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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-24
SAVED HER PoCKETBooK.
Woman Holds on and Highwayman
Gets No Booty.

Miss Pearl Crawford of 1924 X street
southeast reported to the police of the
first precinct last night that while she wa
on Is street near 9TH street northwest.
about 6:I3 o'clock. colored boy about
fourteen years of age made an attempt to
snatch her pocketbook
Miss Crawford had left a 9TH street
store. when the negro suddenly ran up
alongside of her and grabbed for her
pocketbook She saw him in time, how
ever, and managed to hold on to it. ami
the boy ran. Miss Crawford told the
police that the boy was of light skin and
wore a Sray oyercoat. dark pants and a
black cap She said she would be able 10
identity him. The police are making an
investigation of the case
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-24
CLOUDY AND WARNER.
Forecaster Expects Prevailing Con-
ditions to Continue.

The showers that arrived late ycster-
day afternoon failed to dissipate the
foggy conditions that have prevailed for
several days. The weather forecaster
after perusing the reports last night
announced that cloudy conditions and
warmer weather may be expected today
and tomorrow. He did not prognosti-
cate as to the fog.
On the river at o'clock yesterday aft
ernoon the fog was so thick that nothing
could be seen a dozen yards away. At
2:3o o'clock the fog had lifted and the
harbor from one end to the other was
clear. 1t looked as if there might be a
short respite from the fog. but before
dark the white vapor could be seen col
lecting and by o'clock pm il WIS
again heavy. Rivermen say that as long
as the warm weather con 'innes there is
little prospect of any relief from foggy
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OR. J. PRESTON MILLER DEAD
PHYSICIAN sUCCUMBs QUICKLY
TO BRIGHT'S DISEASE.
Passes Away After Illness OF
Eleven Hours-Funeral Services
at Residence Tomorrow.

Dr. j. Preston Miller one of Washing
tons prominent physicians. died at his
home. 2621 14th street northwest. shortly
after o'clock yesterday morning, after
an illness lasting not more than eleven
hours. He was suddenly stricken about
10 o'clock Friday night while at home,
and. in spite OF heroic efforts on the part
of fellow-phy sicians who were summoned.
his strength gradually failed. The direct
cause of death was Bright's disease.
The news of the passing away Of DR.
Miller was shock to his friends and
professional associates. as it was not
known that his condition was serious.
The disease with which he was afflicted
curtailed his activity during the past six
months although he was performing his
usual duties until several hours before he
became seriously i'll.
Sketch of Career.
Dr. Miller come to this city about ten
or eleven years ago from Buchanan, w.
Va, and Immediately began the practice
of his profession. His success was pro
nounced, especially in surgery.
He was educated at jefferson Medical
College. Philadelphia, and the Ohio Med
ical College of Cincinnati. lie also took
special courses in both Germany and
Austria He was an active member of
the American and British Medical Society
| and the Medical Society of the District of
Columbia. During the last seven years
he contributed a number of professional
articles to tie medical publications Of
both America and Great Britain
His wife. Mrs. Emma Gore Miller. and
one daughter Miss Lillian Miller. and
several brothers and sisters survive the
deceased Funeral services will be held
at the family residence tomorrow after
noon at > o'clock. Rev. DR.. George r.
Dudley, rector of ST. Stephens Episcopal
Church will officiate The body will later
be taken to Clarksburg, w. Va, for in
terment.
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Chairs for Reviewing Stands.

The Julius Lansburgh Furniture Com
pany of 1l2 9th street has just made CON
tracts with the inaugural committee and
the Department of Justice to supply all
the seats TO be used in all the reviewing
stands to be placed on Pennsylvania ave
nue. between 14th and 18th streets. These
seats are to be new. portable opera
chairs. decided Improvement over the
type which has heretofore been used
and there will he about ten thousand
installed in the various stands In these
squares
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-24
Senator Gallinger. THAT rather appealed

Senator Gallinger. That rather appealed
to me
We tried yesterday by attaching hose
to the fire plugs on Pennsylvania avenue
by a flushing process" explained Mr..
West. I'VE found, however. that the
snow and ice and filth choked up the
entrance to the sewers Unless the ma
ent the washing away is not effective
Would 1t not be effective II you did
it Immediately after a SNOWFALL re-
marked Senator Gallinger.
The only time is when 1t starts snow
ing to turn on the hose added Senator
Hemenway.
Provided the temperature is not be-
low freezing point commented Commits
sioner West.
Filtered Water Too Costly.
I'm Paris. ! understand, they wash the
streets by using the water of the River
Seine,'' he continued. I'm Washington,
even yesterday. when we took the water
out Of the fire plug and attempted to
wash and clean the avenue, we were
using filtered water 1t becomes ex-
pensive operation to throw thousands and
thousands of gallons Of filtered water.
which costs money, upon pavement and
use it for cleaning purposes That is 8
fact which we also take into considera-
ton
There is another point to be consid-
cred, too. Mr.. Chairman added Capt.
Kelly. assistant to the Engineer Commits
sioner. IF you wash this filth and stuff
into sewers and catch basins 1t Is much
more expensive than to collect 1t off the
street.
1T would be If there were much filth.
But it occurs to me that If done immedi-
ately after snowfall you would not get
a great deal Of filth remarked Senator
Gallinger. 'Of course, you would get
| what had accumulated on the streets be-
fore the snowfall came.
Vests Views Appreciated.
Il am very glad you called our atten-
ton to this matter. Mr.. West. This snow
business has been a kind of a nuisance TO
Congress all along. We have tried to
remedy it, as you know, by legislation
and by police regulation and in every
| other way. and we are still confronted
with this bad situation.
My impression is that the citizens here
and certainly those who come to the city,
feel that we ought to have some better
manner OF getting rid of the snow In
washington than We have at the present
time. 1t has been rather a reproach dur
ing the last couple of weeks"
Il thought we had appropriated large
sums for removing snow, but 1 see the
appropriation has been rather limited,
commented Senator Hemenway
Not only have the sums been compare
lively small. but not one cent of that
money has ever been applicable to remov-
ing the snow from the Streets said Mr.
West. In other words. we have never
| been able to clean the streets until after
the last vestige of snow had disappeared
That Is the condition we want to correct
| as you can we'll understand"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-24
Lived for Years With Broken Neck.

ATLANTA, Ga. January 23.--At a coro-
ners inquest here today into the death Of
Frank Carter sixty years old. it was tes-
titled that he had broken his neck eighteen
years ago and had lived without serious
Inconvenience from this accident Carter
died of apoplexy. When the police found
that his neck was broken they suspected
foul play and ordered the inquest and the
Testimony that his neck had been accident
ally broken was accepted as satisfactory
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conditions except for a few hours at a
time
The fog WAS general over the entire
chesapeake bay. and shipping has been
badly hampered by il.
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Audience With the Pope.

Bishop of Mobile, Ala, was received to-
day in private audience by the pope.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-24

alcohol habtrming and has
ingredient printed This OPEN PUBICIY places
distinct from the ordinary with which has
latonhp Physicians, therefore, hesitate prescribe in bad
Indigestion torpid bousness and skin and blood affections People
intelligence and keen dinmnt employ The Dscovery
gycic medicinal potency
either child adult The aged find
about this and popular "Dscovy from
Peoples Common Sense Medical Adviser by Dr. r. V. PIERCE
which
mailing
Address: Worlds Dispensary Medical
N D, President, 663 Main Street, Buffalo, NY
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II YOU want work read the want COL
ulnnS of The Star
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Street Flushing Not Practicable.

Il noticed the other day an observa-
ton by somebody do not know whether
a senator. a representative or a private
citizen-that in Berlin they open the man.
holes and turn loose the hosepipes and
wash the snow from the streets imme-
diately after q SNOWFALL" commented
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A big assortment of good effects in
White Embroidered Linen and
Drawnwork. They are reg ~
ularly SOC and 75c values. ZOC
Sale price.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-09
High Praise for
Relief Workers
Ex- President Roosevelt Sends Mess,
age to American People Regard
ing Aid Given Quake Sufferers.

ROME, April S.-Just before his departure
last evening on the steamer Admiral for
Mombasa, eX-President Roosevelt wrote
the following message to the American
people:
Before leaving Messina I desire to say
that l am sure the American people do
not realize the splendid work that Is being
done at Messina and Reggie with the lum-
Der sent from the United States. / have
visited the American camp and seen 2J0
houses already completed, and arrange
ments have been perfected for the rapid
construction of 1,25O more. The whole work,
which is under the general direction of Am
bassador Griscom, has been organized and
perfected by Lieutenant Commander Bel
KNAPP, with the assistance of Lieutenant
Buchanan, Ensigns Wilcox and Spofford.
DR.. Donelson, Paymaster ROBBERS, forty en-
listed men of our navy and a number OF
stalwart American carpenters. In addition
there is a fine group OF American, such
as j. Elliott, Winthrop Chandler, j. Bush
and r. Hale. who are giving their time and
81 wish TO say l consider that the Amer
lean people are deeply indebted to each and
every one of these men. l cannot exagger-
ate the pleasure it gives me to see the Of
ficers and enlisted men Of our navy adapt
ing themselves TO strange and unexpected
circumstances and performing with abil-
ity and thorough good will this most diff
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-09
All But Eighteen
Pick Trip Land
Numbers to Four Hundred Called and
But Few Fail to Respond
to Name.

GREGORY, s. D.. April s,-(Spscial,D-
Numbers up to 400 were called todAy In the
Trip county filing and all but eighteen re-
sponded and picked farms, SO far only forty
nine out Of 400 have failed to appear. One
man died and his widow was granted the
right to file but could not on account Of
a sick child, One man lost his money by
leaving it under his pillow at Dallas and
failed to get back in time to file. Another
got drunk and failed to get in. He is here
with his family and his misstep cost them
dearly as well as himself.
The Gregory State bank became a Ma
tionsl bank with $500 capital on Monday
ana Tuesday was designated as a United
States depository. II starts out with over
$500, 600 in footines.
The homestesds selected have followed
a line toward the northwest which is the
line OF the Northwestern supposed extern
sion which will probably be made this
summer. The bulk Of the selections are
around Witten and Redhill.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-09
Council Bluffs
CONTRACTORS MUST Be COOP
Ordinance TO Penalize Building Per-
nit Failure.
CAREIEssNEss is FREoUEN,
Mayor MaIouey Inc3tes city Solicitor
KImbsn 20 Draw Tn Ordinance
PrOvidi"R Penalty for Fail
nre 60 Get PermIt,

At the suggestion OF Mayor Maloney,
City Solicitor I<imbail will draft q new
ordinance governing building permits. while
the present ordinance requires every person
erecting a new building or contsructins
an addition to an old one to secure such
a permit from the city clerk and to pay
70 cents for each permit, II does not pro-
vide any penalty for failure to comply with
the requirements OF the measure.
As a result contractors and others have
become exceedingly careless and indiffer-
ebt about taking out these permits. and
consequently the records OF building
transactions IN the municipal archives sr
wholly lacking in completeness and are
not trustworthy.
THE fee Of 20 cents is such a smar sun
that no one ought to object to paying, ct
said Mayor Matoney Yesterday. "As things
now are, permits are not issued for halt
OF the buildings erected in Council Bluffs
These permits when issued are reported In
the daily newspapers and arc a good ad-
vertisement for the city as they show what
building is being done, or rather they
ought to show the amount of building being
done in the CITY. Tho failure of con-
tractors and others to take out these
permits is not due. | am sure, "a
any objection 10 paying the small
fee OF 80 cents, but more likely
TO for%getfulness and carolessness about
the matter. I have suggested that a new
ordinance be drawn in which a penalty
for failure to take out a permit will be
provided. with such a provision in the
ordinance tho city marshal can then pro-
coed against the dolinquents."
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-09
Fire Marshal's
Hotel Bill Small
South Dakota Examiners Ask Elk.
PLANTATION for This When He Was
Busy Every Day.

PIERRE, S. D., April S.-(Speclal. 1.-THE
state examiners department in its work
of checking up the various officials of the
state which are placed under the jurisdic-
ton of that department has gone over the
The report has been filed with the gov
ernor, and shows affairs of the department
proper to be in generally good shape, the
only trouble appearing TO have beer in the
system of accounting. which was not az
perfect as it should be, and which resulted
in a slight mixing OF funds, amounting
to only a few dollars which was located
in a different fund than that to which it
should have been credited, and a more per-
feet system of bookkeeping is recon-
mended.
Outside Of that, chapter 167 Of the laws
of 1907. provided for a special deputy for
the fire department. TO be known as the
state fire marshal, who is placed under
control Of the insurance commissioner and
who is to receive s. per day and expenses
for time necessarily put i'm at his work,
which is to examine into any fires reported
to have been of presumably incendiary
origin. In checking that part of the de-
partment, they report that Frank Craft,
the fire marshal reports time for every
working day and six holidays from July l,
1907. the time OF his appointment, up to
December 81, 1903, drawing his per diem
for such days and expenses as shown by
vouchers. One of the peculiarities of the
report is that while the time is shown &c
have been all occupied, the hotel expenses
for the whole time amounted to but 1891. Il
or So cents a day for one month, June, 1905
In which twent-six days service, only s.
is charged for hotel expenses. For tn,
same time the railway mileage for tn,
marshal was 1895 50. The recommendation
of the examiner is that the fire marshal b.
called upon to explain the situation. as i
does not appear that he could have beer
visiting points throughout the state 70
465 days in the active discharge Of hi
duties at so small a hotel expense,
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-09
Lake Navigation
Will Be Tied Up
Ten Thousand Engineers, Firemen,
Oilers and Deck Hands Vote
to Strike.

CHICAGO. April S.-Ten thousand marine
engineers, oilers and water tenders and
deckhands went on strike by a vote taken
tonight and the opening OF navigation on
the great lakes Is threatened with a com
plete tieup. The strike hinges on the
refusal of the shipowners to recognize the
Marine Engineers union. 1t was called
after contracts had been sent out to 400
of the engineers as individuals. All but
thirty-five Of these contracts were returned
unsigned. The oilers, water tenders and
deckhands voted TO go out in sympathy.
Every vessel on the lakes seems likely to
remain at moorings until the differences
are settled.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-09
Iowa News Notes.


CREsTON-Miss Mary f. Culver of Hop
kins. Mo, and Willis r. Brown of this
place were married at Maryvtlle, Mo-, yes
terday.
ATLANTIC-Work on the new cement
works here is being pushed and the pro-
prietors are building on the lots they pur-
chased near the Rock Island freight depot.
CRESTON-After four years OF intense
suffering from cancer, Mrs, w. f. Hyer OF
West Knoxville has succumbed from the
ravages OF the terrible disease. Practically
all the right side of her face was destroyed.
CEDAR FALLS-On Sunday In Mason
City. Miss Daisy Gibson, a teacher in the
public schools OF that city, was united in
marriage with Fay Samson, youngest son
of Prof. and Mrs. G. w. Samson OF Cedar
Falls.
ATLANTIC-Barzilla Allen. a contractor
of this city, fell from the roof of a livery
stable at Carson yesterday afternoon and
sustained serious injuries. He was putting
a new roof on the barn and the ladder
broke.
TRAER-M. II. Mahannah was reelected
superintendent of the schools of the city
7 for another year at a meeting of the school
board last night. Prof. G. T. Fellows Of
Ninton was elected principal for the com
ing year.
CREsToN-Dr. j. p. Claybaugh's place
on the pension board has been filled by the
appointment OF DIR. w. d. Christy OF this
sary by the remoyal OF Or. Clay baugh
from the city.
GLENWOOD-At the annual meeting Of
the Glenwood Commercial club, held last
night. DR.. ], M. Donelan was elected presi-
dent; Harry s, Fleming, vice president
Frank j. Wallace, secretary, and L. f.
Cell. treasurer.
ATLANTIC-The Grinnell College Glee
club viii give an Entertainment at the loca.
opera house next Monday evening. They
are Just returning from a trip to the west
ern coast and Atlantic Is the last date In
their itinerary.
FORT DODGE-Captain w II. Johnston
the well-known librarian and civil wal
veteran Of advanced ase; who has beer
has rallied In a remarkable manner and q
ls thought he win recover.
ROCKWELL CITY-This town voted al
a special election yesterday to bond the
which to build a new high school buildinF
during the coming summer -he PROPOSE
ton carried by a vote OF 2d to ST. One
hundred women voted.
ArIANTIC-Frsd Draper. the l5-year-olC
lad who ran away from his home here las
June, has given himself up 20 the authori
ties at Prosser, Wash and says he want
70 return home. His father. Herber
boy.
TRAER-An Increase OF 1000, 900 in depos.
It's 10 the growth made by the banks of Tams
county during the year ending April l.. &C,
oording to the combined statements giveT
out. The combined surplus and capital o.
the banks Is tS1o,Voi deposits, A,oio,o4S, and
loans STSsSs. and cash and exchange
RS7. m
FORT DODdE-Fort Dodge friends of thu
groom were astonished today when II Wal
learned that Edwin p. Mapes OF this clty
and Miss Maude p, Schaeffer OF Eagli
Grove were quietly married at the home o.
the brides parents at Eagle Grove. Thi
ceremony was very quiet and the brida
pair were attended only nv Miss Rutl
Prentice OF Marcus and the groom's brother
Erwin a senior at Cornell college, THU
state.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-09
New Drainage Ditch at onaws.

oNAwA. Ia. April s--1special.)-This
week has been and will be one of the bus
lest weeks In ditch proceedings in Monona
county for many months. Monday a hear
ing on the establishment OF the Elsie ditch
was granted and this ditch was allawed.
This is a large ditch northwest OF Onawa
n it will drain many thousands of acres
Of land. On Monday also the hearing on
the Hakett ditch was granted and the
Board Of Supervisors laid the matter over
pending an investigation as 60 whether
thing II would be more beneficial than
digging a ditch. on Tuesday the contract
for the Ldnscott ditch was let to John A.
Swanson of Sioux City for nine cents a
cubic yard. This ditch will drain about
5000 acres and will consist of 1850 cubic
yards to be excavated. Wednesday the
Harrison county Board of Supervisors will
meet this board and consider ditch matters,
And on Thursday the Mentona county board
will go to Sioux CITY and have a joint
session with the Woodbury. county board.
Important ditch matters will be settled
and much ditch business transacted,
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-09
ask. Our nation can well be proud
Turns Auto
Into River to
Save Child
Driver of Motor Car at Dayton Pre-
vents Accident at Risk of
. Drowning.

DAYTON, o., April s.-Rather than run
down a little girl. who was in their path,
James l.. Dinsmore and F. o. Probasco
turned their down a thirty-foot
embankment and plunged into the water
OF Miami river today. The men were driv-
ing the car along the top of the levee only
eight feet wide, when the child was seen
a few feet ahead of the car. Probasco,
who was driving, said: us it the child
or the river, Jim?" to which Dlnsmore
replied. "the river for ours Although
the river was at a huge stage and the
current swift, both men escaped injuries.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-09
odd Fellow. nj Onaun,

oNAWA. Ia. April s.-(special.)-April
Dc over 500 neighboring odd Fellows will
gather at Onawa to attend the district
celebration Of the nlnetieth anniversary of
the founding Of the lodge. This district is
composed OF nine lodges: Onawa, Maple
ton. Castana, Whiting, Charter Oak, Ute,
Battle Creek and Danbury. All of these
lodges will be fully represented and parti-
cipate in the ceremonies. Notables from
over the country will address this gather
ing. A pleasant feature Of the day will
be address by the Grand Chaplain. Rev.
Mr.. Chime of Leeds, Iowa. The local
lodge is making great preparations for
entertaining the visitors and it will no
doubt be a great gathering.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-09

THERMOPOLIs, Wyo,, April s.-(spec-
iall-A short time after Edward Reed shot
a "Peeping Tom" that had peered in at a
window Of his home, City Clerk ]. L. Fen
Esr, who also holds the position OF secre-
tary of the Commercial club. appeared at
DR.. Hale's office with a bullet wound In
his shoulder, the method Of sustaining
which he has not been able To satisfactorily
explain. Heretofore Fenrer has borne the
best of regulations, and the inference which
the people Of Thermopolis have drawn as
the result Of the shooting Of the "Peeping
Toa" and the ~wounding Of Fenner has
caused much regret
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-09
Council Bluffs

on April H. 1897, was filed yesterday. In
addition to the custody Of their minor
children Mrs. Perrine asks TO be decreed
the title to the lot on which their resi-
dence. which was burned down on March
81 OF this year stood. She also asks that
she be given the $500 insurance on the
property. An attachment for 1900 was Is
sued against the defendants property and
the insurance company garnisheed.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-09
BLACKMAILERS AFTER MOON
Letter writers Threaten Family of
Boy In Thread
Pond.

FLINT, MIch., April synonymous
blackmailers who wrote from Delavan,
Wis, have threatened the lives of the
mother and sister of 10-year-old Harold
Moon, whose body was found last Satur-
day in Thread Pond, unless L. n. Moon,
the boys father. turns over 5000 to them.
The letter gave no directions as to how
the $500 should be paid. This causes some
doubt whether it is genuine.