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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-23
SHERIFF TWICE SHOT.
Wounded Severely While Trying. to
Capture Suspected Murderer.

WILMINGTON, n. c., November D.
Sheriff a. s. Richardson Of Columbus
county, this state, was twice shot and Sc
verely. but not fatally wounded while en-
gagged with a posse in effecting the cap
ture of white man named Bufkin,
charged with murder, in a swamp near
Causey, s. c., yesterday. Bufkin had for
titled himself In a camp in the swamp
where he had been hiding since the mur-
der, two weeks ago, and as the posse ap-
preached fired from ambush with a shot
gun. 1t was while returning the fire that
Sheriff Richardson was wounded. Bufkin
having finally surrendered under threats
of the posse to set fire to the swamp and
kill him on sight when he came out of
his hiding. The prisoner was landed in
Jail at Whitevilles N. c.. yesterday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-23
Fatally SHOT ON way HOME
MERCHANT DIES AS HE DRIVES
INTO YARD.
Probably Victim Of Robbers-Man'
aged to Save Money
He Carried.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star. .
CONCORD, N. H., November 23.-Driv-
ing into the dooryard Of his home in Bow
with the exclamation, I'm shot, Charles
H. Fellows, q grocer of this city, fell dead
in the arms of his wife last night as she
went to his assistance.
1t is supposed that Fellows was the
victim of robbers. II that was the mo-
tive of the shooting the attempt was un.
successful. According to Mrs. Fellows g
large amount of money which her hus
band always carried was found un
touched on his person.
Fellows was fifty years old. For many
years he had conducted a grocery store
on South street and was one of the bes
known business men in that district.
His home was at Wheeler's Corner ir
the town of Bow. After closing his store
he started to drive home. 1t was about
II 30 o'clock when his wife, who was
awaiting his arrival, heard two shots
fred. A few minutes later she heard 6
team drive into the yard
She ran out of the house to meet hel
husband just as he exclaimed. Tn
shot" He fell dead as she reached Out
to support him.
Fellows had been shot in the temple
and in the shoulder.
Sheriff Smith was notified and with q
horse went down to the scene. They
found tracks of a man in the mud and
followed them in the direction OF Man
chester as far as the tracks of the BOs.
ton and Maine railroad.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-23
DISMISS MACnEN INDICTMENT
ACTION DIRECTED TODAY BY
ATTORNEY GENERAL.
Death of Witness Removes Possibil-
ity of Securing Conviction
on Old Charge.

The Attorney General today directed
that the indictments returned September
s. 1903, against Eugene D. Scheble of To-
ledo, Ohio, and August W. Machen, the
former head of the free delivery postal
system, be dismissed. This is on the rec
ommendation of District Attorney Baker,
with the approval of Postmaster General
Hitchcock
These indictments were based on an
alleged conspiracy by Schoble, who
claimed the patent right for letter
boxes, and Machen, when the latter
was general superintendent of the free
delivery service. to procure contracts
with the Post Office Department to fur.
nish it with a large number of letter
boxes in excess of the needs of the
service.
The recent death of former Mayor
William c. Maybury of Detroit, Mich
who was an important witness. added
to the governments difficulty in it's eff
fort to secure conviction, and both de-
partments are satisfied that there is no
possibility of securing convictions
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-23
GENERAL WAR FEARED.
Army of Nicaraguans Reported In
vading Salvador.

NEW ORLEANS, November "A
dispatch from Port Limon, Costa Rica,
says that passengers arriving at Punta
Arenas report great movement of
troops in, Salvadorean ports. Ii is said
that Gen. Prudencio Alfaro is at the head
of 200 Nicaraguans. This expedition is
said 10 be well armed and equipped.
The arrival of Don Luis Alcnzo Bara-
hona, the eX-candidate for the p esidency
of Salvador. is momentarily expect ed, and
he will join with Alfaro and Figueroa as
one of the revolutionary chiefs.
The revolutionists are said to be in pos
session OF Castillo Vicjo
In San Jose paper il is predicted that
the invasion of Salvador by Nicaraguans
may preciptate a general uprising in Gen.
trail America. Following is the situation
as seen in Salvador; II Alfaro is beaten
the troops of Salvador and Guatemala
will march through Honduras to attack
Zelaya. If AlfarO succeeds a revolution In
Guatemala will be assured.
Scores of applications from Americans
for service in the Estrada army in Mica
ragua are being received by his Office,
according to Consul General Sussman.
representing the provisional government
in New Orleans. None of the offers has
been accepted on account of the neutraIi-
ty laws.
Most of the applicatio IS are from the
ssax states.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-23

land railroad, called on President Taft
today to pay his respects. and this after
noon will have a conference with Post
master General Hitchcock as to the COM
pensauon of his road for carrying United
States mails.
Mr.. Peters said today that his road
receives from the government $4,000 a
year for carrying mails and that the ex-
pense of doing this, is $135, 600 a year. a
dead loss to the road of $91, 600 each year.
I'VE would stop handling mails entirely
but for the Inconvenience of our patrons .
said Mr.. Peters. I'VE ought not to- be
required to do ~tffs work at such a loss
or even at loss at all.
THE appropriations by Congress. how
ever. are inadequate. with the result that
practically every small railroad in the
country must handle the mails of the
government at loss. l took this ques-
ton up with committees of Congress last
year and will do so again this winter
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-23
ELECTION FOR CONGRESS.
Three Candidates in Chicago Dis
trict for Lorimer's Seat.

CHICAGO, November pa congress
sional election here today In the sixth
district is of unusual interest. 1t
is to All the vacancy in the House
Of Representatives caused by the election
Of William Lorimer to the United States
Senate in place of Albert j. Hopkins.
Three candidates are in the field-Wil-
liam ]. Moxley, the republican nominee
and backed by the supporters of Senator
Lorimer, who has held sway in the sixth
district for many years; Frank S. Ryan,
the democratic nominee and Carl l..
Barnes, an independent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-23
BANKER GORDON INDICTED.
Accused of Making False State
ment of Banks Resources.

, NORFOLK, Va, November 23.-Terry
B. Gordon. president of the failed Trad
ers and Truckers Bank, was yesterday
indicted on a charge of false bank
statements. He surrendered and was
bailed in $1,000 The date of the trial
was not fixed.
The indictment alleging many counts
of false statements sums up with the
charge that Gordon swore the total re-
sources to be only $1gO.920.95, when the
books showed 1896. 6.225.0S.
The punishment upon conviction is
from one to tel years in the peniten-
tiary.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-23
Village Fire Loss. 800, 600.

UTICA, N. Y. November 23.-Fire did
$lO0. 900 damage in the heart of the vii
lage Of Canastota early today. The Bruce
Opera House block and the Groat block
adjoining 1t. were burned and the Beemis
block. across the street, was damaged.
Syracuse and Oneida sent men and ap-
paratus to assist IN saving the town. A
fireman from Oneida was hurt
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-23
FOUND AFTER THREE YEARS
Girl Stolen by Gypsies Recovere
hv Her Father.

CHICAGO, November 23.-After q
search of three years Amelia Johnson
thirteen years old, daughter of Ephraim
Johnson, a horse dealer. of Elizabeth
N. j., who was kidnapped at Norfolk, Va,
in November. 1906. was found yesterday
by her father and brothers in a South
Side rooming house.
Detectives, accompanied the girls rel
atives, and they arrested Zalacha Demit-
ro. a Gypsy, and his son, Ephra!m De-
nitro. The elder Demitro Is said ia
b. king of band of gypsies that make
a business of kidnapping children for ran
som.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-23

going south along the outer course of
Miami. Fla. He has as his mate Theo-
dore Riley, and they propose to make not
only the expenses of their trip, but a
handsome profit as well, out Of their
catches. AS all the fishing vessels came
in loaded to the gunwales with moss
bunkers. it is not improbable that they
will accomplish their financial ends
The frail vessel will sail today, accord
ing to Capt. Santos, although nor'west-
er is reported to be approaching.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-23
RUSSIA'S NAVAL BLUFF.
Keels Laid for Battleships That Are
Yet Undesigned.

ST. PETERSBURG, November 23-Re-
ports on the construction of the four bat
tleships laid down June 10 show that
chaotic conditions still exist in the ad-
nnralty. The newspapers state that the
laying of the keels last summer was a
mere formality, intended to meet the
criticism that the work of navy building
was at a standstill. 1t is said that even
the designs of the new vessels have not
been adopted and the completion of the
battleships within four years is impos-
eible.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-23
LARGEST WOODEN SHIP.
Six-Masted Schooner Wyoming t.
Be Launched December ID.

BATH, Maine November 23.-The larg-
est wooden vessel ever built in this coun-
try and the largest sailing vessel of
American registry will be launched from
a local shipyard December IA. This new
leader of her class is the six-masted
schooner Wyoming. and her official meas
urements give her a gross tonnage of
3.730. thus placing her ahead of the
schooner William L. Douglas. the pres
ent titleholder, with gross tonnage of
3,70S The Wyoming is $50 feet long over
all, 320.5 feet keel and 3O.4 feet deep
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-23
OFFENDING cHINAMEN ousTED
High Officials Dismissed for Conduct
at Isl Ans Obseouies.

PEKING. November 23.-An imperial
edict was issued today dismissing three
high government officials including Tuan
Fang. viceroy of Pe-Chi-Li, for offenses
committed IN connection with the funeral
of the late dowager empress
Chen Kwei Lung, governor Of Szechuen,
succeeds Tuan Fang, and in turn is sue
ceeded in his former Office by Jul Cheng.
WI Chang succeeds Jul Cheng as provi-
sional treasurer of Nankng.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-23
AT SEA IN TINY CRAFT.
Bold Fishermen Braving Storms on
Long Business Trip.

BEAUFORT, y. c., November 23.-
Driving through heavy seas and facing
a rising storm, Capt. Charles A. Santos
put in here in twenty-two-foot power
boat with a cargo of fish. He started
from Atlantic City, N. j.. and purposes
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-23
Weather

Partly cloudy and much
colder tonight; temperature
close to freezing. Wednes-
day fair.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-23
Will Make Another Effort.

Mrs Snowden said that she would try
again to see the President and declared
that he was perfectly safe from any at
tack by her, but she was compelled to
leave this morning to keep an engage
ment in Baltimore.
II was desirous of meeting President
Taft" she said, because 1 met your for
mer President. Mr.. Roosevelt, and found
him to be most charming. l am anxious,
therefore, to have the privilege Of know
ing his successor
Mrs. Snowden delivered a lecture at the
old Masonic Temple last night under the
auspices o. the womans suffrage organi-
zation here. She said that the women of
this country were not serious enough in
their efforts for suffrage and that they
could not hope for success until they
went into the movement heart and soul.
One reason why American women do not
make more of an effort for the ballot,
she said, was the fact that the men in
this country outnumber the women by
two millions. and that therefore the wom-
en- are more sought after and better
treated than in England, where the wom-
en- outnumber the men by a million and
half.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-23
FAILS TO SEE PRESIDENT TAFT
MRS. SNOWDEN, WOMAN SUI
FRAGIsT, DISAPPOINTED.
Goes to Baltimore Today, But Hopes
for Success at White House
Later.

Mrs. Philip Snowden, wife Of an English
member of parliament and an ardent suf-
fragette, left Washington this morning
without having seen President Taft. She
went to the White House yesterday after
noon. accompanied by Representative Da-
vid ]. Foster of Vermont. In order to be
presented to the President. 1t was her
hope to obtain from him at least an ex-
preston of sympathy for her cause, but
she was unsuccessful.
We're extremely sorry" apologized one
of the officers to Mr. Foster and Mrs.
Snowden, "but the President is very busy.
1 feel that he cannot be disturbed at the
present time Possibly you might call
again?'' He looked at Mrs Snowden ap-
pealingly, and at the same time hope
fully.
"At some later date he may be able to
give you audience-which, I know, he
must regret that he is unable to do to-
day." he continued.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-23

Carrying Mails UnprohtabIe.
Ralph Peters. president OF the Long Is
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-07-02
Kanses Sees The Light.

| 1t is high time something were done
| to restore the American merchant
marine to it's former proud place on
| the high seas. This can be done only
through subsidies, in view of the fact
that aid of this character is granted
by every civilized nation with which
our ships must compete Whatever
| opinions may be held on the subject
| theoretically, the fact remains that a
condition and not a theory confronts
| the American merchant skipper
Kansas City Journal.
1t certainly is high time that the
United States give some attention to
| this important element in our in
dustral organization. Our foreign
trade forms such a large part of our
| business that we can no longer afford
agent.
Germany and the United States
have been working at opposite ends OF
| the line. While Germany has applied
protection to her merchant marine
until she has the largest and finest
steamship service in the World claim
ing German ports as home, she has
but lately learned to protect her in
dustries America has been waxing
rich and prosperous with her indus
tries protected, while her shipping in
terests have had an exceedingly hard
struggle. Germany has seen the light
and applied the principle to her in
dustries America will see the light
soon and aid her shipping.
The Kansas City Journal has the
following to say of the situation:-
Undaunted by numerous a defeats,
the Merchant Marine League has
started a fresh campaign in favor of
| ship subsidies, this time with bright
| err prospects of success than ever be-
fore. A new bill has been prepared
on more moderate and liberal lines
than the previous ones and a con-
certed effort will be made to have
1t adopted as part of the Republican
legislative programme next winter.
The league has planted the seeds Of
an effective organization to educate
| public sentiment in the matter in 200
| out of the 391 congressional districts
| in the country. President TAFT,
| Speaker Cannon and other Republican
leaders are believed to be friendly to
the measure, and an aroused public
sentiment is relied on to gain the sup
port of a majority of the congressman.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-07-02

The Journal would be glad to hear
from the parents of Augusta on this
matter. Inasmuch as it contemplates
a very radical. and. it seems to us,
very far reaching change in our school
system, it seems to us that it would be
the proper thing fer the school board
before taking any final action to call
special school meeting and give the
voters of Augusta a chance to be heard
on the matter. So far as we know there
is not at the present time in the whole
State of Maine a single city where any
attempt is made to maintain a grade
school in connection with high school.
1t will be best to make haste slowly
in introducing an innovation of this
character.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-07-02
A Questionable Innovation,

1t is certainly to be regretted that so
many of our high school pupils drop
out before completing their courses 1t
is some satisfaction, however, to know
that this condition of affairs is by no
means peculiar to Augusta The same
tendency exists in other communities
and has long constituted one of the
most serious problems that practical
educators have had to contend with.
One of the theories which has been
most persistently advanced to ac-
count for this condition of affairs
is that the studies in the last
years OF the course are of an i'm
ity. and are not the training desired by
parents whose children do not look for
college training, but are planning to
go directly from the public schools into
a work-a-day world The city of Au-
gusta has gone very far to remove this
| criticism by establishing a commercial
course III us HiSH SCHOOL ana we con-
fidently look to see an increasingly
large number of pupils avail themselves
of it's opportunities.
| In this connection the Journal desires
to put on record it's opinion that it will
be a mistake to put ninth grade into
the new high school building. We are
emphatically of the opinion that the
best interests of education in our city
demand that grade pupils be kept sep
arate and distinct from those in the
High school. In this view we feel that
we but voice the prevailing opinion OF
the citizens of Augusta.
1t is as natural for children in the
9th grade to want to get into the High
school as it issfor them to want to get
out of knickbockers and short dresses;
but it does not follow that because
they desire to 30 into high school
and some of theiraparents are willing to
back them In t-it.would - wis,
thing to put them, there.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-07-02
GLEANiNGS. AND GOSSIP.

Thanks to ]. Ogden Armour, the I'M
endurable ugliness Of bare lanes and pens
at the stockyards in Chicago is to be re-
lieved by flower beds and shrubbery. AL
ready the building of offices of Armour
Co. is surrounded by flowers, and the
adornment plan will speedily extend.
Photographs of the moon showing it
illuminated by earthshine, that is, by
earth. have been taken at the Jurisy OBJ
servatory. The appearance of the earth
as seen from the moon is not very differ
ent from the appearance of the moon as
seen from the earth.
A firm of publishers of popular music,
which also publishes a weekly bulletin
containing news of song writer's and
songs. has lately disseminated the in
formation that one song writer has given
UP living in New York for the present.
retired to a farm, to escape hearing his
songs played and sung.
Bodies of English workmen have OBJ
jected to the proposed visit of the car
of Russia to England. Ninety-two BRAN
ches of the Independent labor party con-
demned the proposed visit in a strongly
wor6ed resolution, and one branch of the
|amalgamated society of railway servants
passed unanimously the following reso-
luton: THAT this branch of the amalga-
mated society of railway servants most
emphatically protest against the proposed
visit of the car of Russia to this coun-
try. as we consider him morally respon-
sible for the terrible atrocities being in
ficted on innocent subjects in Russia
daily
The united charities of Chicago and the
city's health department are together try
ing to save the lives of babies during the
summer months. Twenty-one free milk
stations will be established, and day nur-
series and tent hospitals will be placed
throughout the CITY, About 500 workers
will be engaged. In August last year the
death of 719 babies under two years old
were reported. By providing proper milk
by taking care of babies when i'll and by
instructing and encouraging ignorant and
careless mothers. the workers hope to re-
duce greatly last years death rate. Tt
assist them, maps have been prepared
showing just where deaths occurred las
year.
Mr. Walkley, the delightful dramatic
critic of the London Times, in writins
| about Joseph Surface in ''The School fol
Scandal who has the reputation every
where of being a hypocrite and black
guard while everybody condones the ami
nal exuberance of his brother, Charles
| because of his honesty and his unsophis
ticated good nature, says that JOSEPH
| cannot be utterly bad after all, and h,
\ has a pretty reason for deciding so
| His pretty taste in the Bellies Lettres
to our thinking, ,redeems his character
from -odiousness. No true bibliophilt
can be really wicked" Mr. walkley re
marks that although Joseph was not lis
| tered to by Lady Teazle, a barbarian
he must have had many conquests among
the bluestockings.
Lord Curzon in aispeech at the Roya
colonial institute. in London, on "Indiar
aspirations" referred constantly to In
dams as natives" Objection to the EN-
ployment of the word natives wa.
made, when newspaper reports of tn,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-07-02
His Own Kind.

'I see that Roosevelt has begun
shooting apes" said the Young man.
YES" replied the girl, Il saw some
thing in the paper about it the otns'
day !,
IT don't think I'd ever do that.
could kill a lion or leopard witnou'
feeling any regret, but I don't beliese
I should care to take the life OF any
member of the monkey tribe.
ut would seem just like numbering
one of your relatives, wouldn't it
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-07-02
Chances Of Countenance.

"She is two-faced!" exclaimed the
irate woman.
"Oh, WE'LL" answered Miss Cayenne,
most of us have one face for family
breakfasts and another for evening
parties. '-Washington Star.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-07-02

Most folks remember the great hue
and cry raised to heaven by the in
surance companies before the investi-
cations. on the ground that the
scandal incident to the revelations
would be terrible blow to the COM
panies. The whole business proved to
be good advertising and great
stimulant to an indifferent public.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-07-02
Poor Pussy!

Mr. Stubb Con hipboard)-"Great
Scott, Maria, here is c. Q. d. mes
sage addressed to us"
Mrs. Stubb--"Distress message a3-
dressed to us? Who's in distress,
John?'
Mr.. Stubb-"The cat! We forgot
and left her locked in the house when
we started on this trip."-Chicag
News.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-07-02

affairs at Washington are compelled
to debate the corporation tax the rest
of the summer. candidates for posi-
tions there will go begging in the next
campaign
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-07-02
Humanity.

It's the bad that's in the best of us
Makes the saint SO like the rest of us!
It's the good in the darkest-curst of us
Redeems and saves the worst of us!
It's the middle of good and badness,
It's the tangle of tears and gladness,
It's the lunacy linked with sanity
That make and mark humanity.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-07-02

Has Early, the alleged Washington
leper, had leprosy at allo If he has
why are the Washington health au-
4thorities afraid to let someone try to
cure him? There is a human life at
stake, too.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-07-02

Harold D. Stanton of Newton, Mass,
has been elected instructor of French
at Bates College. MIR. Stanton was
graduated from Dartmouth in 1905 and
afterwards did graduate work at Har-
ward. He has been teaching at Ram
eey Hall in Connecticut.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-07-02
New Scheme.

Jimmy-"What yer looking so gay
about kiddo? Yer'll get licking when
yer get home for going in swimming
Petey-"Oh, no. l told dad l had
been in swimming and got the licking
before l left home. Now l can swim
without anything on my mind"