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Evening star., 1914-03-20
MODERN YALJEAN BACK
AGAIN IN CUMBERLAND
Harry S. Hayward Returns and Re-
sumes Position in Newspaper
Office. :.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CUMBERLAND, Md, March 90
Harry s. c'Hank'D Hayward, the mod
ern ''valjean," returned here this morn
Ing at o'clock from Pittsburgh. ac-
companied by several Cumberland friends
whom he happened to meet In Pittsburgh.
where they had gone on business.
Haywards train was moro than two
hours late. he was met at the station
by several members of the stan OF the
Daily News. on which he will resume
his old position. Hayward went at unce
to the home of Mrs. George johnson,
on South Center street, where he took
his old room, which had been made
ready for his return. He retired, and
Is not expected on the street until late
this afternoon.
Evening star., 1914-03-20

promptly pass the bill amending the
law as recommended by the Commits
sioners. so that capital may be In
duced to enter the business. It is the
absence of provision for their neces-
stiles at reasonable rates which has
compelled SO many to resort to those
who have SO grievously imposed on
them"
Evening star., 1914-03-20
Urges Action by Congress.

have all been very earnest about help
ing the poor people, and ought to be
supported in every way in preventing
demands.
IL is to be hoped that Congress VIII
Evening star., 1914-03-20
5000, 900 Fire at Rochester.

ROCHESTER. N. Y, March 20.-Fire
early today in East Rochester de-
stroyed the Eyer block. burning out a
number of firms and causing loss OF
100000.
Evening star., 1914-03-20
Filler Sets Altitude Record.

JoHNNIsTHAL. March 2o-The alti-
tude record Of 12,303 feet for a tlight
with three passengers was established
today from the aerodrome here by Robert
Thelen. the German aviator. 80
Evening star., 1914-03-20
ENABLES PAYMENT
Of PLAZA AWARDS
Senator Sherman Introduces
Bill for the Settlement of
Uncontested Claims.
PROMISE OF SUPPORT
FROM OTHER MEMBERS
Property Owners Complain of Hard.
ships Imposed Upon Them by
Enforced Delay.

a JOINT resolution authorizing the sepa-
ration of awards in the condemnation
proceedings for the new addition to the
Capitol grounds, known as the plaza
cases. so that the President and the De-
partment Of Justice may order paid i'm
mediately those awards which are not
contested, was introduced in the Senate
today by Senator Sherman of Illinois.
Senator Shermans resolution was
referred to the District committee. 1t
sets forth:
The President has found 1t impracti-
cable to separate the payments which
are not in controversy from those
which are. leaving those. property own
ers whose claims are not attacked SO
that payment cannot be made to them,
involving great consequent hardship;
Therefore. be 1t resolved. That the
awards and payments thereon to be
made in such proceedings be and hereby
are declared to be severable so that the
Department of Justice and the Presi-
dent may order such awards as are not
In question to be paid out of any ap-
preparation made therefor, reserving the
remainder for further consideration,
Evening star., 1914-03-20
Basis Under Consideration.

Assistant Corporation Counsel Roger J.
Whiteford stated today that this proposed
basis Of settlement Is being considered by
the legal representative Of seventeen Of
the companles. An attorney Tor three
other companies has the proposal unoer
adyisement. Indications are that it will
be accepted, Mr.. Whiteford said.
1T is not our intention to persecute the
loan companies. but to prosecute them If
they fail to obey the law" he stated.
Under the proposed agreement they will
be required to settle all outstanding loans
made at Illegal rates of interest on the
basis Of three-fourths of the principal
without interest. If We find that new
notes are made in violation of law, or eff
fort is made to collect outstanding notes
calling for Illegal interest the suspended
fines and jail sentences will Immediately
become operative. and We will insist on
extreme limit Of the law in every case.'
Evening star., 1914-03-20
Thinks 800 Fine Small.

THE settlement proposed apparently
involves only the payment of $100 each
In fines. which seems small. and
though the holding of a suspended SEN
tence for $500 and thirty days in Jail
as a penalty against future violations
will do much to prevent them. the
important thing Is to relieve the poor
people from the extortion which has
been practiced on them since the law
took effect.
AS I understand It, the money lenders
obligated themselves to settle all loans
made since the law took effect on the
basis Of payment of three-fourths of the
principal only. as the law provides, and
that the suspended sentence will be
promptly enforced II In any case they fail
to do this. This Is just what should be
done. and 1t will be a great help to those
who have been and are suffering II the
arrangement Is carried out. There is no
injustice In it. because the money lenders
know the requirement Of the law when
they took the chances In violating 1t.
An average Of the rates charged in a
large number of cases Is $50 per cent
and a man who has been doing business
at that profit can afford to comply with
the law when he is brought under it.
But some provision ought to be made
for determining correctly the amount to
be paid in settlement in each case, for
great numbers OF the borrowers are in
capable Of figuring the settlements them
selves, and. even II they were, the
money lenders are quite certain to get
more from them II they can.
Evening star., 1914-03-20
To Elect Thirty-three Senators.

The terms Of thirty-one senators expire
March next and there are two vacancies
from death to be filled in the November
elections. A survey Of the expiring terms
Evening star., 1914-03-20
Each May Plead Guilty
and Pay the Penalty

A compromise settlement Of all the
loan shark" cases may be reached early
next week as a result Of negotiations that
are in progress between attorneys for the
companies and officials Of the District
corporation counsel's Office.
The basis Of agreement proposed by the
prosecuting authorities Is that the de-
PENDANTS shall plead guilty and pay a fine
of $1O0 in the first offense. In the case of
a second offense being charged against
them they shall agree to a fine Of $3.50
and Jail sentence Of thirty days for the
managers of the companies on condition
that the sentence be suspended. However.
should the companies agreeing to this ar
rangement be found guilty of third Of
fense the sentence imposed In the second
offense would Immediately become opera
tive
Evening star., 1914-03-20
URGES $500 FINES
FOR LOAN SHARKS
Head of Citizens Committee
Thinks Proposed Settlement
Too Lenient.
WANTS AN ACCOUNTANT
TO WORK OUT PAYMENTS
Mr.. Baldwin Fears Agreement Will
Be Violated Unless Borrowers
Are Protected.

Money lenders charged with violating
the loan shark law should be made
to pay fines of at least $500. the amount
each would have had to pay for a license
to do business, in the opinion Of W. H.
Baldwin. chairman of the citizens COM
mittee which urged the passage of the
law. In answer to questions as to the
attitude of the committee toward the
compromise now being negotiated for
the settlement Of pending cases against
alleged violators Of the law. Mr.. Bald
win today made it plain that he thought
the proposed settlement too lenient
THE citizens committee has had in
view the protection Of needy borrowers
rather than the infliction Of punishment"
said Mr. Baldwin, but it has thought
that in Strengthening out the business
which has been carried on for a year
at intquitious rates in defiance of the
law the money lenders should be made
to pay to the District in fines as much
as $500 each, the amount they would have
had to pay for license which would
have only allowed them to charge one
tenth OF what many Of them have
charged.
Evening star., 1914-03-20
Hardship Imposed by Delay.

Property owners whose holdings are
located within the area to be bought by
the government for the extension of the
Capitol grounds are giving further testi-
mony of the hardship resulting from the
further delay in the settlement with the
government caused by President Will
sons action in declining to approve the
awards of the commission.
Louis A. Dellwig. who was awarded
sio'9oo by the government, said: From
the very moment two years ago when the
Dill was passed appropriating $500. 900 a
year for the purchase of the property.
have lost money. have been unable to
lease my property for the reason that 1
could not give lease because I could
not know just when the government would
take the. property. When the act was
passed the government tied US with a
rope and hung us up.
There seems to be no redress for US,
and no amount of appealing will do any
good. 1 consulted lawyers, and they told
me that might Just as well try to climb
the moon"
Evening star., 1914-03-20
Interest Eats Up Property.


Malcolm Hufty said there wasn't any
question that the proceedings had been
bad from the beginning. ''The interest
will eat up many of the properties il
there is not a settlement soon. The
owners are powerless, however. They
cannot rent their property. and when 1t is
rented 1t Is so low as to be a loss In it.
SELF
Another property owner. who did not
care to have his name used. said:
II have paid two bonuses to keep loans
on my property. I have lost $500 a year
In rents since the bill passed Congress.
l cannot keep tenants In my houses. The
original proceedings cost me $3.50. and
have been informed that some of the
property owners gave 10 per cent of the
value Of their property
Says It Amounts to Coniscation.
H. ]. Keough said that he felt that the
government was literally taking his prop
erty away from him. He had been losing
money ever since the beginning Of the
proceedings. 1T has been bad all through.
I could not keep tenants in my houses;
when I did get them 1t was at a very,
very low rental, amounting in itself to a
loss.
The kind of people who would pay a
good rent would NOT go into the houses
and establish themselves, when they
knew that 1t might be necessary at any
moment to move again. You could not
improve the property. If you did, 1t
would be at your own risk, for the
property might be taken after the COM
pletion Of improvements, and the COM
mission would not allow anything for
it It Is very bad, and I hope that
some way out Of 1t will be found soon."
Receive Promise Of Support.
A committee of property owners COM
posed OF L. B. Stine, H. c. Bell and w
H. Harnsberger yesterday called on sew
eral members Of Congress and were prom
ised support in getting speedy action IN
any further proceedings.
MIR. Slime would not dfvulge the
names of the senators or Representa-
tives upon whom the committee had
called He declared the committee
contemplated no further steps In the
matter until after the Attorney Gen.
eral had taken further action.
The Attorney General could pot be
seen today. but officials familiar with
the plaza matter would not discuss 1,
In any way.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-31
SAY ANIMAL LORE
WAS HIS MADNESS
Wife. Whom Rich Man Accused OF
Death Plot, Fights Will to Balk
s. p. c. A. Clause

Testimony was given in the Surrogates
Court Yesterday TO show that Victor NJ
Osborn. a lawyer, who died about four
months ago, was Of unsound mind at the
time he executed his will. In which he
gave his wife a life interest in his estate
valued al about 100000 and provided
that at her death the entire principal go
10 the Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty 10 Animals.
Mrs. Osborn is mentally incompetent
and is in a sanatorium.
DR.. Elon n Carpenter, head OF the
sanatorlum where Mrs. Osborn stayed for
a time. testified: "Mr Osborn told me that
his wife was insane lie said that his
wife had murdered her sister by pouring
paris green IN a telephone"
II IS contended by Leslie J. Tompkins
guardian Of Mrs Osborn. that the income
from the estate is not sufficient for the
proper maintenance of the woman. Coun-
sci for the Peoples Trust Company, which
is the executor OF the will. showed that
MIR. Osborn believed in the transmigra-
s1sa Of the souls Of human beings into the
bodies Of animals.
DR.. Flavius Packer said that the tesla
tor preferred the companionship or dogs
and cats 10 that OF human beings.
James Tracy Hill. proprietor Of a hotel
ut White Plains, told Of MIR. osborn avoid
ing human beings and Of his going out
even in the rain and snow to talk TO ami
mails
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-31
SINGER SEEKS SEPARATION
Nine. Maubourg Says Husband
Hates Americans.

Nine. Jeanne Maubourg, n French con
tralto Of tho Metropolitan opera Com
pany. admiroS Americans so much that
She would combat the very opposite
opinion expressed by her husband
Claude Bede a singer at the opera
Comiquc. Paris. against whom she he
gan suit for separation in the Supreme
Court yesterday.
The wife said she was unaware TOT
the first three months after their mar
riage. In Jersey city, in 1911. that her
husband was hater Of Americans. But
Mt that period his anti-American senu-
ments became manifest and his cruel
treatment Of her began. she said.
The singer told of an occasion when
she and her husband were at dinner in
French restaurant in this city bede
made an attack on Americans. who no
said. were hrutes. to say nothing OF
'cochons" and other left-handed Call
cisms lie said that Parisians knew how
To treat Americans as good things
Claude. stop that kind of talk SAID
madame 4 will not stay here with you
II YOU talk I'm that manner about these
kind people ,,,o,,
The harangue continued. whereupon
madame arose and lef. the table. for
which action she said she was much
lie threatened 10 shoot her. according
10 her statement
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-31
DILLON IN A QUANDARY
Failure to Resume Gold Braid
Nav Cost His Inspectorship.

Because Fourth Deputy Police Commits
sioner Dillon failed to go back to his Job
as an inspector for at least one day last
May the Municipal Civil Service Commits
sion holds that he is no longer member
of the department and has held up his
pay. II may require special act OF the
Legislature to reinstate him II the conten-
ton OF the commission is upheld by the
Corporation Counsel.
Under the charter a man In the civil
service may get leave of absence for
one year TO take up other duties. 1t NAV
be renewed at the end Of year for Ike
period In May. 1911, when Commits
sioner Waldo made Dillon Fourth Deputy
and placed him in charge OF Brooklyn
headquarters ne granted him leave OF alb
sence for year. In May. 1912, Dillon
resumed his duties as an inspector for a
day, got another leave Of absence and be-
came Fourth Deputy again. He served
until December 81. when he resumed his
Job as an inspector.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-31
PLANS TO IMPROVE RACE
Committee May Have Exhibit
at Panama Exposition.

Professor Irving Fisher. OF New Haven
DR.. Newell Dwight Hills OF Brooklyn. and
Dr. J. II. Kellogg, of Battle Creek, Mich.
members OF the executive committee of
the National Conference on Race Better
ment. met at the Hotel Belmont yester-
day After the meeting the secretary
said that a Subcommittee had been APP
pointed 10 consider IAN unusual PROPOSE
ton which had been laid before the con-
ference" Details of the proposition are
TO be kept secret. II was said.
Another committee was appointed 10
formulate plans for holding race bet
terment exhibit at the Panama-Pacihc
Exposition.
IN this connection" the committee :
statement reads, numerous novel feat
ures have been suggested. whereby the
visitor to the conference and exhibits
would not be simply an onlooker. but
would take an organic part in the ac-
tivities."
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-31
CHAMP CLARK INDIGNANT
Calls Reports of His Baltimore
Speech Distorted"
lFrom The Tribune Bureau.

Washington, Jan. 30.-Speaker Champ
Clark took vigorous exception to-day TO
newspaper accounts of his speech In Bal
timore last night, and denied that he had
said anything whatever about expecting
10 be President after 1916.
These stories are wild and distorted
tissues of what 7 said" Mr.. Clark de-
clared THE only thing l said about the
President was following a long and flow
cry introduction by the POSTMASTER. I
said that II all the POSTMASTER said was
true, | ought 10 be President to-day. and
would be if the proposed primary law had
been in effect I'm 1872
81 did not say that the calling OF the
extra session of Congress last year was
idiotic. did say that the action OF the
Senate in making the session so long.
running IT into the regular session. was
idiotic I raped the Senate gently be-
cause OF its delay. | was as strongly In
favor OF the extra session as any one.
II praised President Wilson's handling
OF the Mexican situation. and l also
praised both Mr.. Wilson and Mr.. Taft for
keeping us out OF war with Mexico"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-31
REBELS TORTURE
YOUNG TERRAzA
Hang Him by the Neck Until n.
Reveals Hiding Place Of
S590,000 in Gold.
LIZ Telegraph 70 The Trlbun,

FL Paso, Tex, Jan. S0.-Tortured ~
rebels. who hanged him by the neck unt,l
ne was almost dead, Luis Terrazss r.
son OF the Chihuahua millionaire. Ia,
been forced TO reveal the hiding p,se.
OF $4,000 in gold. Members Of the To.
razas family who have Just reached n.
border from Chihuahua tell Of the Tor.
turing OF the young man.
Terrazas had been paroled by Gessrr
villa and was at his home in Chihuahu.
when, during the absence OF Villa from
the city, a party OF rebel officers wen, %
the house, re-arrested Terrazss and toct
him 20 the Quartet. There they hung hin
by the neck until he was nearly deed
They told him they would spare hin Y
he would reveal the hiding place ..
money which he was known TO have hsl
before the Federals left Chihuahua
Terrazas finally promised. and va,
with the rebels TO the three places In d.
city where the gold had been hidden fv
weeks He then was permitted to resurs
his parole.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-31
VILLA CASTS OUT
BARBARISM IN WAR
Rebel Chief in Mexico De.
clares He Will Follow
Civilized Methods.

Juarez, Mexico. Jan. So.-General Pan
cho Villa announced to-day that civilized
warfare. particularly with reference 10
the treatment of prisoners, would here
after be adopted by the rebels. He pro-
cured a little book from United States
army officials dealing with "the ethics
Of international warfare which, he said,
would be put into practice In the rebel
army, and he added that henceforth no
Federal officers would be executed unless
they previously had been captured and
on being released had broken faith not
10 fight again.
The statement Of the rebel leader was
Of interest because OF the impending at
tack on General Refugio Velasco's Fed
eral garrison at Torreon, which Is looked
on as the probable scene of the next Dig
military movement in Mexico.
To Governor William c. Mcdonald OF
New Mexico. General Villa reiterated to-
day his statement that he had no amoi'
ton 70 become President of Mexico or 10
overshadow General Carranza.
II never will be President OF Mexico.
said General Villa. 81 never went to
school a day in my life. and I am no.
educated enough for the post. My alpha
bet has been the sight and trigger of
rife, my books have been the movements
OF the enemy"
General Villa asked Governor Mcdonald
II there was any prospect OF recognition
of the rebels by the United States.
We wish our friends in the United
States would help us. because we are your
friends" said the general. You have the
greatest government on earth and your
President IS the best. We wish you TO
know the truth about US. We are not al
ways executing people. Indeed, we Intend
to execute only traitors or those VINO nave
broken faith with us.
please tell your cOuntrymen | know l
am not competent to hold high office be-
cause of my lack of education, and that
can fight only for the liberation of my
people.
The mission Of Bonales Sandoval, law
Yer of Mexico City, to the rebels was dis
closed when ii was learned that he came
10 present TO Villa an offer of some
Huerta officers to go over TO the rebels.
Villa declined 10 treat with Sandoval,
who. it is understood. will not return to
rebel territory.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-31
MINERS In UPR0AR
DENOUNCE COMPERS
Labor Leader Charged with
Being Intoxicated at
Conventions.
DENIALS DROWNED
IN STORM OF KISSES
American Federation Accused OF
Hiring Organizers to Aid
Democratic Party

Indianapolis. Jan. 30.-Scenes OF the Wild
est disorder marked to-day's session OF
the convention of the United Mine work
ore Of America. which heard Duncan NC
Donald. secretary and treasurer OF the
Illinois miners. declare that SanueI no'h-
pers. president of the American req
Grafton Of Labor was "gloriously drunk
during the Seattle convention and on other
occasions. Gompers denied the charges
Charles II. Meyer. president OF the
Western Federation Of Miners, SAID that
II tho conner strike in Michigan iaiie6
il would be due 10 tho lack or hnahcld'
assistance given by the American Fed
Grafton Of Labor.
Charges OF liar" "slanderer" and the
luko wore hurled back and forth by Com
pers and Mcdonald
"Gompers had a 'snootful OF the Az
lanta convention" asserted Mcdonald
He has told you what a great frleno ne
is of John Walker | saw Gompers IN
Atlanta. and no tottered up TO Delegate
Groce Lawrence and threw his arms
around his neck. saying, Johnny walker
love YOU like a brother.
"The American Federation of Labor has
no money TO aid the Michigan strikers,
Mcdonald declared, but II has money to
hire organizers TO get out and work for
the Democratic party. They sent one INTO
nv district TO support Ben Caldwell
banker. and a millionaire Democrat Tor
Congress against David Ross Republican
and former member Of the miners organ
izatiOn.
''The worst criminal in the land has
better show than / have here" Gompers
retorted when he finally got chance TO
speak. He knows the charges which
have been placed against him.
The fact that | was permitted to oc-
cupv a pulpit in Seattle the Sunday night
following the Sunday morning mentioned
nv Mcdonald is sufficient refutation OF
the charge that l was drunk.
Glow short is the memory OF some
men," exclaimed Gompers. In 1894 the
American Federation of Labor had only
e. 900 in its treasury. but when the miners
appealed for aid they were voted $780,
What would have happened had an as
sessment been levied at that time? The
United Mine Workers of America could
not have paid, and would have been
forced out OF the Federation. And there
are many unions to-day In the same posi-
ton as the miners were In 1894
Mr.. Gompers denied that the Democratic
party had any label on him. But ne
continued, the attack on the party comes
with bad grace after the demands made
on the party for a federal investigation
Of the two great strikes have been
granted