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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-27
SURGEON GENERAL PRAISED.
DR.. Reed Expresses Gratitude in Be-
half of Medical Fraternity.

CINCINNATI. December 27-The medi-
cal side of the navy controversy has
received the commendation of the legis-
lative committee of the American Medi-
cal Association. DR.. Charles A. L. Reed.
chairman of that committee. today sent
the following telegram. to Surgeon Cen
eraI P. M. Rixey at Washington:
Your demand and the Presidents or
der giving the medical corps Of the navy
actual control where it has actual re-
by the 10000 physicians of the United
States"
DR.. Charles A. L. Reed has fought for
the recognition of the medical practitioner
who holds a, commission as an officer of
the United States, either in the army
or navy, and was therefore naturally in
clined to express jubilation over the stand
taken by the President in assigning a
medical officer to the command of the
fleet under Admiral Evans
When Dr. Reed heard of Rear Admiral
BrownSon's resignation and the supposed
reason for it's presentation he wrote a
telegram to President Roosevelt commend
Ing in the Eanie of the American Medical
Association the Presidents stand. The
medical corps, both of the army and
navy, has beer a hobby of DR.. Reed for
years. and through the great national
medical body he sought to have the corps
recognized on a parity with the line off,
GERS of both branches of the military serv-
ice
DR.. Reed today explained the situation
as follows:
"A hospital ship is as much a hospital
as II 1t were moored on dry land along
side the canal at 18th and Central avenue
in this city. There is just exactly. the
same reason for having a medical man
in charge of the sick on shipboard as
there would be to have one in charge of
the operating room at Christ Hospital.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-27
FLORETTA WHALEY, PERHAPS
GIRL LOCATED IN LOUISIANA
MAY BE SHE.
Eloped With a Minister From Long
Island Last April-Is Now
AN Heiress.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
: M1NEOLA, Long Island, n. Y, Decem-
Der H.-That Floretta Whaley, the young
girl who eloped in the latter part of last
April with the Rev. Jere Knode Cooke,
then pastor of ST. Georges Episcopal
Church of Hampstead. may be now in
Louisiana is indicated in a letter received
today by Samuel T. Wright. chief clerk
of the Nassau county surrogate's COURT
The letter is dated from Emden, La. and
the postmark is New Verda, La. The let
ter is signed "V. o. Jones'" 1t is as fol-
lows:
Dear Sir-I saw in Chattanooga news
paper where you were inquiring for a
little girl named Floretta Whaley, and
that she had been gone since last spring.
/ will say that have a girl living with
me by that name. She has been here
ever since last April, 1907. 1 do not know
her age, but she should be about seven
teen or eighteen years old. Now, she
may be older.
"a man brought her here by the name
of Cooke. He said it was his stepchild
and that her mother died. and that he was
not able to take care of her, and gave her
to me, and / am sending her to school
to educate her. She seems to be well
pleased with her home. She said she
thought as much of US as she did of her
own parents V. o. JONES'
F'loretta Whaley disappeared from
Hampstead the latter part of April last,
and about the same time the Rev. Mr..
Cooke went away mysteriously. After
ward letters were received from both in
dicating that they had eloped. Cooke was
subsequently unfrocked by Bishop Burgess
and dismissed from the church. Miss
t. l,afra - or
$4,000 having been left to her by her
father, John T. Whaley.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-27
SAVED IN THE NICK OF TIME.
Pardon Comes to Prisoner About to
BANHanged i'm Alabama.

BIRMINGHAM. Ala, December o.
Just az eAblack cap was about to be
placed today over the head Of Henry
Ipaxton. negro. convicted for the kill-
~ of s. T. Hunstucker, white, a tele-
gram from the governor, ordering a sus-
pension of the/execution for fifteen days.
was 9elivered to the sheriff. The prisoner
raised his hands and exclaimed:
My God"
The Ttgro had made statement from
the gaibws. and in a minute more the
traps would have been sprung. At this
point a boy rushed up to the gate and
handed telegram to Chief Deputy
Brown, who quickly cried out: Hold,
colonel wait a minute
Then the sheriff mounted the steps Of
the gallon and read the message aloud
All the prisoners in the jail gave loud
cheer and the small crowd of spectators
was dismissed as the prisoner was led
back to the Jail. praying and weeping.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-27
INVESTIGATION POSSIBLE.
Inquiry Into the Con-
troversy Hinted At.

Congress may investigate the whole
question of Navy Department administers.
ton, and incidentally. the recent bureau
quarrel. Representative Foss, chairman
of the House naval affairs committee. has
been Inquirng with view to introducing
a resolution. 1t is even possible that the
Senate or House, or both. will ask for all
the correspondence. This will bring out
Admiral Brownson's letter to the Pres-
dent. The House committee has already
begun an inquiry regarding the concen-
tration of authority in navy yards and
has decided 10 favor general shop for
every yard That is bound to have inf1u-
ence toward concentration of the bureaus
in the department and an excuse could
easily be made for a very comprehensive
departmental investigation
Rear Admiral Brownson is preparing to
visit South Carolina on a shooting. and
fishing trip.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-27
PRESIDENT AT PINE KNOT.
Shakes Hands With Many at Station
and Then Drives Ten Miles.

CHARLOTTESVILLE Va, December
27.-President Roosevelt and party reach
ed Charlottesville yesterday afternoon on
their way to Pine Knot the country home
of Mrs. Roosevelt. where they will remain
until Monday afternoon next. There was a
crowd at the station and the President
leaned odt of his car window and shook
hands with a hundred or more. Surgeon
General Rixey, who was one of the Presf-
dents party, was greeted by his brother
Eppa of Miami. Fla.
After a muddy drive of three hours
over almost bottomless roads the Presi-
dent reached Pine Knot shortly before 6
o'clock. The party occupied three traps,
with the President. Mrs. Roosevelt and
Miss Carew. Mrs. Roosevelt's sister, in
the first: Kermit, Archie and Quentin in
the second, and DR.. Rixey and Mr.. Joseph
Wilmer in the third. After alighting from
the train at North Garden the President
said to the crowd: How do you do, gen.
tlemen, am very glad to be back here
again.
President Roosevelt and party arrived at
North Garden at 2:4o pm. and almost
Immediately left for Pine Knot. North
Garden Is the nearest station to their des-
tination. which is reached by drive of
ten miles.
Cross-country riding and wild turkey
shooting are the Presidents favorite pas
times at Pine Knot
The party carried as much baggage as
a travelling theatrical troupe and large
dray, drawn by four mules was heavily
laden with dress suit cases. rolls of blan-
kets, boxes, oil stoves, two crates Of dogs
and other outing paraphernalia.
The bird season has closed, which is not
a hardship. as the President has never
attempted quail shooting. The turkey sea-
son is still open, however. and no doubt
tomorrow morning will find the President
up bright and early on his way to the
turkey runs in Green mountains.
Contrary to expectation. President
Roosevelt did not go hunting this MORN
ing. but whiled away the time around
Pine Knot. going for short stroll in the
fields with the boys who took along their
beagles in quest of rabbits.
The program for this afternoon included
hunt, but the hour for the start and the
destination were not made known. On
the trip over from North Garden yester-
day the President got out of the trap at
the intersection of Green Mountain road
and walked the remaining distance to
Pine Knot, about five miles, accompanied
by Kermit. He remarked that he could
not have picked out finer day for the
trip.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-27
MORTALITY REPORT.
Health Officer Woodward Issues
Weekly Statement.

Health Officer Woodward has issued the
District mortality report for the week
ended December 81.
There were 49, deaths reported to the
Health department" DR.. Woodward says,
las occurring in the District of Column
bia during the week ended December 81,
1907. This number is four less than oc-
Cured during the preceding week, but -
in excess of the number reported during
the corresponding week of 1906. or the
l32 deaths above mentioned. IS were of
the white race and a were colorcd. This
represents a death rate for the white
population of 1875 per 1000 and for the
colored 23.S per 1000. The general death
rate for the entire District of Columbia
was 2o.s The respective rates for the
13.l, 26.s and 17.5."
Inc report continues: Among the dis
cases most prominent in the production of
the mortality of last week were pneumo.
MIA, which was responsible for 90 deaths:
diseases of the heart. IS deaths; pulmon.
airy tuberculosis, IA deaths. and diseases
or the kidneys. II deaths. To grip. which
just at present seems TO prevail to a GER
tam degree, is attributed seven deaths.
and to apoplexy and malignant growths
the same number each.
Contagious Diseases.-Typhoid fever
The typhoid fever situation continues to
snow gratifying Improvement and there
was a decline in the number OF cases
under treatment from 129 to 119. There
were new cases reported during the
week and@1s discharges one only of which
was by death. The number OF cases
under treatment for the corresponding
week of 1906 was 81.
"Diphtheria-The record for this disease
previous report. Eleven new cases were
registered and ten were discharged. OF
the latter two were by death.
Scarlet fever-This disease shows de.
cline OF two cases during the week. The
record shows three new cases reported,
with five discharged. all recoveries.
Smallpox-One case OF smallpox was
discovered on the 18th instant and re-
moved to the smallpox hospital. Two
cases were relieved from quarantine. hav-
ing recovered from the disease. which
leaves but one case now under treatment.
"Whooping cough increased from 80 to
3D. Three cases were reported and one
discharged
'Chickenpox shows a considerable in-
crease over the previous weeks report
viz, from 119 to 1876. There were 81 new
cases reported and IA discharged
ADMINISTRATORS inal-This record
remains unchanged since last report. But
one case Is under treatment.
"Births-There were 81 white and 81
colored births reported during the week
just ended. making a total of 140
weather Conditions-The condition Of
the weather, as reported by the weather
bureau. were as follows: Mean tempera.
ture 81 degrees: mean relative humidity,
II degrees; mean barometer, 3O16. The
prevailing winds were northwesterly with
an average velocity of 5.4 miles per hour
and reached the 10Th instant a maximum
velocity of % miles. The maximum tenn
perature was AZ degrees, on the 18th. and
the minimum temperature was IS degrees.
on the Goth instant"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-27
ELLEN cQLToN's ESTATE.
Order Granted in New York Today
to Open Strong Box.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, December o7.-Jnder an
order granted today by Justice Davis
of the supreme court strong box in
the vaults of the Atlantic Safe Deposit
Company will be opened, SO that
Charles A. Douglas and Brainard w.
Parker, collectors of the estate of Ell
len M. Cotton. who died at Washington,
d. c., February 10, 1905, can ascertain
whether or not the box contains $780,
600 of securities belonging to the es-
tate, which, they assert, have 0isap-
peared.
In an affidavit filed in the court Mr..
Douglas sets forth that the deposit box
in question stands either in the name of
Walter ]. Barnett or of David F. Walker.
He says that the stocks and bonds be-
longing to the estate were unlawfully re-
moved from Washington, D. c., by Bar
nett and were deposited in the California
Safe Deposit and Trust Company of San
Francisco. He sets forth that that COM
pany failed November 10 last md that
he verify believes that Barnett removed
from that company's vaults the $3.50, 900
worth of securities belonging to the es-
tate and deposited them in the box in the
Atlantic Safe Deposit Company. He sets
forth in his affidavit that Walter ]. Bar
nett has been arrested charged with
ENFORCEMENT, and has been released on
100000 BAIL"
Niles & Johnson and Hotchkiss G. Bar
Der, counsel for Messrs. Douglas & Par
ker, obtained the order from Justice
Davis, directing the Atlantic Safe Deposit
Company to open the safe deposit box
in question and to permit them to ex-
anime its contents. Counsel said that they
understood that the keys to the box in
question were either in the possession of
Barnett or of David F. Walker.
Suppose 1t becomes necessary to sma sh
open the box, who will pay for the dam
ages?" inquired Justice Davis. Counsel
for the plaintiff said that they would pay
any necessary damage.
This was satisfactory to the court. In
their petition. Messrs. Douglas and Park
err set forth that Ellen NJ. Cotton died in
Washington, d. c., on February TO- 1905,
and that a suit is now pending in the
court In the District of Columbia to test
the validity of her will. AS collectors of
her estate theJ were directed to conserve
the estate pending the litigation.
The time for opening the box that may
or may not contain a fortune will be fixed
when the court signs the formal order in
compliance with the decision.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-27

Naturally. the new commander OF tho
Relief will have a navigating officer to
work the ship and engineer officers to
operate the engines. He will simply be-
the responsible head OF the ship and
will receive the orders OF the admiral or
squadron captain. II is a great achieve
ment for the medical fraternity
Some OF those line Officers who are In
clined to be critical OF the proposition to
place surgeon in command OF q naval
vessel were saying yesterday that Surg.
Gen. Rixey had made himself liable To
court martfal by his statement. 1t is safe
eral will not be made amenable to the
regulation forbidding one naval officer
from criticising another or any branch OF
the naval service in the public prints. The
reason for that conclusion IS that SURG.
Gen. Rixey published his statement with
the knowledge and consent of the Presi.
dent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-27
AN ATTRACTIVE LEADER.
Pauline Newman Tells of Her Work
Among Strikers in New York.

NEW YORK, December 27.-Miss Paul
inc Newman, the attractive young woman
who is leading thousands of women
striking against Increased rents on the
East Side, Is a very interesting personal
ity. In appearance she looks like a stu
dent. She is Of medium height. with a
mass of brown hair rolling back from her
clear forehead. Her large gray eyes are
expressive. her hands are small and
shapely, and suggest the artist rather
than the worker.
From one end of the East Side. the Bat
terry, to the italian settlements in Harlem,
through miles and miles of tenement
houses, the name of Miss Newman is
known, especially by the women Of the
households.
For many years she mas journeyed Into
the neighborhood spreading the doctrine
she teaches. Miss Newman works during
the day, but at night, goes through the
great East Side. exhorting the women to
unite for meeting all such problems as
high rent and increased cost of living.
Miss Newman told her own story at her
home, 1717 Madison avenue, when asked
about her East Side labors.
IT feel" she said, that it is my par
WOTk 10 make ln0 people OF the
East Side understand what they can do
by cooperation. Previously nave talked
to them about uniting to fight the extor-
ton Of the coal and the ice men.
Now, when they are about to be driven
into starvation by increased rents, plead
with them to unite to fight the landlords
Il know that many American-born peo-
pie find 1t hard to organize, and stay or
ganized. AS a rule, 1t is the intelligent
that appreciate the value of organization
Yet some of my people of the East Side,
with but little education. have shown more
intelligence about organizing than Ameri-
can born people with plenty of school edu-
cation.
so the message of organization is the
one carry to the people of the East Side
night by night. When I cannot address
them in meetings, I get them in the
places where they congregate. I try to
make my words act in an endless chain
Every woman that I talk to becomes so
enthusiastic that she carries the same in
formation to ten other women. Some even
become speakers. There are at least forty
women on the East Side today spreading
the value of organization among those
that are fighting the landlords
II believe that in the present rent strike
the work / have been doing will be
shown
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-27
FORMER GOV. JACKSON DEAD.
Was Executive of Maryland From
1888 Until 1892.

BALTIMORE, Md. December 27.-For-
mer Gov Elihu E. Jackson died today at
his city home here at the age of seventy
years. He had been in bad health for
several years. suffering greatly from rheu-
matism, which became complicated with
heart trouble. He passed away in his
sleep.
Mr.. Jackson was governor of Maryland
from 1883 until 1892. and before and since
that period had served as a member of
the state legislature. He wars born in
Salisbury. IN the eastern shore. and had
extensive lumber interests I'm the south.
through which he amassed large fortune.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-27
IN CONFERENCE WITH ROOT.
Secretary Taft Talks Politics for
Over an Hour.

Secretary Taft spent over one hour at
the State Department this forenoon in
close conference with Secretary Root, and
it is a fair inference that something was
said on both sides about the political sit
uation-existing and prospective. On re-
turning to his office in the War Depart
ment he had a score of visitors on various
errands. Among the earliest were Senator
Newlands and Maj. Gen. George w. Da-
Wis retired
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-27
DRUcE GRAVE OPENING.
Great Secrecy Observed in the Prep
arations.

Special Cablegrhh to The Star.
LONDON. December 27.-Herbert
Gladstone. home secretary, having grant
cd license for the opening of the bruce
grave in Highgate cemetery Chancellor
Thomas II. Tistram. presiding over the
fonsistory court in London, st. Paups Ca
thedral. today, granted the cemetery
company's application to the faculty for
that purpose.
George Hollamby bruce. the claimant
TO the Portland estates. in whose behalf
the application was really made, will
not be, allowed to be present at the open
ing OF the grave. but he will be repre-
scented. Only six persons will be allowed
TO be present. The date of the opening
is being kept secret. but the company will
not accept funerals for December 30 or
81.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-27
Secretary Cortelyou Still at Home.

Secretary Cortelyou is still confined to
his home from the attack of grip. which
Frustrated him about ten days ago. In
the last few days he has not been feel
ing as we'll as he had hoped. His trou-
bies have been added to by the illness
of both his little girls. who have been
gathered in by the grip epidemic. APP
parently. however. they are not suffering
from a severe form OF the disease, and
are expected to shake II of In a few days,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-27
SALE OF DEAD LETTERS.
Government Receives Sum Larger
Than in Any Previous Year.

Although the number of packages at the
dead letter office sale this year was 69s
less than it was last year, the auctioneer
Marcus Notes. realized for the Post Of
flee Department, s9.756.95. a sum greater
than that which he took in last year,
when he beat all previous records by
$500. The average income from the sale
of packages is $1,000 This year 1855 par
cells were sold.
p. v. De Graw, fourth assistant post
master geuoral, this afternoon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-27
The Yankton Sails for Rio.

Word reached the Navy Department to-
day of the departure of the cruiser Yank-
ton from Port of Spain for Rio Jsneiro,
the next stopping place of the battleship
fleet. The Yankton accompanies the fleet
as tender for the use of Admiral Evans.
The repair ship, Panther also preceded
the fleet to Rio de Janero. The fleet is
scheduled to sail for Rio on the 10Th in
slant.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-27
Mrs. Longworth's Improvement.

Mrs. Nicholas Longworth has recovered
so we'll from the operation for append
citis two weeks ago at the White House
that she has been moved to her own
home on 18th street. 1t is considered a
matter of only short time until she is
able TO be out of the house and among
her friends She stood the short Journey
FROM the White House to her own home
we'll
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-27

SHREVEPORT. La, December 81
Fire, believed to be of incendiary orr
gin. early today destroyed the plant
OF the Queen City Furniture Manufac-
turing Company. Loss, 1925 900; -insur-
ance. $4,000.
RHOME, Tex, December 27.-Mrs ].
W. Brammer today administered car
bolic acid to her infant child and swal-
lowed q dose herself. Both died al
most instantly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-27
Forbidden the Use of the Mails.

shotgun" remedy, warranted to
cure twenty-five leading diseases" was
not good enough to keep its manufacture
ers. the Ohio Soluble Sulphur Company
Ia West 2Gth street, New York, from
being forbidden the use OF the mails.
The cure-all was found to contain two
one-hundredths sulphur. and the rest.
Glycerin. The inventor of the govern
nlent's non-forgeable paper and the paper
the Brown gun Is said to be the back
erof the company.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-27
Gen. Drude Recalled at His REQUEST

PARIS, December est was announced
today that Gen. Drude, who has been in
command of the French troops in Moroc-
CO, is again down with the fever, and that
at his own REQUEST he has been recalled
Gen. Darmade, brigade commander at La
Rochelle, has been selected to succeed
him Gen. Darmade has been instructed to
restore peace in the Mediounas territory
and to insure the success of his operations
to this end additional troops will be sent
to Casablanca from Oran.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-27
Large Increase in Christmas Mail.

Large Increase in Christmas Mail.
With the Christmas ruch practically at
an end, Postmaster Barnes OF the Wash
ington post office has compiled report
showing that $4,000 more packages were
forwarded through the local Office within
the five days just preceding Christmas
than there were during the same period
last year. The postmaster's figures show
that a total of 343,456 unregistered and
los, 400 registered packages were included
In the outgoing mails. There is no way
to ascertain the increase in the incoming
mail for the holidays, burt it is said to
have been the heaviest in the history Of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-27
Mrs. Alice Kew Smith Dead.

Mrs. Alice Key Smith widow of the
late Dr.. James Smith of this city. former
ly of Virginia. and mother of f. s. Key
Smith and Mable Key Smith, died at
o'clock this morning. Funeral services
will DO held at 1870 o'clock tomorrow
afternoon at the Louise Home. The in
terment will be in Rock Creek cemetery.