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The newspaper., 1905-12-22
Prizes For Apples.

The State Annual Horticultural
Convention will be held in Denver at
the State Capitol, December 2fh'
2Sth and 29th. 1t is thought advis-
able to offer cash prizes OF list, "a
and Sd, possibly 4th, on the best five
commercial varieties Is apples to the
plate) OF winter apples. We have
not decided as to amount, but 1t Will
be sufficient to recompense growers
for the trouble taken in making the
exhibit.
We trust that you will send a dis
play and will also consider it favor
il other growers in your section will
do the same.
Please send fruit c. o. d. addressed
to Secretary of the Horticultural
Department, State Capitol, Denver,
Colo. Yours respectfully,
M. A. SHUTE, Secretary.
The newspaper., 1905-12-22

When in Pueblo one had best
stop at the Hotel Maine, one
block above postoffice. Court
teous treatment. Everything
modern. Rates are 81 per day
and up, European plan. $3.50 per
day and up. American plan. 30
The newspaper., 1905-12-22

The Annual Open Meeting of
the Paonia Womens Club, will be
held at Bruce's hall next Friday
evening Dec. 20. Club members
and their invited guests only will
be in attendance.
The newspaper., 1905-12-22

Miss Mabel Ives, of Dry creek,
left the first of the week for Pom
tiac, Mich, to visit with relatives
for some time. Perry Vough,
who has been visiting at the Ives
home returned with her, as that is
his home.
The newspaper., 1905-12-22

The extent of our growth can
be seen when the records of the
school district are examined. The
school at Cedaredge is becoming
so crowded that it is almost COM
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pulsory,to either build another
room to the building or rent a
room somewhere for the winter
and hire another teacher. AT the
present rapid rate of growth it
will soon be necessary to build
another school house and possibly
add a high school which latter in
stitution will become almost COM
pulsory, as pupils have to go to
Delta or other places after they
have completed the eighth grade.
At a dance here last Friday
night Frank Dale was stabbed and
seriously injured by Frank Ami
about midnight. The trouble
arose over a bottle of whisky,
which some one had taken from
some mans pocket during the
dance and on Ami being ac-
cused. denied he took it. Dale
stated that Ami had told him
earlier in the evening that he had.
This brought on fight upon
the street during which Dale was
stabbed, with pocket knife,
about two inches above the heart.
The blade struck rib and glanced
which prevented the
wound from being necessarily fa-
tai. Both are we'll known young
men here.
Another land deal was consum-
mated last week. The so acre
ranch of John Funk passed into
the hands of John Weston last
Saturday. The price paid was
$500. Mr.. Westen is from Steam
boat Springs and is welcomed
among us. Mr.. Funk, who has
been seized with the mining fever,
expects to leave soon for the
Nevada gold fields.
The newspaper., 1905-12-22

1t has been published that the
White House cat weighs 10
pounds and is scrapPer from
way back. E. J. Mathews is the
owner of an 1S pound feline that
it is believed outclasses the Cap
ital tabby and challenges are ex-
pected to be issued as soon as
census taker Palmer can get in
communication.
The newspaper., 1905-12-22

Mailing envelopes, just the right
size for the Paonia Fruit book, or
cabinet photographs at this office.
On, >-.-- lis
The newspaper., 1905-12-22

SUMMARY
Mean Temperature 29.9
Maximum Temperature 49,
Date Dec. 15
Minimum Temperature 8.
Date Dec. 81.
Total precipitation inches lS
Total snowfall inches 35
Clear 4. Partly cloudy 2. Cloudy l.
Dates of frost Light
Killing
Thunder storms 0.
Prevailing wind, southwest .-.-.,.,..
az inches of snow fell on the Goth containing
j. NJ. UNDERWOOD,
Voluntary Observer.
The newspaper., 1905-12-22
LOCAL ITEMS.

Surface Creek Champion.
DIR. ]. A. Whiting has gone to
Denver on business.
The newspaper., 1905-12-22

Elias Wenger is going to break
a team, of mules the first of next
week. If you see anything com
ing so fast you can't see it. that's
Wenger and the mules.
The newspaper., 1905-12-22

Mr.. Stanford of the Cooper
ative Telephone company. was
rustling business in this section
the latter part of this week. He
reports the system as being on a
very prosperous basis.
The newspaper., 1905-12-22

w. R. Kruetzer, a former we'll
known forest reserve officer of
this place, but now of lineup.
was transacting business and
shaking hands with old friends in
these parts last Saturday.
The newspaper., 1905-12-22

S.-.--r:.e fer THE NEWSPAPER.
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U. S. Department Of Agriculture
WEATHER BUREAU

Voluntary Observers Meteorological Record
For the week ending Thursday,
Dec. 21, 1905.
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A. ]. Watson and family OF wes-
tern Kansas, arrived last week
and have decided to remain.
They are living on the Zaninetti
ranch at present but expect to
purchase property later.
Evening star., 1905-09-24

the Metropolitan Police Department" The
department was then governed by a board
of five police commissioners, who appointed
major. captain. lieutenants, sergeants and
privates. Congress limited the force to one
superintendent, ten sergeants and not more
than 150 privatCs. Mai William B. Webb
was the first chief of police, and on Sep
temher II, 1861. the first installments were
qualified and began duty.
The growth OF the metropolitan police de-
partment in the succeeding forty-four years
has been in keeping with modern ideas and
with the development of the city in popula-
ton and wealth. until now it is among the
best police departments in the world. It
includes a superintendent. five captains,
twelve ieutenlnts, forty-one sergeants,
twenty detectives and 615 privates
The growth of the department can best be
realized by comparison of figures for the
past three decades. when the greatest de-
velopment was noted AS the city grew in
size and wealth the protection increased pro-
portiOnal!y. and thus in a way these po-
lice ttgures' are barometer of the Dis
tricts growth.
On June 80, 1SS5. the metropolitan police
force consisted of 2;i2 members, and guarded
a population of 2u3. 4J9. On the same date
ten years afterward, the force had grown
to 4G4, to serve population of 270,519.
Tie proportionate increase in the police
force was greater than that of the city's
population, thus slowing better percentage
of protection than before. In Maj. Sylves-
ters last report it was shown that the po-
lice department included G92 men, serving
a population of 323,34
These figures tell of increased and bet
ter police protection. In 1885 there was
one policeman for every 1853 of the popu-
lation; in 1895 there was one policeman for
every 5s3 persons, and at present one po-
lice officer is provided for every 1912 per-
sons.
At the head of the police department
proper is the superintendent. with the rank
of major. He has general charge of the
affairs of the department, subject to the
Jurisdiction of the Commissioners. AS sub
ordinate heads there are five captains, each
in charge of some special branch of the
department; one in charge of the detec-
Evening star., 1905-09-24
OFFICIALLY NOTIFIED.
Detective Lacy Receives the News cf
His SUSPENSION.

Detective Henry Lacy went to police
headquarters last night after he read in The
Star of the action of the Commissioners and
chief of police, and was given the informa-
ton of his suspension from office officially
| by Capt. Boardman The order directing
that he be relieved from duty in the de-
tective office, as stated in yesterdays Star,
had been received by Capt. Boardman short
| ly after noon and he made an effort 10 find
Lacy but did not succeed until after 6
o'clock. Then he held a long conference
with him, telling him of the order and as
signing him to the fifth precinct. He will
now be Policeman Lacy and will be sub
1ect to the orders of Lieut.. McCathran of
the fifth precinct, although he will not be
active duty.
The designation of Precinct Detective
Grant CT the first precinct to succeed the
suspended officer was not unexpected by
the members of the detective force but
came as disappointment to some others
especially to some of the colored members
of the force who thought the position would
be filled by a colored man in the event of
Detective Lacy's removal 4 colored mem
Der of the bar tod a Star reporter last
night that he thought the colored people
of the District ought to have one of their
race in the detective office. There are 90,O 900
colored people IN the District he said, and
they sometimes have cases to be invcsti-
gated in which the work. he thought, can
The action of the authorities came in the
nature of surprise to Detective Lacy, who
had thought he would continue to do detec-
i've work until the charges against him
were finally disposed of by the Commission
ers. Capt. Boardman told him the change
would take effect Immediately, and Detec-
tive Grant was notified to answer roll call
at police headquarters at s O'clock tomor-
row morning. He will not be assigned a
partner until later, but will probably work
with Detective Trumbo in the detection of
bicycle thieves for short time.
Members of the first precinct squad where
Grant has done duty for long time. were
profuse in their congra tulations last night,
although they do not relish the idea of los
ing him from their command Lieut., Amiss
Will probably not designate an officer TO sue
ceed Grant as precinct detective because he
is SO soon to give up the command and
turn II over to Lieut.. Moore 1t is prob
able that Lieut. Moore will want to have
Precinct Detective Mullen of the sixth pre-
clnct go with him to the first precinct.
Evening star., 1905-09-24

resulted in the rapid development of the
local bureau.
The sanitary officer John A. Frank is az
important official at headquarters. He has
charge of all insane persons who land in
the tolls. and of those whose sanity is Ques-
toned. All examinations by the police sur
geonS are reported to him and he takes
charge of each case. investigates it, orders
the person committed for trial. attends the
jury sessions and takes charge of those
who are declared to be insane. Records of
each individual case are kept and a report
made to the Commissioners on all cases
Mr.. Frank is a native of the District,
where he was born in 1874. He learned the
trade of engineer and was appointed. when
nineteen years old, as third assistant en-
gineer in the United States navy He was
first assigned TO the Ceres, and while doing
duty on that vessel he took part in the
battle with the ram Albemarle At the
close of the war he was honorably dis
charged, bue re-enlisted and was assigned
to the monitor Miantonomah. In 1867 he
was honorably discharged, receiving
medal for his faithfulness, and mention in
general orders. He continued his engineer
ing work until $780, when he was appointed
station keeper on the police force, at the
first precinct. He was made a private in
1888, and was promoted to private of class
the following year. On December s. 1885,
he was assigned TO the duties of sanitary
oh1cer, and has since shown himself espe-
cially fitted for the responsible position.
The central bureau'' may be termed the
clearing house of the department This
bureau is connected by telephone directly
with every precinct station in the city and
with the hospitals. Everything happening
In each of the precincts is promptly report
ed to the central bureau and referred to
the proper quarter Each precinct station
is advised by the central bureau of all re-
ports of larcenies. homicides, etc. A recent
South Washington case illustrates the
alarm method.
A murder was committed in that section
and few minutes after the crime was dis
covered the central bureau was notified.
Half AN hour after the murder the detec-
tive bureau and every precinct station in
the city had description of the murderer
and he was soon apprehended. Frank Hew-
ston, w. r. Kilimon and William l.. Cog
hill are the operators at the central bureau.
Over 300 messages per day, on the average,
are transmitted through this bureau.
Another means by which the department.
force is kept In touch with crime in the
District Is through the daily bulletins All
reports of larcenies, lookouts, etc, are
printed and distributed to the patrolmen
every afternoon.
Evening star., 1905-09-24
ILLEGAL WEDDING PREVENTED
Married Woman Seeks to Form An
other Alliance.

Rev. ur Samuel H. Greene prevented
a bgamous marriage Friday afternoon By
postpon!ng The performance of the cere-
mony until he could make an investigation.
Frank Reeves and Irene Machett called
upon the minister and presented marriage
license. asking 10 have the nuptial knot
tied. The young man was about twenty
one years OF age and the would be bride
was apparently much older.
Dr. Greene was somewhat suspicious of
the aspect of affairs. but asked the parties
to come back later in the day
Meanwhile DIR. Greene communicated with
q lawyer. who discovered that the woman
is already married. and that her husband
is n patient at St. Elizabeth's. The couple
called upon the minister later in the day,
as requested, and were told that marriage
was impossible. The woman fnnocently ex-
claimed that she thought she had perfect
right TO marry again on the ground of her
husbands insanity.
1t is stated that the authorities will en-
deayor to discover the whereabouts of the
young man in the case. His address in
this city is not known. nor is that of the
woman.
Evening star., 1905-09-24

ing to matters of that nature One OF
them usually handles the routine work, to
see that each precinct is properly handled
and that the men keep up their work; the
other makes the Investigations, issues per-
mits for special entertainments, etc.
The morning report sent to headquarters
every morning from each precinct station
gives a brief but accurate record of all
that has happened and has been done in
the precinct during the previous twenty
four hours. On one SIDE of this report is
the record of arrests, with names ages
and all personal data. The other side
gives the number and the names of every
man on leave, away without leave, sick,
detailed including bicycle men, post duty
men and street crossing officers, thus show
ing the detail of every man in each pre-
cinct. The report also contains a mention
of all matters needing attention, including
defective fireplugs, hydrants, etc, danger
Gus holes, broken trees, insanitary sewers,
unsafe buildings etc. Where the report
shows conditions that should be remedied
the items are referred to the proper de-
partment
H. L. Gessford is the captain who looks
after these details. He was appointed 10
the force on January ). 1881, as a station
keeper at the fourth precinct station. He
was appointed private of class l on Feb
ruary 8, 1892, and promoted to class about
a year later On July l. 1899, he was made
an acting sergeant. On the first of July,
two years later. he was promoted to ser
geant, on the I'd to lieutenant and on the3d
of the month to captain. He works rapidly
and well, and he watches the men under
him carefully, enforcing street discipline.
Working with him is Capt. John A. Swim
dells, a veteran on the force and man
who is liked and respected by the members
of the department. He began his police ca
-reer In January, 1867 was made an acting
sergeant on December Is, 1870, and was
promoted to sergeant two Years later. In
that capacity he acted for about four years
lieutenant at the seventh precinct sta
tion to which rank he was promoted in
May, 1883. Soon after he was transferred
to headquarters in charge of the detective
bureau. For over eight years he held that
position until, through il-health, he was
returned to the Georgetown precinct, with
the rank of mounted lieutenant. On Feb
ruary 49, 1904, he was made a captain and
sent to headquarters. He Is one of the
Evening star., 1905-09-24
Chief. also property, clerk.

SnieI. aiso property, CLERK
erty was $3011G.T0. During the last fiscal
year. ending June 30, 1908, the amount ag-
gregated $I5,G9TlS.
Mr.. Kemp was born in Elysville, Md,
October u, 1862, but received most of his
education in the pubic schools of Wash
ington. He was employed as an opera tor
with the Western Union Telegraph Com
pany, and in 1882 he became the official
telegraph operator in the Department of
Justice. He entered the police department
as a stenographer February u, 1888 which
position be held until the promotion OF
Major Sylvester to chief when he was ad-
Vanced to the vacant position of chief clerk
Mr.. Kemp lives on a farm near Rockville
Maryland
The record room at headquarters is in
charge of Robert Sroufe. In this room is
Kept record of every arrest made by mem
pefS OF the metropolitan police department.
Frequent reference Is made to this list
through requests of police of other cities.
The records are so minutely classified that
certain name can be found in short order
by inspecting not more than twenty-five
cards. Mr.. Sroufe also has charge of the
previously mentioned morning reports. In
looking over these old records, with Star
reporter, Mr.. Sroufe found that they were
complete from the foundation of the metro
politan> police department, in 1852 Indi-
vidual records of the men in the depart
ment are kept by w. NJ Mattingly in this
storehouse of statistics.
There is no more important department
at police headquarters than the local bu-
reau of criminal identification, in charge of
b. l.. Phillips, assisted by Fred SandDerg
Through the measurements kept In this bu-
reau, police authorities are able to find out
whether or not prisoner has a criminal
record. This identification Is accomplished
by means of the BertilIon system of meas
urements. The metric system is used. and
a variance of centimeters is allowed.
Notes regarding scars and birth marks are
filed away with pictures of the criminal.
The local bureau now contains about 5000
photographs, and the number is being con-
stantly increased through local arrests and
through the addition of cards from other
cities Mr. Phillips is an expert Bertillon
measurer, and his interest in his work has
Evening star., 1905-09-24
BISHOPS TO MEET.
Distinguished Methodists From All
Parts of World to Assemble Here.

The Methodists of the District are looking
forward TO the coming session of the bIsh-
ops Of the Methodist Episcopal Church in
Washington, beginning October 25. The
meeting will bring together the bishops of
the church from all over the world, and
will follow sessions of the Missionary So
ciety in New York city and the convening
of the Church Extension Society in Phila-
delphia- The meeting of the bishops is u
semi-annuaI one, held for the purpose Of
making assignments of bishops to the 100
conferences or more for the approaching
spring meetings.
The plans for the reception of the bishops
are being prepared by the Methodist Min
listers Association of Washington, of
which body Rev. Charles o. Isaac, the
pastor of the Anacostia Methodist Episz N
copal Church. Is the secretary. 1t is thS
expectation that numbers of the visiting
Aergymen will occupy Washington puipits
while in the District. The plans for their
entertainment have not yet been fully comf
pleted. 81
Evening star., 1905-09-24
NATIONAL CAPITAL
WELL-GUARDED CITY

| lection is required and many policemen are
| detailed to special and post duty. For this
reason the force of patrolmen IS smaller
than is usual IN cities as large as Washing
! ton
Major Sylvester is the entire head of the
department, He must, however. obey the
orders of the Comm ssioners and spromul-
gate orders of the Commissioners, when
ordered SO to do. His active duties are TO
take charge, personally, of the force IN
case of any serious disorder or great fire
to give orders and directions to prevent
crime, to detect and arrest criminals and
offenders, to protect property and to pre-
vent remedy nufsances. He must inves-
tigate complaints against members of his
force. maintain proper discipline and d.
| rect all assignments. Major Sylvester Is
native of Iowa City, Iowa, where he was
born IN August. 1857. He lived there and
IN Memphis, Tenn, until 1860, when his
family moved to st. Louis. There he
worked as an entry clerk In wholesale
house, attended Washington University, and
later was connected with the St Louis
Times He then successfully managed the
West Point (Neb.l Progress and the Farm
ington tMo.) Times. When only twenty
years old he came to Washington as the
representative and correspondent of the st.
Louis Times and other Missouri papers
II was while engaged in this newspaper
work that he was offered the position of
disbursing officer of the Ute Indian COM
mission. He held the position for several
months and when he returned to Wash
Ington he was made chief clerk and prop
erty clerk of the police department. His
appointment was made on May 20, 1883.
While in that position he introduced new
methods of keeping records and accounts.
When Maj William c. Moore resigned in
1893 the chief clerk was promoted to fill
the vacancy Since July is, 1898, he has
fulfilled the duties of superintendent in
highly efficient manner. In that time he
has also introduced many new methods and
new ideas into the department. He was in
strumental in establishing the house of de-
tention in securing increases in the force,
and in putting the bureau OF criminal iden-
tif1cation on a firm basis
Directly under the major and acting as
auxiliary heads are the five captains of
the department, all stationed at police
headquarters. The ranking one of these is
the captain In charge of the detective bu-
reau, and he has the title of assistant su-
perintendent and captain. The duties of this
captain are chiefly in regard to the de-
lection and arrest of criminals and for
the prevention of crime. and through him
are served all warrants issued through the
Police Court, for offenses from murder to
profanity. This position is held by Robert
H. Boardman, who has been on the force
since 1856.
Two captains are assigned to the duty of
issuing permits, Investigating charges
against members of the force, and attend
Evening star., 1905-09-24
Building of Potomac Park Sea Wall.

The building of the new sea wall along
the harbor side of the Potomac Park is
progressing slowly, but the work is being
done in the best manner, and the wall,
when completed. will be solid and substan-
tial. 1t looks as If it will stand for a cen
tury or more The building of the wall is
being done under the supervision of the Of
ficfals of the United States engineers office,
and owing to the small amount of money
available for the work The progress has
been necessarily slow.
Owing to the limit of the appropriation
work on the wall will be discontinued in
about three weeks and will not be resumed
until some time in the early spring
1t is understood that the engineers office
Is preparing plans for the building of the
sea wall along that part of the river front
on Water street from N street to the ar
senal. 1t is also stated that the United
States engineer is having plans prepared
for the further improvement and deepening
of the river channels In this vicinity, and
that the work will be started as soon as
the money is available.
The material excavated from the river
bottom will be used to raise the low-lying
parts of the Potomac Park
Evening star., 1905-09-24
HORSE THEFT ALLEGED
William Warfeld, Colored, Taken Into
CUSTODY,

charges of horse stealing have been pre-
ferred against a young coIored man named
william Warneld, who was locked Up at
the first precinct station last night by De-
tectives Parham and OBrien. 1t is alleged
that he stole four horses belonging to Lit
tiefeid & Alyord from a pasture on the
IuniaW road. Two of the animals have
been recovered and the detectives expect
to recover the other two tomorrow One
of the animals had been sold for s23. and 1t
was worth $3.50. The other was worth only
about $50, and was sold for almost the full
value.
1t is thought by the police that Warfield
may be able to give some informat:o re-
specting the theft of the horse of Mr. B. H
Warner, which was taken from near Ken
sington, Nd, in June. He was formerly
employed in the stable of Littlefeld & AL
word, and also in a stable where Mr. War
ner kept Lis horse. The prisoner denies
that he stole the horses, but admits that
: he sold two of them, and says he did
so for another man. He will be given
hearing in the Police Court tomorrow morn
ing.