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January 20: William NJ. Ready gas. Feb
nary 1: Michael J. Flynn. shooting. Feb
:uary <: Leonard T. Brown, shooting,
February IL; Henderson Taylor, poison.
February 10; Mrs. Nellie Murphy. shoot
ing. February "A: Alfred Davis. shooting.
March y; William III. Henson. hanging,
March .; +. NJ digger. hanging, Marcn
IA; Charles Abbott, shooting, March 10;
Mamie Yates, drowning. March %: Mrs.
Rose e. Masins, cutting throat, March q;
Mrs. Florence A. McComas. shooting.
March %: Virginia G. johnson. acid.
March %; Stephen Shelliga, shooting.
April !; Daniel Mccarthy, acid. April :;
Mrs. p. d. Smith. gas. April 10; Mrs
Florence May Young. gas. April ID; Henry
Walter. shooting, April 10; John Rocker,
gas. April 80
Otto Guttermuth. acid. May 3: Frederick
Walters. acid May >; William Parks,
May :; John G. Koehler, gas. May .
William o. Rice. shooting, May 4: j. Is.
Donaldson, gas, May =; Maria Z. Hunger
ford. gas, May 10: Mrs. Marie l.. Jolly
gas. May 10; Valentine Murback. shoot
ing, May Is: Mrs. Julia Darne. acid. May
%; William Skinner, gas, May -; Thomas
Donaldson, gas, June .; Harrie r. NIL
burn. shooting. June >; Gwendoiyn Lay
ton, acid. June >; Walter Cofman. shoot-
ing. June .; Charles Hentzi, smoothing
June IA: Thomas Johnson. shooting. June
is: George II. Mettler. hanging. June Is;
Mabel Straub. acid, June -; Lucy Black
well, poison. June "a; Magdehne Steploe,
acid. June "A: j. w. Mugs, poison, June
30; Raleigh +. Luckett, shooting. July !;
Mrs. Pearl Chapman, cutting throat, July
5; unknown man, drowning. July IA; Mel
lie Castle, gas. July 10; James Butter,
shooting, July 20; Mary Quigley, poison,
July -; Cyrus Phelps, shooting. July %
T. b. Robertson, shooting. August 10;
Otto Schilling, gas, August II DR.. w: II.
Abercrombie. gas. September D, j. ". .;
Tngiaub. shooting, September .; David
Pfeiffer. drowning. September pa Henry
Schwalb, gas, September q; Mrs. Marga-
ret Bucklowe, gas. September %; Estella
Cook, hanging. October 3; ]. r. Potter,
poison, october s; Grace f. Dougherty,
gas, October 16; Mrs. Catherine Dean,
acid, October 16; Mrs. Nina Mccormick.
gas October 10; George W. Ewell, snoot-
ing November L.; Harriet Bruce. gas,
November Is; Charles w. Schmidle. shoot
ing, November %; l.. S. Nicola, poison,
December II; William H. Outlaw. gas, De-
cember II: Mrs. Sevenia McDevitt, poison,
December ~.
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of automobiles. and also the regulation
requiring front and rear lights on such
vehicles. Steps were also taken to en-
focce the ordinance against expectoratine
or sidewalks.
Members of the force took the census
of the District the work of the enune-
rators showing a population OF S.4ud
white and 96,1Ss colored persons. Extra
visions of the pharmacy law. special at
tentfon being given to the section which
prohibits the sale of cocaine and poisons.
Inspector Van Zant. in charge of the
work. paid nearly 1900 visits to. drug
stores during the year.
Statistics of the department show a
slight increase in crime last year over
the preceding year, but, 1t is stated. the
increase was merely in keeping with the
increased population. There were fewer
mysterious crimes last year than usual,
and but very few thefts were committed
by the so-called professional crooks. Maj.
Sylvester attended the annual meeting OF
the International Police Chiefs Associa-
ton and was again selected president OF
the organization. Only few changes of
importance were made in the personnel of
the force during the year. The death
of Inspector McCathran caused the pro-
motion of Lieut.. Mulhal. and several
other promotions were made along the
line. Inspectors Gessford and Cross ex-
changed assignments at headquarters
Following a campaign of publicity made
by The Star. the police waged a
successful fight against handbooks on the
races. The opening of the union station
required some changes in the work of
protecting the patrons of the railroads.
The conduct of James Arthur Kemp.
who was chief and property clerk of the
police department for many years. in
taking funds Of the department and other
money and disappearing, was severe
blow to the officials of the department.
Policeman j. B. Lipscomb of the seventh
precinct was suspended early in January
because, it was charged. he shot a young
man lie was pursuing. He was afterward
tried and eXonerated, but >he made no eff
for. to be reinstated. Capt. Mathews
and Lieut.. Mulhal were accused of Inn
properly handling affairs at a wreck on
the railroad tracks near Maryland ave-
nue. and 9th street. They were exonerat-
Baker inaugurated crusade against al
legged bucket Shops several proprietors
being arrested and the places closed.
An unusually large number of persons
was reported missing and the police
were kept busy looking for them. Sew
eral persons reported missing were found
dead. others had gone away to better
their conditions. and still others had
gone from their homes because of do
nestle unpleasantness. The only really
mysterious disappearance during the year
who sent messages that he was going to
end his life, and who was seen aboard a
ferry boat shortly after the messages
were mailed. 1t is believed by some Of
his friends that he committed suicide,
others holding to the opinion that he
merely went away to begin life anew
elsewhere.
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MANY ARRESTS MADE
: FOR VARYING, OFFENSES

Murder was not the only crime COM
mitted in the District during the year.
however, offenses of all kinds having
claimed the attention of the police. Sew
eral professional crooks appeared here,
but they were caaught before they op-
tanned much plumber. The local police
also arrested several such persons for
other jurisdictions. Several cases in which
mothers had abandoned their infants were
called to- the attention of the authorities
and several arrests were made. The police
were troubled several times by assaults
and robberies committed on women on
the public streets. in the county and in
their homes. PocketboOk snatchers were
very much in evidence, and confidence
men worked their usual schemes to swim
die the unsuspecting. One of the cleverest
robberies committed during the year
was that which involved the taking of
cash and securities aggregating more
than $1,000 from Roscoe c. Bangs, bank
messenger. He was robbed while on q
street car. it is believed, by professionals
who followed him from the Treasury De-
partment.
Edwin II. Potts, AN employee of the
American National Bank, was accused of
having gone off with about $1,000 worth
of securities belonging TO patrons Of the
bank. The missing securities were re-
stored, but Potts was not arrested. Re-
Gently Thomas G. Hayes. receiving teller
at the bank mentioned. was accused OF
having taken about $40 from the in
Stitution. He was arrested. A few days
ago a warrant was issued for the arrest
of James J: % Shea, who was assistant
manager of a local shoe firm, charging
him with the theft of about So; but he
was not captured. Mrs. Ruth McCracken,
her son and two daughters figured promi-
nently in police circles. They were ar
rested as alleged swindlers after they
rented house on Connecticut avenue and
furnished it at the expense of local mer-
chants, it is alleged.
Many arrests were made for various Of
lenses against the numerous laws in force
in this city. 1t was expected that the
city would be overrun with professional
thieves on their way to and from the
Jamestown exposition. but the picking of
the pockets of about dozen passengers
on street cars and the robbery of a bank
messenger. were about the only evidence
of their presence here. Bogus inspectors
of all kinds committed robberies in dwell
ings. Some of them were captured and
others escaped. Interest was taken by the
local police in the investigation of the
work of the members of the Black Hand
threatening letters having been received
by two Italian merchants. Only last
month it was feared that the members of
the organization who had wrecked a
house in Baltimore would come here and
the police watched the house of brother
of the victim of those who operated in
Baltimore.
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POLICE COURT A YEAR
IN ITS NEW BUILDING

The Police Court Of the District of Co.
lumbia closed the calendar year with a
record of having disposed Of 2.212 cases
since January !, 1907. The cases are d.
vided. 5,1O4 in the United States branch
and 17.1OS in the District branch. A
number have not been definitely disposed
Of due to continuance at the instances
Of the prosecuting officers, although
counted in making up the total for the
year. With this record of more than
1900 cases Frank s. Sebring, the finan-
cial clrek's. receipts for the year amount
to $lO4, 1854, an increase Of $4,47y.O8 over
the previous year and representing all OF
the receipts Of the Police Court for 1907.
The year 1907 was the first the Police
Court spent in its new quarters at the
intersection of 9th and d streets. The
court moved into the new building jan
uary SO last, and the first sessions OF the
two branches were held the morning of
the latter date, with Judge Ivory G. Kim
ball sitting In the District branch and
Judge Alexander n. Mullowny in the
United States branch. The opening OF
the new building was devoid of anything
of formal character. In the present
building the accommodations are ample
and cases are disposed OF with ease and
rapidity, the confusion which stamped the
work in the old quarters being entirely
absent.
The cells in the basement Of the new
building are we'll ventilated, roomy and
sanitary, and the cramped condition of
the accused pending trial or after con-
viction awaiting for the prison vans is
nowhere to be seen. After the disposal
Of q case the prisoner. in case he Is to
serve a jail or workhouse sentence, is
sent to the cells down stairs. where he is
separated for the time being from those
whose cases are pending.
q the 61tlreS Indicate the great
jority Of the Police Court cases the past
year were in the hands of Assistant
Corporation Counsel James L. Pugh. The
list is headed by drunk and dfsorderIy
charges Of which possibly there were
from 80 to IS per cent Of the total num-
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PROMPT AND EFFECTIVE
WORK OF THE FIREMEN

While a great number of alarms were
sounded during 1907 the damage by fire
was not as much as during the preceding
year. It. is said that the prompt
and effective work of the f1remen
prevented many serious CONGREGATIONS.
The losses of the year were reduced,
Chief Belt thinks. partly because the
inspection of all business houses, hotels,
theaters. public halls and private houses
was vigorously pushed.
I'm fact" Chief Belt adds, "all condi-
tons that would in any manner cause or
have a tendency to promote fire are care
fully watched. and where said conditions
are found they are ordered abated at
once or in a reasonable time, as the stu
alton presents itself. 1t has heretofore
been the main effort of fire departments
to extinguish fires. but those days are
numbered with the past, and the present
aim is to prevent fires. to the end that
the fire marshal and his force may re-
duces fire liabilities to a minimum"
The total number of alarms. including
bell and local alarms. received by the
fire department during the year was S77.
There were also received IS false alarms
The estimated loss by fire WITS S1.11O.3U6.
covered by an insurance of SECT, I65.
During the year there were I3 casualtis
to citizens and 1S firemen were injured
in the discharge of their duties.
Recently completed and turned over to
the fire department is building for No.
l chemical engine company at Benning.
This company will be placed in service
next month and Will be equipped with
two chemical engines.
During the year, in view of the absence
of adequate fire protection for Garfield
and Good Hope, d. c., the fire depart
ment loaned to the citizens of Garfield a
hand chemical engine. The residents of
Garfield have organized volunteer fire
company, and II is expected that the in
stallation will result in a great decrease
in loss by fire in that vicinity.
The chemical engine company at Ten
leytown, d. c.. January % last was re-
placed with a steam fire engine company.
as the chemical company was not deemed
sufficient to properly protect that vi
cinity
Some of the more disastrous fires of the
year upon the occasions of which addi-
tiona1 alarms had to be sounded were as
follows:
January 8, box 49,. second alarm. 33d
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PEIOD OF ACTIVITY
FOR CITY'S FATHERS

Several changes in the personnel OF the
higher positions of the Local government
occurred during last year through death
and resignation. The first day of the year
T.. w w Griffin, who had been assistant
assessor for many years. vis promoted
assessor to succeed Hopewell II. Dart
nellie. resigned. LOUIS G. Wilson. who
had been secretary to Commissioner West.
was promoted to assistant assessor, and
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n IS herewith transmitted to you for
your signature.
Very respectfully.
HUDSON,
Chairman
The speaker signed the enrolled
copy Of House Bill No 493 in open
session after reading at length.
On motion of Mr. Hudson further
consideration Of House Bin No 1856,
by Hudson, was indefinitely postpon-
ed
House Bill No G1O. by skeen, was
read The committee aud Rainey
amendments wefe adopted; the bill
was adopted and passed to engross-
inent and final passage.
House Resolution No. 55, by Vande.
venter, providing for two weeks re
cess was read.
After discussion Mr. Putnam moved
the previous question.
The speaker ruled that he would
allow complete discussion by all who
desired to speak. Mr.. putnam APP
pealed from the speakers ruling.
The appeal was tabled on motion
OF Mr.. Yandeventer.
The resolution lost by the following
vote:
b Ayes-Bowdre, Briggs, Bryan, But
Ter. Durant Ellis, Faulkner. Harri-
son (of Hughes), Hart, lapp, Jarrett
lockwood. Martin. Murdoch. McAdoo.
McCalla. Mcf1lhaney. Orcutt. Murley,
Rider. skeen. Tandy. Turner, Vande-
venter, Whitehurst, Williams (of Co
manche) Mr. Speaker (Murray)
Total o.
Naye-Abbott, anthony, Armstrong
! (of kiowa), Ashby. Ballard Beck.
Poyle. Branson. Broom, Brown, Car
| son. Casteel, Chappell,, Chastain
lCope, Crouch. Day. Deyerle, burst
/ Earle. Farley. Ezzard. Fisher, Fraser.
/ Harris, Harrison (of McCurtain) Ilaw-
Sins, Hendrickson. Hobby, Holland
HuGdleston. Hudson Jesse. Johnson
Jones, King. Lindsey, Manus. Moore
McCapts. Norvel O'Neal, Paschal
pendergraft. Porter, Putnam. Rainey
Reeve, Ratliff. Riddle. Ross, Sands
Shaarer. sherman. Smith (of Dewey
lSnith TOT CUSTER. Smith (of Della
warc). Smith Cof Grant,, Smith Col
Washita). Snelson, Stagner. stephens
lStivers stone. Swengle Tabor, Tur
ncr. Utterback, Vandaveer, Workman
Watrous, Whitson, Williams (of push
mataha). Wilson.
/ Totals
Abssnt-Allen. Armstrong (of Choc
ltaw). Baldwin, Banks. Durham. Evans
London. Stettmund. Tillotson.
TOtal-9.
Mr. Bryan changed his vote from
aye to no and moved TO reconsider the
vote by which the resolution was lost
IIhe House adjourned until 2 o'clock
y. m.
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Total 2.
Ahseni-A Allen. Anthony, Banks.
Armstrong. tof ChoclawJ Durham,
lockwood, Sands, Stevens, Wanda
yeer
Total Q.
The speaker announced that the bill
having received a legal majority OF
all the votes of the members of the
House Of Representatives the same
was PASSED, and he signed the en-
crossed copy thereof IN open session
Mr. Speaker.
Your Committee on Engrossment
begs leave to repor that Il has care.
fully compared the engrossed COPY of
House Bin No. 59l with the original
draft and amendments thereto aud
finds said engrossment to be correct
and IN proper form.
Very respectfully submitted
O'NEAL.
Chairman
House Bill No sol, having been
read on two previous several legisla-
tive days, was placed on third read
/ ing, and final passage. the question
being shall the bill with the emerg-
lency pass? The roll being called re-
suited as follows;
! Ayes Abbott, Armstrong (of Kio-
wal Ashby, Baldwin Ballard, Boyle
BransOn, Broom, Brown. Bryan. But
4 Ter, Carson, CasteeL Chasiain, Cope
1 Crouch. Day, Deyerle. Durant, burst.
/ Earle. Farley, Ellis. Evans. Ezzard
Faulkner, Fisher, Harris. Harrison (of
EIughes). Hart Hawkins, HendricksOn
/ Hobby, Holland, Huddleston HnGson,
japp. Jarrett. Jesse. Johnson, Jones.
King, Lindsey, London Manus. Mar
tin, Moore. Murdoch, McAdoo McCala.
McCants. McElhaney Norven. O'Neal,
Orcutt, paschal Pendergratt Putnam
Rainey. Murley, Reeve. Ratlin. Rid
die, Rider Ross Sherman Skeeni
Smith (Of Dewey. Smith (of Della
lware) Smith (of CUSTER. Smith (of
u GrantD. Smith tof Washital. Snelson,
Stagner. Stettmund, Stivers. Stone,
Swengle. Tabor, yandy, Tillotson,
Turner, Vandeventer Workman, Wat
rous. Whitehurst. Whitson Williams
(of Comanche). Williams (of Push
mataha), Mr. Speaker tMurray).
Total 90
Nays -Bowdre. Briggs. chappeu.
Fraser. Porter, utterback
Total--6
Absent-Allen, Anthony, Arm
strong (of Choctaw) Banks, Beck
Durham. Harrison tof McCurtainl,
Lockwood Sands, Shearer. stevens,
Vandaveer. Wilson
Total-13.
The speaker announced that the
bill with the emergency having receive
ed two-thirds majority OF all the
votes of the members elected to and
constituting the first legislature Of
lOklahoma. he declared the same 20
have been constitutionally passed.
and he signed the game in open ses-
sion.
Mr. Speaker:
Your Committee on lGngrossment
begs leave to report that it has care
fully compared the engrossed copy
of House Bill No, 616 with the original
draft and amendments thereto and
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o
appropriated the following additional buildings
machinery thirty thousand dollars
salaries sections
and iaoiion he houaard dollars
section s
he Immediate public health
NJ BUTLER
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BALLARD,
Chairman.

mir. Speaker:
We, your Committee on Geoeral Ap'
preparations TO whom was referred
House Bill No. SIG, BY Whitehurst, en-
titled: AN Act to create offices, em-
ployes, clerical and stenographlc po-
siuons for the corporation commission
salaries and remunerationa therefor,
having had the same under consid-
Grafton, beg leave 10 return the same
herewith, and recommend that it do
pass.
XtTIUTELITTRGT
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COPE.
Chairman.

Mf Speaker:
We. yonr Committee on Elections
and Purity Of Ballots 10 whom was
referred House BIN Number 2Si by
Stettmuud entitled AN Act proyid.
ing for the qquaNncatlon OF electors p
beg leave 10 report that we have had
The same under consideration and
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Mf Speaker.
We, your Committee on Public
Health Sanitation and Practice OF
Medicine. 90 whom was referred Sem
ate Bin No. 1879. by Williams. entit.
led AN Act to define and regulate
the practice of medicine: to create
q board OF medical examiners. etc,
having had same under consideration.
beg leave to report that IL do pass
as amended.
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wHITEHURsT
Chairman.
M sneaker.

MI Speaker.
we. your Committee on General Ap-
preparations, TO whom was referred
House Bill No 591 by Whitehurst
entitled IAN Act making an appro-
priation for the state auditor to fur
nish the county clerks of the various
lands within their counties" having
had the same under consideration, beg
leave 10 return the same herewith
with the recommendation that it do
pass.
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NJ, sODuNHIs
We. your Committee on Insurance,
having had under consideration II. b.
No. 3l7 by Evans an act entitled: "An
Act to amsnd article $3.50. volume 4,
Wilson's Revised and Annotated Stat
uies Of 1903, page TS4, beginning at
line Is and continuing TO line %, rel
.ative 10 insurance agents. making the
sentence read as follow1,p recommend
that it do not pass for the reason
that the same subJect is covered in
me Faulkner bill
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BALLARD,
Chairman,
Mr.. Speaker:

Mr.. Speaker:
We your Commirtea on Insurance
having had under consideration H. b.
No. 20. by Murdoch, entitled: An
Act regulating the Investment of the
reserve fund OF life insurance com
ranies doing business in oklahoma"
beg leave to report that same do not
pass.
BALLARD,
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WHITEHURsT.
Chairman.

Mr.. Speaker:
We, your Committee on Public
buildings to whom was referred House
Rill No. 617, by Butler OF the House
and Keys of the Senate. entitled: AN
Act authorizing and establishing a
state orphan home for destitute or
dependent white children, naming the
same, and providing for a superntend-
oat and board OF directors. having
had the same under consideration,
beg leave 10 return the same here.
with with the recommendation that
e do pass
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The bill passed TO engrossment
and hnal passage.
House BIN No 6l6 was read adopt
GA and passed to engrossment and r.
nal passage,
air Speaker:
Your Committee on EnrOllment
bees leave 20 report that u has care
fully compar the enrolled. copy Of
House Bin No. 493 with the enerossed
copy thereof and finds said enrolment
10 be correct and in proper form and
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Mt. Spoaker,
We, your Committee on Insurance
having had under consideration II. 3
No. 5e1, by YandaVeer and Bryan
An Act approprlating monies received
by the University 81 Oklahoma as
insurance for loss OF FIRE. beg leave
TO report that the same do pass.
BALLARD.
Chairman
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DURANT
Chairman.

Mr. Speaker:
We. yonr COMMITTEES on General Ap-
praprlations. TO whom was referred
House Bnl No. 6lS, by Whltehurst,
eltitled AN Act making an appro-
priation to pay the salaries Of the
Officers and employees Of tho Senate
and House OF Representatives. legal
izing the appointment and salaries
now fixed by the respective bodies
and declaring an emergency. having
bad the same under consideration,
beg leave 70 return the same here
with with the recommendation that
II do pass.
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WIiITEHURST.
Chairman,
SNELSON
Chairman


VI IIT'-IH'I1
We, your Special Committee. 10
whom was referred sections II. NJ.
l3. a. 10. le, " and rs of Honse Bin
Ne 2ee Nv A. IL Ellis. have had the
sama under consideration and beg
leave TO recommend that Il do pass
as amended.
ANTHONY.
CHAIRMAN
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sNELsoN.
Chairman

M Speaker.
We. your Committee on printsry
and state Printing. having had un-
der consideration Il b. No. JIG, by
Crouch and Jesse. AN Act providing
for the publication of legal notices
and fixing the fees and compensation
theref3v," beg leave to recommend
that Il do pass as amended.
IEGcH