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Evening star., 1909-02-18

convicted of absence without leave and
fraudulent enlistment, was sentenced to
dishonorable discharge and three months
imprisonment at hard labor.
Private Walter II. Reed. Troop G. 18th
Cavalry. deserted at Fort Myer and was
captured at Baltimore. He was sentenc-
ed to dishonorable discharge and eighteen
months Imprisonment at hard labor
Private Lloyd Powell. 18th Company,
Coast Artillery Corps. at Fort Washing
ton. was convicted of sleeping on post and
sentenced to imprisonment at hard labor
for three months and to forfeit $40 Of his
pay per month during that period.
Private John o. Burns, Company E, I'd
Battalion. Engineer Corps, quit his post
at Washington barracks and left the res
ervation without leave. He was sentenced
to dishonorable discharge and to i'm
prisonment for fourteen months at hard
labor.
Private George c. Cole. Company II.
I'd Battalion. Eengineer CorpS; Private
Bernard A. Smith. Company c, Hospital
Corps. and Private l.. j. Herriff, alias
Leonard ]. Clark, Company c, Hoscpita
Corps, all stationed at Washington bar
racks have been dishonorably DISCHARGED
for various Onenses. Cole was sentenced
to eighteen months imprisonment at hard
labor and Herrir and Smith each to one
year.
Evening star., 1909-02-18
PLANS TO GIVE DINNER.
Local Commaudery, Naval and Mill
tarv Order. Has Meeting.

At meeting OF the District OF Columbia
Commandery of the Naval and Military
Order of the Spanish-American War, at
District Of Columbia militia headquarters
yesterday. in the absence Of Admiral Col
by NJ. Chester, Commander Col. NJ. En-
NETT Urell. senior vice commander. pre-
sided. Plans were discussed as to in
creasing the membership by bringing to
the attention of all resident army and
navy officers. regular and volunteer, the
purposes of the society. in order that all
entitled to membership on account OF
service in 1898 might be given opportu-
nifty to join what Is said to be the only
existing military order open to all Off
GERS who were then in the United States
service.
A committee was appointed to arrange
for a dinner to members of the society
and their friends. and invitations to at
tend are to be extended to a number of
men prominent in public life. The aim
of the society is stated to be to bring
together from time to time the officers
of 1895 service in social assembly. and
to promote good fellowship among them.
Evening star., 1909-02-18
TO CLEAR CHINA OF OPIUM
lABROGATION OF EXISTING
BRITISH TREATIES FAVORED.
Resolutions Adopted by the Brother
hood Of the New York Avenue
Presbyterian Church.

The Brotherhood of the New York Ave
nue. Presbyterian Church elected officers
to serve during the ensuing year at a
meeting held in the Sunday school rooms
Of the edifice last night. All of the old
officers were reelected as follows: Myrou
Jermain Jones. president; Walter c. Gle
phane, vice president; Charles NJ. Irelan
secretary. and ]. H. Wurdeman. treasurer
Delegates to the national Presbyterian
Brotherhood convention, which meets in
Pittsburs February % to %. were also Sc
lected. This list includes Myron Jermain
Jones, chairman: Charles G. Stott, Charles
M. Irelan, J. H. Wurdeman and Edward
Tarring.
DR.. Wilbur Crafts Of the international
reform bureau delivered an address upon
the evils OF the opium traffic in the orient.
John Hay" he declared, ''said the
mightiest force to be enlisted for the anti
opium crusade is another appeal to "a de-
cent regard for the opinions of mankind.
This saying gets new emphasis from the
recent admission OF the British minister
in Peking, that the chief obstacle to the
success of the sincere efforts OF the
Chinese to stamp out the opium vice is
by the three opium wards. To these
treaties the British opium merchants have
successfully appealed.
with good citizens in all parts Of the
British empire, let their kin beyond the
seas. in chambers OF commerce. as we'll as
in the churches. make an Irresistible de-
mand that Great Rritain's unprecedented
Interference with the police regulations
of sovereign nation and against the
interest Of honest commerce shall cease.
and that the opium treaties written In
blood shall be Cancelled forthwith
The brotherhood adopted resolutions ap-
pealing in the name of universal brother
hood TO the British government to fulfill
the noble resolution of parliament May
80. 1906, by abrogating at once the opium
treaties by which not only anti-opium re.
Evening star., 1909-02-18
EXCEED SPEED LIMIT.
Six Autoists Forfeit Their Bail in
Police Court

Six autoists fell victims to the vigilance
Of two eighth precinct bicycle policemen
yesterday in consequence OF orders to stor
suspected speeding in the vicinity Of 1itf
and U streets and Florida avenue, and
all forfeited collateral today in the Po-
lice Court. The speed at which they are
alleged to have Travelled ranged from II
to 22 miles an hour.
The names of the accused men and the
amounts OF collateral forfeited are:
Emery Stanley, SO: Frank Stump. 81
Albert Carey. So: Lewis NJ. Fair. 81
Henry T. Carpenter, $1O and Edward VIII
lison. SO. The charge against Carey, il
wes asserted later. was failing to have n
rear light. Sweeney and Homes were the
Off ers who made the arrest.
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committee, which committee will report

committee, which committee will report
at the next meeting.
The local Maccabees lodge has ap-
pointed the following committee to CO.
onerate with the general committee for
lie parade to be held April 30: George
w. Zachary, J. G. Cockey and c. A.
Bladen.
Messrs. O. II. Kirk. D. n. Hulfish and
J. r. Cation, jr., will leave tonight for
New Orleans to attend the Mardi Gras.
A party Of thirty-seven young ladies
of the Friends Select School, Philadel-
mia. today went to Mount Vernon.
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WENT AND GOT HIS RAZOR.
Daniel Arrested to Prevent His
Using It and Goes to Jail.

Charged with carrying razor and with
intent to use it. Eugene Daniel, negro.
was convicted this morning before Judge
Kimba1l in Police Court, and committed
to the workhouse for twelve months In
default of $1OO fine.
Daniel had a row with Nose Smith
over some trivial matter. He armed him
self with a razor.
Policeman Wilson of the sixth precinct
was tipped off. Daniel was placed under
arrest. The prisoner denied the charges.
Evening star., 1909-02-18
Horse Aids Ohio Planist's Flight.

CANTON, Ohio. February 1S.-W. II.
Martin civil engineer and farmer. made
a flight Of go feet at a height of six feet
in his aeroplane this morning. The ini-
tial power was furnished by horse at
tached to rope and pulleysi Other flights
will be made during the day.
Evening star., 1909-02-18

F. Ernest Bracket Of Cumberland. su-
Iperintendent of the plant Of the Maryland
Coal Company at st. Michael. Pa and
Miss Ada Stineman Lloyd OF Ebensburg
Pa. were married at the home OF the
bride at St. Michael.
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NO MORE TO MOUNOSVIllE
DISTRICT PRISONERS TO BI
SENT TO OTHER PRISONS.
Attorney General Orders Commit
ments to Atlanta, Fort Leaven-
worth and Lansing, Kan.

No more District prisoners will be sent
to the West Virginia penitentiary at
Moundsville. Attorney General Bona
parte today advised United States Attor-
ney Baker Of this decision Of the De-
partment OF Justice.
According to the advice from the de-
partment, hereafter all male prisoners
convicted of crimes punishable in the
penitentiary whose terms are two years
or less are to be confined in the federal
prison at Atlanta, Ga.
All male convicts whose terms exceed
two years are to be transported to the
federal penitentiary t,F at Fort I,sansrs heavsn-
without regard to the term Of impris-
onment, are to be incarcerated in the
Kansas state prison at Lansing, Kan.
This designation is to take effect at
the District jail awaiting transportation
Acting under the designation. Capt.
Mckee, warden Of the jail today sent a
batch Of twenty-three short-term prison
ers to the Atlanta penitentiary. Ten Of
the men are white and thirteen colored.
Convicts for the Southwest.
The names of the convicts, the crimes
for which they were convicted and the
terms Of imprisonment are:
Arthur l.. Scott, assault with dam
gerous weapon, eighteen months; Will
liam H. White, assault with a dangerous
weapon. one year and one day; Jacob
Hamburger, housebreaking and larceny,
two years: ]. D. Standish, false pretenses,
eighteen months; Marion F. Ward, house
breaking and larceny, two years; John
Clarke, Barney Smith and Harry E. Mil
ler, larceny, two years each; Harry
Noordzy, larceny. eighteen months;
Charles Fairbanks. larceny, two years;
James NJ Baucum. violating postal laws,
eighteen months: Richard Jones. house.
breaking. Clarence Saunders, assault, AL
bert Lancaster, depreciation on private
property, Benjamin Moulden. depreciation
of private property, and Haywood Gra-
ham, assault. one year and one day each;
William Smothers. mansiaughter, Henry
Henson, Robert Bowie and Henry Pay
ton, larceny, each two years; Richard
Moore and John cambridge, assault. each
two years; Thomas Smith, robbery,
of~
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forms in China. but also the honest trade
Of every nation in that country is him
dered and their humane sentiments deeply
offended 1t was agreed to present the
resolution at the national brotherhood
convention in Pittsburg.
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Reasons for the Change.

1t was explained at the Department OF
Justice today that the investigation now
being made Of the management OF the
Moundsville penitentiary had no bearing
on the change. Under the provisions of
the law providing for the erection OF the
prisons at Atlanta and Leavenworth, it
became the duty OF the Attorney General
to decrease the number of federal prison.
ers in state institutions by sending them
to Atlanta and Leavenworth as fast as
the Apacities of those prisons are in
creased.
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laCeS and
EmbrOiderieS.

Lot Of Pretty Cambria and Swiss
Edges that sold up to 10c:
sheer, fine qualities. G. T. DC
P......................
1000 pieces OF New Laces. includ-
ing Point de Paris. ruby walls.
linen torchons. cotton tor -
sets. Yard. Observation-Disclosures.
27-inch Swiss Waist Frontings.
Usually sold for 75c and An-
800 Good range Of pat 4vG
terms. Front, 32c. Yard.
our regular 25c Corset Cover EN-
broideries, with grounds Of An
fine. sheer cambria and deep L VC
elaborate designs. G. T. p.
5000 pieces New French Valen-
ciennes Laces, in hundreds OF
new and dainty patterns. sc D
and &c values. 12-yard piece, DC
29c. Yard...................
Fine Quality Point de
Paris Laces. in matched An~
sets: 3 to 6 inches wide. lVG
Special, rd................-...
27-inch Dress Fiouncings in swiss
and batiste: patterned In ~
large and small openwork aOy(
ana floral designs. IL value...
i. The New Nets in tucked and fig
ured styles; Is inches wide. An~
much used for making 4yC
waists; cream and white.....
Beautiful new patterns in All-over
embrojderies for making An-
waists: great variety Of 4yC
patterns. 75c and 81 Values.
Regular 81 Semi.finished En-
Corset Covers. with finished O2C
armholes and strapping....
Lot Of Cambria and Swiss Running
and Inserting Embroideries r.
from 6 to II inches wide. o.
25c value. Yard. .............
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To Vaccinate School Children.

1t is understood that Health Officer
Il. A. German will Monday next begin
vaccinating public school children, as
required by the state law. He will prob
ably commence with one of the colored
schools and continue until the entire work
has been completed.
The state board Of public education has
reduced the number Of school circuits in
tine state from five to four, and has 50
arranged the circuits as to include the
territory formerly covered by Examiner
Willis A. Jenkins. Both this city and
county are included in the third circuit,
which will be covered by Examiner
Charles G. Maphis of Charlottesville.
Among the participants slated to take
part In the musical and literary entertain
ment to be given tonight at the Young
Mems Sodality Lyceum Hall are the fol-
lowing: James O'Shea and Mr.. Trodden
of Washington, Misses Deiso Hill. Byrne.
BirreIl. West, Messrs. Richard Writ,
Frank Westelaken. Forrest Birreil. Music
will be given by the Alexandria Ideal Mu-
scal Club.
At a meeting Of the Ancient Order Of
Hibernians held last night at ST. Mary 8
Hall it was decided to have celebration
of some sort March II. The matter was
left in the hands Of the entertainment
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Friday Is Green Ticket Day.
Factory Purchase of 1000 Zn
Mems Neglige Shirts, Wv

Tomorrow we start the greatest sa
greatest from the points of quantity,
lot of 4,OOO shirts represents the mani
ing his spring orders. Only a few dozel
our low cash offer was promptly accept
styles for spring and summer 1909, an
FECT-ro seconds i'm the lot.
AS the NJ brand of shirts is. so
haberdaslners and mems stores at reg
we were requested not to advertise I
n1iQiar trademark i'm every meckband.
Made of h:g1l-gradc French percale, woven IN
tractive patterns. About half the lot consists of tn
assortment of dark patterns in all the correct colors
with attached cuffs. Every one is hand laundere'
1ence is included in their making All sizes from
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-11-17
merger Of
WESTERN union
IS CONFIRMED
(Associated Press)

NEW YORK, Nov. 16.-An an
nounl Aent was made in Boston,
and confirmed in New York, that
another billion dollar merger had
become a reality, with the practical
absorption of the Western Union
Telegraph company by the Ameri-
can Telephone and Telegraph COM
pany. The Western Union was one
of the pet properties of the late Jay
Gould, and has been in the Gould
family for a generation. 1t was by
the sale of the Gould holdings to-
day that the merger was accom-
plished.
While the report was current that
the Mackay companies, controlling
the Postal Telegraph company We're
to ultimately be included in the big
merger, no confirmation was OBJ
tainable In New York. The officials
~ the Postal were emphatic in their
Statement that the Postal company
will remain Independent.
To make the absorption complete
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-11-17

the incorporation of new billion
dollar company, it is said, will be
necessary, to include $592,475, 400
in bonds and stock of the Ameri-
can Telephone-Telegraph company,
known as the Bell company, and
the outstanding 165,000,000 bonds
and stock of the Western Union.
The officers of the telephone COM
pany believe that the merger will
save the Bell company $75,000,000
in new construction, and will also
enable the utilization of the wires
for both telephoning and telegraph
ing. The total property value of
the telephone company is $545, ,045,-
600; of the Western Union. $124,-
0S6,920.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-11-17
LABOR ASKS FOL.
AN INVESTIGATION
OF CORPORATIONS.
(By Associated Press J

TORONTO,No 16.-A congress
sional investigation of the steel in
dustry as it relates to labor, was
indorsed today by the executive
council of the American Federation
of Labor, which decided to petition
congress to appoint a special COM
mission to investigate the methods
employed by all the great steel cor
porations, and that if it found that
the tariff is being used to maintain
the corporations profits, rather than
to improve the Industrial condition,
the federation will recommend that
the tariff on steel be suspended.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-11-17
NOW ON TRIAL FOR
NUMBERING LOVER WHO
DESERTED HER
Case Of Alma Bell Starts Yesterday at Az
burn, Cal.--Defendant Sobs When Blood
Stained Garments are Exhibited
(Associated Press.)

AUBURN, CAL. Nov. 16.-With heartrendng
of the murder of Joseph Arme fell into
in the today, when the
dead lover introduced
Frank brother of the dead
man he grewsome exhibit moved E.
to several minutes
while sought to control their emotions
of trial
George W. Hamilton, by Attorney L. L.
Defense when the prosecutor in his
tending discredt
introduced it would have to
Arnold instructed Hamilton to
what he expected Hamilton
said that the prosecution would
that Alma Bell deliberately and with justification had
night of Armes
the cabin occupied by Armes
admitted He declared she had been told to
until promised her
neghbo then he said the fatal shot
heard the voice of the girl she took
of loved, saying, Goodbye
Hamilton declared he would that Alma Bell had
many would kill Armes if he deserted her and
for revolver strapped to her leg
witness Frank Armes who followed by
brother Manuel.
a a a q q q q - n \ 4 a q q q q q q q q .
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-11-17
NYE COUNTY IS DESTINED TO BECOME
EARTH CAVES
CAUSING DEATH Of
SIX WORKMEN
tBy Associated Press. }

WINSTON SALEM, N. c., Nov
16.- Six workmen were killed and
a number of others narrowly es-
capped death, when 1000 cubic feet
of earth caved in and entombed
the construction force engaged in
building viaduct on Salem creek
this morning. The men were work
ing on the foundation for the tres
tie abutment when the earth 80
feet above caved in, burying them.
The rescue work was Immediately
begun, when a second cave-in oc-
Cured, and caught a, number of the
rescuing party. These were soon
brought to the surface.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-11-17
TROOPS ARE CALLED
TO PREVENT OUTBREAK
OF ENRAGED MINERS
Militia Ordered to Scene of Coal Mine Dis
aster Where 800 Miners Lost Their
Lives Last Saturday.
(By Associated Press. J

CHERRY, ILL.,. Nov. 16.-Troops called in
the of untoward
mine when the bodies of the 800
Saturdays disaster brought to the
ence has manifested
states attorney Eckhart hopes by small
play of troops iadvised
the miners whose feelings wrought
of their comrades when bodies will
the surface is doubtful None officials believe
of the entombed alive
intense than when
days and effort could be the
Chief Horan of Chicago
chemical fire eXtinguishers. The
shaft perforated it
chemicals down through the pipes placed
the sand the the seal a
degrees, indicating that the
intense Chief Horan shook his head "ts
said ito lift the lid today
terror of the would blaze would
sibity
take fire. the timber would rumble
other shaft would
men" The funerals of the
held today.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-11-17
TERRITORY IS
ANNEXED BY CITY
OF OAKLAND
(By Associated Press.)

OAKLAND, Nov. 16.-Territory
adjoining this city, totaling 36
square miles, was annexed to the
city of Oakland today at a special
election which resulted in vote of
more than two to one in favor of
the project. The annexed territory
was formerly known as Brooklyn,
and includes Fruitvale, Elmhurst,
Melrose, Fitzburg and Allendale.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-11-17
GEORGE CROCKER is
ILL IN NEW YORK
tBy Associated Press. !,

NEW YORK. Nov. 16.-George
Crocker. son of the multi-million-
aire California pioneer, is seriously
i'll in his Fifth avenue residence.
The physicians have not made pub
lie the cause of his illness, but it is
said to be a disordered stomach.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-11-17
OF
RESCUE HOMES
PASSES AWAY
(By Associated Press)

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 16.-
Charles N. Crittenton of New York,
widely known throughout the coun-
try as the millionaire founder of
the Florence Crittenton rescue
homes for girls, died in this city to-
night of pneumonia, after an illness
of less than a week. Crittenton had
been visiting here. He was 76
years of age, and had founded 73
rescue homes for girls in this coun-
try and. several in China and Japan
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-11-17
WIDOW OF NEVADA
NEWSPAPER MAN DEAD
(By Associated Press }

SEATTLE, Nov. 16.-Mrs. Mary
Ellen Parkinson, pioneer of San
Francisco, where she arrived soon
after 1850 from Australia, died to-
day at her home in this city, aged
II years
She was the widow of r. r. Par
kinson, who published newspapers
in Carson City and Virginia City,
Nevada, during the bonanza days.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-11-17
BOYS HAVE FUN WITH
BIG MOGUL ENGINE
ASSOCIATED Press)

SEATTLE, Nov 1G.-Forty boys
at Birmingham, north of this city,
stole a mogul locomotive that had
been sidetracked by a construction
crew last night. and ran the engine
several miles. Then they reversed
the engine and started for Birmlng-
ham, throwing the throttle wide
open. The boys were unable to
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-11-17
~, uly,u VT. VAR IS
SPREADING in
CALIFORNIA

SANTA BARBARA, Nov. 16.-
Song Lee, a Chinese laundryman,
today received word from San Fran
cisco that the On Yick tong had put
a price on his head. Dealers report
a heavy sale of revolvers and guns
since the tong war broke out in
San Francisco. The police fear the
trouble may spread to this city
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-11-17
SECRETARY RESIGNS FROM
PROMOTION COMMITTEES
(Associated Press)

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 16.-Ru-
fus P. Jennings, who for the past
eight years has acted as secretary
of the California promotion COM
mittee, handed in his resignation to-
day, to become effective January 1.
Jennings resigns so that he can de-
vote more time to his private inter-
ests.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-11-17
EAGLES AID DESTITUTE
(By Associated Pressl

SOUTH BEND, Ind, Nov. 16.-
Grand Worthy President Frank
Earle Herring, of the Order of
Eagles, today forwarded $1,000 to
Cherry, ILL.,, for the aid of those
rendered destitute by the mine dis
aster.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-11-17
PINCHOT WANTS
TO KNOW WHERE
HE IS STANDING
(By Associated Press.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 16.-It is
rumored tonight that Clifford Pin
chot has written to President Taft.
expressing a desire to have his stat
us with the administration clearly
defined, SO as to set at rest the con-
troversy between Secretary of the
Interior Ballinger and himself, in
regard to conservation policies. 1t
is reported that in his letter to the
president, Pinchot required Taft to
declare himself emphatieally either
for Pinchot or for Ballinger.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-11-17

stop the locomotive, and jumped OF.
All of them were injured, five SER
iously.
The engine. which attained a We
locity of more than mile min
ute, crashed into a freight train In
the Birmingham yard. and was bad
~ wrecked.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-11-17
APPOINTS SUCCESSOR OF
LATE PRINCE ITO
lRv Associated Press

n TOXIC, Nov 16.-Field Marshal
Prince Yamagata mas been appoint
ed president of the privy council,
succeeding the late Prince Ito.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-11-17

j. w. Hall. the piano tuner, will
be here two days. Leave orders at
Ronnsevelrs. 10
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-11-17

Try our Turkish Nougat. reduced
from T5c TO soc. at the Palace OF
Sweets II II