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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-18
HERE'S A PIPE DREAM!
Meerscnaum for Every One If It ALI
Comes True,

Lovers of meerschaum pipes who were
saddened by the recent announcement from
the Department of Commerce and Labor
that the worlds supply Of meerschaum in
Asia Minor was becoming rapidly exhaust
ed may cheer up now, as there has been
big deposit Of the chameleon pipe stun
struck in southwestern New Mexico. The
information comes from A. F. Collins or
New York, who writes to the bureau of
manufactures that the scarcity of meer-
schaum so highly priced by pipe manufac-
turers. and which has heretofore come
from Turkey, in Asia Minor. has recently
been found in New Mexico, and the ex
treme scarcity which has characterized
it's production will soon be at an end. The
mines are located in the Diablo range OF
mountains, about twenty miles northwest
of Pinos Altos. to which branch of the
Santa Fe railroad runs from Deming.
There have been stripped two true fssure
veins. continuous for 1900 feet each. in
which there is carried between strongly
defined walls meerschaum in widths OF
twenty inches. wagon road is now being
built from the mines to Pinos Altos dis
lance of twenty miles. and when this is
completed the meerschaum will be mar
keted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-18
Noted Philadelphia Dead.

PHILADELPHIA. June 18.-George Hud-
sey Earle, one of the best known citizens of
Philadelphia, died today. aged eighty-four
years Mr.. Earle was a personal friend Of
Abraham Lincoln. and until his death was
the oldest surviving delegate of the first re-
publican national convention. which NOM
mated Fremont for the presidency He was
a member Of the local bar and In the early
ffties was ardent abolitionists and be-
came chief attorney for alleged slaves cap
tured under the provisions of the fugitive
slave law. At the close of the civil war he
directed his energies toward municipal re-
form, and he was a conspicuous member
of the famous committee Of 100 Of this
city, which conducted a number Of success
full reform campaigns.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-18
CoUNTERFEITs IN PANAMA.
Secret Service Man Back With All the
Details.

One of the operatives of Chief Wi1kie of
the secret service has returned from the
1sthmus of Panama, bringing with him a
description of two counterfeits of Ameri-
can motley that have made their appear
ance there and in the republic Of Panama.
Chief Wilkie Is today sending out warn
ings to bankers and others, although he
does not know whether the notes will show
up in this country. The counterfeits are of
the buffalo SO note and the s. note of the
American Exchange National Bank of New
York OF the buffalo note the series is
1901. check letter a. face plate 252 back
plate 1O4. Lyons. register. The national
bank note is of the series of 1902, check
letter B, charter 1894. containing the por-
trait of President Harrison.
Chief Wilkie says that while the notes are
fairly deceptive. being of the photo mechan-
ical process. they bear ink marks instead of
silk threads and the treasury and bank
number of the national bank notes are
printed in black instead of in red.
1t is believed the counterfeits were made
in Italy and shipped to the isthmus for pas
sage among the many workmen on the
canal The man who first began passing
them in the city of Panama was promptly
arrested
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-18
PROMINENT LAWYER ARRESTED.
Formerly Prosecuting Officer in New
York City.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, June 1S.-Henry Shackes-
ford Davis, formerly an assistant district
attorney of New York county, was arrested
this morning at his home at 40 Columbia
Heights. Brooklyn, on a warrant charging
him with grand larceny in the second de-
gree. The warrant was issued by a justice
of the peace at Riverhead. L. l., and Sheriff
Furey of Riverhead made the arrest. He
was accompanied by Central Office Detect
i've Gomeringer and Private Detective Jacob
Hamburger.
Mr.. Davis for the last few months has
been looking after the law business of Del
phin NJ. Delmas. who was chief counsel
for Harry Thaw while Mr.. Delmas has been
absent in San Francisco He was very in
dignant when placed under arrest. and as
serted that 1t was put-up job intended as
an act of personal revenge by Detective
Hamburger, who. said Mr.. Davis, had a
grudge against him.
In talking of the case this morning, De-
tective Hamburger said that he had discov-
cred In a secondhand shop in Riverhead q
breast drill which Mr.. Marvin had identi-
fled as one of his stolen tools. When ques-
toned as to where he had secured the in
strument, Hamburger said the storekeeper
declared that he had purchased it from
Mr. Davis.
Mr. Davis on the other hand, said today
that the only breast drill he had ever had
street, New York. He found the drill did
not meet his requirements and so he dis
posed of it to the secondhand dealer in
Rtyerhead.
IT was in Mr. Marvin's home only twice
in my life said Mr.. Davis, 'once accom-
time by two friends Of mine. 1 may have
been on the piazza of the house several
times more when / have taken shelter there
when caught in the rain while fishing
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-18
MURDER AND SUICIDE.
Jealous Lover Kills Girl and Shoots
Himself

In fit Of jealousy shortly after l..
O'Clock last night, Thomas Johnson, coll
ored. twenty-five years OF age OF SIS
Spruce street northwest, employed in the
Department of Agriculture. shot and prob
ABLY fatally wounded Jennie Washington.
colored. seventeen years of age. a servant
at 1901 New Jersey avenue northwest
ana then turned the weapon on himself
inf1icting wound that was fatal at once
His body was removed to the morgue
The girl was removed to the Home
opathic Hospital, and this afternoon an
operation was performed to remove tho
bullet. 1t was found to have passed
throush her left lung. and was taken out
OF the back. Following the operation Dr.
True good stated that the woman might
live for few hours. but that death seemed
to be inevitable.
Johnson, the police learned in their in
vestigatlon. had been paying attention to
the girl for some time. but recently had
found that another man was preferred by
her. He became jealous, and when he went
to her service place last night. 1t Is de-
clared. he found she was receiving the at
tentions of his rival. She told him. II is
said. that his presence was not desired.
Upon being thus rebufred. Johnson drew
revolver from his pocket and quickly
sent bullet into the girls body, near the
heart. and piercing the lung as stated.
She fell to the floor Of the areaway. and
Johnson. 1t is thought believed she was
dead. Then he pressed the .8S caliber gun
to his temple and pulled the trigger.
The noise Of the shots aroused many
persons in the vicinity. and the police were
soon on the scene. The girl was hurried
certificate of death by suicide In the case OF
Johnson
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-18
THIRD MAN TO BE KILLED.
Intense Excitement Over Bloody
Sequel to Feud Battle.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
LEXINGTON, KY, June 1S.-Clint eau
dill, wounded in a fight at Lee Ross blind
tiger plant, in Owsley county, yesterday
afternoon, when Thomas Wilson and Wiley
Bowling were killed. died this afternoon.
The death of Caudill makes the third man
to be killed in the fight The bodies of Will
son and Bowling will be buried today, and.
owing to the intense excitement that pre-
walls. 1t is feared there will be trouble at
the funeral services. Not in years have the
citizens of Owsley county been wrought up
to such an intense pitch of excitement over
a battle as the one which occurred at Lee
Ross. The dead are prominently
connected. and threats of violence against
their alleged murderers are heard on all
sides.
The circuit court convenes today at Boon
vile, and Judge Lewis will ask the jury
to investigate the killing of the three men
before any of the other charges against
any of the prisoners in the Jail at Boon
vile are taken up. The conservative citi-
Zens are using their influence to prevent
acts of violence. John Estep, accused of
killing Wilson, is in Jail at Boonville and
claims to have acted in self-defense
The fight and murder will result In
strong effort on the part of the officials to
rid Lee and OwSey counties of moonshine
stills
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-18
BOTH WERE COMMITTED
DIR. ROWLAND AND WIFE RE-
FUSED BAIL AT RALEIGH.

Special Dispatch to The Star
RALEIGH. N. c.. June 1S.-The commit
ment OF both Dr. Rowland and wife to 1ail
without bail last night by the coroner as
tohlshed the community. when many people
had expected to see both of them released.
Rowland's lawyers today are arranging
to apply through writ of habeas corpus
before the supreme judge for the release of
both the doctor and his wife on bond. While
the evidence before the coroner showed an
intimacy between the doctor and the woman
before Engineer Strange died. 1t did not
actually prove criminality. and they were
committed on probable cause and circum-
stantial evidence, which may be too weak
on trial in higher court. Interest in the
remarkable case and the final outcome is
now Quietcr than ever.
The evidence in which the prosecution
placed the most reliance in holding DR..
Rowland for the grand jury and the higher
court was evidently that given by Engineer
Mike TfShe and others. which was brought
out to establish the fact that Rowland and
Mrs. Strange were not only acquainted, but
were intimately friendly. The statement
had been printed in the local papers here
that their first meeting occurred when DR..
Rowland arrived at the Strange home the
day the engineer died. DR.. Rowland having
physicians had vainly been summoned.
1t was shown by Engineer w. A. Steele
Roundhouse Foreman c. v. Penny and two
women, Mrs. w. 7. Neal and Mrs. r. W.
Johnson, we'll as by Engineer Tighe, that
Rowland had been seen with Mrs. Strange
on various occasions, both before and after
the death Of Engineer Strange, and that
she had been seen to enter DIR. Rowland's
office on at least three OCCASIONS.
The contention of the state Zen developed
into the accusation that the doctor and the
engineers wife were criminally intimate:
that therefore a motive was established In
which both were interested in his death:
that this was strengthened by the early
marriage of DIR. Rowland and Mrs. Strange
six weeks later. Further confirmation of
this accusation Is found In the statement
that when Rowland was arrested his first
words were: I'VE are married. he think
ing he was being arrested for unlawful CO.
habitation. etc.
Mrs Rowland formerly Mrs. Strange)
was with her new husband when he was ar
rested here. They had been married about
one week previously In Norfolk. Va, sew
eral days after their arrival there.
Registered Under Fictitious Name.
1t was shown that when they first arrived
In Norfolk they registered as man and wife.
bu. under a fictitious name.
Engineer Strange and his wife had not
resided In Raleigh long. They came here
from the north and west. At one time they
lived In Chicago and Strange had a run on
the Santa Fee system at one time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-18
DEATH BY SUICIDE.
Coroner's Certificate in Case Of Man
mis- F. Wood.

Coroner hewitt today gave a certificate
OF death by suicide In the case of Mannis
F. Wood of Nortonsville. Va. whose body
was found floating In the waters of the
tidal basin Sunday afternoon. rne body
was turned over to the express company
and shipped 10 friends in Charlottesville
Va. and the burial services will be held
from his late home on a farm near there.
Adviccs from Charlottesville indicate that
the young man was des pondent because OF
charge of larceny which was placed
against him In the police court in that city.
IL Is said the proof showed that in the
presence OF several clerks he walked into
store in that city, helped himself to a
suit OF clothes and walked out without
paying. When arraigned in court Il Is
stated In the dispatches he wept bitterly,
aud sang hymn as he left the court room
Later he was told that his services as a
teacher In the Sunday school there were
not wante" any longer. and he disappeared
soon after that. He left a note for his
aged mother. II is declared. in which he
stated that he never expected to return.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-18
BY USE OF PENKNIFE.
Alleged Attempted at Suicide by Will
liam Gutridge.

Using a small penknife, William Gut
ridge. fortyeight years of age of 439 Kent
street southwest. attempted to end his life
at the foot of the bed in which his wife
was sleeping at his home early this morn
ing He was discovered by John H. Moss.
another inmate of the house. and was hur-
ried to the Emergency Hospital. The sur
geons say he will recover.
Dependency because OF continued Illness
and failure to secure work which he could
do Is assigned as the reason for Gut
ridges rash act. He has a large family
to support. but last December was attacked
with kidney trouble and has suffered much
since. He lost his position at that time and
has been unable to do much work recently.
The police say they found Gutridge near
the water front last winter saturated with
icy water as II he had been in the river.
He was almost frozen. He was sent to the
hospital on that occasion and soon recov-
cred.
Mr.. Moss this morning heard consider
able noise in Gutridge's bed room and he
went to investigate. He found Gutridge. it
Is declared. wrapped in blood-saturated
blanket and bleeding from severe stab
wounds in his chest. Mrs. Gvtridge was
asleep.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-18
VALUE OF LAND.
Award Of the Jury in Euclid Street
Extension Case.

The award of the jury summoned to as
scss the value of land taken for the ex-
tension of Euclid street from Champlain
street to Columbia road was today filed
In the District Court. The value of the
land taken, lot S12, square 1850. owned by
Miriam f. Small. is placed at S9.975.
which. with the costs of the proceedings.
aggregating s1O.S61.94. is assessed against
adjacent property.
The benefits assessed by the jury range
from s. lI4.16 against lot S11, square $3.50.
10 S3.Is against lot S'6. square 2JI2 The
property claimed to have been benefited
10y the Improvement includes lots Sill.
S23 ~ square 2JGO: lots 49, Il, 81
To- 80 800 and so. square 2o63; lots
~. 2l. 22 ~ to -. square 1854: lots
~ to ~, n to A. square $3.50; lots AZ to Al.
IL. sG5. 80. 30. square 2565: lots Is to %
$40. sol. -. -. -, % S02. SOB. S04. S0o, 500
square 2572; lots - to 81, g. 4. 40 to 80.
square 2516 lots T. >. 6. 800 to S0i. square
1878: lots So. SIC, SIT. square $3.50.
The jury comprised Samuel Ross, William
r. Galliher. Thomas Gordon. Byron 8.
Adams. Frank b. Metzerott, Brooks Cross
and John r. Wilkins.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-18
STRIKE PLANS ALL LAID.
w. q. T. Co. Will Not Consent to Re-
ceiye Union officials.

NEW YORK, June 18.-President s. J..
Small Of the Telegraphers' Union left this
city yesterday on business, 1t was said,
concerning the trouble between the teleg-
raphers and the Western Union and Posatl
companies, but the members Of the execu-
tive committee declined to say where he
had gone what his exact mission was.
Before he went away he appointed 8. j.
Konenkamp of the executive committee as
deputy president. with power to declare a
strike with the sanction Of the executive
committee should the occasion require 1t
during his absence.
Charles P. Neill, United States labor
a to Rm
garding the threatened strike. will be in
this city today to investigate the situation.
Mr.. Neill will get both sides of the dispute
The representatives of the Western Union
had nothing to say yesterday except that
no conference will be held or Is necessary
with the parties who have sent appeals re-
garding the complaints and urging set
Element. Mr.. Neill, as an official of the
government. will. however 1t is said, be
able to get full details Of the companys
side at any lime.
The FOLLOW ing statement was made yes
terday by w. E. Demorest, assistant to
the president and national executive COM
mittee Of the Telegraphers' Union:
The executive board has been working
hard and has about decided upon it's cam
paign, which will be definitely announced
before the end of the week. The COM
panies have never replied to the COM
munications sent them by US. nor have we
received any word from Washington or
elsewhere as to what course the national
government may pursue. Arbitration has
not been considered. as the companies have
not answered our requests. We do not an
ticipate general strike. do not mean by
this that there will be no strikes"
kilograms were received here yesterday
by Deputy President Konenkamp from the
locals In Washington. st. Paul, Los An
geles and other cities stating that these
locals had passed votes of confidence in
the national officers
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-18
TWO VERY LUCKY TOTS
CINE LOST AND FOUND; THE
OTHER HAS LONG FALL.

BOISE, Idaho, June 1S-Toddlng along
In wilderness Of towering sage brush. his
throat parched with q thirst Of forty hours.
his sturdy little legs torn and bleeding
from briarthorns, the -months-old
boy baby of Lawrence March, residing near
Caldwell. was found yesterday after a
search which began with the child's disap-
posse of several hundred men was en-
ployed.
AS Henry A. HAWTHORN, one Of the search
ers, led his horse to where the boy was
standing. the little fellow looked up wide
eyed at the strange man in blue flannel
shirt and wide-brimmed hat, and then at
the horse.
Pony. baby ride pony?" the youngster
questioned with glistening eyes.
You bet you can, bless your little heart"
cried HAWTHORN.
Fell Four Stories.
CHICAGO. June 1S.-Falling from a
fourth floor porch, two-year-old Vera
Moose escaped uninjured yesterday because
her eight-year-old sister. Gladys. at the risk
OF her own life. rushed beneath the falling
child and caught her in her arms
1 caught her just like a basket ball."
GLADYS calmly explained after she picked
herself up unhurt from the ground on
which she and the rescued baby had rolled.
Gladys attention was attracted by the
scream of q woman who lives in the third
nat She was on her back porch and saw
the child fall from the top of the railing
fifty feet to the backyard where Gladys was
playing.
Mrs. Moose also saw her child topple off,
Supposing, 1t meant instant death, she start
ed TO go down stairs. On the way she
swooned and fell headlong down one flight,
suffering slight bruises and a severe nerv-
GUS shock She Is under a physicians
care
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-18
UNIFORM ACCOUNTING SYSTEM.
United States and Canada to Follow
Identical Plan

Beginning with the present fiscal year,
there will be uniform system of railway
accounting o er practically all of North
America. Canada has notified the United
States that she intends to adopt the sys-
tenn of statistics and accounting that the
United States is going to put into effect,
and 1t remains only for Mexico to adopt
this system to have the entire continent on
uniform basis.
The new system of accounting has been
formulated by the interstate commerce
commission since the passage of the Hep
burn rate law. 1t has been the work of
the statistician of the commission in CO.
operation with the railroad traffic officials
of the whole country. The Hepburn law
provided for a uniform system of book
keeping and accounting and after con-
siderable trouble the commission has de-
vised system to be used by all the rail-
roads, so that there will be no private &C
counts not open to the inspection of the
government. The railroads will be required
to make monthly reports of earnings. oper-
ating expenses and expenditures of all
sorts for betterments and the amount
credited to depreciation. These reports will
be in effect very much like the government
system Of crop reports and will furnish a
ba sis for the accurate valuation of any
railroad stock at the time the report is
made.
j. L. Payne. controller of statistics of the
Canadian department of railways and
canals, has been in communication with the
interstate commerce commission and has
written requesting a full set of the books
and forms that the United States govern
ment will compel the railroads to keep. He
announced in a letter to the commission to-
day that the Canadian government intend
ed to adopt the United States system in its
entirety SO that there would be entire uni
formity in railroad accounts between the
two countries. This is important from a
good many points of view. There are such
close relations between the Canadian and
United States railways that the operations
of the one are very vital to the operations
of the other. From a sta dstical stand
point also 1t will be of value, facilitating
the comparison of results between the rail-
roads of the two countries.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-18
METCALF TO INSPECT YARDS
Shipbuildipg Situation on Coast
Causes Concern.

Secretary Metcalf will leave Washington
on the Goth instant for San Francisco to
make a special study of the shipyards OF
the coast. with special reference to the pros
ecution of the naval construction therein.
The disclosure of the fact that existing
labor conditions on the Pacific coast COM
bined with the high price Of material make
1t impossible for the shipbuilders there to
successfully compete for government con-
tracts with eastern shipyards has given Sc
rious concern to the naval general board
as gravely affecting the plans for naval de-
velopment While in Congress Secretary
Metcalf strongly resisted the abolition OF
the differential Of per cent, formerly al
lowed by Congress in favor of Pacific Goa st
shipbuilders. and 1t Is probable that IL his
Investigations show that that percentages
fairly represents the difference In the cost
of labor and material in the east and west. a
strong appeal will be made to Congress 10
re-establish the protective differential.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-18
Medal for McCalla.

A bronze west Indian" medal was to-
day awarded by the Navy Department to
Rear Admiral Benjamin II. McCalla. U. s.
NJ, retired, now living In Santa Barbara.
Cal, for specially meritorious conduct,
other than in battle. under the terms OF
the act of March 3. 1901. The medal was
bestowed for "rescuing crews from, and In
close proximity to. burning ships AFTER the
hattie of santiago, July 8. 1888" McCalla.
then commander of the Marblehead, took
his ship close up to the burning ships or
Ceryera's fleet and saved the Spanish
sailors at the risk OF destruction from the
exploding magazines Of the Spanish cruis-
ers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-18
Mr.. Ripley Takes a Raise.

1t is announced that Joseph Ripley. one
of the internal board of consulting engi-
neers Of the Panama canal commission.
has resigned to accept a better-paying job
nearer home. Mr.. Ripley was one Of the
board OF engineers that met in Washing
ton two years ago to determine the type
of canal to be constructed.
He also was assistant engineer on the
isthmus under Chief Engineer Stevens.
and has lately been employed by Col.
Goethals in designing the details OF the
great locks for the canal a work for which
he was regarded peculiarly fitted be-
cause of the success attending his design
and construction of the 500 locks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-06-18
FEVER IN PITTSBURG
Al NEW CASES OF TYPHOID
FEVER IN "a HOURS.

PTTTSBURG, Pa, June 1s.-Typhoid fe-
yer Is again epidemic in this city.
Forty-one new cases were reported to the
bureau Of health during the past twenty
four hours. and since June 1 there have
been 22S cases. The disease is said to be Of
a more virulent type than last year and the
mortality Is greater
The impure water supply is the only cause
for the present outbreak assigned by
Superintendent Of Health Edwards. The
disease Is prevalent in towns along the
Allegheny river and is polluting Pittsburg's
water.