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Sues for $4,000 Damages.

Alleging that the District of Columbia
negligently failed to keep in repair the
pavement in front of premises 23OS 14th
street northwest, and that he sustained
injury by tripping over defect In the
sidewalk, Jacob S. Kann has sued for
$4,000 damages. He is represented by
Attorneys MILAN & Smith.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-23
WEATHER FORECAST.
Fair Tonight and Friday; Moderate
West to Northwest Winds.

For the District of Columbia and Mary
land. fair tonight and Friday; moderate
west to northwest winds
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-23
forty-five minutes before
Up-River Waters.
;spafch to The Star

Special Dispatch to The Star.
HARPERS FERRY. w. Va. December
o3.-Potomac muddy and Shenandoah
slightly cloudy this morning.
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Slight Damage Caused.

An alarm from box 1S6 about / O'Clock
this morning summoned several engine
companies to 1921 E street northwest
A roomer in the house discovered the
blaze. The fire was caused by a pan of
grease left on the stove becoming over
heated. No damage resulted.
Crossing Policeman McCraven played
the part Of fireman last Right about 7
o'clock in front of 1924 New York ave.
nue.. An automobile caught fire and was
damaged to the amount Of about $25. A
robe worth SIS was destroyed.
The dock of the Washington and Nor
folk Steamboat Company. foot OF 7th
street. caught fire yesterday afternoon
sparks from a pile driver engine having
caused it. Workmen extinguished the
blaze before much damage had been
done.
An alarm Of fire was sounded from box
9S2 last night, shortly after y o'clock. be-
cause Of a brush fire on the Dean es-
tate, Deanwood. No damage resulted.
Several companies Of the fire depart
ment went to the house Of Frederick
Schneider, 1905 Massachusetts, avenue
northwest. last night In response to an
alarm that was turned In from box 1877.
There was blaze In the chimney. 1t
was extinguished before any damage
had been caused.
No. 5 chemical company responded last
night about o'clock to q local alarm
received from the Firth Stirling steel
plant, Giesboro, where there was g. slight
blaze In the forge shop. No damage re-
suited.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-23
Franc. e. Sherry, Printer,
PALMISTRY.

SCIENTIFIC PALMIsT. 500 l2TH ST. NV.
(sscond Aooe 'front.'. Madame Read. late At Food
Show. Free readings with each lesson. Lean
to tell your own fortune. de1l-lAts
MR. DAOUD, THE ORIENTAL PAI4MIST. Will
reveal to you from your hand what yoa Dc.
sire to know concerning all business paxnonal
sRsirs. 1922 NV. Pbe0e Noeth In.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-23

Minimum temperature past twenty-four
hours, %; year ago. "a.
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LICENSES TO PRACTICE MEDICINE AND
MIDWIFERY.
Physicians and midwives desiring to enter
the January, 1870 examination Of applicants
for license to practice medicine and to practice
midwifery must file their applications with the
undersigned on or before the 31ST INSTANT.
GEORGE G. OBER NJ. D.. Secretary,
Board OF Medical Supervisors.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-23

The city lights and naphtha lamps all
Lighted by thirty minutes after sunset:
distinguishing begun one hour before sun
rise. All arc and incandescent lamps
| lighted fifteen minutes after sunset and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-23

ANNUAL MEETING.
Notice IS hereby given that the annual meeting
of the stockholders of the American Graphic
phone Company will be held at the Office of the
company, In the city of bridgeport. Conn. on
Monday the 10th day of January. 1870 at lao
Pm. for the election of Board of Directors
of said company and the transaction OF such
other business as may come before the meeting
EDWARD ID. EASTON, President.
e. o. LOCKWOOD. Secretary.
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Grafton Knows Roof
Work Thoroughly.
Amy Lack of HeatP

If you are not getting sufficient heat from the
furnace or latrobe it will pay you to consult
u.s. Postal phone.
HUTCHINSON & MCCARTHY, 1917 14th st. NV.
New-York tribune., 1909-02-26

Election pay when q 90 PggS SD5 .64e 6an d I 6
colleagues On the Republican state ticket. Apd
this notwithstanding the fact that he received Fae
and Prohibitionists and that after the canvass de-
yeioped the overwhelming popularity Of Tafts caa
the last weeks Of the campaign almost eAGlnslXey
Did not the result prove absolute justification for
the hestancy the part of all who were delegates
litlcai bosses and a verifcaton of their true and
accurate 1 insight INTO me seSi
II the people desire change in their party lead
s & Re those 3o whS s tn toF DR aboa
change under the system which at the present time
In Erie County a complete change was effected AT al
ganization No better illustration is needed to prove
that the people have It in their power to chaIge @
perfectly obvious that this demand Tor az chaIIge
ent T5e fSst our or conTenSns av been shas
mates from those whose sole object II Is 10 i y
have been BY the votes Of the enrolled voters
Of the & party placed II IN the n to substitute
for some particular county chairman or couirS @
mittee or the chairman Of the state committee
himself: who viii be more satStaGt9rY } he 70 done
under our present primary ana oqhvehoh fbf ssn be
proposed?
William Barnes. jr ended the speechmaking
with a declaration that Albany County s Ine'Hou'
always mad embodied the proposition OF goihs u'
rect 70 the people Incidentally his speech breatea
about equal measure or hostihg !" i1Ue'e
loyalty TO party. ,, l.,
.Curiously enough almost every district Ieauer IH
Albany is able go back 10 his high triouhal anu
get its Endorsement" said he Il listened WIN
great interest 10 Secretary Root; knew ne uiu-
uatelv would reach the conclusion we reached III
teen years ago. 1 from Missouri II the Peo-
ple want this thing" referring 10 the direct prI-
mary, 1T is duty TO do IT
No one man alone is the exemplar Of the honor
and virtue Of the Republican party For any one
10 assume that is an insult 10 every man IN thlS
room. I fought for honest primaries before THESE
new tangled people born. politically. DO not
intend to renquish my political virtue to any man
alive II the time when the Republican cleo
torate in this city and county get tired OF me- Il
go TO my demise with question of their Wis
dom"
W NJ Chandler Of New York, also spoke Inc
guests included Speaker Wadsworth, senator
Raines Senator Aids and Assembyman Merritt
Senator Grady. leader of the minority in the sen
ate and Senators Timothy D. Sullivan and FraW-
lev of New York. also among the guests
The orchestra played 'Tammany' in their honor
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS and Mrs. Horace White en-
tertained luncheon to-day in honor Of Senator
elect Root The party included Mr.. Root, Chairman
Timothy L. Woodruff of the Republican State Com
Irlttee. Speaker James w Wadsworth' jT., OF the
Assembly, Senators Raines and Aids and Assem-
byman Merritt
New-York tribune., 1909-02-26
JOE" WEBER. TESTIFIES.
Denies Charges in Brokers SUIT to
RecoUer from Him.

Trial OF the suit brought by the brokerage hrm
of thinner Fershay, to recover 1851 for COM
missions which they allege are due them from Jo-
seph Weber, the comedian was begun IN the Su-
preme Court yesterday. Mr.. Weber took the stand
TO make q general denial Of the plaintiffs charges
The plaintiffs charge thatson June lS. 1SU, they
were instructed by Mr.. Weber. speaking over the
telephone TO sell for him twenty-five shares of the
Consolidated National Bank of New York at $l6o a
share. When the sale made by the plaintiff
firm Weber failed TO deliver the stock within the
twenty-four hours allowed by the Stock Exchange.
and the brokers forced to buy the stock in the
open market at $50.
Leopold Zimmerman. a member OF the hrm told
of Mr. Weber's telephone instructions. Isaac Gut
tenstein. a clerk said he had received the selling
order from Mr.. Weber and had recognized his
voice.
Mr.. Weber, a witness, talked so fast that the
stenographer could not get him. and 1t was some
time before he could be induced to speak slowly
to the jury He ordered the brokers over the teIe-
phone to sell the stock. he said mentioning no price
and intending that tho order should stand for that
day only. Two three months later. he says
zimmerman q Forshay called upon him to deiver
the stock and having sold it elsewhere meanwhile
he was unable to do 80.
The trial will continue to-day.
New-York tribune., 1909-02-26
J. B. HAGGIN FIGHTS READER SUIT
Mining Operator Admits He Had oonver-
sations with the Engineer.

James b. Haggin. the wealthy horseman and min
ing operator, was called for examnation in the
Supreme Court yesterday in the suit brought
against him by Athole B. Reader. the husband Of
Ella Kawles Reader. to recover S25O.0o. which he
alleges Is due him from Haggin for certain op-
tons which ne held mining lands in Peru IN
1901 Mr. Haggin examined by Charles Ia
Craig as defendant before trial. Francis i. Well
man acted as counsel for him.
The plaintin alleges that In 1901 Haggin agreed
TO pay him 10 per cent on the purchase price OF
certain silver mining lands in Peru After re-
ceiying a favorable report from his engineers whom
he sent 10 investigate. Haggin. he said, bought
the lands for S2.50OO0O and failed to give him the
prcmised fee Higgins engineers. he said, report
ed that the mines were worth Sl0OOoOOoo-
Mr. HagRin, on the stand. said that he employed
lanes Mcfarland. engineer. 10 look over some
mining lands at Cerro de Pasco. Peru. and that
he also consulted alfred McCune. mining man
from, Salt Lake City regarding the property. in
tho sprtng Of 1901. He testified that he remembered
a man named Bennett, who, he said, was employed
nv MeCuue In Peru. and that he knew OF a mining
man named Van Slooteu. but had employed neither
of them personally. He said that he had had two
conversations with Reader regarding the Cerro de
Psaoo property and that Van Slooten was present.
After establishing this point. the counsel for the
plaintiff obtained adjournment until IL O'Clock
this morning.
New-York tribune., 1909-02-26
NIP BIG CHECK FRAUD
TRY TO GET MILLIONS
-Four Men arrested for Attempt to
Defraud american Erpress Co.

Central Office detectives showed considerable IN
rerest last night in cable message from Horle
saving that four men, one OF them OrIeo Oii4
Ronf had been arrested In Milan on cnarse oi
ba,,inp a+tenuted TO defraud American Ex-
press Company out of 100000 by means OF 1rauo-
ulent travellers checks.
Detective William Brown declared that OtIIsoiH
vas one of the group that swindled < o. htSn I
srds & Co bankers and steamship agents. at NO
81 Broadway out of many thousands OF ooiAiS "
the latter part of 1907.
detective Brown said that Orrigoni and his con
federates succeeded in getting away with ~o'Ooo
OrriRoni sailed for Europe on November To- 49,
and was arrested in Paris In that montn' OIII
rouf and Frank Folena, said Detective brown
zere taken before the authorities out oIereo So
a smooth explanation that they were 30
from custody. -, .L latter
Folena, one Of Orrigonis partners ana tne 60
1,.apneared after the Paris incident. and from tha'
time the New York police lost all race o. -
That Orrigoni operated extensively III d -
Antwerp Rotterdam and Amsterdam was -,
declared Detective Brown by the fac' .ha' ~ a.
HaIs IN those cities recognized Orrigonfs picture
which had been forwared by the New horA poiil-
nrrisoni was further implicated in the HauuS ~
perpetrated on c. B. Richard & Co. wheii @
Buzzo arrested in Paris in November 1SVi' "
swindlinE confessed TO number OF trH'iS
and was sentenced to five years 49,,
1t is believed that Orrigoni has made at lease % ~
trips to the United States since his arrest III ai
Detective Brown in investigating the operatl"ns
a0oIns, r p Richard & Co.. found that Orri-
Roni had ulanned similar operation in conhectioh
with a large express company. The cable message
showed the character of the scheme, asserted the
detective.
Three men involved in the c. B. Richard & Co
svindIe were Gustav Bozzo alias Joseph Stetlino'
Louis Bense and Frank Folena- Associated win
them was a Partisan who used the name OF count
Albert d'Oncen, who, the police say, has a crlmi-
nal record 1t March 10. lSS' that TINS am
bilious plot TO swindIe the firm of C. B. Richard
a. Co was revealed at Police Headquarters &C
cordiag to Detective Brown Bozzo stole sixteen
letters of credit from the firm Of Richard & 60.
The letters. were forged. the police alleged Oy
Bense and FoIena and all three, with the assist
ance Of the French count" undertook to pass
them The swindlers obtained $4,000 before their
work was discovered
New-York tribune., 1909-02-26
GRTST OF NEW BILLS.
Legislators at albany ShO1c I'm
usual ActiUitY.

Albany Feb a-The specific prohibition in the
present law against dealing in oeomargaTine IS
stricken in bill introduced to-day by Senator
Platt The bill limits the prohibition against the
manufacture and sale of imitation butter TO imta-
tions in color. favor taste
bill by Assembiyman Green abolishes the party
circle on the general election ballot II leaves the
party columns but requires the electors TO place a
roark before the name OF every candidate for whom
he intends to vote. Mr.. Green also introduced a
bill establishing a house of detention for inebriates
in Brooklyn. concurrent resolution by MT
Green proposes to authorize the Legislature to join
Richmond County to portion of New York County
in one Senate district.
Five amendments to the military law were in-
troduced by Assemblyman Callan One adds 10
militia council the chief OF coast artillery. and
provides that the five officers shall be officers not
below the grade captain. instead OF held officers
as at present provided. The bill repeals the pro-
vision authorizing the adjutant general TO supply
and ammunition to Grand Army posts. The
other amendments require a two-thirds vote of all
the members OF the associations for the adoption
of bylaws providing for the of armories by
Grand Army other veteran organizations, incud-
ing the Sons of Veterans; make the daily pay of an
ordnance sergeant 50, and provide that enlisted
dropped because he cannot be found cannot
be taken up, and the time he has served shall not
be credited 70 him, is done in the case of ell
listed men dropped BY reason OF removal.
A bill abolshing the once OF State Commissions
OF Excise and all other offices in the Department
OF Excise was introduced by Assemb!yman Spiel
berg TIE bill substitutes new boards of excise,
consisting of three commissioners, TO be appointed
by the Mayor in each city and OF commits
sioner be elected, in towns.
Chairman Celne Of the Assembly Canals Com
mittee introduced two amendments to the barge
canal law to-day, giving the State Engineer
authority TO take lands, structures and waters ad
jacent 20 canal structures which may be consd-
cred necessary to the canal system, the other
prohibiting the sale Of portions of abandoned ca
nails crossed by bridges constructed at private ex
pense or the construction OF such bridges until
compensation determined by the canal board is
paid to the state.
New-York tribune., 1909-02-26
LEARY COMPLAINT SENT.
IDENTITIES SAID to Haze Been Named
for Political Purposes.

Albany. Feb. 25.-In letter TO the state ClVi
service commission made public to-day. the State
civil Service Reform Association seeks to nave
the state commission investigate the appointments
Of salaried deputies made by William Leary. state
Superintendent OF Elections for the metropolitan
district It is stated that too many Of these depu-
ties have been named for political purposes There
are about four hundred deputies in the bureau
about one hundred Of whom hold salaried positions
and with reference whom the complaint Is made
Secretary Elliot H. Goodwin of the Reform As
voct,t,on asks the commission to consider whether
the law has not been violated and whether II is not
practicable to CLASSIFY these deputies in the com
petitIve civil service schedule.
The complaint has been sent to Superintendent
Ieary, with a request for reply.
New-York tribune., 1909-02-26
DENI4LS BY SUGAR MEN.
Testifg That They Did Not KnO10
Com panu's Scales Had Been Fired.

Oliver Spitzer, superintendent OF the Havemeyer
q Elder dock. where the alleged sugar weighing
frauds were discovered in raid made by govern
unent agents in November 1901, denied while on the
witness stand in the suit brought by the United
States against the American Sugar Refining Com
pany yesterday thai he knew anything about the
use OF a steel rod influence weights or that he
had attempted 10 bIibe the custom house employees
stationed on the dock.
Mr. spitzer explained the washing of the scales
as necessary 20 prevent ciogging. and said that
differences in weight could ae explained being
caused by vibrations of the dock. leakages Of bar
rels and bags. Unuer cross examination Splitter
denied that he had offered money to a government
u-eigher but said that one of them wanted 10 know
what was in the Job for him
Emil voelker, one Of the company's checkers ac-
cslsed by a government witness with having put his
foot on the scale TO influence the weight in favor
OF the company, deried doing this, and TO the
steel rod he said he It for the first time
week after raid The witness also said that the
holes had not beer by him until the day after
the raid. Voelkers direct examination was con-
cluded and the cross-examination will be taken up
this morning
New-York tribune., 1909-02-26
E. p. PRENTICE DISSENTS.
Admires GoUernor, but Differs 1Cith
His Primary Lac Ideas.

Ezra P Prentice Deputy Attorney General and
retiring Republican leader Of the 25th Assembly
District was the guest of honor at dinner given
last night at the Broadway Central Hotel by the
members of the district organization In his speech
Mr. Prentice said:
have the highest regard for the integrity. ~ h2a-
esty and ability of Governor Hughes, but WISH re-
spectfully TO point out a mistaken idea which ne
seems have. In many Of his speeches he mas
said that he was party man that he believed yea, N
believe that he is sincere in his belief But me
difficulty is that he does not entirely appreciate
what a political organization is.
he seems to think that II should be temporary
affair, serving for year and that al the close
of a campaign its members should be placed eN-
actly the same footing as other party members
In the district. But the actual facts are totally
different from such an idea--a party organlzatlon
must permanent and continuous II must have
property and permanent headquarters and the
leaders must exercise e personal influence on the
voters throughout the whole year.
In the of two organizations. one Of which is
permanent and continuous and the otner tempo
rary. there is doubt as TO which Will carry the
election.
The other speakers Justice Rosalsky. AS
seznbIyman Warren J. Lee. Tristan b. Johnson.
who succeeds Mr.. Prentice as Republican leader OF
the 18th District; Artemas Ward. jr B. ". B.
Brown Julius n Mayer and Assemhlyman Alfred
Smith Frederick c. Tanner was toaStmaster
New-York tribune., 1909-02-26
W4ITER NEAR-DUELLIST.
apologies for Challenge in Court
Has Martial Signature.

Or Martin A Couney middle aged and by no
means tiniid, left his home at No 25 St. Nicholas
avenue very excited yesterday morning and lost
no time in getting Jefferson Market court. There
he drew a letter from his pocket. and, throwing II
on the magistrates desk. said: Your honor, beg
you read IT."
Magistrate Walsh complied with the request
The letter after referring to certain statements
concerning a Miss Msstsuka, continues;
As your reputation as dirty liar is known far
and near it is useless for me to deny u But /
aI WI VIE 1ston her or myseif in anything but in
pespectful manner j shall consider Il a pleasure
tour to cav wo1ess afa S Carcass @ thoug prefer to
clemeney 10 those below me mentaLly ana socIny d
with an Irish name. II you are any kind OF gen
tienan and not the coward I consider YOU and De
sire satisfaction. i willing TO oblise you any
way. any time and anywhere p.r-y MASON
lately Of tho Nassau Volunteers, L. S, and Peru
Wan Revolutionary Army
"Ahr' exclaimed Magistrate Walsh "A duel IN
>reV, York, All! Il must not be! Tell me who
Captain Paul Mason is
"A waiter sir" replied Dr. couney
"A waiter calculated his Honor The writer
=. this challenge a mere waiter! Horrors! Seem
InaIv tnpossible. And now, who is Miss Mas
tauka."
nv wire's sister She is Just from Poland He
has been making love TO her at my home In Han
cock Court where she lives with US
where can he be found?' asked Magistrate
Walsh.
"At his home, at No. 81 West 18th street" re-
pled Dr. Couney. "Ho is employed in a Sixth ave
nfe restaurant"
Magistrate Walsh issued summons for Captain
Mason and at J o'clcck in the afternoon Captain
Mason answered the summons, like a true and fear
less soldier He admitted writing the letter, but
said that he now considered he had misunderstood
the information which had led him TO write the
challenge whereupon he made public apology 10
Dr. Couney And when the latter expressed no de-
sire to prosecute the ardent sutor OF his ssterin-
law, Magistrate Walsh admonished Captain Mason
against challenging to duels in this city.
New-York tribune., 1909-02-26
NOEL PRAISES SYSTEM.
Direct Primaries Please Governor of
Mississippi.

Albany. Feb. 25.-The Citizens Union is receiv-
ing through correspondence opinions regarding the
practical working of direct nominations from Gov
ernors United States Senators and others promi-
nent in the states where direct primary laws are
now in force. One of these letters. from Governor
Noel of Mississippi. made public here to-day
Governor Noel writes:
note the extracts from Governor Hughes's mes
sage on this subject. and give 10 each OF the hve
propositions my hearty approval
Under properly regulated primary election with
limitation and publicity OF election expenditures,
the poor man would have better show for sue
cess than in a convention, and at no great outlay
II IS the experience of this state. far as l can
fudge that less factional strife is engendered in
the county and state primaries thar in conventions
New-York tribune., 1909-02-26
APPEALS TO THE SENATE.
Senator Stephenson Contends He Is
already Reelected.
fnr reiegraph . rhe Trieuns.l

ss;,u,aukee Feb pa formal claim that
senator Ysaac Stephenson has already been
elected Senator by the separate ballots OF the
+,,o houses of the Wisconsin Legislature was
sent 70 the United States Senate to-day.
That state ofTicehoIders. present ana past
state employees, federal officeholders' seVera
prorninent attorneys and others were paid money
to further the interests of Senator Stephenson
in the primary election was shown to-day IN
statement of election expenses filed by rooney
Sackett for the Senator. The making puoiie "
the list created a sensation here.
The vots taken in the Senatorial deadlock To-
d.,, rosuItad IN no choice. and was practically
unchanged from the last ballot.
New-York tribune., 1909-02-26
Hats for Men
THE KNAPP-FELT SHOP

THE Knapp-Felt Der
bies and Soft Hats
which discriminating
men will wear this Spring
will be ready tomorrow.
February eth.
In accordance with the
we'll known policy of the
Knapp-Felt Shop. the show
ing will not be confined to
onestyle, but the variety of
smart shapes will afford an
opportunity for individual
taste in the selection of a
properly becoming hat.
The superb quality OF
the merchandise offered
by this establishment is
guaranteed by over fifty
years experience in the
manufacture of fine hats.
Knapp-Felt De Luxe Hats
are Six Dollars. Knapp
Felt Hats are Four Dollars.
There will also be shown
a comprehensive assort-
ment of Automobile APP
parel of the highest char
acter made by the Scandi-
navian Fur & Leather
Company
Dobbs & Co
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