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Inquiry Into Fire.

The police today are investigating a
fire that occurred at the oyster and fish
shop OF Bland Brothers, Oronoco and Al
fred streets, at midnight last night a
White man was arrested today by Police
man Beach on suspicion of knowing
something OF the fire, which is believed
by the police to have been of incendiary
origin.
AS soon as the fire was discovered an
alarm was turned in and the fire quickly
subdued. The Interior of the building a
one-story frame affair." was Quilted and
the exterior also burned. The building
is owned By p f. Downey
Miss Pauline A. Cox. daughter of Mr..
and M. Frank j. Cox, and Clarence
L. Johnson. both of this city, yesterday
afternoon journeyed to Rockville in an
automobile and were married at 3
o'clock at the residence of Edward
Nyett by Rev. Mr.. White. Following
the wedding the couple returned to this
city in the automobile of w. H.
BrouShton, being given an automobile
party, and went to the residence of
Mrs. w. III. Bontz. where they We're
rendered reception, which was at
tended by a number of their friends
Mr.. and Mrs. Johnson will reside in
this city.
In the police court this morning
Susie Jones. colored. was sent to jail
for six months and fined $50 on a
charge of stealing $40 belonging to
Mrs. Virginia Smoot. Susie admitted
the theft.
Other cases disposed of were as fol-
lows: Horace lyman. colored charged
with assault. acquitted; w. +. Macalas-
ter, colored. Charged with disorderly
conduct, fined So; Lewis Cavanaugh,
accused of being drunk and disorderly,
thirty days in Jail; James Brown. col
ored. charged with disorderly conduct,
forfeited collateral.
The funeral OF Shirley Keyes. who died
yesterday morning at the Alexandria
Hospital, will be held at 10 O'Clock tomor-
row morning from Demaines undertaking
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Appointed Paymaster General.

chapel. Burial will be in the cemetery al
Sharon Church, Fairfax county.
Mr.. Reyes was sixty-eight years old
and native of Prince William county
Va. At the time of his death he was
engaged in farming at Lincolnia, Fairfax
county, Va. He is survived by the follow
ing children: Mrs. T. ". Riker, Mrs.
Daisy McClintock, George Keyes.
Funeral of Mrs. Page.
The funeral of Mrs. Mary W. Page,
wife of Malvin Page, who died last even
ing at the home Of her mother Mrs.
Brannon, lis North Patrick street, will
be held at $50 o'clock tomorrow morning
from st. Mary's Catholic Church She
was thirty-three years old, and, besides
her husband, leaves several children.
Miss Sarah E. Simpson, a former resi-
dent of this city, died. yesterday at her
home in Newport News, Va She was a
daughter of the late Henry l.. and Julia
The body will be brought here and the
funeral will take place from the Netho-
dist Episcopal Church South.
The funeral of Mrs. Mary A. Davis,
who died in Washington Saturday, will
take place at 4:3O O'Clock this afternoon
from the residence of her sister, 1O7
Prince street. Rev. P. P. Phillips, rector
of ST. Paurs P. E. Church, will conduct
the services. Burial will be in Bethel
cemetery.
The first case for failure to take out
a dog license this year W. brought into
police court this morning by Policemen
Beach, Ferguson and Rawlett, the owner
of the dog being Samuel Thorn, colored.
Thorn stated to the court that he was a
stranger here and did not know it was
necessary to get a license. He was
fined So.
The inmates of the Children's Home
Will be taken on the policemen's eXcur-
sion to Marshall Hall tomorrow The
children will take the morning boat and
will be accompanied by the superintend-
ent.
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REAR ADMIRAL LOCKER
PASSES AWAY AT EIGHTY
For Many Years Paymaster
General of Navy-MexiCan
and Civil War Veteran.

Rear Animal Thomas II. LOCKER, a
veteran of the Mexican and civil wars
and for many years paymaster general of
the navy, died at his home, 1912 30th
street, last night of nervous debility, re-
sulting from arterial tension. He was
in his eighty-first year. Three sons, Ed
ward F. LOCKER. William c. LOCKER, Reg
inald B. LOCKER, and one daughter, Miss
Bertha H. LOCKER, survive him.
Funeral services will be held at the
family residence, Wednesday afternoon
at 1:30 o'clock. Rev. S. C. Howden of
ST. Johns Church, Georgetown, will offici-
ate. The body will be taken to Cincinnati
for burial.
Native of Ohio.
Rear Admiral LOCKER was the son of
John II. LOCKER, one of the founders of
the Cincinnati Gazette and the Cincinnati
Republican. He was born in Ohio Novem-
Der q, 1922 and was appointed a mid
shpman in November, 1916.
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REVOLUTION IN HONDURAS.
American Minister Reports Repulse
of Insurgents at Puerto C0rtes.

Reports of the progress of the revolu-
ton in Honduras were received at the
State Department today from the Amer
lean minister there, from which it ap-
pears that early on the morning of the
I'D instant an attack was made ON the
barracks at Puerto Cortes. The attack
was repulsed and the leader, Gen. Marin,
was killed.
The minister reports also that the revo-
lutionary movement at San Pedro Sula
was suppressed, several persons being
captured, but that four vessels are known
to be off the coast of Honduras with
considerable number of men.
The plans of the revolutionists are said
to be known to the government Of Pres
ident Davila.
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BIG FIGHT IN OHIO
IS VITAL TO TAFT
tCortinued from First PageD

set forth in an interview given out by
Wade Ellis. in which he says, in part:
I'm national affairs there must and will
be first of all unqualified indorse-
ment Of President Taft and the splendid
work ne has done in fulfilling the pledges
OF the last national platform and In
carrying out tae Roosevelt policies t.
which the party is irrevocably committed
ON the tariff we. ought to declare IN.
alteraole adherence TO the protective
principle and unalterable oppC-sitiou te
free trade, or to what is worse tariff
Tor revenue only, which would mear
prohibitive duties on some imports unfai,
competition between the United States
ana foreign countries on other articles
ana the perfectly useless burden of taxa.
ton upon necessities. such as tea anc
coffee and the like, which are not pro
duced in this country
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ALEXANDRIA AIRS
Two Negroes Accused of Try
ing to Rob Residence.
POLICE INVESTIGATE FIRE
Funeral of Shirley Keyes' to Be
Held Tomorrow-Miss Sarah
Simpson Dead.
Special Correspondence of The Star.

ALEXANDRIA, Va, July %, 1910.
Nelson Banks and John Bryant, both
colored, were arraigned in the police
court this morning on suspicion of having
attempted to rob a residence on the north
side of Queen street between Fairfax and
Royal. The case was continued until to-
morrow morning. The men were arrest
ed about O'Clock this morning by Police
men Knight and Young at the home of
Lizzie Grady, colored, where they lived.
The attempted robbery occurred at =
O'Clock this morning. 1t is alleged that
one of the negroes was on a shed in the
rear of the house while the other was on
the ground peering into the shed.
Neighbors who saw the outline of a
man in the bright moonlight crouching
on the shed sounded an alarm. When
Policemen Knight and Young arrived
they found a man who they say was
Banks. He was standing in doorway
at his home. Policeman Knight told
him he was under arrest. He at once
showed fight and a struggle ensued. The
man and ran. The officer pulled his
pistol and snapped ii three times at
close range. 1t. however, failed to go
off, and the fourth shot he fired at the
negro as he ned. In the struggle Po-
iiceman knight secured a sleeve of the
negro's shirt and his black derby
About o'clock the policemen, after
making thorough search of the neigh
borhood. returned TO the house and found
Banks. The latter again showed fight,
but was finally taken in custody. Short
~ afterward Bryant also was arrested.
he was in bed at the time, and did not
resist.
When the case was called this morn
ing Banks admitted that he was sitting
near where the attempted robbery oc-
Cured Several pieces OF burned paper
found near the shed were offered as evil
dence. He explained their presence by
saying that he had dropped his cigar
and was endSayoring TO locate it. Bryant,
he added. was on the shed. BRYANT how :
e"cr, denies this, saying that at the
time of the attempted robbery he was in
the house.
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county, Va, for the past two weeks, re-
suited Saturday in a hung jury.
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He served with credit af1oat and ashore
throughout the Mexican war and was
specially commended for meritorious Serv-
ices. Constantly on arduouS and exposed
service. he twice contracted yellow fever
and also dengue fever. These attacks
resulted in serious chronic illness and
caused his resignation as midshipman in
November, 1852. Recovering he was ap-
pointed to the United States coast survey
early in 1868 and was reappointed to the
navy as a purser in August of that year.
Since then his entire service was in the
pay corps of the navy. He cruised in all
parts of the world.
Service in Civil War.
During the civil war he was attached
to the Brooklyn of the Atlantic and gulf
squadrons and other vessels and rem
dered. efficient and valiant service fire.
quently outside of his regular staff du-
ties. He took an active part as a volun-
teer in the engagement at Fort Pickens,
Fla. Brandywine and in the operations
against the Merrimac in Hampton roads.
Appointed Paymaster General.
BY gradual promotions he reached the
grade of pay director in March, 1871. In
March, 1890, he was appointed paymaster
general and chief of the bureau of sup
pies and accounts, and in November, 1891,
he was transferred to the retired list on
account of age, with the relative rank
of commodore. In 1906, by virtue of a
general act of Congress, he was pro-
NOTED to the rank of rear admiral for
creditable service in the civil war
During his active service in the navy
and since his retirement he took an
especial interest in religious and benevo-
lent work. For many years he was an
active member of ST. Johns Church,
Georgetown.
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Approval of Payne Bill.

I'VE ought to approve the Payne bill,
not because ii is perfect, but because it
removes excessive duties under the Ding
ley law and more nearly adjusts the
tariff TO the difference between the cost
of production at home and abroad. The
maximum and minimum features of the
Payne bill, and especially the tariff com
mission, should be particularly COM
mended. Attention ought to be called to
Inc fact that when il was proposed in
congress TO enlarge the powers of the
tarin commission and supply sufficient
funds TO carry out its work every repub-
llcan In both houses voted in favor of
II and every democrat voted against it,
The republican position with respect
TO the tariff commission is impresnable
and will be one of the chief issues in the
campaign. This legislation makes the
way ultimately for an exact and mathe-
NAUTICAL adjustment of tariff duties to the
oinerence between the cost of production
at home and abroad, together with a
reasonable profit to American industries
and with the principle established tina
individual schedules may be revised with
out entailing the iogroling and exchange
of favors which always inhere in a gen
eral revision the time will soon come
when the protective system, shorn of its
abuses, will be firmly set upon a scientific
basis"
The Garfield tariff plank, which will he
available later in the day, is said to en-
dorse the tariff legislation only in so far
as ii carries out the pledges of the re-
publican platform.
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Suspected of New York Robbery

SALT LAKE CITY. Utah. July Is
Greek, giving his name as Peter
Maris, was arrested here last night on
the supposition that he Is the man
wanted for holding up two newly arrived
Greeks in the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel,
New York, July Is. Eight hundred dol
lars in cash and $500 worth Of securi-
ties were taken by the robber. Maris
denies the crime.
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rged Canning Company. which has been going
usky on in the circuit court Of Richmond
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Looking for Another Man.

The administration men say it may be
possible TO find some other candidate who
can recommend himself to the independent
vote without putting the affront upon the
admin: stration which MIR. Garfields nomi-
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publican leadership in the state are
weighty elements Of consideration in
the contest. The Craftsmanship and per-
sonnet Of the state central committee
coveted prizes. Boss Cox of Cincinnati
| is credited with having them much at
heart.
Unquestionably Cox is reaching out
ton. and will make many sacrifices to
| get it. The administration leaders
want it, and the insurgents dream of
1t as Mohammedan does OF paradise.
That is to say, as rapturously, but not
as confidently.
If Brown is nominated it will be be-
| cause Boss Cox forces him down the
delegates Threats, a contamination de-
voutly desired by democratic observers.
Point to Taft's Speech.
Why" said democrat today, IF
! Cox dominates Brown under protest,
we need hardly make another move in
the campaign than to dig up the speech
| made by William II. Taft when he was
| Secretary Of War in 1905 at Akron,
roasting Cox; call attention to the fact
! that it is the same Cox and this is his
| candidate and ask the question, What
does President Taft think now of Boss
| Cox and how does he regard candi-
date of Cox's choosing?"
| The danger to the republican party
of the state and nation in the situation
| here is the certainty of an open contest
| in the convention, Its lack of control
| by the firm hand of a Hanna a
Foraker, as in the good old days; the
possibility of fiery speeches in the con-
vention and the splitting of republican
fat In the fire. to the consequent en-
couragement of insurgency everywhere.
Everybody is asking what Senator
Burton and Senator Dick gathered from
the President on their trip to Beverly.
Gossip furnished the only answer, since
neither senator will reply, and the gossip
Is that all they learned was the Presi-
dents opposition to either Garfield or
Brown, the two leading candidates with
actual voting strength.
Lukewarm Toward Garfield.
1t is assumed that the President is
Iukewarm to Garfield. for the obvious
reason stated at the outset of this dis
patch, and is fearful that Brown might
ALLEVIATE the reform and Independent
element
Where is Nick Longworth? Well, he
will be very much in evidence. He will
be temporary presiding officer and will
sound the keynote of the platform.
People here today were not inclined to
think that Longworth would allow his
His ambition lies in the national House
of Representatives., with the future
which he thinks is before the young.
progressive republicans in that body
when the old guard is endorsed in Con-
gress.
Senator Burton probably will be per-
manent presiding officer. dependent upon
the makeup of the committee on per-
manent organization.
Some OF the old guard republicans drift
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nation would, they say, involve. should he
refuse to agree to the terms offered. And
that is the line they are working on now.
There is every indication now that they
will be unable to agree in advance of the
meeting of the convention upon a candi-
date and that it will be an open fight,
free far all in the convention. That is
deplored by the leaders as involving the
possibility of stampede and the selec-
ton of a candidate nadvisedly.
Besides Mr.. Garfield, there are three &C
tive candidates and dark horse
Warren G. Harding, Carmi A. Thomp-
son and Judge o. B. Brown are the
three active candidates, and the dark
horse" I will mention farther on.
Brown is the choice of George B. Cox,
the boss of Cincinnati, the same BOSS
Cox whom Secretary Taft in 1903 de-
nolished in his Akron speech. After
his fashion. Cox claims for Brown a
majority at the outset. His hgures
arc controverted by the district leaders.
Mr. Brown is not acceptable 10 inc al
ministraton leaders, first, on account or
fear he would ALLEVIATE large portion
OF the insurgent vote at the polls on
account of his record as reactlonary
Identified With Old Guard.
Harding has beer identified with the
old guard. and is not accepted with en-
tbusiasm by the insurgents. Thompson
candidacy is met by number or minor
objections tedious to relate and not
interesting to outsiders
Neither Garfield, Harding nor Thompson
comes to Columbus with conspicuous
or solid backing. Brown is the only one
in the field with definite strength. the
support of George b. Cox, which by
some of the delegates Will De regaroed as
a liability, not an asset
The dark horse" who thus far is only
possibility, is Granville A. Mooney or
Ashtabula county. speaker or the lower
house of the legislature. He would be
accent able to the administration wing it
Is thought but his candidacy would inter-
fere with the ambitions of Mr. Garfield
and Mr. Cox. Mr.. Mooney himself does
not want the governorship. He is after
the nomination for secretary of state.
notice on him that if he allows his name
to be used for the governorship and fails
to get that nomination. the Cox strength
will oppose his play for the secretaryship
of state So there may be some diff
Guilty in leading Mr.. Mooney up to the
starters post.
Senatorship Not Involved.
No United States senatorial. ambitions
are up to this time involved. although
both Senator Dick and Senator Burton
are on the field looking after their own
interests Assurance is given that there
will be no trades on the governorship
nomination regarding the next senatorial
contest.
The fate of the county tickets in Ham,
ilton (CincinnatD and Cuyahoga (Cleve-
land) counties is very much involved In
the governorship fight That is side
issue which will develop later.
The party organization and the re-
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ing into town on the eve of the conven-
ton are inclined to take vigorous stand
against all insurgency and to make 1t a
finish fight in the convention on that is
sue. They say it is important that the
fact should be made clear. if it exists,
that the republican party in Ohio is not
in the insurgent class yet.
For one thing, they are attacking Mr..
Garfield upon a record which they de-
clare would be used with telling effect
by the democrats against him at the
polls. It seems rather anamolous to have
the leading apostle of reform and conser-
walton of public utilities thus assailed.
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Accusations Against Reformer.

They allege, first, that Mr.. Garfield was
largely responsible for turning over to the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad right of
way on public property in Cleveland, the
state reserving a consideration Of $3.50 600
when the property is held to be worth
three millions. A similar proceeding In
Cincinnati was averted only by appeal
to the supreme court.
They charge, second, that Mr.. Garfield
will be criticised for sponsorship of a
fifty-year traction franchise act which
was so against public sentiment that it
was repealed unanimously by the legisla-
ture at the succeeding session.
1 have tried thus briefly to outline the
general facts of the situation, which may
help to explain and aid in Analysing de-
velopments as they occur. Watch the lit
tie marble as it rolls around the wheel.
The stakes are big and the losses and
winnings will be important to democrats
and republicans of the state and nation.
n. o. NJ
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BAPTIET

Corner Chelan and First North
Rev. John w. JohnsOn,
Residence 313 Chelan Ave. South.
Phone E16.
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AUTHORITIES SEEK
H|GHWAYMEN
OFFICERS OF TWO STATES MAY
CALL FOR FEDERAL AID TO
RUN DOWN GANG OF BORDER
LINE DESPERADOES.

Needles, Cal, Jan. 31.-A human
foot, found on the desert by DR.. D.
F. Watson, indicates that a horrible
murder has been committed and the
officers of Arizona and California
started another search for the Abo
Pass robbers, who have been terror
izing the settlers along the Arizona
New Mexico border.
It is believed the murderous band
has extended its operations into this
district. This belief is strengthened
by the recent attack upon John Rog-
ers, an aged man, and his two COM
panions, at Ashfork, which resulted
in Rogers death in a hospital at
Phoenix. Rogers and his friends
were set upon by the murderous
thieves, who, after binding them,
saturated their clothing with kero-
sene and ignited it, because Rogers
refused to tell where he had secreted
his money The human foot shows
evidences of having been burned off
and the authorities suspect that a
man met death at the hands of the
desperadoes, who later burned his
body. 1t is believer that there are
twelve bandits in the gang, as that
was the number counted when Els
piasann Virgil and his wife at Abo
Pass were bound and their clothing
saturated with oil when they refused
to divulge the hiding place of their
savings. The couple saved their lives
by telling where the money was. The
robbers leader held burning match
in his hand when Virgil told. The
thieves secured $3.50.
Later Charles Ray was visited by
the desperados. He surrendered his
money without protest.
AS result of the latest evidence
of their crimes, it is probable that the
authorities of the southwest will COM
bine to run the murderers to earth.
Possibly the federal and Mexican Of
fieials will be called upon to aid. as
it is believed the robbers have their
rendezvous beyond the Mexican bor-
der