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westerly winds.
Weather conditions and general forecast:
The eastern Texas depression has moved
rapidly Observation-Disclosures to Missouri,
and now forms vast whirl in the lower
layers of the atmosphere, covering nearly
two-thirds of the United States The area
of rain and snow in connection with this
depression extends from Texas western
Kansas, western Nebraska and South Da-
kota eastward to the Atlantic, excepting
over New England and eastern New York
No destructive winds have occurred in any
part of the storm center.
There will be rain tonight in Atlantic
coast districts from the Carolinas north
ward. There will be snow or rain tonight
and Thursday In the lower lake region and
upper Ohio valley.
1t will be warmer tonight in the middle
Atlantic states and colder in the Ohio val
ley, the lower Mississippi valley and east
gulf states. Thursday will be colder east
of the Mississippi, except in the eastern
portion of the middle Atlantic states.
The winds along the middle Atlantic
coast will be fresh southeasterly, increasing
to brisk Thursday; on the south Atlantic
coast fresh to brisk southerly, and on the
east guf coast fresh possibly brisk south
erly, shifting to westerly.
Storm warnings are displayed on the At
lantic coast from Delaware Breakwater to
Eastport.
The following heavy precipitation lin
inches) has been reported during the past
twenty-four hours: Cairo, 264; Evansville
21S: Birmingham. 1.52; Springfield, Mo-.
40: Louisville, 1.20; Little Rock, liza;
Memphis, 101.
Steamers departing today for European
ports will have light northerly winds, SHIFT
ing to southeasterly and increasing; rain
Thursday to the Grand Banks.
Records for Twenty-Four Hours.
The following were the readings of the
thermometer and barometer at the weather
bureau for the twenty-four hours beginning
at pm. yesterday:
Thermometer-January 2, 4 pm, 40; 8
pm 50; -. midnight. SO. January g. m,
80; s am, 80; II noon, 81; pm, SO. Maxi
num- ~, at pm. January 2; minimum,
"a, at am. January 3.
Barometer-January 9. 4 pm. 3O.39; s
p. m, 3o.3T IL midnight, $500. January s.
4 am, 1928: am, 1920; noon, 80. 10; 2
pm. 29.9S. Minimum temperature past
twenty-four hours, "a; a year ago, 90.
Tide Tables.
Today-Low tide, $40 am. and 9:21 D. M ;
high tide, 2:10 am. and 2:3S pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide, 9:37 am. and 1910
pm; high tide, 800 am and 3:25 pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rose, 7:19 am; sun sets. 4:4y
pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises, 119 am.
Moon sets, 1:32 a. m. tomorrow.
The City Lights.
The city lights and naphtha lamps all
lighted by thirty minutes after sunset; ex
tinguishing begun one hour before sunrise.
All arc and incandescent lamps lighted If
teen minutes after sunset and extinguished
forty-tive minutes before sunrise.
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SPIRITUALISM.

MRS STEPHENS PUBLIC MEETING, THURS
day, pm Personal readings daily 402 A ST. Sc.
it,
THE POST SAYS: MR.. KELLER, 91S II ST.
stands .at the head of the profession Private
interviews daily. Interesting public in
the light Wednesday night. ja22ts
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new work. He is a graduate OF the central
High School, completing the technical
course in "a During the years of his high
school training he was member of the
cadet regiment, and when graduated was
the colonel. Appointed as assistant in
shops in the fall of "a, promotion followed
rapidly, and upon the organization of the
separate manual training schools in 1900
Capt. Skinner was made director of shop
practice. In the meantime he had received
the degree of bachelor of science at the
Columbian University. now George Wash
ington. and had taken special courses at
Cornell.
Enlisted in Spanish War.
In the early spring of '9s Capt Skinner
enlisted as one of the District volunteers
for the Spanish war. Within a month the
private became first lieutenant of Company
G. 9th Battalion, District National Guard,
and later, in May, received a commission
as second lieutenant of volunteers, Com
pany r. He saw service at Camp Alger,
Va. Camp Thomas. Ga; Tampla, Fla, and
at the surrender of Santiago. He was with
the recuperating regiment at Montauk
Point and was mustered out in November,
1898.
In September. 1885, he became captain of
Company c, which commission he resigned
IN 1ou2, when a company of cadets at the
Y. NJ. c. A. which he had organized in 1898
was mustered into the National Guard as
Company K, I'd Regiment Over this com
pany he has retained command until the
present time.
With his resignation to the school board
Capt Skinner will tender his resigna ton
from Company K to the military secretary
war Department, through the usual milf
tary channels.
Great regret Is expressed in both the
school and the military departments of his
activity at the loss of Capt Skinner He
has been the life of the cadet organization
at the Mckinley School and has done much
TO develop the manual training shops His
recent resignation from the military COM
mlttee OF the school was taken as a blow
to the school hopes for company success
In the guard he had taken an active part
IN rlhe practice being member of the
District of Columbia rife team and for
three years had distinguished himself in
fled him TO receive the gold medal which
was given him a month ago as a dis
tinguished marksman.
But Two Remain.
Capt. SINNERS resignation leaves but
two of the original heads of the depart
ments at the Mckinley, Messrs Hayes,
Mnnick, Grant and Gerry all having sew
cred their connection with the school.
Little doubt exists in the minds of teach
ers that Mr.. Clarence w. Hicox, Mr.. Skin
ners able assistant, will be appointed to
succeed him. Peculiarly efficient because of
his long training at the navy yard Mr.
Hecox is regarded as an expert machinist
by educational experts and at the begin
ming of the present school year was Of
fered a position as shop instructor for the
engineering courses at Cornell University
believed his record in the school will
the anDOfntment
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It pays TO read the want columns of The
Star. Hundreds OF situations are filed
through thSmA
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Court Of Appeals.

Present: The chief justice and Mr.. JUS
tice Duel.
1852. Leach ct al agt. Lucas; motion to
vacate order docketing and dismissing ap-
peal overruled with costs.
The death of Mr.. Andrew B. Duvall was
announced to the court and resolutions pre-
sented by Mr.. D. w. Baker, whereupon the
court adjourned out Of respect until tomor-
row.
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SPECIAL NOTICES.

WATCH REPAIRING-N0TE THESE SPECIAL
prices: Watches cleaned, 15c. marsprinss, f5c.;
crystals fthick or thin, 10c. Swiss watches and
French clocks specially. All work warranted
The ANNUAL MEETING OF THE STOCK
holders of the Atlantic Building Company FOR
the election of officers and directors and for
such other business as may come before the
meeting viii be held at the office of the COM
pGny, 1913 South Royal street, Alexandria, Va,
a Thgrsdsy January 49, 1sos At pS ss9fk an
de2I-1aw-3t Secretary. President.
THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE sToCKHOLD.
OF the Capital Traction Company for the cleo
ton Of directors will be held at the office Of the
company, seth and SITS. NV, on WEDNES-
DAY, January 10, 1905.
The polls viii be open from 1000 am. until
1900 noon G. 7. DUNLOP, President.
H. d. CHAMPION. Secretary. de2e-1tt
b. TUROFF & CO.. Jewellers AND OPTICI-
ans, 1902 14th ST. NV. We have been doing
repairing for over ~ years, and to our knowledge
has proven satisfactory. Just give trial.
AL work warranted. called for and delivered
no12sOt.5
COAL. COAL.
R. GRACE Highest ssse essI IN and @a a
cor Ath and L ne. Phone East 233. e11-30t'5
THE WASHINGTON MARKET COMPANY.-THE
annual meeting Of the stockholders Of the Wash
inston Market Company will be held in the Of
nee OF the company. In the 7th street wing of
Center market, In the city OF Washington. D. G.,
at ~ O'Clock noon the first Monday. being the
FIRST DAY OF JANUARY, 1906 for the choice
OF thirteen directors to serve the ensuing year.
and to act on any other subject within the power
OF the corporation that may be brought before
the meeting.
FRANK G. WILKINS Secretary.
Washington. d. c., December 10, 1905 DELFT
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RAIN, WARMER TONIGHT.
Fair; Colder in the After

noon.
Forecast TIL 8 pm. Thursday:
For the District of Columbia, Delaware
and Maryland, rain and warmer tonight.
Thursday fair, colder in the afternoon;
brisk southerly, shifting to westerly winds.
For Virginia, rain tonight, warmer in
eastern and central portions Thursday
fair COLDER brisk southerly, shifting to
westerly winds.
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Tide Tables.

Today-Low tide, $40 am. and 9:21 p. m
high tide, 2:10 am. and 2:3S pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide, 9:37 am and 1O:2
pm; high tide, 800 am. and 3:25 pm
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The Sun and Moon

Today-Sun rose, 7:19 a M; sun sets. IA
pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises, 119 am.
Moon sets, 1:32 am. tomorrow.
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The City Lights.

The city lights and naphtha lamps all
lighted by thirty minutes after sunset; ex
tingushing begun one hour before sunrise.
All arc and incandescent lamps lighted If
teen minutes after sunset and extinguished
forty-five minutes before sunrise.
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BUILDING ASSOCIATION.
No. s.-Members OF the above association are
hereby notified that the sixteenth annual meet
ing will be held Thursday. January 4, at 1870
pm. at the office. No. 800 st. Sc, for the
payment of dues and election Of officers for the
ensuing year. p. VIERBUCHEN, Sec't'y.
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NATIONAL BANK OF WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON. ID. O., December g. 1905.
The annual election for directors OF this bank
VIII take place at the banking house on Tues
qay, January 0. 1905. Polls open from IL NJ. to
I Pm CUAS. f. WHITE, Cashier.
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SPECIAL NOTICES.

THE REGULAR SEAII-ANNUAL DIVIDEND OF
three C3) r. has been declared by the Washing
ton and Virginia Stock Yard and Abattoir Com
pany. payable January TO- Transfer books closed
from January TO January TO- inclusive
". G. CARTER, LOUIS L. KRBY,
President. Secretary.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-02-04

The time when chicken thief was
mere term of reproach applied to the shiftless
town characters who occasionally visited hen
merry for the purpose of supplying the wants OF
a meagre table. When chickens sold for 10 or
20 cents apiece a stolen pullet or two was
merely ali aggravation 10 the farmers wife. and
did not materially affect the farmers income.
Rarely did farmers think twice of the matter
But nowadays with chickens bringing 40 cents
each and eggs from 80 to 40 cents dozen,
robbed hencoop has become matter of serious
import. The thieves used 10 take only four or
five chickens at rare intervals, and these We're
undoubtedly mostly consumed at home by
women and children who needed the meat.
Nowadays the thieves steal as many as twenty
five or thirty chickens from single roost, and
sell them 10 INSCRIPTIONS dealers at reduced
rate. The chicken thief formerly despised of
criminals, takes d position in blackleg So
ciety par with "phony" and other
country fair chasers Their income warrants it
On Long Island in the Mohawk Valley and in
certain parts of Pennsylvania the chicken
thieves have become serious menace to the in
comes of poultry raisers. Supervisor r. A.
Schuyler Of Fonda, Fulton County, n. " has
offered reward for information about the
thieves who have lately been operating in that
vicinity. On one night this organized gang stols
more than one hundred chickens and fifteen
turkeys from -FOUR farmers SWitzer Hill.
Week after week from one TO three or four
chicken coop robberies were reported in the
summer and fall in the vicinity of Fonda, Am
sterdam. Little Falls and St. louisville First
che farmer and then another announced the loss
Of from ten 10 thirty chickens. The average loss
TO farmer amounted to about 50. This seemed
small. but when the robberies continued for up
ward of eight months some one did a little fig
uring. II was found that more than 5000 worth
Of. poultry had been taken from the vicinity Of
Fonda alone.
The direct loss 10 Mohawk Valley farmers
from the chicken thieves amounted TO at least
$4,000 In the wear, while indirectly they lost the
income from hundreds of dozens of eggs.
On Long Island the village trustees of Pat
chogue have offered a reward of $50 for the de-
lection OF the chicken thieves operating In that
vicinity. Other places around the island have
been moved TO take energetic steps to stop the
stealing which amounts 10 grand larceny
At Inwood several hundred fowls have been
stolen. and there is locality on the island
which has not suffered. Night after night roosts
are invaded and chickens carried away by the
sack load. The thieves take all they can carry
from twenty-five to thirty head, or about
eighty pounds.
The loss from chicken thieving on Long Island
IN the last year has been III the neighborhOod OF
$3.50. This is merely considering the yaIue NJ
the chickens IN the market as food. Hundreds
IL not thousands. OF head of fancy breeds az
poultry have been stolen. The blooded fowls
Ordinary blooded stock chickens bring from 81
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lounG That 1t had been robbed. The thieves had
oai tieu wire cutters with which they nipped the
wire netting of the chicken ward and +bar, rr,o5
on the chicken coop door. Once inside e.. IT,. :,
more than twenty birds from the roosts a,,a
ali'eu ,'ieii away without making sound or
le.tN!s tne chlckens make any. The quiet with
"Hioh the 'hleves work is of the uncan,v
t'a'ures OF the business Ordinarily. an at
tempt by an honest man TO get a cbic,ar g.,
Els coop for dinner is attended by A racket bear5
a half mile 'ie'u
AT Inwood Long Island. NOT Ions, ae,o = roid
was made on Henry Bowkers hennerv and aftv
chickens We're stolen. Not a sound was hoard
ana the coop showed that the men had been r,re
pared for forcing an entrance
AT FdtchoSue last winter more than one tbor
saho chickens were stolen in three months Az
last Two men were arrested by the police Near
'hein at the time was sack full of chicken,
whose necks had been wrung The men u-ara
heid TO await the action Of the grand turv b,+
no one came to identify the chickens. and the
men were released because evidence ao-ot,.+
them could not be secured Now the tbia,,ire
mas begun again in the vicinity OF Patcbog,,a
The Rev Jacob Probst lost fourtss, e., -,
in one night. John Barry lost thirtv-t,ve o.
man who has attempted TO breed chickens ar
Patchosue six different times. only TO have then,
stolen, says:
curiosity TO find the chicken thieves Is giving
way to the anger at losing so much nronsrtv
i've lost one hundred chickens. worth $50 and
sovo worth OF pleasure. 1t seems impossible to
eaten the thieves in ordinary ways. 1 believe
the reward Tor the detection OF the thieves
ought to be 500 instead of $50"
only recently Anthony Bilger. ir. OF Sails
bury, was convicted I'm the Herkimer County
Court on the charge of stealing two hens valued
at 81 each. Justice Scripture, having in mind
the serious losses suffered by poultry raissrs in
Herklmer County lately. imposed a sentence of
not less than one year nor more than twenty.
one months In the State prison at Auburn
The thieves have grown exceedingly hmm
dent. Some of them leave notes pinned nm %,
the outraged farmers To read Around wiIkas-
barre' Penn" where chicken thefts have rrnN.n
numerous. some one leaves docgareI versaS -,
aggravate his Victims anger
Al Great Neck, Long Island. Michael Outn,
da anns Deeh several times visited by plun-
""u iarse sign painted which read:
You Thieves Come Here Again
You'll Be Sorry
When the thieves came n few nights 1,..
they stole the sign, we'll as garden truck 49,
hehcoop plumber Then he tried apatr ~
bought a large and savage dog AMI iahr rue
tree WIN another sign, reading:
Beware OF the Dog,
He Is Man Killer!
Not long after that the thieves reappesrea
They stole the sign, the dog and yvbat vs.
left OF the vegetables and Chickens NJ
Quinn is now contemplating the purchasa or
seventeen pound steel bear trans yvboss So
wrapped In cloth. would hold "a niggers FOOT
but not bust the bones" S
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her conquered neighbor. European Intervention;
which curtailed her power in Manchuria, tnterfered
in great measure with the realization OF her plans
Japan in practical possession OF C0rea and Man.
churia viii then If possible control the trade OF
China. The methods TO which she VIII resort
are probably I'm part foreshadOwed by the facts
which have cited That she viii. IN az y event
IL unrestrained the foreign trade for the adver
Using OF her bogus products and render inc
maintenance of the open door farce - an INFER
that may be legitimateiy drawn from hef con-
duct in the past. a.,
IN fairness to Japan 1t must be said. however
that there is another and legitimate size 20 ner
competition. the efficiency of which is largey que
to the remissness OF other foreign merchants ana
their neglect of the special needs of this field
The laws of this country at tine present time are
Inadequate, according to the majority or manu-
facturers because there is no federal enactment
making the counteTfeiting Or initiating OF trade
ma rLs a criminal offence Several States. includ
ing New-York State. have such laws as parts or
their penal codes: but they are generally evaded
A new trademark law >as passed at washington
la wear which made trademark grating some
what more difficult than before, but according to
manufacturers. this law does not go far enough
It's chief feature the provision that an nJunc-
ton against a trademark coUnterfeiter secured
from federal judge is operative everywhere in the
init
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A FLAGRANT INSTANCE.

Almost every big manufacturer Is attacked Soohef
or later by the trademark highwayman. A
Canadian firm of distillers. FOR example, whose
Evhiskev had come into demand in this country be-
csuse of the fortune which had been expended III
advertising Il discovered recently that in certain
cities its business dWindllng away TO ntue
or nothing Investigation revealed the cause.
IL was found certain Americans, most OF them
mailing from Cincinnati were flooding the market
with limitations OF the ola Canadian brand. Most
Of II was cheap stuff, and, although sold for much
more than il was worth IL the price of the
well known firms product by big margin. The
name Of the established brand was not copied eN-
actly. but 50 closely that the ordinary purchaser
would not think twice the difference. The
names Of fictitious Canadian firms were also printed
on the labels In all there were forty-two differ
eut limitations.
The law was first summoned TO put the impostors
out Of business, but il proved unavailing. The
zyhiskey pirates were sailing close 10 the wind
as they could, but they were keeping away from
slI legal rocks and shoals. At last the Canadian
wtiskey people determined go straight to the
public and tell them uf their troubles Accordingly
The disiIers OF the 'old reliable brand word
TO all dealers IN the fraudulent brands that they
must stop selling the fakes" or they would be
punished by the censure OF the general community.
This warning was sent out two months in advance,
and those liquor merchants and saloonkeepers who
failed to heed it found themselves one dark morn
ing pilloEied, as it were. the bilboards. They
suddenly discovered that the whole town knew all
about their selling the alleged fake brands and
their refusal TO quit.
Here is a typical poster which appeared on the
fences Of Chicago.
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Similar posters placarded in nearly half
-undred other cities and towns and as result
only libel suits brought against the orig-
nal wtiskey firm, each Of which was lost by the
compliments.
lie believed 10 be arrangements on his brand, which
he had advertised in the newspapers to the extent
81 half million dollars His ira icmarB was the
picture OF a huntsman on horseback, the name Of
the whiskey corresponding with the meaning of the
picture. One Of the brands which was alleged be
infringement represented a huntress on horse
back and the name OF this Whiskey also defined
the picture. DINER brands which are also alleged
20 be heterogeneous bore names which were differ
ent variations Of the original brand. Action was
accordingly brought. ana the courts upheld the
contention Of the complaining company. An iniunc-
ton was granted against the fair horse woman and
all the rest OF her class
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AN INFRINGEMENT NAILED.

fragrant case of trademark grating was re
Gently decided by Judge Jenkins n thc federal
court OF Chicago. Minneapolis flour company in
1872 had adopted certain trademark for the prod
uct OF its mills, and by means Of widespread ad-
Vert;slng had built up vast business. After
time falling off in its sales in certain districts of
the country caused the company 10 send repre-
sentatyes thither who found the shelves Of
hundreds Of grocery stores another kind OF -four
put up in almost Identical packages. II size in
coloring. IN the lettering, and IN tho Of
Tho ink -four bag looked almost the duplicate
OF tho other Judge Jenkins decided that there had
been an infringement and upheld the complaint of
The original firm.
In almost every fcld OF business the trademark
is nowadays in danger. Songs. well -four and
wIiskcy. become the prey of the INSCRIPTIONS A
music dealer 81 this city not long ago
reproducing copyrighted music IN tie exact form
p which sz5u.d by the publishers and sell
ing il the product Of tho publishers. Under the
copyright law The only remedy available against
such an infringement IS civil suit for damages-a
rather unsatisfactory remedy IN a case where the
defendant is Financially irresponsible in this in
stance however. the music pirated bore the trade
mark Of the publisher and this trademark was re
produced upon the limitations Il happens that
in this State such an act IS penal offence. In
Others fl is not nor is there any federal law Of
such a characte-. At the trial the prisoner was
convicted OF Z misdemeanor and was sentenced to
Imprisonment fcr thirty days ia the City prison and
a aEe Of So.
Il sometimes haLpeus thai q merchant or manu-
sacturer viii license the use Of his trademark TO
Others. Who then tu.n pirates and VicIiInize the
public. Ia the New York Supreme Court q seed
merchant brought suit against former associate
IN business, saying that he had sold the de-
fendai.t twenty thousand empty bags, Ia be filed
10y the defendant with his own seeds These seeds
To be OF good qualify aud for sale within Ger
tain specified boundaries AL these bags bore the
merchants labels
carried out. lie alleged that tal bags were hlsd
with seecs q a poor quality AID We're sold outside
- t4ae socsaed territory. Tor this alleged breach