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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-23

I'm 1885," said Mr.. Hill. "Mr owen en-
tered into an arrangement with Charles
f. Winton to attempt to procure for
Choctaw Indians living east Of the Mis-
sssippi river citizenship In what was
then Indian Territory. Winton went to
Mississippi and got many individual con-
tracts. the number ultimately being 800
In these contracts the claimants agreed
to give to Winton and Owen 90 per cent
of all property which they would become
possessed OF II they were admitted to
citizenship.
"Winton. after obtaining many con-
tracts. died. His rights reverted to
Mr.. owen. After the Indians were adj
mitted to citizenship Congress referred
where IL now is pending. Since he be-
came senator I do not believe that Mr.
Owen has shown any activity in his
case except to testify as he was re-
quired."
Senator Owen based his claim, the
witness said. on legal services he rem
dered at Washington and in Oklahoma
prior to his election to THE Senate.
Now, asked Representative Camp
bell Of Kansas. suppose Senator owen
should be allowed by the Court Of
Claims all that his contracts call for,
how much would he get?"
He would receive so per cent Of $12,-
600, 900 or $4,000, 900. according to the
value Of the property
rs he secured In any way?"
The omnibus Indian bill, passed by
Congress In 1908. provides that the
owen fee shall be a lien on the prop
erty Of the Indians"
Would Impoverish Indians.
What would be the effect on the In
dams IL the fee provided for in tho
contracts were granted?"
s.Vx x,l<
Indians have. They would be penni-
less IL they had to pay the fee."
Mr.. owen was elected senator in 1907
He lives at Muscogee. He is now in
Canada.
Most of yesterdays hearing was taken
up with the cross-examination Of j. F.
McMurray. holder of contracts by which
he seeks to obtain 10 per cent attor-
ney's fee on the sale Of $4,000 600 worth
Of Indian lands in this state.
Questioned as to his plans to dispose
of the 100000 acres Of coal and asphalt
land McMurray said the coal deposits
held by the Indians in this state amount
ed to monopoly In the territory west OF
the Mississippi. south of the Missouri and
east Of the Rocky mountains. He be-
lieved that the Indians were entitled to
the value of the coal as q. monopoly. He
thought the land would bring a higher
price II sold to corporation than IL ii
were split up and sold to individuals.
Never Heard Of Syndicate.
He said he never had heard Of a New
York syndicate that stood ready to nav
$50, OOO, 900 for the land. as Senator Gore
had charged. The surface OF the lands.
which aggregate more than 2.5OnmO
acres. the. witness thought might be sold
separately to small holders.
The Investigating committee TO-DAY
will 20 TO Pawhuska. Okla. where. We'd
nesday. hearings will be held concerning
contracts with the Usage Indians. who
are said to be the richest Indians in the
country. -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-23
Second Accident Averted.
NOTICE TO MARINERS.
Lighthouse Orders Are Issued for
Potomac River District.

A notice to mariners regarding buoyage
In the waters Of the fifth district has
been issued by the lighthouse authorities
as follows:
Chesapeake Bay Entrance. va.-Chesa-
peake bay entrance gas, whistling and
submarine bell buoy, No. CD. was re-
ported extinguished and fog bell not
sounding August 10. and will be relighted
and submarine bell repaired as soon as
practicable.
Great Wicomico River. Va.-Fleet point
buoy No. 2, second class nun, was re-
ported dragged about three miles up the
river August 10 and will be replaced as
soon as practicable.
Baltimore Harbor Entrance, Md-Cut-
of channel buoy. No. Is. first-class can,
was reported out of position August 10
and will be replaced as soon as prac-
ticable.
Fort Mcienry channel buoy, No. 40. a
spar. was replaced August 10. having
been found out Of position.
Seacoast Of Delaware-Fenwick Island
shoal gas buoy. No 4. was reported adrift
and showing light about seven miles
south OF Ocean City, Md. August 10 and
will be replaced as soon as practicable.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-23
FASCINATING HAIR
Every Woman Who Uses Partisan Sage
Has Plenty Of II.

Women who desire plenty of beautiful hair
with a brilliance and luxuriance that cannot
fail to command admiration should begin using
Partisan Sage at once.
Partisan Sage will greatly improve the at
Effectiveness OF any persons hair In a few days.
II will do more; II will rid the scalp OF every
particle OF disgusting dandruff: II will stop
falling hair and itching scalp. or money back.
II cools and refreshes the scalp In summer
and removes every trace Of the odor arising
from perspration in a few minutes.
Partisan Sage 10 a daintily perfumed prepare
tion. delightfully."- refreshing. AM free from
grease or sickness. II will make hair grow
and prevent II from turning gray.
Sold BY druggists everywhere and by Henry
Evans. zoos Ut. NV. for SO cents a large
bottle Mail orders filled. all charges prepaid.
By the American makers. Giroux Mfg Co., Buff
faio. n. Y.
In the time I have used Partisan Sage ]
have found II very satisfactory both 40 . grower
and dandrun cure."-Miss Ada n. Bsatt.
Hoosick. n. u. Mar .. 1910.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-23
Speedway Club to Build Home.

The Speedway Club of Washington. an
organization which looks backward upon
seven years Of existence and successful
growth. held a meeting last night at the
jolly Fat Mems Club and adopted plans
for the construction of its own club
house. II Is said that negotiations al
ready have been completed for the pur-
chase of two and one-half acres Of ground
at Capitol View, Md, and 1t Is now pro-
posed to build a modern club home on
this site. Bids will be invited immediate
ly and the actual construction will be
started within thirty days. The new club
house will cost about $4,000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-23

ers Of the contiguous shore land. NJ. b.
Harlow OF Alexandra says that seven
Fights OF the land In question is owned
by the estate OF the late Park Agnew, NJ
B. Harlow and the Southern Railroad
Company. and that neither L. 8. Smoot
nor any one else has been authorized to
represent them before the War Depart
ment In this matter. His statement was
based on Q published report that Mr..
6moot had corresponded with the War
Department with respect to the title to
the reclaimed land.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-23

Senator William Warner OF Missouri
has announced that he will not be a can
didate for reelection to the United States
Senate.
The announcement was made In a FORM
al statement addressed to the "Republi-
cans Of Missouri" 1t follows:
Il announce that I shall not be . can
didate for reelection to the Senate Of
the United States. My health will not
permit.
The making OF this announcement Is
to me q matter OF deep regret I feel II
will be disappointing to my friends-and
more loyal or disinterested friends no
man ever had.
II make no attempt to convey to them
my heartfelt thanks for the consideration
shown me in the past. Such an attempt
would but reveal the poverty of words
at my command"
The senator is In his seventy-flrst year
and for several months has not been we'll
The strain OF the tariff session affected
him seriously. The heavy work Of the
session recently ended did not tend to i'm
prove his condition.
His term expires March 2 next.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-23
Stumph & Lyford
Quality"

feet deep along the water front OF Alex
andria and deposit the dredged material
behind retaining walls in Battery cove,
near Jones' point. Congress has APP
propriated $6O.0OO for the Improvement.
II Is calculated that the filling OF the
nation Of about forty-four acres OF land.
The Attorney General has Given an
opinion that the title Of the reclaimed
land will vest in the United States, but II
Is said to be probable that this conten-
ton will be legally disputed by the own
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-23
TITLE TO RECLAIMED LAND.
Alexandria Owners Of Contiguous
Space to Combat United States.

The army engineers in charge OF local
river and harbor work have arranged
for the Improvement OF the Potomac
river opposite Alexandria The project
is 10 dredge the river channel twenty -four
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-23
BRINGS OWENS NAME
into INDIAN LAND CASE
Witness Says Senator Is Suing
ChoctaWs for SO Per Cent
Fee for Services.

SULPHUR. Okla. August 23-The
name Of United States Senator Robert L.
Owen entered into the Indian land in
vestisation yesterday. e. p. Hill. an at
torney for the Choctaw nation. testified
before the special congressional commit
tee which Is Investigating the Gore brib-
cry charges that Senator Owen Is the
principal In q suit in which are involved
contracts with the Indians. calling for q
30 per cent fee.
Mr.. Owen. however, testified Attorney
Hill. entered into the contracts with the
Indians several years before he became
senator. He is not now trying to get 50
per cent, but has left 1t to the United
States Court. Of Claims to determine how
much he should receive. 1t was also
said that since his election as senator
Mr.. Owen had shown no activity In the
case, except to testify in behalf of his
claim.
The value of the property which, II
was asserted, Mr.. Owens suit sought to
restore to the Indians was fixed by the
Department Of Justice at from $1,000, 1000
to $14,O00.O00 AS attorney for the Choc-
taws. Mr.. Hill said he was resisting the
suit
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-23
Effect Of the Equipment.
Stole Ring and Locket.

Burglars visited the home OF L. M. Nc
Cauley, 1873 Maple View avenue. yester-
day and stole ring and iocket. En-
trance was gained by forcing open q rear
window.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-23
MOTOR.DRIvEN WARSIHP
PROJECTED BY ENGLAND
Newspaper Reveals Design Of British
Admiralty-No Boilers, No
Stokers, No Smoke.

PORTSMOUTH. England. August b.
A local newspaper asserts that II has ex-
cellent authority for the statement that
the British admiralty has decided to build
An experimental motor-driven battleship
propelled by an internal combustion gas
engine. Naval engineers have long had
their eyes on this type OF engine as the
ultimate form Of power for naval vessels.
and experiments have been carried on
with the gunboat Rather with satisfac-
tory results.
Effect Of the Equipment.
A battleship equipped with such . mo-
tor would have no boilers. stokers nor
smokestacks, except such vents AZ are
necessary to carry OF the products Of
combustion. and 1t is claimed that SUCH
vessel. II successful, would. by the econ
o,,;ea effected In weight, space and cost
of working and by the additional speed
Sue 70 the absence Of smokestacks. rem
der all vessels Of the present dreadnousht
type obsolete.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-23

The condition Of Dr. Lewis II. Taylor,
a patient at George Washington Univer-
sity Hospital with a dislocated shoulder
and bad bruises, a victim of a collision
between his automobile and dog in the
Capitol grounds last night, was regarded
as satisfactory this morning.
Early reports of the accident were
greatly exaggerated" one Of DR.. Taylor's
friends declared today. "Dr. Taylor was
at no time unconscious and was not, nor
is he now, in q serious condition.
THE worst injury he received was the
dislocation OF the shoulder, which was
promptly reduced He spent a comfort
He will be out and attending to his pro-
fessional duties. dare say, In the course
OF few weeks at most
Dog Upsets Machine.
DIR. Taylor. who dwells in the Cecil
apartments, was running his machine at
a moderate rate Of speed up Capitol Hill.
about 8 o'clock last night. on the way to
Providence Hospital to visit a patient,
when a stray dog ran across the drive
way, directly in front OF the machine.
and SO close that the physician could not
The dog was thrown to the side Of the
roadway. The quick effort to avoid hit
ting the dog disarranged the running
gear. Before the physician could regain
control the car plunged against q tree.
The impact hurled DR.. Taylor over the
steering wheel and under the side OF the
machine, which turned partially over.
The collision injured the dog 80 that II
died In q few moments.
J. H Parsons Of 2642 18th street. with
his wife. was following closely behind DIR.
Taylor at the time. Mr.. Parsons jumped
out of his automobile and went to the aid
Of the injured man. In few moments
passengers on a passing street car and
pedestrians gathered. tfey-.
The physician was removed from the
wreck. A passing taxicab was hailed.
Dr., Taylor was removed to the George
Washington University Hospital, where
his worst injury was found TO be q dis
location Of the left shoulder.
Second Accident Averted.
second accident was averted by the
promptness OF Mrs. Parsons in applying
the brakes on her husbands machine and
preventing it from running down the
steep grade at that point.
When Mr.. Parsons saw DIR. Tayior's
predicament he leaped from his machine
without putting on the brakes A mo-
ment later II started swiftly down the
grade with Mrs. Parsons seated in II.
She succeeded in stopping the machine
before II had travelled more than thirty
five or forty yards.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-23
BUREAU ASSOCIATES
HONOR MAI. CARSON
Retiring Chief Presented With
Travelling Bag and Address
Of Commentator.

Maj. John, M. Carson, retiring chief OF
the manufactures bureau Of the Depart
ment OF Commerce and Labor. received
this afternoon unmistakable evidence of
the esteem In which he IL held BY the en-
ployes OF the bureau over which he has
presided for about five years.
They asked him to step into the bu-
reau's oflicss about 8 O'Clock 30 they could
say farewell to him and wish him bon
voyage for his trip to Europe. And while
he WAS there they presented him with
Q handsome travelling beg aud voiced
their appreciation OF his work for the
bureau.
THE bureau has developed greatly since
you took charge Of It," e. J. Gibson. as
sistant chief. said to Maj. Carson, In max
ing the presentation. Nov II 10 pretty
well known the world over. as shown by
the letters We receive from japan, China,
siberia, etc. Much more could have been
done had Congress provided the neces-
You accomplished one thing at the last
session Of Congress from which you de-
serve the thanks Of the public, and that
was the abolition Of the monthly consular
and trade reports. Originally consular
reports were published only once Q year
In the volume called Commercial kela-
tions. Then . step forward was taken in
the publication of the monthly. and still
later the daily was issued. But the
monthly, which was made up wholly OF
matter that appeared In the daily. was
continued until last June, and the cost
OF the monthly at the government print
ing ONCE. though made UP wholly from
the daily and several thousand less num-
Der OF copies issued, was greater than the
cost of the daily.
Recommendation Endorsed.
I'VE hope your Recommendation for
the abolition OF Commercial Relations
a costly work. OF which only . few
hundred copies are printed. will be car
ried out by Congress and the matter
now withheld for publication in that
book issued In the daily promptly when
received.
The publication Of trade opportuni-
ties. begun under your administration.
has alone been OF immense value to the
business men of the nation. The
Worlds Directory, which you had pre-
pared, and which will soon be in the
hands of the printer, will be another
monument to your wise administration.
The sending Of commercial agents over
the world has been another great step
forward. The fact that nearly all for
eign countries have followed in the ap-
pointment OF trade commissioners and
in the circulation OF trade opportuni-
ties. and other steps taken under your
OF the bureau, Is the
best testimony to the value OF what has
been done in that direction"
Mai Carson voiced his thanks In q
way that indicated that he was deeply
touched by the tributes.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-02-10

Many crimes diminish. Defalcations,
in spite of a popular impression to the
contrary, are far less in amount than
they were. Wealth has grown and
fiduciary responsibilities swell, but
the total amount of defalcations annu-
ally are below those of a few years
ago, says Philadelphia Press. Skilled
Dank burglaries are less numerous.
The safe, electric light and electric
alarms have got the better of the bank
burglar. Counterfeiting notes does
not compare with the amount, number
and risk, under the old bank note sys-
TEN half century ago, or in the first
20 years of the national note system,
bank or treasury, from 1863 to 1883.
Every bank had to watch once for
counterfeits, as it does not now. To-
day counterfeiting is on petty scale.
Post office thefts by officials have al
most disappeared. Instead of hunting
for them, as it's members once did.
the postal secret service or force Of
inspectors is principally dealing with
the use of mails for swindles.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-02-10
MORE CAUGHT IN GRAFT NET
Chicago Grand Jury Brings in Indict-
ments Against City Engineer
and Ten Others.

Chicago.-Four true bills, charging
city hall officials with conspiracy in
connection with the $4,000 "shale
rock" matter, were returned Satur-
day by the county grand jury. The
men indicted were:
John Ericsson, city engineer.
Michael H. McGovern, contractor.
Paul Redieske, former deputy COM
missioner of public works.
Ralph A. Bonnell, former assistant
city engineer.
All of the above with the exception
of Ericsson were indicted short time
ago in connection with an alleged at
tempt to defraud the city of about
$250,000 in the building of section N
of the Lawrence avenue sewer.
Second indictments were returned
against ten persons and the seven
others who were indicted last week
on charges of attempts to defraud the
city of $250,00O in another deal con-
nected with the Lawrence avenue
sewer.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-02-10
Al SAVED BY WIRELESS CALL
STEAMER KENTUCKY SINKS OFF
CAPE HATTERAs.
Mallory Line in Safety-Are
Bound for Key West.

New York. Thanks again to the
wireless and the international dis
tress signal, IS. o. S." Capt Moore
and mis- crew of 46 men are safe on
board the Mallory liner Alamo bound
for Key West, while their vessel, the
steamship Kentucky, is at the bottom
OF the sea off Cape Hatteras.
1t IS another case of a disaster avert
ed by wireless and told to the world
by the same medium. The Kentucky,
wooden vessel of 966 gross tonnage
and 203 feet long, was bound from
New York to the Pacific to carry pas
sengers between Tacoma and Alaskan
ports fol the Alaska Pacific Steamship
Company.
First news of the Kentucky's dis
tress was received at the United Wire
less Company's station at Cape Hat
teras. There the operator heard the
IS. o. ST." quickly followed by this
message:
I'VE are sinking. Our latitude is
1910, longitude 1880"
Almost simultaneously the operator
heard the Alamo respond to the Ken
tuclys call for help, informing Capt.
Moore that the Alamo was making all
speed to the sinking vessels assist
ance. Thereafter no message was re-
ceived from the Kentucky, indicating
that water had interfered with the
power. putting her wireless apparatus
out of commission.
The navy department at Washington
in the meantime flashed wireless mes
sages along the Atlantic coast, dis
patching the battleship Louisiana and
two revenue cutters to the scene, but
at five o'clock word came from the
Alamo that she had arrived first and
had taken off all hands in safety. This
is the message as received in New
York by the United Wireless Company
from it's Cape Hatteras station:
Latitude 32.46, longitude 1928.
Steamship Alamo has just taken Capt.
Moore and crew of 46 men from sink
ing steamship Kentucky. Water had
already reached fire room and steam
ship will sink before midnight. The
Alamo is now proceeding to Key West. "
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-02-10
HALT IN BALLINGER CASE
Postponement Is Made Until Feb. II
to Permit Secretary's Counsel
to Make Preparations.

Washington.-To permit the arrival
in the city of counsel for Secretary
Ballinger and to allow counsel to be-
come familiar with the case, the Bal
linger-Pinchot investigating committee
Friday adjourned it's hearings until
February IL.
John J. Vertrees of Nashville, Tenn,
and Carl Rasch, formerly United
States district attorney for Montana,
have been formally selected to repre-
sent Secretary Ballinger, Land Com
missioner bennett and Field Agent
Schwartz in the investigation.
1t developed at the brief public ses-
sion of the committee that under date
of February 2, Senator Nelson, chair
man of the committee, wrote to Sec
rotary Ballinger that he had been di-
rected by the members to suggest to
him the Importance of being represent
ed by counsel to examine and cross
examine witnesses and to present in
orderly fashion such evidence as
would be material to "the other side"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-02-10
FIND MINER BLAMED FOR FIRE
LETTERS TO WOMAN REVEAL
CHERRY MINE FUGITIVE.
Another Man Who "Knows Things"
Said to be in Hiding to Hush
Evidence.

Cherry, Ill-Alexander Rosenjack,
who was mainly responsible, &C
cording to miners, for the fire that
caused the loss of nearly 800 lives in
the st. Paul mine last November, was
found through letters received recent
ly by Mrs. Annie Stofan, at whose
home he roomed before he was hustled
out of Cherry.
Rosenjack is working for street car
company in Cleveland, says Mrs. Sto-
fan, and lives with his father, Martin
Rosenjack, there.
Robert Dean, who is said to have
shared responsibility with Rosenjack
for the mine fire, is said by his sis
ters to have been sent to Scotland to
prevent his giving evidence in the
investigation on the cause of the fire.
Indications are that no more bodies
will be removed from the mine before
the end of this week A large num-
Der of men are making every effort to
reach the dead and relieve the sus-
pense of anxious women.
Five bodies of men who lost their
lives in the disaster were discovered
in a passageway south of the air shaft,
but before they could be removed tons
of rock and coal fell on them.
Stencil in the mine becomes worse
each day, making searching conditions
almost unbearable. The passages are
dangerous, loose rocks slipping down
into the galleries Unexpectedly at fire.
quent intervals. Several of the ex-
plorers have been hurt.
The one body recovered from the
mine was buried at Laid. Although
the miner was identified officially by
his check number as Maestro Lliric,
he was turned over to relatives of
Louis COST. whose body they declared
it was No one claimed the body as
LliricS
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-02-10
ANGRY PROTEST OF BOYHOOD
valentine Night-Gown" Offended Sem
sbilities of Small Masculine
Humanity.

William, little country boy Of six,
was snowbound with his mother at
the house of an aunt, 20 miles from
his own home. The two, who had driv-
en- over in a sleigh just to spend the
day, were forced to remain three
nights and were supplied by the host
ess with garments to sleep in. There
being no small boys in his aunt's fam
lily, William was put to bed in one of
his little cousin Deborah's nightgowns.
very indignant at having to wear any
thing with so many frills and lace
trimmings around the neck and on the
sleeves.
II won't stand it, hummer" he loud
ly protested on the second night, IL
won't wear anything SO girly! I'll run
away, you see if | don't, and perrush
in a snow drift before I'll put that
thing on again. Why, rather than wear
that-that valentine night-gown-Ill
sleep raw!"