Evening Star Newspaper, September 6, 1907, Page 1

_— THE EVENING STAR WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITICN, Busines Office, 11th Street anc Pennsylvania Avera, Tae Evening Star Newspaper Compary. THEODORE W. NOYES Presisent. New York Offc Chicago Offi lay morning edie count, + the = Che Evening Star. D cents, 50 cents, IMMIGRANT INQUIRY Investigating Commitiee Home | From a Beautiful Trip. SPENT DELIGHTFUL SUMMER Took in Italy and the Alps and Saw the Glaciers. TOURING THE NETHERLANDS | Spent Much Time in the South of France—Got Some In- formation. 6 NEW YORK After ry into the as September immi- h carried | } wh 1 and con vbers of the sul States immigration ¢ ator William P. Dill s chairman, arrived | the White r steamer Som members commiss st comp tic embe ¢ ttee re- | Dillingham, | . Repre- Burnett Morton creta n | Cr members have obtained mu data, whi they believe will in solving m of the immigration problems now ¢ ting the United States. The whole com will meet later and prepare a | rey mmendations, which will be submitted to Congress. tor Dillingham made the following nt today on the nvestigation of im- “The subeon every European country from which we receive any considerable number of immigrants nd has studied t impertant phases ly was the first pursuing inves- proy = the sub- Se Howell & i, France, € Latimer Burnett nator and ion north- and Igium, ntative Bennett ded to Greece, . Pal- estine and Rouma ssioner Wheeler and myself gave attention to the work in Austria-Hungary, Russia and England. Senater Latimer, Mr. Howell and Mr. Bennett also visited various Rus- sian polr nd Commissioner Wheeler spent som: Mr. Wheeler is special time in Sweden and Denmark. ow in England, engaged in features of the work there some and on the contin May Make Recommendaticns. “In ¢ ng their investigations abroad the ive special attention to the methods employed by the transportation com sin} ng emigrdhts, the effect commissi of the United States immigration laws upon European emigration, and the attitude of the various countries toward the departure of their subjects to other jands. The ques- te of venting the coming of criminal classes Into the United States has been a chief subject of ipvestigation by the sub- commit and it probable that important recommendat on 1 this matter will be made to Congress. “The subject of emigration is para- mount one in most of the countries we have visited, and in most of them the attitude | emg not favor and long Ss The | pon the | gricultu try is suffer- iia ne e. Ee f this scarcity of | rema att home 8, oved, but the ge ondition is caus alarm among landowners, and a strong sentiment against emigration has developed. A larg of male emig are liable t ary service there eons a & ng objectic grants some 5 st, emigration is net W & benefit, and this is rece ed. For ex: there n the par aliens of lities to send bael t thelr nat « ntries a lar part of their earnings im United States. The total amount of money thus. traneferred | each Ss enormous, and ihe g part | of to countries wh b r high) . Steamship Activity. Added to this is a desire on the nearly all the seaboard countries Tope to build up a merchant marine the carrying of emigr: part of of Eu- and as hy cases nts is in m: essential to the success of such enterpris the attitude of such governments tow: er is cted accordingly. Th are forces that control the situ tlor urope today, and the trend of af- fairs indie more attention and Ere: se gration on the st concerned will nigration from wiledge that ded in.Amer- nd financial Eurc Yat feat assis of relatives and friends who have already emigrated, and the persistent activity of agents selling steamship tickets ) ure to be found all over Europe despite fact that soliciting emigration is pro- Hibited by the law in nearly every Euro- fee cou try and by our own immigration aws “Dp f the tour of inquiry and invest- Ka the commissioners have secured im- portant information ave made ar- rangements to secure more and feel confi- dent that before their work is completed recommendations can be made to Congress WASHINGTON , D. C, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1907—-TWENTY PAGES. TWO CENTS. FARLY CALL TO CHIP IN WORK OF 3 MASKED MEN Robbers Sat Quietly as Passengers Until Picking Time. TWO PASSED HAT. ONE HELD GUN Every One Responded Promptly. Failed to Enter Sleeping Car. Leaped From Train and Escaped. OMAHA, September 6—The Rocky Mountain on the Rock Island was raided this mor just before da near Murdock, Neb., by three masked men. The robbers went through the chair car, robbing every passenger therein, securing their pocketbooks and purses, covered the train crew with revolvers leaping from the train. and sheriff posses are in pu t robbers hav ral hour on the | officers The s on the train leaving Murdock the men aro s, their faces cov- ered W with revolvers in pach hand, covert . passengers. > leade ed everybody to keep nd ne e'se they would be 5! Two m down the aisle with hats in han the third kept the passen- gers cover All passengers Ww ordered ta throw pocketbooks into the ha nis was done » conductor appea the car with a pistel in his hand ‘omptly covered with four d to drop his revolv: ‘After getting all the money in the car the robbers jumped from train, which had s d down for a grade. An at- tempt “ e sleeper se tion, but d and tempt was u search and pursuit is being pro-ecuted vigorously. Bloodhounds in Pursuit. Dete Malone of Lincoln this started two men with Bloodhounds s who looted Rock Is- Ci morn in y land train No. It known that the robbers were in Linco’n yesterda One of the three joined the other two here, coming from Alvo. The trail of the robbers vered a short dis- from Alvo. i BONAPARTE IN BOSTON. was ( this morning tane Visit Has No Connection With Rail- way Merger Case. tch to The Star. September 6.—Attorney General Be arte js at the Hotel Somerset, | arriving 1 ight from Lenox. ; In answer to a question if his presence had any significance in connection with the ¢ York, N Ha and Hartford and and Maine merger, he s : United States Distri French,, before taking up the Special Disp BOSTO estigation, had some correspondence with the Depart- ment of Justice at Washington, and since then he has been pursuing the s tion. My presence here has no connéction whatever with the c for I have not seen Mr. French since my arrival. nor do I ex- pect to Lefore leaving for Southwest Har- ber, Me, but I may 1 In dis: ing the $: on the Standard Oi 1,000,000 fine imposed Company by Judge Landis of Chicago he said: “Being the prosecuting attorney, of course, I was very much pleased with the conviction and big fine.’ zo ahd Alton aid that he received y District Atto but ke was not ts pubuc at this to e public | hase willing time. the text of the letter which he had written | to Mr. Sims, and which it was expected was dat the ¢ ng of the n case in ¢ go a week When asked if Mr immunity to the Ch would be lived up to is unde: He positively Morrison's pro bat matter d to further diseu the subject. He said he expected to be in Chicago on the 18th. — FREED BY MEXICO. Americans Locked Up a Year Before Getting Justice. NEWARK, Ohio, ntember 6,—Grant Ferguson, a former Baltimore and Ohio! conductor here, telegraphed from Aguas Calientes, Mexico, yesterday as follows: “Edward Stover and W. B. Speed were released from prison Thursday by order of the Mexican government unconditionally and no charges against them.” Stover and Speed were two Americ: ductors who were tmprisoned in over a year ago, charged with a which neither committed. Fergus ing thelr imprisonment and conviction without trial, took the case up with the United States government and: with Sena- tors Foraker and Dick, who promised as- sistance. Ferguson secured much test!- n con- Mexico murder Jearn- on. mony, which he presented in the forms of affidavits to the Mexican government and the federal officers, and has worked for months to bring about the result just ac- complished. One of the imprisoned con- ductors formerly ved at Akron, Ohio. nd LORD CHANCELLOR COMING. First Occasion Where Such Officer Has Left United Kingdom. LONDON, September 6—The lord chan- cellor, Lord Loreburn, sailed for Canada on the Empress of Britain today. He will visit Niagara and possibly New York. This is the first occasion on whieh a lord chan- celor has left the united kingdom. The law forbids that the great seal, of which he is the custodian, be taken out of the country. ¢ It is supposed to be constantly kept in his personal custody, but Lord Loreburn has arranged for safeguarding the seal dyring his absence Se Life Imprisonment for Boy. BATH, Me., September 6.—Life imprison- ment at hard labor in state prison was the sentence imposed today by Justice White- ch, if enacted into law, will be both val- 1 important.” of Me cently inve mmigration conditions along the Atlantle seaboard. Senator Lodge und the members of the subcommittee of the commission, who returned today from Europe, are expected to hold a meeting of the full commission early in the fall. house in the supreme court upon Sidney K. Preble, the fifteen-year-old boy who was found guilty by a jury last night of the murder of his companion, Norris Wheaton. When the sentence was pronounced Preble bowed two or three times to the clerk, and, looking around the ccurtroom, smiled for the first time during bis trial. taken to the Thomaston prison tonight. REFERRED To” OYSTER Bay. AN INTERNATIONAL ZOOLOGICAL DISAPPOINTME} STRIKE OVER SOON? CONFERENCE ON, ’TIS SAID, TO FIX THINGS UP. “The settlement of the telegraphers' This signficant an- de this afternoon by ional vice president Telegraphers Union, secret information in strike is near at hand.” nouncment W. the was mai Beattle, in Commercial t from ssion there r the ending of the s From an equally w. of js every reason to hope very soon rel formation was obtained that Labor Comis- sioner Neill is in New York in close confer- J. Small of the Com- f Order of Railroad Teleg- raphers, with the view of bringing about ttlement of the existing troubles be- keymen and the ~comp: It ni was stated that the conferees had been in tion over the long dist President Samuel € n Federat this communic nee tele- e with meric When would 1 to ci had been in consultation with Me and Perham. - poninion prevails among high offic labor organizations that if peace it will be on terms honorab!e to the keymen. President Beattic nding firm and that inste from their ranks they we union operato: necumbing to exhaustion ghd sickni sIt of overwork. He announced that the shington telegraphers will hold an open meeting at Typographical Temple, street, Sunday afternoon at 3 o’cloc will be addressed by prominent spe on of Lahor. seen afternoon Mr. Gompers a the matter, and declined r confirm or deny the report that he rs. Neill, said the.local men d of de- » pulling STILL PUNCHING FARES. Louisville Street Car Trouble Tempo- rarily Settled. LOUISVILLE, Ky., September 6—The threatened strike of the employes of the Louisville Railway Company, which believed to be inevitable last night, has been averted for the present, at least, and the cars are running as usual today. The credit for the settlement of the sit- uation belongs to Mayor Bingham. Mr. Bingham secured the promise of the repre- sentatives of the company at a conference held in his office last night at 10 o'clock to give the union men further assurances that was no discrimination will be made against them. his was agreed to in writing, placards will be posted to that effect by the railway c mpany. BRYAN WILL TALE. More Correctly Speaking, He Will Keep on Talking. LINCOLN, Neb., September 6.—Arrange- ments have been perfected by the demo- cratic state ‘ntral committee for the an- nual banquet to the members of the party in Lincoln, September 24. Invitations have been sent to a large number of democrats of national reputation, among them being Gov. Campbell of Texas and John W. Kern of Indianapolis. William J. Bryan will be present and de- liver one of the principal speeches of .the evening. This banquet isan annual affair, but is held prior to election this year for the first time because of the meeting of the candidates of the party to formulate a plat- form under the new primary law. gE, STALWART McGREGOR. Oldest Living Mason Celebrates His Birthday. MOUNT SUNAPEE. Vt.. September 6.— J. Bellows McGregor. said to be the oldest Mason in the world. is to celebrate his 106th birthday with a public reception to- dav. He was born in 1801 a mile from where he now lives near here. His joining of the Masonic order in 1827 makes him a mem- ber of eighty years’ standing and the oldest Mason on record in the world. Mount Ver- non Lodge, A.. F. and A. M., of Newport He will be | will attend the celebration in a body and the countryside will do him honor. graphers, and Pres‘dent H. B. { pmpers of | | i ney NOTICE. The price of this paper at NEWSSTANDS and from NEWSBOYS is TWQ CENTS. "There has been no change of any kind in the price of the paper to, newsboys, and readers should pay no more than the printed price. ALTON IMMUNITY. Attorney Sims Seeking to Explain to Attorney General Bonaparte. So far as officials of the Department of tice are aware there 1s no truth in re- ports that Attorney General Bonaparte will | be either in this city or Baltimore today or tomorrow to confer with District Attorney Sims of Chicago as to the much-talked-of immunity for the Chicago and Alton road for giving rebates to the Standard Oil Com- pany. The department. on the contrary, in receipt of advices from the Attorney General that he will be in Bar Harbor, Me for a week, having gone there last night from’ Lenox. Mass.. where he has been spending some time. It is not considered 1i General will hav vy that the Attor- any conference on the Chicago and Alton case until his return | unless he his mind and comes back earlier. is a suggestion that District Attor- ex- here about a week from now, changes The ney Sims may have to make a good planation to the Attorney General for f: ure to comply with instructions to take ac- on last 1 ay giving the Alton road im- r failed to ex- plain to the Attorney al why he did not carry out his instructions, but as he is secking a conference it is presumed that he will give good reasons for what he has done —————— RAILWAY HEARING POSTPONED. Judge Montgomery Too Il] From In- digestion to Attend. Owing to an attack of acute indiges- tion, Judge Montgomery, the master in chancery before whom the hearing in the North Carolina rate cas> to determine the constitutionality of the North Carolina rate legislation is being held, this morning's session of the inquiry was postponed. Judge Montgomery was taken with an attack of acute indigestion while in North Carolina last week, but he came to this city yesterday and, against the advise ot his physician, conducted the rate hearing. He was feeling so ill when the hour set for the.hearing arrived that he was com- pelled‘to postpone the inquiry. TO REMAIN AT BOSTON. Citizens Object to the Removal of the Frigate Constitution. Acting Secretary Newberry. today said that he had indefinitely postponed action upon the project to remove the famous old frigate Constitution from the Boston navy yard to Annapolis or to the tidal basin in this city. The mere broaching of the prop- osition caused such a storm of indignation among the Bostonians that the Navy De- partment was unable to withstand !t and has been obliged to desist from its eae for the time being. The outcome of agitation will, however, be beneficial, it is hoped by the naval officials, in directing the attention of Congress to the necessity for removing the Constitution from her present berth, where she seriously obstructs work at the navy yard. and either autho izing her donation to the state of Massa- chusetts in consideration of properly caring for the ship or indicating where she shall be taken. _—— Costly Barns Burned. MONTREAL, September 6.—The barns of the new Agricultural College at St. Anne de Bellevue were struck by lightning yesterday and destroyed. The college is being erected by Sir William Macdonald at a cost of $8,000,000. The loss on the barns is $50,00v. ; tinued person LOCAL POSTS RANK LOW GEN. GRANT'S RATING HEALTHINESS OF FORTS. OF Maj. Gen. Frederick D. Grant, command- ing the Department of the East, in his an- 1 report, finds that a most serious defect in the military system, as revealed by the quarterly inspection, was the large per- centage of absentees among the commis- sioned officers owing to the large number of details to recruiting, college and militia duty, and he recommends legislation to supply a sufficient number of officers for such work without calling upon those needed for line duties. - He refers to isinclination on the part of the private nlist, attributable to discontent with the present state of af- fairs and to the superior pecuniary attrac. tic of civil life. Owing to lack of appro- pr . the condition of public buildings quarters at several of the artillery iss to be deplorablle and entire e only remedy. result of con- convinced that of officers and and 1 study hi the causes of the offer soldiers which ne: ciplined are nea’ the use of intox which are sold 2s innocent beverag five posts where iest ate their being dis- 7 found in to e he men were the Niagara, » and Hamilton, while were Forts DuPont, Ontar x adsworth, Myer, Ethan Al- ard, each with more than 5 per ean strength non-effective. eee NATIONAL FIREMEN’S MEETING. cent of the ‘ Delegates at Oklahoma City Listen to Instructive Papers Today. OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla., September 6.— Delegates to the National Firemen's Asso- ciation today listened to addresses on the is and improvements tn the fighting of fires. At the morning session papers were read by F. E. Smith of Akron, Ohio, on “Some Plain R s fer a Wider Patronage to the Cause of Fire Journals and Firemen’s Literature; by Frank M. Clements of Kan- sas City, on “Benefits Derived From the Fire-atarm Telegraph System,” and by Chief Mark Kessler of Oklahoma ‘City on “The Need for Uniformity in Al! Our Standards of Apparatus. After the morning business session a street parade, in which all the visiting fire- men pazticlpated, took place. At the after- noon session there were addresses along ii s those of the morning. , To- night the visitors will be guests of the local firemen, a trolley r:de and an entertainment at an amusement park closing the day. SHELBYVILLE RACE WAR. More Trouble Brewing in the Indiana Town. | SHELBYVILLE, Ind., September 6.— Shelbyville is in the throes of another race war. The trouble was started Wednesday, when five negrees attacked Policeman Dan- fel Starkey, beat him into insensibility and fled when a crowd of whites arrived. Five shots were fired at the fleeing ne- groes, but none, so far as is known, took effect. A posse of 100 was soon formed and scoured the city. Mayor Swain-and a-party of policemen captured two of tie colored men-—Steve Marshall and Robert Marshall— near the outskirts of the city. They were spirited to jail, where they are. closely guarded. The othe@negroes have not been arrested. 2 The police kept local negroes on the move all Wednesday night. They were not per- mitted to congregate on street corners or in the portion of the town where they reside. By last night the streets were cteared of negroes. No violence was attempted during the night, but crowds of angry white citi- zens stood on street corners threatening the blacks. ge Hymns Proved Fatal. Special Dispatch to The Star. HARTFORD CITY, Ind.. September 6.— Mrs. Gueseman, her daughter Gretta, eigh- teen years old, and son Frank, twenty years old, were killed at the railroad crossing here last night on their way home from church. ‘They were run down by @ north- bound passenger train, No. 36, on the Lake Erie railroad. They were singing hymns when struck by the train, the approach of which they did not hear. POLICE CHANGE MINDS New Suspicions in the Phillips Murder Case. DIFFERENT THEORY DAILY Think Now His Wife Is Innocent of Killing. VIEW OF PRIVATE SECRETARY Hunting for a Former Employe of the Dead Coal Operator—Leaves Small Estate. cl theories, SVELAND, Ohio, September 6—New suspicions and developments in the mystery surrounding the death of John J. Phillips, coal operator and broker, fol- low each other in rapid su ion. Today a former employe is suspected of having caused the death of Phillip known to the officials and a search is being made for him. Monday Phillips was shot and killed at his home in the suburb of st Cleveland. T was believed to have b burglar. Tuesday it wa committed suicide. His name Is aristocratic day n Killed by a ught Phillips y this theory he th Wednesd was disproved and suspicion was directed against the widow, Charlotte Phillips. A warrant, aileging murder, was ed for Weather. id fair. Fair 3 cooler t It; toe morrow ‘CONFESSES 10 POLICE Richard Gregory Admits Having Killed William Garner. HAD’ ALMOST PROVED ALIBI Claims He Struck Fatal Blow in Dee fense of Woman. IDENTIFIED BY ONLY WITNESS Hattie Martin, Who Was With Garney When He Was Killed, Says Gregory Is Guilty. Richard Gre colored, who rested by Policemen 3. A. Davis rove of the seventh precinct was and Me! on suspic that he knew something mur- der of Willlam colored, Rock reek Park near Thompson's bridge last Saturday night, made con this afternoon, according to the n which he admitted he struck the fatal blows on Garner's head, but he clair he did it in defense of the honor of a woman who was with Garner at the tin he made thi rnoon, it is sald, pe ent the morning in an Investigation which had ap- parently blished : Imiss'on of guilt to the com- The prisoner, detail of the Martin, who s killed policy , corroborated every crime as outlined by Hattie Was with Garner when he w her arrest. Thursday the officials begun to doubt this theory, and today are search- ing for the man former!y employed about the Phillips home, whom Mrs. Phillips s: she saw in front of her home just after her husband was shot. James Dunn, jr., Phillips’ private secre- tary, says this man called at Phillips’ of- fice Tuesday morning. The object of his call was not disclosed by Dunn, except to the officers, but he was to have returned Wednesday morning, Dunn says, but so far has not been seen. To Discharge Mrs. Phillips. It was stated by Chief Stamberger today that Mrs, Phillips will formally be placed under arrest during this afternoon. While this is the program, yet there would be no surprise If the warrant were withdrawn. Mrs. Phillips’ exact physical condition was in doubt today. ‘he officials believe she is fully recovered from her stupor, while members of the family say the wom. an still is suffering from the effect of the drug taken Wednesday afternoon. Mrs, Phillips’ attorney, Judge William B. Neff, will endeavor today to have the charge against his client dismissed. Application for the appointment of ad- ministrators of the estate of the late John J. Phillips was made in the probate court today. The examination disclosed the fact that the estate now is va'ued at about $31,000, whereas a few years ago Phi Was supposed to be worth nearly a million doliars. ———_-—___ NATIONAL PRISON CONGRESS. Notables Named by Gov. Deneen to Represent Illinois. SPRINGFIELD, IL, September 6.—Gov. Deneen today appointed the delegates to represent Illinois at the national prison con- gress to be held in the Auditorium Annex, Chicago, September 4 to 19. Among them are the Rt. Rev. James E. Quigley, Roman Catholic archbishop of Chicago; the Rt. Rey, Char‘es P. Anderson, Episcopal bishop of Chicago; the Rt. Rey. John Lancaster Spaulding, Roman Catholic bishop of Pe- oria; the Rt. Rev. Samuel Fallows, Chicago, of the Reformed Episcopal Church; Mrs. Ophelia M. Annigh of the Girls’ Industrial School at Lenora, Mayor Fred A. Busse of Chicago and Miss Janc Addams of Hull House, Chicago. —-—_____ LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT. Acknowledges Request to Name Jer- sey School After Him. Special Dispatch to The Star. PASSAIC, N. J., September 6.—Roosevelt School is to be the-name of the new build- ing now being erected in Lodi,- according to the plans of the Lodi board of educa- tion. Some time ago, when the erection of the building was begun, one of the board suggested that the school when completed should be named for the President, and the idea was agreed to, provided the Pre: A dent would give his consent. a letter was sent to hi informing him of the desire of the board to name school after him, and the fol- lowing reply has been received: ; Dear Mr. Van Hook: I am in re- ceipt of your letter of the 22d instant, ad- vising me that the board of education of the borough of Lodi at a recent meet- ing passed a resolution naming your new schoolhouse after me, and asking me for my permission to so name it, and, in reply, cheerfully accede to their request. Througit you I desire to thank the members of the board cordially for the compliment they have paid me. With ail good wi: for the success of the school, and regards, I am sincerely your: _ IEOQDORE ROC >} ts The letter will be framed, and when the school is completed will be hung up on the wall. ——___.—______ THOSE BLUE RIDGE FIRES. Washington Women's Cottage Burned ~ Down. Spectal Dispatch to The Star. HAGERSTOWN, Md., September 6.--Fire early this morning destroyed the cottage of Mrs. Maria Shawn of Washington, lo- cated in the Blue Ridg= mounta‘ns not far from Buena Vista station, on the Western Maryland railroad, entailing a loss of sev- eral thousand dollars. Members of the fam ily escaped from the burning, building in their night clothes. This is the eleventh fire that has occurred in that section this summer, every one of which is ved to have been of incendiary origin. perty owners will employ a private detective to investigate the fire a Children Fatally Burned. WILLIAMSPORT, Pa., September 6. | By Gregory was arrested yesterday at 28th and O streets northwest by icemen 8 and Grove of the seventh precinct. He an- swe sription gven by Mrs. M of Garner's assails suspect every ch: cured nin build and in the Mart.n alant, ally down picked. cut Gr nd pos'= jed him as the n The gre i nu agan the witness one of the others was Hattie tively ident was mixed selected Gregory. under suspicion. Recognizes His Voice. The same men were subsequently a dark cellar and the wo! pick out a man by his voic tied Gregory. satisfied of Gregory to Saturday night. put in an was asked to , and she identi- The police were pretty well gory’s guilt, but they asked account for his whereabouts He told a plain story, claiming he was wor':ing in a barroom near the Center market Saturday night until a few minutes of 10 o'c'ock. ‘That statement Was investigated, and persons there stated that Gregory worked Saturday night until nearly 10 o'clock, As the murder was com- mitted, at the latest, at 8:40 o'clock, this proved to Capt Schneider that Gregory was not the man, and he decided to let him go. Gregory was very nervous, however, and ‘Capt. Schneider felt that the man might be wanted for -something € Atter Gregory was returned to the station he was again questioned. Finally he broke down. “1 guess I will tell you the whole truth,” he stated, and then he made a statement to the effect that he was the man wanted. Capt. Schneider cautioned Gregory, it is stated, that whatever hy id would be used against him, and the latter stated that he meant to tell the truth. Gregory's Statement. To Capt. Schneider and others in the room, it is declared, he stated that he left his place of employment early Saturday evening, with permission to be gone a couple of hours. This was not known to those at the saloon who been ques- tioned by the officers. He went to Rock Creek, and while he was there, he says, he saw Garner and Mrs. Martin walk into the park. He says that by his actions he thought Garner was attempting to criminal- ly assault the woman, and for that, reason, Gregory says, he obtained a big stick and struck Garner in the head. Tne prisoner , maintains that he had no idea of killing the man and acted only in defense of the woman, He justifies his acts on the “un- written law. When shown the stick which the police found near the scene of the murder and which was held as evidence at the station house, the police say, Gregory said it was pon he had used. arner’s bedy was found lying on blood- matted grass in Rock Creck Park last Sun- day morning. Hattie Martin, who was faund to have been with him last, was imftted that she was was murdered. Fol- hold by the coro- grand jury as she wa action of t ory to the crime. Capt. Schneider and his men in the sev- enth precinct. worked hard to solve the mystery surrounding the case, and general congratulations went through the police department today to the precinct for the capture of the man who made the con- fession, OFF FOR THE FARMS HARVEST. Striking Telegraphers Accept Jobs in Western States. CHICAGO, Il, September 6—A delega- tion of union farmers is in Chicago today King to hire 2,000 striking telegraphers as farm hands’ in Wisconsin, lowa, Minn sota, North Dakota and Kansas. The al- durements of fresh union eggs and batter which the farmers held out to the strikers, together with an offer of $35 a month “and board,” resulted in many of the operators accepting the invitation. At union headquarters it was said that between 100 and 200 strikers probably will leave for the farms in a few days. This will leave less than 140) idle operators in the city W. C. Crawley, state organi: Farmers’ Union, is the “good angel” of the strikers. Mr. Crawley caled on Secretary Russell of the Telegraphers’ Union first nd received an indorsement of bis schems from that official. He then proceeded to enlist a number of operators. ———— Would Have Him Snub the Czar. Special Dispateh to The Star. { CINCINNATI, Ohio, September 6. American Israelite in its issue today tests against Secretary Taft's visiting the ezar during his of the world, It charges that in accepting the hospitality of the czar Secretary Taft, as the represent- of the —The pro- v tour the explosion of a lamp in an up: room the two young children of Aaron Anderson of Coleman Hollow, Potter county, were burned to death last night. Anderson and his aged father were help- lessly ill in a room downstairs. Mrs. An- derson and her ten-year-old son tried to rescue the children, but they failed Before they could drag the two men out both were so badly burned that they, too. will probably die. Mrs. Anderson aiso had to care for her two-weeks-old b: The family lived two miles away from the nearest neighbors. | ative of the American people, would be condoning the wu akable atrocities of which it says the czar is the exponent. Still Going Some. Special Cablegram to The Star LONDON. September 6.—Osear Lewisohn, who married Edna May last June, has been fined $125 at Eastbourne for exceeding the speed limit In his automobile,