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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-14
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ATLANTA. Ga, October 14.-In dis
missing q charge of maintaining q nui-
sance against Rev. H. d. Spencer. leader
Of the religious sect known as Holy
Rollers" Recorder Nash Broyles told the
defendant that although he and his fol-
lowers had . right to worship in their
own way, lit becomes q nuisance and
against the Jaw OF man when your peo-
pie bray IKE jackasses and crow like
ROSTERS"
The court added that he knew the
Holy Rollers were subjected to per-
secution. and In . measure he sympa-
thized with them, but that II they dis
turbed their neighbors the police would
take a hand.
During the hearing Spencer's wife and
daughter were seized Of the spirit and
began shrieking. moaning and wildly
gesticulating. necessitating their removal
Spencer desired II to be made plain
that the name Holy Rollers was At
tached to this sect by the devil.''
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Plans for an investigation into the milh
famine existing In the District of CO.
lumbia will be made at a meeting OF the
public health committee Of the Board OF
Trade this evening at Tao O'Clock at the
ONCE Of the board. DR.. d. Percy Hick-
ling is chairman Of the committee.
The committee on industrial interests
of the Board Of Trade will meet this fer.
noon at o'clock to take up a humber
of important matters which have been
referred to It, Some Of these matters
relate to trade unions in the District
D. 8. Porter Is chairman Of the com
mittee.
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TESTATR|XDEAD WHEN
WITNESSES SIGN WILL
Such Attestation Scored by
Justice Gould, Who Directs
an Investigation.

Justice Gould In the Probate Court to-
day scathingly arraigned George 4. Bow
ersox and Michael A. Fitzpatrick. Wit
nesses to an alleged will of MIS-. Annie
Clarkson. when they admitted that they
had not signed the paper In the presence
Of the testatrix and knew she was dead
when they witnessed the document.
Justice Gould directed that the matter
be presented to District Attorney Wilson
for Investigation as to whether there ex'
lists a statute making such attestation Of
a will a crime.
In their behalf the witnesses said they
were acquainted with the signature 0l
Mrs. Clarkson. and when they appended
their names at the request OF her nus
band, Howard G. Clarkson, to the sup
posed will they thought they were merely
certifying to her signature.
Justice Gould dweit at some length on
the solemnity of will and told the men
they ought to have known better than to
out being asked by the person signing
it and being told by her that it was Z
will expressing her last wishes.
Estate to Husband.
Mrs. Clarkson died last April In Provi-
dence Hospital, and shortly afterward
the alleged will was offered for probate.
In 1t she bequeathed her estate, valued at
$4,000, to Louis p. Shoemaker. in trust
to turn over to her husband. Howard G.
CIarkson. Proceedings in equity were in
stituted by jamie Howard and Thomas
Reynolds. brother and sister Of the de-
ceased, asking the appointment Of . re-
ceiyer, attacking the validity Of the will
and declaring the property belonged to
them as heirs of their sister. who had no
children.
Louis p. Shoemaker was appointed re-
ceiyer and nothing was done In the mat
ter until the alleged false attestation was
called today to the attention OF Justice
Gould, before whom the witnesses had
been summoned.
There was q third witness to the al
legged will, but a citation issued against
him failed to bring any response.
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taken in case he succeeds in establishing
any new figures.
The necessary notice Of the attempt for
this record will be given this evening and
the start will be made not earlier than D
clock in the morning, SO as to give all
who are interested chance to see the
performance.
William F. GUIDE and A. Leftwich SIN
clair have arranged with Dyer's planning
mill. at the corner Of 18th street and Ohio
avenue, to give three long blasts on a big
steam whistle when the aviator is ready
to make the start. This whistle can be
heard for ten or fifteen miles. The whis-
tie code Is as follows:
Three blasts will indicate that Grahame-
White has started on flight.
One blast will indicate that the aviator
has been obliged to descend.
Whistle to Greet Success.
II the flight is successful the whistle
will be blown for five or ten minutes con-
secutively. This will be construed as q
signal for every other establishment
around Washington owning a steam
whistle. to take up the blast for the same
length Of time.
will be displayed from the tall wireless
pole on the top Of the Evans building on
New York avenue between 14th and 18th
streets northwest.
A red flag in the early morning means
that Grahame-White will attempt the
flight
A yellow nag indicates that he has
started from Benning race track.
A black flag will indicate that he has
been forced to descend and has failed In
the flight.
A red flag in the afternoon will show
that he has completed the flight and
landed successfully at Benning.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-14

the monoplane darted down the field, ris
ing before it had covered 800 feet, and
sailed into the air as lightly as bird
Once the machine was hundred feet IN
the air 1t lost all appearance OF being
out of its element.
1t forged away to the north Of the field
over the trees In the woods outside and,
making a big circle, came back over the
grandstand, 800 feet in the air.
A Rival of Buzzards.
There was a sound of the whirriAg pro-
peller and the queer insect-looking ma
chine swept on without a hitch or falter.
Higher it climbed and higher until 1t was
probably 400 feet In the air. Just at this
time there appeared above 1t in the blue
two turkey buZzards, which were cir
cling the field, and looking, as buzzards
usually do. for something to turn up.
There was laugh among the spectators
because the machine looked little larger
than the birds and seemed quite as much
at home in the upper air. Strangely
enough, II did not seem to disturb the
birds In the slightest. although the noise
1t made must have been decidedly start
ling. They apparently inspected the ma
chine but did not move out Of their lazy
circling fight.
Mr.. White was in the air four minutes
on the first flight and circled the field
three times, at rate which seemed lei
surely enough. but in reality, was
about sixty miles an hour. He brought
the machine down gently and gracefully
toward the north end Of the infield and
went back to tinker at the biplane. which
was not yet in shape to fly. He made
two more flights In the monoplane before
the Farman machine was ready, and
then. changing to the bipiane, gave an
exhibition Of fancy flying. making short
turns and circles that seemed to indicate
that the biplane was easier to handle, al
though its speed was not over forty-five
miles an hour.
Good Work Of Amateur.
Clifford Harmon then took the biplane
and gave an exhibition Of amateur flying,
although he seemed almost as much at
home in the air as did White. Mr..
White. in the biplane. after circling the
field, made dip in front Of the grand
stand to within two feet Of the ground
and continued as though nothing had
happened.
He AMI Harmon then changed places
and he took the Bleriot machine on a
widely extended circle Of the field, while
Harmon followed at a much lower alti-
tude. With the two machines in the air
at the same time it was easy to see that
the mono was much the faster Of the two
and he overhauled Harmon at will. al
though the two did not come close
enough together to give it much the ap-
pearance of a race.
The last flight of the day was made
by Mr.. White in the biplane, and he
showed its ease Of handling by making
a turn In half the length of the fed.
While this was being commented on by
the spectators as quite feat he made
a second turn in a quarter of the length
of the field and finally swung the ma
chine around in the air and turned IN
little more than the width OF the race
track.
He promises in his flights this after
noon 10 give an exhibition of bomb
dropping and passenger carrying.
map Of the course for tom0Frow's
test will be found On page is.
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Records for Twenty-Four Hours.

The following were the readings Of the
Thermometer and barometer at the wealth
er bureau for the twenty-four hours be-
ginning at pm. yesterday:
Observation-Disclosures Is, 4 Pm. e.: 8
pm, So; II midnight. 81: October IA. 4
am. IS: am, 81; IL noon, 70: 2 pm.
n. Maximum. q, at pm. October IA;
minimum, 50, at am. October Ii.
Barometsr-October Is, pm, 3O.2S:
nm. 3O.2s: II midnight, 80 c6: October ii.
am, 1921; am. 1924; noon, So.l5;
PM. SOTO.
Maximum temperature past twenty-four
hours n: year ago, 81.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-14
GAS DIVIDEND VOTED.
Stockholders Accept Directors Prop
osition for Valuation Basis.

A largely attended meeting OF the stock
holders of the Washington Gas Light
Company was held today In the ofloe OF
the company, 413 10th street northwest.
The propositions approved by the board
of directors and submitted in printed form
to the stockholders some time ago were
unanimously approved. These provide for
the payment OF . dividend not exceeding
tion of the property Of the company.
n was decided also to issue per cent
bonds to be used In paying on the pres
emf bonds and certificates Of the company
And the balance to be used In betteFments.
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IN MEMORY OF FERRER.
Meetings Held in Spain on Anniver'
sary of Execution.

MADRID. October 14-Largely attend
ed meetings In memory of Francisco
Ferrer. the alleged revolutionist who was
shot BY the government on October Is.
1909. were held In this city yesterday
and addresses made by republican and
sociaiistic deputies. The proceedings pass
ed OF quietly.
PARIS. October 1.-The, Madrid cor
respondent OF LIE Matin sends his pape,
an interview with Premier CanaIejas In
which the minister says that there Is no
chance Of q republic In Spain. as the
republicans have no great leaders and
their ranks are hopelessly divided. More
over. the radical nature of his program,
involving a struggle with the Vatican,
the premier says. Is disarming the re-
publicans. as anti-clericalism Is one OF
their strongest principles.
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Not Always.

From the Chicago Record.Herald.
'sDoes your wife always Insist on talk
ing to you when you are shaving?
"No. Sometimes I shave when she -
away from home"
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Practically No Arrsarage.

Referring to actual results of real es-
tate collections. the report says:
THE balance Of unpaid real estate
taxes for the year 1909 amounts to only
$17.205.S3
1.-TWO service corporations have been
assessed realty taxes on their meters and
service pipes to the amount Of Sic. 344.2 q.
BY an understanding between the attor-
neys Of these companies and the board
OF assessors this matter has been taken
into the courts Of the District for advice
as to the legality of the assessment
pending the courts decision these taxes
cannot be collected. But when the de-
cision I. is rendered these companies will
either pay these taxes or the assessor
will reduce the levy the amount mentioned
above, and then there will be practically
no balance Of unpaid realty taxes TOR the
fiscal year 1910"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-14
Great Britain Withholds Recognition

LONDON. October 14.-There Il no
truth in the statement contained in last
nights dispatch from Lisbon to q news
agency here that Great Britain had recog-
nized the republic Of Portugal.
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TAX COLLECTOR AFTER
DEFIANT DELINQUENT
Urges Legislation to BaIk Eva.
sion of Levy-Lien on Per-
sonaI Property.

Legislation to provide some effective
method of collecting realty taxes in ar
rears In cases where the accumulated
taxes and cost equal or exceed the value
OF the property. and thus make impossible
the collection through private or tax
sales. the only method now provided. is
recommended In the annual report Of the
collector Of taxes for the District, made
public this morning.
There are persons who evade the pay
ment Of taxes" the report says. ''at the
same time enjoying the possession or in
come from their property, and are sure
In the possession of the same from the
fact that the accumulated taxes and
costs deter purchasers at the tax sale
Of the property.
This ONCE can devise no method for
the collection of these taxes, consequently
recommends legislative action in the
matter"
Personal Property Difficulties.
Collector Rogers is also after the elu-
sive motorboat and other small river
crafts that escape payment OF taxes by
constantly changing hands. II his recon-
mendation Is put into effect they viii be
tagged" with numbers and made to
pay up"
But Collector Rogers despairs of col
lecting several thousand dollars worth of
taxes on personal property, accounts that
have been carried on his books for years.
He requests that all unpaid personal
taxes charged to the Office for the fiscal
years 1903 to 1908. inclusive. be Cancelled
and that unpaid balances appearing on
his books may represent only such taxes
as are cOilectible.
AS the personal tax law is construed"
he says, personal taxes follow the indi-
vidual and not the property assessed.
The collector cannot force collection
from the person to whom property is
transferred, and the party who has been
assessed. though legally and morally
bound to pay the tax, refuses to.
This Office suggests that the corporation
counsel be requested to draft an amend
ment to the personal tax law to cover
this defect in the present legislation for
the collection Of personal taxes by dis
triant and otherwise
The total collections for the fiscal
year were $7,71S.00S.2o. an increase over
the preceding year Of $2D.613.27. The
total amount credited to the general
fund, which Is strictly revenue, is
So 475 625.3S, an increase over any pre-
vious year Of $225.024.G.
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Crown Prince III Of Typhoid. 6
BELGRADE, Servia, October 14.-Crown
prince George il Ill Of typhoid.
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WORLDS RECORD

CONTINUED From First Page.)
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ray Admiral Potter and Maj. Squier of
the signal service all gathered about the |
machine and examined its mechanism.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1910-02-24
EX-CONVICT BANKER
BROWNS IN WABASH
supposition Is That He Com
mitted Suicide Owing to
Dependency.

Logansport, Ind, Feb. 22.-The body
of John F. Johnson, former president of
the State National bank Of this city,
was found floating in the Wabash liver
today. Johnson served six years in
prison following his confession that he
had embezzled s550,000 1t is pre-
sumed he committed suicide.
There is no suspicion that Johnson
was robbed and murdered. Two months
ago he lost heavily in a transaction in
wheat, n sold his home to meet his
debts, it was explained by his friends
today. He had since been detected.
Johnson at the time of his trial, in
1897, for embezzlement of the funds Of
his bank, testified hat the bank ex-
aminer had given him one more day Of
grace he could ave made a great for
tune "in wheat"
Johnson succeeded his father in the
presidency of the state bank, and he
said that the older man left a shortage
of 100000 when he retired. Johnson
gambled in the hope of recouping this
deficit, he maintained, and he had no
deliberate purpose to rob the deposit
ors. He was 50 years ole. He leaves
a wife and daughter.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1910-02-24
Wine BOSS AT CHERRY
SLAIN BY ANGRY MEN

Cherry, ILL.,, Feb. 22.-An attempt to
Assassinate n of the st. Paul COM
pany's bosses added to the tragedy of
Cherry's mine disaster yesterday. A
dismissed employee, stepping up behind
Charles Atherton, known as the top
boss, whipped out a revolver and cry
Ing, ITO pay you back" fired three
shots. Atherton fell, probably fatally
wounded.
The shooting occurred in the midst
of the work of recovering the lit bodies
entombed in the mine since the fatal
fire of November 10. Eleven bodies
had been brought up. Atherton was
standing at his post at the mouth of
the shaft and was working heroically
to get the bodies up.
A hundred enraged miners, headed
by Sheriff Skoglund, started down the
railroad tracks after the would be as
sassin, while the crowd behind shouted
Lynch him!" Shoot him!"
The fugitive was captured in the
main street of the town, the revolver
still in his hand. He gave his name
as Peter Brown, but was later identi-
fed as Melas Manditch. He said he
shot Anterior because he had been re-
fused a job, Inc had been looking
for James Steele, superintendent of the
company's mine here and at Gran.
vile, III.
Later a mob surrounded the jail anG
the prisoner was taken to Princeton
ILL.,, for safety.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1910-02-24
INSURGENTS LOSE IN
NICARAGUAN BATTLE
Fighting at St. Vicente Ends
in Victory for the Gov
eminent.

Managua. Nicaragua, Feb. 22.-The
telegraph operator with the govern
ment army notified General Toledo to-
day that the fighting at st. Vicente
ceased at 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon
when the insurgents retired in the d.
rection Of Santo Tomas. This is ac-
cepted here as meaning a government
victory, but no word has beer received
from General V~asquez.
United States Consul Olivares. who
has returned from Matagalpa, esti-
mates the casualties during the recent
fighting there as IA killed and TO
wounded. The noncombatants were nos
harmed, although nearly every house
was struck by Maxim shots. The own
ers are preparing claims of several
hundred dollars each. The loss to Amer
leans is chiefly in the matter of cattle
and horses killed or requisitioned.
The governments peace commissions
ers, General Aurelio Estrada, Rudolfo
Espinoso n FREDERICK Sacasa today
sent a message to Rear Admiral Kim
ball, commander of the American naval
forces in Nicaraguan waters.
The text is not made known here,
but is supposed to embody a request
for the transportation of the commits
sions from Greytown to Bluefields on
a United States warship.
President Madriz has signed the law
in~validating the debts contracted by
the revolutionary party.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1910-02-24
CONGER is RELUCTANT TO
REVEAL ANY MORE NAMES

Albany. n. Y, Feb. 22.-The senate's
investigation of the Conger bribery
charges was adjourned yesterday with
a question unsettled which may vitality
affect the production Of further evil
dence when the sessions are resumed
next Tuesday. h question was
whether or not Senator Conger can be
forced to tell what he knows about the
final disposition of the $4,000 which he
says was given to Assemblyman Jean
l.. Burnett in 1901 as a part of the al
legged price of immunity for the bridge
companies from strike legislation"
Although they directed their client
to answer when he was told to reveal
the names on the other two envelopes,
! Conger's counsel objected to this eff
fort to drag from him any more names.
Some senators, however, took the
| ground that Conger should be made to
| tell whether or not he knew others
shared in the $4,000 said to have been
given Burnett, so hat even if he could
not be compelled to reveal more names
| at this time he would be available as
a witness when the inquiry is ex-
tended beyond the charges against
Aids.
The argument made it clear hat the
legislature confidentially expects such
further investigation.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1910-02-24
AIM TO GUST "FINGEY"
COMNERS FROM POSITION

New York, Feb. 22.-Coincident with the
growth of rurnors that William J. Con-
ners, Of Buffalo, will resign from his Of
flee as chairman of the democratic state
comes a call for a special meet
ing of the committee in Albany February
"a. Mr.. Conners is spending the winter at
Palm Beach. Fla. and did not sanction
the call. 1t didn't come as a surprise.
however. for there has progressed for
some time q movement to call such q
meeting, at which his opponents hope to
GUST him from leadership.
Ten upstate members of the committee
have taken the initiative in a movement
that has been smoldering for months. At
their request Winfield A. Huppucn, clerk
of the committee, issued a formal call, to
which is appended a statement of the pc
titioners asking that steps be taken to
rehabilitate and reorgan.ze the party.
The indorsers find that an 'eXtraordi-
nary situation and a great opportunity
alike impose upon the. party organization
a responsibility which cannot be longer
shirked or evaded.' This situation and
this opportunity sum themselves into two
aspects of current political and economi-
cal history-the advanced cost of living
and the scandals at Albany.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1910-02-24
KERMIT ROOSEVELT
EENNAAc cTTSS HEROIC HEROIC ROLE
Dives into Crocodile Infested
Stream in Attempt to Recover
Body of Native.

G%ondokora, Upper Nile, Feb. 22SCoL.
Roosevelt, Kermit Roosevelt and Ed
mund Keller, the BIOLOGIST, left On a
steamer today for a final week Of
shooting along the river oa aa,s
naturalist, Maj. Edgard A. Mearns
and ]. Alden Loring will remain here
to pack the specimens, dismiss the
porters and others who have accompa-
MED the Americans as helpers and
conclude the details incident to the
winding up OF the expedition. With
the hunting Is practically ended.
The party will leave here about
February 26 and from then on Mr..
Roosevelt will devote himself to the
preparation OF the lectures which he
is to deliver Upon his arrival In Eu-
rope.
Kermit Roosevelt and Mr.. Loring
distinguished themselves today. A ma
tive had fallen into the river near the
steamer occupied by Col. Roosevelt and
was drowned. Kermit and Mr.. Loring
learned of the accident and in an effort
to recover the body both dove into the
water needless of the dangers from
the crocodiles and the swift current.
They escaped harm.
The governor of Mongolia, the Bel
gian commandant at Lado and other
officials called upon Col. Roosevelt du-
ring the forenoon.
Too Many Bids.
Col. Roosevelt, who is making his
hunting trip on the steamer Redjaf,
expects to return here on the 26th. He
said TODAY that it was impossible fol-
him to accept each OF the numerous
Invitations that he had received, but
that he would endeavor upon his re-
turn to New York to arrange to speak
before the Hamilton club Of Chicago
and also to address the Milwaukee
press club. Definite dates for these DC.
~casions cannot be fixed until he reaches
New York. 1t is finally decided that he
will deliver the Romanes lecture al
oxford University, May is.