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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-19
The BOYS.

The list of those present included:
John Stokes Adams. LarZ Anderson.
Samuel III. Bacon. Carl Bergmann. Henry
ii. Bersmann. John : Bilnn. ;. jr. Gist
Blair. James II. Blount. Edmund Brady.
John Brewer. Alexander Br.tou. 4. .deric
IL. Brccke. O. Ciymer Brooke. Robert t.
Brooke. Joseph II. Bryan, Samuel Bryan.
Barry Bulky. Robert W. Buckley. n
Landon Burohell. Gle, rye William Bur
leigh. Shelton I. Came. on. J. Vaudeville
Carlisle, Campbell Carringtcn, William J..
Casey, William III. ClaSett, Charles
). Chubh. Watson +. Clark, Eugene
;. Cochran. Joseph III. CRAWFORD.
Mel. Dodson. Carl Droop. Edward y.
Droop, q. Thomas Dunlop. George NJ.
Dunn. Tomas Dur mt \. Il. Dyer.
c. aries H. Fowler. Sterling CAT. IL. A.
Carried. Frank VI. Gibson. Earl Goodwin.
Edmund X. Go.dsbo. ough. jr.. James NJ.
Green. William {. Gwynn. FranLs r..
hagner. Philip :. Hichborn. William r.
Hit. +. L. Hobbs, Henry ". Hodge.
B,ale r. Howard, Conway d. Hunt.
Ga.llard Hunt, Pres.ey G. Hunt.
". Biaden Jackson. Henry Clay
Johnson, Paul T. % hnson
&c, rye l.. Brc wn, He"ry " Ga nett. VII
liam H. AcCauiel, &c I e NJ. 4 evos Dr.
\. {. Pattei son. Henry Poinino .on. Ru-
doll h Kaufman, }, scpii I. Kelly, Clil-
ton IL. King. Philip King. ;. j. king,
fAlllp r.. Iarner. JA.llS l-dfSpuISA. JO-
SeplI Letter, " lillian H. Lord. Samuel ;.
LLtZ John \. Ma. sic, Charles W. Maine.
w. ]. Maxwell, Ere ieriok MAY. l.. nest
L. Mechlln, Oliver A.etz rutt. Richa d ".
Middleton. Victor Minde.eff. IA -rnd II
Moisell, james l.. Norris, r.
George {. ODER, Euson y. Odds. Henry
OIdys. Goodwin Ordway, L ker W Page.
Paul y. Peck. y. Ross Perry, r. Ross
Perry, Charles W. Prettyman, For. est j.
Pref ynaan, Albert T. Riddle UIton n.
Rider or, jr, Thomas Riggs. jr.. Emil
q. Sc..afer. Harry \. Sell .ausen. G.. ares
Sen ger, George II. Sensner. William Al.
Shuster Edward j. Ste.iwagen, Franck
Taylor. Ross Thompson. George $. Nass,
ID. b. w inwright, Eugene III. Waters,
Samuel L. Watkins. 4. l.. Y. We.hle,
Max {. ]. Weihie. John p. Welcker,
knoch J.. White, George W. White, Tiseo-
dore y. Wilson. Clarence X. Wilson, John
Yarrow, Glendie b. Young.
Guests narles Il. ho.ng, Nathan 81
Wilson, Jesse u. Abrahams, Robert Il.
Preston. Louis +. Shoemaker. Geo.gs w.
Sensener. Samuel Young, Dr. X. L. West
and Clarence Cobb.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-19
GIRL KEEPS HER SECRET.
Dying by Her Own Hand Refuses
to Reveal Identity.

NORFOLK, Va, December 1s.-The
condition OF the mysterious young woman
who attempted suicide by shooting at
Virginia Beach after laudanum failed is
growing worse. 1t was found today that
one of the three bullets she fired into her
head had become Embedded in her throat,
and from this the attending physicians
believe she will die.
Though first Signing her name as Ruth
Morton of Chicago" the girl. yet fully
conscious, still refuses to reveal her real
identity. She says she wants to die, and
had first intended jumping into Chesa-
peake bay while en- route here from Balti-
mele Tuesday night. The only clue to
her identity is the empty laudanum bolt. e
found with her and bearing The name
Willow Drug Company. Manville. r. /.
Her bias gaze bears the mark Grand
Central Station"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-19
Boat Capsizes; Marine browns.
;pecial Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
WILMINGTON, Del. December 49,
Mrs. Harriet Case of Dover today receiv-
ed word that her son John Nolan Case.
corporal in the United States Marine
Corps, has been drowned at Sitka.
Alaska. A small boat in which he and
another marine were riding capsized and
the Delaware man lost his life. He was
unable to save himself because of the
weight of his clothing. He had been in
the service for two years, and was we'll
known at Dover.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-19
CALLS DOWN MORGAN, JR.
Stevedore Makes Young Millionaire
Stop Smoking on Pier.

NEW YORK, December lS.-PatIlch
Lowery. who has been a stevedore on the
White Star line piers on the Hudson for
twenty-eight years. officially called
down. j. p. Morgan, jr, tod; for smok-
ing in defiance of a boldly lettered sign
announcing that smok ng was prohibited
Mr. Morgan. who was comforting on
the pier with London banker who was
about to depart, drew an immense black
cigar from a case. lighted IL and began
putting contented y. Lowery eyed the
financiar a moment, then walking quick
~ up and touching Mr.. Morgan on the
arm. said:
xviii you just look up a second?'
MI Morgan danced upward and found
he had been standing under a 81 VIII oh.
In letters a foot long. commanded NO
Smokin-."
You II have to quit that smoking"
ID Lowery, Its against the rules" MIR.
Morgan smiled. hesitated, and then walk
ing over to the edge of the pier threw
the cigar in the water.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-19

ada, guilty Of bringing into this unit
for immoral purI oses Jennie FaliaAcourt,
young French girl, who had been
waitress in an Ottawa res aur mt. she
was sentenced to year and nine months
imprisonment in Auburn prison and to
pay a fine of So.
The woman came here to testify In an
alleged white slave case brought against
Albert Dujnay, said to be the % .er OF
the Valiancourt gil. \ fur her i..vesti-
cation following a confession by Dujuay
resulted in the indictment of Mrs. Dick.
Dujuay was sentenced to pay a fine OF
$40 and serve tn rty days in the ST. Law
renee county Jail. The Valiancourt girl
was ordered deDOrted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-19
A Revolutionary Heroine.

The December meeting of the Sarah
st. Clair Chapter. D. A. r.. was held at
the home Of the vice regent, Mrs. Thad-
deus Jones, 1906 Il street northwest.
N;ter a short business meeting Miss
Mary O. Clark read an interesting paper
on a Philadelphia woman who gave time
iy aid during the revolution. A short
sketch by the regent on Sarah st. Clair.
after whom the chapter was named, fol-
lowed Several vocal and instrumental
selections were given by Mrs. Isaac Cans
and Mrs. Stephen ]. Murphy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-19

ton for a position as teacher in state
school. down through tho time when lie
became the most famous instructor IN tie
east.
With spirit OF characteristic humor
AMI modcsty lie told il. Aud when hc
seemed {" bc winding NJ FOR finish trcA
shouted Tor more
No speech from = schoolmaster has
elected more applause. They drank his
health and applauded him u the echr
There Mere old boys beyond nnmbci
who also made speeches and told stories
Space does not permit Of rcCountinc II
all
Barry Buckley, teacher and student -
the school. presented Ir Young with
a cake. in good-natured burleSque Of the
old school custom al preSentn Il cake
.tlter that they all sang Aud Lang
SNnc''
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-19
Cash Drawer Robbed.

Charles A. Caho. employed as watch
man at the plant of the Terminal Storage
Company. LIST and l. streets northeast
discovered the safe door in the building
open last night and the cash drawer
broken. 1t is believed by the police that
the door of the safe had been left open
and that an intruder entered the building
and robbed the drawer of about $40 De-
tectives Weldon and Burlingame are in
veStigating.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-19
KING MENELIK IS DEAD,
Is REPORTED IN ROME
News Concealed Until Arrival Of
Heir at Capital With Troops
to Support Him.

Special Cablegram To The Star.
ROME, December 1S.-A dispatch to the
Tribuna from Jubitil says that Emperor
Menelik of -Abyssinia died few days
ago.
The news of his death was withheld
until the arrival at Adds Abeb,, the
capital, of Lidj Eyassu. heir to the
throne. and his her, with troops.
The government has taken precautions
to safeguard the life and property of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-19
Christmas Money Sent Abroad.

NEW YORK, December 1s.-Never be-
fore has so much yuletide money gone
across the Atlantic to cheer the people
Of o.her lands as was sent this year, &C
cording to the figures compiled since De-
cember l by Postmaster E. v. Morgan.
Outgoing steamers have carried mon ~
O ders amounting to $7.5A.963 an in
crease of 81. 29S, 125 over the sum sent
last year.
Nearly 81 100000 went to Great Britain.
while l avs people were remembered
with Sl.732,13 l in gifts large and small.
In the number of money orders the C
was gain of 1853 over 1905
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-19
WINNIPEG FLYER DITCHED.
Fireman Crushed to Death, But Nc
Passengers Injured.

ST. PAUL, December 18.-The north
bound Winnipeg flyer on the Great North
ern railway went nto the ditch four miles
east of Monticello. Mimi. at 1880 o'clock
tonight Fireman Robertson was crush
ed to death beneath an engine. No pas
sengers are reported hurt. The cause Of
the wreck was split rail.
The flyer was drawn by two engines.
the first OF which escaped. The second
engine went into the ditch, dragging three
cars. The train was travelling at about
thirty miles an hour.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-19
YALE LOAN SYSTEM.
Thirty Per Cent of Students Accept
New Form of Aid.

NEW HAVEN. Conn. December 49,
Returns for the new loan system insti-
tuted by the Yale Corporal on for the
college show that 80 per cent OF the
students accep ing money aid from the
college have elected to do SO in the form
of loans instead of gifts. giving their
notes of hand to be paid after gradu-
alton The majority Of the two lower
classes have taken gifts, while in tie
senior class a major ~ took oans.
The total amount invo we'd is So, 1so
for the present college half year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-19
Miss Grace Todd, Missionary, Dead

AMSTERDAM, n. Y, December ls.-
Miss Grace Todd Of Arcola. Ill.,. field Sc
rotary of the Woman's Foreign Mission
airy Society, Methodist Episcopal Church
of America, died today at hospital in
this city as d result Of injuries sustained
in an automobile collision with a carriage
In which she was driving.
Miss Todd spent many years in mission
airy work in China, and for the past ten
years had been lectrring throughout the
United States in the interests of her work.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-19
Scalded by Hot Coffee,

George addison. colored, was treated at
the Casualty Hospital yesterday after
noon for scalds about his face and eyes,
caused by the explosion of a pot of coffee
while in workshop at Langdon. His
home is at Twining City.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-19

Gov Glasscock has appointed Romeo
II. Freer of Harrisville. w. Va. a rep
resentative Of the state to meet with thu
commission appointed by Gov. Stuart OF
Pennsylvania to prepare plans for the
celebration of the fiftieth ann versary Of
the battle Of Gettysburg, In 1913.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-19

Europeans. Disorders are not feared. .ex-
cept possibly at Harrar, where great agi-
tation prevails.
The influence OF the empress is still
considerable.
News Of Menelik's death has not reach
ell the ministry of foreign affairs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-19
WHITE SLAVE" TRAFFIC.
Woman Sentenced to Jail for Bring
ing French Girl Into Country.

UTICA. N. Y. December l8.-In the
United States court this afternoon jury
found Mrs. Lillian Dick Of Ottawa. Can
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-19
Living Quarters Provided.

The remaining five floors in the build
ing will be used for bedrooms and liv-
lng quarters for club members, eighty
FIVE rooms being planned. In the base
ment will be located q large swimming
pool, shower baths. lockers. the k tchen
and storerOoms In the endorsement
will be placed the heating. re .rigerating
and elevator machinery.
Hennen Jennings, chairman of the
building committee. Spoke of the financial
features of the plan. In statement from
which he read 1t is shown that the pro-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-19

Miss Nettie j. Belts of Bridgeport, Md.
and Charles F. Lum OF Hagerstown
were married at Chewsville by Rev.
Rice.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-19
TO BUILD NEW HOME
University Club Accepts Plans
for New Quarters.
MEETING IS ENTHUSIASTIC
Building Committee Submits Its
Scheme for Expansion.
UNANIMOUS APPROVAL GIVEN
Features Of Proposed Structure and
It's Advantages Are
Explained.
MEETING IS ENTHUSIASTIC
UNANIMOUS APPROVAL GIVEN

In a flood-tide OF enthusiasm for the
proposed new $4o0,O0O home for the Uni
versity Club, at 18th and I streets. end d
meeting Of it's members at the New
Willard Hotel last night.
The detailed ans Of the clubhouse were
shown by lantern slides, and is features
explained by George o. Totem The
scheme of financing the project was care
fully explained by Hennen innings.
chairman of the building mmitte..
There was a long discussion of the need
FOR enlarged and be ter quarters T. the
club and the benfits to be derived f.on
home such as is pro posed. And it was
after all phases Of the matte: had b. en-
discussed that enthusiasm ran the high
est
Then came the climax when. en- motion
of James r. West. the members present
expressed their thanks to the bui ding
committee, headed by Mr.. Jennings, anu
pledged themselves t. the building of the
clubhouse planned by the COMMITTEES.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-19
Time of Everybody's Life.

1t was a great dinner from oysters TO
speeches. There were gathered at the
Shoreham men who went to Mr.. Youn:, S
school in the ffties and men who went
there during the last years of his reign.
There were white-haired men and young
Boys, men Who now have siaLdcniiuren
and boys who actually are the giandsons
of men who went TO Char,es Ii. founa
before even he STATED has famous Scnooi
which he eventually named Emerson
There were men there who are noted
in the annals of this c.ty's history. There
we're men who owe their all to Char les
B. Young, and who gladly and willingly
and lovingly confessed IL in speeches al
last nights gathering.
There was the oldest living alunnus OF
Charles b. oung's instl uc,ion, as wel
as man who claims TO be the youngest
living graduate And yet last nignt the
boy just starting out in life and the man
VINO mas reached the pinnacie of sue
cess shook hands and told each other
they we've botn boys-Mr. Young's boys
The dinner started long before the
walters threw open the VIDE IoldIng door
of the dining room. In the anteroom 9
hundred and more old boys gathered
and talked and laughed and joned and
rellvet. their school days in many an
an 1cdote of school times.
There were men at the reunion who are
But last night they let tn Jas dCwn
and became KIDS az ain, and sang the
longs of school days wi n much gusto
and abandon as they did-well, il would
be a breach of confidence to say how
many Years Ago
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-19
Police Lose Hope of Finding
Little KeIIner Girl.
SEARCH ALL LOUISVILLE
Her Family Fears That She Was
Victim of "Jack the Ripper"
GONE ALMOST A FORTNIGHT
Mother May Lose Her Mind Unless
News of the Eight-Year-Old Girl
Is Received Soon.
Special Dispatch 10 The Star

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
LOUISVILLE, KY, December 1S-"Still
no evidence OF her whereabouts" was the
'aconic reply given this evening by Chief
of Detectives Carney to inquiries as to
what discoveries had been made in the
case of the strange disappearance of
Alma Katherine Kellner. aged eight,
daughter of MIR. and Mrs. Fred Kellner
of 5O7 East Broadway. The same has
been the gist of every reply to the same
question for almost two weeks.
THE police of Louisville have given up
hopes of getting Alma Kellner from the
hands of kidnapers said an offic al
gone too long for them to have anything
to do with the case. -idnapers usually
make known their demands within three
days after the tail is cold. This case
has been hanging fire now for almost two
weeks. We are of the opinion that some
between the drug store of w. y. B.
Young and ST. Johns Church (Which is
distance of three blocks) and that he
made away with her before noon on the
day of the capture. That she was neither
In Louisville nor in the county on the
We have no evidence whatever to base
this supposition on, except that she has
been gone for almost a fortnight, and
that no sens.ble-looking demands have
been made for her
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-19
boys DINE YOUNG
Pedagogue Is Guest of Pupils
of Five Decades.
GIVEN WATCH AND CHAIN
Told in Speeches How Much He Is
Appreciated.
TELLS HIS LOVE FOR THEM
Principal Of Emerson School Has
Time of His Life With Those
Whose Ideas He Has Taught
to Shoot.
TELLS HIS LOVE FOR THEM

Charles Bedford Young's ''old boys"
paid him a tribute last night, the like
OF which has not been seen for many
year.
Mr.. Young was principal of Emerson
Institute for fifty-four years-over half
a century of the richest years of the
history of the nation and the city, a
period in which toy; of five decades We're
turned into men. Thousands OF boys in
that time passed through the class books
of the old school over which Mr.. Young
neld sway.
Last night, at the Shoreham. a great
gathering of his former pupils ga ,hered
at dinner TO exp ess the pent-up love
which they held for their former chool-
master. Not only was it a tr.bu.e OF
sentiment as exp. essed IN many a sp cen,
but the pedagogue carried away with HIM
gold watch, on which was inscribed
h name and the fact t. u, the gift was
the sold expression OF heartfelt fesai q
of his old BOYS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-19
Dining Room for Women.

On the first or entrance floor, it was ex-
planned, there will be the richly decorated
lobby, grill and dining room. together
with the office and coatrooms. A private
entrance for ladies is provided, with a
stairway connecting directly with the
ladies' cafe on the mezzanine floor.
Two passenger elevators will carry
members to the un0er floors. One freight
elevator and several small service AIS
are arranged for general service
The entrance and main dining room will
have high ceilings. while there will be a
mezzanine floor over the remainder of the
first floor. This mezzanine floor will ac-
comodate the ladies' cafe and q ladies'
receiving room. This will be a unique
feature. not provided in any other WASH
ington club
On the second floor will be the main
club or lounging rooms, along the side of
the building fronting on 1 street, the
library on the front overlooking the park
and the alumni room. In the latter will
be held the Saturday evening smokers
as we'll as special college and fraternity
meetings. For special club gatherings.
and lounging and library rooms may be
thrown together.
The third floor will contain the billiard.
committee. card and private dining
rooms.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-19
Growth of Club.

Charles D. Wacott, director Of the
Smithsonian Institution and president of
the club, presided during the session.
After calling the meeting to order, several
hundred being present, Mr.. Walcott
pointed out that, lik. many other ciubs
in the city. the University Club had
started out in a humble way that it has
been growing in membership and pres
lige, and that its growth now demands
larger quarters. He announced that the
meeting was call d to show the club
members what has already been accom-
plish d along the line of securing a new
home and to ask them whether the prof.
eel Is to be pushed forwa- d to early COM
pletion or dropped for the present.
Mr.. Totten explained in detail the club
house propos I'd. to be located on the
northwest corner of 10Th and l streets,
fronting on Mcpherson Square. 1t is
planned, he said, to erect a building of
simple dignifed architectural design, in
keeping with the location and Indicative
Of The University Club life of the Ma
tional Capital.
The exterior will be constructed of stone
to the top of the first story and of light
colored tapestry brick for the remaining.
with stone and terra Gotta trimmings. In
general, the interior finish and decorations
will be of simple character. with special
appropriate treatment for the main club
rooms.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-19
Asks $50, 900 Reward.

Anonymous letters. written, say the po-
lie. by cranks began coming today to
the relatives of Alma kellner. One COM
munication addressed to Frank Fehr
millionaire brewer and uncle of the miss
ing child. demanded that $4,000 be left
IN a house on Preston street. Upon in
yestigation this lette was declared a
hoax by the authorities. and ii is taken
as an example of all the Kellner mail of
this character.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1909-04-03
ENE RAJ NEWS.

The strike of telegraph and postal
employees in Paris has been called off.
Both Japan and Chile will pay subsi-
dies to new steamship line about to
be established between the two coun-
tries.
The last American troops to leave
Cuba. two battalons of the Twenty
seventh infantry and two companies of
engineers went aboard the transports
Sumner and Mcclellan on Wednesday.
being scheduled to sail from Havana
early the following morning.
An attempt to introduce a woman's
suffrage bill in the Massachusetts
House of representatives was defeated.
43 to 100.
Attacks by Arabs on steamers ply
ing the Tigris have been so persistent
that the British line has been COM
pelled to suspend services. Their fire
was so hot as to put machine gun out
of action.
On board the steamship Hamburg,
near the Azores islands, March 29th.
an insane Italian made rush toward
ex-Pre sident Roosevelt with a kaife.
He was Intercepted and placed In
troas.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1909-04-03
The Modern Serenaoer,

Dash my guns roared the goury
old squire as he rushed through The
cold Railways in his pajamas What
is that noise down below-fog hosg p"
oh, pa. pa gasped his pretty
daughter THAT is only Mr.. Screecher
cultivating his voice"
The old squire rushed for a sprink.
ling can.
"W-what are you going tC do with
that, pa
"Why-er-I'm going to irrigate his
voice. That will aid in the cultiva.
ton