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Evening star., 1914-04-11
AMERICAN SURGEONS ELECT.
Association Decides to Meet Next
Year at Rochester, MINI.

NEW YORK, April 1.-THE American
Surgical Association at it's closing session
today decided to hold the next annual
meeting at Rochester. Mimi. and elected
these officers: President, DR.. George E.
Armstrong. Montreal. Canada; vice presi-
dents. DR.. Lewis s. Pitcher. Brooklyn.
and DR.. Frank e. Bunts OF Cleveland; /;
secretary, DR.. Robert G. LIE Conte. Phila-
delphia; treasurer. Charles L. Gibson.
New York; recorder, DR.. Archibald Mac
Laren, ST. Paul; members of council, DR..
W. J. Mayo of Rochester. Mimi. DR.. A.
G. Gerster, New York. and DR.. Charles
A. Powers of Denver, Col
The fourth congress of the International
Surgical Association opens here Monday
morning.
Evening star., 1914-04-11
To Reward Pupils Achievements.

CHICAGO, April li.-Ths American
Association of Achievements, to recognize
and encourage achievements of every
kind among public school pupils of the
United States has been organized. Cook
county. Illinois. in which the movement
had lis origin. VIII supply gold buttons
to he bestowed on pupils found WORTH
PHYSICAL mental. social, material AMI
moral achievements will be considered
Evening star., 1914-04-11
Prince breaches Sermon in Paris.

PARIS, April Hills royal highness,
the Rev. Prince MaXimilian of Saxony,
brother of King Frederick August of
Saxony and cousin of the German en-
peror. preached last evening in the
Church OF st. Julien lie Pauvre, the
smallest and most ancient church in
Paris The fact that the prince was to
deliver discourse drew large crowd
Of fashionable people, in addition to the
little Greek congregation. The prince
spoke eloquently, and only occasionally
a faint German accent was noticeable.
Evening star., 1914-04-11
German Statues Mutilated.

BERLIN. April 11.-F'our statues in
The celebrated Avenue OF Victory in
the Tiergarden were mutilated Thurs
day night. among them that of Fred
erick the Great. In each case the beaks
of the eagles were broken OF. Antoine
Astier, a retired star surgeon of the
French navy. was arrested on suspicion.
\ police physician declared the prisoner
insane.
Evening star., 1914-04-11
Cullop Has Twenty-Three Majority

VINCENNES. Ind, April 10.-Repre-
sentative William C. Cullop was declared
the democratic nominee for Congress
from the second Indiana district by the
board yesterday that canvassed the re-
turns of Wednesdays primary. The Off
cial returns showed Mr.. Cullop received
S,3S votes and Charles D. Hunt, his op-
ponent, S,34O.
Evening star., 1914-04-11
art of Being Attractive" Topic.

The Art of Being Attractive, or
What Makes and Mars a Woman's
Charm" is to be the subject of an ad-
dress by Mrs. Anna Phillips of Boston
at a meeting Of the Federation of
Women's Clubs at the Public Library
April Is at II am. All D. A. r. guests
and visiting club women invited.
Evening star., 1914-04-11
Steamer Croydon Abandoned.

ST. THOMAS, d. w. T., April H.
Abandonment of the British steamship
Croydon, which went ashore April 6 off
Barhuda Island, was decided on today.
The 100 tons Of dynamite forming part of
the cargo were saved, but the coal on
board was lost.
Evening star., 1914-04-11
Pleads Guilty to Wife Murder.

GALEsSBCRG. ILL.,, April 1I.-Robcrt
HiSSins yesterday pleaded guilty TO the
murder OF his wife. whom it was charged
ne shot to death because of his love for
lula Flake. his stepdaughter. Miss Flake
was not arraigned for collusion I'm the
crime, although she had written letters
10 an uncle and his son requesting them
to kill her mother.
Evening star., 1914-04-11
Speaks at New Haven Luncheon

Secretary Wilson Of the Department OF
Labor left Washington last night for
New Haven. Conn.. where today he de-
iivered an address at a luncheon given
by the chamber Of commerce Of that city
He is expected back in Washington
Monday.
Evening star., 1914-04-11
Policeman Charged With Murder.

LEXINGTON. KY. April 11.-Chief of
Police Joseph Spiver and Patrolman
Henry Denney were arrested here yester-
day charged with murder. The two Of
ficers attempted to arrest Frank Garrett.
who was allegcdly creating a disturbance
Thursday night. fight ensued and Gar
rett was shot dead.
Evening star., 1914-04-11
Death Penalty for Criminal Assault

MIAMI. Fla. April 1f.-Clarence Daily
was hanged here yesterday for criminal
assault committed June 10 1913. He was
tho first white man to be executed in
his county. The supreme court Of Flori-
ia recently refused him a new trial.
Evening star., 1914-04-11
Prince Henry at Montevideo.

MoNTEVIDEO. April 11.-Prince
Henry of Prussia arrived here yesterday y
on board the Argentine cruiser Cata-
marea from Buenos Aires. The r'osidenr
of the republic, lose Battle ordonez
gave a dinner in his honor.
Evening star., 1914-04-11
Guggeuheim Quits Committee.

DENVER, Col, April n.-Simon Gus-
renheim. former United States senator
from Colorado, has resigned as national
republican committeeman.
Evening star., 1914-04-11
Speaker Goes to Atlantic City.

Speaker Clark left today for Atlantic
City to spend Easter Sunday Repre-
sentative Hay of Virginia was designated
acting Speaker.
Evening star., 1914-04-11
STATE GETS DECISION
AGAINST R. R. COMPANY
Mary1and's Contention Over Freight
Rates Sustained by Interstate
Commerce Commission.

The state Of Maryland has won its
case before the interstate commerce COM
mission attacking as unreasonable the
proposed Increased rates by the Pennsyl-
Vanla railroad for crushed stone moving
from pennsylvania points and Maryland
points through Delaware to the eastern
shore of Maryland. The stone is used
py the state government for road making
purposes. The interstate commerce COM
mission today handed down a decision
uphoiding the states contention.
1T would seem that under the present
bearing at least its due proportion Of the
burden of operating cost At all events
the evidence does not show the contrary.
NOT DO the present rates appear TO pe
aonormally low when compared with
rates on like traffic via other lines for
substantially similar haulS in nearby
territories, as shown by exhibits filed
with the record.
Affects Construction Cost.
1T requires from $500 to 1900 tons OF
crushed stone to construct a mile OF
standard road. The average cost of con-
struction. under the freight rate adjust
ment in effect since 1908, has been sci
at about $4,000 per mile. AS the stone
Is purchased T. o. b. quarries an in.
crease of 15 cents per ton In the rates
would mean an increased construction
cost Of about $500 to 5000 per mile OF
road. For these reasons the protestants
profess great concern to have the present
rates continued in effect.
THE issue is whether the increased
rates are just and reasonable. The car
riers. the protesting shippers and the
public generally are alike entitled to just
and reasonable freight rates. By this
standard alone is the issue to be de-
termined.
OF Material Interest.
Undoubtedly the maintenance Of good
wagon roads throughout the sections of
country penetrated by respondents lines
is matter Of material interest to them.
and it was stated that their policy has
been. and is to encourage such enter
prises.
Upon the facts Of record we find that
the proposed rates named in the sus-
pended tariffs are not justified"
Evening star., 1914-04-11
"Dago Frank Makes Statement.
Request of Rabbis Denied.

oSSINING. y. Y. April 1i.--warden
Clancy OF Sing Sing prison received q
telephone message this noon from Rabbi
Goldstein, Jewish chaplain of the New
York Toombs, asking him TO use his
authority to postpone the execution OF
the four guumen until Thursday, but not
later. as Friday and Saturday were the
most holy days in the passover.
Upon the wardens refusal he asked that
the request be Immediately communicated
20 John B. Riley, superintendent OF prfs-
ons. Supt. Riley, who was In the prison
at the time, declined to honor the rabbits 8
request
The doomed gunner when visited by
Judson IL Lee, the Episcopal rector, and
Prison Chaplain Cashin. exhibited little
trace of the high spirits OF last night.
These men have now had their hopes
raised and crushed 80 often" said DIR.
Lee. that the elasticity and power OF re-
sponse is gone. Nothing less than an
order for their reprieve served on the
warden would overcome the dlspirited
state into which they have fallen
Evening star., 1914-04-11
Calls 1t Mistake of subordinates.
Reported by Mexican Official.

The American charge said the incident
was not first reported to him by Ad-
miral Fletcher, nor by any other Amer
lean government official. but that il
was called to his attention by the AeXi-
can foreign Office late yesterday. He
Immediately visited the foreign office and
accompanied by the subsecretary-the
foreign minister, Senor Portillo Y Rojas
being out of town-called on PresidcDt
Huerta and suggested that he take
prompt action to relieve the situation.
President Huerta was inclined to take
the incident lightly and unhesitatinsly
agreed to make reparation. He promised
an investigation and the punishment of
the officer found to be at fault.
Evening star., 1914-04-11
Arrest of U. S. Marines
by the Mexican FederaIs
Is DepIored by Huerta

MEXICO CITY. April ia launch
from the United States gunboat Dolphin.
carrying the paymaster and a small de-
tachment of marines, put in Thursday al
Iturbide bridge at Tampico. The Amer
leans were after supply of gasoline.
They were in uniform, but unarmed. The
launch flew the American flag.
Col. Hinojosa, commanding a detachment
of Mexican federals, placed the pay
master and his men under arrest. They
were paraded through the streets and
held for a time under detention
Admiral Mayo made vigorous repre-
sentations to the authorities and the men
were released. 4en. Ignacio ZaragoZa
expressed to Admiral Mayo his regret.
President Huerta, in an official state
ment to American Charge O'Shaughnessy,
apologized for the unusual zeal of the
Mexican commander at Tampico.
The statement was as follows:
IN view of the fact that the charge
d'affaires of the United States hears
that the whaleboat carrying the Ameri-
can sailors was flying the flag of his
country an investigation will be made
to establish the responsibility of Col.
Hinojosa. In accord with the line Of
conduct which the government of Mex
leo always has followed in fulillment
of it's duties of an international char
acter regarding all nations it deplores
what has occurred.
Calls It Mistake of Subordinates.
This case has grown out of nothing
more than a mistake of subordinate
officials, since the superior in rank,
Gen. Zaragoza, Immediately proceeded
to point out that what had happened
was unintentional and imposed on Col.
Hinojosa disciplinary punishment, with
in the facu ty of said Gen. Zaragoza.
III the investigation to be made
should develop greater responsibility
on the part of Col Hinojosa, corre-
spending penalty will be imposed upon
him by the authorities legally com
petent in the case
In view of the publicity. Rear Admiral
Mayo asked for a disavowal and apology
and that the officer in charge of the
Mexican squad should be punished and
the American flag saluted within twenty
four hours.
Evening star., 1914-04-11
Overtime Rate Increased.

The overtime rate in line Offices is
increased from 80 to 35 cents an hour and
in relay offices from 40 to 40 cents an
hour. A number of minor changes in the
rules have been made which operate to
the advantage Of the men.
About $50 exclusive station agents,
those who do not use the telegraph
wires. whose salary is s55 a month and
not more than $50. get certain recog-
milton which is regarded as of great
advantage to them
Details of the settlement are now be-
ing worked out and the new schedule
is to go into effect as of March /.
Evening star., 1914-04-11
Miss Morales, Diplomats
Daughter. Will Take Part in
Suffrage Pageant.
COMMITTEE is URGING
NATIONWIDE PROGRAM
Letters From Headquarters Directing
Attention to the Demonstration
Scheduled for May 2.

Miss Enriqulta Romona Morales.
daughter Of the minister of Panama.
VIII carry the banner Of Panama in tie
suffrage pageant here May q
Preparations are progressing rapidiv
Tor the nationwide demonstration MAJ
:. IN which every state in the rnion
VIII participate. and for the parade,
pageant and petition to Congress here
May 3. For the last two weeks moro
than twenty women have been at work
each day in the Congressional Union
headquarters. 1920 r street northwest.
and have sent tons OF literature and ad-
vice regarding the celebrations broad
cast throughout the country
Total of 10000 Letters Mailed.
Miss Doris Steven. the executive sec
retary. said today that in the last two
weeks $4,000 letters have been sent
from the headquarters in Washing
ton. and that all the professions and
trades throughout the country have
been circularized. Letters have been
sent, she said, to all the women who
pay taxes in the neighboring states.
She estimated that before the cam
pafgn is closed l5o.0oo letters bearing
on the Washington celebration will
have been mailed.
An E<dSter Tea Will be served tomor-
row afternoon at o'clock in Congress
stonal Union headquarters, with Miss
Emma Waldo of Florence Court as
hostess and Miss Emily X Waldo. a
prominent capital society girl, as the
speaker.
Department Employees May Parade.
In order that there may be no po.si-
bility Of doubt regarding whether woman
employees of the government violate any
lations by participating in the suffrage
demonstration here May .. Congressional |
Union officers have obtained a ruling from
the Attorney General. backing UP the de
cision of the acting chairman of the civil
service commission and several cabinet
members. Attorney General McReynolds
states over his signature:
II understand that the civil service
commission has already explained the law
and regulations which affect the subject,
and I know no reason why I should eN-
press any dissent from the CONCLUSION
that commission reached"
The program of exhibition dances for
the suffrage ball, April 81. has been az
ranged. The latest steps will be exempli
fed by Myron Parker. and Miss Ruth
Parker. who will dance the one-step: Mrs
Heloise Orme and J. Stuart Gilmore the
and King Stone the Castle walk, Miss
Ruth Parker and John Hemphill the hesi
tation waltz, and Miss Willie Louise Lowr.
a pupil of the Vernon Castles. will dance
the innovation with Caldwell Davidson
of the University of Virginia Miss Emily
Beatty and Capt Castillo of the Cuban
army will dance the maxixe.
Evening star., 1914-04-11
Lambasts Democrats.


particular.
"Win the gentlemen yield to me on tn.
subject Of funerals?" Mr.. Murdoch asked
docs the gentlemen believe that could
have in Kansas a larger funeral than h,
brought to the republican party through
his tariff bill?"
This broke up the meeting and through
the loud outlaws that arose from al
quarters of the House the voice of Rep,
resentative Glass of Virginia could bt
heard as he demanded:
Does this look like a get-together be
tween the republicans and progressives?
Would Forestall Future Attack.
In an effort to forstail future attacks
upon salaries carried in the legislative.
executive and judicial appropriation bill
in years to come. Representative John
son of South Carolina introduced yester-
day afternoon an amendment reading as
follows:
or is specifically made by any general
appropriation act for the annual salary
or compensation Of any Office. officer or
employe, the amount SO appropriated
shall thereafter be the legal annual sal
ary orr compensation for such office, Off
GER or employe beginning with the fiscal
year or other period for which such ap-
preparation is made whether less or
greater than the annual salary or COM
pensation therefore provided by law.
and shall be SO received by the per-
son occupying such position"
The amendment grew out of the re-
peated points of order made every
where throughout the bill by Repre-
sentative Fowler of Illinois, whose po-
sition has been technically correct in
each instance and who has been sus-
tanned scores OF times by the chairman
of the committee of the whole.
Scores Of salaries carried in the bill
are greater than the salaries as origi-
nally fixed by the organic statutes of
the various departments. However, as
Representative Johnson. chairman of
the subcommittee in charge of the
legislative bill. explained, many of
these salaries were increased by Con-
sress thirty or even forty years ago
and have been carried at the increased
rate all that time. until virtually the
amount in each instance is legal
Just previous to the Offering of this
amendment, Representative johnson
said an honest effort would be made
to classify and equalize salaries. In
view of this statement, Representative
Fowler announced that he would re-
tire from the field, and would make nc
further technical points of order
against salaries. He was applauded
! Consideration Of the amendment was
postponed for the afternoon, as a two
hour debate ensued on the subject OF
assay offices in the far west.
Evening star., 1914-04-11
WEEKLY CIRCULATION STATEMENT.
AFFIDAVIT.

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STAR circulated during the days ended April 10
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furnished mailed for valuable consideraon to bona
hdc purchasers subscribersand that the copies
returnabe to do not remain in the Office
in the of out-oftown
agents whom a of unsold
not yet been received
FLEMING NEWBOLD-
The Evening Star Newspaper Company.
District o. Columbia,
Subscribed and before this eleventh OF
April, AID. 1914.
E. E. RANfEY,
(SeaL) Notary Public.
Evening star., 1914-04-11
COTTON MILLS WARNED
AGAINST THE PINK BOIL
horticultural Board Fears the Intro
duction of Dangerous Pest.
Enjoins Great Care.

Fear that the pink boil worm" a dan
gerous cotton pest. may be introduced into
the United States through the accidental
presence of seed in lint cotton received
by spinners. caused the federal horticul-
tural board today to war; cotton mills.
especially those in the south, to destroy
in bales of imported Egyptian cotton.
These seed. it is stated, are likely to con-
tain the larvae of the pest. which is very
destructive to American cotton.
The board regarded the pink boil Worm
so dangerous to the cotton crop that
last year a quarantine was promulgated
against importations of cotton seed from
all foreign countries. Since then several
shipments OF cotton seed infested with
the worm have been intercepted and
destroyed
Fear of Infected Seeds.
While the number of seeds accident
ally left in a bale of cotton is probably
small says the board. "a very large
quantity of baled Egyptian cotton is i'm
ported. so that in the aggregate the
number of infested seeds might we'll
prove a serious menace to the local
crop.
This is especially true in view of
the fact that much OF this baled cot
ton is shipped to southern cotton
mills which, in some cases. are in the
Immediate vicinity of cotton fields
which would form a ready breeding
place for any larvae that might es-
cape"
An investigation is to be undertaken
by the board in northern and southern
mills to determine the amount of in
festation by the pink boil worm in the
seed introduced. Elimination of the
danger by improved methods or by
further quarantine regulations, will, it
IS stated. have early consideration.
Evening star., 1914-04-11
Eff E

The Star frequently prints more advertis-
bined.
Evening star., 1914-04-11

shapiro. Two other men were in the
car, said the witness. but they We're not
any of the gunmen now in Sing Sing.
lie said he told Policeman James Kelly
what he knew during the week Becker
was convicted.
'.Dago Frank" Makes Statement.
ALBANY. \. Y. April 11.-supt.
John B. Riley OF the state prison
department returned from Sing Sing
prison today bearing statement from
"Dago Frank Ciroflci. He said it was
not a confession. hut he refused to re-
veal anything about its contents until
he had placed it in the hands of the gov
crnor
Evening star., 1914-04-11
Sees Play for Support.

Representative Mann of Illinois took
occasion to use Representative F1tz-
gerald's talk as an example that the
democrats could not stick together, and
that the leaders Of the House are trying
to get support from republicans and
progressives:
And the republicans in this House
and elsewhere think and act together
and vote together, and in the end we will
get together and then woe to the demo-
Gratis. We have been having family
quarrel and you had better keep out Of
it"
I'VE will get together: the republican
party will come to earth," interposed
Mr.. Murdoch.
Representative Payne of New York
stepped into the limelight to say:
MY friend, Mr.. Murdock of Kansas
is now running for the Senate instead
of for Congress. He knows he will be
left behind. He simply wants to have
a bigger funeral"
Everybody laughed. and a small in
fant in the gallery shouted out loud.
Evening star., 1914-04-11
Fitzgerald and Howard Have
Tilt Over the Legis-
Iative Bill.
EACH FLAYS THE OTHER
FOR POSITIONS TAKEN
Then Representative Humphreys
Say a Few Words About Cock
roach Bulletins.

a verbal sparring match between Rep
resentative Fitzgerald of New York and
Representative Howard of Georgia, with
a few remarks on the subject Of cock
roach bulletins" by Representative Hum
phreys of Washington, gave the usual
daily lurid lighting effect to the discus
sion OF the legislative. executive and ju-
dtcial appropriation bin as 1t unrolled its
slow length across the House of Repre-
sentadveS today. Representative Fitz-
gerald had scolded the democrats harshly
yesterday afternoon for combining with
the republicans and progressives to over
throw the appropriations committee rec
ommendation and provide money for an
assay office at Helena, Mont
Today Representative Howard started
on by endeavoring to strike from the bill
$500 messenger, claiming there are toe
many or these messengers around the
war Department, which was at the time
under discussion Representative Fitz.
gerald came back strong.
Possible Peace Offering.
This ineffectual economy is probably
peace offering of the gentleman for
having voted with the republicans and
progressives against the democratic ap-
propriations committee" he said
Representative Howard then assailed
Representative Fitzgerald for "arrogat-
ing to himself all the virtues Of democ-
racy.' He also jumped hard upon the
scheme fostered by Representative Fitz-
gerald. which provides for a central
lighting and heating plant for the gov
ernment buildings here.
That was an unnecessary scheme"
said the Georgian, land I tried my
best to get 1t out of the bill last year."
"The gentleman SAWS he trjed-he
tried-he tried. Why all he had to do
to get it out would have been to make
point of order against it," retorted
Representative Fitzgerald. And I
want to say that my criticisms have
not been directed at all democrats, but
only at those who like the gentleman
from Georgia voted with the pro-
gressives and republicans to overthrow
the appropriations committee. And ]
wish the country could see that heroic
band of progressives following the
| leadership of their arch enemy. Mr.
Mann.
Evening star., 1914-04-11
MEXICAN PROBLEMS
VEX j. S. OFFICIALS

Continued from First Page.)
Evening star., 1914-04-11
Howard Comes Back.

You are denouncing the democratic
party. which gave you power and place.
said Representative Howard. you
never say a word when a New York ap-
preparation is under consideration. You
wait till some little western appropria-
ton is being talked Of
Representative Humphreys attacked the
practice of the Department of Agricul-
ture in hiring press agents to send out
newspaper articles. He held up a bulle-
tin on the subject of getting rid of
cockroaches. and declared he would later
address the House more fully on the
subject.
Evening star., 1914-04-11
Bill to Sell Barely Defeated.

"In 1902 a measure to sell these islands
was defeated in the Danish senate by
only one vote. and during the impeach-
rnent proceedings of President johnson
the proposition to buy these islands fell
through because in the excitement OF the
times our Congress entirely forgot IL
when the text of the proposed treaty
of arbitration was made known in Den
mark II was pronounced to be tremen-
dous step toward practical arbitration and
permanent peace.
Mr. Egan had no information on the
subject but said he hoped that the
action Of the secretary of state and the
Danish minister would be corroborated
by the Senate.