. will enter
tain the Prince on the cruiser Buenoa
Ayres and will then receive him In spe-
cial audience.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-14
OPPOSED TO TAXING RENTES.
French Senate Rejects Proposal Of
the Government.
Special Cable DespaicA 10 THK syn.

PARIS. March lS.---Tho Senate to-day
by a vote OF LAG to l2s rejected the pro-
posal In the Income tax imposing tax on
rehtes. The Ministry did not make the
vote one OF confidence hence the adverse
vote does not entail its resignation.
During the debate ". Almond cited the
United states as country where State
FUNDS are exempt from the income tax
NJ Caillaux, Minister of Finance. replied
that the income tax in the United States
was 40 young that It was Impossible to
base Judgment on It.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-14
RICHEPIN WOUNDS HIS
OPPONENT IN DUEL
Trouble Resulting From Com
ments Of Principals Wives
Not Yet Ended.
FIGHT" rs WELL STAGED
Reporters and Moving Picture
Men Attend. While Women
Interested Are Barred.
FIGHT" rs WELL STAGE1
Special Cable Despatch 10 THE srs

spo6dI Gable bespafch 10 THE Sus.
PARIS, March I3.---Jacques Richepin,
son OF Jean Rlohepin, the Academician,
and Pierre Frondaie the adapter of
Louys's "Aphrcd!,e." which Mime. Lapar-
cer'e, wife OF Jacques Richepin, Is to pro-
duoe next Monday at the Renaissance
Theatre. fought duel with swords to-day
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-14
COL. WINTERFELD HAS RELAPSE.
French Ppemier sends Message t.
German Attache.
Special Cable Despatch to tbs sux

PARIS, March i3.-Coi. Wintcrfeld. tho
German military sttaohs here who was
injured during the 1913 army man9uvres
has had serious relapse.
Premier Doumergue has sent an OFFER
Of aid and message of sympathy 70
lGus Wintsrfeld. who 10 near her husband
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-14
vnLANUEvA DECLINES POST.
Refuses Definitely 20 Come 70 o. =.
a. Special Ambassador.
Special Cable Despafch 10 TIVE Sur.

BUENos AYREs. March ls.--Senor Villa
nueva has definitely declined to accept the
post Of special Ambassador to the United
States 10 thank that Government for its
participation In the centenary celebration
Of Argentina.
He says his private affairs will not par.
NIT him to make the trip.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-14
MISS GARDNER MAKES HIT.
singer scores In Her Debut AZ the
san Carlo, Naples.
ssecidI Cable Despatch 10 The STU

NAPLES, March l3,-,iail Gardner. the
American prima donna, made her debut
at the San Carlo tonight in Puccinis
"Madama Butterfly" She was very sue
cessfuL
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-14
FLY FROM FRANCE TO CORSICA.
Naval Oacevs Travel 1855 Miles II
12H Mlnutes.

AyAccIo, March 1.-two naval of1icer
Iieutenants Escaille and Nestram, pilot
ing monoplanee. few TO this place from
Saint Raphael. In the department of
Var, In 1926 minutes. The distance y 1Gb
mileA
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-14
U. =. Envoy Exceptional.

In vulgar parlancs an Ambassador ID
expected to be able to hold his tongue,
a. general rule he can and does. II
he talks publicly whom he has to ne talks
PLEASANTLY and says nothing. For the
most part, both In Europe and England,
public speech ~ ~ Ambassador be-
Evening star., 1914-08-08
INTERIOR DEPARTMENT.

A. c. Miller. chairman OF the govern
,neut exhibit board for the Panama
Pacific exposition. and apDointee on the
federal reserve board, is a member of
the committee appointed to look after the
fund appropriated Tor the rehef OF Ameri-
cans in Europe.
DR. 5. w Stratton. director of the
bureau Of standards or the department
of Commerce and member of the govern
ment exhibit board, is i'll California this
month.
Matthew ~ Cram. private secretary TO
Solicitor West, left Monday on ms an
nual leave.
Robert W Johnston, clerk in the
chief clerks Office. is on his annual
leave.
Fabian Columbus. chief painter of
the Interior Department, left Wednes-
day on his annual leave.
William H. Gibson, chief electrician.
returned Monday after a vacation of
two weeks duration. ..."
Thomas j. Taylor. disbursing officer
of the government exhibit boa d, is in
New York this week on business of the
Treasury Department.
Robert Watson, representative of the
Department of Labor at the Panama
Pacific exposition, is in New York on
business of the government exhibit
board this week
"Autoprojectoscope' is the rather long
name of a new projecting machine for
possible use AT the Panama-Pacific eN-
position recently received at the rooms
of The government exhibit board. The
| feature of the machine is series of
mirrors by which the picture is pro-
| iected onto a slanting looking glass fac
| ing the observer with the effect of
making the said observer see the picture
! straight before him. The innocent OBJ
server doesn't see the mirror at all. but
! thinks he is looking at the true picture
when he is only seeing reflection
The lantern machine lies fiat on its
I back and throws the picture up on
the roof of the machine. where il re
bounds against a mirror down onto
! the slanting mirror, as described. /,
! is some machine.
The following employees of the mails
and files division Are on leave: Walter
IL. Brown, Miss Elizabeth II. Hastie
John J. Reinhardt and Charles II. Ste
phenson.
Evening star., 1914-08-08
STATE DEPARTMENT.

A. b. Cooke. United States consul at
Patros. Greece. is at Norfolk awaiting
arrangements for his transportation back
to his post.
Walter A. Leonard consul at Colombo
Ceylon. who has been here on leave OF
absence. will leave for his post via Eu-
rope on the first available steamer.
William Walker Smith secretary of le-
CATION at Bangkok. Siam, is in this city
arranging to return to his distant post
by way of Europe.
L. Grant Smith, secretary of the Unit
ed States embassy in Vienna. who has
been in England for the past month,
has notified the State Department of his
purpose to return to his post at once.
George Horton. former Chicago news
paper man at present consul general at
Smyrna, Turkey. who has been in this
country on a short leave. will leave New
York as soon as possible for Geona, en-
route to his Asiatic post Mrs. Norton
is in Switzerland and her husband will
try to make the port of Genoa SO as to
go into the interior and bring her out
of the country. Both MIR. and Mrs. Hor-
ton will then go to Smyrna.
Charles DENLY, L. S. consul general at
Vienna, Austria. was at the State De-
partment during the week and has start
ed back to his post which he left only a
few weeks ago on leave OF absence for
ain intended visit at Detroit.
Evening star., 1914-08-08
BUREAU OF ENGRAVING.

The convention of the Maryland
State and District of Columbia Fedora
| tion of Labor is to be held next year
in this city This was decided upon
at the convention of the organization
now in session at Baltimore. Thomas
J. McQuail, member of Plate Print
ers' Local Union, No. 2. one of the dele
gates from this city. was elected sew
enth vice president of the organization
The other delegates from this city are
lP. J. Ryan and Robert Jones. These
men also represent the Washington
Central Labor Union.
The speed record in producing money
was broken at the bureau during the
past week and it is expected that be
emergency currency to the Treasury
Department will be made at the rate
of S12.000,000 day.
of getting out money the employees Of
the bureau from Monday afternoon at .
o'clock until Friday morning had en-
graved plates and gotten out 100000
order came from New York. where 3d.
900. 900 is to be shipped. Today $780,
900 is being shipped and an additional
100000 will go tomorrow.
All employees of the bureau who were
away on leave have been recalled and
all prospective leaves were recalled.
and but few others will be granted.
Between go and 800 employees
answered the call for help. Thirty
two enSravers went to work engraving
plates as fast as the orders came in.
Not even during the Spanish -Ameri-
can war has there been such q rush
at the bureau, and everybody is re-
spending TO the call to get out money.
In the work of getting out the
emergency currency, the general COM
pensation of employees will take s9S.-
420; plate printing will cost s1o1,915.
and the balance will go for material
and miscellaneous expenses.
F. f. Ferguson assistant director
of the bureau has returned from
Mackinac Island, where he attended
the meeting of the senate of the
National Union and was elected to AN
guson is now at his home with a
severe cold. He will probably be out
in a few days.
Promotions through every division of
the bureau. announced and effective
August /, affect about 30 employees.
| These increases in pay We're planned
for the beginning of the fiscal year,
but were held up penulnS the enact
ment of the general appropriation bill.
Miss Ellen Burke. stenographer in
the division of assignments and re-
, views, is now at Ocean City, and Will
remain until her leave expires.
William Yates. plate printer with
his family, is at Wildwood, \. J. All
automobile. which will journey to At
lantic City Saturday. will carry Ed
ward Kehoe and James Early and their
! families They will make stay Of
ten DAYS at the seaside.
Evening star., 1914-08-08
WAR DEPARTMENT.

Lieut.. Col. Henry C. Hodges, jr-' OF
the infantry, who shortly Will De pro-
NOTED 70 the rank of colonel, will be
relieved from duty with the deEetai
Staff Corps at the War Department
about the end of the month ana as
signed to d regiment
Col. Edgar Jadwin. Corps OF En-
rineers. one of the assistants OF the
chief of engineers at the war Depart
ment has gone to his home in Penn
sylyania for a two-week vacation.
Rris Gen. Albert L. Mills and Mrs.
Mills who We're to have sailed yester-
day for a six-week visit to England.
have changed their plans on account Oh
the war and will spend their vacation
at pleasure resort III thls eouhtr9'
Can't Robert r. RalstoT. Corps of
Engineers on duty at the War Depart
ment, has gone to Europe on the
cruiser Tennessee to assist IN the "'S-
tribution of financial RELIEF 10 marooned
Americans.
James 4. Randall OF the supply di-
vision is away on leave of absence
Herbert S Flynn, chief clerk OF the
signal office. has gone to Pottsville, Pa,
to spend his vacation.
Miss Mary r Feeney of the tele-
phone office has returned from visit
to Atlantic City.
Sylvester Epps OF the Secretary $
office and Oscar Smith of the supply
division members of the District Ma
tional Guard. are attending the en-
campment of the guard at Virginia
Beach.
Several War Department clerks WHO
volunteered for the service have gone
to Europe on the cruiser tennessee
to keep the financial accounts ana per
form other duties in connection with
the distribution of relief funds to
stranded Americans.
Included in the party are J. l. Nc
Kenney and j. A. Mclaughlin of the
assistant secretary's office. Pay Clerks
Thomas S PuGh and Richard r. Cave
and Quartermaster's Clerk Thomas Fl.
Walsh of the Washington quartermas-
ter's depot George F. Porter Of the
ordnance bureau and c. ID. Choate and
NJ W. Rhody of the office of the chief
of engineers.
Evening star., 1914-08-08
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR.

The Department of Labor is now
firmly established in its new quarters,
the Mills building, and things are run
ming smoothly. Directing signs are
heinz, placed upon all doors. Soon the
department will settle down and be
thoroughly at home.
Several of the offices and bureaus
are in an upset state, but business goes
on the same as usual. despite the in
convenience of working in offices lit
tered up with boxes and unhung
mirrors and the like.
inetti left the city Wednesday night
for a trip 10 New York, where he is
visiting Ellis Island. The question OF
alien sailors who are unable to get
clear of American ports. owing to the
European situation, is one receiving A
deal of attention from immi grafton au-
thorities just at present. and Commis-
sioner Caminetti will deal with this
question well as others brought UP
by the war
MISS Florence Johnston OF the chill
dren's bureau entertained Wednesday
night at her home on L street north
west for her friends in the department.
Milton C. Carver a stenographer in
the law section of the department. is
on his vacation this week.
Miss Helen l.. Byrne, assistant TO
Mrs NJ w. Gravatte. chief telephone
operator. is a new employe of the de-
partment Miss Byrne comes from
Elmira, y. Y.
Jesse Watts. stenogrspher in the Of
flee of the chief clerk, has left for his
home in Wilmington. Del. on his an
nual vacation.
W. J. Peters. assistant chief Of the
Jaw division, recently returned from
his vacation spent in Cleveland, Ohio.
Robert Watson. chief clerk of the
department, has gone to New York
on business of the government exhibit
board, on which Mr.. Watson is repre-
sentative of the Department of Labor.