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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-23
KILLS MAN WHO TILTED HER.
Girl, Dressed as Boy, Shoots Former
Sweetheart in Street.
Corresnondence of The Star.

Foreign Correspondence of The Star.
ROME, October Is. 1910.
murder by girl dressed as boy
has been committed in the Piazza Vol
turara-Irpine.
Felice Nardiello was crossing the road
when he suddenly dropped down lifeless
with a bullet through his heart. The shot
had been fired by the girl who then
rushed forward and threw herself on the
dead body, sobbing passionately. She
made no attempt at escape, and on being
arrested stated that she was girl in
disguise and the former fiance of Felice,
who broke off the engagement some
months ago.
When she heard that her lover was
about to marry some one else she re-
solved on revenge
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-23
Roughing 1t.

JAMES ]. HILL, at one of the conserva-
ton congress banquets in st. Paul,
told a railway story.
when sleeping cars first came in he
said. "the hedclothes in the berths were
very scanty. On one of these early cars
one night after everybody had turned in
and the lights were low, a loud voice
called from an upper berth:
Porter. got corkscrew?
THE porter came hurrying down the
aisle.
Boss, he said, in a scandalized tone,
we don't allow no drinkin' in the berths
It's against the rules.
...Oh, il amt that, porter, the voice
answered. Il just want to dig out pill
low that's sort of worked Its way into
my ear.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-23
BIG PROFIT ON FUNERALS.
Mutes of Paris Complain of Price
of Collins.

Foreign Correspondence of The Star
PARIS, October Is, 1910.
For some months past there has been
discomfort among the funeral mutes of
Paris-discontent with their pay and
discomfort with their uniform. An il
Illustrated paper, the illustrated Hearse,
printed in black and white, is published
weekly. under the auspices of the fra
ternity, and every now and then the
paper contains an interesting piece of
information.
This week an article diSclOseS the
enormous profits which the town of
Paris makes out of collins. The cheap
est coffin supplied to the poor Of Paris
costs $1O.75. On this the town makes
IS clear profit. And everything is in
proportion, SO that on a Second-class
funeral Ia first-class funeral is very
rare in Paris) the profits made by the
town run into more than three figures.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-23
RUNAWAY GOES HOME
! TO Be LITTLE MOTHER
Tired of 0rudgery Since Moth
er Died, She Left Home,
But Goes Back.

Ada Kinder, fifteen-year-old little
mother of Washington Grove Md, who
has had no time to play since her mother
died three years ago and left Ada in
charge of the house and two Younger
children, went back to her country home
last night with her father. John Kinder,
who has worried not little since his
daughter disappeared one night three
weeks ago.
Ada got tired of the drudgery of cook
ing. washing and ironing and craved
good time. Yet three weeks of freedom
seemed TO satisfy her. She went back
to Washington Grove last night without
a murmur of discomfort
When Ada's mother went away, Of
course the burden of housekeeping fell
on the eldest girl She had to dress the
two younger children. get the breakfast
and wash the dishes. After her father
had gone to work she had the whole
house on her hands all day
In consequence she hasn't had time
to be a real little girl at all She fl
naly got tired of it,
She left home on "a Monday morning
Somehow her father got wind of the
fact that she had come to Washington.
nc "Iote 10 tIe uetectiVe bureau here.
Detectives Springmann and O'Brien start
ed sleuthing.
They found the little girl at the home
of some friends on Sd street southeast
near Nj street. They wrote back to Mr.
Kinder.
There was to be party at the Sd
street house last night. real party, with
dances. games, cake and ice cream Ada
had not had so much fun for a long time.
But detectives have way with them
that works wonders sometimes After
talking to Ada few minutes they in
duced her to go back where she belonged.
So when John Kinder arrived Ada was
glad TO see her father. and went back
TO washington Grove calmly as if she
were full grown traveller
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-23
He Bore 1t Grinninq.

- APT. KENDALL, the capturer OF
~ Crippen. was talking in the smoking
room of the Montrose about the horrors
Of seasickness.
Some men bear il we'll, though he
said. II took a Liverpudlian to Canada
last month, and the poor fellow did have
a time. Sick from the first day to the
last,
But he bore it well, and when We
rea ched Father Point he said to me:
Captain, / think I'll go straight back
with you
Why said l. L thought you were
going to make an extensive tour
"'No, l think I'll go back now he
said, gulping as a nasty swell lifted our
bow. L see by your rate card that you
carry returned empties" at half fare. y
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-23
THE SYSTEM OF GHENT."
Belgian Scheme Of Insurance
Against UNEMPLOYMENT.

From the Twentieth Century Magazine
Louis Variez, a Belgian statistician. has
devised the most practical and sincere
proposal to relieve unemployment among
organized skilled and unskilled workers.
The system is based upon the mutual
insurance funds of the unions
In times of prosperity the unions col
lect from their members certain dues
which make up the unemployed benefit
fund. From this fund. in times of I'M
employment, the unions pay out small
sums to their unemployed members.
However. at periods of a severe crisis
the funds of the unions are easily over
drawn. Here enters in Varlez's scheme.
By municipal allowance the unions are
put in the position to increase their I'M
employed funds.
The city of Client, in Belgium intro
duced this system in 1901 1t worked SO
successfully that by now it is universally
recognized as the most efficient measure
against unemployment. and many. states
and municipalities have already intro
duced the system of Client or are dis
cussing it's immediate realization.
In France more than forty municipal-
ties and several departments have adopt
ed the system of Client. Since the law
of 1868 the French state is authorized
to aid the unions financially in case of
unemployment.
Ten cities in Holland have lately intro
duced Varlez's scheme. The Norwegian
state, conforming to the law of 1905, re-
imburseS one-fourth and Denmark one
third of the sum paid out by the unions
in unemployment benefits.
The salient features of the unemployed
insurance statute of the city of Strasfs-
burg are the following:
Every unemployed who belongs to a
trade union or an association of en-
plOyes that pays unemployed benefits gets
from the city an additional allowance.
The city pays an allowance only in
cases of Involuntary unemployment. If
unemployment is caused by strikes. lock-
outs or their consequences, by Illness ac-
cident or invalidty, the city is not Obliged
to pay.
The aid of the city amounts to 20 per
cent of the sum paid by above associa-
tons. In other words, if the person I'M
employed draws 20 cents from the trade
union fund, the city adds % cents to this
sum. However. the allowance of the city
cannot exceed % cents day.
IF the person unemployed is provided
with suitable work the city stops the pay
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-23
His Conclusion.

CLAtDE GRAHAME-W WHITE, the
- English aviator. praised, at a dinner
in New York. the American stage.
Your plays are liveler than ours" he
said Our plays are very dull and
stupid. \ novelist said to me one night
at the Automobile Club in London:
have written several plays, and
they have all been rejected. So | de-
voted last month to a study of the Lon
don theater. ! took in every play in
town l was resolved to get lot of
points on the English stage
And did YOU learn much?' said |.
Well, said the novelist, moodily, L
came 10 the conclusion that I'm the only
man alive who can't get poor play
put on
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ments of the allowance Unmarried Doc
pie must accept work outside the town II
special circumstances do not militate
against il.
only such unions and associations have
claim upon the aid of the city which
have an organized unemployed beneGt
service for their members and which ask
the offlce of the mayor for the aid OF the
city and accept the statutes of this un-
employment ordinance"
The results attained in Strassburg are
so satisfying and encoura ging that the
unions OF such a great Industrial city as
Berlin, where during the last industrial
crisis more than 5000 organized workers
were without work. have unanimously d.
rected their representatives to take steps
for the realization of a similar institution
in that city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-23
ARMY AND NAVY
Army Orders.

Capt. Peter W. Davidson. 22d Infan-
try, is relieved from duty as member
Of the general staff corps. and will re-
port to Maj. Gen. J. Franklin Bell in
this city for duty as aid-de-camp on
his staff.
First Lieut.. Henry du II. Phelan. Med
zeal Reserve Corps, is relieved from
duty at Fort De. Russy, Honolulu, Ha-
wall territory, and will proceed to San
Francisco for further orders.
An examination will be held January
so, 1911, of captains and first and sec
ond lieutenants of the army at large,
with view to their selection for de-
tail for a period of four years as cap
tains and first lieutenants in the ord
nance department to fill fourteen va
cancieS in those grades.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-23
TURNED IN FALSE ALARM.
Ten Year.0ld Boy Wanted to See
the Fire Horses Rum.

Archie Windsor. a ten-year-old school
hoy. Was arrested last night for turning
in false fire alarm at King street and
Slsdensburg road. Friday evening. When
taken 10 the ninth precinct station house
and questioned the boy admitted the
charge.
II like to see the horses run and the
engines pump the water. It's great.
isn't il? Yes. sir. l pulled that box and
watched the companies come up he
told the policemen.
The boy was sent to the house of de-
teation where he will be held pending
his arrangement in the Juvenile Court
tomorrow afternoon. The boys home is
at l24S Bladensburg road.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-23
Still Unreformed.

MRS ELIZABETH b. GRANNIS, at
IVA one Of the dinners following the
conservation congress in ST. Paul, said of
marriage:
1t is true that some girls marrying
men to reform them succeed Some girls.
too, fail.
THE hostess at tea once said To a
beautiful. sad-eyed woman:
Are you fond of sports. Mrs. Blank p
Mrs. Blank smiled. Her sad. eyes
twinkled moment. Then she sighed and
answered:
Well. ] suppose ought TO be. I mar
ried one"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-23

The story of past fights
for the control of Con-
gress will be told in a
series of articles by
FREDERIC ]. HASKIN,
beginning in this news
paper Tuesday, Octobe.
25, and continuing un-
til the election.
These articles will re-
view the various "insur-
gent" movements that
have occurred in this
country since the founda-
ton OF the Republic.
They have been prepared
with the greatest care for
accuracy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-23
The Foolish Virgin.

ssvV7E should always be prepared said
p" H. X. Adar. the San Francisco de-
tective, in an interview in New York,
land then we will miss nothing
you've heard, perhaps, of the young
lady who said, she slipped her tea:
I've just had such dreadful eXpe-
rience.'
"A dreadful experience asked another
young lady.
Yes was the reply. 4 saw spen-
did bargain in shoes down town. and I've
got a hole in my stocking - 7
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-23
Congressional Campaigns

Great political interest in the present
gressional campaign The Republicans and Democrats
fighting desperately for control of the Sxtecond Congress,
fight which will be decided by the Tuesday,
November 6.
Seldom in the history OF American politics has there
been such interest in off year campaign New political
Arguments make the of the deepest interest and
outcome of the greatest uncertainty
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-23
SWiped.

EUGENE WALTER, the playwright
- told at dinner at his fiat a story
about a New York critic
He is very brilliant" Mr. Walter said
"As he and / were taking supper at a
cafe one. night a passing playwright
glared terribly at him.
why is Playwright Dash so down on
me. ] wonder?' said the critic.
oh said j, with a laugh. YOU know
we'll enough why he's down on you. YoI
wrote last month that the plot of his new
play was no good
Well said the critic. why should lie
mind that? i said at the time it wasn't
his plot -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-23
Judiciary Plan in Arizona.

PHOENIX. Ariz.. October pa jul
dietary plan presented to the constitu-
tionsf convention today includes three
Supreme court judges elected for two
four and six years. and a superior court
Other propositions are: One defining state
nhfcers duties with an anti-nepotism pro-
Tision, and another exempting public
property, schools, libraries and colleges
from taxation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-23
Congressional Campaigns.

1-Controlling the House
2-The Formation of Parties.
3-The Campaign Of 1898.
+The Revolution of 1900
5-Insurgency of 1910.
6-The Revolt of the People
"A New Alignment of Parties.
S-Growth of Sectional Division.
9-Breaking up of the Parties
reformation of the Republican Party
1.-THE Era of Reconstruction
12-The Era of Normal Politics.
13-The Landslide of 1890.
1.-THE Landslide of 1894
1J-Party Politics in Congress
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-23
Conley Defeats Joe Mandot.

NEW ORLEANS, La, October o.
frankie Ccnley of Kenosha, Wis, who
claims the bantam championship of the
world, tonight won the decision over
Joe Mandot of New Orleans at the end
of ten-round bout at the New Orleans
Athletic Club. The men weighed in at
Id pounds Ii was announced that Man.
dot goes to New York next week to meet
Atteli before the Paramount Athletic
Club.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-23
6. W. U. Freshmen Elect Officers.

At meeting of the freshman class of
the George Washington University Fri
day night the following officers We're
elected: r. Miles Norris. president: Miss
Elizabeth Ferguson, vice president: Miss
Jessie Armes. secretary: Alvin Brown.
treasurer; e. c. Trumbower. jr.. assistant
treasurer. Guy Chase, athletic manager
VINCENT Smith. sergeant-at-a and
Robert Moran, class editor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-23
New Naval Allotment Office.

The first Of the year Paymaster Gen
eral T. j. COwie of the Navy will estab-
lish an allotment office in this city,
where will be registered and from
which will be paid all allotments de-
sired by members of the naval service.
Under existing conditions these allot-
ments are paid from the various naval
pay offices. 1t is appreciated that there
Will be advantage in the Capitalization
Of this work, especially in keeping
track Of checks which are issued
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-23
Negro Children Compete.

Several hundred children of the Howard
and Cardozo Fairgrounds met Oh the
Howard playground yesterday and con-
tested for the Johnson Duffield silver cup.
The children of the Mott school were
victors, making score of 135 points
The next highest score of SO points was
made by the Home school. The Cardozo
school was third, with ! noints while
the other schools which entered the con-
test did not win a single point.
Miss Minnie Price and Thomas E. John
son and W: s Dufiield were in charge
of the events.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-23

First Lieut.. Edmund Il. Iglehart Sd
Infantry, has been placed on the re-
tired list of the army because of dis
ability incurred in the line of duty
Lieut.. 1glehart is d resident of Annap-
oils He served in the ranks of the
army for two years. In October, 1902,
he was appointed second lieutenant, Sd
Infantry. and in March, 1908 he was
promoted first lieutenant in that regi-
ment
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-23
As Others See Us.

From the Atchison Globe.
Lots of people probably say of YOU:
I'D hate to have his disposition.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-23
. Get Lookout Message.

A lookout message was received by the
local police from the Washington author
tiles Thursday morning. but the teie-
grams did not reach here until after the
bonds were disposed of.
Detective Hewlett of Washington came
here Thursday on a hurry call, after II
became known the bonds had been To-
Gated 4 description of the swindler was
furnished the local police by the Wash
inston authorities and by persons who
engaged in the bond transaction. The
bonds were disposed of before the Wash
inEton firms reported that the checks
given them were worthless.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-23
''KNOWLSON" SOLD
BONDS IN PHILADELPHIA
Quaker City Detectives Look
ing for Man Who SWindled
Washington Firms.
Special Dispatch TO The Star.

Special Dispatch TO The Star
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, October %
The man who posed as a lieutenant
commander of the United States Navy
IN Washington. d. c., where he succeed
ed in exchanging worthless certified
checks for $4,000 worth of United
states per cent bonds at the offices
of Crane, Paris & Co, Wednesday. had
no difficulty in disposing OF the GER
tificates in this city and disappearing.
John r. Taylor, chief of police of
this city, and members of the Pinker-
ton and Sheridan & Burns detective
agencies have been seeking the man
since Thursday. The sleuths have
been unable to find out what Lieut..
Commander KnOwlson" did with the
diamond ring, worth $3.50. which he OBJ
tanned from the jewelry firm of Gait
a. Bro. Washington, ID. c.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-23
PLAYGR0UNDEVENTS
Bow and Girl Athletes Contest
for Championship Honocs.
NEARLY SPOILED BY RAIN
Winners to Compete for Ascend
ency of Public Schools.
! -
BANNERS TO BE DISTRIBUTED
Negro Children Try for Johnson
Duffield Silver Cup at How
ard Fairgrounds.
BANNERS TO BE DISTRIBUTED

! The municipal Fairgrounds were again
yesterday the scene of athletic struggles
when several thousand children of the
District schools engaged in contests
Yesterday was the second of three days
on which these contests are to be held
After the championship of the different
Fairgrounds has been decided. the cham
pions of each ground will meet to de-
termine which school is champion of all
Washington.
Although the rain of Friday night and
Yesterday morning had thoroughly soaked
blew up later in the day and the heat
for their use Yesterday afternoon. The
results were as follows:
New York Avenue Playground.
New York avenue playground in
| charge of Miss Olivia V. Baker, assisted
| by Misses FURNACE ScIivener. Gardner
and Bowen: 2j-yard dash. boys under
ten years of age-First, Kenneth Flester,
Blake School; second, Joe Caltiabano,
Twining School; third Henry Rosenberg,
Blake School
21-yard dash, girls under ten-t'irst,
Bessie Guervitch, Twining School; second.
Olga Anderson, lexington School; third.
Margaret Sullivan. Twinng School.
Jo-yard dash, girls under thirteen-First,
Katy CaltiabianO, Twining School: second,
Helen Johnson. lexington School; third,
Rosa Rosenberg, Blake School.
GI-yard dash, boys under thirteen
First, Thomas Baldwin. Blake School;
second, Eddie Austin, Polk School; third,
Charles ROrke. Blake School.
60-yard dash, boys. unlimited age
First Owen Meade, Twining School; sec
Ond. John RiOrdan. GonZaga School: third,
Henry Wensten. Blake School.
Ginning the bar-First. Walter Marin,
Blake School: second. Owen Meade Twin
ing School; third, Clarence keenan,, Twin
ing School.
Standing broad jump First, Owen
Meade, Twining School: second Sewell
Laurenson, Blake School: third, Ebry
Flester, Twining School.
Running high jump-First, Ebry Fles-
ter Twining School, second, Sewell Lau-
rensOn, Blake School
New-York tribune., 1910-12-01

a repair plant is in course of preparation
in the Navy Department.
Tentative plans have also been prepared
for naval repair facilities on the Isthmus of
Panama. President Taft, his recent
visit to the Canal Zone, consulted Civil En-
gineer H II. Rousseau, of the navy, who is
q member Of the Panama Canal Commits
sion. That officer has recommended work
which should be done toward naval repair
facilities on the isthmus. 1t Is possible that
the Panama station plans will not make
sufficient progress TO enable the Navy De-
partment to make definite recommendations
to Congress at the coming session. and it
may be that the experts will decide that.
with q large base at Guantanamo 1t will
not be necessary TO have dock at Panama.
If ii is choice between them. the advan-
tage in some respects would be with the
Panama establishment. the Notifications
of the canal itself would suffice TO defend
the dock yard 1t is appreciated by naval
officers, however, that there may he diff
Guilty I'm convincing Congress of the mill
tgTy value of Guantanamo.
New-York tribune., 1910-12-01
NAVAL FIGURES REVISED
Meyer Lops Off 100000
The Building Programme.

Washington, Nov. 30.-The estimates for
the navy for the fiscal year beginning July
l. 1911. amount TO s12s, ,04s, $50 "a. which is
100000 less than the appropriations for
the current fiscal year. This statement vas
made by Secretary Meyer to-day coupled
with the announcement that the figures in
clude the estimates for the first years ex-
pense in the construction of the new yes
sells completed by the departments build
ing programme
The new ships included IN the estimates
are two battleships. one collier, one gun
boat. one river gunboat two sea-going tugs,
two submarines and one submarine tender.
Originally the department submitted to
the Secretary of the Treasury estimates for
the next fiscal year amounting to sl27 ,0ls.-
159 "a. including A3.29, ,32s for the building
programme. In response TO the President $
directions to practise economy, however,
the department was able to reduce the fig
ures by the following amounts:
Under the Bureau of Construction and
Repair, $500, 600: under the Bureau of Steam
Engineering, s1GoOe. and under the new
building programme, 1858, 500.
New-York tribune., 1910-12-01

tee preserve an open mind on that subject
until further details and estimates on such
work can be submitted for its considera-
tioD.
There is some reason to fear that Secre-
tary Meyers recommendations will not be
cordially received, especially as evidence OF
some bitterness oyer his reorganization
scheme is already observable III the House
committee Criticism is to be heard Of the
assignment of Admiral Capps, formerly
chief constructor. 70 inspection Of naval
stations In the Philippines at time when
the detail will probably keep him away
from Washington throughout the session
There is a disposition to attribute to the
Secretary a desire to prevent Admiral
Capps from appearing before the committee
to controyert statements which Mr.. Meyer
and his advisers may make in connection
with the reorganization. Despite the TACT
that this suspicion has no real basis, II may
be made the excuse for Increased hostility
by those who are at heart opposed TO the
naval reorganization which has peen
adopted by Mr. Meyer.
Mr. Meyer is having prepared by the Gen
eral Board and certain bureaus special re
ports on the strategicaI necessity, or the re
verse of certain navy yards, etc, which ne
PURPOSES to submit to the committee lie
returned to Washington from his extended
tour of inspection with the conviction thar
there should be a general overhaulins ot
the navy yard system in the relation OF the
yards 10 each other. in anticipation OF the
esta bIishment OF new plants II is neces-
sary, he believes. to have work continued
with vigor on the dock yard at Guanta-
na,no. and to this end sn estimate of cost
for the completion of the dock, which was
hea,1n some time ago. and the equipment of