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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-12-25
No. 1888.

the singing of the last hymn of the service,
for children only each of the little ones
walked up and presented gift Tor tne
Christ Child The manager was heaplng
with the toys which the children had
bought with their own money during the
week. They will be sent to the little Or
phans of the Bell Home, in Anacosria.
AS an evidence of the FIRMS appreciation
of the services of their employees, the VIII
b. Shaw Printing Company, Bond building,
extended to them reception at 3 O'Clock
yesterday afternoon. Mr. Shaw spoke on
the Possibilities of the Printing Business;
Charles C. Davis of Chicago rendered Paul
Revere's Ride from the top of a cylinder
press. Mr. Shaw distributed $40 gold pieces
to all his employees.
The employees of the local branch of the
Pope Automobile Company were treated to
a Christmas feast and reunion at the close
of business last evening, at the garage on
14th street A long table bearing various
kinds of eatables and refreshments was ar
ranged In the rear of the sales rooms, and
here the employees congregated. During the
evening a handsome chatting dish and ac-
cessories We're presented to Manager Z.
Royce Hough on behalf of the employees.
Edward Ash, foreman of the shop, was
given a Morris chair.
The Great Falls and Old Dominion rail-
road gave each of it's employees an extra
days pay yesterday Christmas present.
Simplicity at White House.
AS has been the custom in the past SIM
plicity everywhere surrounded the events
at the White House. The President was
an early riser and transacted considerable
business. The presents We're many and
beautiful. Early in the morning the entire
family, including Representative and Mrs.
Longworth assembled upstairs, and the
gifts were passed around. large tree
was on conspicuous exhibition. Tonight
at o'clock the family will eat their Christ
mas dinner.
A number of Christmas gifts were re-
jected by President Roosevelt today. They
were returned with thanks from Mr.. Roose-
welt with the information to the senders
that it was impossible for the President to
accept them.
IF Il fetal stranger to the President SENDS
him Christmas present it is likely that he
is after something" observed an official at
the White House. ITO accept such gifts
would not only be very bad taste on the part
sender reason to believe that he might look
for return. The President is not running
his office in that way.
One of the gifts returned with a polite re-
fusal telegram was a pretty Christmas tree
for the Roosevelt children, which was ac-
companied by box containing a very gen
erous quantity of decorations.
President and Mrs Roosevelt and the
Roosevelt children will leave for Pine Knot,
Mrs Roosevelts country home in Abe
marie county, Va, early Thursday morn
ing They will remain there until December
81 and reach Washington in time for the
New Year reception at the White House.
Vice President and Mrs. Fairbanks spent
the day quietly in their home, as did the
various cabinet members and their families
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Movements of Steamships.

SIASCONSET, Mass, December 25.LChe
steamer Potsdam, Rotterdam for New
York, was in wireless communication with
the station here when passing Nantucket
lightship at 6 am, and will probably dock
late this evening early tomorrow morn
ing.
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intendent," said Mr.. Hunter today, ESSAY
ing to speak for what the colored teachers
and colored people of the District want, do
but little credit to his Judgment and less to
his good taste. His contact with the WASH
ington teachers has been too limited to ad-
NIT of his being spokesman for the colored
teachers"
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Becomes Judge Pro Tenn.

Justice Stafford Of the District Supreme
Court has appointed Justice Of the Peace
Thomas H. Callan as Judge pro tenn. of the
District Juvenile Court for 1907, to act in
case of sickness or absence or other disa-
bilities interfering with Judge William H
DeLacey in the performance of his duties.
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Weather.

Partly cloudy and contin-
ued cold tonight and tomor.
row.
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GRAND CHORUS
OF GREETINGS
"Merry Christmas, Everybody"
the Universal Wish.
THIS CITY FARES VERY WELL
Weather Fine for Wearing Furs and
Other Gift Things.
SOME REGRET LACK OF SNOW
Services in Churches-Efforts of
Charitable Organizations-Sant
Claus Up to Date.
SOME REGRET LACK OF SNOW
Merry Christmas, everybody.

Merry Christmas, everybody!
Wouldn't it make a chorus, though, if al
the happy wishes of the world, all the greet
ings of this Christmas day, We're voiced or
the moment, and not, as now, scattered
through the waking day of young and old
from early dawn to dusk, and on into the
cozy tnseled, candle-lighted night?
Wouldn't it be music, though-worthy Of
this annual play-this play in which mos
every one has a little part to speak, ant
that upon a stage so vast that ice and snow
and orange blossoms, storm worn crag ant
sheltered valley frozen lake and limpit
river are found among its jumbled scenic
true. in cline where skates and sled!
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bPoCf'e1 o0'of 'tH11So7'
Foxes containing chicken, turkey and
otLer acct ssories for Christmas dinners, to
the number Of 10. were sent out TO needy
families by the Ladies of Charity, an or
ganlZJti0n connected with st. Patrick's
Church parish. The members OF the asso-
SiatioIr also sent supply of candies, toys
and other things To the Catholic children in
the Industrial school In West Washington.
pretty and suggestive scene was pre-
scented In ST. Columbia Episcopal Church,
Tenleytown, last Sunday. There had been
erected in tho chaneel little stand. with
manager, straw rope halter, etc. During
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-01-19
TILLMAN KEEPS HIS WORD.
Introduces Resolution for Inquiry Into
 the Mrs. Norris Incident.

Washington, Jan. 1S.-There was an echo of yesterdays storm session in the senate to-day when MT. Tillman pre- sented his resolution directing & senato- rial investigation into the removal of Mrs Minor Morris from the White house. The resolution provoked no de- bate and MT Tillman contented himself with a. brief statement. He said that he would not have introduced the reso- lution but for the taunts of MT. Hale. When he concluded, MT. Daniel moved that the resolution be laid on the table, and this disposition was made of it by a vote of 54 to 8.
 The remainder of the day was devot ed to speeches on the pure food and merchant marine bills, MT. McCumber advocating the food measure and Mr. Mallory opposing the shipping bill. MT Mallory was so frequently interrupted as to cause his speech to take on the aspect of a general debate During the controversy, MT. Bacon suggested that American corporations like the Stand ard oil company engaged in transport Ing their own goods to market could take advantage of the subsidy provi- sion of the bill. MT. Gallinger admitted the force of the objection and promised that the defect would be corrected.
 The senate adjourned until Monday.
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LIBERALS STILL GAINING.
Glasgow Goes Strongly in Their Favor
 -MOreIy Returned

London, Jan. 1S-Rural England is now being boiled and is returning lib- erals to parliament with the same en- thusiasm as that already displayed by the towns. Few additional returns are available, as the county pollings are only known the day following balloting but those announced show persistent liberal and labor gains.
 Glasgow has gone strongly liberal, the seven contests there being marked by four liberal and one labor gain, while the only two uionists left in the representation are free traders. Among the well-known members of parliament unseated are A. Bonar Law (unionisD, representing the Blackfriars district, who was parliamentary secretary to the board of trade in 1902, and Sir J. Stir ling Maxwell (conservative), represent ing Glasgow university. John Morley, secretary of state for India, was re- turned by good majority for Mont rose.
 Cambridge university returned two unionist. tariff reformers, S. H. Butcher and MT. Rawlinson.
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POULTNEY B|CELOW A
 RECALCITRANT WITNESS
WOULD NOT GIVE INFORMATION TO SENATE CON-
 MITTEE

Declares Many Eminent Engineers De-
 clined to Accept Employment of the
 Government Because of Certain
 Physical Conditions on the Isthmus--
 Refused to Give Names-AEay be Com
 peIIed To.
 Washington. Jan. 18-Poultn.y Bige- low, the magazine writer whose ar raignment of the administration and management of the isthmian canal af- fairs, in an article published in the In- dependent was denounced by Secretary of War Taft, proved to be contuma- cious witness before the senate com mittee on interoceanic canals to-day and involved the committee in con- troversy which continued through two executive sessions and must be consid- cred again tomorrow before action can be taken.
 The recalcitrancy of the witness was shown as the result of a statement made by him that many eminent engin- eers had declined to accept employment of the government because of physical conditions on the isthmus The com mittee demanded the names of such en- gineers, and MT. Bigelow declined to give them on the ground that to do so would be to violate confidence and sub ject these persons to embarrassment. He intimated that the displeasure of the administration would be exhibited in such manner that their 'reputations would be worth nothing after the off, cial replies had been concluded
 Two opportunities to answer were given to MT. Bigelow, but he persisted in his refusal. Senator Morgan, who conducted the last examination, warn- ed the witness in such manner as seem- ed to commit the committee to punish ment if he continued to bring himself into contempt but the advice was of no avail and the doors were ordered closed for second time. In executive session 1t developed that the committee was agreed that the offense of MT. Bigelow was of such a nature that there could be no doubt of the commit tees power to have him dealt with summarily. Senators Knox, Hopkins and Morgan favored certification of his recalcitrancy to the vice president for submission of the case to United States Attorney Baker for the District of Columbia.
 The course met with opposition from Senators German and Simmons on the ground that 1t would prevent further Continued on Second Page.)
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HAzING OF A BRUTAL NATURE AT ANNAPOLIS
MIDSHIPMAN BIO EBA UM TESTT- FEED AGAINST BY FOURTH
 CLASS MEN.

Three of Them Tell Without the Slight.
 est Hesitation That They Had Been
 Hazed by Him Until Thoroughly Ex-
 hausted--Abused One Cndet Because
 Latter Would Not Write Letter and
 Make an Engagement for Him with
 Young Lady.
 Annapolis Md, Jan. 1S.- Hazing of a brutal nature was revealed during the trial of Midshipman Chester A. A. Bloe- baum to-day more plainly than in anv of the previous proceedings. Three fourth-class men testified without the slightest hesitation that they had been hazed by Boebaum until they were ut- terly exhaustetd, one severe physical exercise after another being required of them until they lacked power to con- tinue. The most severe accusation was contained in the testimony of Edgar N. Caldwell of Glasgow. Ky, who said that Bloebaum had hazed and abused him because he would not make arms for Bloebaum to be introduced to certain young lady of the fourth class mans acquaintance. Bloebaum is an appointee of Congressman Champ Clark, who said recently on the floor of the house of representatives that he would arm a youth he sent to Annapolis with bowie knife and hatchet
 The witnesses in the trial of Midghip- man Bloebaum to-day were clear and certain in their statements. Levin IT. Campbell, jr.. the first of them said that Bloebaum had put him on his head a small number of times and flx- ed the occasion as shortly before o'clock D. m. September B. He re- n1embered it. he said, because 1t was the first time he had been hazed. He said that Bloebaum had made the rounds of the fourth classmen's rooms asking them to tell him when he was to leave Annapolis If they did not am swer correctly they were told to stand on their heads.
 Oscar c. Green said that Bloebaum had stood him on his head and then had ordered him to precede Midship- men de Saussure and himself and open the doors of all the fourth class1nen, announcing at the same time the ap- ,proach of their majesties, the Irish- man and the, black prince" They would repeat the questions the witness said and then stand the plebes on their heads. Axs
 Fourth class man Bolivar v. Meade said that Bloebaum had stood him on his head, but that he regarded the whole thing as a mere joke
 Continued on Second Page.)
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$1,1a5, 900 IN FORGED BONDS.
This Amount Put Out by the Late L.
 w. Prior.

Cleveland, Jan. 1O.-The bankers committee having in charge the inves- tigation into the affairs of the failed brokerage firm of Denison, Prior & Co. has definitely fixed the amount of al- legged forged bonds put out by the late l4 W. Prior at s1,1S5,OO0. The issues, AS heretofore stated, are confined to Canton, Ohio, water works extension bonds, Alpena, Mich, water works and South Sharon, Penn., improvement bonds. It is stated that practically all of the bonds have been traced. and are held by twelve different banking institutions, none of them being Cleve- land concerns. It has been found that no stock certificates were forged. As previously indicated the total liabilities of the firm will not exceed $S,OOO, 900 and the assets remain at $1,5OO,OOO. The unprotected creditors, it is stated, will receive about twenty-five cents on the dollar.
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FREDERICK STANLEY ROOT
PASSED AWAY SUDDENLY AT
 WEST DIVINITY HALL.

Was Seized With Fatal Attack of Heart
 Disease, Dying Before Medical Aid
 Arrived--Was Secretary of American
 Social Science Association-was Pas-
 tor for Years of the Park Church,
 Hartford-Br0ther of Vice President
 Root of New Haven Clock Company.
 Rev. F. Stanley Root, who was for years well-known Congregational minister, his longest pastorate being with Hartford church, and was New Haven born, was found early last even- ing in his room at West Divinity hall, Yale, in dying condition, by his broth er-in-law. Frank H. Gaylord, of 291 Orange street. Calls were sent for medical help. Medical Examiner Bart lett was the first to arrive and found that MT. Root was dead and that his death was due to heart disease, his heart having been diseased for some time.
 The deceased was graduate of Yale Divinity scho' and of Yale Law school, graduating from the latter in 1874. He was son of Lafayette F. s. Root. who was for many years a prominent con- tractor for the New Haven Clock com pany. He was brother of E. P. Root, vice-president of the New Haven Clock company, and of Mrs. Isaac F. Smith, also of this city. He leaves a wife, who is daughter of the late E. B. Bowditch, who was for many years leading furniture dealer and manufact- urer of this city, whose home was for many years on Orange street, on the corner opposite from the old Hillhouse high school
 MT. Roots first pastorate was in Sey- mour, this state. He was afterward pastor of church in Auburn, Me, and later was called to the Park church, a large and influential church in Hart ford, where he lahored for number of years.
 The deceased was secretary of the American Social Science association, and was preparing a book in regard to the responsibilities of labor and capital as to strikes. He was deeply interested in athletics and had written several books on this subject of popular char acter, beth for the young and their el- ders, He had written articles on social science for magazines and was the au- thor of books on this topic. He was of liberal views, deep thinker, 8 devoted student and an earnest and lovable man, and his death will be much mourned. He had rendered service in Yale Divinity school as 8 lecturer. He had just taken residence on Lawrence street, between Orange street and Whit nsy avenue, for his home.
 Among his classmates in Yale Law school were Judge W. K. Townsend, Attorney c. S. Hamilton and Henry F. English, of this city, and the late Judge James Bishop.
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Want Saloons Open After Polls Close.

Boston, Jan. 1S.-Attorney Thomas F. Strange of Boston was before the com mittee on liquor law to-day in support of the petition of the Massachusetts Lisuor Dealers association that liquor establishments may be opened after the close of the polls at 4 o'clock on cleo ton days MT. Strange argued that this law to close saloons on such days was created when the old system of balloting was in vogue. s. H. Davis of the Massachusetts Anti-Saloon league opposed the petition.
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TYPOTHETAE BANQUET.
SEVENTEENTH ANNUAL EVENT AT TONTINE LAST EVENING.

wilson II. Lee as Toastmaster--Gov-
 ernor Roberts Talks on History of
 Trade in Connecticut-Dr. Watson l..
 Phillips on Benjamin Franklin
 Much Discussion of Labor Troubles
 and Relations of Typothetae aud
 Unions-No Compromise on Closed
 Shop Principle Declared George H.
 Denison of Springfield.
 The seventh annual banquet of the Connecticut Typothetae was held last evening at the Tontine hotel and anoth- CT, splendid success both from the eat ing and speaking standpoint register cd About 225 sat down to the excel lent menu served by Mir. White. Fol- lowing the banquet a good list of speakers was introduced by Toastmas- ter Wilson H. Lee.
 Among those present last evening were Henry Lyon of the Futile, More house & Taylor company, of this city and Elizur Cook of the Case, Lockwood & Brainard company of Hartford, who were members of the union formed in this city in 1S60
 When the eatables had been suffi- ciently discussed Wilson H. Lee of Or ange, as toastmaster of the evening prefaced the speaking, Gentlemen of the Typothetae, Employees and Invited guests:
 I wish to extend to you this evening the most cordial greeting and I am glad to see so many here, the largest number in the history of the typothetae There are three reasons why we have our banquet tonight. First, we cele brate the anniversary of the birth of of one of our greatest Amer jeans, although we are a day late which is unusual, as we are generally ahead of the time. Second, every mar needs one good dinner once a year, and he Is sure of getting It here, and third we want to have the men behind the guns with us.
 He referred to the labor difficulty ir the printing trade and explained the employers standpoint in the trouble He closed by saying: ''I am a believer in labor unions. I think they are z good thing. But you want them TUT by the right men. You want to ust them as moral rather than a pnysica force The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers is a shining example of ( well conducted labor union"
 Governor Roberts was the first speak CT on the programme, but as he wal not on hand Prof. Henry Farnam wal
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ATTITUDE OF UNITED STATES
No Political Interest in Morocco, Mere
 Iy Trade.

" IrHde.
 Washington, Jan. 1S.-Secretary Root has discussed with the subcommittee of the house committee on appropria- tions the situation in Morocco, the sub ject coming up in regard to emergency funds for diplomatic service. His re- marks appeared in the report of the hearings before the committee, made public to-day. Speaking of sending Ambassador White and Minister Gum mere to the conference at Algeciras, Spain, the secretary said:
 We have no political interest in the Morocco conference at all, but we have a trade interest"
 ''Is not this conference more political than cornmercial?" asked Mir, Littauer, to which MT. Root replied:
 "The ostensible object of the confer enoe is entirely commercial. The polit- ical aspect of the conference arises sole ly from the fact that there are strained relations between Germany and France, and it is supposed that casus belli may be found there. That Is the only political significance it has,"
 Mir. Tawney asked if in any political questions that arise whether the United States delegates were ito participate in their discussion.
 Secretary Root replied: No, they have nothing to do with political ques- tions; simply trade questions,
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-01-19
GEAR FEARS FOR HIS LIFE
VIII Not Go to St Petersburg to Bless
 Waters of Neva.

St. Petersburg, Jan. 18.-Distrustful of the spirit of his capital and perhaps remembering the incident of last Jan- uary when one of the saluting guns showered grape on the imperial chapel, the emperor will not come to St. Peters, burg for the ceremony of the blessing of the waters of the Neva tomorrow. For the first time since the Empress Anna laid the foundation of the winter palace In 1732 the great church festival of the Epiphany will pass without the presence of the sovereign in his red walled winter residence and without his participation as the head of the church in the consecration of the Neva's flood of fruitfulness and pros perity.
 The details of the ceremony will be carried out as far as possible in the palace at Tsarskoe-Selo. A great fiagon of the waters of the Neva will be taken to the palace, and this will be mingled with the contents of a chalice filled with waters from the sacred river Jor- dan.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-01-19
AMERICAN ARRESTED.
Homer English waIling Taken Into
 Custody in st. Petersburg.

New York, Jan. 1S--News of the ar- rest in St. Petersburg of Homer English Walling, of Chicago, was received here to-day. MT. Mailing went to St, Peters, burg to study the social situation. and was arrested because of his alleged sympathy for and participation with the revolutionary party. MT. Mailing is interested in social settlement work in this country.
 Walling is 8 Harvard man and a grandson of English, who ran for the viee-presidency on the democratic tick ct in 1880. At one time Walling was state factory inspector in Illinois and lived at the Landon, near Hull house, Chicago. Later he came to New York, where he engaged in settlement work on the East Side. He left for Russia a few months ago, and after his arrival there had staff of revolutionary. as- sistants. He worked in connection with the Russian revolutionary leaders and participated in their meetings.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-01-19
Trial of Packers Begun.

Chicago, Jan. 1S.-Trial of the special pleas in abatement of J. Ogden Armour and othr meat packers and the attor- neys now under indictment for conspir- acy to restrain interstate commerce be- gan to-day before Judge Humphrey in the United States district court. Among the defendants in court at the opening of the case were J. Ogden Armour, Charles w. Armour, T. J. Connors, Ira N. Morris, Edward Morris, Charles F. Swift, Edward Swift, Edward Cudahy and A. H. Veeder.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-01-19
PEMBROKE, W. H, TRAGEDY.
Dispute over Money Matters Thought
 to Furnish Motive.


 Pembroke, N. H., Jan. 1S.-While the official report of the tragedy of Wednes- day at North Pembroke, by which the lives of al the eight members of the household of Charles H. Aver were blot ted out, will not be completed probably for several days, the county authorities believe that a dispute over money mat ters furnished the motive for Ayers al- legged crime. The theory held by Coun- ty Solicitor Thomas F. Clifford is that Aver shot his mother-in-law Mrs. Laura Lakeman that his wife interfer- ed to protect her mother, and that, hop ing to conceal the evidences of his act, the man, in a frenzy, put an end to the lives of the entire family and set fire to the dwelling. His own death by suicide occurred several hours later at the home of his sister, Mrs. George Bailey, in Chichester. Immediately upon the arrival of messenger announcing tho burning of the home Aver drew re- volver and fired shot into his own brain.