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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-19
Bona Eide Circulation.

Nearly everybody in Washington
reads The Sunday Star. Last Sun-
days circulation was by far the
largest and best in the city, and the
only sworn circulation in the Dis
trict of Columbia.
The advertiser is entitled to
know the circulation of any paper
in which he advertises.
The circulation of The Sunday
Star on January IS, 1907, was
33,3e8.
I solemnly swear that the above state
ment represents the number of supies Of
THE SUNDAY STAR circulated on Janu-
ary 49, 19O77that is, the NUMBER of copies
actually sold, delivered. furnished and
mailed, for valuable considerable /. to bona
fide purchasers or subscribers. and that
none of the copies so counted =re free Or
sample copies and none are ceturnihla.
except in the case of several hundred sent
to suburban agents, from whom few re-
turns Of unsold papers have not yet been
received.
]. WHIT. HEBRON.
Business Manager.
The Evening Star Newspaper Company.
nineteenth day of January. AID. 1907.
T.. E. RAMEY.
(SeaD Notary Public.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-19
The Manchester Post Office.

Representative Slemp of Virginia, referee
of Virginia federal patronage, called on the
President today for a talk. 1t is under
stood that Mr.. Slemp, at the request of
Judge Waddill and large number of other
Virginia republicans, has recommended
Thomas Smith for postmaster at Manches-
ter instead of Postmaster Beatty. whose
term has expired. Smith is. besides being
q business man, the assistant postmaster
at Manchester. His friends claim that he
should have had the Manchester post
mastership long ago Unless Postma ster
General Cortelyou declines to- follow the
accommodation Of Mr.. Slemp. which is not
likely. Postmaster Beatty will not get an
other term.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1907-07-25
BUCK SWAMP ITEMS.
Personals and Pertinent Happen
ings in That Prosperous Sec
ton.

MI. j. R. Aycock visited friends in
Wilson a few days last week.
The many friends of Mr.. Barnes
will regret to learn that he is
quite sick with typhoid fever.
Mrs. j. A. Barnes, who is in Wilson
s%anitarium, is greatly improved.
Mr.. Frank whaley is quite sick with
ever, we regret to note.
Mrs. J. D. Mumford, who is keeping
fhouse for Mrs. j. r. Barnes while she
is at tee sanitarium, is sick at present.
There are mer cases of typhoid
fever in our section-so man, cases
that we cannot mention them all.
Mr.. 6. n. Dixon is able to be out
again, after a few days illness.
Miss Ellen Pope returned to hel
home near Lucama, on Wednesday
after a short visit to friends in oul
neighborhood.
Several of our young people enjoyed
a lemodade social at the home of Miss
Nellie Goodwin, on Saturday night last
Misses Nina and Lizzie Aycock Wis
tied their uncle, Mr.. Matthew Hooks
near Fremont, last Saturday and Sun
day.
Mr.. B. H. Aycock visited friends
near Fremont, Saturday and Sunday
Mrs. M. F. Aycock spent Sunday
with her mother, Mrs. Julia Edgerton,
near Pinkney.
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1907-07-25
DELIGHTFUL PORCH PARITY
An Evening Of Rare Enjoyment for the
Younger Set.

One of the most delightful evenings
of the season was a porch party, last
night, given by Mr.. and Mrs. A. J..
Winslow, at their beautiful home on
South William street, in honor of Miss
Elsie Pugh, of Oriental, N. c., who is
the guest of Miss Eunice Taylor.
The decorations were artistic, with
Japanese lanterns in %profusion, which
always lend a charming effect.
After games OF various kinds, re-
freshments were served in a most
charming manner by the hostess, as
sisted by Miss Mabel Stanley.
Those present were Misses Elsie
Pugh, Eunice Taylor, Maggie Powell.
Mamie Thompson, Sallie Powell,
Mary Moore Allen, Bessie Powell,
Mary Aycock, Marguerite Smith and
HiIda Spiers.
The evening passed all too soon and
with reluctant ''good byes" and "wha
a good time'', all wished they could
remain just a little longer and lookins
to again having the pleasure of meeting
with their charming host and hostess
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1907-07-25
JAP CRUISERS DELAYED.
Will Not Arrive In New York HdrbOf
Till Tomorrow.
(By special wire to THE AReUs.)

(By special wire to The ARGUs.)
New York, July 23.-The Japanese
cruisers will not arrive here till to-inor-
row., instead of to-day, as expected.
The American squad ron will sail from
here before the Japanese cruisers ar
rive.
This was planned because trouble was
feared between Gamer of the two
squadrons should they chance to meet
on shore.
The United States tars, SO rumor
goes, had arranged to do up any of the
Jap sailors they might chance to meet
ashore.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1907-04-24
A MILLION
TQCHAI|RITY
Allegheny Banker Died an
Unknown Millionaire
EXECUTOR FOUND FORTUNE
JOHN PoRTERFIELD DIED, Be
LIEVlNG HE HAD LEFT $4,000
TO CHARITY BUT HIS ESTATE
is NOW WORTH OVER $1,b0o,-
600.

Pittsburg, Pa, April "a Dying In
the belief that he had bequeathed
about $175.000 to charities, John Por-
terfield, an Allegheny banker, really
left $1,000,000 for philanthropic pur-
poses. How much more than $1,000
600 will not be known until the estate
is finally settled. When Porterfield
made his will in 1904 he estimated his
estate at 100000.
After his death few months ago,
his executor discovered that boom
in stocks and bonds and real estate
had increased the value of the estate
to at least $1OOO,0OO. This fact was
brought out when the Woods Run In
dustrial Home Of Allegheny petition
ed the orphans court to have the ex-
ecutors of Porterfeld's will turn over
the bequest of $4,000 left to the AL
legheny association for the improves
ment Of the poor. His bequest already
amounts to $2362S94 with the estate
only partially distributed
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1907-04-24
Inaccurate Reports
We're Filed by Stevens
New Head of Panama Canal Construction Declares
That John F. Stevens Tried to Make Record for
Himself at Governments Expense.

Washington, April 23-serious re-
fiectionss have been cast by Major
George w. Goethals, the chief engi-
neer of the Panama canal, upon the
work done by his predecessor, John +.
Stevens. Major Goethals charges in
an official communication to the war
department that the records made by
former Chief Engineer Stevens regard
ing the large amount of dirt excayated
from the Panama canal are not accur-
ate and are not in accordance with
the facts. Major Goethals charges
that much of the dirt excavated from
the canal route under the Stevens adj
ministratlon was dumped in places
from which 1t will have to be removed
later
Former Chief Engineer Stevens re-
ported officially to the war department
that he had excavated in the month
of January. 566.750 cubic yards, In
February, 63S,644 cubic yards and in
March s15,27O cubic yards. He esti-
mated that in March 100000 cubic
wards would be excavated.
Major Goethals declares that instead
Of these figures representing the work
actually done they are based on the
estimates of the capacity of the steam
shoyels and how much work they
should perform each month. These
figures did not cover the days when
the shovels were idle or were being
repaired. These estimates, says Ma
jor Goethals. were made on loose
earth after 1t was excavated. and the
measurements are not accurate. He
has also forwarded TO the war Depart
ment a profile survey which. he says.
demonstrates the fact that much of
the dirt that has been excavated
has been dumped in wrong places and
will have to be removed again. the
purpose having apparently been to
push the excavators TO the limit so as
to make record, regardless of the eff
fectiveness of the work Major Goe-
thals concludes with strong rec
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1907-04-24
LOOT
. HEARING,ON
Douglas and bennett i'm
Court Today
PRISONERS MAY BE DUPES
POLICE ARE WORKING ON THE
THEORY THAT BOND CLERK
AND BROKER WERE HANDLED
BY "5IG" MAN-PLOT GROWS
MORE MYSTIFYING.

New York, April 24.-Wm o. Doug
lass, assistant loan clerk of the Trust
Company of America, who is charged
with stealing bonds valued at many
thousands Of dollars. and Oliver NJ.
Dennett, broker, who it is alleged.
received the stolen securities, will have
a hearing today in the west side po-
lice court. The officials of the trust
company, not content with the arrest
of these two men, are continuing their
detective work. They say they are
convinced that there was a plot and
that there was somebody behind Doug
lass In the scheme to defraud the com
pany out of many hundreds of thous-
ands of dollars. The identity of the
third man in the alleged plot was not
revealed. but statement is made that
he is more prominent than either of
the prisoners and that the prisoners
were probably his dupes.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1907-04-24

ommendation that the work OF exca-
waiting the canal should be let out by
contract
When it was first announced that
the government intended to put the
Panama canal work in charge of the
army engineers and the reports be-
gan coming from Mr.. Stevens of the
large quantities of excavation work
that he was doing, several of the army
engineers expressed the opinion that
Mr.. Stevens was endeayoring to make
a record that would be embarrassing
to the members of their corps that
were to succeed him in charge of the
work.
Army officers did not place much
credence in the reports of Chief En-
gineer Stevens of the large amount OF
dirt that was being excavated and
they feared these roseate reports
would be compared with the future
achievements of the army engineers
to the detriment of the military men.
Major Goethals does not expect TO ex-
eayate 100000 cubic yards of dirt
for some months to come, but he does
expect to make good progress in the
work.
WHEN uuSSliOheu FeSaTQlnB the
charges made by Major Goethals, Mr.
Stevens said he was certain that his
successor did not make the statements
attributed to him. There are many
reasons why he does not believe the
statements, the main one being that 1t
is impossible to make the mistake
charged Stevens said that estimates
on the excavation were simply a mat
ter of figuring the cross -sectioning
which process was infallible. Mr.. Ste
vens said he had left things ''in fine
shape on the isthmus."
Il set Jan. 1. 1915, as the latest date
for the completion of the canal That
Is just about two years longer than
1t will take" said Mr.. Stevens II
should say that it will be done in be-
tween six and seven years"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1907-04-24
Important Move i'm Trans
portatiOn Service
ORGANIZED IN NORTHWEST
NJ. w. L. ASSOCIATION TO HAVE
CAR SERVICE DEPARTMENT
WHERE CLAIMS AGAINST
ROAD WILL BE GIVEN THEIR
o. X.

Minneapolis, April 24.-What prom
ises to be the biggest get together
movement in the history Of trans
pOrtation has just been organized by
Sec. w. G.. Hollis of the Northwestern
Lumbermen's association. The plan
provides for a car service department
of the association. All members agree
10 submit to It all claims and COM
plants against the railroads. The de-
partment win investigate and pass on
to the railroad at interest only such
claims as it deems meritorious. For
their part the railroads agree that
these cases shall be accepted In good
faith as a basis Of such action as shall
seem appropriate.
There are $500 members Of the Lum-
bermen's association, covering Mime
sota Iowa, North and South Dakota
and that part of Nebraska tributary
TO the northern markets The plan
has been thoroughly canvassed by the
head traffic officials of all the twenty
two roads serving the. associations
territory and is heartily approved.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1907-04-24
WILL Spend
S46,0OQ,OO0
The Reclamation Service
Down to Business
open OFFICE in CHICAGO
SUPPLIES FOR VARIOUS pro.
JEcTs WILL BE PURCHASED
THERE, BECAUSE OF Low
PRICES, AND SHIPPED TO NJ. 3.
PROJECTS.

Chicago, April 24.--For the purpose
of obtaining and furnishing supplies
necessary in the work of reclaiming
the arid regions of the west the United
States reclamation service yesterday
opened a new purchasing and trans
portation office in Chicago. Heretofore
all of this business was left in the
hands of various engineers in charge
of the work, who purchased their sup
plies from the nearest dealers. 1t was
found, however, that the prices in the
west were so excessive that the gov
ernment would save money by buying
direct from the wholesalers at Chicago
and shipping the goods to various
points where reclamation work is in
progress.
At present the work Is being car
ried on in twenty nine different pro-
jects. An expenditure of $4,000 000
Will be made and when completed more
than 100000 acres of arid land will
have been reclaimed The work Is be-
ing carried out in the arid regions in
thirteen western states and territories
and from the western part of Kansas
to the Pacific coast and in Oklahoma,
Nevada and North and South Dakota
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1907-04-24
OPERATORS and
Miners MEET
CANADIAN COAL STRIKE is DIS
cussED.
Both Sides Appear Anxious to Effect
a Settlement as Soon as Possible
Intervention Of Government Causes
Halt to Agreement.

Fernie, B. c., April 24.--Conferences
between the local operators and the
miners were held last night behind
closed doors. The conferees will meet
again today
The general disposition Of both the
miners and the operators is towards
a settlement. but the intervention of
the government is looked upon with
disfavor by both sides Deputy Min
ister of Labor King announced that
the third arbitrator under the labor
disputes act win be Chief Justice, Sir
William Mulloch, a former minister of
labor in the Dominion cabinet
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1907-04-24
Millions to Be Spent
in Death Fight in Ohio
Foraker and Taft Forces Lining Up for Big Potca
Battle 100000 Will Be Dumped Into
the Ohio Preliminaries.

Cincinnati, April 23--It has devel-
oped here that the plan of Senator
Foraker to get. showdown on the
national presidential preference OF
Ohio was not the result of sudden
impulse, nor yet the outcome of For
aker's dislike of President Roosevelt
and his policies. 1t was the first
step of the opposition to Roosevelt to
the presidential nomination in 1908,
and to make it impossible for the
president to control the national con-
vention. M n
There Is Combination.
While the story OF the $5,O0O,0OO
conspiracy to defeat the president, al
legged to have been related by drunk
en- senator at dinner iri Washington,
was more fanciful than true, thre is
no doubt that there is a combination
Of all the hostile forces. Further,
there is no doubt that Foraker was
selected to make the first demonstra-
tion If he succeeds In keeping Ohio
away from Taft, who is the presidents
avowed candidate, for the succession
there will be more than $5,000,000
available to go into other states and
bring about the same result. For
aker realizes that Taft was the most
available men the president could
use for this purpose. With Taft as
the presidential candidate, the presi-
dent was free to work for Taft or to
take the nomination himself, provided
circumstances made that imperative.
Will Be Finish Fight.
The fight ii Ohio will be desperate
Foraker will not quit until he is beat
en- into the ground Too much is al
stake for compromise, although
there are skiilful politicians in Ohio
who sav that Foraker is more con-
cerned in getting an endorsement fol
another term as senator Than in any
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1907-04-24

thing else Nobody here thinks For
aker himself is really candidate for
president in the sense that he thinks
he can get the nomination or could be
elected If he got it.
Ohio Merely Step.
What Foraker is doing is. trying to
hold Ohio against Roosevelt and Taft.
The senatorship part of it is Incl
dental in a way, although 1t Is very
important to Foraker, who has no de-
sire to retire from public life, what
ever he may say to the contrary. The
plan of the united opposition to the
president Is to get Ohio first. They
figure that Taft will be absolutely
eliminated If he fails to carry Ohio
and that the elimination will be a
body blow for Roosevelt.
City Politics Threatened.
Charles p. Taft, who has supported
the Cox organization here in his
Times Star organization for years, is
insisting that the Cox people must in
dorse Taft at once or take the con-
sequences in the mayoralty fight that
is coming next fall. Cox and his men
are sore. They say the defeat of their
mayoralty ticket at the last election
and the election of a democratic may
or was entirely due to the speech OF
Secretary Taft at Akron a few days
before election. in which he advised
all his friends to vote against the Cox
ticket.
Cox says he Is out Of politics, but
that Is joke. In reality he is furth-
er in politics that he ever was. and
he is in the most difficult situation
Of his life. on the one hand is
Charles p. Taft, who has supported
him through thick and thin, calling for
an Endorsement of Secretary Taft and
on the other hand is Senator Foraker
demanding that he shall do no such
thing ana backed by 1000 Cox men
who lost their jobs and by most Of the
others In the Cox organization.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1907-04-24
Gigantic Graft in the Erection
Of the Pennsylvania Capitol

Harrisburg, Pa, April 24.-As a re-
suit of an investigation by the legis-
lative committee into the expenditure
of $9.O00,O0O for the furnishings and
decorations for the new state capitol,
it is probable that criminal proceed
ings will be instituted by the state
against certain persons who have
prominently figured in the investiga-
ton. Both Governor Stuart and SEN
ator Fisher, chairman of the inyesti-
cation commission, have declared
their belief that enough evidence has
been brought out to warrant such ac-
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1907-04-24
SIX ARE LOST
ON LAKE HURON
FISHING TUG sEARcHLlGHT is
MISSING.
Fish Boxes Found Floating in the Lake
Today and it Is Believed That the
Vessel Sank Last Night During a
Fierce Gale of Wind.

Harbor Beach, Mich, April 24.-The
fishing tug Searchlight of this port is
missing and is believed to have sunk in
Lake Huron last night with her crew of
six men. Fish boxes supposed to be-.
long to the tug were found floating
in the lake.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1907-04-24
Smoke Stack on Factory
Fell i'm
YOUNG WOMEN WERE VICTIMS
DURING TERRIFIC WIND STORM
AT MlLLVILLE, NJ. j., TODAY A
BIG SMOKE STACK CRASHED
THROUGH ROOF OF GLASS
FACTORY.

Millville, N. j., April "a. - Three
young women, employed at the II. c.
Wheaton & Co.'s glass factory in this
city. were killed today by the collapse
of smoke stack which crashed
through the room in which they were
working. The dead are:
LENA DOUGHTY. ... .
LYDIA THURSTON.
SYLVIA GALLAGHER.
Accident occurred during a wind
storm which lasted but few seconds.
The velocity Of the wind was estimated
at sixty miles an hour
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1907-04-24

ton. The governor 1t is said will
lay the matter before the attorney
general as soon as the commission has
made it's final report.
The commission has been investf-
eating charges of extravaganza; over
charges, duplication in the payments
of bills and fraud for nearly two
months and has yet to take the testi-
mony of many important persons who
have knowledge of the subject under
Investigation Among those to be
examined IS former Governor Penny
packer.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1907-04-24
FOR
10 YEARS
Oldest M 6 # Ages Is
d.
HE WAS BORN 1T 1857
ANTONIO iNFANTE, A NEGRO,
DIES AT SANTIAGO, CUBA, AF-
TER LIVING A CENTURY AND A
HALF-HE RETAINED ALL FAC
uLTlES.

New York, April 24.-A dispatch
from Santiago, Cuba. reports the death
the age of $50 years. Despite his
great age, the greatest recorded in
modern times. the man is said to have
retained all of his faculties unimpair-
ed to the end. Infante is said to have
been born in 1857 nineteen years be-
fore the beginning of the American
revolution.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1907-04-24
Breaks Jail Again.

Chippewa Falls, Wis, April 24.-Cy
Hicks of Chetek, who after an excit-
ing chase at Ladysmith, was captur-
ed a few days ago, has made his sec
ond escape in six months from the
Barron county jail Hicks was await
ing trial on charge of robbing cot
tages at Lake Chetek March 90.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1907-04-24
Art Loan Exhibit Open.

New York, April 24.-The annual
free art loan exhibition at the Uni
versity Settlement closes today. Many
distinguished artists loaned pictures.
besides numerous private parties. The
exhibition was given under the joint
auspices of the Womens Auxiliary
and the Art Club for Women. The
exhibition was a great success.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1907-04-24
LONDON ON SIX
YEARS. CRUISE
JACK" AND WIFE SAIL ON
SHARK.
Author and Party Leave Frisco for
Honolulu IN sailboat Trip Around
the WorId--Roat Is AS Feet Long and
Party Comprises Six Persons.

San Francisco, April 24.-Jack Lon
don's saiIboat. the Shark, started to-
day for Honolulu, the first port to be
touched on a six-years' cruise around
the world The vessel is forty-five
feet long. ketch rugged, and it's occu-
pants, beside London and his wife, are
Herbert S. Stoltz, Stanford graduate
and athlete; Roscoe Eames, captain;
Martin Johnson, the cook, and Hilesh-
isa Tochigi, cabin boy
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1907-04-24
TO OPERATE ON
JOHN MITCHELL
HEAD OF THE MINE WORKERS
ILL IN CHICAGO.
Physicians Have Decided to Open Him
up Next Week as a Result of an At
tack Of Cold and Combinations
Which Have Followed.

Chicago April 24--John Mitchell,
president of the United Mine Workers,
is i'll with severe cold at the home
of Frank Schell here. Other compli-
cations have set in and an operation
has been decided on, to be performed
next week
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1907-04-24
NO CESSATION
OF HARDSHIPS
LACK OF RAIN DISASTROUS TO
CUBA.
Santiago Advices Are to Effect That
Waterworks Supply Has Dried Up
and Suffering ResuIts-Drouth Con-
tinues to do Great Damage.

Habana, April 24.-The drouth con.
tinues and there is no cessation in the
hardships endured everywhere in the
island Serious conditions are faced
because of the abnormal meteorogli-
cal conditions. From Santiago comes
a report that the source of the supply
of the waterworks has dried up and
that there is much suffering in conse-
quence.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1907-04-24
MURDER OF The
MARVIN BABY boy
DECK HAND CHARGED WITH THE
CRIME.
Another Solution of the Mystery Re-
sarding the Disappearance of the a.
Year-old Son of DR.. Marvin--Arrest
Was Made Today.

Dover, Del, April 24---Frank H. But
Ter, employed as a deck hand on the
steamer John p. Wilson, was taken into
custody today charged with the murder
of Horace N. Marvin, the 4-year-old
son of DIR. Marvin, whose disappear
ance on March 4 aroused the entire
country.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1907-04-24
$500 MOLDERS
DEMAND 5 HOURS
UNLESS SCHEDULE is GRANTED
THEY WILL STRIKE.
Iron Moiders of Pacific Coast Want
8 Hour Day With Minimum Wages
Of $3.75 Per Day-UntiI May I, to
Decide.

Tacoma, Wash, April 24.-Unless
demands for an eight-hour day and a
minimum wage scale of 1915 day are
granted by May l a strike or all iron
molders along the Pacific coast Is ex-
peeted. About $500 men are affect
ed
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1907-04-24
cistern Cavern Fatal.

Alexandra, Mimi. April 24.--G w.
Montgomery was instantly killed here
by the caying in of a cistern which he
was engaged in building. The cistern
had been sunk ABOUT fifteen feet when
the earth suddenly caved in