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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-12
Want Marines on Warships.


organization to be furnished additional
apparatus. supplies. etc. by the District
under act of Congress of May IL. 1903
and to be operated under direction of the
chief engineer of the District of Column
bia fire department. D. H. Barnes. presi-
dent of the volunteer company. stated that
some of the supplies in question had been
delivered.
Installation of private letter boxes by
the citizens was discussed. The members
were urged to erect boxes as rapidly as
possible in order to enable the Post Of
flee Department to continue two daily de-
liveries. as at present.
A. W. Carroll. president, stated that he
had received an invitation to attend the
joint meeting of representatives of the
associations of THE District on the ques-
ton of suffrage. He was urged to be
present at the next joint meeting.
1t was reported by the school committee
that the plans for the new school build
ing had been completed.
At the close of the meeting the annual
election of officers of the volunteer fire
company was held. the old officers being
reelected, with the exception of ID. ii.
Barnes. president. who declined. r. $.
Ambush was elected president and Mr..
Barnes vice president.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-12
FINGER PRINTS ARE ONLY CLUE
WOMAN FOUND MURDERED IN
BARRICADED FLAT.
Slain by Man Who Was Her Com
panion in Apartment and Who
Has Since Fled.

NEW YORK, December 12-With only
bloody finger prints of the murderer to
assist them. the police today are securing
the city for some trace of the man who
committed now what appears to be one of
the most battling crimes in the city's
criminal history.
His victim, the young woman whose
body was found last night in padlocked
and barricaded apartment at 337 East
18th street, has not yet been identified
A thorough search of the rooms has re-
yealed nothing which will aid the police
in their task.
Every distinguishing mark had been re-
moved from the woman's clothing. Pic
lures had been cut from their frames and
burned. together with several pieces of
paper which may have borne addresses.
On every hand there was to be found
evidences of the crafty care used by the
murderer to battle pursuit.
The discovery of the crime came about
through the anxiety of the janitress OF
the flathouse to collect rent for the
apartment, nearly two weeks overdue.
The man and woman who occupied the
rooms more than two months had paid
promptly up to the first of the present
month. Since that time the apartment
hal been closed, the door locked with
paddock on the outside. and neither the
man nor the woman had been seen.
Last night the janitress decided to enter
the apartment to make sure the tenants
had not removed their trunks without
her knowledge The police were called
to assist her in opening the padlocked
door.
When an entrance was forced the wom-
ans body. with head almost severed.
was lying on the blood-soaked bed. The
room was in confusion. Broken chairs
were scattered about and wearing apparel
which had been removed from an open
trunk was strewn about the room.
Under the womans body lay razor,
It's edge hacked and broken. The con-
ditior of the body indicated that the wom-
an had been dead not less than two
weeks On the dOorknOb and on the
sheets were the finger prints of the MUIR
derer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-12
CAUSE AND EFFECT

Indigestion aud the attendant dscomforts Of
mind and body are certain TO follow continued
Of improper food.
Those who still young and robust like
~ to overlook the fact that dropping water
Will wear a stone away at last. will the use
IT heavy, greasy. rich food finally less Of
appetite and indigestion.
Fortunately many thoughtful enough to
study themselves and note the principal Cause
and Effect in their daily food. 4 y. y. young
woman writes her experience thus:
Some time ago had lot Of trouble from in
digestion, caused by too rich food. j got I
was unable TO digest scarcely anything, and med
icines seemed useless.
"A friend advised me to try Grape Nuts food.
praising ii highly. and last resort ] tried
IL. i am thankful to say that GrapeNuts not
only relieved me Of my trouble. hut built up
and strengthened my digestive organs that
can now anything I desire. But stick to
Grape-Nuts.
THERE'S Reason
Name given by Postum Co. Battle Creek.
Mich. Read The Road to WrIlville.'' in pkgs.
EVER READ THE ABOVE LETTER? NEW
ONE APPEARS FROM TINE To TIME THEY
ARE GENUINE. TRUE AND FULL OF HUMAN
INTEREST.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-12
WOULD INCLUDE SUFFRAGE.
Chairman Gallinger's View of Pro.
posed District Plebiscite.

IF the District of Columbia is TO vote
upon the liquor question. as is proposed by
Chairman Smith of the House committee,
or upon any other question. I shall GER
tainly favor a suffrage qualification said
Senator Gallinger. chairman of the Dis
trct OF Columbia committee, to "A Star
reporter today.
This qualification should be an educa-
tional one or a property one, or both. 1t
would also have to be decided whether or
not the women should vote
Mr.. Gallinger further announced that the
Senate District committee would take ND
the question of voting upon the sale of
Intoxicating liquor in the District of CO.
lumbia by the people when a bill on the
subject comes over from the House.
1t is not likely that there will be any
action on this question at this session
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-12
BIG SALVAGE AWARDED.
Owners of Berma to Pay $35, 900
Bark Sold for 50. 600.

The claim for salvage of the British
steamship Lord Iveagh. Capt. Hepden.
of the Lord line against the German
bark Berma Capt Huneke, was settled
early in the week when the United
States district court at Norfolk ordered
the owners of the Berna to pay the
British steamship $4,000
The Lord Iveagh picked up the Berma of
the coast i'm disabled condition and
towed her into Norfolk. The vessel was
loaded with valuable cargo of tobaccO,
and was on her way to a European port
when disa bled.
Recently the bark was sold at auction
to parties at Norfolk for $500.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-12
PROPHECY Of AFRICA
Anacostia's Chief Hunter Fore
casts Rooseveltian Episode.
ODD BEASTS AND BIRDS
How the Ex-Chief Magistrate Will
Behave in Field.
KERMIT'S PART IS DOPED OUT
And Official Stenographers Will Be
Busy Making Space Stories of
Thrilling Happenings.
ODD BEASTS AND BIRDS
KERMIT's PART IS D0PED OUT

Shorty Ferris. mighty hunter. turtle
chaser Of Anacostia has issued state
ment. Following. closely upon the an
nouncement of the Roosevelt African
hunting party and dealing with that sub
ject. he voices the views of the Eastern
branch Nimrods on this world-renowned
expedition.
II see,' said Shorty last night that the
Smithsonian Is fitting out the Rosyvelts
huntin' trip. I'd like to know what that
bunch knows about .huntin'. ! was there
oncet-at the Institoot-and only oncet
And all l saw was a lot of crawf1sh and
butterflies stuck on pins.
eff it is true. as rayported in the papers
that the retirin' administration intends to
refresh itself by year in the fcver-ridden
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-12

The fight for revision of the rules OF
the House of Representatives was formal
ly inaugurated last night at a meeting OF
twenty-five republican insurgents, pre-
sided over by Hepburn of Iowa. who was
authorized to name a committee of five,
with himself as chairman. to draft the
proposed amendments to the rules ana
report TO the organization next Tuesday
night. The insurgents met in the inter
state, and foreign commerce committee
room at o'clock and were in session two
hours. All of the members invited to the
meeting, with the exception of represent
alive Norris of Nebraska, who is out oil
town, were in attendance.
1t Is the purpose of the insurgents to
work until they have d sufficient number
of members pledged to enable them to
work successfully with the democrats for
revision of the rules. They claim that in
the present Congress they need only
twenty-seven republicans to join with the
democrats in order to bring about d
change in the rules, and in the SiXty-ftrst
Congress they will need only twenty-four
members. Three of the representatives IN
attendance last night. Hepburn. Pollard
and Ellis. will not be members of the
SiXty-tirst Congress.
While several of the insurgents at the
meeting last night are for Cannon for
Speaker they want many changes in the
rules After the meeting Mr.. Hepburn
said everybody spoke in the most friend
ly manner of Mr.. Cannon, and that there
were no ''roasts." 1t could not be learned
whether it is the intention of the in
SurgentS to try to bring the rules con-
trOverSy to an issue in the present Con-
gress. Those present were Representa-
tives Hepburn and Hubbard. Iowa; Camp
bell, Madison. Scott and Murdoch, Kan
sas: Townsend and Mclaughlin, Michigan;
Davis, Lindbergh and Volstead. Mime
sofa; Cooper. Nelson, Esch and Morse,
Wisconsin,: Foster, Vermont; Ellis, Mis-
souri, McKinlay and Hayes. California !:
Gardner and Lowering, Massachusetts,.
and Pollard. Hinshaw and Kinkaid, Ne
braska
Legislative Bill Passed.
A new record for quickstep work in the
transaction of the public business was
established by the House of Representa-
tives yesterday. when the legislative ap-
preparation bill was passed after a few
hours consideration. 1t carries $31 667 $40
The provision granting the commissioner
general of immigration an increase of
salary from $4,000 to $500 and to the
assistant commissioner from $1,000 to
$500 were stricken out on a point of or
der by Representative Macon. Arkansas
Representative Fitzgerald of New York
criticised the appointment of Daniel J.
keefe as commissioner general of immi-
grafton. saying he did not believe in pay
ing political debts in this matter, while
Representative Mann, Illinois, defended
Mr.. Keefe.
Representative Gaines of Tennessee criti-
cised the enormous rentals for build
ings paid by the government in Washing
ton, and said more structures should be
erected by the government and this rental
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-12
MRS. GEORGE S. CHASE DEAD.
Taken Ill While on Street, Patient
Expires in HOSPITAL,

Mrs. George S. Chase who resided in
the Sherman apartment house, 18th and
l. streets. suffered a hemorrhage. while
at the corner of Vermont avenue and l.
streets last night about 10 O'Clock. An
ambulance was called and she was taken
to George Washington University Hos
pital, where she died early this morning
Arrangements for the funeral have not
beer completed. but the services will
probably be held Monday afternoon in
Lees chapel. 1872 Pennsylvania avenue.
Rev Ulysses G. b. Pierce, of All Souls
Church will Officiate
George S. Chase. her husband. and two
sons. Enoch A. Chase of this city and
George S. Chase of ST. Louis, survive her.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-12
WITH THE NATIONAL LAWMAKERS
Of THE S|XT|ETH CONGRESS
Fight for Revision of the Rules Of the House Formally
Inaugurated- Legislative Appropriation Bill Passed.
Proposed Aid for Flood Sufferers Representatives
to Leave for Panama About December %.
Greater Pension for Loss of an Eye.

cut down. Representative Livingston of
Georgia approved of this suggestion. de-
claring S5O,Oo0OOO in bonds should be is
sued and all necessary government offices
in Washington erected at once.
Representative Smith of Iowa offered
an amendment to the bill designed to
make the President and department heads
responsible with Congress, in the matter
of keeping expenditures within receipts,
but 1t was lost after warm controversy
between Mr.. Smith and Representative
Mann OF Illinois.
Diplomatic and Consular Buildings
The House foreign affairs committee is
| anxious to have passed at the present SEES
sion the Longworth measure appropriate
ing a million dollars a year for the pur-
chase or construction of diplomatic and
consular buildings in foreign countries.
The first appropriation proposed is for
embassy buildings in Berlin and Mexico
City and for consular buildings in Shang-
hal and Yokohama.
Will Leave for Panama December %
The members of the House committee
on interstate and foreign commerce have
finally decided to make a trip to Panama
to look things over at first hand and prob
ably will leave about December 30 re-
turning January IL.
Aid for Flood Sufferers.
! AS. result of the flood in the Cape
| Fear river in North Carolina in August,
| 1908. Representative Goodwin of that state
| yesterday introduced bill authorizing
| the Secretary of War to purchase food
! supplies and clothing necessary for the
relief Of the destitute in the flood district.
! The sum Of 100000 is appropriated.
More Pension for Loss of Eye.
| If the bill introduced yesterday by Rep
resentative keifer of Ohio passes, all Of
| ficers and soldiers drawing pensions from
the United States on account of the loss
| of an eye while in the military and naval
service will have their pensions increased
| to $.4 month.
Want Marines on Warships.
Some members of the House are con-
sidering ways and means to nullify the
order of the President withdrawing the
Marine Corps from warships. Just what
J form action will take has not been de-
cided upon. but if the naval committee
doesn't propose some way a provision
the House.
To Pension Bannock War Victims.
A bill introduced by Representative
Hawley of Oregon authorizes the Secre-
tary of the Interior to place on the PEN
sion roll the names of officers and SOL
diers of the Bannock war under the same
terms granted to officers and soldiers or
other Indian wars which occurred in Ore
son and Washington in 1873 and 1879.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-12
What It's All About.

II read by the papers that the President
says to his men: Me and Kermit will do
the shootin'. Me and Kermit will do the
photygraft work. Me and Kermit will
give out the days huntin' results to the
correspondent of the Assoseyated Press
They tell me also that the British
guv'ment has offered to give Mr.. Roswell
free huntin' license. An it seems that
the English have title on nearly ev'ry
buildin' lot in Africa. barrin' few that
the Beers reserve for their own use. The
President has refused the gift, and pays
two hunerd and fifty dollars for a license
to shoot two elephants. two hippo-what-
chu-call-ems, two O. them rhino things,
two camels, two sairyhairies. two on
CONDOS, two gumwaddies two billikens,
two mushrats, two gangiloos and about
eighteen more pair O. the durndest things
l ever heern tell of.
Think of it! He pays two hunerd and
fifty good American dollars to the king
Gawd bless infer the privilege of get
tim a shot at a bunch O. freak animals
that amt got no market in any butcher
store in the Districk or any other place.
What Will Happen.
''An' this is how they'll run the hunt,
accordin' to my way of thinkin': They'll
be sleepin' fine some mornin' under
meath the shade o. the luscious banana
lice, dS Tie SOASS Has IL, WleN all OF q
suddint they'll hear the cry of a bunga-
loo.
What's that, PAP Kermit will say.
suddenly grabbing the tele-photo apps-
ratus, and preparin' to photygraft the
beast from a tremendous distance. pro-
vidfn' he can snap him before running out
of focus. And all the time his father
will be thumbin' the pages of Wild Ami
mails I Have Met a nice little pocket
reference for huntin' by correspondence
It's the roar Of a gamboge, Kermy,'
is the low reply of the ex-chief executive.
Errata Corrected.
Begin your pardon, sir says the
government natcherlist borrowed from the
department of parks fer the trip. It's a
bungaloo.
Didn't ] say So. is the snappish re-
ply. 'Kermy, 1 believe the bungalco is
perfectly harmless unless he is disturbed
in the act OF going to sleep. He's natures
own policeman
An with this witticsm, he leads the
expedition for'ard. They steal through
the brush. Leastwise. they call it brush
in the books. Weeds is what we'd call it
over on the Eastern branch.
LAS the hero of San Juan Hill advances
wit his forty-eight caliber snubnose,
-skidding rifle, carried in position
approved by the editor of Outlook Kermy
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-12
The bullet went through his head and
came out on the left side.

The bullet went through his head and
came out on the left side.
On account of the inclement weather
fe " persons were on the streets and no
one saw Suffers act. His body was dis
| covered shortly after by a patrolman.
The northwestern patrol wagon took SUIT.
ter to the Maryland General Hospital. but
he was dead when the hospital was reach
ed. The body was then removed to the
morgue.
In the dead mans pockets was found a
note which read as follows:
Please notify Mr.. Boice, 1870 Baker
street. and Mr.. Raycob. / could not stand
it any longer and suffer in the hospital
for weeks and weeks. I thought l would
try quicker methods. / could not sleep
no more nor walk. Goodbye. Ala Wilson
street.
Suffer was forty-seven years old. He
had been in this country for twenty-seven
years. and was native of Swift Zerland.
Two years ago he came to Baltimore from
Philadelphia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-12
Will of J. B. Kendall.

The will of John Blake Kendall. dated
August II. 1891. has been filed for pro-
bate. His entire estate is devised to his
widow. Mrs. Mary ID. Fl. Kendall, trust
ing to her the care of their adopted son,
John Dwight Kendall. Justice Job Bar
nard of the District Supreme Court is
named as executor
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-12
Prowess of Kermit.

Some fine mornin Kenny Will come
into camp luggin a great tallihoo, beast
that weighs all of two pounds. Dee
lighted voice familiar to seventy mil
lions of people will cry. And the ste
nographers will wait for the obitchoory
to be pronounced. But they are to be dis
appointed.
.Kermy my boy starts off the read
in notice and the stenographers are
workin' hard.
.kermy, my boy. you're a wonderful
shot
No. father I'm no shot.
Don't be bashfui my boy. | can see
the evidence of your inherited prowess. l
say you're wonderful shot
but l didn't shoot him, father. i
slipped and fell on him..
And the stenographers will have to
tear up their notes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-12
Personal Mention.

Lieut.. Heinrich Hedicke of Washington,
u. c.. was among the passengers aboard
III" express steamship Prinz Friedrich
Wilhelm of the North German Lloyd
line from New York 10 Bremen, which
sailed today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-12
Ends Life on Baltimore Street.

BALTIMORE. December 12.-Standing
on the corner of Stoddard alley and
Wilson street about o'clock last night
Henry Suffer. who resided at 4l4 Will
son street, drew u rs caliber revolver
and shot himself in the right temple
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-12

O. X. on the gun Mr.. Roswell will carry
with him. He's brave man, that
"S,Innose now. some mornin Mr.. Rosy
Welt takes a shot at a lunS-lunS as II
skips across the sands and the bullet
don't hit him. When the newspaper re.
porters who are busily engaged in tellin
the truth, despite AL dHk ltles: SEND
u,ord hack that the lung-lung is still alive.
what will happen to Representative
Humphrey?
Hell he taken off the Blue Book. He'll
be arrested if he dares set foot in the
White House grounds. He'll be the nero
IF another nhrase as classic as the short
and ugly word epigram. He'll be the
charter member Of an entirely new
bunch of undesirables. And the only
thing left open to him will be to try to
cause split in the republican ranks In
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-12
A New Years Suggestion
NEWS FROM HOME.

The best New Years
present you can give any
one is a subscription to
THE EV Z N | N c. and
S.U N DAY ST A r, or
either. Send it to your
Father, Mother. Sister,
Brother or Friend who has
left this city for residence
elsewhere.
The Evening and Sunday
Star mailed to any adj
dress, postage prepaid, 90
cents a month or $40 a
year. The Evening Star,
50 cents a month. The
Sunday Star, including the
Sunday Magazine, $1.5o a
year. The Saturday Star,
$I.oo a year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-12
Sleeping Underneath the Shade of
the Luscious Banana Tree.

takes fourteen snapshots of the man.
from every possible position. all of them
shown that he wore fearless look at
the time. The two StenOgrapherS from
the White House are workin' hard at it.
as Mr.. Roswell dictates his impressions
at the time.
Debating as He Goes.
"A little bit O. side money at dollar
a word, it is. Somethin' like this:
On one occasion when I was walking
through the worst jungle I ever encoun-
tered, came face ID face with the most
violent bungalOo my whole experience had
yet brought to my attention. He was
more dangerous than a certain class of
malefactors referred to by me on several
occasions. and occupied an evil eminence
second only TO that of the editor of the
New York Scum.
And then follows a fine description of
as mild jack rabbit as ever was paint
ed on an Easter picture card-only it's
no jack rabbit by the time the news
papers get the story. Tis beast more
wonderful than the ornithorhincus and
more dangerous than buildin' inspector.
They shoot the poor little thing-and
Kenny gets a photygraft of it. which, by
skillful retouchin', can be made to por-
tray an animal of malicious habits,
evadin' all the elements Of propriety In
regard to attacking people.
Wicked Press Misrepresentation.
Then one of the Smithsonian people
climbs a tree and throws tho carcass at
the main guy, who aims his rifle at It.
Kermy gets another photygraft, which
he will send to Wordy's Weekly in ex-
change for 500. and which will prove
to its 1000 readers that the terrible
beast was in the act of Ieapin' on Mr.
Roswell when he was kilt, and that II
the bullet had slipped Mr.. Taft would
he gettin' no more cablegrams from Lake
Victoria Nyanza.
II see, too. that Mr.. Humphrey Of the
House OF, Representatives has put his
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-12

YOUNGSTOWN. Ohio. December r.
John Kelly was fatally, and four others
seriously injured at an explosion at the
Ohio works of the Carnegie. Steel Com
pany today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-12

jungles of the dark continent. then, &C
cordin' to my way of thinkin'. they'll have
a fine time shootin' grasshoppers with
putty blowers
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-12

Reference to Brightwood Railway.
BY a resolution presented by MIR. Lam
bert and unanimously adopted, the atten-
ton of the Interstate commerce commits
sion will be called to the existing condi-
lions on the Brightwood railway line.
Mr.. Lambert previous to presenting the
measure called attention to the "open and
defiant violation of the act of Congress
compelling the street railways to furnish
sufficient number of ears. clean and
sanitary. I'm good repair. with proper and
safe power-and so operate the same as to
give expeditions passage-to all persons
DESTROYS of the use of the cars, without
crowding." He referred to the smoke
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1908-02-11
WILL wage WAR
ON Wild HORSES

RENO, New. Feb. 10.-The forest
rangers in the Toayabe, Toquima
and Monitor forest reserves in Lam
der county will begin at once cru
SADIE again the large bands. of wild
horses which run the ranges, de-
stroying the vegetation and doing
other harm. 1t is conservatively es-
timated that there are at present
fully $1,000 head of wild animals on
these reserves.
The rangers recently asked for the
opinion of the Acknowledgement as
to whether it would be legal to kill
the animals, and were told it would
be all right. The reserves will be
cleared of them within the coming
year. The wild droves attract many
domestic horses to their bands and
do considerable damage to small
farmers, often on their rampagea
breaking down fences and destroying
crops. Every ranger will be given
orders to kill on sight as many OF
the animals as possible, every op,
portunity which presents itself.