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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-19
BA|L|FFS GUARD ROAD
TO BAR TRACK LAYING
Town Council of HyattsviIle
Directs Counsel to Invoke
Aid of Law.
special Dispatch to The star.


/ HYATTSvILLE. November 19.-Fear.
ing that officials of the Washington
Westminster and Gettysburg railroad
would steal march In the matter of lay
ing tracks across Columbia avenue within
the corporate limits, members of the COM
mon council met in special session last
night at the home of Councilman E. a
Fuller.
The corporation counsel, Vincent A.
Sheehy, was directed to proceed at once
to take such action as he deemed neces-
sary to prevent laying these tracks until
permit was obtained from the mayor
and common council
The bailiff and underbaiEff were d.
rected to guard the crossing and to en-
ploy such deputies as were necessary to
carry into effect the town ordinance rela-
tive to obstructing the public highways.
Many citizens of Hyattsville are de-
termined to see that this railroad is
carried overhead or underground at Co
lumbia avenue. The mayor and common
council are backing up pubic sentiment.
The crossing is regarded by them as
dangerous.
The company has already begun laying
tracks ON Brentwood, the southe. n
terminus of the road, northWesteIIy to-
ward Columbia avenue. No permit, it
IL
applied for to lay the tracks across
Columbia avenue
The. East Hyattsville Fire and Pro-
gressive ASSOCIATION has purchased from
j. Harris Rogers lot of ground on 4th
street near Wells avenue and has COM
menced the erection the. con Of an attrac-
tive building to be used as fire depart
ment headquarters and also as a home
for the association.
The base dimensions OIL the building
hy mt nsrd fc 10
intention to enlarge the structure at some
future time. George II. Bliss, secretary
of the association Is the architect. and
the work of erection is being done by
members, several Of whom are mechan-
Five trustees have been appointed to
assume the obligations and to take
charge of all the property of the associa-
ton. These are j. A. Lusby. George H.
Bliss, W. Brooke Hunter, John w. Car
ter and W. H. Smith.
Work has been commenced on the school
building near Chesapeake Junction, Prince
George county. The contract, which pro-
vides for the completion Of the structure
not later than March 1 next. has been
awarded to Bryant Brothers of Berwyn,
their bid being $3.50 the lowest received.
The building is beng erected at the in
t'rsection OF Roosevelt avenue and Chapel
road, about 100 feet north of Chesa-
peake Junction on the line of the WASH
ington, Baltimore and Annapolis rail-
road.
The ground was purchased from John
Gregory and contains exactly one acre.
The building will be brick, two stories
high, with a large cellar. to be used as a
playground for the children during the
winter season. 1t Is 81 feet front by 81
feet deep. and will be heated by hot air
furnaces. There will be accommodation
for 2T6 pupils.
The chairman of the building commit
tee is n. G. Palmer. and George w.
Sanford is secretary. This school will
accommodate pupils who are now COM
PEELED to go into Washington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-19
FINE ARTS COMMISSION
DISCUSSES ORGANIZATION
Takes Automobile Ride to Look Over
Statues and Prospective
Sites.

The fine arts commission created by
Congress at its last session is meeting
today in the offices Of its secretary, Col.
Spencer Cosby. L. S. A.. officer in charge
Of public buildings and grounds, in the
Lemon building.
F. d. Millet of this city. vice chair
man; Frederick Law Olmsted OF Brook.
line, Mass, landscape architect; Daniel
c. French Of New York, sculptor, and
Col. Cosby were present Daniel II. Burn
ham of Chicago, the chairman, and Cass
Gilbert Of New York were not present
Charles Moore of Detroit on account OF
illness was also detained at his home.
After a session lasting from IL o'clock
this morning until nearly . O'Clock this
afternoon, Col. COSBY sent out word from
the meeting room that the commission
was not yet prepared to issue a state
ment regarding the matters which came
before it for consideration, though it was
stated the commission had devoted most
of the time to discussion of details OF
administration.
James Knox Taylor. supervising archi-
tect of the Treasury, was in conference
with the commission during a part OF
the commission left the building in taxi
cabs to make an inspection of different
statues and proposed sites.
1t is known that one matter which Will
come before the commission Will be the
of models for the proposed
Barry memorial, concerning which there
has been a long-continued controversy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-19
KENNEDY REA SWORN IN
AS CLEAvES' SUCCESSOR
Becomes Chief Clerk of Senate Com
mittee Of Appropriations,
Vacated by Death.

Kennedy Rea of Holton. Ind, was
sworn in today as clerk of the Senate
committee on appropriations, to succeed
Thomas p. Cleaves, who held the post for
many years, who died during the recess
of Congress last summer.
Mr.. Rea came to Washington in 1892
having received an appointment from
Judge Holman of Indiana chairman Of
the House appropriations committee in the
Fifty-second Congress- as a messenger to
that committee. Ten years later he was
made an assistant clerk an deserved until
January 1. 1908, when he became Mr..
Cleaves' assistant on the Senate side.
Mr.. Rea's promotion to his present re-
sponsible position is admittedly the result
Of his hard work and constant applica-
ton to his duties and was made on merit
alone. 1t Is improbable that he will be
affected by any change i'm the political
complexion of the Senate.
Mr.. Rea is an ac i've member of the
American Institute of Appropriation, of
which Gen. George IL. Harries is presi-
dent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-19
GARMENT WORKERS RIOT.
One Man Shot and Four Others Hurt
in Chicago Melee.

CHICAGO. November 19.-One man was
shot and four others bruised and cut In a
riot of striking garment work rs at the
kedzie avenue station of the Metropolitan
Elevated railway last night. The dis
turbance assumed such threatening pro-
portions that reserves from the West Chi.
cago and West North avenue police sta
tons were rushed to the scene in an eff
fort to clear the street OF struggling men
and women.
The trouble is said to have started when
strikers appeared on the platform of the
Kedzie avenue station on the Humboldt
branch line and accosted men claimed by
the police to be strikebreakers.
Men and women who had ID EN- passen-
gers on train ran to the doors, but It
was not until some time later that they
We're able to reach the street When tn .
first of the patrol wagons arrived the
fighters had fled from the elevat d sta
ton and disappeared in the crowd which
had gathered in the street
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-19
BUST Of ROOSEVELT
IS TO Be CROWDED IN
Effigies of Vice Presidents to
Make Room for Him and
Fairbanks.

The members of the joint committee on
the library breathe easier than they have
for a long time. They have finally solved
the problem of what to do with the bust
of Theodore Roosevelt in his capacity as
Vice President. which was shipped to
town eight months ago and since then has
been accommodating dust in the room of
the Senate library committee.
The vice presidential bust is entitled
to place in one of the inches around the
the library committee was confronted
with the stern necessity of leaving Mr..
Roosevelt.s marble likeness out in the
cold or removing one of the past and
gone v. P.'s to make room.
Vice President Johnson of Kentucky
was tentatively selected for the sacrifice.
Blue Grass statesmen made such a fuss
the plan was abandoned.
Now, after giving the matter great
thought. the library committee has deter
mined upon q general shifting of the
busts. This will permit the placing of the
effigies of Roosevelt and Fairbanks-the
very latest pair of Y. P.'s-on either side
of the main entrance to the Senate cham
Der.
The position OF the others will be
changed so that the first Vice President,
John Adams, will occupy position at the
right-hand side of the press gallery, the
second at the left-hand side, the third at
the right of the first, and fourth to the
left of the second, and SO on By this
means all the statesmen will receive rank
accOi ding to their SEMI rity.
The Roosevelt bust is the work Of James
Earl Frazier of New York and is cut from
white tia ian marble. Two casts were
an exceedingly strenuous expression, was
not selected.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-19
REGISTRY EXPERTS MEET.
Changes in Registered Mail Service
Slated for Discussion.

For discussion Of the various changes
that have been made in the registered
mail service and of such new propo itions
as may come before it, a conference of
registry experts, railway mail service
men and post Office. inspectors is being
held at the city post Office today
Those in attendance are: G. Howard
Buckler, superintendent OF the division OF
registered mails In the department; H.
ID. Temple, assistant superintendent:
Granville NJ. Hunt. superintendent of the
registry division OF the city post office;
+. 8. Post. general superintendent of the
registry division. New York city; Henry
Smith of st. Louis, A, b. Weston of Bos-
ton, Thomas McLeister of Philadelphia
and ]. b. Bennett OF Chicago. Victor J.
Bradley. superintendent OF the railway
mail service at New York; l.. L. West,
superintendent at Chicago; Inspector-in-
Charge Harrison and Post Office Inspect
Ors Robinson and Coons of the WASH
ington division, and c. II. Mcbride.
chairman. and Herbert Woods of the
special oommittee on registry matters a.
pointed by the Postmaster General.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-19
Mai. Davis to Be DISCIPLINED.

AS the result of an Official letter which
is regarded by the Navy Department as
insubordinate in tone, Maj. II. c. Davis,
United States Marine Corps, who is in
command of the marine guard at Guam,
in the Pacific ocean, has been ordered
home. He will be called upon for an
explanation Of his action in writing the
letter, and it is said that he may be
subjected to disciplinary measures. The
nature of the letter which caused the
trouble was not divulged by the depart
ment. Mai. Davis will sail from Guam
OH the cruiser Buffalo. Maj. Davis is Il
native of the District. He entered the
Marine Corps April s, 1885,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-19
BRANCH AGENCIES OPEN
FOR PLAYGROUND MONEY
Little Banks Placed in BuSi-
ness Houses to Receive
Small Subscriptions.
Help the Fairgrounds.

The Washington Playground AS
ISOLATION appeals to the public for
financial help in order that 5000
may be raised to make possible the
use of the Fairgrounds by the chill
dren each week day during Novem-
Der and Saturdays and holidays
during December, January. Febru-
airy and March and week days
during April, May and June, 1911.
During the week ending October
Is the daily average attendance On
the eight municipal Fairgrounds
now open was 5.55S. The play
grounds have never been more
completely equipped or popular.
At meeting of the board of di-
rectors held October. 81 1t was re-
luctantly ordered that the pl ~
grounds be c.osed Saturday. No.
vember L.. unless u sufficient sum
was available by that time for
their maintenance during the re-
mainder Of the fiscal year.
Because of the progress made. at
a meeting held November Il, this
date was extended to December l.
Checks shou be made payable
to John B. Sleman. treasurer, and
mailed to room 515 Metropolitan
Bank building.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-19

In the case is a tag which they found at.
tached to one Of the handles Of the trunk
1t was SO incrusted with age that ii was
impossible to decipher the handwri;in ing
They removed the tag and W II turn it
over to an expert for examination.
The detectives a.e convinced that who
ever the murderer may be he is possessed
Of an intelligence far above the average.
The forethought he showed in Planning
to conceal his crime proves this. they
say. for an ordina y criminal neve could
have constructed trunk which was as
effective as tomb in conceal ng his
crime from the world for eight yeas or
more.
The fact that the victim was clothed In
a nightshirt, they thought, might indicate
that he had been attacked in his 81 sep
by any enemy who had grudge against
him.
The police went through list of per-
sons who have been missing for the last
ten years, and there was Tumor that
the body possibly might be that OF
Charles Enos Ba. Der, at one time asso-
ciated with the Gorham Manufacturing
Company. who disappeared February y.
1907.
Mr.. Barber answers in some particulars
the description Of the trunk victim.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-19
PHILIPPINES Triple
ARGUMENT FOR CANTEEN
Bad Effects Of Native Booze Could
Be Offset by Availability of Beer
at Post Exchange.

Another plea for the restoration of the
army canteen is made by Brig Gen. Ram
say D. Potts, commanding tho Depart
ment of the Luzon in the Philippines.
Gen. Potts says most of the courts-mar-
tial in his department are traceable di-
rectly to the use of native liquors. the
deleterious and in many cases disastrous
effects of which. he says. are too well
known to call for comment.
= 1T is a violation Of law to sell such
liquor to soldiers. but the law cannot be
enforced" says Gen. Potts. Zone who
has never seen the effect of even a small
quantity Of native liquor upon a young
American unaccustomed to it's use can
form no judgment as to the seriousness
OF the situation now presented, a situa-
ton which Is beyond the control of the
military authorities. while the civil au-
thorities can do little.
Il can only suggest a removal of temp
tation by providing a substitute for the
vile native liquors in the shape of err
and possibly little light wine through
the post exchange"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-19
COURT AFF|RMS TITLE
TO CARTER PROPERTY
Government Controls Invest.
ments of Army Officer Con-
victed of Frauds.

NEW YORK, November 19.-Federal
governments title to the property in dis
pute in the case of Oberlin NJ Carter,
former captain in the United States
Army, the outgrowth of the Savannah
river and harbor improvement frauds.
for which Capt. Carter was Imprisoned,
was confirmed by the United States cir
cult court Of appeals in a final decree
in the litigation handed down today. The
government claimed from Capt. Carter
and others named possession Of all in
vestments made with the proceeds of
funds belonging to the United States
charged to have been fraudulently di-
verified from public moneys by Capt. Car
ter
Receiver Named Pending Suit.
Pending the outcome of the litigation,
which was carried on in the federal
courts of New Jersey, West Virginia and
Illinois, as well as in this city, Frank
w. Hubby, jr., was appointed receiver.
The final decree embraces the judgment
Of the other courts rendered in the vari-
Gus phases of the litigation.
Because of the extensive frauds Capt.
Carter has since served a term Of i'm
prisonment in Fort Leavenworth, Kan,
and Contractors Greene and Gaynor are
now serving sentences in the federal pen
itentiary at Atlanta, Ga.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-19
.TOLST0| IS BETTER
Heart Action Still Bad After
Favorable Night.
HE MAINTAINS HIS GAINS
Russian Cabinet Proposes Removal
of Church Ban.
SYNOD REFUSED TO DO so
Tchertkoff Regarded as Stumbling
Block to Reclamation of
Novelist.

ASTAPONA, Russia, November ie.-
Count Leo Tolstoi. according TO the bull
letin issued this morning, passed "A favor
able night. The Improvement continued
through the morning hours.
AT noon the physicians issued this bull
letin:
THE condition of Count Tolstoi improved
during the night. His temperature is 9S.?;
respiration good, but the patient continues
weak
The following bulletin. signed by the
six physicians in attendance, was issued
at 1:l5 o'clock:
THE patients temperature is 39.S. Con
dition of the lungs unchanged.
The heart action causes serious anxiety
The mind is clear
Physicians Give Hope.
ST. PETERSBURG, November I9.--To-
days reports from. Astapova are that the
physicians are fainty optimistic regard
ing Count Tolstois condition.
The count had a good night. His heart
holds out. though its action is weak.
During the night he had a spell 81
coughing which resulted In a favorable
clearing of the throa-. His general phys
Countess Toistoi mas not been admitted
to the sickroom.
Synod Refuses to Lift Ban.
The cabinet last night discussed Toll
stoi and his relations with the Greek
Catholic Church. According to the news
papers. all those present. including the
procurator Of the holy synod, we've in ia
vor Of removing the ban of excommIni-
cation as necessary and timely.
The synod, however, has rejected the
proposal. as there is no indication OF "a
change in To'stoi's attitude. Nor is 1;
known that he desires 10 be restored
to the faith.
The presence at Astapoya of Count
Tchertkoff is believed to be a stumpiiaS
block In the way of the counts return
to the church.
Premier Stolypin personally is decidedly
in favor of raising the ban, and dis
cussed the possibility of such act with
friend over a year ago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-19
MAN AND WIFE TO HANG.
The Fords Sentenced for the Murder
of Their Landlord.

DE QUEEN, Ark, November 19-In
the circuit court here a jury returned
a verdict of murder in the first degree
against John Ford and his wife, Leila
Ford, tried for the killing Of William
Nichols near this place September 80.
Judge Cowling sentenced both to be
hanged January 90.
The Fords were tenants Of Nichols,
who was former member of the
Arkansas legislature. The tragedy re.
suited from Nichols driving across a
pea patch rented by the Fords to get
to a hay barn he had reserved for his
use.
The testimony showed Nichols was
stabbed to death with knife by Ford,
and that Mrs. Ford aided him in the
crime.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-19
GYPSY QUEEN BURIED.
Former Society Girl Was a Descend.
ant Of Francis Scott Kew.

BALTIMORE. Nd, November 49,
The burial OF the body Of Jessie Haber-
sham Michele. the Baltimore society
girl who married a gypsy king. took
place yesterday at Loudoun Park ceme-
terry. Mra Michele died In q Cincinnati
hospital recently. She was a descendant
OF Francis Scott Key. the author OF
'rhe Star spangled Banner"
The young woman disappeared from
her home about five years ago. joining
the tribe OF gypsies over which she
sfterward ruled as queen when she
married king John" Michele.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-19
Troops Pursuing Insurgents.

LIMA, Peru. November 19.-On the ar
rival of troops sent by the government
to put down the revolution in the prov
ince Of Lambayeque. on the northwestern
coast, the insurgents divided into three
groups and retired in different directions.
The troops are actively pursuing them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-19
Insists on Better Work.
More Work Required.

The charwOmen have also complained
that besides the extra half hour each day
they have been compelled to clean a
greater area of territory than ever be-
fore.
One of them stated that the women
were now compelled to clean eight rooms
where formerly they had four and that IN
the Railways they were given double the
amount OF territory. Treasury officials
sad this was not tue except when some
OF the women were on leave, ne, ess.tat-
ing the doubling up of work on the part Of
those on duty.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-19
Pypmy Discoverer Harrison WEEDS.

LONDON, November 19.-Mrs. Sumner
Clarke of Peoria, Ill, and Col. j. j. Har-
rison, the explorer and discoverer OF
pygn1ies in Belgian Kongo, were married
at St. Georges. I'm Hanover Square, to-
day. The bride was given away by Viii
liam n. Mcmillan. Many society people
witnessed the nuptials.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-19

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. November To-
Andrew Waggoner, a young farmer near
here, yesterday committed suicide by
shooting himself twice with pis -ol. He
was to have been married Sunday to Mi
Della Sullivan, and had procu. ed a Ii
cense, scraps Of which were found in his
buggy, in which he killed himself.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-19
Child Boiled to Death in Sirup.

BROWNSVILLE, Ca. November 10
Boiled to death in sirup was the
fate suffered by the two-year-old
son of Georgia Swift, white man, at
Metcalfe. this county. The child. walk
ing backward. fell into the kettle Of
strip which was carried by two men
and was submerged.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-19
RECALLS HUNT DAYS BATTLES THE POL
CONTINUED from First Page.)

Continued from First Page.)
gave his card to the colored butler to be
handed to Mrs. Taft on her return from
New York. Some of the ushers on duty
hand. He had a personal word to say
to each. Tarrying only minute, the
former President walked down the grano-
lithic pavement to the executive offices,
where the doors We're swung open by two
policemen on duty.
Starting at this door and going through
he building, escorted by Assistant Secre-
tary Forester, the ex-President shook
hands with every man on duty. There
have been but few men appointed to
places in the executive offices since the
colonel sat in the big chair at the head
of the cabinet table. His greeting to
every man. therefore, was warmly per-
sonal. His cordially was fully reciprO-
Gated.
The colonel was much interested in the
addition made last year to the executive
Offices. He went through the rooms he
occupied in the old building and then,
with Mr.. Forster, went into the new Of
flee of President Taft and into the new
cabinet room. He expressed pleasure that
the executive Offices had heen incre ased in
size. referring to the difficulty he often
-ound OF handling with comfort the
crowds of visitors who called upon him.
Covers the Tennis Court.
The addition to the executive ohceS Is
built over the famous Roosevelt tennis
court, where James r. Garfield, Clifford
Pinchot Ambassador Jusserand and
others became members of the tennis
cabinet" that noted body supposed to
enjoy the especial favoritism of the Presi-
dent. Garfield and Pinchot have never
been upon the tennis grounds since the
days they played the game there with
Col. Roosevelt. He had hardly left Wash
ington for Oyster Bay after the Inaugural
ton o. his successor in Office before their
interest in the White House began to
grow cold.
The colonel. therefore. had much to
crowd into his mind in his short stay in
the offices which had been the scene of
so many exciting and historic events dur
ing his occupancy. But if serious
thoughts pressed upon his active men,
tally he did not show 1t. He was all
good nature. smiles and kindly words.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-19

TEKAMAH, Neb., November 19.-Carl
Nelson, aged seventeen years. of this
place died last night of injuries
caused by playing foot ball. He was
a member of the high school team
here.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-19
Burglars Set Fire to Church.

NEW YORK, November 19.-Burglars
slept complacently through the night in
the German Presbyterian Church in
Brooklyn, and after looting the edi.ice
carly today set it afire. The church was
partly destroyed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-19
HEADACHE TABLETS FATAL,
Child Thought They Were Candy
and Ate Fourteen.

GAINESVILLE. Ohio, November 10
Mistaking a package of pink headache
tablets for candy, tie thrs e-year-old son
of Mr.. and Mrs: SAME. G. Taylor ate
fourteen and died in commissions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-19
Earthquake in Martinique.

FORT DE FRANCE, Martinique. No
vember ia severe earth shock moving
from the north southwark was experi
enced here last midnight. No damage
was done.