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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-17
ACCUSED OF ABDUCTING
YOUNG WASHINGTON GIRL
William J. Fischer, Formerly of This
City, Arrested in New
Jersey Town.
Special Dispatch tn The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ATLANTIC CITY, N j.. February II.
William ]. Fischer. formerly resident
of Washington, was arrested in the post
office at Absecon, his home, five miles
from this city, this morning, on charges
growing out of. the alleged abduction of
Margaret Clare seventeen years old, from
her home in Washington several weeks
ago. Fischer and the girl. who is said
to be a member of prominent family,
were brought here to await their return
to the capital in charge of Detective
Burlingame of the Washington police
force.
Fischer was taken into custody on a
warrant sworn out by Miss Clare S
parents, charging him with making the
girl a white slave after abductlng her
from herihome in Washington.
Fischer denied the right of a detective
from this city to arrest him on the war
rant sent from Washington, and had to
be oyerpowered and handcuffed.
According to the information nled IN
the Police Court here the name of the girl
mentioned in the dispatch is Matte L.
at Clair Her home is with her mother,
who is said to be a widow. Detective
Buriingame swore out the warrant yes
terday afternoon and went to Absecon,
N j., to serve it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-17
Skee Jumping With Aeroplane.
e Duluth News Tribune.

From the Duluth News-Tribune.
Olaf Nelson of Eau Claire. new
conner in the skee-jumping game. is pre-
pairing to make the record look like a
bad dream. according to reports from
the Wisconsin city. He Is planning to dc
a jump with an aeroplane. and expects
to be able to make three or four hundred
feet, and at the same time furnish a
spectacle that will draw thousands to
witness his exhibitions.
Nelson's aeroplane. 1t is said. will be
small, but will have expanse enough to
float him through the air without danger
and permit him to make all the other
jumpers look like the veriest amateurs
OF course his performance would not de-
tract from their unaided jumps. as II
could not stand as jumping feat. but II
will be attractive enough to be the staI
act at any Of the big tournaments.
IL Nelson gets his plane perfected this
winter he will probably be seen on the
Duluth hill at some of the meetings in
January or February. or 1t may be hi
will give a performance at which he viii
be the whole show. He has been working
on the contrivance for q year and At last
advices claimed to have 1t nearly per.
feet
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-17
RIGHT NAME FOR WHISKY
MR.. TAFT'S COMMITTEE TELLS
WHAT LABEL SHOULD BE.
Whisky If It Is Whisky, and
Compound" If It's Some
thing Else.

Under the caption of Food Inspection
Decision No. 49, Secretaries MacVeagh
Wilson and Nagel, the committee ap-
pointed for the purpose by President Taft
late yesterday announced their determine
ton of the question, What is a whisky
label?' And their definition will go down
Ia the records Of the government along
with that more memorable decision, made
by President Taft. of the vexed question
What is whisky?'
The decision In effect includes the
complete regulations under which the
labels may be printed with their language
descriptive of the contents of the various
packages-bottles. jugs. ct ain which
whisky is packed, poured, stored or other
wise confined prior to the exciting mo-
ment when 1t becomes a beverage. In
brief, these regulations declare that all
unmixed spirits distilled from grain. pre-
pared in the customary ways. are en-
qualification. Blended whisky, however,
must be labeled as such, and the letters
on the labels stating the nature of the
blend must be as large as the letters in
the actual word whisky"
The term whisky Is limited by the reg
ulations to distillates from grain and
under the regulations, distillates from
other substances, If labeled whisky" are
misbranded. and the person guilty OF
misbranding may be prosecuted.
Whiskies of the same or different kinds
II mixed or blended. may be termed
whisky" on the label, but the term
blend must also appear in the printed
description.
The final proposition in the regulations
specifies that nothing in the act inhibits
any truthful statement upon the label OF
any product subject to its terms. but
every statement upon label must be
strictly true and not in any sense mis-
leading.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-17
OWNER AND CONTRACTOR
FOR IRON WORK SUED
Administrator of a Victim of Build
ing Disaster Of June, 1908, Brings
Action to Recover Damages.

The fall of the Toronto apartment
house, at 10Th and p streets northwest.
when in course of erection. June 9, 1908,
which resulted in the death of two men,
was recalled today by the empaneling of
a jury in Circuit Court No. 2. before
Chief Justice Clabaugh. to try the ques-
ton of the civil responsibility of Thomas
III. Pickford. owner of the property, and
Samuel Ross, contractor for the iron
work In the building. for the death of
Lemuel Stoneking. one of the victims OF
the disaster.
The administration of Stonek1ng mas en-
tered suit against the two men to recover
$4,000 damages. The charge is MADE
that the pier at the northeast corner OF
the building was effectively constructed.
The case is expected to occupy the time
of the court for several days. Attorneys
A A. Birney and ]. Dawson Williams ap-
pear for the plaintiffs, and Attorneys j.
I Darlington. Bates Warren and Henry
p Davis represent the defendants.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-17
LABOR LEADER STARTLES
NEW BRITISH PARLIAMENT
Declares Premier Asquith in Ac-
cepting Office Is Surrendering
Veto Power to the King.

LONDON, February 17.-George NJ.
Barnes. member OF parliament for Glas-
gov, Black Friar division. who two days
ago was elected chairman of the labor
party in parliament. threw a bomb-shell
into the political arena this afternoon In
the shape Of manifesto which. If acted
upon, means the severance Of the ties
which heretofore have united the liberals
and the labOrites.
II learn writes Mr.. Barnes. that
Premier Asquith is to hold Office with
out assurances from the king with regard
to the veto and that the veto is to be
dealt with after the budget. That, Of
course, will not be acceptable to the labor
party. 1t means that the powers that be
think the general election was not suffi-
ciently decisive with regard to the lords
veto and it involves, therefore, another
election before the question of the lords
Is settled. If another general election Is
to occur we should have II as soon as
possible"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-17
Centenarles Of 1910.
From the New York World.

From the New YORK WOrl0.
More than a hundred and twenty cen.
tennials will occur in 1910 Of the birth of
persons holding place In major and minor
halls Of fame. Numerically, therefore,
the centenaries Of the new year will far
surpass those of the old. There will be
for observance, however, anniversaries
scarcely of the Importance Of those bring
ing lately to mind the birth and career
a Chopin, a Mendeissohn, a Poe and an
Oliver Wendell Holmes. The very null
plicity of dates givs point to the argu-
ment of Frederic Harrison. in the London
Times. that dignity would be better served
were We to celebrate rather the centen-
NAL OF great mans death than that of
his birth. Then would he be honored by
q generation knowing him only by his
works.
Among the hundred-year birthdays of
the coming January. that of jeremiah S.
Black. once Attorney General and again
Secretary of State of the United States.
may attract attention on the 10th. Willis
Gaylord Clark and Lewis Clark. two
brothers. the one poet. the other physi-
clan and writer. were born March 3. 1910.
In March also. with the exact day dis
puted. comes the centenary of McCloskey.
the first American cardinal. April 4
completes the hundred years since the
birth of James Freeman Clarke, the
famous Unitarian preacher and author.
and the centenary date is April IA for
Justin s. Morrill,, leader and senator.
| Margaret Fuller was born May q. 1910
William Henry Claiming. the eloquent
Unitarian. saw the light two days later.
The last day of May, a hundred years
ago. brought Horatio Seymour into the
world, in which as Governor of New York
and candidate for the presidency he was
| to make q shining democratic mark.
Centenaries OF July include, on the 9th,
that Of the only p. T. Barnum: on the
10th. that Of Robert Toombs. a great
figure Of the Confederacy: August "a will
bring another Unitarian centennial, that
of Theodore Parker. President Taft
| father, Alphonso. was born October 5.
1870 October 10 will be the One-hun-
dredth anniversary Of Cassius NJ. Clay's
| birth. November will bring the cente-
naries of Asa Bray, the botanist. and Lu-
cius Robinson. a former democratic Gov
ernor of New York. A famous name or
the hundred-year list Of December Is that
Of Elihu Burritt. 1.-THE learned black
| smith,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-17
Had Reasons a Plenty.
From Success Magazine.


Bishop Mallalieu of the Methodist Epis-
copal Church always stood as a strong OPP
ponent of the inconsiderable and often
inconsistent salaries that are paid the
pastor by some congregations amply able
to pay more literally. He told the follow
ing personal Renaissance at a recent con-
ference:
II once knew an excellent young man
who married shortly after he entered the
ministry. He was on a small salary, but
he seemed contented and happy.
Some twelve fifteen years went by
after / last met him. and had rather lost
sight Of him-forgotten him. as we all
do sometimes-when. Unexpectedly, l met
him in Boston, well dressed, but not at all
clerically.
I'VE shook hands. He said he was
doing excellently.
what church," / asked.
"'Oh.' he said. mo church--the whole
sale hat business
but why did you leave the churchT
inquired solicitously.
For seven reasons, he replied
land what were they? said l.
"a Wife he answered, and six chill
dren.'"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-17
lTF defend COTTON MARTS
DEALERS BEFORE HOUSE COM
MITTEE ON AGRICULTURE.
Witness Declares Burleson Does Not
Understand Methods of Ex-
change Business.

The investigation of the New York cot
ton exchange methods incident to the
proposed legislation to abolish trans
actions in futures was concluded today
before the House committee on agricul-
ture. Former President Hubbard and l..
Mandelbaum of the exchange were the
witnesses. Mr.. Hubbard's purpose was
to define and explain the development
and change Of methods of that body and
Mr.. Mandelbaum appeared on a rowing
commission so far as his testimony was
concerned, his idea being to go into many
things not taken up by the other repre-
sentatives of the exchange
This makes four representatives of that
mart that have taken up it's cudgels,
former President Hubbard Vice Presi-
dent Marsh and Messrs. Neville and Man
delbaum. both prominent members.
Southern Mills Combining.
You have all heard of the reports of
a cotton duck trust!' exclaimed Mr.. Man.
delbaum. DO you know that during the
last five years three attempts have been
MADE to combine all the southern cot
ton mills and today this very thing is
going on, which If successful would leave
the producer at the mercy of the spin
ner?"
Mr. Mandebaum said Representative
Burleson had referred to hedging on
change in such way as to show that
ne either did not understand the question
or ala not want to understand it. He said
the exchange business was a legal one
that had stood the fire of the Supreme
Court. that the Burleson bill before the
committee contemplated no difference in
how much a man buys so long as he sold
nothing, and the Scott bill he described
as merely little better and broader.
Lamb in Cotton Business.
lis not the lamb in the cotton business
OF about as much Importance relatively
as the lamb in the wool business asked
Representative Beall of Texas.
No, SIR replied Mr.. Mandelbaum, but
the lamb is very essential to the WOOL
Don't the wooden manufacturers con-
tract to sell to the manufacturer ahead
OF the day of manufacture asked Rep
resentative Sims.
Yes. sometimes six months ahead"
Why can't the cotton manufacturers
do the same?"
The answer was not direct.
Chairman Scott tried to bring out
from Mr.. Mandelbaum and Mr.. Hub
bard why November, February, April
months. but neither was able to offer
any reason. Mr.. Hubbard described the
evolution of cotton exchange methods,
suggested that the United States and
especially the south, were sellers not
buyers. and declared that the ordina nv
business life of a cotton exporter Gid
not exceed five years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-17
MEYER UPHOLDS PLAN.
Secretary Discusses Naval Reorgam'
cation Scheme Before COMMITTEE.

Secretary of the Navy Meyer nnished
his testimony before the House committee
on naval affairs today on the subject OF
the Meyer reorganization plan. He read
a carefully prepared statement reviewing
his previous testimony and that of
others and covering the details of his
plan. The committee is expected to
spend a fortnight or more in considering
the subject and arriving at its decision.
The idea advanced some days ago that
the committee should give the Secretary
informal permission to try his plan for
one year Is likely to prove the final solu-
ton of the question.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-17
LETTER CARRIER ACQUITTED.
Old Employe of Post Office Was
Accused If Iarcenv

Joseph D. Johnston, q letter carrier in
the post Office for the past twenty-five
years, recently placed on trial before
Justice Gould in Criminal Court No. l
for the alleged larceny Of letters was
acquitted this afternoon. The charge
was that Johnston had stolen letters be-
longing to routes of other carriers. The
testimony for the prosecution confiicted
materially with other facts in the case.
several of the witnesses badly contradict
ing themselves.
The alleged thefts were discovered from
a tower" near the carriers mail booths.
according to inspectors. The jury visited
this tower in the post office yesterday
afternoon and subjected it to a thorough
scrutiny.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-17

From the New York Sun
This year was exceptional: it was a
whitening Christmas. all white by night
fall, and later far too much Of 1t. 1t is
only In some rare climatic vagary that
our celebrations can live up in local color
to the Christmas of the cards. In lower
ATTITUDES, where the weather bureau
makes even no pretense at supplying
such seasonable conditions, the cele-
bration of the winter holiday takes on a
different manifestation. South of Wash
ington Christmas has always been the
day OF great noise. the day set apart
for the clangor Of bells, the shrilling of
trumpets. above all else the ffrecracker.
With no documentary evidence to rest
upon. it is probable that this manner of
celebrating the winter holiday in the
warmer climate reveals the absorption
of a festival long since gone into dis
use and forgotten. Christmas itself. ac-
cording to the researches of the most
astute delivers into ferial origins. is a
borrowing and sanctifcation of the
pagan feast of the winter solstice
In the social conditions of the south
before the revolution the day Of noise
and crash of gunpowder was the 5th of
November. on which day all loyal sub
jects were adjured to remember, re-
member the gunpowder treason and plot
The celebration of this noisy execra-
ton Of Guy Fawkes by the loyal cava-
lier families of the south established a
winter holiday of which noise was the
predominant characteristic. After Pat
rick Henry had had his say in the Vir-
ginia house of burgesses, after the
southern colonies had Joined equal hands
with the northern in the long war. gum
powder treason was no longer the theme
for celebration. But some celebration
there must be to provide for the noise
which had become a habit in the early
winter. In the earlier times Christmas
had been a day Of sobriety out of doors.
Of lavish hospitality within the portals
of boundless welcome.
What more natural, then, than to post
pone the racket of gunpowder day until
the next holiday in course and to give
Christmas an outdoor element which it
had never possessed?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-17
Ballinger Withdraws Lands.

An extensive temporary withdrawal of
lands from the public domain was made
by Secretary Ballinger today, involving
LOGS, 400 acres reserved from coal entry.
and 1903 acres withdrawn from all
forms Of disposition. Fifty-six thousand
four hundred and thirty-one acres were
restored to settlement
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-17
Evening Dress in New York.

From tho New N0rk PfeaS
Tip has the complaint of a responsible
citizen, who. when he unexpectedly has
to take somebody from out of town to
dine In q fashionable hotel or restaurant.
is politely invited not to stay because he
and his guest are not In evening clothes.
Undoubtedly a man has a legal right to
stay, but why should any one want to-?
The average man would feel as comfort
way in the Christmas holidays as being
in business clothes In q dining room
where everybody was In eyenig dress.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-17
Shop Early.
From the Ohio State Journal.

From the Ohio State Journal
A correspondent appeals to the people
to do their shopping early A good time
to do the shopping is in the morning:
Then the clerks are fresh and happy and
wait upon you gladly and try to please
you. But by 3 or O'Clock. to which time
most people put OF their shopping, the
clerks naturally become weary, II not
impatient
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-17

by tellers. The yeas were Il and the
nays were 40 so the bill went through.
Extending Massachusetts, Avenue.
The next bill called up was for the ex-
tension of Massachusetts avenue north
west from Wisconsin avenue to the Dis
trict line.
Representative Madden of Illinois moved
to strike out of the bill the provision au,
thorizing the abandonment of the ground
east of Hamilton Circle, the land to re-
vert to the owners of adjacent lots. TINS
was carried by 81 to a. Chairman smith
demand for tellers was refused ana the
bill passed in its amended form.
Extending Underground System.
The bill providing for the extension OF
the underground system of the City and
Suburban Railway Company from North
Capitol street. between the present ter
minus of It's underground system near I
street and a point to be approved by the
District Commissioners north of and with
In 800 feet of the north building line of
V street, was then passed.
The work is TO be completed within
six months.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-17
Explosion Wrecks Powder Works.

OAKLAND. Cal. February 17-Word
has been received here from San Lorenzo
that the Trogent powder works has been
wrecked by an explosion Several persons
are reported dead.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-17
Tillman Able to Go Driving.

Senator Tillman Of South Carolina.
who became ill at the Capitol yester-
day, had so far recovered today as to
|be able to take short drive.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-17
WRANGLE IN SENATE
Davis Uses Harsh Words
About Senator Owen.
DENOUNCES ROCKEFELLER
Then Bill Granting Right of Way to
Gas Pipe Line Is Passed Over
His One Dissenting Vote.

Charging Senator Owen of Oklahoma
with being interested in the affairs of
the Standard Oil Company and saying
that he would like to see John d. Rookie
Teller wrapped in the flames of hell"
Senator jeff Davis of Arkansas today
made speech in the Senate which was
characterized by him as red hot and
right off the bat.
The speech was made apropos of the
efforts of Mr.. Owen to have passed q
general bill giving right of way through
the public lands of Arkansas for a gas
pipe line.
Mr.. Davis asserted that the bill was in
the interest of the Prairie Creek Com
pany, which. he said. was a branch OF
the Standard Oil Company. Believing
this to be the truth, he said, he could not
sit idly by and allow to be passed a bill
in direct conflict with the antitrust law
of his state.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-17
Davis Accuses Owen.

He declared the bill to be one that no
senator could afford to support and chill
lenged any democratic senator to vote
for it,. Growing more demonstrative and
pointing his finger at Senator Owen, Mr..
Davis exclaimed
will the senator deny that the Stan
Ubiquitous and damnable trusts that ever
eXisted?"
Referring to the operations of the
Prairie Creek Company In Oklahoma, he
said IT was the same concern that had
caused so much scandal in that state, and
was one in whose behalf Gov. Haskell
had interfered to the extent of creating
a stencil which filled the nostrils of
every body
He added that the Oklahoma governor
had gone on. step by step. until he had
got himself indicted. Such legislation and
such favoritism as had been seen in
Oklahoma would cause another equally
serious scandal. said Senator Davis
I'VE don't want the Standard Oil Com
pany in Arkansas" he exclaimed. 1.-The
only place that 1 would be willing to
see pipe line laid for the Standard
Oil Company would be straight from
here to h, and should want to see
the oil flowing directly there
Furthermore, L should be glad to see
that old he-trust magnate, John D.
Rockefeller. there to receive the oil, and
would be glad to see the flames that its
appearance would create wrapped snugly
around him."
Gratis to vote for the bill. Mr.. Owen
would be the only one to cast his vote in
its favor, he said, and that his support
was due to the fact that in some way the
Oklahoma senator was believed to be in
terested in the Standard Oil Company.