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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-12
FOR FOUR NEW PARKS
FAVORABLE REPORTS ARE OR
DERED ON SENATE BILLS

Favorable reports on Senate bills proyid-
ing for four additional parks In the District
of Columbia were authorized today by the
House committee on public buildings and
grounds.
The bills in question. which have already
passed the Senate. were slightly amended
by the House committee in SO far as the
amounts appropriated for the purchase of
parcels of land are concerned. The bill for
a public park on Georgetown Heights ALL
thorizes the purchase of the tract Of Mon
trose. lying Immediately north of Road or
street or east of Lovers lane The
$4,000 OO"0 ~
To Purchase Tract Southeast.
Another bill authorizes the Commissioners
TO purchase the tract lying near the inter-
section of Branch avenue at Pennsylya mia
avenue southeast known as the CARPENTER
tract or the Pennsylvania avenue heights
tract, at cost Of s15O.OOO, a reduction in
the limit Of cost of $50, 900.
Inc purchase Of the proposed addition to
ROCK Creek Park. the details of which have
oeen published in The Star, is authorizes
Out the limit of cost is reduced from s4as :.
OOO to $4,000
Inc purchase Of Hall & Elvan's sub-
division OF Meridian Hill for a public mark
rs authorized also. but the limit of cost in
tnis case is reduced from $3.50. 900 to s475 -.
200 1t is believed that these bills will pass
the House in the near future. There was
practically no opposition to the measure in
the rouse committee, 1t being generally
conceded that Georgetown and Southaast
washington were entitled to mark snac
and that the other propositions were en-.
celent ones.
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LEGAL OPINION DESIRED.
Question About Right to Divert
Waters Of Lake Michigan.

Secretary Taft has referred to Judge Ad-
vocate General Davis for judicial opinion
the recommendation OF General Mackenzie,
chief Of engineers. that he refuse the appli-
cation of the sanitary board of Chicago
for permission to divert the waters of
Lake Michigan into Calumet river In sum-
Client quantity to cause that stream to run
backward Into the drainage canal and SO
into the Mississippi river. General Mac
kenzie took the ground that the result of
such diversion would certainly be to lower
the level of the great lakes. 4njuriousiy at
fecting navigation. and would therefore be
IN excess of any powers vested In the Sec
Rotary OF War by congress< Il Ii to deter
mine the extent OF his power Ia the matter
that Secretary Tai has nov called upon
the judge adyeeate general.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-12
NAPOLEON BoUVET DEAD.
Longtime Resident Of This City
Passes Away II

The death of Napoleon Bouvet. an old and
respected citizen of the District. occurred
at his home in this city last evening. He
was seventy-four years Of age. and q vet
eran member of Hiram Lodge. F. A. A. NJ
He was also a member of the Survivors
Association of District OF Columbia Volun.
teers of 1851. A wife and three adult chill
dren survive him.
The funeral will occur at 2 o'clock to-
morrow afternoon from his late residence
So I'D street. The service will be con
Quoted by Rev. DR.. Bailey Of the Western
PRESBYTERIAN Church. The Masonic eere
monies will be given at the grave, and thx
palibearers win be selected from the mem
bership Of Hiram Lodge. !,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-12
COLD WAVE STAYS.
Same Temperature Tonight as Pro-
vided This Morning.

The mercury in the thermometers in
Washington skipped down the slide to the
eleyen-aboye-zero mark early this morning.
and Prof. Garriott of the weather bureau
said this afternoon 1t will be equally as cold
tonight and tomorrow morning. Below zero
weather is reported today from interior New
York state and New England. The tenn
perature may moderate hereabouts tomor-
row. No snow or rain Is in sight.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-12
COAST MEN ARE iNSISTENT
Delegation Bombarded With Letters
and kilograms.
MAYOR SCHMITZ HANDICAPPED
Conferences With President Futile So
Far-Modification Of Views Nee
esssry for Agreement.

Local politics is blocking any settlement
OF the japanese school question In San
Francisco. Mayor Schmitz and the Cali
fornia delegation had a long conference
with the President at the White House yes
terday afternoon. both sides refusing to
yield. Mayor Schmitz was afraid to yield
anything owing to the numerous kilograms
from labor unions and political adherents
In San Francisco warning him not to be
tray the interests OF the state" The White
House refused to give out any statement
after the meeting with the Californians was
over and the Californians were afraid 10
talk lest they bring down the wrath of the
President on them and get elected to the
Ananias club for presumng to talk instead
Of letting Mr.. Roosevelt do the talking.
Added to the general miX-up was the scare
thrown into the California party by num-
Der of newspaper publications that had ap-
peared on the coast and had been telegraph
ed back to Washington. These declared that
Schmitz and the whole party had begun to
drink as soon as they reached Washington
and had been drunk ever since. There was
no particular evidence of this during their
call at the White House, but there was no
way of controverting the statement at the
hotel. as they kept their rooms and declined
to be seen or talk. The mayor very
much annoyed, so II was reported, by the
publications as to his liquid indIscretions
fearing that they might be believed on the
coast The only statement of any sort got
ten from Schmitz was that extracted as he
left the White House after his fruitless con-
ference
Must Modify Views.
When asked the direct question whether
the proposition submitted by the San Fran
cisco delegation called for the exclusion of
Japanese coolie labor from this country,
he replied:
I'VE are not making treaty and have
not discussed with the President the ques-
ton of excluding the Japanese from this
country by treaty. On Saturday we heard
the Presidents views and today present
ed our side of the question at issue Ii now
remains for US to modify our Views in order
to reach an agreement with the President.
or for Mr.. Roosevelt to modify his views 10
reach an agreement with us. Today's con-
ference adjourned subject to the call OF the
President and 1 do not believe that we will
be called to the White House again until
Thursday or Friday
Meantime the whole Japanese question
was discussed by the cabinet meeting to-
day.
There was no discussion of the Japanese
school question at the cabinet meeting to-
day The President preferred not to bring
the matter up. deciding that further dis
cussions of the matter will be between him
self and Secretary Root. so far as the gov
eminent side of the case is concerned. The
President and Mr.. Root are to get together
and arrange proposition to submit to the
San Francisco municipal officials who are
here and with whom two conferences have
already been held
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-12

BUFFALO. N. Y. February 1.-THE ma
tionaI convention Of Fruit and Vegetable
Packers and Allied Associations met here
today. Mayor Adam delivered an address
of welcome About LOCO delegates have
arrived and nearly - many more are sx-
pected.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-12
Death Of Mrs. q. A. oillenwater.

The death of Mrs. Halle A. CLEARWATER
occurred this morning at the home of her
daughter. Mrs. n. r. Tighe. 1927 Newton
street northwest. Deceased Was In her six
tieth year. and had long been identified
with charitable Christian and Temperance
work in the District. The funeral will b
held from the residence Of her daughter 1T
II O'clock ThDcD1AI ofeognooa
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-12
Death of Nicholas T. Burke.


ALEXANDRIA. Va, February 12.-Nich-
olas p T. Burke. son Of John w. Burke
of the banking house Of Burke & Herbert.
died at o'clock this afternoon as the re-
suit Of a stroke of paralysis, which he suf
fered Sunday night. Deceased was forty
seven years OF age. His wife and two chill
dren survive him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-12
WOMEN ACCUSE SEER THE CALIFORNIA ISSUE
:
Charges Png Up Against the Both Sides Refuse to Yield in
Alleged SWinder. the Matter in Dispute.
Identified BY MRS. ARNOLD COAST MEN ARE INSISTENT
Warrington Woman Goes Newark Delegation Bombad
to See Prisoner and kilograms
KNEW KREIGER MAYOR SCHMITZ HANDICAPPED
vsv.
~.' "1''" fol Agreement
IDENTIFIED BY MRS. ARNOLD
Washington Woman Goes to Newark
to See Prisoner.
KNEW HIM AS A. Il. KREIGER
Says He Borrowed $500 and Disap-
peared-Police Believe the Man
Has Many Wives.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
: NEWARK, n. J.. February 12-There
was lots of trouble in sight for F. II. Seller
alias Bergmann. Arnold. kreiger, and an
unknown list of names. this this morning
when he was arraigned before several wom-
en- to whom he had been married and from
whom he had obtained various sums Of
money and jewelry He was arrested last
Friday for stealing a $50 check from Mrs.
Laura Allison of 372 Clinton avenue while
calling upon her to arrange for board
when the mans boarding place was
searched by the police they found his trunks
filled with expensive clothing, dress suits,
SILK hats, etc, the wardrobe of a man Of
the world. His papers indicated a wide ac-
quaintance throughout this country, and as
some of the bundles Of correspondence bore
the names Of Bergman and Kreiger the
police got busy on the long distance tele-
phone and telegraph wires, with the result
that when he entered the court room this
morning he was face to face with trouble
This is the man who married me on De-
cember 2 last year." said Mrs. Bergman,
who arrived here yesterday from Boston.
where she lives. 1.-TWO days after our mar
riage. which took place in New York. he
borrowed my diamond earrings and gold
watch. l have pawn tickets representing
$175 he got for them
Mrs. Arnold's Identification.
HE is Adolph H. Kreiger Of Baltimore"
declared Mrs. Cora !. Arnold of Washing
ton, d. C. II was engaged to be married
to him on December 80. 1906, but the day
before that he borrowed $500 for the we'd
ding trip and disappeared. I learned aft
erward that he had wife and twelve
year-old child in Baltimore"
oliver H. Jackson, prominent real es-
tate operator, said that the prisoner had
arranged to pay 5000 on house which
he had been negotiating on the day of his
arrest. It Is surmised by the police that
the 5000 was to have been proffered in
the shape Of check for $500 which was
found on the prisoner when arrested.
The police learned today from brother of
the prisoner who is a prominent jeweler in
Paterson. that his right name is Frederick
Friess and that he is the son Of wealthy
parents In Germany. The brother avs that
the much-married man ran away from
home when he was sixteen years old. The
police believe that the prisoner has wives
In Lancaster. Pa: in Wilmington. Del, and
In Baltimore. He is about forty years old
and fine looking with an engaging manner
of the military school.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-12
Bodies Washed Ashore.

BLOCK ISLAND. R. l.. February H.
Capt Charles Mitchell of the North End
hfe-saving station. OF which point the
Larchmont is sunk. estimates that between
fifteen and twenty bodies already have
come ashore from the steamer. Up to
1650 o'clock several boats had landed and
others were making slow progress from the
wreck toward shore. -.--.'a"
,vs Fifty-Nine In Grew.
Special Dispatch The Star.
NEW YORK. February I2.-The Larch-
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strong Northwest wind.
BLOCK ISLAND. r. l.. February 70
The cause of the collision is not known.
The night was clear. but there was a strong
northwest wind and the ga was rough 1t
was intensely cold throughout the night.
When the first boats came ashore from
the steamer 1t was found that some of their
occupants were dead In the first con-
fusion 1t was not known whet er they had
been pulled from the water after having
been drowned or whether they were frozen
to death.
The knowleton. which halls from East
port, Me. was bound from South Amboy
for Boston with 475 tons of coal She lies
on a sandy bottom. but Is full of water. and
II Is not known whether she can be fioated.
Eighteen From Boston.
BOSTON. February 12.-Eighteen persons
are known to have purchased tickets in this
city yesterday to take passage to New York
on the Larchmont- The names of only two
of these passengers are on record at the
Office of the Joy line here. They are:
- Hulsrenn.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-12

Charities and Correction.
The Board of Charities is given an in
crease for one inspector from $500 to 81, 200
and for three inspectors from $72O to $500.
and the amount allowed for travelling ex-
penses is increased from $500 to $500
The property clerk Of the WASHINGTON
asylum is increased from $40 to 81 co., and
Fifteen overseers are given $780, instead of
5000. trained nurse is increased from
$6OO to $720, and two graduate nurses from
1866 to $3.50. similar increase is made
for the graduate nurse Of the receiving
ward
Tor acquiring by purchase or condemna-
ton additional ground In Bellevue or Blue
Plains, amounting to nineteen acres, more
or less, $4,000 is appropriated.
For fuel. provisions, etc. for the WASH
ington asylum. 600. instead of 5000, is
appropriated.
The Home for the Aged and Infirm is
given an increase Of salaries for two fe-
male attendants from $40 to $300, and is
allowed blacksmith and Woodworker. at
$40. The salary Of laundryman is In
are provided for at Sl44 each. For grading.
road-malxing. ETC., 81 QUO instead of 81 ZOO IL
appropriated. For FIRE escapes 5000, and
for installing local telephone system SEQ
Is appropriated.
Hospitals
For the care and treatment Of INDECENT
patients at Freednaen's Hospital, $4,000 In
stead Of $4,000 10 provided.
For repairs in Central Dispensary and
Emergency Hospital. $1,000 IL provided.
For the Washington Home for Incurables
an appropriation In made OF $4,000, instead
Of 5000
To enable the board Of charities to provtde
for emergency care and treatment Of in6i-
gent patients. 1000 Is appropriated, with
a provision that no part OF that money shall
be used to establish or maintain any hos
pital or dispensary not now existing In the
District
The Tahereulosis HospitaI b allowed a
gardener ct $50 and Its chief cook Il In.
creased from $3.50 to $500 and It's laundry
man from $500 to $500.
The Board OF Chiidren1 Guardians IL
given an Increase for tts executive clerk
from $l.0eo to $3.50: for tn inyestieatink
clerk from $le0 to 500: for ita record clerk
from $500 to $120: for it, visiting inspector
from $3.50 TO $500. and for It's messenger
from $50 10 $4eA -
The House provided $4,000 for the main
tenance Of feeble-minded children Tho
Senate allowed $4,000 for white feeble
minded children and t9Ooo Tor cDlored fee.
ble-minded chfldren.
The Industrial home School for caaorea
children b given Increases Of salaries fes
two matrans. fPsm ts00 TO taBA saeh: fer
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-10-05
ASTORIA BUSINESS
CHANGES HANDS
OREGON BAKERY CHANGES HANDS
HAS BEEN OPERATED HERE
FOR F0RTY-TW0 YEARS NEW
FIRM WELL KNOWN HERE.

Mrs. S. J. Cleveland, who for 81 years
has run the Oregon Bakery at Tenth and
Commercial streets has sold her inter.
est to Victor Hermann of the Seaside
Bakery, and the new firm will be known
as Hermann & Jeffers, who will continue
to do business at the old stand. Mr.
Hermann in turn has sold his interest
in the Seaside Bakery to his partner
o. Alopeaus, who will conduct it in the
future.
The Oregon Bakery is one of the old
est businesses in Astoria, being estab-
lished by a Mr., Jacobs in 1865, and has
been continuously operated on that cor
ner for AZ years. The late proprietor
having purchased it in June, 1886, and
by hard work and good management
built it up into splendid business, and
she will be missed by her many patrons
and friend. The new firm is well and
favorably known here and needs no in.
PRODUCTION to the people of Astoria.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-10-05
Hard Times in Kansas.

The old days of grasshoppers and
drouth are almost forgotten in the pros,
porous Kansas of today; although a
citizen of Codell, Earl Shamburg, has
not yet forgotten hard time he en-
countered He says: Il was worn out
and discouraged by coughing night and
day, and could find no relief till I tried
DIR, Kings New Discovery. 1t took less
than one bottle to completely cure me-"
The safest and most reliable cough and
cold remedy and lung and throat healer
ever discovered. Guaranteed by Charles
Rogers drug store. 500 and $l.OO. Trial
bottle free. Il
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-10-05
CETTINGNEARER THE
CONSTRUCTION
REID WILL BE ABLE TO COME TO
ASTORIA NEXT TUESDAY FOR
cERTAIN-SENDS COPY OF THE
AGREEMENT HE WILL ACcEDE TO
WHICH EMBRACES FEW CHANGES

William Reid. the secretary OF the
Portland. Oregon & Seacoast Railway
Company, OF which Mr.. II. Hawgood. OF
Los Angeles, Cal, is president, has nc
\ cepted the proposition of the executive
committee OF the Chamber of Commerce
whereby that committee plans to receive
in escro, the right OF way asked for from
Clatsop Station to the Nehalcm River,
and to hold the same until the railroad
is built and in operation.
Mr.. Reid has positively promised to
be in Astoria next Tuesday to talk over
the details with the executive commit.
tee Of the Chamber of Commerce. He
was given cordial invitation to appear
before the Chamber of Commerce at its
regular meeting next Monday night, but
telegraphed he could not be here before
Tuesday.
1t seems to be the consensus of opinion
OF the members of the Chamber of Com.
merce that nothing will be allowed to
stand between Astoria and the new
railroad especially one up the Nehalem
Valley, which will do Astoria more good
than the same amount of money ex.
pended in any other imaginable enter.
prise. What the executive committee of
the Chamber Of Commerce desires to
do is to fully and adequately protect
property holders, so that they will not
in any wise be imposed upon in case the
railroad is not built. In this letter Mr..
Reid said he is ready to begin construc-
tion work at once.
The contract which the executive com.
mittee of the Chamber of Commerce
proposes with the land owners, over
the property of whom this railroad COM
pany desires this right-of-way, and
which Mr.. Reid has now accepted, reads
as follows, there being few changes
fro mthe original document.
know All Men by These Presents,
That ..l......"..... of ...........
County, State Of Oregon, in considera.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-10-05
A Most Worthy Article.

When an article has been on the
market for years and gains friends every
year, it is safe to call this medicine a
worthy one. Such is Ballard's Hore-
hound Syrup. It positively cures coughs
and all Pulmonary diseases. One OF the
best known merchants in Mobile. Ala.
says:
For five years my family has not
been troubled with the winter coughs.
We owe this to Ballard's Horehound
Syrup. I know it has saved my chill
dren from many sick SPELLS
Sold by Hart's Drug Store.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-10-05

the Oregonian: 'William Reid will one
day finish that road he began from AS.
toria to Portland" and Mr.. Reid says
in his last letter: "And that is my only
ambition today, and l am going to do
it, with other peoples money, however,
for | have none now, and don't care for
profits"
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-10-05

ton of the sum OF one dollar in nand
paid BY G. W. Sanborn. f.. l.. Parker
and G. G, Fulton. constitution the exc
cutive committee OF the Chamber OF
Commerce of Astoria, Oregon, Trustees.
the receipt whereof is hereby acknowl'
edged, do hereby grant. bargain, sell and
convey unto G.. w. Sanbom, +. l..
Parker and G.. G. Fulton, Trustees, their
successors or assigns forever, right of
way 100 feet in width, being 80 feet
in width on each side OF the center line
OF the Railway OF the Portland Oregon
& Seacoast Railway Company as the
same is now surveyed. located, staked
out and adopted across, over, and
through the following described premi'
ses in the County of Clatsop, State OF
Oregon. to.wit:
Here is described the grantor's
land
The said premises are hereby conveyed
to G. w. Sanborn, +. l.. Parker and G. G.
Fulton, trustees aforesaid, to be held
and conveyed for the following uses
and purposes, and not otherwise, that is
to say, provided and upon the express
condition that the said Portland. Oregon
& Seacoast Railway Company shall
within % days from the 7th day OF
October. 1907, in god faith begin at
some point, at, or near Clatsop Station,
actual construction work on its roadbed
on its present surveyed line, and shall
on or before the 3Oth day of November,
1908. actually construct, and have in
running operation two lines of railway
as ofllows First, line commencing up
on that portion of the navigable waters
OF the Lewis and Clark River which Is
located in section 10, township I, north
range 0 west, thence southerly to point
in section |, township 6, north range 10
west, to a connection with the follow
ing other line to be also constructed by
said Portland. Oregon & Seacoast Rail.
way Company, namely; second, from
connection with the line Of railway of
the Astoria & Columbia River Railroad
Company at, Or near Clatsop City, thence
easterly along said Portland Oregon &
Seacoast Railway Company's present
surveyed line and southeasterly to the
summit on divide near Humbug Noun
tain and between the watershed Of those
rivers which flow into the Pacific Ocean
westerly and those which flow easterly
into the Nehalem River, being not less
than twenty (2O) miles of railway to
construct thereto from said point on or
before said 30th day of November, 1908;
and said Portland Oregon & Seaeoast
Railway Company shall thereafter con-