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Evening star., 1916-10-16
NEW COINS READY SOON.
Dimes, Quarters and Halves Being
Prepared in Mints.

Within a few weeks the new dimes on
which the United States mints are work.
ing industriously will be in circulation.
The dies for the new quarter are not vet
completed. The design for the new half
dollar has just been approved
When the new coins are put into Cir
culation they will appear simultaneously
in all parts Of the United States. At the
moment they are put into circulation
coinage on the present design will cease.
One side Of the new dime represents
the fasces, the Roman badge of power.
On the other side Liberty. in a Phrysian
cap, Is represented.
The new twenty -five-cent piece will
bear a front view of a full length figure
of Liberty. The left arm Of the figure is
raised. bearing shield with '.1n God
We Trust" inscribed on 1t, while ON the
other side the American eagle ia in full
flight, wings extended. and the inscrin-
Pluribus Unum" above, and quarter dol
lar below.
Liberty striding toward the dawn of :,
new day is shown on the new half-doIi,r
diverse The stars and Stripes are f1vjn.
In the breeze behind her. The reverse ~
the piece shows an eagle perched on a
mountain, wings extended.
The law relating to the mintinr Of tho
pieces says that each piece must have the
figure OF Liberty and the American =, .ie
on It.
Evening star., 1916-10-16
CUMBO MUD PREVENTS
DISTRICT GUARDS DRILL
Makes It Barely Possible for Men to
Lift Their Feet-Sunday
Sightseeing.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
SAN ANTONIO, Tex. Camp Wilson,
District National Guard Camp. October
16.--Heavy rain last night made gumbo
mud SO heavy this morning that the Sd
Infantry Regiment, n. G. D. c.. was
unable to drill Arms were stacked
and an attempt made to have setting up
exercises. The weight of the mud
clinging to the soldiers shoes made it
barely possible for men to lift their
feet
In a few minutes the drill field looked
as if freshly plowed. Mud conditions
are most severe at the camp of Troop
a, cavalry. The land is fiat and has
no drainage. The remainder of the
day is to be spent by the District resi-
ment checking up equipment No fur
rher attempts to drill will be made.
Practically all officers of the regiment
visited missions and other points of
interest yesterday in automobiles. The
enlisted men chartered several sight
seeing cars for like trips.
Many trophies. such as snakes. pos
SONS and horned toads were brought
back TO camp by men who went on
hike. Troop a of cavalry is to re-
ceiye :. second innoculation Of para
typhoid serum tomorrow.
Evening star., 1916-10-16
SUPREME COURT RULES
AGAINST MRS. HANSON
Fails to Have Validity of Lunacy
Proceedings Against Her
Son Considered.

Mrs. Aimee l.. Hanson, wealthy
Brooklyn widow. today was denied by
the Supreme Court of the United States
federal courts sustaining federal juris.
diction to hear suit of her son, Wal
ter l.. Hanson of San Diego. Cal, TO
secure property estimated at $4,000
alleged to have been given to her un-
der fraud and duress. She thus failed
TO have validity of lunacy proceedings
against her son considered by the high
court.
Mrs. Hanson represented to the su
preme Court in her appeal that her son
was "of dissolute and wayward habits "
that he would inherit from her a for
tune of a third Of a million dollars
which she inherited from Mrs. Leland
Stanford of California, and that the
lunacy proceedings were brought to
prevent his wasting the $4,000 estate
inherited from his grandfather, Henry
b. Hanson of Saratoga Springs, N. Y
She also stated that her sons wife
formerly Henrietta Reutti. a vaude-
VILE actress. with whom she said, he
eloped. was suing her for alleged
alienation of her sons affections. The
couple separated in 1913.
The suit brought by Hanson was for
session of the $4,000 inheritance
from his grandfather. which, he
alleges was given to his mother in
trust Mrs. Hanson Intellectually con
tended that the federal courts were
as her son really is resident Of New
York.
Evening star., 1916-10-16
FAvoRs PERMANENT BODY.
Poalei Zion Association Advocates
Jewish Congress in Washington.

BOSTON. October 16.-Resolutions
advocating the establishment Of a per-
manent American Jewish Congress in
washington and demanding that Jew
ish rights be guaranteed in the peace
parliament at the close of the Euro
pean war were adopted at yesterday s
session of the annual convention of the
Poalei Zion Association of America
More than 800 delegates, represen ting
nearly all of the seventy-eisht branch
es in the United States and Canada,
were present. The central committee
reported that s35.0oo had been contrib
uted for Jewish war sufferers since the
last convention and $4,000 added to
the Zionist fund.
Louis 4. Brandeis, justice of the
United States Supreme Court. was re-
elected president of the Zion Associa
tion of Greater Boston at meeting
at which $4,000 was subscribed to the
fund for the relief of Jews in Pales-
tine and the maintenance of Jewish in
stitutions in that country.
Evening star., 1916-10-16
CHILD STRUCK BY AUTO
DIES LATER IN HOSPITAL
Neal Mckay, Four Years Old,
Knocked Down Near His Home
at Silver Spring.

Neal Mckay, four years old, child of
Benjamin and Mrs. Mckay. Sligo ave-
nue.. Silver Spring. Md. was knock ed
down by an automobile in front Of
his home yesterday afternoon and so
seriously injured that he died at Wal
ter Reed Hospital about thirty minutes
later. Lloyd H. Van Kirk, 1S45 Ingle-
side Terrace, whose car injured the
child. stopped his car and took the VIC
tim of the accident to the hospital.
Coroner hewitt viewed the body at the
hospital, gave certificate of death
and referred the case to the Mont
gomery county authorities. Justice of
the Peace John H. l.. Sawyer this
morning conducted an inquest over
the body at Silver Spring.
At the inquest testimony was given
that the little boy ran from behind a
hedge fence to cross the road. having
been called by a companion. He ap-
peared in front Of the car so suddenly
that 1t was impossible for occupants
Of the vehicle to prevent the accident.
Mr. Van Kirk attended tho Inquest
The Jurors heard the Testimony and
reached a verdict that the death of the
child was the result OF an unavoidable
accident. Funeral services Will be held
at the Mckay home at o'clock tomor-
row afternoon. Interment will be In
Rock Creek cemetery.
Evening star., 1916-10-16
AUTUMN SESSION BEGINS
AT ARMY WAR COLLEGE

The fall and winter session of the
Army War College at Washington bar
racks began today with class of
twenty student officers who will take a
course of military instruction under the
direction of Col. George H. Cameron
Of the cavalry arm. The class is small
er this year than usual because OF the
detail Of so many officers to field duty
on the Mexican frontier.
The vacancy in the office Of presi-
dent of the War College, which has
existed since the recent retirement OF
Brig. Gen. NJ c. Macomb, probably will
be filled by the Secretary Of War in a
few weeks Meanwhile Col. Charles c.
Treat of the Coast Artillery Corps. the
senior officer present, is acting as presi-
dent Col. Treat. will be promoted to
brigade rank In a few days by the
statutory retirement of Brig: Gen. F.
w. Sibley on duty at Eagle Pass, Tex.
Evening star., 1916-10-16
UNW1TTINGLY COOPERATE.
Armed Mexicans Aid the U. S. Puni.
tive Expedition.

FIELD HEADQUARTERS, AMERJ.
CAN PUNITIVE EXPEDITION, Mex
leo, via Radio to Columbus, N. NJ. Oc
tober l6.-Armed Mexicans have CO.
operated with the American punitive
expedition unwittinsly and much to
the surprise of Gen. J. J. Pershing.
1t was reported to field headquarters
from the squadron of cavalry now
guarding the American Mormon COLONY
at Colona Juarez that Manuel Cutter
rez, who holds Pearson. had killed
three or four bandits who called them
selves villa soldiers and who robbed
the Taylor Bros. of Colonia Juarez. Of
several hundred dollars Thursday
night. The captured loot is being re-.
turned. The finding OF a pass on ona
Of the slain robbers. admitting Aionzo
Tavior to the American lines, connect.
Cd the bandits with the Colonia Juarex
The border report that the 9Th Cav.
airy has occupied Namiquipa is denied
~ headquarters. 1t is explained Thai
The runor grew out of the observn.
tions of cavalry scouting expeditions
Refusees from the south continue 70
bring stories Of want AMI Starvation ~
headquarters mere.
Evening star., 1916-10-16
U. S. PAYS $lso, 900 FOR RELIEF.
OF 5000 Guardsmen's Families 25O
Are From District.

Approximately 100000 has been paid
out by the War Department for the re-
lief OF national guardsmen's families all
over the country. according to Capt. p
n. smith, assistant depot quartermaster
Tho is in charge Of distributing the fund
If So 0Oo, 900 appropriated by Congress
Sor that purpose last session. About 5000
rases have received payment. $50 of which
we're from the District.
last week alone. according to Capt
smith. saw the payment of 1000 cases
Monday, when 500 were paid. was the
banner day. He expects to have received
the same number by the end Of today
cant. Smith believes that the rush Of ap.
plications for aid has passed and thai
from now on he win have to deal only
with the routine work Of paying out thu
regular moalA1y installmeuts. /
Evening star., 1916-10-16
TO SEND FORCE AFTER VILLA.
Mexican Commissioner So Informed
by Ambassador Arredondo.

ATLANTIC CITY, N. j., October 1s.-
Luis Cabrera, chairman of the Mexican
commission, placed before the Ameri-
can members of the Mexican-American
Joint commission today a statement
from Ambassador Designate Arredondo
containing the assurance that his gov
ernment had planned an active cam
paign against Villa.
The Americans were told that thou
sands OF the best troops In the country
we're being taken into Chihuahua and
Durango for an extensive campaign
which it is expected will become evil
dent shortly in a series of movements
that will lead either to Villas isolation
in the mountains without force of any
size or to his destruction
The statement issued by the joint
commissioners after the forenoon ses-
sion continued:
THE Mexican commissioners believe
that this movement will materially as
sist in the settlement Of the problems
which the joint commission is attempt
ing to solve.
Mr.. Carranza's belief is that the
work of the commission can best be
helped by g definite and strong prose
cution Of this campaign and the OBJ
tanning of tangible results
Evening star., 1916-10-16
JUDSON L. HAND DEAD.
Pelham, Ca, Banker Was Well
Known in Washington

Judson l.. Hand. a prominent banker
and capitalist Of Pelham, Ga. died st
hi. residence there Saturday night The
funeral was held this afternoon.
Mr.. Hand was well known in Wash
ington. having been appointed by the
Georgia state legislature to come here
a number of times in regard to railroad
Affairs. A daughter. Mrs. John N. Cor
rixan, wife of the Washington corre-
.pondent OF the Atlanta Constitution.
lives here at 1921 S street northwest.
Mr.. Hand is survived by three chill
dren of his first marriage, Mrs. corri-
gan, Mrs. Thomas p. Hinman Of At
Ianta. Ga. and Leland Hand Of Califor-
mia, and by his second wife and chill
drep Of that marriage.
Evening star., 1916-10-16
NEGROES ARE LyNCHED
BY A KENTUCKY MOB
One Accused of Attacking White
Woman-Other Said to Have
Expressed Approval.

PADUCAH, KY, October 1.-two
negroes were lynched by mob here
today and their bodies burned. One
was charged with attacking a white
woman and the other was accused of
Voicing approval of his action.
One was taken from the county Jail
and the other was seized on the streets
Followed by a crowd estimated at 5000
persons, large part of them in auto
mobiles, the negroes were taken to the
home of the woman. about two miles
away.
While one of them was presented to
her for Identification the other was
taken to q tree. rope thrown over a.
limb, his neck encircled in moose and
an automobile hitched to the other end.
AS soon as the other negro had been
identified as the assailant of the woman
he was led to the same tree and the
process repeated.
After assuring themselves that both
negroes were dead the members of the
mob lowered the bodies and placed
hem on blazing pile of brush. The
bodies were charred beyond recog-
.lition.
The lynchings came after five hours
labor to enter the cells in the Jail and
were tine outcome of an attack made
Friday upon Mrs. George Rose at her
home in the suburbs. The mob gath
red about O'Clock today after hear
ing that the police had arrested Brick
Finley. about thirty-fre years old. who
answ cred to the description OF MIS-
Roses assailant. The mob demanded
the prisoner, refused to heed the appeal
of city and county officers to disperse
and brushed aside the police reserves.
who had been sent to the scene. They
battered down the Jail door. but found
that the prisoners had been locked In
steel cells.
Failing to find the keys. they sent
for foundryman to cut the bars TO
Finiey's cell. Shortly before noon ne
had made an opening sufhcient 10 en-
able the negro to emerge. He quiety
walked out of the building with ms
captors who announced they intended
70 lynch him II Mrs. Rose identined
him. The march TO her nome "as
taken UP and on the way Asa Ihorh-
hill about twenty years old. VINO. SO.
it had been reported. had lauded RIM
ley's attack. was seized
The cavaicade gathered in NUMBERS
as it proceeded, and when it reached
the Rose home had grown to severai
thousand The spectators mounted
railroad trestle in the immediate Vicih-
ity one of the points of vantage
While Finley was taken to the Rose
home the leaders of the mob resolved
to hang Thornhill. Pleading for MS
life. the boy was bound and executed.
In a few minutes it was announced
that Mrs. Rose had satisfied herseii
of the identity of Finley. He was
hanged to the same tree and mum
Der of shots fred into his body. Quiet
fy and methodically the mob gathered
4 quantity of wood. built a fire and
placed the bodies Of both negroes upon
H. The mob and spectators then dis-
persed.
Evening star., 1916-10-16
D. c. CIVILIAN RIFLE TEAM
GETS eleventh PLACE
Makes Good Showing in State
Matches at Jacksonville Meet
Thursday.

TAe district Of Columbia civilian club
lie team finished eleventh in the state
tea.7 match % the Southern Rife AS
soc.Gt!oa matches near Jacksonville,
VIA. Thursday. making an aggregate
score OF SO points. The winner was
the ri New York National Guard team.
with d score of 1887 points.
George Z. Cook Of the Military Serv-
ice Legion Rife Club of this city. who
is with the. all-club team. finished
seventeenth in the first of the National
Rife Association match series. which
began Friday. He made score Of lo1
points in the Leech cup match. The
winner of the match was w. II. Rich
erds Of the Quimnpiac Club. who made
'o4 points Harry r. Richardson of the
Coast Artillery Corps of the National
Guard Of the District of Columbia was
t.vcI't NTH in this match. with an ag-
.s=eeate score of SO points. SsrEt. J. A.
liT&a. y. .. ID. G., was forty sixth,
Evening star., 1916-10-16
SIGNAL CORPS MAY REMAIN.
D. C. Officers Believe It Will Be at
Nogales Several Weeks.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NOGALEs, Ariz., District Signal Corps
Camp, October 16.-As no orders have
been received here affecting the Dis
trict Signal Corps, officers of the Or
SANITATION believe that they will re-
main here for several weeks. They
have moved into the camp recently oc-
cupied by the Connecticut Signal Com
pany. which has left for its state
mobilization camp.
Neither officers or men seem to have
any information as to when they will
return to Douglas. which point they
len to come here for participation in
bip maneuvers, which had to be called
OF because many of the organizations
had been returned to their state camps.
Evening star., 1916-10-16
DENIES j. S. NEGLECTED
/. PLEAN EASEMENT CASE
President Wilson's Secretary Replies
to Charge That Senate Resolu-
tion Was Delayed.

LONG BRANCH, n. J., October 16.-
A letter from Secretary Tumulty to
Michael Francis Doyle. attorney for
Sir Roger Easement, containing a de-
NAL that the American government was
negligent in its efforts to save Sir
Roger from being executed after his
conviction for treason in England. was
made public today.
Mr.. Tumulty replied to letter from
Mr.. Doyle. saying Mrs. Newman. Sir
Rogers sister, had received information
from London that her brothers life
might have been spared had the reso-
luton urging clemency adopted py the
United States Senate been forwarded 70
the British foreign Office more prompt
ly.
Quotes Letter of Mr.. Polk.
Mr. Tumulty quoted from a letter
sent him by Frank L. Polk, who was
acting secretary of state when the
Easement case was pending. as follows:
TT can be said that the State Depart
ment discussed the Sir Roger Easement
matter with the British mbassador on
several occasions, informally but in
great detail, before the passage OF the
Senate resolution; that the Senate reso-
luton was prepared on Saturday and
that the American ambassador at once
conveyed the information to the Brit
ish government.
"On Wednesday, the day before the eN-
ecution, when the ambassador and were
again discussing the subject, he showed
me cable from his government statins
that his government had considered the
Easement case and the resolution OF
the Senate and had come to the con-
clusion that in view of all the circum-
stances it could not grant clemency.
Statement by British Government.
Particular stress was laid, as l re-
call. by the British government on the
fact that Irish prisoners In Germany
who refused to assist Easement had
been punished. The statements made in
letters to Mrs. Newman that had the
resolution been presented In time her
brothers life would have been spared
were utterly and entirely without foun-
dation You can state authoritatively
that the ambassador read me the actual
message from his government that the
resolution had been considered ana
the conclusion had been reached that
clemency could not be granted
Evening star., 1916-10-16
IN JOINT SESSION.
Philippine Congress Votes Message
of Thanks to President Wilson.

MANILA, October 16.-The Philippine
congress was inau9urated today in the
presence OF 10000 persons. Sergio Os-
mena and Manuel Quezon. former Fill
pino delegate to the United States Con-
gress. were elected. respectively, speak
er of the house and president of the
senate.
Governor General Harrison read
to the members Of congress con-
gratulatory messages from Presi-
dent Wilson and Newton D. Baker,
Secretary of War. Mr.. HarrI-
son then read his own message
in Spanish. In it he congratulated the
islands and announced that hereafter
the department heads would be Fill
pfnos.
In joint session the congress voted a
message of thanks to President Wilson,
Evening star., 1916-10-16
MEXICANS FREE AMERICANS.
Release G. D. Mieres, Held in Goa
hu;Io S;nce Sentemher %

George D. Mieres, an American cattle
man, held in Jail since September % by
the authorities of Coahuila. a border
state of northern Mexico, charged with
violating Mexican customs laws, has
been released. the State Department
announced today.
James Shelton. arrested at the same
time, and reported to have been set
free with Mieres, was declared by
Mieres to be held by Mexican authori-
ties. The department has not yet re-
ceived reasons for Sheltons detention.
Evening star., 1916-10-16
Wants Hatters' Case Advanced.

case involving whether the United
Hatters Union or said e. Loewe
& Co. is entitled to $4,000 in interest
on the -fifty-two-
thousand dollar judgment secured
against union members in the Dan
hurry hatters'" case for boycotting the
arm in 1903 was today granted by the
ITnited states Supreme Court. The case
was set for hearing December Z. The
lower court held that the interest on
savings bank accounts or union mem
hars attached to satisfy the judgment
should be paid to the Loewe firm.
Evening star., 1916-10-16
Minnesota to Sue Wisconsin.

Permission sought by Minnesota to
eIe In the United States Supreme Court
"oripinar. suit against Wisconsin to
astarmine respective boundary lines in
waters of ST. Louis bay was toda.
granted. Valuable mining, docking and
manufacturing property is included in
the area claimed by both states. whose
inint legislative boundary commissions
gJisavreed in an attempt to fix the
houndary before proceeding to the Su-
nreme Court
Evening star., 1916-10-16
DIsCREDITED BY MR.. LANSING.
No Basis for Report Of Flight of
Gen. Carranza's Family.

A published report Of the flight of
the members Of Gen. Carranza's family
from Mexico City was discredited TODAY
by Secretary Lansing, who said the
State Department had information that
the family was going either to SaltilIo,
their old home. or to Querataro, the
provisional capital and the seat OF the
national convention set for October 21.
The Secretary made 1t clear that
there was no basis for the reports
which tried to impIicate this move
with the fall Of the Carranza govern
ment
Evening star., 1916-10-16
Refused Permission to Sue Florida.

Application of Clair D. Vallette and
Alfred B. Qunton. representing land
owners in the Florida Everglades, for
hearing of a motion to file suit in the
rn;ted states Supreme Court against
,be state of Florida to compel drain
ase by the state of certain sections of
the Everglades was today denied The
applicants charged the state with vio-
,atine agreements with the federal
government for reclamation Of the
Everglades and proposed that the Su-
prone Court appoint receiver to con-
duct the drainage work.
Evening star., 1916-10-16
D. C. SOLDIER FACES CHARGES
Absent Without Leave; Arrested
Here for Drunkenness.

Placed on probation in Police Court
today after trial on a charge of being
trunk yesterday afternoon, Walter
Bolts, a member of the LIST Separate
Battalion, started back to Fort Myer
his afternoon in company of his
brother. corporal in the battalion,
who said that Bolts would be arrested
there Immediately on a charge of vfo-
ating his leave. ~ ~. -'s-
Bolts got back home yesterday after
three months on the border. He told
Judge Pugh today that he had taken a
rink, his first since going south, but
declared that he was not drunk. Judge
Pugh sentenced him to $40 or thirty
days, but placed him on probation :
Evening star., 1916-10-16
Paws $3.50. 600 for a Rembrandt.

NEW YORK. october 16.-Henry C.
Frick has bought Renibrandts paint
ing. An Old Woman Rejecting Over
the Lecture" for $250.0o0. This makes
the fourth Rembrandt in Mr.. Frick' S
art collection. and is said to bring the
amount he has spent for art works in
the last year up to approximately 92.-
100000. The canvas has been In the
collection of Jules Porges Of Paris for
nifty Years, and was painted in 1910.
Evening star., 1916-10-16
Weather Cold in Florida.

The arst letter from District man
at the matches has been received from
Le!nuei y. Miller Of the District of Co
iurabia naval battalion. II is in part
rs follows:
After twenty four hours solid of rid
ing we arrived at camp Tuesday in a
rsinx,orrn and had dificulty getting
settled. After a bad night we at last
got down TO real work and are getting
along as we'll as any other team, and
better than we had anticipated. One
officer gets Washington Star. and We
take turns reading IL. The mail serv-
Ice here is very good, considering that
il has been running only week.
We have plenty of good food and .
good place to sleep. The weather CON
TIMES extremely cold. We all hope to
hear from our friends in Washington
happenings back home"