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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-24
DENIES USING CHARMS
ON ACCUSED NEGROES
Miss Stevenson, Witness at Mohr
Murder Trial, However, Admits
Deception Is Necessary.

PROVIDENCE, r. l., January pa
The states case was drawing to close
wien the start was made today ON the
third week of the trial of Mrs. Elizabeth
F. Mohr and two negroes, Cecil Brown
and Henry Spellman, charged with the
murder of DR.. C. Franklin Mohr last
August. The lawyers for the defense
have not yet indicated how many wit
nesses they. will call.
Attorney William H. Lewis of the
defense began his cross-examination
of Miss Gertrude Stevenson, a writer
on a Boston newspaper, today, regard
ing her testimony as to a conversat ton
with Brown.
Miss Stevenson said she did not know
until last Friday that she was to be
called as witness.
Denies Boston Story.
Didn't you tell young lady at a
birthday party in Boston, October 80.
that you were going down to Provi-
dence to testify against those mig
gers?'"
II never said such a thing" she an
swered.
The witness admitted she was at the
party and talked about the case with
Miss Salita Solano, newspaper writer
Miss Stevenson denied that she exer-
confidence of the negroes, but admit
ted she thought it was necessary to
deceive them" to get their story. She
denied she went to the Jail Ito get a
story that would connect Mrs. Mohr
with the murder"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-24
BILL WOULD ABOLISH
ELECTORAL COLLEGE
Senator Norris Wants Qualified
Voters to Cast Ballots Direct
for Heads of Ticket.

Abolition of the electoral college in
the election of President and Vice
President of the United States is pro-
posed in a resolution for a constitu-
tional amendment introduced today by
Senator Norris of Nebraska.
1t would provide that qualified voters
should cast their ballots for President and
Vice President as heretofore, and that
candidates receiving the majority in each
state should be certified to Congress as
receiving the vote of that state on the
basis of the number of senator's and rep
resentatives in Congress from that state.
After the election the House of Rep
resentatives would pass upon the re-
turns, candidates receiving a majority
OF the state vote being declared elected.
IN case of no majority the House of
Representatives would elect a Presi-
dent from the three candidates re-
ceiving the highest number of votes.
Speaking to his resolution Senator
Norris declared that the electoral col
lege was useless and that the present
electoral system in practice turns the
election of President and Vice Presi-
dent over to political machines" It
also Is an infringement of the rights
of the voter. because 'ff he agrees
with electors as to the President, but
disagrees as to the Vice President, he
has no way of expressing his choice"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-24

in-chef of the Spanish
War Veterans and conversant with the
idea of National Guard officers on the
subject of the proposed continental
army, believes that to make the change
he suggests will smooth out some OF
the ill feeling now existing between
National Guard officials and certain i'm
portant members of the administration
who believe the continental army
should be the primary element in ma
tional defense and that the National
Guard should be only secondary.
National guardsmen have an entirely
different view of the matter and there
is strong influence being brought to
bear on members of Congress to pre-
vent any legislation that would reflect
discreditably on the National Guard.
The Dyer resolution is framed to
meet the objection that the National
Guard has no federal head.
''The objection of this resolution"
says Representative Dyer. lis to give
the federal government authority over
the militia. 1t will no doubt increase
enlistment and do away with the neces-
sity for the continental army"
When the resolution comes up for
discussion it is sure to provoke among
the friends of the National Guard in
Congress evidences of their dislike for
the criticism that has been made
against the organization.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-24
president is IN FAVOR
OF TARIFF COMMISSION
Is Expected Shortly to Ask Congress
to Pass Bill Creating
Such Body.

President Wilson is understood to
have reached the decision to ASK Con-
xress to create tariff commission and
. before long he will communicate his
views on that subject to Congress. It
is possible the first Official announce
J ment of the Presidents decision will
be made TO the Chamber of Commerce
of the United States when Mr. Wilson
addresses. that organization February
10 in this city. The President will
propose. 1t is said. broad -gauge COM
: mission clothed with full power to
. treat the tariff in scientific fashion.
The President has been considering
the creation of commission for Ions
/. time He. had believed until recently
that the federal trade commission had
full power to deal with the tariff in
, certain directions. but he - now said
to have come to the conclusion that
the powers of that body are entirely
! too limited to meet the demands OF the
business world for . real tariff com
= mission.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-24
FOR BIGGER MEDICAL CORPS.
American Association Calls Attention
of President to Situation.

President Wilson today received
committee from the American Medical
Association which told him that in the
fight for preparedness in Congress a
large increase in the Medical Corps of
the army should not be overlooked, the
medical department of any army being
one Of the most important to be con-
sidered. 1t was not wise, it was point
ed out, to wait for war to begin be-
fore having nucleus for expansion
into an efficient Medical Corps. Civil
are fully capable of treat
ing sick and wounded soldiers, but
they are not versed in matters of camp
buying. providing and dis
tributing medical supplies. making
prompt and accurate reports and many
other duties, and 1t was therefore high
ly. advisable that the, corps be in
creased and given training now that it
might be ready for the eventualities
of the future. The President promised
to consider the arguments made and
thanked the committee for presenting
the arguments to him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-24
MORE MONEY IS ASKED
FOR "SP|ES" Of navy
Paymaster General MCGOWAN Par.
ries Questions Asked by House
Members.

Paymaster General MCGOWAN, of the
navy told the House naval committee
today about the purpose of thirty
wants for collection of information at
home and abroad" He said the sum
included the expenses of naval attaches
at London; Berlin. Vienna, Rome, Petro-
grad Paris. Buenos Aires. Toxic and
Picking.
Of Great Military Value.
The information sought "at home"
he said, was as to available ships.
sources of supply, resources Of various
kinds-informati ton, lie said, of great
military value.
Naval attaches of other governments
are seeking the same inside informa-
ton in this country that our attaches
are seeking at foreign capitalist" asked
Representative Hensley.
They're trying to-, replied Admiral
McGowan, smilingly.
Admiral Parties Questions.
Members of the committee piled the
witness with questions about the thir-
ty-thousand-dollar fund. but he parted
them.
Every government has attaches at
the other government capitals to find
out what the other government does
not want them to know" asked Rep
resentative Hensley.
II wish we knew more here about
what they are doing abroad" returned
the admiral.
you need twice as much money for
spying than last year,"
We need twice as much for acquir-
ing information"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-24
CONSUL GENERAL ARNOLD
HAS NOT. BEEN RECALLED
Coming Home on Leave Of Absence
Because Of Ill Health, Says Sec
rotary Lansing. =,

+, 1t was made clear by Secretary Lans-
ing today that United States Consul
General Olney Arnold at Cairo, Egypt,
is coming home on leave of absence on
account of i'll health, and that he had
not been recalled on account of alleged
unneutral utterances as had been inti-
mated in press dispatches. Mr.. Arnold
made the trip from Cairo to Naples on
the L. S. S. Des Moines, and will cros>
the Atlantic on regular liner. The
warship was used. II is said, because
of the condition of Mr.. Arnold's health
and the difficulty of obtaining other
safe transportation from Egypt TO
Italy under existing conditions.
Mr. Arnold is from Rhode Island and
was once the democratic candidate for
governor of that state. He was ap-
pointed consul general at Cairo in Sep
TENDER. 1913. 1t is said that some OF
the American residents of that city had
charged him with unneutral utter
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-24
Delighted in His Garden.

Mr.. Hurt was pioneer resident of
the northwest section of the city. He
had lived ON the site Of the present
residence on street for nearly half a
century. The present home. at 1925
p street. with its wide, well kept lawns
to the east and it's red stables to the
rear. forming vista through which
the Cairo apartment house is framed as
In a picture. never fails to attract the
attention of visitors to the city who
pass along street.
The gardens to the east of his home
were Mr.. Hurts delight of recent years.
The cultivation of flowers and vege-
tables was his hobby. and he PERSONAL
ly attended to every detail.
Business men of Washington were
saddened by the death of Mr.. Hurd !;
every one seemed to have a good word
to say for him; all were greatly sur
prised at the suddenness Of his pass
ing. Although about month ago he
had a slight attack, he seemed to have
recovered and as late as Saturday was
on change attending to business.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-24
OPPOSES GOOD ROADS BILL.
Minority Leader Mann Speak.
Against Proposed Project.

Minority Leader Mann took the House
floor against the Shackleford twenty
FIVE million dollar good roads bill to-
day on the ground that the money
would have to come from special taxes,
most of which are paid by the cities.
If there was a surplus in the Treas
ury or the required money could be
collected equitably. he declared, his po-
sition might be different The bill pro-
poses government aid for states that
will share the expense of improving
highways.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-24
Associated Press Veteran Dies.

PHILADELPHIA. Pa, January e.
H. A. Wells, for many years on the
Buffalo bureau of the Associated
Press. has died at tho home Of his' sis
ter-in-law in Oaklyn, N. J. He was
tered +. the service of the Associated
Press as one Of the original eight tele-
graph operators in 1875. Illness com.
PEELED him to relinquish the position,
az head Of the bureaq-tn 1909.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-24
Washington Railway and EIec-
! trio Co. Suggests Method
, to Improve Service.
WOULD SAVE 200 HOURS
) DAILY IN RUNNING TIME.
Project Laid Before Public Utilities
Commission, and Subject Is
! Discussed at Conference.

= Adjustment of all fire stops" in
order that the time thus saved may be
utilized in speeding up and improving
the schedules on its various lines was
suggested to the public utilities COM
mission today by the Washington Rail-
way and Electric Company.
' The matter was discussed at con-
ference between Commissioner Brown
low. Maj. Pullman and Inspector Cess
{ord, representing the police depart
1nent; Acting Chief Keliher of the fire
department, Capt. Schley. engineer of
Che public utilities. commission, and w.
J.. Ham, vice president, and ]. T. Moi
.5ett. superintendent of transportation
Sf the Washington Railway and Elec-
Sric Company.
The Commissioners regard the sug-
gestion as an extremely important one
The surprising fact that two hundred
hours or time are consumed each day
IN making the fire stops on the lines
pr this company was developed at the
conference
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-24
Capital Traction Company Is Sued.
MAKES PRESIDENT HEAD
OF ORGANIZED MILITIA

Representative Dyer of Missouri to-
day introduced resolution providing
for a constitutional amendment to
make the President the commandment in
chief of the militia. Mr.. Dyer, who is
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-24
HENRY HURT DIES.
FROM APOPLEXY
Continued from First Page.)

from business his one sport was bass
fishing on the Potomac river on Satur-
days during the summer, when the
stock exchange was adjourned. but for
two years he had been obliged to give
this up.
While still in the employ of the
Washington and Georgetown Railway
Company Mr.. Hurt met and later mar
ried Miss Annie Young, who survives
him. They never had children, but
adopted a daughter, who is now mar
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-24

He said he did not favor any present
change in the relations of the National
Guard to the regular army. A scheme
for the national government to pay
the national guardsmen would not be
effective, he said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-24
v. H. HOLMES CHARGES
MALICIOUS PROSECUTION
Asks 500, 900 Damages From Whit
man Osgood-Capital Traction
Company Sued.

Suit to recover 100000 damages was
instituted today in the District Su-
preme Court by William H. Holmes
against Whitman Osgood, charging
malicious prosecution, conspiracy and
SANDER. The plaintiff says that Mr..
Osgood made a criminal charge against
him and caused his arrest January 81,
1915, and that in consequence he was
confined in Jail until March 4, 1915,
when the charge against him was dis
missed.
He also alleges that Mr.. Osgood made
statements to others rejecting on the
character of the plaintiff. Attorney
Ralph E. Walker represents the plain
tiff.
Capital Traction Company Is Sued.
The Capital Traction Company is
named defendant in suit to recover
$4,000 damages for alleged personal
injury filed by Mary X. Morrison.
She alleges that October "a, 1914,
while she was attempting to alight
from a car, the vehicle was suddenly
started. and she was thrown to the
ground and received serious injury. At
torneys w. B. Guy and A. Leftwich
Sinclair appear for the plaintiff.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-24
NEWARK P. 0. PLUM
AWARDED S|NNOTT
Personal Choice of President
Has Been Cause of Some
Little Feeling.

Joseph Sinnott today was nominated
by President Wilson to be postmaster
at Newark, N ]. Sinnott's candidacy
has been the cause of some little feel
ing, in the course of which charges
were made by a committee from New
Jersey to the White House that
Joseph P Tumulty was favoring the
man because he was Roman Catholic.
Llewellyn E. Pratt of Nutley, n, j.,
who headed the committee, has made
public an open letter mailed through
out the state in which he charges that
the Presidents private secretary prac-
tically admitted that he favored the
nominee because he was of the same
religious faith as himself.
The Committees letter is to be laid
before the President. and it is posi-
something to say on the question. The
President personally selected Sinnott
for the joe.
Secretary Tumulty today made public
the answer that he has sent to Pratt
regarding the accusation.
Mr.. Tumulty's Letter.
1t is as follows:
When discussing this matter certain
members of your committee sought to
belittle the political standing of Mr..
Sinnott. In reply to this l made the
statement that ! had known Mr.. Sinnott
personally for years: that l was ac-
quainted with his record for independ-
ence of character while member of
the Newark common council; that 1 had
full knowledge of the part he had
played in defending Woodrow Wilson
against the charge Of religious bigotry.
which was so freely and unfairly made
against him by his political enemies
throughout New Jersey, some of whom
were members of the church to which
belong; that Mr.. Sinnott had defended
the President, then Governor of New
Jersey, in open and manly fashion, and
that because of this, among other
things. l had learned to have a very
high opinion of him as man who was
broad and tolerant in all of his views.
Endorsed by Men Of Many Creeds.
Mr.. Sinnott's name among others was
presented to the Postmaster General.
A superficial examination of all the let
tiers which arrived at the Post Office
Department in favor of Mr.. Snnott's
candidacy discloses the fact that men
of all races and religions supported him
in vigorous fashion.
For anything l have said to the
President of the United States in
favor of the candidacy Of Mr.. Sinnott
/. as Jerseyman. have no word of
apology 20 make to any plan.
Although you have not requested it,
I will place your letter before the Pres
ident for his attention.
Yours very truly,
JOSEPH p. TCMULTY,
Secretary to the President"
1t was thought today that President
Wilson, who personally selected Sin
mott to be postmaster, may have some
thing to say in response to the insin-
nations that religious motives entered
into the matter. There has recently
been so much talk about the religious
side of White House nominations that
the President may feel called upon to
discuss the subject with some vigor, IL
he goes into it at all. it was said today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-24
Defense of Right to Exist.

Every nation which expects to con-
tinue to exist" he said. must realize
the need Of preparing to defend its
right to existence. The nation which
does not do this. doesn't deserve to
continue to exist"
The head Of the War College declared
the National Guard was not now suit
able for use as the first line Of defenset
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-24
FLEE FROM THE FLOOD
IN ILLINOIS LOWLANDS
Residents Seek the Upland When
More Levees Break and Homes
Are Destroyed.

: PEORIA, ILL.,. January 24.-With the
Illinois river still rising. residents
along the lowlands today were fleeing
to safety. Hundreds have been rescued
from their homes by boats. In many
places bikes have broken and valuable
farm lands are inundated. Reports
from points up and down the Illinois
indicate enormous damage to farm
property and livestock.
Scores of dead cattle and horses are
floating down stream.
Early this morning water began pour
Ing into the plant of the Central IlIi-
nois Light Company. Interruption of
light service is feared.
The Spoon river levee. which protect
ed thousands of acres of farm land be-
low Havana. ILL.,! f1fty-ive miles south
Of here. broke this morning. A score or
more of families fed to higher ground.
The towns of Havana. Lewiston and
Duncan Mills are isolated. Two dozen
head of cattle are reported drowned on
the farm Of John Himpshell. near Ha-
vana.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-24
Wall collapses at Davenport.

DAVENPORT. Iowa. January ga
section OF the retaining wall of the
government dam at LIE Claire was car
ried away by an ice jam last night and
today the area within the wall is
flooded. One of the government
dredges is submerged. The loss will
be heavy as the water covers many
acres and will have to be pumped out
after the break is mended
. The wall was constructed as a pre-
limfnary step toward, building a canal
over the lie Claire rapids as an aid to
navigation. The river here is near the
danger point. 1t has now reached i2.l
feet
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-24
Make SO, 900 Stops Daily.

: II was stated that the cars on the va
rious lines make $4,000 stops at fire
etops every twenty-four hours and that
the time consumed in slowing down,
stopping and starting is about twenty
seconds This makes a total of 100000
seconds or 200 hours of travelling time.
= Ii was pointed out that abolition of
che stops would not mean a saving of
this much time. inasmuch as the cars
would stop at many of these points to
discharge and take on passengers.
However. it is believed that the time
gained through not having to stop at
The points. where no passengers are to
be accommodated would be cOnsidera BILE
In the aggregate.
a Washington is the only city in the
United States that has a compulsory
-fire-stop system, it was stated at the
conference. New York has an arrange
Jnent under which cars slow down or
tstop in the vicinity Of fire houses, but
Nthe system is nothing like as elaborate
as the one In operation here.
Here Is an Example.
: As an example of how the system af-
fleets schedules. it was pointed out that
there are twenty fire stops on the 18th
street line. When a car makes a round
trip over this line it stops forty times,
utilizing nearly fourteen minutes. All
of this time could not be saved by abol-
dshing the fire stops, as II would be
necessary to take and let OF pas
sengers at many of the points, but If
.Dne-third Of the time could be saved
sTor example, il would result in more
satisfactory schedule, it is pointed
souJ.
officials of the company believe that
.they Will be able to give a better serr-
ice on many Of the lines, II the stops
&sre abolished The time saved might
ale utilized in operating additional cars
~ here the schedule is now crowded es-
peciaUy during the rush hours: but the
speeding up of the present schedules,
II is pointed out, would be an irnme =
ediaie benefit. IL is suggested that some
1uns which now require forty minutes
Snight be reduced to thirty-ye minutes
slItss.
= In the event the stops should be
eliminated. the company. it is stated
~ ould instruct its mOtormen to be par
iJicularly on the alert at the point
w mere the stops are now required and
severy effort would be made TO conserve
vine safety for which the present sys-
item is designed. 1t is believed that
"a boiishment of the stops would not in
crease the danger to traffic to any APP
= preciable extent.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-08-10

package contained a set of harness.
At noon Thursday the thermometer
stood at 90 and later in the day 1t
reached 80. It is getting back to its
summer home again, after wander
ing around down in the eighties for
a day or two.
Cant, Sims and Powell, extensive
Audrain county buyers and shippers,
loaded q car of fat hogs at organs
Monday for shipment to st. Louis.
The eighty head in the shipment av-
eraged 224 pounds and had been con-
tracted from R. R. Buckner at $500
per hundred. - Auxvasse Review.
MY MAJOR DARE WINS STAKE.
My Major Dare, owned by the Long
view Stock Farm, won the first place
in the $1,000 saddle horse ring at
the Boone County Fair at Columbia
Wednesday. Seven Of the best saddle
horses Of the country rel entered in
this stake, including Sutton's Star.
owned by Tom Bass, of Mexico. Prof.
E. A. Trowbridge, of the Missouri
College Of Agriculture was the judge
and placed the entries as follows:
My Major Dare, owned by Long
view Farm. John T. Hook, up; first.
Maurice Fisher, owned by Long
view Farm. Lonnie Hayden, up; sec
ond.
Ruth st. Dennis, owned by Lee H.
Ingraham, D. E. Holeman, up; third.
Sally Cox, owned by Blades & Hol-
man. Lon Blades, up; fourth.
Sutton's Star, owned and exhibited
by Tom Bass, fifth.
Cason Mcdonald, owned by M. Ca
son. E. D.Moore, up; sixth.
Brick Frye, exhibited by Jas. Blu
ford, was unplaced.
Peach Crop Short, But Good.
SPRINGFIELD, Mo-, August g.
The harvest of the Ozark Elberta
peach crop is in full swing and groves
are realinzing good prices owing to
the short crop and the high quality
Car-lot shipments on the Frisco have
reached 1OS, against 144 at this
time last year. The watermelon ship.
ments total 400 cars, against 557 Of
last year. Only 10 cars Of cante-
loupes have been shipped. Nineteer
cars had been moved up to the cor
responding week in 1915.
COLUMBIA, Mo-, August T. Thu
month of July in Missouri was marked
by much intense heat and very little
rainfall. At Columbia the precipita-
tion was but ST inch, as compared