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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-12
BUILDING LOTS SALE.
Individual Houses Are to Be Built on
the Sites

Thomas J. Fisher and Company. In
corporated. have just closed tine sale t.
J. w. Latimer OF 10 feet front on the
south side of Newlands street. Chevy
Chase. for ssGa
Mr. Latimer already has plans FOR
house TO be built at once To- cost about
$4,000
The following sales o. lots on Newlands
street have been made by Fisher &
Company: To Or. George r. Merrill. cor
ncr of Connecticut avenue. 40 feet front:
to DR. Samuel w Mellott. 10 feet front
to Charles ID. Parker. - feet front: 10
Jesse W. Nicholson. 80 feet front: TO
AdoIph HoehlinG. 100 feet front: 10
George IL. Chandlee. Isl feet front: To
Jefferson ID. Thompson. ~ feet front: TO
Mrs. Ella VI. Drew. 90 feet front
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OCEAN LINER MOVEMENTS

NEW YORK. February le.-Arrived:
Steamer Caronia. from Naples
BROWIIEAD. February 12-The steam
er La Savo!e. from New York for Havre.
was reported by wireless telegraph 2op
miles west. at :;:52 a m. today. VIII prob
ably reach Havre about q am THURSDAY.
FASTNET. February 1a.-Tpr steamer
SaXonia. from Boston for Queenstown and
Liverpool. was reported 10y wireless tel,
graph sixty miles west AT $50 a m. TO-DAY.
VIII probably reach Queenstown about
$50 m.
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IN MEMORY OF LINCOLN.
Senators and Representatives Will
Attend Pittsburg Banquet.

Senators Dolliver and Carter and Rep
resentatives ]. Sloat Fassett. Barchfeld
and Burke, accompanied by Mr.. Edwin
Sumner CLAWS. left for Pittsburg last
night, to attend the Lincoln day ban
ouet Of the chamber of commerce. where
Senator Knox will also be one OF the
speakers.
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Caught After Two Years Chase.

GALLIPOLIS. Ohio, February 12-On a
Colorado indictment, charging embeZ-
element and forgery. Arthur d. Hay,
superintendent of the. POmeroy & Middle
port Company. was today arrested by of
ficers OF surety company. He is said
to have been followed all over North
America. having eluded capture for two
years. He waived eXtradition and will
return at once to Garfield county, Col.
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Torpedo Boats Going to Florida.

Another torpedo boat flotilla is to make
a journey south. but il will go only as
far as ST. Joseph's bay. florida. 1t Will
be made up Of the Porter Tingey. Blake
ly, belong and Thornton. These vessels
are at Hampton Roads and will leave
there next week. returning north about
May l. While at ST. Josephs bay the
crews will indulge in tactical drills. eX-
ercises and target and torpedo practice.
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BIOLOGICAL RESEARCH.
Smithsonian Table in Naples Station
OCCUPIED by DR.. Kofoid.

The occupation of the Smithsonian table
in the Naples geological station has been
approved for three months from January
.. 1909, on behalf of DR.. Charles A. ko-
fold associate professor of histology and
embryology IN the University of Califor-
mia. Prof. Kofoid was graduated from
Oberlin College in 1890 and received the
degree of AM in 1902 and Of Ph.D in
1904 from Harvard University. He will
engage in a special branch of biological
research.
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Ill-Health Causes Resignation.

The Secretary of the Navy has accept
ed the resignation OF Midshipman Victor
N Metcalf his son. because of ill-health
Young Metcalf. who is twenty-five years
OF age, entered the naval service Septem-
her c3. 1902. Much of the time during the
last two years he has been on sick leave
It was with conside rabe reluctance that
Secretary Mccall accepted his sons resig-
nation, as he was anxious to have navy
career. but because of continued dis
ability he felt compelled to do so.
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20 YEARS PENAL sERv1TUDs
Severe Sentence of Germantown
American for BlackmaiI.

LONDON, February 12.-Carl Ludwig
Won Velthein. a German born naturallzed
Anne rican. who posed as a baron and was
known also as Frank Kurtz and Carl
Sneiderich MauritZ. was sentenced at the
Old Bailey today to twenty years penal
servitude, having been convicted Of at
tempting to blackmail Solly Il. Joel, a
wealthy London and South African finan-
cer and mine owner out of $4,000
Before sentence was passed on Won Welt
helm the police told remarkab bic story of
his career of crime and fraud. According to
this recital Won Veltheim has committed
bigamy with not less than seven women.
This list includes n woman he married i'm
1904 at Yankton, S. D.. and a young
American woman whose name is not
mentioned. whom he met in 1905 on board
a steamer between New York and Eu-
rope. He was married to this woman in
Paris by mock priest. who it has been
learned was friend of Won Neltheim.
The prisoner is alleged to have obtained
large sums of money from most of the
women he deceived. The police alIega-
lions against the man include charges of
theft and blackmail and the assertion that
he is deserter from the German navy.
Won Veltheim, who was arrested four
months ago in Paris and extradited to
Eng. and, has had an adventurous career.
He has served ir the German navy and
army. was once in the Bulgarian army
and has had many adventures in Aus
tralia. America ard Japan. He went to
Cape Town in 1897. and the following year
shot and killed Wolf Joel. brother of
Solly Joel, at that place. He was arrested
and tried pleaded self-defense and was
acquitted. Some years afterward a body
recovered from the Thames was identified
as Won Veltheim's by his wife. but later
the adventurer was discovered serving on
the Beohuanaland police force,
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Coming After Tennis Championship.

LONDON. February 12.-Eustace Miles
will leave here for the United States
March 10 to make AN attempt to win the
American amateur court tennis champion
ship honors as well as to regain the Brit
ish championship, which was wrested from
him last summer by Jay Gould. Mr..
Miles has been practicing steadily for
three months and he shows good form.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-12
MOREPAY OTEACHERS
CHICAGO BOARD OF EDUCATION
VOTES AN INCREASE.

CHICAGO. February 12.-The Chicago
mously to increase the salary of every
teacher in the Chicago elementary schools.
From SO to 500 was added to the annual
salary of each teacher. The action OF
the board will affect approximately $500
of the 5000 teachers in the city schools.
y complete new salary schedule was
adopted for the elementary schools. 10y
which the lowest salary group was raised
from $50 to $3.50 and the maximum salary
for eighth grade teachers raised from
81 ,O2J to S1.050.
New York Teachers Active.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
ALBANY. n. Y, February 12.-The
beauty squad lobby of woman school
teachers representing the Interborough
Association of Greater New York de-
scended upon the senate and assembly
today and resumed work in the interest
of their equal salary bill. which is
resting in the assembly committee on
cities. The delegation is composed of
fifteen teachers. and they have mapped
out program for today which includes
personal interview with nearly al of
the members of both houses in the in
terests Of the salary bill. The teachers
are confident that the bill will become
d law. Educators III all parts OF the
state have declared in favor OF the prin-
ciple of equal work for equal pay.
Scenes that We're enacted q wear ago in
behalf of the bill were repeated TO-DAY.
The women fitted from chamber to cham
Der. and particularly 10 the assembly
did they devote their exertiOns. There
are So many new members in the lower
house that the women realize they must
do something to win the votes of many
of the newcomers. The senate being
the same Is last year ii Is not necessary
for them 20 lock after that branch
The real purpose of the visit to Albany
today was 10 get a line on how matters
stand. The women held a reception be-
hind the railing Of the assembly cnam-
Der, new members being introduced to
the teachers by the members with whom
the teachers became acquainted .ast
year
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London Suffragettes Go to Jail.

LONDON. February 12.-Nearly fifty
woman suffragsts who yesterday made
a raid on the house of commons. were
arraigned in police court today and sem
fenced to pay fine or one months i'm
prisonment. All but TWO of the women
preferred 10 go to jail rather than pay
the fine.
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MOFFAT IS LIBERAL.
Wealthy Denver Man Gives His
LAWYER $4,000 Black Pearl.

NEW YORK. February 12.-When
Charles Hughes. ir., n Denver lawyer, fin
ished his forty hours address before
the arbitra tors who are hearing the Den
yer waterWOrls case here he was eSented
with a black pearl by David Moffat of
Denver, whose interests he is representing
The pearl is said to be worth $4,000. Mr.
Hughes began his speech last Wednesday
and has spoken for several hours every
day sine.
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japanese Will Help Entertain Evans

LOS ANGELES, February 1.-THE
Acknowledgements rapproachment was
the feature of the meeting of the fleet
committee in the council chambers yester-
day. The japanese offer to help entertain
Rear Admiral Evans and his blue jackets
was accepted in the spirit in which ii was
made. The members of the committee
considered that the voluntary offer of the
Japanese was so extraordinarily mag
unanimous and praiseworthy'' that they
passed a special resolution accepting the
offer.
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French Autoists Reach Quaker City.

PHILADELPHIA. Pa. February ~
The three French automobilists Eugene
LeLouveT. Maurice Dreighe and Max
Holman, who left the Pulitzer building
in New York at 80 m. Yesterday on
90, 900 mile journey from New York to
Paris via Boring straits. arrived here at
am. today. Their automobile was put
under lock and key in a garage and the
Frenchman went to a hotel for rest. They
will be given a reception by local auto
nlObilists this afternoon.
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No Choice for Kentucky Senatorship.

ballot for United States senator taken to-
day in Joint session of the legislature was
without result. The vote follows: Beck
ham. 80; Bradley, IS; Watterson, !; Camp
bell ): Allen !.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-12

Mr.. Moffat is we'll known in financial
circles in this city as the promoter and
hacker of the Chesa peake Beach railway
and the Chesapeake Beach Hotel Com
pany. His immense interests in Colorado
keep him in the west the most of his
time.
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Eagle Point Coming In.

PHILADELPHIA, February 1.-The
Philadelphia transatlantic line steam
err Eagle Point. from London January
IL for this port. which was sighted at
sea with a broken shaft was reported
passing Reedy Risland. Del, at $50
am today
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For the Toxic Exposition.

The bill making an appropriation of
$3.50. 900 for participation by ttle United
States in an international exposition to
be held at Toxic. Japan. in 1912 was
passed by the Senate yesterday.
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REALTY TRANSFER.
Sale of a Residence on French Street
Northwest

The Moore q Hill Real Estate Com
pauy has sold for Miss Helen l.. Mclean
Kimball to Mrs. Virginia Thomas No.
a24 French street northwest. This is "A
three-story brick. and will be occupied bs
the purchaser as a home.
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OFF FOR THE BIG RACE
SIX AUTOS LEAVE NEW YORK
CITY TODAY MID CHEERS.

NEW YORK. February 1o-The six
automobiles contesting in the New
York to Paris race started from
Times Square. aod street and Broadway.
at HID A. m. today. cheered by a throng
OF several thousand people Accompanjed
by more than 2}G motors of all descrip-
tons. the racing machines made their
way up Broadway and Riverside Drive to
the city limits where they turned north
on the road to Albany. From that CITY
the route to San Francisco. which is the
objective point Of the first stage Of the
trip. lies across New York state to Buffalo.
thence through Cleveland and Toledo to
chicago. to Omaha. Cheyenne Ogden
Reno. Goldf1eld, San Luis Obspo and
San Francisco. Mayor Mcclellan was
to have given the word to start. but was
delayed. and Colgate Hoyt of the Automo-
bile Club of America took his place.
All traffic in the neighborhOod of Times
Square was stopped a half hour before
the start. Automobiles clogged the inter-
Secting streets and lined the route for
many blocks up Broadway. No such ag-
gregatiOn of machines has been seen in
or about New York since the last Wander
bilt cup race was run. A band in the Of
f1c1al grand stand played the anthems of
the nations as the cars lined I'D for the
start. A pistol shot sent the contestants
away amid the cheering Of the people
and the hoarse hOoting OF hundreds of
automobile horns.
The contesting cars are tho finest look
ing machines ever designed for motoring
purposes. With their heavy equipment OF
stores and camp utensils several of them
were modern representation OF the old
prairie schooner. One reSambled hook
and ladder truck with long running
boards either side equipped with
axes. shovels. ropes and d dozen other
articles.
The clothing of the drivers varied from
black bearskins to d pure white fur out
fit and headdress worn by "A French
team.
Each Auto Carries Flags.
Three French cars. one German, one
Italian and one American started in the
race. Three men constituted the crews
of the foreign machines. but there were
only two in the American car. The three
French cars are steered by G. Bourcier
St. Chaffray. NJ. GODDARD and NJ Pons;
the German car by Lieut.. Koeppen OF the
Prussian army: the Italian car by An
tonic Scarfonglio. and the American car
by Montague Roberts Each machine
carried the flag of its own nation and
that of the United States. They were
plentifully decorated with signs and pla-
cards so there could be no mistakng their
identity wherever seen. The buildings
Times Square We're decorated
with flags and bunting. and the start was
quite spectacular.
Estimates vary as to the length of
time the race will require. From six to
nine months. it is believed will be con
sumed. All the drivers are confident of
reaching their destination through the
frozen fields of Alaska and Siberia.
Steamers will transport the machines
from San Francisco to Valdez Alaska.
and from Nome to East Cape. Siberia.
across Bering strait.
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FLOOD OF BAD CHECKS
THEY SWAMPED HOWARD oGIL-
VIE AT LAST.

CHICAGO. February 1o.-HOWard Mark
Ogilvie. whose clothing was found on the
Evanston lake shore last September with
Il note announcing that he was about to
commit suicide is in custody in Phila-
delphia under the name of Sumner G..
Osborne. He is wanted by the authori-
ties in university towns throughout the
west. Ogilvie eloped July % last with
Miss Weir Jane Roland. nineteen years
old daughter of |. b. Roland of Evanston
Afterward it was learned that the couple
had gone to Canada. Soon warrants were
issued against Ogilvie charging him with
having uttered bogus checks. His wife at
once left him. returning to her father
and resumins her maiden name.
In spite of the danger of arrest Ogilvie
followed her to Evanston and pleaded
vainly with her 10 return. His suicide
ruse was resorted to soon afterward.
Worked Many Colleges.
Instead of throwing himself in the lake,
Minnesota, where he became a student
and was initiated into the Sigma Chi
under the name of Osborne. 1t is alleged
that after swindling his fraternity BROTH
ers he left there December 10 and went
to the University OF Nebraska. At Lin
coin he ingratiated himself with his fra
ternity brethren, and after cashing 500
worth of checks, alleged. disappeared
He went successfully to the University of
Missouri at Columbia. the University of
Kansas at Lawrence and TO Syracuse Uni
versity. 1t is asserted that he obtained
from so To $50 on bogus checks at each
place.
Yesterday a telegram was received from
saying that the prisoner ad-
mtted he was Ogilyie.
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they cannot recover them without a spe-
cial act Of Congress. They don't want TO
recover them. but they do want to obtain
title to the lands upon which they have
entered in good faith and upon which
they have made large deposits OF money
with the government.
The President gave his visitors no con-
elusive answer. but referred them to
Commissioner Ballinger of the general
land office
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Senator Aidrich in Conference
With President.
BROWNiOW IN TENNESSEE
He Doesn't Relish His Enemies Get
ting Credit for Taft Delegates.
EASIER FOR MR.. PEARRE
With Wellington Supporting Him
Have Difficulty in Winning.

Senator Aldrich was in conference with
the President a short time today discuss
ing important pending matters in Con-
gress. The Rhode Island senator did not
go into details. He was also backward
about discussing the proba BILE fate his
financial bill will meet in the House. II
would not he proper or courteous for him
20 attempt to forecast the action of that
body. 1t is pretty well known. however.
that Senator Aldrich looks for numerous
the House. One of these will seek to make
warehouse receipts for cotton and grain
security for emergency circulation. 1t is
stated that there will be "A considerable
following for such an amendment. prin-
cipally from the agricultural states of the
west and the cotton states of the south.
Southern men complain that the Aldrich
will so greatly limits the securities avail
able in their part of the country to be
almost valueless to them. The finance
committee of the Senate contemplates eX-
tending the railroad securities for the
benefit of the south. but it is regarded
a certainty that the Senate leaders Will
not accept the warehouse receipt idea.
Representative Lowden of Illinois when
asked what the House would do on cur
"ency legislation. said that it looked to
i'm as If the House was W In the air.
There was no great amount of favor for
the Aldrich bill. he said. but no one could
predict what the House would do when
confronted with final show down. Then
the question might come as to whether 1t
was better to defeat the Aldrich bill and
have no legislation. or accept II as better
than nothing. He had heard a number
of suggestions on the House side tn
the creation of currency commission to
take up the question and report at the
next session of Congress. With business
through the country at a standstill, cur
cency Legislation. such as now proposed.
would probably not be needed for another
Year. but he d,1 not know whether the
business world would put up with q fur
Their postponement of a long-recOgnized
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Mr.. Langley's philadelphia Speech.

Representative Langley of Kentucky.
who was one of the Presidents visitors
today. has created considerable talk by
his speech last night before the Union
League Club OF Philadelphia. where he
made the declaration, in answer to
covert criticism of the President. that
president Roosevelt has such place
in the hearts of the plain people of the
land that if the republican party fails
to nominate a man in sympathy with the
policies OF the present administration.
the next President may be democrat.
He likewise declared that Roosevelt
enemies are doing the very thing that
may bring about what they most desire
to avod-hiS denomination.
The Springfield herald., 1908-02-14
BRAIN POWER
Increased by Proper Feeding.

lady writer who not ONLY has done
good literary work. but reared fam
lily, found In GrapeNuts the ideal food
for brain work and to develop healthy
children. She writes:
II am an enthusiastic proclaimer Of
Grape-Nuts as a regular diet for
nerly had no appetite in the morning
and for years while nursing my four
children, had insufficient nourishment
for them.
Unable to eat breakfast I felt faint
later, and would go to the PANTRY ane
eat cold chops, sausage. cookies,
doughnuts or anything l happened to
find. Being writer, at times my
head felt heavy and my brain asleep.
when read of Grape-Nuts began
eating 1t every morning. also gave 1t
to the children, including my 10
months old baby, who soon grew as
fat as little pig, good natured and
cortented.
Il wrote evenings and feeling the
need of sustained brain power, began
eating a small saucer of Grape-Nuts
with milk, instead of my usual indi-
gestible hot pudding. pie. or cake for
dessert at night.
Il grew plump, nerves strong. and
when l wrote my brain was active and
clear; indeed, the dull head pain never
returned"
POSTUM CEREAL CO., Ltd.
Battle Creek, Mich.
The Springfield herald., 1908-02-14
RICH; WORKS IN SHELTER.
Son Of Daniel Guggenhelm a Laborer
In Mexican Plant

Agus Calientes, Mex.-The many
Guggenheim of New York, head of the
smelter trust, are not standing in the
way of his son, Harry Guggenheim, in
learning the practical side of the
smelling business.
Young Guggenheim is working with
a gang of peon Mexicans shoveling
ore in the bins of the big smelter at
this place. He receives the same
wages as the Mexicans-one peso
day. which is equivalent to so cents in
the money of the United States.
1t is said that the young man took
his position with his fathers consent
and that he is to work his way up
through the several departments Of
the smelter. After finishing with the
manual and mechanical sides Of the
business. he will enter the office and
learn how the books and records are
kept.
The American Smelling and Refln-
ing company, which is usually called
the smelter trust, virtually controls
the silver, gold and copper smelling
business of the United States and
Mexico. 1t Is said that young Gug.
genheim is equipping himself so as to
be able to succeed his father event
ually at the head of the business.
He is 10 years old and is strong
and healthy. He came down here in
private car and went to work the
next day.
The Springfield herald., 1908-02-14
Appearing in Pajamas.

restricting their immigration over the
Kellogg domestic borders.
This explains why there are four
pairs of gorgeous heliotrope-hued pa
jamas tapping on society's clothes
line.
Four Of the guests, after dining at
the Cosmos club, donned silken pa
jamas, encased the same in overcoats
and appeared before the startled eyes
OF the guests already assembled.
From the burning of punk In the
clever simulated opium joint on the
upper floor to the gay decorations in
the supper room where nearly every
thing Chinese. excepting birds nest
pudding and humming birds livers.
was served, not to mention the
screamingly funny Chinese imperson-
ations and mimicry OF Millionaire
George Steiger, everybody had a
jolly time.
The women who didn't wear Chi
nese costumes wore Jap kimonos. j..
J. Sullivan was a life-size Highbinder.
AS for the four pajama-clad clubmen.
nobody will deny that they were spell.
binders.