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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-17
Prison Sentence for Hostile Striker.

One year in the penitentiary was the sem
tence imposed IN New York yesterday upon
Edward Lynch. an iron worker, who was
recently convicted Of assaultng watch
man employed by Post e. McCord. Lynch
is mei1ber of the Housesmiths and
Bridgemer's Union. which has been on
strike against the Post & Mccord Company
for many months.
During this strike there has been much,
violence, and several attempts have been
made TO dynamite the buildings upon which
the Post & McCcrd Company have contracts.
Two other men were arrested with Lynch
III ceanee ion vith the assault upon the
watcf;nen. .3ne Is row serving three
years ternl I'll Sing Sing. The other Is
awaiting trial
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-17
CLOSED BANK AND SKIPPED.
Cashier Arrested for Alleged Shortage
of 1858

The First National Bank of Freeland Pa.
closed its doors yesterday afternoon. and
the cashier r. M. Everett was arrested
in Hazelton while trying to escape and is
In Hazelton jail awaiting the action of tho
United States authorities. He Is said to be
short in his accounts $4,000. and this sum
may be increased when the books are ex-
amined. Everett, with William Beckley and
a man named McKilIoff organized the in
stitution In April. 1902. IT was capitalized
at $4,000. The deposits at this time APP
proximate $4,000, the greater portion of
which represents the savings OF miners
and laborcrs. The directors believe they
will be able to float the institution ard
pay one hundred cents on the dollar.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-17
the Chicago Association of Michigan

tie tiiicaSo Association OF Michga
Alumni
Foot ball in the high schools all over the
country. President Angel said, should be
abolished. On the other hand. he prophe-
sled new life for the game in the univer-
sites rs a result Of the recent reforms
attained by representatives of the western
conference institutions.
The great trouble connected with foot
ball now, always. is in the high school
game said President Angel. High school
foot ball should be abolished everywhere.
because it is in these preparatory schools
that the great evils of the sport are found.
Yet we must admit that some embarrass-
ment has come to all of us SO abnormal
had the game become when changes first
were suggested that 1t made serious In
roads on the work of students during the
first twelve weeks OF scnooi.
The public had come TO consider that the
first twelve weeks of college were for foot
ball, with an occasional lapse for intellec-
tual pursuits Other objections to the game
had come along with this. The pains which
were taken to gather members of the team
from all over the country, the training ~
the men for gladiatofs and the making al
the game a great spectacle for thousands of
people had been frowned upon justly.
The game came to have different pur-
pose than that of recreation and healthfui
strife. The boys in school We're becoming
infected with "a wrong idea of what college
life really stood for National college sport
was no more. The great sums OF money in
VOWED In carrying on the game were q peril
10 the students, because there came The
fight for the coaches.
Every university wanted the best coach,
and fabulous sums OF money were paid for
the purpose of attaining this end In the
east some of the coaches are paid more than
he members of President Roosevelt'S cab
met or the justices of the Supreme Court.
we must admit that some sort of
change was necessary. That is why we
called the conference-to make foot ball a
healthful sport for the students living in a
normal state in university life"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-17
Woman 1os Years Old Dances.

The Oldest person in western Pennsyl-
vanla is Mrs. Mary McKittrick, living
near Uniontown, Pa, who celebrated
her 10Sth birthday today She is to
nave birthday party tonight, at
which she expects to dance with her
guests as she did last St. PatTicks day.
1t has long been the greatest desire of
Mrs. McKittfick to ride in an automobile
before she died, and this privilege was ac-
corded her last Fourth of July. when sne
rode in the parade in Uniontown. She de
cIares she is the oldest tourist who ever
crossed the ocean having come to America.
from her native home in Ireland when Ehe
was ninety-two years Of age.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-17
King Charles Critically Ill.

Special dIspa tches received report the
serious Illness of King Charles Of Roumania
from a brain affection, following upon an
arterial disease. The London Daily Tele-
graph says that private kilograms have
reached London to the effect that the death
of the king is possible any moment, and
that, in any case, his life cannot be pro-
longed for more than a few months, but
that the king intends to visit Lugano, In
Switzerland
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-17
NAMONG THE
u FpA1ERNlT1ES|

Columbia COnInandery, No. 2 Knights
Templar, held the closing initiatory meet
ings of a very successful year yesterday
afternoon and evening. The commandery
convened at 4:3o pm. at the asylum In Ma
sonic Temple and conferred the order OF
the Red Cross. C.pt. Gen. Hillebert w.
Thomas acting as sovereign master. Fol-
lowing this came the regular conclave of
the commandery. at which the orders of the
Temple and Malta were conferred, the con-
ciave opening at O'Clock, Grand Cen
eralissimo George II. Walker delivered
portion of the work in the order under
the title "A Suggestive Lecture This
was prepared by Past Grand Commander
E. c. Day of Montana, and was finely rem
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-17
Lawyer Found Guilty of Forgery.

II. Huffman Browne, a lawyer, was con-
victed of forgery in the first degree in New
York yesterday. 1t was charged at the trial
that lie attempted to secure control of the
property of a Norwegian, who, with his en-
tire family, was drowned when the steam
ship Geyser sank in midocean in 1888.
In The effort to gain possession of this
property, il was charged. Browne created
several fictitious persons as alleged heirs.
The prisoner was remanded for sentence.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-17
Negro Ex-Convict Run Amuck.

Ell Lucas. a negro ex-convict, who served
a twenty years sentence in Kentucky for
murder, last night shot three men In a cafe
in New York city. The injured men are
Roundsman John Walsh, Patrolman James
Scott and John Jones. manager of the cafe.
The most serious injury was sustained by
Scott who was shot in the right shoulder.
He will probably bssparalyZed for life.
Lucas entered the cafe in an ugly mood
and was ordered out. This angered him,
and he pulled one of three revolvers he car
ried and began the shooting. He was ar
rested later,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-17
Base Ball, Racing
and Other Sports
Confined from Ninth Page.)

Confined from Ninth Page)
Melted him IL high run of 1876 upon his
eighth turn at the table. He averaged 33 Id
Gallagher played below the good form
which he displayed by winning the iirst two
games played IN the contest.
The score:
Willie Hopes. 81. >, /, > %, J. 1896 u
20, II, y Total. 400; average 80 1-3
Thomas Gallagher-5, O, %, o. 1S, ). !, 5, ,,
l, 10. Total. llo; average 10 Sill.
In the afternoons game Hoppe won from
McManus by 300 points to IS. The winner
made a high run of $40 in his seventh inning
and his average was 20 McManus who
played eighteen two-shots-in, averaged 4 -
ard his best was il.
j. ShaugEnessy bet 5000 against George
Whitlock's $500 that Hoppe will defeat
George Slcsson in their coming match
which takes place in the Grand Central Pal
ace on March ~.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-17
New York Insurance Hearing Ended

The hearings before the legislative insu-
rance investigating committee at Albany
on the bills proposed by it for the amend
ment OF the insurance and other laws
the result of the investigation of Life In
surance methods and conditions, were con-
cluded yesterday. Chairman Armstrong
said briefs or other documents would be
received by the committee up to Monday
night. Chairman Armstrong said that the
bills probably will be reported 20 the
Legislature in the final form agreed upon
by the committee week after next.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-17
DISTRICT DUCKpIN LEAGUE.
THE EVILS OF FOOT BALL.
Prexy Angel Of Michigan Exploits
His Ideas on Subject.
DISTRICT I.EAEI

Burrin Angel of the University OF Michi-
gan last night explained In detail his ideas
concerning the evils of foot ball. He spoke
on the subject at the annual banquet OF
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-17

We have plenty of shoes of the
season; come-in and see; don't buy /;
it is looking-.iine now. Be wise
aboii. s'iees.
ARTHUR BURT i4li
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-17

The May festival TO be given by the
Masonic Temple Association at Convention
Hall In May is rapidly rounding into shape
under the management Of the association
and its executive committee. The executive
committee to have charge Of the festival
will be announced by the Masonic Temple
Association at an early date.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-17

Ascalon Temple No. 81, d. o. X. x, held
a ceremonial session last Monday evening
at which it conferred the work on a good
sized class under the direction of
George w. Haley. Last evening the
temple held a special session. at which ar
engagements were completed for the ap-
preaching trip to Baltimore March 20
upon which occasion there Will be a ce1e-
monial by Ben Hadad Temple of Baltimore
the work TO be done by the team Of Asca-
lon Temple Of Washington
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-17

A delegation of sir knights from Columbia
Commandery. No. 9, including Capt. Gen.
H. w. Thomas, Senior Warden Charles f.
Baldwin and Standard Bearer George L.
Hebbard, visited Potomac Commandery
No. 3, at it's last conclave, ana (to quote
Eminent Commander Fentons circular r.
were courteously welcomed and delight
fully entertained
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-17

Milton +. Anderson. eh5 Was acad of The
Exchange Bank a. Midland Pa viii n re-
Gently failed. Is thoJght to b. lying at his
home. being shot thr ugh the ahiomen.
The shooting occurred tIring the night.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-03-17

ARTHUR BURT i4ii =
The Alaska prospector., 1906-10-25
News By Wire

Madison, Wis, Oct. 19-Bryan addressed a small audience here yesterday evening. He eulogized LaFollett saying the latter stands for popular rights. He says that if Roosevelt had the courage of LaFollette he would not have al- lowed the railroad senators to dic- tate terms on the railroad rate bill.
 New York, Oct. 19-Cannon ad- dressed large audience at White Plains yesterdy. He appealed to the young men of the country not to vote for Hearst saying he was a follower of Bryan, only worse.
 Washington, Oct. 19-The assis- tant treasurer of the United States at St. Louis has discovered short age of $61 ,000 in he money vaults at that place and has asked for an examination and assistance of secret service agents.
 Miami. Fla, Oct. 19-A tidal wave flooded this place three feet deep last night. Heavy damage was done to the town and the rail- road at Key West. Wires are all down and no details can be obtained.
 The Jeane sailed this morning with a load of dynamite, coal, etc., for Valdez and two flat cars and 100 tons of rails for Cordova. She will go as far west as Seldova.
The Alaska prospector., 1906-10-25
Mineral Application No. nc.
In the United States Land Office at Juneau

In the United States Land Ofice at Juneau, Alaska, Septeulbe 70, 1906. Notice is hereby given that In pursuance of an Act of Congress approved May To- 1872. A. " Tibbcti whose pn,,,t office address is the Gity & ot ney in fact, Charles Tibbett whose post office address is Valdez, Alaska has made applica- lion for |. $ Patent for l457 linear feet on the "Chitty" lode bearing gold, copper ana other minerals, with surface ground averaging 582.97 feet inwidth, lying being; and situate in the Recor9g rTsr9f hv 9 bs soaef with posted and by the field notes on file in the office of the Register of the Juneau Lana District, Alaska, as follows to-wit:
 CHITTY LODE.
 Beginning at the \. E. location corner, post feet long, 1 inches square, set 20 inches bears <. F deg. S5 mn. E. 6224 feet. Thence 3. 38 deg 24 min E. 2o000 feet. Discovery cut bears 5 B deg. g min. w. 10 feet distant 4as feet trail, 720 feet. s. E.. location corner . post marked 656-2. Thence s. B deg is min. W. Descending. li57 2s feet set post 3 feet long, marked 655,S. s W. location corner deg q min W, ascending. 57s.75 feet \: W. location corner. post feet long, mark 65bH Thence \. 53 deg. B min. l.. ascending lbo7 feet to Corner No. l, the place of beginning: Variation at all corners of this Survey 29 deg Area l9.iS9 acres.
 The location notice of said mining claim be. ing duly of record in the office of the District Recorder at Valdez, Alaska, in Book l.. ot min. ing locations, at pages l9l-l9. of the records of the recording precinct of Valdez, III the DIS. trict of Alaska Said mining claims being bounded by unknown claims. The survey cov- ering said mining claim being designa ted AS U. $. Mineral survey No. bj6
 Any and all persons claiming adversely any portion of said Chtty Lode Mining Claim, or surface gronnd are hereby required to ile their adverse claims with the Register of the United States Land Office At Juneau. Alaska during the sixty day period of publication thereof, or they will be barred by virtue of the statute. JOHN ". DUDLEY, Register. IL is hereby ordered that the foregoing notice be published for ten successive weeks ill tho ALASKA PKosPECTOR, weekly newspaper pub lished at Valdez, Alaska.
 JOHN W. DUDLEY Register. Date of first publication, Oct. II, 1906
The Alaska prospector., 1906-10-25

New York, Oct. 20-The New York Central has been fined $1O8.- 900 on the conviction for granting rebates to sugar refineries.
 Jacksonville, Oct. 19-Havana is suffering from the effects of . hurricane, which destroyed over 100 houses and did much other damage.
 Chicago, Oct. 19-Yesterday witnessed the bitterest fight in the history of the Illinois Central at the meeting of the board of direc- tors. Hartman is trying to secure control of the road, but he failed. President Fish being temporarily successful. The fight will be re- newed in November when Harri- man will attempt to oust Fish again.
 Richmond, Oct. 19-While Taft was in town on his way north he was asked a direct question as to whether Roosevelt would accept a third term and replied that he was not the president and was not authorized to speak regarding whether Roosevelt would accept if the nomination was forced on him.
 Washington, Oct. 19-Taft has arrived and is much pleased with conditions in Cuba. He expects that Magoon will have no trouble adjusting affairs there.
 Manila, Oct. 19-There were two earthquake shocks here yester- day but they did no damage. New York, Oct. 19-A verdict of guilty has been given against the New York Central officials on the charge of granting rebates on sugar shipments, but the passing of sen- tence was deferred. Railroad at- torney Fox cannot act for the defense in the rebate cases at present on account of the state of public opinion.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-02-15
GRAFT IN BELGIUM
KING DREW is MILLION FROM
RUBBER TRADE.
BOUGHT LANDS FOR HIMSELF.
Money Used Fer This Purpose Was
Raised by Most Questionable Meth
DDS = Revelations Have Caused
Great Sensation.

Brussels, Feb. II. = Prof Felician
Gather of the free university of Brus-
sells has published pamphlet on the
situation in the Congo Free State,
which contains several hitherto I'M
published documents showing that the
crown domain, which practically is
King Leopold's personal property,
consists of 2S9,S75 square kilometers.
of an area of 2 IL times the size of
England, bringing him profits on In
dia rubber alone of SIS, 900 during
the last ten years. Prof. Gather re-
calls the fact that Premier Smet De
Mayer declared in the chamber of
crown. domain would be exclusively
applied to the creation of establish
ment of material, moral and intel
lectual utility; whereas the official
documents adduced show that the
profits have been used for the acqui-
sition of real estate in Brussels and
Ostend alone to the value of 1855, 000
as well as property in many other
towns in Belgium. The author forsees
as a result of all this that grave diff
culties will arise when the succession
to the throne of Belgium and the Con-
go Free State comes up.
The revelations of Prof. Gather
have caused a great sensation. The
socialist leader, Vandervelde, will in
terpellate the ministry in the chamber
of deputies on Tuesday. with refer
ence to the matter.
London.-The Standard draws atten-
ton to the alleged revelations con-
tanned in a book on the Congo Free
State, published at Paris and Brus-
sells by Prof Gather, indicating that
during the past decade King Leopold
has drawn an amount estimated at
s15,000,000 from the rubber trade in
the Congo domain. there, being no
trace of this in published accounts of
the Congo administration.
The newspaper says:
eff it can be verified that such an
income was drawn, while it has been
represented that doubtful expedients
were employed in the Congo in order
to avoid the carrying on of business
at loss. the conscience of Europe
will be stirred to its depthS"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-02-15
BRAZIL VOTES $500, 900.
Big Appropriation for Entertainment
of Pan-American Congress.

Washington, Feb. II. The Bra
lillian embassy in this city has receiv-
ed information that the Brazilian con-
gress. has voted 100000 for the re-
ception and entertainment of the dele
gates to the Pan-American congress,
which will be held in Rio de Janeiro
next spring. This will be the first
time that an American official in as
high a position as Secretary Root has
visited one of the republics of South
America, and the Brazilian congress
will show it's appreciation by several
brilliant receptions. The appropria-
ton also will be amply sufficient to
enable the congress-. which will be in
session for about month, to do the
most effective work possible.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-02-15
QUEEN WITH FEW JEWELS.
Queen Of Norway Has Very Few jew
els of ANY Kind.

The new Queen of Norway is not
very well equipped with jewels-that
is. for queen. AS the youngest of
three sisters, her share of pretty
things was naturally smaller than
those of the other two. The most i'm
posing ornament of which she can
boast is diamond necklace left her
by her godmother, the old Duchess of
Inverness. A condition attached to
the legacy was that on no account
should it pass into her possession until
her wedding day. 1t is said that when
at last she was permitted to clasp it
about her neck she said coquettishly
to her husband that he must not take
too much credit to himself as her
bridegroom, for she felt she must
make some sacrifice" to gain posses
sion of her godmother's legacy.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-02-15
Hot Time in Boston.

There was a good deal of ocean
bathing at Boston's shore resorts last
Sunday. Not before in all the thirty
three years of the life of the weather
warm January day as that recorded
Plenty of people all over the land
donned their summer clothing on Sun.
day and so took large risks of colds
and pneumonia. This is the best sort
of time for individual prudence. The
good old summer time" is still afar
off
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-02-15
Friday, February 9.

Washington.-Before voting on the
railroad rate bill the army appropria-
ton bill was reported to the house
by Mr.. Hull Qowa). Anticipating
roll call on the rate bill there was
large attendance of members and
the galleries were crowded. After
the roll cali the announcement of the
passage of the bill was received with
ripple of applause.
Speaker Cannon stated the vote to
be SAG years and Z nays. Those vot-
ing against the bill were all Republi-
cans. They were: Littlefield, Maine;
Mccall and Weeks, Massachusetts,;
Perkins, Southwick and Vreeland,
New York, and Sibley, Pennsylvania.
Mr.. Sullivan (Massachusetts) i,
voted present" and was not paired.
There were % members paired. but
these pairs were generally political
ones. Not one of them was made
on the bill and consequently did not
indicate opposition.
The pension appropriation bill was
then taken up in committee of the
whole, with Mr.. Madden Qll.), in the
chair. General debate on the bill was
limited to three hours.
The bill was read and passed with
out objection. 1t carries $139, 900
FOR pensions and s1,245,000 for the
pension administration.
A resolution was agreed to calling
on the secretary of the interior for
information regarding charges of ir-
Irregularities in the Kingfisher, Okla
homa, land office.
Bills were passed as follows:
To open for settlement $4,000
acres of land in the Kiowa, Conan
che and Apache reservations in Ok
lahoma for the establishment and
sale of townsites in this same reser-
vations; for the issuance of patents
to GAO acres of land to Columbia and
Colville, Indians in the Columbia
Valley, Washington, the land having
been granted to them in 1883 under
the Moses agreement.
At the suggestion. of Mr.. Clayton.
of Alabama, bill was passed to pre-
vent officials and employees of the
government from -divulging informa-
ton on crop statistics prematurely
and making it criminal for such per-
sons to speculate in products. The
penalty for violating its provisions is
fixed at $4,000 and Imprisonment for
ten years.
Mr.. Lacey, of Iowa, secured the
passage of bill authorizing the COM
missioner of the general land Office
to quit claim the title conveyed to
the United States for land in forest
reservations
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-02-15
AGAINST sHAkY BANKS.
Massachusetts, Will Bar Insolvent
Concerns.

Boston, Feb. 12.-Rules were sus-
pended in both branches of the gen.
eral court in order to pass bill to
authorize the savings bank commits
sioners to proceed against any foreign
banking corporation or association
when insolvent or in hazardous con-
dition, the bill to become at once oper
alive. The bill authorizes the savings
bank commissioners to proceed with
the aid of the attorney general against
the Provident Securities and Banking
Company, which recently suspended
owing $4,000.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-02-15
ne IS ooo nor less Than sion.

ing $1,000 nor less than 500.
Agents and officers within the pur-
view of the bill are. to be privileged
to testify in relation TO anything IT
prohibits, and no person SO testifyine
is to be liable to punishment for any
offence concerning which he was re-
quired to testify.
Free pass" as used in the bill is
defined ANY form of ticket or mile.
age emitting the holder to travel over
any part of the line or lines of any
railroad, issued to the holder as gift
in consideration of any service per-
formed or to be performed by such
holder or any other person, except
where such ticket or mileage is used
by such holder in the performance Of
his duties as an employee of the rail-
road issuing the same"
Railway mail service men while in
the performance of their duty are to
be exempt from the provisions of the
hill
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1906-02-15
unanswerable pictum.

A well known college professor
offers the two horns of dilemma to
advocates of coeducation. IF you lee
ture to twenty boys and twenty girls
lin the same ROOM" he asks, will the
boys attend to the lecture or to the
girls?" OF course the coeducationist,
to be consistent, must say that they
will listen to the lecture. well, if
they do replies the dean, they are
mot worth lecturing to-"