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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-05-12
HENRY sIEoEE MAY BE TAKES
AS A FUGITIVE

10 y FUITFTVE
New York, May 12.-There is a
possibility that Henry Siegel, who
sailed on the Olympic Saturday, may
be arrested as a fugitive. A motion
has been filed asking that his bail
be forfeited.
Dist Atty Whitman, in asking for
the bail forfeiture, presented an Aft
davit from a former employee Of Sic
gels, which stated that Siegel had
made inquiries regarding countries
that had no treaties of extraditiOn
with the U. S.
It is stated that SiegeIs attor-
neys have advised him to return to
the U. S. on the next boat.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-05-12
DO YOU DO 1T, TOO?

by jim Nance
I'm regular little sWitchman
Since I've come to this town.
It's light to heaYies and back again
Every time turn around.
pray you, Mr.. Weather Man,
Please let the sun shine in.
Because my light ones feel real good
And the heaVies itch like sin.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-05-12

THAT OAK PARK 81" DEAL
Whether or not Sam Insul will be
made to elevate the dangerous grade
crossings of the Chicago & Oak Park
''L' in Oak Park is now up to Judge
Carpenter of the United States Dis
.trict Court. .....
insult has been served with an or
der to elevate the tracks by the Hi
nois state public utilities commits
sion, but will carry the matter to, the
federal court.
-O-O
MATTRESSES STILL PICKETING
Union mattresses were on the job
early today doing picket duty around
the strike-bound restaurants owned
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-05-12
P. S.-We've had enough chilly
ABSOLUTELY.
-U-D
GAMES FOR TODAY
A..---s


American League.
Chicago at Washington.
Cleveland at Philadelphia.
st. Louis at Boston.
Detroit at New York.
National League.
Chicago at st. Louis.
Boston at Pittsburgh.
Federal League.
St. Louis at Chicago.
Kansas City at Indianapolis.
Pittsburgh at Brooklyn.
Baltimore at Buffalo.
ToDAY'S HEALTHOGRAM
Children are very apt to push but
tons, beans or other foreign bodies up
the nostrils. The first thing to do in
such a case is to tickle the nostril
with feather or thread until the
child sneezes. Do not push anything
into the nose to try to get the object
out, for it is likely to push it farther
up. Tell the child to blow its nose
hard. II these remedies do not suffice
call a doctor at once.
WEATHER FORECAST
Rain Tuesday; Wednesday partly
cloudy, continued COOL strong north
eriS winds,
Evening star., 1914-12-31
NEW YEAR CARDS SENT
TOFORE.GN ENJOYS HERE
Secretary of State and Mrs. Bryan
Dispatch Greetings to Diplo-
matte Corps Members.

Even if the asperities between the
members of the diplomatic body in
Washington arising from the war had
not made it eXpedient to abandon the
customary gathering at the home of
the Secretary of State New Year day
at what is known as the diploma tic
breakfast" the formal state of mourn
ing at the White House would have
sufficed to cause the omission of that
time honcred ceremonial. Secretary
Bryan has sought to repair the omis-
sion as far as possible by sending to
all the members of the diplomatic
corps in Washington cards handsomely
inscribed as follows:
Tho Secretary of State and Mrs.
BRYAN beg to present to - New
Year greetings and cordial good
wishes, 1915.
The card bears the seal in gold of the
Department of State.
Another result of the war has been
the abandonment of the practice in
stituted many years ago by the Naval
Observatory of sending New Year
greeting to all of the countries Of the
world through an ingeniously ar
ranged and linked-up system of cable and
land telegraphs Under existing condi-
tions so large Il proportion of the worlds S
cable and telegraphic circuits have
been put out of commission or out of
connection with one another that it is
impracticable to perform the feat of
girdling the globe in few seconds at
midnight tonight, as in the past.
Evening star., 1914-12-31
DECLINE TO BELIEVE
SHOOTING AN ACCIDENT
Relatives of Canadian Border Vic
tim Will Press Their In
vestigation.

BUFFALO, n. Y, December S1.-Rela-
tives of Walter Smith. who was killed
by Canadian militia at Fort Erie, are
not satisfied with the coroner's jury
verdict of accidental shooting rem
dered last evening, and through their
attorneys have taken steps to bring
about more thorough investigation
through the Department of State.
Further evidence, it was announced,
will be taken before Vice Consul Cur
tiSs at Fort Erie, within q day or two,
and this report will be filed with
ton.
Charges Against Soldiers.
The following telegram was sent to-
day to Representative Charles B. Smith
by the attorneys for the Smith family:
Testimony of witnesses, Smith
Dorsch matter. yesterday shows that
civil officer neither called, signaled or
attempted arrest before calling upon
soldiers: that repeated volleys were
hands and told the officer they were
coming to shore; that soldiers fired the
shots that killed after civil officer had
told them to cease and i'll no event to
hit; that on account of repeated vol
1eys from soldiers in the face of the
offer to surrender, men endeavored to
get out of range, but were Immediately
shot, one fatally, and the other posi-
bly, so; soldiers admit firing without
taking aim or sighting gun.
"Reckless and Inhuman.'
Verdict of coroner's jury of 'acciden4 al
shooting ridiculous. Have no hesi-
fancy in crowding case. 1t was reck-
less. inhuman and outright manslaugh-
ter. We will take witnesses before
American consul in a day or two and
forward further evidence to you
Although the verdict released the
three militiamen. they are still detained
as civilians awaiting the official re-
lease from the military authorities.
Evening star., 1914-12-31
CHAMP CLARK PREDICTS
INCREASED PROSPERITY

No more optimistic view of the busi-
ness outlook for 1915 could be obtained
than that expressed by Champ Clark
Speaker of the House Of Representa-
tives. Always bearing in mind that
the farms and the railroads Indicate
the first signs of approaching prosper
ity or the reverse. the Speaker said:
There is no question on earth but
what business is getting better. Inc
newspapers for two weeks have been
full of encouraging items; railroads
are ordering rails, new freight cars
and are buying ties.
Thousands Employed.
'Of course, to the ordinary cltlzen
the idea of railroad ties being mat
ter of importance is ridiculous-yet
many thousands of men are engaged IN
that business. and 1t is never to be
forgotten that on the average man
employed at good wage. supports four
or five people.
The greatest acreage of winter
wheat ever soWed has been soWed TINS
year, and the reports are that tne
largest acreage of spring wheat Will
be sowed When the farmers prosper
every one else prospers.
altogether I look for 1915 to be an
exceedingly prosperous year
Evening star., 1914-12-31

of interiacing wires twenty feet wide
and about two and Il half feet high.
Cutting them by hand is such a diff
cult process that about the only way
they could be destroyed successfully Is
by hooking them and tearing them
free one by one.
The hand grenade devised by the
French to throw into the enemy
trenches when they are within reach
is about as large a base ball N
string tied to the wrist of the thrower
pulls out "A plug from the ball after
ii has left the hand. spring is re-
eased. which sets the fuse for the en-
plosive charge going. This fuse may
be regulated from one second to two
or three seconds, or intermediate frac-
tions, and thus adjusted to explode
when it reaches the hostile trench.
Evening star., 1914-12-31
p1Erz SENTENCE Is COMMITTED.
Defender of River Dam May Gain
Freedom in Few Years.

MADISON. Wis, December 31.-The
life term of John +. Dietz, the outlaw
of Cameron dam, convicted in 1911 of
numbering Oscar Harp. a deputy sheriff
of Sawyer county, has been commuted
to twenty years by Gov. McGovern.
Under the parole law Dietz may now
be released in four years. Petitions
have been coming from every state
asking for his pardon.
Dietz shot Harp when defending him
self against arrest by posse of depu-
ties sent to his cabin on the Thorn
apple river to arrest him. The dam, he
alleged. was the property Of Mrs. Dietz
by virtue of a deed to the land sur
rounding it. The courts did not up
hold this contention.
Still. when the Mississippi River Log
gine Company attempted to take con-
troll of the dam Dietz took up his rifle
in it's defense. He was finally captured
after his cabin had been riddled by
bullets.
Evening star., 1914-12-31
CHARGED WITH BEING TRUST.
Suit Filed Against National Stock
Yards of East St. Louis.

BELLEVILLE, ILL.,, December GA
suit charging the National stock yards
of East ST. Louis with being a. trust in
restraint of trade was filed in the cir
cult court here today by the attorney
general of Illinois.
The purpose of the suit is the custer
of the National Stock Yards Company
from the state, and the court is asked
to require the. company to show cause
why it should not be thus penalized on
the ground that it has maintained a
monopoly. quo warranto writ was
made returnable January H.
Accompanying the request for a writ
was petition filed with Attorney Gen.
eral Lucey by Ebert E. Henry, who
charges that the St. Louis Live Stock
Exchange controls all the business in
the territory tributary to the National
stock yards and tnat all commission
men desiring. to do business at the
yards must be members of the ex-
change, which, it is charged, complete
ly dominates the trade.
Evening star., 1914-12-31
AINSMITH'S AUTO HURTS
S. A. WALKER, ON BICYCLE
Machine and Wheel in Collision.
Injured Man Son of Former
Police Chief.

Stuart A. Walker, twenty-four years
old, youngest son of Maj. Samuel H.
Walker, former chief OF police. who lives
with his parents at 420 B street north
east, was severely injured this morning
as a result Of a collision between his
bicycle and an. automobile owned and
operated by Eddie W. Ainsmith, catcher
on the Washington base ball team.
The accident occurred at 18th and NJ
streets northwest, q few minutes before
12 O'Clock Walker, who is in the special
delivery messenger service. was going
west on NJ street, while Ainsmith's auto
mobile was going south on 18th street
It is said that the accident happened
when Atnsmith tried to get out of the
way OF a coal truck that was on NJ street
When the vehicles collided, it is said
Walker was thrown from his bicycle with
considerable force, his head striking
a.r tho c,,rh
Evening star., 1914-12-31

stinctively she knew. what had hap
pened.
Some men were carrying a limp
burden to lay it down on the platform.
1t was Glenn. Obtruding from a pocket
of his ragged coat was a parcel, its
torn paper cover revealing some gaud-
ly colored cloth.
With a stified scream ,lem's wife
rushed out and pushed her way through
the throng to his side. Some one threw
water in his face and he opened his
eyes.
"Myra! How'd you git here?' His
eyes closed. but not before his wife
had seen the look of joy her presence
had kindled in them.
n train whistled in the distance,
then, with a rumble and roar and clang
of bell came up to the station. The
little woman saw the agent come to
the door, and knew that he was look
ing for her. She hurried up to him
and thrust the contents of the gay lit
tie handkerchief into his hands.
Here, mister! Send the ticket and
money back to Sally's man. I'm gon'
to stay with Clem,' she said.
(THE END)
Evening star., 1914-12-31
THE EVENING STORY.
Heard the Deeper Call.
Copy wright. 1914. by ". werner9

She closed the cabin door and walked
away, her dress a faded splash or
color on the dutsy road. The future
had taken definite shape at last in the
bit of crumpled writing in her pocket
The rays of an almost midday sun
beat pitilessly down. \ tiny Vagrant
whirlwind twisted the yellow dust
into small spirals ahead of her AT
the rise of the hill she turned to look
back
I'm glad it's bloomin' time" she
said, wistfully. Il can allis see the
pink peach tree leanin' over the k1tch-
en- she'd
She placed the basket containing her
entire wardrobe on the ground, thae
her hands might be free to brush away
the tears that persisted in hiding her
view
when Glen was away o nights ana
I was skeered O the screech owls It's
branches tappin' on the roof was iots
o comfort! but, sho! there1l not De
no screech owls-nor Glenn
y sob trembled to her lips and was
bravely repressed; then she picked up
the basket and trudged on.
The song of a mocking bird trllled
among the foothills. The little woman
pushed back her sunbonnet to eaten
every note as she paused.
I'll not hear the mockin' birds sing
in where I'm goin', and thereu be
no green hills and valleys, but I'll not
be lonesome and hungry and afraid no
more, and-and-Clem'll not be there
She shifted her basket from one hand
to the other and then suddenly gre"
rigid, leaning slightly forward. Far
down the road cloud of dust was ap-
preaching through which she could
dimly see horses and wagon. Nhat
if it should be her husband returning
sooner than she expected. Like
frightened hare she sped into the
woods to hide behind a fallen tree.
Here she waited, scarcely daring to
hoofs and Gathering wheels had died
out in the distance; then she came
slowly from her hiding place to look
anxiously up and down the road.
"Sho! I hadn't ort to be skeered. 1t
amt lIr.le for Glen to be comm home.
He's gone to Jed Norton's to git corn
meal and pork; said Jed owed him
some money, and If he got 1t he'd go
on to town and git me a new dress A
new dress" she repeated, scornfully.
Huh, he's been a promisin' me one
fur hull year.
She smiled disdainfully and trudged
on. 1t was three miles from the cabin
to the town, and the detour she was
making to avoid Jed Norton's place
added to the distance. The road was
hilly and hard to travel. the basket.
by no means heavy, seemed so to the
little woman, and she stopped many
times to rest.
The vision of Clem's dismay when he
returned and found the scraWl she mad
Evening star., 1914-12-31

ticket to Chicago and sent the some
money for you. Here they are. You
must be careful not to lose item"
She took the ticket and money with
childlike eagerness.
Your train will arrive in Chicago
day after tomorrow morning. I'm to
wire your sister when to meet you.
There is enough money for food dur
H.: your journey, and the trainmen
will tell you how to get it. There is
not enough for a sleeper. but you can
manage the sleeping better than you
can go without eating. Your husband
is in town: SO you'd better keep well
out of sight until train time. I'm not
anxious to have a. man like Glen Car
son catching me help his wife to run
away. You'd better sit over here. and
l will fix this screen so no one can
see you" He went out closing the
door and turning the key in the lock.
1t was cool and dusky behind the
sheltering screen, the chair a COM
Portable one. and the tired little wom-
an fell asleep. She had tied the money
and ticket in a gayly colored hand
kerchief-Clem's poor little Christmas
Evening star., 1914-12-31

The American Red Cross forwarded
$31, 900 through the State Department
yesterday to the British, French, Ger
man, Servian and Russian Red Cross
societies.
OF $4,000 sent to England. $4,000 is
to be used to build two cottages ad-
joining the Addington Park Hospital at
Canterbury for enteric fever cases. A
number Of Belgians are at the Adding
ton Park Hospital i'll with fever.
Arrangements have been made through
Brig. Gen. William G. Gorgas, surgeon
general of the United States Army. 10
make purchases of surgical dressings
and medicines on the Pacific coast for
immediate shipment to the Peking COM
mittee for war sufferers in Siberia.
Evening star., 1914-12-31
Stock Offered to Employees.

CHICAGO, December 31.-The Ameri-
can Telephone and Telegraph Com
pany, the parent company of the Bell
system. announces that arrangements
have been made by which employees
may purchase stock in the company for
$11Oa share on easy terms of payment.
The offer is limited to those employees
who have been two years or more in
the service and no employe will be per-
mitted to buy more than one share of
stock for each 5000 of annual wages
he receives, nor can any employe buy
more than ten shares.
Evening star., 1914-12-31
Burleson Seeks No Office

SAN ANTONIO. Tex. December 81
Postmaster General Burleson, who is
visiting his daughter here, today said
he was not candidate for any Office,
and authorized a denial of a statement
published recently that he had come to
Texas with view of furthering his
candidacy for the United States Senate
in 1916.
Evening star., 1914-12-31
MANN NOT OPTIMISTIC
Hope for the Best. But Prepare for
the Worst" He Advises
of 1915.

House Republican Leader Manu.
when asked his views today as 10 the
outlook for 1915. said:
Hope for the best. but prepare 1or
the worst. In my opinion business is IN
bad shape, and will not be better until
we enact a protective tarfn act. ihe
business of the country slumped as
soon as the democratic low tariff be-
came effective. and will remain in that
state, 1 believe. until we pass pro-
tective act Factories will be built, I
believe, if there is assurance OF a pro-
tective tariff.
showing a scientific forecast Of great
economic waste in that city because Of
the unemployment of employable men.
Altogeth er 1 am not optimistic for 1915
at ALL
Evening star., 1914-12-31
Hurried to Hospital.

Ainsn!ith stopped his automobile and
hurried to the assistance of the injur-
ed man. Detective Patrick O'Brien,
who witnessed the accident, also went
to the assistance Of Walker, who was
placed in the automobile and taken to
Emergency Hospital, where it was
found that he was severely injured
He probably sustained a fracture Of
the skull.
Detective O'Brien accompanied Ain
smith to police headquarters, where he
was formally placed under arrest. and
held to await the result of the injuries
Walker sustained.
Ben S. Minor, president of the Wash
inRton base ball team, went to Police
Court and had bond fixed at $4,000 for
the catcher's appearance in court. Bond
was furnished and Ainsmith was re-
eased.
Evening star., 1914-12-31
US. MEN TO GO TO WAR.
Former Pittsburgh National Guards.
men Enlist With Canadians.

PITTSBURGH, December 3l-News
that the number of Pittsburgh men
serving in the Canadian contingent OF
the British army had been increased
by two was received here today, when
Capt. Ross H. Corbett, formerly of the
14th Regiment, n. G. P, and f. Gregg
Husler, former on-commissioned Of
fcer in the same command. wrote from
Toronto, Canada, asking for their dis
charge papers. They were said to have
enlisted at Toronto.
Corbett served several cnlistments
in the national guard before reaching
his captaincy and Husler received his
education in a military acad-
emy.
Evening star., 1914-12-31
Dangers to Vessels in North Sea.

Correspondence Of the Asso,ia ted Press.
NLISSINGEN, Holland. December L.
Crossing the North sea is now tickiish
navigating, and IL half as many mines
are cited as the crew of the Princess
Juliana testify, il is easy to compre-
hend why all crossings must be made
by daylight. The Dutch boats leave
Folkestone at o'clock in the morning
and reach Flushing shortly after 4. As
passengers from London must report
for Scotland Yard inspection at 8. tins
means that it Is substantially twenty
four hour business to get from London
to Holland.
Evening star., 1914-12-31
Wife Gets P. B. Ryon Estate,

BY the terms of the will of Percival
B. Ryon, dated October 16. 1914, prem
ises 71S 11th street southeast and the
household furnishings are given abso-
lutely to his wife. Geneva H. Ryon.
The remaining estate is left to Mrs.
Ryon as long as she remains a widow.
On her remarriage the real estate shall
be equally divided between the chill
dren. Grace and Paul Ryon. The wife
Is also named as executrix.
Evening star., 1914-12-31
FRENCH DEVICES AT FRONT.
Crossbow for Hooks to Dislodge
Barbed Wire and Hand Grenades.

Correspondence of the Associat ted Press.
PARIS, December 1S.-Tfe French
soldiers are using device something
like a crossbow for throwing hooks
with lines attached over barbed wire
entanglements and then tearing them
loose by drawing on the thin rope.
These barbed wire entanglements are
constructed intricately, and form belts
Evening star., 1914-12-31
STEAMER PERUGIA AFIRE.
Fayal, Azores, Reports Ship Proceed.
ing; Crew Reached Flames.

LONDON, December 81, 1925 ANA
Lloyd's dispatch from Fayal, Azores,
states that the steamer Perugia, bound
from Leghorn to New York was af1re
yesterday. but is now preceding on
her voyage, after the crew had reached
the seat of the flames
The Perugia is a vessel of 1856 tons,
and. according to the records, belongs
to theAnchor line. She plies between
Genoa, Leghorn, Palermo and New
York.
Evening star., 1914-12-31
Steamer Built for Belgian Service.

BELFAST. Ireland, December 81, via
London. 12:40 p.m-The steamer Bel
genland. built by local firm for the
Red Star line. was launched here today.
She has displacement of $4,000 tons
and is the largest vessel ever built for
Belgian service. She will have accom-
modation for 1900 passengers and as
soon as conditions permit she will ply
between Antwerp and New York
Evening star., 1914-12-31
Dogs Trail Planters Slayer.

ONTGONiERY, Ala, December 31-
r. A. Stillwell. planter at Gilmore,
Ala, was shot and killed early this
morning while guarding his barn,
which had been robbed by negroes
many times lately. Bloodhounds Sc
cured a good scent, and a posse is now
ACQUIRING the surrounding country.
Evening star., 1914-12-31
Church Board to Hold Reception.
Lebanon Lodge Entertainment.

Inasmuch as it's stated communication
falls on New Year, Lebanon Lodge No
7, F. A. A. NJ, will entertain it's friends
tomorrow night instead of undertaking
its regular degree work. A short busi-
ness session will be held at 7:3O. and
about SIS the doors will be thrown
of the members.
A program calculated to be of inter-
est has been arranged, consisting of
music and an illustrated lecture on the
Holy Land. to be followed by light re-
freshments and an informal dance.
Evening star., 1914-12-31
Steamer Navarro Nav Be Saved.

YARMOUTH, N. s., December 81
Capt Milligan of the steamer Navarro.
which is fast on Holmes lodges. Tus-
ket Island, in the Bay of Fundy, came
to Yarmouth today aboard tug. He
said that the Navarro was not SO
badly damaged as was thought at first
and that she probably could be SAL
vaged after the sea became calmer.
The crew was still aboard, as the Ma
varra appeared to be in no immediate
danger.
Evening star., 1914-12-31

present-and was holding the tiny
parcel in a tight grasp with both sun
Drowned hands. Her bonnet had fallen
back, and a shimmering mass Of hair
framed the childlike face.
The agent came back into the room.
looked behind the screen and stop
ped whistling, abruptly. He stood a
moment or two. strangely impressed
with the pretty picture; then he
moved away quietly about his duties.
He tiptoed back several times to look
at her. but the little woman did not
know, and then there was a clatter
Of hoofs. the crash of something
breaking, the shouts of many excited
voices and she opened her eyes.
She got to the window in time to
see the old sorrel gallop past. with the
remnant Of what had been a wagon
humping at his heels. An automobile
was just rounding the corner, and in
Evening star., 1914-12-31
BELGIUM TO BE CLOSED
AGAINST ALL COMERS

ROTTERDAM, December 80, via Lon
don, December 31.-Commencing January
1 the German administration in Belgium
intends to close the Belgian borders
against all comers. No more passports
will be issued or recognized, except the
special military pass.
The cause for this unusual precaution
is not known here, but it is believed to
have been ordered to prevent espionage.
Evening star., 1914-12-31
Put You In Touch

Star Want Ads put the man
who HAS in touch with the
man who WANTS. Homes are
bought and sold every day
through the medium of The
Star Want Ad. Apartments.
Houses and Rooms are con-
stantly rented through The
Star.
Offers of personal property
receive ready response through
Star Want Ads.
Read and use Star Want
Ads for profit.
Evening star., 1914-12-31

There are twenty-siX fruit-pack cking
schools in British Columbia, which are
rendering valuable service to fruit
growers in teaching the best methods
Of packing.