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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-16
OFFICIALS DENY REPORT
EIGHT-HOUR LAW. NOT REGU-
LARRY VIOLATED AT zoo.
Employees Kept Only in Cases of
Emergency and Occasionally
on Sunday.

The suggestion that the employees OF the
National Geological Park are compelled to
work many days during the year for
more than the eight hours prescribed by
law and that the friends Of the en-
ployes of the Zoo would urge the Cen
trail Labor Union to take the matter up
did not meet with much encouragement
at the Zoo this morning. The officials
there insisted that the men are not re-
uuired to work more than the allotted
eight hours day, except Sundays oc-
casionalIy and in the case of emergency.
1t was said that every week day at 3:4o
pm the men begin to wash up and pre-
pare to go home and that when the gong
sounds o'clock they are on their way
home.
Sunday, however, owing to the large
crowds of persons who frequent the Zoo,
the keepers and other employees are re-
uuired often to stay until after O'Clock,
sometimes until the closing time, in order
to see that persons in the crowds do not
feed the animals what they should not; 10
prevent persons from climbing the rails
and getting too near the cages, and to
see that the animals are not worried by
persons In the crowd.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-16
Mrs. Hawk Shows Up.

But the joy among the watchmen at the
post office building, who have tried vain
ly to shoot. catch or snare the hawk ever
since he took up his residence in the
tower some months ago and began to
make life miserable for the departmental
pigeons, was of brief duration. 1t was
discovered this morning that there is a
Mrs. Hawk, otherwise the Baroness, and
she was clingirg tenaciously to one Of the
tower windows, with her eyes filled with
nawk tears, and awaiting anAiously the
return of the head of the family
Similarly, the eiatIon III the HanlOn
camp vanished this morning when seven
eeen policemen. four leading lights from
the Department of Agriculture and a
corps OF individual ethnoioglsts wandered
.nto the premises and Informed Mr.. Han
ION that he was violating most OF the
laws of the United states and all OF
the regulations of the District OF Column
bia by having in his possession the body
of a bird winch was not included IN the
list of game or domestic flows. Conse-
quently Mr.. Hanlon made immediate ar
engagements to donate his prize to the
Geological Park. The Baron was started
for his new home shortly before noon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-16
KING PLANS DINNER
Victor Emmanuel to Entertain
Col. RooseveIt's Party.
EXCURSION ON THE NILE
Former President Pays a Second
Visit to Omdurman.
REVIEWS SUDANESE TROOPS
Natives in Picturesque Garb Form
an Escort of Honor.
Avoided Camels.
EXCURSION ON THE NILE
REVIEWS sUDANEsE TROOPS

ROME March licking Victor Emma n
uel has decided to give a dinner in honor
of former President Roosevelt upon the
occasion of the latter's visit to this city.
The guests will include Mrs. Roosevelt,
Kermit and Miss Ethel. American AM
bassador Leishman, Mrs. Leishman, other
members of the American embassy and
Count Guicciardini, minister of foreign
affairs.
KHARTUM, March 16.-The Roosevelts
paid a second visit to Omdurman today
The town is on the left bank of the river
Nile, just below the junction of the White
Nile and the Blue Nile, and almost OPP
posite Khartun. 1t contains much of in
terest to the traveller.
Made an Early Start.
The start was made after an early
breakfast. Col. Roosevelt Mrs. Roosevelt.
Kermit and Miss Ethel being accompanied
by Baron Slatin, the inspector general
and other officers and friends. The party
made the trip on the sirdar's yacht Elfin
One object of the excursion was to wit
ness the 120th Sudanese Regiment on pa
rade.
The Roosevelts visited the klalifa's
house near the center of the town. Near
ny the mouse Is the ma lQl s TOMB ana
within the Enclosure of the house Is the
tomb of Hubert Howard, son of the Earl
Of Carlisle, who killed at the bat
lie of kerreri, while acting as a war cor
respondent.
Received Prominent Citizens.
Col. Roosevelt received the more promi-
ent of the residents of Omdurman during
the visit at the khalifa's house today.
Following the reception the market place
and the picturesque bazaars were visit
cd, and some of the houses of sun-dried
bricks. as well as the mud huts, which
rredominate, were examined.
The Roosevelts reached Omdurman at
80 O'Clock and found awaiting them
on the pier a group of British officials an
escort of Sudanese soldiers and a large
number of Arabs. The latter, in their
robes of many colors, made an interest
ing picture. Col. Roosevelt shook hands
all around.
\ camel corps was in waiting, but Col.
Roosevelt and Mrs. Roosevelt, who had
had their experiences with the "ships of
the desert the day before elected to
travel today In cart. Others of their
immediate party mounted horses or dom
keys.
Made Brilliant Spectacle.
Mounted police officers accompanied the
cavalcade. which was headed by four
members of the camel corps, followers OF
the Mahdi- brilliantly CARRIED in gold
faced scarlet coats and turbans and trou-
Sers snowy white. Four camel riders
formed the rear guard.
AS the Eal-appearing procession moved
Inajestically Slatin Pasha pointed out the
points of interest and related the scraps
of history with which each spot was asso-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-16

Frank Roane was in business at Erica,
Machodoc Neck, and is known to river
captains.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-16

Recovering From Her Burns.
Mrs. Martha Stone, who was severe
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-16
or a Rare Species.

At the Zoo this afternoon it was stated
that the Baron is of the species known
as the red-shouldered hawk, which Is a
mighty hunter and is quite rare in this
part of the country. 1t is considered very
unusual that a pair of birds of this va
riety should take up voluntary residence
IN the very center OF q large city.
The Baron's wings have been cut, SO he
cannot be turned loose to shift for him
self in the cage with the eagles at the
Zoo. and he Will be given private quar-
ters until such time as he becomes ac-
customed to meeting visitors at close
range.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-01-14
TO STOP GAMBLING.
President Interested in Anti stock and
Anti Produce Legislation.

Washington. Jan. ia. conference
looking to stopping gambling in futures
was held at the White House today,
when President Taft took the subject
up with Representative Scott of Kan
sas; Lowering of Massachusetts,, and
Burleson of Texas. The discussion was
based on the bill introduced by Mr..
Scott last year forbidding interstate
telegraph telephones and the mails
from transmitting messages with ref
erence to future contracts for the
sale of farm products where there is
no intention to deliver the products.
Attorney General Wickersham and
Herbert Knox Smith. commissioner of
corLurations, were invited into the
conference and in the end the whole
matter was referred to the attorney
general for consideration as to the
form of the Scott bill and to Commits
sioner Smith for recommendation I'D
the light of his previous investigation
of the methods of the cotton eX-
changes.
1t is expected there VIII be a near
ing on the bill in the near future, az
which representatives of those who de-
sire to oppose the proposed legislatioh
may Ne heard.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-01-14

Of all stockholders, judgment creditors
and law officers. ~
An important provision will be one re-
quiring every subscriber to pay to the
treasurer of a corporation 10 per cent. OF
the amount of his subscription in cash
are directors will be authorized to as
sess stock not exceeding the whole par
value thereof; or if the stock is not OF
par value, then to the amount agreed to
be paid for it. Failure to pay these as
sessments will subject the stock to sale
at public auction.
A corporation will be permitted to pur-
chase property necessary for its business
and issue stock for the same with the ap-
prevail of the bureau of corporations.
Ample provision will be made for exhaus-
tive reports to the government by every
national corporation; special reports may
be called for at any time and severe
penalty provisions will be included to in
sure the proper working of the act but
these are in the nature of fines to be i'm
posed upon the officials There will be
provision for the forfeiture of the char
ter, it is said
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-01-14
ADDITIONAL SPORT NEWS
BIG CROWD ATTENDS
DICK O'BRIEN Benefit,

Lewiston, Me-, Jan. 13.-(SpecaD.-
There were eight bouts at the benefit
given Dick O'Brien at City hall here
tonight. The audience was a big one
and several hundred dollars We're rails
ed for O'Brien, who is seriously ill in a
local hospital. The bouts We're all ex-
hibition affairs, but they were good
ones and gave the fight fans interest
ing lines on the style and merits of
the various boxers.
Jack White of Cambridge and George
Phalen of Lewiston went four rounds in
the opening bout. All the other bouts
We're of three rounds each, except the
bout between Young Flynn and Young
kearns. both of Lewiston and that be-
tween Young Breen of Lewiston and
Young Healey of Auburn, who also
went four rounds. The other bouts
We're as follows:
Kid PantZ of Hallowell VS.. Gus Lar
rabee of Lewiston. Benny Suffer VS..
Young Porter. both of Auburn: Young
Mccormick VS.. Mike Cunningham. both
or Lewiston; Jimmy Breen VS.. Joe
Chartrand, both of Lewiston: Young
ferguson vs.. Young Nadeau, both of
Lewiston. The bout between Kid
Pantz and Gus Larrabee was refereed
py Or. G. l.. Crockett of Thomaston
riddle Mullaney officiated in the others.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-01-14
STORMS WORK HAVOC.
Winter Tempests Interfere With the
Atlantic Ocean Liners.

New York. Jan. 1S.-Wireless reports
received here today indicate that the
Atlantic steamship lane is being swept
by severe storms which have worked
havoc on at least one ocean liner.
Tho worst sufferer from the wild
weather, so far as reported, is the
Hamburg American steamer Kaiseriu
Augnste Victoria, which. according Ia
the dispatches, put into Plymouth with
her port rail torn away for a distance
Of 80 feet by wave that caught and
threw down score of passengers who
We're on deck at the time, five of whom
We're quite badly hurt.
The giant comber almost threw the
ship on her beam ends but she rode
out the rest of the storm without fur
tier injury. Her captain declared that
the temnest was the worst he had ever
experienced.
Another vessel in the track of the
storm is the Cunarder Lusitania, due
here tonight, but reported running
through the heavy seas Il hours late.
The st. Louis of the American inc
due Wednesday evening, is two days
late and because of the storm will not
arrive before Friday night, although
scheduled to sail on Saturday on her
return trip. Mo apprehension, how
Yer, is felt for the safety of any of
these vessels.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-01-14
YAlE'S LATEST GIFTS.
T otaI of $8o5,50o Accepted Thursday by
the Corporation.

New Haven, CT. Jan. 1.-THE gift of
Mrs. Russell Sage of S65O,OOO to Yale
University for the purchase of the
Hllhouse property here. was formally
accepted by the Yale Corporation at
its meeting today. In appreciation Of
the gift all but small PARTON of the
property, which is situated in the res
idential portion of the city to be set
aside as park. will be named the
Person Sage square. Three acres
which will he set aside as a park will
be named after the former owners Of
the property, Hiiihouse park.
Among the other gifts announced
at the meeting as having been received
We're $500 from Andrew Carnegie for
the completion of the swimming pool
and $4,000 from the estate of Jane A.
Townsend for the establishment of a
professorship of American history.
A gift of 100000 from J. Pierpont
Morgan for the establishment of the
William NJ. Laffan professorship Of
Asiariology and Babylonian literature
at Yale University was received and
accepted. The gift is memorial to Mr..
Laffan. editor of the New York Sun,
who recently died.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-01-14
IMPORTANT IN THE EXTREME.
James M. Peck Highly Compliments
Presidents Corporation Law.

New York, Jan. 13.-'The proposed
national corporation law is in my
Judgment the most important piece of
constructive Legislation that has been
submitted fol: public consideration for
mary years. After the vague, ambis-
uous and. in many respects. Ischiev-
Gus rhraseology of the so-callel Sher-
man antitrust law, II is a positive re-
lief TO consider the draft o: statute
which SUBJ titutos for mere destructive
prohibition ii legislative program
whose purposes are constructive.
James 81. Peck. formerly assistant
United States attorney general and re-
Gently elected general counsel of the
American Sugar Refinery Co., had this
to say today in regard to President
Taft's federal corporation law.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-01-14
JACOB SCHIFF RESIGNS.
Gives Up Railroad Offices to Tighten
His labors-Some Railroad Changes.

New York Jan. l3-Jacob II. Schiff,
of the banking house OF Kuhn, Loeb &
Co, has resigned from the executive
committees and directorates OF the
Union Pacific and Southern Pacific
companies. Mr.. Schiff is succeeded on
the Union Pacific board and executive
committee by Otto II. Kahn of Kuhn.
Loeb Co, and on the Southern Pa
cific executive committee and board OF
directors by his son, Mortimer l..
S,hiff
MI. SchimS retirement is SAID to-
have come from desire on his part t.
tighten his business activities.
Mr.. Schiff also retired from III" exc
cUtive committee and directorate CT
the Oregon Short Line. where his son
also succeeds him.
The Oregon Railroad & Navigation
Co. directors have elected William
Mahl. the comptroller, to the vice presi-
dcncy to fill the vacancy created by
the election of Judge Lovett to the
compary's presidency. New directors
chosen to the board OF that company
are Mortimer l.. Schiff, Otto II. Kahn,
r. l.. Gerry and William G. Rookie
Teller These gentlemen. with Harry
c. Prick, We're chosen to the executive
committee. which was increased from
five members to seven, Messrs. Lovett
and Mahl being the other two mem
bers
Messrs. Rockefeller and Kahn were
also added to the Oregon Short Line
directorate and executive committee.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-01-14
SECOND VICTIM DYING
OF the Mysterious Shooting by I'm
known Man at New York.

New York. Jan. 13.-Arthur SHIRLEY, Jr.,
the 6-year-old school boy who was shot at
play yesterday afternoon by black
bearded maniac, was barely alive tonight
His mother has offered her blood for
TRANSMISSION into his veins. The boy was
shot straight through the body, and in
addition to the shock and the danger of
possible complications he is greatly weak
med by hemorrhages. Robert Lomis, who
was shot at the same time, was instantly
killed. There is no clue to the assassin.
Arthur was conscious this afternoon and
made a brief ante-mortem statement. He
had never before seen the man who shot
him. This is how he tells of their meet
ing:
Hello. little boys, he said. He had
two pistols, one in each hand and started
to fire at us. Robbie ran toward the
woods and l ran toward the rocks The
man followed me and when looked
round he had stopped. Then 1 felt the
bullet"
THE man must have been a maniac"
said Inspector McCaffery today. mo sane
man would shoot down two innocent
boys"
a ragged. seemingly demented man,
was arrested today in the woods near
where the shooting occurred. He is de-
tanned on charge of vagrancy, but the
detective bureau does not believe him
connected with the murder. 4
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-01-14
full OF FRANKS.
PauIhan Does ''Circus
Stunts" With Aerop|ane.
Accused Of Trying TO Bother
CurtiSs in His Flights.
curtIss Machine Makes Flight With
Rudder Wheel Tied.

Aviation Field, Los Angeles. Cal.
Jan. l3,-While Louis Paulhan of
Franco did not do anything so Won
derful today as flying nearly a mile
nigh, he took Carol and Mason, his
assistants, and circied the field sever
al Ilmes with them in his aeroplane.
ana cut cross lots in what was said
py some to be an attempt to slow
Gown Glenn Curtiss, who was flying
the regular course at the same time for
a lo-lap speed record. The passengers
We're landed safely.
curt'ss manager protested against
Paulhans getting in the way Of the
CuftlSS machine, and a contest NAV
deNelop. Curtlss total time was "a min
utes, "a 20 seconds, not a record. La
ter kaufman tried to beat this, but
failed by five seconds.
Earlier in the day with his wife as
passenger. Paulhan made three laps
OF the course in SIS Is, He flow over
the judges stand after circling the
neld anc allehted easily in the start
ing square.
On another flight of seven minutes
he had Mrs. Dick Ferris as a passen-
ger He cut corners, flew low over the
stands and seemed to enjoy his pranks.
Other chief features of the day:
Paulhan set the mark at SIG 1-5 in
the official trial for three laps in the
passenger carrying contest with Nine.
Paulhan as his passenger
Curtiss failed in his attempt to low
er the three-laD record, which he set
yesterday. hamilton. Paulhan Curtiss
and Willard qualified in three-lap
fights for all events
Willard duplicated his feat of start
ing. flying around the course once and
landing in a measured space of % feet.
winning prize of $3.50.
Charles X Hamilton, in a Curtiss
machine. tried for the 10-lap speed rec
ord, but landed on his third lap. be-
cause of engine trouble. Hamilton
made flight with his rudder wheel
tied to show that the Curtiss machine
could bc operated without the Wright
patents.
Clifford B. Harmon of New York an
nounced that in the second week of
FEBRUARY from San Antonio, Texas, in
the balloon New York. he will try to
break the worlds distance record of
200 miles Harmon will also try to
life The Lahm cup, now held by A.
Holland Forbes, who made 500 miles
in straight line. Up to tonight. Moth
ing mad been heard from the balloon
City of Los Angeles, which assembled
from Aero park with five passengers,
three of them women. at 133 0today.
The balloon was last seen near Redon-
do beach at an altitude of about 1000
feet.
The City of Los Angeles landed 90
miles north of Los Angeles Its occu-
PANTS arrived here safely tonight.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-01-14
FULL PARDON URGED
For c. w. Morse by Speaker Before the
New York fiotelmen.

New York. jan. IA pardon for
Charles w Morse, the banker who has
now begun serving n 15-year sentence
at the federal prison in Atlanta, Ga,
was publicly urged tonight by James
T. Rogers. a former assemblyman and
we'll known citizen of. Binghamton, n.
Y. at the annual banquet here Of the
Hotelmor's Association.
President, Taft" said the speaker
has won admiration by his high sense
of intregity and his sturdiness for the
right. / believe that nothing would
stir the heart of the nation more than
to have The President reach out a help
ing hand to one who may have erred
but who has already abundantly atom
ed. and grant a full pardon to the
plucky little man now languishing be-
hind the walls Of Atlanta prison.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-01-14
LABOR IN POLITICS.
Unions Preparing to Take Part ia Com
ing Congressional Elections.

Washington, Jan. 1S.-Labor is prepar-
ing to take an active part in the coming
Congressional elections. All organiza-
tions affiliated with the American FEEDER
alton of Labor are to be urged to prepare
the measures for the coming fight. A res
olution recommending sucJl action was
adopted Thursday by the executive coun-
Gil of the Federation now in session here
Endorsement was given by the council
to the S-hour bill introduced by Rep.
Gardner of Massachu' ht.ts; also to his
bill to regulate convict labor and to the
bill OF Mr. Spight OF mississippi to pro-
tect the rights and interests of seamen.
In regard to EN- ployers' liability and
workmen's compens alton bills. it was de-
cided to insist up on bills in which the
workinGman will be placed in the same
position as any ether citizen.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-01-14
|Said to Have Been Made
| By Ray Lamphsre
|0t Murder Of Mrs. Guinness
And Her Three Children.
Also Of Having Aided Her in the
Murder OF Ten Persons.

ST Louis, Jan. 1S-Confrmaton of the
death of Mrs. Belle Guinness and some de-
tails of her method of Staying the 10 per-
sons found buried on her farm near La
porte, Ind, We're published today by the
ST. Louis Post-Dispatch. In copyright
ed story the newspaper printed an alleged
confession by Ray Lamphere. Mrs. Gun
ness hired man and assistant, who di ID
recently in prison at Michigan City, Ind,
while serving sentence for burning Mrs
Guinness house and incinerating her and
her three children and Jennie Olson.
1t is known that Rev Schell, formerly
of Laporte and now president of Iowa
Wesleyan University at Mount Pleasant
Ia, heard Lamphere's confession shortly
after he was arrested in April, 1908, but he
denies that he divulged this confession.
The Post-Dispatch says that if Dr.
schell would consent to talk he would
verify the confession published.
According to the printed confession Mrs
Guinness and three children and Jennie
Olson We're chloroformed by Lamphere,
who robbed the house of about $50 with a
woman accomplice. Lamphere helped dis
pose of some of Mrs. Guinness victims,
The chloroform used by Lamphere was
part of that he bought for Mrs. Guinness
to Kill three men, one of whom was An
drew Helselem and the other probably
Ole Budsberg and Tonnes Petersen Lien,
and one of these men. probably Lien, was
the third husband of Mrs Guinness
The confession recites that Lamphere
did net intend to kill the Guinness family
but simply to asphyXiate the murderess,
who he knew deposited large sum in the
bank the day before the fire of April %,
1908. Lamphere left a piece of lighted
candle in the house and this set fire to
the place before the chloroform effects
wore off.
have been purchased by Mrs. Guinness the
day before the fire and found scatt red
on some of the unburned woodwork is Of
fered. Jennie Olson, niece ana adopted
daughter of Mrs. Gunness. who, it is be-
lieved. was murdered by the woman over
year before the house was burned and
whose body was believed to have been
buried in the farm yard, was not muir
dered by Mrs. Guinness, according to
Lamphere's confession. but was chorO-
formed and was burned to death
Assuming that Lamphere told the truth
about Jennie Olson. the identity of the
girl buried in the yard adds another mys-
terry to the case.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-01-14
CREW is SAFE,
Fate Of the Boston Schooner M. L
WethereI No Longer a Mystery.

Newbrrypcrt, Mass, Jan, 13.-The
mystery of the disappearance of the
Boston schooner M. L. Wetherell,
which left that port for Ipswich on
Jan. s, was solved today upon the re-
celpt Of telephone message from the
i>nobls Beach life saving station. Cap
tain stevens reported that the schoon-
er now lies total wreck on Knobs
oeach. on the lower end of Plum is
land. Where she struck last Sunday
hight. The crew of six men were all
saved and are now being cared for at
the Ipswich lighthouse.
Because of The severity of the recent
storm which destroyed their telephone
service. the life saving station has
been unable to communicate with ont
side points until today
The NJ. l.. Wetherel was built at
Essex in 1865 She registered g. tons.