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WILL OPPOSE PEARRE.
Harvey r. Spessard Nominated by the
the Democrats.


HAGERSTOWN, Md, September 21.-
Harvey R. Spessard Of Smithburg, this
county, one of the younger members of the
local bar, was yesterday nominated for
Congress by the democrats Of the sixth con-
gressional district of Maryland. He is
thirty-fve years old and was settled upon
by the leaders after efforts to force the
nomna ton upon a number of other per-
sons had failed. Strong pressure was
brought to bear upon former Judge Ferd-
nand Williams of Allegany county to al
low his name to go before the convention,
but Mr.. Williams was firm in his refusal.
Had Mr. Spessard not accepted the nomi-
nation would probably have gone to G. 8.
Hammill, jr., of Garrett county. While
closing with complimentary reference to
Bryan, the resolutions adopted were silent
on the subject Of government ownership Of
railroads.
Although IL o'clock was the hour set for
the convention to meet, 1t was 1890 be-
fore the delegates got down to work In
was spent by the delegates in trying TO
find an available candidate who would
agree to run against Col. George A. Pearre,
the republican nominee.
DR.. ]. Hubert Wade of Boonsbore, chair
MAJ. of the state central committee for
Washington county, called the convention
to order Walter A Johnson of Montgom-
cry county, who was defeated by Represen-
tative Peafre two years ago, was chosen
chairman. Edward c.. Shaffer of Fred
erick county, Leon R. Yourtee of Wash
ington county and William Miller of Gar
rett county were chosen secretaries, the
temporary officers later being made the
permanent officers of the convention.
A committee Of one from each district
was selected on resolutions as follows: AL
legany, Fuller Bernard Garrett, G. s.
Montgomery, Philip D. Laird; Washington,
Thomas A. Poffenberger.
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WARRANT FOR BESOLD.
Officer Coming From California to
Take Charge of Him.

A message was received at police head
quarters this morning from w. A. White.
sheriff Of Los Angeles county, Cal, stating
that an officer had started this way with a
warrant for Anton Besold, who was ar
rested yesterday by Detectives Hartigan
and Baur and Precinct Detective Mullen,
as stated in yesterdays Star. The pris-
oner, who admits his identity and denies
that he murdered his wife, is willing to re-
turn to Los Angeles without the formality
of a reQuisition. The sheriff asks that
Major Sylvester file a fugitive warrant
against the prisoner. and explains that he
is charged with the murder Of his wife.
having been indicted by the county grand
jury upon such charge.
the sheriff that the decomposed body of
Mrs. Glade Besold was found in Temescal
canyon, near Santa Monica, about two
months ago. The charge is that she was
murdered on or about the 18th of July,
and 1t is alleged that Besold left California
about the 10th of August. He reached here
two weeks ago and registered at hotel,
afterward going to a house on Myrtle
street and renting a room.
His statement to Inspector Boardman
was that his wife left him, and that he
went to Chicago. After leaving Chicago he
went from city to city until he finally came
here. He is being held at the second pre-
cinct police station.
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DIED.

BRADSHAW. On Thursday September % .ooe
NEs G. h alter all fG fines. COR r.
months ~ u" ''i"' VI
establishment 800 Pennsylvania avenue oo.tbs
west saturday. September D.. at pm. All
friends invited to attend the services
BROWN. On Wednesday September 10 1906. at
ao:4S pm. at his residence. No. sIs l street
seveDty-eight years. "
Services at house at o'clock Saturday. September
q lntermtnt at Arlington.
Chl IanI On Friday morning. September u.
nopt5r a. hes residence 1904 wiltbergcr street
r. seventy sixth year of her age " -'
f"nerai from her late residence Monday September
"a Interment Glenwood cemetery. Baltimore
Papers please copy
DOUGLASS; On Thursday. September 20 1904
AMBROSE NJ. DOUGLASS beloved bnshand y.
Mary f. Douglass "u u
Fnheral from his late residence go East Cap,tol
s si -. Church where requiem mass viii lie raid
GARNER: On Thursday. September 20. 1906. at
NER beloved daughter of John r and H. the S AZ
Lima N. Garner. '''''
Funeral Sunday. september %. at 2 pm. from
Friends and relatives invited
GRADY. On Thursday September 30 1906 at her
sna ast and a ITe place SewesR and
bro,ed mother Of washington airaar 'h nsnIsi
Grady and Martha Grady Jackson
III. Nineteenth Street Baptist Chupch Frinn Is
acd relatives invited to attend tFrederIcks-
brg va, papers please copy.)
HODGES, On september p. 1906. at 1910 an.
WINDOW W. HODGES. son of Mary and Henry
Our third in heaven.
Gone, but not forgotten.
Funeral private.
LUCAS Departed this life on Wednesday, Sop
illness. JOHN T.. beloved husband OF Mamie
and father of Cora Lucas. at his residence, 1904
Funeral Sunday, September q. at 1 O'Clock fr,r,
Nineteenth Street Baptist Church.
1905 a. 80 o'eosk Tmo@ks j. FHirLrfs:
Church. September "a, At 10 O'clock am:
TAILOR On Thursday, septemIsr 20 1903: At
tian fortitude. Polly, beloved sister Of Arena
Woods and Charles Taylor.
Funeral from Mount Zion NJ e. Church. 10Th street
northwest Saturday. September %. at a.m.
Casket will not be opened at the church
THOMAS. On THURSDAY. September 20. 1906. at
2.:;D pm. CHARLES J. THOMAS.
Funeral from residence of his sister Mrs. H. A.
Murray; $50 10th street southeast, Saturday at
O'clock. Relatives and friends invited.
VAN BRAKLE. On September 90 1903, at her
residence 1887 4th street northwest, MIS-.
PRISCILLA. wife OF Jno f. Van Brake
Funeral from the house Monday. September "a et
2 pm. Friends invited attend. baltimore
papers please copy
In Memoriam.
BEyERIDGE In sad but loving remembrance Of
nv dear sister, LOUISE NJ BEVERAGE. who
departed this life six years ago-September 81.
BY BROTHER CHARLES.
COOK. In loving remembrance Of MARY E.
COOK who died year ago To-Day. Ssptems
Der p, 1905. FRIEND.
HEFFELFINGER. In sad but loving remembrance
OF my dear husband and our father. WAL A.
HEFFEIFINGER. who died two years 10.
day-September 81. 1904.
Friends may think we'll soon forget you
And our wounded hearts be healed,
But they little know the sorrow
That's within hearts concealed.
By HIS DEVOTED WIFE AND CHILDREN.
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FIGURING MILLS BURNED.
Fire Believed to Have Been Of In
cendiary Origin-Other News.

cendiary Origin-Other News.
Special Correspondence of The Star.
LEESBURG, Va, September q, 1906.
The large Touring mills near Phiomont,
Loudoun county, known as Chambln's
mills, were totally destroyed by fire Tues
day night. The mills were owned by
Mr. Richard Summers and leased to Major
Chamblin, and their capacity was 80 bar
rels per day. The mills had not been in OPP
Grafton for several days, and the fire is be-
lieved to have been of incendiary origin
The loss is estimated at 5000, with only
slight insurance.
The Leesburg High School opened this
week with a large attendance, and the fol-
lowing corps of teachers: PRINCIPAL, Prof.
Arthur Richard; assistants, Miss Mary
Austin, Miss Beulah Dowdell, Miss Dora
Grubb, Miss Elizabeth Lewis and Miss Nor
ris. With two exceptions, the teachers en-
plOyed last year have been secured.
A meeting of the Confederate monument
committee was held in Leesburg Tuesday,
and 1t was definitely decided that the monu-
ment shall be erected at an early date, and
Mr.. SEWERS of New York was named as
the sculptor
Marriage licenses were issued in Wash
ington this week to Mr.. Robert f. Leith
and Miss Mamie E. Wynkoop, both of Hills
boro, Loudoun county, and Mr.. Bernard
Marshall of Fredericksburg and Miss Grace
Cumberland of Loudoun county.
Mrs. Bernard Mann and family, who have
been spending the summer with Mrs.
Charles A. English, have returned to their
home in Petersburg, Va.
Mrs. Samuel Koones and daughter Kath-
crime, who have been visiting Mrs. William
Hawking, have returned to their home in
Washington, D. C..
Mr.. McGill English of Washington is Wis
iting relatives in Leesburg.
Miss Genevieve Sanders of Atlanta, Ga,
and Mrs. ]. Scott Johnson Of Washington
guests of Mrs. Mary Scales, in this
town.
Mrs. Clement Howard and family, who
have been making extended visit at
Springwood, the home of Mr.. and Mrs. s..
s. Lutz, near town, have returned to their
home in WASHINGTON
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EXAMINERS REPORT.
Licenses Issued to lie Applicants
During Fiscal Year.

According to the annual report of the
board of examiners of steam engineers OF
the District. which was submitted 10 the
Commissioners this morning total of 2o3
applicants for engineers licenses appeared
before the board during the fiscal year
ended June 50. or this number 1I9 passed
the examination and received licenses and
the remaining 134 failed. The board held
nfty-nine meetings during the year.
Accompanying the report the board. whose
members are +. F. Vermillion, H. Boesch
and Daniel Johnson, sent in the estimates
for the year 19o7-0s. asking for a total OF
kSoo This is the usual amount allowed
the examiners of steam engineers Ii is an
piled to the payment of their salaries OF
500 each per annum
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Owens and Mrs. Owens, Youngstown, Ohio.
New Wilard-Paul B. Ray, Pine Hill,
Ala; A. F. Evans, Chicago; NJ. e. Horl,
New York; John w. Cooney, New York;
Geo W. Picksen, st. Louis, Mo-
Ebbitt-F. Parker. U. 6. A; F. A. Jones.
San Francisco; Chas. c. Watts, u. S N:
John Frey, Cincinnati, Ohio; E. ]. Ryan,
New York; H. L. Wright. Mobile, Ala; A.
F. Stone. New York; ]. F. Legs. u. S. A;
A. w. Bash, New York.
Raleigh-E. c. Reed, Baltimore; NJ. o..
Adams Hiawatha, Kan: E. E. Wright, u.
8 N; E. P. Watkins, North Carolina; r.
H. Burnsdall, Pittsburg.
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DEPos1ToRs WILL BE PAID.
Bates National Bank at Butler, Mo-,
Closed

BUTLER, Mo-, September 21.-Much sur
prise and some little excitement was caused
here yesterday when 1t was learned that
the Bates National Bank had failed to open
for business. On the door was posted the
following notice:
This bank is closed for the purpose of go
ing into liquidation. and the controller Of
currency has been notified accordingly.
Every depositor will be paid in full, dollar
for dollar"
The notice was signed by the banks five
directors.
KANSAS CITY. September 21.-F. P Neal
vice president of the Union National Bank
of Kansas City. said that the closing of the
Butler bank had resulted from dissensions
among it's officials. He declared his belief
that the Butler bank was entirely solvent
and would pay out in full.
The bank was one of the oldest financial
institutions in Missouri. 1t was organized
in 1870 Its president is Capt. F. ]. Tygard,
one of the best-known men in the state. The
other officers are: ]. b. Newberry, vice
president, and ]. c. Clark. cashier
The foreign correspondents of the Bates
National Bank are the American Exchange
National Bank of New York. the State Ma
tional Bank of st. Louis and the First Ma
tional and the Union National banks of
Kansas City, Mo.
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Amanda Grady Dead.

Miss Amanda Grady. who had been en-
ployed at the bureau of engraving and
printing for the past thirty-fve years as a
charwoman, died yesterday at her home,
2125 Irvine place northwest. after long
Illness. Miss Grady was appointed to po-
sition at the bureau in 1871, and had al
WAYS worked faithfully until her health
failed Funeral services will be held to-
morrow afternoon at 2 ocock, at the Nine
teenth Street Baptist Church.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-21
RECENT SALE OF FLATS
LOCATED ON CAPITOL HILL NEAR
LINCOLN PARK. I

The Isabel flats, on 18th street northeast
and Lincoln Park, recently completed by
Mr.. J. d. Burn, builder. have been sold to
MT Cornelius c. Billings as an investment.
The building contains six flats of five rooms
and bath each, built of white stone and
light brick. fronting 80 by III feet
This fiat adjoins building OF similar de-
scription latey built by Mr.. Burn and sold
TO Mr.. Emmett l. Petit. The selling price
OF both flats is said to be $4,000.
The deals were made through The Offices
Of H. r. Howenstein Company
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Hotel Arrivals.

Shoreham-N. F. Blanch and Mrs Blanch
Hongkong, China; H. e. Cunningham, New
York; F. R. Little. Halifax, N. s.: F. G.
Young, New York; Geo. w. Strieden, Tren-
ton, N. j.; John Barry Ryan, New York
Arlington-A. Bassett, Paris, Mo-; Mrs. A.
v. R. Crosby Charlestown. w. Va; H. C.
Clark and Mrs. Clark. U. 8. A.; r. r.
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Marriage Licenses.

Marriage licenses have been issued to the
following:
Giovanni Brienza and Donate Ferringno.
William Fennell and Sarah r. Dent.
Frederick Breininger and Mary M. Hill.
Maurice w. Genus and Carrie E. Young.
Amos Hart and Mamie Boteley.
Charles w. Essen Of Westminster, Md,
and Florence E. Loats Of Manchester, Md.
Wallace L. Sonmernig and Alice E. Ster-
ling both Of Baltimore Md.
Samuel Green and Gertrude Webb.
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MARRIED.

VII LiS-P0TrER. On September 49, 1909. at
the residence Of her father $40 East Caoitoi
street by Rev. Alex Kent KATHERI ND
NAY daughter of Joseph X. Potter and AL
BERT B. WILLIS of Washington d. C.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-21

Mrs Carrot A. Hobart has given the site
for and $500 toward the erection OF q
Presbyterian Church at Paterson, N. j.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-21

Mr. and Mrs. Larz Anderson, after re-
turning from their European trip, went to
their Brookline country house. Later they
will go to New Hampshire.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-21

Rev. and Mrs. w. Taliaferro Thompson
have returned to the city after pro-
longed and most pleasant summer vaca-
ton in the mountains of North Carolina.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-21

Senator and Mrs. Martin are in town for
a few days en- route from the north to their
Virginia home where they will spend the
autumn,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-21

Mr. and Mrs. Jacque ]. Elias and Miss
Ernestine Frank, after spending a most
pleasant summer at Far Rockaway, Picka-
way and South Boston, have returned to
New York and expect to remain there for
the winter
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-21

Mr.. and Mrs. r. Grant Barnwell Of 1904
w street northwest are enjoying Septem-
Der at Atlantic City.
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Mrs. Oldberg will not be at home tomor-
row evening.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Reid have just re-
turned from a trip to the west, during
which they visited Chicago, Libertyville
Evanston and number of places in Wis
consin, their old home.
Miss Emma Mcdonnell and sister, Mrs
Kate Norwood, have just returned after an
extended European trip.
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Girls School Shoes.
OUR "Skuffer"
. Girls Shoes.

Made On natural foot-form
lasts, easy and flexible, in
surfing ideal comfort-Patent
Colt and Dull Calf, Lace
and Button.
Sizes ) to . at. 80
Sizes 81 to IL at........$1.75
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Boys School Shoes.

Dressy, good-wearing Boys
Shoes; specially selected
leathers-Vitalic Calf and
Vici Kid, Butcher and Lace;
all shapes.
Sizes 0 to 1871 at.........$1.5O
Sizes to 51z at..........$2.O
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-21

Dr. and Mrs. James Kerr of this city
visited Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Mccormick
Greene at Ben Venue. their country place,
in the Rappahannock valley. this week.
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Mur'ArmOur Clad
w Bows Shoes.

BY far the most indestructi-
BILE shoes made for boys
wear-Chrome Calf Uppers,
Rock-oak Soles, metal-stitch-
ed bottoms.
Sizes 10 to 1871 at........$1.5O
Sizes / to 81 at. .$1.76
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Mrs. Charles J. Bonaparte. wife of The
Secretary of the Navy, spent part OF yes
terday in Philadelphia. Mrs. Bonaparte ar
rived from Lake Mohonk. Me-. where she
had been staying lately. and left later ir
the afternoon for Bella Vista. her Mary
land residence.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-21

NJ des Portes of the French embassy Is
motoring now in the White mountains with
a party of friends from Newport
Alaska sentinel., 1906-12-27

Uncle Sam does not pay princely salaries to his army of clerks in Wash. ington, but be has the merit of keep Ing those In service who demonstrate their ability and trustworthiness. No man who accepts a clerkship in any of the departments at the capital can hope to become rich, but If be behaves himself and gives reasonable attention to the work he Is assured of employ. ment for about as long as he cares to work. The man who has been longest in Uncle Sams employ is James F. Hobbs, one of the disbursing clerks. For more than ffty-three years he has come and gone in the regular routine of his work for the government. During hls half-century of service for the gov. ernment be has paid out over s20o,
 GOO, 900, and there is not one scratch against him showing an error of a single penny. There are several other clerks who have worked half a century and a large number who have been in the service for more than forty years.
Alaska sentinel., 1906-12-27

From a dray in the service Of the United States Subtreasury in New York City a bag containing fifty dollars in nickels fell to the street, and the coins scattered in every direction. The crowd scrambled for the coins. An officer of the Treasury Department and police man explained that the money belonged to the government and requested that 1t be given back. The response was immediate. Every one of the thousand coins was returned. There is no reason to suppose that this crowd had been specially chosen by fate to represent the American people.
Alaska sentinel., 1906-12-27

The principal of the Denver High School has ordered the girls attend
 ing the school to have pockets made in their dresses. The reason given for this requirement Is that thu pu- pills of his school are necessarily ex- posed to temptation by girls careless ness with money and other valuables Every day eight or ten purses ar. found about the school building and brought to the principals office. He oonsid
 CTS 1t remarkable that the pupils are so honest, but thinks 1t unfair to put their virtue to this constant test
 Hereafter, if the principals action Is supported by the local board, every girl attending the school will be expected to have in her clothing a safe recep- tacle for the money she carries with her. The old time joke about the diff culty of finding a woman's pocket has been a sad reality and no joke for several years. Only, instead et the difficulty lying In the cunning with which the pocket Is hidden, the fact Is that there Is no pocket to be found. Most women prefer the risk of losing their money to the certainty of being considered unfashionable If they have pockets In their dresses. That more purses are not snatched from women's hands on the crowded streets Is a won der. Two recent cases illustrate the dangers to which the habit of carrying the purse leads. In one case a shopper left her purse on a counter, and the woman who picked 1t up and returned 1t was arrested as thief. In another case a woman had her wrist lacerated by thief who made q practice of lol tering on the railway platforms and snatching purses through the open win dows as the train started. No argu- ment and no authority can affect a mat ter of authority. A law forbidding women to tempt thieves by carrying valuables in their hands would be a dead letter from the first day. It may be that the Denver pedagogue has hit upon the right scheme. If once the girls become accustomed. under compul- sion. to the use of pockets they will not be willing to forego this convenient arrangement when they grow older. Colorado Is State where the women have equal rights with the men. and the right to have pockets Is more i'm portant than the right to vote. If the lesser masculine prerogative Is claim ed by the women, why not the greater? Denver may be the pioneer In a move ment of vast importance
Alaska sentinel., 1906-12-27
A seIf-Governine School.

An experiment. in pupil self-govern. ment has been in progress in 6 village school in Macon county, Mo. In the main room, where the older pupils assemble, the self-governing class gathered about the table and elected it's own officers, and the principal used photograph to die tate problems, so that the pupils should be relieved entirely of the supervision of the teacher. As the machine was set n motion the pupils copied the problems and discussed or worked out the answers, which were then tabulated by the teacher and turned over to the principal. Not one pupil was returned to the regular classes from failure to keep up with the studies. This year the experiment is to be extended to a number of other districts.
Alaska sentinel., 1906-12-27
New York Hotel for Boys.

Under the management of Miss Mary Laidlaw Proudfoot, niece of the late Mrs. Laidlaw, who devoted much money to the helping ef poor boys, the first real hotel for homeless boys has just been opened at 355 West Twenty-seventh street, New York City. At the outset there were eight patrons, self-supporting office boys or messengers, and for the remaining six vacancies many applications were on file. The establishment is not to be regarded as a charity. Each boy pays according to his means, and this entities him to room of his own. The public, however, is in. yited to contribute toward the expense fund and larger quarters will probably be secured.
Alaska sentinel., 1906-12-27
THE WORLDS RICHEST WOMAN.
Disdaining Princely suitors, she
 Marries . Poor Man.

Marries . Poor Man.
 DisdainIng princely wooers and dar- ing the frown of her Emperor, the worlds richest woman was married to a poor man. Bertha Krupp is girl who Is accustomed to have her own way, and when her heart went out to Gustav von Bohlen und Halbach she announced that she would marry him though the whole world might object. The young man chosen to share her tremendous power and her almost un' counted millions Is 35 years old, is sec retary to the Prusslan legation at the Vatican h Rome, and possesses not s dollar beyond his insignificant salary. He Is clean-cut young man, however, of good family, and the match Is one prompted purely by love on both sides. Emperor William, who was a great friend of the young woman's father and In a sort of sense her guardian, objected strenuously, but Bertha went to him and told him she would marry the man of her choice though all the crowned heads in Europe filed objec- tions. Then William gave in and ac- cepted an invitation to be present at the wedding, which took place In the great gun room of the krupp works at Essen.
 No one knows exactly what Bertha Krupp Is worth. Her fortune Is esti- mated all the way from s75,0OO,000 to s225. 100000, and Is probably nearer the latter figure than the former. She Is the principal owner of the great Krupp works, where 65,000 men are employed In the foundries; she owns a fleet of steamers carrying coal and iron between Hamburg and Spain; she
Alaska sentinel., 1906-12-27

Flning of employees as a means Of enforcing discipline in the postal ser vice, a system that has been In opera ton for many years, Is to be abolished. First Assistant Postmaster General Hitchcock, who has jurisdiction of all postoffice employees, has reached the conclusion that It is detrimental rather than helpful. He proposes to estab. lish a uniform system of efficiency rec. ords. To that end he has started As slstant Superintendent John A. Holmes of his bureau on a tour of inspection Of the largest postofices of the United States. Dr. Holmes will confer with postmasters and their assistants re- garding the change.