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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-31
WOMAN ROBBED OF GEMS
BY PLUGGING BURGLAR
San Francisco Woman Attacked at
Door of Her Boudoir.
Thief Escapes.

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal. December H.
Returning from a party bedecked with
the thousands of dollars worth Of jewelry
her husband had given her. Mrs. David
T. Hamburg. widow Of wealthy Eng
lishman, was set upon at the door of
her boudoir in her bone at Vallejo by a
''hugging burglar, who unfastened a
twenty thousanddollar diamond brooch
from the woman's corsage as he held her
in his embrace.
Then, hurting Mrs. Hamburg to the
floor, the robber fled down the rear steps
and escaped.
The noise of her fall attracted servants
and Mrs. Hamburg was found uncon-
sciOus, having tainted from fright. She
can give no description of the thief. as
he sprang suddenly out of the dark
and none of the servants caught a glimpse
of him.
The thief forced his way into the house
while Mrs. Hamburg was away, and hid
i'm the darkened second floor hall.
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Dies at Age of lis.

COLON. Mich. December 31.-Mrs
Mary Beniche. widow of Chief Beniche Of
the Chippewa tribe Of Indians. died yes
terday at her home in Baraga, Mich, at
the age of 115 years. She spent her en-
tire life In the upper peninsula, except a
few years spent at La Pointe, Wis. She
leaves two children, seventeen grandchil-
dren, thirty-two great-grandchildren and
five great-great-e grandchildren
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-31
LEX0W,
INVESTIGATOR, DEAD
Started Famous Inquiry Into
New York's Police Depart
ment in 1894.

NEW YORK. December 3..-Ex-Sen-
ator Clarence LeXow, who headed the
legislative committee which in 1894 In
vestigated the New York city police and
other departments. died at o'clock last
evening at his home in Nyack His
death was caused by pneumonia which
he contracted Monday.
Clarence Lexow was born in Brooklyn
of German parentage September Is, 1852.
In 1893 he ran for the state senate to
represent the district comprising the
counties of Rockland. Orange and
Duchess. and was elected by a plural
ity of several thousand votes.
Famous Inquiry Started.
In January, 1894. he introduced the res
olution for the investigation of the po-
lice department of New York city and
was made chairman Of the committee OF
the senate which sat in New York city
from February to the end of December,
1894. The committee retained as counsel
John w. Golf and proceeded to I'M
cover endless corruption in the depart
ment and brought to light many facts
revealing the alliance between the de-
partment and members Of the police
with the politicians of the city, whose
power in the control OF the police was
made palmer and palmer as the investi-
cation proceeded.
AS the committees work was carried
forward intimidation of witnesses was
attempted, some were assaulted and 9TH
ers who were wanted as witnesses by
the committee scaped from its jurisdic-
ton.
Revelations of Crime.
The testimony taken by the Lexow COM
mittee involved in charges of crime d
total Of sixty seven men connected with
the police department, including two ex-
commissioners. three inspectors and
twenty captains. besides number of
sergeants and patrolmen. The committee
drafted several bills, which were passed
by the legislature. effecting changes in
the police organization of New York city.
While most widely known for the part
he played In this investigation. Senator
Lexow during the six years he spent in
the New York state senate was active in
several other important matters.
Proposed Greater New York.
In 1895 he introduced in the senate the
bill providing for the creation of the
Greater New York 1t failed of passage
that year. but when again introduced by
him in 1896 led to the appointment of a
committee, of which he was made chair
man. to investigate the propriety of mu-
nicipal consolidation.
Following the submission of the report
the consolidation act was passed, and
Senator Lexows committee was author
lied by resolution to act as an auxiliary
of the charter commission
In 1S!hS he WAS chairman of the COM
mittee on resolutions in the republican
state convention and introduced gold
plank which defined his party attitude
on the monetary question. which was
then the uppermost topic of discussion in
national politics. In 1900 he served as
presidential elector. Upon leaving the
senate at the close of 1893 he resumed
his law practice.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-31
SNOW HALTs TRAVEL IN ITALY.
Province Of Ounce Suffers-Many Al
pine Avalanches.

TURIN. Italy. December 31.-A severe
winter with heavy SHOWS is causing many
disasters, especially in the province Of
Cuneo. where railway communication
has been interrupted.
Many avalanches are reported. One
buried a house near Tenda in the Mari
time Alps. killing four persons and in
juring two others. probably fatally. 1t
is feared that there have been other VIC
times.
Throughout Cuneo the law courts have
suspended their sessions, as travel Is i'm
possible.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-31

Matthews Tins. eighteen years old, was
shot dead at Stoney Point. on the HOlston
River railroad. near Bristol. Va. by Rob-
ert HILL an aged man, whom Tins had
been persistently teasing.
Gov William Hodges Mann of Virginia
has 9commuted to life imprisonment the
death sentences imposed upon James
hairston and Thomas Bailey, negroes,
for the murder OF Sidney Woods. in Henry
county, year ago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-31
Clerks Given a Holiday.

AS Christmas eve, SO today. the
executive departments excused those OF
the employees that could be spared at
noon. some Of them issuing formal clos
ms orders.
All the departments will be closed to
the public until Tuesday morning. In
some Of them this afternoon. and Mon
day. as we'll, there will be retained
clerks whose services are thought to
be necessary for one reason or another.
The great body Of government employees
however, will be free for holiday Of
two days and a half.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-31

Funeral services for James o. McCieI-
Ian. civil war veteran, who died at Gar
field Hospital Thursday, We're held in tho
undertaking chapel OF Joseph Gawler's
Sons at , O'Clock this afternoon. under
the auspices of Burnside Post. No. 8, q.
A. r. The interment was in Arlington
cemetery. The pallbearers We're select
ed from his army comrades and fellow
employees of the Treasury Department
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-31
Mary r. Day Seeks Divorce.

Mary r. Day has filed kuit for an abb
solute divorce from Samuel Oscar Day.
They were married December 8. 1907, at
Sykesville. Md. Cruelty and non-support
are alleged and q correspondent named.
Attorney George w. Drew appears fer
the wife.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-31
Torchy Back Again.

Sewell Ford brings Tcrchy back TO tn .
Sunday Magazine after an absence "a
several weeks NO incog for ME while
this tag grows on my head says th.s
wonderful Office hoy. He settl-- q new
and fantastic complication in TOWNS,
Penny to a Smear" Look for II in Tho
Sunday Star
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-31

Lee, aged thirteen years. son of Lewis
Fine. was drowned In Elk creek. near
Clarksburg, w. Va. He ventured out on
the rotten ice and broke through.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-31

John j. Cornwell former state senator
and editor of the Hampshire Review, in a
statement declines TO enter the scramble
Tor the United States senatorship i'm West
Virginia.
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His Surviving Children.

Mr.. Byington is survived by three sons,
George r. ByingtOn CT New York, Stew
art W. Byington Of Flushing and VIII
liam II. Byington of Norwalk. Three
sis':ers survive him, Mrs. Mary F.. Eakle
and Mrs. Celestia Talbot of Washington,
D. c.. and Mrs. Elizabeth Quintard Of
Bethel, Conn. He Is also survived by
two grandsons, Homer NJ Byington,
United States consul at Bristol. England
and George R. ByinEton of Flushing:
one granddaughter. Mrs. Benjamin F.
Andrews. now in Porto Rico and three
great grandchildren.
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Thought His Trunk Safe.

Griffin never realized the necessity for
putting his money i'm bank His trunk
he thought. was Z safe place for his cash.
He knew that banks had failed and left
depositors penniless His trunk, he
thought. would never fail.
Only his relatives knew the money was
in his trunk, ne stated. He was certain
none of them would ever touch it.
Recently Griffin had given some thought
to the question of retiring from active
work. He thought he would like to put
away anothor hundred dollars before he
quit, however. thinking he would then
have money enough to keep the wolf
from the door during the remainder of
his life.
The loss of his money shattered his
hopes. however. He now expects he
will have to die in harness His only
hope is that some of the money will be
returned to him.
The police feel hopeless of recovering
any of the money. They are satisfied
that most of 1T has been spent.
About $500 was in gold, the police
were told. The balance was in bills
of various denominations
Griffin told only of the 5000 having
been taken when the detectives first
saw him. Later he found that $1,000
in another package was also missing
During their investigate last night
the detectives failed to trace any of the
gold money. At the places where
Hickey is said to have bought wine and
other things the detectives were told
that he had not exhibited any gold.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-31
Awaiting Bank Examiner.

Frederick Coates. il, national bank ex-
aminar of Richmond. who has been en-
gagged TO go over the affairs of the Viz
Snia Safe Deposit and Trust Corporation,
which Institution is in the hands of a
receiver. had not arrived up to noon to-
day. although Judge j. Il NJ. Norton. one
of the receivers said this morning that he
is expected here before the close of the
day. In addition he said there was no
new developments.
Both of the receivers are going over
the affairs of the concern. together with
the clerical force and other attaches.
Judge Norton also said that he thought
that within three days after the work is
begun the financial affairs of the institu
ton will be pretty well known.
The arguments for the appointment of
a coreceiver will not he made until next
Saturday. it is said by Attorneys Mon
cure. Wampler and Goth of Alexandria
county.
The depositors Of the bank feel more
and more encouraged. from reports re-
ceived. 10 believe they will not lose any
thing by the closing az tho bank
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Candidates for the X. of C.

Fitzgerald Council. No. 4J9. knights OF
Columbus. will hold a special meeting at
= O'Clock tomorrow afternoon at ST.
Mary's Hall. when the second degree of
the order will be conferred on a class of
The third degree of the order
will be conferred next Sunday. Prepare
lions are being made for the comforting
of the fourth degree, which will be either
here or in Martinsburg, W. Va, Febru-
airy Do
The Alexandria German Club last even
ing gave its New Year dance at the Elks'
Home. The affair was largely attended
among those present being a number OF
guests.
At the First Baptist Church tomorrow
morning Rev. w. F. Watson, pastor, will
take for his subject at the morning serv-
ices 1.-The United Way" His theme al
the evening services will be Border Land
Christmas
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OFFICERS Of HIGH RANK
ENTERTAINED AT DINNER
Rear AdmiraIs Guests of Rob-
ert N. Thompson, an Acad-
envy Graduate.

Thirty-two high ranking naval officers
were entertained at dinner last evening
by Robert NJ. Thompson of New York
at his winter home. 1907 I'D street, in
this city. Mr.. Thompson graduated from
the Naval Academy in 1868, but left the
service shortly afterward. The list of
guests included fourteen real admirals
who studied at the academy under the
venerable Rear Admiral r. o. Selfridge,
the latter also present, and seven other
read admirals who were members of later
classes. Many of those present were
classmates of the host
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-31
Holds Christmas Celebration.

Bethany Methods Protestant Church
Sunday school held its Christmas celebra-
ton last evening. when an interesting
cantata entitled Kris Kringlc" was given
by the pupils. The affair was largely at
tended. At the conclusion of The enter
tainment q gold medal was presented
Miss Nellie Archer for attendance. she
not having missed a Sunday school SEES
sion during the year. and in addition no.
having missed any for the past consecu-
tive ten years.
The marriage of Miss Marjorie Ramey
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Horace B. Ra-
mey of this city. and Laurence WASH
burn De Mott. head master of the Army
and Navy Prt paratOry School, Washing
ton took place at :; O'Clock yesterday
afternoon. in Washington. at the apart
ments of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Currie
SIMS. in the Wyoming. The ceremony
was performed by Few. Hugh q. Steven
son, pastor of Bethany Baptist Church.
Rhode Island avenue and I'd stveet north
west. and was witnessed by only the i'm
mediate relatives and a few friends of
the families represented. Following "a
northern bridal trip Mr. and Mrs
De Mott will be at home in Washington
after January Ia
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But Two Formal Toasts.

The only formal toasts were The
Navy and admiral George Dewey
The guests wee Rear -Admirals John III
Cpshur, Robley y. Evans, r. q. Selfridge,
Silas Casey, Silas r. Terry, A. s. Barker,
G. +. Clark, {. :. Davis, w. H. Brown
son, X. B. Bradford, c. II. Stockton. r.
Clover ]. F.. Pills)ury l.. c. Logan. &. r
Hutchins. j. II. Hemphill. Andrew Dun
lap. Richard Wainwright. J. NJ. Hawley.
Aulick Palmer. \. r.. Niles. w. w. Kim
ball. William r. btter, Aaron Ward, W.
II. IL. SoutherIanl and X. Nicholson,
Commodore r. G. davenport Capt. Brad,
ley o. Fiske. r. NJ. Potts, Roy Smith and
William b. Caperon, and Commander
f. b. Eberle.
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LIFETIME SAVINGS GONE
WITH OWNERS NEPHEW
Youth Was Spending Freely
Before He Disappeared.
$4,000 Taken From Trunk.

Charles ID. Hickey, seventeen years old.
is sought by the police to explain the dis
appearance of 2.%o belonging to Francis
Griffin. his uncle. the money representing
the savings of lifetime.
Griffin, who is seventy-five years old
and has been employed a payer for
the Pennsylvania Railroad Company,
dwellS at 80 G. street southwest.
When Griffin was interviewed last night
by Detectives Weldon and Burlingame
he was positive that the amount taken
from his trunk was only about 500.
Later the police of the fourth precinc:
were told that the total was $500 The
detectives learned that Hickey had been
a bout town Spendinp money freely
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-31
Police of Other Cities Notified.

Griffin says he thinks his money was
taken from his trunk Saturday night.
while he was asleep. The police say,
however, they have learned that Hickey
spent about $500 one night in the middle
of last week. Following investigation
last night Inspector Boardman wired the
police OF other cities to arrest Hickey
and companion named James Ma
gruder.
Maerudar, about two years older than
Hickey. dweilS at :,tji q street southwest.
I he police say he was with Hickey while
he spending the money.
The information the police obtained last
night was that Hickey got rid of about
SEQ one night and $500 another night.
IaNicab rides about the city with COM
panions were a means of getting rid of
much of the cash.
one night Hickey is said to have di-
rected the chauffeur of a taxicab to take
him to Baltimore. When he was told
the trip would cost him 500 he said he
would postpone it.
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Women May Be in Party.

Three women, ordered by the police to
leave the city, the police believe, went
away with Hickey and his companion
These women and the two youths have
not been seen here since Wednesday
night.
I'VE are going to Philadelphia. Pitts
burg or some other city in Pennsylva-
MIA Hickey is said to have told Il friend
before he disappeared from here. So the
police communicated with the police of
those and other cities, asking that
Hickey and Magrudcr be arrested.
Detectives Weldon and Burlngame Wis
tied THE home of Griffin last night, and
heard his story of how he had been
years accommodating the money, and of
how il had all gone in the twinkling of
an eye.
Griffin found employment with the rail
road company something like half CEN
fury ago. working as a laborer. Then,
becoming payer, his pay was in
creased.
Year in and year out he explained, he
went to work each morning. carrying a
full dinner pail. He worked honestly
and faithfully for the company, losing
only a short period from work on ac-
count of sickness,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-31

Aaron Homer Byington. who died at
the home of his son, Stewart w. Bying-
ton, in Flushing, l.. l., Thursday at the
age of eighty-five years, is we'll remem-
bered ny the residents Of Washington of
ante-bellum days. Mr.. Byington went
from Washington about December L to
spend the Christmas holiday season at
his sons home and became i'll about a
week ago. He had previously enjoyed
excellent health.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1910-10-15

consider the real blame of the personal
member who in such Il manned does the
sect to which he belongs the greatest
injury he could possibly inflict.
Otis is OF the same type of man rs
Post, the Battle Creek man, who's" whole
life has been given up 10 +; tight with
the labor unions, the right of which "a
long since been lost sight OF in the re-.
examinations and bitterness of strife.
The only difference is that otis has
the most money, and Post the most
spleen. Both are utterly unable to be
just 20 the %unonists, just the same as
many unionlsts are unable 10 be Just
To them which is more or less the way
of human nature, The public has long
since tired OF the quarrcls ot all parties
concerned, and they a. merely incl.
dents now in demanding the strongest
effort to apprehcnd the cause of those
drsolated hcar,hs in the city of Los
Angeles.
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1910-10-15
KINGDOM SHEDS SKIN
AND BECOMES REPUBLIC
Is The Southwesternmos Country in Europe Next Door
to Spain and Although it Has Kicked UP Considera-
BILE of a Fuss in Its Last Scrimmage, Would Be Lost
In State of Texas Having a Total Area of Only a.
5O2 Square Miles.

Portugal an Independent kingdom
Cll43)--through the victory Of a pick.
ed body OF Portuguese nights over "a
picked body of Castilian knights in n
tournament-a.d gained signal advan.
tages owe the Arabs, whom he fought
for twcnty-i five years, his greatest cx.
ploits being the victory in the plain OF
Ourique, in Alemtejo in 1882, when he
was saluted king OF Portugal on the
battlefield, the sapture with the help
of the English crusaders) of Lisbon in
lli7, and of Alacer do Sal in 1858. The
Bergundian house, which continued pos.
session of the throne for 40 years,
gave 10 Portugal some of it's best kings.
The immediate successors Of Alfonso /.
were engaged in incessant warfare
against the Moslems aud in several
struggles with the clergy and mobiles,
who were always ready to combine
against the sovereign; but, although OF.
ten baffled in their attempts TO uphold
the independence of the crown, the dig.
nifty of the kingdom was, on the whole,
well maintained by the representatives
of the family, who were, moreover, dis
tinguishcd as the promoters and cham,
pions of the maritime glory Of Portu.
gal. Prominent among these was Dinil
or Denis (l279-l325), son Of Alfonso
I'LL. lie encouraged agriculture, manu-.
features navigation and commerce. He
admitted representatives of towns To-
the Cortes. lie literally patronized
learning and founded a university at
Lisbon, which in 1905 was transferred
10 Coimbra. BY these and other acts Of
wise and beneficial administration he
earned the title of Father of His
Country Among his other cpithet.
the most frequent applied is the Farm.
err lie was succeeded by Alfonso ",
In connection with Alfonso ii of the
CASTLE he defeated the Moors at Salado
in 1910. lie murdered Inez de Castro.
wife of his son Pedro, in l345. He was
succeeded by his sou Pedro l., who ex.
numcd the body OF lnez and caused her
to be crowned along with him 136l)
He died in 1867, and was succeeded by
Ferdinand, on whose death in 1888 the
male line of the Bergundian princes be.
came extinct. In 1885 the king of Gas
tile laid claim to the crown but was
opposed by Don John, the illegitimate
brother Of Ferdinand, who assembled the
cended the vacant throneshrdlusthdrlu
vacant throne end ruled his subjects
with justice and prudence. Under this
wise and enlightened sovereign the Por
tugesc first directed their attention 70
those maratlme adventures which sub.
sequontly placed Portugal AZ the head
Of all European nations. Under John
!. the Portuguese first projected those At
lantic discoveries on the African coast
fraught with such territorial and com
mercial advantages IN the nation; and
under John II. and Emanuel, between
The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1910-10-15
THE LOS ANGELES
NATIONAL CRIME
Portugal, the New Republic


Portugal, the kingdom which the
other day shed its skin and became "a
republic for a little while anyhow, is
no spring chicken in the flock Of ma
tions. Neither is il go very much meas.
ured by American standards. 1t is tho
south westernmost country in Europe,
next door neighbor to Spain and
though il kicked up considerable of a
fuss in this last scrimmage, it would
be lost in the state OF Texas, having a
total area of only 34,509 square miles,
and a population of a little over 5000,
900. At one time Portugal was "A grea.
maratime power and at this time took
possession of various islands in the
East Indies, and a considerable slice of
East Africa, winch it still holds by
more or less of a bluff. As may be
gathered from this the country is long
GU history.
Portugal forms the greater part of
the ancient Lusitania. II was subju.
gated by the Romans, in the time of
Augustus, and was constituted into a
province. In the fifth century, on the
overthrow of the Roman supremacy,
Portugal was invaded by the Alans and
Visigoths, and suffered with Spain, of
which il was mel n part, all the
troubles and vicissitudes endured by the
Inhabitants of the peninsula till the
eighth century, ut which time the Arabs,
called indifferently Saracens or Moors,
possessed themselves of the whole OF
Portugal, and kept absolute dominion
for nearly 400 years. When the gal
llnt Spaniards Of the Christian king.
doms of CASTLE and Leon finally wrest
ed the country between the Mimic and
the Douro from Moorish hands, they
placed counts or governors over the re
gion. Henry the Younger of Bergundy
whose grandfather, Robert L., duke OF
Bergundy, was was grandson of the
French king Hugh Capet came into
Spain in about 1890, TO seek his fortunes
in the wars against the Moors. Alfonso
VI, king of CASTLE and Leon, gave
him the hand of his daughter, and ap
pointed him in 1895 count and COVER
nor of the conquered districts, which
comprised the provinces Entire Mimic
. Douro, Tras os Monies, and a par
OF Bcira, and the Harbors Of OportC
(Portus Calle), from which Portuga
is said TO have derived its name. Th'
coun, resided at Guimaraens, owed feud
al service 10 the Castilian Kings, bur
was permitted to mold IN his own right
whatever conquests he should make iron
the Moors beyond the Tagus. UndeI
his widow. Theresa Qll4.ll2s) thu
country acquired I. sense Of n%ationa
unity and a certain measure of indie
pendence. Their son, Alfonso l., made