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Evening star., 1917-01-08
FOUR new GOVERNORS
TAKE OATHS OF OFFICE
State Chief Executives Are Inau-
gurated in Indiana, Missouri,
Kansas and Ohio.

COLUMBUS. Ohio. January s.-James
Middleton Cox, democratic newspaper
publisher Of Dayton, was inaugurated
second time in four years.
In his farewell address at the in
augural ceremonies, Frank B. Willis, the
retiring republican governor. declared in
favor of statewide prohibition and
woman suffrage.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. January s.
Simplicity characterized the inaugura-
as Governor Of Indiana here today. He
succeeds, Gov, Samuel NJ Ralston,
democrat. who introduced the new execu-
tive to the large crowd assembled. .ss.,.,
Gov Goodrich's address was brief. as
he reserved the outlining of his policies
and making of his Recommendations
for his message to the joint session of
the legislature. The Inauguration of
Lieut.. Gov. Edgar D. Bush. republican,
succeeding W. P. O'Neill. democrat,
was attended by Gov. Goodrich and
Gov. Ralston.+
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-. January. g.
Frederick D.. Gardner. democrat, OF st.
Louis was inaugurated Governor of
Missouri today at ceremonies held in
the museum of the incompleted new
state capitol. The new executive was
presented by the retiring governor,
Elliott w. Major.
Wallace Crossley, lieutenant govern
or-elect. who yesterday was reported
seriously Ill of ptomaine poisoning at
his home in Warrensburg, was able to
come to the capitol today for his in
auguration.
TOPEKA, Kan, January 8-Coinci-
dent with the inauguration today of
Gov. Arthur Capper for his second term
as chief executive Of Kansas, the Bet
ter Government League. which he
founded, met to consider radical
changes. by which it is hoped to sim
plify state, county, and city govern
ments
Evening star., 1917-01-08
PRESIDENT DECLINES TO
REVEAL MEXICO PLANS

Whatever President Wilson has in
mind about Withdrawing troops from
Mexico or taking other steps regarding
the solution of affairs touching that
country and this, he did not reveal to-
day in talking with newspaper men at
his weekly conference.
Replying to inquiries as to probable
troop Withdrawals he said that nothing
was in shape at that time to give q
definite answer. He did not, however.
indicate that this step will not be taken.
The President did not comment upon
the leak" investigation by Congress-
He is known to have the fullest conf
dence that all officials close to him have
clean skirts
The President does not expect to go
before Congress to make another ad-
dress before March I. and he has decided
to make no recommendations to that
body as to the raising Of revenue to
meet the big deficit Of the next fiscal
year.
AS TO an issue of bonds in the fiscal
year 1918, ne will likewise make no
recommendations. believing that Con-
gress and the Treasury do not need sug-
gestions. He was unable to decide now
whether the failure to pass q revenue
bin at this session would compel him
TO call an extra session and 10 not con-
sidering the possibility Of an extra SEES
sion
Evening star., 1917-01-08
WILSON AND MARSHALL
BEING ELECTED TODAY
Electors Chosen November Are
Carrying Out Peoples Will at
State Capitals.

Woodrow Wilson is being elected
President and Thomas r. Marshall is
being elected Vice President Of the
United States today.
This is literally true. because presi-
Dental electors are meeting in all the
states of the Union today to cast their
ballots for President and Vice Presi-
dent. the people at the elections in No
vember having merely indicated their
preferences for presidential electors.
and mot hsSinE voted directly upoH the
question Of who shall ,ar shall not he
President and Vie PresIdent. respec-
lively. OF these United States.
Moreover. the 4soting for Charles z.
Hughes, about which there was SO
much talk last summer and last fall. fs
taking place today at the meetings of
the presidential electors, and in one
state-West Virginia-tnere is a split
ticket. for one Of the presidential elect
ors in that state. hitherto a qrepublic-i 4
stronghold, is voting for President VIZ
son. or. at least, the people who voted
for him expect him to do so. 50
At the State Department today it was
said it will not be officially known from
the records for some time yet who has
been elected President of the country.
The returns of the electoral voting tax
ing place today will be. sent to Wash
ington as soon as completed in the
states.
Evening star., 1917-01-08
FINAL ARGUMENTS MADE
IN CASE OF F. L. SMALL
Expected Fate of Man Charged With
Numbering Wife Will Be in
Hands of Jury by Night.

OSSIPEE, n. H, January S.-Final ar
guments were made today in the trial
of Frederick L. Small, charged with the
murder Of his wife, Florence Arlene
Small. 1t is expected that the case will
go to the jury before night.
Mrs. SmalPs body was found on the
morning OF September 20. 1916, in the
ruins Of the cottage at Mountain View,
on the shore of Lake Ossipee. where
she had lived with her husband for sew
eral years. Small had gone to Boston
late in the afternoon of the previous
day. and the ,fre which destroyed the
cottage broke out several hours. after his
During t1s trial evidences was
to show that, Mys. Small was
strang1ed by b cord which was found
about her neck. and that she had also
ben shot in the head The prosecution
contended that Small killed his wife
with the motive Of obtaining $4,000
life insurance. and arranged a mechani-
cal device to set fire to the house. Tho
defense denied that there was evidence
of such a device and asserted that Mrs.
Small was ahye when Small left home.
Evening star., 1917-01-08
MANY NEEDY DESPITE BOOM.
Charity Organization Society in New
York Shows Conditions.

NEW YORK. January s.-Despite
the general prosperity, the demands
upon charity organizations in this city
are virtually the same as in time of
business depression. says the Charity
Organization Society in its annual re-
port today. The report shows that
during the year ended September 80
aid was given to 6,575 families, only
200 less than the number helped in
1912 or in 1913, the years preceding
the period of unemployment. which
reached it's climax in the first nine
months of the war.
THAT there should be so much dis
tress in q time OF general prosperity"
said the report, 'is only another con-
firmation Of the society's long-estab-
lished position that poverty is not
merely a problem of employment or
unemployment. not entirely Of econom-
les and Industrial conditions. but that
IL is also a complex social problem
whose roots lie deep in environment,
heredity. character and health"
OF the families under the care of the
society there were more Italians than
any other nationality. Americans were
next and Irish third.
Evening star., 1917-01-08
PIONEER MISSIONARY DEAD.
Rev. DR.. Isaac N. Clark Expired
While Addressing Sunday School.

KANSAS CITY. No. January S.-A
ministerial career closely connected
with the development of the south
western country for many years came
to a close yesterday In the death of
Rev Dr. Isaac Newton Clark. DR.. Clark
dropped dead while addressing a Sun
day school class in the First Baptist
Church OF Wellsville. Kan.
AS missionary in the southwest in
the days when vigilance committees
were needed to preserve order DR.. Clark
frequently met opposition in his work.
Many times he preached to a congre-
cation under guard Of armed men sta
TONED at doors and windows.
Dr. Clark was born in Rossville, Ind,
in 1888. For more than a quarter of a
century he had been southwestern sec
retary of the American Foreign Mis-
sionary Society.
Evening star., 1917-01-08
Low RATES FOR INAUGURAL.
Railroads Also Asked to Grant Stop.
Over Covering Two Weeks.

Inaugural visitors probably will have
the privilege of reduced rates on all
railroads. with stop-over privileges
covering the two weeks set apart for
the big educational exposition which is
being arranged under the auspices of
the District Federation of Citizens As
sociations.
Ben L. Prince. chairman of the in
augural committee on transportation,
in conference vith Inaugural Chair
man Harper today, stated that he had
written letters to all the traffic depart
ments of all the railroads, asking not
only for reduced rates that people from
all the states might attend the inau-
guration, but that he also has asked
that the tickets be issued starting
February %, with the stop-over privi-
lege extending until March 10.
This and other important announce
ments will be made by Mr.. Prince at
the meeting of his committee, called
for Friday night at s o'clock in the
inaugural headquarters, the Gridiron
room of the New Willard Hotel
Evening star., 1917-01-08
MAY GET EXTRA PAY.
House Resolution Would Give Bor
der Guardsmen Bonus.

An extra months pay for national
guardsmen who have served on the Mex
ican border at any time during the pres
ent mobilization is proposed by Repre-
sentative Emerson of Ohio. in a resolu-
ton introduced in the House today. The
resolution provides that the Secretary of
War shall be directed, at the conclusion
of the duties of the national guardsmen
now mustered into the service of the
United States for use on the border, to
give an extra months pay to men in
cluded in the proposed authorization.
There are many reasons for this"
said Representative Emerson in explana
ton. TT was done in the Spanish war:
many guardsmen have given up their
employment or business and will have to
go into some other business; and in adj
dition these men were drafted into the
federal service
Evening star., 1917-01-08
HOTEL CLERK TO BE RETIRED
Accused of Falsely Swearing J. W.
Osborne Registered With Mae Tanzer

NEW YORK. January S.-The retrial
Of Franklin D. Stafford, clerk of Plain
field. n. j.. hotel. who was convicted of
perjury for swearing that James w.
Osborne had registered at the hotel
with Miss Rae Tanner, and whose con-
viction was set aside, was on the cal
endar in the United States district
court here today. The case is the first
of the trials growing out Of the cole
brated Rae Tanaer complication, in
which Mr.. Osborne and Charles H. Wax
play important parts.
Wax, after his recent arrest in Chi
cago, asserted that, he. and not James
w. Osborne. was TIA man Miss Tanxer
knew as "Oliver Osborne" and who
accompanied her to Plainfleld. Wax, 1t
is expected, will be the principal wit
ness for the prosecution
Evening star., 1917-01-08
Captures important Rumanian
Town of Fokshani, Taking !
1000 Prisoners.
PASSAGE OF THE MiLC0vU J
is FORCED TO THE SOUTH
Russian Offensive Nearer the Danube
Meets With Some Success, Berlin
Statement Admits.

Field Marshal Won Mackensen
has broken through the strongly
defended barrier before the River
Sereth, which the Russians had
constructed at Fokshani, has cap
tured that important Rumanian
town and taken nearly 1000 pris-
oners and three guns in the
process. ?
This notable success in the att
tack upon the Sereth line which
the Russians have flung across
southern Moldavia, was won by q
successful flanking operation, the
Berlin report indicates.
Took Dominating Height.
Some nine miles northwest of Foks-
hanj the dominating height of Odo-
bechti was taken by storm, giving a
vantage point for the artillery. Further
south a passage of the River Miicova.
which had been strongly fortified. was
forced and Teutonic columns pressed
their way in behind the former Russian
line. Giving the foe no time to place
the Fokshani- Yarestea canal position In
a state of defense. they fought their
way in further and sealed the fate Of
E'okshani, which was captured.
? Some Gains by Russians.
The Russians also have lost ground
further north along the Aeidavian freu-
tier between the Putna and oitux Valleys
Berlin announces Toward the Danube
from Fokshani, however. the latest re-
ports showed a Russian offensive or
some Importance, which admittedly had
succeeded in gaining ground from Won
Mackensen's forces. There also are in
dications that the Russian line toward
the Danube, where an advance by the
Austro-G German Bulgarian armies 10 be-
ing pressed, is holding more successfully
than recently.
While Fokshani is some distance south
of the River Sereth itself, and the Rus
SLAMS still have that river upon which to
fall back. the capture of the town. IL APP
pears. weakens appreciably the whole
Russian position in this area. and makes
the river line itself more difficult to de-
fend successfully.
Evening star., 1917-01-08
DRILLS FOR BATTERY B.
District Artillery Passes Through
Series of INSPECTIONS.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
Ell PAsO. Tex. Camp Of Battery A.
Field Artillery, N. G. D. c.. January 8.
After q week Of continuous inspec-
ton at the hands of regular army off,
GERS, and the probability that the
horses of the organization will be re-
leased from quarantine this week, Bat
terry B, Field Artillery. N. G. D. c..
probably will get down to the routine
drills again this week.
The officers and men of the battery
passed through all of the inspections
with high marks. The organization
has been kept from engaging in mount
ed drill by the prevalence of glanders
among it's mounts.
Evening star., 1917-01-08
Dies of Self-Inhicted Wounds.

LAUREL. Miss. January s.-R. E.
Halsell, city attorney and former
mayor of Laurel. died yesterday from
punshot wounds which members of his
family and the county coroner last
night declared were self-infiicted Hal
sell had been in i'll health for several
months and was said to have been de-
spondent.
Evening star., 1917-01-08
Progressives Plan for Convention.

NEW YORK, January S.-Matthew
Hale, acting chairman of the national
progressive party, announced last night
that permanent national headquarters
had been opened in this city and that
a committee for the northeastern de-
partment had been appointed to aid in
planning the conference of progressives
to be held in St. Louis ON or about
Washington's birthday. Mr.. Hale as
serted that committees soon would be
named for the southeastern. south GEN.
trail, east central. west central and
western departments.
Evening star., 1917-01-08
HEARING IS begun
ON ADAMSON LAW
Climax of Great Legal Fight
Over Railroad Act Reached
in Supreme Court.
BIG ARRAY OF COUNSEL

The climax I'M the legal contest over
constitutionality of the Adamson law
was reached today in the Supreme Court.
Arguments were begun in the Missouri.
Oklahoma and Gulf railroads test case,
in which the Department Of Justice is
appealing from Federal Judge Hook
decision at Kansas City, Mo-, that the
law. passed last September when a ma
tion-wide railroad strike seemed fmml-
nent. is unconstitutional, null ana
void
Conclusion of the arguments late to-
morrow is expected. They are the first
on the merits of the Adamson law In
any court, Judge Hook having hurried
ly decided the case without formal hear
ings in order to expedite the appeal for
the Supreme Courts final determination
A decision is expected within a few
weeks at most.
Evening star., 1917-01-08
British Cruiser in Pacific Ocean.

SAN FRANCISCO, january S-The
presence in the Pacific ocean of Brit
ish auxiliary cruiser. presumably a
former Peninsula and Oriental liner.
was reported here today by officials of
the Norwegian steamer Cuzco. which
arrived from Mexican ports. The ves-
steamship Of about 1900 tons. which
demanded the Cuxco's nationality when
OF Cape San Lucas. Lower California.
After coming close enough to identify
the Cuxco the auxiliary cruiser proceed
Cd south.
Evening star., 1917-01-08
John Finlayson, 105 Years Old, Dies

WRANGELL, Alaska. January s.
John Finlayson, an explorer for whom
Finlayson river and Fiplayson lake on
Yukon territory were named, has died
here, aged los years. Finlayson was a
native Of Scotland. He prospected and
mined gold in California and Oregon
until he was sixty-six years old, and
then went to British Columbia and
Yukon territory, where he explored
large areas into which white men had
never penetrated.
Evening star., 1917-01-08
New York Has 800. 900 Fire,

NEW YORK, January s.-F'ire today
wrecked the building once occupied by
the Ridley department store. at Grand
and Orchard streets. on the East Side.
The property loss was estimated at
nearly 100000. Various small manu-
featuring concerns have tenanted the
structure in recent yeArA
Evening star., 1917-01-08
Husky Policemen on Diet Test.

NEW YORK, January S.-A test of
whether a person may live happily and
we'll on three meals day averaging
in cost 8 cents meal began here to-
day with twelve husky police re-
cruits as the demonstrators" The
diet test is to run for period of
three weeks. The men are on their
honor to do all their breakfasting.
iunching and dining at the "diet house"
and to eat nothing between meals.
Evening star., 1917-01-08
Discusses Peace With Kaiser.

AMSTERDAM. January 7. via London,
January S.-Accordfng to German
newspapers received here. Count
Czernin Won Chudenitz. the Austro-
Hungarian foreign minister, had a
prolonged audience of Emperor
William at headquarters Friday at
which the German foreign minister
Or. Alfred Zimmerman also was pres
ent. Peace was one of the matters
discussed.
Evening star., 1917-01-08
Boston Merchant Dead.

BOSTON. January s.-Ralph H. White.
proprietor Of tho R. H. White Com
pany. one OF the largest department
stores In this city. has died at his home
here of heart disease. He was seventy
six years old. tes, - ssa@ss. /.
Evening star., 1917-01-08
Teutons Claim the Victory
Along Thirty-MiIe Front
in Province of Moldavia

By the Associated Press
BERLIN, January s. by wireless to
Sayville.-The Russians and Ruma-
mans were dislodged yesterday from
strongly fortified positions over con-
siderable front in southern Moldavia,
the war office announces.
The important Rumanian town, of
Fokshani has been captured and nearly
1000 prisoners taken.
Victory for Teutons Claimed.
The battle for possession Of the
southern bank of the lower Sereth
river. in central Rumania. along a,
thirty-mile front, has been decided in
favor of the central powers after fierce
fighting, writes the military critic OF
the Overseas News Agency. who points
out that the Teuton troops took just
one month in forcing their way from
bucharest to Braila, a distance of 125
miles. The military critlc aoas.
The Russians were defeated ana lost
their fortified field positions after weeks
of preparation on the southern bank OF
the Sereth, from where, according 70 re-
peated announcements In the entente
press. a counter offensive was to have
heen launched. On q front or ten miles,
except for some VILLAGES south OF Fun
deni the troops of the central powers
reached the swampy districts and river
not vet been counted. as battles are stu
going on.
Exerted Double Pressure.
Thanks to the spl.ndid combined OPP
erations of the Danube and Dobrudta
armies. which exercised a double pres
s,re from the west and east against
praiIa Rumania's most important COM
mercial town fell into the hands Of the
central powers. 1t was conquered after
,.,acious house, toulouse lighting.
81, inst one month the forces Of the
cantrai mowers traversed the road from
Bucharest to Braila. distance OF l2S
miles. under continuous and strenuous
sghtine The DANUBE town. with Its
ss oo0 Inhabitants and important and ef-
Gc;ent docks, depots and elevators. Of
fers an extraordinarily important strateg.
icaI point OF support for the central
he heart OF Germany as far a. Bratla-
On the other hand, navigation by tha
and Rumanians on the Danube
has been completely stopped
mort of the Russo-Rumanfan armies In
the Sereth position at Enalez aireedy
is under artillery fire. AZ Fundeni. tns
center of the Sereth position. the troops
~ the central powers are victoriously
going forward. and the German and
Austro- Hungarian troops are pushing
) ga inst the extreme western positions
Of the Sereth line at Fokshani"
Russians Capture Trenches.
PETRoGRAD. January Z. via London.
January s.-The war office has issued
the following:
"Rumanian front-Our detachmenfo
as result Of y surprise attack cap
Evening star., 1917-01-08
Unable to Find the Leak.

Mr Tumulty added that he had tried
TO find out how leak could have oc-
CURED. but had been unable to get any
definite information.
The mere mechanics of preparing the
note might make it possible for it to
get out" he said. My first knowledge
that note had been given out came
from Mr.. Clagett, the Associated Press
correspondent at the White House, on
me when l returned from lunch that
him what note, and he said the peace
note"
Have you any information as to how
the leak occurred?" Mr.. Campbell
asked.
i have not" Mr. Tumulty replied.
Any opinion I might have would be
speculative. and would involve repu-
tations. / am very careful about maxi
ing statements in such circumstances"
Representative Chiperfield asked Sec
retary Tumulty il he knew that Alfred
H. Curtis of 135 West 18th street. New
York, former president of the National
Bank of North America. was in fact
thea Curtis" who wrote the letter.
Mr. Tumuity said he did not.
Mr. Tumulty added he did not think
the Teak" could have occurred on the
note through any employe of the ex-
ecutive office. He then read a letter
from l. T. Russell. editor of the New
ark Morning Ledger. referring to the
mysterious "A. Curtis who wrote Rep
resentstive Wood. author of the inves-
legation resolution.
Evening star., 1917-01-08
Boston Man Forced to His
Seat by Clerk of the
House.
REFUSES TO GIVE NAMES
AND THEN LEAVES STAND
Running Bow With Committee Ends
When His Emphasis Is Expunged.
Secretary lansing Testifes.

Thomas W. Lawson occupied much Of
today's session of the House rules COM
mittee hearing on the alleged stock
market leak on President Wilson's
peace note with running row with
the committee which ended in much of
his statements being expunged from
the record and closed with the declara-
tion that he could tell where the leak
was but wouldn't
At the outset OF the hearing Secre-
tary Tumulty read a statement, in
dorsed by President Wilson, that he
had no knowledge whatever of the
Presidents note before it was an
nounced to the newspapers, and Sec
retary Lansing gave testimony about
the handling of the document after it
got to the State Department. Both de-
MED they had been able to find any
leak"
Mr.. Lawson began his statement to
the committee with general declara-
tions, which soon led into an uproar.
IL ended by the clerk of the House
forcing him to his chair and the COM
mittee voting unanimously to expunge
the whole exchange from the record.
II in the confusion.
Finally. when Chairman Henry got
Lawson down to a croSs-eXamination,
the Boston fpancier said in effect he
could tell, but wouldn't. and at that
point the committee recessed for lunch.
Mr.. Tumulty Reads Statement.
When the hearing opened Represent
ative Campbell. republican. moved that
the committee subpoena F. NJ Lock-
wood & Company. brokers. 4S-4S Broad
way, New York, to bring papers and
documents showing sales from Decem-
ber 10 to 23. The committee decided to
consider IL in executive session. On mo-
tion OF Representative Chiperfield, the
Boston Stock Exchange was ordered 10
spreserve it's brokes' slips for the same
period.
Joseph r. Tumulty, secretary to
President Wilson, then was called, and
after reading a statement was asked
by Representative CampbelN
DO you know who aided in the prepa-
ration of this note?
The President prepared and wrote
the note himself said Mr.. Tumulty.
He is an expert typewriter in addition
to his other achievements"
Did any stenographer or clerk in the
executive Offices know Of the exist
ence of the noteT
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