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The Washington herald., 1917-09-13
LIVESTOCK MAN
shot To DEATH
Abraham Edelstein' S Body
Buried in Field-Police
Seek Frank Smith.

= --Il % IIc Washington Herald.
Baltimore. Nd. Sept. 12.LWith a
E1ginE Eunshot wound in his left
8g-l=t and with his head battered in
g. a result of apparent heavy blows,
;lc body OF Abraham Edelstein, a
vc-ithy livestock dealer. who has
R--u missing from home for five days.
Was found in a freshly plowed field on
Tie place Of Frank Smith near Clark
station. on the Washington, Baltimore
and Annapolis road this afternoon.
detectives who headed the posse that
we're searching for EdeIstein took
s!rs. Catherine Smith. wife OF the
missing proprietor OF the farm. and
Ne- mother. Mrs. Nora Zywicki, into
custody and brought them to this
CIV. where they are being held.
The body Of Edelstein was found
after the detectives had worked I.,-
CCa-inGIy in an effort TO find the re-
mains in the woods in the rear of the
Smiths home and after they had
TloWei Up half Of a field which had
only recently been DIowed.
Body Is Found.
Il Wa due to their notice that the
man VINO had pIOwcd the field had
lffr- N--f.- Al1fN ta-F usual care OL Il
farmer in making turns at the ends
Of the burrows that led them to be-
sin turning the burrows back again.
When the body was found the plow
that was used to turn the burrows
over ripped the shirt off of the dead
man. He was found lying at right
angles to the burrows. There was
no coat on the body and the pocket
hook Of the murdered man, found in
a trousers pocket. contained nothing
but papers bearing the dead mans
name and facts concerning his busi-
rcss. There was no money in the
roclietboOk and the detectives be-
lievc that he was murdered and then
robbed
EIdeIstein left Baltimore Friday af-
ternCon for the purpose of going to
Smi,h's home to collect some money
that was due him for animals for
which the latter had purchased.
Altogether he owed Eidelstein 500,
AID it ives to collect this money that
the horse dealer went TO ClaTk's
Station Friday. Smith has been miss
ing since Sunday.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-13
Senate CURBS
german PRESS
Criticisms of Government
Policies Must Now Be
Printed In English.

The Senate declared yesterday that
any German language newspaper pub
fishing criticisms of governmental pol
icies must print parallel translations
in English. This proposed law was
accepted as an amendment to the
''trading-with-the-e bill which
the Senate passed yesterday after
noon and which has already passed
the House. The change in the bill
must be submitted to the House be-
fore the bill goes to the President.
II was at the instance of Senator
King. Of Utah, that the amendment
Was inserted. He has had it in the
form of a separate bill before the Sem
ate for some time.
The American people are dissatis-
fled with vipers in our midst he SAID
The German press-not all Of 1t,
though-has done all that it could to
misrepresent the attitude Of the coun-
try and to make the war unpopular.
1t has tried to stir up seditiOn and
strife and to aid Germany. and these
attempts should be suppressed
I am not in favor Of a bill that
would prevent the printing of news
papers in any language but English.
That would be too drastic. But I
think this amendment. which has the
sanction OF the Department Of Justice,
should be accepted"
Nardaman, of Mississippi, said he
would not oppose the amendment. for
It conceded with his views, but. he
thought the espionage bill already
took care OF the situation. No roll
call was taken upon the amendment.
1t prevents the publication Of any
comment respecting the government,
its policies or international relations,
the state or conduct of the war, with
out the parallel translation. The pen
atty is SEQ or a year in Jail.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-13
GUATEMALA MISSION
RECEIVED BY LANSING
Central American Republic Joins
Other Nations in Approval.

Qua ema.a yesterday Joined the
other nations of the world in the pre-
sentatiCn OF a special mission TO the
United States. At o'clock yesterday
afternoon Secretary Lansing received
Manuel Echevarria, Manuel Giron and
audio Urrutia at the State Depart
ment.
This mission came to assure the
Unised States of the hearty approval
of Guatemala and of all of Central
America in the stand of the United
States against autocIacy. No definite
discus ion of any means of co-opera-
ton in the war were discussed. but
the mission was made particularly
welcome as an evidence Iaat German
propaganda has not had effect in Gen.
tral America
The Washington herald., 1917-09-13
Several Tons Of Explosives
Dropped by English Avi-
ators Behind German
Lines in France-Hun
Attack Repulsed.
CBy the international News serYIee.)


London, Sept. I2.-Ten German air
planes were 'bagged'' in the last
twenty-four hours by British flyers
during extensive bombing raids upon
important military works behind the
hghting lines. Several tons Of explo-
sives were dropped by the raiders.
who observed excellent results Of
their attacks.
A German attack in force against
the British lines east OF Hargicourt
Cto the north of St Quentin, one OF
the piyots OF the HInGenberE line. }
was stopped short by the British ma
chine gun fire. The British on their
part undertook some successful raids.
Austrians RepuISed.
German local attacks at various
points Of the Franco-Teuton front
were repulsed, Paris reports. Ger.
man flyers again raided Dunkirk, kill.
Ing and woundinS several civilians.
Rome announced officially today a
new defeat OF the Austrians in an all,
day battle in which the Harpsbure
troops made violent efforts to dis.
lodge the Italians from Monte San
Gabrielle.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-13
MISERY StiH Expands.

And all this documentary collec-
ton is connected with the mysterious
shooting and killing of Mrs. Maude
A. King. wealthy widow of Chicago,
in the dell of a lonely spring near
Concord, n. c. The web, which
grew of gigantic proportions today.
gives evidence of expanding still fur
ther. There were suggestions tonight
that the mysterious case will take
on an international hue with the
ramifcations extending into a COM
plexity almost unbelievable.
The bare details as compiled to-
night were about as follows:
Assistant District Attorney Dooling
has instituted a grand jury investi-
CATION into the New York complica-
tions of the death of Mrs. King. This
Investigation. it was said, may ulti-
mately result in return of bills for
forgery, larceny. perjury and possibly
murder. 1t was said there was no
expectation of return of bills for
extortiOn.
The big estate of the late Mrs. King
appears to have suffered big re-
duction, it having been woefully dis
sipated.
Three apartments at 1855 Park
avenue. this city, were visited by
men of the district attorneys office
this afternoon and in one of them
the higlF pile of documentary evil
dence was seized. The apartments
visited were those of Mrs. King
herself, her sister. Mrs. Melvin. and
that of CASTOR E. Means. business
manager for Mrs. King for num-
Der of years.
Alton Means. brother of CASTOR.
and his father-in-law, Henry
Dietsch, of Philadelphia, were taken
before the grand jury.
1t was developed that Karl Lin
coin Schurz. son of Gen. Karl
Schurz, is connected with the case.
Efforts were being made tonight to
locate Mr.. Schurz, but he did not
appear to be in town. 1t was learn
ed tonight from a reliable source
that young Schurz went to Berlin
and interviewed high officials in
Berlin last fall Just before Ger
many offered peace to the allies.
1t was said at the District attor-
The Washington herald., 1917-09-13
NOT TO seize FOOD
SUPPLIES IN HOMES
Statement of Denial of Widely Cir
culated Report Is Issued.

There Is no truth in a widely cir
cuIated statement that the govern
rent expects to take the food sup
plies from any family, according to
a statement issued by the Depart
ment OF Agriculture last night Both
the Food Administration and the De-
partment Of Agriculture join in a
statement to conteract what seems to
be a deliberate propaganda to the
effect that the government intends
to take from every family all canned
GOODS put up in excess OF a hundred
quarts.
This is only one Of the variations
Of the rumor, which has been widely
circulated. Another statement is that
the government has been urging the
canning, drying, and preserving Oh
fruits and vegetables so that they
will be in a convenient form for the
government to handle and transport
when it takes them away from the
Daople. Further elaboration Is thaI
these goods are to be taken away
rom the American homes and snip
nod 10 England.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-13
LOBBY Charge
MADE in House
Judge Mack, Who Wrote
Insurance Measure, Is
Criticised on Floor.

Direct charge of lobbying, directed
against Judge Julian w. Mack, Of the
United States Circuit Court of Chicago.
yesterday interrupted the House dis
cussion of the war risk insurance
bill. Judge Mack. who wrote the
measure at the request OF the admin
istration, was,-in the gallery making
notes of the proceedings.
Representative Walsh, of Massachu-
sets, rose to a point of order and
declared Judge Mack was debating
notes and suggestions to a steno-
grapher in the gallery, and sending
these notes and suggestions to mem
bers of the House. This constituted
lobbying, he asserted and should be
stopped.
1T is a gratuitous insult to the
House for a man to sit in the gallery
and undertake to direct legislation.
shouted Representative Meeker, of
Missouri, springing to the floor.
stirS Hot Reply.
Representative Knutsen, of Mime
sofa, echoed these sentiments and was
answered hotly by Decker, of Mis-
souri,. saying:
IF there is any man here that OBJ
jects to the lobby sitting there now in
the person of Federal judge of the
United States who at the request OF
President Wilson and Samuel Gompers
and William c. McAdoo has spent his
time, his brains and his efforts in
drafting some legislation that will be
for the benefit OF the men who viii
so out on the firing line to fight for
your cause and my cause, then I say.
long live that kind of a lobby in the
American Congress-" Decker shouted.
There was applause for Judge Mack
as the answer to this sally. but II de-
veloped he had left the gallery and
discontinued the practice to which
Representatives Walsh, Meeker and
Knutsen had objected
The House had hoped to pass the
war insurance bill yesterday. Repre-
sentative Adamson, in charge of the
insurance bill. then told the House it
would have to pass the bill today il a
night session were necessary. With it
out OF the way. the House will take
up the s., ,OO0. 900. 600 urgent deficiencies
appropriation measure submitted by
Chairman Fitzgerald for the Appro-
priations Committee last week.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-13
TWO AVIATORS KILLED
WHEN BIPLANES CRASH
Student Army Airmcn Fall 1900
Feet to Death.

San Diego, Cal, Sept 1.-TWO
student aviators of the United
States army fell to their deaths
over the North Island aviation field
today. when the two biplanes they
were driving were in collision 1900
feet in the air.
Immediately after the accident pa
trolls were placed about the island
by the military authorities and no
person was allowed to approach.
All information regarding the ac-
cident, including the names of the
dead aviators. was refused by the
officers at the field until an suves-
tigation had been made.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-13
EXPECT sweden
TOENTER War
State Department Officials
Look for Alignment With
in Twenty-four Hours.

Argentina is already definitely
aligned on the side of the entente al
lies Sweden may be within the next
twcnty-four hours. These are the re-
suits of the exposure by Secretary
Lansing of the duplicity of Count
LuxburS in advising the ruthless sink
ing of Argentine ships by a message
through the Swedish foreign office to
Berlin while protesting Germany S
friendship at Argcntina's capital.
In Swedish quarters it is learned
that the Stockholm foreign office will
present to Berlin demands for an ex-
plaration of Luxburg's conduct, only
second in vigor to the representations
Of Argentina.
Sweden alleges that her diplomats
were as grossly deceived as was the
government of Argentina. 1t is now
reported here that the offensive mes
saEes were presented for transmission
through Sweden on the assurance of
the honor of Count Luxburg that they
contained no matter offensive to the
entente.
Administration Is Satisfied.
Satisfaction of the most sincere kind
was expressed by administration Of
GCials yesterday over both develop
ments of the case. 1t is known that
the State Department has many
other documents in the transaction
that have not yet been made public.
1t is believed, however that both
DR.. Naon, the Argentine Minister
and Baron Akerhielm, counsellor of
the Swedish legation, have been per-
United to learn the character of these
documents and that they have COM
mended their governments to be ad-
vised thereby.
Significant conferences were held
yesterday afternoon with Vance Nc
Cormick, the man who controls,
! through the exports administrative
board every pound of material ex-
ported from the United States, by
, both DR.. Naon and Baron Aker-
helm. After these conferences Mr..
Mccormick stated that the exports
policy of the United States would be
continued in force as heretofore.
This is taken to mean that the
representatives of both governments
| nave satisfied the United States that
! they will hereafter bear the interest
OF the United States first in mind.
me Argentine Embassy received yes
/ terday reports of very strenuous pro-
any demonstrations in Buenos Aires
OHiclai confirmation of the press dis
patches telling OF the expulsion of
count Luxbury by Argentina was
gwen the State Department by DR..
| Naon yesterday.
The State Department rather re-
sents the course of the Swedish for
elsn office when in its statement
Yesterday 1t compared its action in
the LuXburg case to alleged similar
actIon by the United States in
transmitting messages to Turkey
wa the Swedish foreign office and
Germany. In each such instance, it
was stated by a State Department
attacne in Scandinavia at the time,
the United States had carefully
! complied with the universal re-
qulrement that the message sent
was known to both beIGgpreots
and that the messages were con-
sned TO strictly business and relief
matters.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-13
Inventors Locked in Hotel
Evolve Powerful Motor
For Uncle Sans Planes

Working under high pressure and almost literally prisoners in
suite of rooms in Washington hotel of Americas leading
vene geniuses have perfected the marvellous Liberty Motor with
which equip the doves of aanes which will darken the
skies of Germany Never before having each other pocay
working forced shifts of wentyfour hours at tme they
ceeded their purpose of providing the United States with model
aero motor not equaed by any the skill of European inventors have
The Washington herald., 1917-09-13
RELIGIOUS RIOTS
OCCUR IN ROCHESTER
Convent Stoned Following Speech
by Anti-Catholic Lecturer.
CBy the international News seryIc


Rochester, y. Y. Sept. l2.-Fierce
religious riots broke out here toni-ht
when 90 followers of the Rev" J J..
Kennedy, an anti-Catholic lecturer.
stoned the Holy Rosary Convent. driv-
ing the sisters in terror from their
beds. Automobile loads OF police re-
serves, under Inspector James \.
Ryan. were sent to the scene Of the
disturbance and the tanks" and DO
lice motorcycles were driven headIonc
into the crowds.
Kennedy has a gospel tent" in
Dewey avenue, where he breaches
twice a week. Tonight a mob num-
bering 1000 stoned Kennedy's tent.
and while Inspector RyanS men were
busy with them, Hennedy's followers
went by back streets to the convent
a short distance away.
None OF the sisters were injured. So
FAR as police reports show only one
person. Miss Esther Hahn was injured
She was struck by a flying brick.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-13
U. S. Envoy Is Calm
As Revolt Goes On

PctroErad. Sept l2-In the midst OF
the excitement incident to announce
ment OF KornilofTs revolt on Mon
day. American Ambassador Francis
entertained a group of thirty Ameri-
can Red Cross workers at tea.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-13
TWO PLANES FELLED
BY AMERICAN FLIER
Sergt. Campbell, of Chicago. Brings
Down German Airmen.

Paris. Sept. I2.-Sergeant Andrew {.
C,lmu5el, of the Lafayette Esca-
drilIe, a resident of Chicago, downed
two German aeroplanes in series of
skirmishes reported from the head
quarters of the American fiiers to-
day. Sergeant Walter Lowell, of Con-
cord, Mass. another Lafayette avia-
tor. vas reported to have bagged his
bird victim
The Washington herald., 1917-09-13

the new engine was set up. This was
on July 9.
Parts of the first engine were
turned out at u di ferent factories. ="
the Secretary stated, located all the
way from Connecticut to California.
When the parts were assembled the
adjustment was perfect. This in it.
self, demonstrates the capabilities of
American factories when put to the
test and when thoroughly organized
for emergency work of this sort.
THE representatives in the United
States. of England. France and Italy
Co-operated in the development of this
motor"
The final tests having been approved,
the progress has already been made
toward organizing American industry
for the production of thousands of
the motors and deliveries will begin
within a short time.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-13
Killing of Mrs. M. King
AndDocument- Searching
Promises Intricate Drama
Wealthy Womans Murder in Lonely Del
Assuming an International Hue-Com
pleXity Almost Unbelievable.
CBy International News service)

New York. Sept l2-Documents piled high the desk Of the
district attorney of the county New York tonight promised
of the most intricate human dramas Of years the pile there
of villa disputed document dsposng of fortune
there documentary agreement involving large the receipt
of which depended the proving of the will there bank
books there cancelled checks the figures upon which into
figures and of other papered detail that d6ed ready solution
The Washington herald., 1917-09-13

ney's office that none of the docu-
ments was found in the apartment
of Mrs. King. The majority of them
came from the apartment of CASTOR
Means. There were papers from
people to whom he owed money;
there were bank books showing de-
posits in various cities and evidence
that he had lost heavily in stock
market gambling. 1t appears that
CASTOR Means never won when he
took a chance on the intricacies of
stock markets.
Involved Brokers Sought.
Brokers through whom Means took
his chances are being sought and are
to be questioned. Bank officials also
will be quizzed
The initials w. r. P, representing
| the name of a man in the South, is
another feature of the case.
Mrs. King had planned another mar
l~riage at some time before her death,
the documents revealed, a woman who
knew the intimate details of the con-
templated venture was asked toCght
to reveal them.
CASTOR Means was acquainted with
Capt. Karl Boy-Ed, the German naval
dttache at Washington, who was dis
missed from the country. His connec-
tions with the former attache are not
known precisely.
Means paid $3.50 a year for his
apartment here. The documents in
cluded a dispossessed notice.
Some papers showed that Buster
Foraker, who married son OF Sena-
tor Foraker. had obtained large sums
from Mrs. King.
Played Crap In Pnrlor.
Large crap games had been held in
the Means apartment here. 1t was
said that on one occasion Means was
10000 winner. Mrs. King. it is un-
Gerstood. participated in the games.
There are some confiscated dice at the
district attorneys office and admit
tedly some other pharaphernalia.
CASTOR Means, according to an
greement which was turned up, was
to receive $4,000 in the event that a
second will of James c. King, wealthy
lUmberman, was eventually prebated
as genuine. Experts are dividedN in
opinion about the signature.
The Washington herald., 1917-09-13
CIVIL RULE In Using TAO

Tokyo, Sept. 12.-It was announced
tonight that the military rule at Using
Tao. which was captured by the Jap
anese from the Germans early in the
year, has been replaced by a civil ad-
ministration
The Washington herald., 1917-09-13

CrOQuCcO unQeG Ine spur Ol WdI'
Neither Left suite.
Absolute secrecy guarded their
mission to the Capital, and by other
than high officials of the War De-
partment, their presence was only
known to the corps of expert
draughtsmen who carried out the
plans as fast as the inventors
evolved them in their minds. One
of the most romantic incidents of
the whole war is contained in the
story of the perfection of this new
engine, which includes the fore
most features of both European and
American engineering and design
ing.
The facts of this practical incar-
ceration in a local hotel were yes
terday revealed by government Off
cials. During the five days and
nights neither of the famous in
ventors left the suite of rooms
placed at their disposal by Uncle
Same, in hopes. which were shown
to be justified, of producing an all
American motor which would COM
bine power with speed and ability
for quick manufacturing in quanti-
ties.
American ingenuity has produced
what Secretary of War Baker yester-
day proclaimed 1.-The greatest single
achievement Of the war." 1t is the
new liberty motor" a light, powerful
engine with which all American aero
planes will be fitted. The motor is
equal to any in Europe" the War
Department declares and by many ex-
pert engineers is held superior to
anything of the kind ever invented.
Power without weight is its principal
claim to fame.
Great quantities can be produced, as
all the parts have been standardized,
and with their production a huge fleet
of American aeroplanes and seaplanes
will take to the air to carry the war
to Germany.
Baker Talks of Invention.
For the first time, Mr.. Baker yester-
day told the story of the invention of
the liberty motor" II regard the
invention and rapid development of
this engine as one of the really big
ACCOMPLISHMENTS of the United States
since it's entry into the war" said the
Secretary. The engine has passed its
final tests. They were successful and
gratifying.
THE engine was" brought about
through the cooperation of more than
a score of engineers, who pooled their
skill and trade secrets in the war
emergency working with the encour-
agement of the aircraft production
board, the War Department and the
Bureau of Standards.
"a remarkable engine was actually
produced three weeks before any
model could have been brought from
Europe" he said. 1T was promised
that this engine would be developed
before the 4th of July. Twenty-eight
days after the drawings were started