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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-23
Charged With Stealing $35.

Henry Fillingame, twenty-one years
old, whose home is in Alexandria, Va, was
arrested this afternoon by Detectives Wee
don and Tyser and locked up to answer a
charge of grand larceny. 1t Is alleged that
he stole S35 belonging to Herman An
drews. The money, it Is alleged, was
given to Miss Alice Mason of 1881 N
street, cousin of Fillingame. for safe
keeping. Fillingame learning of the
whereabouts of the money, 1t is alleged.
called upon his cousin at her house last
night and got the cash. When placed
under arrest he denied all knowledge of
the whereabouts of the money, but when
searched the money was found in his hat
band. Then he said he picked UP the
money while in his cousins room and
took 1t with the intention of perpetrating
a joke upon her. His explanation was
listened to by the police and he was
locked up
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-23
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
RESIGNATION OF REV. FRANK J..
BROOKE ACCEPTED.
specIal correspondepee Of rhe Star.


ALEXANDRIA. Va. December %, 1906.
The Chesapeake presbytery. which met
here yesterday and accepted the resignation
of Rev. DIR. Frank ]. Brooke as pastor of
the Second Presbyterian Church of this city,
as stated in The Star, adopted resolutions
expressing regret at the departure of DIR.
Brooke from the bounds of this presbytery.
The resolutions recited that In complying
with the request of DR.. Brooke for a let
ter of dismissal the presbytery desired to
put on record its testimony of him "as
man. Christian. a friend, preacher. pas
tor and a presbyter.' 1t was further stated
that "as man whe hay found his ardent
temperament and regard for what he be-
Heyes to be the truth running through ali
the others: hence, as a Christian, he seeks
first the Kingdom of Cod asa friend, he
stands loyalty by those he admits to the
declares fearlessly the whole counsel of
God, whether men will hear or whether
they VIII forbear. As a presbyter he Is
honestly prompt In attendance upon the
courts of the church, well versed in the law
and polity, not only Of the Presbyterian
Church, but of other deuominatio tons, and
active and courageous in the counsels of the
church As pastor we quote from the
church: we are about to lose one who has
been one OF the best IL not the best pastor
TINS church has ever had. 1t is painful to
nave MIN go from us even for a distance
so short. We shall sadly miss him. sadly
now ana more and more as the years go
by In conclusion the resolutions COM
mended DR.. Brooke Ito the God of all grace
ana to the church and presbytery to which
ne goes as brother beloved"
Andrew Jackson Lodge of Masons has
elected the following officers for the en-
suing year: George E. Warfield, worship
fui master; j. Johnston Green. senior war
den Samuel P. Fisher, Junior warden; Will
lam Lewis Allen. treasurer; James E. Alex
ander. secretary; ~. L. DinwIddee senior
deacon; William L. wilkins, junior deacon:
A. Moore ST.. tiler. Together with the
stewards to be appointed. these officers will
be installed st. Johns night, December o.
The following. which appeared in the Ma
Mia American recently, is of interest to
people in this city: Miss Helen Grace
O Brien, daughter of the late Edward j.
O'Brien of Alexandra, Va. and William J.
Stumpf of Boston were quietly married at
the archbishop's palace by the Rev Father
Tompkins last evening at $780, Only the i'm
mediate friends of the contracting parties
were present After the ceremony the new
ly married couple proceeded to their home
at No. Is Arguita Ermita. The bride was
member of the army nurse corps, and the
groom Is an employe of the quartermaster
department"
The Christmas german given last evening
by the Alexandria German Club proved one
of the most successful social affairs of the
season Several guests from Washington
and other cities were present
Miss Julia Domaine, who Is a student In
the Randolph Macon Womans College at
Lynchburg, is visiting her parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. William Domaine, at their home on
King street.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-23
DIFFERENCE IN PRICE.
Facts in the Report of Post Office Pur-
chasing Agent

A remarkable condition existing in the
various purchasing divisions Of the several
government departments has been brought
TO light in a report made to the Postmaster
General by Mr.. William F. Cochran, pur-
chasing agent for the Post Office Depart
ment. To his report Mr. Cochran appends
a table showing an extraordinary range of
prices paid for articles of the same quality
by the various departments,
For instance, hand blottiDg' pads are pur-
chased by the Post Office Department at "a
6nts per dozen, while the Department of
Agriculture pays $3.50 per dozen for the
same quality goods in similar quantities.
The War Department pays 80 cents for the
same goods; the Department of Commerce
and Labor, 96 cents; the Navy Department,
9S cents; the State Department, $1.64 and
the Treasury Department, STA
This is only one of many items. Red tape
costs the War Department s1.42 for a
dozen spools, while the State Department
lin the same building) pays s225 for a
dozen spools. The other departments pay
all the way from the maximum to the
minimum. Foolscap paper ranges from GA
cents pound, paid by the Post Office De-
partment. to about 10 cents pound, paid
by the Navy Department. Oilers for type
writer's cost the Navy Department 80 cents
a dozen, while the Interior Department
pays $40 dozen for the same goods
And so 1T goes through a long and remark
able list.
Mr. Cochran presents this to show the
great need for common purchasing de-
partment for the entire federal government.
Postmaster General Cortelyou is thoroughly
in sympathy with the idea, because, in dis
cussing this matter, he says:
cit is believed that the establishment Of a
central purchasing agency for the executive
departments and Independent bureaus of
the government at Washington, in charge
OF an officer especially qualified to supervise
the purchase of supplies. would result In
raising the standard of the goods obtained,
while effecting a great saving in the ex-
penditures for this purpose. The fact that
greater quantities of supplies would, under
such conditions be purchased at the same
be an incentive to dealers not only to re-
duce prices but to furnish supplies of a
higher grade than they could possibly af-
ford to supply under the smaller contracts
now awarded to them by the several de-
partments separately"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-23
NEWS OF LEESBURG
STOCK FARM SOLD FOR S5s, 500
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS


Special Correspondence of The Star
BEESBURG. Va, December %, 1905.
One of the largest real estate AMI stock
sales made during the present year was
the recent transfer by Mr. j. s. Curtis of
the splendid stock farm known as Mayf1eld
containing 419 acres. together with all stock,
equipments and appurtenances thereto. to
Mr.. w. l.. Inman of New York. The con-
sideration was $1,000 The handsome
estate is situated about two miles north of
Leesburg. Mr.. Curtis purchased this prop
erty from Mr.. Henry Harrison a few years
ago for the sum of $4,000. and has since
that time expended nearly 5000 In making
1t one of the most ideal stock farms In the
state. The late sale of the property was
due to Mr. Curtis desire to retire from
stock raising In Virginia to give more at
tention to his European interests.
meeting in the interest of the farmers
of Loudoun and Fairfax counties was held
at Herndon and Leesburg on Monday ana
Tuesday and at Round Hill Tuesday night
These meetings were addressed by Prof. An
drew Soule of the government experimental
agricultural station at Blacksburg, Va At
Herndon Prof. Soule discussed the uses of
the silo and at Leesburg his address was
directed along practical lines of Interest to
those present. The meetings are uitier the
auspices of the Protective AsSocia ion OF
Farmers of the counties of Loudotln ana
Fairfax.
Mr.. John ]. Stevens of Lovettsville, LOU
doun county. Va. died recently at his home
In that place, aged about sixty-five years.
He Is survived by widow and two
daughters. Mrs. Joseph c. Derry of Muir
willie and Mrs. Samuel Werk of Baltimore.
and one son, Mr.. Charles w. Stevens.
Mr. j. r. Beuchler has sold his fourth
share in the firm OF w. S. Jenkins & Co.,
which opera ted large Touring mills In Lees
burg TO the others, DIR. Joseph M. Fox
and w s. Jenkins. The price paid was
about SILL 900 This purchase puts an end
TO the suit filed by Mr.. Beuchler against
the firm asking for a settlement of it's busi-
ness and division of its property.
An application for the Incorporation of the
Purcerville foundry works at Purcervflle,
this county, has been fled and the certif-
cate of incorporation has been granted by
Judge Nicol The capital stock of the
company will be $4,000. This incorporation
is a successor of the Hunt machine shops
at Purcerville, which was recently de-
stroyed Mr. ]. w. Gregg is attorney for
the company.
The music in all the churches in Lees
burg will be most elaborate Christmas day.
The vested choir of st. James Episcopal
Church, especially, has an unusually fne
program. On Wednesday evening the choir
will give an old English carol service In
the church. the music to be sung being over
a hundred years old.
Mr. Robert E. McCabe, son of the late
Judge James B. McCabe has decided to
locate in Leesburg and take up the law
practice of his father.
Misses Alice Wise and Miliicent Lupton
attended the Betts-Harper wedding IN
Washington this week. Mrs. Belts was
well known in Leesburg. where she was
born and lived until few years ago
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-23
NO DEFECTIVE WIRING
IN BUILDINGS RECENTLY DAM
AGED BY FIRE.

aAs far as our Investigations have gone
1t has been pretty thoroughly established
that none of the three recent big fires were
caused by defective electric wiring"
This was the statement made this morn
ing by Electrical Engineer Walter G. Al
len, and he added that he was sure that
the origin of the reform school fire was not
traceable to such cause because electricity
was not used at all in the burned building
'.Linemen had just finished wiring the
structure for telephones" Mr.. Allen said
and when they finished the inside work
they left the ends of wires hang outside so
that the outside gang could see where to
make connections. but these connections
had not even been made, so that the small
batteries required for telephone service were
not even in the building at the time the
fire started"
In response to an inquiry concerning the
statement, made editorialiy in The Star,
that the inspection of electric wiring in the
District Is inadequate, Mr.. Allen said that
he knew the service was insufficient. but he
was doing all physically possible with the
force allowed by Congress.
Only Two Inspectors.
Congress provides only two inspectors, .
he added. "but / have detailed two men
from other work to assist in the work, and
even then it is barely possible to keep
abreast of the new building operations in
the District. More new structures are CO.
ing up all the time, and the use of electric
ity is increasing by leaps and bounds, and
when it is taken into consideration that an
Inspector must visit one building, possibly,
as many as paOne hundred times before the
wiring is finished and approved, some idea
of the magnitude of the task allotted to this
department may be gained.
Just now my men are exerting them
selves to the limit in order to inspect
many temporary installations of wires in
tended for holiday decorations. In some of
these cases churches and other organiza-
tons have neglected even to procure per-
mits for such work. and where the wires
are in the midst of f1imsy and inflammable
material the inspectors have discovered
some very careless work
Mr.. Allen also stated, while referring to
the fire in the Louisiana avenue commission
houses. that two private electric plants in
the market district have been COM
pletely overhauled within the past year. and
that he has planned to order much defect
i've wiring in the markets replaced.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-23
The Kaiser's Christmas Walk.

From the Woman's Home Companion.
Kaiser Wilhelm on the afternoon before
Christmas invariably strolls along the
roads that lead through the woods of Sans
Souei Park and Potsdam to scatter pleas
ant surprises in the form Of CHEEKY words
and bright new coin. In the dusk and
shadow of the woods his majesty Is seldom
recognized. Every one is very busy on
holy eve, and as the kaiser chooses diff
ferent road each year, no one can guess
workmen about the park are generally hall
ed by their. sovereign, and enriched with
shining thalers stamped with the giver's
countenance. Last year one poor old wom-
an carrying heavy bundle of sticks was
suddenly greeted with a hearty 'Gluchliche
Fe.ertage!' and a five-mark piece was
slipped into her hand by strange gentle
man whom she recognized only after he had
briskly passed out of sight
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-23
DEATH OF MRS. j. A D. TURNER.
Funeral Services to Be Held Tomor-
row Afternoon.

Funeral services over the remains of~Mrs.
Addie c.. Turner. whose death occurred
yesterday morning at her home In the
Loudoun apartment house, on East Cap
itol street. will take place tomorrow after
noon at 3 o'clock from the home of her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs George R. Wilson,
203 A street southeast. Rev. G. +. Peter
of ST. Marks P. z. Church will officiaie.
The interment will be made in the family
vault in the Congressional cemetery.
Mrs. Turner was forty-five years of age
and was the wife of Mr. J. A. D. Turner,
who survives her. Her sisters Mrs. c. IL.
Dietz, Mrs. W.. A. Domer, Mrs. Weakly,
wife of DR.. A. D. Weakly, and Mrs. {. G..
Barton, and her brothers, Messrs. Richard
j. Wilson and George R. Wilson. jr., are
still living and reside in the city. Mrs.
Turner's death Is deeply regretted by a
large circle of friends.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-23
Railroading in the West.
From Harper's Weekly.

From Hnrger's Weekly.
A New Yorker travelling in the west ON
business was obliged to journey to min
Ing town dn Colorado by the only railroad
in that part of the state. The train crawled
along at a snaiPs pace, to the intense irrita-
ton of the traveller, who was on urgent
business. Finally, when stop was made
at a small station, and no one either board
ed or alighted from the train, the passenger
could stand 1t no longer. Calling to the
conductor. he angrily inquired the cause Of
the delay.
ITS all right. pard.'' exclaimed that or
fetal, It's to oblige the station agent here
He wants mug o. not water from the en-
CINE to shave with
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-23
Trying to Save the Buffalo.
From che Pittsburg Post.

From che Pittsburg Post.
Now that a society has been formed to
preserve the buffalo from extinction. 1t
seems strange that such an organization
was not undertaken before. and that the
government Itself did not take effective
measures to save this valuable animal The
new organization, known as the American
Bison Society, proposes to engage in sys-
tematlc work to largely increase the ex-
listing herds. The undertaking viii not only
be an interesting one. but If successful 1t
viii be profitable, for the buffalo, under
proper conditions. increases rapidly and it's
hide is always a valuable marketable COM
modify.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-23
Laughed First.
From the London Globe.

=
What is the matter. dariing?'' asked the
concerned mother when her small son came
to her in tears. well, you see, mummy,
daddy was hanging picture, and he
dropped it and it fell on his toe But
that is nothing to cry about" cried the
mother, cheerily; you should have laughed
at that, sonny.p 81 did. mummy" respond
ed her small son, regretfuliy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-23
Petition for Divorce

The Supreme Court of the District of CO.
lumbia was petitioned today by Elizabeth
Clarridge to grant her a divorce from Will
lam w. Clarridge. The parties were mar
ried while in Alexandria, Va, May H. 1903.
The petitioner alleges desertion and infidel-
ity on the part of her husband She is rep
resented by Attorney Alfred ID. Smith.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-23
Wants Heavy Damages.

Proceedings at law to recover damages in
the sum of $4,000 were instituted today in
the Supreme Court of the District of CO.
lumbia by Thomas Dawson administrator
of the estate of Henry S. Carr. against the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company. 1t
is alleged that the death OF Mr.. Carr oc-
CURED December 81. 1901 as the result of
a train running against a stop block in the
depot here. Attorneys Cuttings & Chamber
lin and a. Kilgour represent the plaintiff
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-23
Certificate of Incorporation Filed.

A certificate Of Incorporation of the Indus
trial Educational League of the South was
filed here today. The stated object of the
organization is the industrial education of
poor white people of the southern states.
The incorpOrators are Mrs. Sarah w. Hal
sey. Irwin H. Linton and Rudolph B. Beh-
rend
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-23
Demands $4,000 Damages.

Having been injured by falling elevator
at the Alabama apartment house. in course
OF construction at 18th and N streets, Will
lam Arthur Washington. by his next friend
Willis Washington. has filed suit-at-law
against Albert S. Reavis 10 recover dam
ages in the sum of. $4,000 Negligence Tor
which the defendant should be he'd re-
EpOnsible in damages is alleged. Attorney
l. ]. Mather represents the plaintiff.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-23
Candy for Telephone Operators.

All of the Chesapeake and Potomac tele-
phone operators employed in the offices IN
this city were treated to pleasing sur
prise today in the shape of Christmas
present of box of candy from Mrs.
Thomas F. Ryan. The presentations were
made this morning.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-23
Why Find the Polep
publishers. Circular

From the Publishers Circular.
We hope the mystery of the north and
south poles viii never be discovered. The
nations ought to keep those regions as In
ternational reserves of world mystery al
most the last of the unknown which is not
unknowable
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-23
Suit to Set Aside Deeds.

William F. Donnelly names his brother.
James d. Donnelly. defendant in suit in
equity, asking the court to set aside certain
deeds alleged to have been executed by the
complainant, affecting the title to premises
1910 street and $40 to S2S 14th street An
injunction TO prevent the sale of the prop
erty and an accounting are also sought.
Attorneys II. II. Hollandef, w. II. Sholes
and ]. E. Potbury represent the COM
plainant.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-23

The Paris Figaro declared yesterday that
q definite agreement has been reached be-
tween the British and Spanish governments
regarding the betrothal of King Alfonso
and Princess Ena OF Battenberg
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-23
Running a Risk.

From the Chicago Tribune
Mrs Ijams-"How are you getting along
with that new kitchen girl of yours?"
Mrs Upmore-..Sh! She might hear you
This Is her afternoon in,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-23
Petition for Review Denied.

Justice Stafford in Equity Court No. 2,
has denied the petition of Andrew A. Lips
comb to file bill of review in the case
of the Washington Beneficial Endowment
Association against the Commercial ALI
ance Company.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-23
All Scratched I'm

From the Yonkers Statesman
Patience-.I thought Polly used to have
such good complexionT'
Patrice-"So she did before she became
engaged to that man with beardr'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-23
Woodward & LOthrop.

get not that this is the season of peace and
good WILL and that the best gift is the one
that carries with 1t the love of the giver.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-23

If you want work read the want columns
of The Star.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-03-18
THE DOGS COLD NOSE.


fts Origin, According 10 the Los
Book of Nonb's Ark.
'The true story Of the dogs cold
nose has been handed down to US sail.
ors from the log book Of the ark" says
q sailor In the New York Times. Mrs
Noah went down one morning to the
potato bin In the lower hold for the
vegetables required for the MONDAY
meal Her favorite collie dog. Nip, fol-
lowed her, an was his daily custom.
While Mrs. Noah was sorting out the
tubers the ark collided with a small
snag, which puncturcd a small hole In
her side close 10 where the lady stood.
Seeing that immediate action was nee
essary, she took on her woolen petit
coat and apron and stuffed them into
the hole, but the pressure OF the watey
forced the things out, and so she put
them back again and sat on them, call
Ing loudly for assistance. But no one
seemed TO hear her, as the animals
were making such noise. In her po-
sltion she leaned back so that the
backs Of her arms were pressed up
against the cold sides OF the vessel;
hence the backs OF women's arms are
always cold. The water was coming
in fast, and she began to fear for the
safety Of the ark. so she jumped up
and, grabbing Mn. put his nose into
the hole and babe him stay there until
she went TO the fore hatch and shout
ed for help. 4 carpenters mate heard
her and came down into the hold with
soft pine plug, released poor Nip and
stopped the leak. The water outside
was very cold, and Nip got cold nose,
and hence all healthy dogs have cold
nose"
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-03-18
CAiId Pension In France.

At all times II has been an objec
with French parents to teach a chile
to be provident and economical. A child
of three can become member of the
Mutualite by giving only ? cents d
week, One cent will entitle 1t to get
ting 10 cents day when 1t is i'll. and
the other goes toward getting a pension
when 1t is at certain age. No ont
knows how long child can live, but
what does the contribution amount to!
There is hardly a child in the world
who does not spend that for candy.
Now, a boy of eighteen giving "a cents
a month to the society will when he is
sixty have pension OF $72 year.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-03-18
SEALED PROPOSALS WILL BE RE-

ceived at the Office Of the Lignt-
House Engineer, Portland, Oregon. un-
I'll II o'clock, NJ, April 10, 1905, and
then opened, for furnishing and de-
livering fuel and provisions for light
house tender Columbine, during the fis-
cal year ending June 80, 1906, in ac-
eordance with specifications. copies OF
which. with blank proposals and other
information, may be had upon ap-
plication to Major w. C. Langfitt. Corps
of Engineers, U. S. A., Engineer.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-03-18
PROPOSALS INVITED.

PROPOSALS FOR BEEF AND NUT.
ton-offlce chief commissary, Van.
couver Barracks, Wash, March Is
1905. Sealed proposals for furnishing
and delivering fresh beef and mutton
for six months beginning July /, 1905
will be received here and at Offices Of
commissaries at Fort Stevens, Ore;
Boise Barracks, Idaho; Forts Casey
Columbia, Flagler, Lawton, Walla WAL
la, Ward, Worden Wright and Van
couycr Barracks, Wash. until 10 a. m
April Is. 1905. and then opened. En-
yelops containing proposals should be
Endorsed Proposals for fresh beef and
mutton to be opened April Is. 1905"
and addressed to Commissary of Post
to be supplied, or to Maj. George B.
Davis, Chief COMFY.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1905-03-18

Gladys-He tells me you have de
signs upon him. Ethel-Did the wretch
say that9 Gladys-Yes. He said your
image was engraved upon his heart
Judge.