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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-20
CONFERRING WITH NAGEL.
Labor Leaders Garry Out Directions
of Toronto Convention.

In furtherance of the cause of industrial
education, Samuel Gompers, John Mitch
ell, Frank Morrison and James E. O'Con-
nell had an extended conference with
Secretary Nagel Of the Department of
Commerce and Labor today. The Ameri-
can Federation Of Labor at it's recent
session in Toronto, directed the appoint
ment OLA committee to confer with the
Secretary of Commerce and Labor and
with the commissioner of labor in regard
10 industrial education. Mr. GOmpers
and his associates called upon the Sec
rotary in fulfilment of this direction. DR..
Charles P. Neill commissioner of labor
was present at the conference.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-20
English Names in Ireland.
From the London Chronicle

From the London Chronicle.
No wonder English surnames abound in
Ireland, since as far back 1885 an act
was passed compelling the inha bftants of
certain Irish counties to "gae appareled
like Englishmen, and ware their heads
after the English maner, sweare allegi-
ance and take English surnames." This
act directed every Irishman whom it con-
cerned to take to him an English sur
name of one towne. as Sutton, Chester.
Trym. Skryne, Corke, kinsale or color,
as White, Blacke Browne; and that he
and his issue shall this name under
payne of forfeiting of his goods yearly
until the premises be done
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-20
Parrot Yells and Robber Flees.

If it hadn't been for Jock. Patrick Be-
hans green parrot, even the carpets in
his apartment. in New York city. might
have been stolen. Now Patrick would
not sell his feathered alarm for any
price Owing to the many recent rob-
berries in the vicinity Behan taught the
bird to cry "Oh, you robber!' and 1t was
these words. repeated stridently that at
tracted the attention of Mrs. James
Smith. who lives on the floor below the
Behan apartment. She ran upstairs and
raped on Behans door, whereupon a
youth dashed out and fed before she
could stop him. When Behan reached
home he declared he had lost $1,000 by
the robbery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-20
THAW PRAYER DENIED.
Justice McKenna Refuses to Grant
Writ of Error.

Justice McKenna Of the Supreme Court
of the United States today denied petit
ton of Harry X. Thaw for writ OF
error to the court of appeals of New York,
IN the case in which Thaw made an eff
fort to obtain release from the Mattea-
wan Asylum. In that case q petotion for a
writ Of habeas corpus was denied, and
the effect of Justice Mckenna's decision
will be to leave the decision of the court
of appeals undisturbed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-20
News Briefs.

Eastern College. which changed it's To-
cation from Front Royal to Manassas
Va, in September. has closed it's fal
term with an enrolment of more thar
100 students, from thirty-eight states The
new assembly building will be dedicated
next month.
Miss Leila Jefferson of Amelia county
Va. was found dead in her room at the
home OF Mrs. Fannie Townes in Rich.
mond. When the hostess called Miss
Jefferson 10 breakfast she was found to
be dead. She was sixty-two years old.
William c. Morgan, for many years a
prominent resident Of Martinsburg. w
Va. Confederate veteran and former
lawyer at Berryville, Va. died suddenly
on the street of apoplexy. He was a
enty-twO years old.
J. F. Edwards, a Confederate veteran
and farmer of lower Fauquier county
Va, died at his home near Grove
Church. He is survived by his widow
and four children.
Miss Lydie Switzer. forty-five years old,
of StauntOn. Va, is dead, her father
two brothers and two sisters surviving
She has been in failing health for seyera
years.
Mrs. Miranda Shroyer, wife of Tyler
Shroyer, died at her home in knottsvil,e
district. near Grafton, w. Va. She was
born in Virginia more than seventy years
ago.. She leaves a large progeny.
George A. Baker of Havre de Grace,
Md, died at the Maryland University
Hospital, after four operations for stom-
ach trouble. He had been in the hospital
Ave weeks. He was born in Aberdeen
ffty-three years ago. He was one of
the first to enter the canning business
in Hartford county.
Falling upon a knife while butchering,
Robert Gillespie of Rising Sun, Md, re-
ceived deep cut across the face from
his nose to an ear. He almost bled to
death before the arrival of a physician.
That prisoners were allowed to mingle
in the corridors, that the food was bad
and that much liquor was Struggled to
the prisoners. came out IN the evidence
at the hearing yesterday before the com.
mission appointed TO investigate condi.
tons in Kanawha county,, w. Va. Jail.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-20
Firm Will Pay Embezzler's Family,

Charles Richards pleaded guilty at
Victoria, =. c., to systematic embez2le-
ment from Wilson Bros. Ltd, after he
had once been forgiven. and was SEN
fenced to two years in prison. Although
he had taken 5000. tile firm asked mercy
for him and agreed to pay his wages dur
ing his imprisonment to, his family.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-20
Paid Neighbor's Gas Bill IL Years

Adrian D. Sturgis a jsweler at Norwich.
~ y, has learned that because of
faulty meter connection he has been pay
ing the gas bill of Justice Thomas office
for twelve years. Thomas has also been
paying. and Sturgis has asked the COM
pany to refund him the money, almost
81 600.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-20
Boys Stone Deer in Connecticut.

Boys and men about New Haven.
Conn.,, have been warned by the state
game warden to quit throwing sticks and
stones at the deer. The animals have be-
come SO tame and numerous they are seen
in the city streets.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-20
Wills Husband Part of House.

Mrs Eliza f. Biddle of Lake Como, \.
j., whose will has been probated. leaves
her husband the west half of her home
and what money she had. The remainder
of the house and her estate goes 10 her
daughter Josephine Coleman.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-20
Trans Cat and Is Arrested.

Determined. if possible. to rid himself
of annoyance during the early hours OF
the day by serenades by cats, Edgar Bloom
of Baltimore constructed a trap i'll his yard
on Saturday and as the result Of his sue
cess in capturing one of the felines, he
was arraigned in court, charged with de-
tanning tine animal without proper food.
The Justice fined him the minimum
amount-$1 and costs-which he paid and
was released.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-20
Engines loot Saves Family.

An engineer on a passing freight train
saw Joseph Stewards home burning near
Greenwich. Conn.,. and kept his whistle
going full blast. The footing awakened
Stewart and he barely had time to get
his wife and three young children out.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-20
/, paralyze that organ for the space of an

hour.
Enough said. IL rural representatives
wish TO make hit with all their consti-
tuents as they do by sending garden seed
to the farmers, let them send the mother
in-law leaf to sons-in-law only and let
the recipients slip them to the mothers
in-law.
Talk about turning over a new leaf at
New Year, IL won't be a circumstance.
But from the gloomy outlook il would
appear that the leaves were to be dis
tributed among mothers-in-law with suf-
fragette leanings
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-20
Girl Dons Mans Garb to Drive
Wagon.

Pretty Lillian Meier. twenty-five, has
disappeared again in Cleveland to become
driver of a grocery wagon and do mans
work When arrested recently for posing
as a boy and driving an ice wagon, she
said: I'D rather be in jail all my life
than in cGrsets and skirts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-20
Engineers Love Toots.

Citizens OF EdSewater Park. n. j., have
complained to Pennsylvania railroad Off
Gals of an engineer who in passing
through toots love messages to his sweet
heart there. He goes by three times each
way every day, and their secret code
necessitates fifteen toots each time, or
ninety in all. In case he doesn't stop
the girl is to be asked to move outside
Of town.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-20
pravs for Rabbit and Gets One.

Having been unable to get rabbit
during the hunting season. Mrs Mary
Coleman of Morgantown. Pa, prayed for
one for a stew. Going to the cellar for
potatoes, she found a rabbit in the bin
too frightened to run and killed It with
stick.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-20
Couple Have "a Children.

Mr.. and Mrs. John Duffy of Carbon
dale Pa, have just welcomed their
twenty fourth child and are proud of 1T.
There are nine girls and fifteen boys.
no twins or triplets among them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-20
Sends Town Bill for $3.50 for Dog
Bite,

The officials Of White Oak Ridge. n. j.,
are celebrating over bill for $50 sent
in by James Henderson. He says that
an unlicensed dog bit him and kept him
from work for two months. and that the
town is responsible for the acts of an I'M
licensed dog on a public thoroughfare.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-20
Taller Tower Averts Church Split.

A decision to increase the height of
the tower has averted a split in the
Church of the Holy Trinity at Westfield,
Mass One faction threatened to secede
and build another church if the spire
was not made taller.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-20
Deaf and Dumb Is Years; Now
Talks,

John Thomas, for twenty-five years
deaf mute. has been taught in week
at Tacoma WASH, to articulate fourteen
words 1t is believed he will soon be
able to talk fiuenty through the efforts
of his teachers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-20
Elected in a Belfry.

The ceremony of electirig a mayor in a
belfry was performed recently according
to ancient custom in the parish church OF
Brightlingsea. wh&l Mr.. Arthur Lucas
was chosen in succession to the Rev.
Arthur Petwee, vicar of Brightlingsea,
aud six mariners who had married
Brightlingsea women were admitted free
men OF the port on payment of elevea
pennies into the treasury.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-20
A Canard Nailed.

From the AtchisOD Globe.
Envious neighbors started the story
that Daysey Mayme Appleton, a grown
girl, was so hoydenish she was out walk
ing on stills. Nothing in it, She had en-
her new high-lleeled shoes. That's all!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-20
Woman Dances Herself to Death.

Her dancing was SO graceful that Mrs.
Joseph Wyda of North Chicago was
eagerly sort as a partner at dance at
Waukegan She danced for several hours
and finally fell dead on the floor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-20
Bows Prank Fatal to Man.

Several boys stretched rope across a
sidewalk in Trenton. n. j.. to trip per-
sons passing in the dark. William Stein
metz, a blacksmith. stumbled over the
rope. fell heavily and fractured his skull,
and died in a hospital.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-20
ODDITIES IN THE NEWS.
Came a Pauper, Dies With $15,'
600, 600.

Isidore Newman died at New Orleans,
leaving $15,0O0.O0. He was seventy
three and as an immigrant lad came over
in the s.eerage from Germany without a
dollar.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-20
FOREIGN BANKS.

PARIS, December D.-Closing: Three
per cent rentes. 9S francs 771s centimes
for the account.
Exchange on London, % francs 21s
centimes for checks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-20

The Missus-Norah, how many families
have you ever worked for?
The Maid-Wurruked, is it. ma am
I'll have you know, Mrs. Pa-arker. I've
wurruked FIR ivry family / ever lived
with!-Chicago Tribune.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-20
DR.. E. o. Pigeon Dead.

DIR. Edmond O. Pigeon, dentist, died at
his residence 1920 BiltmOre street, at
30 O'Clock this afternoon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-20

BERLIN. December 2O.-Exchange on
London, 20 marks 4e1s pfenniSs for
checks.
Money. Az per cent.
Rate of discount for long bills, Az per
cent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-20
Leaves It to Washington.

Tho law said the collector, provides
that n sum not exceeding one-ha!f Of the
net proceeds shall be paid to the person
through whom such recovery is made.
The government has usually been very
liberal in its rewards in such cases, and
| believe II is disposed to be SO in this
case OF Mr.. Parr. whose services have
been very valuable.
Whether, however, it will consider that
Mr.. Parr has expended million dol
lars, or even several hundred thousand
dollars worth of energy in running down
the frauds which led to the payment,
am not prepared to state. The whole
matter rests with the Washington au-
thorities, and it is not for me to say
whether a decision has been reached on
this point, or, if so, what that decision
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-20

If you want work read the want col
umnS Of The Star.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-20
NO MILLIONS FOR PARR
EXPOSER OF SUGAR FRAUDS
REWARD MAY BE CUT.
Law Says He Is Entitled to Sum
Not Exceeding One-Half
Net Proceeds.

NEW YORK, December 2u.-Whiie
Deputy Collector Richard PARIS claim
for a mOiety o: the amount recovered by
the government through exposure of the
sugar frauds at this port has been APP
proved. 1t appeared probable from state
ments made by the collector OF the port.
William Loeb. jr., today, that Parrs
share I'm the funds was not likely to be
Sl.tN1.oun. or anything approaching that
sum
The collector did not care to commit
himself az to the probable reward for
the man through whose work the sugar
underweiehtS was discovered. Any state
ment as to the amount of the payment
Ia hc made Ia him would have to come
from the Secretary of the Treasury, the
collector declared.
From AIR Loebs statements, however.
IL was gathered that it is improba BILE
that the deputy would get 80 per cent.
or even RI per cent of the So 49,, 4S6
which the American Sugar Refining
Company paid the government in set
tloment Of cvaded sugar duties.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-20
AFTER KINGS WEALTH
LEOPOLD'S FAMILY TO FIGHT
FOR HIS MILLIONS.
Legal Proceedings Will Be Taken to
Obtain the Treasures
He Left.
Special CabIegram tn The Star.

Special Cabiegram to- The Star
PARIS. December "a dispatch from
Brussels to the Petit Parisien SAYS the
royal family has definitely decided to
take legal proceedings to recover the for
tune of the late King Leopold. the value
of which is stated to be SJ0.O00eOO in
real estate and shares in industrial COM
panies and $500 COO in objects of art
and jewels. Layers for the Princesses
Louise and Stephanie will shortly begin
legal proceedings with this object in
view
The actions will be brought against the
Societe Immobiliere Anonyme, which was
founded by the late king: against the
royal endowment in respect to the Kongo
and against the Baroness Vaughan.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-20

PARIS. December 20-A French finan-
cfer who is familiar with the Kongo and
other business operations of the late King
Leopold of Belgium estimates the mon
archs private fortune, in excess Of the
SUD.eO bequeathed to the princesses, at
$50. 600, OOO.
Lawyers here anticipate much litiga-
ton over the property
BERLIN. December 2O-Prince Henry
Of Prussia will represent Emperor Will
nam at the funeral of King Leopold. The
crown princess has gone to Cannes to be
present at the funeral of her GRANDPA
ther the Grand Duke Michael Nicholaie-
witch.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-20

UNDERWEAR = In silk,
wool. balbriggan and merino.
The popular silk-and-wool gar
ments. Special at $500 each.
Pure silk garments. III wide as
sortment from $3.50 to $40. 50
each. Cotton and balbrlggan,
special, SOC and SI.oo each.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-20
Magic Christmas Dinner Tables
Prize Medal Chair, Sll.08.

Give him Morris Chair that's an or A:;slEW r
nament as we'll as a comfort. Here in early MN
English and mahogany finish. with best spring EEHl1
seat and reversible velour cushions Good la
value at $500. though here only SII.yS. e
On fourth floor.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-10-28
HWIidhre ro.nIahf.

One Of the most delightful comedies
that has ever been written Is the
IBroadkurst & Hobart Classic OF the
race-tracks, entitled "Wildfre." Geo.
Hobart has long been famous as a
comic writer and as a creator or slang
phrases he stands on a plane with
George AIDE. In "WiIdfre" Mr.. Ho-
bart has reached the zenith OF ms
mowers as a phrase-rtaker, and that.
he is FAMILIAR with the subject Is be-
yond question, for although he creates
havoc with the quality of English Ian
guage so dear to Ldndley Murray and
other purists, it goes without saying
thst Hobart has coined a number or
slang expressions that will become col
and be Injected into on
language as every day figures O
speech. The Language OF every day
usage is the one most understood by
the general public, and as Mr.. HOBART
makes no pretensions to being an edu-
Gator OF the masses, he sees no rea.
son why, in writing for them, he should
go over their heads. HIS idea IS that
! tae average man mas enough private
worries and that when he goes to e1e
fheater he goes to be entertained and
not instructed in the higher branches
of learning, and as Hobart Ia very
human person, he places himself upon
a plane with his fellowmen and teeEs
that the language of tle streets Is
more expressive and better under
stood by the proletariat than the poly
syllabric andi erudite utterings OF the
! pedantic minority, who shudder at q
split infinittYe: George Broadhurst,
lco-worker with Mr.. Hobart in the max
ling Of "Wildfire," has gained greaE
deal OF fame, and incidentally quite a
comfortable fortune as the author OF
'aWhat Happened to Jones" why
.Iitical drama, "Tae Man of the Hour."
Mr.. Broadhurst has applied his mar
yelous constructive genius in outltn'
ling the general run of the plot, and
also figured materially in the eoncep-
ton of the dialogue. While not as
iconoGastic as Mr.. Hobart in breaking
down the accepted rules OF the nice
ties of English, as thought, but seldom
spoken Mr.. Broadhurst is noted for
the virlIity and appositeness OF his ex-
pressions and it is safe to say that no
writer Of popular plays to-day mas a
better grasp on current Englis1 or
more facility and felicity In choosing
words to express his thSughts and give
ito mis- hearers more comprehensive
Idea OF the subject matter than Mt.
Broadhurst5 :FFhe combination OF Ho-
i bart and Broadhurst was most hap
by one in the conception and eXecu'
ton OF bringing these two writer's In
collaboration is certainly entitled 10
the thanks of the tneater-going pub
lie.
"WiItfre" will be presented at the
Grand tonight and the promise Is
made BY the management that the pro-
duction scenically will be in every re-
spect the same as when the play was
last seen here, with the further prom.
Use that the presenting company VIVA
be fully equal to all the requirements
of the play. The chief funmaker will
be viii Archie, who will be seen as
bud, the stable boy, his original crea-
ton, and his principal support Will be
Miss Jessie West, an actress well
known to our theater-goers.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-10-28
MUSINGS FROM MoNoNeALlA.

The report that Kelley Cure Hos
pital would be erected at Georgetown
was greatly exaggerated.
President Taft refers to Oklahoma
as geological Garden OF Cranks.
We dSubt IL he can turn them.
Prof Brander Mathews says, The
man who IL in love with his job gets
more Contentment out of life than any
other" .Peary and Cook, do you de-
l1ieve that?
Fifty years have flown since John
Brown, made Hareprs Ferry forever
famous and as poet said OF aim, HE
may trouble you more than ever, when
you've nailed his coffin down one
OF Browns fierce enemies, Gov. Henry
A. Wise. thus described his exploit:
"He is a bundle of the best nerves I
ever s9w. With one son dead by his
side and another shot through, he Welt
the pulse of his dying son with ono
hand, and held his rifle with the other
and commanded his men with the ut
most composure, encouraging them to
be firm and to sell their lives as dlsaT-
" as they could.l
We motive that I. N. .Grisso has ap-
parently abandoned the "snoozing
CHRISTIANS to their fate and Is deYot'
ing some attention to Col. Samuel H.
Church's address at PittsbuEg ON Tue
Progress and Achievement OF Hun
bred Years. in which ne plead for
broader and more liberal spirit OF toll
GRAFTON. The press reports that among
the remarks that brought Kisses were
the following: 'Gn the future 1t VIII
mike no difference whether a man Is
a Catholic, Presbyterian, or Disciple,
II ne is a Christian. This IL the age
OF trusts Why not try 1t in religions
1t will be a long time before Tie oth-
er churches will give up their names
or their creeds. The worst OF those
creeds are now harmless-7like old
hung on the wall. The
Christian union which our fathers hop
ed for in one broad organization Will
never come" Why a man OF Col
Church's ability should be Missed from
the stage for uttering such sentiments
would require an inspired pen to eX-
plain, unless it was because 1t Sas
much easier to hiss than to refute his
argument or damage his logic. The
difference between a hiss and dun.
geon dark and damp marks the PROG.
rass and achievement OF Hundred
Years" A hiss is not quite as tender
and humane as smile but 1t otteil
passes for argument among those WHO
say a great loE that amounts to noC1-
Ing and have a persistent habit of
HAMLET.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1909-10-28

Tne chief love interest "a me
4 ization Of the vel known New
ISnei md novel. Quincy Adams Saw
yef. Is the strong admir- ton Of youns
70, 4 YER the chi low and on Of g
MI fouatfe. 1Sr A lice PettengiII II. bind
TirI. nj was & GOOD deal OF d question
Wllen the ORA INA atton was inside as
To whether the public would be In
sympathy with such a peculiar court
shIp. and the dfamatist seriously
thought Of getting away from the book
IN this respect by having Sawyer in
love with Indy Putnam. 1t was d.
.nsally decided, however, to follow the
hook. and those who witness per
formance at the Grand on Saturday,
matinee or night. will realize what a
mistake II would have made not to
have made a greal deal Of the love
story between the blind Alice Petten-
gill ard Quincy Adams Sawyer.