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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-10-30
Seattle Home Wrecked by Dynamite

SEATTLE. Wash, October 30.-Shortly
before midnight the residence of Ivan p.
Lee. two miles from the business section.
was wrecked by an explosion of dynamite.
The property was badly damaged. but
none of the occupants of the house was
injured. although Mr.. and Mrs. Nye and
their six children were sleeping upstairs.
Lee who is a reputable business man,
says he cannot ascribe motive for the
crime although he has been iavolved in
litigation of late and his neighbors pro-
tested against the construction of
stable on his property
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FOUND WIFE AND BABE DEAD.
Bay State Mans Razor Used for
Murder and Suicide.

WORCESTER, Mass, October 30
When Louis Minoli, u granite cutter, re-
turned home from work last night he
found his wife, aged nineteen years. and
their year-old baby, Caesar, dead in bed.
with their throats cut The medical ex-
aminer decided that the woman had kill
ed the child and then committed suicide
with the same weapon, her husbands
razor.
Mrs. Minoli left a letter for her hus-
band in which she declared that she
loved him, but that she was going to end
her life because she did not know how to
be a housekeeper.
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Steamer Achieves Wireless Feat.

SEATTLE Wash. October 3O-For the
first time in the history of the wireless a
steamer between San Francisco and Hon.
oluiu has been in communication with
both stations at the same time. This took
place aboard the steamer Lur,ine of the
Matson Navigation Company. which talk
ed at the same time to both ports when
LOO miles out Of San Francisco bound
for Honolulu.
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Girl Meets Death in Singular wav.

ST. LOUIS Mo-. October 30-A large
stone thrown 200 yards by a quarry blast
caused the death of Dorothy Rhodes, six
teen years old. She was lying in a tent
30 yards south of the city workhouse
when the stone struck the tents center
pole. The pole fell upon her and killed
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Electrocution at Richmond.

Special Dispatch to The Star
RICHMOND, Va. October 3O-Winston
Green. a negro youth. was eiectrocuted
successfully in the state penitentiary at
7:3O O'Clock this morning. Six weeks ago
the boy attempted TO assault u twelve
year-old white girl in Chesterfield county.
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ROCKEFELLER TELLS WHY
HE Is IN FAVOR OF TAFT
Believes Republican Success Tends
to Stability of Business.

NEW YORK, October 30.-A statement
from John D. Rockefeller. announcing
that he intends to vote for William Fl.
Taft for President next Tuesday and ts;s-
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To Electrify Peruvian Road

LIMA. Peru. October 3n.-The Peruvian
corporation has decided to electrify the
Central railroad of Peru. which connects
Callao with Oroya, in the mountains.
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A. E. Shoemaker's Comment.

Legislative Superintendent Nicholson is
not in Washington at present, being en-
gagged in work as state superintendent of
Pennsylvania
A. f. Shoemaker attorney for the Anti
Saloon League of the District of Colum-
bia, when shown Speaker Cannon's state
ment said: Mr. Baker and Mr.. Nicholson
are trained men: they have been working
with legislatures and with Congress for
some time and they know about the
things with which they have connected
Speaker Cannon They know the situa-
tion in the House, and if Mr.. Cannon was
fair they would never make any fight
against him. Why should they? The
league always has made 1t its policy to
support its friends and those who treat
it with fairness. | do not believe they
would give out any statements against
Mr.. Cannon which they knew or had rea-
son to suppose were untrue.
Regarding Mr.. Cannon's statement
about Representative Pearre. ! have only
to say that the representative gave out
him self. during his recent campaign for
nomination. that he was not reappointed
TO the judiciary committee because he
favored the Lit.lefeld bill. I personally
do not know as to the truth. but l rely
on Mr.. Pearre's word.
THE Judiciary committee was so
changed in the last session that IL be-
came generally understood that il was
so fixed that 1t proved a graveyard for
bills which the Anti-Saloon League ia
vored
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Weather.

Fair tonight and Saturday.
Frost tonight.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-21
LATE NEWS FROM YOUR HOME STATE
WASHINGTON

SEATTLE, Wash, March 20.-Chan-
cellor James r.. Day of the Syracuse
university cannot be convicted under
the discipline of the church for his at
tack upon the president of the United
States, say Seattle Methodist minis
ters. He is condemned by the minis
ters, but they say his defense, when
tried by the New York conference on
charges brought by the Rev. M. Cooke
of Brandon. VT, will be that he be-
lieved the charges to be true, and they
were made without malice. The de-
fense, the ministers say, will be ac-
cepted.
MOUNT sVERNON-The city council
of Mount Vernon has been eontem-
plating several important improve
ments. The main project is the es-
tabHshment of a sewer system for the
part of the city east of the Skagit
river. Dunn e Dunn, Seattle engin-
GERS, submitted plans for sewer
which are now being considered by the
members of the council. The. council
also decided that cement sidewalks
should be constructed on First street,
between the Argus corner and the in
tersection with Kincaid street.
NORTH YAKIMA-After holding
under the leadership of d. Burgess,
party of visiting Socialists were driven
from the street with ancient eggs Sat
urday night. The Socialists came here
several days ago and started meetings
on Yakima avenue.
TACOMA-Because his wife went to
the theater with John F. Meade, city
comptroller of Tacoma, w. A. Nesley
has appealed to the police for inter-
vention Nesley went to North Yak
ina some time ago and while there, he
says. he heard that Meade was paying
attention to Mrs. Nesley. When he
came to find her she was no longer at
the Beaver hotel. where they had lived.
Nesley called on Comptroller Meade
to learn the woman's whereabouts but
said he could get no satisfaction. Meade
admits he has taken Mrs. Nesley out
several times. which he says was with
Nesley's permission, and he insists
there has been nothing wrong about
their relationship. Nesley says he does
not suspect his wife of misconduct. but
the platonic friendship does not please
him.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-21
WEALTHY
MINER LOSES
HIS LIFE
DIES AS RESULT OF A FALL
DOWNSTAIRS
Starting to Descend to Basement OF
Second Street Saloon, He Pitches
HeadIong to Bottom, ReceiV-
nq Fatal Injuries

Henry j. Nest, residing at 9l4 Dla-
mond street, the president and general
manager of the Headlight Gold Mining
company of Havilah, Kern county, met
with a fatal accident in what is known
as the Barrel House saloon at Second
street and Center place shortly after
10 o'clock last night. Mr.. West dled
soon after being taken to the hospital
Mr. Van Nest started to descend the
marble stairs leading to the basement
OF the saloon when he caught the heel
OF his shoe on the edge of one OF the
steps and was thrown to the bottom.
He struck on his head and his scalp
was cut for four inches. He also re-
oeived a concussion at the base of the
brain and when Patrolman Stelzriede,
who had been called, arrived at the
scene he was insensible and bleeding
from the ears and mouth.
The injured man was hurried to the
receiving hospital where Drs. Garrett,
Bonynge and Cook operated upon him
in an effort to save his life.
Van Nest was about 25 years of age
and unmarried. He had been a miner
and prospector for several years and
lately had been successful in his busi-
ness. The mining property at Havilah
which he owned is valuable.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-21
NEW YORK

NEW YORK, March 20.-"Steeple-
jack" O'Brlen, an aerial artist, whose
daring featS have entertained street
crowds in New York for years. shot his
wife, his 1S-year-old son Ernest and
himself. The boy will recover but the
parents may die. After an absence of
two years from home O'Brien returned
and sought reconciliation with his
wife. They quarreled and the shooting
followed.
NEWBURGH, N. Y, March 90
Miss Jessie Daw of Brooklyn, who had
been an inmate of DR.. Bottoms River
view sanitarium at Fishlxill Landing
for the past three months, threw her.
self from third story window and
was killed. She had suffered from
nervous depression. Miss Daw eluded
her attendant and drove through the
window. She died instantly. She was
rs years old.
WARSA W-PoStmaSter VIM. Watson
of Warsaw. who has held the position
FOR several years. has been circulating
petition for a reappointment. Owing
10 his efficiency in managing the office
mis- petition seems to have practically
all the regular patrons of the office of
both parties and of all factions in It,
and his appointment is practically con-
ceded.
LOCkPORT-Eigh men have made
application for the position of patrol
man on the Lockport police force to
succeed the late John Whalen, who
served twenty-siX years. The police
board has taken no action on the mat
ter. but 1t is expected that 1t will direct
the civil service commission to hold
examinations soon.
ESTFIELD-George Wood, an old
and highly respected citizen of this viii
lage, died at the hospital and his
funeral was held from the Y. Nj. c. A.
building. He was a veteran of the
Civil War, about 70 years of age.
LOCKPORT-Burg entered the
postoffice of the village of Gasport. six
miles east of here, and stole a guam
tity of money and stamps. They sue
ceeded in getting away.
NEW YORK-Holding that the case
was a political rather than a legal one
end that therefore he had no jurisdic-
ton, Judge Hough in the United States
circuit court dismissed the suit of the
American Banana company against the
United Fruit company for damages
amounting to $6.300.000. The suit was
brought under the antitrust act.
BUFFALO There are 15 000 900
bushels of grain in store on upper
lake points awaiting shipment TO tide
water via the Erie canal and the canal
men cannot close contracts for the
transportation of this great volume of
grain unless they are assured that the
Erie canal will be opened May l.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-21
KENTUCKY

MAYFIELD, Ky, March 20.-A dozen
more tobacco growers around Hickory
Grove, Just north of here, have received
warning notices from night riders adj
vising them to get into the association
as quickly as possible, or take what
comes.
These notices were found in the rural
mail boxes and tackled on gates.
PARIS-A telegram from Pittsburg
announced the death in that city of w.
A. Parker jr., of pneumonia. Mr..
Parker was a we'll known clothier and
was in business in Paris for many
years. He is survived by wife and
one child.
CENTRAL CITY-Miss Bertha Grace
Williams, daughter of j. r. Williams of
South Carrollton. died here of consump-
ton. She had been south but failed to
improve, and was on her way home
when the end came.
OWENSBORO-Arch Smothers 50
years of age, died as the result of a
fall. He was living with his fourth
wife, and was a granddaughter OF Will
liam Smothers founder of Owensboro
He was a large land owner.
PADUCAH-George w. Hughes of
Shady Grove, Marshall county, was in
stantly killed by falling tree. Hughes
was a widely known timber and lum-
Der dealer He is survived by wife
and five children
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-21
WOMAN, BELIEVED INSANE,
THREATENS MANAGER DROWN

Mrs. Margaret J. Henry of san Luis
Obispo, who has been in Los Angeles
ten days and who is supposed to be
demented, was arrested at the Orphe-
UNI theater last night and placed in
the detention ward at the city Jail,
where she will be held pending an in
quiry into her mental condition.
For several days Manager Clarence
Drown of the Orpheum has received
incoherent letters threatening him
with death if a certain sketch was not
withdrawn from the current bill.
Last night a telephone message was
received by Mr.. Drown asking him if
he had concluded to withdraw that
sketch and stating that if he did not
do so at once he would be killed
Mr.. Drown telephoned back and
asked the woman TO come 10 his Of
flee and talk the matter over, stating
that he would try to meet whatever
terms she wauld make.
When Mrs. Henry arrived she was
arrested and quietly taken to the po-
lice station.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-21

and later i'm the tragedies written by
Sophocles. Euripides and Aeschylus.
The figure of Cassandra does not ap-
pear in the present tragedy, but Elec-
ira herself takes on a Cassandra-like
habit of thought and demeanor. In the
drama she is the aVenging fury who
spurs on her brother, Urestes, to re-
venge their fathers death. This Ores
tes does by killing both his mother and
Aegisthus.
There follows a scene of rejoicing.
Electra performs a dance, in the old
Greek fashion a curious measure, but
impressively DONE So managed. in fact,
that it detracts not one iota from the
all pervading gloom. At it's close Elec-
ira falls prone upon the floor, the de-
scending curtain concealing her pros
trate form from the view of the audi
enCe.
A Remarkable Picture
In its physical attributes Mrs. Patrick
Campbells picture of the unhappy and
distraught Greek maiden was impress
sive. CARRIED wholly in a dark purple,
the pallor of her naked arms and neck
cleaning white above the mournful
draperies, she was a striking figure.
Her reading of the many long speeches
allotted to the character was impress
sive. and altogether she gave us a not
ably fine performance of woman
transformed into a fury by much brood
ing upon an intolerable crime.
She came upon the stage early in
the tragedy and her opening speech.
the one word, alone" was so delivered
that it established at once the gloomy
motif to follow. At her best in the
more impassioned passages of the
drama. notably in the scenes where
she hears the false news of Orestes'
death; where she describes her fathers
murder and where she lights Aegisthus
to his awaiting doom. Mrs Campbell
elsewhere also played with fine imag-
ination and tragic import.
Miss Florence Wells is cast as ely
temnestra, but fails to make the part
effective.
In "The Flower of the Yamato" Miss
Stella Patrick Campbell is badly over
weighted by role that is, at present,
much beyond her powers of express
sion. The story is not impressive, nor
is the acting i'm general of such ster-
ling worth as to redeem the tragedy
from its own intrinsic dullness. The
stage setting and costumes were ap-
propriate and elaborate; and Miss
Campbell presented an exceedingly
pretty picture of rather un-Japanese
femininity.
George Barnum of the Belasco stock
company is i'll with an acute attack of
scatica rheumatism and has been
obliged to give up work for a week or
so. His part, Chandler. in 1.-The Mid
dleman," now running at that house,
was taken at the Thursday matinee by
George Webb. Mr. Webb, who was
with the Ferris stock company last
year. played the part on very short
notice and deserves much credit for
the smoothness of his performance. He
will continue in the role throughout
the run of the play.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-21
PERSONALS

The Rev. Robert J. Burdctte, d. D.,
pastor of Temple Baptist church of Los
Angeles. lectured at CoVina last night
on "RainboW Chasers.' Dr.. Burdette
was accompanied by Mrs. Burdette in
the automobile, IN which they Travelled
10 CoVina and return
Mrs. William Dodge Of Omaha, Ne
t1aska. has joined her husband, former
state Senator William Dodge of Iowa,
II. Los Angeles, where they will make
their future home. Senator and Mrs.
dodge are occupying apartments, with
their children, in a Hill street apart
rent house for this spring and sum-
iner.
Miss Martha Irving, one of the mem
hers of the Temple Baptist church
choir mas removed to Oakland, where
she has accepted the assistant super
intendency OF an orphans home.
Thomas Cheney, a Los Angeles boy.
who has been working at the Cotton
cement works in a clerical capacity,
has returned to spend the summer on
his fathers ranch, and was recently in
Los Angeles on a visit.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-21
GIVES PROOF OF
SUBMARINE GRAF 7
Representative LiIIey Submits Fig.
ures to Bear Out His AlIe-
CATION of Over
charge

By Associated Press.
WASHINGTON March 20.-In sup
port of his assertion that more than
81, ,00O 900 of unnecessary profit had been
paid by the government to the Elec-
tric Boat company in the purchase of
submarine torpedo boats, and that SIM
liar high profits were contemplated in
pending contracts proposed to be
awarded to that company. Representa-
tive Lilley of Connecticut has prepared
for submission to the special marine
investigating committee of the house
certain statements, comparisons and
conclusions
The statements include extracts from
the hearings before the house naval
affairs committee in 1901 and 1902, when
Rear Admirals Melville, O'Neill and
Bowles were examined as to the cost of
the construction of submarine boats.
In his statement Admiral O'Neill said
that from his own observation he
thought 100000 each would be very
liberal price for the Holland boats, the
contracts for which Mr. Lilley COM
plains calls for a purchase price of
$2S5 900 per boat.
Admiral Melville testified that the
probable cost of the manufacture of a
f1OlldHu DOdl WAS DelWS0i @oO,VVV anu
$40, 900. This statement was made in
1901, when the Holland was fifty-four
feet long. and it was proposed to in
crease this length to eighty feet, These
new boats, said Admiral Melville, would
also have a greater storage battery and
would naturally cost more money, prob
ably as much as 100000.
Admiral BoWles explained that the
department had estimated $4,000 per
boat as a proper ppropriation, on ac-
count of the probable cost of conduct
ing experiments to satisfy the depart
ment of the efficiency of the boats be-
fore acceptance.
In a note accompanying these quota
tions Mr.. Lilley says: 'At the time
Rear Admiral Bowles made the fore
going statements he was chief of the
bureau of construction and repair of
the navy. and necessarily had much to
do with the construction of craft of this
character"
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-21
SCHOOL GIRL
OF I3 TRIES
TO END LIFE
RUTH SARGEANT SHOOTS HER.
SELF in BREAST
Into Rear Yard and Fires Bullet
Into Herself-Condi-
ton Serious
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usually are read by adults, rather than
by children of her age.
Ruth spent many hours" said Mrs
Sargeant as she stood in the front door
oI her nome yesterday afternoon, read
ing Shakespeare, and she read other
books which seemed TO be unsuited to
a girl of her age. Let me show YOU
some of them" The mother went into
the house and soon returned with sew
eral DOCKS, among which, in addition to
a Well worn Shakespeare, were THE
Marble Faun," "St Elmo" and Makers
of Venice"
Preferred to Read
My daughter preferred" the mother
continued, Ito stay at home and read
rather than to so anywhere. Occasion
ally she has gone to matinees with me,
but seemed not to enjoy them. A few
nights ago she declined to go to one of
the theaters, saying that she preferred
to stay here and read. 1 didn't know
whether she should read such books or
not, but she seemed SO fond of them
that | did not make her give them up.
She is very domestic girl, and even
now she is a good cook"
L am sure" said Mrs. Sergeant with
emphasis, that she could not have had
any youthful love affair that would
She was very positive i'm her dislike for
boys. No boy ever came here to see
her and she frequently expressed dis
pleasure at the little love affairs of
some of her girl friends She has never
been away from home at night unless
l was with her. and l have known
where she was practically every hour of
her life
AT school a few weeks ago the girls
hnr a a WI
was forbidden by the rules, took it
away from her and delivered it to the
principal. The book was work of
fiction and was objectionable only be-
cause it was of a lighter, more frivol-
GUS nature than pupils are permitted
to read during school hours. The girl
later went to the principal and with
much dignity, but seemingly without
anger, asked the return of the book,
and seemed to be satisfied with the eX-
planation as to why she could not read
it in school.
Seemed to Be Happy
The father of the girl declared yes
terday afternoon he was Utterly unable
to imagine her motive. She read
much" he said, 'and often was alone
for hours with her books. But she
seemed as happy as the average girl
of her age. She wanted a diamond
ring and L bought her one. a few days
ago l purchased silk dress for her.
and yesterday. 1 bought her a gold
cross for which she had expressed a
desire. When =. gave her the cross I
said that when I should buy her a
bracelet she would have all that she
wanted. but she declared that she did
not care for bracelet"
Yesterday the girl wore a black shirt
waist and a gray skirt She is well de-
veloped for her age and looks to be IA
years of age.
The studies in which her grade are
engaged are reading, arithmetic, geo.
graphy and writing. The pupils are
given lessons in sewing also.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-21
MAINE

AUGUSTA, Me-, March 20.--The
Maine Sportsmen's Fish and Game as
sociation, through it's secretary, Col f.
that it will pay $25 for the body of q
wolf captured and killed in Maine
This action is supposed to be the out
come of a report that wolves had killed
deer on an island In Little Sebasco
lake. and that these animals were IN
existence in this state.
PORTLAND-Durin the month of
February the largest amount of grain
ever shipped from this port for that
month was taken from Portland to
Europe. The shipment amounted to
1904, 149 bushels, against shipment OF
,467 bushels last year.
Robert S. Peabody, an architect of
Boston, was named by the special COM
mission which Is to make recommends
tions relative to the rebuilding of the
city hall as the out-of-town member ot
IT,, commission. Mr.. Peabody has ex'
pressed his willingness to serve on ths
Portland commission. He is one of the
most prominent architects in the coun-
try.
BRUNSWTCK-A New Hampshire
newspaper recently boasted of a woman
in that state who made a lemon pie
from lemons of her own raising. That
may be remarkable in New Hampshire,
but Miss Linda Mcclellan of this town
has a lemon tree which in the proper
season bears fruit enough to make a
dozen lemon pies.