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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-03
Damage Suit for s25, 900 Dismissed.

KINGSTON, Jamaica, December 2.-The
suit Of s. S. Smith. formerly manager Of
the United Fruit Company in Jamaica. for
$4,000 damages against the company for
wrongful dismissal, was settled today. The
United Fruit Company will pay Mr.. Smith
$500 for breach OF agreement, and the
appeal by the company to the British privy
council will be abandoned. Mr.. Smith Sc
cured a verdict Of $500 against the cons
pany last Nay.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-03
Gillette Closed London Season.

LONDON, December 2-Wiiliam Gillette
closed his fourth London season at the
Duke of York's Theater tonight after a
most successful run of his play "Clarice.
He was given an ovation at the fall of the
curtain. Mr.. Gillette with his full COM
pany will sail for New York on the steamer
Majestic next Wednesday and viii omen IT
Boston on Christmas day. Mr.. Gillette has
announced that he will never again appear
professionally in England.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-03

Deventer who have been the guests OF Mr..
and Mrs. S. H. Van Deventer OF this town,
have left for their home in Ishpeming,
Michigan.
Mr.. Edwin J. Godhold of Washington
spent Thanksgiving with his family in
Leesburg.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-03
EIGHT THIRTY CREW
TREASURY CLERK SPEAKS OF
CLASS sARCASTICALLY.

See that fellow" asked a Treasury
clerk of friend. visitor pointing toward
| a man hurrying toward one of the en-
| frances to the big granite building which
has just been given an acid bath and
which looks spick and span since It's coat
of accumulated dust of half a century has
been removed; well, he belongs to the
'eight-thirty crew.
and what's the 'eight-thirty crew.
pray? l thought your office hours began
at 9?' asked the visitor.
so they do responded the clerk, but
the 'eight-thirty' crew is sui generis TO the
departments in Washington, and from a
practical experience of many years in office
they are a queer lot, though they think
they are the cream of the whole milk pan.
The crew is made up of men and women
clerks alike, and are found in all OF the
departments.
1T consists of clerks who make It a prac-
$50 in the morning. / knew of one chief
of division who made ii a practice TO get
down before s. and he has been at his desk
as early as and 7:30 am. He did this for
years. He is out of the service now; dis
missed For getting to work early2
No. for other reasons which / need not go
into, but he used to stay until o'clock.
night after night, and come down Sundays.
AS events transpired he would have been
dismissed any way If he had observed the
regulation hours, and all the accumulat ted
years of effort and energy, as he happened
to be an interchangeable worker, that he
spent in overtime We're wasted. and that
much of the best part of his life thrown
away.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-03

that we may be known in deed as in truth.
the true auxiliary of the Grand Army OF
the Republic
only three of my corps have met since
this order was sent to them Lincoln Re
lief Corps took s. worth of the tickets and
destroyed them. 1t then appropriated $40
for the temporary home needs. George H.
Thomas Relief Corps appropriated s., and
Lafayette Corps did the same, buying tick
cts and destroying them, so that it is all
clear gain for the cause.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-03
Says They Are Selfish.

NO indeed, the members of the crew
are not actuated by any such mistaken
officially philanthropic motives as was the
enthusiast l referred to. Their motive, as
q rule, is purely selfish, and they all have
ax-seeking to impress their fellow-clerkS
or their superiors with their Importance
and how hard they work Many do II in
trying for promotions, some probably from
proper motive, but as great class they
are lot of takers who spend the time at
tending to personal affairs at their desks,
or sitting around their rooms Ginning with
others of the crew who are likewise fax
ing.
Where does the self-advantage come In?
Why IN the bluff they are enabled TO put
up about their working steadily and daily
overtime. Lots OF us go down at differ
ent times when our desks get behind and
work off the accumulated stuff thereon,
but these are not classed the regulars
to whom / refer AS great rule, these
early and late buffers are poor clerks,
usually of the slow, plodding kind who can't
do a good full days work during the regu-
lation hours. Very often their BLUM works,
however especially with green and new
higher officials. but with experienced men
it usually fails.
1.-The best clerks In the departments, from
a long practical experience, are those who
lation. II the government, the en-
ployer. charges them with being a minute
late in the morning, as 1t does, IL should
reciprocally not demand that they remain
after hours. 1t is this class OF clerks,
men and women alike, who really get out
the work while they are working, and or
whom the crew are envious.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-03

SUGGESTIONS FOR IDEAL GIFTS.

Rockers.
Tea Sets.
Brass Beds.
CcStumers.
Parlor Lamps.
Morris Chairs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-03

Leather Couches.
Gold Furniture.
Ladies' Desks.
Cheval Mirrors.
Toilet Tables.
Smoking Tables.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-03
MAN Is EASY MARK
PARTS WITH SPARE DOLLARS AND
INVITES POVERTY.

when a man is an easy mark for Dor
rowers. especially when he is in office in
Washington, where his fellow-clerks shoot
at him for spare dollars between pay days
he has hard time of it and his monthly
pay is that much lessened," remarked a
government clerk in the lobby of an up
town hotel last evening.
"Drummers likewise suffer-" answered a
member of the travelling fraternity who
was standing near by. THE touching habit
is one of the most difficult to combat, but
here is the simplest and most effective cure
for it that have as yet come across"
The drummer pulled a little card case
shaped book from his top vest pocket,
opened it and displayed the following writ
ten lines clearly appearing beneath the
transparent mica inner cover:
From and after this date 1 solemnly
swear that l will not go on the bond of
any person, indorse a note or lend any
money without approved security for pc
Rod of three years.
Sworn and subscribed before me this list
day of January, 1901
you will observe" continued the drum
mer, restoring the "touchers knockout to
his pocket, that this oath is duly signed
by me and attested by a notary public and
IS therefore a binding and legal obligation.
The man is indeed a hardened TOUGHER to
insist upon raise when you pull this lit
tie obligation upon him. Fun? Barrels OF 1t
just in watching their faces fall and hear
ing the lame duck excuses they put up
when they are against the proposition of
retiring in the best grace possible or of
attempting to force a man to break his
oath / have found it an unanswerable ar
gument to quench the borrowing habit
Effect of Dismissals
"Since one or two recent dismissals of de-
partment clerks who made borrowing a side
occupation" resumed the clerk, 'the OBJ
jectionable practice has been largely less
ened in the departments. There was one
fellow in my department who commanded
one of the higher salaries who never failed
when he met me to strike me with a hand
shake and a touch for ten or twenty, which
he had to have instanter or suffer dire
financial consequences. He was dismissed
later for borrowing from some of the la
dies in his division. as he never attempted
to pay his debts, and the funny part of 1t
was that the men, though they tried, could
not discover what he did with the money
he thus received, which amounted to a
large sum in the aggregate. AS l after
ward met him on his uppers, he must have
Squandered it In some manner and did not
put it away for a rainy day, as was first
supposed when he was dismissed.
while there has been much talk in town
| over some recent dismissals in one Of the
downtown departments of clerks engaged
In lending money to their companions at 10
per cent, my remarks do not apply to this
class, but to those of our fellow-clerks who
make it habitual practice to borrow be-
tween pay days, sometimes repaying on the
next ensuing pay day and sometimes not
at all. These are the 'chronics' in office who
make the lives of the easy chaps miserable,
and their name is legion"
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1905-06-08
A PeriIous Adventure.

Two young men of Penn township
named Fisher and Sutton had an ex-
perience few nights ago to which all
the dime-novel adjectives can appro-
priately be applied.
They went to Evans City that even
ing. partook of something that made
them very sleepy and started home
late, going to sleep in their buggy.
Their horse took the usual road home
until he came to the crossing just west
of the Glade Run trestle, where, in
stead of following on up the hill, he
turned to the left and followed the rail
road to the trestle and began crossing
it.
He did not go far. however, until his
four feet were caught in the ties. and
the two sleepers were awakened by his
struggles. They awakened-and such
an awakening. They realized the peril
of their situation, and called for help.
The watchman at the other end Of the
trestle came running across to them
and ran on past them and tagged the
Buffalo Express just then due. Then
the train crew, watchman and the
sleepers cut the buggy loose and toppled
it into the run, and went to work on
the horse. They got him up and upon
Q plank and slid him off the trestle-
the sleepers holding his head down SO
that he would not kick.
The track was cleared, the train pass
ed on and the young men went home,
but they have not been saying much
about their adventure
The incident, however, suggests the
keeping of watchmen at both ends of
that trestle
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1905-06-08
ACCIDENTS.

Ed Garvais, baker for J. A. Richey,
had his face and left arm burned by a
gas explosion, last Sunday.
Waite Allison had an arm torn by a
barbed wire fence, Sunday.
Two Slavs were killed by falling steel
plates at the Car Works, last Thursday
morning.
Mrs. Agnes Graham of Butler twp.
fell in her yard, Saturday, and fractur-
ed one of her arms at the elbow-a very
bad fracture to reduce.
John Smith of Gallery was struck by
a train and had leg crushed, last Sat
urday. He was brought to the hospital
and his right leg was amputated below
the knee.
A boy driving his four cows home for
their evening milking, had them on the
crossing east of the tunnel in Forward
twp, last Friday, just in time to con-
meet with fast train; and the four
cows and the bull that accompanied
them, were made short work of. One
COW was carried on the engine to the
next cut, and the place looked like a
slaughter house.
A verdict of accidental death was
returned by the coroner's jury of Allie
gheny county in the death of Harry
Snyder. aged is years of Valencia, who
was fatally injured by circular saw
last Friday.
Snyder, who was six feet in height,
was employed as an offbearer at port
able saw mill on the Maxwell farm,
near New Texas, in Plum township.
On Friday morning he was riding on
the carriage that carries the logs to the
saw AS the carriage approached the
saw Snyder jumped off into the pit be-
tween the wedge and the rapidly revolv-
ing saw. He lost his balance and slip
ped Recovering himself he again slip
ped, falling backwards ON the saw. His
spine was cut through and large por-
tion of his hip cut oft. Portions of his
entrails were torn out and thrown on
the rafters of the shed. Although so
frightfully injured the boy never lost
consciousness. He talked to his aunt
and other relatives, drank glass of
milk, ate some bread and drank a glass
of water few minutes before he died
Snyder lived several hours after receiy-
ing his injuries.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1905-06-08
DEATHS.


RIEGER--At her home in Chicora,
June 3, 1905, Frederick, wife of John
Rieger. aged 80 years
Mrs Rieger was a sister of Chris
AldiDger of Butler and Charles Adm
ger of Chicora, and was a member of
the German Lutheran church. Her
husband, and four daughters survive
her
PILLOW his home in Butler, June
4. 1905, Henry w, son Of DIR. R. II.
Pillow, aged p years.
| His death was caused by consumption
contracted while at medical college.
FLOOD-At his home in Butler, June
.. 1905, Luke Flood, formerly of
Leechburg aged SO years.
MONROE-At her home in Butler,
June /. 1905, Mrs Lewis Monroe, aged
40 years.
MORRISON-At her home in Butler,
June /. 1905, Mrs. Henrietta, wife Of
Thomas J. Morrison, aged 50 years.
MORGAN AT his home in Butler,
June I, 1905, II. j., son of Hugh Nor
gan, aged %
SIEGW her home in Pitts
burg. June 1905, Mrs. Margaret
Biesinger, widow of Frederick Sieg-
wrath, in her 62nd year.
STOUGHTON-At the home of his
son, Albert, in Ashtabula, Ohio, June
1. 1905, VIM. Stoughton, formerly of
Butler and Zelienople. aged 70 years.
He was buried at Zelienople, Sunday,
all the family, excepting his son John,
being present. His wife, nee Mary
Wick, died in Zellenople and was bur
led there three years ago.
ROSE-At his home in Butler, June .,
1905 Harold, son of Herbert Rose,
aged years.
CRAIG-In Butler, May 7, 1905, Lester
Thompson, infant child of L. Il.
Craig.
STAUFFER- her home in Zelieno-
pie, June ., 1905, Mrs Elizabeth wild
ow of Daniel Stauffer, in her oath
year
KAUFMAN-At her home in Clay
township, June 3, 1905, Mrs. James
Kaufman.
She was daughter of John T, Nc
Candless.
COOPER-At the home of Mrs. Neal
McDeavett in Clay township. June 4,
1905, Miss - Cooper.
CHRISTIE his home in Unionville,
Centre twp, June 6, 1905, VIM. A.
Christie, Esq, in his SD year.
Esq Christie's death was a sudden
one. He remarked to his wife Tuesday
morning that he was not feeling well,
and lay down upon the lounge Mrs.
Christie went upstairs and upon her re-
turn found Mr.. Christie sitting up on
the lounge, but leaning back upon the
window, dead.
He was the eldest son of John Chris
tie and was born on the farm in Centre
twp, Jan. 10, 1928. He was active in
both local and county affairs-serving
as Justice of the Peace for 90 years
and County Commissioner for three.
His first wife was Sarah J., daugh-
ter of James McJunkin, by whom he
had several children-four of whom,
DIR. J. L. of Connoquenessing. Mrs. DIR.
Holman of Unionville, and VIM, and
Harry of Kansas, survive him. His
second wife, who survives him is a
daughter of John S. McCandless.
Obituary.
P. L. Kimberly of Sharon was found
dead, in bed. in hotel in Chicago, last
Sunday morning. He was a stockhold
er in several of the large plants in and
about Sharon and made and lost sever
al fortunes in mining enterprises, and
died worth about ten millions.
w. H. Wick of near Youngstown,
father Of Mrs T. E Wilson of Zelien
ople. was found dead in bed, Tuesday,
aged rs years,
James P. Parker, formerly of Parker,
Pa, and inventor of the Parker Valve,
died at his home in Pittsburg, Tuesday.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1905-06-08
Application for Charter.

In the Court of Common Pleas of
Butler county.
Notice is hereby given that an appli-
cation will be made to the said Court or
law judge thereof, on the 18th day Of
June, 1905, at o'clock A. NJ, under
the corporation act of 1874, and the
supplements thereto. by E A. Reitz, Il.
T. Burchfeld j. @. McElroy, G. w
Mattern, Rev. Ct. w. Dayis, ct. al, for
Charter of an intended corporation to
be called THE Butler Branch of the
Christian and Missionary Alliance,
the charter and object of which is for
the purpose of public worship according
to the faith and usages Of the Christian
and Missionary Alliance, and for this
purpose to have, possess and enjoy all
the rights. benefits and privileges con
ferred by the said act and its supple
ments. w. ID. BRANDON,
MAY oath, 1905 Solicitor.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1905-06-08
FIRES.

The theatre ON Fifth Aye, Pittsburg,
known as the Avenue Theatre and
which was erected nearly fifty years
ago for an Odd Fellows Hall, was de-
stroyed by fire last Friday afternoon
The fire started in the upper story, and
the roof was burning before it was dis
covered. A performance was on in the
Grand, next door, at the time, but
everybody got out safely. There were
some mishaps but no fatalities The
Grand Opera House was damaged.
The home of Edward and Elgin Dau-
benspeck at Mcbride in Penn twp, was
totally destroyed by fire, Sunday morn
ing. The fire originated from an exp!o-
sion of gas in the cooking stove, and in
a moment the entire building was in
flames Little or nothing was saved,
and Edward was slightly burned in try
ing to save some things. Loss about
$500 and no insurance. The young
men and their sister lived together in
the house.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1905-06-08
WAR NOTES.

Three Russian cruisers which es-
capped the battle in the straits of Corea
arrived in Manila harbor last Saturday
after a run of about 1900 miles They
were all damaged and the senior officer
aboard asked that they be allowed to
stay two weeks for repairs. They were
badly damaged above the water line
and were claimed to be damaged below
it, and our Admiral there appointed a
committee to examine them, and also
reported their arrival to our govern
ment. The committee reported that
it would take two months to repair one
of the vessels, and they were ordered
dismantled and interned during the
war.
All the Russian officers aboard the
damaged vessels assert that tEeir fleet
was thrown into confusion Thereby
causing defeat by submarines; but the
Japs make no mention Of the use OF
them, and the chances are that the first
casualties to the Russian fleet were
caused by the superior craftsmanship
of the Japs. In heavy sea parts of the
underwater body of large vessel are
momentarily exposed and become the
target; bat hitting that target with
shell from moving gun, at distance
of a mile or two requires much
practice under similar conditions, and
this the Japs are said to have had.
The details of the battle between the
Japanese and Russian fleets show that
the Russians started in to put up good
fight. but the sea was very heavy and
their gunners could not land their shots.
and the experienced gunners of the Jap
fleet soon disabled several of the Rus
SLAMS ships and these were attac ked
and sunk after dark by the Jap torpedo
boats Admiral Togo says he did not
send his torpedo boats among the Rus
slams until after sunset, also that his
fleet had the Russians surrounded al
most from the beginning of the battle.
The fighting continued all night and
into Sunday morning, the latter part of
it being chase during which a few
Russian vessels surrendered and a
few escaped and made good to
Vladivostock and Manila.
1t is estimated that eight thousand
Russians are sleeping beneath the waves
as result of the battle and four thous-
and are prisoners, while the Japs lost
but eight hundred men in killed and
wounded, and three torpedo boats.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1905-06-08
Alumni Banquet.

The newly organized Alumni Associa-
tion of the Butler High School held its
first annual banquet on Friday evening
in the First Methodist church, the
ladies of which took the contract of
feeding the three hundred or more who
were expected TO attend. A delightful
menu was prepared and, following
which Carl E. Cronenwett acted as
toast master and responses were made
by Prof. Irvine of the High School,
James o. Campbell, John II. jackson.
Miss Jean Roessing, Judge Galbreath,
President John Findley of the School
Board, Miss Myra Abrams, Miss Millie
Wing and city superintendent Gibson.
James o. Campbell was elected presi-
dent of the association, Frank Weigand,
vice president, John II. Jackson, secre-
tary. and Miss Abrams, treasurer. The
association voted to put a first class
lecture course in Butler during the
next winter, and to use its utmost en-
deavor in securing hundred thousand
dollar High School building
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1905-06-08
Application for Charter.

Notice is hereby given that an appli-
cation will be made to the Governor OF
the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, on
the Goth day of June, A. d. 1905, at 10
o'clock A. NJ, by George w. Kline, II.
K. Fulmer, A. H. Cohn, o. o. More
head and w. G.. Curry, under the pro-
visions of the Act of Assembly entitled,
IAN act to provide for the incorporation
and regulation of certain corporations, T"
approved April Goth, 1874, and the sup
plenents thereto, for the charter of an
intended corporation to be called
''Thorncreek Oil and Gas Company"
the character and object of which is for
the purpose of drilling, boring, mining
operating for petroleum, oil and gas,
aud to sell and dispose of the same, to
hold and acquire by purchase and lease
oil lands, and to sell and dispose of and
convey the same.
KLINE & KLINE,
Solicitors.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1905-06-08
JURY LISTS FORJUNETERM

List of names drawn from the proper
jury wheel this Goth day of April, 1905,
to serve as Petit Jurors at Quarter
Sessions Term of Court commencing on
the second Monday of June, 1905, the
same being the 18th day of said month.
Bailey ] NJ, Marion twp, farmer,
Barnhart VIM, Millerstown, shoemaker
Barnhart J j, Fairview twp, farmer
Barnhart P S. Donegal twp, farmer
BARLEY Elmer, Butler I'd W, retired
Black r NJ, Cherry twp, farmer
Burtner r j, Jefferson twp, farmer
Flemming Samuel, Venango tp, farmer
Cant II, Butler 5th W, Iaborer
Gilman J J, Butler 1st w, laborer
Ginter John, Butler Sd w, laborer
Gordon McClain, Clay twp, farmer
Griesbach Gust, Evans City, merchant
Graham e E, Saxonburg, teacher
Gruver Phillip, Prospect, laborer
Hamilton VIM. Forward twp, farmer
Hawk Joseph Z, Fairview twp, farmer
Hinchberger George, Butler twp, driller
Kaufman VIM, ,Slipperyrock boro, labor
Hogg Jas f, Cherry twp, farmer
Johnston NJ, Venango twp, farmer
Jordan VIM, Centre twp, farmer
Kelly w Il, Parker twp, farmer
Kennedy f w ID, Adams twp, farmer
Knox Hiram, Jackson twp, farmer
Lindsay Geo, Summit twp, farmer
Logan Jos Middlesex twp. farmer
McGeary Elmer G, Muddycreek tip, far
Mckinney John, Clay twp, farmer
Mitchell VIM j, Butler I'd w, watchman
Meyer Frank S. Marion twp, farmer
Patterson w q, jefferson twp, farmer
Reiber Edward. Butler ID W, producer
Rennick Geo w, Clay twp, farmer
Richey A b, Butler 4th W, teamster
Scott w G, Lancaster twp, farmer
Summony w G., Clearfield twp, farmer
Staff John, Butler 1st W, retired
Stevenson w S, Summit twp farmer
Thompson Ira, Franklin twp, farmer
Thompson Milton, Clay twp, farmer,
Thompson Robt J, Butler 4th W, retired
Todd Wilson, Winfield twp, farmer
Vandivort w W, Cranberry twp, farmer
Waldron U G, Forward twp, farmer
Walker Daniel, Parker twp, farmer
Zeigler Ira S, Zelenople producer.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1905-06-08
School Notes.

At the meeting of the Butler School
Board, Monday, ID H. Sutton was elect
ed President, p w. Ruff, Secretary and
l. FL. Neyman, Treasurer The Treas
urer's salary was fixed at $500, and the
Secretary's at $400.
c. E. Cronenwett. Harry S. Klingler
and John Findley were appointed a
Committee on Finance. 1t cost S65,
900 to run the schools of the town, last
year, and there are few outstanding
warrants.
The new board is composed of the
following members
First ward-Dr. r. ]. Grossman, John
Findley and d. H. Sutton.
Second ward-Harry l.. Graham, l.
H. Neyman and L. e. Christley.
Third ward-F. E, McQuistion, Nor
man Boyer and H. s. Klingler.
Fourth ward-J. A. Bonner. James
L. Garroway and A w. McCullouh.
Fifth ward-W. Il. Mechling, G. E.
Cronenwett and p. w. Ruff.