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Evening star., 1909-08-31
CoUNTERFEITS FROM SICILY
secret Service Makes War O,
Showers of the Queer.

secret service officials during the n9st
nScal year found there were increased
complaints about the circulation of conn
teftelt notes imported from certain dis
trlctS OF Sicily. 1t was discovered in MANY
instances that the handlers of these coun-
terfeits. chiefly in and about New York.
nave been more or less intimately identj
ned with the blackmaiIing and murderous
gangs known the Malta and RI..,,
Hand societies
During recent months the agents of tbe
secret service, assisted by the mun:cinal
authorities, have succeeded in largely
breaking up these counterfeitinq enter-
prises Chief Wilkie states that his agent :
nave co-operated with the representa
tires of foreign governments in the IN
vestisation and suppression OF revolution
AIRY movements in this country in viola
ton of the neutrality laws, and at least
two conspracies for the manufacture of
large quantities of counterfeit foreign
obligations in the United States have
been suppressed.
Evening star., 1909-08-31
RIVER GIVES up W. R. STARK
BODY OF REAL ESTATE MAN
FOUND IN POTOMAC.
Relatives Know No Reason for
Self-Destruction and Believe
Death Was Accidental.

The body Of W. r. Stark Washing.
ton man missing since Tuesday last, has
been found in the Potomac river, off Mox.
leys point Md.
Inspector Boardman, chief of detectives
received a message from Alexandria YES
terday afternoon telling of the finding OF
drowned man. check given by j. III.
kroeser of f1S 9th street, found on the
corpse. was made out to w r. Stark. The
initials wv. r. s. were on the cuff but
tons.
Stark. thirty-fiye years of age. was en-
ployed by the real estate firm of Swart-
Zell Rheem & Hensey ~ 10Th street.
He was last seen by friends in this city
last Tuesday. His absence caused no
particular alarm.
1t was believed he had gone to visit his
mother at the family home Woodville
Rappaha mock county, Va. lie had con.
templated such a trip.
The. Washington police were unable Ia
bring about a complete Identification Of
the body last night. Robert f.. Yellott,
cousin of the dead man. called at police
headquarters this morning and said lie
was certain the body at Monkey Point
that OF his cousin, re -ailing that
Stark had gold teeth. such as were de-
scribed by the Alexandria police
Mr.. Ielott was taken this morning
on the police boat Nigilant 10 view the
body where II had been brought to shore
by fisherman. He recognized il beyond
doubt as that of Stark.
Arrangements have been made TO have
an undertaken take charge of the body
and prepare 1t for shipment to Woodville
for interment.
Stark. well known in real estate circles
had been in the employ of different firm
here during the past twenty years. III
came here as boy. and had a host OF
friends.
Relatives of the young man arc unable
to account for his death. They say he
had not been Respondent, nor had evel
intimated intention 10 take his life.
There was no occasion for him to hav.
committed suicide" his cousin stated thi
morning. He had good position an
was in no financial trouble.
He was fond of river trips. 1t is pos
sibe that he fell overheard from an eX-
cursion boat.
A report of the finding of the body wa
made TO the Alexandria police yesterds
afternoon by DR. Bernard Coombs al
Monkeys point DR. Coombs stated thft
the body had been washed ashore at that
place
Monkeys point is seven miles below
Alexandria on the Maryland side. Tie
authorities of that place held an inquest
and wanted TO know what disposition
should be made OF the body.
Evening star., 1909-08-31
HORSE VEHICLES may PARADE
PAGEANT NOT TO BE CON-
FINED TO AUTOMOBILES.
Business Mems Appeal May Be
Favored by Chamber of Com
merce Committee in Charge.

With the automobile floral parade less
than one month distant there is great
deal of business to be transacted by the
floral parade committee of the Chamber
of Commerce which, meets tomorrow
night at O'Clock.
The plans for the parade have grown
as the Importance of the commercial sec
ton has become realized by the business
men of Washington. Numerous mer-
chants and others. who do not own auto
mobiles and yet would Ike to take part
in tire parade, have inquired why horses
to participate.
Many members of the Chamber OF Com
merce are said to favor this modification,
SO as to include in the parade vehicles
of all kinds. The question will proba bly,
ing of the committee.
1t is pointed out that there will prob
ably be considerable opposition to the
admission of horses and carriages by
motor enthusiasts. AS the majority of
the Chamber of Commerce are business
men. rather than motorists, it is thought
that the general opinion of the chamber.
as reflected by the committee Will favor
permitting those merchants who have
only horses and wagons to participate III
a separate section OF the parade
The real estate men of the city are
evincing much interest in the real estate
section. In many larger offices decorative
schemes are being studied.
Several enterprsng real estate men. II
is said. will have miniature houses erected
on their machines with For Sale or
ITO Rent signs displayed. bearing the
name of the agents. Some such houses.
it is proposed, will be exact reproductions
of what. the agents are offering the
public.
There will be meeting of the board
of directors of the Chamber of Commerce
at 4:33 o'clock tomorrow afternoon, at
which new members will be elected and
other routine business transacted. Plans
to boom Washington as the city in which
to hold the next International aviation
carnival, it is expected, VIII be discussed
Members of the Chamber of Commerce
say that Washington business men as
well as all other residents of the city are
interested i'm having the great event held
here and should do all in their power to
induce the government to select the capi-
tai of the country as the city in which
to gather together the aeronauts of the
world in the carnival to be held in about
ten months.
Evening star., 1909-08-31
CHECK FOR THOUSAND DOLLARS
JOHN w. GATES SUPPLEMENTS
HIS MARRIAGE FEE.
White-Haired Minister Who Per.
formed Ceremony Forty Years
Ago Received Donation.

SEATTLE. Wash, August :;1-As John
w. Gates. financier and mining operator,
was stepping into his private car here
yesterday, white haired man, who had
grown old preaching the gospel, stepped
up to him and said: Hello. John"
We'll, how are you. Mr. Foster" re-
piled Mr.. Gates.
Forty years ago the white-haired man
was minister Of the little Methodist
church at st. Charles. Ill. There came
to him one DAY member of his CON
greGation, young man. and Della Baker.
one of the girls in the Sunday school.
The young man was John w. Gates and
Miss Baker was his betrothed.
when you married us / gave YOU a
So fee, but III make up for il now. said
Mr.. Gates as he wrote his check for
81 900. He handed il to the minister
and swung aboard his car as the train
pulled out.
Evening star., 1909-08-31
MUST RELEASE BIRD.
Bank Holds in Trust an Eagle Con
trary to State Law.

An American eagle will be deprived of
daily food to the value of - cents as a
result of the action Of the acting control
Ter of the currency.
Recently the receiver of a western bank
wrote to the controller asking for in
structions with regard To d most unusual
case. He stated that the bank held in
trust a splendid eagle and that included
in the daily expense of the institution was
an Item of - cents daily for meat with
which to feed the bird. He desired to
know what he was to do about it.
Acting Controller Kane, upon investi-
CATION found that the laws Of the state in
which the bank was located provide for
a fine of Slo TO S25 for any person found
guilty of keeping an eagle in captivity.
He therefore advised the receiver to that
effect and instructed him to release the
bird Immediately.
Evening star., 1909-08-31
Wealthy Farmers Triple Crime.

REDWOOD FALLS. Mimi, August 81.
-William m Tibbitts. wealthy farmer, liv-
ing lear Delhi. killed Cecil Norton, the
fifteen-year-old daughter of his house
keeper. his daughter, Dorothy Tibbitts,
twelve years Old and set fire to his resi-
dence. and then hanged himself. Every
girl.
Evening star., 1909-08-31
Damage From Storm in Georgia.

BRASWELI.. Ga. August 3l.-A severe
windstorm, accompanied by rain and
hail, passed over this section late yester-
day afternoon doing immense damage.
Streams are swollen bridges washed
away and chops have been damaged. Tel
ephone wires to neighborng towns are
down
Evening star., 1909-08-31
Instantly Killed by Lightning.

CHARLOTTE, y. c., August :;l.--.Ns x
ander Ruyter. aged thirty-five years, a
prominent young planter Of Clevela "a
county, was instantly killed by liglt-
ming bolt while sitting in the yard of
friends near Grover yesterday afternoon.
Others present were not shocked.
Evening star., 1909-08-31
Plan Tested in Boston.

The plan has been carried out i'm Bos-
ton where an old building was utilized,
after 1t had been remodeled by taking out
di WINDOWS and doors to allow the tree
passage OF air through the cIassrooms
ne top lioor is made almost entirely open
ana the children in the advanced stages
VI tIe dlSease are put there. The school
Is maintained in this open condition sum
mer and winter.
lae success OF this opeH-air treatment
iof persons suffering from tuberculosis
In TINS climate has been demonstrated hy
the local tuberculosis hospital and by
opeh-af camps near Washington and il
IS beileved the introduction of the same
pian INTO the school system will he or
great Value in the fight against the white
plague. Va
Municipal Architect Ashford has under
consideration proper plans for these omen
ar Schools, and it is thought that If the
money Is found available the plan can
pe put into operation in the school wear
of l91o-11
Evening star., 1909-08-31
{ THE LANSBURGH FURNTUR COMPANY 512 Ninth Street.
PERMIT FOR DISINTERMENT
MRS. SUTTON TO HAVE SONS
BODY EXHUMED.
Autopsy to Be Performed at the
Naval Hospital-Civil Proceed
ings Probable.

4 permit has been granted 10 Mrs.
James n. Sutton to have the body of her
son. Lieut.. James y. Sutton, jr., which is
disinterred and an autopsy performed.
The permit was received by Mrs. Sutton
last night from the quartermaster gem
eral of the War De- and is
identical with the one issued August n,
except that it was issued by the Secre-
tary of War and has no long list of re-
strictions and conditions appended to it.
When Mrs. Sutton is ready for the au-
topsy all that will be necessary will be
for her TO give the War Department one
days notice in order to have the grave
opened and the body transported to the
Naval Hospital. Mrs. Sutton said today
that she would do nothing in the matter
until the return Of her attorney, Henry E,
Davis, TO the city, which would be about
Thursday. He is now in New York Dr.
George fully Vaughn of this city will lCok
after the interests of Mrs. Sutton ut the
disinterment and at the examination at
the hospital.
But Few to Be Present.
The disinterment will be private Mrs
Sutton. Attorney Davis, DR.. Vaughn and
a representative of the navy, probably
Surgeon Spear, who will also look aftef
the interests of the Marine Corps, will he
present.
Mrs. Sutton said that her plans for the
future would be governed by the condi-
tions found 10 exist after the grave is
opened and an examination is made If
II is shown that Lieut.. Sutton struggled
with his combatants, the case will be car
ried to the civil courts, and in all prob
ability congressional investigation will
be demanded.
After the autopsy the body will be
placed in hermetically sealed casket and
reinterred In conSecrated ground at Airing
ton. Rev. Father Griffiths of ST. Angus
tines Catholic Church will perform the
rites.
Evening star., 1909-08-31
Minister'S Widow Commits Suicid

SPARTANBGRG. y. c.. August 81
Mrs. NJ. b. Fant, widow of form :
prominent Baptist minister of this cou i
ty. committed suicide today at her hon le
near Campobelle by drinking carbo ic
acid. She was sfxty-five years of a. =.
Evening star., 1909-08-31

Francis W. Walsh. eishty-oEe years old,
of Araby, Md. died recently OF &C leral
debility. He was born in townsville dis
trict in fs2S and followed farming nearly
all his life.
Evening star., 1909-08-31

Mr. w. 3. IL. Blandford OF Trenton,
Md. has sent his resignation To Gov
Crothers of Maryland as a member of
the school board for Prince George coun-
Evening star., 1909-08-31
OPEN AIR SCHOOLS PROPOSED
DESIGNED FOR CHILDREN SUF-
FERING FROM TUBERCULOSIS
Recommendation Submitted to the
District Commissioners by Supt.
Stuart-Plan Tried in Boston.

The establishment of open-air schools,
where children suffering from tubercu-
losis be given instruction as well as
treatment for that disease, has been
recommended to the District Commits
sioners by the superintendent of schools,
A. I. Stuart. 1t is contemplated to have
two such schools, one for white and an
other for coored pupils.
After the other needs of the schools
have been met. an investigation will be
made TO determine what funds are avail
able for carrying out this project. 1t is
believed that two portable school houses
can he utilized for this purpose. Five
such buildings have been ordered to re-
neVe conditions ut crowded structures:
and 1t is hoped that there will be suffi-
clent money left to purchase two more
winch can be used for the tuberculosis
children
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-04

sion, you add: "The United States. The government
you're living under"
Oh no. oh, no I told you the Fourth of July
not the seventeenth of September The Fourth of July
is no such picayune affair the birthday of this nation
but the birthday of the Parliament of Man. the Fedora
ton of the World The trouble with you is that you
don't know what the Declaration of Independence is I'll
bet you never heard it read loud public meeting
in your life III bet if some to read it you'd
be fooled just the same as Uncle Peter Van Ness
I'll tell you about it 1t was in the Pleasant Grove
neighborhood, along about 1857 think it I won't
be sure because have rely entirely hearsay there
being good and sufficient why I didn't attend.
They had had pcncs the Fourth in the Pleasant
Grove neighborhood but this year Aunt Polly Van Ness
rose in her might against any such dongs such day
"Why my land" she exclaimed "A body'd think
you all was kind O heahens an had the Gospel
light nor nothn' Tap the Rabbit and Copenhagen,
and sch foolishness and these here ecrackers, which
gimme the jumps till I'm jist about distracted, and
glad am when they're all burnt up and busted and is
that all you can think of to do the Fourth o July?
Awful footy train way to live 1t is atchilly, if you
study a minute Why don't you stir around some of
you and have speeches. and readin the Declaration and
singin Hail, Columby, Happy Land and o Say Kin
You See and all them nice songs? Why my land
You act like you was livin' somewheres else, come
Fourth o July. Why, when l was little girl"
, And then you knew Aunt Polly was wound up. Her
folks came up from Virginia. Freed their slaves and
deposited money with the county treasurer security
and cut loose and came away. Gust about that time
they'd found out that it didn't pay to farm it in Vr
ginia with slave labor)
Aunt Polly talked to Uncle Peter about the celebra-
ton Uncle Peter from York State, and he
thought Aunt Polly was just about right.
"Ii was man I'd be one" declared Aunt Polly.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-04
Ry Eugene Nooa

to put stop to it but he too busy riding hither
and thtler full gallop welcoming the delegations, and
pointing with his rding-whip, all wrapped up with rib
bons where they go. And, besides, he had that
sash on l don't think it looks right to with
a sash on trying to separate Hendersons rabbt-dog
and that little "yaler fee of Sol Dietrich's.
The Cherokee delegation must have felt terrible big
goty as they turned in where the rails of the stake
Long before they in sight you could hear some
thing go "bump-bump bump, bump-bump-
bump-bump bump bump" away off yonder some
where 1t was Big Sam Miller with his bass drum. As
the delegation got you could hear the snappy
rattle of the tenor drum that Little Sam, his cousin
played And after the tenor drum you could Hear John
Irwns fife, clear and shri and yet so pure in tone
and so rollicking just like redbird, in "The Girl
Left Behind Me-" or The British Grenadiers," or
Hey Johnny Cope, Are Ye Waukin' Yeti" Fine
tunes, and whole lot of 'em John knew. WE'LL why
shouldn't he1 Wasn't he bound out you might say,
when he was little boy to be drummer and ffer in
the British Army and didn't he do that until just few
years before when he this country and bought
farm? And when he blew those tunes and the bass
drum and the tenor drum joined in you wanted go
and enlist for soldier only there wasn't any and
wasn't going to be any Who'd we go to war with
Even the folks at the celebration who were shrewdly
suspected of knowing thing two about under
ground railroads." pooh-poohed the wild talk you'd
one of these days In those days they didn't any
realize what was only four five years ahead of them
than perhaps we do this minute. There were cacke-
voiced boys running under swings and sending the
squealng girls away way up among the lower branches
who were yet to shoulder muskets and step off the
rattle of Little Sans drum, boys that
to come back to the girls they left behind them But
they didn't know that and they gathered about John
Irwin and heard him tell about the storm there
upon the when he over and about the North
of Ireland which to be paradise earth by all
accounts
The Cherokee delegation was most exciting, but the
Huntsville delegation was conceded TO be the beatingcst
They had an ox-team all dressed up with ribbons and
drawing a big wagon, hung and draped with red and
white and blue the blue solid color for how to print
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-04

but Uncle Peter didn't know about Dan. Kind o do
sign. Bad sign"
Levi Curl was to lead the singing, Cyrus Makemson
was to make the speech and the Reed boys to get
up the Rotary Swing. which was just thing in
those days. 1t kind of like great big wheel with
out tire Just the spokes, you know. Long poles like,
up quite ways from the ground And swings hung
from the poles And when Lem Reed had sold all the
tickets for all the swings and Dolphy Reed had taken
them all up then the other they took turn about
drove the horse that made the thing rcvolve Five
cents apiece the tickets were, two for dime The
old folks looked at it. and said to another Well
what won't they. get up next?" But only the
venturesome attempted it 1t was the young fellows and
their girls, who'll risk most anything for excitement
that patronzed it.
In those days there wasn't any daily weather report to
be passed along the R. F D. routes. There weren't any
r. F. D. routes. Whoever went to town Saturday left
the letters in the pews in the meenghous to be had
DetOre preaching look up IIty llddHl dHylhlS iOiS
to go by than what the almanac said About this time
look out for showery weather"
should think anybody would know that wheat har-
vest time without having to read it out of book Folks
said Be jist our luck to have it rain ptchforks and
feather-beds" But it didn't 1t was hot and dry and
dusty and the road was covered with warm yellow
flour which the horses stirred up into clouds as they
plodded along, hauling the wagons full as they could
hold, of chairs, and children and grown folks, and
baskets bulgng with fried chicken, and all kinds of
good eating which would be just aggravation to
here, because you can't get anything like nova
days for love money Everybody that wasn't sick
abed turned out and brought the dogs I'll bet there
were dog fights in McKnnon's wood-lot that day
than in any other equal time and space in the history
of man. Some thought Grand Marshal Huffaker ought
c0PYRIGHT, 1905
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-04

stars on the blue had yet been discovered and this
wagon was full of girls all in white, big at the top
and little ones at the bottom the girls being in steps
like. And they all had flags in their hands and waved
Cheers for the Red White and Blue!" 1t made you
take long breath and your throat sort of cnched up
The women-folks had their aprons on and were flying
round at the tables made of planks naie1 stakes
Griven into the ground; men-foks talking about
old times and telling Injun Stories and how much
wheat they lowed to to the the little children
were running and holering and having good time
the young fellows and their girls in the Rotary
Swing and the common everyday swings, but all of
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-04
EVERYBODY TURNED OUT, AND BROUGHT THE DOGS.

and it amt itten for to git up and make speeches.
and all like that if give in my experience at the class
meetin' or the love-feast it's as much das to
do and theys some that thinks like Paul did, that the
women had orta keep silence in the churches, though
how they made out without the women in them days
for to carry the air and the alto kind gifts but if
! was a man I'd have meetin in Hanks schoolhouse
and kind organize, and appnt the committees who'd
do this and who'd do that and send word to Cherokee
and Huntsville, and Lewistown and Noodletoozy, and
for EN- all to jine in and hep out, and have kind o
basket-meen and the women-foks cook up things, and
swings for the little children, SOS they kin have fun,
too Now
AZ jing, Polly!' admired Uncle Peter you got
more sensen men,
That the celebration was a success along just those
lines must be ascrbed to Aunt Polly which leads me
to the remark that this country would get along whole
lot better if the women-foks had just as much say
about how it was to be run the men-folks believe
that the reason why democracy has to stop and rest
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-04

a twohorse team in ten-acre lot, he's that headess
I don't want to say anything agin Brother Huffaker
but they amt awful lot to that if you want the
atchil pineblank facts in the case"
Nevertheless Aunt Polly more satisfied than she
let on to be, for the men-folks had appointed Dan
McKinnon to read the Declaration. Dan was kind of
making up to Minerva Van Ness and Aunt Polly
of the opinion that Nerve would do we'll to get him.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-04

every in while is that it is trying to hop along
on one foot instead of walking two
With most of the selections by the men-folks, Aunt
Polly was fairly well satisfied
"Whatever possessed you all though to go and pick
out Alonzo Hufaker to be Grand Marshal she snorted
at Uncle Peter is somepin don't expect to live
long enough to find out. Why that couldn't turn
Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-04

mneddy to throw off such government and set one
up that will
call that good American talk. It's more than that.
she talk that will bring about the Parliament of Man.
the Federation of the World l said while ago Out
grown? 1t isn't ingrown yet
Dan McKinnon read it irst-ratc, I'm told. He had
been to town and taken lessons it And he knew that
Minerva Van Ness was there And
"I ng Polly" said Uncle Peter, "I didn't know
Dan McKnnon had that much in him. swear didn't.
liked what he had to say irst-ratc."
"Yes," said Aunt Polly kind of mannuvring around
to get between Uncle Peter and where Dan and
Nervy talking together mighty confidential Eyes,
smart as a steel trap Girl that gifts hm'l do well,
tell YOU"