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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-13
Two O'Clock Score
WILL HAVE TO 60 TO SEA.
Resignation of Lieut.. Leroy Brook.
Not Accepted.

That Secretary Metcalf is not swayed
by sentiment is indicated by the fact
that he has declined to permit Lieut..
Leroy Brooks, Jr.. the officer in charge
of the naval recruiting Office at Gin
cinnati, to leave the government serv-
ice at this time. Lieut.. Brooks was
married a few months ago, and almost
before his honeymoon was over he re-
ceived orders relieving him from shore
duty and ordering him to duty on the
flagship West Virginia of the Pacific
fleet, now at San Francisco. Rather
than go to sea and leave his bride for
an indefinite period Lieut. Brooks
wrote to the Navy Department resign
ing his commission in the navy. Owing
to the shortage of officers available
for active service Secretary Metcalf
concluded that Lieut.. Brooks could not
be spared at this time, and the officer
has been notified that his resignation
will not be accepted. Lieut.. Brooks
will therefore have to go to sea or be
dishonorably discharged by sentence of
court-martial for disobedience of or
derS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-13
Mr.. Oates Appointed Commissioner.
WILSON PRAISES CHANGERS.
Secretary of Agriculture Wants Bet
ter Farm Education.

WEST CHESTER. Pa. December 49,
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson discuss
ed the recent money panic in his address
at the State Grange banquet this evening
He suggested as a way of averting such
panics in the future that the movement
of our surplus crops abroad be expedited
ut will make a difference of many mil
lions of dollars to us annually" he said
Others who spoke at the banquet were
Senator Penrose, Representative Butler
and State Secretary Of Agriculture N. B.
Critchfield.
1.-THE grange is the most rational and
sane farmers organization this country
has ever SEEN" said Secretary Wilson.
The grange has been eXerting a salu-
tary influence for years. 1t Is an educa-
tional organization, and it is high time
that the farmers were educated to what
they need. Pennsylvania is the great
state it is today because it has always
been interested in education.
pennsylvania is a great agricultural
state, a great manufacturing and a min
ing state, and has welded a remarkable
influence in the Union"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-13
Exhibit of Virginia Fruit.

Considerable interest is being taken in
the exhibit of Virginia-grown apples at
Woodward & Lothrop's department store
which is being made under the direction
of the Virginia State Horticultural So
ciety. The exhibition is said to be one
of the finest that has ever been shown
here. 1t is to be found on the fifth floor
o. the building, in the grocery depart
ment. Four varieties are shown, Wine
Sap, York Imperial. Albemarle Pippin
and Ben Davis. The colors of the va
rieties are blended from a deep scarlet to
light green and yellow. The peculiar
shapes of several of the varieties are
also conspicuous.
It is stated the object of the exhibit
is to show the people of the District the
fine fruit which is grown In Virginia
The fruit is not for sale. and it is stated
1t is to be given to charity at the close
of the exhibit.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-13
"WoMAN IN BROWN"
Aimee Lloyd, Possibly Wanted Here,
Arrai1ued in Minnesota.

Mrs. Aimee Lloyd, who was referred to
as "bhe woman in brown while it is al
legged she was passing worthless checks
on grocers and druggists in this city, has
been arraigned on nine indictments in
Rochester, MINI. Pleas Of not guilty were
entered and the trial Is to occur March 9
next. Ebert H. Vine, sheriff of olmstead
county, Mimi, says he read that Mrs.
Lloyd was known as 1.-The woman in
brown in this city. She had a brown
dress, he stated. which she sent to Omaha.
He sent for it, and now has 1t in his pos
session.
Mrs. Lloyd is the woman who is alleged
to have ordered goods sent to the house
of Emile Berliner the inventor, and get
ting checks cashed by making it appear
to the merchants that she was daughter
of the inventor. 1t is probable that
local detective will go to Rochester when
the case is tried.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-13
Responsible for Chauffeur.

NEW YORK, December 13.-John c.
Rogers will have to stand trial at White
Plains on three indictments charging him
with manslaughter. based on the deaths
of Mrs. Betty Kulcher and her sister
Miss Lavinia Stein. aged women. who
died of injuries received by being run
down by Rogers automobile.
At the time of the accident Mr.. Rogers
chauffeur was running the machine. The
district attorney said the machine was
running at high rate of speed. and the
fact that Rogers did not direct his chauf-
feur to reduce the speed made him equally
guilty with the man who was actually
running the machine. 4 writ of habeas
corpus has been dismissed. Rogers was
released on $4,000 bail.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-13
Report of Pocketbook Snatchine,

Report was made to the police last
night that Mrs Jennie Williams, wife of
Charles r. Williams, foreman of the
mailing division at the city post Office, had
been robbed of 81 while on the street yes
terday afternoon. Mrs. Williams and her
little daughter were walking near Sd and
7 streets northeast about 1870 O'Clock
when colored man grabbed her pocket
book. The robber was so anxious to get
the pocketbook that he ran against the
child with force sufficient to knock her
down. Mrs Williams, whose home Is at
brentwood. Nd, gave the police Of the
tenth precinct description of the man.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-13
NEW YORK BLUE LAW.
Preparations Being Made to Fight
the Ordinance.

NEW YORK. December 13.-If the board
of aldermen does not, on Tuesday next.
amend the law prohibiting all kinds OF
Sunday amusements. it is probable that
other steps will be taken to gain relief
for the amusement owners. The recent
decision of Justice O'Gorman. which was
responsible for the closing of all places OF
amusement Sunday, was made in civil
case, and was not appealable.
1t is possible now that a test case will
be made by opening one vaudeville theater
and allowing the manager to be arrested
In such a case the question could be car
ried to the court of appeals and the law
finally passed upon
The keepers of penny arcadeS nave
formed an association. Efforts Will be
made to prevent the police from closing
their places of business by means of In
functions. Nine of these places have al
ready obtained injunctions against the
police, and more will probably do SO to-
day and tomorrow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-13
100000 Fire in Pittsburg.

PITTSBURG, Pa, December 13.-Fire in
the downtown business district yesterday
caused much excitement and a loss from
the flames, smoke and water of S1OO0OO
The fire started in the building 955 Lib
erty avenue, owned and occupied by Graft
e. Co.. stove manufacturers. and bero
it was controlled damaged the adjoining
properties of John Flocker & Co.. rope
and cordage dealers; Seeley & Leard
wholesale hat dealers. and II. w. johns,
electric railway supplies. Several fire
men were slightly injured.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-13
Sentence Was Six Months

Tyler Hodges. colored, was sent to jail
for six months today by Judge Kimball
of the Police Court charged with stealing
goods to the amount of 80 cents and $3.50
in change from Benjamin Hilestock. a
druggist, I'd and H streets southwest
Witnesses for the prosecution testified
that Hodges telephoned to the Hilestock
store requesting that so cents worth of
drugs be sent to a fictitious address and
change for s.. A messenger boy took the
purchase and cash 10 the address in
question. where he met Hodges, who in
turn took possession of the goods. telling
the boy to wait att a nearby corner until
he returned with the necessary So
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-13
MILLION FOR TIN CANS.
Big Company Absorbed on the
Pacific Coast.

SAN FRANCISCO, December 13.-One
of the largest deals arranged here since
the fire of April 10, 1906, was. it is said.
consummated yesterday, when the papers
were signed by which the American Can
Company. the wealthy eastern concern,
absorbed the United Can Company of San
Francisco, its largest rival on the Pacific
coast.
The consideration exceeded LOCO 900.
but the parties to the transaction refused
to diyulge the exact terms. BY this pur-
chase the American Can Company be-
comes absolutely dominant on the Pacific
coast The United Can Company has en-
joyed large part of the California. Ore
gon, Washington and Alaskan trade.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-13
May Succeed Capt. Murdoch.

Capt. Alfred Reynolds. now in attend
ance at the Naval War College. Newport,
r. l., has been ordered to hold himself
in readiness to assume command of the
battleship Rhode Island. one of the At
lantic feet, in case 1t becomes necessary,
before the departure of that fleet on its
cruise around the coast of South Amer
lea, to relieve the present commander of
the vessel. Capt. Joseph B. Murdoch, on
account of the critical condition of his
wife's health
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-13
OCEAN LINER MOVEMENTS.

SABLE ISLAND. N. s., December 10
for New York, was in communication
with the Marconi here when 1874 miles
east at $40 am. Probably dock about
$50 am. Sunday.
CAPE RACE, N. F., December 13.-The
steamer s. Paul, from southampton for
New York. was in communication by
wireless telegraph with the Marconi sta
ton here when 1000 miles east of Sandy
Hook lightship at am. All we'll. Re-
ports strong westerly gales since leaving
Cherbourg. Probably dock about 1880
am. Sunday.
SABLE ISLAND. N. s.. December ID
The steamer Arabic, from Liverpool for
New York. was in communication with
the MarcOni station here when 143 miles
east of Sandy Hook lightship at am.
Probably dock about $3.50 am. Sunday.
PHILADELPHIA, December 18.-The
Swedish steamer Uppland. from this port
for Vera Cruz, which grounded on Ches-
ter Island. in the Delaware river below
Philadelphia, last Tuesday, was foated
today. The steamer Is at Chester, Pa,
reloading bituminOus coal that was light
cred in order to float the vessel.
BROWHEAD, December 13.-Steamer
Statendam. from New York for Rotter-
dam. reported by wireless telegraph. Dis
lance not given.
Grosser Kurfurst. New York for
Bremen, reported 100 miles south at 9:45
am.
NAPLES. December 13-Arrived: Steam
er KONG Albert, from New York for
Genoa.
GENOA, December 13.-Arrived: Steam
er Moltke, from New York.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-13
He Bested the Eagle.

WATERBURY, Conn. December 10
Charles Kench of East Littlefeld was Sc
verely injured in a fight with an eagle.
The eagle seized Kenchs dog, but turned
its attention to the man when Kench
went to the dogs rescue. Kenchs scalp
was badly torn and his face and hands
scratched by the birds beak and claws,
but he managed to cut it's throat with a
garden trowel which he had in his hands.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-13
French to Take Harsh Measures.

OUDJA, Algeria, December 13.-As the
negotiations for the submission of the re-
bellious -Benis Nassen tribesmen are not
coming to a head as rapidly as had been
expected the French troops under the
command of Gen. Liautey have received
orders to begin a forward concentric
movement toward the mountain retreats
of the tribesmen with the. object of fore
ing the native leaders to yield. Villages
submitting to the French will not be
harmed. but those resisting will be razed
and burned.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-13
Jailed for Beating Wife.

William Stevens, colored, was sent to
Jail for two months today by Judge Kim
ball of the Police Court charged with
having kicked his wife, Louisa Stevens, in
the abdomen November 30 last, injuring
her to such an extent that she required
treatment at Freedmen's Hospital and re-
manned there until several days ago. The
injury to the woman was the result OF a
drunken row at the Stevens home, 1885
nth street, on the night in question. Pc
Nceman Hall of the eighth precinct made
the arrest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-13
Boy Lost Six Months ANYHOW

NEW YORK, December 13.-That an
innocent boy had been sentenced to
Jail for three years. and had air eady
served six months of his sentence was
the belief expressed by Assistant Dis.
trict Attorney Hart. James Courtneay
was sentenced to Jail for three years
last June after being convicted of steal
ing plumbers tools. The boy protested
his innocence. Now it is thought that
the real thief has been found and ar
rested.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-13
Pope Receives Riordan.

ROME. December 13.-The pope today
received Archbishop Riordan of San Fran
cisco in private audience in his library
and the Catholic situation in the United
States in general and in the diocese of
San Francisco in particular was discussed
at length. The archbishop made a salts
factory report regarding the clergy and
religious Institutions in California The
matter of appointing the Rev. Edward
Hanna of Rochester coadjutor archbishop
of San Francisco also was discussed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-13
Tragedy at Minneapolis.

MINNEAPOLIS, December &c. M.
Colby, janitor in the Oxford fiat build
ing killed his wife today, nearly severing
her head from her body with razor. An
attempt to kill himself will probably sue
coed. He is in a hospital. The tragedy
followed trouble over property trans
actions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-13
To Replace the Saratoga.

Orders have been issued at the Navy
Department for the old wooden warship
Adams which left Bermuda yesterday,
to proceed to the navy yard at League
Island, with a view to her transfer to the
state of Pennsylvania for use as a nau-
teal schoolship at Philadelphia, to re-
place the old Saratoga, which was re-
Gently sold to private parties
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-13

Reports Transmitted to the House.
The President has transmitted to the
House of Representative brief and for
NAL messages submitting the annual re-
port of the isthmian canal commission,
the annual report of the, Governor of
Porto Rico. copies of franchises granted
b. the legislative council in Porto Rico
and a report by the Secretary OF State
touching the claim of the Norwegian min
lister for $4,000 indemnity for the less OF
the steamer Nicaragua. -,f,, ,.'..
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-13
New Press Equipment

The Star is making extensive
improvements In its mechanical
equipment, and two Of its three
new sextupIe presses, each capable
of printing $4,000 24-pase papers
per hour, have already been in
stalled, and within a few weeks
the third and last press will be
running.
This change of machinery has
necessarily occasioned delay In the
printing of the paper. but as soon
as the last press can be installed
and is running smoothly the sub.
scribers to The Star will be bene-
fitted by an earlier delivery than
before.
The advertisers are especially
requested to send their copy earlier
than usual, In order that the paper
may be Issued promptly and de-
livered to subscribers as nearly as
possible on time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-13
Meeting of Scientists in Chicago.

The annual meeting of the American
Association for the Advancement of
Science will be held at the University of
Chicago December 30 to January 4. The
American Physical Society will meet at
the same time and the usual arrangement
for joint sessions for the reading of pa
pers will probably be made. The address
of the retiring vice president will be given
by Prof. w. c. Sabine of Howard Uni
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-13
Felt the Track Give.

Did you notice anything unusual as
YOU passed under the Woodlawn bridge?"
4 did There was little jar
This indicated slight depression in the
track, the prosecution contends, which set
the heavy electric locomotives to oscillat-
ing on the curve and was the immediate
cause of the accident.
How fast were you travelling them"
hour.
The witness declared that he had re-
ported the fact by telegraph in case any
repairs were needed at that spot. He had
gone over the same spot in the afternoon
at slower speed and had felt no jar.
Mr.. Smythe then tried to get out of the
witness testimony on the important point
for which the prosecution Is contending,
that 1t is exceedingly difficult even for an
experienced engineer to judge of the speed
of the new electric locomotives.
Mr.. Nicoll objected strenuously to any
testimony of this sort. and was sustained,
Testimony Mixed. AL .
~ moment later Mr. Nicoll- himself
opened the whole question. however, by
asRing how closely the witness could es-
innate the speed of the electric engines.
Pretty closely-within five miles, de-
clafed the witness.
You found no difficulty in the case of
the electric engines?"
Not very much" 1850 ~,
Mr.. Smythe then promptly took up the
same subject and began to read from the
witness testimony before the grand Jury.
Didn't you testify before the grand
jury that you would sometimes think you
were going at a speed of only forty miles
GA the new electrical engines. and yet you
were really going at q speed of forty
eight or fifty miles?" Mr.. Smythe asked.
Mr. Nicoll objected. but the court ruled
that Mr.. Nicoll himself had let in this
line of testimony.
Thereupon the witness declared that his
testimony before the grand jury was cor.
rect.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-13
Woman Terrorist to Die.

MOSCOW, December II. - The woman
who ten days ago threw a bomb at Lieut.
Gen. Guerschelmann. governor general OF
Moscow. in an unsuccessful attempt to Kill
him, has been sentenced to DEATH
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-13
Favorable to Charles A. Prouty.

The Senate committee on interstate com.
merce today ordered a favora BILE report or
the nomination of Charles A. Prouty to
be member of the interstate commerce
commission.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-13
Kept From Cabinet Meeting.

Secretary Metcalf was prevented from
attending cabinet meeting today, being
confined to his home by u slight cold.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-13
AT THE WHITE HOUSE
FRAUDS AGAINST THE KICKA-
POO INDIANS.

Senator Curtis of Kansas who with
Senators Teller and La Toilette. was APP
pointed on a subcommittee to investigate
dams, saw the President today to request
the appointment of a special assistant at
torney general to handle prosecutions
that will be recommended by his COM
mittee to the full Senate committee on In
dian affairs. The investigation made by
the subcommittee revealed most terri
BILE state of fraud. perjury and forgery
against the kickapoos, whose valuable
lands in the Indian Territory, near Shaw
nee, have passed into the hands of q COM
bination. a goodly part of which Will
proba bly, be lodged in the penitentiary.
The report will reveal that deeds were
recorded from people who had been dead
years. while other Indians signed away
five or six tracts of land, supposing they
were selling only one tract
The President is worked up over the
outrages and will give instruction for a
most vigorous prosecution, as we'll as for
proceedings in the courts to set aside the
conveyances.
Mr.. Oates Appointed Commissioner.
Ex-Representative William C. Oates of
Alabama will be named as commissioner
to mark the graves of Confederate soldiers.
to fill the vacancy caused by the death Of
Col. William Elliott OIL South Carolina.
Gen. Oates is we'll known in Washington.
He was in Congress for many years He
was a general In the Confederate army
and in the Spanish-American war was a
brigadier general. The President offered
the place to Gen. Basil Duke. but it was
declined by the kentuckian. The position
is under the War Department and pays
about $1,000 ayear.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-10-19
MILLIONS IN WATER.

Talk about the romance Of engineer
ingl Here are hundreds Of thousands Of
square miles formerly the despair and
terror Of government and farmer alike,
maeically "struck." as Moses struck the
rock. and forthwith turned into smiling
fields Of grain, and far stretching stock
farms capable Of raising rams worth five
thousand dollars eachl 30 writes VII
liam George In the Technical World
Magazine for November.
Truly the dead heart Of Australia
|is being slowly quickened into life BY
the .wixard'sdirrick and his boring
pipes. that are miles deep. A wonder
| ful victory Of mind over matter, such
as cnablcs the Commonwealth Of Aus.
tralia to produce fine wool alone worth
nearly eighty million dollars yearl
People have wondered why an island
continent with nearly three million
square miles Of territory nearly two
billion acresl---could never muster moro
people than New York City. A mere
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-10-19

coastal fringe of humanity At that,
running inland here and there after
gold In burning wilderness only made
endurable at all BY imported camels
from India THE pastoraIists used to
look longingly 1T vast tracts covered
with rich lush grasses six feet high, and
clearly possessed Of splendid stock-fat'
tening qualities
Alas, such lands were delusion and
q snare! For d month or two later the
fertility vanished ~ through II had
been desert mirage, and the very
kangaroos, waIlabys, lizards and birds
covered the country with their dead
bodies for hundreds Of miles. The usual
terrible drought had set in. which has
ruined even the most skilfuI and re-
sourceful stock farmers the world ever
saw.
The terrible need Of water In this
otherwise fertile country, and the man
'ner IN which 4 splendid supply, has at
last been found, forms the theme Of an
excellent article. Of which the ABOVE
II the lead. 1t IL amply and handsome
Nv illustrated with photographs.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-10-19
EvER wArcHFUL.
A Little Care Will Save Many Astoria
Readers Future Trouble.


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