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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-08
SOUTHER WILL FILED.
Artists Widow and Children Named
as Benefciaries.

The will of John Kerfoot Souther, the
artist who committed suicide last Sunday
at the Grafton Hotel, was filed today for
probate 1t was executed May %, 1907,
and leaves to his widow his personal eff
fects and one-third of his real estate for
life
The remaining estate is devised to the
Pennsylvania Company for assurances
on Lives and Granting Annuities of
Philadelphia in trust for his children
during minority. The widow is named as
guardian for the children and with the
Philadelphia company is co-executor I'M
der the will.
Under date Of October g. last, Mr..
Souther had added this clause: 81 also be-
queath to my wife and children upon
the same terms as are stipulated for the
balance the trust fund of $4,000 payable
to me Or my heirs upon the death of the
present beneficiaires, the children of Ed
ward Souther now residing in Danvers.
Mass, according to the terms Of the will
of Letitia Souther."
BY the terms of the will Of Ferdinand
A. Rockar, former president of the Arion
Singing Society, dated August II. 1905.
his entire estate Is devised to his widow,
Clara Rockar. She is also named as ex-
ecutrix.
William Au. by his will. dated January
a. 1901, and filed for probate. leaves a
life interest in his property to his widow,
Augusta Au. On her death or remar-
rage the property goes to his two sons,
Carl H. and William F. Au, in equal
shares. The widow and sons are named
executors.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-08
MEETS THIS AFTERNOON.
Committee on Lakes to the Gulf
Deep Waterway.

The committee OF five hundred of the
Lakes-to- the-Gulf Deep Waterway Asso
citation which was appointed to lay be-
fore the President and Congress the plan
for a fourteen-foot channel from the
mouth of the Chicago drainage canal
down the Ohio and Mississippi rivers to
New Orleans will hold a preliminary
meeting this afternoon to outline a plan
of campaign W. h. Kavanagh OF st.
Louis, president of the association, 10
chairman of the committee.
What the committee wants Is $1O0.OO,-
600 in ten annual appropriations Of &c.,
100000 each. Lyman F. Cooley OF Chica-
go, who built the drainage canal, and
who will remain in Washington this win
ter as the expert representative OF the
committee before Congress, has mapped
out scheme for this work. The commit
tee will be received by President Taft
tomorrow and later in the week will visit
Vice President Sherman, Speaker Can
non Secretary of War Dickinson and
other officials. Every member of Con-
gress will be seen personally.
Under the scheme devised by Mr.. Cooley
quired for the various sections of the
project during the next ten years:
From Lockport, H.. to Utica, ILL.,. $1O.
O,OOO; from Utica to Alton, H.. $1,000
600; from Alton to st. Louis, from st.
Louis to Cairo, S25.0OOOCO: from Cairo to
New Orleans, $45.OOOCOO.
The state of Illinois has already appro-
priated $40 600, 600 for use between Lock-
port and Utica. The idea is to have the
whole amount spent under the continuing
contract plan.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-08
CARRIE YIELDS RATCHET
MRS. NATION SMASHES UP
UNION STATION SALOON.
Many Liquor Bottles Broken Before
She Is Arrested and Sent to
House of Detention.

Carrie Nation, the strenuous temper
ance advocate, went on the warpath late
this afternoon.
Armed with a Ratchet. she entered
the Union railway station and made a
Decline for the saloon. With a rush
that would have done credit to a foot
ball player she got behind the bar and
began her work of destruction Bottles
of rare wine and old whisky were
smashed: glasses. decanters and other
things fell victims to her fury, until the
place was piled with debris.
A great crowd quickly assembled and
watched the work of destruction. A
policeman came on the run and seized
the irate woman. She struggled to be
free so she could complete the demoli-
ton.
You are destroying private property.
sang out the policeman as he placed Car
rie in arrest.
1T is not private property" she yelled
defiantly. Its property of the devil and
belongs in h.
The woman was escorted to the sixth
precinct police station, where charges OF
destroying private property and disorder
iy conduct were placed opposite her name.
Later she was sent to the house of de-
tention.
1t is estimated she did damage to be-
tween $50 and $40 before she couiu be
restrained.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-08
MRS. STEWART DEAD.
Wife of Retired Navy Officer Ex-
pires Suddenly.

Mrs. Susan NJ. Stewart wife of Pay
master General Edwin Stewart, T. S. N,
retired died suddenly at an early hour
this morning at the residence of Rear
Admiral Andrew Dunlap, 1923 Massachu-
setts avenue, where she was visiting.
Mrs. Stewart came here last Friday and
was taken i'll Monday with heart trouble,
following an attack of acute indigestion.
Her husband and two of her sons were
with her when she died.
Mrs. Stewart was the daughter of Mr..
Esterbrook of Wisconsin and was mar
ried to Paymaster General Stewart of
the navy in this city twenty-seven years
ago. She was then on visit to her
uncle, Rev. S. S. Mitchell, a former pas
tor of the New York Avenue Presbyterian
Church. Since Admiral Stewards retire
ment few years ago. they made their
home at South Orange, n. ].
In addition to her husband, Mrs. Stew
art leaves three sons, William f. Stewart
and Donald S. Stewart of South Orange,
n. j., and Laurence S. Stewart, mid
shipman in the United States Navy, and
four sisters. Misses Clara and Mar
garet Estabrook of EldOra, Iowa; Mrs E.
J. Nation of New York and Mrs Kneed-
Ter of Los Angeles, Cal.
The funeral arrangements have not been
completed. Services will probably be held
tomorrow afternoon at the Dunlap home.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-08

together with other changes in the oleo-
margarine laws.
Representative Butler OF Pennsylvania
called at the White House today and left
with the President batch OF protests
from individual farmers and grange or
ganizations in his district
They are up in arms said Mr. Butler.
land l do not believe their opposition
will he overlooked. | have no idea that
this Congress will repeal or reduce the
tax on oleomargarine. While IL is true
that the price of butter has gone up. IL Is
to be remembered that the price OF feed
for animals has also gone up 10 a figure
never before heard of"
The oleomargarine side of the fight has
also been laid before the President. who
understands the situation well. The oleo
people are relying upon the unprecedent-
eddy high prices in butter to cause a revo-
luton among consumers and force
changes in the existing oleo laws.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-08
COLLIER AT LIBERTY.
Convicted Ex-Policeman Secures Bail
in Sum of $4,000.

John W. Collier, the former patrolman,
convicted last Saturday of manslaughter
in connection with the killing of Police
Capt. Mathews. March 5 last is at lib
erty this afternoon. Bail in the sum of
$4,000 was furnished by Samuel H.
Walker, former chief of police, and DIR.
W. w. Stewart
United States Attorney Baker sought
to have the penalty of the bond increased
to $4,000 but Justice Gould declined to
change the amount fixed by him Satur-
day night. following the verdict. The
court said the verdict made the crime
manslaughter, and until that finding had
been set aside by the action of the de-
PENDANT in securing the granting of a
new trial the bail would be commensurate
with the charge
Should a new trial be granted, Justice
Gould said, he would hear the prosecutor
on the question of increasing the bail.
In striking contrast to the method of
conveyance on his former trips from the
Jail to the courthouse Collier today rode
I'm large touring car provided by his
friends in custody of Deputy Marshal
Roberts.
No motion for a new trial has yet been
filed by his counsel nor nave they made
statement concerning an appeal in the
event of the failure of the court to grant
a new trial. The bail bond allows Col
Her his liberty after nine months incar-
ceration, and he will remain at liberty
until final disposition of The case.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-08
LITTLE ELCE TO STAY
DEPORTATION OF THE HEBREW
CHILD IS POSTPONED.
Assistant Secretary Cables Decision
Given Only an Hour Before
Steamers Sailing Time.

Benjamin Stickney Cable, the new as
sistant secretary Of commerce and Ia
Dor, made himself popular with the He
brew Benevolent Society Of Baltimore
this morning and lightened the hearts
OF two sorrowful people, by staying the
deportation of Henie Balonik, who, with
her four-year-old child, Elge, arrived in
Baltimore on the steamship Maine No
vember 20, on her way to join her hus-
band, Berl Balonik, who is in business
and making $1s a week In Chicago. The
mother and child had come all the way
from Mogiloff, Russia. but had been held
by the immigration authorities and their
deportation ordered at 2 o'clock today by
the steamship Bradenburg, because the
child, according 20 the testimony Of the
doctors, was feeble-minded, a bar to its
admission to this country under the law,
and also bar to the mothers admission
because she was compelled to go back
to take care Of 1t.
President NJ E. Selenkow Of the He
brew Benevolent Association and Israel
Siverstein, one of its board of directors,
called on Assistant Secretary Cable this
morning to ask that the deportation Of
the mother and child be stayed until the
next sailing, to enable the husband who
was speeding on his way from Chicago
and would arrive this evening. an oppor-
tunity to see them before they were sent
back. The association offered to be re-
sponsible for all expenses. Mrs. Balonik
had on her arrival in Baltimore $25 in
money and railroad ticket.
Assistant Secretary Cable. after hear
ing the facts. directed that the deporta-
ton be stayed two weeks--until the next
vessel sailed-and the immigration au
thorities at Baltimore were so informed
about l o'clock this afterroon-just an
hour before the sailing time Of the
Brandenburg, upon which the unforfu-
nate woman and her child were to be
deported.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-08
GET OUT HEAVY WRAPS.
Local Weather Bureau Reports Cold
Wave Coming.

A cold wave Is coming.
1t is expected to reach this city tomor-
row morning, with the temperature prob
ably as low as Is degrees above zero.
The foregoing information was given
out by Forecaster Harry Frankenf1eld of
the weather bureau this afternoon. He
added that generally frigid conditions are
prevailing all over the United States. Be-
low-zero temperatures were reported this
forenoon from central Illinois. and there
is decided cold snap at the home of
Speaker Cannon.
DR.. Frankenfield said the wind blew
some last night, the maximum velocity
having been twenty-five miles an hour.
In gusts on elevated territory the velocity
was greater. The passing of the fog, rain
and cloudiness last night he concluded.
opened up a way for the entree of the ap-
preaching cold wave.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-08
News Briefs.

Albert LETTER. a resident of Havre de
Grace, Md. died suddenly of apoplexy.
He was sixty-four years old, and had re-
sided in Havre de Grace all his life Be
sides a wife. he leaves two daughters and
five sons.
The funeral of Mrs Ellen Warner of
Zion, Md, took place at Elkton, Md.
She was seventy-one years old, and was
the widow of Henry warner, who died
three months ago.
Josiah Leatrich Lesfer. sixty years old,
died at his home Lawn Vista, at Upton.
Md, of paralysis. He was a son of the
late Rev. Henry c. Lesher and was born
at Waynesboro. Surviving are his widow
and six children.
Amos S. Lands, forty years old.
farmer, died at his home, one mile east
Of Scotland Md, of Bright's disease
He was a SON of John L. Lands and Is
survived by his widow and five small
children.
frof Charles Patrick Walker. sixty
FIVE years old, a southern educator. died
of heart and kidney disease at his home
Surrey Md. He was a native of Georgia
He was twice married.
The Seaboard Medical Association. in
Guiding in its membership physicians OF
eastern Virginia and eastern North Caro-
lima was called to order at Norfolk, Va,
in its fourteenth annual convention.
Mrs. s. Belle Smith of Woodlawn. w.
Va. has announced the engagement OF
her daughter, Miss Xie Swift. and John
j. McCabe Of this city. The wedding will
take place in January.
Samuel B. Taylor and Miss Emma s.
Burks, both of buckingham county, Va,
were married at Lynchburg.
The body of John *. Souther, who COM
mitted suicide in this city by shooting
himself Sunday, was taken to Fredericks-
burg and buried in the Taylor lot in the
City cemetery.
A fine new barn on which the paint had
not dried, belonging to r. B. Berry of
Spottswood, Va, was burned. 1t was
filled with baled hay.
The trial Of G. H. Haines for the muir
der of b. H. Argenbright was begun at
Staunton, Va. The shooting occurred last
January.
Itch in its mild form is epidemic in
Lynchburg, Va. The trouble was noticed
a short time ago. and now almost every
physician in the city has several cases.
Frank r. MARSHA and Miss Lila B.
Traylor, both of Richmond, Va, were
married in New York city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-08
COMMISSION SUGGESTED
PROPOSED WAY TO PROBE DE-
PARTMENT METHODS.
Senate Committee on Public. Expen.
ditures Considers Further Organ
ization Necessary for Progress.

That there is much work ahead OF the
new Senate committee on public expendi-
lures was indicated at its first meeting.
held in the Senate office building today.
The committee was appointed to investi-
gate and suggest changes in business
methods of the federal government de-
partments.
The general scope Of plans was under
discussion for about three hours While
no decision was reached. 1t is understood
that the committee realized that progress
will require further organization.
In order to properly conduct investiga-
tons into departmental conditions it was
suggested that joint commission be
formed. One plan proposed was to in
clude as members of the commission rep
rescnta tives of both houses of Congress
and several executive departments.
This plan will come up for further dis
cussion at the next meeting of the COM
mittee to be held in January. 1t is ex-
pected something definite will be fixed
upon at that time.
The subcommittee of which Senator
Bourne is chairman made a report as to
the method of procedure to be followed
by the committee Most of the sugges-
tions were favorably received
To deal with the several appropriation
cOHlIHlIteeS the actinB chairman aPpolHt-
ed several subcommittee. These are as
follows:
Subcommittee on military establish
ment and pensions-Senators Burton,
Warren, Perkins, Hale, Aldrich, Nelson,
McLaurin, Fletcher and Hughes.
Subcommittee on agriculture, public
lands, reclamation and forestry: Senators
Carter, Dolliver, Nelson. Gamble, Crane,
Cummings, Newlands and Owen.
subcommittee on bills making new au-
thorizations involving appropriations:
Senators Root, Warren, Nelson, Dollver,
Crane, McLaurin and Hughes.
subcommittee on postal service: Sem
ators Aldrich, Penrose, Carter, Cummings
Root, Newlands and Hughes
subcommittee on Indian affairs: SEN
ators Bourne, Clapp, Gamble, Carter,
Owens and Newlands.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-08
COTTON SCARS AGAIN.
Attains New High Record for Season
at New York.

NEW YORK. December s.-The report
Of the census bureau showing only S.s7S.-
PIT bales of cotton ginned to December
1, comparing with II, OOs,6 to the same
date last season, was followed by in
creased activity and considerable excite
ment in the cotton market this morning,
with May contracts selling up to 1889,
or II points above the closing figures of
last night and at a new high record for
the season.
Heavy realizing, attributed to some of
the leading bulls. caused slight recess
sion during the morning, but there was a
great volume OF outside buying, and the
market showed a very firm tone. with
the bulls claiming that the census fig
ures indicated a government estimate
Of under 1O,25O 600 bales. The CONNER
cial crop last year was in the neighbor-
hood Of 13, 800, 900 bales.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-08
TO |MPEACH WITNESS
TACTICS OF DEFENSE IN SUGAR
TRIAL TODAY.
Searching Characterization o.
Richard Whalley, Former EN-
ploye Of Refining Company.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, December S-The first
feature today of the sugar trial before
Judge Martin, in the criminal branch of
the United States circuit court, was the
searching Characterization of Richard
Whalley, formerly an employee of the
American Sugar Refining Company on
the Williamsburg docks of the Havemey-
ers and Elder refinery, and subsequently
in the employ of the government as an
assistant to Richard Parr in the latters
sugar-weighing investigation.
Henry F. Cochrane of counsel for the
defense conducted the cross-examination
along practically the same lines as that
in the civil suit against the sugar trust
last spring in the United States circuit
court. The purpose of the defense now,
as then, was to impeach Whalleys char
acter and discount his credibility as a
witness.
The lawyer brought out the fact that
Whalley was a deserter from the United
States Navy in November, 1906, while
stationed in the Brooklyn navy yard.
Did you make arrangements with Mr..
Anderson edwin i. Anderson, formerly
an assistant dock superintendent of the
part of the money which might be re-
covered from the American Sugar Rein
ing Company
The witness. replying in the aff1rma-
tive, said he met Anderson twice at the
Broadway ferry in Brooklyn. On one of
go TO the office of Charles NJ. Daily at g
broadway to meet a Mr. Gerry from
Washington The man referred to was
James l.. Gerry. lawyer of this city
who was formerly chief clerk Of the
customs bureau in the Treasury Depart
ment
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-08
AS GUESTS OF HONOR
PRESIDENT AND SPEAKER CAN
NON INVITED TO BANQUET.
United States Potters' Association to
Entertain at Raleigh Hotel
This Evening.

President Taft and Speaker Cannon
have been invited to attend the banquet
of the United States Potters' Association,
to be held tonight at the Raleigh Hotel.
Others who have been invited to be guests
of honor are senators, representatives and
prominent government officials.
Sixty pottery companies or firms
throughout the country are represented
at the convention being held in the ban
quet hall of the Raleigh. The initial ses-
sion was held yesterday. The principal
business before the convention today was
a report by William Burgess of Trenton.
n. j., first vice president of the organiza-
ton, on his investigation on special Gus
toms Reports We're also submitted by
the committees on materials, fuel. kilns
and selling prices.
At yesterdays session the president
Joseph Mayer of Beaver Falls. Pa, con-
graduated the association on the re-
vival of business in the past year. He
attributed the prosperity to the continu-
ance OF a high protective tariff.
Report of Executive Committee.
Col. John NJ. Taylor Of East Liverpool.
Ohio, made his report as chairman of
the executive committee. Henry Blunt of
Baltimore. Md. historian of the organ
ization, said only one pottery house fail
ed last year.
The nomination committee was elect
ed as follows: Col. Joseph NJ. Taylor.
chairman. C. III. Cook, Trenton, N. j..
Henry Brunt. Baltimore; w. E. Wells
Newell W. Va; George S. Thompson,
East Liverpool, Ohio; William George.
East Palestine, Ohio: John Pope. Tren-
ton, N. j.
1t is expected that the following officers
of the society will be reelected: Joseph
Mayer Of Beaver Falls, Pa, president;
William Burgess of Trenton, N. j., first
vice president; H. A. McNicol of East
Liverpool, second vice president, and c.
c. Asbaugh also OF East Liverpool, Sec
rotary and treasurer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-08
Very Discreet.
From the New York Times.

A party Of ladies were taking dinner
together at well known Italian restau-
rant the other evening. and at a table
half way across the room sat a man
whose singular conduct was attracting
considerable attention. Said one of the
ladies In a mysterious and confidential
undertone to the waiter "Garcon, parlez-
vouz Francaise?''
'Oui. madame" was the quick response.
Then" she continued, eagerly. resum-
ing her ordinary tone of voice and with
1t her English, what's the matter with
that man over there?'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-08
OF OPPOSITE VIEWS
Railway Commission and Maj.
Sylvester Disagree.
POWER TO STOP ROWDYlSM
Complaint From Street Car Passen-
gers Referred to Police De-
partment.

The District electric railway commission
has put it up to the police department to
stop rowdyiSm on street cars, and Maj
Sylvester says the police have no right to
board car to make arrests until the con-
ductor has taken the initiative. This view
of the major has been expressed by him
more than once, yet the commission with
in very few days has called upon him to
attend to complaints received from pas
sengers on the electric line running to
Annapolis Junction
A letter from man who has to take a
late car every Saturday night at 10Th and
H streets northeast tells the major that
things are so bad on the Saturday night
cars that lit is impossible to take lady"
on them. The letter went the rounds Of
the police department, the Commissioners
and was referred to the District electric
railway commission. This body said it
had nothing to do with toughs riding on
cars. and respectfully submitted that the
police should protect the passengers.
Chief Adopts Measures.
In this special instance Maj Sylvester
went a little farther than his views on
the subject ordinarily permit him. for he
tail two plain clothes men on the cars
making the most riotous trips, and when
the hilarious or offensive passenger went
a little too far the policeman would ar
rest him, always allowing the conductor
to take the first move.
II say that when a car company sells
a car ticket it guarantees a safe trip.
free from annoyances," said Maj. Sylves-
ter this morning. Il cannot detail po-
hceman for every car. What l have
wanted, and have urged right along and
will urge, is that every conductor and
motorman be made special police officers
SO that they can make the arrests, but
suppose the car companies do not want
to lose the services OF tho cars while the
crew is dragging some drunk or tough to
the patrol box.
1.-The companies should attend to their
own rowdyism, and not expect the police
to be assigned to private duty. The
electric railway commission does not
see the law the way l do. l say that
II policeman should be on car and
hear any language more vociferous than
beautiful and he should put his hands
on the offender before the conductor had
tried to abate the nuisance. the District
might have a nice little civil suit on its
hands"
Capt. Daley Reports.
Capt. Daley, who has looked into the
complaint Of rowdyism on the cars in
question, reported as follows:
Il found that the trouble complained
of occurs in the Saturday night cars,
generally the late cars. when many of
the passengers, white and colored. are
more or less intoxicated. In nearly all
of the cases of disorder reported where
arrests have been made, one or more
drunken colored men have caused the
trouble. For the past two months off,
GERS have been detailed On these cars
on Saturday nights and several arrests
have been made and fines imposed.
THE co1ored passengers are not very
choice in their language, and when spoken
to, either by the conductor or white
passengers, become abusive and cause
trouble