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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-09
NAVY YARD IMPROVEMENTS.
Navy Department to Ask Appropria-
ton of More Than Half Million.

In a report relative to the Washington
navy yard Rear Admiral Endicott. chief of
the bureau of yards and docks, says that
1852 154 was expended for labor and ma
terial at that yard during the past hscal
year, of which $454, SCI was on account OF
improvements.
Estimates aggregating s605. 900 are sub
mftted for various works of Improvement
the items being as follows:
Paving to extend, $1,000; underground
conduit system, to extend. $1,000; railroad
system, to extend. 5000; heating system,
extension, 5000; water system, to extend,
quay wall in front of old yard, $oo,uOo;
grading, to extend, $4,000; one 15-ton plat
form scale and house for same 81, 800; new
floors in north and south gun shop ana
east gun-carriage shop $4,000; extension
ana improvements, telephone and nre-
alarm systems, 5000; latrtnes. additional,
5000; extension of gas plant, $4,000; loco
motive and locomotive crane house, S62,OO
new brass and iron foundry Ito cost $780,
oOO) $500 tools and machinery for
yards and docks. 5000; storage bins FOR
foundry materials, $4,000 f1reproof model
storage building for construction and re-
pair. $40 coo; raising floor north end store
house for guns and mounts, $1,000; pur-
chase of land west of yard, to complete:
$500; purchase of land and extension and
modification of railroad system incident u
abolition of grade crossings, $4,000.
Admiral Endicott says that the last named
Item of s143. eco contemplates the purchase
of land on the eastern side OF the yard. al
which point the connection with the rail-
road trunk lines will be necessarily made
Under the act of Congress abolishing grade
crossings, he says. 1t is imperative that this
action be taken in order to prevent the
yard being cut off entirely from railroad
connection. He says further that the
amount appropriated for the purchase of
land west of the navy yard proved to be
IT,. <43ag., r.. ~.
portion of the property had to be purchased
after condemnation proceedings. in which
the jury awarded amount larger than
purchased.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-09
TOLD IN BRIEF.

PLYMOUTH. England December O.
Forty-seven passengers of the American
Line steamer New York. from New York,
December 2. had an exciting half hour while
landing here today. A tender with the
passengers and a thousand bags of mail on
board coiltded in a fog with the freight
steamer Maggie Hough. The bulwarks Of
the tender We're smashed and several
stanchions We're carried away, but no one
was Injured and the passengers were safely
landed
NANT1COKE, Pa, December "a de-
structiye fire occurred In the business sec
ton OF this town today. The following
stores were burned: Tannebaum's novelty
store, Coons' department store, Jones' dry
goods store and OBrien's millinery store
Loss, $4,000.
NEW YORK, December 9.-Elsie Parker,
colored woman twenty-four years old,
was stabbed to death in the corridor of the
West Side police court in West 54th street
today. The police arrested William Will
liams. colored youth aged nineteen years.
and charged him with murder
NEW YORK. December 9.-Pickpockets
stole $4,000 worth of diamonds from MIS-.
William H Crane of Staten Island lIst
night. The stones were set in six rings,
which she was carrying in small hand
bag during a trip to Manhattan. Mrs
CHATTANOOGA. Tenn. December o.
Pleasant weather prevailed for the dedica-
ton this afternoon on Orchard Knob of
the monument to the Tooth Pennsylvania
Volunteers. A squadron OF the 18th Cav
airy stationed at Oglethorpe had a promi-
nent part IN the ceremonies The Penn
packer. will leave for home tonight.
MADISON, wis. December 0.-Two bills
80 31~rxo y7rzr~ 4,xx-
seHbly today. One Is to enact joint res
olution providing for a legislative investiga-
ton of insurance and public service corr
OF Is per cent on unpaid railroad taxes Of
1859 IN case the courts should fold the
present law invalid.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-09
Bona Eide Circulation.

Nearly everybody in Washington
reads The Sunday Star. Last Sun
days circulation was by far the
largest and best in the city and the
only sworn circulation in the Dis
trict of Columbia.
The advertiser is entitled to
know the circulation of any paper
in which he advertises.
The circulation of The Sunday
Star on December 3, 1905, was
1858.
I solemnly swear that the above state
ment represents the number of copies of
The Sunday Star circulated on December
8, 1905-that Is, the number of copies
actually sold, delivered, furnished and
mailed. for valuable consideration, to bona
fide purchasers or subscribers, and that
none of the copies so counted are free or
sample copies and none are returnable
except in the case of several hundred sent
to suburban agents. from whom a few re-
turns Of unsold papers have not yet been
received.
J. WHIT. HEBRON,
Business Manager,
The Evening Star Newspaper Company.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
ninth day OF December, A. D. 1908.
W. SPENCER ARMSTRONG,
(Seal) Notary Public
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-09
ADMITTED DEFALcATIoNs.
International Questions Involved In
Pittsburg Case.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
PITTSBURG, Pa, December 9.--Attor-
neys for DR.. II. f. Brooks, former prin-
cipal OF schols at Uniontown. Pa, who
was convicted of embezzlement yesterday.
say Brooks case will be taken to the
United States district court to decide in
ternatfona1 questions involved. If an adj
verse decision is rendered there the case
will be appealed to the United States SUI
preme Court.
DR.. Brooks has been found guilty Of en-
bezzling over 5000 OF moneys paid him
by pupils for tuition fees.
The most damaging evidence against
him was two letters written by him to
Miss Bessie Montgomery of Washington.
In which he admitted his defalcattons.
Soon after writing these letters DR.. Brooks
fed to England. He said on the stand that
when he left Uniontown he pulled up In
Washington drunk. knew nothing more I'M
til he found himself in New York. and again
had lapse Of memory until he found him
self In Liverpool travelling under the name
of H. b. Felger. Then Scotland Yard de-
tectives found him, extradition papers were
soon obtained and Brooks was brought back
here
Now Brooks attorneys will appear before
United States District Judge Burlington
here and ask that writ of habeas corpus
be granted on the ground that Brooks was
not tried upon the Information which ac-
companied the extradtion papers to Great
Britain, as required by treaty.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-09
LEFT TO THEIR FATE.
Aged Paralytic Forgotten in Rush
From BROOKLYN Fire.

NEW YORK, December 1.-TWO women,
one of them ninety years old and a para
lytic, were forgotten in the first rush OF the
boarders from fashionable boarding house
in Remsen street, in the Columbia Heights
section Of Brooklyn, when 1t caught fire to-
day, and they narrowly escaped suffocation.
The house was conducted by Mrs. Matilda
Braden, and forty-fi persons were in their
rooms in 1t when the first fire started
Mrs. Matilde Howe. the aged paralytic,
lay helpless in her room on the second floor.
while the others fed, and was finally
brought to the street by detective when
almost suffocated. Her condition is critical
Miss Christine Weeks, whose room was
on the fourth floor. was missed after all the
others were taken from the building. Sew
erai hremen who went I'D the fire escape
after her found her lying unconscious in the
hallway, where she had run in an attempt
to reach the stairs. She was taken out but
was unconscious for some time afterward,
Robert Merchant, an aged clerk of the su-
preme court. was carried from the building
unconscious and just In time to save his life
Some of the other women who lived in the
boarding house tainted before they We're
rescued.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-09

more. l. T.; Caswell Bennett. Ardmore, !.
T.: J. A. Taylor. wynnewood. 1. T.. o. W.
Killam. Grove, ]. T.. c. D. Carter. Ard
more. I. T.; G. w. Dallas, Shawneetown,
p Langston. Holdenville, I. T.; DR.. J. w.
Lowe. Holdenville /. T: James w. Dean,
Ada. /. T.; A. Eddleman. Ardmore, l. =. !
c. II. Myers. Granite. l. Il; e.. y. moore.
]. H. Johnston. Oklahoma City; J. n.
Browning Mill Creek, /. T.; Mrs. A. h.
Classen, Oklahoma City; Miss Winnie Lamb,
Oklahoma City; Burke Shartel, Okla homa
City. ]. B. Beaddle, Guthrie, 0. T.; CAR
ence Davis. Brlstow. 4. T.; c; E. Purdy,
Brstow, l. t.; w. A. Borah, Tfshomingo,
1. T.; Ridge Paschal Tahlequah. !. II
J. p. Becker, Medfords~O. T; T.. i. Lana
homa City; Miss Helen Renstrom, Okla
homa City; DR.. James c. Johnston. Wiioue-
ton, l. T.; DIR. ]. f. Macarthur. Wilburton.
/. t.; w. H. Poffenberger. Paoll. l. IL
Homer w. Dunbar. Anadarko, o T.; VII
ford M Smith. Lawton. o. T.: DR.. A.. n.
Stewart, Indiahoma, Q. T.; Jerome Har-
r.neton, watonga, o. T.: Joseph P. Smith,
Purcell, l. r: Sam Downing, Atoka, l. H.
c. L. Stealey. Purcell. |. T.: Thomas W.
Hunter, Boswell, /. T.; w. p. Smith. Cache.
O. r: w. ]. Long. Pauls Valley, I. T.: j. ].
Howard, Foss, o. T.: George +. Patterson
Bush, o. T.: Cyrus Deem. Pauls VaIey. !.
r; Rev. H. L. Cloud. Wellston, Oklahoma;
Rev G. Larrabse' o Gns bn,ns CIV CIV q
Connellee Oklahoma City. b. b. MOSS, OK
lahoma City; Jabez A. Felt, Hennessey. Q.
T.; X j. Russoin, O'Keene, Russom' MRS.
Carl L. Bonnet, Oklahoma CITY; Mrs; A.oise
Hopkins. Cement, o. T.; Fioretta Wheeier'
Oklahoma City; A. l.. Beckett. Stigier, /.
&c. L. Holland Tulsa, l. T.; w. R. Sam
uel Chouteau, l. T.; A. r. Moore, okla-
homa City; G. NJ. Griffin, Okmuigee, l. T.;
H. c. Bradford, Ell Reno, Q. T.; waiter A
Moore, Oklahoma City, *. c. Cox, Granite,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-09
NORFOLK HARBoR PLANS.
Board of Army Engineers Arrived
From Washington.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NORFOLK, Va, December 9.-Maj c.
Med. Townsend, Maj. W. c. Langf1tt and
Capt. Charles w. Kutz composing the
board Of army engineers appointed to make
a survey with view to deepening, widen
ing and Strengthening the Norfolk harbor
arrived here today from Washington and
heard representatives of the Norfolk bust
ness bodies, harbor board, transportation
companies. Virginia Pilots Association and
Rear Admiral Harrington, commanding the
Norfolk navy yard. all of whom urged the
necessity of not only thirty-foot channel
for which the survey provides. but thirty
fVe-foot channel LOCO feet wide.
Admiral Harrington made a strong argu-
ment for deeper channel. declaring that
the government having established one of
It's largest navy yards here, should see that
the channel approaching this yard is of
proper depth and size. 1t was declared that
the total amount of merchandise passing
through this harbor during the past year
was $75O,o00,O0o. The army board, after
tour Of the harbor, left this afternoon for
Apalachicola. Fla, on similar mission.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-09
Southern Farmers Organized.

TEXARKANA, Ark, December 9.-The
convention of the Farmers Educational
Union of America adopted a constitution
yesterday and elected its officers. per
capita tax Is placed at five mills. It was
de cided that the lawyers and doctors In
the country or unincorporated towns and
newspaper men might become members. ..
P. Pyle Of Texas was elected president by
reclamation; w. A. Morris, Alabama, vice
president; r. HI. McCulloch. Arkansas, sec
retary-treasurer; Newt. Gresham, Texas
national organizer; ]. H. Roak, Missouri,
doorkeeper; e. r. Bell, Georgia, sergeant
alarms. The executive committee has the
naming of a national headquarters and
will choose between Dallas, Texas, and Lit
tie Rock, Ark.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-09
NO CONCERN FELT.
Report Regarding the Reserve of New
York Banks

Not single treasury official. from Secre-
tary Shaw down. views with the slightest
alarm the statement from New York that
the legal reserve of the New York banks
is somewhat below the % per cent limit
required by law. Secretary Shaw has re-
peatedly stated that in times of financial
stress and business activity he would not
think of holding a national bank strictly
to the % per cent requirement. The legal
reserve of the New York banks could be
encroached upon mucn farther than at this
time without Secretary Shaw stepping in
and informing the banks that they must
restore the money. He does not believe
that the reserve is intended as toy or
ornament 1t Is for use If the situation
demands it. He will not countenance the
reserve going too low In times where there
is no special demand for money for legiti-
mate business.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-09
Manassas Bank Burglar Sentenced.


MANASSAS. Va, December 9.-The
trial of w. r. Gallagher. alias Fitzpatrick,
one Of the alleged bank burglars who rob-
bed tie First National Bank of this place
a number of months ago. was concluded
yesterday afternoon. when verdict O.:
guilty was returned and Judge Nicol Inn
posed sentence Of eight years In the
penitentiary at Richmond Frank Grady,
aAas Burns, another of the alleged bank
burglars who were arrested In Baltimore
and brought here, was next called upon to
plead to a charge similar to the one upon
which Gallagher was convicted HIS case
was not concluded yesterday afternoon and
Policeman Knight OF Alexandria WAS sent
to Washington TO summon witnesses to
appear this morning. Robert Casey was
tried at the November term OF the court
for participation In the robbery and SEN
fenced to five years In the penitentiary
Edward Smith, a..as ssBurIington Fatty
Is the last OF the four alleged bank rob-
bers to b tried.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-09
FUNERAL OF MRS. MOTT.
Widow Of Former Justice Mott OF U.
8. Circuit Court.

Funeral services over the remains of
the late Mrs. Amelia Huntington Mott
will take place from the Church of the
Advent, corner Of I'd and streets north
west, tomorrow afternoon at o'clock.
The services will probably be conducted
by Right Rev. Henry Yates Satterlee, the
bishop OF Washington.
Mrs. Mott was the widow of the late
Gordon N. Mott former Justice OF the
United States court for the district which
included the state OF Nevada. and was a
member OF the Huntington family of
that state. Her sister, Mrs. William r,
Ellis OF Marysville. Cal, and two chill
dren, Mrs Kate Harrington Seeley Of this
city and the Hev. Edward Marshall Mott.
ector Of the Church Of the Advent, sur
- We her.
The pail bearers have been chosen from
the vestry OF tbs Church Of the Advent
and are a. follows: ~. Alexander p. Co
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-09
QUIT CHURCH FOR GOOD.
Baroness Won Zedwitz Denied story o,
Seeking Pardon.

PEORIA, ILL.,. December 9.-In q statement
made today. the Baroness Won Zedwitz en,-
phaticaily denies that she had any inten-
ton OF asking the pardon of her former
guardian. Rt Rev. John L. Spaiding, and
re-entering the Catholic faith She said her
PRONUNCIATION made year ago was irrevoca-
ble,s-and that both she and her sister, the
wife of Marquis de Monsters. had no
thought of rejoining the church. Her visit
to This city was purely q business matter
She called upon the bishop at bis resi-
dence and was cioseted with him dor an
hour or more. The Catholic clergy corr
roborate her statement that the visat was
purely = bnsiuess one.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-09
WOULD ENJoIN OFFICIALS.
Bill Filed at Philadelphia Today by
Autoists.


PHILADELPHIA, December 9-Counsel
for H. Bartol Brazler. Charles S. Wurtz
jr, and Samuel Heebner today filed a
bill in equity In common pleas court enjoin-
Ing the city OF Philadelphia. John Weaver,
mayor; Sheldon Potter, director of public
safety; John NJ. Walton, city controller;
John NJ. Lukens, chief Of the bureau Of
boiler inspection, and Henry R. Schoch. city
treasurer. from enforcing the ordinance OF
December, 1902. averring that 1t conflicts
with. and Is superseded by, the act of as
sembly of April 49, 1905.
The acts relate to the licensing of auto
mobiles. The city ordinance provides for
the conspicuous display on each automobile
of a sign bearing the license number, the
sign to be furnished by the bureau of boiler
inspection. The state law provides that "a
license number obtained in any other place
or state shall be removed from said We
hicle while the vehicle is being used within
this commonwealth" The bill AYERS that
innumerable annoyances and much expense
arise through the attempts to enforce both
laws. The suit Is an amcable one
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-09
LAST DAY OF CONTEST.
NINE TEAMS ARE OVER 400 MILES
BEHIND RECORD.

NEY YORK. December 9.-More than four
hundred miles behind the record established
by Miller and Waller six years ago, the
nine teams OF bfcyciists who have been
whirling around the saucer-shaped track In
Madison Square Garden sfnoe last Sunday
at midnight today were plugging along on
the last stage OF their Journey.
Even at this late time, when more than
1000 miles have been travelled. only three
tenths or mile separated the leaders from
Logan and Downey. the seventh team. CAL
vim and Mcdonald in eighth position. fol-
lowed one-hfth of mile behind Logan and
Downey. Dorefiinger and Dussot, the French
riders, were trailing along, ten miles in the
rear.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-09
REPAIRING GAS WORKS DAMAGE.
Permit Issued Company to Erect Tenn
porary Wooden Structures.

Building Inspector Ashford today issued
a permit to the Washington Gas Light and
Fuel Company to erect temporary wooden
sheds in place of the engine rooms and puri-
flying house at the plant at the foot of 18th
street southeast, which were destroyed by
an explosion early yesterday morning. The
sheds are intended to protect exposed ma
chinery from the elements until arrange
ments can be made for replacing the struc-
lures with permanent buildings. The per
NIT issued contains clause which empow-
ers the building inspector to order the sheds
torn down at any time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-09
MARSHAL MATTHEWS REMOVED.
Released Prisoners Whom He Should
Have Held.

The President has summary removed
from ONCE United States Marshal T. r.
Matthews Of the district of Nebraska. for
misconduct In connection with the case of
Richards and Comstock who were recently
convicted In that state OF Illegally fencing
the public domain. The sentence OF the
court was that the defendants should re-
main IN the custody OF the United states
marshal for nix hours. The President has
information that Matthews Immediately
turned them over to the custody of their
counsel. In q letter to the Department of
Justice Marshal MatthsWs admits that he
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-09
CASTRO FOR CANCELLATION.
Boundary Question With Brazil Settled
Other Matters.

Special Cablegram to The Star.
CARACAS, December 9-That the policy
OF President Castro is one Of Cancellation
was indicated yesterday by the signing OF
protocol with Brazil settling the boundary
question between the two nations and his
resumption of diplomatic relations with
Colombia.
Steps are being taken to bring about a
settlement with Holland with reference to
the alleged smuggling operations from the
Island of Curocoa.
Lengthy conferences are going on in re-
gard to the case of the New York and Ber-
mudeZ Asphalt Company.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-09
stenographers and Typewriters Wanted

The civil service commission has an
nounced an examination for stenographers
and typewriters to fill positions on the
Panama canal work. The examination was
to have been held December -. but has
been postponed until January T. The po-
sitions will pay from s1,2O0 to $500 per
annum. A medical examination will be re-
Quired.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-09
Burton Will Not Have a Committee.

Senator Burton today wired his colleague,
Senator Long, notifying him that he did not.
desire any committee assignments pending
the determination of his case In the courts,
and Senator Long so informed Senator
Hale, as chairman of the republican COM
mittee on committees. Senator Burton is
at present chairman of the committee on
forest reservations and a member of the
committees on post offices, public lands,
pensions and claims
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-09
Failure to Support Children.

Failure to support his five minor children
was the cause of the commitment to jail
today of William NJ Mcnamara He was
before Judge Kimball In the Police Court
today. and his honor ordered him to pay $40
flne or to spend sixty days in jail. The de-
PENDANT would not promise to give his chill
dren anything. and was therefore commit
ted to jail.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-09
colored Ministers Again in CONFERENCE

The second session of the national negro
Baptist evangelical convention was held at
Cosmopolitan Baptist Church last night.
Devotional exercises were conducted by
Revs. Solomon Pollard. T. Martin and D.
B, Bullock Rev E. N. Mcdaniel preached
sermon, taking as his subject Christ
the Chief Cornerstone" Addresses were
made by Revs John Gordon, president of
Howard University; DR.. MCDANIEL. 8. p.
w. Drew. Jesse Lawson, DR.. Wines, DR..
Bailey and Mr.. w. Calvin Chase
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-09
Congress to Be the Judge.
WILL FIGHT CHRISTMAS.
Joe Campbell Of This City Matched
Against Jimmy Hanlon.

Special Dispatch to The Star
PITTSBURG, Pa, December 9.-Jimmy
Hanlon OF Washington. Pa, was matched
last night to meet Joe Campbell of Wash
ington. d. C.. in sx-round bout.
The fight will take place on Christmas
night at Altoona, Pa. The men will fight
at 135 pounds, winner to take entire purse
Hanlon will meet George Tucker of Wash
ington, Pa. the Saturday night preceding.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-09

bey Mr.. William Berry, Mr. Henry B.
Major. MI. William Jenkins. Mr.. ]. A.
Harian, MI. A. c. Dunkin and Mr. B. t.
Taylor. The interment will be private
and in Rock Creek cemetery.