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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-21

Rev. Charles E. Woodson, rector OF st.
Peters Episcopal Church. Brambleton,
Va, has received q call to the Episcopal
Church OF the Good Shepherd, Columbia.
s. c.
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Observance by Citizens.

Other than banquets there will be no
celebration of washington's birthday an
niversary here. The banks, public and
private schools, city Offices and govern
ment Offices will be closed throughout the
day.
The Columbia steam fire engine COM
pany will celebrate it's thirty-ninth ami
versary with banquet al the company
house. This will be attended by more
than 100 guests. An elaborate dinner has
been prepared. During the evening
number of speeches will be made.
The Ramblers' Club will celebrate it's
tenth anniversary with a banquet at its
clubroomS. sd Cameron street The
hall has been prettily decorated for the
occasion. About LOO will sit down to din
ner. among them special guests from
here and Washington.
Following its annual custom, the
George Washington Birthday Association
will place a wreath on Washingtons
tomb. A committee which will be named
tonight for that purpose will leave here
at 1910 O'Clock TOMORROW morning on
the palace car Mount Vernon from the
rooms of the chamber of commerce.
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Isaac Bachrach, a pioneer merchant of
Roanoke and one of the best known busi-
ness men In that section of virginia,
dropped dead Sunday just after drinking
q bowl Of soup.
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Cutting ARRAYS Numerous.

Cutting and shooting scrapes were nu-
merous here between II o'clock Saturday
night and an early hour Sunday morning
The first cutting case reported to the POI
lice was ARRAY between Ernest, better
known as Babe Mills, and his uncle.
John Duggans. Mills was slashed on
the throat and legs and arms and his con-
dition is reported 10 be serious. Duggans
was cut on the head and left side of the
face 1t is not known what caused
the trouble. Both men are confined 10
their homes The matter is being inves-
tigated by the police.
Edward Muse and Gilbert Price, ne
groes, shortly after midnight, engaged in
a cutting scrape- Muse was slashed on
the head and Price sustained a slight cut
on the forehead. In the police court this
morning II was testified that Muse had a
pistol. The weapon was produced and
Muse said II was his. He was fined 10
and Price was acquitted.
IL has been reported to the police that
a number of negroes while in West End.
west of here, Saturday night, engaged in
a pistol duel. and a free-for-all fight This
matter Is also being investigated.
The firing OF a pistol near King and
Columbus streets at an early hour yes
Jerday morning alarmed residents in that
vicinity. IL is said that three men were
IN the crowd. An inquiry is in progress
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Ladies $1,000 Canvas Dress Trunks for. ...........
$500 to $1,000 Leather Handbags choice.
SOC and 75c Cork-led Linoleum square yard.
5000 Coronet Brads, all coors, for. DISCRIMINATION.
$500 New Howe Sewing Machines. .................
Quires Paper, with monogram, worth 75c, for.
$500 Set Stevensons Books for. Observation-Disclosures.
$I.oo Bottles Nine. Yales Hair Tonic for.
$500 Collapsibe Go-Cart, rubber tires for.
75c Fancy Tafeta e and in width Ribbons, yard
45c Fancy Taffeta Ribbon ~ to 81 in. wide), yard
I5c Linen Initial Handkerchiefs for. Observation-Disclosures.
$I.oo A-Silk Hosiery (black and colors) for.
soc Alsilk Gloves black white tan and gray.
$I.oo Muslin Nghtgowns styles, choice.
25c 900 French Mesh Yelling, choice, yard
Womens soc Spring weight Union Suits for.
6oc to s5c Swiss Demi- Flouncings (S and ~ n)
$3.50 Nottingham Lace Curtains, pair. .............
$500 Black Suede Ankle-strap Pumps for .........
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Two Hundred Visitors.

About two hundred visiting Masons will
he here by tomorrow morning. 1t will be
one Of the most representative gather
ings of the Masonic craft that has ever
before assembled in this historic old city.
Following the meeting, which will be
secret it will he announced whether or
not the plans for the proposed temple,
which will be launched, are to be accept
ed or rejected. The indications are. it is
stated, that they will be accepted which
will mean that Alexandria will eventually
have temple to Washington. the Ma
son." which will cost half million dol
lars or more. and in which will be placed
the priceless Washington treasures so
dear to the heart of every Mason
land. Further than this ii is proposed to
set apart in this hall temple of fame
in which will be allotted space to every
grand jurisdiction in the United States
which will cooperate in the building OF
the memorial. where tablets will be erect
ed to their distinguished sons who have
been prominently identified with Free
Masonry. A fixed policy for the project
will be left to the grand masters and
others ,who will assemble tomorrow
Alexandria is today preparing for the
event. In connection with this task flags
have been hung from a number of build
ings in honor of the birthday of Wash
ington. Many more will be thrown to
the wind tomorrow The meeting will
assemble at $50 o'clock tomorrow, and
at 1870 o'clock an adjournment will be
taken for luncheon. At l 80 O'Clock
special trip will be made to Mount
Vernon, where memorial wreath VIII
be placed on Washington's tomb, and at
I o'clock there will be comforting of de-
crees. At 100 o'clock the banquet will
be held at which time the speakers.
whose names have heretofore been pub
lished will respond to toasts.
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McLaughlin-Penn Marriage.

Miss Mary A. Penn. daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Benjamin F. Penn of this city,
and Barton j. Mclaughlin of-Crook, Col,
were married at o'clock yesterday morn
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-12-29
COURT HAS BUSY YEAR
They Filed SAL Written Decisions
in Appealed Cases.

In the year just closing the six
judges of the supreme court of Iowa
placed on file written decisions in Sal
appealed cases. This would mean
about one decision every third day
for each one of them to hear the ar
guments, read the abstracts and write
out the decisions.
There were sixty-nine state cases.
OF all the cases 104 were reversed,
so that practically three-fourths of all
the appeals were without merit.
Justice John G. Sherwin, of Mason
City, will be presiding judge of the
court when the next term opens on
January 10.
Clerk Bousquet, of the state SUI,
preme court, is sending out copy of
the new rules of the court to all at,
torneys who practice before the tri'
bunal. Many changes in the rules
have been made, the chief one being
relative to the length of argument in
all cases before the court, which are
not triable oe noyo. Heretofore the
attorneys have been allowed one
hours time, but during 1911 but one,
half hour will be allowed, save in a
few instances.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-12-29
Harlan Has Been Busy.

Harlan. Dec. 26.-Special: The ci,
liens of Harlan are congratulatins
themselves on the improvement re,
cord of the past year. There is near
ing completion a college building o..
College heights. A Waterloo firm
has nearly finished the construction
of a mausoleum in the city cemetery
70 feet long, 80 feet wide and IS feet
in height, containing 220 crypts. The
building is constructed of steel and
concrete, and is inlaid with marble
In paving and guttering this year the
city has expended $4,000, has added
and connected up eighteen wells to
the splendid municipal water plant
at cost of $4,000, and has laid three
fourths of a mile of water mains al
a cost of $1,400. The unsightly tele-
phone, telegraph and electric light
poles have been removed from the
public square and thirty-eight cleo
troliers of modern design installed.
For the first time in its history Har.
Ian has a nine-hole golf course with
a golf club of more than sixty mem.
berS,
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-12-29

defense stated that there were no
savings made by this method by the
company and that he is entitled to
nothing on that count. The explana-
ton made by the defense is that in
optioning field the coal deposits
are not established until the drilling
has been done and that the company
wants only the coal.bearing land and
such reductions claimed by the plain
tiff are in reality no reduction, but
the mere paying for what is actually
wanted in the purchase fthe land
Ruled Out by Court.
The first count dealt with extra
salary, but the court held in his rul
ing on the motion for directed yer
dict, that by the rule of accord and
satisfaction, the salary claim of this
plaintiff was fully satisfied inasmucf
as the evidence tended to show thai
all bills for salary and expenses were
met monthly by the defendant com
pany upon the receipts of the &C
count at the Office of the company
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-12-29

of the city, who would otherwise
have been without the ways and
means of Christmas. Each basket
contained a fine large chicken, pota-
toes, apples, onions, bread, portion
of coffee, sugar, can of fruit and a
can OF vegetables, and War Cry. In
case of large family more than one
distributed from the Salvation Army
hall corner of High avenue and B
street. A large company of those
who had been appointed to get the
baskets gathered at the hall about
$3.50 o'clock. A brief service of pray
err and song, led by the commander,
Adiutant Jeanette Kirkwood, assist.
ed by Lieutenant Myrtle Livic. Fol-
lowing the program the distribution
was made and record preserved OF
those to whom the baskets were civ
en-. Some of the baskets remained
at the hall to be distributed later by
army workers, to families where sick
ness prevailed and where there was
no one to send to the hall. A total
of II baskets were distributed this
year and last year 6S Christmas din
ners were delivered. Adjutant Kirk
wood expresses her appreciation Of
the assistance given to this work by
the public and by the people who
have contributed generously to the
boxes placed in the stores and to the
kettles on the street corners. Many
generous donations have been noted
farmers and other have contributed
chickens and other provisions ant
one party gave barrel of apples
Saturday afternoon, donation tina
was much appreciated.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-12-29
A WATER famine
IN STATE CENTER
Wright County Board Of Supervisors
Refuse Draining Of Wall Lake.
RECEIVED sl55,OOO SINCE 100
Nora Springs Nurse Mistakes Car.
bolc Acid For Sweet Oil and
Bath Baby-Harlan Has
Had Prosperous Year.

State Center, Ia, Dec. 26.-Special:
The citizens of State Center are fac
ing the most serious water famine in
the history of the town and should a
bad fire result it is doubtful whether
it could be COPIED with at all. Sc
low has the water become that con
sumers have been notified that they
can no longer connect with the
mains, and after Jan. l the electric
plant will be shut down to save the
drain on the visible supply. The
water is secured from a deep vel
west of town which in the memory o.
the oldest inhabitants never before
failed. The town authorities are pre-
pairing to invest in chemical appara
tus to protect against fires.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-12-29
$155,0oo Since 1900.

Waterloo, Dec. 24.-Special: Henri.
E. Burgess, of Mercer, ILL.,, has fur
nished the committee at Waterloo,
which raised $S,4OO for Evangelist
Billy Sunday for six weeks revival
there, with statement showing thai
in twenty-seven out of fifty towns in
which Sunday has conducted revi
walls since 1900, he has received $155,
900. The largest sums recently Civ
en- him were: 1907-S-Galesburg
ILL.,. $11,379; Charleston, ILL.,, $4,000;
Sharon, Pa, $3.50. 190S-9-Jack
sonville, ILL.,, $17.5O0; Ottumwa, Ia.
1888; Spokane, Wash, $10,S00;
Springfield, ILL.,, $1O.374; Marshall
town. Ia, $4,000. 19O9-1O-Cedar Rap
ids Ia. $4,000; Boulder, Colo, $C,t"G;
Youngstown, O., $4,000; Newcastle
Pa. $4,000; Waterloo. Ia, $s.4OO.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-12-29
ELM GROVE.


Little Lola Jarard is on the sick
list.
Ethel and Muriel Jarard were New
Sharon callers Thursday.
Josie and Russia Hite visited the
Elm Grove school Thursday afternoon.
A slight snow came the other night,
making 1t seem more like Christmas
time.
Quite few from this neighborhood
were Christmas shopping in the city
last Saturday.
Grace Bartlett and Effie Long took
dinner with Mabel and Lulu Dewitt
one day last week.
Sunday visitors at Chas. Dewitt's
were Matte and Lille Awtry, Mr.. and
Mrs. Jerry Stout.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Stout and baby
Nina visited Sunday with Val Russell
and family near Lacey.
VIM. Hite, son Floyd and John Nc
Kissick went to Oskaloosa Thursday
to get Mr.. Hite's auto which has been
down there for repairs.
George Kelderman and bride have
moved to their new home near New
Sharon. We wish them all kinds of
happiness and good luck in their
matrimonial career ~ ~. ...'
Chas. Dewitt and wife returned
home Thursday from Deep River,
where they had gone to attend the
sale of Henry Creitz, who expects to
move to Texas in the near future.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-12-29
INCREASE PAY
FOR ENGINEERS
Western Railways and Employees
Reach an Agreement.
INCREASE OF 1913 PERCENT
This Viii Amount to Practical,
1922 Per Year to Each of the
Thirty.Three Thousand.

Chicago, Dec. 26.-Special: The
wage dispute between the members
of the Brotherhood of Locomotive
Engineers and officials of sixty-one
railroads west, north and south of
Chicago was settled Saturday after
noon. The engineers get an average
increase Of 10 1-3 per cent on their
1910 wage scale, giving them Christ
mas promise of approximately $192
for each of the $4,000 men involved
for each subsequent year. 81
Specifically, the agreement pro-
vides for raise of forty cents a day
for all engineers, with an added
differential of 25 cents for 215,000
pound engines, an added differential
of rs cents a day for smaller Mallet
engines and a differential of $1.00 a
day for the heaviest Mallets.
In letter to United States Com.
missioner Charles P. Neill, who as
mediator, under the Erdman act,
brought the settlement out of what
seemed a sure disagreement, Grand
Chief Engineer Warren S. Stone, of
the brotherhood, gave as the reason
for accepting the terms offered, the
suffering and loss which would at.
tend general western strike.
Numerous specific working condi
tons are improved by the agreement
signed formally Saturday. The en-
gineers are given control of the cleo
trio and gasoline motor cars used as
locomotives, with an increase of SO
cents day in present wages. Host,
lers under the protection of the en-
gineers get an increase of rs cents
day.
The net rate is effective with the
signing of the agreement today.
The specific increases in the wages
of the engineers, in money, are as
follows:
On passenger service, 40 cents g
day.
On suburban service, 40 cents a
day.
Forty cents a day an through
freight, except on engines weighing
215;000 pounds on the drivers, OF
which there shall be an additiona
differential of Is cents day, alst
on engines of the Mallet type and ad
ditional differential of from Is cent:
TO $1.00.
On pushers, helpers, wreckers
work trains, snow plows and mixed
trains, 40 cents day.
The engineers acceptance wa'
conveyed in letter to Commissioner
Neill by Chief Stone.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-12-29
Iowa Deaths,

Toledo, Dec. 24.-Special: Lean
der Clark. civil war veteran, philan-
thropist and one of the richest men
in the eastern part of the state, died
yesterday afternoon at his home here
at the age of ST. Death was due to
old age, Mr.. Clark having been in
failing health for some time.
Anthony, Kan, Dec. 24.-Special:
T. w. Davies, 60 years old, "a travel
ing salesman from Clarinda, Ia, died
in a chair at the hotel here yester-
day.. His relatives have not been To-
Gated.
Davenport, Dec. "a. - Special: Jas.
X. McCosh, one of Davenport's lead
ing business men, died yesterday.
He came to Burlington from Pitts.
burg in 1857, and removed to Daven-
port in 1860.
Newton, Dec. 24.-Special: T. ID.
Baldwin, aged SO, died at his home
in this city. He was born in Indiana
and came to Newton in 1861.
Burlington, Dec. 24.-Special: Bush
DeLano for a score of years master
or ceremonies at the lie LanO HOtel
and known far and wide by the trav-
cling public died at the Burlington
hospital late last night after linger-
ing illness.
Creston, Dec. 24.-Special: James
Kilfoys aged Is years is in the hos
pital in serious condition and may
die as a result of injuries received
yesterday afternoon. He attempted
| to mount Burlington passenger
train to return to his home in Corn
ing while it was going. His foot slip
ped and he hung to the railing of the
train for five miles. His fingers froze
and he was forced to fall to the
ground. A passing switch engine
picked him up and hurried him to
the hospital here where it is feared
! > y v-i11 die
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-12-29

GUTHRIE MOORE. = Married, al
the Office of the officiating justice
Squire C. Woodruff, Monday, Decem
Der rs, 1910, at 1000 o'clock a. m.
Jessie May Moore to Harry w. Guth
rie. The ceremony was witnessed
by few friends and relatives of tht
couple.
Both young people are of this city
The groom is cigar maker. Boil
the bride and groom have hosts O
friends. who wish them happiness il
their matrimonial career. They viii
reside in Oskaloosa. .nsts . d..
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-12-29
Wall Lake to be Saved.

Webster City, Dec. 26.-Special:
Word reaches Webster City from
Bows that Wall Lake. about which
there has been SO much discussion
of late, is. after all, to be saved to
Iowa sportmen. Despite the fact
that the state executive council has
granted permission to the Wright
county board of supervisors to drain
this great hunters resort, nothing OF
this kind will be done and this beau.
tiful body of water is to be preserv.
ed. -s
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-12-29
Guilty of Wife Murder.

Cedar Rapids, Ia, Dec. 26.-Special
After having been out since SIT
o'clock Friday afternoon, the jury il
the Eugene Beeson murder tria
brought in a verdict late Saturda.
afternoon of manslaughter, which
means that Beeson cannot be sen
fenced to more than twenty years il
the penitentiary. Beeson was charg
ed with having murdered his wifi
Sept, 20 last. Evidence against Bee
son was circumstantial.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-12-29
Finds Skeleton in Box.

Des Moines, Dec. 24.-Speciai:
While searching for a hiding place
Tommy Penhold, an eight-year-old
boy living in the vicinity of Drake
University, discovered skeleton in
an abandoned cracker box in an alley
at the rear of the house. Investiga-
ton revealed that the bones We're
those of human and ones that had
been used by medical students for
dissecting purposes.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-12-29
Champion Corn Raiser.

Clarion, Dec. 24.-Special: o. j..
Pardon is regarded as the champion
corn raiser of the state. He weigh
ed out from one acre of ground 101h
bushels. AS the prize at the Des
Moines corn show was captured by
a Johnson Co. man at only ninty-six
and one-half bushels. Mr.. Pardon re-
grets exceedingly that he did not
compete for the best acre.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-12-29
CITY, sSloqan.

Cedar Rapids, Dec. Especial:
The business mems committee selec-
ted to pick slogan today announced
their choice as Cedar Rapids Suits
Me-" Over 1000 phrases were sub
mitted in competition. The prize OF
$50 went TO Charley Young, a four
tcen-year-old school boy.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-12-29
Nurse Makes Mistake.

Nora Springs, Dec. 26.-Special:
A mistake which may prove fatal to
the babe occurred here when nurse
at the home of A. Kilby rubbed a
new born babes body with carbolic
acid instead of sweet oil, which she
supposed she had, The flesh of the
babe was badly burned and its suf-
ferings are intense. 49,. a., F
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-12-29
Norman Burned to Death.

Keckuk, Dec. 24.-Special; Mrs.
Christine Gustafson, an aged widow,
who lived alone near Croton, in Lee
county, was burned to death in the
day night. She had been i'll and was
almost helpless. A neighbor discov-
cred the fire, but was unable to enter
the burning dwelling.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-12-29
THE LAST STONE LAID
The Masonry Work on Mausoleum
Building is Completed.

The last stone on the new building
that is being erected by the Iowa
Mausoleum company in Forest Gem
etery was laid at nine o'clock Satur
day morning. The trowl was welded
by J. M. Price, Under the direction OF
Superintendent w. S. Klee. This
practically completes the work on
the exterior of the building, but
much remains to be done on the. in
side, so that it will be some time be
fore the structure is entirely finish
ed. ...'
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-12-29
Well Pleased.

In almost every case the retail
merchants were more than pleased
with the bulk OF the business done
and there will be little OF the special
stock of the holiday goods to be car
ried over into the next season, Most
pf no stores Mn have apeSiai clean
mp sales to further reduce the small
stock now on hand
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-12-29
Kicked to Death BY Horse.

Corning, Dec. 24.-SpeciaI: Judd
Chids, a wealthy farmer living near
here, was killed yesterday while driv-
ing home Childs was overcome by
vertigo and falling from the carriage
seat toppled over in front of the car
riage against the horses, one OF
which kicked him to death.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-12-29
Everybody Was Happy.

Did you ever see better natured,
happier crowd than that upon the
streets of Oskaloosa Saturday after
noon and evening? Everybody SEEM
ed to have some place to go and
something to do and they were bent
on getting there at the earliest posi-
BILE moment and the theatres were
filed with pleasure seekers and other
entertainment was sought after.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-12-29
Strikers Enioined.

Waterloo, Dec. 26.-Special: Judge
Plat has granted temporary injunc.
ton against thirteen former employees
of the Malleable Iron Works, prevent.
ing them from interfering with its
operation. The men walked out OF
the foundry on Dec. l, and the plain
tiff asserts that they formed con-
spiracy to prevent the foundry from
securing other employees.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-12-29
School House Burned.

Newton, Dec. "a. - Specials: The
Mission School house, built three
years ago, nine miles east of here,
in Kellogg township, burned down
last night The effort to save the
building awaited nothing. The origin
of the fire is unknown.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-12-29
$4,000 Freight House.

Ottumwa. Dec. 24.-Special: Early
in the spring contractors will begin
the work of erecting a modern freight
house for the Rock Island road,
which will cost $4,000. Local of
ficials have already arranged for
temporary quarters until the new
house is finished.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-12-29
Pay Day.

Saturday was pay day for the work
ers of the local mining camps and the
usual thousands of dollars were set
In circulation. This made busy times
for the merchants Saturday afternoon
and evening, as these tpeolilo did
prac ticallyeeall of their shopping on
Rt,,fsT a&ta ~ Ess n z M Il 4. ggif
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-12-29

of the death of Mrs. Eta Sapp at her
home at Goodland, Kansas. Mrs.
Sapp was formerly resident of this
county and was at one time rura
teacher in Monroe township. She
will be remembered as Miss Eta Fl,
field, daughter of Geo. Fifield.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-12-29
To Build New School,

Usage, Ia, Dec. 26.-Special: At the
independent district election to be
held at this place on the first Mon
day in January the proposition to
issue bonds to the sum of S39,500 will
be voted upon to erect and equip a
new high school building to replace
the Lincoln High school recently de
stroyed by fire. ..,.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1910-12-29

Each contestant VIII be Requested
to register and receive number be-
fore contesting and may do so before
1880 o'clock p. m. on the evening OF
December 80. Spelling will COM
mence at 500 O'Clock sharp. The
arrangements is very DESTROYS of hav'
ing a good representation from over
the county and to this end they So
licit your cooperation.