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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-07
Hat the Clue.
GEN. STERNBERG TO SERVE.
Approval Of the Sanitary Housing
Project Inangurated by President.

-
Gen. GEORGE M. Sternberg has announced
he will serve on the new sanitary housing
commission appointed by President Roose-
velt and will, 1t is said. send the President
a letter today accepting the appointment
AS soon as the formalities of acceptance
have been complied with by the other MEM
bers Of the commission Gen. Sternberg will
call a meeting tor the laying Of preliminary
plans for the work.
Commissioner West states that he had
read Mr.. Reynolds report on the tene-
ments of the District with a great deal Of
interest. and hoped that as a result of the
Investigation there would be marked i'm
provement In the housing conditions In
Washington.
1.-THE personnel Of the commission selected
by the President" added Commissioner
West, lis an admirable one. Representative
citizens have been chosen. and they certain
ly ought to accomplish definite results.
Washington ought to be a model city. not
only In its physical appearance, but In IT'S
social environment. and a long step in the
right direction has been taken"
for the condemnation Of fnsanitary build
Ings. at the request OF the commissioners
made the following report to them this
morning upon the work done by the board
in connection with Mr.. Reynolds report:
ACTED upon by board in alleys. 135: acted
upon by board In streets, 231; total, 366
Houses demolished In alleys. Is: houses re-
paired in alleys. 10; cases suspended for
cause shown. 8; total, 81; houses demol-
ished on streets. 80: houses repaired on
streets "a; cases suspended on Streets s.:
total. 112: grand total, 2S3.
'sThe suspended cases represent action in
Dingman and Mccullough streets north
west, pending the grade crossing commits
sion.
1.-THE difference. 124 cases, Ii made up of
houses that have been acted upon by the
board and the twenty-day or order of con-
demnation time not being up; also In cases
where applications for repairs are being
considered by the board"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-07
Spring Awakening in Alaska.

SEATTLE, Wash. May 7.-Dispatches to
the Post Intelligencer from Fairbanks. saw
that the Ice has broken in the Yukon and
Tanana rivers and the water is higher than
1t has been for years at this season. The
Valdes hats are flooded and the Tanana
has risen to within six inches of the rail-
road station at Cinema. Wires are down all
along the Tanana. but there will he on,v
temporary interruption of service. Ice
and the river is open from 3amnart ~
Klatag. "
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-07
NEWS CAUSES SHOCK.
Relatives of William oliver Rice Re-
side at Boyds.

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
BOYDS. Md, May Tin the nature of a
shock was the announcement here of the
tragedy in Washington this morning in
which William o. Rice, formerly Of this
place. figured. The father, three sisters
and a little brother of Rice reside here.
William O. Rice was born in this vicinity.
and resided here for many years. helping
his father at the blacksmith trade. He re-
moved to Washington a few years ago to
accept employment as a railroad brakeman.
He was elevated to the telegraph service of
the company. His mother died five years
ago. 1t Is likely that the body of Rice
will be brought here by his father, who
viii leave late this afternoon for Washing
ton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-07
PROFESSIONAL USURY.
Trial Of Sixteen Persons in Munich
Attracts Attention.

MUNICH. Bavaria. May 1.-THE trial Of
sixteen persons accused OF professional
usury began here today. The reading Of the
Indictment occupied the whole of the fore
noon. Bavarian cavalry officers Of high
rank, several of whom committed forgery
and other crimes and who already have
been punished. were the victims of the
usurers Some Of the latter induced officers
to pay as high as 100 per cent interest on
money which was squandered in gambling
for high stakes.
The prosecution of the usurers is attract
ing widespread interest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-07
Metropolitan Life Probe.

NEW YORK. May S.-The May grand
jury. which began its sittings today, will
hear the evidence which District Attorney
Jerome has secured in his investigation of
the affairs of the Metropolitan Life In
surance Company. Subpoenas have been
issued calling upon number of the Of
fcers Of the company to appear before
the grand jury. 1t is said to be Mr..
Jeromes intention to clear up as speedily
as possible all cases growing out of the
legislative insurance Investigation and the
election of trustees Of the big insurance
companies.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-07
WAS OF GOOD FAMILY
With Companion, Lad Tried to Hold
Up Street Car Conductors.
OFFICER PLAYED A TRICK
Dropped to Ground and Boy Thought
He Had Killed Him-The
Weeping Mother.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. May Fooled In
his attempt to hold up, with the aid of q
companion. two trolley conductors In West
Philadelphia early today. and fearing that
had killed policeman In his effort to
escape. Harold 8. Jones. aged sixteen
years. shot and killed himself on the street
as he was about to be captured by another
aged eighteen years, was arrested while in
bed at his home.
Jones belonged to a good family In the
northwestern part of the city, his father
being prosperous business man. The boy
had some differences with his father yester-
day, and he was told to shift for himself"
AS the boy was leaving the house his
weeping mother asked him what he was
going to do. and he replied: II don't know.
and don't care"
Jones sought out Geddis, and they were
not heard Of again until they turned I'D I'm
West Philadelphia and held up the two
conductors. who were on their way home
from their nights work.
Ordered to "Hold Up."
Jones drew a revolver and ordered the
conductors to hold up their hands. but In
stead Of complying they showed fight, and
Jones and his companion fed. Policemen
saw the occurrence and gave chase.
After running block Jones turned and
shot at one Of the pursuing policemen. The
bullet went wide of the mark, but the DO
liceman. In order to deceive the fleeing
youth. dropped to the sidewalk as II he had
been shot. Jones saw him fall and stopped.
He did not approach the policeman, but
backed up against the side of a house and
sent a bullet into his own heart. It il be-
lieved that Jones thought he had shot the
policeman and feared he would be arrested
for murder.
When another policeman reached his side
Jones was dead.
Hat the Clue.
In the meantime a third policeman gave
chase to Geddis. but he got away. In max
ing his escape Geddis dropped his hat, and
by means Of 1t he was tracked to his home.
After Jones had been identified word Of
his tragic death was sent to his parents,
who are heartbroken over the affair.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-07
Many Roads Indicted.

NEW YORK. May IA federal grand
Jury which has been investigating rebate
cases today indicted the Chicago. Rock Is
land and Pacific Railway Company, Chi
cago. Milwaukee and st. Paul Railway
Company, New York. Ontario and Western
Railway Company and the Western Transit
Company on charges of granting rebates to
the American Sugar Refining Company. .
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-07

inclined toward Christians In Korea as to-
ward those in this country.
In any case We believe the most pleas
ant souvenirs the foreign delegates take
homo will be the assurances that our infiu-
entail statesmen in control of our foreign
affairs and education and also Of our
Korean protectorate, are friends of their
religion
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-07
Dakota a Heavy Loss to Underwriters.

Dakota a Heavy Loss to Underwriters.
LIVERPOOL. May IAN agent of the
Liverpool Salvage Association sent to Japan
to make report on the prospects OF re-
floating the Great Northern. Steamship
Company's transpacffic line steamer Da-
kota which ran ashore in the bay Of
Toxic. March 3, cables that II ia horeiess ~
attempt to salvage the vessel, though mart
of her cargo may be saved The Dakota IL
said to represent a loss to the Londpn nm
derwritefs Of S. $50, coo.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-07
OCEAN STEAMSHIP MOVEMENTS.

NEWPORT. r. l.. May THE steamer
Kaiser Wilhelm H. from Bremen for New
York. is reported by wireless telegraph
from the Nantucket South Shoals light
ship via the torpedo station here as hav-
ing passed the light vessel at am VIII
probably dock late tonight or early to-
morrow morning.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-07
New Workers. Suicide at Erie, Pa.

ERIE Pa. May TN. ]. wencek. TWEEN
ty-three years old. cigarmaker of Dun
Kirk. n. Y. committed suicide at the Ma
tional Hotel here by drinking carbolic acid
today. He left note asking that his mar
ents be notified Of his DEATH
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-07

American Trotting Association.
CHICAGO. May THE board of apnea,.
OF the American Trotting Association corr
menced two days session today. Ahon+
nfty cases in who violation OF the r,,,as
OF the association is charged will be besrS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-07
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-07
Retaining the Marines in Cuba,

Gen. Elliot. commandant of marines. has
been notified by Secretary Taft that it is
desirable that the force Of marines now in
Cuba, numbering about a thousand men.
should be retained on the island for an in
definite term.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-07

of his chest, a second bullet entering
short distance to the right of the first
wound.
The Carlisle independent., 1907-05-02

The House spent the greater part of the day Wednesday in Committee of the Whole passing on the various items of the blind school appropriation bill. The salary of the superintendent was reduced from the committee recommendation of S3,20O per annum to S2. 500. Other items passed with bill was reduced but slightly from the recommendations made by the Joint Chari- ties Committed
 Among the bills passed at this session was one by MT Carl Lee, making it unlaw- ful to permit the running at large of stock and giving persons taking up such stock 50 cents for having taken it up and 10 cents per day for feeding same. And one by MT .Welch, regulating the practice of peddling and requiring that pedders In the counties shall have a county license.
The Carlisle independent., 1907-05-02

The House Thursday passed the bill which seeks to preserve the sixty acres of land surrounding the new state capitol
 { bill recognizing and regulating sug gestive therapeutics as a healing medium passed the House at the morning session. Under the provisions of the bill absent treatment can be given only by those who have graduated in it's schools
 The salary of the superintendent of the Blind Institute, which had been reduced to S2,S00 in House Committee of the Whole Wednesday was Thursday restored to S3.000, which is the sum paid the super intendent of the Deaf Mute Institute.
 Other bills passed at this session were
 By Mfr. Anderson. regulating the auction business and hours in which auctions shall be held.
 By Mir. Beck. requiring. owners of addi- tions to cities to file their plats with the county clerk before disposng of lots.
 By Mir. Stevens of the Ways and Means Committee). amending the inheritance tax law and raising the tax on large estates.
The Carlisle independent., 1907-05-02

The entire afternoon session in the House Tuesday was devoted to the Amis insurance bill. under the provisions of which the life insurance companies doing business In the state were to have been required to invest 75 per cent of the re- serve held for policy-holders in this state in investments within the state The bill had passed the Senate and was up for a final test in the House. 1t failed to pass. the vote being 54 to 35.
 The following bills were passed:
 By Mr. McCellum chairman of the Roads and Highways Committee, an act requiring corporations and persons to give the names of such persons in their em- ploy as are subject to road tax.
 By Mir. Stirling. requiring the railroads to maintain track scales at every point in the state where more than 100 cars of freight are handled in any one year. and prove weights when demanded to do SO
 By MT oldham, prohibiting any persons from drawing a pistol or weapon on an other. or threatening or intimidating an- other making the penalty fine of from $500 to S1,000 and one year in the peni- tentiary.
The Carlisle independent., 1907-05-02

protest from the Arkansas Fedora ton of Woman's Clubs, in session at For rest City. against the proposed demolition of the old state capitol building and ask ing the Legislature to pass law that will protect the building to future posterity, was read Friday morning.
 More than S10oo00 was stricken from the state university appropriation bill Fri day by the House in Committee of the Whole before that body had passed on dozen items. The indications point to a continued clipping of the items untfl the appropriation is reduced one-third from the form in which it had passed the Sen ate.
 The university deficiency bill was de clared passed at the Friday morning ses- sion, although it had not received the sup port of two-thirds of the membership of the body Speaker Hamiter ruled that majority could pass the bill. this ruling was challenged by Nlr. Killough, who served notice that he would later ask for a def nite ruling on the question.
 The Blind Institute bill has been about completed in the House and will go to the Senate within very short time for consideration there.
 bill was introduced by Mir. Killough which repeals that part of the 1903 sta t.ltes authorizing the capitol commission to dispose of the property of the old state capitol.
The Carlisle independent., 1907-05-02
THE HOUSE.

The House Monday trimmed the peni- tentiary appropriation bill about S100000 and disposed of another of these very i'm portant measures when it gave its final approval to the bill for the support and maintenance of the Deaf Mute Institute. The measure had been gone over several times in the House Committee of the Whole, and in the final action there was TO discussion of the bill.
 bill asking for an appropriation of S10,d00 for the support of the Eureka Normal School was taken up and saved from a final sacrifice by deferring action. In Committee of the Whole the House recommended that it do not pass.
 New bills in the House were
 By Mir DuLaney of the House Com mittee on Charities, the regular appropria- tion bill for the support and mainten- anee of the Confederate Home in the sum of about S57,000.
 By Mr. Stevens of the Ways and Means Committee amending the inheritance tax law and providing that certain large es- tateS shall not be divided until the tax is settled.
The Carlisle independent., 1907-05-02

The Oldham ant-lynching bill met de feat in the House Saturday after SC we're attack made upon it's provisions by Messrs. killough and McCoilum, who charged that it was revolutionary and would place the sheriff of any county in an attitude of dictating to the judiciary. Under the bill any sheriff who held prisoner against whom the community was aroused. and who feared that such prisoner would suffer from lynch law could mediate train of the case. The bill was called up by MT. Rowell, who stated that it was a solution of the lynch problem that had been presented by Father Lucey Of Pine Bluf and that this distinguished man believed it would serve to reduce mob vio- leace in the South. MT. Rowell made strong plea that Arkansas give the law
 bill was introduced by Mir. Finley, which prohibits smoking of cigarette, pipe or cigar in any hotel rotunda, railroad train or depot street car or public place of any character where women are gener- ally assembled with men. Ball rooms and cafes are among the places where smok- ing is to be absolutely tabooed.
 A bill introduced by MT. Quinn, whlcn sought to shorten the hours in the school room of the cities of the first and second class to a maximum of five hours per day, was taken up and overwhelmingly defeat- cd Mir Bishop opposed the bill, stating that 1t discrimnated between the city schools and the rural schools, and he Ia vored leaving the hours of school instrue- ton in the hands of the directors of the schools.
 Under the head of petitions and me morials Mir Combs sent up petition from many citizens, asking for the enactmen of measure that would authorize tn houses for an office for the county sur
The Carlisle independent., 1907-05-02

The first rupture on the floor of the House during the present legislative ses sion took place Tuesday. afternoon when Representative Foster of Cleveland sent the hall at the head of Representative Quinn of Garland The difficulty grew out of a discussion of the Amis insurance hill which was defeated in the House and the purpose of which was to require every life insurance company doing busi- ness in the state to permanently invest 75 per cent of the reserve held for policy holders in this state. the investments to be made within the borders of the state without direction as to in what manner.
The Carlisle independent., 1907-05-02

For the second time during the session the Senate convened Saturday morning at & 30. The reading of the journal was dispensed with and Senator Nance was called to the chair.
 In accordance with the request of the Arkansas State Association of Bankers, Senator Goodwin introduced bill to se- cure the negotiable paper law in this state. Thrty-fve states now have the law The bill introduced by the Senator from Bradley is copy of the New York law.
 The appropriation bill for the Deaf Mute Institution and house cuts bringing down the amount by about S10,000 were not con cuETed in.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-08

Oklahoma city, Ok, Aug. "A
number OF entertaining features for
the delegates to the national farm.
ers' convention. which meets in Okla.
homa City October l7.22, have been
planned by President r. A. Kleiner,
Secretary G. A. McNabb and Ewers
White Of the Oklahoma board of agri.
culture. The opening day will include
a visit 20 the state fair and welcom.
ing addresses and responses. Other
features will be a polo game in the
afternoon and the distribution of =
car load of Oklahoma fruit, The Wis.
itors will have an opportunity to test
the famous Elberta peaches and ac
quaint themselves with the produc
tion of Oklahoma's great product, al
falfa hay. The Northern delegates
will be edited by the cotton fields.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-08

One of Ezra Kendalrs favorite
stories is of an engagement he played
many years ago in small Indiana
town. The manager of the opera
house. a second story affair. was also
the postmaster and keeper of the gen
eral store. They always are in these
towns. After securing my room at
the hotel went To the theater and
asked him what kind of show town
It was. Well he replied, resting his
arms on the counter and screwing his
face up nto the air of some import
ance. I kent say how the town folks
will like yer opra, but they certainly
do turn out well fer fire here -
Exchange.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-08
GIRL REFUSED TO MARRY THE
MAN FROM TULSA.
SIMPLY CHANGED HEa MIND
Which SO Esaspersted the Would Be
Groom That He Took the License
From His Pocket and Tore II
to Shreds.

Muskogee, |. T, Aug. 7.--One of the
most unique entries ever made upon
the marriage records of the district
clerks office was written today. 1t
records the destruction of "A license
that was issued but never used.
Thomas B nolan of Tulsa is the bit
tcrly disappointed man. lie appear
ed at the clerks office some time ago
and secured a license to marry Miss
Bonnie Guldbond. also of Tulsa. when
he returned for his intended bride she
turned HIM down and said that there
would ne no wedding. This SO dis
gust,d nolan that he took the mar.
riago license out of his pocket and
tore II into pieces and scattered them.
The man who went on his bond when
he secured the license heard what
was going on and went To the place,
gathered the fragments up and re-.
turned what he could find ~ the T.
ccnse to the clerks office with a let
ter of explanation and asked to be re-
lieved from further responsibility.
The clerk of the court sized the
matter up and this is what he wrote
i'm the record: This license to marry
has been returned to this office un
used. but very badly disfigurcd. II
was torn up by the would-be bride
groom and the pieces scattered to the
four winds of the prairies. They were
gathered up by surety ON the bond
and returned to this office with tn,
prayer that he be relieved from fur
ther responsibility in the matter"
There have been many instances
where marriage licenses have been re-
turned unused for various reasons
but never an instance of this kind
The parties concerned are of wei
known families and the failure to car
~ out the wedding plans created
quite a social sensation. The yount
| lady vouchsafcs no reason for her re-
| flsal to carry out her part of tn,
agreement save that she changed hei
mind
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-08-08

ciety girl. was overcome with grief.
She too. had had ambition to be n
world empress and her hopes. shat
tered with her husbands death near
" wrecked her mind In a few months
To save 1t she plunged into the
widest pleasures of the European re-.
sorts. These developed oxccsses.
Finally. with half her great fortune
wrecked and nothing as she said, Ia
live for in "qucenlcss world she
returned to New York her old home.
For i've years she has lived here
quietly. but with her reason tottcr
ing
MIR. Flagler was appointed to con
troll her estate and the courts al
Stamford secretly committed her TO @
private sanitarium near that city for
an indefinite term.
Mrs. Harden. Hickey is not violent
but her nurses declare that she con.
tinually poses as sovereign and
compels them to robe her In stately
gowns while she issues orders as the
queen Of Trinidad Isle.