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Evening star., 1915-12-17
PROBING FOR OPINIONS
OF THE LIQUOR TRAFFIC
Jurymen Questioned as to Member
ship in Citizens Associations
That Have Taken Sides.

Whether or not they are members OF
citizens associations. which have taken
action for or against the liquor traffic
was the unusual question asked MEM
bers of a jury in the District branch OF
Police Court today when Mrs. Margaret
L. Casey, proprietress of barroom at
ia H street northwest. was placed on
trial on charge of selling liquor to a
minor.
Several of the members of the jury
said they were members of citizens
associations, but that no action had
been taken by their associations on the
question.
This is the first time in the history of
the court. it was said by court at
tache, that the matter of citizens
association taking action on such a
question has come up in the court.
Mrs. Casey is alleged to have sold in
toxicating liquor September 25 to Eus-
tice E. Butler. a minor.
1t Is expected the case, which is be-
ing tried before Judge Mullowny, will
go to the jury late this afternoon.
Evening star., 1915-12-17
PROSECUTION NEARs CLOSE.
U. S. Attorneys in New Haven Case
Nav End Evidence Today.

NEW YORK, December 17.-Today's
session of the trial of the eleven for
mer directors of the New York. New
Haven and Hartford railroad under the
Sherman law opened with the prospect
that before it was over the government
would rest its case. The federal at
torneys had only few additional wit
nesses to call. and their testimony. it
was expected, would be brief, The
trial today had been in progress two
months and five days and more than
100000 words of testimony had been
taken, about two-thirds of which was
given by Charles S. Mellen, former
president Of the road.
The first two witnesses today, Lucius
II. Stewart. a ship broker, and Madison
c. Gunterman. an attorney, were called
to round out the governments evidence
in the Metropolitan steamship deal, by
which. it is alleged. the defendant, Ed
ward D. Robbins, caused the transfer
of the steamships Harvard and Yale to
the Pacific coast.
1t was stated today on behalf of Rob-
bins that his ostensible profits of S69l,-
600. made in this transaction, as
brought out in testimony yesterday,
netted him in reality but $200.0Oo.
Evening star., 1915-12-17
WILLS FOR PROBATE.
-Four Estates Disposed of by Docu-
ments Placed on File.

The Will of Henry P. Cattel1, dated
February 8. 1912. has been offered for
probate. He directs an equal distribu-
tion of his estate among his children
William NJ. Barclay. Fred ]. Mersheim-
er and Fannie B. Cattell are named as
executors.
BY the terms of the will of Joshua w.
Selby. dated July 81, 1912, his entire
estate is given to his wife, Amelia H.
Selby, during life or widowhood. On
her death or remarriage the estate is
to he distributed among the six chill
dren. Alfred H. Selby, a son, Is
named as executor.
September %. 1918, leaves real estate
at M street and Howison place south
west to his wife. Susie Clomax. during
life or widowhood. On her remarriage
the estate Is to be sold and the pro-
ceeds equally distributed among the
widow and Ave sons. The widow 1.
named as executrix.
After bequests of IS to each Of the
children of her deceased sons. Dennis
and Peter Gleason. the will of Mrs
Catherine Gleason provides that her
remaining estate shall be distributed
equally among her three children, Bar
tholomew, James and Bridget. DECIDE
made for real estate to Bartholomew
Gleason and Bridget Mccormick and to
a grandson. John McCormick. are or
dered to be recorded, as expressing the
wishes of the testatrix. Bartholomew
Gleason is named as executor.
Evening star., 1915-12-17
MINISTER PEzET TO SPEAK.
Will Address Spanish American
Atheneum on Peruvian Literature.

Senior don Federico Alfonso Pezst.
minister of Peru, is TO address the
Spanish American Atheneum OF wash
ington. at a meeting Monday, at the
Peruvian legation, on the literature OF
his country Bishop Charles Warren
Currisr,. president of the athsneum.
will resume the second OF his sertss OF
talks on the development, Of Spanish
and Latin American literature. Bishop
Curriers' latest work is Lands OF the
Southern Cross" The Poem OF tho
Cid" is the subject of his second lee
ture.
Senor don Benito Perez-Verdia Is to
recite selections of his own compost
ton interpretations of the music OF
the Incas are to be given by Senor don
Jose Valle-Riestra, a Peruvian COM
poser A feature of the meeting is to
be the singing of the Peruvian Ma
tional Anthem" by Senior Jose
Nerez- Burgos. Senor Don Jose l.. Sal
cedo will take part in the program
Evening star., 1915-12-17
10 to play adequately the part to which
her greatness and destiny call her.
Sees No Gain in Rupture.

The Standard, in an editorial, says
MIR. Wilson gives Austria every oppor-
tunity to save her face.
In a general discussion of the reia-
tions of America with the Teutonic
powers. the Standard says it could not
regard a rupture of relations with
either Austria or Germany as positiVe
gain, because it probably would lead
to an abandonment of such small re
gard for deoency as the Germanic
powers have so far thought Mt to re-
tain. The paper continues:
I'VE are too apt to forget the oebt
We owe to the restraining influence OF
american diplomatists in enemy coun-
tries and subjected territory
We may be quite sure that broad hu-
manitarian considerations of this char
acter explain a great deal of President
Wilson'S unwillingness to take any
irretrievable step.
While majority of the London morn
ing papers fail to comment editorially,
they indicate, in headlines and in other
ways. their opinion of the character of
the Austrian reply. terming it as
''evasive and insolent."
The Chronicle describes it as 'amaz-
ing effrontery." The Times says the
note is not conciliatory; indeed, 1t Is
hardly polite in tone"
Evening star., 1915-12-17
AMERICAN SAYS ANCONA
WAS WANTONLY SHELLED
g. K Moore Of Rhode Island Tells
Experiences as Passenger on
the italian Liner.

PAWTUCKET. r. l., December IA
statement that the liner Ancona, sunk
by submarine in the Mediterranean
November q. was "want0nfy shelied''
while she was coming to a stop, and
that the shells fell among the iifeboats
after they were lowered is made by
George X. Moore of this city, a repre-
sentative of an importing corporation
with offices in Boston, who. said he was
passenger on the Ancona Mr.. Moore
arrived in Boston yesterday on the
steamer Cretic from Naples
He characterized the behavior of the
crew of the Ancona as "disheartening.r -
Only four boats were lowered, he
claimed. although orderly leadership
wenld have done wonders in reducing
the loss of life. He said that the boat
he entered was upset by woman
jumping on the gunwale and that he
was picked up by another boat After
rowing for seven hours they reached
Messina.
Il should say the Ancona was sunk
about eighteen minutes after we heard
the hrst shot," he said. III am satisfied
the ship was wantonly shelled and l
know that shells fell among the life
boats"
Evening star., 1915-12-17
CONSULs ARE RECOGNIZED.
Carranza Officials in This Country on
Par With Others.

The United States has recognized pro-
visionally twenty consular officers of
the Carranza government in the United
States. Three consuls general are on
the list. They are Alfredo Casturegli,
New York; Teodulo r. Beltran, San An
tonic, and Ramon P. Denegri, San
Francisco.
The others recognized are J. q. Garza,
consul at Brownsville, Tex: Manuel G.
Paredes. vice consul at Calexico. Cal. !;
Francisco r. Villavicencio. consul at
New Orleans, La; Cayetano Gonzales
Perez, consul at Del Rio. Tex: Enrique
r. Scherck: consul at Post Arthur.
Tex. Teodoro Frezieres. consul at Phil
adelphia, Pa: Guillermo NJ. Seguin,
consul at Ea gle Pass, Tex; Leoncio C.
Reveles. consul at Rio Grande City,
Tex; Andrea c. Garcia. consul at Ell
Paso, Tex: Juan r. Burns, consul at
Galveston, Tex; Enrique A. Gonzales,
consul al San Diego, Cal; Jack Danei-
ger, consul at Kansas City, Mo-: Mol
quiades Garcia, consul at Laredo, Tex;
Yves G. Leleviar. consul at Naco, Ariz. !:
Adolfo Garrillo. consul at Los Angeles,
Cal: Eligio Osuna. consul at Albu-
querque, N. NJ. and Mauricio n. Mo-
rales. consul at Newport News. Va.
Evening star., 1915-12-17
U. S. Is Expected to Request
Recall of Austrian Embassy,
Word From Amsterdam SAYS

LONDON, December IA message
to the Exchange Telegraph Company
from Amsterdam quotes a telegram re-
ceived from Vienna as saying the feel
ing there is that the United States will
ask for the recall of the Austrian en-
bassy. as the Austrian note on the An
coma case is couched in such terms
that such step is considered unavoid-
able.
1T is said that the note was submit
ted to the German ambassador before
its presentation to Ambassador PEN
feld,' says the news agency dispatch,
and that DR.. Dumba, the recalled am
bassador to the United States, took a
hand in drafting the document"
The message adds that in todays edi-
torials in Vienna newspapers on the
note extensive excisfons appear.
Evening star., 1915-12-17
70 LOOK AFTER D. c. BILL.
Mr.. Page Chosen to Head Subcom.
mittee in Charge of Approximations.

Representative Page of North Caro-.
lima again was chosen to head the sub
committee OF the House appropriations
committee to take charge of the Dis
trict appropriation bill. the announce
ment being made at the organization
meeting of the appropriation commit
tee today.
Representative Howard of Georgia
will go on the subcommittee In place
OF Representative Sisson of Mississip-
pi. who had been transferred to the
legislative, executive and judicial ap.
preparation committee Representative
Slemp. republican, of Virginia, will
take the place of Representative Hine-
baugh of Illinois, progressive, who was
not reelected to Congress. The other
members are Representative Mean
drews of Illinois and Representative
Davis of Minnesota.
The District appropriation bill will
probably not be taken up by the sub
committee until after the report of the
joint select committee on the half and
half has been received by Congress.
Evening star., 1915-12-17
GIFT FROM MINNESOTA.
Women of State Send Fifty-Pound
Heart-Shaped Wedding Cake.

A ffty-pound heart shaped wedding
cake, covered with candy orange BIOS
SONS and orchids. was received at the
White House today as the gift OF the
women of Minnesota. The cake was
baked by domestic science teachers OF
st. Paul. and all its ingredients are OF
Minnesota origin.
The chief bakers we're MIR. and Mrs
Marion Fisher of st. Paul. They were
assisted by Miss Pansy Brown OF ST.
Paul and w. A. Wieckmecker. When
the cake was finished. the combined ef-
forts of Representative Van Dyke OF
ST paul and the postmaster of the city
were used to clear the track for the
cake all the way to Washington. Pos
tai clerks all along the route were
notified of the sending Of this Mime
sofa wedding present by parcel post
and were asked to expedite its pas
sage.
Evening star., 1915-12-17
MRS. MARGARET STOUT
BACK IN WASHINGTON
Under Sentence to occoquan, Woman
Who Tried to Kill Herself Is De-
livered to q. s. Marshal.

Mrs. Margaret Stout, under sentence
| OF two years at Occoquan for keeping
| uisorderly house, was delivered into
| the custody of United States Marshal
Splain this morning by Henry Beh-
rendt. United States marshal at Detroit,
Mich. Marshal Behrendt brought the
prisoner to Washington accompanied
| by his wife. The train was delayed
two hours in transit and did not reach
Union station until 10:14 am.
| Mrs. Stout is convalescing from a
self-inflicted wound when she attempt
ed suicide in Detroit. She pleaded ILL
ness today and asked to be excused
| from an interview.
| Attorney Crandal Mackey has become
interested in the case of the woman
and asked the court to direct that she
be sent to the Washington Asylum
Hospital until she RECEIVERS from her
| injury.
| Marshal Behrendt said Mrs. Stout
| surrendered voluntarily and consented
to return to Washington. declaring she
wished the matter over with He
stated THAI she had told him that when
she left Washington last August in the
! midst of the police graft inquiry,
which had been inaugurated following
!
mobile as far as Baltimore. From the
Monumental city sne vent by rail to
Detroit. 1t is understood. -
| One of the first persons to greet Mrs.
Stout at city hall today was George
w. Ray. who had to pay $4,000 when
Mrs. Stout Jumped" her bond. which
he had furnished. The voluntary re-
turn of Mrs. Stout may make possible
the vacating OF the forfeiture and Mr..
Ray may get back his money.
Advised to Leave Country.
| Mrs. Stout later was persuaded to tell
of visit made to her in the hospital
at Detroit by man she said represent
ed himself as from Washington news
paper. She declared he told her she
had better Jump over" into Canada
and stated that he would finance her
| II she would go. She replied that she
was i'll and had no clothes for the
| trip.
The visitor then told her, she said,
| that she was not wanted in Washing
ton, where some persons were pray
| ing to God that | would die" She
declared her informant stated that she
was liable to be murdered if she re-
turned to Washington.
| Said Life Was Threatened.
Mrs. Stout denied that persons in vir-
| when she left Washington. She said
she did not know who it was, but a
man called her on the telephone and
said, IF | did not leave Washington
| some one would murder me-
| She denied she had threatened to eN-
pose prominent men who had visited
| her house in Washington.
When the man visited her at the hos
| pital, she declared she was seriously
| ill and could talk only between gasps.
AS she was talking to a reporter Of
| The Star the marshal came to take her
to the hospital and the interview came
| to close. l~
Evening star., 1915-12-17
Cheaper Food Aim of Reichstag,

BERLIN, via London, December H.
The budget committee of the reichstag &
has adopted various resolutions look
ing to the regulation and cheapening Of
food supplies. These resolutions in
clude a reduction in the maximum
price of sugar and byproducts, the fix
ing of maximum prices for rice and
vegetables of all kinds, as we'll as
foodstuffs for livestock, and providina n
for special allowances of grain to
breeders of animals and poultry. The
budget committee also has adopted a
resolution recommending the reduction
of the age limit for old-age pensions
from seventy years 10 sixty-f years.
Evening star., 1915-12-17
TO STUDY U. S. RAILROADS.
Senator Newlands Proposes a Joint
Special Committee.

Senator Newlands. chairman OF the
interstate commerce committee. today
proposed the passage of a resolution
creating a special committee to con-
sist of five members of the Senate in
terstate commerce committee and fve
of the corresponding House commit
tee TO consider and report in a year on
legislation for the expansion of the
interstate commerce commission and
railroad legislation generally.
One of the subjects he would have
the joint committee take UP would be
the incorporation of interstate rail-
roads under federal charters. with the
interstate commerce commission en-
powered to control the issue ef ~
curities.
Evening star., 1915-12-17
PROPOSES DISARMAMENT.
Senator Shafroth Introduces Bill for
International Police. -,-.---...---

Universal disarmament and an inter-
national police force are proposed in a
bill introduced by Senator Shafroth OF
Colorado today. The ma3sure plans
an international tribunal of decree and
enforcement. to include all nations. and
the President is directed to issue call
for organizing the tribunal.
1t proposes that an nations accept
ing membershsip would surrender their
warships, dismantle all fortiications
and disband their standing armies. The
American commission. would consist of
the President, Secretaries Of State. War
and Navy. one general, one admiral and
one civilian.
Evening star., 1915-12-17
ENGAGES UNDERTAKEN;
THEN SHOOTS HIMSELF
Alexander Ruff Ends Life With Be.
ceipt of Coffin and Cremation
Payment in Hand.

Alexander Ruf. seventy years old. .
retired soldier, visited the undertaking
establishment of J. William Lee. s32
Pennsylvania avenue northwest, short
ly after noon today. paid for a cofin and
the cremation of his body lat such time
as / may die as he had written on a
receipt for SIS given him by the un-
dertaker. walked to the pavement and
ended his life by shooting himself in
the head.
Policeman G. A. Totten OF the sixth
precinct, who was on the north side OF
Pennsylvania avenue. heard the report
of the pistol shot and saw the body fall
to the pavement Life was extinct
when Dr. Sanderson arrived in an am
bulance from Emergency Hospital
Body Taken to the Morgue.
The physician took the body to the
hospital morgue. where it was viewed
this afternoon by Coroner hewitt.
The man seemed to be perfectly
rational when he came here" said the
undertaken He made arrangements
for the cremation of his body, talked
about the weather and left without
displaying any evidence of an intention
to do sucn a thing as kill himself. -
Undertaken Lee and several persons
in his employ. one of them a son, were
the arrangements.
1t was Just one Of those business AZ
fairs that take place in undertaking es-
Establishments. 1t was stated. many per-
sons providing for the disposition of their
body while they are financially able to do
so, and no particular attention was paid
to him.
Ruff, as the customer gave his name.
had a son of the undertaken write on
the reverse side OF the receipt the message
requesting that his body be cremated at
Lees lat such time as may die"
Kills Himself in Street.
One shot was all that was necessary
to end the life of the man who had
friends trouble after his death. He
walked from the undertaking estab-
lishment after he had paid the bill,
seemingly in good frame of mind, the
police were told. and. without showing
the slightest signs of being despond
ent, turned toward Sd street and lean
ed against the fence of a vacant lot.
Almost the instant he stopped he
drew the weapon from his pocket and
fired, the bullet crashing through his
brain and ending his life Instantly. =,
number of pedestrians rushed to where
the mans body lay and remained until
the arrival OF the ambulance
Policeman Rock of the sixth precinct
learned that Ruf was a retired sold'er
nd that he had roomed at 229 Z street
northwest since September.
At the r street house 1t was stated
that Ruff was a native of Germany and
that he had no relatives in this coun-
try. His age was given az seventy
years.
4 1t is stated that several times during
the past few weeks the retired soldier
talked of ending his life. and today be
fore he left his roomiug house. the
police say. he declared he would Kill
himself today.
Evening star., 1915-12-17
EXPECTS RELATIONS TO BREAK
Paris Figaro Calls Austria's Answer
a Barely Disguised Refusal.

PARIS. December II, sos a.m.-"we
shall be very much astonished II the
American government does not reply to
the Austrian note by simply instruct
ing Ambassador Penneld to ask for his
passports and bv handing his passports
to the Austrian charge at Washington"
says the Figaro.
"Austria's answer is a barely dis
guised refusal; The only satisfaction
Austria gives the United States Is that
she does not keep the United States
waiting for 1t. President Wilson'S
longanimity has it's limits. and the dis.
missal of the Austrian charge at Wash
ington and the recall of Ambassador
Psnfield will show this Is not . question
Of a At Of energy. but q carefully
thoughtout resolution"
Evening star., 1915-12-17
members of the congressiona

are also members of the Congressional
Union.
A third amendment provided for an
equal num- Der of representatives from
each organization. The committee from
the national association will report
pack to the convention before its close.
Dr. Shaw announced the following as
composing the committee from her or
san1zation: Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait
Of New York, chairman: Mrs. Medili
Mccormick of Chicago. chairman Of
the congressional committee; Mrs.
STANLEY Mccormick of New York city.
nrst vice president of the association
mrs. Antoinette Funk of Illinois. vice
chairman OF the congressional commit
tee. and Miss Hannah Patterson of
Harrisburg. Pa
DR.. Shaw picked three OF the men,
bers, and Mrs. Medill Mccormick the
other two.
Wants Committee in House.
There is a House committee on the
disposal of waste paper, but none for
the consideration of woman suffrage,
said Mrs. Antoinette Funk yesterday
afternoon. who is in direct charge OF
the actual work of converting con-
gressmen to suffrage. Mrs. Funk's por-
tlon OF the report of the congressional
committee. Mrs. Medill Mccormick,
chairman. was given extemporaneous-
~ Matters pertaining to suffrage
therefore, go to the judiciary commit
tee. appropriately known as the
graveyard Of the House
There is just one thing a representa-.
1--WE cares about" she continued, land
that is his Own district. Perhaps the
districts adjoining his may interest
him little. but nothing so remote
as an adjoining state does. 1t is es-
sential, therefore, to work with him
on the basis Of what his own district,
and especially the feminine portion
thereof. wants"
Mrs. Funk paid special tribute to the
fairness Of mind of former Representa-
tive Goldfogle of New York, and or
her recommendation the official thank.
OF the association were given to Rep.
resentatives Mondell of Wyoming an6
Taylor of Colorado and Senators Thorn.
as and Shafroth of Colorado for theiI
excellent work done on behalf of the
Suffrage movement.
Evening star., 1915-12-17
snowden Marshall Hearing Delayed.

The House Judiciary committee met to-
day to hear Representative Buchanan Of
Illinois. in advocacy of his impeachment
Of soowden Marshall. United States dis
trict attorney for the southern district
Of New York. but Mr.. Buchanan did not
appear Mr. Buchanan had advised
Chairman Webb of the committee that he
was not ready to appear before the CON-
mittee. which deferred the hearing until
after the holidays
Evening star., 1915-12-17
COULDN'T COPE WITH CHOLERA.
Native Filipino Health Officers
Blamed for 10000 Deaths.

Native Filipino health officers failed
to cope with an epidemic of cholera in
the islands that has caused 10000
deaths within the last year. according
to Capt. r. c. Henebower, United
States Army physician. who testified
today before the Senate Philippines
committee. He said only nine cases
had come within the direct attention
OF the army physicians, and asserted
that the assistance of the American
health officers had not been welcomed
by the native officers.
Evening star., 1915-12-17
Churchill Has Narrow Escape.

LONDON. December 17-Winston
Spencer Churchill. who resigned his
portfolio of chancellor of the Duchy
of Lancaster in order to join his regi-
ment at the front, had a narrow escape
a few days ago, according to wounded
men who have arrived at home. These
men say that Mr.. ChurchilFs dug-out
was hit by a German shell.
Evening star., 1915-12-17
U. s. Attorney Wires Resignation.

Frank C. Daley. United states attor-
ney for Indiana, has teiegraphed his
resignation to President Wilson, and it
has been accepted. Senators Kern and
Shively have recommended l.. Ert
Slack OF Indianapolis to I'LL the va
cancy. Mr.. Daley has been mentioned
as a democratic candidate for governor,
but Is retiring from his position to re-
sume the private practice of law. Mr..
Slack was one Of the opponents Of
Senator Kern for the United States
Senate when Mr. Kern was elected.