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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-12-22
ONE THIRD OF MACHEN's RATE.
Contract Awarded for Leath Straps
for Tying Mail.

on the Goth of September, 1899 four days
after a. w. Machen became superintendent
of free delivery. he recommended to the
INST assistant postmaster general that
leather straps be used by carriers in tying
mp their mail for delivery on their routes
instead of Irvine The recomm endation was
approved by the first assistant postmaster
general and from that day straps have
been used. Machen stated in his letter of
recommendation that the straps could be
hfd Tor 10 cents each but no CONTRACT was
ever entered into by the department.. and
as q result Machen bought the straps rom
George ID. Lamb. paying him 121h, 10 and
IL. cents each for sizes l. 2 and g. resI,ec-
lively. These prices continued until he
vas removed from office. Lamb paid w c.
Long a commission of 21z cents on each
strap; and in the late investigation the in
spectors discovered that Long divided this
money with Machen.
October 20 the Postmaster General invited
bids for the furnishing of straps from De-
GO mbcr |, 1893. 10 June 20. 1907. Eight bids
were submitted y committee consisting
OF Theodore Ingalls,, c. NJ Waters and
Edwin A. Neiss. was appointed by the Post
master General to receive the bids and
H.; Ike recommendations as to the awarding
OF the contract, and today, upon the rec
ommendation OF this committee the Post
master General awarded the contract to
Geudley & Farmer of Newark N j.: the
prices for Nos. l, and . being L. D and 6
- MS each, respectively, or about one tn III
the amount paid for the straps by Macnen.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-12-22
NERvY HoLD-UP IN CHICAGO.
Electric Car Attacked by Robbers Two
Blocks From Police Station.

CHICAGO, December 22-Two high
waymen have held UP an Evanston ave-
nue. electric car. but met with SO warm a
reception from the car crew and Deputy
Sheriff Albert Tempke that they fed
without having secured any booty.
The car was attacked within two blocks
of the town hall police station and the
score of passengers were thrown into a
panic.
One of the highwaymen stood In the
middle of the track when the car was
half a block away and signaled for 1t to
stop.
When the footpad boarded the front
end Of the car Paul Jenkinson, the motor
man, saw a revolver In the mans hand.
Without a moments hesitation the motor
man jerked the crank from his brake
and struck the robber on the head.
knocking him from the car and telling
him to the street.
At the same time tho second thief got
on the rear platform of the car, drew a
revolver and pointed it at the head of
Deputy Sheriff Tempke. The officer saw
the movement and struck the robber a
blow in the face. staggering him.
Conductor Hiram Savage followed I'D
the advantage thus gained by showing
the man off the platform.
Tempke ran after the robbers, but both
escaped.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-12-22
DRINKS IN ARMY.
Gen. Corbin Makes Some Interesting
Remarks.

General Corbin. commanding the depart
ment Of the east. has made some interesting
remarks on the subject of drunkenness in
the army in reviewing the case of a cor
poraI Of artillery, who was tried by gen.
eral court-martial at Fort Moultrie and
found not guilty Of drunkenness on guard.
but guilty of being slightly under the in
fiuence of liquor to the prejudice of good
order and military discipline. and guilty Of
having liquor in his possession at the guard
house while member Of the guard. to the
prejudice of good order and military dis
cipline, and who was sentenced to be re-
duced to the ranks and to be confined at
hard labor under charge Of the post guard
for three months and to forfeit $40 per
month forthe same period.
General Corbin says: 1.-THE court In its
findings substituted the words Slightly I'M
der the influence of liquor for the word
drunk In. the specification laid under the
thirty-eight article Of war, and not guilty
of the charge, but guilty of conduct to the
prejudice of good order and military dis
cipline. This is a discrimination that can
not be safely encouraged in the disposition
of cases arising under the thirty-eighth ar
ticle of war. The effect of this article is
to enforce that measure of sobriety which
is essential to the full and calm control of
both the mental and physical faculties, and
thus to protect the military administration
iiolh tAo 5iCdt iaISCiicl " WHICH IL may
be liable from the blunders and excuses of
its agents attempting to perform their du-
ties under the influence Of drink Any in
taxication which Is sufficient to impair the
rational and full exercise Of the mental
and physical faculties Is drunkenness with
In the meaning of the article, and the evil
dence in this case Is conclusive that the
accused was not in the full exercise of those
faculties, and. therefore. was drunk within
the meaning of the article. The findings
under the first charge and it's specifca lions
are disapproved. The findings under the
second charge and Its specifications are ap-
proved. The sentence Is approved, but the
confinement adjudged Is RENTED >,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-12-22
PIERPONT STATUE.
Contribution Of West Virginia Il
Statuary Hall.

A marble statue of the late war gov
ernor." Francis II. Pierpont of West Vir-
ginla. was placed in Statuary Hall at the
Capitol yesterday. under the invita-
ton of Congress to each Of the states
to place In the Capitol statues Of two
OF their Industrious sons The statue
completes West Virginia's quota. ona
Of former Senator Kenna of that
state. having place in the hall The statue
will be unveiled and dedicated as soon as
Congress fixes a date, which will be done
at the request Of the West Virginia delega-
ton.
Francis II. Pierpont was the governor of
Virginia under the reorganzed government
effected by the loyal citizens OF the state
following the adoption by the Richmond
convention OF the ordinance OF secession.
Governor Pierpont established headquarters
at Wheeling, and as the section of the
state west of the Blue Ridge was dominated
by the federal authorities his administra-
ton was maintained without interruption.
Upon the admission of West Virginia to
the Union. June 20, 1868, Gov. Pierpont
transferred the seat of the reorganized gov
ernment to Alexandria. Va, and after the
fall of the southern confederacy removed to
Richmond, where he continued in office
until the appointment of military gov
ernOr for the State.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-12-22
Deputy Marshals Locate an
Illicit Distillery
IN BUSINESS SECTION
LABORATORIES OF A sKYSCRAPER
OFFICE BUILDING.
Charged With Making Mash Fit for
Distillahon Without Displaying
Distiller's Sign.

CHICAGO. December 22.-Charged with
operating in the center of the fashionable
shopping district of Chicago a distillery
contrary to government regulations. five Of
ficers and instructors of the Columbus
laboratories were today arrested by United
States deputy marshals.
One of the five prisoners was United
States Commissioner Solomon.
The laboratories are located in a sky
scraper office building in State street al
the corner of Washington. The arrests
were made complaint Of United States
Revenue Agent Levi G. Mutt, the technical
charge being displaying the sign of a dis
tiller and making mash fit for distillation
in a place other than duly authorized
distillery."
The arrested were: Charles Norton, prac-
teal dstiller and rectifer; ]. Wesener. Pm
c., NJ. D., chemist; A. Gehrmann, M. D..
bacterioogist; w. A. Evans. M S., M. D..
A. d. Solomon, United States commissioner
northern district, lecturer in the labora-
tories.
Today's arrests are doubtless the out
growth of bill for Injunction filed re-
Gently in the United States district court
against Dr. Evans, DR.. Gehrmann, former
city chemist; United States Commissioner
Solomon and others. charging them with
conducting school wherein the pupils
were taught to manufacture limitations
of various liquors and ccrdials. A suit
for $4,000 damages, it was said, would
follow the injunction proceedings.
In the annual catalogue of the labora-
tories it is stated that pupils are taught
how to manufacture gins, runs, brandies,
bitters, cOrdals and specials, in fact every
kind of liquor there is in the market; ''how
to make the essence and all the Ingredients
used in the manufacture of the same, how
to initiate imported liquors and straight
WHISTLES, how to give new Whistles arti-
fetal age, how to give low proof goods
strength
Charles Norton, who Is at the head OF
the academy, and one of those arrested.
said:
''Our processes are perfectly legitimate
I don't think we have violated the dis
filling laws. We aim in our academy to
teach the compounding rectifying and dis
tiiling Of all liquors and spirits. By this
we mean all specific brands
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-12-22
HERO OF LUNDYs LANEv
Proposed Erection of q Statue Of Cen
James Miller

senator Gallfnger, chairman of the Sem
ATE District committee, is deeply interest,"
ed IN bill he has introduced in the INNER
mouse or Congress providing for the erec-
ton OF n statue of Gen. James Miller at
feterboro, N. H., the senator's home state
ten. Miller Is enthusiastically referred to
as the hero Of Lundys Lane" Senator
Wetmore. from the committee on the IL
brary, has reported the bill without
amendment The report recites a portion
OF Cen M1ller's record in the wars begin
nlnS in isl2. After referring to his gallant
conduct when as an officer under Gen. Hull
ne was surrendered to the British. the Sen
ate report continues:
Early in 1913 Col Miller was exchanged
Tor Lord Dacres. He took part in the in
decisive campaign of 1913, but without any
opportunity of distinction
1t was at the battle of Niagara or LINN
dys Lane. fought on the 25th of JuIv 1911
that he rendered his next conspicuous ser,
vices The key point of the British position
M4S the post of their field artillery. This
tdHier' with his regiment, stormed and
captured. His reply, when asked If he
could capture the battery, I'll try, sir be-
came proverbial, and had a prominent
many years
Later, at Fort Erie, where an American
force under command of Mai. Gen Brown
was besieged by the British, oyerv,heIm-
lngiY superior in numbers and artillery a
sort1e was made which defeated the Rrit
isi brigade in the trenches, destroyed their
NoikS' captured their artillery and blew
up tnelr magazines the effect of which
was that the British commander gave up
the siege and retired, without attempting
any counterstroke. with the two brigades
which lie still had intact
In this affair Col. Miller, acting as gem
eral, had command of the center column.
and received the highest praise from his
commanding officer for his conduct
AS already noted, Miller was brevetted
colonel for his gallantry at Brownstown:
ne received the brevet or brigadier general
Tor Lundys Lane, and Il gold medal from
Congress"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-12-22
SUSPICION A. MURDER.
Discovery Of Burned Body Of Woman
Starts NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Revelations


Starts NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Revelations
DIES MONIES. Iowa, December 22.-What
is believed to have been an atrocious muir
der has been brought to light here by the
discovery of the badly-burned body of Mrs.
Charles w. Graves. The body was found in
Mrs. Graves home. the doors Of which had
been locked, apparently from the outside.
half-flled can Of kerosene and q lighted
fire were taken at first to indicate acct
dental death. A coroners examination and
an autopsy, however, revealed evidences Of
strangulation prior to the burning. 1t also
developed that Mrs. Graves husband was
restrained by an order of the court from en-
tering the home and that he had also
threatened the woman's life.
The coroner's inquiry has not been COM
pleted. Miss Winnie Reider. a member of
the Grau Opera Company. is daughter Of
the dead woman by a former husband. She
was expected home from Chicago to spend
the holidays. but has not arrived. All eff
forts to locate her have failed and it is fear
ed she also may have met with an accident.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-12-22

extra labor or entries over the present
method OF selling exchange.
1t Is further provided that no order bo
issued Tor more than 500. and that each
member of the association be requested to
honor these orders at par and that each
order be guaranteed absolutely by one Of
the strongest and best guarantee COM
panies. An order not paid for any reason,
by it's correspondent will be redeemed at
once by the guarantee company The rate
of the issuing of each order Is to be q uni
form one.
A board Of trustees has been chosen by
the Columbia Title Company as follows:
John Cammack. Allen P. Clark, John d.
Coughlan. William E. Edmonston, William
A. Gordon. Bernard H Johnston. James NJ.
Johnston. B. F. Leighton. Myron M. Par
ker. r. Rawlings. Edward ]. Steliwagen.
J9nn +. swormstedt. 3: II. Warner. w. X.
WILCOX and Henry X. Willard.
the prospect for resuming the work in
ouiiding an electric line between this city
and Baltimore and the Changing Of the
steam road to Annapolis into an electric
nne is regarded as quite favorable. The
ashington. Baltimore and Annapolis Com
pany, which control this propertv wen,
into the hands of receivers last snrtno
NOW that the condition Of the money mar
ket mas improved 1t is believed that the
f e,,ofss =. peang made to secure the needed
1unos TO carry this enterprise to completion
VIII soon be crowned with success.
ing 'aduins IN the bonds of the Washing
Ton railway Company reached considerable
proportions at the meeting of the stock ex
change today. The offering of these bonds
at q were rapidly taken in 81 900 lots and
one LOT OF $.C0O. and at one time II looked
as IL the supply was exhausted but an
otner block was put on the market and the
price receded to 71A and nearly an equal
Tu OF bonds Were sold at that figure
they continued to be offered on that level.
Out there was no further demand
Gas certificates We're literally offered ar
,1o1e' put the market for them seemed to
De Aniteu- Three lots were sold aggregat-
ing so'1oo, and one 81 600 lot went for iI3s.
was lib. az LOG
A large block of Columbia Railway IS
was 500, comprising two lots of 5000 each.
at 49, making the first record of sale in
tnese securities for some time past.
some nifty shares of Capital Traction were
soiu IN ten and twenty share lots at looia
Ihere was demand for Washington Street
Ra1fway preferred. and an unusually high
ieVei was reached in the bidding at least
IN recent days, but it did not result IN
bringing out any of the stock The bid
dlng advanced from Az to AZ, and the
asking price was Az. A few shares of the
common stock Were sold at II which fs :,
high rate for it. This stock was offered
at L.
When the exchange adjourns on Thursday
IL VIII be until the following Monday.
ne directors of the Columbia National
Bank have declared quarterly dividend of
per cent, which is at the rate of ner
cent per annum, an increase of 1 per cent
over that of last year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-12-22
HOME RULE FOR HAWAII.
Report of the House Committee on Ter
ritories

The committee on territories of the House
of Representatives, in recommending to
Congress the approval of q recent act by
the legislature of Hawaii. has taken ecca-
Sion TO declare that as large share OF
home rule as possible should be granted
TO this island territory. The bill calling
forth the report is one introduced by Mr..
Kalanianaole. the delegate from Hawaii,
proposing to ratify and confirm the act of
The Hawaiian legislature in granting spe-
cial franchise and privileges to the Ha-
waiian Electric Company. Congress has
provided that no special grants may be
made by the legislature without its consent.
Mr. Robinson. from the committee on ter
ritores. submitted the report on the bill,
which. after recommending its passage,
continues:
1t is a safe and wise policy to give as
large measure of home rule to Hawaii as
is consistent with the provisions of the or
game law. which gives full power to the
legislature on this subject, except in the
manner before stated.
1T would be a very rare case that Con-
sress would be justified In Withholding it's
approval to an act of the territorial legis-
Iature on matter of purely local concern
and especially when upon its face no objec-
ton appears, and when, after the lapse of
months after its passage, no objections
have been presented. The committee is
fortified in this conclusion by the indorse-
ments of the constituted authorities in the
islands
1T was clearly the intention of Congress
In tie organic law to grant a large meas
nre of power to the local legislature in mat
tefs OF local concern, and the approval of
TINS act Will be within the spirit and in
tentfon of the organic law
The act does not prevent or exclude any
othef corporation, association or individual
from acquiring like rights and pursuing
The same course is now being sdonted
by the Hawaiian Electric Company q, i'm
ltedl, and of applying for and the legisla.
lure granting rights and privileges similar
no ~ 'l 'T ootained by said company by vir-
tue or the aforesaid act. The act grants
no exclusive franchise, this fact being par
tlcularly 50 expressed in the act"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-12-22
To Save the jamestown Bill.

Special Dispatch to The Evening STAR.
RICHMOND. Va, December pa propo-
sition was made ain the senate today by
Mr.. Sale to extend and validate and to
waive the forfeiture of charters granted.
except transportation companies for a
period of six months, when 20 per cent of
the maximum capital has been raised. AT
the expiration of that time. unless the
maximum shall have been obtained the
charter is to lapse
This step was to save the jamestown bill
the promoters having raised 100000 less
than prescribed. $1,000. 600. Senator Sale
desired to have the measure considered to-
day. while Senator Wickham wanted a re-
port from the committee for courts of JUS
tice on validity of subscriptions.
The same measure passed the house,
where the opposition was not SO strong
When the vote was taken in the senate
quorum was not on hand.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-12-22
REQUEST CAME TOO LATE.
Nevertheless Little Maid May Receive
a Doll

Several days ago 1t was stated in The
Star that Col John Biddle, Engineer Com
missioner for the District, had won a hand
some doll and bridal trousseau for the same
at charity sale, and that 1t was likely
that some little friend of the Engineer
Commissioner would receive a handsome
present on Christmas day. Today Com
missioner Biddle received a letter from a
lady residing in Hampton, Va. stating that
she had read the article referred to in The
Star, and suggesting that if he had no little
girl in view to whom he might present the
DOH he had won he should give the same to
a little ten-year-old girl now visiting in
Washington.
1.-THE little girl mention" says the writer
of the letter. sis just crazy over dolls and
books. and make her doll clothes, because
she is such a good and thoughtful child
and takes care of her things. If had the
means / would get her a nice new doll to
replace the old dilapidated one she now
has. This little girl Is now visiting in Wash
ington and will be there Christmas; so If
you want to make good child happy, just
give little May - that doll She is one
to appreciate and care for a thing of that
kind, and would love to see her big blue
eyes open real wide when she receives a
handsome present. If you do give her the
doll. don't say where you got the informa-
ton
''She is fatherless child, but the people
she stays with in Washington are very
kind to her. Don't think 1 am officious
but I do wantsto see this child with a real
handsome doll. even if she is the child of
working people,
The writer stated where Little May"
could be found in Washington, and wished
Col. Biddle a happy Christmas. Col. Bid
die has already promised the present he
won, but nevertheless it is likely the tot
mentioned in the letter will "open her big
blue eyes real wide" on Christmas day as
the result of the letter of the unselfish wo-
man In Hampton, Va.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-12-22
FILES SERIOUS CHARGES.
Alleges Bank FqFd5 Were Used for
Stock Speculation.

HARTFORD. Conn.,. December PA
petition for the appointment Of receiver
for the Windham County National Bank
Of DanieIson was PRESENTED IN the superior
court today by Mrs. Ella s. Russell of Kill
fnEly, widow OF former Representative Rus
SELL
She alleges that the president Of the bank
and certain of the directors have been u.s.
ing the funds of the bank for stock specula-
ton to such an extent that it is doubtful
IL the capital stock of the bank Is equal to
the outstanding Indebtedness.
She further alleges many fraudulent acts
by the bank officers. The petition was con-
sidered In chambers and later it was an
nounced that hearing would be held in
open court later today.
According to a recent statement the
Wfndham County National Bank of Daniel
son, Conn.,, had on deposit $259OOO The
capital stock is $4,000
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-12-22
Given Soldiers, Burial.

The remains Of forty-tw6 soldiers who
lost their lives in the Philippine Islands
were laid to rest In the national cemetery
at Arlington at 10 o'clock this morning with
appropriate religious and military services
The bodies have been lying in the vault at
Arlington for the past thirty days. pending
the receipt of advice from relatives or
friends az to their interment In private
cemeteries. They were brought to this
country on the transport Fitzpatrick. Chap
lain c. C. Pierce of the artillery corps at
Fort Myer and Rev. Father Thomas Dolan
of st. Patrick's Catholic Church read the
burial services at the graves.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-12-22

sergt. Julius r. Frederick, hero of the III
fated Greedy expedition in search of the
Disease contracted from the hafdships OF
Cane Sabine has finally mastered Fred
erick's powerful physique. and doctors de-
clare there is no hope; Gen Greeiy ana
SIDE
because he publicly Endorsed President
Roosevelt's views on the negro in politics.
given support and approval to the nomina-
ton of DR.. Crum. the negro, to be collector
OF the port of Charleston. A. G. Kaufman
has been forced on the board Of public
school commissioners Of the city OF Charles-
ton. 8. G.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-12-22
DOWN TO FINE POINT.
Law Regarded Invalid Because of
Omission of Comma.

A dispatch from Des Moines last night
says:
Gov. Cummins has refused the applica-
ton OF the governor of New Jersey for
the extradition of Fred Shivers. charged
at Camden with wife desertion. Gov.
Cummins regards the New Jersey law
Invalid because of the omission of a
comma and the. insertion of a commune
ton.
The New Jersey laws on wife assertion
provide for the punishment of men who
desert their wives and leave the state"
the state must be part of the crime,
therefore the crime could not be commit
ted till the offender had left the state.
and. having left the state before the
crime was committed. he could not be
extraditsd and returned to the state.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-12-22
Grain, Provisions and Cotton Markets
LOCAL FINANCIAL NEWS.

The bank money order committee iof the
American Bankers Association has con-
cluded its sessions in New York city. A
plan was adopted which. in their opinion.
win, IL approved by the executive council
at its meeting next April, serve to place
In operation at once money order sys-
tenn The plan Of the committee IL, In
brief. that there should be a uniform bank
money order which can be used by any
member of the American Bankers Associ-
alton when drawn on its regular CORE
spondsnt. This win involve absolutely no