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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-07
MESSAGE ON DISTRICT
PLEASES COMMISSIONERS
Gratified That Mr. Taft De-
voted SO Much Attention to
Washington Local Affairs.

That the Commissioners are gratified
by the length of the Presidents remarks
regarding the District in his annual mes
sage may be gathered by the happiness
with which they discuss the subject
None Of them doubts that President Taft
has given more attention to the needs OF
the District in the message of yester'
day than has any other chief executive,
and they are therefore under the belief
that when the entire nation realizes that
the National Capital is the subject OF sc
much consideration the 100000 Ameri
cans will have more and more of the feel
ing that Washington is "our city,
Il can say nothing that expresses my
ideas more clearly and more forcibly or
the subject of the District in the message
than was expressed by the editorial in
The Star of yesterday" said Commits
sioner Johnston today, land 1 am glad
to see that both the press and the people
are taking up the same strain. It must
be of intense qualification to the President
to see that in paying SO much attention te
Washington he Is getting the cooperation
Of every serious-minded person in It,
Audience of Ninety Millions.
There is one thing that l am particu.
larly impressed with, and that is the fac
that the President has an audience o.
90, 600 COO people. He rs the one man whe
can appeal to all the people, and in talk
ing up SO much of his message will
Washington affairs he is certainly bount
to create a great sentiment that Wash,
ington is the national city.
I'VE are to be congratulated, think
as much for that reason as for anything
else
Commissioner Rudolph is especially in
terested in the portion Of the message
recommending that the public schools bt
put back under the supervision Of the
board of Commissioners. ale said that n,
other city would, in his opinion, tolerate
a board Of education separate and dis.
tinct from the municipal heads.
Il do not believe" he said, that any
other President has ever taken up Dis.
trict affairs the way President Taft has
done. The insight he has into the city's
business is of great Importance, and Is
a compliment to the whole District. am
particularly glad to note that he has
recommended that the board Of Commits
sioners be clothed with the powers Of q
public service corporation. This we have
already asked Congress to do. and take
1t as a compliment that the President
should urge Congress to take favorable
action on the bill already drawn up"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-07
PAID OUT NO MONEY
Illinois Legislator Denies He
Handled Jackpot.
TELLS OF VlSITTO ST.L0UlS
Also Explains Why He Voted for
Senator Lorimer.
BEFORE SENATE COMMITTEE
Investigation in Chicago Of Alleged
Corruption in Senatorial
Election.
TELLS OF VISITT0 ST.L0UlS
BEFORE SENATE COMMITTEE

Instead of going to st. Louis July 10
1909. to distribute among Illinois legis-
lators the famous alleged Jackpot
fund, Robert f. Wilson. member of the
legislature Of Illinois, testified today be-
fore the Senate subcommittee investigat-
ing the election of Senator William Lori
mer that the purpose of his visit was
to arrange for a banquet for Lee ONeill
Brown, one of the leaders Of the demo
cratic minority.
Counsel Enters Protest.
Wilson'S examination was conducted
by Attorney A. 8. Austrian, representing
the Chicago Tribune. Once Judge Ed
ridge Hanecy, counsel for Senator Lori
mer, protested against Austrian ques-
tioning Wilson about his testimony be-
fore the grand jury in Chicago. Judge
Hanecy said an indictment was pending
in Illinois against Wilson, and he pro-
tested against what seemed to be a
persecution, malicious in it's nature"
Before the trip which Wilson made tt
ST. Louis was touched upon the witness
explained that the reason that he, a dem
ocratic member of the legislature. voted
for Lorimer, a republican, for senator
was because former Sheriff Barrett had
asked him on his deathbed to do anything
he ever could for Mr.. Lorimer.
Was Planning for Banquet.
Wilson said he went to st. Louis to ar.
range for the banquet, because the op-
posing faction had given dinner to Its
leader. The members who met him there
were Beckemeyer. Luke Shepard, Link
Clark and White.
The examination into what took place
at st. Louis was not extended, on account
Of the committee taking a recess. VIII
son, however, denied that he paid money
to any Of the legislators. He failed to
recall that White had been in the bath
room Of his room at the hotel with him
1t had been charged that Wilson, while
they were in the bathroom, turned the
Jackpot over to White for distribution
among members of the legislature.
Wilson did recall that he invited Shep'
ard into the bathroom, but he could not
remember their conversation. further
than to say that it was not material.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-07
RIVERS AND HARBORS BILL.
Measure Probably Will Be Reported
to the House Friday.

The rivers and harbors appropriation
bill, on which the House committee on
rivers and harbors has been working for
a fortnight, will be put in final shape at
meeting. which probably will be held
tomorrow. The bill, carrying approx
mately $22,OOO,O0O Of cash funds and So
100000 in continuing contracts. in addi-
ton 70 SI,oV:VV nkeiy 70 oe ihc ;u pa
that measure Is framed by the appro-
priations committee, probably will be re-
ported to the House Friday. The mem
befship in the House generally is inter-
ested in the measure, and 1t will be ex-
pedited.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-07
GIRL A FIRE HEROINE
Warns Woman and Boy of
Their Danger. /.
SAVES EMPLOYERS BOOKS
Cashier in Real Estate Office Acts
Promptly at Blaze.
NEARLY OVERCOME BY SMOKE
GOOD Work Done by Department De.
spite Dense Smoke and
Slippery Streets. = /

Her solictude for the safety of other
occupants of the building saved several
people from possible suffocation from
smoke and almost cost Miss BESSIE Bur
well her life in a fire which partially
wrecked the building at 900 18th street
northwest about noon today.
Miss Burwell. who is employed as CASH
Ter in a real estate Office on the first floor
of the building, first detected the odor
of smoke. When an office boy whom
she had sent to investigate finally reached
the furnace room. where the fire Is be-
lieved TO have originated it was a mass
OF flames, and the fire and smoke had
worked its way up through the floor and
into the second story.
Knowing that Mrs. George NJ. Slye.
wife of one of the real estate operators
by whom Miss Burwell was employed.
was in the apartment on the second
| floor. Miss Burwell hurried upstairs to
warn her Mrs. Slye, with her small
son. hurried from the building, and Miss
Burwell continued up to the third floor.
| to warn the occupants OF the apart
| ment there Of the danger. Everybody
upstairs was out, and by the time that
Miss Burwell turned to retreat, the
smoke was SO thick that ii was with
difficulty she made her way to the
| street.
Before she would permit any attention
to herself, however, she made sure that
all the books in her Office were safely
placed in the safe, and when she reached
| the street she carried the firms check
| book in her hand Treatment at a near
| by grocery store soon restored her.
Millinery Is Rescued.
The front room Of the basement OF the
| building is occupied by a millinery es-
| adjustment Headed by Capt. Doyle.
| Detective Warren and number o.
passersby braved the good natured badi-
mage of the crowd and rescued a number
| Of costly hats, preventing any damage
! to the stock by smoke and water.
The total damage to the house is esti-
mated at about $1,000. The building. for
| merly the residence of the late Uriah IL.
Painter. is a red brick structure on the
| northwest corner Of 9th and / streets
northwest. AS the smoke was pouring
from the upper windows when the fire
| men arrived it was some time before the
| seat of the trouble was discovered in the
| furnace room. The dense smoke and slip
perry condition of the apparatuses called
| for some spectacular work on the part OF
the fire-fghters.
The fire department received call this
| morning about 1890 o'clock from BON
| 254, because OF blaze in the house Of
| WON Pike, 1921 Q street northwest A.
| young woman in the house was using
| gasoline 10 clean furs and an explosion
| of the fluid caused a blaze. She escaped
| uninjured.
Members of the fire department re-
| sponded to the alarm, the snow-covered
| streets impeding their progress, but they
| reached the house in time to prevent .
| serious fire. The damage amounted {"
about $75
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-07
TECHNICALLY RAISED
BY HUSTON'S COUNSEL
indictment at Variance With
Evidence, Is cIaim-Method
Of Use of Mails.

That the proof offered by the prosecu-
ton is at variance with the allegation Of
the Indictment against James n. Huston,
former treasurer of the United States;
Harvey NJ. Lewis and Everett Dufour, on
trial in Criminal Court No. I, before
Justice Wright and fury, charging them
with conspiracy to use the mails to de-
fraud, was the claim made today by
Attorney Henry e. Davis for the de-
Tense. Therefore he asked the court to
instruct the jury to acquit the defend
ants.
Argument on the question was reserved
at request of United States Attorney VIII
son, who informed the court that he was
taken wholly by surprise, and persuaded
the court to let the argument await until
the requests for instructions to the Jury
had been decided:
The entire session Of Criminal Court
No. 1 tomorrow will be occupied in the
arguments of counsel. 1t is expected the
case will go to the jury Friday morning
Technical Point Raised.
The variance urged by Attorney Davis
is that while the indictment alleges the
overt acts of the conspiracy to have
UccIl COiuLiltcu ny ucVVciSAi8 IctIciS III
the Washington post ONCE, the EVIL
dence introduced before the jury shows
that instead Of being deposited in the
post Office part of the letters were drop
ped into a chute in an Office building
which had not been designated by the
Postmaster General as a depository for
mail and that the other letters had been
put into a letter box on F street.
Mr.. Davis contended there is no evil
dence in the case to show the letters were
ever collected from either the chute or
the mail box, and, II they were SO col
lected, no scintilla of evidence was
offered to prove they ever reached the
Washington post Office.
I'VE do not know said Attorney d.
they would have been taken to tho post
Office or direct to the mail trains. The
record Is absolutely silent on this point"
Witnesses Heard Yesterday.
After The Stars report closed yester-
day. Frank B. Kaye testified on behalf
Of Dufoour. corroborating tina defendant:
testimony that White and Pierce were
in the Office Of Dufour in this city On
cross-examination by Assistant United
States Attorney Turner, the witness was
unable to state the exact time when he
said White was here, or the subject OF
the conversation Of White. He also could
not recollect any other person whom he
saw In the Office at that time
Joseph w. Bauby also testified as to
seeing White in Dufour's ONCE. He said
he was introduced by Dufour to White
as his future employer
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-07
McKINLAY NOT SLATED.
Representative Not Considered fol
Assistant P. II. General.

Representative Duncan E. McKinlay
who represents the second congressional
district Of California In the present Con-
gress, will not be made an assistant post
master general in the spring. as an
nounced in recent dispatches from Cali
forria.
whatever may have, been the situa-
ton at the time these announcements
were made said Postmaster General
Hitchcock today. 1.-The situation is changed
and Mr.. McKinlay will not be an assist
ant postmaster general
Representative McKinlay mad not ar
rived here this afternoon. but IL expected
later in the day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-07
ENEMIES SEEK REVENGE.
Dynamite Exploded in Garage of
Italian Consul at Seattle.

SEATTLE, Wash, December IAN ex-
plosion in the garage in the rear OF the
residence of DR.. A. j. Ghiglione, the
Italian consul, early today, shattered all
the windows. chinaware and crockery in
the house and broke windows in other
nearby residences. DR.. Ghiglione, his
wife and two children were asleep when
the explosion occurred. They were not
injured.
At DR.. Ghiglione's residence it was as
serted that the explosion was caused by
dynamite placed in the garage by en-
cmies OF the consul.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-07
Ambassador Wilson a Guest.

MEXICO CITY, December 7.-American
Ambassador Henry Lane Wilson was the
guest Of honor at a banquet given here
yesterday by Joaquin D. Casasus, former
Mexican ambassador to the United
States. Among those who attended were
members Of the cabinet, judges Of tho SUI
preme court and high officials Of the fed
eral government.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-07

on ono occasion, he was always deeply
careful Of his statements, in view OF
the fact that thousands Of Sunday
school teachers and scholars were de-
pending on his effort for their first ex-
positions of the lesson for the follow
ing Sunday. He said he felt the re-
sponsibility and wanted always to be
able to give his deepest study to the
work.
One daughter. Miss Caroline F. Smith,
and three sons. Rev. DR.. Smith. rector
of st. Margaret's Church; Rev. Fred
erick w. Smith, rector Of Trinity Epis-
copal Church of Takoma Park, Nd,
and Wilbur F. Smith of Baltimore, sur
vive.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-07
Crushed Under Building

ATHENS. Ga, December III. B. Cody
of Clarksboro. near here, met instant
death Monday night during a severe
storm, when q structure under which he
had sought shelter collapsed. He was
found by family who were attracted
by the groans OF Cody'$ horse, which alSo
was pinned under the debris
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-07
Burned to Death in Tower

MOBILE, Ala. December John Nc
CURE. aged seventy. thirty years In the
employ Of the Louisville and Nashville
railroad. was burned to death last night
In his tower. It IL believed that he
overturned lamp. setting his clothing on
fire. and was too weak to save hinself.
The body was discovered when Q train
crew opened the door.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-07
Victim Of Suicide Pact.

VICKSBURG, Miss, December AIRS.
Bessie Cox. who. with her husband. is be-
lieved to have been the victim of sui
eide pact. was a daughter of Charles
Hunter of Walcott, n. Y, according to
advices received here last night. Cox and
his wife died Saturday night following the
taking OF poison.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-07

shall dovatsil with. the railroad trans
portaticn ard make all carriage cheaper
and Micro 6Gonofs: ftal.
When the President finished hashhght
lic;ure was taken of the assefnbiage.
Effect on international Trade.
The Mexican ambassador was then ln-
troduced. las realize the spirit OF iofti-
ness and foresight that prevails in your
discussions and your studies" he said, i
fully comprehend the enormous progress
of your country. To resolve its financial.
social or political problems the United
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-07
Cotton Warehouse Burned.

THOMAsVILLE, Ca. December -
Fire last night destroyed the cotton
warehouse of the ]. F. Evans Company
and the Holman stables adjoining. Four
hundred bales Of cotton and several head
of horses were burned. The loss 10 esti-
mated at $4,000
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-07

If you are in need
of employment secure
a place by advertising
in the Situation col
umn of The Star. An
advertisement of IF
teen words costs but
IS cents a day. Many
good positions have
been secured by ad-
vertising in The Star.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-07
Sample Want
Situation
Advertisement

LAWYER-By young man (25, graduate
in law, with some experience. position
In either general law or pa,ent attor-
ney's Office. with chance Of promotion.
Address Box 212, Star once.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-07
Gratified With Reception.

After his return to Washington DR..
Smith told number of his friends
that he was especially pleased to be
able to aid the work in West Virginia.
The cordiality with which his appeal
was received and the subsequent re-
Spouse on the part OF leading residents
to the work. he averred. were especially
gratifying to him.
In his writing OF the Sunday school
lesson for The star, he said to q friend
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-07
This Afternoons Session.

The principal business at the Afternoon /.
session was the presentation of reports
nv chairmen of state delegations. Ad.
dresses were made by the following: J. A.
Patton of Chattanooga, Tenn, president
Tennessee River Improvement Associa.
ton; Col. William L. Slbert. member
Panama canal commission: ID. II. Skinner
Of San Francisco, Cal, National Lumber.
inens Nspufaeturwra Association, and
EsSaieS Nulia9 j.. GogsA u tdaha.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-07
Dillingham; Reluctant to Change.

Senator Dillingham;, ranking member Of
the Senate District committee. said today
that other duties, including those as
chairman OF the immigration commission.
which is sending a forty-volume report
to the government printing Office Jus,
now had prevented him from giving spe-
cial consideration to the Presidents rec
concentrations for District legislation.
Without intending and criticism of
the President or of the local Schools" lie
said this morning. Il do think that when
a system is working in generally salts.
factory way there should not be agitation
CATION and specific reasons"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-09-30
EGG EXPERIMENT IS UNIQUE
Interesting Little Test Shows Why
It Is SO Easy to Swim in
Salt Water.

Let us take two small pickle bottles,
A and B, and one, c, twice as large.
A is to be filed with clear water If,
now, we try to float fresh egg in
the latter we shall assured1y fail; the
egg will Immediately sink to the bot
tom, because the density or water is
considerably less than that of the egg,
says Magical Experiments. Next
place the egg in B, which is full of
concentrated brine, and try to make
the egg sink. 1t is just as impossible
as to cause it to float in water. 1t is
thus clear that strong salt water is
denser than the egg; and, from this
simple experiment, we may guess why
It is SO much easier to swim in salt
than fresh water, since the greater
density of the former permits us the
more easily to float.
Now let us combine these two ex-
periments, and pour into C the greater
part of both these fluids, water and
strong brine, which will, of course,
commingle. BY few trials, pouring
in little more of one or the other,
we shall obtain liquid whose specific
gravity is Identical with that of our
egg; and now the latter, having no
reason to go to the bottom, and find
ing no particular excuse to get to the
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-09-30

% %, e2@2[3A{lklEBk
i .@1E4A27ST,
SUIT IS HELP TO SWIMMERS
Equipped With Life Protector and
Fins Attached to .Ankles-s :
i. Aids Experts. ,...~...

A swimming suit that has tho dou-
BILE advantage of aiding the swimmers
movements and protecting his life has
been designed by Washington man.
It is intended primarily for the use of
beginners, but will be found conve-
nient for experts, who wish to take
long distance swims that either would
tire them greatly or be impossible
without some help. The suit has a
life preserver fastened under the arm
pits of the shirt, and from the strong
elastic bands reach down and are
fastened just above the knees Of the
trousers. Just outside the ankles are
fastened a pair of fins, which give re-
sistance to the water on the back
ward stroke and fold in as the legs
are drawn forward. The elastic bands
help draw the legs forward and save
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-09-30

placed under the table while the hands
were above, and later BY hooks pro-
truding from under his waistcoat.
In these table levitations Mr. Car
rington was assisted by a confederate,
as he explained mediums generally
are. He said that with hooks protrud-
ing from the waistcoat supported by
straps from over the shoulders that
table with man on it could be lifted.
Other methods, he said, were used by
some mediums, but this was the most
common.
The slate writing mystihed the audi
ence to some extent until Mr.. Caring
ton explained. One trick OF slate
writing that was dazzling was too tr1v-
ial to be interesting when shown up.
The performer then sat at table and
materialized baby's hand, which
gradually rose over the top of the ta-
bic. 1t was later discovered that this
hand was attached to Mr.. Carrfna
toms foot.
In utter darkness Mr.: Carrington
then retired to cabinet and material
ICED Turk out of misty whiteness.
The effect was. startling until Mr.. Car
rington did the same thing with all
the lights on. Then it seemed easy to
do with a false mustache and a piece
of cheese cloth covered with phos-
ph0rus.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1910-09-30
FACTS ABOUT YOURSELF.

The average number of teeth is g.
The weight Of the circulating blood
is 20 pound.
The average weight Of an adult is
15O pound six ounces.
The brain of a man exceeds twice
that of any other animal.
A man breathes about 20 times a
minute, or 1900 times an hour
The average weight of the brain of
a man is 81 pounds; of woman 2
pounds II ounces.
Five hundred and forty pounds, or
one hogshead and one and quarter
pints, of bloodspass through the heart
lii one hour.
The average height of an English
man is feet 9 inches; of French
man S feet 4 inches; Of a Belgian S
feet 6% inches -
The heart sends nearly 10 pounds of
blood through the veins and arteries
each beat, and makes four beats while
we breathe once.
One hundred and seventy-fve mil
lion cells are in the lungs, which would
cover a surface thirty times greater
than the human body.
The average Of the pulse in infancy
is 120 per minute; in manhood, 80; at
sixty years, 60. The pulse of females
is more rapid than that of males.