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Evening journal., 1908-03-20
saIe of cakea md Plea.

A sale Of homemade cakes. pies.
bread. rolls. candy, etc, viii be neld in
Willard Hall School IN the interest
OF the founding fund Of the Teachers
Mutual Beneficial Association, begin
ming at Q o'clock on Saturday morn-
ing.
Evening journal., 1908-03-20
MERMAID

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
MERMAID March 20 The funeral
OF Lewis Hanna took place today from
the home OF his son, Joseph Hanna.
A straw stack belonging 30 Taylor
night.
Harvey Ball and Miss Bessie Derrick
son viii be married az the home OF
Miss De~ickson's mother, Mrs Lydia
Derltkson. on Thursday
Evening journal., 1908-03-20
Llmeade Rlokey

Fresh fruit, 10c. Is refreshing. tasty.
Popular with gentlemen. Reynolds.
415 Market St. the places
Evening journal., 1908-03-20
GRANGER Honor 81. PatrIck.

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
MILFORD, March 20--At a special
meeting Of the Milford Pomona Grange
six candidates were raised to the third
and fourth degrees. Following this a
special program was rendered in honor
of St. Patricks Day. after which a
banquet was given the members.
The slmplon tunnel stin holds the rec.
ord for length.
Evening journal., 1908-03-20
Flremen Met at Frlendship House

Firemen Met at Friendship House.
The committees representing various
FIRE companies of the city who have
started a movement to adjust the ap-
schedule Of all the com
panies, met last night IN the engine
house OF the Friendship Fire Com
pany 10 discuss the question. What
was done could not be learned and
members OF the committees would not
discuss the matter.
Evening journal., 1908-03-20

The EGG Phosphates
viii do you good II weary or nervous.
lave one at Reynolds. AIS Market
st. 10c.r
Evening journal., 1908-03-20

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-08
WEALTH TOOK WINGS
ONLY ONE DOLLAR BID FOR BIG
ESTATE ON PAPER.

PHILADELPHIA. March Visions of
wealth vanished today when the sum of 81
was offered for the 800, 900. 900 (on paper
German estate of George Rupp. whose
feudal ca stiles are said to be located on the
banks of the Rhine. The estate was Of
fered at public auction, and. as 81 was
not considered quite up to it's value, it
was withdrawn. Thereby deep disappoint-
ment was caused to some thirty heirs.
who came from Reading. Pittsburg and
other ga stern Pennsylvania towns to see
about their shares Of the proceeds.
Story Of the Estate.
The estate is located. it is claimed. at
Mittelwier Alsace. Germany, and was the
property of John Henry Won Peterholtz
and his wife, the Countess Maria Ursula
Won Peterholtz. A daughter, so the story
goes, eloped to America in 1850 and mar
ried George Rupp. an employe of her
father. They lived in Northampton
county, Pa. and had nine children. Many
IF the descendants of the Rupps are scat
tered over eastern Pennsylvania. For
many years Alfred 10y. retired butcher
of Reading, who married descendant of
Countess Ursula. has made efforts to keep
the heirs together. He says that he has
made four trips across the Atlantic to
look into the estate. and he exhibited at
the sale today a bundle of red sealed
papers purported TO be of great value.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-08
WILL MOVE TOMORROW.
Ways and Means Committee Goes to
New Building.

The last meeting of the ways and means
COMMITTEES that will be held in the Capt.
tol was held yesterday. By tomorrow tho
premier COMMITTEES of the House will havt
taken up it's assigned quarters in the
House Office building, and the ways and
means rooms adjoining the House cham
Der will be taken possession of by Speak.
err Cannon. Chairman Payne of the ways
and means committee will take the Speak
er's room. a small chamber adjoining the
House lobby. This exchange was agreed
to as compromise after the House
against the protests of the ways ant
means committee. had ordered the remova
of that committee to the House Office
building in order to give the Speaker AIDE
quate quarters. In addition to the Speak
er'S room the room now occupied by the
committee on military affairs has been
given to the ways and means commmitte
as a conference chamber. 1t is in TIL,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-08
SPEAKER TAKES A HAND.
Denies Report Circulated to MI
Acheson's DISADVANTAGE.

Speaker Cannon yesterday took a hand
in the fight for the republican congress
sional nomination in the twenty fourth
Pennsylvania district. where Representa-
tive E. F. Acheson is opposed by John X.
Tener of Charleroi The Speaker received
a letter from Mr.. Aoheson stating that
the friends of Tener had spread broadcast
throughout that district printed state
ment setting forth that Acheson had been
a candidate for the appointment of chair
man of the House committee on rivers
and harbors and that Speaker Cannon
had declined to appoint him uecause the
Pennsylvania representative had refused
for other reasons.
Speaker Cannon yesterday mailed Mr..
AchesOn a letter in which he states that
the report is absolutely untrue''~ He
also states that Acheson never asked him
for the craftsmanship and that as mat
ter of fact there never was a contest over
the appointment, because Chairman Bur-
ton was slated to succeed himself in that
position. Speaker Cannon's letter is as
follows: (
My Dear Acheson:
Il am in receipt of your favor of the Sd,
calling my attention to the fact that it is
being asserted in your campaign that l
declined TO appoint you chairman of the
committee on rivers and harbors Your
letter is the first intimation l have had
that such story is being circulated.
need not say to you that it is absolutely
untrue. for, as you are aware. you and I
never had any conversation touching your
desire to be appointed chairman of any
committee. furthermore. the question of
a new chairman for the rivers and harbors
committee did not present itself to me- as
Representative Burton of Ohio, who has
so ably presided over that committee for
number of congresses. was reelected to
the SiXtieth Congress. and. in the nature
of things, he would be chosen to again
head the COMMITTEES.
IF the falls, report above referred to
has been the cause of any embarrassment
TO you ] am very glad of the opportunity
to put this correction on record.
Il am as ever with respect, etc,
Yours truly,
u. G. CANNON
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-08
ANACoSTIA AND VICINITY.
Evangelistic Services in M. E
Church-General Items.


The evangelistic services that have been
in progress in the Anacostia Methodist
Episcopal Church during the past week
are to be continued as interest in them
has grown to an encouraging extent.
Those who occupied the pulpit last week
were Rev G. c. Bacon. the pastor of the
Douglas Memorial NJ f. Church; Rev. ii.
G. Spencer, the pastor OF the Congress
Heights NJ E. Church; Rev. w. l.. Lynn.
the pastor of Gorsuch NJ E. Church; Rev.
II. r. Naylor, formerly the presiding elder
of Washington district, and Rev. Charles
o. Isaac who, it is announced, will retire
as pastor of the local Methodist church
at the close of the present conference
year.
Al meeting of the Christian Endeavor
Society of the Garden Memorial Presby-
terrain Church Thursday evening last in
the edifice on, Minnesota avenue Mr..
Clarence Smell was elected as the presi-
dent of the society, the Office having been
vacant for several months
Miss A. E. Loomis, who has been trans
ferred from teacher of the seventh grade
at the Van Buren, Public School, son Jeffer
son street, to the same grade at the Em-
cry School. in Washington, was rendered
an informal reception and luncheon by
the teachers of the Van Buren, School Fri
day afternoon last. The upper corridor
I'm the building was utilized for the occa-
sion. The floral decorations, which were
furnished by one of the Anacostia for
lists, were tasteful and one of the teach
ers had inscribed suitable verses for the
place cards used.
William H. McCollin. a blind lecturer
and entertainer whose home is In PhiIadei-
phia. appeared in the playhouse of. St.
Elizabeth Asylum for the Insane Friday
evening last I'm one of his series of enter
tainments. entertaining with song anec-
humorous 10 hes
the circuit of the hospitals and asylums in
the country each year for the purpose of
giving entertainments of this character
Rev George NJ Cummings, the pastor OF
the Garden Memorial Presbyterian
Church. has set apart this morning Tor
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-08
ASK EXECUTIVE c1EMENcY.
Effort in Hope of Committing Sen
tence in Paolucci Case,

Executive clemency is asked in the hope
of preventing the execution of Joseph
Paolucci. convicted OF the murder of Eliz-
abeth Dodge September 10, 1906. and un-
der sentence to be hanged Monday, the
23d instant President Roosevelt will be
urged by Attorneys Wilton J. Lambert
and r. III. Yeatman to commute the SEN
tence to life imprisonment. Paolucci is
said to be dying of consumption and his
demise has been looked for by Jail officials
for several weeks.
The President win be advised that the
prisoner has become so wasted by the dis
ease that he now weighs only about eighty
pounds. He is So light in weight that if
he should be hanged his ne ok would not be
broken by the fall and death would be by
strangulation. Physicians have viewed
the scaffold at the Jail, have examined
Paolucci's frail physique and have so ex-
pressed their opinion.
Local Italian societies have become in
terested in the case and are urging the
effort to save Paolucci from the gallows.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-08
TRANSACTIONS IN REALTY.
Number of Sales Announced by
Thomas J, Fisher & Co.

Thomas ]. Fisher & Co.. Incor-
porated, has just sold to Mr.. b. w.
Parker lot at Chevy Chase. D. e. This
lot adjoins Mr. Parker's former purchase
in this subdivision, giving him 100 feet
frontage on Oliver street. The owner
has improved his first purchase by the
erection of a large colonial home after
plans prepared by Frederick Pyle, archi-
tect.
The same firm has closed a deal with
Mr.. Percy l.. Kicker. conveying to him
a lot at Chevy Chase, d. c., adjoining
the purchase of Mr.. Parker. When this
subdivision was first opened MI. Kicker
purchased two lots. on which he built a
very attractive home. His recent pur-
chase increased his frontage to seventy
five feet.
Mrs. C'arissa M. Ludlum has just pur-
chased from Fisher & Co. a large lot
on Connecticut avenue extended, north
of Bradley lane and a little south of the
Chevy Chase College. 1t adjoins on the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-08
IN ANNUAL SESSION.
Pennsylvania Society Chooses Off,
GERS for Ensuing Year.

The annual election of officers of the
Pennsylvania Society was held at meet
ing of that organization last night in
Pythian Temple. Col Samuel r. Strattan
was reelected president and the other
officers chosen were: Mrs. Charles NJ.
Pepper, first vice president; ]. 8. Arnold.
second vice president; Middleton Smith,
third vice president: E. H. -Neiss. secre-
tary; Mrs. w. NJ. Rosser, financial secre-
tary, and Miss A. NJ Eckbert treasurer.
Representative w. HI. Graham of Pitts
burg in short address told of the battle
Of Cedar creek and of Sheridan's ride.
Col Stratton delivered his annual report
as president of the society and called at
tention to the fact that 115 members are
enrolled.
Secretary Neiss read letter from MRS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-08

north the holdings of James NICK. Eiker.
purchased last year, which Mr.. Eiker
has improved by the erection of a large
pebble-dashed home. 1t is Mrs. Ludlum's
intention to Immediately begin the con-
struction of an up-to-date mouse, COM
posed largely of stone and concrete.
The bill just passed by the Maryland
house of delegates and now pending be-
fore the state senate, providing for the
macada mizing of \the road from Bradley
lane to Kensington. will undoubtedly
greatly improve this section of Mont
gomery county. and the coming spring
and summer will in all probability see
erected.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-08

temperance service in his church, when he
will deliver sermon bearing on this sub
ject at IL o'clock
Mrs. L. S. Howser, the wife of DIR.
Howser of this town, is seriously I'll in
Providence Hospital, where she under
went a surgical operation recently.
The Mems Club of the AnacoStia Nj. T..
Church has arranged to hold a meeting
for men this afternoon at 3 o'clock in the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-08
Tribute to Allan Dodge.

VI a meet.T'; of the employees of the
apartment OF Agriculture held in the
ice of the ,ef clerk yesterday after
F., on to TAX 20 en- in regard to the death
: Allan De Gse. which occurred Friday.
solutions were adopted expressing sor-
w and declaring that i'm his death 1.-The
: partment has lost a valuable employe,
10 was helpful TO seven administrations
, various ways and whose latest work
n pomology was his greatest and best;
al the ponologist has lost valuable
sistant and his friends and co-workers
genial associate
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-08
Transportation of Liquor.

Hearings on the various bills To regulate
the shipment of liquors into prohibition
states -or counties could not be closed
yesterday by the Senate committee on the
judiciary. as some of the people expect ed
were unable to reach the city. Finlay
c. Hendrickson of Cumberland, Md. rep
resenting the prohibition national commit
tee, urged that the bill reported should
go far enough so that an individual may
not receive liquor for illegal purposes
under guise of the personal use tag"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-08

Harriet f. Monroe In which she thanked
the members of the society for their
of her sister in the recent fire at Boyer
towe, Pa.
A musical and literary program was
rendered as follows: Selection. Rebew
Orchestral violin solo. Miss +. l.. Reimer,
accompanied by Miss E. r. l1ardesty,
and recitation, Miss Killinger.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-08

east corridor OF the Capitol and conve-
nient to the floor of the House.
THE committees new quarters in the
House building are considered to BE-
among the finest committee rooms in the
world, said Representative Dalzell. The
only objection to them is their distance
from the Capitol proper
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-08

ROCKFORD H.. March THE man
gled body of a woman. found on the rail-
road tracks here last night. was identified
today as that of Mrs. William Laying of
this city. The police believe she was muir
dered.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-08
Will Injure Tweedmouth.

The Globe tonight brutally observes
that Lord Tweedmouth's explanation in
The house of lords Monday should be his
last public utterance.
The whole affair has made a European
sensation Of far greater proportions than
It's merits deserve, but it is an interesting
example of the phenomena Of interna-
tjonal psychology That such an Incl
dent could depress all European bourses
end inflame national passions is almost
beyond belief. Still more incredible is 1t
that such an important journal as the
Berlin Lokalanzeiger should poison Ger
man opinion by printing prominently an
article from it's London correspondent
which concludes a series of defamations
with the statement:
"It is nothing unusual in London to see
soldiers in uniform lying in the gutter
and women suffering from delerium ire
mems lying in the middle of the street
with babies in their arms"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-08
Berlin Scouts Imputation.

BERLIN, March THAT Emperor Will
lam had written letter to Lord Tweed
r.outh, it was learned today. was known
10 a small circle of Berlin diplomats be-
fore the London Times published its state
nent concerning il. The emperor told
several persons close 10 him that he had
ritten to Lord Tweedmouth, and official
c -cles here continue to scout the imputa-
IN that the emperor tried to influence
Great Britains naval plans.
The German government thinks that the
publication CT the letter would be the
hest way To dissipate the excitement
nong certain classes in England. The
!; )vernment explicitly declines. however.
/, believe that the excited utterances in
the Times and several other British news
/ ipers represent correctly the feeling OF
the English people. Decisive action on
Ie part of the government apparently is
npeded by the emperor's absence at Will
lalmshayen.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-08
Satisfaction in Berlin.

COLOGNE, March THE koelnische
s.eitung prints an inspired dispatch from
Eerlin rejecting the satisfaction in Berlin
political circles at the promptness with
y hich the English people have refused to
,cept the Times version OF the en-
.ror's letter. and declaring that Ger
,ans can be fully satisfied with the COM
ents on this subject in the English and
her foreign newspapers.
The dispatch then refers to the position
, ken by several English papers that II
j. improper for a monarch to hold private
correspondence with a minister of a for
4. On power. which dictum. 1t asserts is
impossible OF acceptance in SO sweeping a
m.
n support of this 1t points to the
~ n1oirs of Queen Victoria. which con-
iaiued extended correspondence with for
e,"n personages, often touching political
matters. The dispatch concludes with
ire statement that nothing is known in
u -lin in reference to the statement APP
u rinG in the English newspapers that
! ,otiations have been going on between
4 English and the German governments
70 q mutual restriction of warship build
! plans
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-08
Kaiser Used Language.
Special Cablegram to The Star.


That Lord Tweedmouth has acted like
a fool in the matter goes without saying.
but so has the Thunderer. The reason
why it would be unwise to publish the
letter is because it deals chiefly in per-
sonalities in blunt terms. The genesis of
the epistle was the remarks a few weeks
ago by Lord Esher, who stated that moth
ing would crafty the kaiser more than
the retirement of Admiral Sir John Fisher.
first sea lord of the admiralty. Emperor
Wilhelm resented this and wrote to Lovd
Tweedmouth that it was without founda>
tion, as he had expressed no opinion on
the personnel of the British admiralty.
He also deprecated the tone of some sec
lions of the British press In regard to
German naval policy. His language in
regard to Lord Esther is said to have been
even more forcible than some of the re-
cent emanations from the White House,
and hence there is strong objections to
give publicity to the letters.
The kaiser's letter writing propensit:es
are so well known that there is little dis
position to condemn him in this instance
even among his critics. and. even English
men express the uncomfortable admission
that he is the victim in this case of the
vanity of his correspondent. who is
roundly denounced On all sides.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-03-08

Like the illustration here
shown, and many other fine
subjects; are II by 70 inches;
imitation pastels and etclllngs
and are fitted with neat gilded
frames.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-05-04
MURPHY VS.. FORT
DIFFICULT FIGHT
FOR REPUBLICANS
Essex Men Want Remainder OF
State to Settle Contest for
Delegate-at-large
EFrom a staff correspondent.l

TRENTON, May 4.--Republican State
leaders were busy today trying to get
things into definite shape in anticipa-
mittee tonight and for the State con-
vention that will be held here tomor-
row TO select delegates -at-large to the
national Republican convention in Chi
cago on June 16 next.
In addition TO the excitement incident
to the meetings at hand, the leaders are
more worried than they will acknowl-
edge about the condition of the party
i'll the State. South Jersey is in revolt
over the action of the railroads in in
creasing fares and in the north end of
the State the county organizations are
split up and in a condition OF disor-
ganization. such as has not existed be-
fore in fifteen years in the party.
The settlement of the Immediate fight
over the question who win represent
the State-at-large in the national con-
yention. depends, to large extent, on
Essex County. where both Governor j.
Franklin Fort and former Governor
Franklin Murphy are the candidates.
If the Essex men should attempt to
force the convention to accept both
men, there exists the strong probability
at the present time that powers from
other parts of the State will unite to
shut out both men and to pick former
Governor John w. Griggs for the one
place that leaders from other counties
ar Wiling to allow to Essex At least
that is the threat made here.
The Essex men will try to put it up
TO the delegates from the remainder
of the State to say whether it is to be
Mr.. Fort or Mr.. Murphy who will be
the Essex man. 1t is said here that II
the Essex men are forced to make
the decision themselves between the
Governor and his predecessor, the lat
ter would win out easily, but the New
Idea element which is supporting
Fort, have plan on foot to propose
to the Regulars.
This is that Essex vote persistently
for both men, and if only one is to be
selected, to ct the delegates from the
Continued on second Page.)
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-05-04
FORMER SENATOR
| KETCHAM SUED BY
| THOS. n. M'CAR7ER
But Both Former Senators Fig.
ure Representatively in
the Action.
DEMAND FOR $4,000
IN CLINTON HILL co.
Public Service Head Is Receiver
for Concern Whose Troubles
Began in 1893.

There was another phase of the long,
the defunct Clinton Hill Lumber and
Manufacturing Company before Judge
Heisley in the Circuit Court today.
where Thomas N. McCarter, as receiver,
figured as plaintiff against George w.
Keteham, both being former State sena-
tors. Mr. Ketcham was sued as ad-
ministrator of the estate of his father,
William S. Ketcham. The latter was
one of the most active of the promoters
of the concern, which at one time prom
ised big profits. and was its president.
Troubles began to accumulate as far
back as 1893. the year Mr.. Ketcham was
elected Senator. and there was much
litigation In chancery between the
stockholders, and finally on the part Of
the receiver to recover from them SO
as to help it's creditors.
The action tried today is to recover
about $4,000 from the defendant as the
amount due on an unpaid assessment
as subscriber of stock, for which the
administrator claims the estate is not
responsible.
Samuel ] Macdonald. lawyer. drew
the certificate, and so testified today,
while William S. Ketcham. jr.. testified
to the fact that he was elected treas
urer of the concern and told about it's
in the way of stock sub
When the case was first in chancery
it was before the late Vice-Chancellor
Van Fleet, ard it then came before
Vice Chancellor Emery.
William A Smith appeared for the
plaintiff and Chandler w. Riker and
Frank Bradner for the defense.
Eleven jurors heard the case. as the
court and counsel We're willing to ex-
cuse Eugene Y. Dixon, No. IL. ON ac-
count of illness. He had sat in a
previous case that occupied the atten-
tion of the circuit.