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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-13
ROYAL ARcANUM ELECTIONS.
District of Columbia Councils Choose
Officers for Ensuing Year.

Several councils of the Royal Area
NUN Of the District of Columbia held
their annual meetings during the past
week, at which officers for the ensuing
year were elected.
Ouray Council, No 1890, elected the fol-
lowing officers: Regent, James w. Scott;
vice regent. A. K. Baker; orator. c. C..
Baker: past regent. Thomas F. Mitchell;
secretary, Harry G.. LEM; collector, w.
O. Miller; treasurer, II. c. Rollins: chap
lain, J. w. Shelton; guide. r. L. Ewing;
warden. J. P. Gately; sentry. w X.
Copenhaver; representative to Grand
Council, Thomas F.. Mitchell; alternate
representative, w. o. Miller
Kismet Council. No. 1856. elected the
following officers: Regent, Charles &.
Dunn: vice regent, Charles Moberiy; ora
| tor, John Blumer: past regent. r. f.
| Hess: secretary, H. G. Brinkley ire
elected. tenth term): collector. Thomas
| treasurer, L. l.. Marce-on (re-elected.
i fourteenth term): chaplain, Willis b. Ma
sruder, jr.: guide, j. ". Berkeley Gre
elected. thirteenth term; warden, +. T.
Davis: sentry. Charles F. Hepburn; trus-
| tees, J. r. Cook. w S. Riley and w. j.
| Carey; representatives to Grand Council,
r. E. Hess, Max Abel and John Redding;
| alternate representatives, l. S. Childs. H.
| G. Brinkley and G. w. Slater.
! Municipal Council, No. 2136. elected the
following officers: Representative to
| Grand Council, F.. w. Parker: alternate
| representative to Grand Council. John
| E. Brooks: regent, w NJ. Schoonmaker;
vice regent, Ernest H. Carnes; orator.
William F. Wenger: past regent, John
| e. Brooks; secretary, William c. Nicely;
| collector. William B. Murray; treasurer.
Glendie s. Young; chaplain. Thomas Ell
lis: guide. Samuel H. Jacobson; warden,
| Charles D. Shackelford; sentry. Henrik
lC. Calm: trustee. three years Louis A.
Rosafy; representative to Hospital Bed
Fund Association. DR.. E. w. Watkins.
The Ladies' Auxiliary of Municipal
Council Of the Royal Arcanum has elect
ed the following officers for the ensuing
year: President, Mrs. Giendie b. Young
vice president. Mrs. E. H. Carnes: secre-
tary Mrs. Samuel III. jacobson: treas
| urer, Mrs. r. E. Lynch. The auxiliary
will give the first Of a series Of compli-
mentary euchres Wednesday evening in
the Pythian Temple. The members of
the auxiliary will be the guests of Mu-
nicipal Council Of the Royal Arcanum
at an entertainment in Pythian Temple
| tomorrow evening. The program will in
clude several musical and literary num-
berS and dancing.
l.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-13
Colored Mans Reason for
NegIecting Minor Child.
GALLOWS FACING ANOTHER
Needed All His Earnings to Employ
Counsel.
PATHETIC STORY IN COURT
Father of Alleged Slayer Suffering
Privations to Free Him of
Murder Charge.

Because he is scraping and saving every
cent he can gather together. with the
hope Of employing competent counsel ir
an effort to save a son from the gal
lows. is the cause of John Willard. col
ored. being hailed before the Juvenile
Court yesterday morning. charged witt
failing to provide for the support of a
minor child. The man told a pathetic
story Of self-privation in the hope OF
saving the son. The court seemed tc
realize fully the mans hope, although
he could not relieve him of the RESPONSE
bility of caring for the younger child
and ordered him to make a payment o.
81 a week.
1t developed that Willard is widowel
and the father of two small children. the
minor upon whose account the cour
proceedings were instituted. and Charlie:
Carter. alias Willard, at present in jail
under Indictment for murder. He is EN-
ployed a kitchen assistant in a loca
cafe. and bears the reputation of beinf
scrupulously honest and industrious.
why have you not contributed tC
your child's support" asked the cour
after evidence showing that the minor
which had been placed in the care o.
an old colored woman, had been sadly
standpoint.
Saving 'for Purpose"
I'm saving, your honor" replied vii
lard I'm putting aside every cent I car
for-for-for a purpose
The man hesitated and seemed reluctant
in offering what the court could consider
satisfactory explanation.
Tell me, Willard. You surely can give
better explanation, said the court
kindly.
'Ill tell you. your honor" the man re-
piled after several hard swallows. My
boy-rny big boy-is in jail for murder
and I'm trying to save enough money
to get him off. 1 don't like to think of ii
or mention 1t. Judge A thing like that S
pretty hard on a father. He isn't a bad
boy, and maybe l can save him-at least
I'm going to try"
AS the man spoke there was silence in
the courtroom. Several women in the
room shifted uneasily and persons well
used to all sorts of court scenes looked
up In surprise.
Ordered to Support Child.
The matter was quickly ended by Judge
DeLacy telling Willard it was his duty
to contribute to the support of his
younger child as well as to exert every
effort on behalf of his imprisoned son.
He concluded by ordering Willard to con-
tribute 81 week for the younger child's
maintenance.
An examination of the police records
shows that Charles Carter, alias Willard
was arrested the latter part Of June last
for shooting a second colored man named
Edward Lewis the afternoon of June L.
during a quarrel near the intersection of
Lewis street and the Bladensburg road
Lewis died as a result Of the shooting
and several days afterward Willard was
held for the action Of the grand jury upon
a charge Of murder
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-13
TOPPLES OFF STREET CAR.
Oscar Kunkle Knocked Unconscious
With Brain Conclusion.

Oscar kunke twenty-eight years of age
residing at 2l3S f street northwest, fell
from the rear of a Capital Traction car
at 18th and F streets northwest last night
at 8 o'clock and was knocked uncon-
scious.
An automobile which was passing took
up the injured man and hurried with him
to the Emergency Hospital. After ex-
animation 1t was found he had sustained
conclusion of the brain.
He was resting comfortably at a late
hour last night. Physicians are of opin-
ion that he will be able to be out In sew
eral DAYS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-13
valves. While in the dock a new set of
propellers. with a slightly different pitch.
will be put on the cruiser.
Wasp and It's Prey.

From the London Globe.
AS DR.. Darwin was walking one day in
his garden he perceived a wasp upon the
gravel walk with large fly nearly as big
as itself which it had caught Kneelng
down, he distinctly saw it cut off the
head and then, taking up with It's feet the
trunk or middle portion of the body, t.
which the wings remained attached, fly
away.
But a breeze OF wind acting on the
wings Of the fly turned around the wasp
with its burden and impeded its progress.
Upon this it alighted again on the gravel
walk. deliberately sawed off first one
wing and then the other, and having thus
removed the cause of its embarrassment.
flew off with its booty.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-13
Acquitted Of Killing Girl.

NORFOLK, Va, December 12-Luther
Andrews. jr., aged fourteen, who shot and
killed Elizabeth X. Merrick, aged eleven
years, in south Norfolk last evening while
returning from a cunning trip. was ac-
quilted upon preliminary hearing today
on the ground that the killing was the re-
suit of an accident.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-13

If you want work read the want col
umnS Of The Star
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-13
HOARD TALKS ON FARM LIFE
Former Governor Before Roosevelt
Country Life Commission.

MADISON, Wis, December 1.-THE
country life commission. appointed by
President Roosevelt to receive views of
the people on needs and methods of i'm
proving life in the country, listened today
to several speakers we'll acquainted with
conditions in Wisconsin.
Former Gov. Hoard spoke of the need of
rural education, declaring the farmers Of
the nation were woefully lacking in edu-
cation. Promotion of knowledge among
farmers Is the basic need today" he said
mo other class of men has been SO neg
lected as the farmers of this country have
been as to their intellectual education"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-13
Cruiser Montana in Dry Dock.

NORFOLK, Va, December 12.-The
United States armored cruiser Montana
was placed in the new stone dry dock at
the Norfolk navy yard for attention be-
low the water line. including cleaning and
repainting and adjustment of her sea
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-13
Engine Explosion Kills Three.

BEAUMONT Cal, December 12-The
engine of an extra freight on the Southern
Pacific siding here blew up today, killing
Engineer David Mcdonald, Fireman Roy
Reynolds and Conductor Guy Brockman
and seriously injuring Brakeman E. A.
Williams, all residents Of Los Angeles.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-13
Board Of Trade to Meet.

The Washington Board of Trade will
meet in the New Willard Thursday even
ing next. when reports will be submitted
on public schools: charities and correc-
lions. water supply. public library and
public health and sewerage. buffet
supper will follow the meeting.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-13
WANTS DUTY LEFT AS IT IS
MR.. FUCKER OPPOSES HIGHER
TARIFF ON HAT TRIMMINGS.
Declares That It Will Not Decrease
Imports, But Will Increase
Price to the Buyer.

The merry subject Of miscellaneous mil
linery kept the ways and means commit
tee on its tiptoes at yesterdays tariff
hearing, when Peter Fucker, who repre-
sents millinery importing, manufacturing
and jobbing houses. spoke against the
proposal Of manufacturers of artificial
feathers and flowers to increase the ad
valorem duty from so per cent to 20 per
cent. Mr.. Fucker wants the duty left
right where it is.
IF there is any article in the world"
said Mr.. Fucker. lin which the question
Of the consumer comes in, it is wom-
ans hat
Whereupon Mr.. Payne glanced and Mr.
DalZell Winked at Nick LongWorth and
Mr.. Longworth blushed and grnned at
Bourke Cochran, who hasn't been married
SO very, very long. Then the committee
collectively drew long breath. fingered
the small change in their pockets and
turned their attention to Mr.. Fucker once
more.
Imported Trimmings Demanded.
That gentleman told the committee that
the style for frills and furbelows and
Jugs of all kinds on fancy. feminine lids
was set in Paris and that the average
woman insisted on having her merry
widow or her midde-aged poke or what
not trimmed with imported flowers and
birds and beasts and vegetables and gar
den sass. The cheaper trimmings were
used here, but were worn only on the
cheap hats. No swell dame belonging to
the hauty tong (Mr. Fucker lowered his
voice when he said this, and the reporter
couldn't hear very welD would think of
wearing an ostrich feather that had been
made out of rooster tufts by a young
1trrsvar CIV inst aHp tk,o
Bowery. and vegetables and flowers that
hadn't paid duty were considered both
Outre and de trOp.
Effect of Higher Duty.
Higher duty cried Mr.. Fucker. dra-
matically. will not keep out a single i'm
ported flower, but"-and here his voice
became low and tremulous, and the men,
bers of the committee shivered and drew
their Roman tosas more closely around
them-"you will have to pay more for
the hats!!!
Chairman Payne and the other mem
bers of the committee exchanged mean
ing chances and smiled on Mr.. Fucker
with visible favor.
Mr.. Payne suggested that perhaps an
increased duty might discourage Ameri-
can women to the extent that hats would
be somewhat reduced in size, but Mr..
Fucker couldn't hold out any encourage
ment along this line.
Champ Clark and Mr. Fucker had an
amusing argument concerning the cost of
"bonnets,' as Mr.. Clark insisted on CALL
ing all varieties of feminine headgear.
The Missourian thought that the average
would hit somewhere around S. his re-
mark to this effect doubling up Mr.. Long,
worth for five long minutes, while Mr.
Fucker quoted metropolitan prices and
put his. well up in two figures.
The committee nightly seemed inter-
ested and acted as II it didn't want Mr..
Fucker to 60.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-13
Proof Lacking.
From Puck

rom TUCK.
mas.
Mother-Why not?
JOHNNY didn't have a stomach ache
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-13
Farmer Is Turned Back.

The farmer checks his advance and
goes forward to see whether the days Of
highway robbery have returned. He is
told of the quarantine and then starts to
argue the matter. He tells the police
man that nothing ever was the matter
with his cattle. and that the disease is
a hundred miles or more away. That
does no good. He may start to be abus-
i've. And every one knows how much
good that will do.
And the end of it all Is that the farmer
turns back, cursing his luck. But Wash
ington is safeguarded. And it might be
well to appreciate what the men on the
outskirts of the city are doing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-13

SUITS-BANEs. On Saturday. December IL
1905. noon. at tho home Of the byide'0
father. by the Rev. George Dudley. MAR
GARET, daughter Of Charles r. Banes. and
FREDERICK E SUITS OF Oklahoma City.
Okla.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-12-20

bend over other answers showing
the general ignorance of the human
frame which now prevails in the pub
Tie schools include the following. 'The
kidney hasn't amy definite position, II
is said 10 float THE large intcs-
tine is q tube five feet iu diameter
leading out of the thoraX. The
strangrst answer to tho question as
to why q tadpole cannot croak took
the form Of the following statement
"Becausc il has no legs One pupil
I'm answer 10 % question as 10 the best
way OF caring for the eyes said
Never look at optical Illusions Tu-
berculosis seemed to be- am unknown
quantity, n pupil writing in n
swer to the demand for simple rules
10 prevent H. Tuberculosis is con
sumption germs which spread very
easily n the handkerchief is dry
they float. II It is wet they remain
where they are They should not eX-
p|cctorato in company. neither from
on mouth" Altogether the iu-
vcnilc idea OF tine human body, he
functions and diseases as shown bv
these school examinations, is remark
able i'm many ways
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-12-20

bought i'm London and Australia arc
reported to cost more money than
has been recently realized on similar
woods in stock here. The bulk of tho
trading during The early part of 1909
viii be in foreign woods. as the stocks
of domestic in houses here are the
smallest for years. Fleece woods have
been especially strong and prices ara
now very nearly back to the lovcl
maintained before the slump Of 1902
Xxx and above Ohio has sold at "A
cents. fine unmerchantable at 81 cents
quarter bloc dat 27a cents, washos
half blood at 90 cents, and the re.
naming stocks of these and other
grades Of Ohio feeces are held for
still higher prices.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-12-20
Plea for ship Subsidies.

Chicago, Dec. IA plea for shin
subsidies to build up the trade rcla-
tione between the United States and
South American countries was made
by John Barrett, director of the Inter
national Bureau of American Repub-
lies at a meeting of bankers Mr..
Barrett said European countries and
Japan were going ahead of this
country in cultivating the unlimited
prospects for trade in South America.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-12-20
Mr.. Hearst's papers are clamorous

Mr.. Hearst's papers are clamorous
to know whether keeping Ex-Governor
Taylor out of Kentucky is justice or
not. Possibly as an example of ex-
act justice it is lacking, but it ap.
proximates the real thing better than
would the surrender of Taylor to a
community anxious to hang him be-
cause of displeasure with his politi-
cal faith.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-12-20

hundreds of millions of grain and Sc
curitics. a fact of peculiar interest in
view of the fact that only seventy
years ago the part of Chicago where
they stand was the town pasture.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-12-20

goes 10 show that the syndicate viii
practically control the entire supply
of white pine timber now available in
the United States, The original esti-
mate of three billion board feet as the
amount Of timber affected by the COM
blue has been materially increased.
and four billion feet is probably nearer
the real figure, or 10 per cent of the
entire annual cut of the country.
While the principals of the CONSOLE
dation have refused to discuss details.
the fact hat the lumber trust has
for the first time abandoned it's meth
DDS Of secrecy and come GU into the
open is considered an indication that
the handful of big lumbermen who
nave controlled the industry in this
country for a number of years past
have decided that they are now Sc
cure enough in that control to cease
to work as hitherto through subtcr-
ranean channels and silent partner
ships. The Edward Hines Lumber
company, which will operate the new
syndicate. is known to have the back
ing Of Frederick Weyerhauser, the
man whose fertile brain is credited
with having evolved the entire present
system of lumber firms, the interre-
|lationship of which has been so in
volyed and 50 little known that they
have escaped to date any effective
antitrust prosecution such as has
fallen to the lot of most of the other
big industrial combinations. The
Of the new Weycrhauser- Hines
syndicate is situated for the most part
IN st. Louis and counties in Mime
sofa and in Western Ontario. There
is enough timber, it is estimated. to
make 100000 houses and employ |
500 00 men part Of each year for 40
years, the time which it will take be-
fore it is all cut.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-12-20

vi HOLIDAY GOODS 60 Vt
ORIGINAL PRICES Vt THE
ECONOMIST.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-05-19
Affairs of the Sporting World

rick made a decision, regarded as
perfectly fair one by those who wit
messed the game, but which met with
the disapproval of the Van Vert play
ers. SO they informed him that Van
Vert got you your job and when we
see President Gamble you will lose it.
Yesterday morning Derrick received a
special delivery letter from President
Gamble It notified him that he was
no longer on the league payroll. The
action taken by Mr.. Gamble angered
Manager Jessup and he at once called
up the chief executive over the long
distance phone and it is stated that
some warm words were passed. Der
rick performed satisfactory services
here and his work in Huntington was
praised by the Huntington papers.
Just why this good official was dis
charged is a mystery.
According to the Sharon, Pa. Tele
graph "Tacks" Fisher, the former
clever Quaker, is playing the game OF
his life Fisher is leading the O. p
league in batting, swatting the ball at
.379 clip and leading the league in
| base stealing. There is no reason
why this clever player, now that he
has at last found his batting eye
should not develop into a star of the
first magnitude.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-05-19
FOR THE OLD FOLKS.
Homecoming at CenterviIIe Is
Aimed to Attract Form
er Residents.
SOCIAL MEETING ONLY.

We want it understood that the
home coming at Centerville is to be
strictly a homecoming and a social
meeting only. There will be no car
uival attractions nor anything Of that
kind. We want all the old folks to
come back to the town and see us
again and that's all there is to it. said
Wilfred Jessup this morning. Mr..
Jessup is a member of the committee
that is booming the homecoming at
Centerville, which will be held Friday
June -. The annual Old Settlers
day will be observed the day following
and many of the hOme-comers will be
expected to remain over for that occa-
sion Centerville intends to leave no
step unturned in the attempt 10 show
all its former residents the old town
is even better than it was in the days
when they lived there.
Many improvements have been made
about Centerville in the last five years
and since the advent Of the traction
lines the place has grown rapidly. 1t
has taken on the appearance Of thirty
ing village and in point of civic beauty
Centerville is behind no town of the
size in the state.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-05-19
is SERIOUS R|OI|NG
Several Cars Are Wrecked and
Two Women and a Man
Are Hurt.
A LETTER TO STRIKERS.

Cleveland. O., May 19.-Serious riot
ing followed the wrecking of several
cars by dynamite and crashing Of
windows by bricks today. Two wo-
men and one man were badly injured.
Six feed wires were cut and the men
who attempted 70 repair them were
driven back by the crowds.
The Municipal Traction company
has sent a letter to the strikers
through an arbitration board, which
may result in the calling off of the
strike pending arbitration.
Mayor Johnson, when appealed to,
said he would do nothing more than
exercise police power until all violence
stopped.
The heads Of the unions have sug-
gested that public meetings be held
for the purpose of obtaining express
siOns of public sentiment in the strike
matter and that an effort be made TO
submit the validity Of the railway com
panys franchise to a public vote. I'M
der the state initiative and referen-
dunn law.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-05-19
(By ORTIZ

Owing to the hard rain of last even
ing and this morning it was necessary
for Manager Jessup to call off the
Muncie- Richmond game this after
noon. These two teams will play to-
morrow afternoon and Thursday after
noon. These two games will be the
last ones the local fans will have the
opportunity Of seeing the Quakers play
until Decoration Day. May 80, when
the Huntington leaders will be the at
traction.
Friday, Saturday and Sunday of this
week Richmond will play at Hunting
ton. Next Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday W. are scheduled TO play
at Muncie and Friday May 20 will be
an open date. On Decoration day two
games will be played here, one in the
morning and one in the afternoon. The
following day, Sunday, Huntington
will again be the attraction.
The local club has been badly Grip
pied financially by the bad weather
and slim attendance and unless the
fans give the club their loyal support
from this time on il will be impossible
for the club to finish the season.
At the opening game Of the Van
Vert series last week Umpire Der
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-05-19
CITY OF BLOODSHED
Logansport Has Had Seven
Suicides and Murders
Within a Week.
MANS STRANGE VISION

Logansport, Ind. May 19.-Seven
deaths in seven days by suicide or
murder were recorded when as a eli
max to a week of tragedy, Myndus
Grace, aged - years, committed sui
eide Six months ago he went South
to work and as he failed to write to
his wife she thought he had deserted
her. She promptly committed sui
eide
For weeks before Grace had COM
planned 60 friends that his wife's ghost
haunted him. In the midst of his
dreams he rose shouting: There she
is, My Wife"
The vision was SO acute that Grace
killed himself leaving this note:
when you bury me beside my wife
she may keep still"
The other victims of the tragic week
were: A landlord. shot by his tenant;
a wife, shot by her husband, who then
shot himself; a child who drank a pint
Of whisky when his parents were alb
sent, and the suicide of woman in
volved in a case charging enticement
of young girls.