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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-27
STOLEN CASH RETURNS
IN MYSTERIOUS FASHION
NEGRO Brings Package tt
Cashiers House-Another
Suspect in Jail.

Nearly half of the 500 stolen from the
safe of the c. H. Burgess Coal Company
at Sth and o streets northwest, ten days
ago, has found its way back to the own
ers in a most mysterious manner.
Early this morning a colored man, for
whom the police are now diligently
searching, called at the home of Charles
p. Seebold of 446 z street northwest. sec
retary and treasurer of the Burgess COM
pany. When Mrs. Seebold opened the
door lie thrust paper wrapped package
in her hands.
I. Give that to your husband" he said
as he hurried away.
When Mr.. Seebold unwrapped the bum
die he was nightly surprised to find that
1t contained $2s5 in real money.
The police, who expressed themselves as
confident that in the person of Henry
Miller, 'colored, now in Jail. they had
the MAI who robbed the Burgess COM
pany's safe, are somewhat puzzled. De-
tectives Baur and Cornwell of heada,lar-
ters and the entire staff of the second
precinct are trying to locate the man
who carried the money TO the Seebold
home
They have fair description of him.
Mrs. Seebold is confident she would be
able to Identify the visitor.
The safe i'll the Burgess company's
offices was ,oobed December 49, Two
days later Miller was arrested. He had
been spending money freely, and had dis
played big roll of bills to some of his
friends He had Sis in his pockets when
the police nabbed him, and declared he
had found the money in the coal ward.
With the return Of nearly half the
stolen money today the Burgess com
pany VIII not lose more than $3.50 at
the outside. Meanwhile, everybody would
Hike to know more Of the mysterious mes
senger.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-27
K|DNAPERS ARE GIVEN
LONG TERM IN PRISON
Court Imposes an indetermi-
nate Sentence, Maximum
Nearly Fifty Years.

NEW YORK, December "a body
blow to the kidnapping bands who have
been working in this and other cities
was administered by Judge Fawcett in
county court In Brooklyn today, when,
after unmercifully scoring Maria Kappa
and Stanislao Pattenza as a menace to
the community and deserving of ithe
death penalty, the court gave them the
maximum sentence for kidna ping-an in
determinate period of from twenty-five
to forty-nine years and ten months in
states prison.
Convicted of Abduction.
They were convicted recently in quick
trials of having abducted and held in
captivity eight-year-old Giuseppe Longo
and Michael Rizzo seven years old, sons
of well-to-do Brooklyn Italians.
The Longo boy was kidnapped Novem-
ber 10 last and few days later the
RizzO child disappeared The Longo
manding $15.OOO for the return of their
child. The case, being put into the hands
of Deputy Police Commissioner Flynn, a
clue was obtained as to the whereabouts
of the supposed kidnapers. and in SEN
sational raid on house in East 63d
street the LongO child was found and
ten prisoners were made, two Of them
women.
Child Is Chief Witness.
Little Giuseppe Longo was the chief
witness against both prisoners at their
trials. The prosecution alleged that Pat
tenZa was the chief of the kidnaping
band and that Maria Kappa was one Of
his most important aids.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-27
RESTAURANT KEEPER KILLED.
Land, Cleveland's Catcher, and Nine
Others Held

FRANKFORT, Ky, December q
Stephen Theophanis. a restaurant keeper.
was shot and probably fatally wounded
here today.
American Base Ball League team, and
Pat Bohannon. formerly with the Louis
willie American Association team, are
among the ten men being held in con-
nection with the shooting.
A crowd, carrying over their Christmas
Celebration until ) o'clock this morning
is alleged to have thrown lot of fire.
crackers into the restaurant The shoot
ing followed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-27
INDICTED MEN HAULED
TO COURT IN WAGONS
Ohio Election Frauds Involve
752 Voters in West
ern County,.


WEST UNION, Ohio. December 27-
Wagon loads of men indicted for alleged
participation in the wholesale election
frauds in this county arrived at the
courthouse today. Blue with the cold
having driven fourteen miles, the men
hurried before Judge Blair to plead guilty,
to receive suspended Jail sentences, be dis
franchised for five years and pay fines
of from IS to $25 and costs.
The grand jury today returned 124 in
dictments found yesterday.
With the % reported yesterday the total
is now 152. About 20 have pleaded guilty
and only two not guilty.
Despite the numerous indictments. Spe-
cial Prosecutor Stephenson says that the
inquiry is only started. fse
I'VE have been using a harrow thus
far he said today. ''ands many cul-
prits have lodged its teeth. But after
we have gone over the county this first
time we are going back and rake it with
q hne-tooth comb"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-27
SHOOTS WIFE AND SELF.
Mother. a Centenarian, Unable to
Prevent Tra1edv

PITTSBC RG, Pa. December 21.-In the
presence of his mother, one hundred
years old, James Mitchell. aged sixty, a
Pittsburg and Lake Erie railroad engi-
neer. today shot and fatally wounded his
wife and fired two bullets into his head
from a heavy revolver.
When Mrs. Mitchell was preparing
breakfast Mitchell, it is alleged. entered
the Kitchen Of their home in Sheraden
and began shooting. His mother was
sitting At a table and endeavored TO pre-
vent the tragedy.
Mitchell and his wife were taken to
hospitals.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-27
Employees Lose Lives in Two
Railroad Collisions.
OTHERS RECEIVE INJURIES
Freight Trains Come Together in
West Virginia.
ACCIDENT NEAR FARBER. MO.
Elagman Hurt in Third Disaster.
Engine Driven Through Ca
boose Into Car.

PARK ERSBURG, w. Va. December 20.
-Four trainmen were killed and two
nthers injured IN collision of two freight
trains on the Ohio River division of the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad. at Mercer S
Bottom, W. Va. early today. The dead
are: William Steffey, Parkersburg. engi-
neer; c. j. Moffatt, Huntington. brake
man; B. Fl. Bradham, Parkersburg, fire
snan. and r. Fl. kantz, Mason City, fire
man.
1t is said that the crew Of one of the
trains made a mistake in reading it's
orders and that this was the cause of the
accident.
Red Hummer Hits Freight
KANSAS CITY, Mo. December d
Train No. o. known as the Red Hum
ner. on the Chicago and Alton. which
left Chicago last night for Kansas City,
ran into freight train near Farber, Mo-.
early today.
Three tranmen were killed, according
road They are: 3. Davis, passenger en-
sincer: NJ j. Crabtree, passenger fire.
man, and I'll. NJ. Flora, freight brakeman.
Nome OF the passengers was injured,
say the officials here
me passenger train struck the caboose
OF the freight, which had failed to clear
the main track in going onto a switch.
Accident Due to Fog.
PAWTCCKET. r. L., December %
hlie running today at it's regular rate
or speed passenger train from Boston
for Providence on the New York. New
Haven and Hartford railroad. when just
out Of Attleboro. crashed into the rear
end of freight train and badly injured
q nasman, Gilbert d. Smith, who was sit
ing on the cabOOse of the latter train.
The passengers of the Boston train were
badly shaken up. but none of them was
hurt.
The accident was due to the dense fog
which hung over the tracks. The engine
of the passenger train was driven into
The whole length of the freight caboose
ana INTO the next car as we'll So great
Was the force that three other freight cars
were thrown from the tracks. None Of
tHe passenger coaches left the rails.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-27
ITALY FACING BIG STRIKE.
Railway Employees Will Resort to
Sabotage" for Redress.

ROME. December 21.-More than 80. OOo
railway employees in Italy have just COM
pleted the taking of a referendum to de-
termine what attitude they should as
sumo in order to bring about an ameIiora-
tion OF their condition.
BY a great majority the men declared
in favor Of the instruments of strike and
''sabotage.
In France the term sabotage" has
come to indicate organized acts of vio-
lence. such the destruction or Gripping
Of machinery ar other property, in order
to force a suspension of work. Az adopt
- in Italy il IL probable that the word
is used in the sense of TO harass' the
authorities in their efforts to restore COM
IpuDication over railway line. the en-
ployes of which are ON strike.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-27
JAPANESE HOMES SEARCHED.
Army Officers in Philippines Failed
to Find Expected Explosives.

MANILA, December -~27.-Pursuant to
the receipt Of secret information. Maj.
Gen. Duvall, L. s. A., the retiring COM
mander of the Department of the
Philippines. caused military agents to
obtain the assistance of the police in
searching one store and several Jap
anese homes for explosives.
The search was futile, and has caused
resentment in the Japanese colony
The residences visited included that
of the agent of the mercantile house
of Mitsui Bussan Company, Limited.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-27
WRECKED BY BLACK HAND"
Bomb Explosion Breaks Every Win
dow in New York Tenement.

NEW YORK. December 1.-TWO hun
dred occupants of a tenement in the 1tal-
ian quarter on West 14th street found
their escape to the street cut off today
when BLACK Hand" bomb exploded i'm
the lower hallway. tore out-the first 1oor
stairway and broke every window in the
structure.
The excited tenants. who were pitched
from their beds by the shock which
rocked the building. rushed for the usual
exits and when they found their wa
blocked scrambled to the fire escapes and
the roof.
Salvatore Catolanio a lace manufac-
turer on the ground floor told the police
that he had recently received a letter de-
manding $1O00 under penalty of death or
destruction of his property.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-27
POLICEMAN Is HELD.
Examination Waived by Matthew
McGrath.

NEW YORK, December 27.-Police-
man Matthew McGrath, the champion
hammer-thrower of the world, waived
examination. and was held to await
the action of the grand jury when ar
raigned today before Magistrate Hy-
Ian on charges Of having shot down
George Walker, whom the athlete
found in his home. No bail for Nc
Grath was fixed.
Walker was shot five times, and
there is only fair chance Of his re-
covery. The wounded man says that
Mrs McGrath invited him to her home
to see a Christmas tree. she had deco
rated
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-27
An Indian Mystery.

An American tutor and an Indian queen
are the. main characters in a fascinating
tale. of life in India by Michael White
Force Mercuriar' he calls his latest
story Of mystery in the land where he
lived for many years How the tutor
from Yale discovered a diabolical plot In
palace in Kolhari. the capital of
Marathi native state, and what happened
as a result. is set forth in the author $
best style. Illustrated by Wladyslaw T.
Benda. See the. next Sunday Magazine
of The Sunday Star.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-27
BANK WITH S6,0OO,0OO
IS UNDER SUSPICION
State Superintendent in New
York Takes Possession of
the Institution.

NEW YORK. December o1.-The North
ern Bank of New York. at No. 215 West
125th street, which has several branches
i'm Harlem and the Bronx. was taken
possession Of today by Superintendent of
Banks Cheney. The institution has de-
posits agsregating over $6.OOOeVO.
The Northern Bank was formerly
known as the Hamilton Bank, which had
difficulties during the panic of 1907 4
large crowd of depositors gathered around
the door of the institution this morning
long before the scheduled hour of OPEN
ing, but could obtain no information con-
cerning the institution.
Notice Posted on Door.
The following notice was pinned on the
banks doors: Pursuant to the provisions
of section 10 Of the banking laws of the
state Of New York, 1 have this day
taken possession of the Northern Bank
of New York
GSiened &C. III. CHENEY,
Superintendent Of Banks.
The closing of the doors of the North
ern Bank did not come surprise to
those who had knowledge OF the bank s
condition. The suspension is regarded as
unimportant in banking circles
The following statement regarding the
made today by Superintendent of Banks
The superintendent of banks this
took possession of the Northern
Bank of New York. the main Office of
which is located at 215 West 125th street.
with nine branches situated at various
points throughout the city.
Watched for Several Days.
The banking department has been
conducting an examination of this insti-
tuition for several days. and because of
discovered conditions and also certain fr-
regular transactions that have taken
place during the time the examination
has been in progress the superintendent
Of banks deemed it necessary to take pos
session for the protection of the de-
positOrs.
1.-The superintendent has appointed Arba
K. Afford, an examiner in the depart
ment, special deputy superintendent of
banks as agent to assist him in the liqui-
1atiOn.
This institution has capital of $780,
)0O. and a book surplus at the time of its
last published statement, November 10,
1910 of $185,965.11. Its deposits at that
time were $6.912, ,5S2.62
mo further statement will be made
until complete inventory of the assets
s obtained"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-27
Expulsion of Hebrews Begins.

ST. PETERSBURG, December 2I.-Ths
expulsion Of Hebrews asserted to be resid-
ing illegally in ST. Petersburg has been BE-
gun AS a preliminary step 10l have been
deprived of membership in artisan guilds.
thereby losing their right of residence In
the capital.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-27
Chicago's Mayor to Name Fire Chief.

CHICAGO. December 21.-Mayor r. A.
Busse has called a special meeting of the
city council for tonight 1t is said he
will announce the appointment Of Acting
Chief Charles n. Seyfcrlich as Chicago'S
fire marshal to succeed James horan, who
was buried yesterday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-27
Trotter Worth $4,000 Dies.

LEXINGTON, Ky, December 27.-Ned-
die Connors. trotting stallion valued at
$50. .OO0 and owned by DIR. w. III. Hors of
Maysville, died today of uremic poison
ins. The track record Of the horse was
SOO
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-27
SUSPENSION Of RATES
TO AWAIT HEARINGS
Interstate Commerce Commits
sion Unable to Keep Up
With Railway Business.

BY reason Of the inability o. the inter-
state commerce commission to hear all
of the cases that have been filed with it
during the last few months, the necessity
has arisen for the further suspension of
certain freight rates filed by the rail-
roads. In every instance the tariffs sus-
pended made an advance In the rates.
About the middle Of August tariffs were
filed by the Missouri Pacific. the St.
.ouis Iron Mountain and Southern and
the Texas and Pacific. increasing the
rates on both classes and commodities he.
tween Memphis, Tenn. and various points
in Louisiana.
Further Suspension Ordered.
These tariffs were to have become ef-
fective September %. Prior to that
date they were suspended by the COM
mission until January B. 1911. TODAY
they were further suspended until july
=, 1911 in order to afford the commits.
sion time in which to inquire into their
reasonab bIeness.
During the next few days many other
suspension orders, which were made eff.
fective January :. will have to be extend
cd. because of the physical inability OF
the commission TO determine them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-27
FIRE IS UNDER.PRO
Mysterious Blaze in Grocery
Early This Morning.
SEARCH MADE FOR ORIGIN
Belief Expressed That an Incendiary
Was Responsible.
FIRES ELSEWHERE IN CITY
Loss of $1,000 at Residence of
Henry E. Kondrup-$40 at
Another Home
SEARCH MADE FOR ORIGIN
FIRES ELSEWHERE IN CITY

Fire Marshal Nicholson is conducting
an investigation TO determine who is re-
sponsible for blaze in the grocery and
liquor establishment of Jaselli Brothers,
1884 14th street northwest, this morning
about 3 O'Clock. 1t is stated TO have been
discovered that fires started in several
places in the building simultaneously, and
that they could not possibly have resulted
from one cause.
The blaze was discovered before much
headway had been gained and il was only
because of the early alarm and prompt
work of the firemen that the building and
contents were saved
Firemen Make Discovery.
Forcing open a door in order to get
into the building they quickly discovered
that fires had been started in several
places in the building. Water was soon
playing on the flames and they were soon
subdued. 1t is estimated that the fire
damage did not exceed $500.
Fire Marshal Nicholson was summoned
to the building to make an investigation,
and he reported to Chief Wagner later In
the day that the fire was undoubtedly the
work of an incendiary.
Police of the eighth precinct also went
to the fire. Their report, however. con-
tdlHs no suggestion tnat the DlaZe was
not of the ordinary character. The cause
of the fire. according 20 the police re-
port, is unknown. Upon the report Of
the fire marshal, however. the police
joined him in making an investigation.
Nobody was in the building when the
fire department reached the scene of tine
fire, the upper floor being used as store
room.
Costly Blaze in Residence.
No. engine company responded to
call received last night from the
house of Henry K. Kondrup 217 I'd street
southeast, and before the company reach
ed the house an alarm was sounded
summoning additional companies of the
fire department.
The blaze started in the sarret and re-
suited, it is stated. from an attempt to
locate leaky gas fixture. Firemen eX-
perienced considerable difficulty confining
the blaze to the. one house, and it was inn
possible to prevent water damage OH the
lower floors. Firemen estimated the dam
age at about $1,000 The loss is covered
by insurance.
Small Fires Elsewhere.
Yesterday afternoon shortly after :,
o'clock No. IL engine company responded
to an alarm that was received from the
garage of r. G. McGuigan, 1870 Quincy
street northwest. 4 slight blaze was
extingufshed before any damage had re-
suited.
A blaze in the kitchen at the house of
James Graves, 1E;2 9TH street. claimed
the attention of the fire department last
night about 8 o'clock. The fire was
caused by a defective f1ue and about $40
damage was done.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-27
Alleged Rivals in Love.

The police have found that fifteen per-
sons lived in the five-room house. thirteen
sleeping in the three rooms on the upper
floor and two in the front room on the
lower floor.
Fourteen of the occupants of the house
have been questioned by Lieut.. Flather.
II was declared by some of them that
there had been trouble between Ambrosia
and Appitto about a girl, and that Appitto
had frequently threatened Ambrosia's life.
Ambrosia they stated. was preparing TO
retire when he was attacked by Appitto,
and Benedetto was stabbed in the back
by. Appitto when he went to prevent the
encounter. ~.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-27

The circulation of The Star,
both daily and Sunday, is greater
bv many thousands than that of
any other Washington newspaper.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-27
WEATHER.

Increasing cloudiness. followed
by rain Wednesday. with warmer
temperature tonight.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-29

FOR OFFICE
BEGINS

. City Clerk Fleming said .
= today that he would receive .
. filings Of candidates for =
= city commissioner under the .
. new charter on January 26, =
. 1911.
. There will be no filing fee .
. and the period for filings will .
. remain open 10 days. .
. After the filings close there =
= will be 80 days in which to .
= conduct campaign. Each =
. candidate must have at least .
. 25 sworn certificates by as q
. many voters asking that he =
. make the race. .
. The election will take place .
= Tuesday, March 7, 1911. The .
. new commissioners will take q
. charge of the government as .
. soon thereafter as the vote is .
. certified. .
>>>>>>>>><>>>>>>
The question nppermost in. the
minds of the men at the city hall
today was, Who are to be the
" uh tDC Clty
under the new charter"
1t was admitted on all sides that
the contest for the five commits
sionerships will be the hottest elec-
ton ever held in the city. The Job
pays $55000 a year and three of the
commissionerships run for four
years.
1t is believed that there will be
at least 75 candidates, and possfb-
ly over 100 and that the three
choices in the vote will so COM
plicate things as to make It a
spectacular and uncertain fight.
From among the present city Of
ficials the following names are
mentioned: Mayor Pratt, Comp
troller Farley. Purchasing Agent
John Clifford, City Treasurer j.
Oscar Peterson, President Of the
Board OF Public Works George w.
Armstrong. Commissioner ArgaIl.
Commissioner George Mudgett,
President <. " Lambert of the city
council, Councilmen Funk, Mohr.
Nelson. Belshaw. John Gray, Cart
wright and possibly the rest Of the
council.
On the outside there is talk OF
ID. c. Coates and Frank II. Walker
making the race as labor candi-
dates. Gordon c. Corbaley, c. M.
Fassett. Carl w. Tuerke, r. r.
Ostrander and possibly others OF
the charter adoption forces. ]. II.
Fussey, North Division street
merchant, has been induced to run
by the North Side business men.
Mr.. Turrish of the South Side has
been indorsed by the Turrish club.
and Thomas ID. Gamble has been
in the race for two months.
All In all. it promises to be hot
old fight before 1t Is over.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-29

She was an attractive little wo-
man, as she wandered into The
Press office yesterday afternoon,
and blushingly inquired for the
Good Fellow who had been looking
after the poor folks.
Her trim tailored suit fitted her
to perfection and the bloom of
health on her cheek had never
come out of drug store. The
Good Fellow looked up in surprise
as she asked if he was the man
who was doing things for the poor.
She announced that she wanted
the names of some of the poor peo-
pie so she could do a little Good
Fellow work of her own.
You see she explained, Il was
an orphan myself, and had pretty
hard timee of it when l was little,
and now that | have grown up and
am married to Il man who has
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-29
AVIATOR'S MOTHER
TO FLY, TOO
(By United Press Leased WIre)

(By United Press Leased WIrel
PASADENA. Cal, Dec. 90
Mrs. NJ. S. Hoxsey, mother of
Arch Hoxsey, the aviator, in
tends to fly with him either
Friday or Saturday morning
before the crowd gathers at
Dominguez aviation field, not
wishing to make the trip in
public.
Il am anxious to experience
the sensation OF flying" said
Mrs. Hoxsey today. Arch has
told me many interesting
things concerning aviation,
and | am deeply interested in
it. | have not any idea how
high we will go. 1t will de-
pend altogether on how the
altitude affects me. / have alb
solute confidence in Arch and
his ability to manage his ma
chine, and | will have no fear
in going up with him. Arch
is anxious to make a little trip,
and | am certain We will enjoy
our ride through the air."
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-29
CHARTER WINS.
BY A GOOD
MAJORITY
Over 1900 Given It-Carried
Nearly Every Part
of City.

LESS THAN 80 per cent of the
voters of the city yesterday de-
creed that the new city charter
should be adopted, and it is now
the fundamental law of the city
In registration of about 10000,
a little over half. or 10,463 votes
were cast, of which $3.50 were for
the new charter and Alb against
it.
All of the organization, effort
and campaigning were on the side
of the charter. The opposition was
and made practically
no fight at the polls. The talk of
the corporations and the vice ele-
ment organizing to beat the char
ter was bosh. They did nothing,
and the chief opposition was that
centering around the leadership of
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