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Evening star., 1909-03-15
Norfolk Gamblers May Plead Guilty

of the local authorities to summon wit
nesses in the gambling cases resulting
from the crusade that has been waged by
Chief of Police KiZer against poker and
roulette rooms here has developed a stu
alton which may make il unnecessary to
go into the testimony in the cases The
accused are. ii is stated willing to plead
guilty to the charges. 1t is said how
ever, that of the list of witnesses rur-
nshed the chief, among which appeared
some names prominent politically and So
icially in Norfolk. few, if any, were in
the resort on the night Of March g. when
the offenses specified are said to have
been committed. 1t may, therefore, be
necessary to revise the warrants
Evening star., 1909-03-15
Crushed to Death on Shaft.

CLARkSBURG. w. Va, March 10
James b. Watkins of the pattern depart
ment Of the Clarksburg Foundry and
Casting Company, Clarksburg, was
caught by the clothing IN a line shaft
while oiling the shaft and was wound
around and crushed to death. The shaft
was making 200 revolutions minute. He
is survived by his wife. one son and
four daughters. He belonged to the Car
penters' Union and the Woodmen of the
World.
Evening star., 1909-03-15
Minimum Sentence Imposed.

Justice Gould announced that under the
circumstances he would impose the mini
mum punishment allowed by the law
twenty. years in the penitentiary. Nc
Culic received. without tremor, the
sentence. which is looked upon practically
as a life imprisonment. owing TO his ad-
vanced age.
At the time Of the Indians arrest it was
said that he ard Fink had been on bad
terms for long time McCulc wanted
to marry Edna Christmas, in whose house
the men lived, and Fink had advised the
girls parents against it,
October 8. ii is charged, McCuiic found
Fink asleep on lounge in the house
and struck him with a club. 4 policeman
who arrived soon after the occurrence
found the Indian with a club in his hand.
Fink died a few days later.
Evening star., 1909-03-15
Disorderly Conduct Case Continued.

The cases of Frank Gibson and Harry
Smith, each under SO collateral. charged
with disorderly conduct in a theater. We're
continued in the Police Court today until
next Saturday morning. They say their
arrest was unjustified and was due to a
baseless complaint filed with the police.
Evening star., 1909-03-15

II matters little what il IS that YOU
waut-Nhether situation or a servant
- want ad in The Star will reach the
person Who can I'LL your need.
Evening star., 1909-03-15
HAPPENINGS IN ALEXANDRIA
WORK ON GEORGE WASHINGTON
PARK STREETS BEGUN.
Corner Stone to Be Laid April 80.
Two Police Court Cases-Dis-
trict Dominic Talks.
Special Correspondence of The Star.

Special Correspondence of The Star
ALEXANDRIA. Va, March II, 1909.
The work of laying off streets in the
George Washington Park preparatory to
the opening of the park was begun this
morning by Contractor Lynn. The work
will be vigorously pushed 10 compile
ton. The first work to be accomplished
was the removal of an old fence pre-
paratory 10 the opening OF what will
be known as Mount Vernon avenue, be
tween King and Duke streets. The park
will be formally opened April 80 next,
when the corner stone VIII be laid by
Alexandria Wa shington Lodge of Ma
sons On that occasion there will be a
big parade.
meeting of the publicity committee
for the home coming week was held this
morning al the rooms of the chamber
of commerce. al which time NJ. b. Har-
low was selected chairman and r. j.
Wedderpurn secretary. 1t was decided
10 do as much advertising as possible.
and also to ask the cooperation of the
merchants in advertising.
School Building Transfers.
\ deed of conveyance was placed on
record in the Office of the clerk Of the
corporation court this AFTERNOON trans
ItlI1HS 4iOiii tIc NiNS Stliooi bofIiu ~
Messrs A S. Donlphan, NJ. D. Morrill,
and G. G. Leadbeater the Lee public
school building. at the northeast corner
of King and Alfred streets. The pur-
chasers will convert the building into a
modern apartment house, to be known
as the Cameron apartments.
Because Charles Remes, colored. stole
a pair of overalls valued at 81 from the
city Jail, belonging 10 Thomas Carter.
last May lie was arraisned in the police
court this morning. The prisoner told
the court they were given to him by one
of the iail attaches. This was denied and
the prisoner was ftned 81.
\ fine of 81 was imposed in the case
OF I.fttleton Davenport. colored. charged
with drunken and disorderly conduct on
the electric cars Saturday night last.
Boy Kicked by Horse.
AS a result of being kicked by horse
yesterday morning. Paul Butler. fourteen
years old, son of DR.. Butler of ACcotink,
Fairfax county. Va. is being treated at
the Alexandria Hospital for decorations
on the face ard jaw. His injuries are
not serious.
Before a large audience of men Rev.
Samuel Spahr Lewis. LID, of Washing
ton yesterday afternoon addressed a
mems meeting In the Young People S
building of the NJ. L. Church South,
taking for his subject Right aud Duty"
The route agent of the Southern EN-
press Company, formerly located at
Manassas, Va. has been transferred to
this city This action was taken today,
owing, it is said. to the fact that COM
naratiyeIy few of the through trains now
stop at Manassas.
The circuit court for Fairfax county,
Judge j. E. r. Thornton presiding. con-
vened at 10 O'Clock this morning. 1t Is
expected that number OF important
cases will be heard at this term of court.
Evening star., 1909-03-15

Only 31,517.111 bushels of corn were ex.
ported from the United States i'm 1a0S: the
exports in 1907 were s321Os1o bushels
and loH,31S,Sl1 bushels an 1906.
Evening star., 1909-03-15

Imports of rice and its by-products into
the United States in 1905 were valued al
about $I,o0o.o10 the value of exports was
less than SJO,1l0
Evening star., 1909-03-15
Ultimate Size of Force.

1t is computed that the force of work
men al the Washington navy yard will
ultimately have to be reduced to abou:
100 men, which force will be large
enough TO carry on the regular work of
the navy. When that basis is reached it
is the opinion of naval officials that fu-
ture large discharges will be obviated.
1t Is known that Admiral LeutZe and
his officers are endeavoring to find add-
tional work for the gun plant. and that
he has succeeded 10 some extent. as GER
tain torpedo work will come to The local
yard. The admiral deplores the constant
scares that are caused by useless asita-
ton. as they do not accomplish any sub
stantial results. but on the contrary bring
about a state OF unrest and uncertainty
that is deplora bile
Evening star., 1909-03-15
First Indian Criminal Here.

McCuiic had been drinking at TIE time
OF the trouble with Fink. MctuIic is
SAID 10 be the first Indian ever ARA gned
before the bar OF the local criminal
court.
He is siXtN-eicht years old. stands SIX
feet two inches high ara possesses q pow
erIul physique. His hair IS streaked with
gray.
The Indian speaks English fiuently and
mad been III the government service for
nearly thirty years. He served in the
civil war and the Spa nish- American war.
Wnen court convened this morning
Assistant United States Attorney Turner
explained to Justice Gould that McCulic
was willing 10 plead guilty TO the crime
OF second degree murder. From the ma
ture OF the weapon uSed-a portion of q
fence palnS-the government had doubt
said Mr.. urner. of its ability To show Il
murderous intent. He expressed the
opinion that proba bly, the Indian had
only meant to give Fink a severe drub-
bng
When called on TO state if he had any
thing TO say before sentence was i'm
posed the Indian distinctly rema rked
Nothing, but To ask the mercy Of the
Evening star., 1909-03-15
NEED OF REDUCTION
Lessening Work May Cause
Cut in Navy Yard Force.
FORESEEN LAST DECEMBER
Believed That About $500 Will
Ultimately Remain.
DEMAND FOR A GUN FOUNDRY
President George L. Cain Of the Navy
Yard League Visits Navy Depart
ment and Urges Remedial Action.

Reports that are being circulated as to
a threatened wholesale discharge of EN-
pioyea OF the Washington navy yard are
deprecated by officials of the big govern
ment gun-makiug plant. /, can he stated
on authority that should A reduction Of
he forco be necessary not more than
from 900 TO 30 workmen out Of an ag
grega.e force OF approximately 5000 Will
5e dismissed.
Il was also learned today that should
such a reduction become necessary II
will not go irto effect Until about April
-. AID probably later.
Rear ADMIRAL Eugene II. &. Leutze,
commandant of the navy yard. made a
statement in December in which he said
that unless more work for the naval gun
factory was forthcoming such a reduction
might become necessary next mouth. II
now appears that additional work has
not been given to the Washington navy
yard. and unless the unforeseen happens
Il small reduction OF the force may be
come NECESSARY.
II is tie opinion of navy yard officials
that could some work be found 10 tide
DER the interim between April is and
mex. July or August. wnen the new bat
tieships appropriation and others be-
come available, a reduction of 'he force
might be obviated. Congress mas pro
vded Sor the construction O9 two battle
S1Ips several torpedo boats. besides Ger
tain notifications of armament, including
the bringing of guns and mounts to up
to-0ate Improvements.
Evening star., 1909-03-15
INDIAN PLEADS GUILTY
McCu|ic Given Twenty Years
for Second Degree Murder.
SENTENCE Is MINIMUM
Government Doubtful of Proving
Purpose to Kill.
CARL FINK WAS HIS VICTIM
Slain With Fence Paling for Inter
Asks Court for Mercy.

Robert McCulc. a full blooded .Assino
hrtne Indian. was sentenced To serve TWEEN
tE years III the penitentary on his plea
Of guilty to second degree murder by
Justice Gould in Criminal Court No. to-
Gay. The sentence is the minimum under
tie law.
McCulic was indicted for murder in the
first degree in connection with the killing
Of Carl Fink October = last. at -n2:: Gov
ernment alley. by hitting him over the
head with billet Of wood.
ON the advice Of his counsel, ATTORNEY
Thomas {. Taylor. the Indian withdrew.
lis plea or not guilty TO the Indictment
and pleaded guilty TO second degree mur-
der
The tribe 10 which McCul;c belonged
IS known as the northern branch cr tie
Sioux Indians. 1t is civilized and has
never been on the W2rpath
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-01-21
CLOSING.QuOTATIONS OF
WORLDS MARKETS
DEALINGS IN STOCKS
ON VERY SMALL SCALE

New York, Jan. 21.-Prices. OF stocks
moved upwards and downwards in the
opening dealings but the changes were
Insignificant and dealings on very
small scale. A rise of SIS in Erie was
the greatest change shown.
Ir the early trading. none of the
leading stocks moved far from their
opening prices, the buying running
mostly TO the minor stocks After
wards. Norfolk & Western and Wis
consin Central declined point. Unit
ed States Express broke five points.
Demand for the Rock Island stocks
became quite active. the preferred ris-
ing points. The general list was
sluggish and Indifferent. Reading sec.
end preferred advanced 2 1-2, Toledo
Railways 2 IA, st Louis e. San Fran
cisco second preferred and General
Electric i 81. Sloss-Shefffkld / 1-2.
North American IA and Chicago I'm
lon Traction preferred certificates and
Westinghouse Electric one. Mime
a2olis st Paul and Sault Ste Marie
declined ! and General Chemical 2.
Bonds were firm.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-01-21
II @ P K | N s
STILL IN
LEAD
De a dIock Is Still on
in the Illinois
Legislature

Springfield, Jan. 21.-The sixth bal
lot in joint session by the members of
the general assembly today for the
election OF a United States senator
showed little change from the fifth
ballot yesterday. Senator Hopkins
gained two votes in the senate. with a
total of thirty-three in the upper house
and one vote in the house. making his
combined vote 81 against S4 on the
closing ballot yesterday Speaker
Shurtliff was given one more vote,
making his total thirteen, Foss re-
NAMED stationary with 16 votes, and
Lawrence B. Stringer received the nor
NAL Democratic vote Of 76. With the
seventh ballot the prospects for con-
tinued deadlock increased.
On the twelfth ballot, the total of
the joint session was: Hopkins, SO;
Foss, 16: Stringer. Sc: Shurtliff. IA;
Mason. 4: Mckinley, 1 Lowden. L !;
Browne, 16; Calhoun. 2; Quinn. l.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-01-21
RESP ONSIBILIT \
FOR CRIB FIRE
NOT FIXED
EACH DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC
SERVICE SHIFTS 1T.
Disaster Caused by Torch Fall.
ing on Dynamite.

Chicago. Jan, 81 Responsibility for
termediate crib In which fifty or more
workmen lost their lives. is being
shifted rapidly from one department
of public service to another.
"The United States engineers Office
issued a permit for the erection Of
the crib. but we merely see 10 1t that
buildings OF this kind do not obstruct
navigation said the chief clerk of
the United States engineers office.
MY department Supervised the
work done at the crib TO see that 1t
was carried out in compliance with the
terms of the city's contract. That was
the extent Of our Inspection was the
statement of the city engineer.
THE building department sent no
inspectors TO the intermediate crib be-
cause 1t has no jurisdiction over build
ings erected in the lake. or If It has
such jurisdiction, l never heard Of Ii"
said the building commissioner.
1T is not the duty of the fire de-
partment to inspect such structures as
fire chief. I'm this case we never
were called on by the building depart
ment to do So"
THE public works department of
the city is responsible for such a
structure" said the deputy building
commissioner. 1T was specified in the
contract with the George ". Jackson
company that precautions should be
taken against fire. There was no
specification that the structure be of
steel"
1T would be absolutely impossible
for me TO erect n steel crib for tenn
porary purposes unless 1t were paid
for BY the CITY," said George w Jack
son of the construction company, IF
the city had been willing to pay for a
steel intermediary crib I certainly
would have had no objections TO erect
ing it,
Criminal prosecution Of those re-
sponsible for the condition at the crib
Is threatened.
Among the charges being made by
the survivors are the following:
That but little fire apparatus was
on hand.
That the fire extinguishers about the
place were useless.
mat the dynamite was caTeleSSly
handled, and that on several occasions
explosions were narrowly averted.
That the building was poorly con-
structed and was veritable firctrap.
That the blasts In the tunnel rocked
and swayed the structure almost as
though 1t were a piece of paper.
That the only method Of escape in
case Of fire WAS the aerial tramway
which carried but few persons at a
time and was slow in operation
Theories as to the cause OF the dis.
aster are being formed.
Here is one:
'Bedbugs had infested the structure
and taken I'D their habitations in the
cracks between the pine boards.
"A negro workman with the idea of
abasing the nuisance had secured gaso-
line and poured 1t into the cracks. The
gasoline In some way. possibly from
the red not stoves that warmed the
building, became ignited. with the re-
suit that the whole structure burst In
to names"
Another theory is that the fire start
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-01-21
NEW YORK STOCKS.

Amalgamated Copper, 70.
American Smelling, 81 is.
American Smelling. pfd., 102 IA.
American Sugar Refining, 129.
Anaconda Mining Co, AZ Ia.
Atchison Railway, 90 3-i.
Atchison, pfd., 100 1-2.
Baltimore and Ohio. 1l2 3-S.
Brooklyn Rapid Transit, 20 5.S.
Canadian Pacific, 176.
Chesapeake and Ohio, 60.
Chicago Northwestern. 17S 3-4.
Chicago, NIL. and st. Paul. 149 81.
Colorado Fuel and Iron, AZ SIS.
Colorado and Southern, &c.
Delaware and Hudson, III.
Denver and Rio Grande, 3S 3-4.
Denver and Rio Grande, pfd., so 1.2
Erie Railway, 81 rs.
Great Northern. pfd.. IA IL.
Great Northern Ore Gifts, II.
Illinois Central, 145 "a.
New York Central. 130 81.
Reading Railway. 19S.
Rock Island Co, % rs.
Rock Island Co., pfd. 81 81
Southern Pacific, 121
Southern Railway. 26 is.
Union Pacific, $50 ga
United States Steel, .54 3-S.
United States Steel, pfd., ia 3-S.
Wabash Railway Is rs.
Western Union. 60.
Standard Oil company, 651.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-01-21
TELEP HONE 81 0 7
N A c II | N ES
ROBBED
MAN AND WIFE ARE ARRESTED
WHEN AT WORK.
"Secret Ruzzer" Gave the Alarm and
Drug Store Clerk Locked CuI-
prits In the Booth.

New York. Jan. 2l.-With the ar
rest of a man and woman last night,
officers of the New York Telephone
company believe that the robbing of
nickel-in-the-slot telephone booths will
be checked, temporarily, at least. The
prisoners. who gave the names of
William Edward Barrett, 35 years old,
and wife, Tillie, were detained after a
clerk in a drug store at Broadway and
Seventeen street had been attracted
by the noise of secret buzzer" in
stalled by the telephone company to
give warning when the little box is
tampered with. With great presence
of mind, the clerk locked the pair in
the telephone booth and summoned
the police.
Barrett was held on a charge of at
tempted petit larceny and his wife
was detained as suspicious person.
They will be arraigned in court today,
According to the police. the man had
two worn coin bags in his possession.
together with $40 In nickels Two
keys. which fitted the lock OF the box
In the telephone booth. were discover
ed in the woman's muff
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-01-21
.EXPER 7 ME- D|CAL [
TEST |MONY is
ATT TACKED
PHYSICIANS SAY 1T is MERELY A
QUESTION OF MONEY.
Il Has Become So Low That 1t Has Be-
come a Means BY Which Murder
is Le9itlmatized.

New York. Jan 21-In an address
before the Medico-Legal society at It's
annual dinner last night, DR.. Algernon
T. Bristow. of Brooklyn. attacked eX-
pert medical testimony which has be
come so common at murder trials in
this country He declared that the
readiness of many physicians TO testi-
fy to whatever lawyers desired has re
duced society TO a state of anarchy
AS a remedy. he suggests that the
slate appoint a board or commission
Of alIenlsts who may be picked by
Judges when needed at trials but who
Shall receive no pay from the persons
involved During his address In which
he WAS supported by Clark Bell, retir-
ing president of the society, DR.. Rris-
tow said:
mo man can be sane. then insane
aid then sane again with the rapidity
10 which these experts testify. 1t is
merely a question of how much mon
ey is paid for the testimony. This
Is practically worthless. but out of it.
has come the excuse for an unwrit-
ten law
"A brainstorm will account for any
sortiof crime. This was demonstrate
ed in the Thaw trials and the Hams
trial We have come to point where
the courts are recognizing certain
sort of crime as legitimate and it
Iaerely means that murder is being
legitimatized. This is anarchy What
is true in one case is true in another.
and If there is money enough to Sc
cure expert testimony, any one can
excuse his crime on the plea of a
brainstorm.
Clark Bell said;
Expert medical testimony has fall
len SO low and especially so i'll the
Ihaw trial as to put the profession to
the blush Medical testimony has
been practically annihilated. a fact
which is reflection upon both the
bench and the bar. Justice Emory OF
Maine. has proposed a bill to remedy
expert testimony and / believe that
this society should take an Interest
ia the question in New York state
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-01-21
GOMEZ is OFFICIALLY
PROCLAIMED PRESIDENT

Havana. Jan. 21-General Jose Mi
guel Gomez was yesterday officially
proclaimed president of Cuba at Joint
session of congress held in the house
and later was formally notified at the
presidio or state penitentiary on the
outskirts of Havana This unique
place for the presidential notification
ceremonies was not selected in adj
vance.
The senators and representatives
were fast driven to the Gomez resi-
dence. They found. however. that he
was absent. he having accepted an in
vitation to take breakfast at the pre-
sidio, and the congressman repaired
thither.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-01-21
TEST PROVES SULPHUREO
FRUIT TO BE HEAlTHFUl

San Francisco. Jan 21.-Dr. A. j..
Atkins health squad formed TO test
the effect of California sulphured fruit
on the human system, has finished the
ordeal with results that the expert
menters declare give complete refu-
tation of DR.. Wiley's charge that fruit
dried by such process is unhealthy.
OF the nine men, who ate the fruit
every day for a month, all except one
gained In weight. and the one, who
lost. attributes the fact to great loss
of sleep which he suffered during the
month. All of the subjects ate from
four TO five ounces of the sulphured
fruit daily except Policeman e. P.
Richardson, who ate that quantity
three times a day The policeman
showed the greatest gain. Chemical
tests showed that each one OF the
subjects consumed about sixteen
grains OF sulphur dloxide during the
experiment. The results of the test
will be sent TO Washington today to
be used by the California delegation
in trying TO bring about repeal OF
the anti-sulphuring clause Of the pure
food law. The test has been watched
with the closest interest by a large
number of prominent local physicians
and scientists. Among the number
was Luther Burbank, who has written
a letter to DR. Atkins. in which he as
serts the belief that sulphured fruit is
far more healthful than the unsulphur-
ed which is subjects to microbe and
vermin.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-01-21
TONS OF ICE CRASH
ON GOVERNMENT
WORKS
EVERY BUILDING IN CELLO, ORE,
IN DANGER.
At Narrows Ice Rises as High as Tops
of Cliffs and Resembles Huge
White Mountains.

The Dalles, Ore, Jan. 21-Tons up
On tons OF ice are crashing down upon
tine government works at Cello. Tho
Ice is piled against the outside wall
of the canal on a level with the top
on the Oregon side. The whole of
the government works is not only jeo-
rardized. but every building as well
is i'll danger Of being swept away.
The river is reported to have risen 80
feet at Cello and continues to rise
rapidly. At the narrows the ice rose
as high as the tops of the cliffs and
has the appearance of huge white
mountains.
Weather forecaster Brooks says the
barometer was lower yesterday than
at any time for the past.
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-01-21
DEATH LIST OF CRIB FIRE
DISASTER MAY EXCEED
ONE HUNDRED
President OF Sewer and Tunnel Miners Association Believes One Hundred
Seventyfve Men We're Tn-Bodes of Victims at Mogue Are
Horribly Mulated and Unecognizabe Still Being Searched

cred, had been pulled up. I remark.
cd to my partner that we must find
ont what was wrong. We stood there
waiting for the bucket to come down
again, but it didn't come. Instead the
mnel was filling with smoke and the
air was getting thick and heavy. Fin
ally 1t got so bad that we could hard
ly breathe and our eyes began to
smart and run water Finally my
partner put his hand on my shoulder
and said:
Nathan. surely something has hap
peEed up in the crib. This Is awful
and | can't stand it much longer"
Then ] fell his body quiver and he
fell to the ground l was in awful pain
llyself but chafed his hands and face
for few moments. but there was no
response. He died there. hut | did not
know IT until | was told this morning.
When | left him | felt along the wall
of the tunnel and found crevice. In,
20 this | put my face. 1t was cool
and 1T seemed to me that | stood there
Tor hours. That's the last thing that
| remember. The next thing | knew
I was here in the hospital They told
me | had been unconscious in bed
seven hours, and there is no knowing
how long in the tunnel"
Daltz's partner was identified as
George Chidlow today.