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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-21
"SPIRALING THE SPIRAL"
An Experiment in Gaining Access to
the London Subway.


From the London Express.
The excitement OF ''spiralng the spira.
was denied to those present at the private
inspection of the new Piccadilly tube yes
day, as the moving staircase at the Hollo-
way road station has not yet been COM
pleted. All they could do was to gaze at
the entrance and imagine what the sensa-
ton Of being whirled forty -four feet under
ground would be like.
The feat. 1t was explained. will be neither
difficult nor dangerous. The passenger
steps from the flooring to the narrow NOV
ing tract and grasps two flexible handrails.
which also move along with him. The stair
case does the rest.
In graceful spirals he is whirled to the
bottom which is reached in three quarters
feeling" and no shock.
Passengers have. of course, to step on or
of while the staircase Is moving. but even
old ladies need not fear to attempt this for
the speed will be only 100 feet a minute
Should the mechanism stop there will be
no accident. and passengers will merely
have to walk the rest of the way.
There is no waiting. and as people can be
ascending and descending at the same
Time the capacity Is much greater than
that of an ordinary lift
The apparatus which Is officially called
q passenger conveyor." is being installed
as an experiment by the makers at their
own expense. Should II be successful the
system will probably be widely adopted.
Elevators Of the kind are in use at various
places. but they are only used for taking
people up. and this win be the first one to
take them down as well.
Among the other novelties shown to the
visitors was the telephone rystem. Every
motorman will carry a portable telephone.
SO that in the case Of breakdown he can at
once communicate with the stations In
front and behind.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-21
LOCAL RAILWAY BILL.
Authorizing Construction of Tracks to
the Union Station.

Senator Gallinger this afternoon intro
.duced in the Senate a substitute bill for
Senate bill 6147, authorizing changes in
street railway tracks to connect with the
union station.
This substitute provides that the City
and Suburban Railway Company may ex-
tend its double track from New Jersey ave-
nue. and G street northwest eastwardly
along Massachusetts, avenue to bring its
tracks Immediately in front of and ada
cent to the main entrance to the union
at Sd and D streets northeast and at the
northwest corner Of Stanton square.
Also to extend its tracks on North Capitol
street southwardly from the intersection
of G street and Massachusetts, avenue to
connect with the tracks of the City and
Suburban.
The Washington Railway and Electric
Company is authorized to construct a
double track from Delaware avenue to C.
Massachusetts, avenue. there to connect
with the tracks of the City and Suburban;
also double track loop on the union sta-
ton plaza.
The Capital Traction Company is required
to construct a double track extension from
c street and Delaware avenue along Della
ware avenue to the plaza in front of the
proposed station. together with double
loop track passing in front Of the station
street northwest there to connect with the
existing track of the Washington Railway
and Electric Company, and over those
tracks to 7th and K streets northwest
there to connect with existing 7th street
tracks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-21
DIRECTORS CHOSEN.
Annual Election by American Security
and Trust COMPANY.

At the annual meeting Of the stockholders
of the A: -rican Security and Trust Com
pany. held today. directors were elected
as follows: Milton Z. Allies. Charles J.
Bell. Henry +. Blount, John c. Boyd. SAM
uel 8. Burdett, Albert Carry. William NJ.
Coates. w. Riley Decide. Robert Dornan.
George T. Dunlop. James e. Fitch. William
]. Father, Daniel Fraser. John e. Herr-ll.
George F. Hun Henry Hurt. John A. Kas-
son. John r. Mclean, Caleb J. Milne. Ciar-
ence F. Norment, Crosby 8. Noyes. Myron
NJ. Parker. Joseph Paul. Albert NJ. Read.
Ward Thoron. Frank A. Vanderbilt Henry
Wells. John F. Wilkins. Henry A. Willard.
Joseph Wright
The members of the board are the same
as last year. with two exceptions-John c..
Boyd was elected In place of Martin F..
Morris and Joseph Paul in place OF Com
mander Miller, u. g. N.
The directors met after the election and
reelected ofYicere Of the company as fol-
lows: Chas. J. Bell. president: Henry F..
Blount, vice president; Howard 8. Reside.
treasurer: William A. Mckinney trust Of
ficer: James F. Hood. secretary.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-21
FUNERAL SERVICES TOMORROW
Last Rites Over Remains Of Veteran
Soldier of Civil War,


The funeral Of James H. Richards. who
was both a veteran soldier and a veteran
resident of the District. will take place from
his late residence. I'LL New Jersey avenue
southeast, at o'clock tomorrow afternoon.
Commander w. A. OMeara Of Potomac
Post, No. II, G. A. R., of which deceased
was a member. has issued an order Of re-
greet and calling upon all members Of the
post to attend the obsequies.
The death of James H. Richards came
suddenly about II o'clock Saturday night
he being found dead In his chair. He was
one Of the oldest residents of East Wash
ington. having been born in the District
October I. 1886. He was for many years
identified with the business interests OF the
city, his father having been one of the
pioneers In the manufacture Of brick. The
son succeeded his father and carried on the
business for nearly forty years. retiring
about five years ago. after which he devoted
himself to real estate interests
= He was an enthusiastic Odd Fellow. hav-
Ing been elected chevalier of that order
place In the fraternal order of Red Men,
and was a member OF the Grand Army. He
was one of the minutemen Of 1861 Under
the late DR.. Mckim of Capitol TIill. who
was captain OF Company c of the District
National Guard, Mr.. Richards served as
first lieutenant, and for the last fifteen years
he had held the presidency of the Volunteer
Firemen's Association.
His wife. Mrs. Ellen d. Richards, four
sons, William j. Fulton. George and Henry.
and three daughters Adelaide Nellie and
Mrs. Keith, survive him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-21

Negroes from ali parts Of New Jersey
will meet In convention at Newark on
Wednesday to form q state branch of the
National Constitutional League, which is
composed OF white and colored citizens
throughout the country, who are demand
ing Justice for the negroes who, the
league maintains, were DEMONSTRATIONS
ally dismissed from the army by Presi-
dent Roosevelt.
Two boys made popguns OF what they
supposed to be sumac at the school Of
Miss Mary v. Allan at Verdon, Va, but
it proved to be poison ash, and both are
suffering from poisoning. Miss Allan, the
teacher did not touch the popguns but
she was infected by handling the books
of the pupils and Is in very serious condi-
tion. She Is totally blind and unable to
speak or eat.
The falling of wall in the cellar of
recently demolished house at Boston killed
James Gill. thirteen years: Michael Knee,
fifteen, and John Murphy. fourteen.
During a severe thunder storm last sum-
NOR Jacob Bartlett of North Norway. Me-.
became suddenly drowsy and soon fell fast.
asleep. Efforts to awaken him were Of no
avail and a physician was called. Not
until he had slept four days and nights
did he open his eyes. AS soon as he had
taken nourishment he was again in pro-
found slunber.
The monument erected at the order of
the German emperor In the cathc Iral at
Berlin to the memory Of the late Prince
bismarck is now finished and Is soon to
be dedicated
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-21
MIR. GOMPERS CRITICIZED.
Federated Union Of New York Charges
Lukewarmness.

There was considerable discussion in
Washington labor circles today concern
ing the action taken at mass meeting Of
workingmen in New York yesterday
under the auspices Of The Central FEEDER
ated Union. at which. it Is said. the So
,eialistic element made vicious attack
upon President Samuel Gompers of the
American Federation OF Labor. The dec
laratfon was made that Mr.. Gompers and
the federation were not working actively
enough in the defense of Meyer Haywood
and Pettibone. officers of the Western
Federation of Miners, soon to be tried in
Idaho for murder. Albert Abrahams of
the Franklin Press Association. a social
ist and representative Of the c. F. u. in
the Meyer Haywood Conference, a local
organization working in the defense of
the miners leaders, said Gompers anC the
federation had done nothing for the men.
who. he said, all laboring men knew were
accused unjustly.
Unless Gompers and the federation
soon show their colors in this fight" said
Abrahams. Il will be compelled to share
the views of many Ct my friends that
GOmpers is too closely allied with the
employers of the country"
This statement was angrily resented by
several nOn-sOcialfSt delegates, who pro-
duced publications containing articles by
Gompers showing he was In sympathy with
the miners leaders in the struggle for their
acquittal. Maurice Braun of the Cigar
Makers Union. another socialist. offered a
resolution calling the secretary of the
C. F. U. to write to the federation suggest
ing that its officers call a national conven-
ton of all labor unions to urge President
Roosevelt to use his influence to obtain a
fair jury and an impartial trial for the ac-
cused men. The resolution was carried
The Haywood-Moyer conference has COL
lected $1,000 from union men in this city
for the defense Of the westerners.
One Of the central figures at the meeting
was Timothy Healy. president Of the Inter-
national Stationary Firemen. who became
noted In Washington at the time of the
firemen's strike against certain breweries
here, which he Ia said to have settled with
Workers Union.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-21
q. A. r. MEN AT DINNER.
Guests Of Col. McElroy At the Hotel
Barton.

party of distinguished Grand Army
men gathered about the lunch table at the
Barton House today. the guests Of Col.
John McElroy, past senior vice commander
in-chief The guests of honor were Gen. r.
B. Brown. commander-in chief of the Grand
Army Of the Republic. and the national
pension committee Of the G. A. R.. com
prised Of Past Commander-in-chief A. @.
Weissert of Wisconsin. Judge Henry Ne
wins. New Jersey: Col Eugene F. Ware.
Reconnaissance OF pensions; Gen. William
A. Ketcham. former attorney general of
Indiana: Col. J. H. Galding, Vermont, and
s. H. Harper, Iowa.
Invited to meet these vetrans were Past
Commander-in-chief Burdett. Washington
D. c.: Past Commander-in-chief John R.
King. Maryland: Maj. H. @. Jacobs Of the
Loyal Legion; Gen. Ellis Speer. Col Thomas
Hopkins. past commander, Department
Of Potomac; Pension Commissioner War
ner and Col. B. H. Warner.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-21
Spooner Takes Notes.
New Virginia Postmasters.

The following changes IN fourth-class
postmasters in Virginia were announced to-
day by the Post Office Department:
Bellvue, Bedford county, Benjamin s.
Barnard appointed to succeed w. R. Abbott,
resigned: Coakley. Stafford county. Thomas
E. Randall appointed to succeed w. H.
Simpson,. resigned: Homercille. Sussex
county, Samuel Briggs appointed to sue
coed r. H. Chappell. resigned: Milldale
Warren county. Emmett c. Brown ap-
pointed to succeed ]. r. Grant. resigned
Sangcamp, Buchanan county. Ulysses s.
Hand appointed to succeed John Mitchell
resigned.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-21
Chance for Adventures.

From the London ChrOnicle
Young men of an adventurous turn of
mind. WHO lament that there is no longer
any real excitement to be had in the
southwest. need only to cross the Mexican
boundary line in the neighborhood of
Nogales, Ariz.. and go after the YaQui In
dams. They will not have to hunt very
long for all the excitement that they need.
The Yaquis are brave. fierce and perfect
gluttons for fighting. as the Mexican gov
eminent knows to Its cost. Indeed, II
there are any soldiers Of fortune out of
work they can secure the contract Of ex-
Terminating the Yaquis. They may not
complete the tob.- they will have the
time of their lives attempting 1t.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-21
ACCUSED MUST APPEAR.
Courts Order In the Case Of Sheriff
Shipp.

In the contempt case of Sheriff Ship
and others. charged with completely in the
lynching Of the negro Ed Johnson at Chat
tanooga. Tenn. the Supreme Court of the
United States today entered an order d.
recting that each of the twenty-eight de-
PENDANTS appear before the district court
for the eastern district Of Tennessee and
enter into a personal recognizance for his
personal appearance. The testimony I'm the
case will be taken by a commissioner.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-21
Admiral Wouldn't Be Bluffed.
from the London Globe

The kaiser is a quick eater and the in
slant he lays down his knife and fork the
walters make descent upon the plates of
all at table, whether they have finished or
not, and clear for the next course. One day
the emperor had on his right an old adj
miral whose racy bluntness of speech he
much relishes. The old salt is also bit Of
a gourmet, and 1t so happened that one Of
the dishes was hts own particular favorite
But the emperor piled him SO with ques-
lions and taik-perhaps OF malice prepense-
that the old fellow could scarcely get a
chance for mouthful before the sover-
eign's knife and fork were laid down and
there was the regulation clearance rush. A
grakp had already been laid on the ad-
mirafs plate. but, red With anger. he dug
his fork into the iutrudinG hand with q
grun "Get ont and went on with relish
amid q general roar d laughter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-21
TELEaRAPHIC BRIEFS.

DETROIT. Mich, January 21.-willIam
c. Mcmillan, one of the candidates for
United States senator at the recent election
by the legislature. Is reported today to be
In critical condition. He has been Ill for
several weeks.
NEW YORK. January 2ls-The Erie Rail-
road Company today announced the sp-
pointment OF Robert 8. Parsons as assist
ant general superintendent Of its Ohio
division with once At Cleveland The posi-
ton of engineer maintenance Of way pre-
viousiy held By Mr.. Parsons. = obolisheA
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-21
The Attorney General Ill.

Word was received at the Department of
Justice today that Attorney General Bona
parte. who went to his home in Baltimore
Saturday was suffering from q slight at
tack Of tonsilitis and would not be at the
department today. 1t is expected that he
will be here tomorrow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-21
Personal Mention.

Gen. Oliver. assistant secretary of war.
has gone to bis home In Albany, N. Y, on
private business He will return here next
Thursday. ~-
Mr.. B. F. Peters, chief clerk Of the Navy
Department. has recovered from a severe
case of grip. .
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-21
Departure Of the vesuvius.

has been recently transformed into a tor
pedo training ship. left here this morning
for Charleston. 8. c.. to conduct some ex-
periments with her new equipment. Her
visit to this city was to receive her torpedo
tubes, which were manufactured at the
Washington navy yard.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-21
EULoa1Es OF BATE.
Testimony to His Worth Given by
Representatives.

With the galleries fairly filled ami with a
representative membership from the south
on the floor. the House met at 2 o'clock
yesterday afternoon to hear eulogies on the
life, character and public services of the
late Senator William B. Bate of Tennessee
Representative Sims of Tennessee was
speaker pro tempore.
Eulogies were delivered by Representa-
tives Gaines. Houston and Garrett of Ten
nessee, Grosvenor of Ohio, Clark Of Mis-
souri, Richardson Of Alabama. Stanley Of
Kentucky, Lamb of Virginia, James Of
Kentucky, De Almond of Missouri. Robin
son of Arkansas and Meyer of Louisiana
After adopting the usual resolutions the
House. at $40 pm. adjourned.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-21

MFR. Charles A. Stiliings the public
printer. has returned from New York.
where he is reported to have gone on bust
ness connected with his department.. He
was at his ONCE today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-21
Downtown Tsmperaturs.

The temperature recorded today BY Feast
& Co.'S standard thermometer was as fol-
lows: am. 26: II noon. 80: pm. -.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-21

Artillery Corps Bill Taken Up.
In the House today the bill to reorganize
and increase the efficiency Of the artillery
corps Of the United States army was taken
up under suspension of the rules, this be-
ing known as suspension day.
The bill was passed without division.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-21
Draws Flies with Vinegar.

From the st. Louis he-Democrat.
Senator Tillman reverses the old adage
by drawing his crowds with vinegar instead
of molasses.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-21

Senator McCumber took the floor. He said
that he was unwilling to regard this dis
cussion lightly. but that II II were to be
considered as a game. the senator from
Kentucky had scored a good home run.
Mr.. McCumber contended that the words
without questioning mean that the power
of the President IL unQuestioned. II one
should take the reports Of the press Of the
last three days upon this situation he would
be forced TO think that neither the Presi-
dent nor the Senate mad outgrown the age
OF kits. Discussion of the question had
assumed proportions far beyond its legiti-
mate qualities, He believed that the Presl-
dent had acted entirely within his power.
lie would vote for the resolution because
1t means that the Senate does not question
the legal or constitutional power Of the
President to discuss the dismissal of en-
listed men without honor either in peace or
war
Senator McCumber said that Senator For
aker does not put the same construction on
the resolution. Senator Foraker's construc-
ton IL those words should read
without affirming or denying" The mean
ing which the country would place upon
this will he that the Senate Is putting It's
seal OF approval on the constitutionality OF
the Presidents actions
Senator Scott said that he arose only 70
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-21

to his own mother and unworthy the love
Of good wife.
1T is idle to reason about it; it is idle to
preach about 1t. Our brains reel under
the staggering blow and hot blood surees
to the heart. Civilization peas OF u.s. any
and all Of us. who are men. and we revert
to the original savage type whose i'm
pulses under any and all such circumstances
have always been to kill! kill! kill!
Swift and Stern Punishment.
II do not know what the senator from
Wisconsin would do under these. cIrcum-
stances; neither do I care. have three
daughters. but SO help me God, I had
rather find either one of them killed by q
tiger OF a bear and gather up her bones
and bury them. conscious that she had
died in the purity of her m aidenhood. than
have her crawl to me and tell me the hor-
rid story that she had lost the jewel of
her womanhood. or rather had been rob-
bed of 1t by black hend. the wild beast
would only obey the instinct of nature and
we would hunt him down and kill him
just as soon as possible. What shall we
do with man who has outbruted the
brute and committed an act which is more
cruel than death? Try him! Drag the VIC
tim into court, for she alone can furnish
legal evidence and make her testify to
the fearful ordeal through which she has
passed. undergoing a second crucifxion?
That is what the senator from Wisconsin
says he would do and he Is welcome to all
of the honor he can get out of 1t. Our
rule is to make the woman Witness prose-
cutor. Judge and jury. / have known Judge
Lynch's court to sit for week while sus-
pect after suspect had been run down
and arrested, and In every instance they
were brought into the presence OF the vic
tim and wien she said That is not the
RAN he was set free. but when she de.
clared the guilty wretch 1t was enough. and
until the white men of the south shiall
change their natures and become degenerate
IT will continue to be enough. The sena-
tors from Wisconsin and Colorado may
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-21
A Democratic Trick.

1t was explained over and over again
that the Blackburn amendment was only a
democratic trick, in the opinion Of these
senator's. and the President was urged
not to lend himself to 1t in a mistaken
idea that he was in need of vindfcation.
and had to have 1t even II at democratic
hands.
For the better part Of the day yesterday
the President was very earnest in his in
tention to let the Blackburn amendment
take It's course and have his friends in
the Senate support 1t. lettin4 such re-
publicans as desired to take the opposite
position The President, 1t Is said. was
Convinced that all Of this was an attack
upon his policies. and the beginning OF a
general propa ganda of the trusts against
his course in public life.
Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1907-02-15

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rei9t gum 9srbrou@ in 9eutI9Ianb
niHt aus. @s muBttn i'm Sabre 1905
iHsgsTamt 354,110 Spnnen sinsefiibrt
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WilIionsn Mdrf, ipoaeesn nur 14S TAG
Tonnen nit .inem Wtrtb bon etfpa s
Millionsn Wart our ausfubr sslanes
ten. am msiilsn fiibrten bic Niebsrs
lanbt elm: 100,648 Sonnen. On 5utis
Ter Gt.lIs lommt Rublonb. Die beb.us
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sebt gIsidfdIls nod ben RieesrIans
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abnebmer finb Beleien, OtFerrsi9s
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1886 Sonntn I'M 1,274,o00 Rt.
tinfihrte.
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Hermanner Volksblatt. [volume] (Hermann, Mo.) 1875-1928, 1907-02-15

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fenf6oft. 8uIb benefit fis, bdB Der
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