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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-13
IS SHOT DEAD ON FERRYBOAT
RICH MAN SLAIN BY FORMER
EMPLOYE.
No Warning Given Victim, Who
Drops Dead in His Tracks-Panic
Follows Crime.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK. November 13.-Walter
Ammon, one of the wealthiest business
and instantly killed this afternoon as he
was stepping from the ferryboat st. Louis
in the Jersey City station of the Penn
sylvania railroad.
The man who killed him was captured
and taken to police headquarters. His
name is Andrew McGrath. said to be a
former salesman for the firm with which
Ammon was connected.
Ammon was a member of the firm Of
Ammon & Person, manufacturers of
butterine and butter products at 9th
and Provost streets, Jersey City. He
was a director Of the Commercial
Trust Company and the Third National
Bank of Jersey City. and member Of
the Union League Club.
1t was his custom to come to New
York daily to transact business in the
financial section. He was returning
from his trip today, and was hurrying
down the gangplank from the ferry
boat when a man stepped up to him,
pointed a revolver at his head, and
fired.
The bullet penetrated Ammon's left
temple He dropped dead in his tracks.
The crowds swarming from the ferry
boat and waiting to board 1t became
panic-stricken, but there was quick
recovery The assassin was captured
without difficulty
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-13
FINAL HoNORS FOR ADMIRAL
REMAINS OF JAMES M. MILLER
INFERRED IN ARLINGTON.
Simple but Impressive Ceremonies
Mark the Burial-Services This
Morning in Philadelphia.

PHILADELPHIA, November 13.-Fu-
neral services, with regulation naval cere-
monies, were held this morning at the
naval home in this city for Rear Admiral
James M. Miller, late governor of the
home, who died last Wednesday. Rev.
Carroll G. Wright. chaplain, U.s.N., Off
ciated. The services were attended by
Rear Admiral PendIeton, commandant Of
the navy yard, and his staff and all the
officers at the yard and at the home. Fol-
lowing the funeral exercises the body was
forwarded to Washington, under escort.
Simple but impressive ceremonies mark
ed the interment In the Arlington nation
al cemetery this afternoon of the re-
late commandment of the naval home at
Philadelphia. The services at the grave
consisted of the committal, the firing Of
musketry and the sounding Of taps The
funeral party. consisting Of the relatives
and intimate friends. arrived at the Union
station at las o'clock and was met by
the honorary pallbearers and eight blue
jackets in uniform and a number OF
friends residing in this city.
The honorary pallbearers were: Rear
Admirals f. H. c. Leutze. Richardson
Clover. G. Blocklinger, j. A. Rodgers and
N. E. Mason and Capt. Charles Laird.
The nag-draped casket, which was COW
cred with floral tributes, was placed on a
caissOn and escorted by relatives and
friends in carriages to Arlington ceme-
terry. At the gateway the cortege was re-
ceived by a battalion Of United States
marines, headed by the Marine Band, ana
escorted to the place of burial.
The late Admiral Miller played an i'm
portant part In the naval operations in
the West Indies during the Spanish
American war. being In command as cap
tain of the collier Merrimac when Lieut..
r. P. Hobson executed the plan for bot
thing up Admiral Cervera at Santiago by
sinking the Merrimac in the mouth of the
channel.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-13
HERRING ASKS MORE TIME.
Injuries to Airship in Practic
Flights Pleaded by Aviator.

letter received at the War Depart
ment today from A. NJ. Herring, the air.
ship contractor. asks for a further
extension of time owing to injuries to
his machine during his practice flights.
Mr.. Herring was to have delivered his
machine at Fort Myer August 10, and by
being granted successive extensions,
brought the time up to October Is, when
he brought the machine, unassembled,
to the fort and effected a technical de-
livery. He was to have another month
after the delivery before the machine was
to be finally accepted by the government.
To secure its acceptance it had to carry
two men, remain in the air an hour, and
make minimum speed of thirty-six
miles an hour. Nothing has been heard
from Herring during the month until
the letter was received today. The mat
ter was turned over to the Secretary OF
War for decision. The department still
has check for $1,000 put up by Mr.. Her
ring on signing his contract as an evil
dence Of good faith. What will be done
with this in case the contract Is allowed
to lapse is question.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-13
RULER DEAD?
Continued from First Page)
The message was sent about 2 o'clock
this afternoon, Picking time.

The message was sent about o'clock
this afternoon, Picking time.
Emperor Is Good Mechanic.
According to members of the diplomatic
corps in a position to know about the
life of the Emperor of China, his delicate
health forbade free indulgence in outdoor
sports He found his greatest recreation
in the study of mechanical contrivances.
His ENJOYS and intimates were able to
please him immensely by sending him
models and notes of inventions. None OF
his subjects studied more carefully than
he the reports on investigations abroad
Of mechanical devices. which he utilized
for the Improvement of conditions in the
empire.
Particularly attractive to the emperor
were clocks and watches. In the winter
palace at Picking and in the royal summer
residence, some miles distant, were hum
dreds Of clocks. from all parts of the
world, nearly all of different makes and
styles.
Nothing is said to have pleased the en-
peror more than to tear a clock to pieces
and then assemble its parts He became
quite expert in the adjustment of these
timepieces.
His collection of these contrivances is
said to have been one of the most COM
plete in the orient. not only representing
modern work, but the development of
time recorders through the centuries.
Reform Repressed by Empress.
Emperor Tsai-T'Ien was born August 2.
1872. He was a son of Yi-Huan, Prince
Chun, who was the seventh son Of the
Emperor Tao-Kuang and brother of the
Emperor Hsien-Feng.
TSai-T'Ien succeeded to the throne under
the title Of Kuang-Hsu. on the death of
his cousin, the Emperor T'Ung-Chih, jan
uary %, 1876. Then he was only three
years old. He became of age and as
sumed the government nominally in
March, 1887
From 1889, the date Of his marriage, up
to September, 1898, he was to a consider
able extent the real as well as the nomi-
nal head Of the state. In the latter
month, however, in consequence Of a ten
dency to reform disclosed by a succession
Of erratic DEGREES, the Empress Dowager
Tzu-Hsi resumed power. and has been po-
tential ruler of the empire ever since.
Prince PU-Chun, grandson of a brother
of Tao-Kuang, was designated as heir
presumptive in January. zoo, by palace
cabal, prior to the impending Boxer move
ment. He was disinherited in November,
1901. In the reconstruction undertaken
under the supervision of the foreign le-
cations.
The Chinese rule Of succession is that
a son or nephew designated by the en-
peror just deceased shall assume the
throne.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-13
REVIVAL IN SA|P8U|lO|NG
PROSPECTS FOR FAIR EMPLOY.
MENT IN BELFAST YARDS.
Further Evidence Of Improvement
Noted in Greater Demand
for Material.
Special Cablegram to The Star.

Special Cablegram to The Star.
LONDON. November 13-The revival in
shfpbuilding is becoming more pro-
nounced. and there are prospects of fair
employment at most Of the shipyards
during the winter.
On the Clyde and Tyne most of the
yards are now we'll employed and more
work is expected. The inquiries which
are in circulation have reference to sew
eral turbine steamers for the Italian
state railways. six steam launches for the
government of Uruguay, ten vessels for a
Turkish company and five steamers for
the Russian volunteer fleet, which are TO
cost about $1,S0O.OO0.
At Belfast night shifts will be necessary
to complete the work at present in hand.
and when the vessels under construction
are off the ways there are others to fol-
low. In addition to the two big White
Star boats Messrs. Harland & Violin have
secured an order from the Red Star Line
of Antwerp for a 1J,O00-ton steamer for
the New York service, In addition to other
vessels of smaller size. So busy is this
firm that intimation has been given to tho
admiralty to the effect that government
work cannot be entertained.
New Contracts.
Another Belfast concern, Messrs. Work.
man. Clark & Co, have received instruc-
tons to complete the six unfinished ves-
sells on their hands for the Brazilian
Lloyd. while other contracts have been
secured which will keep them busy for
the greater part of next year.
Further evidence of improvement is a
greater demand for material. Several
mills which have been idle for many
months h; been restarted. These all
produce steel ship plates and angles. and
the fact that they are about to resume
active operations serves to show that the
shipbuilding outlook is at last promising.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-13
CONCLUDES THE INSPECTION
COMMISSION VISITS LAST OF
PUBLIC SCHOOL BUILDINGS.
Decides That Children Residing In
Suburbs Are More Fortunate
Than Those in City.

The school commission practically COM
pleted its inspections of the District pub
lie school buildings today, visiting seven
suburban structures. When the large
NAV wards were surveyed and the light
and we'll ventilated buildings viewed 1t
was the opinion that the children OF
the suburbs are more fortunate than
those in the city. The suburban schools.
having only recently been erected. were
found to be in generally good condition.
Chairman Appleton P. Clark, Jr.' and
Leon F.. Dessez visited the Langdon and
Brookland schools, and S. j. Prescott and
P. J. Pelz, the WOODBURY.. Takoma,
Brightwood, Brightwood Park and Fort
Slocum buildings.
At the WOODBURY. it was found that new
iron stairs were Installed last summer.
but the wooden wainscoting on one side
of the steps Is still In place and there is
no handrail.
Lath and Plaster Ceiling.
The building has two furnaces. one In
the boys playroom and the other in the
girls ROOM In the latter there is lath
and plaster ceiling. and in two places.
near steam pipes, the plaster has fallen
and exposes the lathing. In the boys
playroom the beams and wooden floor Of
the classroom are exposed, even over the
furnace: and there is a wooden partition
on the coal bin within six feet Of the
heater. Requests to have the ceiling.
from which the plaster has fallen. re-
paired were made last June.
The Fort Slocum school was found to
be an L-room wooden structure, heated
by stove. There is no basement, and
ashes and coal are kept in a shed at
distance.
Takoma and Brightwood.
At the Takoma school wooden stairs
were found throughout the building.
There are three exits from the first floor.
At the front the doors are at the side of
the stairway from the classroom floors:
at the rear there are two sets of double
doors The first is 'left-handed' and the
second "right-handed.' There are two
exits at the rear from the basement, but
a storm shed narrows the doorway ma
terially. One-half of one of the basement
doors was found bolted this morning, but
the principal and tanitor stated they had
examined it only fifteen minutes before
and found it unbolted. A recess had oc-
Cured in the meantime. Two heating
pipes leading from the furnaces were
found to be useless, no heat at all pass
ing through them.
At the Brightwood school, new iron
steps were found in the building and
there is wooden wainscoting on the side.
1t was found that the ashes are put in a
bin of which one side is wood.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-13
HELD UP IN HIS SALOON.
Proprietor Cleaned Out by Three
Men With Guns.
h to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, November 13-Three
men with revolvers held up Max Roven-
ger in his saloon at 572 Wythe avenue.
Williamsburg, this morning in old-fash-
Toned western style.
Covering him with their weapons, they
took whatever valuables he had on his
person. relieved him of between $50 and
$50. the receipts of the night. cleaned out
the cash register and forced him to throw
the safe open. Rovengers brother had
taken charge Of it's contents, or the haul
would have been considerably larger.
The thieves disappeared after taking
what they could. They were traced TO
the Broadway ferry, where they boarded
the l o'clock boat for the foot of I'D
street, Manhattan. In this borough they
soon lost themselves.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-13
METHODIST MISSIONS.
Many Bishops Take Part in Discus
sions at Topeka

TOPEKA, Kan. November 13-Eighteen
of the twenty bishops in the United
States Of the Methodist Episcopal Church
took part in today's sessions of the annual
meeting here OF the home missions society
of that organization. The entire office
force from the home missions headauar-
tiers OF the church at Philadelphia and
many iaymen were also present
The principal matters considered today
was proposed appropriation OF $4,000
Tor mission work In America, and the re-
quest for million and half dollars for
the church The funds are to be used
largely for work at the frontier posts and
I'm the city sums
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-13
PREFERS DEATH TO CAPTURE
ATTEMPTED SUICIDE OF FUGI-
TIVE ON LONG ISLAND.
When Tracked by His Pursuers He
Draws a Razor Across
His Throat.


MINEOLA, L. l., November 13.-With
a razor wound in his throat that nearly
severed the windpipe, self-inficted at
the time he was placed under arrest,
Charles Thomas, a West Indian, aged
thfrty-two, Is in the Nassau Hospital
here today with a charge of robbery
hanging over him.
Policemen had cornered Thomas in
a house in West Neck-the man being
wanted for the robbery Of an Italian
whom he had stripped Of all his clothes
and tied to a tree. The West Indian.
however, sprang from an upstairs win
dow and made his escape. The police
men again got on the trail and brought
the man to bay in shanty at Wood
bury, about three miles from Hunt
ington. Thomas had barred himself
in bedroom, and the pursuers bat
tered in the door with axes AS the
door yielded to their blows the police
men rushed into the room. Thomas
was standing near the bed. and he.
fore the officers could grasp him he
flashed a razor. drew it across his
throat and fell back on the bed.
One policeman pressed his hands on the
wound to stem the flow or blood. while
the other summoned a surgeon, who found
that Thomas just missed severing the
windpipe.
The crime for which Thomas was ar
rested was discovered through two hunt
ers in the woods near Amityville. They
found a pair of mans shoes and nearby
evidences of struggle. They notified
the police. who, after search, found
Anton Dorla. laborer. who said he had
been robbed of 500 by Thomas and an
other man. who cut him. stripped him of
his clothes. tied him to tree and left
him with threa: to kill him IL he told
the police. After long time he managed
to free himself from his bandages and
make his way home.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-13
Secret of Style.
From the Atlantic.

Style is in a very small degree the de-
liberate and designed creation Of the man
who therein expresses himself. The self
that he thus expresses Is a bundle of in
herited tendencies that came. the man
himself can never entirely know whence.
1t is by the instructive stress of highly
sensitive or slightly abnormal constitu-
ton that he is impelled to distill these
tendencies into the alien magic of words.
The stylus wherewith he strives to write
himself on the yet blank pages of the
world may have the obstinate vigor Of a
metal rod. or the wild and quavering
waywardness of an insects wing. but be-
hind 1t lie forces that extend into in
finity. 1t moves us because it is itself
moved by pulses which. in varying meas
ura. We also have inherited
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-13
ACou1T FORMER BANK CLERK.
Altaffer Not Guilty Of Connection
With Allegheny Bank Shortage.

PITTSBURG, November 13.-Addison
c. Altaffer, former discount clerk OF
the Allegheny National Bank, was
found not guilty shortly before noon
today by a jury in the United States
court of the charge of abetting and
aiding former Cashier William Mont
gomery in the embezzlement OF over
5000, 900 from the bank. The short
age Of the Allegheny National Bank is
said to be $1.25O,OOO and Montgomery
was recently twice convicted on
charges of embezzlement and abstract
ing sums aggregating over 100000
Attorneys for Altaffer claimed that
In signing the names Of customers for
loans their client had carried out or
ders Of his superior. Cashier Montgom-
cry, and that Altaffer had in no way
profited from the transactions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-13
Cause Of Fatty Heart.
From What to Eat.

The great danger from obesity lies in
the liability of the fat to invade the
cellular elements of the body. especially
the muscles. This produces fatty de-
generation of the muscular tissues, which,
greatly weakens and impairs their func-
tional ACTIVITY. When the fat invades the
tissues of the heart muscles. the diseas e
known as fatty degeneration of the
heart results and the patient is in
serious danger. Whenever a slight addi-
tional strain upon the circulation results
from undue exercise, excitement or other
cause, the muscles interfere with the
hearts action, and it is liable to cease
beating.
Anemia and hysteria often are accom-
paniments of obesity. Because Of the in
creased weight and difficulty Of moving
about such patients are prevented from
taking an ordinary amount of exercise.
Often, too. there is lassitude and posi-
tive dislike for muscular exertion of any
kind.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-13
Admitted in Evidence,
BRIEF MORNING SESSION.
Degrees Will Be Conferred by Ma
tional Grange This Afternoon.

brief session following no set program
was held by the National Grange, Patrons
of Husbandry. this morning. The after
noon will be taken up in comforting the
sixth and seventh degrees of the order, so
practically no business Of public interest
will be transacted at today's meeting.
The delegates are looking forward to an
address which Secretary Wilson will de-
liver to the grange tomorrow morning. In
the afternoon the visitors will take trip
to Mount Vernon.
The work that is regarded as the most
important by the grangers. that relating
to the policy and internal workings of
the order, will be taken up the early part
of next week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-13
Wireless Device for Locomotive.

OMAHA. Neb., November 13.-Dr H.
Milliner, an electrician in the Union Pa
cific shops. has equipped a locomotive
with wireless device which railroad Of
ficials declare will enable train dispatch
ers and station agents to signal engineers
between stations. thus putting them prac.
tically in constant touch with running
train
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-13
FAIRBANKS AT FUNERAL.
Impressive Services at Evanston
ILL.,, Over Body Of DR.. Thomson,

Impressive Services at Evanston,
ILL.,, Over Body Of DR.. Thompson.
CHICAGO. November 13.-The most i'm
pressive funeral service which has been
held in Evanston since the burial of that
militant Methodist bishop Chaplain Nc
Cabe took place yesterday in the First
Methodist Church over the body of DIR.
D. D. Thompson. editor of the Northwest
ern Christian Advocate, who died in ST.
Louis on Tuesday from injuries received
when he was run down by an automo-
bile.
Those who attended at the church
included Vice President Charles w. Fair
banks, a fellow aiumnus with DIR. Thomp-
son of Ohio Wesleyan College; Bishop
William Frazer Mcdowell of the Chi
cago district, Bishop G. Berry of Buff
falo. N. Y, and the Rev. A. ]. Mast Of
Cincinnati, editor Of the Christian Apollo
gist.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-13
Cave River Almost Drv

LOUISVILLE, KY, November 13-Echo
river. in Mammoth Gave, is almost dry
as result of the drought. Many of the
avenues where water stood fifteen feet
deep are now footpaths AS a result of
the opportunity afforded many parts of
the cave that have never been reached
have been explored. The river has never
>--~ known to be SO low.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-13
Mexico's Cartridge Factory.
From the Mexican Herald.

Mexico has now in operation metallic
cartridge factory with daily capacity
Of $1,000 cartridges. The factory. w..ich
was constructed on the historic plains of
the Molina del Rey. contains machinery
of the best model in the world. which was
imported from Germany and was INSTALL
ad by Germans.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-13
HORSE SHOW DRAWS TO CLOSE
HIGH JUMPERS TO BE JUDGED
THIS EVENING.
Society in Evidence-Vanderbllt's
Famous Grays Defeated by
Sorg's Four.
match to The Star.

Sueelal Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, November 13.-The horse
show at the garden started on It's wind
I'D today with collection of odd classes.
Most of tho morning was given over to
classes Of horses suitable to become hunt
ers. There were three classes of these
animals, heavyweight, middleweight and
lightweight.
The classes were to be followed by
judgments on pairs of harness horses.
ponies and ladies' saddle horses up to
o'clock. Then a tandem class is to be
judged.
The most interesting feature of the
program will not come until late this
evening. Then the high jump will be
judged with the bar placed at feet 9
inches, 8 feet, 63 and &C inches.
With the exception of Paul Cravath' s
Hero, which has done as good high jump
ing as any other animal that has been
shown this year, out of 1t, the event looks
rather easy for the Canadian jumpers.
champion, which won the jumps yester-
The social end of the horse show reach
ed what was probably its climax yester-
day afternoon and evening. The crowd in
the boxes, on the promenade and in the
galleries made the exhibition look like
the real thing of few years ago. With
the big hats and swaddling clothes, gowns
which are being shown this year, the
judging on the promenade is fully as in
teresting as that which goes on in the
ring.
Any absence of society at the first
two days of the show was fully made
up for last night. And in spite of the
unusual interest Of the classes which were
shown the horse had hard job holding
his own.
One of the most spectacular classes
Of the whole show came late yesterday
afternoon In the judging of road coaches
and tours. In every point the equipa ge
approached perfection, and for the first
time in New York show ring Alfred
Vanderbilts famous grayS were defeated
by Paul SOrRS chestnut and bay four
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-13
Judge Smith Dies at Kansas City.

KANSAS CITY, Mo, November 10
Jackson L. Smith. seventy-one years old.
for sixteen years a judge Of the Missouri
court of appeals. died at his home in this
city this morning, following an Illness of
one week. Judge Smith retired from the
bench four years ago on account of his
age
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-13
Col. Bromwell Home Again.

Col Charles S. Bromwell, the engineer
officer in charge of public buildings and
grounds, has Just returned to this city
from q pleasant trip to Europe.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-13
Kansas Society Note.
From the Howard (Kan.) Courant.

From The HOWARD than.J COufanf.
Hanch Glover has grown well Of.
dresses stylishly for a middle-aged man
and is quite a swell number at q dinner
party. But all the same he still handles
his spoon with the back OF his hand up.