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Evening star., 1909-05-02
GOVERNOR MAY RULE DISTRICT
REYNOLDS REPORT ON DISTRICT
RULE BEFORE TAFT.
Recommends One Man Executive to
Administer Affairs in Place of
Three Commissioners.

The information from the White House
yesterday that Commissioner Henry B. F.
Macfarland would not be reappointed at
this time, but would hold his office for at
least another year to give President Taft
time to consider proposed changes in the
form of the District government, created
general discussion throughout the District
last night and has renewed interest in the
stitution of a single head for government
by three Commissioners.
In his report on the District government
made to President Roosevelt. which Presi-
dent Taft will consider during the next
few months. James B. Reynolds suggested
the substitution of governor, at a salary
of $4,000 year. & In place OF three Com
Mr.. Reynolds further would not limit
the choice of executive for the District
from it's citizens. but would allow the
President to consider the qualifications Of
others to handle the reins of government
here. He suggested that successful
mayors of other cities be made eligible
for appointment as governor of the Dis
trict
Seven Departments Suggested.
AS a further reorganization Of the local
government Mr.. Reynolds recommended
the establishment Of seven city depart
ments, as follows: Department Of health.
department Of fire and police, department
of buildings and public works. depart
tions, department Of street engineering
and department Of housing and labor.
Each of the departments. he recon-
mended. will be headed by commissioner.
who will draw a salary of 5000 The
heads of the departments he further
1p6
council and have power to pass ordinances
regulating the affairs of the District.
Committee Of Citizens.
The formation Of committee of 100 citi-
zens to consider matters of social reform
and government administration was also
feature of the plan recommended by
Mr. Reynolds. 1t would furnish forum
for the general discussion of affairs Of
public interest. and its decisions would
have weight with the President. Congress
and the municipal officers.
President Taft's failure to reappoint
Commissioner Macfarland at this time, it
is understood. is not due to any feeling Of
dissatisfaction with the services rendered
by the present head Of the District board,
for President Taft is believed to hold a
high opinion of Mr.. Macfarland's public
services.
He desires to have time to consider the
Reynolds report and to gather other facts
regarding the local government to show
whether a change Is needed.
President Taft desires to feel free to
recommend to Congress any changes in
the local government which he thinks
after his close study Of the situation.
are necessary. He does not want to feel
obligated to Mr.. Macfarland, as he would
If he reappointed the present Commits
sioner for another three-year term.
Commissioner Macfarland declined to
comment last night on the information
from the White House.
Evening star., 1909-05-02
MISSION WORK IN AFRICA.
Bishop Hartzell's Plea Feature Of
NJ. E. Bishops Meeting.

WHEELING, w. Va, May 1.-At to-
days session OF the Methodist Episcopal
bishops of the world. Bishop Hartzell.
in charge of the missionary work in
Africa. declared that fifty new mission
aries ought to be assigned in the next
five years. And this can be done, he
said, il the 100000 the church is asking
for can be raised. The twenty negro
conferences are raising $4,000 of this
amount. while the Women's Foreign Mis-
sionary Society is raising $4,000 for the
work in Africa.
The committee on the apportionment
Of work has almost completed the list of
assignments.
The visiting bishops will fill pulpits in
NJ. f. churches Of Wheeling and nearby
towns tomorrow.
Evening star., 1909-05-02
MAKE INSPECTION TRIP.
Residents of This City Look Over
Field for Railroad.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CUMBERLAND. Nd. May IN. E.
Allies. vice president of Riggs National
Bank Washington. D. c.; ]. H. Small
also of Washington. and Mr.. McEldowney
of the New York City National Bank, who
are said to be financing the Hampshire
Southern railroad. to be built from Rom
ney. w. Va. through the south branch
valley Of the Potomac to Petersburg
Grant county. w. Va. via Moorefield
have just returned from q visit to Moore
field and Petersburg. In company with
ex-State Senator John ]. Cornwell of
Romney. who is also interested in the
project. This section, which is very
rich. is not traversed by railroad The
visitors seemed much pleased with the
situation.
Elections are shortly to be held in
Petersburg and Moorefield districts on
the question of subscribing to $50. 600 in
bonds in each district. to aid the project
Evening star., 1909-05-02
MR.. MEYERS SWELL DESK.
Used by Secretary When He Was
Massachusetts, Speaker.

A massive mahogany desk, elaborately
carved. has been added to the objects of
interest displayed in the large public office
of the Secretary of the Navy. I is nearly
five feet high, eight feet long and two and
one-haif feet wide, and it's front is orna-
mented with representations of the seal
of the United States and the coat of arms
of the state of Massachusetts,
1t is the desk used by Mr.. Myer when he
filled the Office Of speaker of the house of
representatives of Massachusetts and was
presented to him on his retirement from
that Office in 1896 He prizes it very
highly and had 1t in his office at the Post
Office Department when he held the office
OF Postmaster General. 1t is now trans
ferred to his new Office in the Navy De-
partment.
Evening star., 1909-05-02
Family Feud Results in Death.

WASHINGTON, Ga, May IA family
feud resulted In the death OF Paul Dun
away. aged seventeen. and the serious
wounding OF his brother Henry, aged fif-
teen. by James Stribbling last night,
twelve miles from here. A quarrel over
an employe whom both families claimed
caused the fatal meeting in front of the
Dunaway home. Stribbling used pistol.
Henry. Dunaway Is expected to recover.
Evening star., 1909-05-02
Brig. Gen. White Dead.

PETERSBORO. N. H.. May brig.
Gen. Daniel Mansfield White died here
today after q long illness. He was born
In Petersboro In 1S42 and served through.
out the civil war In the 1st New Hamp-
shire Cavalry. He was a member of the
New Hampshire senate in 1873 and was
United States consul at Sherbrooke, Que
bee, from 1878 to 1890.
Evening star., 1909-05-02
DERAILED NEAR ANNAPOLIS.
Evident Attempt to Wreck an Elec
tric Car.

trfc Car.
ANNAPOLIS. Md. May Ia south
bound car of the Maryland Electric Rail-
way Company was derailed just outside
this place today by an obstruction which
evidently had been placed on the track
for the purpose Of wrecking the car. For
tunately. only one person. Motorman
Beavers. was injured. He was painfully
cut about the head. About twelve persons
were in the car The accident occurred
at a switch. where several links OF a
logging chain were wedged In the tracks,
spreading the rails in such way as to
derail the car
Evening star., 1909-05-02
Roosevelt Wastes No Bullets.
Exchange Seat for Young Fish.

NEW YORK. May 1.-The stock ex-
change seat Of the late Lawrence D.
Huntington was today posted for transfer
to Stuyvesant Fish. jr., son Of the former
president Of the Illinois Central Railroad
Company. Young Mr.. Fish Is q graduate
of Yale Of the class Of 1906.
Evening star., 1909-05-02

Brings Body Of Her Husband Home.
NEW YORK. May Mrs. William
e. cambridge, wife Of the special agent
of the United States Treasury Depart
ment who committed suicide in Paris
two weeks ago, arrived here today on the
steamship Philadelphia, bringing with her
the body Of her husband.
Evening star., 1909-05-02
One of RooseveIt's Fondest
Ambitions Realized.
HE SHOOTS THREE LIONS
One of the Jungle Kings Falls Be
fore Kermit's Rifle.
BEASTS WERE OF NORMAL SIZE
Party Plans to Go South Today
Looking for Giraffes-Game
Reported Plentiful.

NAIROBI. British East Africa, May L.
Four lions are trophies Of ex-President
Roosevelt's camp in the Mau hills to-
night. and the two hundred or more ma
tive followers are joining with the Amer
lean party in the celebration Of the un-
usually good luck.
The lions were bagged yesterday, and
Col. Roosevelt's mighty gun brought three
Of them to earth, each on the first shot.
Thus, one OF the Presidents fondest am
billions has been realized, and he is
proud, too, that the fourth of the jun
gle kings fell before the rife Of his son,
Kermit, who, however. took three shots
to kill his quarry.
Both father and son are jubilant. 1t
was their first lion hunt, and so magnifi-
cent a kill was far beyond their ex-
pectations, but lions have been plentiful
in the hills for the past month, and the
English hunter, F. c. Selous, has been
out for several days laying plans for
their extinction. How we'll he succeeded
can be seen from the results of yester-
days chase.
Mr.. Selous accompanied the former
President, who also was attended by the
usual retinue of beaters
Started Early Thursday.
The caravan started early Thursday
morning from the ranch of Sir Alfred
Pease, on the Athi river, and proceeded
slowly to the Mau hills. This range is
open for wide areas, but In places is
covered with growths, where game . is
plentiful. The first night in camp was
without especial incident, no attempt be-
ing made to go after lions, although their
call was heard now and then throughout
the night, but at dawn camp was astir
and the drive speedily organized.
The native beaters set out in all di-
rections. under the instruction of the
head man. armed with all sorts of
noise-making devices, which could not but
arouse any game within earshot. Some
of the beats proved blanks. but by night
been bagged. Kermit, during the great
er part of the day. did more effective
work with his camera than he did with
his gun, he and the other members of
the party allowing Mr.. Roosevelt the
much priced shots.
Roosevelt Wastes No Bullets.
Details Of the actual shooting were not
brought down to Nairobi today from the
camp, but 1t was declared that in each
case a single bullet from the express
ident's rifle suff1ced to bring down his
lion. From this 1t is regarded that Col.
Roosevelt is living up to the reputation
which he has gained here of being a
crack shot. All of the lions were of
dragged them together in the grass they
executed the usual dance around the
trophies.
The party plans to go south tomor-
row, with the hope of bagging one or
more giraffes. The chances are Mr..
natives and settlers from all sections
report game very plentiful.
Evening star., 1909-05-02
Effect on Congress.

AS has been stated, Congress created
the office of municipal architect to get
good man. With a man In the Office head
and shoulders above the rank and file Of
architects 1t is believed that congressional
eyes would look with much greater favor
on requests for appropriations for mu-
nicipal buildings.
Evening star., 1909-05-02

Washington beyond the mud singing of
any destructive critics. some of whom
have taken a shot at the schools already
The plans Of the municipal architect
will be subject to the approval of the
Commissioners. He will will not deal
through the inspector Of buildings, who
will confine his work entirely to what the
title of the Office indicates: namely in
spection of private building enterprises. to
see that the plans and material are safe.
Evening star., 1909-05-02
MAY BE BROUGHT HERE
To Have Hearing at Indianapolis on
Question of Removal.
BOTH TO FIGHT EXTRADITION
Copies Of Indictment Filed With
Judge Anderson by Assistant
u. S. Attorney Mcnamara.

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind, May 1.-The
scene of the prosecution by the United
States government of the proprietors or
the New York World and indianapolis
News for alleged criminal libel In pub
fishing intimations that there had been
graft of millions of dollars in the trans
fer Of the Panama Canal Zone to the
United States shifted from New York to
this city today, when Delevan Smith and
Charles r. Williams, owners of the
Indianapolis News. were served with war
rants for their arrest, based on indict-
ments found in the District Of Columbia.
They gave surety of 5000. each for the
other. for their appearance in the United
States district court here May 81 Cor
hearing on the question whether they
shall be removed to Washington for trial.
Today's action had little Of the appear
ance of criminal court procedure. Late
in the afternoon in the chambers of
United States District Judge Anderson
there assembled the Judge, Stuart Nc
Namara, assistant United States attorney
for the District Of Columbia; Charles w.
Miller, United States attorney for this
district: the defendants and their attor-
ney. Ferdinand Winter of Indianapolis,
and numerous prominent business men.
friends Of MesSrs. Smith and Williams,
who were ready to give bond for them II
1T should be required.
Evening star., 1909-05-02
Had to Hunt Up Marshal.

The United States marshal was not
present and when the attorney for the oe-
PENDANTS had said that they had no objec-
ton to immediate serving Of warrants on
them, it was necessary for an attendant
to search the Federal building for a
deputy marshal for the service.
Mr.. Mcnamara returned this evening to
New York. He will come again to In
dianapolis on the day Of the opening of
the hearing here.
Messrs. Smith and Williams will resist
removal to the District of Columbia. The
certified copy of the indictment, filed to-
day, contains copies of the articles Of
both editorial and news nature, of which
complaint is made that they are libelous.
Evening star., 1909-05-02
W ork to Be Done.

Just at present there is plenty Of work
to be done as a start by a municipal
architect. II there were one in office to-
day he would probably be busying him.
self with the problem presented by the
fact that about eight school buildings in
the shape of additions to existing schools
as well as new buildings have been au-
thorized
The committee OF the board Of educa-
ton. composed Of Messrs. Cox Oyster and
Hoover, Will probably settle on the new
sites within a few days and the work will
be waiting for the new man There
would seem to be plenty of chance for the
best man In the country to help raise
Evening star., 1909-05-02
WEATHER.

Partly cloudy Sunday. Fair
and warmer Monday; moder-
ate westerly winds.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-08
INDICTMENT AGAINST
OFFICERS Is RETURNED
MRrshaIItown Men Put Under Charge
of Law by Finding of
Grand Jury.

MARSHALLTOWN, Ia, Oct. 7~.-(Special
Telegram )-Mayor o. L. InRledue, Deputy
Sheriff Charles Mason, Deputy Marshal
Michael Clark, Policemen c.. NJ. Haas and
r. II. Goodale, and Sam Wenger and Fritz
Wenger, saloonists; Leo Mcnamara, bar
tender, and Scott Jones. all of this city,
were arrested here this morning by United
States Marshal f. B. Clark of Ottumwa. on
federal indictments returned in United
States court at Davenport last night, charg-
ing conspiracy to prevent a federal officer
from performing his duty. All were taken
to Davenport this afternoon to be ar
raigned. The indictments are the outcome
of the arrest and Imprisonment here a few
weeks ago of r. Z. Vanwert and w. II.
Holt, special officers of the Interior de-
partment, and r. G.. Smith and w. A. Tai
bert of Tama, while they were e%ndeavor-
ing to secure evidence against saloons for
sales Of liquor to Indians. Holt is an In
dian.
DAVENPORT, Ia, Oct. Judge Nc
Pherson held the indicted Marshalltown Of
ficlals under bonds Of $1,000 each to appear
for trial at the next term of federal court
in Des Moines. The defendants were given
till Monday to furnish bonds.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-08

however, was not Encouraging and the
head coach spent much time with Frank.
This new man punts well. booting the ball
fifty and fifty-five yards. His punts this
afternoon averaged fifty yards. Frank
gives promise Of making a splendid place
kicker. He did some brilliant and &C
curate booting from placement yesterday,
when he sent the oval over the crossbars
from the thirty and thirty-five-yard lines.
II he continues to improve he will be ex-
pected to score for the C%ornhuskers in
the Minnesota game by boosting the ball
over on a kick from placement.
Ewing took his last examination this
afternoon and his fate will be known by
tomorrow evening. II he passed in this
test he will be eligible for foot ball and
will be in the lineup against the Gophers
next week.
Sidney Collins, center. may return to
practice Monday afternoon. It was ru-
mored around the campus today that his
case had been settled to the perfect salts
faction Of all parties concerned and that
the %strapping center had promised to Join
the squad for the practice next week.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-08
Brother Charged
With the Murder
Police Admit, However, They He
No Evidence Against the
Accused.
CFrom a staff Correspondent

DIES MONIES. oct. ~Z-(special)
Murrow was arrested at 4 o'clock
morning on the charge OF numbering
brother, c. r. Murrow, on the farm
Of the state fair grounds. The arrest
lowed an all night session of the coron
jury, during which both Murrow and
wife, were put through the police tn
degree. Both were firm that they we
innocent. 1t is admitted that their
nothing but suspicion against Ben Murrc
at this time. except some CONTRADICTORY
statement OF not very great importance.
Robert Ratliff. wanted in Kearney. Neb.,
for forgery. filed a petition for a writ OF
habeas corpus in district court today after
Governor Carroll had recognized the re-
QUESTION papers OF the governor OF Ne
braska for him. The hearing will be had
in a few days.
Senator Dan Turner Of Corning, in Des
Moines today, said he had finally and
definitely determined that he woul not
seek the republican nomination for con-
gress in the Eighth district.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-08
Feast for Aged People.

TABOR, Ia, Oct. 7.-(Special)-The Wom-
ans union of Tabor gave it's annual public
free dinner yesterday noon to all Shut
ms" and all residents of this community
70 years old and upwards, together with
the wives and husbands OF all such. The
commodious residence of Mr.. and Mrs. H.
r. Laird was the scene of festivities, and
upward of seventy guests partook OF the
abundance OF edibles furnished. Carriages
were sent for all who cared to ride. The
oldest woman present was Mrs. M. L.
Starr. aged 81 years, June 20, 1909; and the
oldest man, w. S. Knight, aged 80 years,
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-08
Standing of the Teams

NEW YORK. oct. with the pennant
floating securely over the P%ittsburg club
house for another twelve months, the 1909
championship base ball season OF the Ma
tionsl league passed into history today.
Boston and Brooklyn won the final vic
tories OF the season, the former defeating
Philadelphia and the latter New York.
Pittsburg's victory had been widely pre-
dicted since May 8, when the team assumed
an aggressive lead. Chicago, which fin
ished second. has held an intimidating po-
sition ell along, however, and the result
was not clinched until September q.
New York finished third and Cincinnati
fourth. The disappointments Of the year
were the Brooklyn, st. Louis and Boston
clubs. The standing Of the clubs follows:
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-08
wEsTERGAARD WORKED HARD
Big Policeman a Surprise Party 20
the Crowd.

Jess W~esterEaard. the gitnt Dane from
Des Moines, bumped against a hard prone
sitlon at the Auditorium last night whom
he met and defeated Jack Gordon. the Big
policeman from Minneapolis, in straight
falls, twenty-seven and eighteen minutes.
Gordon came as a dark horse and little
was known OF his prowess by the local
wrestlers, but he had not been on tho
mat for more than a minute before IL was
easily seen that he was some wrestler
Before the bout was over the remark was
better mar than many who have come to
Omaha touted as world heaters.
Before they had w~restled a minute he
was behind Westergaerd. They did not
lose any time fooling around for positions,
but went right to the mat from the jump,
with Gordon behind. He Is big and stout
and fast, but in not quite as good con-
dition as Westergaard, who has been keep
ing up his training all summer. Gordon
was as strong as an OK and time and
again he broke holds which seemed de-
stined to. pin him to the mat. He seemed
to be able to bridge against anything Big
Jess could do with his head and shoulders
and more than half the time was on the
OFFENSIVE: trying all sorts Of holds, but
the big fellow was a little too clover and
a little to strong to make them effective.
Westergaard won the first fall in twenty
seven minutes by a toe hold. He did not
have ,Gordon's shoulders pinned to the
mat, but the big policeman called to
Referee Griswold to call the down because
of a painful toe hold which Jess had him
hooked with; The second fall was won by
W~estergaard after eighteen minutes Of
hard wrestling b va head pinion with his
legs.
Johanson and Tolliver furnished a most
lively preliminary when they wrestled
first fall In fifteen minutes. Johanson
won the second In fifteen minutes and for
the third fall they wrestled twenty min
utes with no fall. They are a lively pair
and each was able to get out OF ali sorts
OF tight holes.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-08
FAvoRITE WINS TRANsYLvANIA
Big stake Goes to PenIsa Maid After
Tame Contest.

LEXINGTON, Ky, Oct. 7.-Probably the
tamest OF all the twenty-one races in the
was that trOtted today. The favorite
Penisa Maid, driven by her owner, W.. ID.
Shut of Rock Rapids, Ia, won In straight
heats. 1t was virtually no contest after the
1irst heat, i'm which Bob Douglas chal-
lenged In the stretch stoutly enough to
make her step in 2:O4h, a new record for
the race. Inner Guard, in which the field
players had some confidence was unsteady
and broke badly in two heats.
The pacing futurity was won with ease
IN straight heats by Maggie Win0er. The
final heat was made in the remarkably
fast time of 2:O6A.
The 2:2O trot was won easily in straight
heats by the f%avorite, Melva ]. In the
final heat II seemed when a sixteenth out
the latter broke and finished eighth. Sum-
msries:
First race, the pacing futurity for g.
year-old PAGERS value 5000, 8 in 8:
Maggie Winder, b. (, OF. NJ. Jones). / l l
Miss Eva Wilkes, 70. (. "a. Nc
Capitoia. b: Z. MISREPRESENTATION. 3 ;
Time: is.oS96 2:0919. 2:OGh.
Second race, the Pennsylvania stakes for
t%r1tters edldigib5le to the 2;l2 class June l.,
Penisa Maid, b. n. shutD."..... l l
Bob Douglas, or, h. (McDonald). ... 2 2 9
Marie N, br. m. (Geers). ............ ,
Paderewski, CHI, &. CIV. Ross ...,...... 3 ; Q
Inner Guard, b. g. CMurphy) 1
Time: 2:04h, 2:01i4, 2:O5k.
Third race, 2;2O class trotting, purse $1,000,
8 in 8:
Melva j., b. m. (Cox).................1 l l
Silver Baron, br. h. CGeers) .....,..,. 2 2 2
Raggedy Bill, b. h. IT. STUART 900. 3 8 8
Bronson, b. &, CTiter) ............. 8 3 s
Miss Marytone, b. m. (McDevitO.. 8 Z 3
Miss Allie Wood. gr. m. &c. Davis).. 7 4 6
Alice Gregor, b. m. (Turner) ,.:,...... 4 6 Z
Fanny WOODBURY., b, m. O.. Brady).6 s 4
Time: 2:l2A, 2:llk, 2:12A.