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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-06
WHO GOT THE sPoNDULIX.
Thief Robs jamestown Cash Box, But
Overlooks Big Roll.

About $40 was stolen from the purser' s
office on the steamer Jamestown last We'd
nesday morning. The thief overlooked
about 500 in the same box and total of
$1,000 in the safe from which the money
was taken.
The steamer was lying at the wharf at
the time of the robbery. Purser Harring-
ton put a cigar box, with the money in 1t.
in the SAFE He then went to bed in an
other room.--B Between 2 and o'clock
it disappeared. In the cigar box there
was about 5000 in the bottom, then layer
of silver and then about $47O in bills. Just
the top layer of bills was gone.
This was in $50 $40 and s. bills.
night Waterman on the boat, who re-
signed the day after the robbery, was de-
tanned by the police suspicion, but the
detectives say now that they have moth
ing connecting him with the crime.
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AUTO INJURED BY ACCIDENT
Pleasure Trip of Mr.. and Mrs. Adams
Interrupted.

MI ana Mrs Byron S. Adams returned
1" the city Yesterday afternoon. after a
very delightful automobile trip. although
progress by the auto route ended suddenly
N Trenton. y. j. Mr.. and Mrs. Adams
were returning from Boston. and while 20
Ing through Trenton their automobile
shidded in West State street. ran up on the
sidewalk and damaged the iron railing
OF the porch OF resident. Mr. A. F. Clark.
fortunately no one was hurt The ma
cH'ne was damaged somewhat by the acct
cent one OF the axles being broken and
Mr, ana Mrs. Adams were under the neces-
sity OF continuing their Journey by train
MT Adams stated this morning that he
was running his machine slowly but In
making turn, owing to the wet condition
OF the street the back wheels skidded with
The results above stated. Mr.. Adams was
driving big touring car which he left at
Trenton fer repairs.
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which the tower is built is made up Of six
pieces of half-inch gas pipe nearly four feet
long and threaded at both ends with left
and right handed threads. These pipes are
screwed into four cast-iron corner pieces.
each corner piece having three threaded
holes to receive the ends of the pipes.
When one of these tetrahedrons Is put to-
gether 1t will support a weight on any of
its four corners of 1900 pounds The in
dividual cells, these tetrahedrons are
called. are fastened to each other by means
of bolts running through the corner cast
ings, which latter have fiat triangular
faces, enabling them to be tightly drawn
to each other by the bolts.
In erecting the tower two of the legs,
one lncloSlng wooden staircase in it's
triangular interior were completely built
and fastened together on the ground and
the whole thing looked like letter V as
1t lay there. The third leg was built by
lacking up the apex of the shaped struc-
ture and putting in sections made of terra
hedral cells. AS each section was slipped
into place the jacks were shifted below
the new section of cells. In this way
practically all of the work was done by
men standing on the ground, or at least
only u few feet above 1t, and the risk to
life decreased materially.
Though composed of go separate cells,
each four feet on side, and though put
together by men who had never handled
plumbing tools before in their lives, the de-
Election in any of the S4-foot legs was not
over three-eighths of an inch
Some of the advantages of the tetrahedral
method of construction which have been
developed by Mr.. Baldwin in building this
tower are:
An admirable d stribution of material es-
pecially due to the shortness of the COM
preston members of the truss.
The ease with which the members can be
assembled.
Extensive falseWork is unnecessary.
Less-ski!led labor can be employed
Ease with which a structure can be re-
paired. For example a man can go over
this whole tower and renew any weak pipes
without moving it an eighth Of an inch.
Any cell can be removed and a new one put
in its place without eIslangering the struc-
ture.
Ease with which any increased strain can
be provided for by simply shortening the
lengths of pipes composing the tetrahedrons
and putting in a number of small and con-
sequently stronger cells in place of the
larger. weaker ones.
1t has many advantages for temporary
structures.
The outlook tower of Benin Bhreagh,
therefore, viii not only attract those who
want to enjoy the superb panorama of the
Bras dor lakes, but also those who are
interested in its unique construction and
the application of Mr.. Bells latest discov-
cry to many kinds of steel and iron con-
struction.
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DIDN'T MEAN ANY HARM.
Mr.. Nichols Thought a Burglar Had
Made a Call

CHARLES J. Nichols, who has been occu-
plying the residence of former District At
torney Arthur A. Birney, at 1916 I'D street,
during the summer months. pleaded guilty
In the Police Court today TO firing a re-
vo ier without having obtained a permit.
His personal bonds were taken. This is
the case in which messenger boy was
scared out of a years growth by two
shots fired from the windows of the Birney
house, where he had stopped with a mes
sag. Mr.. Nichols was trying to brighten
Il supposed burglar.
ON the stand today Mr.. Nichols said
t"at ABOUT an hour before the messenger
toy rang his bell Il Colored man had called
and after begging for money or food had
attempted 10 force his way into the house
When tn" messenger rang Mr. Nichols
th"nSht the negro had come back and
turned loose has revolver
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BYRON o. BILLINGSLEY DEAD.
Stricken at His Desk in Treasury
Yesterday.

Byron o. Billings.ey for th.rty-.ive years
a CLERK in the stamp division Of the internal
revenue bureau, died at the home of his
son, Thomas Billings,ey, 1923 Lamont
street, at O'Clock this morning. About =
o'clock yesterday afternoon Mr. Billings
ley was stricken mute at his desk in the Ia
ternal revenue bureau. and was taken 10
his home in an ambulance. lie never re-
gained consciousness. Congestion OF the
brain is given the cause of death.
Mr.. Billingsley was sixty-three years Old.
and was born In West Virginia. In early
life he went to Kentucky and made his
home in Paris
Funeral services will be held Sunday AFT
ernoon at the home OF Mrs. Paul w. Fish
baugh, l70l . street northwest. and IN.
remains will be taken TO Paris for inter
ment
Mr. Bilingsley served in the quartermas-
ter's department OF the Union army dur
ing the civil war. He leaves a widow and
FIVE children-O. ii. Billingsley of Falls
Church, T. f. Bilingsley, Mrs. George p.
Coll, Mrs. Paul Fishbaugh and Miss Har-
riet BiIlingsley. /
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PLAN TYPEWRITER TRUST.
Many New York Capitalists Interested
in Merger Scheme.

NEW YORK, September 8-The POSSIBLE
ity that there is to be a typewriter trust
was made public today by the Herald. A
new company. with Allan A. Ryan, son of
Thomas F. Ryan, as president, has been
formed, it is stated, in which Charles NJ
Sohwab, the Guggenheims, Harry Payne
Whitney, the Ryans and other capitalists
are interested. The Royal Typewriter Com
pany is the nucleus Of the big enterprise
and. according to rumor 1t will endeavor
10 acquire all the largest typewriter inter-
ests in this country and will also try to OBJ
tain control of the business all over the
world
new factory. the largest in the world
is being built In Hartford, Conn.
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Building Permits Issued.

Inspector Ashford issued the following
building permits today:
To F. A. Blundon. five two-story brick
dwellings at 80 to 81 Adams street north
west; estimated to cost $4,000; architect
w. c. Allard; builder, f. A. Blundon.
TO F. A. Blundon, one two-story brick
dwelling at 90 Adams street northwest; es-
timated to cost 81 900; architect, W. C. AL
lard; builder, F. A. Blundon.
To E. F. Droop, two two-story brick
dwellings at 431-433 Elm street northwest
estimated to cost $2,120; architect and
builder, J. N. MACPHERSON.
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instability of the Servia throne and the
tragedy which preceded the browning Of
King Peter a few years ago will in all
probability prevent all chance of royal
marriage for the prince and the neces-
sity of wealth to support the Servan
throne has naturally turned his attention
to America. 1t Is said that an American
alliance would be very popular in Servia,
where prejudice is strong against most
of the reigning houses of Europe.
King Peter is in extremely poor health.
and the crown prince Is liable to be called
upon at any time to reign.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-06

LONDON, September 6.-Servia's crown
prince, nicknamed the Devil Prince by
reason of his escapades, who has been
spending the last month in England, has
sailed for America, where he expects to
make extended stay. He is travelling
incognito as Count Topola, and is attended
by single trusted officer, Maj. Markoff,
and his man servant.
1t is said that the prince, who is just
twenty years old, IS on the lookout for
wife, and of necessity, rich one. The
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hours, 81; year ago, &c.
Weather Conditions and General Forecast
The weather has ceared in the east ex-
cept on the New England coast; in the
west it has been partly Cloudy, with local
showers in the Missouri valley. the Rocky
mountain region and the northern plateau.
Temperatures are slightly lower in the
middle Atlantic states, lower lake region
and Ohio valley, and somewhat higher in
the west
The weather will be generally fair tonight
and Saturday in the east and SOUTH with
lower temperatures tonight in the Atlantic
states from North Carolina nortnward
The winds along the New England coast
wi / be light to fires h southwest 10 west: on
the middle Atlantic coast light west TO
northwest; on the south Atlantic coast
light 10 fresh west 10 southwest; on the
east gulf coast light and variable. and on
the lower lakes light 10 fresh west 10 north
west, becoming variable.
Steamers departing today for European
ports Will have light TO fresh southwest 10
west winds; with generally fair weather 10
the Grand Banks.
The following heavy precipitation lin
inehesl has been reported dung the past
twenty-four hours: Hatteras, lss; Boston,
loi; Providence, lis.
Records for Twenty-Four Hours.
The following We're the readings of the
thermometer and barometer AT the weather
bureau Tor the tWenty-fOur hours beg inning
at pm. yesterday:
ermometer-September ,. 1 pm. ~; 3
pm, 20; l. midnight Is. September ..
am. G5: am, %; II noon, ~; pm. 20.
Maximum. 81, at pm, September 5;
minimum e.. at u m. September Il.
Barome ter September ), 4 pm. 1907; =
PM 23.9i: L. midnight, 1886. September
4, am, 9.y7; am, 1893; noon, 1897:
p.m., 1896
Tide Tables.
Today-Low tide. 40 a IN. and 80 pm:
high tide, $50 am and 1:iS pm
Tomorrow-Low tide. ! 80 am and 2l5
pm; high tide, 1884 am. and pm.
The Sun and Moon
Today-Sun rose. 5:33 am; sun sets, d2i
pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises, 5:34 am
Moon-New moon SO pm. 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 are and incandescent lamps lightetiff-
teen minutes after sunset and c%t!nguisnei
forty minutes before sunrise.
Condition Of the Water
Temperature and condition of water at &
Am Great Falls temperature 80; condl-
ton, 100. Da,ecarlia reservoir. tempera-
turo, II; condition at north connection, zoo.
condition at south connection, 2tD. George
town distributing reservoir. temperature,
III condition at infiuent gatchorse, 100;
condition at effiuent gatehouse, l..
Up-River Waters.
Special Dispatch The Star.
HARPERS FERRY, w. Va. September
6.-Both rivers are very muddy.
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Naval Movements.

The Lebanon, with the converted yacbt
Huntress in tow bound for Pensacola has
put in at Charleston. The Yankton and
Potomac have arrived in Cape Cod BAY:
the golfers Hannibal and Sterling at Bal
timore to take on coal for the Pacific
fleet, and the Chattanooga at Yokohama
The Vermont, Ajax and Abarenda have
sailed from Hampton roads for Cape Cod
bay; the Preble from Victoria for Port
Angeles, Wash; the Albany from Acapulco
for La Union, Salvador, to relieve the Mil
waukee: the Galveston from Dalny to Che
foo, and the Prairie from Hampton roads
for Newport.
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Found Drowned in Each Others Arms

CHICAGO. September Ga dispatch to
the Inter Ocean from Muscatine, Iowa.
says: Clasped in each others arms, the
bodies of young man and a girl were
found in the Mississippi river yesterday.
There is nothing on the bodies to establish
their identity. The police are undecided
whether the pair grasped each other in
drowning accidentally or whether they en-
tered into a suicide compact and leaped
into the river In last embrace.
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Illness of Commander Crank.

Lieut. Commander r. X. Crank. U.S.N.,
is a patient at the National Naval Medical
School Hospital in this city suffering from
an attack of appendicitis. He has just I'M
dergone an operation which was success
full, but he must remain in the hospital un-
til the end of October.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-06

Mrs. Elizabeth Brubaker, widow of Da-
via Brubaker. next to NJ s. Elizabeth Leh-
man OF Mount Joy, Pa, who would have
been lOS years old October f. the Oldest
woman In Lancaster county. is dead at her
home In Mount Joy In the ninety ninth year
Of her age.
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WEATHER FORECAST.
Fair and Cooler Tonight--Temorrow
Fair

Forecast TIL PM. Saturday-For tho
District of Columbia and Maryland, fair
and cooler tonight. Saturday fair; light
westerly winds. becoming variable
For Virginia, fair, cooler tonight. Saiur-
day fair; light northerly winds.
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Many Advantages.

One of the chief objects of this tower is
TO demonstrate that large structures can
be economically built by this new unit
method of tetrahedrons and to attract the
attention of constructing engineers to its
advantages in certain cases over the old
forms of truss construction. Mr. Baldwin
expects to introduce the tetrahedron into
engineering work, and is looking for prac-
teal opportunities to explain its UNIQUE
points of economy. -.- -. B.
Each tetrahedron or tetrahedral unit OF
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Maximum temperature past twenty four
hours, 81; year ago. &c.
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Questions of Winter Heat
C0berth, Expert Roof Man.

food time Ia have the roof examined and repair
ing done. We oncr the best service. Our charges
moderate.
CNNerNfN Practical Timer. SO 18th st NV nv
SVUSL NlAs Stove Expert 'rhone VI. 1888.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-08-28
HIS WHLSKERS RUINED;
NAY SUE FOR DAMAGES

Memphis. Tenn, August 27.-What
are whiskers worth? That is. a crop
Of fine, dandy black hairs, OF which
any man would be proud? A judge
or jury may be called upon to decide.
A. A. Marshall. broker Of Balti-
more, Nd, stopping at the Hotel Gay
oso, values his at $500, and threatens
to sue for that amount because all the
whiskers, or nearly all. on one side
Of his face were clipped of by bar
Der when, Mr.. Marshall Indignantly de-
clares, "all / asked was to have them
trimmed under my chin"
Mr.. Marshall adjourned to barber
shop Monday morning and called for a
.swhiskers-trinp." He got it. And got
it good, he says.
The barber who shaved him declares
Mr.. Marshall called for his whiskers to
be clipped.
II asked him. with the short clip
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-08-28

pers or the longT He was busy talk
ing to the boy about cleaning his hat
and answered. Go on with the short
I did. Suddenly he jumped up from
the chair and yelled. You're running
my whiskers. value them more than
anything own. As he left the shop
he said, I'm going to sue you"
After leaving the barber shop Mr.
Marshall went to a studio where he
had his photo taken, his idea being to
show in court, by comparison with a
photo before his beard was sheared
how his countenance had been dam
aged.
Following his visit to the photogra
pher he retained Wright, Peters &
Wright as attorneys. but later Judge
r. E. Maiden, OF that firm, is declared
to have made trip to the Hotel Gay
oso to return the retaining fee to Mr.
Marshall, declaring the affair too ri
diculous upon which to base suit"
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-08-28
TELEPHONE COMPANY
STEERS CLEAR OF STRIKE

say, and the telephone line is busy
the telegraph line is used to
notify the telephone people at
Memphis that the jackson party de-
sires to talk to some one and the ap-
pointment is thus made over the tel
egraph wires without interfering with
the dispatch of business over the reg
ular talking lines, - r
There IL nc conflict between the
telephone and telegraph lines, In fact
the telegraph people are really profit
ing to some extent, by the telephone
lines, and for the reason that every
message transmitted by telegraph that
would otherwise have gone over tele-
graph lines, relieves the congestion
Just that much, satisfies the public
that much and practically makes the
telephone an ally of the telegraph.
This is especially true of short dis
tance messages, under one hundred
niles. AS general even before the
strike began, the telephone and tele-
graph business had become adjusted
by force of conditions, and the short
line business under 100 miles, was
handled chiefly by the telephone peo
i pie while all business over 100 miles
went to the telegraph company. Con,
sequently, the only difference that the
strike has made in the demands on
the telephone service is to crowd the
latter with long distance messages
1t is also learned that another
trouble the telegraph companies are
having in this state and probably 9th
ers. is from the railway telegraph op-
orators. These operators, while not
striking and while standing true to
their companies. nevertheless refuse
to handle any commercial business
and thus cut the telegraph companies
off entirely from another convenient
means of handling business.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-08-28

Daily News Special.
jackson, Miss, August 27.--The tel
egraph strike in Mississippi seems to
have settled down to a question of
physical endurance. pure and simple.
Meanwhile the telephone people seem
to ss reaping the only harvest in the
way Of profits from the quarrel be-
tween the telegraph companies and
their operators.
Since the strike there has been such
an increase In the volume Of tele-
phone business as to clog the lines and
seriously delay business of all kinds.
This is especially noted during the
election in this state when efforts were
made to get returns.
While it may not be generally
known, it is learned here today from
official authority that the telephone
companies save for, accepting and
handling all telephone business Of
fered them, and thereby greatly re-
lieving the telegraph companies, have
steadfastly refused to be drawn into
the strike. Recently overtures were
made by the telegraph companies to
the Cumberland Telephone and Tele-
graph Company, TO lease tile telephone
wires of the latter. operators, equip
ment and all, and thus greatly facil
itate the moving of telegraph business.
This proposition the Cumberland fatty
refused. on the ground that 1t did moi
propose to be drawn into the strike
The Cumberland has telegraph offices
in various important business cen
ters and cross connections, and has
a corps of telegraph operators tn
handle these wires. These operators
are used, however, almost exclusive
ly in connection with the telephone
business. Thus If a man puts in cal
for party in Memphis from this city
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-08-28
light Wagon
FOR FIRE Chief

Hattiesburg is putting on metropol-
ital airs in more ways than one. The
latest step in this direction was the
action of the city council in agreeing
to purchase a new light wagon for the
use OF the fire chief in gong to fires.
The latest approved style of vehicle
will be selected, and fast but strong
horse will also be purchased to be
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-08-28
GATES MUST GO UP
AT RAILROAD CROSSING

Taking up matter that the Daily
News has been hammering at for the
past two months, the city council, at
its regular meeting, passed resolu-
tion notifying the Northeastern road
that unless they at once establish a
gate across the street crossed by their
trains, the law in reference thereto
will be invoked at once. There have
been many narrow escapes from seri
Gus injury or death at this crossing
and the council is to be congratulated
on its determination to see that the
law is complied with Immediately.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-08-28
CHOATE and SCOTT
MAKE PROPOSITION

The Hague. August 27.-Joseph H
Choate and James D. Scott, for the
American delegation to the British
conference, have rendered new prop
osition with respect to the allotment
of judges for the international high
court OF justice. In this proposition
they acknowledge the United States
willingness for all the countries OF the
American continent to have foul
Judges represent the twenty-one coun
tries of the American continent. with
the understanding that this will reduce
the total number Of judges 70 fStes
I'll americans hope that As1 ~
anoE 10 judges and Eui -
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-08-28
VICIOUS ASSAULT
ON GULFPORT NAN
Daily News Special.

Daily News Special.
Gulfport, Miss. August 27--Whi1
standing quietly outside he
station yesterday, afternoon. MI. Ge0|
Beech. local teamster, whose hon
is in the northwestern part Of the city
was assaulted with no apparent cause
by a man named VIII Ross. from near
Lyman An eye witness states the
Ross walked up with a clasp knife
his hand, and without word d
a fearful blow on the unsuspeq
mans head, then turned and rsn
He was pursued and CAPTURED, how-
ever, by an officer who was on hand.
while bystanders cared for the IN
jured man.
Ross was brought up in police
court this morning. but the case wee
continued, owing to the serious co15
dition of Mr.. Beech. who was not abI
to appear against him.
There appears to have been moi
son whatever, for the assault
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-08-28
TAFTS TRAIN
HAS A wreck
Associated Press.

Kansas City, August 27.-The pas
senger train bearing Secretary Taft
was wrecked at p. m. today, near the
depot at Spring Hill. Kan. No one was
hurt. The train, which was No. 102 on
the st. Louis and San Francisco Rail.
way, split switch. The engine and
baggage cars passing over the bridge
while 1t was closed. the switch then
opening automatically and derailing
the other cars. Some of the passen,
gers were roughly jolted and Secretary
Taft aided in reassuring the timid
passengers.
Hattiesburg daily news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1907-1908, 1907-08-28
BASED ON The ELEVENTH
SECTION OF CONSTITUTION
Says That Il Cannot BE Urged That
the Suit Is to Prevent the State from
Enforcing Any Of the Rights Whteh
st Possesses.
Associated Press.

Asheviile, N. c., August 27.-Judge
Pritchard, in the United States court.
today rendered the long-expected
opinion in the rate case of the South
ern Railway VS.. the Railway Com
mission of the State. He upholds the
jurisdiction of the United States
court. He says: 1T cannot reason
ably be insisted that this is suit to
prevent the state from enforcing any
rights which it possesses" His de-
cision is based on an Interpretation Of
the meaning of the eleventh amend
ment to the constitution.