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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-25
PURCHASER MAKES CHARGES.
Morris Friedenberg Accuses Walter
Duckett of Giving Short Weight.

Morris Friedenberg yesterday decided that
he wanted a dinner of duck. He wandered
down past the Central market and at last
came to the stand Of Walter Duckett at 931
B street northwest. where, it is stated, he
found some choice live fowls of the variety
desired. When he inquired of the proprietor
to the price, he alleges, he was told Is
cents per pound. Morris was satisfied, and
when the duck was weighed he paid for
four-pounder. On the way home the duck
and the basket In which he carried the bird
did not seem to Morris to weigh four
pounds, and upon his arrival at home he
got busy with his scales, with the result he
claims that the duck weighed exactly three
pounds and three and one-quarter ounces
"A loss, you see, of just thirteen ounces
said Morris, when he appeared in the office
of Assistant Corporation Counsel George in
the Police Court building today.
Picking up the duck. Morris claims. he
went back to Mr.. Duckett, claimed he had
paid too much and demanded his rebate
The proprietor is alleged to have refused to
comply with the demand. and as a result
Morris started on bee line for the District
building. There he told Sealer Haskell of
the trouble, and Assistant Sealer George A.
Howe was assigned to the case.
Mr. Howe tested the scales and states he
found they did not conform to the standard
I'm the office of the sealer OF weights and
measures. He then swore TO two charges
against Mr. Duckett first with not giving
Friedenheimer the correct weight and next
that his scales did notsconform to the law
The defendant at once placed SO collateral
for his appearance in the Police Court to-
day, and when the case was called he asked
for jury trial.
Judge kimbal demanded that Mr. Duck
EFT deposit SIS collateral for his appearance
in court when wanted and this was done.
Later in the morning. it is alleged Erie
denheimer while carrying home a basket
containing tale duck which caused all of
the trouble, was told that the dealer had
stated some one was going TO get slugged, -
and he Immediately went to the office of
Assistant District Attorney Ralph Given in
an attempt to see If something could not be
done that could save him bodily harm
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-25
JUDGE cRoTHERs, CONDITION.
Democratic Candidate for Governor
Does Not Rally From Fever.

ELkTON, Md, September 25..The con-
dition of Judge Crothers last night was re-
garded favorable. At o'clock he was
given cold bath and his temperature went
down to 1011a. His pulse is also down to
y. He rested well Monday night for a
person suffering from typhoid, and slept
some yesterday. His pulse was a little high
er Tuesday morning. That was expected,
and. in fact. it is expected to go still higher.
evcn should his case prove very light one
His fever is readily controlled by baths
thus far, his temperature going down to al
most normal after a bath has been admin
istered. None of the alarming symptoms
which usually accompany typhoid fever
have thus far been detected in the patient
case.
The untimely illness of Judge Crothers
has apparently resulted in his friends In
the county, and, in fact, all over the state
taking a greater interest in the campaign
than they would probably otherwise have
done Many messages of sympathy have
been received from all over the state COM
Ing from both democrats and republicans
His physicians have given positive instruc-
tons to his nurse to allow no one to go to
his room except his nephew Emerson R.
Crothers, who makes his home at the Eel
ton House with his uncle.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-25
Girl Assaulted on a Steamboat.

PlTTSBuRG, September 25.-Florence
Boone, twelve years old, a passenger on
the steamer Woodruff from Greensboro.
Pa. to this city, her home was brutally
assaulted by negro employee of the boa .
and is at her home in a serious condition.
The child had been visiting relatives in
Greensboro and started for Pittsburg. Dur
ing the night the negro, whose name IS
being withheld. broke into her stateroom
and struck her on the head with no.
tato masher. The girl was rendered uncon-
scious. Later her screams attracted the
attention Of the boats officers Before
they could realize the situation however.
the negro struck the child again. The off,
GERS in charge of the boat placed the negro
a prisoner in the lower portion of the
steamer until this city was reached While
the mate was telephoning for the police the
negro escaped from the deckhands
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-25
LOUISE Welded AGAIN
Ex-Crown Princess of Saxony
Takes Another Chance.
PENCHANT FOR TEACHERS
This Time It Is an italian Music
Master.
CIVIL MARRIAGE IN LONDON
Secret Ceremony Performed at the
,Dingy Little Registry Office
in the Strand.
CIVIL MARRIAGE IN LONDON
Special Cablegram to The Star.

Speclal CaDieSTdm 10 Mt StiI
LONDON, September 25-The Countess
Montgnoso, formerly Crown Princess
Louise of Saxony, was married this morn
ing to Signor Tonselli, an Italian piano
player, at the Strand registry office. The
pair have been living quietly in London
for the past three weeks, that being the
length of residence necessary for obtain
ing a special license to marry. Only three
witnesses were present at the marriag e,
which was secret.
The bride of today, who was an Austrian
archduchess by birth. married in vi
emma in November, 1891, to Crown Prince
Frederick August of Saxony. BY him she
had six children. In December, 1902, she
eloped from Salsberg with the tutor of her
children. Andre Gron, Belgian. In Feb
ruary of the next year, however. Gron left
her lin order not to be an obstacle to the
reunion of the princess and her children.
In January, 1893, the Emperor Francis Jo-
seph issued an order depriving her of all
her Austrian titles and privileges, and even
forbidding her to her ancestral coat
of-armS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-25
SLAVLOOKS EASTWARD
Russia Awaits Coming of Sec
rotary Taft.
EXPECTS DIPLOMATIC MOVE
Confident We Aim at the Mastery of
the Pacific.
COMMENTS OF NOvOE VREMYA
st. Petersburg Interested in the Up
building Of the American Navy.
Looks for War.
COMMENTS OF N0vOE vREMYA

ST. PET ERSBURG, September 25.-Secre-
tary Taft's tour of the world is being fol-
lowed with unusual interest here. The
government is taking measures to sur
round the journey through Siberia and Eu-
ropean Russia with attentions usually re-
served for the rulers of states, and the
press Is busily specializing on the likeli-
hood and advantages of q Russo-American
convention, the object of Mr.. Tafts visit
to Russia being, it is alleged, to negotiate
an agreement between the United States
and Russia.
The conviction prevails here that war
between Japan and the United States is
Inevitable in the distant future. The Novoe
Vremya today published an article entitled
The New World Power picturing the
marvellous growth of America as a sea-
power during President Roosevelt's adj
ministration, warning Russian diplomacy
mot to be caught unawares by coming
events and adding:
Mastery of the Pacific.
1.-THE day when the United States feet
passes out of the Strait of Magellan and
sweeps proudly into the waters of the Pa
cific will open a new era for the eastern
world Official courtesies and the tenn
porary hull in war talk do not conceal the
fact that America is reaching out for the
mastery of the Pacific and already is
strong enough to attain it.
"She entered the race for it in the spring
Of 1903, when Congress voted the navy bill
and the Panama. bill. both essential to the
object in view. Without any noise except
the ceaseless rumble of machinery the
mighty nation succeeded in forging a sea
power, already including twenty-five bat
tleships and having it's docks crowded with
many more war vessels.
Day Of Contest Nears.
The American people are not lured by
the glamour of mere display. Their purposes
are deeper Kindred of England, the Ameri-
cans creed is that commerce follows the
flag. Her object is incompatible with mere
desire for trade in the far east. Eng
land won the throne of the Atlantic from
Spain. Holland and France. America is
about to challenge her rival for the throne
of the Pacific.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-25
Nebraska Republicans Indorse Taft.

LINCOLN. Neb. September 25-Secre-
tary Taft was Endorsed for President by
the republican convention which met here
yesterday. In the report of the COMMITTEES
on resolutions the following paragraph was
carried unanimously: We recognize in the
Hon. William II. Taft OF Ohio a man whose
personal character and whose long public
service mark him as pre-eminently the
man under whose leadership these policies
may be perpetuated and the republican
party may again merit and receive the ap-
prevail Of the national electorate
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-25

stead of once a week as formerly, and we
hope that Congress will provide sufficient
money to extend this service throughout
the city.
There other minor practical matters
Congress with the view of improving con-
ditions here. The general schedule, as
outlined by Commissioner Macfarand. pre-
sentS many features worthy of cOnsidera-
ton, but l am sure it will be the policy of
the Commissioners to scrutiniZe every item
very carefully and restrict the estimates to
those matters of absolute necessity in or
der that the expenditures may be kept
within reasonable limit and the debt of
the District, which has increased by sew
eral millions during the last few years,
shall not be augmented
Plans of Engineer Department.
According to officials of the engineer de-
partment Of the District the most urgent
improvements needed by them are an ad-
ditional amount for the elimination OF
grade crossings and for laying sidewalks
paving streets. paving and otherwise i'm
proving county roads, the construction OF
bridges. Appropriation will also be asked
for suburban sewers for the operation of
the sewage pumping station, for contin-
uing work on outlying suburban trunk
sewers already begun and for the con-
struction of other trunk sc wers necessary
to provide service for the suburban section
The details of these estimates have not
yet been worked up. but it is the intention
of the Commissioners to ask for a suf-
ficient sum to carry forward the work o!
improvements to such extent as is JUS
titled by the revenues.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-25
Plague Record at San Francisco.

SAN FRANCISCO, September 25-Dr
Rupert Blue Of the marine hospital service
and President William Oppuls of the city
board of health Monday united in the fol-
lowing statement: From our knowledge
of plague the prevention of sudden out
break in epidemic form can be predicted
with assurance; but certain number of
cases Will continue to occur for consider
able period in spite of all preventive meas
ures.' The record to date follows: Identt-
fed cases, ~; deaths, "a; suspects under
observation, %.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-25

the Nebraska republican state convention
is extremely gratifying. 1t is responsive,
m my judgment. to the overwhelming SEN
timent prevailing, not only in that state, but
everywhere. While Kansas has Endorsed
Taft through its republican state commit
tee, Nebraska is the first state to indorse
him through a state convention and the
Nebraska convention is the first of any
state outside of favorite son states, to take
action on the presidency
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-25
VORYS IS GRATIFIED.
Statement From Taft's Campaign
Manager.

COLUMBUS. Ohio. September 25.-A. /.
Vorys. manager for Secretary William H.
Taft, gave out the following statement at
Taft headquarters today:
The Endorsement Of Secretary Taft by
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-25

Augustus II. Ebert, trading as B. Ebert
& Sons, hardware merchants and carriage
builders. of Frederick. Md, filed volun-
tary petition in bankruptcy Monday. The
liabilities about 100000, with assets
amounting to about 5000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-25
Prince Has the Children.

In February of that year the Saxon
courts granted TIE crown prince divorce
and later the divorced princess was granted
permission to use the title of Countess Mon
tignoso, by which she has since been
known. After the death of King George of
Saxony. Frederick August came to the
throne in 1904, and all possibility of rec
iation, in the direction of which some
efforts had been made, came to an end.
The divorce court had awarded the Gus
tody of the children to the husband, and
the princess surrendered all OF them except
the youngest, Anna Monica Pia
In 1906 King Frederick demanded her sur
render. The mother refused and she has
succeeded so far in keeping her. but it is said
that, In order to retain the annual allow
ance she has been receiving from the king.
she has agreed, in view of her marriage to
Tonselli, to surrender the child. This is the
more necessary, perhaps, for the fact that
Tonselli has no money. During their resi-
all the hills
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the allowance he has made to the countess
the couple will begin housekeeping on 50 oo5
a year
The Countess Mont 'gnoso is thirtysev"u
years old Her latest affinity is said. by
those who have seen him, to be evidently
under thirty.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-25
WORK ON ESTIMATES
Commissioners Will Confer, Be-
ginning Next Week.
NUMBER OF IMPROVEMENTS
Seek Appropriations to Supply Public
Needs.
ADDITIONAL WATER CONDUIT
Mean to Urge All That Is Necessary.
What Messrs. Macfar.and and
West Say.

The Commissioners next week VII begin
the preparation of their annual estimates
TO Congress, which must be ready by Oc-
tuber -. While engaged in The work pub
lie hearings will be omitted.
Possibly the most important recommen-
dators to be included in the estimates
are for survey and plans for add
tional conduit in connection with the local
water supply, and an appropriation of pos
sib,y $4,000 with which to make thor
ough examination of all claims of private
titles in order to settle the title question
IN connection with the Improvement of the
Anacostia basin.
An appropriation will be urged to increase
the membership of the police force and
otherwise improve it. At least fifty more
policemen are desired.
Among the other things to be asked by
the Commissioners will be armory for
tAt~Natiunal Guard, the extension of the
suburban sewers. the construction of a
hospital at Brightwood for chronic diseases
OF the INDECENT sick, as an additional step
to replace the makeshift municipal hospital
kaown as the Washington Asylum Hos
Iyal; separate h!gh-pressure Interpretation
water mains, thu preservation of Rock
creek valley as a park, provision for addi-
t.oLal park lands and public Fairgrounds
and additional schools. Money Will be asked
with which to extend the STRENGTHENING
work and otherwise improve that efficient
department. additional fire houses and po-
Hoe stations the Improvement of the water
front, a building for the Juvenile Court TO
serve also as "A house of detention; home
iu- the feeble minded. District adult re-
formatOry and permanent provisions for the
temporary treatment of inebriateS and in
sane.
Views of MI. Macfarland.
IL speaking of the estimates, Commits
sooner Macfarland said today.
None of our tasks is more important
han the preparation OF the estimates which
annually gives us the opportunity to present
to Congress in definite form those District
needs which can only be met by appro-
priation- Undoubtedly we shall ask this
that IS necessary. distinguishing in our cs-
Inmates between extraordinary projects OF
improvement taking years and costing large
sums. and the current needs of the munich.
pal services and asking Congress to finance
Sress must cut the regular appropriation
as. for example. for the public schools OF
the health fire or police protection, in order
large permanent improvements. Our part
ner the United States, should separately
advance the money for the extraordinary
IL back gradually. but expeditiously. we
are amply able TO do Our taxation, rea
sonabIe but adequate. Yields all that Is nee
rssary for all that the Commissioners rec
ommend OF extraordinary and current ex
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Sought Consolation.

Giron consoled himself recently by marry
ing Belgian girl, and the countess had a
diversion in Florence, where last July the
courts granted the Countess Giacciadini a
separation from her husband, after she had
fled from him, on account of the open at
tentions he was paying to the Countess
Montignoso
Assuming that the Saxon king continues
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Need for Mere Policemen.
For Cleaning Alleys.

The estimates for cleaning alleys will
also be increased. Within the past year l
have instituted the work of cleaning alleys
in the heart OF the city twice q week in
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-12-06

with a complete system of improved
rivers, coupled where necessary by
canals, the transportation problem of
the United States would be solved.
John Sharp Williams had no oppo.
sition whatever i'm his candidacy for
reelection as leader of the minority
party in the house At the last mo-
ment Congressman DeArmond of Mis-.
souri, who had been widely spoken of
rs a dangerous candidate for the posi-.
ton, announced his determination not
to enter the rece. 1t Is understood
unofiicially that this withdrawal, coup.
led with the knowledge that this was
Mr. Williams last term in the house,
was partly the result of political
deal. Mr. Williams public announce
ment that he will support Bryan for
the presidential nomination also had
much to do with the withdrawal of
other candidates.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-12-06
OUICK SERVICE.

The presidents message, volum.
words, was delivered to congress In
Washington at noon on Tuesday, and
before o'clock it was being read by
patrons of The News in Stanton, Bat
tie Creek, Madison, Pierce, Hoskins
and other near by towns, while 1t was
being read in Long Pine and Dallas
at the same time that Omaha readers
of Omaha dailies were scanning its
important utterances. Moreover, The
the message, while most of the dailies
of the state only gave abridged re-
ports of six or eight columns. The
News carried every line and every
word of the complete message and
gave 1t to its readers long before any
other paper could possibly reach them.
Thus on the Dallas line of the North
western, the message was seen in The
News twenty-four hours before the
Ondnd papers bringing the same
news" can get to them.
The message was presented to con-
gress at IL o'clock Washington time,
and by IL o'clock Norfolk time the
full text of the document was being
printed on the press of The News and
every train which leaves this city be-
tween IL and o'clock was carrying
bundles of papers to readers all over
this great northwest. This once more
demonstrates the claim that if people
of north Nebraska and southern South
Dakota want the news while it is yet
new, The News is the paper to be de-
pended upon.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-12-06
NORWAY POPLAR.

The forest service of the government
which has been becoming more and
more anxious over the fast disappear
ing timber of the United States during
the past few years, has discovered
some good qualities in the Norway pop
lar, and has issued a circular concern
ing this discovery as follows:
Tree planters throughout the
northern portion of the middle west
have had brought to their attention
lately the extraordinary value of the
Norway poplar, near relative of the
common cottonwood, which possesses
fine qualities that bid fair to raise the
prestige of the whole cottonwood fam
lily.
This cottonwood is shrouded in
mystery, so far as it's origin is con-
cerned. 1t bears no cotton and is re-
produced entirely from cuttings. The
tree grows straight and lean and it
is said that the bark never scalds or
SldShS. hS "OOu 10 SIlalShI-5ia ihCu
and suitable for lumber. 1t splits
easily, seasons quickly and makes ex-
cellent fuel
"The Norway poplar grows very
rapidly. In Minnesota it has been
known to grow so feet high with a dia-
meter of II inches in IA years. 1t
makes a good shade tree, retaining
it's leaves until late in the autumn, and
on account of it's rapid growth should
prove very desirable for windbreaks
and shelterbelts. So far as is known
at present, this tree is perfectly hardy
and will grow under a variety of soil
and moisture conditions. 1t seems,
however, to respond quickly by in
creased growth to cultivation and care.
"The advantage which the Norway
poplar holds over the Carolina poplar,
one of the most popular of cottonwoods
is chiefly in it's greater hardness, bet
ter form, and the seemingly superior
quality of its wood is shown in
preliminary studies made by the
United States forest service. 1t will
be some time before the Norway pop
lar will be available for widespread
planting, since cuttings of the true
variety are at present very scarce and
hard to obtain"
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-12-06
NORFOLK A STOCK MARKET.

Norfolk has rapidly become a stock
sale town within the past year, and it
is already established so strongly as
such market that there is no longer
question as to what it means in the
future. The time was not so long
ago that such a thing as a public sale
of horses or cattle was not known in
Norfolk, but now it is quite different.
The removal to the city of the Smith
Bros. Land and Live Stock company,
with bi-monthly sales during the sea-
other one factor to establish in the
minds of outside people the fact that
Norfolk is the place to come to buy
or sell live stock. The location of the
city has much to do with making this
a stock market, as it does with many
other interests that center here. 1t
is more easily accessible than any
other town in the northern part of the
state, easy to reach by rail, has
abundant hotel facilities to take care
of strangers and has every advantage
to offer persons who contemplate sell
ing horses or cattle at public auction.
And best of all, no sale of this char
acter has been held here that has done
we'll, because the people of this sect
ion are all becoming so well-to-do that
they are fully able and glad to i'm.
prove the condition of their herds by
the addition of other good stock.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1907-12-06

foodstuffs necessary for the trip is
keeping busy scores Of clerks and
quartermasters, while the higher Off
GERS have been compelled to exert a
personal supervision over the pur.
chase of these supplies. Every safe
guard Is being taken TO prevent the
possibility of the slightest breath of
scandal being stirred in connection
with the contracts. Some idea of
what is being done may be gathered
from the fact that 100000 pounds of
fresh meat and 100000 barrels of
-four have been bought as part of the
food supplies. There are $4,000 men
and 500 officers to feed and the amount
of provender necessary for this big
army Is enormous.