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La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1905-11-24
Declaration de Ruperto Felix Me|endez ante Ell Juez
municipal de HumaCao.
TEXTO OINTEGRC

de ofrecimientos, para que dselarsss
que Dones habia estado esa nochs
junto con Apguita en- su tisnda, & to.
mar 10 nochs; que ella 90 mostraba
fuerte y no aecedia; zero que con la
combination que 81 tenfa era su6eien-
te. Eato me 10 dijo dsbido Ia con.
fanza que va 20 10 habia iuspirsdo.
Como me 10 dscia todo, cada vez que
yo regresaba q la clrcsl llsgaba a 81.
ta con dinero y clgsrrillos quo 81 me
dabs, porque 20 sismpre salfa sin na-
do; recusrdo que uno de ssos chskss
que dan squi por sl dinsro que uao
trse y sl que asespdfa & % so, Sc 10 en-.
treguS & Evspgelio Merced, que estaha
entoncss aqui prsso, para que cobra
rs 1920 por un psntsl6n negro que me
habia vendido,
Cusndo 20 sa'i en- libettad, el Sc
nor Aponts me di6 $l4 y me dijo que
contara con 81, que me iba q recomen.
dsr para que me colocaran de DETEC-
TIVE.
Tengo otras c"sas mas que rela-
cionar; pero me reserve para deeirlas
& su debido tempo, porque temo que
el sei1or Aponte me los sugestione do
manera que puedsn s'lcs negarse 4 do.
cir Ia verdsd.
He aquf Ia trama del Illegal procs
so seguido contra Dopes, con muchoi
detalles que pesan On mi conciepcia, J
los que m mauitislto de mi espo, tsnnes
voluntad en- descsrgo de mi concien-
cia. 81 soy criminal, es poroue flu
instigado por ese hombre que ya men
ciono, y que es dos veces mss crlmina
20. Paes Al yo me presto & sus ma
quinsciones fue porque yo saba Out
81 cumpliria su amenaza de ha:erme Il
4 presidio por diez amos. y de ESQ
mi libertad, tenfa que optar por la SO
lguuds; como verdaderameAte fuf pues
to en- libsrtad, aurque ante la ley apa
rszca legalmente excarcslsdo, tautt
m&s Ior los rumores que la prens'
habis publlcsdo todo 10 que menclono
Yon1 quiero por mas tempo Sc
complies de mi inssigador { perjuri'
seflor fiscal Aponte; yo no quiero qu
80 vaya q priyAr de Ia vida un ino
cente como 10 es reslmeote Fraueise,
Doney, porqve pes"rfa s'smpre est
crimen sob Q mi conciencla y no mo
rirfa 20 tranquilo 81 por mss tiemp'
callara y llegarA &reslizarss 10 accio
de la iusticia.
81 20 soy por ssto acreedor q gu
90 me I'm oongs un castgo porque hs
Va meut'do antss y ahora Olga la vel
dad, 10 espero como 81 fdsra la iuit
sia de Ia Providsnsia pero tamb .
debe tsnerse prssents el articulo Il
dsl C6digo Penal para que 90 apliqu
. 81 inst'gador.
Suplico se tsnga pressnts que J
podria isguir callando, pero la col
ciencia me grita y me dies: sNo re
, mitas ruedc Ia cabeza de un inocen
. como Dones
? Esta declaration eontta en- och
Q pAginas numeradas escritss de mi pl
: flo , letra, " que juro ser cisrts.
Pueden tomare dselaraci0n
s Lcdo. don JESUS Maria Cuadrs, quit
3 ful 3 hsblar eopmigo no me atre
o admitirlo temiendols al Fiscal.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1905-11-24

nla quo decir, que estkndo el MARIAN.
to Dones On Ia antes mencionda
bartolina, sntr6 Disz & buscar una
sscoba sorprendi6 { Dones ouando
me rslataba sl heeho, 8 Sea que dscfa:
<Yo mate & Cordovfi,
Como tres 6 cuatro diss despues
do 20 habsr jurado, fue llamado Juan
Diaz para la cslebraci6n do III julcio,
el que llev6 atads en- una pisrna una
carta sscrita por mi para sl Fiscal di-
ciendols en- ella 10 siguisnts: sSsnor
Aponts: ell dador do Ia presents 81
Juan Disz, aquel que 20 le ind'que
rs sl dnco que ae atrevera 4 10 quo
usted dsssa; ssi e, que espero u.tedes
hablarGn y creO convendrAn en- TODD.
listed 10 indicsri lotque ha declr,s y
frmaado 20 Ia referida earta.
Como 4 msdiados dol mes do Abril
POGO mas 6 menos, fuf llamsdo para
jurAr mi declaration. Dsspu6s do e.
tar alif, sali6 ell senior Fiscal do su
ofcins, llsgando despu6s acompafiado
do don Antonio Audrey, dsclarando
20 Ia dec arasi6n invsAtada por sl
xef1or Aponte con antsrioridsd, y 10
escribi6 don Antonio do Audrey en- ma
quinilla, & medida que ell narrante
iba relatando los imsgiuarios hschos.
Una dc esas muchas veces que foi
& IL iscalfa llamado por el senior
Aponts, me hacia yer 10 necesidad
que habfa do inventar dos cartas pa
ra hassr aparscsr que Dones prepara'
ba testjgos sncargando en- Juncos ;
otros que k-nombre 60 Donts Iva pro
pararan; y al sfecto me h'zo escribil
una para don JESUS Maria Herr &ncez
mayordomo de la hacienda SAINTS
Ana, cuya carta 90 relacionaba 4 ID
preparation dc tsstigos q favor y anna
nados por Dones. La otra era con o
mismo objeto dirIglda d 10 qusrida d'
Dones, cuyss csrtas faeron puestas or
sl correo por el mismo Fiscal; y loI
testigos que se relacioHaban On ambal
csrtas era una n ia que el Fiscal habi'
sacado de un escrito que Dones hab{,
dirigido q la Corte, para citaci6n d.
te,tigos dc descargo me dIjo sl ssno
Aponts que 81 habia amenazado q 90
tos tsstigos,y y que los tes'igos que Do
nes creia de dsscargo en- el acto de
Ijulcio, sparecieroa de cargo.
La csria que Dlaz sacara para q
Fiscal escrita por mi, t.e prsisr siad
y lie consta & Carlos Higgins y otr,
prsso mas, quienes la leysron y vie
ron cuando 81 90 Is amSrraba q UNI
pierna.
Tres diss antes del juicio do Do
mes, vino el Fiscal como & las diez
media de 10 nochs, q la c&reel, y
mismo, On compsfils del Juez muniei
pal sefior Tirado Verrier, me llev6 a
Dsp6sito municipal, manifestandom
que esto 10 hacfa para sue nadie pu
: diera haeerme zanzibar de rssoluci6r
y hacsrle pasar por un papsl ridfculC
despuss que 81 tsrfa 81 plan tan bic
; prsparado. El le habfa dicho al CT
bernador, gus tsnfa todo probado,
} que no tsnis mas remedio que hacer
yer que era verdad, 8 do no 10 coats
ria ell destino.
II Una de las muchas veces quo Il
) allf me dIjo que estaba apretando &
-impjsr de Isidro Guxmkn, por msdi
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1905-11-24

81 bien Sc hlcieron preparstivoS para
mandaris con sus hiios au ciudad
nstIva, Darmstadt, en- ell Gran Ducs.
do de Hesss, ella he rsusado salir de
Russia a msnos que see scompsh hsds
.por,sp mNEidQl
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1905-11-24

Ruperto Felix MelSndsz, natural
do Viequss y vssino do Humacao, do
vsints y ssis amos Dc edad, soltero,
profession herrero, { Ia preasncia dol
ssfior Juex do psz, somparecs, J dsbi'
dsmsnts iuramsntado On forma legal,
deelara:
Quela dsclar asi6n jur ada sue pres
10 en- el juieio cslebrado contra Fran.
cisco Donss, por 81 supussto delito do
ssesinato do Joke Cordoves Berries,
fuS complstamsnts falsa, y 10 presto {
instigaci6n dol fscsl senior Jose r.
Aponts,
Disho ssfior, para obligarme 4
prsstar declaration contra Dones, nae
smensx x6 con hacsrms eondenar On una
oausa que habfa dc cslsbrarss contra
Of narrants, por el supussto dslito do
iufracci6n al artfculo 222 del C6digo
Penal, y, al sfecto, sacando do un ar
mario mi eausa, me la ensefl6 diclsndo;
<Aquf tisns usssd; 81 no aespta mis-
proposic. ones, bussare mas pruebas y
buscar6 los medios Do que 10 condsnsn
( ustsd { prssidio, y 81 las acspsa 20
10 promsto 4 usted haesr que 10 ab.
suelvan. y On cualquisr caso que SO
yea ustsd compromstido 20 10 prots.
gere J eonisguire sacarlo bien on cuAl-
quisr asunto, por grave que seq; ade'
mas 10 ofrszeo & usted que de mi ten.
ira todo 10 que quisra,s
Mo diio ademSs que los Ssll6s,
habfsn ofrecido treseientos pesos al
que dsseubriera sl hecho, y que On csc
caso por medic do mi declarsci6n 81
harfa que me disran esa cantidAd. Yo
rechaze esas propo. iciones; sntonces
81 me diio que 10 peor era p,ra mi y
que dsbia pensarlo bien. <Le coy dc pla
20 hAsta pasado mafana; 20 10 man.
dare 4 bussar & yer si SO ha ,esuelto ,
Dsspues de pasar ese dfa y otro me
mand6 { buscar con Ma1z no.
Cuando llegue 4 su lrete2cla J
dsspues de quedsrnos los dos solo,
me dijo: sSSs ha resus,to usted?s Y co
mo visra que 20 titubeara y no 10 con
tsstara ahrmativ aments ma diio: <Yo
si 10 he bussado q ustsd ha sido por.
que On el sscrito que me dIrigi6 uatet
dssde 10 Careel de Guyana he notadt
que. e.ustsd % 81 hombre prop6sito pa
rs sl csso que "a lie h, manifestado. o :,
Yo, como Ell era Fiscal me ofrsci,
todas las gsrantfas habidas J por ha
Der 10 die que .f,!que me diiera 10 gu,
tenfa que hscer que 20 hsrfa todo |,
que estuvisra & mi alcance; acepte po
tenor que el como Fiscal me echar,
& preside.
Entoncss 81 traz6 un plano, COL
lapiz, del pueblo do San Lorenzo, Of
el cual aparecfa la cAlls donde habf,
ocurrido el srimen, para que 20 tu
viera mas seguridad On 10 que habf
de dsclarar. sMe diio, bueno; ii tic
mes que sscribir aquf una carta par,
que aparezca como que me 10 ha
mapdado ossds 10 sGrcsl, con sl q
dc hacsr un ssrvicio a Ia iusticis., Y
10 sseribi, dictada por 81, qusd ludos
81 con ella para echarla 81 correc
por no podsr hacerlo 20 mismo de,d
10 earcsl, puss la correspond snci
que sale de squslla % rsyisad. m
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1905-11-24

los jefss y pSdfamos ser descublertos
y que al salir 20 como todos les pre-.
sos los registrar y le haesn guitar
hasta los xapatos, no tan solo los
sabos, Il que tambisn al cabo de
pusrts; y propongo como prusba &
los jsfss do este penal para qua d gan
81 ssta carta ha sido vista por sllos y
si o. cisrto que 50 registrar todos los
presos { 10 entrada y salida del
penal.
DespuSs de terminals Ia csrta y
|haberssla echsdo al bolsillo, abri6
III escritorio 6 armario y sac6 un
punal mohoso, dc cAbo cuadriculado,
y me diio: <Mfralo bien, que la dsela"
rsci6n que tisnes que decir msflana
ante otra persona es asf; 20 10 voy {
mandar & poner 4 10 salida do San
LORENZO para Junsos On unas natas
dc platsnos que hay, y por dsbaio de
otra do calAbazas; me dijo: maflana
uated tiene que jursr ante otro cAba-
Hero para que lusgo no 80 Olga que
eito o. iavsntado,, (hsgo constar que
10 antss dieho y 10 que sigus 20 no he
inventado NADIA, sisndo todo el pla1
obra dc el.,
Me diio que tenia que dselsrar
que Francisco Dones, hablando & So
las copmigo y 20 rshrlen ,ole 10 que &
mi me psaaba, que 81 me habfa dicho
que 81 habfa matado & Cordoves Be-
rrfou, y que dijera que Dones me ha
bia dlcho cue 4 81 no 10 probaban o
hecho porque el pufal 81 10 habfa 70
tado en- unas ma:anas dc platano don
do tsmbien habian unas matas de ca
labazas; que sse dis habfa sslido d,
Juncos por sl csmino del atrecho 90
mo las tres dc Ia tards, retsrd&udo
se en- el camino para llsgsr oscare
clsndo; que en- efscto lego sin ser Wis
to-; que dijera que desds Ia esquiua d,
una casa (oculto) observe cuando Cor
Idov6s sslfa de Ia farmacia hasia Q,
casa como a las nusve do la noche po
leo mas 9 menos; que Dopes sntonces
poniendose en condolences para 10
grar su irtanto, 50 acerc6 q la casa
cuando Cordoyes iba & cerrar la puey
to de Ia ssquiua de 81 casa, 10 hundi
ell pufal en- el cuerpo, huyendo sil
ser visto.
Que dijsra que tambien habfs ma
nifestado Dones que habfa aldo aloui
lado por Joa6 Ramon Aoguita, d
Junsos, por $50; y dc sllos solo 10 hs
bfa dado "a so y ell resto So 10 darf
Anguita cuando viniers de San Juar
cuando termiuara do hscer una vent
de tabacc; que diiera tamblen que |
noche del srcsso antes de cometer q
hscho, habfa estado Dones tomand
ron on casa de Isidro GuzmGn.
Ne pregupt6 el teaor Aponts
haEfa algdn sislo on la cGrcel aprop6
sito para citar como que On 81 hsbis
mos cslsbrado nueltra cOnfersneia,
10 die cue ii; On la bsrtolina nombr,
de- sLa Vaca.s Tambisn me dijo ou
0 10 indioara su nombrs sualquis
prsso que estuvlsra en- sumaris, (or
81 tsnia en- sumarla) para que corre
!, borsrs mi declaration, que ssi teI
Q drfa mas fuerza; que ess individuo
q 10 pondrfa en- libsrtad. Y el tai IL
r'Juan DisE. Que ell rtfsrido Disz /,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-12
FIRE IN GEORGETOWN.
warehouse Of Potomac Electric Power
Company DESTROYED.

Company Destroyed.
A 1880 fire occurred in Georgetown last
night destroying the old warehouse of the
POTOMAC Electric Power Company near the
corner of K and 33d streets northwest The
blaze was first discovered about o'clock in
the basement of the structure The building
one OF the most antiquated structures in
the vicinity, and has stood for a long time
as one of the old landmarks of George
town. After the flames caught the rotten
timbers and got good Roadway it was prac-
tfcally impossible for the firemen to bring
the fire under control
The slippery condition OF the streets made
the running to the fire hazardous, and the
lack OF water power, after they did arrive
seriously fmpeded their efforts to check the
flames. To the first alarm Nos. /. K and
y engine companies responded. AS No <
engine company was turning the corner Of
came near overturnng. To save his horses
the driver turned head-on into the Cron-
ley warehouse, knocking a large hole info
the wall and breaking both tongues of the
shaken up, hauled the engine the remaining
square by hand.
The fire grew to still more dangerous pro-
portions and engine companies Nos. z Z,
IA ana 10 and truck B were called to the
scene. The lives Of the horses and flremen
OF the hose wagon Of No. engine company
were greatly endangered at the corner of
10th street and Rhode Island avenue, when
a sudden turn on the icy street ocerturned
the heavy apparatus. Several of the fire.
men sustained severe bruises by being
thrown out The horses were not injured.
The firemen found the water pressure very
low and could not command a sufficient
amount to check the blaze. The flames
leaped through the archway and fed the
infiammable pine timbers. An hour ex-
PRED before the flames were brought under
control. The origin of the fire is Thought
to have been the spontaneous combustion
of large quantity of soft coal. There is
said to be no insurance to cover the 81 500
loss. ~1'Ooe
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-12
BIG FIRE IN CHELSEA,
Firemen Hurt by Smoke and Falling
Glass

CHELSEA, Mass, January 12.-Henry
Giggey, local fireman, Is at a hospital in
dangerous condition, several others were
more or less hurt by smoke and falling
glass. and loss of 500, 600 was caused by
the fire which ragged for more than three
hours in the center OF this city early to-
day, before it was controlled by the united
efforts of the Chelsea. Everett and Boston
fire departments. Giggey was struck by q
falling wall and sustained fracture Of
both legs and internal injuries.
The Academy Of Music block, four-story
brick building on Broadway, was ruined,
and the Hotel Savoy, adjoining, was badly
damaged. The Park Hotel, nearby, was
threatened, but was not injured. Two or
three small frame buildings In the rear, in
Division street, were slightly damaged.
The constant rattle of exploding cart
ridges in a hardware store on the street
floor of the Academy OF Music block added
10 the excitement and danger
The heaviest losers are Reuben Bloom
field, owner OF the Academy of Music
block, $4,000 partly insured; Jewett Dra-
matte Company, lessees OF the theater,
0,o00, partly insured: fifty associates, own
ers of Hotel Savoy, So. 600. fully insured: 8.
S. Turkey, hardware, $1,000, insurance $4,000
The fire started from an unknown cause in
the theater.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-12
Sent to a HOSPITAL.

John Fookel walked up to Detective
OBrien in police headquarters this morn
ing and told tale of suffering and priva-
ton and applied for transportation to his
home, which he claimed was in New York
city. He claimed that his foot was frozen
and the detective took him to DR.. Smith OF
the board of charities, who sent him to a
hospital.
Fookel stated that he formerly lived in
this city, but that several years ago he
started to following the races and some
time ago found himself stranded in North
Carolina. where he was arrested as a va
grant and sentenced to the chain gang.
After his release he started Immediately
for his home in New York city and was
caught in a storm several days ago near
Danville, Va, and his foot frozen. He also
told Detective OBrien that he had had
nothing to eat for two days and he was
Immediately sent where his hunger could
be satisfied.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-12
CUBAN HEALTH.
Americans at Havana Declare City
Needs a Sewer system.

HAVANA, January 12.-The executive
committee of the American Public Health
Association today presented resolution,
modified from The original proposition,
which declares that Havana ought at once
to construct modern sewer system. The
amended resolution was unanimously
adopted on the motion of the Havana MEM
hers.
1t congratulates the authorities. physi-
clans and people of Havana upon the graf
Aging improvement In the city's sanitary
conditions, especially upon the work OF
freeing the beautiful city from any danger
of the dreaded scourge. yellow fever, by
their persistent and skillful campaign
against yellow fever and mosquitoes" and
adds:
1--WE are especially gratihed that they Ghe
authorities. etc) do not propose to rest con-
tented with the great work done. but have
already planned other sanitary improve
ments of great Importance. including an
efficient system OF sewers, which we wish
them Godspeed in carrying out at the
earliest possible moment"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-12
TO Survey Square 1881.

The Commissioners have forwarded to
the chairman OF the House and Senate
committees on the District Of Columbia a
favorable report on the bill authorizing
the surveyor of the District to survey and
define the limits of square 1881, In the
city OF Washington. In their letter to
Congress the Commissioners state that
the last Congress authorized the Secre-
tary of War to convey this square of land
to Sidney Bieber, the District fire mar
shall. The deed for the land was executed
by the Secretary of War last July. 1t is
Of accretions washed up from the East
ern branch, but that the accumulation OF
earth has made the land suitable and
valuable as real estate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-12
that harsh physical punishment f1oee,ne

that harsh physical punishment flogging.
for example, has not tended to diminish
crime. The reports of the Pennsylvania
prosecuting officers as to the frequent de-
of beating by their husbands are also sug-
gestive. Very often the beating is an Incl
dent of an alteration in which the woman
may not be without culpability, acknowI-
eageo py trying to withdraw~her complaint
after she has slept over the matter. When
too, man who has worked hard all day
goes nome at night to find that there is no
supper cooked for him and his wife is drunk
on the floor. the circumstances are doubt
Tess exasperating. Often, too, the woman
gives as good as she gets
Wife beating, moreover, is by no means
In America a crying evil' which requires
abatement by special legislation. In Eng
land that sort of domestic discipline is fire.
quent Our London contemporary, Truth.
prints regularly cases in which it is car
ried to great extremes
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-12
Mr.. Harvey Opposed.
Rechabites Meet.

Onward Tent, No. 1921. Independent Order
Of Rechabites, held meeting last night.
conferred the fnitiatory degree on three
candidates, and appointed a committee of
ten to manage the tents booth at the COM
ing Rechabite fair. as follows: Mrs Lola
v. Marks, Miss Mary Ford, Miss Julia
Burke, Miss Amy Bickerton, Mrs. Kathrine
Armstrong. Mrs. Nora Jacka, Miss Virgie
Thompson, Mrs. Mary A. Hessler, Miss
Lizzie Cordell and Mrs. Carrie Gillett.
Under good Of the ORDER remarks were
made by w. H. LeStrange Of Harmony
Tent, Miss Hattie Hissey OF Golden Rule
Tent, Mrs. Snyder of Purity Tent Frank
B. Marks OF Advance Tent and High Secre.
tary Cordell Of Harmony Tent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-12
EXCISE BOARD HEARING
OVER PETITION FOR
DESCENDING OF AN ORDER.
Anti-Saloon League and Retail Liquor
Dealers Against Wholesale
Dealers Association.

The Antf-Saloon League and the Retail
I,iouor Dealers Association Joined forces
today in opposition to the Wholesale
Liquor Dealers Association, at a hearing
held in the rooms Of the excise board at
the District building. The hearing was
with reference to the application OF the
wholesale dealers that the excise board
rescind it's order Of December 10 last to
the effect that hereafter wholesale deal
ers shall not sell beer in quantities of one
pint and upward except in original pack
ages. The order was issued, it Is stated,
to put stop to the bucket" trade which
it is said the wholesale establishments
conducted on a large scale.
Attorney A. E. Shoemaker appeared for
the Anti-Saloon League and President
Hugh Harvey and M. B. Scanlon or the
retail dealers association appeared to
represent its interests. Attorney Charles
w. Darr represented the wholesalers De-
fore the excise board.
Mr.. Darr argued that the order of the
board was in conflict with the internal reve-
nue. laws, and therefore the board under
the excise laws could not, make such an
order The internal revenue laws, Mr.. Darr
said, permit the wholesale dealer to sell
beer In quantities of not less than one pint,
and the excise laws of the District specif-
cally state that nothing in the act shall in
any way repeal, conflict or interfere with
the internal revenue laws"
Proposition Admitted.
Mr.. Darr admitted that the excise board
has the absolute right to refuse license
to any applicant who refuses to comply
with the order, or for any other reason. he
also declared that many OF the wholesalers
had secured their licenses believing that
they would be allowed to engage In the
bucket trade. and he declared the order
will deprive the wholesalers of considera-
BILE business.
Mr.. Shoemaker commended that the order
Of the board was issued prior to the grant,
Ing of any licenses, and that the applicants
had they SO desired might have withdrawn
their application. He contended that the
order Of the board does not conflict with
the internal revenue laws, that the excise
board in its order does not prohibit the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-12
Firemen Complimented.

Fire Chief Belt has received letters
from the F. s. Williams Company. 9th and
streets. and from Mrs. Catherine Burns.
513 9Th street southeast, COMMUNICATING
the fire department for Its efficient WORK
in extinguishing fires which occurred at
9o5 + street and at ola 9th street south-
east, respectively.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-12
Land for Joining Streets.

The Commissioners today forwarded to
Congress favorable report on the bill
providing for the condemnation of land
necessary to join Kalorama avenue with
Prescott place. The cost of the improve.
ment is estimated at $4,000, and the Dis
trtct will bear all the expenses incident
to the Improvement.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-12

sale of beer in quantities Of one pint OF
upward, but that the order prescrfbes that
the beer shall be sold in the original pack.
age.
The board. he declared. has the right
under the excise law to prescribe rules and
regulations governing the sale OF LIQUOR
and he commended that the order was fully
within the scope OF the boards authority.
Mr.. Shoemaker argued that the ruling Of
the board is of the same character as that
prohibiting women from entering bar
rooms.
Mr.. Harvey Opposed.
Mr.. Harvey opposed the resembling of the
order for business reasons. he said. He be-
lieved that the retail dealers should not be
deprived Of the 'growler" trade. and he
held that such trade should properly go to
the retailer. Mr.. Harvey also considered
that the issuing of the order and its en-
forcement was within the authority of the
excise board.
The board will give consideration to the
arguments presented, and will announce its
decision at a later date
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James Devine, forty-six years old. a we'll
known lawyer. and nearly twenty years
ago celebrated base ball pitcher. died al
Syracuse, N. Y, yesterday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-12
Remains Inferred.

The remains of William L. Cherry, who
died December rs. were yesterday afternoon
removed from the receiving vault at Oak
Hill and inferred In the family plot.