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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-12
BODIES RECOVERED.
Prominent Residents Killed
Snowslide in Alaska.

CORDOVA. Alaska, January 12.-The
bodies of Harry G. Elliott of New York.
president of the Elliott Hubbard Copper
Company of Chicago. and III. II. Greer Of
Seattle. who were killed in snowslide
on the company's property at Elliott
creek. 100 miles north of here. December
80, have been recovered and are being
brought to Cord6va by fast dog teams for
shipment to Seattle.
Elliott and Green went to Elliott creek
in December with party of mining ex
the interest of a New York syndicate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-12
Col. Van B. Wisker Dead.

SEDALIA. Mo, January 12.-COl. Van
B. Wisker. aged seventy-five years. a
veteran OF the Franco-Prussian war
linguist, preacher. educator and former
owner and editor of the Sedalia Sentinel
died yesterday at Auburn, Cal. Col
Wisker was born in New York state. Al
the close of the Franco Prussian war he
was employed as tutor in royal Polish
family. Returning to the United States
he became an ardent temperance worker
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-12
Zoo Society's Big Fund.

NEW YORK, January 12.-Announce-
ment was made at the sixteenth annual
meeting of the New York Geological So
cety last night that, the executive COM
mittee had determined to raise an en-
dowment fund of not less than 81 900, 600
tn insure the permanenCe of the society:
TO provide for scientific exploration and
to protect animal life in this country in
line with the conservation movement.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-12

SetpvVary Wilson introduced to the
President the acting forester. A. F. Pot
tcr Mr. Wilson is believed to favor the
appoint,ucnt of Mr.. Potter as forester,
and the probabilities axe that this VIII
he done Mr. Potter Isas been in the
forestry SERVICE for years. is a western
man a 70 xmer ranchman, and has both
scientific and practical knowledge Of con-
ditions in tue west. Mr.. Potter talked
for some time with the President. He will
enter upon his duties witileur delay.
If Mr. Potter = not appointed the selec-
ton may he Henvy S. Graves. head of the
forestry school ,G Yale University He
was AZ the White House Today with Sec
rotary Wilson, having beetl sent for that
the PresiderH migiN look him over and
discuss some phases of the forestry work
with him. Should tine President conclude
that Mr. Graves measures M to executive
requirements he may announce the selec-
lion.
Secretary Wilson said today that the
appontment would he settled within
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-12
Judge John G. Reed Dead.

MONTGOMERY. Ala, January IL
Judge John Calvin Reed of Atlanta, Ga,
noted as lawyer, author and scholar, died
here today. aged seventy-three. He grad
uated from Princeton in the class OF ~
and saw service throughout the civil war
in the Sth Georgia Volunteers. lie
was an active leader in the lNu klux
Khan.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-12

at the eleventh hour Mulai Hand. not
desiring that the familN possessions
should he i'm the hands OF various co..
lectors secured court order in Pans
for the postponement 81 the sale. N ar
pears that Mulai Hand was ready al -"
time for the purchase OF the collection.
but the pawn ticket had been lost, and Z
may he conjectured from the above dis
patch that the ticket has been found
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-12

They were caught in snowside and in
stantly killed. Accompanying Elliott and
Greer were A. H. Berry of Chicago f. ].
Collins Of Duluth and Martin Schurin of
New York. They escaped uninjured.
Mrs. Elliott is expected to meet her
husbands body at Seattle and take ii
east for burial
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-12
Will Settle Kentucky Fight.

\ conference that will probably settle
kentucky republicans factfonsslIsm was
held at the White HovIse this afternoon
Postmaster General Hitchcock and Sena-
tor Bradley being with the president
half dozen Kentucky appointments nave
been hing IN for eight months and must
he disposed of. They ,have been the
source of bitter controversy
Representative Langley of Kentucky
the President today AND introduced
DR. F F Underwood. cololed cot Ken
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-12
MULAI HAFID REDEEMS
Jewels BROTHER PAWNED
Envoy Ell Mokri Pays $4,000 to
Mont de Piete and Re-
covers Valuables.

Special Cabegram to The Star.
PARIS. January 12-The Mont de Piete
or the government paWnshop, handed
over yesterday to FL Mokri, envoy and
official representative of Mulai Hafid, the
present Sultan of Morocco. the Jewels
pledged by the former sultan and brother
of Mulai, Abdul AziZ.
Ell Mokri paid $3OO.0W
December of the past year it was
announced that the above mentioned Jew
els of the deposed sultan were TO be sold
at public auction in Paris for the sum
of $2jn,O00. This sum was advanced to
him in the times of internal rebellion in
Morocco. which eventually ended i'm the
deposition of himself and the rise OF
Mulai Hafid. The jewels were on public
view the day previous and many ex-
perts in oriental gems were ready tn out
bid one another for their possession. But
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-12

years wife OF County Commits sioner
Young. died at the Allegany Hospital in
Cumberland, Nd. where she under went
a severe operation several days ago ME-
Young was formerly Miss O'HSy6
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-12
Changes in Highway System.

The committee also favorably acted on
House bills 1544S and 1885, authorizing
certain changes in the permanent high
way system OF the District. The first
named bill authorizes the preparation of
a new plan for the third section of the
permanent system. lying west OF Rock
creek north of Massachusetts avenue
and the Observatory Circle. east OF 36th
street, south of Cathedral avenue. south
west Of Cleveland avenue, south of Cal
vert street and southwest Of Connecticut
avenue. The other bill authorizes a new
plan for that portion OF the District west
Of Rock Creek Park. north of Klingie
road, east Of Connecticut avenue and
south of Ellicott street.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-12
FOODS IN WAREHOUSE
BILL REGULATING STORAGE OF
PERISHABLE PRODUCTS.
Discussion of Measure by House Dis
trict Committee-Favorable Ac-
ton on District Legislation.

Informal discussion Of the bill intro
duced by Representative J. Hampton
Moore a member OF the House District
committee. prohibiting the storage OF per-
ishable foodstuffs in warehouses in the
District Of Columbia for a longer period
than six months was had at the regular
weekly meeting of the House District
committee today. There was no attempt
to force action on the proposition at this
time, however, as the report Of the Dis
trict Commissioners on the proposed
measure has not yet been received by
Chairman Smith.
The committee took favorable action
today on a number of street and high
way bills the details of which have been
previously published in The Star. They
are as follows:
H. r. 1889, to eliminate a grade cross
ing on the line of @ street
III. r. 1924, for the extension of Park
place northwest.
ii. r. 1885, for the extension OF Ken
Won street from 18th street to Mount
Pleasant street. and Of 18th street from
Kenyon to Irving.
H. r. 1926, for the extension of Far
ragut street.
III. r. 1925, for the extension of Frank
lin street northeast
H. R. 1890 for the extension of New
ton place northwest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-12
SAYS Police Gave Him Hope.

Mr.. Mackey asked Smith if the police
had promised him immunity if he turned
states evidence. Smith replied that he
had been told:
You need not fear il you tell every
thing you know about what Pines and
Dorsey and Johnson did
Smith said that the police had taught
him how to tell the story of the crime by
letting fall bits of information which he
made use of in giving his account of the
murder. He said he had shown that he
did not know which way the body lay
when it was found when he was taken t.
the place of the murder.
He said that when he was telling about
Schultzs throat being cut he had said his
throat was cut from ear to ear. whereas
Schultz had been stabbed in the throat
with a penknife and not cut from ear Il
ear He said that he gathered this from
the police and had Immediately corrected
himself saying that one of the men haC
stabbed Schultz in the side of the neck.
A similar confession. which Smith made
to the Alexandria police within the las,
few days and which has not been made
public before, was given out this morning
In his confession he accuses Chief Goods
Of the police force and Policeman John F.
Sampson of assisting him. and said tina,
the first story which convicted the mer
was made by Chief Goods. Policeman
Sampson and himself
Il am innocent of the crime" he said
Il was forced to say what l have and
perjured myself SO that Chief Goods
might make a record in discovering the
criminals"
AS a result of this second confession the
three negroes convicted Of the murder and
sentenced to be electrocuted Friday next
will not meet death on that day. Gov
Swanson has respited them for sixty
days.
Confession Made to Police.
Smith said in his confession To the
police:
II desire to state that the confession
made by me at the three trials of Calvin
Johnson. Richard Pines and Eugene
Dorsey was false and untrue. If they had
anything to do with the murder uf
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-01-12
Potter May BE Permanent.

election of two republican congressman
this fall.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-06-29
(American News Service)

Spokane, Wash, June 29.-Recog-
nized experts from various parts of
the world will participate in the DELHI
erations at the fifth annual sessions
of the Dry Farming Congress, October
to 6. and explain modern methods
of tillage, conservation of moisture
and adaptation of crops of climate and
soil in farming districts of limited or
irregular rainfall. They will also dis
cuss legislation favorable to the fur
Their development of dry lands. by es-
tablishing demonstration farms and
experiment stations, and ways and
means by which the unoccupied agri-
cultural acreage of this and other
countries may be made to successfully
produce profitable crops.
In the official call, issued today by
Congressman F. w. Mondell of Wy
oming, president; Alfred Atkinson of
Montana, chairman of the executive
committee and David T. Ham of Spo-
kane, chairman of the Washington
DOdrO OF control. IL is announced tnaC
some of the most distinguished men
in America, including governors and
ministers of western states and prov
inces, will deliver addresses, also that
agricultural colleges in the United
States and international sections will
be represented by experts in various
lines of work. There will be exhibits
of dry farmed products from many
districts in the United States, Canada,
Mexico and possibly Germany, Russia,
Hungary. Turkey, South Africa, Aus
tralia and Brazil at the International
exposition in connection with the
congress, October 8 to 9.
Trophies and cash premiums of a
total value of $500 will be awarded
for exhibits of grains, grasses, roots
and fruits in competitions open to the
world, under the direction of Profes
sor W. H. Olin of Colorado Growers
may also compete for $500 in prizes
offered by the Spokane Interstate fair
by bringing double exhibits The
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yer bell ALL TIE .sst.er possessing the
eerie accompaniment OF grooming IN
such a manner rs TO produce goose
flesh on the unfortunate person who
hears its Song.
The naturaiisss will also vote an ex-
preston Of heartfelt thanks to the In
diviiual who will fetch them from m
off Burma specimen Of rhinoceros
having black hide and big. tufted
earS. No Que has ever actually seen
this rhinoceras. hut. il is Sverred. white
men have frequently seen his hide.
New Zealand Is a land OF animal mys-
teries. The most popular of the rare
beasts whereof specimens are ionged
for by the civilized world Is kind OF
duck billed beast No one seems Ger
tain what it should be called Darwin.
1t is added. was always Of the opinion
that some day trne lixard-bird-t. e.
not a flying lizard. but true missing
link between the birds and the reptiles
might be found in New Zealand
Harpers Weekly.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-06-29
CHESTER. IND.

Chester, Ind, June 29.-Mr. and
Mrs. Lee Fulghum, Mt. and Mrs Hen
nings. ]. W. Hall and family. were
the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Sieweke,
Sunday.
Mrs. Rachel Frazier has been quite
sick with acute indigestion.
Elmer Jay has returned to Terre
Hagte after a short visit at Chester.
The Goshen Cemetery Association
met Monday afternoon and elected the
following officers to serve the com
ing two years: President, John Alex
ander; vice-president, VIM. Morrow
treasurer, c. H. Minor; secretary. Syl
vester Cook: trustees, Joseph Mar
shall, c. n. Minor, Joseph Bennett
Chas. Addleman, Harvey Cook. VIM
Morrow, Sylvester Cook. Jesse Jones
Mr. and Mrs Charles Deitemeyer
gave their annual barn dance Satur
day evening There were $50 guests
Music by Robinson's orchestra.
John Johnson and family of kitchel
were the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Ho
mer Estell, Sunday.
Mrs. Lizzie Jackson and children OF
Indianapolis is visiting her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Lemuel Jackson. Neil
Hull and family of Fountain City were
their guests, Sunday.
Mrs. Mary Beck of Indianapolis, is
meetig her mother. Mrs. Susan Epps
Charles Coppic has bought a new
automobile.
Miss Neva Joy of Albany is visiting
at Chester.
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lumbus, Ind. are visiting their aunt
Mrs Ed Moore
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-06-29
LONDON BANK CLERKS.
Their Dress and Mode OF living . Cen.
tury Arc.

Their Dress and Mode OF Living . Cen.
tury Ago.
A hundred years ago the number OF
bank clerks In London must have been
incous:derabie. The old banks needed
only small STATS Quite late in the
eighteenth century one OF the biggest
conducted its business with two clerks.
The engagement Of third created
great excitement. His arrival was still
more exciting. for We are assured that
"he wore Il long Tapped coat with
large pockets. the sleeves had broad
cuffs. with three large buttons. some
what like the coats worn by Green
witch pensioners: an embroidered waist
coat reaching nearly down TO his
knees. with an enormous bouquet in
the buttonhole: a cooked hat. powdered
hair. with pgtail and lsigwig. eand
gold headed cane This. no doubt.
was something OF Il peacock. even for
his time. 4 few years later, in the
early part Of the nineteenth century.
the correct official garh was knee
breeches. silk stockings. shoes with
silver buckles aud often Il white tie.
One can scarcely ina CINE dress more
suggestive of sober opu!eace.
But 1t does not seem that. according
to our ideas. the manner of life was
quite in harmony with this Impressive
appearance. Not for the bank clerk of
the early eighteen hundreds the I'M
maculately clean and deliberately fitted
restaurants Of the modern city. Not
for him tea shops with varieties of
harmless drinks and tempting light
food. If he wanted Il meal be went tc
the butcher and bought himself Il chop
or steak for fvepenee haifpenny OF
sixpence. This he carried himself to
an adjacent public house. where they
cooked it for penny. The public
house. in fact, played no small part in
his life.
Is it not tradition that the clearing
house has grown from the meetings OF
clerks in i tavern. where they met fol-
the purpose of settling up accounts
among themselves: - London Tele
graph
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-06-29
Farming Congress A Big Affair
Recognized Experts from Various Parts of the World Will
Attend Convention at Spokane in October.

displays, comprising 5000 entries, will
be housed in the largest tent in Amer
lea. to be erected on the fair grounds.
This will be a congress devoted ex-
clusively to agricultural matters
President Mondell says. Live issues
pertaining directly to the development
of dry lands, including plans for a
worldwide cooperative movement of
general uplift will be discussed from
the platform and floor and the pro-
gram promises to be one of the most
interesting ever presented at a farm
ing convention. The practical educa-
tional side of farming will be given
prominence and several hours will be
devoted to talks by experienced farm
ers, truck gardeners and orchardists.
There will also be number of insti-
tute sessions, under the direction of
dry farm experts"
Besides it's membership the con-
gress is composed OF the president
and vice president of the Unite>
States, cabinet officials and members
of congress, representatives of foreign
nations interested in arid agriculture,
ministers and secretaries of agricul-
ture, governors of states, territories
and ministers of provinces. officers
and members of faculties of agricul-
tural colleges and experimental sta
lions, national, state and county agri-
cultural associations and grange lodg-
es, officers of the United States
weather bureau, state land boards,
state engineers, state boards of agri-
culture, conservation, livestock and
horticultural associations, railroad
companies, commercial bodies, county
commissioners and mayors of cities
and presidents of towns. Delegates
may be appointed as follows:
Twenty by the governor OF each
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-06-29

state, territory or province.
Ten by the mayor of each city and
commissioners of each county.
Five by each national and state agri-
cultural, commercial, conservation and
horticultural. forestry and livestock
association.
Four by each railroad or transporta-
ton company.
Two by each local livestock, county
or local grange lodge or farmers as
ISOLATION. chamber of commerce. board
of trade or other commercial body.
| Officers of the congress are: Presi-
dent, F. w. Mondell. Newcastle, wyo. !:
| american vice presidents. Frank c.
| Bowman. Idaho Falls, Idaho; Edward
/ II. Webster, Manhattan. Kan. and H.
B. Fening, Albuquerque. n. NJ: secre-
tary-treasurer, John T. Burns. Spo.
| kane.
International vice presidents: Prov
| ince of Alberta, George Harcourt. dep.
uty minister OF agriculture, Edmon.
| ton: Manitoba, Premier r. P. Robin
| Winnipeg; British Columbia, r. NJ
Palmer. kamloops; Saskatchewan, w
r. Methorwell, commissioner of agri
culture, Regina; South Africa, General
Louis Betha. Pretoria Transvaal
| Hungary, DR.. Ladislaus Goger, New
York; Turkey. DIR. Aaron Aaronson
Haifa, Palestine: Mexico. Sr. Ing
Lauro Viadas. chief of agricultural
| section of the department OF Fomento
City of Mexico; Germany. N Kauf
MAINS, imperial agricultural attache
in the United States. Chicago; Brazil
DR.. Laurence Beata-Neves. chief en-
gineer department of public works
and industries, Nina GARAGES. Oure
Preto; Russia, DR.. Theodore Kryshto
fovich, commissioner to the United
States of the ministry OF agriculture
St. Louis.
The executive committee, of which
Alfred Atkinson, agronomist of the
Montana agricultural college at BoZe
man, is chairman, is composed of the
following:
Arizona, E. P. Grindell, Douglas
Colorado, c. r. Root, Denver; Idaho
w. H. Philbrick. American Falls; Hi
nois, George ]. Scharschug. Chicago
Indiana. T. r. North. Warsaw; Iowa
Ora Williams, Des Moines: Minnesota
Charles Patterson, st. Paul: Missouri
F. L. VANDERBILT, Kansas City: Nebras
ka, D. Glenn Beaver, Omaha: Nevada
c. S. knight, Reno; New Mexico. J. D
Tinsley, Agricultural College; Nortl
Dakota, J. H. Worst, Fargo: Oklaho
ma, Anders L. Mordt, Guymon: Ore
son, J. NJ. Patterson, The Dalles
South Dakota, A. J. Mccain, Rapi,
City; Texas. G. A. Martin. Ell Paso
Utah, Lewis w. Merrill Salt Lake
Washington, Il. w. Thatcher, Pull
man; Wisconsin, F. r. Crumpton, Su
perior; Wyoming, J. D. Towar. Lara
mic: District of Columbia, L. J. Briggs
Washington.
The Washington board of control
which has charge of arrangements 70
the sessions, is composed of 100 req
, resentative business and professions
men in Spokane and other parts O
|; the state.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-06-29
News Of Surrounding Towns
CAMBRIDGE CITY. IND.

Cambridge City, Ind, June 29.-Paul
Drischel went Wednesday to Knights
town, where for several weeks he will
be employed on the P. c. C. & st. L.
construction work.
Mr. and Mrs. Dudley Boyd have re-
turned after a visit with their daugh-
ter, Mrs. Albert Daugherty, of New
Lisbon.
Charles Drischel, travelling salesman
for Window Sash and Door company
at indianapolis, spent last Sunday with
his mother, Mrs. Charles Loeb.
Mrs. Ada Dennis and daughter, Ma
ry, are visiting friends in Indianapolis
Walter Swiggett left last night for
Asheville, N. Carolina.
Prof. J. T. Reese will be supervisor
of music in the public schools az
Brookville, the coming year.
A delightful birthday party was that
given Monday afternoon by Mrs. HON.
er Manlove for her little daughter,
Martha Ellen, who that day passed
her fourth birthday. The house was
prettily decorated with roses, daisies
ana ferns. INDOOR games and music
made happy time, while the table in
the dining room, about which the lit
tie ones were seated late in the after
noon, made pretty picture. At each
place was a small basket of roses. Ice
cream and cake were served, and as
the children left the dining room, Miss
Martha gave each a pretty birthday
post card. The little girl received a
number of beautiful gifts, among
which was a French doll from jack
sonville, Fla Mrs. Manlove was as
sisted during the afternoon by Miss
Nellie Koch of Muncie, and Miss Mar
gerry Roberts.
The descendants of Joseph and Sar
ah Vanmeter met in family reunion, at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. James Van
meter of Cambridge City. last Sunday
and at the same time assisting in cele'
brating the eighty-third birthday an
niversary of William Vanmeter OF
Thare, Kan, the oldest member OF the
family. Among the members were
William Vanmeter and granddaughter
Miss Tillie Vanmeter of Thare, Kan
Mrs. Ida Frank and family of Brook
Vile, who go soon to Dakota to reside
Mrs. John Payne of Spencer; John
Vanmeter and family, and Lone Wag
ner of Blooming Grove; Robert Lang
ford and daughter of Fort Wayne; Mrs
Emma Hodskins of Richmond, and
Mrs. Jennie Jones of this city. The
dinner spread at noon was one te
which all present did ample justice.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1910-06-29
1AGERSTOWN, IND.

Hagerstown, Ind, June 29.-The L.
O. r. NJ order has bought the Con-
over-Lontz building on the corner OF
Main and Perry street. Consideration
was $4,000. The second floor will un-
dcrgo repairing and re-decoration and
will be used for lodge room.
Born Sunday to Mr.. and Mrs. Rich
ard Cordell, a daughter, weighing nine
pounds and sixth child. 1t has been
named Mary Ellen.
Mr.. and Mrs George Fouts enter
tanned Saturday evening the members
of Mrs. Fouts Sunday school class OF
the l.. U. B. church at Sugar Grove.
Those present were Misses Edith Sher-
ry, Rosa Eagle. Elizabeth Hovelmeir,
Faye and Fern Moore, Mae Nicholson,
Hazel Yoke and Cloe Oler and Messrs.
Harry Hovelmeir, Newton Gilmore,
Elmer Allen, Lawrence Rinehart, Earl
Stewart, Elmer Crull, Sam Byrd and
Ed Sykes.
Mrs. Phoebe Rinehart spent Sun
day with her mother Mrs. Margaret
Ulrich.
Mr.. and Mrs. Haas of Lafayette. are
visiting with her mother Mrs. Lucinda
Charleton.
Mrs. Ray Bagford and daughter
have returned from a months visit
with her parents at kokomo.
! Mrs. Esther A. Hayes entertained
Sunday. Mr.. and Mrs. James Fouts
Mr.. and Mrs. Michael Mettert, Mr.
! and Mrs Art Moore and son Harry
Mrs. Alice Fouts, Sam and David
Fouts.
Mrs. Walter Hayes has been quite
i'll.
Ed Stevens was very severely burn
ed under each eye Monday night by
the firing of roman candles. Fire