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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-20
A Christmas Suggestion
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Make Yourself a Christmas present of a trip
10 California. II you can't go yourself. perhaps
there is some member Of your family, or some
relative. who would enjoy outing there. where
June weather is prevailing.
II is a most delightful trip on the Santa Fes
california Limited. along the route Of the his
,oric old Santa Fe Trail. Every luxury Of mod
ern travel is provided. Enough to say that 1t is
the only train to Southern California exclusively
for hrst-class travel.
Railroad fare from Chicago is $40 for round
trip. Sleeping-car berth, $14. Meal service Is In
dining under management OF Fred Harvey.
Experienced travellers don't have to be told how
good a Harvey meal is.
The California trip can BE made less expensive
~ in a tourist car on one Of the other three
Santa Fe trains. Railroad fare from Chicago,
$52.50 each way. Tourist-car berth, 81.
The personally conducted service insures
competent care OF elderly people or women with
small children travelling alone.
write Geo. c. billiard. General Eastern Passenger
Agent. A. T. 4 8. =. Ry., New York city. SIT
broadway.
Say whether you want to go bimited'' or go
Tourist and whether you would be interested in
n side trip to the Grand Canyon Of Arizona. the
worlds scenic wonder.
de1S 2O2
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-20
MAKE NEW YEAR PLANS.
Spanish War Veterans Aids for
White House Reception.

Department Commander Samuel G..
MawsOn, OF the Spanish War Veterans, in
general orders just promulgated. urges
camp commanders to have a large at
tendance of members at the New Year
reception at the White House. He an
nounces the appointment OF aids to the
department commander:
Camp No. l, Marin: Camp No ., CHS
holm; Camp No. 3. irwin; Camp No. 4,
Anderson; Camp No. 5. Joynes; Camp No.
:. Edge.
Comrade Alex. C. McKelvey OF Hardin
Camp Is appointed member of council of
administration, vice hurry, elected j. ".
d. commander.
The annual visitation and inspection of
camps in this department will be made
by the department commander and staff
as follows:
Camp No. I. January IS: Camp No. .,
Janaury &c: Camp No. 5. Janaury =:
Camp No. 4. January 70; Camp No. s.
February IL, and Camp No. ., February 3.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-20
INJURIES PROVE FATAL
MRS. ELIZABETH OVERMAN
DIES AT HOSPITAL.
Burned While Throwing Waste
Papers Into a Fire-Funeral Will
Be Held Wednesday.

Mrs. Elizabeth Overman. seventy-three
years Of age, widow of Benjamin Over
man. of the firm of Whyte & Overman.
was fatally burned yesterday morning
while in the furnace room at her home,
937 NJ street northwest. Mrs. Alice NJ.
Floyd. her daughter, and Miss Dorothy
Riker, niece, sustained slight burns to
their hands while trying to extinguish the
blaze.
Shortly after breakfast yesterday morn
ing Mrs. Overman went to the furnace
room to burn a package Of receipts. When
she threw the package into the furnace
her light shawl ignited. She hastily threw
the shawl into the coal pin, but her dress
had caught fire and she hurried to the
stairway to call for assistance.
So quickly was she enveloped In fame
hat she was unable to leave the furnace
loom and fell In heap at the foot of the
stairs
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-20

of toys Christmas morning. but to re-
assure the little ones throughout the
country who might have a doubt, Uncle
Sam. who has his inspectors stationed at
every port OF entry. states in a recent
report that nearly 100000 worth more
OF toys have been imported this year
than last. The figures showing their
value indicate that $7.JO0.OOO worth of
children's playthings have been received
during last year from the toymakers
of the world. The workshops of Ger
many have been especially busy along
those lines. and the toymakers of Nurem-
burg alone sent to the United States
during the month OF September last
nearly 100000 worth Of toys. an increase
of "a per cent over the value of those
sent the same month last year.
There is no doubt there will be toys
enough to enable Santa Claus to remem-
Der every good little boy and girl in the
United States. especially those in WASH
ington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-20
ANNUAL POSTUM FEAST
UNCLE PHIL" ANTHONY EN-
.TERTAINS RAILWAY MEN.
Menu Embraces Many Southern
Delicacies-The Guests Leave
Substantial Xmas Gift.

Uncle Phil Anthony the venerable
colored porter in the general Office of the
Southern railway. gave his annual possum
dinner to officials of the road yesterday
afternoon at his home. 414 Goth street
for the past twenty years or more. and
anticipation by Uncle Pills" superiors.
Yesterday there were thirty guests. rang
ing from chiefs of departments to the
everyday employees.
The guests assembled at o'clock in
Uncle Phil's'' home and shortly after
ward repaired to the DINING room, where
they sat down to menu including roast
possum. corn pone. plum pudding. pumpkin
pie, beaten biscuits and other delicacies
prepared by Uncle Phils" wife. Follow
ing the dinner the guests persuaded their
host to tell tales of his slavery days in
Georgia. Anthony was nearly thirty
years old when President Lincoln issued
his emancipation proclamation.
Receives Christmas Gift.
AS the guests were about to leave they
presented the aged man and his wife
with a Christmas savings bank containing
snug sum In cdSn.
Among the guests present were DR..
w. A. Apologize. chief surgeon of the
Southern railway system: Guy +. Maui
din, chief clerk to President Finley; Dan
Kelley. chief clerk. legal department;
George 8. Derrick, paymaster; l.. c. I'LL
rich. assistant to general manager; A.
e. Fowler. auditor; ]. B. Dukes. account
ant: w. l.. Lusby. secretary to vice presi-
dent: c. Cowhig, chief clerk transporta
ton department; III. F. Cary. general pas
senger agent; L. 8. Brown. general
agent; Cooper Cox, accountant; B. H.
Todd, chief baggage clerk: T. II. Daniel,
clerk, legal department; Justice George A.
LETTERS. supreme court of South Dakota;
]. F. Johnson. proprietor Hotel Johnson;
]. j. Fuller, United States Steel Corpora
ton. Pittsburg; Rudolph Won Gluemer,
Interior Department.; Edwin Campbell,
Frank McKnew, Knoxville, Tenn; Her
bert Rudd. WI ]. Grant, w. II. Webb and
Mr.. Richardson.
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GAS MAKES WOMAN ILL.
Mrs. Macdonald Retains Presence Of
Mind and Saves Herself and Son.

Mrs. Mary Macdonald, wife of Police
man Macdonald of the first precinct, and
her seven-year-old son, Seth. had a dan
gerous experience Saturday night at the
family home, 1907 18th street. it is be-
lieved with carbon monoxide gas. The
mother was made i'll and the boy lost
consciousness for few minutes. Both
fully recovered, however. Several times
in the last few months, it is stated, men,
bers of the family have been similarly
affected, but no thought was given to
monoxide gas as the cause.
Mrs. Macdonald Saturday night was
heating water on the gas stove in the
kitchen when she and her son were
taken ill., She had presence of mind
enough to turn off the gas and get her
boy out of the house in time to save his
life.
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Assistance Unavailing.

Her daughter and niece hurried to her
assistance and did all in their power to
save the victim of the blaze, but Mrs.
Overman was so severely burned that
sh. soon lost consciousness. She was
hurried to the Emergency Hospital. where
surgeons dressed her numerous burns and
trie. to save her life. But her condition
was serious that they could only keep
ner alive until about noon. Coroner
hewitt made an investigation and gave \
certificate of accidental death.
Mrs. Overman had not been in the best
of health recently and her daughter and
niece had come to spend the holidays with
her and to assist in making her comfort
able the former from Philadelphia and
the latter from Ohio.
Arrangements have been made for her
funeral to take place Wednesday from
the NJ street house. n. s. Adds, son OF
the deceased, is expected to reach here
from his home, Sidney, Ohio, in time to
attend the funeral Rev. j. Howard
), ellis. pastor of Mount Vernon Place
Methodist Church, will off1ciate and the
interment will be at Oak Hill.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-20
Hat Pin Through Heart.

Fo: q tine last night it was suspected
thai one or both o. the women had been
murdered. MoIguekeeper Jacob Holt
found on removing the clothing that the
head and about an inch of a steel hat pin
was pIotruG!ag from the body OF Hiss
Frances.
But County physician Mckenzie and
Dr.. Hsrrison Msrtland. who subsequent
~ performed the autopsy, decided !. was
a case of double suicide. The pin tina,
was driven TITO Miss Frances body had
gone clear thu ugh the apex of the heart
and protrude1 or the other side There
were several ctler wounds In the region
OF tie heart that had also been made
by the rat pm
The doctors say the woman could have
hanged herself after inficting the wound
in the heart. as the hemorrhage was so
slight that deatf would not have been
Immediate The fact that the head of the
pin was under her clothing strengthened
their relief that she had stabbed herself
There We're also found on Miss Isabers
body several slight wounds which looked
as though they had been Inflicted with
the same kird IF weapon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-20
CONDITION IS CRITICAL.
Oliver Cromwell Suffers Sinking
Smell Early This Morning.

The condition OF Oliver Cromwell, whose
illness has been noted in The Star. is
still very critical Yesterday and last
night there was hope that his life would
be prolonged, but sinking spell at
o'clock this morning has caused the deep
est anxiety. Mr.. Cromwell has been an
invalid more or less for the past two
years. His present illness began suddenly
last Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Cromwell and fam
lily leased the house 1880 Massachusetts
avenue for the season, pending the COM
pletion OF their new home on New Hamp-
shire avenue. They have a wide circle of
friends in this city and had expected to
take part in the gayeties OF the winter.
because of the intended debut of their
daughter.
They formerly resided in this city. bu.
la lterly have zen much of their time
anroad.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-20
Wealthy Pair Hang Them
selves in Newark.
DEAD WEEK WHEN FOUND
Isabel and Frances Richie Leave
Note About Tragedy.
A HAT PIN THOROUGH HEART
Strange Weapon Discovered in Body
of Older Woman-No Reason
Given for Deaths.

NEWARK, y. j.. December pa
double tragedy, which appears to he
the outcome of suicide agreement,
was discovered in Newark yesterday,
when the bodies of Misses Frances
and Isabel Richie, sisters, were found in
the small two-story frame house at 40
Marshall street, where. for score or
years, they had lived. Miss Frances
lay upon the floor with a pillow under
her head, and there was a livid mark
about her throat. Her sister was found
hanging to doorknob with rope
around her neck. On the cover Of a
small white box on the sideboard was a
note in pencil. 1t read:
Frances hung herself at 21a Saturday.
Me too"
There is no signature. but the writing
was that of Miss Isabel. Although the
Newark police are inclined to- believe that
the note is genuine. they are making a
careful investigation on the theory that
Miss Isabel, the younger and stronger of
the sisters. who were between fifty-five
and sixty. may have had something to
do with her sisters death Miss Isabel
was known to have been eccentric, and to
have expressed the wish frequently that
she was dead. Her sister was of a more
genial disposition. and tried at such times
to dissuade her from such thoughts.
Tragedy Occurred Days Ago.
Various circumstances make it seem
certain that the tragedy occurred some
time Saturday, December IL. The last
time either was seen alive was on the
morning of that day. December IA the
landlord. Edward F. G. Gordon, who
lives in a house adjoining, at AZ Marshall
street, called for his rent. His knock
ing at the door brought no response.
Three times after that he called but
each time his knocks were unanswered.
This seemed strange to him, because
never before when the rent was due had
both Of the sisters left the house except
for very short time. 1t was their rule
to leave word on such occasions at his
house. Yesterday morning he went to
the police and told them that he was sure
something was wrong at the house. Po-
licemen Campbell and Rossnagel were
sent to the house with him from the
first precinct police station.
The men found a cellar door open and
entered. Making their way to the first
floor. they caught sight of the body of
Miss Frances. and about ten feet away,
on the other side Of a door leading from
the kitchen to the dining room, was the
body of the younger sister. She was on
her knees with her face toward the door
and the moose drawn tightly about her
neck.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-20
One of Yale's Dramatic Stars.

Arthur II. Hartwell. Yale junior. who
has starred I'm every production of the
Yale Dramatic Club since his freshman
year, will appear next Monday at the
New National Theater in the Yale pro-
duction of London Assurance" So we'll
is he said to impersonate a young wom
an that his associates refer to him as
their college widow" The sale of tickets
for the performance opened this morning
at the New National Theater
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-20
DISPUTE OVER RIGHTS
INJUNCTION AGAINST Angus
TUS HERRING OBTAINED.
Controversy Over the Manufacture
Of Aeroplanes Taken to New
York Supreme Court.

HAMMokDsPoRT. N. Y. December
2O.-The affairs of Herring-Curtiss COM
pany, manufacturer OF aeroplanes, are in
a legal tangle After a meeting of the
board of directors of the company Sa,ur-
day prcce edings were begun in the state
supreme court to compel Augustus Her
ring Of New York, vice president of the
concern, to turn over to the company
patents and other property which it is
alleged lie should have assigned In con-
sideration OF stock issued to him. Az in
junction was obtained to prevent Mr..
Herring from disposing OF this stock.
Herring left Hammondsport after the
meeting without reaching any agreement
with the board of directors.
Tho company is capitalized at 100000.
Glenn H Curtiss is general manager.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-20
Big Prizes for Aviators.

LOS ANGELES, Cal, December 90
More than $4,000 in prizes will be
awarded to winners of events during
aviation week. The prizes at the inter
national aviation meet at Rheims aggre-
gated less than $4,000.
The r:izes have been apportioned by the
merchants and manufacturers commit
tee as follows: For aeronauts, including
aeroplanes, $4,000: for spherical balloons.
So, 500. and for dirigible airships. $13. 1OO
Total, $4,000 There will be prizes for
speed. for duration Of time in the air. for
highest altitude attained. and for longest
flights. These will apply particularly to
aeroDIanes.
In tae balloon division prizes will be
awarded on the basis of distance. This
contes. is likely to be most interesting,
for most of the balloons entered should
be able to clear the California state line
and might go as far as the Rocky noun
tains.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-20
Plea at the Trial.


Home Rule for the Negroes OF the
United States is the subject Of lecture
which will be delivered by Rev. James l.
White at Lincoln Temple tomorrow might
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-20
TOYS ENOUGH FOR ALL.
Imports This Year Far Ahead of
All Previous Records.

There isn't child in the District of
Columbia who has the remotest idea that
Santa Claus will run short in his stock
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-20
Fast Flight in q Currlss Biplane.

ST. JOSEPH, Mo-, December %. :
Charles X. Hamilton, in his Curtiss BIZ
plane today, starting from the ice on
Lake Contrary. made flight of twelve
minutes. He circled the lake eight times
and covered eleven miles.
Six hundred spectators on the ice
cheerei the aviators performance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-20

1t pays to read the want columns of
The Star. Hundreds of situations are filled
throuRA thNg
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MEMBER OF THE BAR
GIVEN TERM IN PRISON
Peril w. Frisby, Colored, Convicted
of Forgery, Sentenced by
Justice Gould.

Peril w. Frisby, colored, a member OF
the local bar. convicted of forgery. WAS
sentenced today by Justice Gould in
Criminal Court No. ! to serve one year
and one day I'm the penitentiary at At
lanta. Ga. Frisby noted an appeal in
open court and was released on $1.5Oo
Dond. furnished by John c. Norwood AMI
Charles I'll. Marshall
The indictment on which Frisby wa
convicted charged that he signed the
name of Alice b. Carroll TO a contract
purporting 10 contain an agreement be-
tween the defendant and Mrs. Carroll for
the sale of tract of land in this Dis
trict 10 Frisby. The contract was filed i'm
answer to a bill to set aside a deed fo
the land.
Plea at the Trial.
The defendant urged AT the trial thu
the agreement. having been filed as
part Of a pleading in an equity cau
could not be used as evidence agaDk
him on an indictment charging him WI
forgery in connection with the agreemei
There is "A statute which prohibits
as evidence in a criminal Cd
of a pleading filed in course OF judici
proceedings.
At the trial Justice Gould declined .
admit the paper as evidence. but Above
the testimony of the defendant i'm TIL
equity cause. which included the content
of the paper, to be submitted to the jury
Attorney Henry 4. Davis represented
Frisby.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-20
Thought Grief Had Killed.

At first 1t was thought that Miss
Frances had died a natural death and
that the act of the other sister had been
due to grief. When County Physician
William H. Mckenzie made the exam
nation, however, he found that Miss
Frances had been strangled to death and
that the mark of the rope was around
her neck. The evidence showed that
Isabel had cut down her sisters body
and had rearranged it upon the pillow
carefully. and then had written the let
ter. She still wore her spectacles.
Gordon, who was the last to see the
women alive, said they had lived alone
the death OF their mother. The three
women rented the house twenty-five
years ago. They paid their rent prompt
ly. Gordon said, as well as all their
other bills. Where they got their money
he did not know. They always seemed
to have ready cash for any needs and
never complained of being in straitened
circumstances
In different parts of the house. which
was we'll furnished, were found small
sums of money in various receptacles.
Lying on a table and evidently made out
Just before the tragedy was an inventory
of valuableS and household articles
stored away in large closet of rear
room. This included two diamond rings
and a gold watch On the body of each
was a gold watch.
After County Physician Mckenzie had
made the examination he ordered the
bodies removed to Holes morgue. The
house was then sealed, pending further
investigation.
"Last of Their Clan"
No one seems to know much about the
women or their :.ntecedents. Gordon says
that they often told him that they were
the las. or their clam and that when
they passed sway there would be no fela-
tive Of their name. When their mother
died some of the leading families in New
ark attended her funeral, and since then
the few visitors who have called a. the
house have been of the same class. With
in the last few years the sisters had gone
gut seldom, and for months no one hut
the landlord II. G seen the inside of their
home
They were spoken of as women of re-
fatr.ent and culture. One Of the visitors
was Miss Gertrude Thomas Of 1924 Il. Dad
street, Newark. a member of a we'll
known Newark family, who has been
confilei to her home by the infirmities of
age for several Years. No one could be
found who knew them, though 1t was
said that trey haG been communicates of
Trnity Church.
When the police entered the house ev-
e-vthing was found to be in perfect or
der.
The Rev. LG"iS ShreVe Osborne, rec; or
of Trinity Church. said yesterday that
lie mad koown the Misses Ritcnie for
mary years. bat they were a myst cry to
him in SO far as their family and l.lOde
of life we're cor, erned.
"They attended church two weeks ago
today" he said. Last Sunday I was
away They seemed good ladies OF a
charming old. fashioned sort, but I know
nothing more OF them. / admitted them
to .omIluI ION several years ago. Though
of vr,if hnr 10.
never corfded In me. Before Thanks
giving l sent them a remembrance. md
received a ncte of thanks in reply. l
cannot believe # double suicide.
Evening journal., 1909-04-26
DAY OF PLEASURE
ENDED FATALLY
Young Mon TOppIed Over
board and Drowned From
Disabled Launch

The body OF Ralph Mitchell. WHO was
drowned at the mouth of the Christi
ana river yesterday afternoon. has not
yet been recovered.
The young man fell from a boat in
which he and several companions were
returning to this city from trip to
Fenton's Beach, n. ]. The engine in
the craft became disabled and the lit
tie vessel lay at the mouth of the
creek and was tossed around like a
she'll by the high waves running at
the time.
With Mitchell were Andrew Munden
William Munden. Harry Garvey and
John jackson. He had been i'm the
cabin of the boat and came out to sit
on the deck. The next his compan-
ions heard was a cry and looking ur
they saw Mitchell fall overheard. They
ran to the boats side with ropes and
life preservers to throw to him. but he
sank and did not come to the surface
again.
When the engine of the boat hat
been repaired. about . o'clock las
night. the companions of the drowned
man came to Wilmington and reported
to the police.
Evening journal., 1909-04-26
JACK THE HUGGER
IN HAPPY VALLEY

the-hugger' is abroad in
that part Of the city known as Happy
Valley" on Saturday night three
young women while walking near
Van Buren, street and Gilpin avenue
we're followed by the "hugger" and one
Of them was attacked.
The offender is described as being
about 90 years old, white. and well
dressed. The incident Of Saturday
night has not been reported to the
police, and friends of the young wo-
men will not give their names. al
though they are anxious that the pres
ence Of the "hugger' be published so
that he will be warned away.
The three young women were fol-
lowed for several blocks by the man
about 9 o'clock on Saturday night. AT
first they thought he was one of their
friends trying to frighten them, but
when they obtained a glimpse OF theiI
pursuer under a gas lamp and saw
that he was a stranger, their trepida-
tion sent them into a hurried walk
The stranger kept pace with them
however. and near Gilpln avenue be-
gan to gain There the young women
halted momentarily in order to look foi
help but no one else was near. The
stranger by this time came upon them
and seizing one Of the girls embraced
her and ran Off
Too alarmed even to cry for help
the girls then fed TO the home of one
of their number and told the agar
searching party was organized, but tn,
man could not be found.