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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-26
WASHINGTON MAN HELD
AS MURDER SUSPECT
Robert T. Burnet Arrested at Gin
Killing in West Virginia.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CINCINNATI, Ohio, June 2J.-Robert
T. Burnet, aged thirty, living in Wash
ington, d. c., was arrested here this
afternoon by Detectives Hueftlein and
Plug on information received by the
Cincinnati police that Burnet is sus-
pected of having killed three men at
White Sulphur Springs, w. Va, few
weeks ago. When he was arrested at
the Ross Hotel, 419 Carlisle avenue, he
had under his pillow. according to the
detectives. a loaded revolver. and pulled
1t on them. However, they told him that
they had been merely sent there to look
him up and to say that the men at po-
lice headquarters wanted to talk with
him.
When taken before Chief Milliken. Bur-
net declined to discuss the murders, but
denied that the police of any state are
looking for him. Chief of Detectives
Crawford had notified the West Virginia
authorities and asked them for informa-
ton about Burnet. The story that
caused the arrest OF Burnet was given
by a man who said he saw Burnet about
the hotel and knew him as being the
man wanted by the police OF West Viz
ginia for the triple murder.
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not get away until $40 o'clock. Cornell
took the lead from the start and main
tanned it throughout
Syracuse finished second, a length
and half behind; Columbia third, a
length behind Syracuse, and Pennsyl-
vania ten lengths away. Wisconsin
entered no crew in this race.
The youngster Fights, the freshmen,
battled spiritedly. Courtney's crew again
won handily. with Columbia second, three
lengths away. Syracuse was third, Penn
sy1vania fourth and Wisconsin fifth.
Only one accident, and that of little
consequence. marred the day. The CO.
lumbia four was spilled into the water
when an oar struck the stakeboat at the
finish line
Four wet athletes were fshed out I'M
hurt
AS heretofore, all races were rowed
down stream. There was little wind
and no appreciate tide during the first
two races. A ground swell and a stiff
southwest wind caused annoying delay
before the varsity race was started.
n Cornell victory is SO common here
that there was celebration follow
ing todayS successes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-26
Revenue Cutter Service.

Orders and instructions To officers In
the revenue cutter service have been
issued from the division of the service in
the Treasury Department, as follows:
Second Lieut.. T. y. Stanley, granted
thirty days leave, commencing July IL.
Second Lieut.. II. r. Searles, granted
forty-hve days leave, commencing
August l.
First Lieut.. s. 7. Edmonds, granted
sixty-three days extension OF leave.
Constructor j. q. Walton, ordered to
proceed to Portland, Me, on official bust
ness
First Lieut. F. c. Billiard, ordered TO re-
port to senior Capt. G. g. Hamlet at
Poughkeepsie, y. Y. on duty in connec-
ton with the Intercollegiate Rowing AS
ISOLATION regatta, and 10 New London,
Conn, in connection with the Harvard
Yale regatta
Capt Commandant Worth G. Ross,
ordered 10 proceed TO Woods Hole, Mass.
on official business.
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The Young Mems Store
TOOK CARBOLIC ACID,
BUT 1T DIDN'T KILL
Weak Solution Failed to End Mrs.
Brooks Life, as She Expected
It Would.

Residents of the part of AZ street just
south Of Pennsylvania avenue. which was
the heart of Chinatown a number of
years ago. were greatly excited last night
because one of their number. Minnie
Brooks, took a big dose of carbolic acid
in an attempt to end her life. 1t was not
Minnie's fault that she did not die. She
did not know Of the mild solution of the
poison she had in her house, and when
she swallowed the dose her only thought
was that it was carbolic acid and that it
Minnie had heard of several persons
having taken fatal draughts of the
liquid lately. and last night. when she
concluded she wanted to die, she got
tents and threw it out in the back
yard.
I'm dying" she shouted as she
assembled the stairs from the basement
to the first floor of the house.
II took carbolic acid she said, land
I'm going to leave you.
During the next five minutes hundred
or more neighbors and several hundred
persons who were not her nelghbors
gathered in front of the house to ascer-
tain what was going on. Policeman
Newkirk was soon at the house. and he
summoned the ambulance from the
Casualty Hospital.
When the physician in charge of the
ambulance took charge Of Minnie he
found her tongue was burned and that
the acid had left scars on her face.
First aid treatment was given and the
patient was hurried to the hospital.
where the physicians said 1t was only
because she had taken a mild solution
of the acid that she was still able to tell
the story. The woman said she had been
prompted to take the aciu because OF
domestic troubles.
Minnie was a widow when she became
the wife Of John Brooks, an oyster dealer.
and, the police say. her children were
placed in an institution. During recent
mbnths they have not lived happily to-
gether, Minnie stated. and last night she
concluded she would end her troubles
The physicians at the hospital say she
will recover
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-26
Cornell Receivers Lead.

Two miles and a half was reached and
passed. Cornell, rowing a powerful
thirty-two. was not to be denied. Up she
crept.
AS they neared the bridges giant span
the red and white came slowly up. They
passed the three mile bow and bow Co.
lum ola, Syracuse and Wisconsin rowed
on as named.
AS the first shell emerged on the south
side of the bridge the Cornell hackers
sent up a wild cheer. Cornell had re-
gained the lead. She kept it to the end
1t was now dark. The shells merged
into one sinuous blur. Thence to the fin
ish line they swept, scarcely discernible
from shore Cornell the winner by a
shells half length.
Although due to start at 4:30 o'clock
the first race. the varsity tours, because
of delay in placing the judges boat, did
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ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.
Army Orders.

Capt. Robert H. Kelton, Coast Ar
tillery Corps. is transferred from the
1O4th Company to the 44th Company.
Capt. William w. Hamilton, Coast Ar
tillery Corps, will proceed to home pre-
paratory to his retirement from active
service. He is granted leave of absence
to October "a, 1910.
Col James Rockwell, ordnance depart
ment. is relieved from treatment at the
General Hospital, Hot Springs, Ark, and
will repair to Walter Reed General Hos
pital, District Of Columbia, for observa-
ton and treatment.
The leave of absence granted First Lieut..
Eben c. Hill, Medical Corps, is extended
one month on account of sickness
First Lieut. George c. Marshall, jr..
oath Infantry, is detailed for duty per-
tanning to the inspection and instruction
Of the organized militia of Massachusetts.
improvements at Army Hospital.
The grading of the parade ground for
the drilling Of a company of the Hos
pital Corps is now proceeding at the
Walter Reed General Hospital The
ground is about $50 yards square and
lies between the main hospital building
and Georgia avenue. The building for
the female nurses will be begun before
long. The structure will be of brick.
like tno main Du1lQlnS anu Inc Objects
quarters. 1t will have frontage of
eighty feet and depth of thirty-two.
and will be situated just went of the
drive from the street to the hospital.
between the officers quarters and the
main hospital structure. 1t will be two
and half stories high.
Cruise of the Delaware.
The Secretary of the Navy has directed
that the L.. s. S. Delaware leave the
navy yard, Norfolk, about July 9, for
shaking down cruise to the West In
dies The vessel is under orders to be
at New Castle. Del, July "a, to receive
silver service to be presented by the
citizens Of the state of Delaware.
Vaccinated Against Typhoid.
One hundred and eight enlisted men of
the Engineer Battalion stationed at
Washington barracks were vaccinated
against typhoid fever last week by the
officers of the Medical Corps. That
Surgeon General Torney, L. S. A., be-
Ieves in the efficacy of the vaccina-
ton is shown by the fact that he had
his son, Lieut.. Henry w. Torney, Coast
Artillery Corps, take the treatment re-
Gently. All the officers of the Medical
Corps have such confidence in the value
Of the preventive that where married,
they have had their families SO treated.
Examination of Assistant Paymas-
tiers.
There will be examinations for three
assistant paymasters Of the navy tomor-
row, the candidates being from civil life
The examinations will take place IN
Washington. The idea in deferring the
examinations till the summer to fill the
vacancies. which have existed for several
months, has been to benefit by the nu-
merous young men who finished their
university and college courses in June.
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Moderate temperature was general dur
ing Friday night and Saturday in the
Atlantic states. the lake region and the
northwestern states under the influence
of high barometric pressure that covers
these regions. Moderately high tempera-
lures continue in the lower Ohio and mid
die Mississippi valleys, and change to
considerably warmer weather is in prog
ress in the Pacific states and the western
plateau region.
There were local rains within the last
twenty-fOur hours in the south Atlantic
and gulf states. the upper Mississippi
valley, the plains states and New Mexico;
in all other regions the weather was
fair during the last twenty-four hours
The rainfall was heavy in South Dakota
and Nebraska. and there were heavy
local rains in the gulf states.
In the middle Atlantic and New Eng
land states and the lake region the
weather will be generally fair Sunday
and Monday. with rising temperature
Monday generally fair weather Is also
indicated for the northwestern states
the Rocky mountains and plateau regions
and the Ohio valley. where temperatures
will be above the normal during the next
forty-eight hours. In the Mississippi
valley and the southern states the
weather will be partly cloudy with local
showers. and no material change in tenn
perature during Sunday and Monday.
The winds along the New England
coast will be light south and southwest;
on The middle Atlantic coast light vari-
lantic coast light variable. mostly east
erly; on the gulf coast light variable; on
the lower lakes light east to south; on
the upper lakes light variable.
Temperatures.
Midnight, 81: am. g: am, 90: 8
M, 60; am, %: 10 am, rs; II noon,
II: 2 pm. 80; pm, SO: pm, 81: 8
pm. rs: 10 pm, 20. Maximum. "a; mini
mum, So
Relative Humidity.
am. SO; 2 pm. .3s; pm, .5s.
Rainfall g pm. to PM, o.
Hours of sunshine, 136
Per cent of possible sunshine. 81.
Temperature same date last year
Nahum, SO; minimum, ".
Tide Tables.
Today-Low tide. 4:23 am. and 5:13
Pm; high tide, 1881 am and II :O1 pm
Tomorrow-Low tide, 5:12 am. and 5:3S
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rose, 4:35 am; sun sets.
7:2S pm.
Tomorrow-Sun RISES 4:36 am.
Moon sets. 1915 pm. today.
The City Lights.
The city lights and naphtha lamps all
lighted by thirty minutes after sunset;
extinguishing begun one hour before sun
rise All arc and incandescent lamps
lighted fifteen minutes after sunset and
extinguished forty-flve minutes before
sunrise.
Condition Of the Water.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
HARPERS FERRY, w. Va, June 90
Both rivers very muddy this afternoon.
Temperatures in Other Cities.
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GRAVEL FOR ROAD BUILDING.
Leonardtown, Nd, Gets Large
Quantities From WASHINGTON.

Gravel is being sent in large quantities
from this city to LeOnardtown, Md, for
use in the construction of modern macad-
amized roads in st. Mary county in the
vicinity of its county seat.
The tug Minerva of the feet of the CO.
umbia Granite and Dredging Corporation
has made three trips to Bretons bay with
barges of gravel in tow. She will make
many more trips before the large quantity
Of the material contracted for is deliv-
cred.
The gravel being sent TO Leonardtown is
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-26
WEATHER FORECAST.
Fair Today-Monday Fair, With
Rising Temperature.

For the District of Columbia. Delaware
Maryland and Virginia. fair Sunday.
Monday fair. with rising temerature;
light variable, mostly southerly winds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-26
Sons of Jonadab Elect.

Pioneer Council. Sons of Jonadab, has
elected Morgan Kiley worthy chief: j. E.
Rhoades, vice chief; James ]. Kelly, pa
triarch: Oliver Bennett, recording secre-
tary; John E. Hogan, financial secretary;
Thomas Mallory, treasurer; James P. Nc
Ginness, guard: w. ]. Thomas, assistant
guard; j. l.. Brenizer, inside watch; w.
b. Clark, outside watch, and Oliver Ben
nett delegate to the sovereign council.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-26
Found Ill on the Streets.

Edward J. Cavanaugh. seventy years OF
<e. who says he is from Ffshkill. y. Y,
was found i'll at Missouri avenue and Az
street last night by the police of the
sixth precinct. He was in a dazed con-
dition. and il was thought he was suffer
ing from uremia. The sick man became
fully conscious shortly after he was
taken 10 the Casualty Hospital. He will
probably he discharged this morning.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-26

taken from beds in the Potomac and is
washed to get rid Of all sand except a
small proportion.
There are large beds of fine Gravel. suit
able for road building, in Bretons bay
but a short distance from Leonardtown.
The Maryland state authorities will not
allow it to be dug for fear of damaging
fine oyster beds in the vicinity of the
gravel beds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-26
ROBBERY MONTH OLD.
Mrs. Morris Miller Reports Loss of
Ring and Pins.

Mrs. Miller, wife of DR.. Morris Miller
of 1913 H street northwest, reported to
the police last night the loss Of a gold
band ring set with four diamonds. valued
at $500, and two pins worth $75.
One pin was heart-shaped and was set
with pearls and rubies. The other was
a bar pin set with pearls.
Detective Vermillion was told that they
had been gone since May "a They were
taken from box in which many other
articles of jewelry were kept. The other
articles were not touched.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-26
CHURCH NOTICES.

ALL SOULS CHURCH. COR 14TH AND L
sts-. Ulysses G.. B. Pierce. D. d. minister
IL In morning service, sermon by DIR. Pierce;
there is also kindergarten during the hour of
morning worship; $50 pm, Young Peoples
Religious Union. The public invited TO all
services je2o-2t
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Padgett.Gruver Wedding.

Announcement has been made of the
marriage Thursday evening of Miss Es-
tella r. Gruver and Valley r. Padgett at
the home of the bridegroom's parents,
$40 l. street southeast. The ceremony
was performed by Rev. W. L. Lynn, rec
60g Of the Gorsuch NJ. e. Church.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-26
SPECIAL NOTICES.

MISS FITZHUGH WILL GIVE A SACRED
song recital at the Sunday night service AZ
the Metropolitan A. NJ. T.. Church. Silver OF
fcring. Assisted by Nine. Hackley-
SPECIAL MEETING OF THE STOCkHoi-D-
ers of La Fortuna Mining Co. will be held
Saturday. July %, 1910, 1 pm. ROOM 3l9,
Colorado bldg. AMIS TIREE, secretary
TICKET NO. 1882 WON THE PRIZE on GRO
GERS excursion June co TO Marshall Hall.
Holder please call at eli Columbian bldg
je25-2t
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/ C O Min u E D
.----F r o -.
r a G f Q N E
RAT

Gle. and pointed out one serious de-
feet after another.
After Mr.. Robertson came Lester
p. Edge. who told of how the city
had grown and prospered under the
present charter and how bright is
the prospect for the next 10 years.
He cautioned against any leap into
darkness.
J. P. Perkins said that the only
argument he had heard in favor of
the new charter was that sit can
not be any worse He said that
was no argument at all. He said
that 1t was not measures but men
that Spokane needed at the pres.
ent time. He criticised the en-
trance of the preachers into the
charter fight, as he claimed they
Invariably got on the wrong side
of the fence.
Judge c. B. Dunning was the
chairman of the meeting, which
was well attended and enthusiastic
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Briefly, F. c. Robertson's criti-
cism was directed toward the fol
lowing points: That the declara.
ton for direct legislation in the
opening section of the new charter
was lie, because this right was
later cut off through the right to
pass emergency legislation. He al
luded to the experience of the peo
pie of the north hill on the sewer
grab and the opinion of Judge Rich
ardson that the right of referen'
dunn was cut off in the new char
ter. He scored the clause that
gave the right to award contracts
without advertising and permitted
at will the purchase of patented
processes for paving or other pur.
poses. He said that it will be lese
majestic to publish anything in the
Official Gazette that reflects on
any official, even If he be found to
be a defaulter.
Robertson announced his friend
ship for organized labor and brand
ed the civil service clause in the
proposed charter as aimed to throw
the doors open to the skilled labor
of the world and hold in check the
common labor In the trenches,
which exception is made for the
purpose of building up political
machine. The civil service clause
was SO worded as to aid in the
ousting of a good man or the reten-
ton of bad one if the powers SO
wanted il
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about 4 years. IF I'm really
good boy, will Santa Claus bring
me one of them moving picture Ian
terns?"
Maybe, dear" answered mama,
her voice choking as she said 1t.
She knew better. Those things
cost dollars and she had not even
dimes.
And, mama. will Santa bring
me that big dolly with openey and
shuttey eyes?" asked the younger,
a baby grille of not more than S.
Maybe, dear" answered the
mother again, mechanically. And
again her voice shook.
Come on home, darlings," said
mama. hastily, dragging them away
from the JOY filled window. Come
on home. Mama can't stand 1t to
stay here any longer"
"Why, mama?" asked the elder
in surprise. But mama made no
reply.
And the big sign in the window
stared everyone In the face: do
Your Christmas Shopping Early"
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DO YOUR CHRISTMAS
SHOPPING EARLY "

''Do Your Christmas Shopping
Early"
That was the way the big sign
in the Riverside department store
window read.
The window was filled to over
flowing with toys of all descrip-
lions. Dolls Of all sizes, shapes and
conditions, sleds. skates and wag-
on. Drum and hobby horses. Toy
dogs and cats. Woolly sheep and
fuzzy Teddy bears and Billy Pos.
sums. Real moving picture magic
lanterns.
Before the window stood q wo-
man and two small children. The
woman stood downcast and dis
heartened. The youngsters were
thrilling with delight, their noses
flattened against the glass. They
we're taking in all the sights with
childish Joy and their little minds
were filled with longing and JOY
full anticipations. The woman's
heart was filled with sorrow.
Mama" asked the elder of the
children, tiny little laddie Of
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-19
LAWS
IS DEAD

David Laws. aged 4S. deputy
county auditor, was found dead in
bed Sunday morning at his room.
1916 Dean avenue Dave had been
in Spokane IL years, coming here
from Emporia, Kan. He was the
best posted man on politics and
politicians in the county, and prob
ably in the state of Washington. He
read nearly all Of the papers in the
state and kept a card index on
every public man of note. Dave
was a veritable encyclopedia Of In
formation, which he was always
ready to impart, and had a host Of
friends. He belonged to the Masons
and the Elks. IA
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-19

monhs, perhaps few weeks,a new
government of the people would be
installed.
l am revolutionist, and for that
reason l am jailed. / am charged
with swindling, but all Mexico
knows l am innocent. Also all
Mexico knows that il the United
States consents to my extradition
1 will be shot by Diaz's soldiers.
l will not be the first. This gov
eminent is being used as a tool.
The treaty between the United
States and Mexico is used to give
Diaz the whip hand over men dar.
ing to oppose his tyranny. Ameri-
can officials have been made to
see things in the wrong light. My
only hope, in my own case, is that
an awakening will come soon.
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deavoring today to avert the fulfill
ment Of threats by President War
rem s. Stone OF the Brotherhood OF
Locomotive Engineers that unless
the men employed on 81 western
railroads get an increase Of wages
demanded, a strike on the roads
will be ordered before Christmas
Neill conferred this morning with
officials of the railroads and pre-
pared this afternoon for a confer
ence with the engineers. The com
missioner declined to predict what
might be the outcome OF the con
fercnees.
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PORTLAND, Dec. 19.-That the
o. R. & N. company is planning to
build into the town of Charleston,
Wash, in the immediate future, is
believed from the fact that negotia-
lions have been on for some time
between the company's right-of-
way men and e. H. Libby, presi-
dent of the Lewiston-C Charleston
Improvement company and prom
inent resident of Asotin county.
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names today, and tomorrow l will
send out the next bunch. BY Tues
day night or Wednesday morning
at the latest l should have them
all out. aat
With each bunch of names i will
send few suggestions as to what
would make good presents in each
particular case, taking care all the
time to suggest presents which
will put no unreasonable strain on
anyone's pocketbook. On
1t doesn't cost much to make, a
kid happy on Christmas, fellows,
especially one which would have
had an empty sticking if it had not
been for us. Just little doll and
a small book and some candy and
nuts and oranges in the case of q
little girl, or a small toy of some
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-19
STEAMER AGROUND

VANCOUVER, B. c., Dec. 49,
Cropping her way in a dense fog
at slow speed through the Narrows
this morning the G. T. P. steamer
Prince George, Captain Robertson,
grounded on the mud flats off the
north shore of the inlet, right oppo-
site the old beacon. The stranded
steamer Immediately got in touch
with the Point Grey wireless sta.
ton, reporting that she was fast
aground.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-12-19
!. B. WALLACE
CAPITALIST,
IS DEAD

(ey United Presa Leased Wlrel
TACOMA, Wash, Dec. 19.-Word
was received here early today from
North Yakima of the death Of
Thomas B. Wallace, a millionaire
business man of Tacoma. Wallace
had been suffering from an affec-
ton of the lungs for several years.
He is survived by a widow and
three children, now visiting in Ken
lucky.
!. Wallace was So years of age,
coming from Missouri and engag-
ing in business in Tacoma in the
early sos.
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PREDICTS A
SOCIALIST FOR
PRESIDENT, 1916
(sy United Press Leased wlrs,


LOS ANGELES, CAL, Dec. 10
Charles Edward Russell, socialist
candidate for governor of New York
at the recent election, predicted to-
day that the socialists will be sue
cessful in the national election of
1916, and that a socialist president
will occupy the White House after
that year.
1--WE now have two great political
parties" Russell said. Both are
corrupt. One has been on trial for
years, and it has failed and betray-
ed the people. The democratic
party will have it's chance in 1912,
and, believe me, it will make a hor-
rible mess of things. When the peo-
pie realize that both the old parties
have failed to provide panacea for
existing conditions, the socialists
will be given their innings"