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Douglas Island news., 1909-09-22
The N0rthIand The Latest News, from Reliable Sources, Concerning the Great
 North, Condensed.
Information for Everybody.

An exchange has discovered that the north pole has been ia Alaska all the time.
 25,OCO tons of freight was landed at St. Michael this summer for points up the Yukon.
 The lighthouseat Cape Hinchtnbrook is to be completed this year if it is pos sible to do so.
 Four men were drowned ueUr Coz dova on the 18th inst. by the overtQrn. ing of a small boat
 The British Columbia Salvage Go. declined to salve the Ohio on ~no cure no pay" basis.
 Walter E. Clark, newly appointed governor of Alaska, will take office ct Juneau on October ].
 The launch Superb, owned by Capt Larson of Skagway, was won iU ratHe by Scott Parks of HRines.
 High water took out a span of the Tazlina river bridge on Ehe government road between Valdez and Fairbanks.
 At the opening o6 the Dawson school for the fall and winter term, tine at- tendance was found to be equal to that of last year.
 United States court wild convene at Valdez on October 4th, with complete equipment consisting of both grand and petit jury.
 A bunch of Alaska Indians has been taken to the A.-Y.-P. to do 8 song and dance stunt. Thus are the glories of the NorthlaRd revealed
 W. B. Koon, of Fairbanks, is of the opinion that the Iditarod and the h. noka offer the pick and shovel miner of the North Snother opportunity
 Alfred H. Brooks, in charge of the division of Alaska mineral resources in the geological survey, now says that Alaska's coal supply will last for 400 years.
 A temporary light has been installed at Cape Hinchinbro The barge which went adrift with supplies for the lighthouse at this place, has been found by Indians.
 The Skagwsy Commercial Club new has a membership of A., and $500 in sight with which to start an advertising campaign to induce the purse.proud tourist to visit the town.
 George Matthewson, who killed Gus Lawless at Fortymile ia March, 1908, was convicted at Fairbanks of murder in the first degree and the penalty fixed at life imprisonment.
 Iditarod is the name of new placer camp on the Innoka riZer, where seE- eraI hundred men are said to have gone from Fairbanks. The new dig gings are said to be shallow,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-12-31
STEADY DECREASE
IN TYPHOID FEVER
But Seven New Cases While Ten
Recover During Course
of Week.

A decrease in typhoid fever and
is shown by the report of the
Health Department for the week end
ing December .. submitted to the
Commissioners today
There was one death from typhoid
fever, seven new cases reported and ten
discharged as recovered. reducing the
total number on hand from ninety-One
TO eighty-seven. During the same week
Of 1908, there were 173 cases under treat
ment.
Diphthcria cases were reduced from
hfty-three to forty-fOur Twelve new
cases were reported and twenty-one dis
charged
An increase is noted in scarlet fever.
measles. and chicken-pox- Scarlet fever
was increased from 1876 to ia, and mea-
sizes from fourteen to seventeen. Twen-
ty-four cases Of chicken-pox were re-
ported, the total number on hand being
seventy-eight.
There were 143 deaths during the week.
eighty-SiN among the white and fifty
seven among the cOlOred population.
The births numbered 147 Of which
ninety-eiEht were white and foTty-nine
colored. AS the result Of the inspec-
ton Of seventeen dairy farms. notice
was served To remove one COW which
was found TO be suffering from tubercU-
losi5.
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FARMERS NEEDED.
DECLARES WILSON
Too Many Engaged In Dis
tribution, Is Opinion
of Secretary.

Secretary Wilson, when asked today
about his proposed inquiry into the
difference between wholesale and retail
prices OF various food products, said he
was getting his forces thoroughly or
ganized for the inquiry. He said what
the country needed was more farming.
Too many people are engaged in the
business of distribution" said Secretary
Wilson. What we need is mora farm
ing. Too many people are rushing to
the town and the city and trying to
make a living there and not enough are
staying in the country Too many PEG
pie are trying to get along without work
and not enough Of them are in the
business Of producing something.
Zone man could Go the business Of dis
tribUtion. where twenty are now en-
gagged in It. That IS the reason why
the cos Of living is high and people are
com 0IasCt Hg. People must learn they
can't get along without work. and the
best place for them Is on the farm,
WHARF, they can raise something. / pro-
pose u 20 into this inquiry thoroughly.
/ notice some are already complaining
that my figures on beef prices are not
correct
IF anybody feels that way, all he's
got 10 do is 70 go to the bottom OF the
matter himself and put forth convincing
proof to the contrary
Secretary Wilson, however, has full
faith in tie figures he has already put
out and IS convinced they cannot be
overturned
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-12-31
LITTLE MISS PRICE
POPULARITY WINNER
Captures Pony and Cart
Offered In Hecht &
Company Contest.

Petite Miss Grace Price, Of $50 z street
southwest, is by all odds the happiest
youngster in Washington today. Also
she has built up a reputation as being
the best little hustler that ever came
out OF the southwest, where hustlers
are as plentiful as boys and girls at a
Christmas candy party. Grace IS only
ten years old now, but when she grows
up, if she keeps up her present stan
dard as vote getter. she can have any
Office within the gift of the woman
suffrage party.
All this Is because Miss Grace is the
winner OF as handsome a little pony and
carriage as was ever the property Of
boy or girl I'm the District It was pre-
scented to her by Hecht & Company be-
cause she proved her right TO be called
the most popular little girl known to
the thousands Of customers Of the
Hecht department store
When this firm recently announced
that IL would give a Shetland pony and
cart to the most popular little girl in
Washington, Miss Grace declared her
aelf a candidate, solicited hundreds OF
votes among her school friends at the
Jefferson school and among their par
ents, and won out by a safe margin.
Her reward came today when s,1e
climbed into her new carriage at noon
today in front of the Hecht stores, 5lS
20 9l4 seventh street. look I'D the IelhSr
cracked her whip gently over her Shet-
land ears, and drove away, while hun
dreds of onlookers clapped their hands
and cheered.
Before leaving the store Miss Grace
assured Mr.. Marks, advertising man
ager Of the Hecht stores, that he
needn't feel at all lonesome or without
the means Of taking rides in Rock Creek
PARK while she had her pony and car
rage.
The outfit, which was purchased IN
Philadelphia especially for the contest,
is valued at $500. The pony is a pure
Shetland with a shaggy. mouse gray
coat.
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~ " s
Drinks

It's nice getting them in
getting them out But there's a
way-CASCARETS are known 20
hundreds of thousands for the nat
ural and easy way they clean out
the system of overwhelming. Be
prepared, a box in your pocket of
CASCARETS-take one or two sure
when you go to bed-then tomor-
row will be pleasant.
CAsCARETB 10c box-Weok's treat
meut. All druggists. Biggest seller
in me world. Million boxes month
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-12-31
TETRAZZINI THROAT
NOT SNOKE-PROOF
Hammerstein Star Under
Physicians Care After
Return From PittSburg.

NEW YORK. Dec. Shine Tetraz-
zini the bright particular star Of the
Hammerstein singers. returned 80 New
York today suffering from a severe at
tack Of bronchitis. and breathing def
ance against the Pittsburg and Cincin-
natl musical critics, who intimated that
the real reason for the abandonment Of
her appearance there was jealousy be-
cause the critics and newspapers Of
those cities intimated she was not so
great an artist as her rival, Mary Gar
den.
incidentally. it be .ame known after
her return that the proposition for her
to tour the West, appearing IN Chicago,
81 Louis. and Kansas City. has prob
ably been definitely s.oandoned. and all
because # has been discovered that the
smoke in those cities would affect her
vocal cords so that her voice might
become useless for all time
Nine. Tetrazzini is under the care Of
her personal physician. DIT. Ludwig
Lang and he stated after an examina-
tion Of her throat that the vocal cords
were badly inhamed and that she had
bad attack OF bronchitis, but that nc
did not believe there was any reason
why she could not sing all right again
Saturday as planned.
Her throat is very delicate" he de-
clared, and the Pittsburg smoke, which
is extremely disagreeable to almost any
one, thickened her vocal cords so that
she could not sing. She is doing nicely
now. however, and the bronchitis is
yielding TO treatment, she will be all
right soon
Through friends the diva sent out
word that while she was sOrry to dis
~ ~ H.. u
Cincinnati, il could not be helped
'Pittsburg may have the money: they
tell me II has,. she said but no one
could live there unless they had to.
The air was so bad I could not breathe
ana would never so back there no
matter how much n1-Nney was offered. "
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-12-31
FIELDER JONES HAS
PHILLIES IN VIEW
Offers to Buy Some of the
Stock and Manage the
Club.

CHICAGO. Dec. S1.-If Brother Char
lie Taft Is willing to let Fielder Jones
IN on the stock OF the Philadelphia Ma
tiOnal League Club. he can probably get
Fielder for manager Of the Phsllies.
This IS the report current here today.
following the visit Of willard y. Jones,
Of Portland. Ore. brother Of the forEre-
White Sox manager.
Willard says Fielder is enjoying great
er prosperity than ever before in his
life, but that he stiu has that painful
yearning TO play hall As an encour-
agement to club owners who would Ike
to get Fielder's services in return for a
bunch OF stock, Willard asked the news
paper men TO publish FEEDERS Portland
address.
The fans here believe n the new man
agement or the Philadelphia Nationals
cannot get John King as manager, a
strong effort will be made to land Jones.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-12-31
WANT AEROPLANES
AS WEIGHT CARRIERS

LEGRAND. France. Dec, S1-That the
carrying Of weights and passengers viii
be one Of the principal tests Of aero
planes efficiency In the future is being
daily attested here, at the Chalons Aero
drome All the avistors now practicing
here are seeking TO establish new rec
or6s along this line
During 1910 the French government
will adopt two or three types of aero
plane, Minister Of war BTun showing
a preference for this style Of air ma
chine over the dirigible balloon. But
Brun must first be shown that a ma
chine can carry not only a man, but
that this man can operate machine gun
which the eroplane must also carry.
Louis Pamhan's Farman biplane, which
he has taken to America, In a test fight
here, carried Pauihan and another pas
senger, besides 154 pounds Of petrol. the
combined freight being estimated at
400 pounds.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-12-31
.SHEAGE rs SENTENCE
OF THREE YEARS
Uncle Makes Plea and OBJ
tains Leniency for Self
Confessed Thief.

Daniel Shea. confessed thief. was sen
fenced today to serve three years in tho
penitentiary.
Shea said he stole from his uncle.
James A Shea, who came to Criminal
Court NO I. and by his plea obtained
ieniency for his nephew, who was ar
raigned on another charge.
The amount Shea said he stole from
his uncle was 1872
In presenting the case Assistant Diff
trict Attorney Turner called the atten-
ton Of the court to a remark made be-
fore BY the boy. when he was before
Judge Gould. when he is alleged to
have asked the court to hand him
his"
Il expect he can set it this time
said Judge Could Three years in the
penitentiary."
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Died.

FRAWLEY-Suddenly, on Thursday. Deem
Dor 30. 1893. at II a. m. at the residence OF
his sister, Mrs. j. r. DOWney. 336 G street
southwest, STEPHEN H.. beloved son OF
the late John and Ann Frawley
Funeral from his late residence on Sat
urday, January 1. AT $3.50 a. m: thence
20 st. Dominic's Church. where requiem
high mass will be said for the repose OF his
soul. Relatives and friends invited to at
tend Tts
Mr.. Frawley was born IN Washington
forty years ago and was a resident Of this
city all his life His death occurred sud
denly and was due 70 acute pneumonia
lie Is survived b. two sisters, both Of
Washington.
sNELIs-On Friday. December u, 1893, at
Newton. y. J.. at 1880 a. m Rev NJ
PORTER SMELL.
Funeral viii be from AuaCOstia. d @
Time and Church announced later dc3l-2tc
BLACKISTON-On Thursday. December 80.
1903. at o. m. az her residence Oil West
minister street, MARY CAROLINE widow
Of Lewis Biackiston.
CROSBY-On Thursday. December SO. 1909 at
40 a. M. HANNAH EVERETT CROSBY.
widow q Francis W. Crosby. in tho eighty
sixth year Of her age.
Mrs. Crosby was born IN Rutland Vt
IN 1924 She was married 20 Captain
Crosby I'm 1919 at Schenectady. y Y and
came 20 Washington with him at the close
81 the civil war For moro than forty
seven years she was a resident of Washing
ton. Her death followed an illness of
about two weeks and was due to pneu-
mOuia. Mrs Crosby is survived by two
daughters and ono son.
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Missing Girl and Waiter Said
To Have Disappeared
At Same Time.

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 31.-SpuTred on
by frantic father and a devoted grand
father, who is on the verge Of prostra-
ton, detectives in this and every city
in the Eastern part of the country are
today searching for Miss Rober,a BUST
de Janon, the sixteen-year-old daughter
Of Ferdinand de Janon, Of New York.
and granddaughter and sole heiress Of
Robert Buist, millionaire seed merchant
Of this city. The girl has been missing
from her apartments in the Bellevue
Stratford since Wednesday.
There was lodged against Frederick
Cohen, fifty years old, a waiter who
for several months past has been the
attendant Of The Buist apartments at
the hotel, the charge Of abduction, he
having disappeared on the same day,
and is declared to have left town sim
ultaneously with the girl.
Grandfather Convinced.
That the two have eloped has been
finally accepted by Mr. BUST, who,
until today, maintained that his grand
daughter would have no connection with
such an escapade explaining her disap-
pearancc by the fact that she let two
suicide notes and that she evidently had
put her threats into execution
Information given ont by the police
today was 70 the effect that Miss de
Janon with Cohen. had been traced as
far as Broad street station. where they
took a train Tor New York. Captain or
Detectives Gallagher, in charge Of the
investigation here. announced this
morning that an important clue was ex-
Dected to be established today.
Had Good Start.
The girls disappearance was not
learned until several hours after she
left the hotel.
The Young woman's governess sound
ed the alarm, and a search for her was
Immediately instituted
No clue was found until Cohen's wife
came forward and stated her suspicious.
She stated that her husband had often
spoken 20 her Of Miss de Jauon, and
that he had shown her a gold match
box which he said the young woman
gave him for a Christmas present.
Mrs. Cohen declared that she was
convinced that the two had eloped.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-12-31
Marriage Licenses.

William VI. Mckay. Of Raleigh. n G,
and Alice r Clark, Of Washington.
James ID. Harlow and Ida y. Smith,
Of Orange, Va.
Waldo H. Clifford and Kathryn r.
Connolly, Of washington.
Lawrence r. Cochran and Ethel u.
Adams Of Baltimore.
Emmett Z. Bunyea and Mary J. Haas.
Of Washington.
Thomas N. Scribner and Nettie NJ.
Stearns, OF Washington.
George r Bayliss and Bessie NJ.
Baker, OF Baltimore.
William Cornell and Daisy r. Hind
man, Of Purcelville, Va
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-12-31
MAURICE FARNAN
MAKES NEW RECORD
Henri'S Brother Flies Fifty
Miles In 2 Hours 80
Minutes.

PARIS. Dec. S1.-MaUrice Farrnan, a
brother Of Henri Farman. today broke
the cross country aeroplane record by
flying from Charities to Orleans. a dis
lance Of fifty miles "as the crow flies. -
IN two hours and thirty minutes. Far
feet
Farman used a biplans OF his own con-
struCtiOn. Cross country fights are his
specially. Three weeks ago ne eStab-
iished the cross country record which he
broke today by flying from Versailles TO
Chartres, a distance of forty-four miles
IN ffty-fOur minutes.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-12-31
PRAYER SCHEDULE
FOR WOMAN'S UNION
Services Will Be Held Every
Monday Until
Nav 80.

The Woman's INSTRUMENTATION
Missionary Union Of the District Of Co
lumbia this morning announced the
prayer schedule which VIII begin
Monday, January 10, and last through
May 80. 1910
Mrs. John Newton .CuIbersOn will pre-
side at the opening service OF the week
or prayer, which program has been
followed for several years This sched-
ule viii begin Monday morning next at
II a. m. and continue through January
?. next Pastors today received re-
quests from officials of the union to
announce the services from their pull
pits on Sunday at both morning and
evening services. All these meetings
VIII be held at Luther Place Memorial
Church.
ministers throughout the District
nave consented to address each service.
ne music will be I'm charge Of Mrs.
Lewis Mauro
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Deaths

Mary NJ. Harvey. % years, 8l8 First
street northwest
Alfred II Waterman, z years, ga Todd
place northeast.
Charels r. Maitland. 81 years. 102 Sew
enth street northeast
Charles ". Myers, g. years, 655 G street
northeast.
Marguerite r. Luce. years, q II street
northwest.
Jonathan O. BiEelow, Il years, 1913 In
diana avenue northwest
Mary A. I.ingerback ~ years, 1921 Elev-
cuth street northwest.
Jennie Mathews, - years, 10J Seventh
street northwest
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-12-31
RIVERS AND HARBORS
COMMITTEE TO MEET
Planned TO Hive Sessions Last
For Five Days Next
Month.

II was announced today by Represent
alive Alexander, chairman of the
House Committee on Rivers and Har-
bors, that the committee viii begin
open hearings on January and close
them on January 10 Of next year. Then
the committee will go into executive
session and frame the bill. IL is expect
cd that il VIII be introduced on the
floor OF the House about the first Mon
day I'm February This viii make il
ready for action not later than March ].
Most OF the delegations from various
nsrts OF the W est. who attended the
Rivers and HarboTs Congress here.
have already appeared before the COM
rnittee and most Of the Congressman
have stated their wants.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-12-31
SCIENTISTS ELECT
OFFICERS FOR YEAR

BOSTON. Dec. 31.-After a short gen
eraI session this morning, the American
Association for the Advancement Of Sci
ence adjourned to meet in St. Paul and
Minneapolis next December. The fol-
lowing officers were elected:
A. A. Nicholson. University Of Chi
cago, president: J.. A. Howard, Smith
sonian Institution, Washington. perma-
nent secretary; r. r. Clements, Univer-
sity Of Minnesota, general secretary; J.
Delaney. University OF Minnesota, sec
rotary OF the council.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-12-31
BABY SUFFOCATED.

Death due 10 suffocation was the YER
dict Of the coroner in the case Of seven
months-od Eleanor F1eischman. who
was found dead IN a crib I'm her home.
10 + street southeast The child had
evidently turned on her face. and her
strength was insufficient 10 enable her
70 turn back agaln.
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FIRE DRIVES RICH
FROM THEIR HOMES
Million-DoIlar Blaze In
New York Cause of
Trouble.

NEW YORK, Dec Silt was the turn
OF the rich today 10 be driven from their
homes by fire.
Yesterday in q dozen sections of the
city poor people were driven into the
streets by Eres and there was much
suffering. Today as the result of a fire
that destroyed half a million dollars
worth Of express matter and ruined the
American Express Company's plant in
Madison avenue near FOrty-eighth
street, Mrs. Hetty Green, her son-in-
law, Matthew Wilkes; her daughter,
Sylvia Wilkes; the J. Borden Harri-
mans, the Robert A. ChcsbrouEhs. and
others of the society class were driven
from their Madison avenue homes with
scant regard for their feelings by police
and firemen and compelled to take to
hotels. Before the fire was under con-
troll three men had been injured, one
fatally.
Starts in Basement.
The fire started in the basement Of
the company's building. which was
formerly the Heavenly Rest Church
and when the first engine arrived,
the flames we're spreading to the eleva-
tor shaft. The firemen broke IN door
and were met by terrific explosion
which fatally injured Fireman Silver.
Before Silver could be rushed TO a hos
pital Watchmen Mcnamara and Schulle
were discovered by the hremen uncon-
scious faOm smoke and their clothing
ablaze. They were rolled in the snow
10 extinguish the blaze and taken to the
hospital, where it was said they would
probably recover.
Three alarms had been sent in, but the
FIRE was beyond control, and Chief
Croker ordered the third-ran current
turned of in the railroad yard, Stalling
ali New YORK Central trains south OF
18th street, and the hremen attacked
the fire on both sides
Clears Houses.
Because Of the fear of other explosions
In the building Croker ordered all OF
the houses on the opposite side Of the
street. including that occupied by Doug
lass Robinson. brotheT-in-law Of former
President Roosevelt. cleared. The occu-
pants, although inclined to protest, were
driven from home and went 70 hotels
in cabs which they called.
The firemen managed 70 keep flames
leaving the building IN which they orig
mated with a loss Of half a million, al
though the express company officials
saw this sum maybe increased as much
OF the material destroyed was delayed
Christmas presents.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-12-31
Clears Houses.
The Vital Records.
Birtha

Michael and Catherine Moran. girl
Isaac W. and Elizabeth CLANCY, girl
Oliver II. P. and Katherine H. Johnson
boy.
James F.. and Marion o. West, boy.
Harry d. and Minnette NJ. Ruddiman
ST., boy.
George S and Lesah Y. Pope. boy.
Peter and BlanCn l.. Butcher girl.
GEORGE / and Sadie Scrivener, girl.
James r. and Annie T. Murphy, girl.
Patrick II. and Helen Walsh. girl.
Frank T. and Eva NJ. HefferIaap, girl.
Frank and Anna GiCydano, girl.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-12-31
TRIPS OVER ROPE

Tripping over a rope on Fourteenth
street. Mrs. W. Fl. Moore. forty years
old, OF 2027 Thirteenth street northW est.
is confined TO her home today with
sprained wrist an da bruised forehead.
Mrs. Moo. refused hospital treatment.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-12-31
BANKER IS KILLED
IN TRAIN CRASH
Spencer Trask, New York
Millionaire, Meets Death
In Collision
CONTINUED from First Page)

NCOHLnueo uoIn flrSt BaEe-l
cars on the track in a short time and
the other passenger on the express were
hurried into New York
Word of Trask death was telephoned
TO his office here by the New York
Central officials, who stated that the
body would be cared for until Il was
decided where to take IT,
Spencer Trask was born in New York,
September IS, 1874, graduated from
Princeton and Immediately entered the
bai king business IN wall Street He
was interested in the Edison electrical
enterprises and his firm has been very
prominent In the Street for several
years
Trask was a director and president OF
the Broadway Realty Company and
president and director Of the Lake
George Real Estate Company besides
being heavily interested in many other
corporations
Mr.. Trask was a member Of the Met
TOpOutan, Union League, City, Reform,
National Arts, and Lawyers clubs.