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and concealed by the plaster until they
have been inspected by the electrical de-
partment. 1t was claimed that Mr.. Peter
son had installed wires and they had been
covered up without inspection. But Mr.
Peterson testified that he had called up
the inspectors Office on the tie ephone ana
that he had been told the inspection
would be made. He brought q witness
who swore that he had heard Mr.. Peter
son send in the request for the inspec-
ton.
Officials of hte inspectors Office testified
that there was no reco.d of this request.
but they admitted that 1t was possible
such message had been sent and been
overlooked. Mr.. Peterson declared that
frequently his telephoned requests had
been overlooked.
Il will have to dismiss this case" de
eided Judge Mul'owny. since the In
spector's office says that 1t Is the custom
to receive notification for inspection over
the telephone and this man has brought
witnesses to prove that he gave such a
notice The inspectors office should re-
quire written notification. and l believe
that a regulation should be made to pre-
vent such negligence.
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YOUNG MAN A SUICIDE.
Douglas Moore Left Notes Saying
He Feared Insanity.

Leaving two nc ties, one addressed to his
mother and the other to his sweethear +.
in which he stated he believed his mind
was giving away and that he was sorry
If he would cause any trouble, Douglas
Moore, twenty-four years of age, inhaled
illuminating gas early this morning in his
home, 922 r street northwest. and died
shortly afterward at the Emergency Hos
pital
Coroner hewitt was notified and, fol-
lowing an investigation. gave a certif-
cate of death by suicide. The body was
turned over to an undertaken for burial
Moore was employed by his father as
clerk. This morning about 5 O'Clock
the father detected the odor of gas, and
upon making an investigation discovered
his son lying on the floor of the home
The ambulance of the Emergency Hos
pftal was summoned and he was taken
to that institution. but died without
having regained consciousness.
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Church Council Hears Reports.

LOUISVILLE, KY, December 9-Com-
mittee reports and the election of four of
its officers occupied today's sessions of
the executive committee Of the Federal
Council OF the Churches of Christ in
America, now meeting In this city Or.
ernest Abbott. one of the editors of the
Outlook OF New York, reported for the
on church and social service
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Building Permits Issued.

The following building permits were is
sued today:
TO Charles J. Butler for fifteen two
story brick dwellings from 1901 to 1929
Kenyon street northwest; architect, n. L.
Halter Company; builder. James F. Levy;
estimated cost. $1,000.
To John Hartman for the one two-story
brick dwelling at 1924 ID street northwest:
architect. J. Hensley Hoffman; blu lder,
John Hartman: estimated c.st. $1,000.
To Mrs. Florence G.. Vance To repair
dwelling at 1927 Massachuse is avenue
northwest: architect. A. b. Mul.ett Com
pany; builder, William II. Turbin; esti-
mated cost, $1,000.
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MURRAY HEADS B. & O.
Re- Elected President of Road at Di.
rectors' Meeting Today.

NEW YORK, December Gas antici-
pated, President Oscar G. Murray was
reelected at the directors meeting Of the
No changes were made in the list of
the roads officials. all the officers being
reelected.
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tain It this year. he said. Have conn
donce In the American people, my friends.
They have never been found wanting
when they fully realize the justice and
equity of an appeal like yours. trust the
nation and you'll never regret It.:
Another meeting of the ciup Will De neio
in the AUDITORIUM of the New Masonic
Temple in the next several weeks for the
purpose of further agitating the question
of citizenship for Porto Rico. One OF
the features of the meeting Will be ad-
dresses by native Porto Ricans.
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Records for Twenty-Four Hours.

The following We're the readings OF the
thermometer and barometer at the
weather bureau for the twenty four hours
beginning at pm. yesterday:
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS s, pm, 10:
8 pm, "a: II midnight. 30. December
8. am. 81: 8 am. Fl; IL noon, %: =
pm, Is. Maximum. AZ at pm, De-
cember 8; minimum. q, at am, De-
cerrpher 8.
Barometer-December s. 4 pm. 1898: S
pm, 1894: Il midnight, 1897. December
.. am, 30.oS; & am, 3O.11; noon, 5000;
: pm. 30.U6.
Maximum temperature past twenty-four
hours, ~; a year ago, 50.
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Three Children Buried at Sea

NEW YORK, December 3.--Three small
children OF passengers in the second cabin
of the steamer Carmania, which arrived
today, died during the steamers voyage
here from Fiume. Naples and Gibraltar
They were buried at sea.
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LAKE BOAT BURNED
Six of the Crew Rescued in
Nick of Time.
LIVES OF TWO MEN LOST
Thirteen Others Adrift Without
Food.
ORIGIN OF FIRE UNKNOWN
Steel Freighter Sinks Five Miles
From Buffalo. Five Members of
Crew Going Down With Her.
ORIGIN OF FIRE UNKNOWN

CLEVELAND. Ohio, December 9.-Two
men lest their lives and the fare of thir-
teen others IS unknown as result of the
burning of the steamer Clarion, near
Point Pe!ee in Lake Erie, early today.
six members of the crew were taken
from the Clarion by the steamer l.. c.
Hanna and brought here. Without sop
ping long enough to tell u connected
story vi iue,4 .c>,.te "a .t.T GN.,s.- =,
they were rushed to train and went to
Buffalo, TO the headquarters of the
Anchor line company. the owner OF the
Clarion.
According to the hurried tale of the
six sailors here, all attempted to leave
the Clarion soon as it was ascsrtained
that she could not be saved.
Adrift in Iifeboat.
Capt. f. j. Bell of OgdensburG, y. Y.
and twelve other members, of the crew
took to the lifeboat. They left without
food and shelter. 1t is feared that they
may either starve or freeze to death be-
fore being rescued, If not drowned, as u
result of the high seas running on the
lake, owing to the recent storm. sur
YirorS say one of the crew fell overheard
when attempting to enter the llfehoat but
was later taken out of the water and
taken with those in the lifeboat. wet III
a temperature near zero, it is not consld-
cred likely by marine men that he viii
survive the ordeal.
The mate was frozen to death, having
been overcome by smoke and exposed TO
the weather too long before being us
covered An effort was made by the six
survivors to enter another lifeboat, but
it eluded them. One sailor fell over
board and was drowned i'll his efforts to
reach the lifeboat.
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The Hanna's Timely Arrival.

The Clarion was bound from Detroit to
Erie, Pa, to lay up wnen fire hrok
out The cause of the fire is not known
The survivors could give no informa-
ton other than the blaze started between
decks and spread rapidly. Only for the
arrival of the steamer l.. c. Hanna the
men soon would have been compelled to
jump into the water to escape the fire.
The six men let on the boat crowded
toward the stern against the wind, thus
keeping AZ far from the fire AZ possible.
TIE flames were near them when the
Hanna arrived. Only few feet of the
steamer was left above water when they
were taken off. For several hours the
Hanna worked against the wind and sea.
all the time guarding against being set
afire. In an effort to rescue the six sail
ors.
The lifeboat and its heavy burden were
not In sight when the Hanna left the
scene, nor was there any indication that
they may have been saved by another
boat
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.cted by the national Congress In lno
n response to the urgent request OF
President Roosevelt is manifesily impair
ID. The interstate commerce commission
W this decision is denied the right 10
make any general ruling fixing railroad
ates between basic points. and 1t Is III
fleet made n mere police court to listen
o individual grievances on the part OF
he shipper as against the carrier. On
he other hand, the efforts of the state
governments to regulate rates In mira
tate traffic have not been characterized
With marked success.
Blames Speaker Cannon.
Albert Rettineer OF Connecticut charged
Speaker Cannon with blocking the plans
If the Rivers and Harbors Congress.
Two regular sessions Of Congress have
oassed " he said since tile passage Of
he first resolution on the issue Of bonds,
aud no action has been taken assuring
4 busine sSlike prosecution Of rivers and
lar,ors improvements. This lack of &C
ION is due to the hostile attitude of Mr..
Joseph g. Cannon, Speaker of the House.
'The fact remains that the only word
If opposition to the announced primer
lies of this organization by any speaker
who ever addressed either house of Con-
-ress came from the distinguished
speaker.
.'in his address to this convention
r. =
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CRITICISES ITS METHODS.
Judge Mullowny on Office Practices
of Electrical Department.

Fl. A. Peterson was before the Police
Court this morning, charged with violat-
ing the law which provides that no cleo
trical wires shall be installed in house
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Urged to Trust Nation.

Mr.. Holden reviewed the recommends.
tons Of public men in tho past who
favored citizenship for the inhabitants Of
the island. at the close of his address
Mr.. Holden turned to officers of the club
and told them to be patient and persevere
in their request for citizenship.
1t will come in time, if you don't op-
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Fitted for Citizenship.

The other two speakers of the evenin.
advocated citizenship for the island and
described its people as eminently fitted
to enjoy all the benefits conferred nnder
the Constitution. Gen. Davis who was
formerly in command in Porto Rico. re-
viewed, from legal standpoint. the
status Of the Porto Ricans under the
american Constitution, and explain the
political differences between the Spanish
ana American rule on the island
Wnen we first took possession of
Porto Rico" he said, 1.-The peonIs had
been governed for generations under that
paternal. condescending form of Spanish
1nsular regulations originating from the
Roman laws. 1t was necessary for us to
teach them that under our laws they had
the initiative of action and conduct in
stead of having to perform even their
household duties, l may say. under an
lnsular regulation as formerly After
That II was necessary to teach them what
American citizenship meant, what was
expected OF them, and what they might
expect from the nation.
Il feel confident tonight they have full
nlled every requirement, and are ca
and earnestly DESTROYS of becoming
pat OF us. l am certain inar they
will honor every trust and confidence
placed In them. Eleven years has worked
wonders among them, and l have no
hest ancy in saying the full rights Of
citizenship are their just due"
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for any bill authorizing the issuance OF
thousand millions of per cent bonds
within the next ten years. NO such
proposition was ever made by this organ
iTation. This ayowal OF opposition indl-
cates total misapprehension of the po
sitan of this organization, although the
same is clearly set forth in the resolu-
lions Of each recurring session.
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Seventeen loaded cars on the Atlantic
Coast line, at Whaley, Va, were wrecked.
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ALL PORTO RICO WANTS.
ASKS ONLY THE RIGHTS OF
AMERICAN CITIZENSHIP.
Desired Legislation Will Be Sought
From Congress-Enthusiastic
Meeting Last Night.

The privileges of American citizenship
for Porto Rico and higher material adj
Vancement for the people Of that island
was the Keynote of all enthusiastic meet
ing last night OF the Comite Republican,
Puertorriqueno In the auditorium of tn
National University Law School building.
Addresses were made by Gen. George B.
Davis. judge advocate general of the
army; Arthur 4. Holden of the American
Federation of Labor and Santiago lyle
sias, delegate of the Free Federation OF
Porto Rican Norkingmen to the recent
labor convention at Toronto. The meet
ing was attended by practically all of
the Porto Ricans in the city and many
persons interested in the political future
Of the island.
All Porto Rico Wants.
Iglesias, as the official representative
OF the Wage-earners of Porto Rico, de-
scribed the request of the islanders as a
plea to be placed on the same footing
with our great American brethren in or
der that we may make further advances
as an integral part of this great country
and soon realize our ideal to be in fact
Americans He told his auditors that
this was the only demand his fellowmen
OF the island had to make Of America.
we nave everything e.se, he said
We enjoy freedom and privileges III.
island never dreamed of twelve wears
ago We idolize this nation for 1t from
the lowest peasant to the richest land
owner. We are an island filled with graft
tude. But let us become one of Won
That's our request. We won't be found
wanting"
iglesias. and his ferow-deleeate.
Abraham Pima; several officers of the
American Federation of Labor. and q
number of public mep have constituted
themselves an unofficial COMMITTEES to
urge the passage at the present session
OF Congress of bill comforting complete
cltizenship on the people of the island
They have already instituted an active
campaign with this end in view, SO it was
announced last night among members Of
the two insular affairs committees and
eral. - SCI"
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SOLDIER OF FORTUNE DEAD.
Edgar Schroeder Was in Libby
Prison During Civil War.

NEW YORK, February Edgar
Schroeder, engineer and soldier OF for
tune, who served in three armies and
was one of the soldiers who sought es-
cape from Libby prison with others who
dug the famous tunnel, was found dead
in bed of heart failure yesterday morn
ing at his home, 30 Schermerhorn street,
Brooklyn
He was born in Prussia in 1885, and was
educated at the government military
school He entered the Prussian army
and served until 1859. when he joined the
Austrian army, and as an officer served
in several campaigns.
At the outbreak of the civil war he
came to this country and Joined a Penn
sylvania regiment as an engineer with the
rank of first lieutenant While serving
toposrapher on the staff OF Gen.
Alexander Schimmelfenigs he was cap
tured and sent to Libby prison. where
he was confined for twenty months.
After the war he was engineer under
Gen. George NJ. Wheeler. who was III
charge of the United States exploration
west of the Tooth meridian. For time
he was employed as civil engineer by the
Atlantic and Pacific Railroad Company.
For the last twenty-one years he was a
draughtsman and computer In the Brook
Ign typographical bureau.
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ushed on it in order to have it ready

pushed on it in order to have it ready
for service in the early spring.
The new machine, which is ninety feet
long. thirty-five feet beam and nine feet
deep. will be one of the largest machines
of its kind ever employed on the Potomac.
Its output of sand and gravel will be
much larger than the majority OF the
dredges now in service on the river.
The machine is equipped with the latest
type of dredging machinery and is up
to-date in every particular. The ma
chine will be completed and ready for
service on the Potomac within the next
six weeks or two months. Plans are also
considered for one or more new ma
chimes to be constructed for other dredg-
ing concerns here.
Fog-making weather has returned. For
a change the river yesterday morning
was covered with a thick mantle for
miles.
About this city the fog was particu-
larry heavy. From sunrise unti nearly
noon the harbor could not be seen across.
AS long the present warm weather
continues fogs are more than likely to
occur every morning. River men are
looking for them and are not surprised
when they come.
S. Dougherty. Eva Alice and J. w. kib-
BILE. oysters in the she'll from Potomac
points: tug j. O. Carter. with tow
from a down-river point: bugeye Males
tic, oysters in the she'll for the Eastern
branch: pungy Cora Mckinney. oysters
from a river point at Alexandria.
Sailed-Tug Camilla. with a tow for a
down-river point; barges Majestic. Dela-
ware and RappahannOck, light, from
Georgetown for Baltimore; bugeye Males
tic, light, from the Eastern branch for a
river point to load back to this city; tug
Pride. with tow of lighters for Piscata-
way creek.
observation-disclosures Maine has been
chartered to load fertilizer at Baltimore
for Norfolk and lumber back to this city;
bugeye James O. Wright is lying at this
city waiting better weather conditions;
schooner Rebecca ]. Moulton, from this
city, is loading coal at Newport News:
schooner Bessie Ford is at a river point
loading for this city.
The tug D. NJ. Key of the Taylor fleet
has again taken up her charter with the
Miller Company and Is on duty as tender
to the dredging machine employed in
deepening the dock of the fertilizer plant
at Alexandria. This work was interrupt
ed early in the week by low water and
ice making in the dock.
The officers of the tugs and steamers ar
irving here from down river yesterday re-
port all the ice I'm the river practically
gone and the river open to navigation by
sailing craft as we'll as steam vessels. No
ice has made in the past forty-eight
hours, but the rivermen are looking for a
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GENERAL NEWS GATHERED
ALONG THE RIVER FRONT

The Bull line steamer Wilhelmina, one
of the few steamships afloat employed in
the freighting trade on the Atlantic coast,
is due at Alexandria tomorrow or Sunday
with cargo of about 900 tons of phos-
phate rock from Port Tampa. Fla, for the
Alexandria Chemical and Fertilizer Com
pany, and will dock at the foot of Queen
street to discharge her cargo.
This trip will be the third or fourth
that the Wilhemina has made to Alex
andria in the past year or two from Port
Tampa. Since she made her first trip
every cargo of rock from the south has
been brought by steamer.
Prior to the advent of the Wihelmina
and ner sister ship, the Eva. the rock
was brought from Port Tampa by big
four-masted schOoners. several of which
would come to the Alexandra wharyes
each year. Now the cargo by steamer Is
so much larger than in a sailing vessel
that the steamers come but three or four
times in a year.
The Wilhelmina was here about three
months ago. AS soon as she can unload
she will go to Baltimore or Newport News
port.
A new sand and gravel digging machine
building at a Baltimore shipyard for one
of the Washington sand companies was
launched few days ago. Work is being
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COnGRESSMEN IN TO WIN
Senators.

CHARLES W. FAIRBANKS. v. Pres. ....170l
ALDRICH, NELSON w, II. ..l121 Mass. ave.
ENhr.N1. LEVI W ash. Snorenam
BACON. A. o. Ga........ItJ1 Oregon ave.
RA1I.EY. JOSEPH W., Texas. .StoneIeigh Court
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MAYoNNAISE MIXER.
Gradually and Thoroughly Mixes
Oil Into Dressing.

The housewife who does her own cook
ing will be interested in the mayonnaise
mixer shown here. In mixing such
dressings for salads, etc, extreme care
must be exercised to see that each process
is carefully executed. If this is not done
the dressing does not turn out success
fully and the housewife is at loss to
account for It, The cause can in a ma
jority of cases be ascribed to careless
ness in adding the oil. This must be- done
gradually, the other ingredients being
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-05

change in the weather after tonight. when
the moon is full. In the upper part OF
Chesapeake bay the ice is reported to be
quite heavy.
The schooner Annie C. Grace. which I'M
loaded lumber at Georgetown about
month ago and then went to Baltimore to
await a charter. sailed yesterday with a
cargo for Savannah At Savannah she
is under charter to load lumber for this
port and will arrive here early in the
spring with her cargo.
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Carpets, Rugs, Mattimgs.

operations are both performed stimuli
taneously by the apparatus shown here.
The oil is placed in the receptacle on the
left, dropping into the mass in the mixer
drop by drop. The beaten is turned by
hand thoroughly mixing the oil into the
dressing
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Noted Music Teacher Dies.

LEXINGTON, Ky, February 5.-Mme.
Young Kloman. widely known in Europe
and America as a teacher of singing, is
dead here of peritonitis. She was founder
of a private school for girls in Rome. and
for several years was it's director. Later
she studied for ten years in European
musical centers. The body will be taken
to New York. her former home. Nine
kloman was forty years old, and al the
time of her death was teacher of vocal
music in Hamilton Female College here
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-05

1t pays to read the want columns of
The Star. Hundreds Of situations are
filled through them.
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beaten at the same time. The common
practice is to add a spoonful at time
and then mixing, 1t being difficult to drop
in the oil with one hand and operate the
mixing paddle with the other. These
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1909-09-18
The Saruasso Sea.

In the middle of the North Atlantic
there is an area of comparatively still
water almost equal to continental Eu-
rope in extent and more or less COW
cred with floating seaweed. 1t was
known as the Mar de Sargaco TO Co
lumbus and the early navigators and
is the Sargasso sea Of modern
geographers.
The floating seaweed was formerly
supposed to have grown near the Ba-
hama and Florida shores. and to have
drifted to its present position 1t is
now, however. known to grow and
propagate itself where 1t is found. In
it are found globular masses of weed
containing fish eggs and known as fish
nests
Recent investigations show that the
floating weed of the Sargasso sea is
the chosen breeding place Of species
OF flying fish--Field.