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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-20
GIVE BOND; QUIT JAIL LOR|MER CASE HITCH
Bailey Knots and Brother Are Opposition to Adoption of Re-
Released. port Has Developed
BAIL REDUCED TO 81 900 POSTPONEMENT EXPECTED
in Alleged Blackmail Plot
Unable to Procure Sum- Over Testimony.
ARMSTRONG STAYS CELL MATTER UP IN COMMITTEE
to HaveB
Rumor That Minority
Wane in Fndin
Bailey Knots and Brother Are
Released.
BAIL REDUCED TO $1,000
Woman in Alleged Blackmail Plot
Unable to Procure Sum.
ARMSTRONG STAYS IN CELL
Held. It Is Said. on Account of
Rumor That He Is Man
Wanted in Richmond.

J. Bailey Knots and his brother. Ben
jamin Ii. Knots. two of the defendants
in the alleged Matchmaking case i'm which
Charles Rosenthal figures as complainant
were released from Jail on bond of $1,000
today.
Mrs. FloSsie KNOTS. wife of J. Bailey
Knots, and Albert Armstrong were re-
turned to Jail from the Police Court the
latter being unable to Obtain a reducto
in bond from So $50 to S2Un The young
woman was unable to procure bail in the
sum Of S2,Cp1
The Knots brothers. Immediately after
leaving court. went tn Union station and
boarded a train for Orangebure, s c., to
visit their mother. who has been seri-
ouSly i'll since hearing of their plight
They were accompanied by an older
brother
Inc quartet was taken into court before
the usual crowd of spectators had ar
rived TINS morning Each pleaded not
shltN To the charge of Matchmaking con-
tanned in the warrant read by Frank
SehE!Hg. clerk of the court Attorney
tafnpOeU Darlington, counsel for the de-
PENDANTS, waived a preliminary hearing
ana the! We're held for the action of the
grand jury.
Inc attorney first asked for a reduction
IN the bond from 5000 to $1,000 This
was granted by Judge MullOwny for the
three Knots, but on objection of Assist
AM United States Attorney Ralph Given
no reduction was granted in Armstrong;
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-20
COMMERCE CHAMBER ELECTION
Capt. Oyster Only Candidate So Far
for the Presidency.

AS the date of the annual election of
officers of the Chamber of Commerce
draws near interest in the proposed
nomination of several candidates is also
increasing.
Up to the present time Capt. James
F. Oyster is the only candidate for the
presidency and it is the consensus Of
opinion that his election practically will
be unanimous.
A number of friends of D. j. Gala
han have just started a campaign to
nominate him for the first vice presi-
dency of the cahmber and elect him
January IA, when the annual meeting
is to be held. To test the sentiment
of his friends, a meeting has been
called by Mr.. Callahan's supporters.
They have invited every member Of the
organization to assemble at the rooms
of the Chamber of Commerce Thurs
day, at II o'clock noon. to consider MIR.
Callahan's candidacy.
j. Louis Wilige announced this after
noon that friends have prevailed on him
to become a candidate for first vice presi-
dent of the chamber.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-20
Mr.. NAGEL NOT TO ISSUE
ORDER FOR LONGER HOURS
But Much Overtime Work Is Now
Being Done in Depart
ment of Commerce.

No general order requiring the en-
ployes of the Department of Commerce
and Labor to work an extra half-hour
daily will be issued at this time by Sec
| rotary Nagel. according to an official
statement made at the department today.
This statement puts seven of the heads
of the departments on record as not
favoring increasing the hours of clerks.
Secretary Meyer of the Navy Depart
ment. who has not yet made statement
in regard to the matter, is out Of town.
Attorney General Wickersham already
has in force an order compelling the
clerical force of the Department of JUS
tice to work until 5 o'clock.
1t was stated at the Office of the Secre-
tary Of Commerce and Labor today that
it is not the intention to order a general
extension of Office hours in the Depart
ment of Commerce and Labor. Secretary
Nagel does not believe that q general ex-
tension Of hours is necessary. AS mat
ter of fact. great deal Of overtime work
now is being performed. In one impor-
tant branch Of the department the entire
force is working one hour extra each
day, and in several Of the bureaus over
time work on the part of the majority of
the force is the rule rather than the ex-
have always responded cheerfully to ex-
ira demands of this kind. In fact. in a
great many instances, employees voiun-
tarily remain long after the usual clos
ing hour in order to keep the work from
falling behind.
me policy of the department is to
leave the matter of extra hours to the
discretion Of the bureau chief. who is in
the best position to decide when over
time is necessary. The department Will
continue to require longer hours on the
part OF it's employees when the work falls
behind. This is in accordance with law
and practice.
Upon inquiry whether or not any change
was contemplated in the present regula-
ton allowing employees of his department
not to exceed thirty days sick leave
in any one calendar year, Secretary
Nagel said that he had just completed
an investigation and had concluded that
no change was necessary. 1t appears
that during the calendar year 1909, which
is the last year for which the record
is complete, the regular employees of
the department in Washington were al
lowed on an average of rs days leave
with pay on account of sickness The
Secretary thinks this indicates that there
is no general abuse Of the sick leave
privilege.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-20
Mail Subsidy to Be Discussed.
AWARD IN CARTER CASE.
Frank W. Hubby, Jr., Gets $4,000
for Service as Receiver.

NEW YORK, December 20.-Judge
Ward of the United States circuit court
today gave his approval to an agreement
of counsel awarding $1,000 to Frank W.
Hubby, jr.. for his services as a receiver
in the litigation instituted by the United
States against former Capt Oberlin NJ
Carter of the Engineer Corps of the army
After Capt. Carriers conviction Of com.
plicity with contractors Greene and Gay
nor In Savannah river and harbor in
frauds which ran into the millions, the
government took possession of his estate
which was assembled through the Hubby
receivership. Carter on his conviction
was sentenced to prison at Fort Leaven-
worth. Kan, and contractors Greene and
Gaynor are now doing time In the fedora
penitentiary at Atlanta, Ga.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-20
COALITION IS AHEAD.
Majority of 126 Over Unionists in
British Parliament.

LONDON December 20.-The govern
ment party will have coalition majority
OF 126 in the new parliament as a result
OF the elections which closed yesterday.
This is two more than the combined adj
vantage over the unionists in the pre-
ceding parlia
The state of the parties is as follows:
Unionists. 272; liberals, 211; Irish ma
tionansts. ~; independent nationalists. IL:
labor members AZ.
Yesterdays returns in the three con-
stituencies which closed the pollinys were
made known today and showed no change
They returned a nationalist, an independ-
ent nationalist and d liberal. OF the
three the only sharp fight was for the
seat In Wick burghs, where r Munro
the liberal candidate, was reelected over
The unionist Sir A. Biynold, by a ma
jority of 211.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-20
EXECUTIONS IN HAND.
Marshal to Proceed Against Delin.
quent Jamestown Stockholders.

NORFOLK, Va. December on.-Execu-
tons against nearly 800 delinquent James
town exposition stockholders who failed
to make defense to an action for recovery
brought by the receivers against all de-
lnquent stockholders were TODAY placed
in the hands of United States Marshal
Smithers for collection on the ground
heretofore entered
The marshal will give delinauents until
specified time in which to pay and will
then proceed to attach and sell all per-
sonal property found for the satisfa ction
of unpaid judgments.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-20
UNCLE BILLIE" DEAD.
Norfolk ''Newsboy" Was Over
EightY.Five Years of Age.

NORFOLK, Va, December 2O.-WiIliam
Ashby, known to almost every man,
woman and child in Norfolk as Uncle
Billie" a veteran of the Mexican and
civil wars and probably the oldest news
boy in America. died yesterday at St.
Vincents Hospital Nobody knows the
exact age of Uncle Billie" but men who
have known him for fifty years saw he
must have been past eighty-ive. Ashby
served in a North Carolina regiment dur.
ing the civil war, and for the last twenty
five years he has been selling papers on
thestreets of Norfolk. He was known all
over the south by Confederate veterans.
He was conspicuous figure at reunions
of Confederates. He was a member of
Pickett-Buchanan Confederate Veterans
of this city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-20
BODY FOUND IN WATER.
Officer of Revenue Cutter Service
Drowned in Baltimore Harbor

BALTIMORE, Md, December 2o-Tbe
body of Lieut.. Edward j. Donohue of
the United States revenue cutter
Apache was found in the waters of the
upper harbor here today. He had been
missing since last Saturday night
Lieut.. Donohue obtained shore leave
last Saturday afternoon. He attended
the theater in the evening and was last
seen alive about / o'clock Sunday morn
Ing on the water front by the engineer
OF tug who directed him TO the wharf
where the Apache was moored
Lieut.. Donohue was twenty-six years
old and came from New York city,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-20
CONTEMPT CASE DISMISSED.
Officials Charged With Administer
ing third Degree"

NEW ORLEANS. December 2O.-Judge
Foster. in the United States circuit cours
today. dismissed the contempt proceed
ings against Francis w. Bird Of New
York. special assistant United States a =
torney. and Frank l.. Garbarino, special
agent of the Department of Justice, who
were charged with administering the
third degree to witnesses summoned
before the special grand jury which is
investigating alleged frauds in sugar I'm
pOrtatiOns at this port.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-20
TRIAL IS POSTPONED.
Physicians Ask More Time to Exam
inc Gallagher's Mental Condition.

NEW YORK. December 2O-The trial
of James J. Gallagher for the shooting of
William Edwards street cleaning c; minis
sioner, while the latter was trying to pro-
tect Mayor Gaynor from Gallagher's muir.
derous assault August last, was post
poned today until January 8.
The pOstponement was on motion of
Prosecutor Garven who said that two of
the physicians who had been called into
the case by the state desired more time
for the examination of the accused man,
to determine his mental condition.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-20
News Briefs.

A moving picture parlor is to be placed
i'm the State Insane Asylum at Weston.
w. Va. A moving picture machine will
be installed to vary the monotony Of the
existence of the unfortunates confined
there.
The "drys' won Mondays local option
fight at Suffolk. Va. by a majority of
% in total vote of TAT. The figures
were 30S against license, 343 for license
and q void ballots. The announcement
Of the result was followed by the pro-
lOnged shrieking of mill whistles, clang-
ing of bells and tremendous shouts among
the partisan victors
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-20
Philadelphia Factory Burns IN.

PHILADELPHIA, December 2O-Fire
destroyed the fourth and fifth floors of
the paper box and Christmas tree orna-
ment factory of Beggs & Grahm, 215-
PIT South American street, last night.
The loss is estimated at $15, ZOO.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-20

Margaret Ogden Bigelow gives a prose
poem on Christmas day, of characteristic
style and excellence. and Canon Lang
bridge adds to the poetic contents, In our
next Sunday Magazine.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-20

The final installment Of THE Armlet of
jade with everybody disposed of hap
PLY. and a climax that you would never
guess, in "a next Sunday Magazine.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-20
CAR0USE OF CRIME
Negro Commits Assault, Triple
Murder and Arson.
BODIES FOUND IN RUINS
Girl Victim, Her Father and Niece
All Slain.
CULPR1T IS UNDER ARREST
Knife Accuses Him-Great Excite
ment in Community-sheriff
Tries to Elude Lynchers.
CULPRIT Is UNDER ARREST

DURHAM. N. c., December 20.-Three
charred bodies. found in the ruins of
the burned home Of j. L. Sanders, near
Hester, twenty miles from here, last mid
night. and strands Of a girls hair. dis
covered in a pool of blood in the ward.
led to the arrest an hour later of Nathan
Montague, young negro, on charges of
criminal assault. murder and arson.
The negro was rushed to Durham for
safe keeping, and will be transferred to
the state penitentiary following an in
quest, which is to be held later TODAY.
The bodies are believed to be those of
Mr.. Sanders. His daughter, Mary San
ders, and his little two-year-old grand
daughter.
Evidences Of Crime,
Neighbors discovered the Sanders home
on fire about 10 o'clock last night. The
house burned to the ground in a short
time. When the three members of the
family were found to be missing a search
Of the premises, including the ruins, was
made
At a spot in the yard near where
the house had stood there was a large
pool Of blood in which were found
AOuS StIduOS VI NdlT. Nearby the
searchers found a large pocket knife
all covered with blood. Soon afterward
the bodies were discovered. complet.
ing the evidence of the fearful trag-
edy.
One Of the neighbors identified the
knife as belonging to Montague. 1t was
recognized as the one the negro had
used in scraping hogs yesterday at
the place of another neighbor, where
Montague was assisting in killing
hogs. Miss Saunders was there at the
time, it was recalled
Montague Under Arrest.
Acting upon this information. Sheriff
Wilson went at once to Montagues
home and accused him Of committing
the crime. The negro was covered
with blood, it is alleged, and was trem-
bling with fear. He offered resistance,
but was subdued and taken into GUS
tody.
There was great excitement in the
community following news of the ar
rest. The sheriff rushed the negro
across country to prevent possible at
tempt to lynch him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-20
AGNUS VISITS TAFT
Advocate for denomination as
President to Call Again.
HERRICK LUNCHEON GUEST
Former Governor Discusses Ohio Po-
litical Situation.
DRY ZONE" IN MINNESOTA
Gov. Eberhart Requests That Order
Be enthusiastically Taft
Finds Aeroplane.
DRY ZONE" IN MINNESOTA

Gen. Felix Agnus of Baltimore, who has
come out for the denomination of Presi-
dent Taft by the republican party, was
one of the White House visitors today.
He is to spend more time later with the
President.
George E. Vincent Of the University of
Minnesota saw Mr.. Taft.
Guests at Luncheon:
Ex-Gov. and Mrs. Herrick Of Ohio were
guests of the President at luncheon to-
| day. Mr.. Herrick went over the Ohio
political situation with Mr.. Taft during
the afternoon.
Lorin c. Collins of Chicago who has re-
signed as a judge of the supreme court
| of the Panama Canal Zone, called at the
White House.
Charley Taft is the first Of the Taft
boys to come home for Christmas. He is
making things hum around the White
House.
The youngster has found the model OF
an aeroplane some one sent the President
and intimates that he may try a few
| flights from the roof of the White House
"Dry Zone" in Minnesota.
President Taft will decide in a few
| days whether or not the dry zone' in
| the state of Minnesota IS to be reduced
| or not. Gov. Eberhart talked the mat
| ter over with the President today. Later
| there was conference at the executive
offices in which Secretary Ballinger and
members Of the Minnesota delegation In
Congress participated.
On October 10 Secretary Ballinger
issued an order calling for the strict
enforcement of the old treaty which
fOrbfds the sale of liquor on any of
| the Indian reservations in Minnesota.
The boundaries of these reservations
have not been changed for many years.
The prohibitory order affected a
large portion of Minneapolis, Duluth and
claimed that the order covers much
the greater part of the entire state.
President Taft has been asked to
except the cities affected, and to re-
strict the enforcement Of the prob BIZ
ton clause to the lands Immediately
surrounding the reservations where
the Indians now live and the places
| they frequent
A delegation of the Anti-Saloon
| League VIII be heard in opposition to
Mail Subsidy to Be Discussed.
The legislative outlook for ocean mail
subsidy will be discussed at a dinner at
the White House tonight, when Presi-
dent Taft will entertain Senators Gal
linger and Hale and Representatives
Humphrey, Dwight and others.
The President is anxious that Congress
at this session pass a measure, by mail
subsidy or other subvention, adequate to
guarantee the establishment and rapid
development of an American merchant
| marine The prospect for legislation at
mill no
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-20

BILL PROVIDES FUND
FOR MILK LABORATORY
Appropriation of $4,000 for
Expense of Operating the
StrauS Plant.

Senator Gallinger today introduced q
bill providing for the acceptance from
Nathan Stratus by the federal government
OF the Straus psteurized milk labora
tory. An appropriation of SIS 600 to con-
tinue the operation of the laboratory I'M
til June 30, 19l2-the end of the next
fiscal year-is also provided in the bill
The money is to be expended. under the
supervision Of the surgeon general of the
public health and marine hospital serv-
ice for the purpose of demonstrating, u
says the bill, with the cooperation OF
the health Office of the District of CO.
lumbia, the practical utility of infants
milk depots in the reduction of the infant
mortality
Referred to District Committee.
The bill was referred to the District
committee. and it is not expected there
will be any delay in getting action upor
it. Senator Gallinger, it's chairman. has
expressed himself in favor Of the plan
to allow the government to take over the
plant and provide for it's operation by
public funds. In the same class as hos
pitfalls for which Congress makes annual
appropriations the senator puts the
Straus laboratory. Both are operated for
the benefit of the public health in his
opinion. and there seems to he as much
reason for spending the public funds for
the laboratory, where health-giving mill
is distributed, as for hospitals, where
health-giving drugs are distributed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-20
Opposition to Adoption of Re-
port Has Developed.
POSTPONEMENT EXPECTED
More Time Wanted in Which to Go
Over Testimony.
MATTER UP IN COMMITTEE
Pressure Said to Have Been Brought
to Bear to Prevent Minority
Findings.

What may prove formidable opposition
to the adoption of any report to the Sc1-
ate for the eXoneraton Of Senator Lor-
inner, the result of the investigation
of charges of bribery in connection with
his election by the Illinois legislature to
succeed Senator Hopkins. is said to have
developed on the Senate floor today.
Several senators are declared to have
agreed that they would compel a post
ponemeLt of the whole subject until after
the holiday recess, in order that all men,
bers might have an opportunity to digest
the testimony. as well as the report of
the committee on privileges and elections.
Chairman Burrows called the commit
tee on privileges and elections together
to-day and soon after the adjournment
it was reported that he had been au-
thOriZed to report the LOrimer matter
to the Senate in accordance with the
findings of the subcommittee. Great
dissatisfaction is said to have been eX-
pressed because of the failure of the
committee to have printed the findings
of the subcommittee. 1t is asserted
that there never has been an inveStiga-
ton in which such diligent effort has
been made to keep the proceedings
secret.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-20
Subcommittee q Unit.

According to authoritative informa ton
the subcommittee was a unit in declaring
that there had been no evidence that Sem
ator Lormer had been involved in any
manner in purchasing votes of individual
members of the legislature, but that there
is some difference of opinion as to what
would have been the result IL all OF the
votes against which there was faint haG
been eliminated.
1t developed today also that some men,
berS of the full committee believed that
the subcommittee should have reported
merely whether bribery had been resorted
to in the election in which MI. Lorimer
was successful, and that the instructions
given by the Senate in the resolution a,l-
thorizng the investigation had not called
for report of exoneration for Mr.. Lori
mer. Regardless of this fact, no one could
be found who was willing TO bring in a
minority report.
burn, who were members of the subcom-
mittee. filed individual statements, they
did not dissent from the findings of the
subcommittee that there was no evidence
that Mr.. Lorimer had been a party to
corruption, if any was practiced in the
election. Their individual statements
dealt wholly with the testimony invOlv-
ing members of the Illinois legislature.
Votes Numbered 2O2.
There were w votes cast on the ballot
on which Lorimer was elected. Of these
he received los, and opposition candidates
"a votes. Speaker Shurtleff had de-
ciared a constitutional majority of the
Legislature to be 1O2 members. The testi-
mony adduced by the subcommittee on
privileges and elections brought in the
names of four members of the legislature
as having received brides and three as
having paid money to influence votes.
Without bringing MIR. Lorimer into the
transaction at all, Senator Frazier has
filed q statement in which it is said that
he declares these seven votes should not
be counted for LOrimer. Several other
senators are said to share this view, but
there is difference of opinion as to
whether their elimination would have af-
fected his election.
The statement filed by Senator Hey,
eliminating votes Of such members of the
legislature as confessed to receiving
brides, on the ground that the statements
of self-confessed perjurer should not be
permitted to overthrow the election
Several senator's not members Of the
committee on privileges and elections are
reported to have said that pressure has
been brought upon individual members
of the committee not to file minority re-
ports. No confirmation of this report
could be obtained, although it appeared
portable that the Burrows report would
| not receive the unanimous support of the
committee.