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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-30
TUG SUNK IN COLLISION;
TWO OF CREW DROWNED
On Way to Succor Of Stranded Vessel
the General Smashes Into
Railroad Steamer.

3O.-Three of the crew Of the tug General
were drowned early today. when the tug
was sunk in collision with the Canadi-
an Pacific railroad steamer Athabasca
off Lime Island, in st. Mary's passage.
The tug belonged to the Great Lakes
Dock Company, and was ninety feet long
with gross tonnage of 132. She was
under command of Capt. Frank e. Mel
son, who was saved.
The General left here late last night to
60 to the rescue of the steamer Pollock
aground on Martins reef, twelve miles
west of Detour The collision occurred in
a heavy snowstorm.
The saved members of the General
crew were taken on board the Athabasca
for transportation to their homes at
Sault Ste. Marie.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-30
WHEEL TAX STANDS|F0UND DEAD IN BED O@ NEED OF FOOD
Discovered Americans Chihuahua
Collected. by Gas. Sore Straits.
FINES FOR STOPPED UP RELIEF TODAY
in
eAwewmen
Can Don |conerw Jry Dynamite Beneath
in mounD
o
Commissioner Rudolph Says It
Will Be Collected.
FINES FOR N0N.PAYMENT
Owners Protested Against
the Assessment.
MIR, RICHARDS GIVES OPINION
Believes Little Can Be Done to
Gather in Amounts Due Under
Act of 1909.

Repeal of the "wheel tax OH automo-
biles. which taxes motor vehicles in ac-
cordance with their seating capacity in
addition to personal tax and license tax,
will not be asked by the Commissioners.
Furthermore, Assessor Richards intimates
that every effort will be made to collect
the wheel tax" for 1910, and that per-
sons refusing to pay it will be taken into
the Police Court.
Commissioner Rudolph has made the
decision that the wheel tax" should
stand, and has asked the other Com
missioners to back his opinion. Probably
no attention will be paid to the unpaid
wheel taxes of 1909, for the reason that
there is no penalty attached to the nom
payment of that assessment.
Reply to Mr.. Duvall.
W. S. Duvall, representing the Auto
mobile Club of Washington. has reminded
the Commissioners that they were asked
to repeal this tax, which has been de-
clared obnoxious by every automobile
owner who has appeared before the Com
missioners in the hearings On the matter.
Rudolph has said there will be no back
ward steps taken, but that the tax will
be collected, as far as the District officials
are concerned.
Assessor Richards has prepared a MEM
orandum for the Commissioners on the
subject of this tax, as follows:
1.-The assessment against automobiles,
known as the wheel tax, first appeared in
the appropriation act Of March 3, 1919,
and again in the appropriation bill OF
this year. Mr.. LIE Roy Mark sought to
restrain the Commissioners from collect
inc md he ct n
dismissed by the appellate court, on the
ground that Mr.. Mark had not taken the
proper legal procedure, the court d.cl1n-
ing to determine whether TIE act OF
March 3, 1909, imposing an annual wheel
tax on automobiles. was unconstituti nal
or otherwise violated the rule of equality
and taxation.
To Take Cases to Court.
''The matter has been referred to this
Office as to whether further attempt
will be made to collect the tax under the
act of 1909, and it is the opinion of this
Office that very little can be done to col
lect the 1909 tax without additional help
from Congress. It is intended. however.
to enforce the collection by the law or
1910. which allows this office to bring the
matter into the Police Court and obtain
the imposition of fine against persons
who refuse to pay the tax.
II do not know what agreement -.
what promises have been made to MI.
Duyall. but it is incumbent on the aSse $
sor to attempt the co lection of this tax.
unless Congress should repeal the law.
Attention Is invited to the 1act thdl
members Of the District committee are
responsible for the insertion OF the wheei
toT ana that any suggested repeal of the
,,aassnre would meet with opposition from
the committee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-30
In ANNUAL SESSION.
Commercial Club to Hold Election
Tomorrow Afternoon.

Members Of the Commercial Club will
meet at 1870 o'clock tomorrow afternoon
TO elect ea1sers and board of governors
for the coming year. Reports from the
present officers will be submitted.
The following nominations have been
made: For president. NJ z. Allies; for
first vice president. Cuno H. Rudolph: for
second vice president Arthur c. Moses;
for secretary. H. c. G. Stiles: for board of
governors, James A. Cahill. Joseph II.
Crawford, John C. Dawson, r. c. Ora
ham, Otto Luebkert, d. s. Porter, w. E.
Shannon.
From the seven names submitted as can.
didates for the board Of governors five are
to be selected. The three members re-
ceiving the largest number Of votes will
serve three years, the next two years and
the third one year. Their terms will be-
gin January ] next.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-30
CORPSE NOT IDENTIFIED.
There Is Doubt as to Whether
Caucasian or Negro.

The body of the man who died sudden
ly a week ago while being conveyed to
Emergency Hospital has not been iden-
tiled.
At the time the body was taken to the
hospital 1t was thought by the physicians
that 1t was that Of negro. The super
intendent of the morgue is of opinion that
the corpse Is that Of white man.
A Chinese laundry ticket was the only
thing found in the pockets OF the cloth
ing. The man was poorly clad, had gray
hair and was bald on the top of his
head.
It is probable that the body will be in
TERED in potter's field tomorrow, unless
It Is identified and claimed in the mean
time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-30
PAY DAY TO BE EARLY.
District Employees Call Disturbing
Officer Santa Claus.

"Cood morning, Santa Claus is the
wav 1.-The boys at the District building
are greeting Louis Wilson. the disburs-
ing officer, these days.
The reason is that Mr.. Wilson has ar
ranged to pay all the school teachers,
firenen and policemen in the middle of
the month Of December. In plenty of time
for christmas shopping. The big pay
dav wi | occur So ewhere between the
nth and the Goth Of December.
The amount of money on these pay
rolls for the middle of December is $129. :
III 80. The school teachers get the most
~ II. as 1880 checks to be drawn will
represent $40 763.S. Policemen number
S17. and will draw $3S. 450. 76 Firemen
will have so, ASH on $40 checks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-30
BIG RAT GNAWS CHILD
SLEEPING NEAR PARENTS
Mother, Aroused by Infant
Daughters Cries, Finds
Rodent Biting Hand.

Gnawed by rats while she was asleep
in her crib alongside the bed used by her
mother Leibe Lewis. the twenty-three-
month-old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. NJ.
Lewis, 921 ~ street southwest, is under
the care of a physician. The child's con-
dition, however, is not regarded as crit
ical.
Leibe last Thursday complained to her
mother of a sore on her arm. The
mother examined the arm, and decided
the child had received the injury by a
fall which she had during the day. That
night, however, the arm became swollen.
The following day tho child again went
to it's mother and showed her several
cuts on her right hand. :. The mother
thought the hand had been injured by
some sharp instrument
Mrs. Lewis dressed the wounds and paid
no more attention to them. The child
mas never given its parents any trouble
at night. and when it cried last FRIDAY
night the mother thought perhaps the
little girl was cold. so she arose from
bed and placed quilt on Leibe.
Later that night the child again cried.
and as the mother sat up in bed to see
what. was the trouble large black rat,
which had been gnawing the child hand,
jumped from the bed ana escaped.
Bitten in Several Places.
The mother procured light and, on
examining the child, found that the rat
had bitten it on several parts of the hand.
The ARM which had been bitten Thurs
day, was also very much swollen. DIR.
| Grafton D. P. Bailey Of 223 John Mar
shall place was called in Saturday morn
ing and cauterized the wounds.
Mrs. Lewis said today that she has had
considerable trouble with rats for a long
time past. She explained that they enter
| the house and gnaw holes in the fl, or.
A number of them, she said, were in a
stable in the rear OF the home aoOut a
year ago, and, fearing they m. ght enter
the house, she had the holes In the stable
closed with tin. She had not seen any
of the rodents about the house until the
| one jumped from Leibe's crib Friday
night.
On examining the bedroom Saturday
morning, however, Mrs. Lewis found a
| large hole in the floor which had been
gna wed bv rats. This was covered over,
| and the mother now thinks Sue will not
have any more trouble from the rats.
| DR.. Bailey said today that when he ex-
| am.ned the child he discovered fourteen
| bites on her hand and arm. Further ex.
animation disclosed that blood poisoning
had set in. In each of the wounds, the
physician explained, pus had formed. I1s
| added, however, that the child's condition
| had improved and that she is now prac.
/ tically out Of danger.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-30
Senate Calendar Almost Clear
of District Measures.
ONE TO BE STRICKEN OUT
Provides for Purchase Of Meridian
Hill Property for . Park.
WAS PASSED IN OTHER FORM
Several Pieces Of Legislation Ap-
proved by Committee Are In
Rule Nine Glass.

Until the Senate committee on the Dis
trict Of Columbia meets and marks Its
O. K. on some Of the numerous bills pend
ing before it the Senate will transact lit
tie business directly affecting the Dis
trict Of Columbia The Senate calendar
is practically clear Of District legislation.
Only three District bills are on the
regular calendar Of the upper house Of
Congress, left over from last session.
The most important Of the trio proposes
to grant charter to the Telepost Com
pany to construct its plant and operate
its lines within the 'ten miles square"
This has passed the House and received
the approval of a majority Of the men,
bers Of the Senate District committee.
But some senators see in the bill stock
selling scheme and 1t is likely to find
rough shedding to final passage.
A second bill, the first on the Senate
calendar. is the old veteran that has BEEN
before Congress regularly for a long
stretch Of years-a bill to reimburse the
depositors Of the Freedman's Savings and
Trust Company. When the institution
closed It's doors many Of its depositors
lost large proportion OF their life's saw
ings; and as it had been regarded as a
semi-public institution for the holding Of
the savings Of those freed from slavery,
it has been urged for years that the fed
eral Treasury should be tapped to reim-
burse the depositors for their losses.
Passed at Last Session.
The third bill will be stricken from the
calendar as soon as the formal motion is
made. as 1t passed the last session as a
part Of q general piece Of legislation.
1t provides for the purchase Of the Me-
ridian Hill property for a public park.
which the public buildings bill, rushed
through at the end OF last session, car
rfed.
Several pieces Of District legislation
that have been approved by the Senate
District committee are on the rule 9
calendar-that calendar which many re-
gard as the graveyard Of contested mat
tiers. Among those bills are that to pro-
vide for the construction of a memorial
bridge across the Potomac river from
for the establishment of building lines
and special building restrictions, upon
which much Of the future beauty OF
Washington's architecture is believed to
depend; that to incorporate the Rockefel-
Ter Foundation, by which the STANDARD
OH magnate plans to carry on immense
charitable projects; that to place the Ma
val Observatory under the Jurisdiction of
a civilian; that Ito rectify the boundary
chase of some tracts Of land near its
present limits. and that to allow the
George Washington University to benefit
from the Morrill, law providing annuities
to colleges that teach agriculture and
the mechanic arts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-30
SOCIALISTS IN CONTROL.
Capture Business Mems Meeting and
Declare for New Taxation.

BELLINGHAM, Wash, November 3d.
Socialists who have been active in BEL
bingham Unexpectedly captured busi-
ness mems mass meeting called last
night to consider ways and means to
meet a deficit OF $4,000. 1t is expected
that the city will have to face in 1911, as
a result of the voters having wiped out
the saloons at the recent election.
The few business men who appeared in
answer to the call Of Acting Mayor John
-. Miller. found themselves outnumbered
BY the socialists, who promptly declared
in favor Of licensing banks. lawyers, real
estate men. abstractors and contractors
and men engaged in similar occupations
in sums varying from $25 to 5000 year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-30
Memorial to Lincoln.

Announcement Is made that Glenn
Brown will deliver an address before the
chamber Of Commerce on the park COM
missions plan for the Improvement Of
VIZ. sh;npton. December Is. the next reg
la Meeting of the chamber. Mr.. Brown
,riii deal particularly with that part of
W. commission's plan which proposes the
srection of a memorial to Abraham Lin
coin.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-30
FAIL TO REALIZE DANGER.
Boys Conversation Interrupted by
an Electric Car.

Russell Park and Bernard Burrows,
TenIeytown boys, stopped on the car
tracks In Tenleytown last night and
became so deeply interested in con-
versation that they neglected to get
out Of the way of an approaching car.
The motorman gave his customary sig
mails. and applied his brakes when he
realized the boys were not in a hurry
to move, but the car struck them.
Park was picked UP by the fender
and carried q short distance Burrows
was knocked down. Neither boy was
injured
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-30
Civil Service Council Meets.

The Washington Civil Service Council.
an organization Of government employees.
held its November meeting at the Y. M
C.. A. last night. Following the business
session there was q short musical and
literary program. Those taking part were
Rev. George Dudley, Rev. Edwin Evans,
Mrs. D. W. Brown, DR.. Wells and Frank
Barbour. Several persons were admitted
to membership.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-30
SCOUT FIRE DANGER.
Citizens Fight Flames in Dynamite
Factory.

GARY. Ind. November 30.-Fire in the
nitrator building of the Aetna Powder
Cmpany's dynamite and nitroglycerin
mill near here yesterday destroyed 2,uoO
pounds of nitroglycerin. and for time
threatened the entire town Of Aetna.
The fire started when the chemicals
used in making nitroglycerin were mixed
in wrong proportions. In the face Of
possible death, practically every man in
Aetna responded when the alarm Of fire
was turned in and confined the flames to
the one building.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-30
SMITH NOT HOMICIDE.
Brown, His Antagonist in Row. Died
Of pleurisy.

An autopsy was performed at the
morgue this morning on the body Of
Eugene Brown. colored. who died at Gar
field Hospital yesterday.
DR.. Charles 8. White. deputy coroner.
found that death resulted from pleurisy
and an abscess on his lungs.
About seven Weeks ago Brown and
Joseph Smith. also colored, got into a
row and both were arrested. Brown was
fined SO and Smith was released on
personal bonds.
Smith was rearrested last night and
held to await the result Of the autopsy.
This afternoon he was released.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-30
Commissioners at Two Schools.

Formal inspection of the Potomac
School and the addition to the Benning
School was made this afternoon by the
District Commissioners. The Potorac
school is at 10th and + streets south
vest The Benning building is on Ana
costa road Each building contains eight
rooms and has seats for 800 pupils. The
potomac School is built SO that it could
be enlarged withd9t changing the IN
terror. The addition to the Benning
school is of colonial architecture.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-30
Had Time for Reflection.

With the opportunity for thought that
his exile has given him-Dr Cook says he
never even had time to sleep more imam
three or four hours between his arrival
at Copenhagen and his disappearance III
New York-he has found growing strong
or and stronger the desire to return TO ms
own country, to be understood by MS own
neople He realizes better than any oile
else the esteem in which he was held. :.
81 have been ca led the create mar IN
the world, the most monumental imp s,or
in history" says DR.. Cook. peheNs
that in every undesirable way ! stana
lnioue, the object Of such susp'ci n any :,
,-ituperation as have assailed rev meH.
With this realization DR.. COOK Wrots
lis story and says that to him the honor
~ discovering the north pole no longer
.eans anything. The explorer mas peeh
working on his story since last Ausus.:
md says, according to the editor OF
Hampton's Magazine. that his soie de
ire ia to make the people Of the Unitea
states realize just what he went through
during his two and half years IN the
rctic fastness, and to make them see
what processes o. thinking-or lack OF
thinking-it was that led him to do the
hing which confirmed to the average
mind the worse suspicious against him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-30
Lamb Hearing Postponed.

George A. Lamb, president Of the Patent
Development Company. who Is charged
with embezzlement, was continued in the
Police Court this morning until Decem-
Der g. Lamb Is at liberty under 1000
bond. Charles r. Tice, stockholder, OF
1924 18th street is the. Complainant.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-30
Principles Of Law Discussed.

The class In principles Of law considered
subsidiary motions OF parliamentary law
at q meeting yesterday afternoon In the
rooms Of the White House Chapter,
meeting OF the class Will be held the
evening Of December 20 ct s o'clock.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-30
Fee for Protection Of Patents.

THE HAGUE. November s0.-Parlia-
ment has adopted bill granting state
eign inventions have not been protected
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-30
Argentine Diplomat Dead.

LONDON, November 30.-Florence L.
Dominguez, the Argentine minister to
Great Britain. died yesterday. He had held
the post since 1901.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-30
Withholds List of Companies.

Referring to the arrest OF Lewis and
the subsequent search of his Office at
1871 r street. Inspector Keene said he
called on Lewis September 20 and asked
him respecting the operations Of the
National Trust Company. He stated
that Lewis declined to furnish list Of
the names of the companies whose
stock had been guaranteed and sold.
but promised to prepare statement of
the extent Of his business from his
cash book, which he claimed was not
at hand.
The next day. Mr.. Keene said. he re-
turned to the office Of Lewis and d scov-
cred that the files and books had been
'disturbed.' One of the check b oks
he said, showed that the stubs had been
torn out. On a piece of one which re-
manned, according to the inspector. APP
peared in the handwriting Of Lewis the
words, "mcnth, horse. $3.50. Graham"
This is the first evidence in the case, 1t
was pointed out today, which tends to
prove that any money transaction was
had between the National Trust Company
and any Of the brokers.
Keene said he placed Lewis under ar
rest and took away the many letters and
other documentary evidence which hav'
been the foundation of the case for the
prosecution.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-30
Outbreak Of Asiatic Cholera.

LISBON. November 30.-The medical
officer Of Madeira reports IN epidemic
Of Asiatic cholera at FupchaL the
capital Of the island. ..-..4--4-.-.-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-30

A Want advertise
ment like the above
costs but IS cents an in
sertion in The Star. If
you are in need of a girl
place an advertisement
in The Star and you
will get results. The
best servant girls read
The Star.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-30
STATION D'S EXISTENCE
WILL END TONIGHT
Eleven Carriers Will Cover
Territory From the Main
City Post Office.

At 8 o'clock tonight postal station d.
at IA AZ street southwest. will pass out
Of existence; Supt. j. ]. Murphy will pre-
pare to assume his new duties as as
sistant supe. intendent at station c, 1419
G street northwest, tomorrow, and the
eleven carriers and nine clerks will leave
the station with orders to report for duty
at the main office tomorrow mtrning.
Business sense and postal efficiency"
said Postmaster Merritt today, prompted
the action in this case. There can be
no such thing as discrimination against
the people of any section Of the city in
postal matters while I am postmaster, II
1t is in my power to prevent it, and l
think it is
Advantages Of the Change.
"The full complement of carriers now
at station D will cover the territory here
tofore attached to the station, but by
operating from the main Office they Will
be able to carry out on their first delfv-
cry IN the morning quite a quantity of
mail that under the old order would have
been held until the noon delivery. They
also will carry with them on their 4
o'clock delivery quite large quantity OF
mail that under the old condition of af-
fairs would have had to be held over
until the following day.
'.For instance: Tomorrow the carriers
will begin their morning delivery at Z
o. clock instead of at 80 o'clock, as here
tofore. While they will get away on
their routes half hour earlier, they will
take with them the mails received after
the old closing hour, $50 am, up to the
hour of departure. The mails that used
to leave at $50 am. had to be sent to
the station to be routed and assorted be-
fore the carriers could leave. Now it
will be routed and assorted in the main
office. and the time between the old hour
Of transmission by screen wagon and the
station routing will be saved to the peo-
pie who are waiting for their letters.
Last Delivery at 4 O'Clock.
"For the last delivery of the day at
station D the mails had to leave the main
office at $40 pm. A great many mails
arrive between that time and 4 pm. and
a great many local letters for delivery in
the southwest section are also received.
All these will be included hereafter in the
4 o'clock delivery from the main office.
at has long been contended that sta
ton d was not in the most favorable
location for the accommodation Of the
people. Under the new order station
will be located at 7th and II streets
southwest, in charge of H. II. LantZ.
There the people will have every accom-
mediation, save delivery, which they had
at station D. The new stat on will issue
and pay domestic and International money
orders, register letters and parcels and
sell postage stamps and postal cards
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-30

SAYS, were turned away with ease by
the remark: why, yes, have peen
told that before"