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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-17
TWO MORE ROBBERIES;
POLICE MAKE ARREST
Prisoner Admits Pawning Kodak,
But Says He Acted for
Another.

Two robberies. thought to have been
committed by the colored man who has
steaithily visited many houses recently,
were reported 10 the police yesterday.
Heretofore his operations were confined
10 the second police precinct but FRI
day night he went across the dividing
line into the third precinct and COM
United a theft
The robbery in the third precinct was
At the home CT +. d. Rice, 1919 o street.
and his visit there was paid between 4
and O'Clock in the morning He was
seen before he had time to make much
OF a haul kodak worth SO being the
only thing taken from the house Occu-
pants cf the house got a good look at him
and were able to furnish the police a de-
scription
His other visit was to the house of
Mrs. e v Russell. 1918 nth street
northwest. about o'clock in the morn
Ing Entrance TO the house was gained
through front window. and the in
truder took from the room of Mrs Mil
Ter. boarder. purse containing be-
tween $50 and s35
Detectives Barbee and Vermillion yes
terday afternoon arrested man who
gave his name as Thomas F. O'Neiil and
locked him up on suspicion O'Neill II
Is charged. pawned the kodak that was
taken from the Rice home His state
ment 10 the police was that he pawned
II for a colored man and gave the latter
the money.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-17
STRIKE Is AvERTED.
Crescent City Street Car Men Accept
Company's Terms.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW ORLEANS, La, July 18.-There
will be no street car strike in New Or
leans.
International President W. D. Mahon of
Detroit won out tonight in his plea for
conservatism, and the eighteen hundred
men composing the local union. by vote
of four to one. decided to accept the
companys proposition Of a three-year
contract at an increase of one-quarter
cent per hour each year, starting at 2o11a
cents per hour.
For two weeks the city has been in a
turmoil in anticipation of a tie-up of the
traction system. The company, through
President Hugh McCloskey, had imported
strike-breakers secretly in squads Of a
score. The outsiders had been quartered
about the city and were ready for instant
service.
Mr.. McCloskey had also arranged to put
on a taxicab service.
These preparations had, 1t appeared,
overawed the union.
However, 1t was through the work Of
President Mahon that peace was finally
restored and a long and serious clash
averted. Strong pressure was brought to
bear by the Progressive Union and other
commercial organizations against prec1pi-
tating labor troubles at this time. The
prospect Of New Orleans securing the
worlds Panama exposition was held up as
an argument that the street railway COM
pany must not be Handicapped.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-17
AIDS TO NAVIGATION.
Notice to Mariners Regarding
Changes in Fifth District.

A notice to mariners regarding changes
in buoyage and aids to navigation in the
waters OF the fifth district have been is
sued as follows:
Thimble Shoal Light, Va.-The clock
work operating this light became deranged
July Z. and fixed white light was shown
until July 10. when repairs were made
and characteristic restored.
Chesapeake Bay, Va.-Outer Entrance
whistling buoy. 2. was reported July Is
as not sounding. The buoy will be chang
ed as soon as practicable.
Tangier Island Shoal Lump gas BUOY.
TL12.-The characteristic of the HRht
shown by this buoy was changed June -
from fixed white for 10 seconds, separated
by eclipses of 10 seconds duration. To
fixed white for seconds, separated nv
eclipses Of 5 seconds duration
Baltimore Harbor. Md-Brewerton
Channel buoy. Is, found broken, was re-
placed July IA.
Choptank River. Md.-Lows Point sboal
buoy. /. found broken. was replaced
June Is.
Hampton Roads. va.-Wllloughby Shit
bell buoy IL. found out Of position. was
replaced July 8.
Elizabeth River. va.-Lower Lamhert
Point buoy II. found out OF position. was
replaced July o.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-17
YELLED PROPHETS PLAN
CHESAPEAKE BEACH TRIP
Water Polo Match Has Been Ar
ranged As One Of Outings
Features.

kalipoIis Grotto No. 10. Mystic Order
Yelled Prophets of the Enchanted Realm,
has arranged to give an excursion to
Chesapeake Beach the 9th instant Com
mittees have been appointed to arrange
the events for the occasion.
Running races, tugs of war, potato
races and sack races, all TO be held in
the water, have already been arranged.
The main feature will be a water polo
match to be played between the Washing
ton and Alexandria poloists in which Will
liam E. Huntington for the Capital city
and Robert s. Barrett for Alexandria
Will be the opposing captains. Other Of
6cers for the match are: Judges, Dr. l..
L. Friedrich. Daniel Curry, William F.
Guide and Theodore Moore; referee, S. L.
Heacock. and clerk of course, Charles
s. Zurhorst
The events start at 4 O'Clock and at
the conclusion little red devils will be
distributed as souvenirs.
The committees OF arrangements for
the excursion are as follows:
MISUNDERSTANDING s. Schmid
chairman; J. W. Collins, Theodore T.
Moore. John II. Shreve. Joseph II. Cur
ran. George E. Howard. w H. Wunder,
NJ. D.: ]. Fl. Melton. Floyd w. Brooks.
NJ. D.: George X. Baier, MD; w. F. r.
Phillips. MD; W. o. Owens, Md:
George y Payette, George w. Engel and
Athletic and stunt-Frank K. Raymond,
chairman: Peter Latterner, vice chair
man.
Publicity-Wm. II. Landvoigt chair
man.
Peter Latterner. Charles Aufenthie, Phil
lip Nachman. Achille Burklin, Ferdinand
A. Hermann, Paul C. Bishoff, Edward
F. Schmid and William E. Evans.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-17
FOR SAFETY OF SAILORS.
Device Permitting Their Escape
From Flooded Submarines.

The Navy Department has purchased
ia device which will permit the escape
Of officers and crews of flooded sub
marines resting on the bottom. This
device. which has already been tested
and adopted by the British navy, will
be installed for experimental purposes
in one of our new submarines, and If
found satisfactory all the submarines
of the navy will be equipped with it.
An alright section built from the
side OF the submarine, in which the
air is trapped. is part Of the design
to be tried. 1t is called an lair lock
With this is to be used an ingenious
diving helmet and jacket. These he'll
NETS are hung inside the air lock,
which is supplied with oxygen from
the submarines cylinders.
In case of an accident the men in the
vessel may make their way to the air
lock, adjust the helmets, which requires
but thirty seconds, and air in the he'll
met carries the wearer to the surface.
There is supply of artificial air in
the helmet In a small case, which both
purifies and generates oxygen.
Respired air undergoes a process of
publication, and is reoxygenated and
used over again.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-17
AFTER NAVAL COMMISSIONS.
Warrant Officers to Be Promoted to
Grade of Ensign.

Examinations will be held early next
month of warrant officers Of the navy
for promotion to the grade of ensigns
in the navy.
Under the law boatswains. gunners
and machinists, not exceeding twelve
In ALL may be appointed to the COM
mizsioned grade Of ensign under GER
tain conditions.
Up to date applications to take the
prescribed examination have been filed
at the Navy Department by Chief Cum
ner John J. Murray, attached to the
West Virginia.; Chief Gunner Thomas
p. Clark, attached to the Mississippi;
Machinist Thomas P. Hayes, attached
to the Nebraska; Machinist William B.
Cothran. attached to the Vermont, and
Machinist Ole P. Oraker. attached to
the Buffalo.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-17
MRS. SIMON KANN LOSES
$1,000 WORTH OF jEWElS
Three Diamond Rings Disappear
Between Breakfast and Lunch
Time-Waiter Arrested.
Special. Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star
ATLANTIC CITY. n. J., July 16-Cen.
trail ONCE Detectives are. working on the
mysterious disappearance Of 5000 worth
OF jewels. the property Of Mrs. Simon
kann, wife Of the head of 8. Kann. Sons
& Co. of 1897 Belmont road, Washington
D. c.. a guest at the Hotel pierrepont, In
this city.
former waiter at the hotel is locked
UP In the city Jail. accused of having
some knowledge Of the robbery.
Mrs. Kann last remembers having the
jewels, three handsome diamond rings, In
her possession at the breakfast table Fri.
day last. When she desired to dress her
self IN the jewels. few hours later. they
were missing. Search failed to disclose
their whereabouts.
Inc gems were laid in a channels bag
IN I1nany's. New York, last Tuesday. for
safe keeping. Mrs. Kann is positive she
had them as late as Friday.
While she does not accuse the former
waiter now under arrest she declared he
mad caught glimpse of her jewels when
she inspected them at the breakfast table
at the hotel Friday The waiter denies
the theft.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-17
WEATHER FORECAST,
Showers Today and Tomorrow, Fol.
lowered by Fair. Cooler Monday.

For the District Of Columbia, unsettled
with showers Sunday, probably thunder
storms. Monday showers, followed by
fair weather; somewhat cooler Monday;
light to moderate winds, mostly westerly.
The disturbance over the southern Mis-
souri, valley Friday night Is now over the
Ohio valley. 1t has caused showers,
mostly from thunderstorms, over the
the lower lake region and the middle,
south Atlantic and east gulf states dur
Ing the past twenty-four hours. Gen
orally fair weather has prevailed from
the Mississippi valley westward.
Abnormally high temperatures have
continued over the plains states, the
northern slope. the Mississippi valley
and the south Atlantic seaboard, with
temperatures Of ninety degrees or higher
Saturday afternoon over these districts,
South Dakota. 1t is cooler over the
lakes and the greater portion of the
northeastern states.
The indications are that the weather
will continue unsettled. with showers over
the greater portion Of the lake region, the
New England, middle and south Atlantic
and the east gulf states Sunday, and
along the greater portion of the Atlantic
seaboard Monday. while generally fair
weather will prevail from the Mississippi
river westward during Sunday and Mon
day.
1t will be somewhat cooler over the
greater portion of the eastern half of the
country Sunday night and Monday.
The winds along the New England and
middle Atlantic coasts will be light to
and east guH coasts light to moderate
variable, mostly southern: on the west
gulf coast light to moderate south and
east: on the lower lakes light to moderate
variable. mostly westerly; on the upper
lakes light to moderate, mostly northerly.
Tide Tables.
Today-Low tide, 1855 am. and 1858
PM; high tide. am. and 4:35 pm.
Tomorrow-LOw tide, 11:43 am. and
n:4O p.m.; high tide, AL am. and 5:o3
pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rose 4:47 am. sun sets
7:A pm.
Tomorrow-sun rises 44s am.
Moon sets 12:49 am. tomorrow.
The City Lights.
The city lights and naphtha lamps all
lighted by thirty minutes after sunset;
extinguishing begun one hour before sun
rise All arc and incandescent lamps
lighted fifteen minutes after sunset and
sunrise.
Temperature.
Midnight, IS; . am, Il: 4 am, IS: 6
am. -; am, rs: 10 am, SO; II noon,
81; pm, So: 4 pm. So: 6 pm. 81: 8
pm. 50; 10 pm, so. Maximum, 50; min
imum, "a.
Relative humidity: S am, 80; pm,
"a. Rainfall q pm. to 8 p.m), o; hours
Of sunshine. 81; per cent Of possible sun
shine, ~.
Temperature same date last year-Max-
imum, 90; minimum, IL
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-17
Personal to Rivermen.

Capt Luther H. Chase, master of the
schooner Fanny Bowen. which unloaded
ice at Alexandria. has his daughters. Mrs
M u. Harnden and Miss Phoebe chase
of Taunton. Mass. as his guests aboard
his vessel They visited the points of in
terest here while the vessel was unloading.
and are making the trip from Alexandria
to Newport News and thence to Bangor
aboard the schooner. Capt. Chase, who
is well known here, renewed his acquaint-
ances along the river front.
Capt Elisha Atkins, master of the four
masted schooner Elisha Atkins, is sus-
tanning his reputation for making quick
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-17
INvALID's VOTE DECIDING.
Candidate for Mayor Wheeled Hi
Majority Of One to Polls.
,atch to The Star

Special Dispatch to The Star
NEW ALBANY. Miss. July 16.-wheel-
Ing a helpless invalid from his home to
the polls today won W. S. Parks the
mayoralty by one vote.
James Williamson, the oldest man in
north Mississippi bedridden for years,
had long desired to exercise his suffrage,
c. L. Martin. the administration candi-
date, sure Of reelection. contented him
self with buying prohibition drinks for
his friends.
Parks. at the eleventh hour. secured a
wheeibarrow and hustled Uncle" Jimmie
Williamson to the voting booth The
count showed that the inval.ds ballot had
won the tight.
Parks later wheeled the old man to a
revival meeting, where he got religion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-17
THROAT. CUT |NCAFE
Man Slabs Waiter Who, He
Says, EIoped With His Wife.
DINERS FLEE IN TERROR
Slayer Declares He Only Wanted to
Scare Victim.
IS COMMITTED WITHOUT BAIL
Woman Collapses When She Hears
of Tragedy-Denies Charge
Made by Husband
DINERS FLEE IN TERROR
IS COMMITTED WITHOUT BAIL

Special Dispatch to The Star
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, July 16.-"1
did not intend to kill him. only want
ed to scare him in revenge for stealing
my wife away from me- was the
declaration of Harry Percival, a young
man who was today committed without
bail by Magistrate Beaton. at the City
Hall. to await the action Of the coroner
for the fatal stabbing Of Joseph Brown,
waiter in a cafe on Market street
near 18th.
The prisoner, the detectives assert, did
not exhibit any signs of sorrow when
told just prior to the hearing that
Brown had died in the Hahnemann Hos
pital early this morning as result of
the stab wounds.
Well / didn't intend to kill him, that
is all 1 can say was the remark of
Percival when the news was broken to
him. Browns exact address is not
known as yet He is said to have lived
on 18th street, near Walnut.
He took my wife away nine months
ago, from my home in New York, and
have been searching for him since to
get revenge" said the prisoner in his
conversation with the detectives.
Mrs. Percival Found.
1t took the detectives a long time to
find Mrs. Percival. They finally located
her at 251 South 18th street this after
noon In a second-floor room which she
has occupied for several months. She
collapsed when they found her. She said
she had read of her husbands attack
on Brown, but when placed under ar
rest and taken to the city hall denied
that she had eloped with Brown.
That report Is false" she said. Il
was i'll treated by my husband in New
York and left there long before 1 knew
Brown. Later l met Brown by accident
in Canada, but 1 left him soon and came
to Philadelphia. We met again here by
chance. l have seen him here only oc-
casionaIly." The detectives say, how
ever, that Brown had a room in the
house where Mrs. Percival lived.
When a detective brought Percival into
his wife's presence the woman tainted.
Was Serving Drinks.
Brown was bending over a table pour
ing out drinks for three men and two
women in the cafe when Percival slipped
up behind him, placing one arm around
Browns neck. He drew a razor from his
hip pocket and with one slash severed
Browns windpipe. The cafe was in
stantly in an uproar, men and women
fleeing in terror.
According to Percival. they formerly
worked as walters in the same hotel in
New York. One night he took Brown
home and introduced him to his wife.
Later Brown boarded with them, he con-
tinued. II soon saw that he was acting
In too friendly a manner toward my
wife and 1 wanted him to desist. Not
hong afterward my wife disappeared.
Brown left a week or so later and
knew that they had eloped."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-17
FOREST FIRES RAGE
Condition Serious in Montana
National Park.
PINE AND CEDAR BURNING
Energetic Efforts Being Made to
Subdue the DEMONSTRATION
Presents Problem.

9 Serious forest fires are raging in the
new Glacier National Park in Montana,
which was created at the last session Of
Congress. The forest service was ap-
prised Of the situation yesterday in a tel
egram from District Forester Greeley at
MissOula, Mont. He described the con-
f1agration as of serious proportions, and
said he was adopting energetic measures
to extinguish it. The new park contains
immense forests of pine and cedar.
Administration Problem.
A peculiar administration problem has
arisen in connection with the new park.
1t was created May II, and, as national
park, it was placed under the Jurisdiction
Of the Interior Department. Congress
made no appropriation for the new estab-
lishment until June 30, when $1,000 was
allotted for lis Improvement and the con-
struction of roads and trails. No pro-
vision was made for the parks main
tenance and protection.
by mutual agreement between the In
terror and Agricultural departments the
forest service has patrolled the reserva-
ton since Its creation as a national park,
pending the Interior Departments as
Stunning actual charge, and in the present
emergency the forest service will fight
the fires which are eating its timber.
Whether the cost of extinguishing the
flames shall he paid by the forest service
or out of the fifteen thousand-dollar ap-
preparation for the park will be a tan
gled problem for the Treasury Depart
ment to solve.
While the appropriation does not spe-
officially provide for the maintenance Of
the park. it is assumed that superin-
tendent and the necessary force can be
appointed under the head of improve
mentS."
Ram as Extingu1sher.
MISSOULA, Mont, July 16.-The forest
fire situation this morning is better ac-
cording to the statement of forestry Of
f1cials. The fire which has ragged at
Quartz for over two weeks is probably
out. Heavy rains have fallen in the Bit
ter Root district, and all the fires on that
forest reserve have been extinguished
The railroads passing through Glacier
Park have 200 men fighting the fires
there.
The worst local fire is reported on the
Big Black Foot land near Clinton. There
the lumber company has about 500 lum-
bermen at work in an effort to subdue
the flames. The mill company has closed
it's mills at st. Regis and Lothrop. and all
hands have been sent to fight the fires.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-17
Schoolgirl Long Planning Suicide
special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
HAGERSTOWN. Nd. July 16-Clara
Truett, the thirteen-year-old school girl
who swallowed arsenic, with suicidal in
tent, because of alleged i'll treatment by
her stepmother. had this step in mind fol-
number of days before she took the
fatal dose.
AS early as last week she smilingly said
to a newspaper reporter that the mex,
time anything appeared In the papers
about her 1t would be In the shape of a
death notice. The significance of this re.
mark was not appreciated until it was toe
late
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-17
| WARsH1Ps LEAVE NORFOLK.
South Carolina and Minnesota to
| Join Atlantic Fleet.

NORFOLK. Va. July 1a-rhe battle
ships South Carolina and Minnesota, the
latter taking leave Of Norfolk az her
homo station. sailed today On route TO
Join the Atlantic fleet for summer
maneuvers. They dropped anchor In
Hampton roads and will be Joined tomor-
row by the battiesnip Virginia, which.
like the Minnesota, takes leave OF this
40 her home station.
All three vessels sail together for the
north. In the future the Minnesota'a
homo station VIII b Philadelphia, while
that Of the Virginia will be Portsmouth,
n, H.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-17
Notice Al to Personal Tax.

Members Of tho board Of personal taz
appraisers are anxious that every one
who pays a personal tax shall fll out
tho blank and get 1t into the Distric,
building on or before August l. The re.
turns are due at that time. but out Of the
I'd. COO assessments In the District scarcely
half are made In time to avoid the penalty
which IL added for hardness.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-17

Christopher c. Mccain. colored. wa!
arrested yesterday afternoon by Detec
tives Burlingame and Weldon ant
charged with receiving stolen goods. Nc
Cain Is alleged to have received one OF
the valuable diamonds stolen from the
house Of Mrs. Rebekah Hornsby, III:
I street northwest. several months ago
The defendant gave his address as 1911
Corcoran street. He is in business or
18th street.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-17
Establishes Two Bell Buoys.

The lighthouse. service steamer Holly
which early In the week was employed IN
overhauling buoys on the Potomac, left
the river for Chesapeake bay, where she
established two bell buoys, one at Bish-
obs Head, Hoopers straits. and the other
at Hills Point, Little Choptank river.
Completing this work. the Holly returned
to Baltimore for supplies before going, on
another cruise.
The lighthouse service steamer Juniper
Is lying out of commission at Baltimore
30 have her water tube boiler overhauled
and put In good order. The work on the
Juniper will be hurried, in order to have
her in service as soon as possible. The
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-17

vessel is stationed on the Carolina sounds
and Is used In keeping the gas buoys on
those waters charged with the illumnant
and In good order.
The light buoy recently located at Budds
Ferry. on the Potomac. Is reported not
burning. The matter will be brought to
the attention Of the lighthouse author
tiles. and the buoy will be relfghted as
soon as practicable.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-17
Band Entertains Sunday School.

The Navy Yard Band entertained the
members Of St. Johns Lutheran Sunday
school on their return from an excursion
to Chesapeake Beach Friday evening.
Popular songs were sung and as the
train pulled into White House station the
band played Dixie"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-17
Auto Knocks Down Cyclist.

While riding q bicycle at North Capitol
and II streets last evening Dominic John
Of Langdon. D. c.. was struck and knock
ed down by an automobile owned and OPP
Grated by N. NJ. Feeles OF 637 9th street
northwest. John received injuries to his
legs. He was taken to Casualty Hospital.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-17

- 1871
trips with his ship On his last trip, to-
Tampa from Norfolk he was but eighteen m
days from port OF port, arriving at Tampa
July 16. This is the record trip to thu
south for the summer Many vessels mot, .,
having far to go have been thirty-fisesd
to forty days on the voyage. a;gsax
Capt. c. A. Slye. master of the Taylor -
tug James o. Carter. has gone to Busbr 81
wood. st. Mary county, Nd, on chortti
visit to his famil1,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-17
Death of Prominent Physician.

ROANOKE, Va. July 16-Dr T. H.
Howard. prominent physician Of Floyd,
Va. died suddenly at that place today OF
uremia. He was surgeon In the Con-
federate army four years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-17
Have the Star Follow Yo,,
Wherever You Go.

II you are going out Of town for
q few days or for the season The
Star. nine times out Of ten. can
bring you the first news from
Washington.
RATES BY NAIL. POSTAGE
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00c q month.
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In ordering tho paper or having
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the old ~ well ~ the new address.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-17
Up-River Waters.

Special Dispatch to The Star
HARPERS FERRY, w. Va, July 49,
The Potomac Is slightly cloudy. and the
Shenandoah Is very muddy this after.
noon.
Temperatures in Other Cities.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-07-17
We Get Results

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