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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-28
DYNAMITE LEFT 0ND DOCK
NOT FOR CUBAN REBELS
Powder Concern Explains It Is
Addressed to Dealer, and
Intended for Blasting.

NEW YORK. December 2S.--Investiga-
ton is being made today into the circum-
stances under which upwards of ton of
dynamite and two boxes of percussion
caps addressed to u. F., Havana, Cuba -
came to be left on pier 8, East river
where they were discovered by the police
last night.
The explosive, which was boxed and
weighed about 900 pounds. had appar-
emily missed the last steamer, probably
arriving too late to be put on board for
Havana. Employees Of the Spanish Steam
ship Company, which controls the pier,
notified the officials that the dynamite
was there.
According to a card, it had come from
a powder company. The Santa Clara Of
the American and Cuban line was the
last steamer to leave the dock for Ha-
vana. putting to sea Saturday last.
One theory propounded by men on the
pier was that the dynamite and caps
might have been intended for revolution
airy uses. Any such theory was secuted
today by a representative Of the powder
company, who said that they had shipped
the dynamite to j. Fernandez, q Cuban.
dealer, who handles large quantities of
explosives for commercial purposes,
chiefly for mine blasting.
Frequently as much as 10000 pounds is
sent in single shipment to Cuba for
mining purposes, the company's repre-
sentativeS stated.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-28
THUMB RING AS BADGE
FOR ALL MARRIED men
"Cupid's Wing Club Has Bill
for Consideration of New
Jersey Legislature.

TRENTON, n. j., December 2S.-Those
New Jersey husbands whose New Year
resolutions take the form Of plans for the
man events it shall become necessary for
their wives to repair to mountain or sea-
side without them turned blue about the
lips yesterday when the Cupid's Wing
Club. a woman's organization Of this city,
prepared for consideration by the incom-
ing legislature a bill requiring all married
men to wear thumb rings.
Lest any crafty man imagine that the
club is half-hearted in its intention to
mark the married flirt for Identification
in any society, let him take notice that
the club has sought the support Of Cow
elect Wilson and has Incorporated in its
bill a clause making the married man a
felon who neglects to wear his thumb
ring, he to suffer NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
fine or q two-year term Of imprisonment
every time he appears out Of his home
without his distinguishing token. The
club is composed Of wives Of Trenton's
best citizens, and is organized, as stated
In the preamble to the bill to protect un-
married womanhood against the SNUG
pretension Of heads Of families masquer-
aiding as bachelors.
1t is said that after 1t has brought the
men OF New Jersey to their knees the
club means to take UP the problem of
married women Of unstable affection.
This has put heart of grace into certain
married men, several of whom declared
Yesterday that they would be willing to
wear nose rings il the club could man.
age to effect law compelling all wives
under thirty to wear ankle rings and
keep them in plain sight.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-28
SUIT FILED TO RECOVER
TRACT OF OREGON LAND
Government Claims That Con-
ditions of Original Grant
Were Not Carried Out.

PORTLAND. Ore. December 2s.-Suit
against the Southern Oregon Company
as successor to the Coos Bay Wagon
Road Company. which has for its pur-
pose the recovering by the United States
government Of 96676 acres Of land in
southern Oregon, was begun here yes
terday by Assistant United States Attor-
ney r.. D. Townsend. The value Of the
lands is said to ruin into millions Of dol
lars
The federal government stipulated in
the grant that the land was to be sold
in no greater tracts than 16O acres to
each person at a stipulated consideration.
According to the federal authorities, all
Of the grants. save 6,9S3 acres, were
sold June %. 1875. to Joseph Miller, agent
for Coils P. Huntington, Charles Crock
er, Leland Stanford and Mark Hopkins.
The government alleges further that
In an EFFORT to clear the title from the
cloud on 1t a mortgage was executed to
secure IAN alleged Indebtedness to the
Boston Safe Deposit Company in 1854.
The complaint recites that this alleged
Indebtedness was fictitious. feigned and
untrue" and that foreclosure of this
mortgage was with the intent and in
the hope that the restrictions upon the
sale and disposition of the granted lands
might be defeated
This land, 1t Is said, includes q tract
upon which United States Senator Ben
Jamin F. Tillman is alleged to have filed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-28
GRAND LODGE OFFICERS
CHOSEN AND INSTALLED
Ceremony of Masons Followed
bv Presentation to Retiring
Grand Master Ober.

Officers Of the Grand Lodge of Free
and Accepted Masons for the District Of
Columbia were elected at the St. Johns
day communication Of the Grand Lodge,
at Masonic Temple, last evening, as fol-
lows:
]. Claude KEEPER. grand master: Ben
w. Murch. deputy grand master: Charles
e. Baldwin, senior grand warden; T. John
Newton. Junior grand warden: Arvine W.
Johnston, grand secretary eleventh
term: James A. Sample. grand treasurer
(tenth term: Thomas H. Young. grand
lecturer thirteenth term; Rev ]. Russell
Verbrycke, grand chaplain; Rev. ]. Hen
ming Nelnls. assistant grand chaplain;
Alexander Craft, grand marshal: w. w.
Jermane. senior grand deacon; James w.
Wjtten, junior grand deacon; Lem Tow
ers, jr., grand sword bearer: Joseph II.
Milans, grand pursuivant; j. Harry Cum
ningham, senior grand steward; Charles
J. O'NeilL junior grand steward; Warren
C. Bickford, grand tiler (sixth term); A.
F. Fox, trustee for three years; Past
Grand Master f. ]. Woodman. corpora tor
Masonic Hall Association: Past Grand
Master L. Cabell Williamson, Past Grand
Master Lurton r. CHM and Charles j.
James, representatives on the board Of
directors Masonic and Eastern Star
Home.
Charles J. O'Neill, the new member of
the Grand Lodge line, was master Of
Acacia Lodge, No. 1s. in $780, He is also
a member Of Washington Naval Royal
Arch Chapter, No. g. and OF Orient Com
mandery. No. 8, Knights Templar
The newly elected officers were installed
by Past Grand Master George c. Ober.
Past Grand Master James A. Wetmore
presented retiring Grand Master George
.. Ober with past grand masters jewel.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-28
boy NEVER INTENDED
TO KILL COL0RED GIRL
Oscar Dove, Slayer of Daisy
Crockett, Freed - Many
Weddings in Rockville.
speci.l Corresnondence Of The Star

Special Correspondence Of The Star.
ROCKVILLE, Md, December %, 1910.
After thoroughly investigating the
shooting Of Daisy Crockett, colored, In
| her home. at Scotland. three miles from
Rockville, Sunday evening by Oscar
Dove also colored, which resulted In the
| girls instant death, States Attorney
Bowie F. Waters decided that the shoot
ing was accidental, and yesterday aft
ernoon ordered that Dove, who was COM
| mitted to jail pending investigation. be
discharged from custody.
Both parents of the girl told the states
attorney they are satisfied the boy had
| not intended to hurt their daughter and
asked that he be released. It was also de-
cided that a coroner's inquest was I'M
necessary.
William Thomas Jones, aged seventy
ing at the home Of his nephew. Arthur L.
Jones. at GAINESVILLE. this county. He
had been long i'll with general debility.
and death was not unexpected. He was
and sister, Frederick P. Jones and Mrs.
W. W. Darby, both Of GAINESVILLE.
Mr.. Jones was a lifelong resident Of
Montgomery county: For many years he
was engaged in farming, but several
A double wedding took place here yes
terday afternoon, when Miss Nina Belle
Graves, aged twenty three, and Thomas
Abram FARRELL. aged forty-seven, both of
Graves Mill. Va. and Miss Carrie Gusts
Utz of Rockland, Va, and Thomas Hem
dirk Lillard Of Graves Mill were married
by Rev. w. D. Keene, pastor Of the
Southern Methodist Church. The cere-
mony took place at the parsonage. I'M
mediately afterward the young people
left for Washington.
Miss Ella Preston Clinkscales and Will
liam r. Hail. both Of Washington. were
also married in Rockville yesterday, the
officiating minister being Rev. 8. r.
White, a retired Baptist minister, the
ceremony taking place at the minister's
home.
Monday afternoon DR.. White ofilciated
at the marriage here Of Miss Lille May
Smith of Tenleytown and Vernon Leslie
Vaughan of Washington. The home Of
the minister was the scene Of the event.
A license was issued here yesterday aft
ernoon to Miss Addie May Beavers and
Maurice Edward Spencer, both of WASH
ington. The bride-elect was the appli-
cant.
The ball which was planned to be held
in the opera house here Friday evening
has been called off. Instead an informal
dance will be held at the Montgomery
Country Club.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-28
ABANDON HOPE OF PARDON,
Friends of Banker Morse Will Seek
Communication of Sentence.

Friends of Charles W. Morse. the New
York banker. now in the Atlanta peniten-
tiary, have about decided to concentrate
their efforts for his release on a plea to
President Taft to commute his sentence
All hope Of securing an unconditional
pardon. with a restoration OF civil rights,
practically has been abandoned.
It is said that Mrs. Morse has been
won to this view, and that Senator Hale.
who presented the pardon petition to
President Taft, has been urging the COM
idea on Attorney General Wick
ershanl. Senator Hale also has been urging
Mr.. Wfckersham to hurry his considera-
ton of Morse's pardon, il necessary, out
of its turn.
It has been pointed out to Mr.. Wicker
sham that IL President Taft were to
commute Morse's sentence to five years,
the banker, with allowances for good
time. would serve only three years and
eight months. He already has served one
year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-28
To the Editor Of The Star:

To the Editor OF The Star:
The writer is not in the habit of taking
any notice of temperance lectures, but in
Mondays Star appears a report of a So
called temperance lecture by a Boston
man that is more than peculiar. He bit
terly arraigned the liquor traffic, accord
ing to the article. and displayed the alco-
hol from pint of beer, with which he
illuminated the church for ten minutes.
But if the good man from Boston is able
to extract enough alcohol from a pint Of
beer to illuminate the church for ten
minutes, what success should he have
had by extracting the alcohol from some
OF the so-called temperance medicines
that contain twenty times as much alco-
hol as beer? Twenty times ten minutes
or three hours and twenty minutes to
illuminate the church. The writer con-
siders himself a temperance man, but he
drank beer all his life, and so to say was
raised as a baby on beer. He is now
nearly seventy years. Of age. and perhaps
as active as q good many people Of lesser
age who never touched the beverage.
Verify there is q way between extremes:
c. HEURICH.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-28
BRUCE CASE CONTINUED.
Clerk Accused Of Selling Motorcycle
Belonging to Employer.

The case of William Bruce. q clerk in
the employ Of the Southern Express Com
pany, accused OF having sold a motor
cycle which he obtained In the capacity
Of agent from a local sporting goods es-
Enlistment, was continued in the Police
Court today until January 4.
Bruce was arrested last night by Detec-
lives Cornwell. and Baur on a warrant
sworn out BY John s. Bergman, senior
member OF the firm which owned the
motorcycle.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-28
SURELY BREAKS THE
MOST SEVERE COLD
Also Ends All Misery From
the Grippe In Just a
Few Hours.

Rt<E&AGass ~ ~ mr.
The most severe cold will BE- broken, and all
grippe misery ended after taking q dose Of
Paps's Geld Compound every two hours until
three consecutive doses are taken.
Ten will distinctly feel all tho dissgreeable
symptoms leaving after the very nrst dose
The most miserable headache. dullness, head
and rose stuffed Or. feverishness. sneexins, run
ming of the nose. sore. throat, mucous catarrhal
Discharges, soreness. Stiffness. rheumatism pains
and other distress vanishes-
Pape's Cold Compound contains no quinine.
Which we have conciusiveiy demonstrated IL not
effective in the treatment OF colds or grippe.
Tste this harmless Compound as directed, with
fAe knowIedse that there 10 no other medicine.
made suywhere else In the world, which vii
cure your cold end Grippe misery 40 promptly
aud without any other assistance or bad after
sxee,s as 25-eent package Of Pape's Gold
compo9nj. ra:ca any druggist in the world cal
supply.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-28
DRILLING POLICE FORCE.
Members of Department Are Learn
ing the New Tactics.

The members Of the police department
are being instructed in the new tactics.
For several weeks past squads OF Do
hcemen have gone to the washinxto-
Light Infantry armory, where instruc-
ton in the tactics are given.
The new tactics are along military
lines, In keeping with the recommend
ton of President Taft In his message to
Congress that the members of the local
police force should present a more mill
tary appearance The instructions viii
be kept up until all of the members Of the
department are well drilled
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-28
Isaac n. Rollins Is Buried.

The body Of Isaac n. Rollins, who died
Monday at the age Of seventy-two years,
was buried yesterday afternoon In Airing
ton cemetery. Mr.. Rollins was born in
Baltimore, but moved to Washington at
an early age. He was a member of the
District of Columbia Volunteers during
the civil war, and at the time of his
death was a member Of the Department
of the Potomac. q. A. II. He Is sur
yived by his wife and Ave children.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-28

celebration OF Americans and other out
siders being tame in comparison with the
fourteen days Of festivity given up to 1t
in the land OF the chrysanthemum. And
yet how few know anything about the
celebration over there! The Chinese New
Year has been written up so much that
nearly everybody knows about 1t; but
Japan's has remainedsa good deal of a
mystery. This fact makes the article in
our next Sunday Magazine by Adach
kinnosuke doubly interesting.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-28
Building Permits Issued.

The following building permits have
been issued:
To Friedlander & Callisher, for one
two-story brick store and dwelling at
1746 7th street northwest: architect,
George p. Hales: builder. NJ. f. Piper:
estimated cost, SO, 900.
To ID. L. NichoI, for one twJ s.crs
frame dwelling at 1926 Georgia avenue
northwest; architect and builder, D. Z.
NichoI: estimated cost, $500.
To Charles Cornell, to repair building at
113 b street southeast: architect, W. -.
Stephenson; contractor, Charles Cornell;
estimated cost, $3.50.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-28
ARE GUESTS
Of TRACTION COMPANY
Expectant Little Folks at Co.
Iumbia Theater Were Not
Disappointed.

Several hundred expectant children
crowded the Columbia Theater this aft
ernoon with their parents az the guests
Of the Washington Railway and Electric
Company. They were children of en-
ployes. to whom the company gives an
entertainment each Christmas week. The
children furnished part Of the entertain
ment and friends OF the company fur
nished part and everybody had a good
time.
The performance wasn't scheduled un-
til 80 o'clock. but the lower floor Of the
theater was we'll filled before that time.
The Columbia Orchestra, which furnished
the music, opened the program with q
number OF selections.
Welcomed by Gen. Harries.
Gen. George H. Harries. vice president
OF the company, spoke briefly to the chill
dren, welcoming them to the celebration
and turning the house over to them for
the afternoon. Miss Sadie Lipp sang a
solo, winter without any reference to
Washington's streets), and Master BONN,
who 10 some buck an wing dancer
gave a negro dialect song with q dance.
John L. Reh repeated his London Punch
and Judy show. and Miss Gladys Bar
My Beau?
Goat Circus a Feature.
Miss Beatrice CosSrove sang and
danced, after which Harry j. Dunbar
drew peals OF laughter from children and
adults with his goat circus" Miss Leona
Callan gave a song and toe dance and
Roland Roderick sang.
Then came the big feature Santa
Claus-a little late, having run into a lot
Of snowless roads between Washington
and Toyland-stepped on the stage and
proceeded to deliver presents as fast a.
the children could answer their names
and put In an appearance. There was
something for every one.
The pianfsts were Miss c. Llpp and
Miss NJ. Schuyler. The amusement com
mittee comprised r. ]. Mersheimer
(chair1nan). William Fl. De Neale and
H. b. Hart.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-28
Building Permit Issued.

The following Building permit was is
sued today:
To George c. Hough-For ten two-story
brick dwellings, from 1886 to 1854 ID
street northwest; architects, Speiden 4
Speiden: builder, George c. Hough; esti-
mated cost, $4,000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-28

Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Bruce
Kelley, widow OF Gen. Benjamin F. Kelley.
who died last SATURDAY. were held at ST.
Marsarets Episcopal Church, Connecticut
avenue. at o'clock this! afternoon. In
band at Arlington National Cemetery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-28
Conductor's Arm Fractured.

Harry G. Clopiin. conductor on the
Pennsylvania railroad. accidentally fell
from his train last night near New Jer-
sey avenue and G street southeast. His
left arm was fractured. The police took
him TO Providence Hospital. He resides
at 943 East 18th street, Wilmington, Del
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-28

Harry A. Yates. who fell on the slip
perry pavement last Friday, is still con-
lined TO his home with badly sprained
ankle although his coalition is gradually
improving.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-28

% There were 81, 7722 900 pounds of second
class mail posted during the year at the
seent-a-pound rate: 55.639, Ia mailed free
in the county of publication, or q total OF
So, 412O71 pounds, of which 1895. O4S
were sample copies sent to solicit SUBJ
scriptions. The report states that the
postage paid on the foregoing amounted
To $S,177,I29. which was So, 43S. 644 20 less
than it cost to handle and transport it
calculated on the basis Of cost Of 9.23
cents a pound. A recommendation that
Congress be urged to pass a law to dis
courage the offer of free premiums to
subscribers is made. Applications for adj
mission to the second-class of mail mat
ter were received during the year from
4. 1856 publishers OF new publications.
- Based upon the special weighings OF the
mails in 1907, the report states. II ,66S, 800
pounds Of mail matter were sent free
under penalty envelope on government
business. 2,277,Sl6 pounds under the
franking privilege granted members of
Congress and 28.57s,O47 pounds OF second
class matter were sent free in the county
Of publication. Other less important de-
tails are covered by the report.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-28
False Alarm of Fire.

a false alarm of FIRE was sounded from
box To5 at 18th and p streets last night
about $3.50 o'clock. The police are still
LOOKING for the guilty party.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-28

A negro who hailed from North Caro-
lima was killed by Robert Williams near
Emporia, Va. The negro was very abu-
sive and insulting, and Williams had or
dered hin, off his place.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-28

Mrs. W. j. Leake died at her residence
at Profit. near Charlottesville. Va, after
an illness Of many months. She was
forty-nine years old.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-04-22
FEAR TAFT WILL VETO
RIVER AND HARBOR BILL
Senators and Representatives Who
Are Interested in Doubtful Items
Are Anxious.

WASHINGTON April 22.-With the
river and harbor bill carrying $50 600,
00o in the hands OF a conference com
mittee today. senators and representa-
lives interested in doubtful items arc
anxious over the possibility Il at the
president may veto IL.
IL is no secret that the grand tota
OF appropriations does not meet witt
his approval. and that he has strong
objections TO a number of items in the
bill. They are projects such as Sena
tor Burton rep, Ohio criticised
where large sums are 10 be expended
TO accommodate a small amount OF
traffic and cases in which improve.
Eients that have not been approved
by the army engineers are given APP
preparations.
Taft will call in the chief construc-
tors OF the bill when il reaches him.
In considering il. he will probably be
confronted by the same problem that
was involved in the tariff bill He was
dissatisfied with parts OF IL. but uecid-
ed that TO veto the bill would do
greater harm than would the unsatis.
factory items In the bill
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-04-22
DETROIT STEEL PRODUCTS co.
MAKES WONDERFUL SHOWING
Starting With Ia Employees Two Years
Ago, Concern Now Employs $50
Men and Will Add More.

Back of extensive building opera
lions now going on at the plant OF the
Detroit Steel Products Co, Chene.st.
and the Boulevard. is a remarkable
story OF business expansion such as
would scarcely be encountered outside
of Detroit. where, nowadays. even the
announcement of a $5.000,0 900 auto
plant fails TO excite more than passing
notice.
J. Starting with Ii employees two years
ago. the Detroit Steel Products Co.
which manufactures steel auto springs
drop forgings and wrought steel win
dow sash, now employs more than $50
men. Since last June IL has triplrd
it's capacity and the building now
under construction will double the
present capacity.
While the development OF the auto
industry was responsible for this phe-
nomenal expansion, In a measure. II
was not the main cause. A marked in
crease in the steel sash end OF the
business makes necessary the addi
ton now under construction, the
foundations OF which are well along II
will be the modern saw-tooth type, OF
steel and brick construction, and Will
cover an area 100 by 200 feet. 1t is
expected that the building will be
ready for occupancy late in the sum
mer. With its completion the present
force OF $50 men will be largely aug
mented.
The officers of the company are:
President Walter ). Russell. vice
president. John H. Avery: treasurer.
John c. Rumney; secretary. Henry W.
Dakin.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-04-22
Muddy Lane Hampers Factory.

4 lamentable condition existing in
me EASTERN eHd OF me CITY hus been
brought 20 the attention OF Public
Works Commissioner Haarer The
Detroit Metal Products Co. has erect.
ed new factory. which will employ
300 workmen on a tract OF land north
OF JeffersOn-ave. The condition of
CcnnOrs Creek Lane which runs to
the factory. is such that heavy team
inc cannot be- done and there Is no
available fund which will allow the
commissioner 10 purchase cinders and
haul them there TO repair the lane so
that the factory machinery can be
hauled in. 10 is Haarers hope that he
can make AN arrangement by which
the cinders will be brought To- the
spot and iu that case. he will be- able
to supply he teams and labor 10 fix
the road This road will be- paved
some time this summer. but IL is de
sired 10 get il In shape so that the
factory can be- started at once