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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-24
MAY GIVE THEIR OWN DEFENSE
Five Officers Will Appear Before
Army Retiring Board.

Army officers are awaiting with inter-
est the result of the deliberations OF a
new retiring board. which Is composed
of high ranking officers, with Inspector
General Darlington at its head. This
termine whether certain officers ordered
for examination are incapable of perform.
ing their duties for reasons which have
nothing to do with physical fitness. This
is the result of the conclusion of the
general staff that officers incapable of
performing their duties for Temperament
tai reasons properly may be transferred
to the retired list. 1t is an application
of the system Of elimination in the War
Department without resort to special leg
islation.
The new board will consider the cases
of five officers who have been the SUBJ
iect of unfavorable comment on the part
of their superiors.
The personnel of the retiring board has
been selected by the chief Of staff with
the idea OF having a thorough investiga-
ton, in which the officers under exam
ination will be afforded full opportunity
to be heard in their own defense. Army
officers for a long time have been de-
sirous of some such system as this. and
they regard 1t as an improvement on the
naval method. which makes use of an
annual .plucking board" composed of
rear aduairals.
Navy Officers who are under examina-
ton have no opportunity to be heard,
and do not even know that they have
been under consideration until the an
nouncement is made Of their enforced re-
tirement.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-24
CHERRIES CHRISTMAS
WITHOUT HER CHILDREN
Her Babies Dead and No
Santa, Mother Tries to
End Life.

NEW YORK. December 24.-Because.
as she explained in letter for her hus-
band, she could not bear to face Christ
mas without her babies, Mrs. Pauline
Munster cut both wrists and turned on
the gas, and is in the Lincoln Hospital
in a critical condition.
When her husband left home, 800 East
both street. to go to work. she told him
she did not care to do any Christmas
shopping this time.
Santa Claus won't call this year." she
complained. "Robbys dead and so is the
baby. 1t won't even seem like Christ
mas"
Harry Munster encouraged his young
wife to go out and look through the
stores. He said 1t would benefit her
make her forget the baby, who died six
months ago in home they left on the
upper West Side to go to Chicago. where
their son Robert. four years old, was
taken sick and lost to them.
Mrs. Munster toured the Harlem stores
and watched mothers with their rosy
faced youngsters grow enthusiastic over
wonderful displays of toys and store
window Kris Krngles. She returned
home shortly before 6 o'clock, heart
broken.
half hour later, Harry Davis, a
boarder. found Mrs. Munster lying un-
conscious in her bedroom, both wrists
cut and gas flowing from an open burner.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-24
HORNET MUST BE GOOD.
Filibuster Designs Against Honduras
to Be Checked.

After lodgment of formal protests with
the State Department by the Honduran
minister against allowing the Hornet to
sail from New Orleans. in order to avoid
a claim for damages it behooves the
United States government to make sure
that the vessel is not part of fiibuster-
ing movement directed against President
Davilla.
Therefore the officials of the State and
Navy departments have instructed the
consuls and naval officers in Central
America to look out for the Hornet. if
she appears off the coast of Honduras.
Orders already had been sent to the
commander of the gunboat Tacoma, on
the Atlantic side of the country. These
have now been supplemented by instruc-
lions to the commander of the gunbOat
Yorktown. lying at the Nicaraguan port
of CorintO, to proceed northward to
Amapala, Honduras, and guard against
the violation of the neutrality laws by
Americans on the Pacific coast of Hon.
duraS.
the naval officers to search the Hornet or
any other suspicious craft appearing in
Central American waters. If they have
an armed forced aboard they may be
seized, even if the arms and men were
taken on after the vessels cleared from
an American port.
One reason for the renewal of the vigi-
lance of the authorities is the receipt OF
reports by cable from the legation at
Tegucigalpa. the Honduran capital as
we'll as from Guatemala City. to the effect
that there are signs of revolutionary
activity and of movement directed
against the north coast of Honduras.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-24
SHOOTS SELF AT TELEPHONE.
Rice Goes on Talking and Tells
Ray" About It.

NEW YORK. December 24-After fir
ing a .3S-caliber bullet into his head
John Rice propped himself on his elbow
on the floor and, calling for the tele-
phone receiver, calmly resumed a con.
versation he had been holding with q
young woman at the other end of the
line.
You should see me now, Ray" he
said. I'm an awful mess"
This little episode took place in the
Chatham Club early today. Rice was
sitting with several friends, when sud.
denly he jumped up and went to the
telephone.
rs that you. Ray?" he inquired when
the ring was answered. Then, after he
had the reply. he said:
I'm going to do it."
With that he pulled a revolver from his
pocket. Placing the muzzle at his right
ear he fired thrice, dropped to the floor
and resumed his telephone conversation
1t was said at the hospital that he has
an even chance for his life. He would
not say why he tried to kill himself
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-24
NO MERCY ON WIFE BEATERS
Kansas City Judge Fines Man 500
for Spanking His Spouse.

KANSAS CITY. Mo-. December "a
If you want to take your wife across your
knee and give her a good. old-fashioned
spanking it's going to cost YOU just 500
IL you are caught at it in Kansas City
and happen to come before Judge Hal
stead in the South Side municipal court
F. r. Shoemaker. a car repairer. tried the
bare hand treatment on his wife yester-
day, trying to persuade her not to 70 to
the Union station to see friend off on a
journey. Now he has been set back 500
in the money he was saving for Christ
mas.
Shoemaker might have escaped punish
ment but for Brick Owens, a base ball
umpire, who heard the woman's screams
as the car repairing hand fell on her
Brick is one of the readiest little wom-
an rescuers In Kansas City. and he tried
to burst in the door Of the Shoemaker
domicile. Failing In this. he called for
police. and the irate ,spanker and the
sobbing wife were taken to the station
house. -e .fy1, .--,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-24
Merchants & Mechanics
Savings
Bank
SO to SIS an acre on account OF the bal

$40 to SIS an acre on account OF the bal
sam frs alone.
But this is only portion of the pros
perity wrought by the festal Yuletide
evergreen. The lands that are stripped
for young frs are early fitted for pastur-
ing. The farmers nave burned over the
hillsides and sowed grass seed among the
ashes. Some of these lands are now
plowed and cultivated. and thus thou
sands Of acres OF waste land have been
restored to agriculture. The Christmas
tree industry ranks among the few agri-
cultural inspirations that have converted
the Inhabitants of large section OF coun-
try from poverty to prosperity.
The Christmas tree business hourishes
wherever the balsam Ar is sufficiently OF
the nature Of q weed" The work OF
cutting the trees lasts all through No
vember. An early fall of snow Is great
disadvantage. for II the snow melts and
freezes again 1t makes the branches too
brittle for long-distance shipment. The
trees will keep In good condition for five
or six weeks after cutting. One man-an
expert-does the cutting; another collects.
sorts and ties. He wraps the branches
closely to economic space. and ties about
five medium sized trees in a bunch. The
trees in the open fields that are exposed
to full sunlight are more symmetrical
than those that grow in dense woods.
Some farmers go SO far as to thin out
their fir orchards" as the crowding OF
the Seeding impairs the quality OF the
product. 1t takes about FIVE years from
the seed to produce q salabie tree
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-24
SWEATER FOR EACH BOY.
President Mackay's Christmas Gift
to 5000 Telegraph Messengers.

NEW YORK. December 24.-Clarence
H. Mackay. president of the Postal Tele-
graph-Cable Company and the CONNER
cial Gable Company. has sent a wooden
sweater as a Christmas gift from him to
every messenger boy employed by his
companies in America. about 5000. This
is only one Of the many ways in which
Mr.. Mackay has evinced his interest In
the comfort and welfare of those in tele-
graph and ocean cable business that are
under his management.
News of the promised distribution of
sweaters by President Mackay to the
messenger boys was proclaimed this
Offices of the Postal Telegraph Company
in Washington. and it was received with
glad acclaim by the youngsters who will
benefit by the gifts. Altogether the Postal
company employs fifty-eight boys at its
offices in the Capital city, and warm
wooden winter jackets will be provided
for all of them.
+. B. Travis, local manager Of the COM
pany. at noon said he had received word
that the shipment was on the way. and
its arrival is expected hourly today.
There will be no delay in making the dis
tributiOn of the gifts, because it is real
lied that many OF the boys. tramping and
riding their bicycles through the slush
protection from the elements which the
sweaters will afford. Chief Distributing
Clerk Simmons probably will be delegated
by Manager Travis to act the part of
Santa Claus when the box of sweaters
is received
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-24
WINSLOW TO BE SOLD.
Vessel on Which Ensign Bagley Lost
Life No Longer Useful.

The Winslow. on board of which En-
sign Worth Bagley. the only officer in the
navy killed during the Spanish-American
war. lost his life. and the Siren. both
of which are too antiquated for modern
war purposes. will pass from the hands
OF the government and be sold to the
highest bidder as a result of proposals
which will be received by the Navy De-
partment up to January 2 1911. :
The Winslow. which Is a torpedo boat.
has been appraised at 81, 1853. while the
value placed on the converted yacht Siren
IL $1,000. The vessels, however, will b
sold to the highest bidder.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-24
News Briefs.

Living 100 years in the same neigh.
borhood is the record Of Mrs. Sa1iie
Young Of Ferrum. Franklin county, Va.
who Thursday celebrated her hundredth
birthday. Mrs. Young is in good health
and expects to live many more years.
IF you don't contribute a dollar to our
funds for Christmas bonhres we will take
every barrel and box you have" is the
essence Of letters received by many resi-
dents Of Richmond. Wa. They are signed
committee" and invariably precede the
disappearance of the articles mentioned.
A conference Of the civil engineers OF
both the Norfolk and Western Railroad
Company and the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad Company. recently held, has
given rise to the talk that the two roads
will build and own Jointly a new station
at Shenandoah Junction, w. Va.
The will OF John Newton Kitchen. q
wealthy farmer who died recently. will
be contested in court At Winchester, Va.
by certain heirs who say he was men,
tally incapable Of making q will at the
time the document was executed. Some
OF the children were cut OF with a dollar.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-24
GET NO CHRISTMAS MONEY.
Two Thousand Sailors Will Not Re.
ceive Paw Until January 5.

NORFOLK, Va, December 24.-Two
thousand sailors on the government res
ervation at this station expecting to be
paid off for Christmas saw their hopes
dashed to pieces by the announcement
yesterday by the paymaster that the
money will not be forthcoming until the
regular pay day, January 5. Uncle Sam
formerly paid twice a month, but some
time ago it was decided to pay off every
thirty days.
To pay the men off for Christmas. Off
Gals at this station say, would mean that
the government would lose the interest
on the money. which Is kept In banks and
not drawn out until it is needed for the
regular pay day. The interest is said to
aggregate $500.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-24
Xmas
Insurance

Yeu can insure comfort and coed
health for al your family against ever
eating and drinking BY seeing 10 Il that
they az take q cAScAkEf ct bed time
during the holidays. cAScAkErS-best
medicine o. earth for the little felks-
Dad end Mother. 90
cAScAREro-gee bex-week's teaat-
n0oe. All dsu4gists 0iGgest SGne9
n TIE WUgel 0Hlaaa oo1e0 meath.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-24
WANTS DOGS DEATH, TOO.
Boy Suicide in Note Asks That Pet
Be Killed.

WARREN, Pa, December Ca
Goodbye. mother: am going to leave
this world of trouble. Have some one
shoot Dexter" So wrote Robert Gard
ner, twenty years old. son of Col and
Mrs. David Gardner Of Clarendon. Dex-
ter is a dog. which had been the
young mans constant companion.
The note was on the body found in
the haymow of the home barn last
evening. Gardner. who was q high
school boy. had shot himself in the
head with a revolver. He kissed his
adopted mother goodbye before leav-
ing for the barn in the afternoon. He
was not missed until supper time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-24
DENIES CHARGE OF FRAUD.
McCreary Files Answer in Contest
of Keystone Party Nominee.

4 PHILADELPHIA, December 24.-Rep-
resentative George D. McCreary yester-
day filed his answer in the contest which
has been instituted against his election
in the sixth district by Frank H. Haw-
kins, who was the keystone party nomi-
nee. He denies the several allegations of
fraud and Irregularities, and requests an
early conference of counsel for the ap-
pointment Of a disinterested examiner to
take testimony. Joseph Gilfllan is coun-
sci for Mr.. McCreary.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-24
SPECIAL OFFERS TO TRAPPERS.
Making Unusual Efforts to Get Err
mine for King GEORGES Coronation.

WINNIPEG. December 24.-Fear of a
scarcity OF ermine for King Georges
coronation in London next June has re-
suited in special inducements being Of
fered to trappers for the furs by the
trading companies. but owing to the
mild weather in northern Canada the
fur catch has been the lightest for
many years.
Indians are bringing in little from
their fall hunt, and the Christmas
shipment of furs will be far below the
average.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-24
Killed by Fall of 1000 Feet.

WiLKESBARRE. Pa. December "a
Elmer Williams. aged nineteen. an en-
ploye Of the Susquehanna Coal Com
pany at Nanticoke. last night fell down
a mine shaft, distance Of 900 feet,
and was instantly killed. Nearly every
bone in his body was broken.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-24

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal. December n
The petition Of Abraham Ruef. the for
mer political leader. under sentence OF
fourteen years for bribery. for q rehear-
ing before the district court of appeals
was denied by that tribunal Yesterday.
He will now appeal to the supreme court
for q new trial.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-24
".
{ BREAKS A COLD IN.
: JUST A FEW HOURS.
Says Quinine Isn't Effective
in the Cure Of Colds
and Grippe.

N&AG ~ 4Ms& A&zrz
Nothing else that you can take will break
your cold end grippe so promptly rs q dose
Of Pape's Cold Compound every two hours until
three consecutive doses taken.
The most miserable headache, dizziness. head
and nose stuffed up. feverishness. sneezing. run
ming Of the nose. sore throat mucous catarrhal
discharges soreness. stiffness. rheumatism pains
Ind other distress begin to leave after the very
Hrst dose
Papes Cold Compound is the result Of three
years research at a cost of than nfty
thousand dollars, and contains no quinine. which
we have concluslvely demonstrated is not effect
i've in the treatment Of colds or grippe.
Take this harmless Compound rs directed.
with the knowledge that there is no other medi-
cine made anywhere else in the world which
will cure your cold end grippe misery as
promptly and without any other assistance or
bad after-enects ss 25cent package Of Pape's
Cold Compound, which any druggist in the world
can supply.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-24
HOMES MADE HAPPY
BY ALMAS TEMPLE
Christmas Dinners Given to
Hundreds by the Mobiles of
the Mystic Shrine.

Between seven and eight hundred poor
people. most of them old, very old. will
have a good, substantial dinner Christ
mas day as the result of the annual
distribution of Christmas baskets by AL
mas Temple Of the Mystic Shrine at Ma
tional Rifles armory.
Since o'clock this morning the line
has been formed. and tire good work has
been going on all day. 1t has even
stretched beyond the original plans be-
cause of number of pitiful cases that
have been presented. This year the no
bles of .Almas Temple made their recon-
mendations to the Christmas basket COM
mittee. of which William Clifford Long is
the chairman, and cards emitting them to
the Christmas bounty were sent to be-
tween 800 and 600 worthy poor people.
When the basket distribution began. how
ever, # was found there were from time
to time many in the line who had no
cards They only knew that the Shrine
had always given Christmas baskets to
the poor, and they came simply hoping to
get one.
And the Members "Dug."
work by the officers and members of the
confronted him he simply said, Boys
we've got to dig and they dug, with
the result that fully 200 persons who
otherwise would have gone without were
added to the number of those who will
eat their Christmas dinner with the COM
pliments of Almas Temple.
Many who were sent cards were unable
through age or illness to report in ,persor
for their baskets, and SO sent younge,
people and some children after them
There were a thousand pound package:
Of candy for the youngsters and eacf
bas ket held one in addition to one ham,
sack of flour. a peck of potatoes, two
pounds each Of sugar. hominy, and beans
can of corn, a can of tomatoes and &
pound of coffee.
Annual Christmas Custom.
The Christmas basket distribution is al
annual custom of A!mas Temple Of the
Mystic Shrine. Every year during the
summer 1t gives what is widely known
as its Christmas charity excursion. Gen
orally a large sum is raised in this way
But when il falls short of the needs the
members of the Shrine do as they die
today, dig with the result that nc
worthy case is sighted or turned away
empty handed
The special committee on basket prepa
ration. in addition to Chairman Long
consisted of Thomas Walker. John A
Elinger. DR.. c. II. Beatty, Edward kOlt
and Frank X RAYMOND
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-24

There's a wealth of good Christmas
reading in the Special Features Section
Of the Sunday Star tomorrow-and most
Of it concerns Christmas here in your own
city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-24

One quarter off the
marked prices OF Christ
mas presents for her" and
him. Note that each
piece has a ticket attached
on which is marked the
price. You deduct one
quarter from the price.
To select from is War
ranted Real Gold Jewelrv
already marked at about Is
per cent less than jewelers.
prices. And note that YOU
deduct one-quarter from
these less-than-usual quota
tions. Come promptly at
6 o'clock tonight and initial
will be engraved while YOU
wait.
Also IS per cent dis
count allowed on anv La
dies or Gentlemens Toilet
Set, ETC., OF Sterling Silver.
Silver Plated, Dresden
China. Ebcnoid, etc. Prices
marked on these range
from 7oc to $500. Note
that YOU deduct one-quar-
ter from these prices.
Any of the superb Arm
Bags for her the best
imported novelties. marked
at various prices from
$1,000 to $500. can be
yours at IS per cent dis
count. With other novel
ties in leather, on first
floor, way back.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-24

Before the tree industry began the fir
lands were exempt from taxation be-
cause they were worthless 1t is said
that one could sometimes purchase an
entire township about $1,000 acres) for
500. Thanks to the Christmas tree in
dustry, these same lands are now worth
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-24

George W. Harrington, for thirty years
the proprietor of the cigar stand at the
Ebbitt House and one Of the Oldest resi-
dents of Washington, died at his home,
11l2 10Th street northwest, yesterday aft
ernoon, following an illness of about ter
days from a stroke of paralysis. the first
serious illness Of his life.
Funeral services will he held at his
late residence Monday afternoon at
o'clock Rev. Robert Talbot, rector OF
St. Paurs Episcopal Church. will oflciate.
The interment, which will be private. will
be I'm charge of Naval Lodge, No. i.
F. 4. 4. NJ, and will take place at Glen
wood cemetery. Mr.. Harrington Is sur
vived by his widow, one son, James c. Har-
rington, and three daughters. Mrs. g. NJ.
Fague, Mrs Edward F. Riggs and Mrs.
l.. Koerth.
Native of Alexandria.
Mr.. Harrington was born in Alexandria,
Va, January -. 1927. and has resided In
Washington since 1856. For some years
he was employed at the navy yard, but
since the latter part Of 1865 has been en-
gagged. in the cigar and tobacco business
He became a member of Naval Lodge
No. 4, F. A. A. NJ, in 1865, and was its
worshipful master in 1923. During the
term of Grand Master Stansbury, Mr.
Harrington was one of the grand stew
ards Of the Grand Lodge.
During his life, Mr.. Harrington was
associated with many incidents of un.
usual Importance. He was present at
the laying of the corner stone of the
Washington Monument, July 4. 1S4S, and
took part in the ceremonies at its com
pletion and dedication, February p. 1885.
He was also present at the funeral OF
John Quincy Adams.
Mr.. Harrington married Miss Mary
Gala CHAN in 1858.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-24
TREES IN
WASHINGTON MARKETS

VERITABLE institution in
Washington has the Christmas
tree become, and there are few
children whose eyes are not
eladdened. on the morning Of
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-03-27
Il AM BLIND" INDUSTRY
TIED UP BY CAR STRIKE
Quaker City Beggar, Struggling to Support SefRespect
ing Family, Scorns $3G-a-Week 'PickingS, and HES
Him to Baltimore and Thence to Capital

The beggars OF Philadelphia are hav-
ing a hard time to make an honest liv-
ing. complained Charles Becowitz, a
blind mendicant picked up by Police
man Clay at St. Patrick's Church this
morning
So short are the picIlings on the
streets cf the Quaker city that $50 per
week looks like big money to the most
deformed of these charges on the pub
lie bounty, Bec&ovitz declares. and he
was naturally forced TO move out, as
no man can support a self-respecting
family on such a sum
Becl1owitZ is a Russian Jew. But
thirty-two years of age, he has been a
beggar about half that time. since he
lost mis- sight. In pessipistic mood
this morning, the result Of his arrest
by the local police. he felt quite ready
10 tell all his business troubles.
Philadelphia, which has been his home
for the past few years, has been a very
productive city from his point of view.
Taking his stand with a small hand
organ he has been enabled TO make a