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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-23

President Taft has accepted the reSig-
nation of Vespasian Warner, commits
sioner of pensions. The chief executive
received the resignation some time ago,
but decided to hold it for several days.
Mr.. Warner has been in Clinton, H., for
several weeks attending to private bust
ness interests and caring for a son who
has been ILL., For months past it has been
expected that he would resign owing to
the uemand of his business interests at
home.
Speculation as to Successor.
Immediately on receipt of the news of
Mr.. Warmers resignation there was much
appoint to the vacancy. but nothing has
been announced officially on the subject.
James L. Davenport, first deputy com
missioner. and Capt. l.. NJ. Kelly, second
deputy commissioner, are looked upon as
In the line of promotion. Mr.. Davenport
who comes from New Hampshire, has
been the first deputy commissioner for
about twelve years and during that time
has borne great share of the burden
of managing the pension bureau. Con-
sequently he is regarded by many as a
foremost candidate for the place. He en-
tered the government service in 1881 and
became first deputy commissioner in 1897.
Capt. Kelly entered the service in 1883
ana was made second deputy commits
sioner at the time that Mr.. Davenport
was made first deputy.
Presidents Reported Action.
Although both are deemed strong can
didates for the place, it is understood in
inner departmental circles that the Pres
ident has determined on a successor to
Mr.. Warner, and neither of them figured
in the running. He comes from the west
and his name was discussed at the first
cabinet meeting held just after the Presi-
dent returned from his western trip. II
is believed that the members of the chief
executives official family were much
pleased with the selection.
According to the best advices obtainab he
the name of the new commissioner will
be presented to the Senate for confirma-
ton as soon as possible, after that body
assemblies for the coming session.
Neither Mr.. Davenport's name or that
of Capt. Kelly will be presented to the
President as one suitable for the posi-
ton. Although both are receptive candi-
dates still neither desires in any way to
embarrass the President in any. selection
he may have made by having his name
presented to him as an applicant for the
position which has just been vacated by
Mr.. Warner
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-23
MISS cHEATHAM's RECITAL.
Childhood Scenes Will Be Delineated
in Song and Story.

Miss Kitty Cheatham interpreter OF
childhood. will give SrecitaI Friday aft
ernoon at 4:30 o'clock at the Columbia
Theater
Childhood in all its sweetness. rs
quaintneSS and its ingenious straightness
of purpose will be delineated in pro-
gram which will include Children's songs
about dolls: some thoughts of little boys:
old negro songs and sayings. and a num-
Der of recitations, among them several
written for Miss Cheatham. Other num-
bers will he taken from the poems OF
Helen Hay Whitney, Paul Lawrence
Dunbar, Edward Milton Royle, r. L..
Stevens and Edward Lear. Miss Flora
Macdonald will be at the piano.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-23

"A mass meeting in the interest of the
Union Industrial Academy of Port Con-
way. Va, will be held in the Metropolitan
Colored Baptist Church Oh r street
northwest December = at O'clock pm.
Prof. HI. d. White, principal of the school,
will make an address. Revs. w. J. How
ard and George w. Lee, both of this city.
will also speak.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-23
Star Office Visitors.

The following visitors have registered
at The Star office:
MIR and Mrs. Henry Thomas. Chicago.
Ill.
Messrs. John Splitter, Hartisonburg Va,
and Samuel Fl. Rhodes, Roanoke, Va.
s. S. Ballard, Montpelier, VT.
Robert z. Peck, Meyersdale. Pa.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-23

Rev. G.. NJ. Tolson. who has beer pas
tor Of st. Timothys +. E. Church. at
Herndon. Fairfax county, Va. has ten
dered his resignation to the vestry and
accepted call to the rectorship of the
church at Spray, n. C. He will begin
his pastorate At Spray December /.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-23

tiful scene. the occasion being hop
given by the freshman class of George
Washington University. Nearly 200 cou-
plies enjoyed dancing during the evening.
The patrons and patronesses included
President Needham, Mrs. Needham,- Dean
WILDER, Mrs. WILDER, Dean. Hodekins.
Mrs. Hodgkins and Mrs. Garlock. Among
those dancing were the Misses Z. Gar
lock. D. Monroe. l.. Ford, II. Zeh. +.
Swaine. E. Turnburke, D. Cunningham,
j. Sydenhanes, V. Humphrey, c. Brack-
EFT, G. Price, H. Brylawski, l.. Howser.
E. Clarke, E. Elliott, E. Sunny. G..
Thomas, G. Mayfield, A. Murphy, and
Messrs. Frazier, Bundick. Hospital, Hem
ry, Campbell. Wilson. Smith. Mueller.
Hoover, Daniels. Saum. Wharton. Farr.
jacob. Rafter, Neuber, Hodgkins, Dutton,
Bowen. Parker. Heitmuller, Schmidt
kemper. Rodgers, Daley. keits. Dolan
and many others.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Marsh have re-
turned to the city, and are located at
the Hotel Richmond.
Prof. and Mrs. Charles Greeley Abbot
have returned from California. where Mr.
Abbot has been engaged in a series of
observations on the sun for the past six
months.
Mrs. David Croker of Boston is visit
ing Nine. de Meissner at her home at
1924 31st street northwest.
Mrs. Archie n. Hamilton of Philadel-
phia is spending some time with Mrs.
Lindley S. Anderson.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-23
Col. Staples Gives Postum Dinner.

Col. o. G.. Staples was the host at
possum dinner last evening. which is
the fourth he has given this season.
Those present were Miss Cecilia Kennier.
Mr. and Mrs. b. F. Edwards and daugh-
ter. E Hege, George Barker and James
S. Grovens.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-23

Last Friday evening the ballroom of
the Arlington Hotel presented a most beau
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-23

The Misses Schneider of 1896 18th street
northwest have moved to ITO Q street
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-23

Mrs Herndon Sharp, wife of Lieut..
Herndon Sharp, 18th Infantry, L. S. A.,
and formerly Miss Eleanor Magruder of
this city. is the guest of Miss Anne Pey-
ton at her home on Riggs place.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-23

Mr.. and Mrs. George Marsh have re-
turned to the city, and are located at
the Hotel Richmond.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-23

Mr.. and Mrs. H. w. kennard of the
British embassy are in New York.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-23

Mr.. Robert J. Wynne, who arrived from
England Saturday afternoon and joined
Mrs. Wynne at their home here last night,
is leaving again today for New York
but will return to spend Thanksgiving
here with hfs family. His business af-
fairs will keep him in New York most OF
the coming winter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-23

The wedding of Miss Anne Peyton and
Lieut. Marshall Magruder, 9Th Field Ar
tillery. L. s. A.. will take place. the
evening of December is. at st. Thomas
Episcopal Church. Rev. G. Calvert Car
ter will officiate, assisted by Rev. C.
Ernest Smith.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-23
To Aid Union Industrial Academy,

CAMERON, RALPH H.. The Don Carlo
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-23

The minister to Norway and Mrs. Her
bert III. D. PIERCE are at the Highland!
to remain during their stay.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-23

| 1t was a gala day aboard the Italian
snip Etruria today, although the weather
did not lend itself to the joys of the
occasion. Capt. Count Leonardo had
guests to luncheon and will also entertain
at tea in honor of the official visit which
the Italian ambassador is paying the ship
today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-23

Mrs Charles Carroll Lee entertained
at dinner last night Representative and
Mrs. Herbert Parsons, Mr.. and Mrs. Her
bert Putnam, DR.. and Mrs. Buckner Ran
doiph. the Misses Lee, Mr.. Fred A. Car
penter, DR.. Thomas S. Lee and Mr. Will
liam B. Clarke
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-23

Mr. John Barrett gave a dinner, fol-
lowed by a theater party. last night for
AMBASSADOR and Mrs David Jayne Hill.
There were in his party also the Post
master General. the French ambassador
and Nine. Jusserand, Brig. Gen and Mrs.
Clarence Edwards, Mr.. and Mrs r. Liv-
ingston Beeckman of Newport, Miss Law
ton MISS Dorothy Van Dyke of Princeton,
N. j., and Lee McClung.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-23

Mrs. John Hay is back at her home at
10th and H streets for the winter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-23

Mrs. David Croker of Boston is visit
ing Nine. de MeiSsner at her home at
1924 51st street northwest.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-09-06
TACOMAENG|NEER
IS KILLED IN
COLLISION

Fred e. Warren, OF East Thirty
sixth and ] streets. employed as
en- engineer on the Northern Pa
cific. was killed, and Charles
Staufscher badly injured in a ter
rible head-on collision on the
Northern Pacific tracks at Olym-
pla Saturday afternoon,
Conductor Van Kleiek of Taco
ma had orders to take his local
freight o nto this city. He back
ed 1t out on the block to get n
good start through the tunnel and
up the hill, and while on the
switch it crashed into lumber
train being showed by the switch
Jake Heether, conductor on the
lumber train, just saw the dan
ger in time to jump and save him
self.
Warren had no chance of es-
cape. He was pulled out of the
wreckage badly mutilated but still
alive, and rushed to st. Peters
hospital at Olympia, where he
died yesterday.
Both engines were damaged,
the lighter lumber engine being
completely wrecked. Three cars
were also wrecked.
Warren had been In the employ
of the N. p. company for twenty
years.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-09-06
HOW COST OF LIVING HAS
SHOT UP DURING Is YEARS
Expert Shows That the eneral Average is More
Than 40 Per Cent But on Such Luxuries as
Newlywed's Little Home the Increased Cost Is
About 100 Per Cent.

he that
to toda
increased living.
passed through generally years.
and fat pocketbooks
for all the trusts and monooles But they
fat that the
of lean tables him couldn't
With this article the Times today table prepared
1895 that the
increase 49 in which that the dollar
had in 1896 distance
But the of 491 doesn't tell the whole Just look
about food and clothing build little he
had married 10 hemlock lumber that house
would have him $1 feet Today $2O50an
increase of nearly
It's kitchen problem toohis increased living There
As conmodies this list higher than they
year today they what called CONSUMERS goods
the kind that the workngman buys the most Of Included
this list flour pork mutton chops cheese and other eat
ables.
In the the figures just
after
supposed high" But they the
prices they
what things today.
During the administration a
Tacoma SIS cloth 1915
not worth ST." he told reporter the Times
The hog "jus hawg" in 1896. Now he
gunt for he worth nearly THR ZEE TIMES much he
before the taken out of him by the heart
less stockyard folks That all they the
with him. Everything
the squea is
There is little the holds either,
bill In the markets impression that there will be fur
in that before the end of the
year will cost to before in the history of
the
This is the splendor devimay
care expenditures for clothes luxurtes.
Who pays? Probably tell just about how
much who looking at the list which fol-
lows
In
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-09-06

Guns and ammunition at E. E..
Peterson, 924 Tacoma Ave. ***
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-09-06
WILL FIX time
FOR VOTE ON
CHARTER

Councilman .TurnbulI, chairman
of the elections committee in the
council, expects to call up the
matter of fixing'the time for vot-
ing on the new charter Wednes-
day night.
1t will have to be set ahead at
least 30 days so 1t can be adver-
tised. Sentiment appears to he
growing in favor Of the new char
ter, especially in the last week,
since the revelations with refer
ence to the councils financial sit
uation Is made apparent. and In
view of its juggling with the wa
ter question.
A number of citizens in the last
few days have been declaring
themselves In favor of abolishing
the whole council In the hope of
cutting down the taxes.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-09-06

union Pacific with other big west
ern systems, Kruttschnitt has
been "bossing the job on the
ground"
He passes more time in rail-
road travel than any other man
in America. His private car
PUSHES from one end of the Har-
riman system to the other, and
he keeps a small office force of
stenographers and telegraph
operators busy all the time. AL
though his home is in Chicago,
he is as likely to be in San Fran
cisco or Santa Cruz as in New
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-09-06

Orleans or Portland, Ore.
His son, young man of Aver
ell Harriman's age, is studying
railroading now with the heir to
the wizards fortune.
In future the Harriman's net
work of railroads will be the
board, and bags of gold and
trains of cars the pawns, in the
biggest game ever played in fl
nance, law. traffic and construc-
ton. Three men will sit at this
game, constantly planning, schem-
ing, struggling, constantly COM
manding and conquering,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-09-06

Guns and ammunition at E. e.
Peterson, 924 Tacoma Ave. go
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-09-06
COLORADO MINES
ARE FLOODED
(By United Press Leased Wire. }

TELLURIDE, Col, Sept. 6.-As
the result of a cloudburst which
occurred here yesterday, nearly
every mine in the San Miguel dis
trict is shut down today because
the mountain torrents broke the
power company's dams in the
San Miguel river.
Bridges of both the railroad
and wagon roads are washed out
for twenty miles down the
stream, and thousands of dollars
worth of damage has been done.
The Illium power plant was wash
ed out completely.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-09-06

succeeding high comparisons
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-09-06
STEAMER GOES ASHORE
BIG SHIP WILL PROBABLY BE
TOTAL Observation-Disclosures
TAKEN OFF.

(By United Press Leased Wire. }
HALIFAX, N. s., Sept. 6.-The
Allen liner Laurentian has gone
ashore at Cape Race and prob
ably will be total loss. Heavy
seas are pounding the vessel, and
it is thought she cannot with
stand them long. All the pas
sengers have been landed safely.
The Laurentian is an iron
steamer of 2,S3S tons net. She
is 400 feet long, 42.2 feet in
breadth and 35.5 feet in depth.
She is commanded by Captain II.
Imrie, and has been running be-
tween New York and Glasgow.
Guns and ammunition at e. e
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-09-06
is KILLED BY
RAGING AUTO
(By United Press Leased Wire. }

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
NEW YORK, Sept. 6.-Joseph
Eisinger, q merchant, was in
stantly killed today, and Henry
Claussen fatally injured, when
Millionaire William Hobby's rae
ing automobile became unman-
ageable and turned turtle in a
ditch. Hobby and Sydney Chase,
the chauffeur, were seriously
hurt.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-09-06
TAFT DIDN'T
SAY A W0Raa

BEVERLY, Mass, Sept. ct
was officially denied today that
President Taft had ordered the
Pressed Steel Car company of
Pittsburg to arbitrate it's differ
ences with the five thousand
striking workmen. 1t was de-
clared that the matter had not
been called to the attention of
President Taft, and that he had
in no way interfered.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-02-04
ALL STRATEGY FAILS
Police and Detectives Fail to Obtain
Statement From Either Mrs. Mary
j. Wilhelm, Widow Of Murdered
Man, or Nicholas Sicca, Held in Gus.
tody Since Crime.

| Newark. n j., Feb. Airs. Mary j.
Wilhelm. widow of Frank Wilhelm.
who was murdered In his home la st
Monday night, is in a condition of corn
plete collapse today, after an unusually
sever application of the third de-
gree including u midnight visit to the
morsue, where she was suddenly con-
fronted by the body of her husband.
The police had evidently expected to
her, but they We're unsuccessful, for
when the sheet which covered her
husbands body was suddenly removed
she became hysterical fell to her knees.
and franctically declared her love for
her husband. An hour later detectives
endeavored to make use of Il similar
strategy to obtain a statement from
Nicholas Sicca, who has been in GUS
tody of the police since the murder.
Sicca preserved an undsturbed de-
meanor and merely reiterated his pre-
vious statements as to his whereabouts
at the supposed time of the murder.
When Sicca saw the murdered body
of Wilhelm his knees wabbled. his
hands stiffened. his eyes became CLASSY
and his face white. "sicca, what do
you know about that" asked detec-
tive. lSicca made no response. Losing
|control of his legs he was sinking to
the floor when the officers caught
him. When he reached his cell he was
in condition of nervous collapse.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-02-04

is ONLY A BEGINNING
Information Being Gathered for Use
in Extra Session and in Senator's
Campaign for Tariff Reform-Lake
Shipments Show Big Decrease-Loeb
For Collector.
IBy Associated Press.I

Washington. Feb. 4-Considerable
interest was expressed by senators to-
dan on the action of Senator Cummins
of Iowa, who on yesterday began his
fight in favor of specific instead of
ad vaorem duties on imports. The
Cummins resolution calling on the Sec
retary of the treasury for information
showing tho cost of collecting duties
under these two forms of levying this
tax will be considered by the commits
tee on finance and will probably be re-
ported to the senate at an early date.
This data is expected to throw light
on the expense involved in the col
lection OF ad valoreum duties on ac-
count of fraud frequently involved in
the declarations of value and will be
used by Cummins in the extra session
of congress to show that specific du-
ties are simple and more to the advan-
tage of the government and to honest
importers than is the ad valorem tax.
The resolution Us the first of many
expressions on the tariff which are
expected to come from the Iowa sem
ator, who for so many years before
his election to the senate had made a
record as Il tariff reformer."
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-02-04
CRITICAL, SENATORS
LOSE 1O PRESIDENT
Committee Probing Tennessee
Coal Merger Unable to Find
Place to Attack
NOTHING TO DEMAND ACTION
No Reason Found for Presidents In
reference With Merger One Way or
Another - Paper Makers Accused of
Juggling Figures Hepburn May
Got Commerce Position.

Washington, Feb. 4.-The special
committee Of the senate committee
on judiciary, which is Investigating
the Tennessee Coal and Iron absorption
by the United States Steel Corporation,
expects to meet great difficulties in
preparing a reply to the senate reso-
luton providing for an inquiry.
Altho number of bankers who
were supposed to know all about the
details Of the Tennessee purchase by
the steel corporation have explained
to the committee their participation in
the transaction, nothing has been
brought out which disputes President
Roosevelt's contention that there was
nothing proposed with which he found
it incumbent upon him to interfere.
Neither has there been unearthed any
thing which seems to warrant the
president in giving his consent to the
absorption, nor anything which would
demand that he should have forbidden
the merger.
In summing: up the evidence pre-
sented, number Of lawyers In the
senate have said that it appears to
them that party Of sixteen financiers
who obtained control of the majority
stock were Systematically squeezed
during the panicky days of October
and November, 1907.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-02-04
STUDENTS SUSPENDED
jefferson School Troubles culminate in
Drastic Action by Officials = Twen-
ty-three Barred from High School in
Order to Insure Discipline.
al to Times-Repuhlican.

Special to Times-Republican.
Jefferson, Feb 4. = Twenty-three
students of the high school, all boys,
have been suspended, have packed
their books and other belongings and
are spending their time in meditation
or mischief.
The suspension is the elimination Of
a long series of disturbances which
started last fall when the school all
thorities attempted to enforce the rule
that those deficient in their studies
could not play football. This trouble
was later smoothed over by promise
of the students to make good, but since
that time the boys have been unruly.
Intentionally were late or absented
themselves. until the discipline of the
entire high school was threatened.
Then the drastic action of suspension
fo1. an indefinite time was enforced.
Members of prominent families of the
city are among those suspended.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-02-04
PRISON FOR L|F[
WINTERS VERDICT
Pleas of Attorneys for Mercy
Save Neck of Murderer OF
Linn" Trimble
FIVE FAVORED DEATH PENALTY
Jury Almost Evenly Divided on ons
BaIIot-PeopIe of Hardin County
Generally Satisfied With Verdict
Winters Receives Verdict Unmoved
and Considers Himself Hero.
Special to Times-Republican.

Special to Times-Republican.
| Edora, Feb. A life sentence for
William Winters, the youth who killed
| Linn" Trimble, the Union restaurant
keeper, less than three weeks ago, is
the verdict of the jury, and within less,
than thirty days after the commission
of the brutal crime Winters will be
doing time at hard labor in Fort Mad
son prison.
| The jury took eight ballots to de-
eide Winters fate. On the first ballot
the jury stood for life sentence and
for the extreme penalty. On the
] second ballot it stood to 5, on the
third, fourth and fifth ballots to 4, on.
the sixth 10 to 2, on the seventh II to
| /, and on the eighth all voted for a
| life sentence.
Plea for Mercy Saves.
Thus the eloquence Of John s.
Roberts and Charles A. Rogers saved
Winters neck in the face of the most
revolving story ever unraveled In q
| Hardin county court.
! When the verdict Of the jury was
read, Winters showed the same indif-
ference to his fate that he has mani
! tested all the way thru His cruel
heart did not melt and in his distorted
i mind he is still hero and martyr.
! Public Satisfied.
| The people of Hardin county ara
satisfied. The murder of Linn" Trim
\ y, o,,k k1,ar r1oxN
| Winters sat unmoved by flights Of
/, elouuence. First one side demanding
that he pay the penalty Of tMs awful
j acts with his life and the other stand
ing on very thin ice and pleading that
mercy be substituted for justice. Tha
plea for mercy was heard and as IS
! usually the case in an enlightened COM
munity, the verdict is well received.
Had Fair Trial.
Winters had a fair trial and he
could have been taken to the scene OF
his crime, at Union, and tried and
have received square deal. There
never has been the slightest danger OF
lynching and if judgment against law
/ breakers could always be as speedlly
! executed, it would forever stop all
thoughts of lynch law. The people OF
Union manifested their interest In the
/ case by being present at the trial, but
| it was no mob 1t was the law abiding
! people looking to the courts for justice
! and asking nothing more. And tney
/ met face to face with the people OF
/ Eldora, who sympathized with them
as brothers in a common cause
i The address Of the attorneys for the
state and the defense were masterIul
efforts and did great credit to each