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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-15
MAINE IS REMEMBERED
MEMORIAL SERVICES AT THE
GRAVES IN ARLINGTON.
Twelfth Anniversary of Tragedy to
Be Observed With Music
and Oratory.

Twelve years ago today the American
battleShip Maine was destroyed while
riding peacefully at anchor in Havana
harbor.
Memorial services are In progress al
graves of the Maine dead at Arlington
late this afternoon in continuance Of a
now established custom. The exercises
are under the auspices OF the Department,
of Columbia, Army and Navy Union. In
attendance are men high in the councils
Of the nation.
The program calls for addresses by De.
partment Commander j. Walter Mitchell
who is the presiding officer; Representa-
tives Cordell Hull of Tennessee and J.
Warren Keifer of Ohio. Commander-in-
Chief Van SAINT of the G. A. R.. Rear
McElroy, Department Quartermastel
Thomas A. Green and others.
The musical numbers are 1.-The Star
Spangled Banner" as a solo by Mrs
Hazel Wegner Reeder: solo. 1.-The Heroes
of the Name written for the occasion by
Mrs. Elizabeth Gertrude Mitchell. and to
be sung by Mrs. Florence NJ. Huss, a
Washington soloist, and numbers by the
18th United States Cavalry Band.
Floral pieces are to be placed on the
tives of President Taft. the Cuban min
lister. Gen. William F. Barry Garrison
Army and Navy Union, the Maine Monu-
ment Association. Woman's Relief Corps
Seamen Gunners' class Of the Washing
ton navy yard. Spanish War Veterans
Isabel Worrell Ball Flag Association and
other organizations and individuals.
Tho Maine Monument Association. Ad-
miral Sigsbee president and Mrs. Chris
tine Walton Dunlap secretary. attended
the observance and assisted in making
the affair successful.
The anniversary of the sinking of. the
Maine and the appalling loss of life tina,
followed was first publicly observed in
this city five years ago, when a little
band of members OF the Army and Navy
Union and patriotic women wendell their
way to the Maine section of Arlington,
where about 1GO members of the crew OF
the battleship are sleeping, and in the
prevailing storm of rain and sleet held
memorial services. The custom has been
continued annually since that time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-15
SMALLPOX SUFFERER
IN DISTRICT Bull DING
Negro Walks Into Health Office and
Surprises Physician on
Duty There.

With, plain case of smallpox, James
H. Nickens, colored, walked into the
health Office yesterday. bearing in his
hand card from a physician stating that
Nickens had chickenpox, and requested
admission to Freedmen's Hospital.
Nickens walked into the main room.
and just as he entered the door shaft Of
sunlight fell upon his face.
Something's the matter with that fell
low" murmured contagious disease ex-
pert. Il guess I'll take a look
The look was hasty one but resulted
tn Nickens' detention in the isolating
room down in the basement of the Dis
trict building. He was later taken to the
smallpox hospital.
DIR. Woodward said of the case this
morning.,
st does seem odd that many physi-
clans mistake smallpox. for chickenpoX
and other diseases. Here this man has
been around in street CATS and perhaps
many other places. and there is no guess
ing how many persons have been exposed
to the disease. The average physician
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-15

partment of the Potomac to succeed Gen.
Van SAINT as national commander; Depart
ment Commander Edwin H. Holbrook.
Asst Ad1t Gen. q. IL. Oldroyd and other
omcers OF the local department, and
escorted to his quarters at the Arlington
Hotel He was one of the speakers this
afternoon at the Maine memorial services
at Arlington.
liver an address al the opening session of
the annual encampment of the Depart
ment OF the Potomac. G. A. r.. to be held
this evening at Grand Army Hall, 14l2
Pennsylvania avenue. Before attending
the encampment Gen. Van SAINT will be
the guest OF honor at a reception to be
given at o'clock this evening in the
parlors of the Arlington Hotel by Ellen
Spencer MNssey Tent, Daughters of Vet
Grams Genevieve Spencer, president OF
the tent. will preside.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-15
TAFT WILL BE GUEST
AT BIG G. A. R. BANQUET
President to Be Principal Speaker
at Dinner to Commander
Van SAINT

President TAFT will be the central figure
and principal speaker at the banquet to
he given tomorrow evening in honor of
Commander-in-ChiefS Samuel r.. Van SAINT
Of the G. A. r.. in the banquet hall of the
Arlington Hotel. The dinner will be under
the auspices OF the Department of the Po-
tomac. Grand Army OF the Republic The
committee in charge is headed by Capt.
Israel w. Stone. who made the announce
ment today that President Taft had &C
cepted the invitation of the veterans.
There also will be addresses by men
prominent in the affairs Of the nation and
patriotic circles. Capt. Stone added that
the guests would he seated promptly at
I:30 o'clock.
Commander-in-Chie Van SAINT reached
this city at IL 80 o'clock this morning
lie was met al Union station by Col. John
McElroy, who is the candidate of the De-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-15

east, yesterday evening at 1:so p. M M
Driver Cation, who was driving engine NJ.
10. was thrown from his seat to the the
ground, receiving fractures OF the skdii
that caused his death before lie couio NC
gotten to the hospital.
"Driyer Cation was fifty-four years or
age and had been in the service Of the
fire department since February l, 1888.
During his twenty-five years or service
confidence and esteem of the department
and was considered one of the most eff
c;ant drivers in the service. An honest
Christian man, and a good husband ana
father. his loss is most deeply regretted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-15
INVOLVED IN COCK FIGHT.
Chief of Police and a Constable
Among the Accused.

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
WILKESBARRE, February 15.- Agent
A. l.. Guerney of the Pennsylvania So
ciety for the Prevention Of Cruelty tc
Animals today served sumnionses upon
twelve of the prominent residents Of Oily
plant and Pittston. charging them with
being promoters and spectators Of a cock
fight held at Olyphant few days ago
The men Summoned include the chief OF
police John Gallameher; Justice Thomas
Rogan and Ward Constable Thomas Mid
dleton of OlYphant, Frank Kehoe and
Michael Heating. leading politicians OF
Pittston, and seven other prominent men
The prosecution Is inspired by Father
Murphy, the parish priest of Olyphant
who has the names of 200 men who at
tended the fight and says. If necessary
he will summon all of them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-15
WRECKED ON BRIDGE
Train Leaves Track on Big
Brooklyn Structure.
PASSENGERS CUT BY GLASS
Policemen Brave Third Rail to Res
cue $50 Persons.
CAR HANGS OVER PROMENADE
Accident at Manhattan End Com
pels Thousands to Walk to Work
During Early Rush Hours.
PASSENGERS CUT BY GLASS
CAR HANGS OVER PROMENADE

Specia Dispatch TO The Star
NEW YORK, February 1.-THE most
serious traffic block that the BROOKLYN
bridge has known in years brought the
rush-hour throngs across into Manhattan
on foot this morning.
The block. which began at $40 O'Clock,
and was not cleared until the rush hours
were almost over, was caused by q Lex
ington avenue express train coming in
from Cypress Hills. Where the bridge
tracks branch near the Manhattan end to
allow trains choice of the north or south
side of the terminal platform this train
took an indecisive course. The first
truck went to the south and the car was
sent straddling over the tive tracks,
knocking the third rail of its supports
and tipping the second car over the iron
guard rail above the central promenade
for pedestrians. The forward trucks of
the third car were jostled from the track,
but that car settled steadily upon it's
underpinning and its passengers were
not hurt
Hurt by Flying Glass.
Flying glass terrified many persons and
cut some in the first and second cars.
Policemen. who rushed to help the i'm
prisoned passengers out. first sent i'm an
ambulance alarm to the Hudson Street
and other hospitals. The Oak street sta
ton police reserve, reinforcing the bridge
command rushed over the tracks regard
less Of the exposed third rails, and broke
open the end doors and the platform
guards on the first and second cars. Then
they lifted down the 100 passengers of
the two cars. and passed them TO other
policemen, who assisted them over the
railing to the promenade walk.
One woman. who disappeared before the
police could learn her name, was hurled
partially through q window OF the second
car and was caught by policeman on
the promenade walk. over which the car
had lurched. She was the only woman In
the car. and she was lifted out through
the broken window to the walk quite
badly cut about the face and bruised
She complained to Policeman Brown OF
the bridge squad that her purse was in
side, and he went through the window to
get it. On coming out again he handed
it to her and turned to find an ambulance
surgeon. When he next looked for her
she had disappeared along with all the
others, none OF whom had waited for the
ambulances to arrive.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-15
SAVED BY SNOWBANK.
John Abranson Has Narrow Escape
From Death.

OIL CITY, Pa, February ia loco
motive on the Tonesta Valley railroad
toppled over on John Abranson when II
left the rails, and he lives to tell of his
experiences. A snowbank prevented the
.ensine from crushing him to- death.
Abranson was riding on the pilot of the
engine, which was pushing a snow plow
through the heavy drifts. When it turn
ed over 1t forced Abranson's body through
the snow. Before the heavy mass of steel
could crush his body 1t was stopped by
the heavy packed snow. He escaped with
broken hip and few bruises.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-15
FACES GRAVE CHARGES
YOUNG MAN ACCUSED OF LAR
CENY AND BIGAMY.
Will Be Given Preliminary Hearing
in the Police Court Tomor.
row Morning.

Charged with the larceny Of 81. 800 from
Mrs. Anna Smith Of 1913 Sth street north
east, and possibly facing charge of
bigamy in Alexandria, a young man CIV
ing his name as Frederick Carlton Ack-
ert, but who was known here as Frede-
rick Carlton, was behind the bars at the
first precinct police station today. He is
to be taken to the Police Court tomorrow
morning and given a preliminary exami-
nation.
Detective Howard Vermillion brought
him here last night from Birmingham,
Ala, the arrest having been made at
Bessemer, a suburb of Birmingham. last
week. He admits having married Mrs.
Smith, widow. while his first wife was
still living, although he declares he had
reason to believe his first wife. who was
Mrs. Lillian Herring at the time he
married her. had obtained a divorce and
had afterward committed suicide.
Denies Larceny Charge.
The prisoner declares he received such
information in a letter. He denies that
he took the $1.SO0 from his second wife
and claims she gave it to him. He says
he is a veterinary surgeon, having obtain
ed diploma from the Veterinary Science
Association Of London, Ontario. While
In California two years ago. he says, he
met Mrs. Herring and afterward married
her in Baton Rouge, La. He soon de-
serted her. he admits, and tells of having
served in the navy under the name OF
Frederick Carlton, and it was under this
name that he became known to the
Washington widow. They We're married
in Alexandria. He had none of the 81 ,SOt
left when he was arrested.
Boardman says, will probably be asked to
institute proceedings against the prisoner
for alleged bigamy. his marriage to Mrs
Smith having taken place in that city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-15

goes not see many cases OF smallpox. but
ne sees enough chickenpox to be able to
tell that there Is a. difference when ba
does see case of smallpox
only few days ago had a card from
man whose physician claimed he had
sunered with bromide and ink poisoning.
The patient worked in the bureau ~ an'
craving. and the physician had given him
bromide, which resulted, he Supposed. In
the outbreak on the mans skin. II was
as clear case OF smallpox as you ever
would find
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-15
OUTF|TT|NCS FOR BABY
LATEST CLOTHING IDEAS IN
FARMLAND EXHIBIT.
Imported Novelties for Both Boys
and Girls Displayed by Wood
ward & Lothrop.

A veritable fairyland of things for baby
girls and baby boys to wear. suggesting
the idea that some ethereal godmother
had a hand in their making. is revealed to
shoppers at the Woodward & Lothrop
stores in the sale announced for yester-
dav. today and tomorrow in the infantile
department. Much Of the infant clothing
on display has been imported exclusively
nv the firms European buyers.
There are long and short coats OF soIt
silks crepes and cashmeres, artlstlc win
laces and hand embroideries; short coats
in dainty tinted silks, and REFERS OF strip
ed and checked serges. Hats and dresses
are no less artistic in design and elaborate
in the making. There are, too, Wondrous
disnlays in christening robes of sheer
nainsooks. with Iaces and tucks and many
exclusive features. Among the dresses
are nainsook and lawn dresses In yoke
and Russian long-waisted effects.
In the women's department there Is on
exhibition a display of house garments,
ca ch of which is Of style the femininity
is nrone to call "a dream" They include
neglfge sacques, matinees OF French
Ia WINS with embroidery; silk petticoats of
taffets and messaline silks, in the late
snrinp shades, including brocaded and
nresden patterns. Lingerie slips, princess
effect with simple or elaborate trimmings
of point de Paris, mechlin and Vaiencl-
enneS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-15
Might Have Been Worse.

fortunate circumstance OF the wreck
was that 1t occurred before the rush hour
was at it's height. Had the car which
careened over the guard rail been packed
with people. as would have been the case
an hour later, it would probably have
been heavy enough to crush the iron
stanchions Of the light guard rail. which
would have allowed 1t to drop some dozen
feet OF the elevated structure.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-15
Two Hundred Drowned in Persian
Gulf.
in, m Tho Star

Special Cablegram TO The Star.
ST. PETERSBURG. February ia
dispatch from Teheran to the Russ says
that two steamships, one a passenger
boat and the other freight carrier from
Bushire to boroering port on the Per-
sian gulf. have been wrecked in "A great
storm. Two hundred lives were lost
The names of the vessels are not given.
The drowned include passengers and
members OF the crews OF the two boats
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-15
Attorney General to Address Club.

CHICAGO, H., February 15.-Attorney
General George w. Wickersham has ac-
cepted an invitation to deliver an address
before the Hamilton Club of this city at
the Appomattox day dinner. April .. The
subject of his address will be The Ad
miniStration."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-15
Some of the Specialties.

The firm has also imported peauui VI
line of trousseaux OF the sheerest MAIN
socks, with the daintiest and most eAaui-
site hand embroideries and trimmed VIII
valenciennes and other laces. me iates'
fashions in corsets are displayed Inc
models are especially adapted TO the new
nring STYLES. lifting the body with the de-
sired comfort and grace.
The special opening will conclude at the
regular closing hour of the establishment
tomorrow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-15

Chew Piper Heidsieck tobacco for Z
week and 1T will be your choice for life
time. Champagne dayor.-Advl..
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-15
ADVOCATE STRONG LAW
AGAINST GROWLER HABIT
Commissioners Deprecate the Fact
That Children Are Permitted
to Rush the Can,

The Commissioners have intimated that
they would like to find a way to break
up the habit of chasing the growler''
by children, and have informed Repre-.
sentative Smith of the House District
committee of this fact in letter in
which an adverse report is made on the
Bennett bill to regulate liquor traffic in
the District.
The report says:
THE board of Commissioners would
favor a stronger measure to prevent
imitation clubs and imitation hotels from
obtaining licenses and to regulate the
so-called GROWER traffic so that only
adults might purchase beer In common
receptacles."
The Bennett bill would change the form
Of the excise board so that 1t would be
composed of the judge of the Juvenile
Court, the health olncer and an inspec-
tor Of police. 1t defines a barroom as a
place where intoxicating liquor is sold
in quantities. from a single drink up
TO gallon, whether drunk on the
premises or not"
Right to Sue for Damage.
1t would give every wife. child. parent.
guardian or other person injured in
person or in property or in means OF
support through the intoxication of any
oA'S ~ "iioih eACy acOh Aoi SupPoIt VI
help the right to sue the bartender, the
saloon keeper, The hotel keeper, or any
one interested in the selling or giving of
the liquor which did the damage. Ply
sicians are barred in this bill from Civ
ing intoxicants in any form unless he is
positive his patients ailment needs it.
The GROWER paragraph in the Ben
net bill absolutely does away with the
carrying of buckets of beer in the street.
and makes 1t necessary to buy beer or
whisky for home use in the original pack
age, that is, in sealed bottles. This para
graph the Commissioners would like to
see enforced in some manner although
they report that the existing law seems
to cover all other phases of the liquor
traffic In a satisfactory manner.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-15
Hair Brushes
Half Price.

Bought at half price from the
HOWARD BRUSH CO. one of the
largest makers of fine brushes. and
to sold AT THE LOWEST PRICES
EVER OFFERED FOR HIGH
GRADE GOODS
PURE SIBERIAN BRISTLES-
WON'T COME OUT,
Hair Brushes. Values up to -
GIL WV
Hair Brushes. Values up to 90
Hair Brushes. Values up 81 AZ
These include Turtle Ebony.
Foxwood, sewood and
Bird's-eye Maple Backs, hand
somely polished. Among them
are some of the WELL
KNOWN AJAX BRUSHES.
Included i'll the lot are also
Military Brushes and Cloth
Brushes at less than cost to
manufacture.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-15
Chief Engineer Wagner's Report.

Chief Engineer Wagner has informed
Commissioner Johnston of Driver Cations
death, through the following letter:
Sir:
1T is with deep regret that l have to
report to you the death of Driver William
Cation o. this department.
while responding TO an alarm of fire
from premises No. 1909 LIST street SOUTH
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-03-12

Washington, March IL. Omitted
Z Press.) This promises to be a sad
year for the housefly The depart
ment of agriculture IS planning to in
Iaugurate countrywide crusade
against him as soon as spring opens.
Hundreds of scientists aided by all
the laborers, all the ir-smelling drugs
and chemicals, and all the cruel
screens and mechanical killers that
can be pressed into service, will make
Ia concerted attack upon the familiar
pest for the purpose OF driving him
out of existence.
DR.. l.. o. Howard, head of the
bureau of entomology. who is to be
commander-in-chief of the fly annihi-
lation army, told some of his plans
for the campaign to the house COM
mittee on expenditures in the de
partment of agriculture. The first
big gun of the war will be fired in
the country districts where the flies
In the past have been allowed to mui-
tiply without molestation by the
farmer. A special farmers bulletin
is now being prepared by the bureau
which will not only give valuable fly
killing recipes, but will also display
In their horrid colors the various dis
eases that are spread by the fly.
During his testimony before the
committee, DIR. Howard urged the
congressman to consider the import
ance Of a law for protecting the
country from the introduction of for
eign insect and parasite pests that
reach us on plant and nursery stock.
OF the seventeen serious tree and
vegetable parasites that are now cost
ing the farmers of this country mil
lions of dollars annually. no said,
more than half had been imported.
The Egyptian and browntail moths
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-03-12
BITTER ATTACK
ON 1. R. CLAWS
CLARENCE CUNNINGHAM ON THE
WITNESS STAND.
Said He Was Trapped-Charged
That CLAWS Secured His Afi-
davit on False Prctcnses
THE HEARING AT CLEVELAND

Cleveland, March IA bitter at
tack on Louis II. CLAWS by Clarence
Cunningham was the feature of the
inquiry by United States Commits
|sioner MCGEE into the Cunningham
coal claims in Alaska.
Cunningham on the witness stand.
charged former Land Agent CLAWS
with having trapped him into sign
ing an affidavit under false pre-
lenses and of having pretended de-
sire to have the Cunningham entries
cleared for patent when he was re-
ally endeavoring to have them de-
clared fraudulent.
The affidavit in question has fig
ured prominently in the Ballinger-
Pinchot inquiry, and was a basis of
a discussion of the perjury statutes
in the congressional committee in
Washington today.
In 1t Cunningham denies In detail
that the .Guggenheim syndicate was
interested in the thirty-three claims
which he located, and which is now
contended by the government are
fraudulent.
Cunningham asserted that the af-
fidavit was dictated by CLAWS, who
induced him to sign 1t on the under
standing that it was solely for the
purpose of securing patents. CLAWS
had assured him that the claims were
perfectly sound and that he per-
sonally would do everything he could
to have them passed by the land Of
flee.
Cunningham reiterated the declar-
alton that at no time did Guggen-
helms ever advance any money in the
interest of the entrants and that they
had never had any interest whatso-
ever in the claims. He explained
that the option they claimed to hold
had been merely provisional and had
never been ratified.
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-03-12
Dun's Weekly Review.

New York, March 12.-Nearls
every report from trade centers Is OF
transactions well above last year and
jof a bright outlook for the new sea-
son. Financial conditions are also
much stronger, and altogether better.
This improvement, however, is in
spite OF considerable uneasiness on
account Of the strike in Philadelphia,
which causes some uncertainty as TO
future developments.
The temperance of railroads as
active purchasers OF rolling stock and
.other needed equipment Is an i'm
portant development in iron and steel
While evidences that construction
work VIII be pushed with vigor gives
me situation as a whole a decidedly
improved aspect.
Trade in boots and shoes Is slightly
better but the question of values
continues to limit new business.
The Paducah evening sun., 1910-03-12
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Tracy, Son of the Immortals; Tomp-
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