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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-23
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.
Army Orders.

The following named officers of the
Medical Corps will report to the eXamtn-
ing board at the Army Medical Museum
building. Washington, for examination
for promotion: Majs. Ogden Rafferty,
and James d. Glennan.
Leave of absence for fifteen days is
granted Lieut.. Col. William A. Nichols.
18th Infantry.
Ordnance Sergt. John H. Finnegan, Fort
Washington, Md, will be sent to Manila,
P. T., to relieve Ordnance Sergt. Richard
", Davidson, who will be sent to Fort
Washington for duty.
BY direction Of the President Capt. Fred
eric w. Hinrichs. r, ordnance depart
board at Washington for examination.
Maj. Thomas L. Rhoads, Medical Corps,
will proceed to Fort Sfocum. N. Y, to
study the system of records kept in the
hospital at that post
Leave of absence for three months is
granted First Lieut.. Harry A. Schwabe,
Coast Artillery Corps.
Capt Arthur L. Fuller, Coast Artillery
Corps. is assigned to the 1OSd Company.
Naval Orders.
Commander W. r. Shoemaker. from bu-
reau of navigation, Navy Department,
Washington, D. c.. to command Chester.
Commander Fl. B. Wilson, from COM
mand Chester to board of inspection and
survey. Mills building, Washington, D. c.
Lieut. Commander r. X. Crank, from
Rhode Island, and continue treatment
Naval Hospital, New York, N. Y, until
further orders.
Lieut. Commander j. r. Brady. from
bureau of ordnance. Navy Department,
Washington, D. c., to the Rhode Island.
Lieut.. j. w. Hayward. from Atlanta
and reserve torpedo f1otilla, Charleston,
S. c.. to navy yard, Charleston, S. C.
| Midshipman P. Seymour, from North
Carolina to reserve torpedo fiotilla, navy
| yard Charleston, S. c.
S. Fl. Knowles, appointed paymaster's
| clerk in the navy, duty naval training
| station, San Francisco, CAL
Naval Movements.
| The gunboat Tacoma has arrived at
| Cristobal. the cruiser Des Moines at Port
Limon. the cruiser Dixie at Philadelphia,
the yacht Mayf1ower at Washington and
| the collier Vestal at Lamberts point.
The cruiser Buffalo has sailed from
| PrhilinquN for Panama, the gunboat
Marietta from Guantanamo for Port Lii
| mon, the gunboats Helena and Samar
from Annoy for Shanghai, the battleship
| Missouri from Newport for New York,
| the scout Chester from New York for
! Delaware breakwater and the tug Rocket
| from Norfolk for Richmond.
To Command the Scout Chester.
| Commander w. r. Shoemaker, who has
| been in charge of the enlisted personnel
| division of the bureau Of navigation,
| Navy Department for several months
past. has been ordered to assume COM
mand of the scout cruiser Chester, now
on her way from New York to Delaware
breakwater. He will relieve Commander
| III. b. Wilson, who is ordered to this city
| for duty as member of the board Of
| inspection and survey at the Mills build
| ing.
Army Commissions to Porto Ricans.
The following appointments of second
| lieutenants in the Porto Rico Regiment
| of Infantry, with rank from October 10,
1909. are announced at the War Depart
ment: Leopoldo Mercader, Urbino Nadai,
Adolfo de Hostos and Enrique de Orbeta,
all of Porto Rico.
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DEATH OF ALFRED B. TALCOTT
VETERAN NEWSPAPER MAN
SUCCUMBS TO HEART TROUBLE.
Correspondent During the Civil
War, Later Washington Journal
ist-Electrician at Capitol.

Alfred BiSSell Talcott, pioneer eiectri-
clan and war correspondent, who OPP
Grated the first field telegraph line used
in the civil war, and who reported the
engagement between the Monitor and the
Merrimac, died yesterday morning at
his home, 1889 E street southeast in the
eighty-fourth year of his age. His death
was due to heart trouble. from which he
had been a sufferer about four months.
Funeral services will be held at the
residence under Masonic auspices tomor-
row afternoon at 3 O'Clock.
Mr.. Talcott, who had lived in Wash
ington about fifty years, had been cleo
trician Of the House of Representatives
since 1882.
Newspaper Work Here.
For a long time he was identified with
newspaper work in Washington, being
night editor of the National Republican,
and at different times was connected
with the Patriot, washington Tribune,
Chronicle, Sunday Gazette and Sunday
Herald.
He was warm friend of Secretary
Stanton and Charles A. Dana, both of
whom aided him in his work. He was a
member of National Lodge, F. A.
A. M; Sons of the American Revolu-
ton, and Sons of Jonadab.
Mr.. Talcott leaves a widow and three
children, Mrs. James Bowling and Miss
| Mabel E. Talcott Of this city, and John
]. Talcott of the revenue cutter service.
He was born June 80, 1925, on a farm
outside Glastonbury. Conn. He became
interested in electricity, and in 1S43 went
to Boston. where he learned the business
and was placed in charge of important
electrical undertakings in New York city
Later he did valuable work in the es-
Establishment of electrical lines in many OF
the large cities in the east. He rebuilt
| the old telegraph lines between New York
and Philadelphia, extending them to
Washington.
War Correspondent.
In 1889 he came to Washington as man.
ager of the old system of telegraph lines,
| remaining here until 1862, when he went
to the front as war correspondent for the
New York Herald He reported the ia
nous engagement between the Monitor and
the Merrimac in Hampton roads, continu-
ing his newspaper work throughout the
war. He reported all the important en-
gagements In Virginia.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-23

Maximum temperature past twenty>four
hours, "A; year ago. 90.
The storm of Monday morning has
moved rapidly to the ST. Lawrence val
ley, and rains and SHOWS were general
over the eastern half of the country.
There were also SHOWS in the northwest,
and rains and SHOWS over the northern
districts west of the Rocky mountains,
due to another marked north Pacific dis
turbance.
1t is decidedly colder in the gulf states,
the central valleys and the lake region,
and warmer elsewhere over the country.
The weather will be generally fair to-
night and Wednesday. over the eastern
half of the country. except in the upper
lake region, where SHOWS or rains are
probable tonight Or Wednesday.
1t will be much colder tonight in the At
lantic states, and somewhat warmer
Wednesday in the lake region. the central
valleys and the east gulf states.
Storm warnings are displayed on the
Atlantic coast from Hatteras to Eastport.
and on the Pacific coast from San Fran
cisco northWard.
The winds along the New England coast
will be brisk to high northwesterly, di-
minishing by Wednesday morning; on the
middle Atlantic coast moderate to brisk
northerly; on the soutn Atlantic coast
moderate northwest to north; on the east
gulf coast light to moderate northeast
erly.
Steamers departing today for European
ports will have brisk to high westerly
winds, diminishing Wednesday,; rain to-
day: clearing and colder Wednesday to
| the Grand Banks.
The following heavy precipitation Cir
inches) has been reported during the past
twenty-four hours: Toledo, 1.56; Detroit
| 90; Buffalo, 1.72; Canton, 1.32; Atlanta
Ito: Montreal, 1.4S; Eureka 1.54, and
Roseburg, 4.64
Records for Twenty-Four Hours.
The following were the readings of the
| thermometer and barometer at the
| weather bureau for the twenty-four
hours beginning at pm. yesterday:
Thermometer-Novemb %: pm, IL;
| Sp.m., 81: II midnight, 63. November %
am, 81: 8 am, 50; II noon, AZ; pm,
n. Maximum, "A. at 2:3O p.m., November
%; minimum, AZ, 1890 am, Noven. Der
| "a.
pm, 1912; IL midnight, 1866. Novem-
Der %: am. 29.5S; s am, 1851; noon,
29.6S; pm, %. 70.
Tide Tables.
Today-Low tide. 1896 am. and LIE
PM; high tide, 4:O6 am. and 4:34 pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide, 11:3O am; high
| tide, sos am. and $40 pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rose. ESQ am: sun sets,
4:H pm.
Tomorrow-Sun RISES 6:52 am.
Moon sets. 2:O7 am. tomorrow.
The City Lights.
The city lights and naphtha lamps all
lighted by thirty minutes after sunset; eX-
tinguishing begun one hour. before sun
rise. All arc and incandescent lamps
lighted fifteen minutes after sunset and
eXtinguished forty five minutes before sun
rise.
Up-River Waters.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
HARPERS FERRY, w. Va, November
23.-Both rivers clear
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PAN-AMER1cAN COMMITTEE.
Resolutions of Coincidence Upo1
Deaths of Two Members.

Resolutions of coincidence upon the
deaths recently of William L. Buchanan.
late special diplomatic representative of
the State Department, and Gen. Alfred e.
Bates, L. S. A., both of whom were men,
bers of the pan-American committee, were
adopted at meeting of that body here
yesterday.
The committee also decided to prepare.
after considerable discussion, elaborate
briefs Of each of the questions which will
figure in the program of subjects to be
discussed at the forthcoming meeting of
the pan-American conference, to be held
at Buenos Aires. July 8 next.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-23
ILLNESS OF G. M. KOONES.
As He Is Nearly 80, Apprehension
Is Felt bv His Friends.

c. NJ. KoOnes. an old resident of Wash
ington. is critically i'll at his residence,
1888 Sth street northwest. He is nearly
eighty years old. and his relatives and
friends fear that he will not recover
from his present physical breakdown.
Mr. Koones came to Washington many
years ago from Lexington, Va, and es-
tablished himself in business here. He
is the father of DR.. Charles NJ. koones
and of Miss Victoria Koones of this city
and has a married daughter in Leesburg,
Va
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-23
Steamer Puritan Safe in Harbor.

CHICAGO. November 23.-The steamer
Puritan, which lost its rudder in yester-
days storm and after perilous hours with
dragging anchors drifted down the east
coast of Lake Michigan to a point off
New Buffalo, Ind, where the anchors
held, rode out the night safely and to-
day was flowed into South Chicago har-
Dor by tugs
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-23

Rev. A. A. P. Neel, a prominent min
lister of the Southern Methodist Church,
died at the parsonage in Frankfort, W.
Va, after a few months illness of tu-
berculosis. He was born in Monroe county.
w. Va, May 4, 1871. and had been a
member of the Baltimore Conference for
forty-six years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-23
Business Properties
Choice Offerings.

Price, 26,5oo-Leased at S., 100
year. Store property on F St.
NV; lot 22xI2o; modern build-
ing; steam heat.
SCI ,ooo-Renting for $3.50
month. A prominent corner on
I4th st. NV; strictly first-class
Improvements; lot 25.6xI26.
7I8 nth ST.; nearly new 3-story
building; hotAwater heat; large
storeroom.
$I2,ooo-Renting for SIPS
month. Modern building, with
lot 3ox87; west of 9th st.
$7,75o-Leased at 500 month.
A corner restaurant on Pa. ave-
NV; good income producer.
$13,ooo-Leased at $Ioo
month. Good, substantial brick
building on Penna. ave.
! $I5,5oo-Renting for $Io7 a
month. A prominent corner on
9TH st. NV.
$22,5oo-Present rent, which is
low, pays 5H% net. Store on 9th
st. NV. between Pa. ave. and F st.
Less than $4,000 Modern
building on G st. near Boston
House.
900 II st. n.w.-2 stores and
dwelling lot 3oxIoo; out-of-town
owner will consider reasonable
offer.
New York ave.-A corner can
be purchased for $4,000.
Stone & Fairfax, 1912 NY. Ave.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-23
JOHN F. CRIsE DEAD.
Navy Yard Ordnance Department
Employe Long ILL.,.

John F. Crise, formerly of Baltimore
and for. long time a clerk In the
ordnance department at the Washing
ton navy yard, died early this morning
at his home, sos 9th street northwest,
after a lingering illness.
He was a member of Hope Lodge
No 20, F, A. A. NJ, which will be In
charge of the funeral services. He. Is
survived by his widow, formerly Miss
Louise Williams. and a brother in Bal
timOre.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-23

Joseph NJ. Catlett died at his home in
Lynchburg, Va. after q brief illness, of
pneumonia.
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To Command the Scout Chester.

Hungarian Orchestra at Geyer's
Palm garden. Concerts every evening. 49,
13th.-Advt.
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WEATHER FORECAST.
Partly Cloudy and Much Colder To
night; Wednesday Fair.

For the District of Columbia, partly
cloudy and much colder tonight; tempera-
ture close to freezing Wednesday fair;
light to moderate north to northeast
winds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-23
Il NEVER DISAPPOIN-

Il NEVER DISAPPOINT.'
Our prices are no higher than
our competitors Notwithstanding
the much higher grade of work producing.
We gladly quote estimates. which will surprise
you for the quality of work we supply.
BYRON S. ADAMS. PRINTER,
Main $50. SIP 18th street.
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Up-River Waters,

Special Dispatch to The Star.
HARPERS FERRY, w. Va, November
23.-Both rivers clear.
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For Christmas. Wl1V Not =?

A pastel portrait Of yourself and wife
BY FREY, THE PORTRAIT ARTIST
Formerly Newton st. Mt. Pleasant. Now Room
"a lie I,roit bldg. $40 + n. no2p-7t
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When Roof Troubles Occur

card will bring to your door. Repairing and
Painting Roofs our speciality: thorough sincere
work assured. Have good roof. 1t pays!
unNM IN A mn Roofing 14l2 G. at. NV
HRUlN SAAlVCompany. Phone Main ii.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-23

The city lights and naphtha lamps al
lighted by thirty minutes after sunset; ex-
tinguishing begun one hour. before sun
rise. All arc and incandescent lamps
lighted fifteen minutes after sunset and
eXtinguished forty five minutes before sun.
rise.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-13
LEADER OF VOLUNTEERS
OF AMERICA WILL SPEAK
General 6aIington Booth to Address
Los Angeles Fellowship Next
Sunday Morning

Gen. Balilngton Booth, leader of the
Volunteers of America. and one of the
best known and most popular lecturers
in America, will arrive in Los Angeles
this evening. His first address will be
made before the Los Angeles Fellow
ship, Sunday morning, at II O'Clock, at
Blanchard hall, 233 South Broadway.
His subject will be RESCUE Work in
the Slums of Our Great Cities" and he
will describe the marvellous success
that is attending the rescue workers IN
their efforts to uplift the submerged.
The general is an eloquent and fascl-
mating speaker, possessing magnetic
personality, and fired with convincing
earnestness and enthusiasm. The
largest auditoriums of the east are too
small to hold the crowds who flock 70
hear him.
General Booth will be accompanied
by Brig. Gen. Edward Fielding of
Chicago and Col and Mrs. Walter Dun
can of San Francisco. Special music
will be rendered by the Fellowship
soloists, Miss Helen Tape soprano,
and Alfred e. Walper, violinist.
General Booth will preach at the
First Presbyterian church, Pasadena,
on Sunday evening.
Brigadier General Fielding will speak
at the United Presbyterian church
Sunday morning, and Sunday afternoon
and evening he will conduct services
at the Volunteers of America hall, 12s
East First street.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-13
MULE PROBLEM KICKS
UP FURTHER TROUBLE
Council Compelled to DisentangIe
Complications Caused by Red
Taps and Affecting Re-
cent Resolution

The peculiar nature of some of the
red tape that surrounds the city gov
ernment was shown in report sent by
the board of public works to the coun-
Gil yesterday. This report was a pro-
test against a resolution adopted by
the council two or three weeks ago.
The resolution gave the board of
public works authority to purchase 400
mules at a price not to exceed 1920 a
head, f. o. b. Mojave. At the time the
resolution was passed it was supposed
all the mules would have to be pur-
chased In the Missouri markets and
shipped to California, so the f. o. b.
Mojave was tackled on to make the
amount cover the cost of transporta-
tion to this point on the aqueduct. I'm
der the terms of the resolution all
mules must be delivered at Mojave.
A few days ago the board found it
could buy number of mules at Sau-
gus and Lone Pine. The board wants
to use these mules at these points, but
under the resolution it would have to
purchase the mules there, have them
shipped to Mojave, and then returned
to the points where they were pur-
chased.
When this ridiculous situation was
presented to the council that body
changed the resolution to read "f. o. b..
points on or near the aqueduct."
Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-13
ACCUSED OF HAVING BUTTER
FOR SALE SHORT IN WEIGHT
Three Grocers Will Be Arraigned To-
day for Having Dairy Product
Not Full Measure

On evidence secured by S. w. Green,
sealer of weights and measures, war
rants were secured yesterday after
noon for three Los Angeles grocers.
who are charged with having in their
stores butter for sale which was not
up to the required weight.
r. H. Jeffries, 21S West Second
street, is alleged to have butter which
weighed but 15A ounces to the pound.
w. B. Kemper, jr., 452 South Main
street, is alleged to have butter for
sale that weighed but Is ounces in
stead of the required t16 ounces.
George A. Barber, 804 Hawthorne
street, is alleged to have been selling
10 pounds ounces for 20 pounds.
The three men probably will be ar
raigned this morning.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-13
ALLEGED BUNCO
MAN IS ABSENT
FAILS TO APPEAR IN COURT
WHEN NAME IS CALLED
DEFENDANTS ATTORNEY SAYS
HIS CLIENT is ILL
Justice Declares Bond of $1,000 For.
feited, but Continues Case Against
Supposed Horse Race Swindier
Until Monday

AS was expected, James d. Ward,
alias Dad" Grswold, failed to appear
when his name was called at 10 o'clock
yesterday morning in Police Justice
Frederickson's court, and on the recon-
mendation of Deputy District Attorney
Paul Mccormick, Police Justice Fred
erickson declared the bail of $1,000 for
feited and bench warrant was issued
for Wards arrest.
Ward is the alleged bunco man who
persuaded w. G.. Mitchell of Sprague,
Wash, to come to Los Angeles and bet
$4,000 on ''phony" horse race. AS
usual a confederate held the money,
disappearing after the race was fin
ished and Mitchell was minus his big
bunch of gold.
Ward was arrested Wednesday night,
and Thursday afternoon his hearing
was set for yesterday morning, bail
being fixed at $1000 as he was held only
on a charge of vagrancy.
He had retained Schenck e. Pierson
as counsel, and short time after mid
night yesterday morning Paul w.
Schenck of the law firm appeared at the
city jail and deposited the required
amount, and Ward was given his lib
erty.
That he improved his opportunity as
soon as he was free Is said to be shown
by the fact he was not in court yester-
udy
Attorney Schenck told the court he
had information, from what he termed
a reliable source, that his client was i'll
and unable to appear, and asked for a
continuance of the case until Monday
morning.
Attorney Mccormick informed the
court he had information, which he
considered equally as reliable, to the
effect that Ward had vanished to parts
unknown and did not intend to appear
for trial.
Justice Frederickson continued the
case until Monday, but declared the
bail forfeited. and a bench warrant
issued for Wards arrest.
MITCHELL the victim who was f1eeced,
was at the city jail yesterday, but prac-
tically has given UP hone of ever recov-
ering his money, and stated he probably
would return at once to his home in
Washington, as he has become con-
WINGED Ward will not return to Los
Angeles to face trial unless he is cap
tured and brought back.
The detectives are still at work on
the case with the hope of finding
Wards accomplices.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-13
MOTHER-IN-LAW is
BEATEN AND KICKED;
S0N-IN-LAW GUILTY
COURT IMPOSES FINE OF SIS
ON DEFENDANT
Victim Testifies She Is Ashamed of
Relationship with Man Who
Knocked Her Down
at Her Home

The old story of the mother-in-law
in the case was aired yesterday morn
ing before Police Justice Fredrickson,
and as result George w. Dunaway,
the son-in-law and defendant, was
found guilty of battery and fined SIS.
Dunaway was arrested Saturday on a
complaint sworn out by Mrs. Eta Nj.
Thomas, 116 South Hill street, in which
she alleged that the defendant came
to her house Friday night, and after a
few words, quarrel resulted in which
Mrs. Thomas came out second best,
having, as she testified received blow
in the face and being kicked by Dun
away as she lay on the floor, where she
fell after being struck.
Mrs. Thomas. on taking the stand.
was asked by Police Justice Frederick.
son If. she was the mother-in-law OF
Dunaway, to which she replied:
"I am ashamed to acknowledge l
am"
She said Dunaway came to her home
without invitation and that she told
him he was not welcome at her nome
and did not wish him to remain. She
said he called her a vile name and told
her he would strike her. She dared him
to do so and he promptly accepted the
dare, she said, and as she fell from the
force of the blow, she says she picked
up a knife and hurled it at his head.
but 1t went went wide of the intended
mark.
She said that Dunaway then came to
her as she was trying to arise ana
kicked her In the head.
she testified Dunaway married her
daughter December II, 1908, without
her consent, but her daughter always
has lived with her since the mar
riage
Miss Gertrude Callaway,< a young
girl, who lives in the same house with
the Thomases, corroborated Mrs
Thomas testimony and the fine of SIS
was imposed.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-13
CHINESE CHARGED WITH
LOTTERY IS DISCHAR GED
Books Showing Figures of Chance
Found in Prisoners Possession
Are DiscIalmed

The trial of Ho Lee, Chinese, charged
with having lottery books in his pos
session and which case has occupied
the attention of the court of Police
Justice Chambers since Tuesday morn
ing, was finished yesterday afternoon
and the jury returned verdict Of not
guilty.
The prosecution lased it's claim on
evidence furnished by Patrolman Will
lett. who is on the chinatown" beat
Lees defense was that the lottery
books In evidence did not belong to
him.
The case was fought bitterly and was
featured by demonstration to the jury
by Willett and the states lawyer of
how the lottery game is played among
the Chinese.
AS result of the trial a complaint
has been issued against Yeun
Bow, another Chinese, who the defense
claim was the real owner of the books.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-03-13
SAYS SHE MADE HIM
TARGET FOR CUTLERY
Declares He Was Threatened with
vtriol, but Court Decides on
Hearing Wife's Side
of Case

That his wife greeted him almost
daily for two years with abuse and
fastened his departure with a shower
of cutlery, was the testimony OF WIZ
liam l.. Torrance in the divorce action
against his wife. Cora A. Torrance. IN
the superior court yesterday. The
couple has been married thirty-five
years, and, according to Lorance' dif-
ficulties developed shortly atter tne
marriage and continued until year
and a half ago, when he finally left
home. :.
"She threatened to throw Vitrlol III
my face on one OCCASION" said Lor-
ance, "and made me a target TOT
knives, forks, spoons and articles OF
food while we sat at meals. When l
left the house she usually fastened my
departure with a knife or fork"
The court was not satisfied with the
testimony given by Torrance and con-
tinued the hearing until the defendant
could be brought into court.
Effie w. Pelran was granted divorce