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Evening star., 1916-05-10
DAY IN CONGRESS.
Senates

Met at noon.
Senator Kenyon of Iowa re-
sumed attack on rivers and har-
bors appropriation bill.
Federal trade commission sub
mitted report on distribution of
Mexican sisal hemp among
American sisal manufacturers of
binder twine.
Houses
Met at noon.
Humphreys food control bill
brought up again for action.
Naval committee continued
framing Of general supply bill.
Evening star., 1916-05-10
WhatSunday Newspaper
Do You Read?

The popularity of the differ
cnt Sunday newspapers in
Washington has recently been
determined by d newspaper
census.
Inquiry was made at EVERY
home on representative blocks
scattered in each section of the
city. Out OF the $50 homes Wis
tied where Sunday newspapers
were read
Evening star., 1916-05-10
THREATENS TO BLOW Up
GOVERNMENT BUILDING
Letter Writer Sets Friday as Time
for Department Of Agriculture
Depreciation.

! "The main building of the Depart
ment of Agriculture will be blown up
Friday morning. May 70
| The foregoing anonymous message,
! mailed in this city at 80 o'clock yes
terday afternoon. was received at the
office of The Evening Star this morn
ing.
| 1t was written on slip of plain
white paper and mailed in a plain en-
| velope. Other copies were mailed to
other papers. it is stated, and We're
turned over to the police department.
'"Forewarned is forearmed." remark
ed r. NJ Reese, chief clerk of the De-
partment of Agriculture, when told by
| a reporter for The Star of the receipt
of the message.
Holt who exploded the bomb in the
Capitol, wrote of his intentions and
notified local newspapers of his plans.
although his warnings were received
too late to prevent the explosion.
A few minutes after Mr.. Reese re-
ceived a capy of the message of the
anonymous letter writer he appeared
at police headquarters and conferred
with Maj. Pullman, superintendent OF
police.
1T may be a hoax" said Maj. Pull
man to a reporter.
Takes Charge of Probe.
Inspector Clifford Grant, chief of de-
tectives, took personal charge of the
investigation this morning and detailed
members of the detective corps to as
sist him. 1t was said this afternoon
that everything possible was being
done to bring about the arrest of the
sender OF the letters.
Efforts were made to trace the let
ters, inspectors of the Post Office De-
partment assisting in that part of the
work. When Inspector Grant returned
to headquarters this afternoon he con-
I ferred with Maj. Pullman, reporting
| the progress in the investigation.
1t is believed that the police have
one or more persons under surveillance
| on suspicion of having written or sent
| the notes. Maj. Pullman was not over
| looked by the sender of the notes, the
copy he received being similar to the
! one received by The Star.
Fails in Identification.
Chief Clerk Reese of the Department
of Agriculture thinks the messages
were written by some individual in the
employ of the department or some for
mer employe. He said he was unable
| to recognize the handwriting. however,
and was unable to identify the paper
or envelope.
Stationery used by the writer of the
| messages, Mr.. Reese suggested, Is not
| used by the department., the govern
| ment stationery being government
water mark.
| Police officials this afternoon said
| they anticipated no arrest in the case
/ before night, if then, but every effort
| is being made to accomplish the ar
rest of the letter writer.
Evening star., 1916-05-10
Berlin Reports Further Gains
in Fighting on the Ver-
dun Front.
HEAVY GUNS OVERCOME
DISPARITY IN NUMBERS
Maj. Moroht Says Crown Prince Has
Less Than Half as Many
Men as the French.

BERLIN, May 10, by wireless to Say
ville.-The Germans have made fur
ther progress on Hill 3o4, on the Verdun
front, and have driven back French de-
tachments southeast of the hill. the war
office statement of today says. The
text Of the official statement follows:
'In the Argonne the enemy, after
mining operation, attempted to enter
our lines, but was repulsed.
Southwest of Hill 304 advanced de-
tachments of the enemy were driven
farther back. One detachment was cap
tured. The new German positions on
Hill 3o4 were extended.
German airmen dropped numerous
bombs on factories at Dombasle lAr-
gomez and Raon rEtape (Vosges)."
Big Guns Clear Way.
"The German attack on Verdun is
| based on the crushing effect of German
| heavy artillery" writes Maj. Moraht,
| military critic of the Tageblatt. "The
| capture of the smaller fortresses in the
| west at the beginning of the war by
the use of heavy artillery was only a
prelude to the artillery operations now
| in progress.
The French have not been able to
| compete with German artillery and am
| munition. The enormous losses of the
French are due partly to the effect OF
the German artillery and partly to the
| tenacity of the French, who will no,
| abandon their trenches.
Germans Greatly outnumbered.
| Although it is generally considered
! that attacking forces must be foul
times superior to those of the defense
in the Verdun campaign the number
of German troops engaged is much less
than half that of the French. The mum.
Der of French troops may be calculated
at not less than 100000. This figur,
represents half of the entire force,
| which France still has at her disposa
for active fighting.
"All the German successes on tn,
| eastern and western fronts were gaines
with numerically inferior forces. More
| over, the eAustro-Hungarian troops fo
a year have been holding back twic,
| their number of the enemy. The prin
cipal elements in victory-quality o
| troops and courage are steadil,
! working to our advantage"
Activity Decreased, Paris Reports.
PARIS. May 10, 2:3O p.m.-Activit,
on the Verdun front has decreased, &C
cording to the statement given out b,
the war Office this afternoon. Artiller,
action west of the Meuse was less pro
nounced, and east of the river was onl,
intermittent.
| An attack on French trenches be
tween the Disc and the Aisne was re
pulsed. The text of the statement fol
lows:
| Between the Disc and the Aisne.
coup de main upon one of our trenches
southeast of ain-Sous-Toutven
was completely checked.
| I'm the Nerdun region the lombard
ment west of the Meuse noticeabl,
diminished. East of the Meuse and il
the Woevre region there was intermit
| tent cannonading.
| Hand grenade skirmshes were re
ported during the night in the wood.
of Avocourt and in the region south o.
Fort Douaumont.
I'm upper Alsace an enemy recon
| noitering party which attempted t.
! seize one of our small posts near Hirz
bach south of Altkirch was repulsee
with losses"
Evening star., 1916-05-10
Asked to Identify Records.

Mr.. Cunningham was asked to identify
docket and records in the equity suit. He
said it was all there except one paper.
Assistant United States Attorney James
y. Archer handed him a paper and asked
II that was not the missing paper. He
identified 1t 1t the affidavts of the
defendant bankers
Attorney William g. Johnson for
the defense. challenged MIR. Cunning
ham as to his recollections regarding
the filing of the affidavit and who had
delivered il to the clerk for filing and
10 where the files are kept Mr.
Johnson questions showing that the
government attorneys had had these
papers outside Of the clerks office. He
asked If there was not rule against
taking any official papers outside the
clerks office.
Archer asked the court that the bill in
equity be allowed in court that it might
BE- read to the jury.
Attorney johnson objected to the ad-
mission Of this bill in equity if il is
To BE- Limited in effect" He contended
that if IL is brought in il must be in
evidence for reference and use bY the
defense well as the prosecution He
said he takes this as an appropriate
time to ask the jury that this or other
pa apers presented are not in evidence of
the facts stated therein and only that
30 pers containing these statements ha We
been nled. The court thus advised the
jury. Tn" bill IN equity was admitted
Before Nh. Archer had finished read
lIE these papers, court was adjourn &C
at 1870 to reeonvene at 1:15. The en-.
tire afternoon session was consumed ir
reading the bill in equity.
Evening star., 1916-05-10
$50 Read The Sunday Star
348 Read the Sunday Post
2O8 Read the Sunday Herald
l54 Read the Sunday Times

A careful analysis of the in
formation obtained from each
home shows that
Evening star., 1916-05-10
FURRY IS CAUSED
NR|GGS BANK TRIAL
important Papers Taken From
Clerks Office Contrary to
Rules, Is Claim.
SEVERAL APPEALS MADE
TO COURT FOR RULINGS
Contentious of Defendant Attorneys
Invariably Sustained-Stanch-
field Many Times Interrupted.

Joint trial of three officials of the
Riggs National Bank on perjury
charges in Criminal Division ], Justice
Frederick L. Siddons presiding, was en-
livened today by several appeals to the
court for ruling. Invariably the con-
tentions of the defendant attorneys
were sustained.
An interesting furry was caused by
Attorney William G. Johnson. for the
defense, who, in questioning d witness.
brought out the fact that papers in re-
lation to the case. including the am
davits of the defendant officials, which
are a basis for the trial. were taken
from the clerks office. which is con-
trary to rules unless receipted for.
This trial of Charles j. Glover, presi-
dent: William j. Flather. vice preSl-
dent; and Henry H. Flather. former
cashier. respectively. of the Riggs Ma
tional Bank. on individual and joint in :
dictments of perjury. is attracting
widespread attention and the court
room is crowded at each session.
With the conclusion by Attorney John
Z. Stanchfield of his presentation of the
case to the jury, for the defense. at
II: rs am, and the swearing in of four
witnesses. including Milton Z. Allies, a
vice president of the Riggs National
Bank, the trial gained headWay.
Several times during his address to the
jury Attorney Stanchfield was interrupted
by protests from the government attor-
neys, who claimed he was arguing the
case instead of making a statement of
what the defense hopes to prove. After
argument. he was allowed by the court
TO proceed.
Mr.. Stanchfields principal contention
was that the affidavits as drawn. which
basis for the perjury charges under
trial were intended to convey that the
Riggs National Bank-for itself-did not
buy or sell stocks.
Evening star., 1916-05-10
WEATHER.

Partly cloudy and warmer tonight.
Tomorrow unsettled and warmer; mod
crate to fresh southerly winds.
Temperature for twenty-four hours
ending at pm: Highest, IS, at 3 pm.
yesterday; lowest, IS, at $3.50 am. to-
day.
Full report on page 10.
Evening star., 1916-05-10
Reviews Legal Steps.

He then reviewed The legal steps be-
tween the Riggs National Ban, and the
lContinued on Second Page.)
Evening star., 1916-05-10
Called by Government.

The witnesses called by the government
and sworn, each being asked if he had
brought certain papers as required in the
suhpoenas are:
Herbert A Hand, IS Wall street. New
York
Henry L. Fullerton, 100 Broadway, New
York
Milton F. Allies, vice president of the
Riggs National Bank.
Frank E. Cunningham, assistant clerk
of the District Court of Appeals.
Messrs. Hand and Fullerton had been
asked in the subpoena duces tecum to
produce certain shares of stock and origi-
nal letters from Lewis johnson & Co. to
the stock brokerage firms in New York
OF Post & Flagg and Thomas L. Man
son. etc
Mr.. Allies was asked if he had produced
all of the records as required by sub
pOena- He replied that he had produced
all that could be found. stating that he
thought an error had been made in ask
ing for some, as they do not exist.
Evening star., 1916-05-10
Laying Out New Camp Sites

SAN ANTONIO. Tex. May 10-A
hoard of army officers began work to-
day laying out camp sites for the
militia and regular troops that will
begin arriving here within the next
few days, subject to the orders of Gen.
Funston. The total number Of men
Evening star., 1916-05-10

sworn Net Circulation. Month Of April.
1915. Daily Average. s2.Sls, Sunday. $3.50.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-08-10
PAULA HAS LUNCH AT FASH
lONABlE TEA SHOP AND
ENJOYS 1T

When Horrcs Chambers drove
up In front Of Bonn's. the most
fashionable tea shop IN the city,
after | left his mother $. said
Paula. Il knew could not afford
TO get my luncheon there. But !
did not have the nerve TO tell MIR.
Chambers ! had given the first ad.
dress that anne into my mind be
cause | WAS ashamed o. my board.
ing place
Won't YOU let me come in and
eat with YOU. Miss Newton? he
asked ingenuou5iy.
But You are cue at the club.
The club can wait. Besides, |
want TO talk TO you about Jeff
4 don't know Mr. Perrigreen
very well. YOU know J said. The
most | ever saw Oh him was when
he came home on the same train,
the day ! was called home
Il thought Horace Chambers
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-08-10
CONFESSIONS OF A WIFE

looked at me quetrly as he said: I
have always wondered what called
old jeff home that time. II must
have been something important II
was just the time of commence.
ment festivities.
AS soon as 2e sat down he be.
gan to study the menu Margie, |
could have cried as contrasted
that table. that food and yes
Horace Chambers. with the table.
food and men Lad been having to
put up with the last few days. |
determined then and there to en-
JOY II as nucn rs possible. for J
did not know VIXEN I would have
another chance. IL was not hard
for me TO step back into my old
Paula Newton character. in fact,
was finding II very hard TO step
out OF IL.
Il wish could tell you how
enjoyed that luncheon. II shows
what youth means. When | look
back on II. think how irresponsi.
bic | was. And. Margie. think
more than any ether act did that
meal with Horace Chambers make
me charitable.
Whenever | see some rather
shabbily dressed girl dining at
smart restaurant with young
man. | remember that hour in the
Bonn tea room when forgot for
a short while That awful combina-
ton OF coal gas, old plumbing and
bad cooking that had assailed my
nostrlls every time had entered
my boarding house. cannot blame
any girl for snatching a little
pleasure of that kind.
ITO tell the truth. Margic | was
not thinking so much of Horace
Chambers as the excellence or the
sweet bread salad and tiny rolls
Like the little animal | was-every
one is. under the crust of culture
| was happy, and would have
been almost as happy had been
alone
AT last ! could find no excuse
for staying longer. so with heavy
heart. arose.
Now. III take you home. said
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-08-10
POISON DEATH
IS MYSTERIOUS

CHICAGO. Aug. i0.-Poliee are
myHtified AZ the peculiar death Of
Nose Davis. OF Vancouver. B c..
"Wednesday in the Congress hotel
by poison
4 small bottle OF some unknown
poison lay uncorked and empty on
dresser
His wife. who vas also stopping
IL the same hotel. is recovering.
She explained that Davis VAS In
Chicago attempting To sell some
high explosives .or hand srenades
and that he carried samples OF
acids used m their construction
and quantity OF salts She
thought Il possible that be made a
mistake and had given her. as we'll
as himself. poison by mistake.
II ~ believed Davis Is brother
OF Col G. ~. Davis. retired army
officer. living IT the New Calhoun
hotel In Seattle
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-08-10
MEDIATORS TO
PLAN R. R. TERMS
Conference OF Federal Board
Today With Railway
Employees
PEACE OUTLOOK GOOD

NEW YORK, Aug. to.--Repre.
sentatlves OF the four brother
hoods OF railway employees
were 10 meet today with mem.
bers OF the U. s. board OF
mediation and cancellation 10
present their reasons for de.
manding an eight.hour day and
time and a half for overtime
for all freight train employees.
The federal board heard the 10
railroad managers who comprise
the national conference commit.
tee OF the railroads yesterday.
Following the conference today,
the mediators planned to draft an
agreement which will be submitted
TO both sides.
II the proposed terms OF settle.
ment are rejected. additional meet
ings with representatives OF botn
sides VIII oe held
There viii ne 10 ioint mcctings
OF the two contending parties un.
al some tentative mediation agree.
ment has been approved by both
sides
The presidents OF the four broth.
orhoods who met with the federal
medlators today are a H. Gar.
retson, OF me Conductors. ". =
stone. Of the Engineers. W. @.
Lee. OF he Trainmen. and ". s.
Carter. head - the Firemen's un.
ion
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-08-10
AL BEAT NOVELS
TO fine FRAGILE.
Lett Army. Wife and Long
Trail of Worthless
Checks
BUT HE'S IN JAIL NOW

SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 10 Ac.
cording Go stories coming TO police
headquarters from all parts OF the
Coast today. tho career of Albert
Hadley arrested last night in
Petersburg. M. would furnish an
unfailing store of plots for writer's
OF nickel detective stories
He was arrested after chase OF
a year and In said TO have cashed
a worthless $500 draft Just before
arrest
Hadley IL much wanted. The 4.
) army wants him on a charge OF
DESERVING and taking an army
checkbook
The police of many Coast cities
want him on charges OF passing
worthless army checks.
He Is also wanted on a charge OF
deserving his bride. an lS.year.old
Hoquiam. Wash. girl here. and the
southern Pacific alleges that at
Fresno they settled with him fer
an accident that did not happen.
Hadley'a check operations are
alleged to have aggregated about
$4,000.
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Horace.
No. must answer another ad.'
said tremulous,y.
oh, | say no exclaimed, II
can't be as bad as that
Yes. 1t is. and worse as
serted
Cant | helpNs
You have. more than you
know
Then come and lunch here
with me tomorrow
That would hurt. for already
| have seen some of the girls YOU
have bowed to asking each other
who ! am. Wheh they find out
I'm a poor working girl there will
be gossip. II not scandal
'Piffle,'
My dear Mr.. Chambers, Il Is
the things we call piffle that make
most trouble in life. Thank you
for lovely time. and good bye"
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itat before the acts OF violence are
committed
There IL latent power enough
in this body Of men to stop this
thing
Let the mayor call upon the
business men. and promise you
they will give YOU peace
The crowd cheered and applaud.
ed loudly.
Kisses for Gill
The mayor pulled his cigar. and
then calculated
We'll. I call on you no" TO give
US peace"
The crowd Missed,
Rev. II D. Brown stood up. an.
nounced he was preacher. and dc
clared that every organization had
leaders who could be rounded up
In - hours and law and order
brought about
H. ] Ramsey spoke. and insisted
that there we're leaders. and that
the detective department should
get their names.
J. c. Ford said There are not
more than 10 or Is leaders get
their names and make them leave
town
Then Roberts submitted the reso-
luton. which was unanimously
passed.
Stands by Mayor
Are there any others who care
10 epeak?" asked Judge Burke.
j. 7. Handsaker. 1910 18th ave.
retired. arose.
This meeting has been all critl.
cism and II isn't fair or just" he
said 1T was called TO take coun-
sci with the mayor. We should do
something 10 assist him
(TableauD
THE mayor will get the en-
tire support Of the community"
answered Judge Burke.
The meeting adjourned while
the mayor was shaking hands
with Handsaker, who had sat
next TO him during the meet
Ing.
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S99.5O

The girl said she boarded a
downtown Il" train and that L.
vine smiled at her and blew smoke
In her face. She had him arrested
What else did he do In addition
to smiling7" asked the magistrate
Did he speak 10 your
No" replied Dora. Gle Just
kept smiling"
Magistrate Krotel turned TO LIE
vine. Young man" he said, sol
EMMY, Il sentence you never to
smile at or flirt with any girl In
New York city as long as you live"
Il promise" said Levine.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-08-10
Ne GOT SENTENCE
WORSE THAN Death

NEW YORK. Aug. l0.-Magis-
trate Krotel pronounced last night
what frequenters at the mems
night court called the severest SEN
tence ever inflicted in that tri
bunal.
Dora Rubinowitz, 10. a Morris
high school pupil. was the com
plainant against Philip Levine. is.
of Brooklyn.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-08-10
G. 0. P. BUCKS PLAN
TO END CONGRESS

WASHINGTON. Aug. TO- he.
cause they intirated the literacy
test immigr ltion bill was not in.
cluded in the legislative program
proposed by democratic leaders.
the republican caucus today de
clined proposal for September
adjournment of congress.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-08-10
COUNCIL MAY DROP
BOAT TRANSFERS

Council has been asked By Cor.
poration Counsel Caldwell II the
city desires TO proceed with It's pc.
tition TO force the =, S. r. l.. & y.
Co. to enter an frreemcnt with the
port commission TO receive trans.
fera on West Seattle street car
lines from port ferries The petit
ton. flied by Former Corporation
Counsel Bradford. is still before
the public service commission.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-08-10
COMPERS RAPS
HUGHES RECORD

WASHINGTON. n C.. Aug. 10
In letter published Wednesday
from democratic headquarters.
Former Justice Hughes record
was barred by President Gompers
OF the American Federation OF La
Dor
Gompers reviewed Hughes con
nection with the Danbury hatters
case. in which he asserts the jus
tice took decided stand against
labor
lie cites the Arizona anti-saloon
labor law as another affair In
which Hughes played against the
wage earners.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-08-10
P. O. MEN TO MEET

Postmasters ~ third and fourth
class cities and the Northwest Mer.
chants will begin their conventions
in Seattle next Wednesday.
The postmasters viii Instruct
new postmasterE while tho mer
chants will conduct business con
yention. Headdu rters have been
established in the Seattle totel
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-08-10

Five representatives of both the
United Mine Workers and the
Washington Coal Operators asso.
citation met Wednesday to discuss
the miners demands tor scent
increase In wages
The conference viii he continued
Thursday when V is believed
definite conclusion will be reached.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-08-10
THEATRES
PALACE HIP

PALACE HIP
Rawsca and are. with their
episode OF childhood called Yes
terdays. mead tho new program OF
vaudeville and photoplays at the
Palace Hip
The Tun Chin Troupe OF novelty
acrobats. eqailihrlats and hair gym
nasts do nest daring and thrilling
stunts and make good their claim
OF being the most daring act In
vaudeville
Those Three Girls have an IN
strumental and singing act
James r Macdonald has lot OF
songs and sayings that are full Of
pleasing comedy
Ahram and Johns have funny
comedy OF their own called when
Hubby Realizes
Rath Brothers are athletes, pos
seSsing great strength and skill
The feature photoplay Ia The
Secret OF the Night" The Selig.
Tribune News Pictorial Is another
Interesting feature.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-08-10

Following n nervous collapse.
caused by strain ui experiences on
the Russian front. the Duke OF
son.in.law OF Kaiser
is reported insane. The
duke is said never 20 have recov-
cred from seeing his entire force
sink 10 death In treacherouF
lie married Princess Vie.
toria Louise
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-08-10

BERNARD BALDWIN. messen-
ger. was severely injured Wednes-
day night south q the city when
he collided with an auto driven by
Allen Ball. f7t3 10th ave. n. f..