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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-28
BATSON IS INDICTED
FOR MURDER OF WIFE
Policeman Accused Of Killing
Woman in Quarrel Over
Money Matters.

Charles 6. Batson, a former member Of
the police force in Georgetown, was in
dicted by tho grand jury today for first
degree murder in connection with the
death Of his wife. Catherine Batson, Oc-
tober 1 last.
Batson and his wife quarreled over
money matters on pay day, and she at
tempted to follow her husband up the
street. when, it is alleged. the officer,
drawing his pistol, shot and killed her.
Howard G. Clarkson was indicted for
forgery. 1t is alleged in the indictment
that April % last Garrison forged a will
Of his wife, Annie Clarkson. and had
witnesses attest the instrument after the
wifes death
When the witnesses attempted to provo
the will before Justice Gould he yehe-
mently arraigned them for attaching their
signatures to such an instrument when
the testator was not present. The wit
nesses pleaded they were acquainted with
the w,man's handwriting and thought
they were merely Identifying the sigma
turr.
The grand jury also indicted Helen
Stern for the alleged performance Of q
criminal operation on Rebecca Mervis.
The woman died. and Mrs. Stern was
held by coroner's jury as responsible
for the death.
Other Indictments Returned.
other indictments returned include the
following:
William p. Harrison. embezzlement;
Samuel Butler. alias BENJAMIN John.
son. assault with intent to kill; Walter
Sesco. assault with dangerous weapon:
William Edward Summers, housebreak-
ing: John T. Henderson and John Bar
ham. grand larceny: c. F. Gladstone.
alias William II. Nickerson, alias Harry
+. Munger. false pretenses; Richard
Jones, assault with dangerous weapon:
Walter Mills. embezzlement; Edward
Richards and James Mcnamara, larceny
from United States: William Butler: alias
Candy Butler. HOUSEKEEPING; James DAN
iel and Richard Smith, housebreaking:
Thomas Young. assault with dangerous
weapon; Guy Jacobs, ENHANCEMENT; Hor-
ace Dent. HOUSEKEEPING; Charles 70.
Lusby, housebreaking; Edward Conoyer.
grand larceny; Ransom Williams, lar
ceny; George Garrett. Samuel Thomas
James Daniels and Richard Smith. rob,
berry: Walter Moore and John Carroll.
robbery; Jett West, HOUSEKEEPING: viii
liam Jones. alias Richard Robinson. dep-
relation on private property; Lewis
Howard, carnal knowledge.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-28
CHARGING TWOFARES
STARTS RIOTS ON CARS
Trouble in Suburbs of Chicago
Follows Decree of Fed
eraI Court.

CHICAGO, December 2S.-Clashes be-
tween residents Of Oak Park and en-
ployes of the Chicago Railway Company
began last night. following a federal court
decree which made 1t possible for the
company to charge two fares for a ride
from the western suburbs Of the city to
Chicago.
Only the intervention Of the police pre-
vented one clash, at Madison street and
Austin avenue. from developing into q
GUS points on the border prevented
trouble during the rush hours today.
The trouble arises because Of the fact
that the court decree separates the lines
Of the old Consolidated Traction Com
pany at the city limits. That part lying
inside the city goes to the Chicago
Railways Company. and the lines outside
the city are given to the County Traction
Company.
Suburbs That Are Affected.
The two companies being separate are
allowed to charge two fares for a ride
to the city. This affects residents OF Oak
Park, River Forest, Forest Park and
haywood. who for years have been COM
ing downtown for one fare.
Anticipating trouble in the collection Of
a second fare from passengers already
seated In cars, the officials Of the Chi
cago Railways Company ordered gangs
Of workmeD 10 60 to the city limits and
tear up twenty-five feet of track on each
line, SO that the cars could not run
through and the passengers would have
to transfer.
Tho workmen were driven away by citi-
sens of the suburbs before they could de-
stroy any part of the track.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-28

Clarence Anderson, the man dressed in
letter carriers uniform, who fell Off
a car and was hurt while at 18th and III
streets northeast Christmas night, has
gone TO his home in Maryland. He is
not and never has been a letter carrier.
nor is he connected with the local serv-
ice. say officials at the city post Office.
II is explained that Anderson bought y
letter carriers secondhand uniform, be-
cause he liked its looks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-28
Ohio Bride Takers in a SIAM
pede to Make Confessions.
MONEY FOR A COURTHOUSE
Payment Of Fines Will Enrich Adams
County Treasury.
PREACHER AMONG THE GUILTY
Admits He Accepted $40 for His
Vote-'Perfect Gentleman Took
Bride Money.

WEST UNION, Ohio, December 2s-
The bought and sold'' voters of Adams
rounty are in panic. The crush has
become SO great that Judge Blair cannot
IND time to hear long confessions. To-
nay more than hundred men who had
Got peen indicted and whose names had
not been mentioned in connection with
me buying and selling Of votes f1ocked
anto the courtroom and confessed to hay.
ing sold their franchises.
The deputy sheriffs are reapinr q har.
'' IL costs from 81 to $10 to arrest
Heputles, who have been instructed 70
ger their men regardless Of outlay. The
Expenses or the crusade will be about 33
yer cent o: the money collected.
e county, commissioners have power
70 transfer the funds and a movement
haS been started TO use the money toward
building {, new courthouse.
Likely to Pass Thousand
Judge Blair today said the indictments
PROBABLY will exceed in number his
previous estimate of 1000
because he had made a mistake in
teAing the court how much he received
tor selling his vote, Sam Howell. a civil
war veteran, eighty-four years old.
walked eighteen miles through the cold
10 correct his error and to tell Judge
hIa1r that he had figured I'D. and in
steao or having received S11 as The DUR
chase price he had been given SIS How.
ell was fined So and costs and disfran-
chised
The list of the indicted men includes
= preacher Rev. Isaac Hilton Of Red
Brush, who admits selling his vote in
the last election for So
speaking OF the vote buying, John A.
McCarty OF PEBBLES. democratic central
committeeman of Adams county, said:
I mas been going on for years The
chased votes. Canvasses of the county
were made by the different political par
Ties; the amount Of money necessary to
carry an election was ascertained. next
raised ana then divided among the
voters At the last election I personally
distributed about $500 among voters
Got an Immunity Bath.
McCarty recently appeared before the
grand jury investigating the election
frauds and was given an immunity bath
with scores of other prominent men for
telling all he knew
II am forty-one years DID," he said
q AS boy 1 recall cases where votes
We're bought and sold. The game started
with 81 limit. As years went on voters
became more businesslike At the last
election several influential men. perfect
gentlemen and honest as the day is long,
held out until they got $26 for their votes
had to pay some awful high prices. The
average price at the last election was
SIS. few could be purchased for So and
a little talk.
Workers of both parties knew that if
man hdd sold his vote -ho would not
be brtbed by the other side. Few Of the
fellows were downright crooked
Judge Blair. before whom the indicted
men are appearing, is playing the game
square. Republicans and democrats look
alike to him. 1t looks like an effort is
being made to equalize things down
there. About the same number Of demo-
Gratis and republicans are being disfran-
chised."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-28
STREETS GROW WORSE
AS SUN ME[TS ICE
No Money Available for Putting
on Extra Force of
Cleaners.

Now that the sun has begun to remove
the snow and ice after its own method,
the streets are sloppy and wet and the
street cleaning department of the District
has its white wings gangs and other reg
ular cleaners trying to mop up the
asphalt.
No extra men have been put at work
today and no extra men will be added
to the rolls tomorrow, If a statement by
Superintendent Of Street Cleaning James
M. Wood holds good.
Congress Limits the Cost.
He said today that he could not use
his $500 balance of snow and ice money
to clean the streets In their present con-
dition, because it would be a misappro-
priation. and he is limited by Congress
to a cost Of 10 cents a. thousand square
yards in cleaning the streets by ordinary
means.
..And We arc right up to that limit
now" he said. 'Even putting on ten
extra men will affect the cost of cleaning
the streets.
after the cost exceeds 10 cents thou
sand square feet the Commissioners will
be required by law to advertise for bid
ders to try to do the work cheaper.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-28
VIII Explained by Son.

Il can appreciate the fact that the will
left by my father might impress an out
slider as rather unusual, but to those who
are familiar with the conditions there Is
absolutely nothing strange in it. To begin
with, Mr.. La. Fargo possessed the arustlc
rather than the commercial instinct. AS
a. result he left nothing that might De
considered a fortune To the contrary, II
was anything but that.
although he executed many great COM
missions for which he received great
sums, almost invariably his outlay on the
work euualed 1t If 1t did not exceed the,
income. And when he did get the pay
ment he would rush OF with 1t to buy
some bit of art that he had long had his
eve on. Many Of these pieces were sold
few years ago. But he had quite a rev
left.
Payment Of Debts.
Then there are his paintings. which
he had not sold, his drawings and
sketches and his books. These form his
entire testamentary property except for
one more item-his debts.
1T as with the idea OF provlding a
means whereby these debts might be paid
that he had his will drawn up. In it you
will find that provision is made for the
sale of all he had. The schedule OF pay
ments is arranged for separately, and
tncn IL tHcTc DC oily boAoAA~S - 40 ~ q
as requests to certain art museums in
which he was interested. But fear there
will be no such residuum. In fact. We
shall be lucky II the net proceeds are
sufficient to pay the estates debts.
Secretary Inherits Nothing.
$50 far as Miss Barnes IL concerned,
unless I am vastly mistaken, she does
not inherit anything at all. She is in no
wise beneficiary; she Is empowered to
act as the testatrix, and this for the best
of reasons.
1--WE have welcomed and appreciated
Miss Barnes efforts in behalf Of Mr.. La
Fargo. In way We have almost con-
sidered her a member Of the FAMILY. and
am sure that each of US entertain the
highest respect and regard for her.
Knew La Farge's Business Affairs.
Having been with my father so long
she knew just where to find things and
what to do with them after she found
them. She knew what values he placed
upon his paintings, his drawings, his
sketches. his stained glass work. his
and the other properties. So
instead Of going in long and tedious le-
gal details, which he always abhorred,
his death. the plans that she had helped
him formulate during bis life.
''Tflis covers the entire situation. Mr..
La Farge's relations with his family were
always pleasant and there is nothing now
that any member Of the family or Miss
Barnes herself would seek to throw the
cover Of silence about"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-28

Swiss Aero Club Claims Con-
test in October Was Not
Properly Organized.

NEW YORK, December 2S.--America' s
representatives at the meeting of the In
ternational Aeronautic Federation in
Paris. January 10. will face a new and
unexpected protest.
The Swiss Aero Club, according to a COM
munication received from the headquar-
tiers Of the federation. has filed formal
protest charging that the international
balloon race held from st. Louis in Oc-
tober was not organized properly. The
race was won by Messrs. Hawley and
Post in the America II. 1t is understood
that the Swiss club has no fault to find
with the race itself or with its results
but only with the management of affairs
in ST. Louis up to the time the balloons
left.
A statement by Cortlandt F. Bishop re-
follows:
good as might have been desired. but
have no reason to believe they We're not
as good as possible. In spite of the fact
that two features were not satisfactory
the balloons, they were started just as
promptly as when the race was held in
Zurich, Switzerland.
Supply of Gas Slow.
Both the handicaps at St Louis were due
to conditions over which the Aero Club Of st.
Louis. which was in charge, had no control.
One was the supply Of gas, which was suf-
ficient but slow. This was due to the fact
that the gas works were at the time UNI
dergoing a general overhauling, and were
unable to meet the demand in the desired
time. 1t took twelve hours to fill the
balloons. whereas If the works had been
in their normal condition two hours
would have been ample for the purpose.
Another trouble was in the force of
men In charge Of the field. the imitation
Of the balloons and the general prepara-
lions for flight. They were militiamen
and others employed for the purpose. and
any experience in ballooning. In 1907 we
had the use Of selected men from the
Signal Corps Of the United States Army,
and there was neither hitch nor delay.
Protests were made afterward, however,
against United States troops being as
signed to such duties, and President
Roosevelt issued an order prohibiting it
thereafter.
Regulations May Be Stricter.
1.-THE st. Louis Aero Club has been mott
fed of the Swiss protest and asked to
furnish data with which to meet it.
have no doubt we will be able to over
throw the protest, but 1t may result i'm
Stricter regulations for the race hereafter.
1T is q grave question, in that event.
where to start the race of 1911. 1t must
be at some city where a good supply Of
gas can be obtained. and such cities are
few In this country
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-28
Congress Limits the Cost.
Flushing Machines at Work.

Mr.. Wood was asked by Star reporter
whether he wouldn't be very glad to give
some one else q chance to wrestie with
the street cleaning gangs. His only an
swer was sad smile.
The street flushing machines have been
at work today in some OF the east and
west downtown business streets. No ice
has been carried away today and prob
ably none will be removed in tnat man.
ner.
The present intention of the street
cleaning department is to put out a gang
of machine sweepers. perhaps tomorrow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-28
ACCUSED MEAT PACKERS
OBJECT TO DISMISSAL
Insist Government Had No
Right to Quash Dissolution
Suit.

CHICAGO, December 2S.-Attorneys for
the indicted meat packers who are accus-
ed of having formed in the National
Packing Company a trust In restraint Of
trade today appeared in the United
States circuit court and attacked the
governments dismissal yesterday Of the
dissolution suit in equity against the Ma
tional.
Attorney George T. Buckingham told
the court 1t was the packers position the
equity suit really was q supplemental bill
to the injunctional proceedings several
years ago before Judge Grosscup and
was in the nature OF q contempt charge.
No Answer Filed.
Assistant United States District -Attor-
ney James II. Wilkerson denied that a
prayer for contempt judgment was con-
tanned. and insisted on the right OF the
government to dismiss its bill. since, he
declared, no answer thereto had been filed
or issue Joined. = The government, he
said. had paid the costs.
Arguments will be heard before Judge
Kohleaat Friday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-28

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
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-28
Judge Brown Here From Porto Rico.

Judge Foster v. Brown, attorney gen.
eral Of Porto Rico. was among Secretary
p4ckinson's callers at the War Depart
ment today. He 10 on his way to his
hono IN Memphis, Tenn, to spend q short
leave OF absence with his family.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-28
Cut in Two by Train.


about twenty-five years old. was cut IN
two at $50 O'Clock last night by bein,
run over by train at the ovearhead
bridge just north of the union passen-
ger railway station
Suit to recover $1,000 damage for the
breaking OF his knee cap as a result OF
a fall was instituted i'm the corpora
ton court for this city this morning bS
Clarence J. Nliet through his alto. neys
Leo =. Harlow and Henry J. Quinn.
against Alexandria city council. kooeri
Elliott, Julian 7. Burke, trustee, AMI
Edith Quisenbury. Ii is alleged that the
complainant December -. 1909, tel on
the sidewalk on the south side OF King
between Royal and Fairfax streets, ana
broke his knee cap.
Alexandria Washington Lodge of Ma
sons at its annual meeting last night
elected the following officers: Charles II
Callahan. worshipful master: r.. IL. KEN
per. senior warden; s. w. Pitts. junior
warden: Robert w. Arnold, treasurer: y
q. Uhier, secretary: c. p. Swan, senior
deacon; Donald Aitcheson, junior dea
con: G. T.. Tennesson and George "
Zachary, stewards; p. c. Timoerman.
tiler: Rev. p. p. Phillips, chaplain. The
officers were installed by W. l.. Allen.
district deputy.
Christmas Entertainment.
Many Sunday schools will hold their
Christmas celebrations at 40 O'Clock
this evening, and at all of them musical
and literary programs will be given which
will be followed by the distribution OF
prizes. The First Baptist Church Sun
day school held its entertainment las
evening and It was largely attended.
The funeral of Charles King. who died
Monday took place at = O'Clock this after
noon from Grace p. +. Church, and was
attended by a large gathering OF relatives
and friends and also the members OF
the chamber of commerce. Services were
conducted by Rev. Edgar Carpenter rec
tor Of Grace Church, assisted by Rev.
w. j. Morton, rector OF Christ r. e
Church. Burial was in the Presbyterian
cemetery. The psllbearers were Carroll
c. Howard. Urban s. Lambert. James
Bayne Raymond Hulnsh W. A. Smoot
1r., and Richard Chichester.
J. Hanson Prices funeral took plaza o.
lis North Alfred street Rev. p. p.
Phillips, rector OF st. Pauls p. e. Church
conducted the services. Burial was II
Christ Church cemetery. The paltoearots
were william b. Smoot, James Dlevsth.
Albert Bryan, John b. Waller. Phineas
Dempsey and Herbert l.. Buell.. the latter
of Washington, chief OF the division in
the War Department where Mr.. Price
was employed for a number Of years.
The funeral of George w. Hall took
place at o'clock this afternoon from
his late residence, 40 North Patrick
street The services were conducted by
Rev. W. j. Morton. rector OF Christ =. h.
Church. Burial was made in Bethel Gem
etery. The palibearers were c. Curtin.
o. beavers, w. f. Grady, Samuel Mills,
William Bailey and Edward Martin.
Cards with numbers on them for draw
ing prizes are to be tabooed, according
to orders given by Mayor Paff to Chief
Goods. These cards have been used here
during the holidays by a number o:
stores
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-28
Ia FARCE WILL NAMES
NO MEMBER OF FAMILY
Estate Is Left to His Secretary
That His Debts May
Be Paid.

NEW YORK, December 2s.-John La
Fargo, who died several weeks ago. the
dean of American artists. old in years and
honors, left a will, which was offered for
probate yesterday at Providence, r. l., In
which no member OF his family Is men
TONED. ALI of his estate is left in the
hands Of Miss Grace e. Barnes, his sec
rotary. to be disposed Of as his testatrix.
c. Grant La Fargo, who is the only one
of the artists children living in New
York, when seen by reporter last1night
at his home said:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-28

Secretary Kpox returned to this city
today frem Valley Forge. Pa. where he
spsnt Christmas with his family.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-28
A[EXANDR|AkFFA|RS
Brakeman Badly Injured by
Falling Through TrestIe.
SUIT FOR HEAVY DAMAGES
Complainant Alleges He Broke Knee
cap by Falling on Street-Nasons
Elect Officers.
special Correspondence OF The Star.

Special Correspondence OF The Star.
ALEXANDRIA. Va. December IS. 1910
r. +. Smith, aged thirty years, .
freight brakeman employed by the South
ern railway, whose home Is i'm Charlottes-
Vile, Va, received probable fatal in
juries at 4 o'clock this morning by fall
ing through the overhead bridge at Brad
dock road, Alexandria county.
Smith was picked up i'm an unconscious
condition by feIlow-empioyes and placed
aboard the annex train and brought -
this city. and taken to Alexandria Hos
pitai, where he was attended by DR. w.
NJ. Smith. The injured man had not re
gained consciousness at noon today and IL
was stated at the hospital that his con
dition is very serious He has an ugly
scalp wound and IL Is feared that he may
have fractured his skull. Smith had
thrown switch and fell running 10 catch
his train
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-28
Had Issued Tourist Tickets.

''They did not tell US that they had is
sued about 600 Of what are known as a
tourist ticket from Kansas City and St.
Louis % cents less in cost. with privi-
leges Of a stop-over, while certificate
purchasers had to leave within three days
of the close Of the convention. When We
got to st. Paul we found many more
than the necessary thousand men there.
but for the first time we learned of the
tourists tickets and that they would
not be counted by the companies in esti-
mating the 1000 tickets necessary to Sc
cure the reduced rate home.
"The result WAS that great numbers of
our people were literally stranded and
We had to go out and borrow money to
get them home. 1t was tine two ticket
or rate plan of the companies that de-
prived us of the reduced rate home. Such
a condition is likely to happen any time
again and people buying in good faith
exposed to the hardship and incon-
veniences suffered by our people, OF
course. We must obey the law and respect
the tribunal that administers 1t, but do
think the commission might have given
moro consideration to the phase Of the
ease which ! think involved deception on
the part Of the railroads.