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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-31
THE FREE-PAsS QUESTION.
Pennsylvania Official Endorses Action
of the Railways.

HARRISBURG, December 30.-Ma jor
Isaac B. Brown, secretary of internal az
fairs and chief of the state bureau of rail-
ways, In his annual report for the year
1908 says there is no room left to doubt the
wisdom of the action of the railroads OPP
Grating in Pennsylvania in abolIshing the
practice of issuing passes.
He discredits the suggestion that the
elimination of free transportation is but a
temporary matter and says that the In
creased federal and state supervision OF
railroads would prevent a return to the old
conditions even If the railroads desired TO
do So
ITO what extent the railroads have been
imposed upon and to what degree the abuse
of granting free transportation has grown
Is best known to the managers of rail-
roads," the report states, but no thought
full observer has failed to note the unreal
sonable extent. to which free transportation
has been distributed to the favored few In
times of political contests.
I'm times of exciting political contests
tens of thousands of people have been
brought to state conventions of both tho
leading parties. and the result has been
generally unsatisfactory. Railroads have
been imposed upon, political contentious
have been fermented and the welfare OF
the commonwealth has been in no way
conserved"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-31
NEWS BRIEFS.

The Maryland Cereal Company, recently
Incorporated In Cumberland, will erect a
modern storeroom and warehouse in Cum
berland.
Miss Alice DeBerry, daughter Of Clark
DeBerry, Is dead at Oakland, Md. aged
thirty-eght years. She was a teacher In
the Garrett county schools for thirteen
years
James D. Hamill. editor of the Garrett
Republican, Oakland, Md. Is very III with
congestion Of the lungs.
The office building to be erected by the
Interstate Trust and Guaranty Company
on Baltimore street, Cumberland, will be
eight stories, so by 90 feet and will be of
fireproof construction.
Patterson Oliver, the oldest resident Of
Cumberland valley, six miles north of Cum
berland, Md. is dead at his home, three
miles east of Centerville aged nnety-five
years. He was an Odd Fellow, and among
the very oldest members of the order in
the country.
Abram Cartwright is dead at Riddles
burg, Pa, aged sixty-eight years. He is
survived by four sons and five daughters.
He was Union veteran of the civil war
and member of the Methodist Church and
the Odd Fellows.
Oakland (Md) Lodge, No. 1872. A. F. and
A. M, has presented to Capt. j. M. Jarboe,
worshipful master, fine jewel. The pre-
sentation was made by DR.. E. H. Bartlett,
who has been Mason for forty-five years
and is the only surviving Mason when Capt
Jarboe was initiated, thirty-eight years
ago. and, singular to relate in room In
Capt. Jarboe's residence now occupied by
him as a sleeping apartment.
The Macarthur Bros. Construction Com
pany of Chicago and New York has made
for over one hundred miles of the new Tide
water railroad said to be a Gould road
through the lower section of West Virginia
and Virginia to Norfolk. The work to be
~ 1t1 f,ax,n lxyae, <~f
the heaviest rock and tunnel cutting ever
undertaken in this country.
While waiting at her former home in
Norfolk, Va. the arrival of her husband
from Pittsburg, Pa, Mrs. Charles Mccoy
received a telegram telling her that Mccoy
had been killed accidentally while prepar-
ing to take q train for that city.
One sledgehammer blow from the fist of
Nathan Scott, received on the right temple
by George Washington, produced instant
death. The killing occurred at SeWell's
Point, a settlement ON Hampton Roads.
eight miles from Norfolk.
Virgil Hovermale, aged seventeen years.
who accidentally shot himself while hunt
ing in the mountains near his home, above
Hancock Station, Nd, Thanksgiving day,
died at the Allegany Hospital, Cumberland.
having collapsed after an operation involv-
ing the removal Of a poisonous accumula-
ton.
The remains of Robert Kerns. who was
run down and killed by a train at Cum
berland, Nd, will be taken to Hancock
Nd for interment today. He was son
Of Robert A. kerns. OF Hancock, who
spent Christmas with him.
The Cumberland and Pennsylvania rail-
road has leased the use of its three main
tracks leading from the viaduct in Cum
berland to Mount Savage Junction to the
baltimore and Ohio railroad for ninety
nine years at an annual rental Of $4,000
year. These tracks are used by the Pitts
burg division of the Baltimore and Ohio to
enter Cumberland.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-31
University Club BANQUET.

The annual banquet of the University
Club will be held at Rauscher's on the
evening of February az. The first meeting
of the banquet committee was held at the
club house last evening, George o. Foster,
jr.. presiding. Various subcommittee
were appointed and arrangements for a
large gathering of college men put under
way. The banquet last year was one Of the
most successful of its kind ever held In
the District, and 1t is believed the forth
coming one will eclipse it, Speakers Of note
are expected from many Of the leading uni
versities.
Secretary William H Taft served last
year as president, and many men in Off
cial life are found in the new club roster
which has just been published. Announce
ment of the date of the banquet has been
avoid other engagements for that night
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-31
NOT LIABLE FOR BACK TAXES.
County Judge at Louisville Decided
for louisville and Nashville Road.

LOUISVILLE, KY. December S0-County
Judge Gregory today decided that the
Louisville and Nashville railroad was not liz
able for back taxes on tangible and intangie
bic personality to the extent Of $4O,oo0.00Q
claimed In the suit brought by Revenue
Agent Frank Lucas. The property on
which suit was brought ts represented BY
railroad construction material. rolling
stock. etc, sinking fund deposits and aci
counts and securities In the railroads cons
trogled by the company In the south.
It is contended that the railroad should
account for this property because 1t only
pays taxes in Kentucky on q franchise va1S
uation of 100000. The roads defepf4.
was that 1t accounted for all these hold&
ings in the franchise tax It paid TO othexa
states. The commonwealth viii appeal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-31
Christmas Tree Ablaze.

An exciting fire occurred in the house Of
Mr. Bruce Hutchinson. 1888 Newton street
Brookland last night about s o'clock The
fire occurred just after the candles on the
Christmas tree had been lighted and the
light trimmings caught fire It was feared
that the blaze would get beyond the control
of the persons who were in the house at the
time, but Mr.. Hutchinson succeeded in
keeping the blaze under control until an
alarm was sounded from box 674 calling
out the fire department. While playing the
part of fireman he was slightly burned
about his face and hands. About $40 dam
age was caused by the blaze
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-31
Accused Of Theft.

Isaac Reese, colored laborer, was lock-
ed up at the first precinct station last night
for alleged theft. He was captured only
after an exciting chase. and was arrested
In the Globe printing Office. He. is accused
of stealing about e worth of metal When
pursued he went to the roof of the build
ing, and then succeeded In REACHING the
White Lot before Precinct Detective Null
zen ana 5oaceman nlxon arIesleo NM. ne -
explain the charge when he faces Judge
Kimball.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-31
SEVERE ON SPECULATION.
Must Pay High Interest, According to
Ruling.

NEW YORK, December 30.-Speculators
who now nave marginal interests in stocks
which are being carried by New York stock
exchange brokers must pay the high rate
Of interest which now prevails under a
ruling made today by the committee OF
commissions of the exchange. The com
mittee today caused personal notice to this
effect to be given to number Of the men,
bers. 1t has been rumored on the street
for a number of days that brokers were
making loan rate to certain customers at
less rate than they themselves had to
pay.
This practice, the committee rules
amounts to a reduction on commissions
and must not be continued. Under this
ruling the Individual broker must compute
the average rate he is paying on all his
loans and charge his customers accord
ingly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-31
Mirth VS.. Drugs.
From Mothers Magazine.

From Mothers Magazine.
Reports have come to this country
through the press that London physicians
are strongly recommending smiling as a
substitute for tonics and medicines.
There is no doubt about it, said one of
the profession. Laughter is most bene-
fetal to health, and there are psychological
reasons why smiling is beneficial which
may be comprehended by the lay mind For
one thing. 1t accelerates the circulation and
SO aids digestion. 1t relieves the brain by
qutckening the movement of the blood
through the veins and vessels: moreover.
even an artificial smile produces consider
able increase of vital activity, because it
hesghtens the nervous stimulation"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-31
Drowned in the Ohio River.

CAIRO, ILL.,, December 30.-C. Mueller,
son of Capt. J. E. Mueller. and Walter joe
Ign, son of DR.. w. c. Joclyn, were drowned
In the Ohio river this afternoon as a re-
suit of q collision between their gasoline
launch and some barges. Charles Hatcher
and Charles Woods, who also were in the
launch, swan to safety.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-31
Went With Perry to Japan.

SAVANNAH. Ga. December 3O.-Chief
Engineer Increase c. Smith of the steamer
City Of Atlanta, now at sea on the run be-
tween New York and Savannah, died to-
night, according to wireless message re-
ceiyed here. AS a boy Mr.. Smith was a
member of Commodore Perry's expedition
to Japan.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-31
Seeking clemency for Patrick.

NAvASOTA, Texas, December 30-A PEE
tition asking executive clemency for Albert
T. Patrick is being circulated in Texas. 1t
was started here, the birthplace of the con-
demned man. and several hundred sigma
lures were secured. The petition Is to be
taken TO other points In Texas where Pat
rick Il known,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-31
ENA TO SEE THE POPE.
After Princess Has Embraced Roman
Catholic Faith.

Special Cablegram TO The Star.
ROME, December 30.-The Vatican has
been notified that Princess Ena of Batten-
burg and her mother will shortly arrive at
Civita Vecchia on a warship, and will
spend a month at the Villa Albano. After
her conversion to the Roman Catholic faith
Princess Ena will be received privately by
the pope. Subsequently she will meet
King Alfonso at Naples
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-31
incidents Of Trip RECALLED.

ROME. December 3o.-Henry White, the
American ambassador. today had a long
and cordial conversation with Marquis San
Guiliano, the new foreign minister. The
conversation was mainly with regard to the
United States and the minister pleasantly
recalled a number of experiences during his
recent trip there.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-31
Unusual Quiet Noted.

Reports from the several police precincts
received at headquarters shortly after mtd<
night indicated an unusually quiet condis
ton of affairs in the city for Saturday
night. Only few arrests had been made
for drunkenness, and not many persons
were held in the stations for alleged yf0{
lationa of the law.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-31
Yale's Basket Ball Team Wins.

BIRMINGHAM. Ala. December 3o.-The
Yale basket ball team defeated the local
Y. M. c. A. team here tonight before a
large audience by the score of "a to s.
The Yale squad will play the Birmingham
Athletic Club Monday night.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-31

Trust woman while she loves you:
man while he has reason to fear you.--The
PapyrD.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-31
/ BROADWAY, Near 18th St., NEW Vol

Canton, China, 10 Main ST.
Huenos Ayres, S. Am, 15 Aries.
Rio Janeiro. Brazil, Largo ell Carioca No. 70,
Montevideo, 8. Am, Is de Julio, Ia2.
Sac Paulo, 8. Am, ID de Nov. No. SO.
Santiago, Chill, Cassilla No. 2.
Lima, Peru, Quidre No. IT.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-31


plano for the benefit of the guests.
The graduating class of the Georgetown
University Law School last Monday night
Branch Bocock, with a set of law diction-
aries. Mr.. Bocock who played quarter
back during the past season, will, 1t Is in
timated, be the captain of the GEORGETOWN
varsity foot ball team next year. The
Western High School attributes its victory
in the high school championship games to
his friendly coaching.
The presentation speech was made by the
president of the class. Mr.. Leahy Other
addresses were made by Messrs. Kennedy
Murphy, Geoghan. Yeatman and Mccarthy
The occasion was one in which law and
foot ball played tie game.
The history teachers of the Washington
high schools We're all in evidence at the
meeting of the American Historical Asso-
citation. which was held Friday afternoon
in the pavilion Of seals at the Congress
sional Library. Five sessions had been
held in Baltimore, and many local teachers
went over to hear the papers contributed
by some of the most prominent historians
of the country, among whom were Frank
]. Goodnow John B. McMaster, st. George
L. Sioussat, Charles Lee Roper. William E.
Dodd. Ralph c. H. catterall William A.
Dunning James A. James, A c. McGif-
fert. ]. Cullen Aver. e. c. Richardson.
Dana C. Munro Thomas c. Owen, Edward
p. Cheyney, William r. Lvermore and
James ii. Robinson. Interesting discus
sions on history in the elementary schools.
church history, history in the college cur
riculum were carried on, and Messrs Chey-
ney and Robinson, whose textbooks have
recently been introduced into the local
public schools, contributed particularly
strong papers along the lines of their spe-
cial excellence. "The England of Our
Earliest American Forefathers'' and RE
cent Tendencies OF the French hevoiu-
ton.
!
Some anxiety has been felt by various
local public school physical culture teachers
over the matter of announcing dancing as
a part of the prescribed exercises for ply
steal development. Some regret was ex-
pressed that the fine gymnasium at the
Business High School was not used during
the recent exhibition for dancing exercises.
Although dancing Is allowed in some
schools during the noon recess for the
girls. 1t was not considered wise to make
a feature of II ut the exhibit. 1t may be
interesting to note In this connection that
Chicago University has added q dancing
department to the course OF instruction
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-31
90 Days Free Trial

and well satisfied mt the end of that time
only $780, If satisfied with the
whatever. If outright
have not been curing people 40
giving responsible
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-09-16
BY e. w. HoRNUNG

1 the faces in the street below were 10
longer diStinguishable. And now
was tearing to and fro in the grip of
horrible hypOtheses-a grip that tight
encd when at last the lift gates open
ed with clatter Outside-that held
me breathless until a well known tat
too followed on my door.
''In the dark said Raffies as drag
ged him in. Why, Bunny. what's
wrong"
'NothinG-now you've come" said
]. shutting the door behind him in Il
fever of relief and anxiety. Well?
Well: What did they fetch!"
Five hundred"
Down"
'Got it in my pocket"
Good man. ! cried. You don't
know what stew I've been in. III
switch on the light. I've been think
ing OF you and nothing else for the
last hour. IL was ass enough to
think something had gone wrong
Ratfies was smiling when the white
light filed the room. but for the
moment / did not perceive the pecul-
iarity of his smile. | was fatuously
full of my own late tremOrs and pres
Cnt relief, and my first idiOtic act was
10 spill some whisky and squirt the
soda water all over in my anxiety TO
do instant Justice to the occasion.
so you thought something had hap
pened;" said Rallies, leaning back
in my chair as he lit a cigarette and
looking much amused. What should
you say IL something had? Sit tight.
my dear chap. 1t was nothing of the
slightest consequence, and it's all over
now. \ stern chase and n long one
Bunny but think I'm well to wind
ward this time"
And suddenly i saw that his collar
was limp, his hair matted, his boots
thick with dust.
The police?' l whispered aghast.
"Oh. dear, no; only old Baird"
Baird, But wasn't it Baird who
took the emeralds:'
1T was"
Then how came he TO chase you?"
My dear fellow, I'll tell you if you
give me chance. It's really nothing
to get in the least excited about. Old
Baird has ut last spotted that I'm not
quite the common craftsman / would
have him thing me. 50 he's been doing
his best 10 run me to my burruw.''
And You call that nothing"
'lt would he something if he had sue
ceeded, but he has still TO do that. !
admit. however, that he made me sit
UP for the time being. II all comes of
%J'ng un the job SO far from home.
There was the old brute with the whole
thing in his morning paper. He knew
it must have been done by some fellow
who could pass himself off for gen
tl1man. and | saw his eyebrows go up
the moment l told him / was the man.
with the same old twang that you
could cut with paper knife. | did my
best 10 get out of it-swore I had pal
who was Il real swell-but saw very
plainly that I had given myself away
He gave up laughing. He paid my
price as though he enjoyed doing 1t.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-09-16

| free"' cried Rutter Historically. i've
in self defense; it wasn't murder.
must own up and take the conse-
quences. 1 shall go mad If / DON'T
= His hands twitched; his lips quivered;
the tears were in his eyes. Rallies took
him roughly by the shoulder.
Look here. you fool! IL the three OF
us were caught here now, do you know
what the consequences would 5eY
We should swing In row at New
gate in six weeks time! You talk as
though We were sitting in a club.
Don't you know it's 1 o'clock in the
morning and the lights on and a dead
man down below? For Gods sake,
pull yourself together and do what 1
tell you or you're a dead man your
SELF
II wish I was one" Rutter sobbed.
Il wish 1 had his revolver TO blow
my own brains out. It's lying under
him. Oh, my God, my Godp
His knees knocked together; the
frenzy or reaction was at its height.
We had to take him downstairs be
tween US, and so through the front
door out into the open air.
All was still outside-aIl but the
snothered weeping Of tho unstrung
wretch upon our hands. Rallies re-
turned for moment 10 the house;
then all was dark as well. The gate
opened from wits;pi vs slsssa it care
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-09-16

him. still swearing to tell him ell
about you when we'd had our talk.
Well. when we got here | made him
give me something to eat. putting him
off and of, and about 10 O'Clock
heard the gate shut. waited bit
and then asked him if he lived alone.
Not at ALL says he. Did you not
see the servant
Il said I'd seen her. but l thought
Id heard her so. If l was mistaken,
no doubt she would come when she
was called, and yelled three times ut
the top of my voice. OF course there
WAS no servant 10 come. l knew that,
because / came To see him one night
last week. and he interviewed me him
self through the gate, but wouldn't
open il. Well. when | had done yell
ing and not Il soul had come near us
lie WAS as white as that ceiling. Then
| told him we could have our chat ut
last. and l picked the poker out of the
fender and told him how he'd robbed
me. but, by God. he shouldn't rob me
any more. / gave him three minutes
10 write and sign Il settlement of all
his iniquitouS claims against me or
have his brains beaten out over his
own carpet He thought n minute
and then went To his desk for pen and
paper. In two seconds he was round
like lightning with Il revolver, and l
went for him baldheaded. He fired
two or three times and missed. You
can find the holes if you like, but hit
him every time. My God! l was like
savage till the thing was done. and
then didn't care. l went through his
desk looking for my own bills and
was coming away when you turned UP.
L said l didn't care, nor do |. But
was going To give myself up tonight,
and shall still, so you see L shant give
you fellows much trouble"
He was done, and there we stood on
the landing of the lonely house. the
low. thick. eager voice still racing and
ringing through our ears, the dead man
below and in front of us his impen-
itent slayer. l knew to whom the i'm
penitence would appeal when he had
heard the story, and L was not mis-
taken.
That's all rot said Rallies, speak
ing after pause. We shan't let you
give yourself up"
You shan't stop me! What would
be the good? The woman saw me. 1t
would only be u question of time. and
/ can't face waiting to be taken. Think
of it-waiting for them to touch you
on the shoulder, No, no, no. I'll give
myself up and get it over"
His speech was changed. He fall
tered, fioundered. 1t was as though
clearer perception of his position had
come with the bare idea of escape
from il.
but listen to me- urged RaftieS.
| Were here ut our peril ourselves.
We broke in like thieves to enforce re-
dress for a grievance very like your
own. But don't you see? We took
out pane-did the thing like regular
burglars. Regular burglars will get
the credit of all the restr'
You mean that 1 shan't be suspect
ed:'
81 do"
But l don't want to get off scot
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1905-09-16
THE COVERING FIGURE ROSE GRADUALLY EREC1

light with bloodshot blinking eyes and
a bloody shirt front. "You know
you've seen-but I'll tell you If you
like. I've killed robber; that's all.
I've killed a robber, a usurer, "a jackal,
a blackmailer, the cleverest and the
cruelest villain unhung. I'm ready to
hang for him. I'd kill him again.
And he looked Us fiercely In the face,
a fine defiance in his dissipated eyes,
his breast heaving, his jaw like a
rock.
shall 1 tell you how it happened %
he went passionately on. Hes made
my life a hell these weeks and months
past You may know that. A per-
feet hell, Well, tonight / met him in
BOND street Do you remember when
met you fellows? He wasn't
twenty yards behind you. He was on
your tracks, Rallies; he saw me nod TO
You and stopped me and asked me
who you were. He seemed as keen as
knives to know; / couldn't think why.
and didn't care either, for / saw my
chance. 1 said I'd tell him all about
You IL he'd give me a private inter
view. He said he wouldn't. I said he
should and held him by the coat. By
the time / let him go you were oat Of
sight. and i waited where / was till
he came back in despair. I had the
whip hand OF him then. could die
tate. where the interview should be,
and ! made him take me home with