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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-23
LOOKING FOR HIGHER HoNoRs.
Representative Pearre Said to Want a
Judgeship.

Representative PeaTre Said to Want a
Judgeship.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
CUMBERLAND, Nd, December 23-
Local lawyers are greatly interested in the
bill introduced by Representative Pearre
to divide Maryland into two judicial cir
cults and establish a United States court
in Cumberland, and all are decidedly In
favor of Col. Pearre's measure. On the
other hand, they are greatly condemning
the attitude of the Baltimore bar, VIII. CHI,
It seems, is almost unanimously against
the division.
1t Is claimed here that the opposition is
due to the financial change which would re-
suit if the second district were established
poured into the Golfers of the Baltimore
lawyers from western Maryland on ac-
count of the United States court sitting
there, and for that reason their opposition
is from selfish point The proposition in
case the new district is established to make
Benjamin A. Richmond United States judge
also met with favor on all sides.
When asked whether or not he would ac-
cept the judgeship, he replied that it was
an honor and a duty that no man could
consistently turn aside
1t was stated on good authority however.
today that Representative Pearre was Gre
ating the office for himself and not Mr.
Richmond, as the Washington dispatch
stated. 1t was said that Mr.. Pearre's con-
gressiona1 aspirations have been satisfied
and that he Is now looking for higher hon.
ors. as presented in the Office OF federal
Judge.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-23
E10HTKRM OHIO MEN INDICTED.
Held for Violations Of the Ani-Trus,
YAw


NAPOLEON. Ohio. December 2l-The
grand jury has returned eighteen ind.ct-
ments against Ohio bridge corporations for
alleged violations OF the Valentine anti
trust Law.
The companies indicted are the Adams
Brothers Company Bridge and Iron Works.
J. T. Adams. 81. agent; the Bracket Bridge
Company of Cincinnati. w. w. Mills. agent;
the Beliefontaine Bridge Company. ]. NJ.
Fronzer. agent; Indiana Bridge Company.
J. T. Norman. agent; Champion Bridge
Company. J. p. Hampshire, agent; Mas
sillon Bridge Company, J. ]. Swinmore.
agent: Huston and Cleveland Bridge Com
pany. r. w. Huston, agent. Canton Bridge
Company. III. G. Havremond, agent; King
Bridge Company, Cleveland e. J. Newton,
agent.
The companies are charged with forming
q combination TO keep up prices. and II is
asserted that they have had the counties
completely at their mercy on work done.
The state. II is claimed. has been divided
into districts by the bridge combine and
certain companies assigned to certain dis
tricts, thereby killing all competition on
bridge work.
It Is stated that civil action will be made
against the companies to recover damages.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-23
MONUMENT UNVEILED.
Memorial to Joseph Smith Dedicated In
Vermont Today.

SOUTH ROYALToN, VT, December %.
In memory Of Joseph Smith, founder Of
the Mormon faith, a monument which had
been erected on the white of his birthplace
was dedicated today. The memorial Is
located in the town of Sharon, three miles
from this village, where in little farm
house Joseph Smith was born 100 years
ago. on December "a, 1905.
President Joseph F. Smith and party
OF about fifty officials of the Mormon
church and representatives of the Smith
family, who arrived here yesterday from
Salt Lake City, attended the exercises,
which were held in memorial cottage that
stands near the monument.
Brief addresses were delivered by sav-
eral OF the Mormon officials, and President
Smith offered the dedicatory prayer. .she
monument was unveiled by Miss Abbie
Wells, daughter Of Julian F. Wells, prom
inent Utah Mormon, with whom the project
of erecting the memorial originated. Sew
eral hymns were sung during the exercises
by soloists and a quartet.
There will be additional exercises in a hall
In South Royalton this evening and Sunday
morning.
The monument Is of dark granite, highly
polished. Its total height is fifty feet two
inches, and 1t is said to be the largest pol
fshed granite monument in the country.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-23
Tobacco Plants in Hoods
From the World Today.

FROM the Woriu Iouhy.
Visitors to the tobacco country last sum-
mer were often surprised to note in the
fields that the long stems Of the seed plants
-thosewhose heads have not been Topped
or earlier in the season to allow the full
strength OF the plant to go into the leaves
were covered with caps. which on exam
ination proved to be ordinary Manila paper
bags tied tightly around the scarlet and
white flowers OF the plant. Inquiry dis
closed that the practice has grown cut of
experiments lately conducted in the region
by Professor A. ID. ShameI OF the bureau
OF plant industry of the United States De-
partment of Agriculture. The farmer has
determined what type Of tobacco plant Is
httest to survive, and he is helping along
the survival Inciosed N paper sack
each flower is obliged to reproduce Itself
without interfereiice from outside. What
this obligation means y readily understood
BY anybody who ~ acquainted with the Sim
piest facts Of botany The paper bags are
used, OF course. TO secure SELF -fertilixatiosl
Instead Of cross5fezt fifna ton
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-23
CAPT. NoRMAN,s CASE.
Sentence Of Reprimand Approved by
Gen Grant, the Reviewing Officer.


Gen Grant, the Reviewing Officer.
Capt TRADER Norman, Sth Infantry. was
recently tried by court-martial at Fort Jay,
n. Y. on the charge OF conduct to the
prejudice Of good order and military disci-
pline. The specifications alleged that while
Capt Norman was on duty as quarter
master at Fort Jay, Governors Island, and
in charge of coal. wood and kerosene oil.
the property of the United States, he did
without authority and In violation of the
army regulations. sell such coal, wood and
Kerosene oil to civilians living on the island
from June, 1904. to July 8, 1905 to the
amount of S7S4. and failed to deposit the
money to the credit of the United States,
until July 10, 1906. 1t was also specified
that he failed to keep proper Office records
of the transactions. so that on July Is he
had deposited to the credit OF the United
States only $316.36. whereas he was ac-
countable and responsible for S734. as was
discovered by Col. s. c. Mills. Inspector
general, about September H. 1905
The accused pleaded guilty and the court
sentenced him to be reprimanded by the re-
viewing authority. In reviewing the case
Brig. Gen. Grant said:
''fhe sentence is approved Capt Nor
mans plea and the finding of the court is
deemed a sufficient reprimand and one
which. 1t is hoped, viii prove a sufficient
warning to him and TO others not to me-
gleet their official duties. Capt. Norman
will be released from arrest"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-23
NEW TRIAL FOR CRAWFORD.
DEFENDANTS Attorneys Present Motions
for Arrest Of Judgment.

Motions for new trial and in arrest OF
Judgment were filed today by Attorney A.
s. Worthington In behalf OF william g.
Crawford, recently convicted of conspiracy
to defraud the United States In connection
with a contract for supplying the Post Of
flee Department with letter carriers
satchels and of fling false vouchers.
In the motion for a new trial charges are
made of error on the part of the presiding
Judge during the trial and in instructing the
jury, and that, prior to the trial Of Craw-
ford, Machen, a co-defendant. being also
defendant In thirteen other pending cases,
entered into written agreement. about
May 20. 1905 with the United States attor-
ney for the District Of Columbia. 1t Is
added that the exact contents Of the agree
ment are unknown to Crawford or his coun-
sci, but It provided, In substance. that II
Machen would plead guilty in the case IN
which Crawford was also DEFENDANT, the
government would not further prosecute
against Machen any of the other cases III
which the latter was defendant
Further, it Is set forth as ground TOT
new trial that while making the closing
argument in behalf of the government IN
the trial recently ended. Maj. Holmes Con-
road, one of the counsel for the United
States said to the jury: "Machen has
pleaded guilty." and after the court had In
structed the jury not to consider the state
ment, Mai Conrad, addressing the jury, re-
marked: My reference to Machen was not
that you might consider 1t against this man
at all. You could not. But it Is fact
that you all know. and 1t has been repeated
a dozen times in this case"
Mai. Conrad meant, 1t Is asserted in the
motion, that the jury all then knew that
Machen had pleaded guilty, and meant fur
Their to tell the jury that the fact that
Machen had so pleaded guilty had been re-
peated dozen times in the trial then in
progress. In truth and in fact. it is con-
tended. Machen had pleaded guilty only in
pursuance of the agreement between the
United States attorney and himself, and no
statement had been made during the trial
by anybody in the. presence of or in the
hearing of the jury that Machen had 50
pleaded guilty. The.motion Is supported by
an affidavit OF Crawford.
The motion IN arrest of Judgment is to the
effect that none of the counts under which
Crawford was convicted sets forth facts
which constitute any offense against the
United States, and that in none of the
counts is 1t stated either thai Thomas w.
McGregor had any power or authority to
certify, approve or pay claims. bills or ac-
counts of any kind, nor If such power or
authority existed how the same was con-
ferred upon him. Arguments on the mo-
lions Will be made next Saturday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-23
AGAINST RAISE OF RATES.
Important Decision Affecting the Royal
Arcanum Insurance.

NEW YORK, December a3-Justice
Gaynor, in the supreme court in Brook
lyn, today handed down decision in the
case of James L. Mock, formerly secre-
tary of Berkeley Council. 1854, Royal Ar
canum, of Brooklyn, and Others against
the Supreme Council of the order, deny
Ing the right of the Supreme Council to
raise the rates or in any way change the
assessments of member from what they
were when the member was admitted
into the order. Justice Gaynor said:
The amendments complained of which
are In the assessments, are void fer the
reason that they change the contracts of
the members of the organization
The hearing in this action took up two
days and among the witnesses were Will
liam 0. Robson secretary of the Supreme
Council. Mr.. Robson said the Royal Ar
canum had now in force about $575,OO
900 in insurance certificates, and that
under the laws of Massachusetts, the o.
der had the right to increase the assess
ments or change the rates under proper
procedure.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-23
USED MEXICAN COIN.
Two Men Held at Baltimore for
Clever Scheme.

BALTIMORE, Nd, December 2s.-Two
suit cases filed to their limit with nearly
1000 bright silver Mexican half dollars,
which are now in the private Office of Capt
Humphrey, chief of detectives, proved an
interesting feature of a case upon which
the police have been working during the
past week, and which has resulted in the
commitment to court Of Frank T. Gibson,
whose residence is not known, and James
Williams of Columbus Ohio upon the
charge of obtaining money under false pre-
lenses.
The Mexican coin is worth only "a cents
in United States money, and the men, it
is alleged, would buy cents worth of
something in store and put down one of
the Mexican coins. receiving 40 cents in
change. One SIDE of the Mexican coin re-
sembles the United States coin, but the
other side is very different. Numerous
merchants In this city have complained Of
having been victimized, and the police de-
partment suspects that the two men under
arrest have been operating in other cities.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-23
TOLD IN BRIEF.

NORFOLK, Va. December 23-The United
States cruiser Minneapolis, which carried
the American astronomical expedition to
Africa, where the solar eclipse of the sun
was observed last summer, arrived in
Hampton Roads today. Rear Admiral Ches-
ter, who was in charge OF the expedition,
on the Minneapolis. and are expected to
leave by steamer tonight for Washington.
D. G..
ELMIRA. N. Y. December 23-Brakeman
Harry Mcmahon OF Sayre, Pa, who was In
jured in the boiler explosion on the Lehigh
railroad near Van Etten last night, died in
the hospital at Sayre today. This makes
three dead. Fireman Frank Morse Of Sayre
and Freight Handler Leon Dennison of Cen
eva having died soon after the accident The
others Will recover.
MANILA, December 23.-Thousands of
citizens attended reception given this even
ing by the Elks to meet William j. Bryan.
MANILA, December 23.-Gen Leonard
Wood has requested the Philippine commits
sion to extend the land laws to the districts
of Zamboanga and Mindanao. Archbishop
Harry is negotiating with the Italian gov
eminent for permission to induce immi-
grants from that country to immigrate to
Mindanao. Gen. Wood Is also exerting
every influence in his effort to secure set
tiers for the Moro provinces.
george II. turner was hanged at San
Antonio, Tex, yesterday, for the murder of
Mrs Elizabeth Lynch last March. AS Tur-
ner was led to the scaffold a quartet Of
negro prisoners sang God Be With You
Till We Meet Again" Turner left a note
wishing everybody Merry Christmas"
Capt John W. Hoffman of Smiths Island.
Somerset county. Nd. was shot and in
stantly killed at st. Jerome's, ST. Mary
county, Thursday night. His father, Can't.
John II. Hoffman. was shot and seriously
wounded at the same time The shoot
ing. which is alleged to have been without
provocation. was done by a mulatto dredger
known as VIII Young.
Sudden high gas pressure in SwissvaIe,
"a, near Pittsburg, last night, was the
cause OF several explosions in the home of
David Laing, resulting in a fire, In which
seriously. wv
A party of fifty Mormons arrived yester
DAY at South Royalton- Vt, from JJtah
Ohio and New York, to be present at the
dedlcation of monument erected to the
memory of Prophet Joseph Smith, founder
or the Mormon faith. on the site of a farm
house in Sharon. where he was born 100
years ago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-23
Reading Matter for War vessels.

From the Pttsburg Dispatch.
Without the impetus of private philan-
thropy the libraries of the ships In the
United States navy are steadily increasing.
The necessity Of providing good reading for
the public on shore has long been recog-
nized in civilized communities, but In no
condition Of life is its necessity SO urgent
as aboard ship. This statement Is peculiar
ly applicable to men-of-war, where the mo-
notony of a three years service Is not re-
lieved by the amusing antics ana daily VI
vacity of passengers and where cruises are
much longer than In the ordinary mercan-
tile service. It would be difficult to exag-
gerate the value of the service rendered by
the libraries In warshfps. There are many
idle moments in the man-of-war life when
officers and enlisted men long for something
with which to absorb their surplus energies.
In the old days, when libraries were not
regularly supplied, the men, for want OF
something better to do. were apt to drift
gradually into less elevating and In too
many instances demoralizing pastimes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-23
GAVEA GRAPHIC STORY
EYEWITNESS OF RUSSIAN SOL
DIERs' REVOLT AT vLAD1vosroK.

1 VICTORIA, B. c., December 28.-Henry
Bush of Clarkson q Co. OF viadivostok.
Port Arthur and Hardin. who arrived from
vaadivostok last night by the steamer Tar
tar, was an eyewitness Of the revolt among
the Russian soldiers there, and gave q
graphic story. The trouble began at Chi
nese bazaar. where. following dispute.
mob OF soldiers rushed the stalls. grabbing
everything they could lay their hands on.
Many Russians went to steamer which
was discharging oil. and. securing a guam
tity OF oil, drenched the bazaar with It.
They fred the place and 1t burned quickly.
many wounded Chinese being incinerated
From tho bazaar the soldiers went to the
big store Of Kuntz & AIbers, German
firm. driving out the stan, who fed for
their lives.
The commander. Katzoff, ordered out the
troops who were In barracks, but instead of
preventing the revolving soldiers from loot
Ing. they fired at the upper windows while
the looters were busy, below. Mr.. Bush
says they would not fire on the revolving
soldiers although they were quick enough
to bring down their rifles to kill Chinese.
The Kunt7 & Albers store was big one,
full Of general merchandise, and the loss
must have been over a million dollars. for
the mob brought can after can of oil from
the wharf and burned the place.
Bullets Whistled Everywhere.
BY this time the streets were filled with
Infatuated Russians and screaming Chinese.
Sticks, and stones were flying and bullets
were whistling everywhere. Chinese corpses
were scattered about the streets and many
Russians were killed.
Mr.. Bush did not realize his danger until
some Chinese rushed at him with shouts of
I, 1unpr .>~kE~
remainder Of the tragedy he cannot speak
from observation. but he learned from relI-
able authority that when Kuntz q Albere.
store was burning refugees were crowded
Into sampans and all the merchant steam
ers and transports were leaving the harbor
That night, November Is, men paid from
two to fifty roubles to be allowed to sleep
In sampan in the harbor. Place after
place was burned until, before the riots
ended. over 200 stores had been destroyed.
Bodies Scattered Over Streets.
Bodies were scattered about the streets,
over 500 Russians and more than 1000 Chi
nese being killed. The bodies lay unburied
for three days, when they were gathered
up wholesale and carted away for burial
Commander Katzoff fed to Satanka, two
miles away, on the first day. and the troops
who did not take part in the rioting did not
prevent It, Proclamation after proclama-
tion was telegraphed by the fugitive COM
mander. but not until he promised that the
troops would be sent to Russia as quickly
as they could be transported did the rioting
cease
Returning to Vladivostok, Mr. Bush came
across body after body, sometimes scatter
ed, sometimes in groups. The city present
ed practically deserted appearance. He
estimates the loss at S20,O0OoOO, and says
years will be required to restore the place
as 1t was.
ME- Bush says the army throughout is
dissatisfied. and he believes a great revolt
VIII take place before long.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-23
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 II, 1905, was
35,378.
solemn1y swear that the above state
ment represents the number of copies of
The Sunday Star circulated on December
IT. 1905-that Is. the pumber of copies
actually sold. delivered, furnished and
mailed, for valuable consideration. to bona
flde 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 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
twenty-third day Of December, A. D. 1905.
GRANVILLE A. WHITAKER,
(SeaD Notary Public.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-23
Arnold DAILY, the Actor, Held.

NEW YORK, December 23.-Arnold Daily,
the actor, was held in 500 bail In the
Tombs police court today charged with
giving an immoral performance in pre-
senting George Bernard Shaw's play, Mrs.
Warrens Profession" This drama appear
ed for one night only several weeks ago
at the Garrick Theater. in this city. After
one of the most crowded opening nights of
the year, and after the house had been
sold out for many days ahead the play
was stopped by Police Commissioner Nc
Adoo, who was present at the performance.
Samuel Gumpertz, manager of the Garrick
Theater was also held on the same charge
with Mr.. Daily today in 500 bail.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-23
MCCALL HAS ARRIVED


NEW YORK, December 23.-John c. Nc
Call, secretary Of the New York Life In
surance Company and son Of President
John A. Mccall. returned from Europe to-
day on the steamer La Lorraine. Mr.. Nc
Call went to Paris to see Andrew Hamii-
ton, to whom the New York Life Insurance
Company advanced hundreds Of thousands
OF dollars. Mr. McCalrs mission was either
to induce Mr.. Hamilton to return to the
United States and testify before the legis-
lative insurance investigating COMMITTEES or
to secure an accounting of the money adj
vanced. This accounting Is to be given to
this committee. Mr.. Hamilton sent state
ment by Mr.. Mccall, his health being such
that his physician ordered him not to re-
turn at present.
Report From Hamilton.
Concerning his mission Mr.. Mccall said:
Il have report from Judge Hamilton CIV
ing detailed and explicit statement OF his
matters. and of the work performed by him
while in charge of the legislative and legal
bureau of the New York Life Insurance
Company In the United States and Canada
during the past ten years.
Il cannot give the details OF his report
until the document Is first presented to the
special committee OF the board Of trustees,
the special committee I shall subsequently
present Judge Hamilton's statement to the
insurance. investigating committee I can
give no other or further particulars OF
Judge Hamilton's very volumfnous state
ment FOR the reasons stated.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-23
CHARGED WITH MURDER.
Another Arrested for Crime for Which
Italian is Under Sentence.

WATERBURY,. Conn, December %
Sabina Perriello was arrested today,
charged with the murder of Angelo Solo-
mita, for whose death another Italian,
Cirlaco Capobianco, was recently con-
victed and sentenced to be hanged. Per-
riello's arrest was brought about by a
statement made under oath by the con-
victed man just before he received SEN
tence, in which Capobiallco said that Per-
RELIC instigated the crime.
Capobianco said that he never had any
grudge against Solomita, but that he was
for a long time under the influence of
Perrfello, and that when the latter gave
him liquor and a revolver and told him
to go and kill SolOmita he did so.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-23
Air for Firenen.

From Everybody's Magazine.
A Californian has invented a breathing
apparatus for firemen. 1t is composed OF
a hood lined with oiled silk, and an air
cylinder, strapped to the back. and carry
ing hours supply of air. A rubber tube
brings the air to the head piece. The ex-
hailed air goes out by valve IN front Of
the mouth. The whole thing weighs TWEEN
ty-three pounds The wearer can get only
cannot use it all UP in little time A San
Francisco man put this apparatus on.
worked for an hour In room filed with
the fumes of burning sulphur. and was all
right in lungs and throat when he came
out II II does what 1t Is described as doing
it Is a necessity for every fireman.