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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-24
PLANS FOR NEW POST OFFICE.
Committee Named by Mr.. Hitchcock
Holds Conference.

There was a session at the city post
office today of the committee appointed
by Postmaster General Hitchcock to con-
fer with d. n. Burnham & Co.. archi-
tects OF Chicago. and furnish information
regarding detailed plans for the Interior Of
the new city post Office. Architect Burn
ham was exepcted to be present toward
the close Of the session. The committe is
considering the needs of each division of
the post office in detail and their relation
to the whole interior design.
Much important data were gathered as
to the Office arrangement during the re-
cent trip OF the committee to New York.
Chicago and Indianapolis. One OF the
matters requiring close attention is the
character Of the roof of the building,
which is dependent largely upon whether
or not pillars are USED to any extent in
the interior. 1t is understood to be the
wish of the Postmaster General that what
Is known as the saw-tooth roof be used.
instead OF an arched roof. With 1t, 1t is
claimed, a better general light can be
obtained. But whether or not the pillars
required TO support 1t will seriously affect
the interior arrangement of the Office is
one of the problems not yet settled.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-24
ONE KILLED, TWO HURT
IN FOOT BALL GAMES
Despite New Rules, Mass Plays in
Contests in st. Louis End
Disastrously.

ST. LOUIS. Mo. October 2-Ralpl
Wilson, right halfback of the Wabash
Indiana, College. is dead and two St
Louisians are seriously injured as tn.
first toll OF reformed foot ball in this
city. All of the accidents occurred In
mass plays" which the new rules are
said to have obviated.
Wilson, a crack player of the Indiana
Little Giants was injured soon after
making a brilliant run and scoring the
first touchdown for his team in it's bat
tie with ST. Louis University on the local
ground Saturday. He was picked ur
dazed.
The cost of the mass play in bone
and blood was further exemplifed in semi
scholastic games yesterday. The injured
men were Charles Schiller, broken leg.
Of the brain. Both men were hurt while
the opposing teams were locked together
in a swaying mass
Schiller was playing line position on
the West End Club team against the ST.
Charles Athletic Club at West End Park,
ST. Charles. In the first half, when the
mass disentagled, Schiller was found un-
conscious on the ground.
While playing right guard for the CO.
lonial Athletic Club against the BelleviIle
Tigers. Wegman was caught in a smash
and knocked unconscious.
was announced here today in tele-
gram that foot ball will be discon-
tinued by the Wabash College, The
Rev. Father Danihy, director OF attn
letics at st. Louis University. with
whose team Wabash was playing when
would not be stopped by the univer-
Sitys
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-24
STRANGE CATCH TAKEN
BY YOUNG FISHERMEN
Note in Tin Box Tells of SIS, 900
in Gold Buried in an
Atlanta Cellar.

DR. Hammond, Sherman street, At
lanta. Ca" was signed to a note which
furnished the Anacostia police "a river
mystery last night.
IF you will go to my house. in the Gel
lar to the right you will find a post the
note reads. Take up the post, dig down
four feet and you will find box con-
tanning 5000 in gold. to go to the finder
of this note
Howard Dunn and companion named
Hungerford, residents of Congress
Heights, found the note yesterday after
noon while fishing near Giesboro point,
and they would like to be possessors of
the wealth mentioned.
The note was written in ink and was
in small tin box that had been made
watertight with solder the person who
cast it into the river having taken pains
TO make certain that the box would not
sink. When the boys found the box they
noticed scratched on each end mote in.
side.'' and they lost no time in learning
what it contained. Later w. B. Dunn, a
member. of the Capitol police force and
father of Howard, turned the box over
to Capt. Anderson.
1t is not an unusual thing for the police
to find suicide notes in bottles in the river
or along the SnOre, out the nno1ns or one
in a tin box attracted more attention
than the bottle messages. The police re-
gard the careful sealing of the box as
being significant.
Inspector Boardman has telegraphed to
Atlanta, Ga, for news of "Dr. Ham
mond.'
1t was suggested to the police that the
box may have been thrown overheard
from a river steamer Records Of some
of the steamers running between this
city and places in Maryland and Virginia
show that several persons named Ham,
mond were passengers on the boats re-
Gently, but there is no entry to indicate
that an Atlanta physician of that name
was one of them.
Inspector Boardman this afternoon re-
ceived a message from E. L. Jette, chief
of police of Atlanta, stating that there is
no DR. Hammond registered in that city
and that there is no Sherman street
there.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-24
United States Supreme Court
Refuses to Review Cases.
GO BACK TO POLICE COURT
Decision Determines Constitutional
ity of Law in District.
NEW METHOD OF PREMIUMS
Counsel for Defendant Concerns Ex-
plains Differences From the
Lansburgh Case.

The Supreme Court today denied the
petitions Of the trading stamp companies
doing business in Washington for a re-
view Of the cases which were decided
against the companies by the Court OF
Appeals of the District of Columbia
Following its usual custom. the Supreme
Court made no comment when it denied
the petitions. The decision of the appel
late court. which reversed the decision
of Judge Mullowny In the Police Court
returns the cases against the trading
stamp companies to the Police Court for
further proceedings against them.
The companies in question are the
Sperry and Hutchinson Company, New
Jersey corporation. and the Economy
Cooperative Society. q private corpora
tion organized under the laws OF Vir-
ginia by residents of the District OF
Columbia
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-24
STEAMER THOUGHT LOST
IS SAFE At HAVANA
New Orleans Owners of the
BIuefieIds Receive Message
From the Supercargo.

NEW ORLEANS. October 24-The
Norwegian steamer Bluetields, which was
believed to have been lost in the recent
West Indian hurricane. arrived safely al
Havana this morning, and tomorrow will
sail for New Orleans. This information
was received here at 1880 o'clock this
morning In cablegram to Vaccarc
Brothers, owners Of the vessel
The message to Vaccaro Brothers was
from the supercargo of the steamer Blue
fields, Peter CulOtta, and read:
Arrived safe. Leave tomorrow"
Vaccaro Brothers expressed the belief
that the Bluefields put into Havana for
cCal. While no message came direct from
the master, Capt. Lange, the owners in
terpret the message from the super
cargo to mean that the steamer and crew
are now safe.
The Bluefields sailed from Ceiba, Span
ish Honduras, Friday, October IA, and
until today I'D word had come from her.
She carries cargo of bananas valued a,
$4,000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-24
INSPECTS ABANDONED FARMS.
Col. Roosevelt Takes Auto Trip in
New York State,

ITHACA, n. Y. October ALTO inspect
abandoned farms in this section OF the
state, ex-President Roosevelt stopped
here today at the beginning of his cam
paign trip in New York state. which is to
extend until the last of the week.
Col. Roosevelt was to have ridden by
automobile for more than 100 miles dur
ing the day. with Representative W. w.
Cocks Of Nassau county, Representative
John Dwight and Prof. l.. II. Bailey Of
Cornell. who was president Of the coun-
try life commission appointed by Presi-
dent Roosevelt.
Mr.. Dwight and Prof. Bailey met Col.
Roosevelt here and took him to break
fast. The automobile inspection trip was
to occupy most OF the day, with George
l.. Monroe, government inspector Of aban-
doned farms, as guide.
The trip was to extend over part Of
Tompkins. Chemung, Tioga and Brooure
counties. ending at Binghamton, where
Col. Roosevelt is to arrive at about g
o'clock and where he will make q cam
paign speech this evening.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-24
U. S. COMMISSIONER ACCUSED.
Arrested on Charge of Having EN-
hezzled Bail Money.

TRENTON. n. j.. October 4.-Linsly
Rowe, United States commissioner at
Jersey City, was arraigned before Judge
Relistab today charged with the embez-
element of $1,000 of a $500 cash bail
bond deposited with him by Leo Mayer
of Jersey City for Louis Becker Mayer
upon applying for his bail money after
Becker's release was unable to get it,
Rowe pleaded not guilty and he was
held under 5000 bail for trial Novem-
Der ID.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-24
DRY SUNDAY IN MEMPHIS.
Federal Judge Issues Injunction
Closing All Saloons.

MEMPHIS. Tenn, October 2i-For the
q. ST time in generation the drinking
I aces of Memphis 10 the number of 700
eeInained closed all day Sunday i'm obe-
ence TO a temporary injunction issued by
edersl Judge John r.. Mccall at the in
stigation of the Law and Order League
The league was urged on to its action
o. nonresident property owners who
: legged that the drinking places operated
iu violation of the statewide prohibition
aw deprecated the value of adjacent
~ operty, and thus constituted a viola
non OF the fourteenth amendment of the
federal Constitution.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-24
LIGHT ENGINEERS MEETING.
Their Problem to Furnish Illuminat
ton at Lowest Possible Cost.

BALTIMORE, October 24.-With some
300 delegates in attendance representing
a membership OF about LOCO engineers
who live in all parts Of the world. the
fourth annual convention OF the 1llumi-
mating Engineering Society began two
day meeting at Johns Hopkins Univer-
sity today. The gathering is composed
of men who in the last four or five years
have been studying problems OF illuminat-
ing streets, public buildings, factories
and homes SO as to obtain the greatest
amount Of light at the least cost and
with greatest protection to the eyes.
Mayor J. Barry Mahool and DR.. Ira
Remsen, president of Johns Hopkins Uni
versity. welcomed the delegates in be-
half of the city and university, respec-
lively. Later there were several ad-
dresses by well known engineers on TECH
meal subjects.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-24

DALLAS, Tex. October 24.-Jesse F'rick.
jr. Of Dallas was fatally injured when an
automobile coIIided with motor cycle on
the state fair speedway yesterday after
noon and crashed through the fence into
a crowd Of spectators. Tricks neck and
both arms were broken. E. E. Boges.
who rode the motor cycle sustained a
broken shoulder blade and . broken arm
Five others were hurt
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-24
WRECK IMPERILS $50.
Three Passengers Drowned in Acct
dent to Steamer.

CAPETOWN. Union of South Africa,
October 24.-The mail steamer Lisboa,
with 80 passengers. was wrecked today
mar Paternoster point. on the wea
coast of Cape Colony.
Three persons were drowned by the
ca pszing of a small boat, in which they
were attempting to leave the wreck.
Three passengers also are missing.
The others of the passengers and crew
were rescued.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-24
WOMAN So BURNED TO DEATH
Dress Ignites, as She Prepares
Nephew's Breakfast.

NEW YORK: October 24.-An eighty
five-year- old woman, Mrs. Mary Kelly,
was burned to death at her Hoboken home
today when her dress came in contact
with a pan of hot Goals Her screams
awakened her nephew, whose breakfast
she had been preparing. He rushed from
the house when he saw the kitchen in
flames, thinking that his aged aunt had
escaped.
When the fremen entered the house
they found the charred body OF the old
woman beside the kitchen stove.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-24
CRIPPEN HANGS NOVEMBER 8
Date of Execution Advanced One
Week by the Sheriff.

LONDON. October 4.-Dr. Hawley H.
Crippen, convicted Of the murder of his
wife, Belle Elmore, the actress, will be
hanged November s.
The date originally announced was No
vember Is. but today the sheriff ad-
vanced the day one week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-24
Mrs. Cicero Price Dead.

TROY, n. Y, October 24.-Mrs Cicero
Price, wife of the late Commodore Price,
L. S. NJ, retired. and mother of the late
Duchess OF Marlborough. who was for
night.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-24
East st. Louis Prisoner Ex-
poets to Hang, He Says.
ONE VICTIM IN CHICAGO
Hints That He Knows About the
Case of DR.. Michaelis.
HAD BEEN POLICE MYSTERY
Wife of Prisoner Gives Details Cor
responding to Facts as Known
to Authorities.

EAST ST. LOUIS. Ill. October Of
After giving details as to many local ron
berries and limiting at two murders, Lee
Rhodus, who was arrested here yester-
day. was put In cell by the police.
One of the murders Rhodus intimated he
knew about was that of man named
Michaels of Chicago. The other was OF a
Capt. Potter of northern Missouri The
police believe the Michaels murder refer
red to the mysterious death Of DR.. f. w
Michaeiis in Chicago. Rhodus. after adj
hitting that he was in Chicago at the
time. refused 10 discuss details.
Rhodus admits he is the man who has
been called the candy bandit" because
he always took candy from the stores OF
the men he robbed. He says he expects
to be hanged.
Wife Tells of Crimes.
Mrs. Rhodus, who until she married
Rhodus in July. was Miss Minnie Diebel
Of Belleville. ILL.,, said today she and
her husband went to Chicago the last Of
July. He obtained employment there dec
Grating buildings for parades and hang
ing bunting in windows Later he told
her Of the time ne mad served in the Mis-
souri, penitentiary for ro0bing q house in
Springfield, Mo.
''On the night of August To- said Mrs.
Rhodus, my husband came home with
his coat spotted with blood. He told me
ne had been. shot in the right shoulder
while robbing a drug store. Later in the
same night lie told ME he had held up
and shot doctor. The next morning
the papers were full of the murder OF d
| dentist, but 1 don't remember that the
name was MIchaeIis. we came back u
| st. Louis August Is he continued rob-
| bling stores In ST. Louis ana then We
! moved here.
Slight Difference in Dates.
Mrs. RhOdus said she was sure of the
date she gave, August -. A doctor, W
F. Michaelis, was killed in Chicago
August ). Rhodus, before he was placed
| in a cell. said he took $50 and a dia.
mond from the man he killed. DIR
| Michaelis had money and jewelry on his
| person when he was taken TO a hospital
Mrs. RhoduS was detained by the
police a short time. AS She was leaving
| the police station her husband called to
| her and said: 1T anything happens to
me, you kill yourself.
| Had BaHaed Chicago Police.
CHICAGO, October 24.-Police Capt
WOOD or TINS city received a telegram
today from Chief OF Detectives Ryan OF
East st. Louis stating that Leigh Rhodus.
| a prisoner there, had confessed to the
murder at Chicago August ) IF DR.. VIII
liam F. Michaelis, a dentist. The tele-
gram adds that Rhodus has admitted rob
bling several drug stores and groceries
of this city.
The murder Of the dentist has proved
a mystery too deep for the local police.
Twenty suspects were examined, but no
| discriminating evidence was adduced.
MichaElis was shot down at night almost
at his own doorstep.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-24
DELAYS Filling Delivers Place.

CLARINDA, Iowa, October 24.--In the
course of a political speech here today
Gov. Carroll made his first public refer
"nce to the appointment of a successor
10 the late Sector Dolliver, intimating
mat he would name no one until after
tn. coming election. He called attention
To- tine act that tlae appointment could
:,rvc orIy u1tii the legislature meets
Ecxt winter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-24
Against Proportional Representation

BERNIE Switzerland. October III
Switzerland has rejected the constitu-
tional amendment providing for sys-
tenn of proportional representation In the
elections for the national council The
vote as announced is $4,000 to 23sOOO
against the amendment
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-24
Yellow Balloon Sighted.

MONTREAL, October 24.-Blanckerts
arrived here yesterday from La Tuque
Quebec, some distance from the spot
where the Germania landed Wednesday.
He and Capt. Hugo Won Abercorn had .
desperate fight for their lives after COM
ing to earth They were thirty-two hours
forcing their way through an unbroken
forest to the railway line, with only q
clothing was torn to shreds and they
were almost in a state of collapse when
they struck the railroad.
There they met a construction gang and
from them learned that a large yellow
balloon had preceded the Germania over
practically the same route by half an
hour The railroad men told Blanckerts
that the other balloon was very high up
and maintained the same altitude until
she passed out of sight toward the I'm
gava wilderness
Blanckerts expressed the opinion thai
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-24
King Decorates American.

BRUSSELS. October 24.-King Albert
has decorated Lewis 8. Ware of Philadel-
phia. president of the American commit
tee at the recent international exposition
at Brussels. with the Order Of Leopold II.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-24
Secretary Wilson on Hastings.

Secretary of Agriculture Wilson left
Washington this morning for Iowa. where
he will stump the state in the interests
OF the republican party! He probably
will remain in the field until the cam
uaign is over.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-24
Rumor of Pope's Illness Denied.

ROME, October PA report was cur
rent today that the Pope was indisposed
from an attack OF the govt. This is de-
clared 20 be unfounded. His holiness held
his usual receptions TODAY. those received
including Bishop Kennedy, rector Of the
American College at Rome.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-24
No French Loan to Turkey.

PARIS, October 24.-The French govern
ment considers the negotiations for loan
of S3oOOO,DNO to Turkey as ended, Turkey
having refused the financial guarantees
requested by France.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-24
BURNED LUMBER TOTALS
6,0OO,0OO,0OO FEET
Flames Spread Over $780,
600 Acres of National
Forests.

Six billion board feet Of lumber. valued
at about S1J,OOO.OOO were destroyed in the
recent forest fires which swept the ma
tionaI forests in Montana and northern
Idaho. The total area burned over in
this one district was put at 100000
acres.
The first rough estimate of the fire loss
in the great district was completed today
by officials of the government forest
service. 1t shows that the heaviest losses
were in two Idaho forests, the Occur
d'Alene. where 3,OOO.OOO,OOO board feet
of timber We're reported killed OF de-
stroyed and more than $4,000 acres
burned over. and the Clearwater, where
100000. 600 feet were killed and 5000
acres burned over. Other heavy losses
were: Helena national forest. Montana,
10000 900 feet; Cabinet forest, 400 OOO,-
600, and Lolo forest. 3OO.OOOOOO feet
Some May Be salvaged.
How much Of the six billion feet which
was either killed or burned up in Mon
tana and Northern Idaho can eventually
be salvaged it is, of course, impossible
to predict If it were all total loss, and
if it's stumpage value were put at the
average price at which national forest
timber was sold last year it would be the
equivalent Of a money loss of about 49,
100000
II is believed that last summer S
fires either burned up or killed between /
and per cent Of the total stand OF nation
al forest timber. At the present rate Of
cutting from the national forests 5000,
100000 feet is equal to twelve years sup
ply. but It is less than one-sfxth Of a
single years cut In the entire country,
y hlSV
for something less than two months.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-24
Quashed in Police Court.

Cases We're brought in the Police
Court of the District against these
companies on the ground that they
were violating the gift enterprise law
enacted by Congress. Counsel for the
companies moved that the case be
quashed and Judge Mullowny. sitting
in Police Court. sustained the motion to
cuash.
The District obtained a writ OF error
from the Court Of Appeals and the cases
were argued before that court In an
! opinion handed down by Chief Justice
Shepard the court reversed the decision
of Judge Mui.owny.
1t has been the contention Of the tad
ing-stamp companies that their method
of business differed from the trading
stamp business which was prohibited in
the decision OF the LansburS case Coun-
sci for the companies argued the cases
constitutional grounds. The action
of the Supreme Court settles once and
for all the constitutions lily OF the Ia >"
under which the companies are oeins
prosecuted and allows the proceedings to
be continued against them.
Differ From Lansburgh Case.
Counsel for the Sperry & Hutchinson
Company argued that the facts in the
present case differ from those in the
Lansburgn case in some respects, the
most material OF which Is that in that
case the holder of stamps was required
to accumulate go of them before he
could demand redemption, while in this
case. every stamp Is redeemable in cash
at the rate of one cent for every ten
stamps A customer holding less than
once cents worth can have them re-
deemed in pens.
The Sperry & Hutchinson Company
sells to merchants certain coupons which
the merchants in turn delivers to his GUS
toners, who pay cash. i'll amounts pro-
portionate to the amount of their respec-
tive purchases. These coupons the Sperry
& Hutchinson Company redeems on yre-
sentation at their place of business at
Washington, either in cash or in articles
on sale there at fixed prices, selected by
the customer.
The Sperry Hutchinson Company
agrees with each merchant with whom II
does business that 1t will print and dis
tribute throughout the city Of Washing
ton at least 5000 directories containing
the name, business and business ad-
dresses of such merchant. and 1t en-
ployS large numbers of canVaSSeTS to go
from house to house in the Distct and
endeavor to induce customers TO trade
with and pay cash for purchases to the
merchants who have entered into con-
tracts with the company. 1t also leaves
with househoulders various advertising
matter and prepares ciculars for the mer-
chants doing business with 1t for the
advertisement of their business In con-
nection with the issuing OF trading
stamps.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-10-24
WEATHER.

Partly cloudy tonight and Tues
day; rising temperature; light
westerly to southerly winds.
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