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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-13

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EQUITY COURT NO. 1-Justice STAT
ford.
i Harrison agt. Smith; decree vacating
release and substituting trustee: plain
| tins attorney, John Raum; defendants
attorney, r. r. Horner.
Leese agt. Keefe; rule returnable Oc-
tober 81; plaintiffs attorneys, Wilson &
| Barksdale.
| Szlith agt. Smith; argued and submit
| ted; plaintiffs attorney, George II. Cal
vert: defendants attorney. George w.
| Drew.
| Hall agt. Hall: divorce vim. mat.
granted: plaintiffs attorney, Thomas T..
| TAYLOR; defendants attorney, &. a. Bar
nard.
| Bentley agt. Bentley; divorce vim.
mat. granted: PLAINTIFF attorney, Thomas
C. Taylor: defendants attorney, Camp
| bell Darlington.
CRIMINAL COURT NO. 1-Justice
Wright.
| United States agt Frank Washington
assault to rape and attempt at carnal
knowledge; nolle prosequi: defendant dis
charged; defendant committed to await
| action of grand jury: bail fixed at 800
attorneys. Foster & Nichol.
United States agt. Henry NJ. Brooks
Emile Daoust and John II. Cunningham:
robbery: Cunningham withdraws plea OF
guilty and pleads not guilty jury sworn
and respited: plaintiffs attorneys, James
i
CIRCUIT COURT NO. o-Justice Barnard
! Lipp agt Capital Traction Company; YER
| dict for plaintiff for $3.50 and Judgment
forthwith without costs: plaintiffs attor-
ney. A. L. Newmyer; defendants attor-
neys, r. Ross Perry & Son and G. Thomas
Dunlop.
HoIlenberger agt. Commercial National
leave to prosecute without prepayment OF
costs: plaintiffs attorney, w. A. Coombe
| Kleinschmidt agt. O'Day; stricken from
| calendar: plaintiffs attorney. j. II: VIII
son, jr.: defendants attorney. j. A
TOomey
| Schrier agt. DAILY; stricken from calen-
dar: plaintiffs attorneys, W. Z. Ambrose
and J. Wilmer Latimer: defendants at
torney. A II. Bell
| Corbin agt Dawson: continued for the
term; plaintiffs attorneys, w. J. Lam
bert and r. II. Yeatman: DEFENDANTS at
torney, w. E. Ambrose.
| Thomas agt. Baltimore and Ohio Rail
road Company; on trial: PLAINTIFFS attor-
neys. w. ]. Lambert and r. II. Iea-m
defendants attorneys. Hamilton. Colbert
| Yerkes & Hamilton.
| Sellman agt. Potomac Insurance Com
pany: verdict for plaintiff for $65792
and r. II. Yeatma,: defendants attor-
neys Maddox & Galley.
| United States eX rel. Walcott agt.. Bal
linger: clerk ordered to refund deposit 70,
L
w. McReynolds.
| CRIMINAL COURT NO. 2-Chief Justice
Clabaugh
| United States agt. Coleman Saunders
\ assault with dangerous weapon: plea
| guilty: sentenced to renitentiary for three
years: attorney. c. H. Hemans. :"
! United States agt. William Mcknight
and George Banks: Mcknight pleads gull
| ty. and jury sworn as to Banks; verdict
| guilty: Mcknight sentenced TO peniten-
| tiary for three years: Banks remanded
| attorneys, James A OShea and NJ. r.
| O. Brien.
| BANKRUPTCY COURT-Justice Stafford.
| In re Jackson Bros; hearing on con-
| firmation fixed for October 2S.
| PROBATE COURT-Justice Could
Estate of Betsev German: letters of ad
ministration granted TO W. c. Martin
i bond. 500: attorney. w. c.. Martin
Estate of Daniel Pfeii; petition to sell
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-13
DIMES WITH L0RIMER.
Vice President Breaks Bread Twice
With Senator.

CHICAGO, October 1S.-Twice yester-
day Senator William Lorimer sat at
the festal board with Vice President
Sherman. The latter discovered no
reason to ask that the senator be
eliminated from the proceedings. In
the first instance. the senator occupied
the chair set aside for the Vice Presi-
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While number of young men were
having froic last night at Fairview
Heights. suburb of Lynchburg, Va, sew
eral shots were fired and one d discharged
by George Bell struck Darlington Coffee,
infiicting wound from which he died
later.
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Housebreakers Frightened Off.

An attempt was made last night about
$50 o'clock to enter the store of Mrs
Rebecca Levy, 2S05 NJ street, by break.
ing open a rear door. The intruders were
frightened off before they succeeded in
entering.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-13

Rufus Hildebrand was arraigned in the
circuit court at Harrisonburg. Va on thu
charge Of criminally assaulting a thir.
teen-year-old girl. Judge Haas halted the
trial and turned the man over to a CON-
mission of iunacy. which pronounced him
insane.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-13

luncheon by the Pennsylvania commission,
and left for Gettysburg later to inspect
the battlefield and be welcomed by off,
Gals of the town and of Pennsylvania
College.
The arrangements for the semi-centen-
NAL will be outlined at a conference to-
morrow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-13
MAIL VOTE TO BREAK
BAY STATE DEADLOCK
Novel Plan Adopted to Deter
mine Delegates Choice
for Governor.

BOSTON, October, 13.-The democrats of
Massachusetts. through their delegates to
the recent state convention. will have an
other chance to express their preferences
for "A candidate for governor a result
OF the action of the state democratic
committee yesterday.
The committee decided to send special
delivery letters to all delegates to the
recent convention. inclosing return special
delivery envelopes In which the delegates
NAV express their preferences
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Committee in Deadlock.

This indication of preference is intend
ed for the guidance of the committee of
four to whom the state convention dele
gated the power of nominating the head
OF the ticket The committee has been in
a deadlock since Its appointment, two OF
the members favoring the nomination of
Representative Foss and two that of
Charles J. Hamlin
The session of the state committee yes
terday was "A stormy one, and frequently
the noise of lively debate and demands
for fair play could be heard outside.
Statements by Candidates.
Both James II. Nahey and Representa-
live Eugene y. Foss, who were candidates
before the convention, issued statements
last night
Mr.. Valley said he no longer was a can
didate and Mr.. Foss declared that he had
.iOt sought to make any deal with Mr..
Hamlin, and wanted it known that he
would abide by the result OF the canvas SIS
proposed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-13
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
New Equipment Modernizes
City Post Office.
DESKS ARE REARRANGED
Young Woman Throws Bottle and
Puts Suspicious Character
to Flight.
DESKS ARE REARRANGED
Special correspoudcnce OF The star.

Special Corresuoudcnce of The Star
ALEXANDRIA. Va, October IL, 1910
New equipments have been installed at
the city post office, under Postmaster
Essborn, during the past few weeks. All
are calculated to increase general eff
cheney.
\ new mailing case has been provided
Within Il short time n modern general
delivery ease viii bc installed.
The retail department for the sale of
stamps has been transferred to the cast
side from the north side of the Office.
Each department. has been surrounded
with modern office screening.
The letter drops have been removed
from the north tu the east side Several
now private boxes have been added on
tin. latter side. The money order di-
vision will be transferred to the east side
OF the building.
The carriers desks have been rear
ranged that mail sundays and holi-
DAYS may lac given ont more expeditions
~ y number of new desks have been
put in.
The rear Of The office also has been
furnished with modern office screening.
other improvements include modern Of
lice revolving doors \ passenger elcva-
tor Is also being stalled.
Directors Are Reelected
NJ the annual meeting of the StockhOld-
erS 0f the Cha pin-Sacks Company last
night at Hotel Fleischmann the following
board OF directors was elected: y. y.
chaplin, George r. Sacks. Charles q.
Ifugcr, W. y. H. Church, Louis Il. krey,
Norman L. Engel G. TavIor Wade, VIII
liam q. Carter and :. - Rcdman.
\ white man was seen peering over u
fence in the rear of the home OF j. Frank
Carliu. III South Alfred street shortly be-
fore midnight y young woman threw
bottle. striking him the head The
Man Immediately made off by way of a
rear alley. The police were notified.
On rampage early last night, in the
northeastern section of the city, Edward
Bryant, coored. after asSaulting and
beating Annie Freeman and Anime Sum-
merfield. both colOred. proceeded 10 knock
ont windows and SaSheS at the house
they occupied.
of a physician to dress the wounds in
her arm.
The court imposed a fine of $50 TO
" hich there was added u Jail sentence
of six months. Bryant will therefore
spend the next nine months on the state
road force.
The case of james Jones' colored,
charged with taking a horse and buggy
from the livery stable of james Duncan,
where lie was employed. and abandoning
the trap on the road, was continued in
court this morning
William Willis. colored. charged with
assaulting Harry Johnson, colored for
fcitcd 81 collateral.
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has himself in Ell
O King staff o ab o the Wshmgt
It ated the
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amendment to bill; plaintiffs attorney. W

D. Armstrong.
King agt King; divorce a win mat. de-
creed, with alimony and counsel fee and
costs; plaintiffs attorney, P. b. Ray; de-
PENDANTS attorney, j. Dawson Williams
Greer agt. Greiter; decree declaring lien
plaintiffs attorney, l.. A. Bailey; defend
ants attorneys, Sleman & Lerch, Il
+. Colladay and c. G. James.
Merryman agt. Lee: auditors report
ratified finally; plaintiffs attorney, J.. A
Toomey; defendants attorney, Campbell
Darlington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-13

The Bell Mushroom Hat the ruling eds OF Paris
other lot OF regular Hats this exclusive paid little that
and white lace edge around rm
and n
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-13

Useful lengths IN Regu-
lar Sc Heavy Twilled Crash
Towelirg, that is highly
absorbent and <@<
dries quickly. a. MC
Yard. zS
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Good Thunder

L. Yohnke hauled seed oats home
this week from the Beise farm.
John Carpenter is visiting with rela-
tives in Staples a few days this week.
Elna Meyer has been engaged to
teach the follow term of school in the
old Sprague district.
The home talent play was well at
tended. Many have expressed desire
to have the play repeated.
Wiendenheft Bros. have put in a fine
new glass show case in their store,
which will add greatly to the appear
ance of it.
Ulrich Bros. are to be complmented
on their neat and attractive show
window, which displays the new spring
goods and styles in most irresistible
and tempting manner.
The Charles Annis auction was well
attended, and everything sold high, es-
pecially the cattle, hogs and horses
Those who were in hopes of buying
a COW for perhaps $35 quickly buried
their hopes when the cows sold for $50
per head on the average.
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LIGHTWEIGHT MEN ARE PUT on
THE JOB TODAY.
From Thursdays Daily.

From Thursdays Daily.
Eighty eight men and half dozen
teams went to work at the site OF
The Rapidan dam this morning. The
men are employed at various work
such as hauling in the machinery to
DC used, building road, cutting down
trees and otherwise clearing the
ground. More men anu teams are
needed and are being employed as
fast as they apply.
Everybody is busy doing something
W. Z. Edwards is at work getting his
boarding house ready for the men.
Superintendent Smith is personally di-
recting all the work, being out on the
job most of the time.
Mr.. Edwards served his first meal
this morning, and forty sat down to
the tables.
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1nterurban Men Meet.
Especial to The Ers. Press.1

South Bend, Ind, March 23.-Inter-
urban and street railway men from
many cities will take part in the con-
vention here today and tomorrow of
the Central Electric Railway Associa,
ton. The principal business meetings
will be held tomorrow, when intercity
traffic, roads, etc, will be discussed.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-03-25
CHRISTIAN CHURCH REVEALS
They Are Being Conducted By Evan
gelist John L. Slime.

Evangelist John l.. Slime and his
singer closed a fine revival meeting at
Eagle Lake Monday which resulted in
twenty-five additions to that church.
They began an eight day service in
the First Christian church of this
city last night.
Mr.. Slime is clean, forceful speaker
and loves the Bible. Mr. Chappell is
a sweet singer of gospel songs.
The service begins at 7:45 every
night.
The topic for tonight will be "The
Picture of Changed Heart"
Mr. Chappell is a fine singer and
both his chorus work and solo sing
ing is much appreciated.
The public is most cordially invited
Song service begins at 7:45 p. m.
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CAPTURED THE BIG BUG ALIVE
Dr. R. o. Juliar Has Tarantula
Discovered By Daughter

DIR. R. o. Juliar yesterday found
the mate to the tarantula that was
found in F. NJ. Otto's store the day
before. He bought some bananas at
the store and took them home, and
yesterday his little daughter went to
get one and came running back, say
ing that there was big spider on
them. DIR. Juliar went and investi-
gated and found the tarantula, and
succeeded in capturing it alive and
still has it.
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|
| ! GUS in but one particular. He
| 4 - was fond of fancy waist
J coats. His fastidiousness began and
| ended with waistcoats. His trousers
and coats were invariably of the same
| cloth and cut, summer and winter year
| In and year out. His waistcoats be-
trayed catholic taste for color and
variety. Whenever he felt like in
| dulging himself or celebrating vic
tory or forgetting defeat he went
| out and bought new waistcOat.
AS he was travelling light" he had
brought to Hewington Acres bare
half dozen of them, and of these he
had narrowed the choice to twO-One
creation of tobacco brown silk with
red dots in it, the other white pique
with buttons of smoked pearl. Which
should he wear for Sunday morning
stroll in the garden? In the end he
tossed quarter. The brown silk won.
much to his satisfaction, for he had a
newborn suspicion that the white one
made his waist line appear more rotund
than it really was.
Still, he was in the garden at 8
| O'Clock Probably it was mere curl
osity that led the Cherub to pace up
and down the trinity kept walks for a
long half hour. He was about to give
up the vigil and leave when he caught
sight of the countess peering from be-
hind one of the stone gateposts.
Making pretense of not having seen
her, Mr.. Devine sauntered by to the
found her before him. He noted that
this morning she was in gray, with
something white at her throat. He
even remembered that last night she
had worn black.
You must not misunderstood my
was very wrong of me to think Of such
q thing. l came only to tell you So
Anything new about me in the Sun
day papers,
mo, but papa was talking about you
again last night, and he
"Oh. that's the trouble! He got out
his scrap book. Which chapter Of my
many weaknesses furnished the text
this time?'
"He read to me about that French
singer"
LA Belle SavoyT'
Yes; the one to whom you gave the
diamond tiara which was stolen"
"Oh, yes. That was Kittie's birth
Il
Her real name is O'Neill, you know"
The countess was retreating up the
path, but she still kept her brown eyes
fixed on, Mr.. Devine. There was a
curious, apprehensive look in them
such as small boy bestOws on a cam
pOn cracker to which he has touched
Z match.
Yes, l ought to go directly back"
but how about the reform? 1
thought we were to have Il talk and
that you were going to give me some
pointers on breaking into good So
ciety. You're not going to quit like
this, are you:"
The countess shook her head.
Il was mistaken. 1t was very silly
Of me to make such promise. Hut
II Oh, can't you see? l ought not
TO be here talking to you at ALL"
"Well, why not? What's the par
ticular matter with me, anyway
Its Only-Only that The count
ess glanced about in desperation.
'Well, l will ask you. Do you con-
slider yourself "a gentleman"
For Il moment Mr. Devine stared at
her speechless. He had insisted on
knowing, and now that he had her
answer he was too much astonished to
frame Il reply. He had expected moth
ing of this kind. The question opened
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No Settlement in Sight.

Philadelphia, March 23.-The con-
ference of the rapid transit officials,
committee of ten, George II. Earle, Jr..
and others broke up without reaching
an agreement. No settlement of the
street car strike is in sight.
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JONES GETS THIRTY YEARS
Murderer of Pugiist Whitehead Pleads
Guilty to Crime,

Duluth, March 23.-For the murder
of Walter Whitehead, the negro pu-
gilist, Ralph Jones will spend the next
thirty years of his life in the Mime
sofa state prison at Saltwater.
Jones was allowed to plead guilty
to the charge of murder in the third
degree and he was at once sentenced
TO thirty years by Judge William A.
Cant of the district court.
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VIM THIS! HE DEMANDEDs
up before him wholly UNEMPLOYED
field. In all his career he had never
before been confronted with such a
query.
Here was something new. Did he
consider himself gentleman?
Now that you mention it, he said,
II don't remember that | have ever
been accused of being perfect gen
tleman. But what is gentleman
What's your idea of one?'
"Why-why"- The Countess Vecchi
hesitated. why, a gentleman is a
man Of honor, one who has regard for
the rights and feelings and sensibilities
Of Others"
What about his bank account?
Doesn't that cut any ice!"
NO" said the countess slowly. a
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QUARREL over TRAPS
Continued From Page One.

shouted to us to wait. We waited UNI
| til he came up and he said That we
had no right to set our traps there,
up in the callar of the log house all
winter, but Wallace did not put his
trap there until three or four days
ago. | threw it ont Saturday morning,
for the first time.
Yesterday morning / saw Willie
throw my trap out, and | went over
and asked him what he did it for. He
replied, Il will do it any d time |
want to-. There were a few more
words said and he raised his gun and
pointed it at my face and said, i will
Off He was standing about four feet
off and | grabbed the muZzle of the
gun and pushed the barrel TO one side
and struck at him, but do not know
whether | hit him. l let go of the
gun, and he brought it around quickly
under my hand, so l would not get
it again, and fired, and the charge
struck my leg.
Tainted His Victim.
"The shooting took place in the
road, ten or fifteen rods from the barn
house. After | fell, Culp said, I
have got You, You - - -. j
asked Wallace Culp TO telephone for a
doctor, as Loucks house was only
twenty rods away, but Willie Culp
told him not to do so, and the boy
stayed there. / lay there five minutes,
appealing to the boy to 60 and call a
doctor, but both the Culp boys stayed
there, and Willie said, Il told you that
would shoot. You never want to
get gay with me- He did not show
any signs of remorse, but on the
contrary acted as though he had not
done anything more then shoot a rab-
bit. | said to him, You have broken
my leg, and he replied, L know it, [
honestly believe that if | had con-
tinued to chew the rag with him he
would have shot me again.
when Howard Cole drove up, he
asked Willie, What did you do that
for, Willie?' and the latter replied, L
WIZ iS"ih MN W 81 S"y WIN my
Il went there by way of the creek
and saw that my trap lnere had been
sprung, before the trouble commenced,
SO l did not return there. The trouble
all happened at once, and Culp's shot
followed as soon as | let go of his
gun. | told him that if he would
lay his gun down | would knock his
block off. He replied, BE careful, she
is cocked.s | did not think that he
dared to do it. If he had not been
a coward he would have laid his gun
down, the same as l did, and would
have fought on equal terms. | was
mad because of the insulting epithnt
that he applied to me. | have never
had any trouble before with anyone"
Mr. Purrier stated that he would
prosecute Culp for the shooting.
Complaint Not Yet Drawn.
County Attorney Olson of st. Peter
stated this afternoon that there could
be no preliminary hearing at present,
and that it would have to be put
forward until Mr. Purrier can be pres
ent, undoubtedly. He has not decided
just what charge he would prefer in
the complaint, but he expected to get
the complaint out before night and
have Culp arraigned either this after
noon or tomorrow.
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seen her since she went abroad
married the count
'She's good deal Of hummer, the
countess is,' suggested the Cherub-
mot one of YOUR front row, amaZons,
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CHAPTER w.

stables.
"Been here some time. haven't you,
Timmins?' he suggested.
"Came here as bridegroom fifteen
years ago, oII.
Must know the old gentleman fair
ly well, then?"
''Lor', yes, sir! And he's a very fine
old gentleman, sir, in his way"
Sure" assented the Cherub. He
had settled back in an Office chair and
was studying intently the vanished
pine ceiling. But what's his wayW
he asked abruptly.
Timmins looked perplexed.
& "Where are his short ribs?" went on
Mr.. Deyine. whats his strong suit"
oh" Timmins had translated Mr..
Devine's figures of speech. We'll, sir,
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Cherub
Devine
CHAPTER III.
SEWELL FORD

n S to the matter of raiment. Mr.
IA Cherub Devine was fastidi
GUS in but one particular. He
Il - was fond of fancy waist.
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this was hardly safe line of reason
ing any one who knew the WallO-
ways at all would have known. Just
a glance at the slight wrinkle between
the gray eyes should have suggested
that Mr.. Walloway was somewhat per-
picked and not little i'll at ease. But
If the Cherub saw these indications he
gave no hint. Mr.. Walloway muir
INJURED something about stock deal.
"Deal?" responded the Cherub light
ly. mo; I'm not anxious about any
deal, at least not today. But, by the
way. l expect your firm will get some
orders along about Tuesday. Sure
thing. Yes; it is something about p,
u. and n. Heard about that, did you?
Well, I'll need you Tuesday. I've had
my eye on you for some time, and now
that Pm neighbOr of yours Yes;
that's right. Got the next place above,
Hewington Rods, or Acres, or some
thing"
neRngyt Sm aea g Eehn maj ala SS Sou o gea
possession"
"Oh, l bought it a couple Of months
ago, but l just ran up Friday night to
look the place over. Say, it isn't a
bad place, is 1t, Nick"
"No, indeed. But what has become
Of the HewingtOnsT
They're there yet, but they don't
mingle much with me. I'm not in
their class, it seems. Say. Nick, wish
you could have heard the countess tell
ing me what she thought of me last
night. You know the countess, Of
course?'
Mr. Nicholas Walloway ioo-ed u bit
uncomfortable for moment. Il used
to know her very well, but l haven't