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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-09
HEIREss A FARMER.
Remarkable Career Of a Girl Deaf
Mute.

CHICAGO. Dece mber 9.-Announcement
that Mary Josephine Crane, daughter Of
the multi-millionaire iron manufacturer,
Charles r. Crane. intends to become a
farmer is arousing much interest in Chi
cago.
Miss Crane. who has been deaf and
dumb from birth, is twenty years old
She is about to finish three years course
in agriculture in the University Of Wis
consin. at Madison, which she has at
tended three years. Her proficiency as a
student has attracted favorable atten-
ton from the members Of the university
faculty and students.
Miss Camp. who acts as an interpreter
when necessary. accompanies Miss Crane
into the classrooms and takes notes for
her. although the latter can understand
almost every word Of speaker by watch
ing the motions OF the mouth. Miss
Crane, however, attends examinations
alone. and has not yet failed to pass
with high grade She has made special
study Of how to diet sheep and how to
care for their wool.
Recently Miss Cranes father gave her
a farm near the Crane summer home at
Lake Geneva. She intends personally to
direct the work there next summer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-09
INQUIRY INTO COLLISION.
Results in Lieut.. Cooks Transfer
From Command.

The naval inquiry into the circum-
stances attending the collision between
the torpedo boat Shubrick and the New
York, Philadelphia and Norfolk line
steamer Maryland in Hampton roads on
the 21st ultimo has resulted in the de-
tachment of Lieut.. H. E. Cook from COM
mand Of the torpedo boat and his assign
ment to a more subordinate position on
one Of the battleships. Although the
naval board found several things to criti-
else in Lieut.. Cooks management Of the
torpedo boat just prior to the collision. 1t
was reported that he did his duty to the
best of his ability. 1t was found that his
failure to avoid the collision was due to
inexperienced rather than to carelessness
or neglect of duty, and therefore no further
action will be taken in the matter. sThe
Shubrick was badly damaged and is now
undergoing repairs at the Norfolk navy
yard. With the exception Of Lieut.. Cook
ali her officers and crew have been trans
ferred to the torpedo boat Tingey.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-09
Hagerstown Editor Dead.
Special Dispatch to The Star.


HAGERSTOWN, Nd, December s.
Edwin Bell, a veteran newspaper man of
Hagerstown, died suddenly at his home
here this morning following an illness of
few days from general debility, aged
lightweight years. Mr.. Bell was one of
the most widely known journalists in this
section and the Oldest in service in the
state. He began his newspaper career at
the age of sixteen and later succeeded his
father as editor of the Hagerstown Torch
light. He studied law and was the Oldest
member of the local bar. Mr.. Bells most
active newspaper work was done in Cali
fornia in pioneer days, going there in 1S49
He was employed on San Francisco and
Sacramento papers and helped organize
the pony express news service in Califor-
MIA in 1858. After the civil war Mr.. Bell
returned to Hagerstown and purchased an
interest in the Hagerstown Mail, which
he and T. ]. G. Williams, now Of Balti-
more published for years. Mr.. Bell had
been living retired for number Of years.
He was brother Of the late Gen. George
Bell Of the United States Army. Miss
Louisa Bell. a sister. of Hagerstown and
Henry Bell. q brother, Of Germantown,
Md, survive him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-09
Stage Drivers "Record."

Globe Cor. Los Angeles Times.
Stage drivers all over the southwest
appear to be engaged in an attempt to
demonstrate their own supremacy in the
way of distance Travelled. A driver on
the old stage line at Globe claimed the
belt for $1,000 miles in about three years,
and Buckeye man went him some bet
ter.
The record to date appears to be held
however, by ]. w. Orchard. who claims
years on sixty-mile route out Of King
years on sixty mile route out Of King
Ston, N. NJ.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-09
FOOD ON THE ISTHMUS.
Provisions Cheaper Than They Are
in New York.

Food supplies are sold on the Isthmus
Of Panama to the canal workers at an
average cost less than they can be had
at New York, according to a statement
contained in the last issue Of the Canal
Record, just received here The compare
tive statement shows that, although in
nineteen instances the isthmian prices
were slightly higher than New York
prices, in thirty-seven instances they
were lower. and in eight instances they
were equal. For the sixty-four items
there was a net average of $3.50 In favor
of the isthmus.
The same authority records the begin
ming of what Is said to be the largest
railroad embankment in the world. at
Gatun, on the line of the New Panama
railroad This embankment crosses the
valley Of the Gatuncillo river at an aver
age height of about eightytwo feet, Is
one and one-quarter miles long and con-
tains over 26OO,OO0 cubic yards Of ma
terial.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-09
Paris Losing It's Verdure.
From the Paris Figaro

Paris is being sadly transformed,
thanks to the famous tax on properties
not built on. The beautiful park which
extended from the Rue st. Dominique
to the Rue De Grenelle and to the Boule-
ward des Italiens. and which formed one
Of the most beautiful sites of the capt.
tai, has just been sold and cut up INTO
lots. There will come time when Paris
public squares, and then foreigners will
find, as the French do, that this will not
truthfully suffice to sustain the reputa-
ton OF Paris for Incompatible beauty.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-09
The Ring on the Stem.
n the Los Angeles Time,

From the Los Angeles Times.
With the stem encircled with a gold
ring, which must have been on all the
while the fruit was growing from bloom
to maturity, a bunch OF grapes was dis
covered in Long Beach yesterday. Chas
Schwitzer, peddler, was weighing some
grapes for a customer when the glitter
of an object in cluster caught his at
tention. 1t was gold bangle ring around
the stem, midway in the bunch and with
grapes both above it and below 1t.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-09
KILLED HER GRANDcH11pREN
Tragedy at somerville, Mass, Looks
Like Work Of Crazy Woman.

soMERV1LLE. Mass. December o.
Mrs. Emery Huntley walked into a police
station here today and announced that she
had killed her two grandchildren. The
bodies of the children, Raymond Shomo,
six years old. and Caroline Huntley, four
years old. were found shortly afterward
at Mrs. Huntley's home. They had been
stupefied by Illuminating gas and then
drowned in a bath tub.
The children were on l visit to their
grandmother. They were brother and sis
ter, who, on the death Of their parents a
few years ago. had been adopted, the
girl by her mothers uncle. Charles Hunt
ley of Boston, and the boy by his fathers
brother, a man named Shomo, who lives
somewhere in the west.
Mrs. Huntley Is forty-five years of age
1t Is alleged that she has been consid-
cred mentally weak for some time past
The children had been dead about an hour
and half when their bodies were found
Their mother died by suicide shortly after
the decease of her husband.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-09
Welcome to Redmond.

Special Cablegram to The Star
DUBLIN, December 9.-The most mag
nificent nationalist demonstration that has
ever taken place in Kings county was
held in Birr in honor of Mr.. Redmond and
in support of the Irish national party and
it's policy. MIR. Redmond was accompanied
by Mrs. Redmond. and they were received
with extraordinary enthusiasm. AS Mr..
and Mrs. Redmond arrived at night, all
the people of the town turned out and a
great torchlight procession was held In
their honor. On the following day a
great public meeting was held in Inc
square at the foot Of the monument to the
Bloody Duke Of Cumberland" The day
was fine and the demonstration was on a
scale of unprecedented greatness in num-
bers and enthusiasm. Not for over TWEEN
ty years has such q spectacle been wit
messed In Birr. In addition to Mr.. Red
mond, Mr.. John Roche. MP; Mr.. Michael
Reddy. MP; Mr.. Stephen Gwynn, MP,
and Mr.. Michael Hogan attended.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-09
Rattleship Retirement.

BERLIN, December 9.-Speaking before
the reichstag committee on the budget
today, Admiral Won Tirpitz, secretary OF
the admiralty, defended the proposal to
shorten the age limit on German battle
ships from twenty-five to twenty years.
He made reference to what was done in
the American navy, declaring that there
sixteen years was regarded as the great
est possible term of service. He said the
introduction of telescope gun sights had
considerably enlarged the effective fight
ing range of battleShips.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-09
Finley Reported Dying.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
A Dogs Artificial Tail.
From the Philadelphia Record.

Artificial teeth, legs, arms and hair are
common, but dog with an artificial tail
is rare. Foil. terrier belonging to an
Olney family. sports an artificial tail. In
accordance with custom, Foil lost his tail
early in life, only a stump about two
inches long remaining. To this stump
his present owners have affixed tall
which can wag any way the dog likes.
The tail is fastened by a strap and buckle,
and when in place is very like the real
article Foil enjoys wearing it, and at
night submits gracefully to its removal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-09
Gypsies.


From the Springfield Republican.
The Hungarian government is taking
measures to compel the gypsies to quit
their nomadic life and settle down to work
like other people. They are especially
numerous in that country and have been
for centuries, and the growth of civiliza-
ton wars against them as it does against
the hunter, the adventurer and the wan
derer Of any class. There is just now a
popular outburst of indignation against
the gypsies in Hungary, owing to several
murders traceable to them, and the gov
eminent Is taking advantage of it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-09
RESIDENCE SOLD.
Recently Completed House on Co
lumbia Heights.

Stone ssFairfax, real estate corporation,
has just sold for Lewis e. Breuninger the
three-story brick residence, 1888 Irving
street. Columbia Heights. The purchaser
will occupy the house as home and the
consideration in this transaction was
$500. This is the remaining one of three
houses recently built by Mr.. Breuninger,
all Of which were sold before completion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-09
virginia Citizens Elect officers.

The citizens association of the village
on the Virginia side of the Potomac
known as Halls Hill and High View Park
at a recent meeting elected officers for
the ensuing year as follows: ]. T. Bryant,
president; r. Bennett, vice president: o.
Z. Harrison, secretary; Clinton Thomas.
treasurer; Z. c. Branch, chaplain. and
James A. Ross sergeantat-arms. Meet
ings are held at the residence of the presi-
dent the first Monday of each month.
This association is endeavoring to have
the streets and roads of the village and
the lighting conditions improved.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-09
HoNoRs FOR AMERICANS.
List Of Decorations Bestowed Sun
mitted to the Senate.

The President today sent to the Senate
a list Of decorations sought to be con-
veyed by foreign powers to United States
officials and officers. Included in this list
is q gift of large silver urn, presented
by the Central American republics to
Commander Richard Mulligan. now on
duty at the bureau of navigation, Navy
Department. but in command of the gun
boat Yorktown when the friction rose be-
tween Central American countries last
summer, which he was largely instru-
mental in removing.
The President also again sent to Con-
sress the list of decorations formerly sub
mitted but which Congress failed to act
upon, with the recommendation that the
persons named be allowed to accept the
decorations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-09
stockyards Bank to Resume.

KANSAS CITY, December 9.-Arrange.
nents were practically completed today
for the reopening tomorrow of the Stock
yards Bank of Commerce, deposits s250,OO0
which failed last week following the clos
ing of the National Bank of Commerce
The institution will be bought outright
from the receiver of the National Bank
Of Commerce This will be the second
bank to resume since the furry last week
The directors of the National Bank OF
Commerce are working hard on pial
for the reorganization Of that bank, and
hope to make a sufficiently good show
ing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-09
Protecting Irish Fishers.
snec,s1 Cableeram to The Star.

DUBLIN, December 9.-The fishermen
on the Antrim coast are hopefully looking
forward to the result Of the recent depart
mental inquiry at Ballycastle for some
protection from marauding trawlers from
England. Their grievance Is similar to
that of which complaint has been made
from Donegal. Crews of Fleetwood.
Liverpool and Sunderland trawlers fish by
night, without showing any light. and de-
stroy the nightlines of the local fishermen,
creating as we'll a serious danger to
naSSing vessels.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-09
Kroonlaud Disabled.

PLYMOUTH, December 9.-The. steamer
Kronprinz Wilhelm received a wireless
telegram this morning from the Red Star
line steamer Kroonland, saying that this
vessel had broken her shaft, at a point
to the westward of the Lizard, during
heavy gale.
The kronprinz Wilhelm arrived here at
9:45 this morning from New York Tho
Kroonand, Capt. Doxrud, left Antwerp
December for New York.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-09
NIGHT RIDERS PLANS.
Reported That Kentucky Outlaws
Will Invade Southern Indiana.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BONNEVILLE. Ind. December o.
Since the raid of the night riders on Hop
kinsville, KY, reliable information comes
from resident Of this county who has
been working among the night riders to
the effect that southern Indiana will be
visited by them.
This man, who was in Hopkinsville at
the time Of the destruction Of the prop
erty, and who has been among these law
less men for several months, says that he
heard them say that they intend to come
into Indiana.
If the riders should come to Bonneville
and burn storage barns as they did at
Hopkinsville, the city would suffer be-
cause of Its limited fire department The
barn used by the American Tobacco Com
pany Is a large frame structure, and II
set on fire would buSA quickly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-09
News Briefs,

William Hennick. aged twenty years,
was found dead yesterday morning in the
house of Cora Smith, at 425 South Spring
street, Baltimore. According to the
police, Hennick was frequent visitor to
the house of the Smith woman, and they
believe that death was due to alcoholism.
An unidentified Italian laborer was shot
dead at Jew Bottom, near Alberton, Bal
timore county. Md, yesterday afternoon
by an Italian companion, who escaped and
whose name is not yet known. The killing
is the eighth serious encounter which has
taken place at Jew Bottom within a year.
According to a statement made by Louis
Smith, 2402 Frederick avenue, Baltimore,
to the police, he was held up by two
masked men Saturday night in the rear of
his home, and relieved of the sum of $40
in cash. Mr.. Smith is a butcher, and
was robbed when he reached home about
o'clock. and drove up an alley beside the
house for the purpose of putting his horse
In the stable.
Crouching down on a small gas stove.
over which he was warming his side to
relieve a pain, George Bowen, an eighty
year-old cobbler. of Atlantic City. N. j.,
upset the stove and released flow of gas
that killed him and his aged wife. who
was sleeping in the same room.
A. NJ. Page of Roanoke. Va, a repre-
sentative of a firm of Tidewater con-
tractors, at Princeton, W. Va. has been
missing for the past ten days, and all
efforts to locate him have proved futile.
He had about $50 on his person, when
last seen. and foul play Is suspected.
Mrs. Emma F. Bush. a musician of
much talent. and wife of Mr.. Harry D.
Bush. vice president of the Baltimore
Bridge Company. died Saturday evening
at the Union Protestant Infirmary Of
heart disease. She had been in Ill health
for several weeks. and went to the hos
pital Friday to have an operation per-
formed for intestinal trouble.
Without any particular celebration John
Turnbull. ir.. of the firm of John Turn
bull jr., & Co.. passed his ninety-second
birthday yesterday at his home In Balti-
more. A few Of his friends called and
rendered him their congratulations. De-
spite his years. he resembles q man Of
sixty. and il hale and active.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-09
FOB MoNoNaAH SUFFERERS.
Red Gross to Aid Those Bereft OF
Support.

The American National Red Cross has
taken steps to receive and administer
contributions for the relief of sufferers
from the Monongah mine disaster. Mr.
c. H. Lee of the American Security and
Trust Company is treasurer of the Dis
trict of Columbia branch, and Will re-
ceive contributions in this city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-09
NOT READY FOR SUBMISSION.
Report Of Waterways Commission
Still Under Consideration.

The forthcoming report Of the inland
waterways commission to the President
was discussed today at a meeting Of the
members of that body. Some progress
was made toward completion, but there is
yet to be done considerable work before
the report will be in shape for presenta-
ton. Upon 1t Is to be based legislation
that will empower the commission to
carry out the plans for whose fulfillment
the body was created.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-09

+ A new team was formed shortly
after 1 o'clock. when Nat Butler, who
had been drafted at the last moment
to take Norman c. Hopper's place.
threw up the sponge and retired. His
excuse was that he had no time to
make preparations for the race and did
not feel able to stick it out. His part
ner, Hardy Downing, of San Jose, Cal.
then announced his willingness to team
up with Matt Downey, the Boston boy.
who had been put out of the race when
his partner Bobby Walthour, retired.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-09

have not hing to look forward to. Headed
by the churches relief work was well
started yesterday, and a general appeal
to the public is being made. Many West
Virginia towns have already acted and
others are ready to do so. The work
will be thoroughly organized and sys-
tematiRed,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-09
Atlantic League Meeting.

NEWARK, N. j., December 9.-Presi-
dent John w. Dobbin of the Atlantic
League Of Professional Base Ball Clubs
has issued a call for the annual meeting
to be held at the Franklin House, Easton
Pa. Tuesday, January Z, 1908. ct u
o'clock noon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-09
From Candle to Lamp Light.

From the London Standard.
The old parish church Of Blandford st.
Mary has this week, for the first time in
its history, been illuminated with lamps.
During the last two or three centuries
1t has ben edimly illuminate with candle
light, and consequently no evening serv-
ices have been possible during the winter
months.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-09
HOUSE HAS SHORT SESSION.
After Swearing in Four Members It
Adjourns Until Thursday.

With only one committee appointed. that
on banking and currency, and with the
assurance OF Speaker Cannon that no
further committees would be announced
until next week. the House Of Representa-
tives today after a session of only few
minutes adjourned until Thursday.
Representatives Bede Of Minnesota, Pol.
lard of Nebraska, Boudrey OF Missouri
and Lands of Indiana were sworn In.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-09
Zbysco to Meet Hackenschmidt.
special Cableeram to The Star

LONDON December 9.-The Galician
wrestler Zbysco and his Russian rival
Padoubny. wrestled this afternoon at the
London Pavilion for $1,000 a side and the
right to meet George Hackenschm!dt for
the worlds Graeco-Roman championship.
Padoubny was twice cautioned, and was
finally disqualified for tripping, and the
match was awarded to Zbysco without a
fall. = :
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-09
Bad Oklahoma Fire.

PAWNEE, Okla, December 9-Fire
here today destroyed block OF buildings.
The o. P. c. II. department store and the
Globe Hotel are among the buildings
burned. LOSS, $500 600.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-09
Downtown Temperature.

Thomas Dugan, a gravedigger In Shoe
koe cemetery. at Richmond came near
being buried alive yesterday in a grave
which he had dug for the body of an.
other man. The grave, which is six feet
deep, caved in on Dugan, burying him
up to his arm pits.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-09
Two O'Clock Score.
TELEGRAPHIC BRIEFS.

NORFOLK, Va, December &C. NJ. B.
Weaver was, in the United States court
today, appointed ancillary receiver. under
bond Of $4,000, for the property in Vir-
einia, consisting of lumber mills and lum-
Der, of William E. Uptegrove & Co., the
action coming under the suit Of the Amer
lean Cigar Box Lumber Corporation and
Fredericks & Smith Company against
Uptegrove & Co.
PARIS. December 9.-The damage suit
brought by A. Hart Mckee, formerly OF
Philadelphia, against his wife and her
father, Col. Baxter, formerly of Denver,
Col, charging alleged defamatory declara-
tions made by them and published IN
American newspapers, came up IN court
today, but went over until next Wednes-
certain evidence.
BRUSSELS, December 9.-rhe court of
appeals today overruled the decision OF
the lower court granting q postponement
of the sale of the jewels and personal
effects that belonged to the late Queen
Henrietta. Princess Louise, daughter
of the queen, Is seeking to prevent the
sale of the jewels, which came TO her
from her mother, and which nave peen
seized for debt contracted by her.
NEW YORK. December ct. H.
O'Neill, a well-known theatrical man, died
here yesterday of cerebral hemorrhage.
He had been connected with number of
prominent theatrical companies, and dur
ing the present season acted as manager
for Lew Fields.
coALDALE. Pa, December 9.-Return-
ing from a celebration early today, Charles
Lombard attacked his wife with a butch
er knife, inf1icting wounds that probably
will prove fatal. When a detail of the
state police went to arrest him they found
his body swinging on the end of a piece
of rope tied to a. beam in the attic OF his
home. Jealousy was the cause OF the at
fair.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-09
A Present for Every Senator.

Every member Of the Senate received
a Christmas present today from senator
Burkett in a volume containing a re-
ligious story written by resident OF
Senator Burkett's own state.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-09
Mr.. Dalzell's National Bank Bill

Representative Dalzell of Pennsylvania
today introduced a bill making it mis-
demeanor to publish or mail an untrue
or derogatory statement about national
bank, and penalizing such an act by fine
or Imprisonment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-09
Records for Twenty-Four Hours.

The following were the readings of the
thermometer and barometer at the wealth.
er bureau for the twenty-four hours be-
ginning at 2 pm. yesterday
Thermometer, December s, 4 pm, 50: q
pm, "A; II midnight, 80; December 8. 1
a m, 81: I'M, 81; II noon, A: . pm, As.
Maximum, So at 4 p. m, December 8;
minimum, 80. at am, Deceber 8.
Barometer, December s. 4 pm, 30l7; 8
pm, 30.10: II midnight. 30.17; December
., 4 am. 30.15; am, 80. ID; noon, 30.0T;
pm, 1908
Minimum temperature past twenty-four
hours, 81; year ago, 81.
Downtown Temperature.
The temperature recorded today by
Feast & Co.'S standard Thermometer was
as follows:
am, IL: ~ noon, 46: pm, 80.