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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-01
TRACING STOLEN MONEY.
Canadians Investigating Embezzler's
New York Dealings

NEW YORK, January IA rowing
commission from Canada invaded Wall
street yesterday and hunted about here
and there for traces of the millions that
Charles McGll is accused of embezzling
from the Ontario Bank of Toronto, of
which he was the general manager for
thirty years.
According to some of the information OBJ
tanned by the commission here everybody
in the financial and business world of
Toronto, save the bank directors them
selves, knew that McGill was specializing.
He was a constant visitor at the offices of
the New York brokers who have branches
there, and he could be seen at almost any
hour of the business day bending over the
tape.
McGill, 1t is said, got away with about
100000 of the banks funds. He was ar
rested on warrants charging him with
stealing $1,150,0OO, which, it is alleged, was
sent to brokers for speculation in Wall
street. It was suspected that he also gam
oliver Hart of Charles Head & Co..
brokers. at 10 Broad street, with whom
McGill did considerable business in the
market. testified yesterday before Commits
sioner Angus that as far as he knew per-
sonally McGill was model man.
Very little progress was made by the
commission, which was composed of Com
missioner Angus and Crown Attorney ].
had become Of the money McGill is al
legged to have stolen or what part of it
went back to him in the form of checks
that is, how much he had drawn out on his
own account But this was not due to a
lack of diligence on the part of the COM
mission. Instead of sitting constantly In
the office of Hughes, Hounds & Schurman,
their associate counsel here, and summon
ing the brokers before them, they went
from Office to office questioning the
brokers where they found them. 1t was a
busy day for the brokers. as it was the
end of the year and most of the firms
were engaged on the work of closing up
their books Nevertheless the Canadians
were treated with great courtesy and the
witnesses did their best to give them the
information they sought.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-01
McCREA FOR PRESIDENT.
Pennsylvania Directors Said to Have
Reached Agreement

PHILADELPHIA, January 1.-The direct
ors of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company
returned to the Broad Street station here
Immediately after the burial of the late
president of the road, A. J. Cassatt at
Bryn Mawr yesterday. They held meeting
and discussed the selection of a new presi-
dent. The session lasted from 4 to Z pm
The directors will not say that any action
was taken, but it was declared by a person
in position to know that James McCrea of
Pittsburg, was agreed upon as Mr. Cas-
salts successor.
H. c. Frick was at the funeral, but left
for New York without attending the direct
ors' meeting. 1t is known he favors Nc
Crea for the presidency.
The directors scheduled to meet
Wednesday to elect a successor, and it is
probable the selection of McCrea decided
upon yesterday, will then be formally an
nounced.
McCrea is now vice president of the Penn
sylvania system in charge of the lines west
of Pittsburg. and 10 has been the operating
head of these western lines since the days
of President George b. Roberts admins
tration. He Is said to be in full accord with
the Cassatt policy of extension and improve
ment
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-01
AWOKE IN THE MORGUE.
Victim Of Mistake Flees and Attend
ant FaintS

CINCINNATI, January Henry Field, d
young resident of Elm street, early this
morning awoke in the morgue of the City
Hospital With yell he aroused doing
negro porter, who almost tainted as he saw
Field his head swathed in bandages and
a loose sheet dangling from his shoulders
The negro threw open door and permitted
Field to flee from the place.
An investigation disclosed that Field was
taken to the hospital late last night I'M
conscious from blow on the head The
porter was ordered to wheel him to a ward
after the receiving physician had given the
preliminary treatment. On the way to the
ward Fields motionless form was side
tracked into the dead room, where he was
revived some few hours later by the cool
air.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-01
BELLE Billion DEAD
MUSIC HALL SINGER WHO BE-
CAME COUNTESS CLANCARTY.
Marriage With Lord Dunlo Turned
Out Happily-He Succeeded to
Fathers Title in 1891.

LONDON. January 1.-Countess Clancar-
ty, better known, perhaps, as Belle Billion,
| an ex-music hall singer, is dead at the age
of thirty-eght years Her marriage in 1889
at registry office to Lord Dunlo, who sue
ceeded his father. the~Earl of Clancary, in
1881. caused sensation in society. The
marriage proved to be a happy one
Belle Billion began dancing and singing
as a little girl at the Woolwich barracks,
where her father a sergeant of artil-
lery. Her mother had taken part in the
little amateur theatrical affairs at the army
post, and brought her two daughters Belle
and Flo, up in a singing and dancing at
mosphere. When the two girls were still in
their teens they went to London and did
the halls"
They attracted no attention whatever, and
were considered not much as dancers and a
whole lot less as singers, until ViScount Dun
10, the eldest son of the Earl of Clancarty,
became attentive to Belle. Even then Lon
don wasn't much concerned over the singer,
but when she married ViScount Dunlo in 1899
a number of curious fashionable folk were
attracted to the music halls where she ap-
peared, and she began to be talked about
Action for Divorce.
She achieved more notoriety by reason Of
an action for divorce that was brought by
a young bric-a- brac dealer, as correspondent
The trial proved a farce, as Lady Dunlo
proved conclusively that the charges against
her were untrue. At the conclusion of the
case Lard Dunlo took his concert hall bride
in his arms and asked to be taken back. He
said that he brought the action because his
father had cut him off.
All this served to get Belle talked about,
and London fell over itself in crowding
stuffy music halls to see her dance and sing
in an absurd burlesque called Venus that
would have needed the protection of a net
in some parts of the United States Belle
Billion. however. was making $500 week
remarkable salary for her kind at that time
in London. and drove to and from the thea
ter in the gaudest turnouts ever seen in the
city. When her titled husband wasn't handy
young Wertheimer rode in the taWdry
equipage with the singer, and some folks
were mean enough to refer to the divorce
proceedings a put-up job
When the Earl of Clancarty died in 1891
Belle Billion became a peeress and retired
from the music hall stage. Four children,
three boys and daughter. We're born to
the Earl of Clancarty and his music hall
bride.
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WOMAN DEAD IN STABLE.
Police Trying to Ascertain if It Was
Murder or Suicide,

PIrTSBURG, January Mrs. Nc
Geary, aged thirty-fve Years, wife of
Michael McGeary. coal miner, was found
dead today in COW stable near her home,
at Homny Station, on the West Belt rail-
road. Death evidently resulted from a
gunshot wound, the woman's breast
was riddled with shot, but whether 1t is a
case of suicide or murder is not known.
Mrs. McGeary lay in a pool of blood.
but. according to reports, no weapon was
near the body. The neghbors, it is said
found a shotgun in the kitchen, while the
table was smeared with blood. Coroner
Joseph Armstrong has detailed deputy
coroner to make an investigation.
The husband, Michael McGeary, was or
dered under arrest until the case could be
cleared up.
County Detective Harry Merit removed
the body of Mrs. McGeary from the stable
this afternoon. Lying under it was a re-
volver with one cartridge missing. The
discovery of the weapon leads the officials
to believe it was a case of suicide.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-01
ToGA FOR GUGGENHEIM.
Action of Colorado Caucus Assures
Election to Senate.

DENVER. Col, January 1.-Simon Gug-
genheims election as United States SEN
ator to succeed Thomas NJ. Patterson Is
assured by the action of the republican
members of the general assembly In caucus
yesterday afternoon. Mr. Guggenheim' s
candidacy was Endorsed by vote of 6S to 1.
Seventy of the 100 members of the leg
islature are republicans, and all but one
of them participated in the caucus.
Mr.. Guggenheim is thrty-nne years of
age and is a son of the late Meyer Guggen-
helm of New York. He is a member of the
executive committee of the American Smelt-
ing and Refining Company
In an interview today Mr.. Guggenheim
said:
IF | go to the Senate it will not be to
represent the smelling company or any
other company or any private interest
will go Simon Guggenheim, plain citizen,
to represent the state of Colorado. An hon
orable ambition is permitted to every man,
even to the wealthiest, and it is my ambi-
ton to serve my country.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-01
TO HANG IN NORTH CAROLINA.
Governor Glenn Names February as
Execution Dav.

RALEIGH, N. c., January 1.-Gov
Glenn names February as the day OF
execution of Frank Bohannon, at Green's
boro. for the murder of section master
on the Southern railway, and of John w
Hodge, at Durham, for the murder of his
wife. He offers reward for Parham
Jones of Yancey county, wanted for shoot
ing two men there, one his brother.
Gov. Glenn's attention being called to
the charges made by Representative
Spencer Blackburn, in his notice of con-
test of the seat won by Richard N.
Hackett, the governor said:
Every one, of the charges, so far as
am concerned. is absolutely and utterly
false and without even a scintilla of
foundation. Blackburn cannot produce
even witness who will testify to single
fact therein alleged. If the other allega-
tons in his complaint are equally as false,
there was absolutely nothing in his con-
test"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-01
Awful, Awful Curse.

II am sorry to say that he is a confirmed
consumer of liquor-liquor. that awful, aw-
full curse-while I, from principle, and also
from the fact that 1 don't like the taste,
never touch DROP
Mark then went on to say that he had
been asked to take up the temperance cause
and had done SO with great success, taking
his brother along as horrible example.
1t has often been a source of conSidera-
BILE annoyance to me, when going about the
country lecturing on temperance, to find
myself at the head of a procession Of white
ribbon people-so drunk I couldn't see." he
said. But am thankful to say that my
brother has reformed
at this point the siamese brother surrep-
tftiously took drink out of a flask
He hasn't touched drop in three years -
Another drink
He never will touch a drop"
Another drink"
Thank God for that"
Several drinks.
And If, by exhibiting my brother to YOU.
1 can save any Of you people here from the
horrible curse of the demon rumv' Mark
fairly howled, Il shall be satisfied"
Just then apparently some Of the rum or
the influence of it. got through the pink rib
bon. Mark hiccoughed several times.
''Zish is wonderful REFORM
Another drink.
GLORIOUS wOrk-We dom glorious-work-
glori-o-u-s work. Best work ever DONE my
brother and work of reform. reform work,
glorious work. l don't feel JUS right
The company by this time was hysterical
with laughter Mark was staggering about
on the improvised stage, apparently horri-
bly, under the influence. His brother still
held the bottle and was still putting 1t to
the use for which it was made.
I The laughter became so great that 1t was
impossible for the old man to carry on the
little farce any longer, and in few min
utes the Telharmonium music played a mile
and half away up on Broadway, was turn
ed on and it was playing Aud Lang Syne'
when the New Year was ushered in.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-01
Delaware Republican Caucus.

DOVER, Del, January 1.-At a caucus OF
the republican members of the state senate
last night George w. Sparks of Whining
ton was nominated on the second ballot for
president pro tenn of the senate Senators
Sparks and Conner were tied for the place
on the first ballot. Sparks broke the tie on
the next ballot by voting for himself, and
the vote stood: Sparks, 6; Conner, 5.
Levi G. Steiner of Camden was nomi-
mated for clerk of the senate, and Harry
c. Johnson of Clayton was chosen reading
clerk.
sion long after midnight. 1t was deadlocked
over the choice of candidate for speaker
The candidates were J. G. Palmer and w.
H. Richardson of County Sussex and A. P.
Corbet of New Castle county.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-01
File Answer to Suit.

The District Commissioners have filed an
swer to the suit for mandamus instituted
by former Sergt. Adolphus Eckloff to COM
pei his name being placed on the pension
rolls of the police department. The Com
missioners contend that Mr.. Eckloffs term
of service, for which he would be entitled
to share in the pension fund, dates from
February g. 1901, when the act making
desk sergeants members Of the force was
passed. His prior service as station keeper
Is not to be considered, it is claimed.
Corpora ton Counsel Thomas filed the an
swer of the Commissioners.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-01

February IL will in all probability be the
date upon which the second advanced sec
i! ton of the first class Of midshipmen will be
graduated from the Naval Academy. The
Navy Department wishes to have the event
on about February 10, and as the date
falls on Sunday, 1t is more than likely
that the graduation will be held on Mon
day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-01
Gu n A RID LIN E.

FROM PIERS 5l-52. NORTH RIVER.
TO LIVERPOOL, VIA QUEENSTOWN.
Etruria e.. Jan. u, pun Umbria. Feb. 2, am
Carmsnia. Jan. 10. 10 am Lucania. Feb. 9. pm
Campanla. Jan. 70. pm Carmania. Feb. 10. am
Gfbraltar-Naples-Adrlatic-Egvp
JANUARY 5. o am.-via Gibraltar
IarOnla and Naples; scheduled through to
Cao 600 tons, ALEXANDRIA IA days.
800 iFEB. 10. to Gibraitar and Naples.
5upplenenting new modern twin screw 5. s.
ILIONlA I'D aud Sd class only. Jan. II. 10
rANNONlA March II. noon; May q June 20
tAhrAIlilA. March IS, noon; May 10, July 4
hLAEONlA April IL. noon May 30. July Is
Neracn H. Brown. Gent Agent. 2l-24 State St, NY.
Opposite the Battery.
Or l21 State St, Boston. Mass.
q. W. MOSS, Agent, l4ll C st. NV, Washington.
selG- lyr,eSu,20
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-01

The wise business man places
his inducements to customers
in the widely circulated news
paper, like The Evening Star.
because he knows it pays him
to make public announcements
rather than to waste his time in
attempting to do business by the
circulation of pamphlets, book
lets and the like through the
mail
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-01

Balvoir. the summer residence of J. Ed
ward Addicks, and more than twenty seven
acres of land surrounding it has passed
into the hands of the Savings Bank of
Newport, r. I. Interest on the mortgage
Of $4,000 was not paid and the bank ad-
vertised the property for sale.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-01
TWAIN AND HIS TWIN
Famous Humorist Entertains
His Friends at His Home.
LECTURE ON TEMPERANCE
Has Brother With Him, Who Proves
to Be Very Bad.
TWO JOINED BY A RIBBON
Mark Gets Drunk and the Joy of It
Penetrates to Twain, While Lee
turing on Temperance.

NEW YORK, January 1.-The last thing
Mark Twain did in 1906 was to get drunk
and deliver a lecture on temperance, and
the first thing he did in 1907 was to glory
in the fact that he would be able to re-
joce over other dead people when he died
in having been the first man to have tel
harmenium music turned on in his house
like gas.
OF course, Mark Twain did not really
get drunk any more than he delivered a
real lecture on temperance. He initiated
a drunken man and a temperance lecturer
at one and the same lime, and took all
the glory for the lecture to himself while
he blamed his Siamese brother for the
jag.
Those who have never heard that Mr..
Clemens has a Siamese brother must be
told that he only had such a relative for
one night only, and the occasion was a
party given to a few friends in honor OF
Miss Clemens, at the authors home. u
9TH avenue, last night. partially this
morning for all well-reguated cases of
intoXication last more than fifteen min
utes, even the limitations, and the lmita-
ton given last night and given in such
style that even the most ardent admirer
had to admit that Mark was at least a
close observer, resulted in what might be
termed colloquially a hold over During
the hold over Mr.. Clemens hau some
thing to say about politics.
In White Again.
The score or so of guests who had passed
the evening playing charades and other
games We're surprised to see Mr.. Clemens
enter the drawing room on to the little
stage at II 80 dressed in the white suit
he wore recently on Pennsylvania ave-
nue. Washington.
With him, in similar white suit, came
a young gentleman whom the author In
troduced to the company his Siamese
brother. The two had their arms about
each other, and their suits were fastened
together with a pink ribbon supposed TO
represent a ligature. Train vas rather
short and broad and his hair was snow
white. His brother was very tall and
very slight and had black hair. 1t was
easy to see that they were brothers. Mark
remarked the close resemblance almost
as soon as he came into the room.
I'VE come from affair." said Mark. I'VE
come from very far: very far, indeed-as far
as New Jersey. We are the Siamese twins,
but we have been in this country long
enough to know something of your customs,
and we have learned as much of your Ian
guage as it is written and spoke as-well-
as the newspapers
I'VE are so much to each other, my
brother and l. that what I eat nourishes
him and what he -ahem!-nourishes
me. often eat when I don't really want to
because he is hungry, and, of course need
hardly tell you that he often drinks when
am not thirsty.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-01
FIGHT NOT FINISHED
Insurance PoIicyhoIders Will
Perpetuate Organizations.
THEIR CAMPAIGN OUTLINED
Further Reforms in Laws Among First
Understandings.
AGAINST VOTING BY PROXY
AGAINST VOTING BY PROXY
Local Committees to Be Selected in
Cities and Towns ALI Over tn y
Country-Plan Endorsed.

NEW YORK. January 1.-The heads OF
the Mutual and New York Life Insurance
companies expect, if the official count OF
the ballots cast on December is REFLECTS
them, to have no more trouble with policy
holders committees. In this they will be
disappointed. Steps have already been
taken to perpetuate the international poll
cyhoders' committee, using as the nucleus
of a permanent organization the 100000
polcyholders who cast their votes in favor
of the committees candidates in the recent
elections.
Suggestions that the committee be made
permanent have come in from all sections
of the country within the past two weeks
1t is pointed out that there should be some
outside organization to act as watchdog
for the policyholders.
The plan contemplates that from among
the policyholGers in the various cities and
towns of the United States and In foreign
countries the most important men be select
ed to act local committees, to represent
their fellow policyhoders, and to educate
them as to the situation and their rights in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-01
RAILROADS.
ChesaDeake & Ohio Railway

Chesapeake & Ohio Railway
200 p. Mold p0MINioN ExPRt;SS wees
days-Stops at principal points in Virginia.
Nestlbule train; standard coaches; paror
TO Clifton Forge, with connection for Virginia
Hot Springs. Pullman seepers Clifton Forge
to Louisville, Cincinnati, Ind ana polls, st.
Louis and Chicago: buffet service from Gorious-
vile.
x:30 Z. NEW c. & o. LIMITED, daIly-Fast
new vestibule train: stops only Gordonsvile,
Charlottesville stanton, Clifton Forge and
Coyngton Va; Ronceverte and Hinton, W.
Va. Pullman sleepers to Lexington, Louisville.
Cincinnati, Indianapolis, st. Louis and Chicago.
Dining cars a la carte service. One night out.
I1:1O Z. M.-F. +. V. LIMITED, daly-Solld YES
thule train. Pullman sleepers TO Cincinnati,
Lexington and Louisville. Compartment sleep
Ing to Virginia Hot Springs week days.
Dining cars a Ia carte service. Sleepers Gin
cinna0 to Chicago and ST. Louis and Louisville
to Memphis Nashville and southwest.
Reservations and tickets at Chesapeake and Ohio
ofnces. ol3 Pennsylvsnia avenue; coo 14'h street,
near r, and Sixth Street Station. Telephone Main
1880 for Pennsylvania II. r. Cab Service and MaiB
1868 for L. & o. Ticket Office.
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4 TLANTHC COAST U lNE
Effective November is. 1905.

Elective November IS. 1906.
Notice.-These departures given informa.
tion as well as connections with other companies
but arrivals and connects are not guaranteed.
$50 am. daiy-Sleeping Car New York to Jack
eonyile. Fla. Through coaches Washington 10
Jacksonville.
s:i5 pm; daily-Sleeplng Car New York to Jack
sonyille. Fla. New York to Port Tampa, Fla, via
Jacksonville; New York to Augusta. Ga; New
York to Charleston. $. e.; Washington, d. O.. to
Jacksonville. Fla; Washington to Wilmington, N.
G. Through coaches Washington to Jacksonville.
UNEXCELLED DINING CAR SERVICE.
For tickets and all Information apply at the
OFFICE OF THE LINE. Col PENNSYLVANIA
AVENUE NORTHWEST, AND PENNSYLVANIA
RAILROAD STATION.
GEO. p. JAMES
District Passenger Agent, Washington d. O.
T. G. WHITE. Gen. Pass. Agent.
W. j. CRAIG.
Pass. Traffic Mgr. Wilmington N. O.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-01

Judge Theodore Silkman has retired from
the bench after welve years as surrogate
of Westchester county, N. Y.