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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-24
SUIT0R SAVES HIS LIFE
BY DUCKING BEHIND TREE
Pursued With Musket by Father of
Young Lady to Whom He Had
Been Paying Attentions.

ELLICOTT CITY, Md. December "a
Thomas Berry. a farmer of Marriotts-
vile. this county. who was arrested
Thursday on a charge Of assauting, with
intent to kill. David Jenkins. by shoot
ing at him Wednesday night, had a hear
ing here yesterday before Justice Edward
a. Roder, who held the accused for the
action of the March term grand jury.
Berry stated that Jenkins had been
calling to see Berry'S daughter and had
been ordered several times to stay away
from the house. Wednesday night about
Ii o'clock Berry heard a noise at one of
the windows of his house, and, getting
out of bed, as all the members of his
family had retired for the night, he went
downstairs to make an investigation, and
as he opened the door. with his gun in
his hand, saw man run, upon whom he
fired. The man was Jenkins.
Several shots hit Jenkins. who said
that if he had not ducked behind an oak
tree he would have been killed. as the
weapon was an old-time war musket,
which is good for long shots.
This makes the second time there has
been trouble over jenkins calling on
Berry's daughter. About one year ago
in an alteration Jenkins shot Berry in
the mouth with pistol, wounding him
very badly, tearing out several teeth,
Jenkins claiming that it was done in self
defense.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-24
WHALE AND WATERSP0UT
ENTERTAIN OCEAN LINER
Both Nearly Missed Hitting Ship,
Declare Passengers on Steamer
Metapan.

NEW YORK, December 2+-The pas
sengers of the United Fruit Companys
steamship Metapan. back yesterday from
the Caribbean. had tale of peril on the
high seas which they related with great
spirit to the shipnews men.
The president of the senate of Massa-
chusetts. Allen Treadway. was spokes-
man for the passengers. The story was
confirmed by Capt. William c. Tiedeman
in all details, including the probable
length and height of the two chief figures.
a whale and a waterspout.
On Wednesday, while the Metapan was
off Cape Hatteras. the boat seemed to lift
suddenly and take a great list to star
board simultaneously the passengers
who had been lounging in rugs on the
port side of the ship started up ex-
citedly.
They saw. not more than half mile
away, waterspout form. uprear itself
to q height of perhaps 100 feet and appear
to move with great rapidly in SOUTH
easterly direction. Some of the passen-
gers were sure that the spout barely
missed the ship. They admitted that they
were pretty nervous for half a minute or
so.
The giant hour glass had barely whiried
by when a frightened whale-at least IL
seemed to be rightened-plumped out OF
the sea, smacked the rollers With his tail
and lit out toward Europe. missing the
bow of the Metapan by fifty yards or 50.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-24
CADETS GET HOLIDAY.
Middies at Annapolis Permitted to
Visit in Nearby Towns.

ANNAPOLIS, Md, December o4.-The
official order fixing the Christmas and
New Year holiday to be allowed midship-
men has been issued by Capt. John NJ.
Bowyer. superintendent Of the Naval
Academy.
Those midshipmen of the first class who
can show bona fide invitations that they
are to be entertained by friends may
avail themselves of the special liberty
granted to leave the city and visit in
nearby towns or at their respective homes.
Inc midshipmen who do not avail them
selves of this privilege will be expected
to attend all formations and meals, I'M
less excused by proper authority.
The order states that study hours and
Rotations will be suspended from the
second period, or about 1sp.m. December
n. until evening roll call December 90
and from the same period December 81
until evening roll call January 2 All
drills and practice exercises are SUSPEND
ed from the afternoon of December "a to
January 3.
Midshipmen not on the restricted list
are granted leave to visit officers quar-
tiers under certain limitations during hol-
iday week. Promenade concerts or in
formal hops will be held in the mold loft
or the boathouse building the after
moons of December 81, q, % and 20
These social functions are in addition to
the annual Christmas eve and New Year
eve hops.
Services will be held in the chapel at
the regular hour Christmas and New
Year day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-24
THREE SHOT AT A DANCE
Negro ARRAY Had Its Origin in
Crap Game Quarrel.

ROANOKE. Va, December .4-One of
the most desperate shooting ARRAYS to
occur here in recent years was enacted
shortly after l O'Clock yesterday morn
ing
Rudolph Williams opened fire on a
party or negroes at dance. wounding
one badly and two less seriously.
Williams and Nathan Jackson quar-
relied over game of crap. After mid
night Williams went to house where a
dance was in progress. threw open the
door and began to fire on Jackson. blow
ing off the side of his face
Going to the rear of the house. he fired
through q window and wounded Susie
Dabney in the right arm. He then went
To the side and emptied his shotgun.
wounding Bob Trice in the face Jackson
was taken home and when friends were
placing him on the bed Williams, who
had followed. broke into the room and
shot the wounded man in the thigh.
Jackson is expected to die.
Williams escaped, although bloodhounds
were put on his track.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-24
HARD TO KEEP TAB
Cost of Carrying Mails Fig
ured With Difficulty.
RAILROADS CAUSE DELAY
Suits Filed to Reclaim Savings Of
Post Office Department.
ECONOMY SYSTEM PROTESTED
Distribution Facilities Denied by
Many Companies Unless Paid
Extra for Service.

Details connected with the Transports
ton of the mails, domestic and foreign.
with eleven recommendations for the Inn
provement Of the service or the better
ment of those connected with 1t, are en-
bodied in the annual report of Second
Assistant Postmaster General Stewart to
the Postmaster General for the fiscal
year ending June 30, 1910.
The report recounts the difficulties
which have arisen in the effort to secure
and tsbulate information as to the cost
to the railroads of carrying the mails
and Of the failure of many companies to
comply with the instructions, their delay
in sending in the data required and their
differences with the departments theories.
The work in connection with the train
movements and the computation of the
carfoot miles Of service performed in the
mail. express and passenger services have
been completed, the report states.
The examination and checking of the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-24
SYNOPSIS OF SERIAL.
Enables You to Catch Up on Thur.
lev Buxton" in Sunday Magazine.

''Thurley RuXton," by Philip verr1lI
Mighels, enters upon its second install-
ment in our next Sunday Magazine.
If YOU did not begin to read this fine
vivid portrayal of New York life last
week. or if you know OF any fiction lover
who missed that number, the synopsis
that goes with the next installmeut will
make il easy to catch up.
Thurley was left college widow" In
New Haven, but her career In New York;
is q sort of Cinderella tale for grown,
ups. See the next Sunday Magazine oe
The Sunday Star.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-24

that the crew cannot cross to reach the
poles.
Then. again. upon the bleak mountain
sides and in the passes the wind attains q
velocity frequently of sixty miles an hour
and trees and telegraph poles are swept
down like cian. How to protect the line
from such storms is another problem.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-24

I'm runaway accident Wednesday on
Gen. John f. Rollers farm In North
Rockingham, Va, Edward Ruff, son of
j. w. Ruff, was thrown under a wagon,
both wheels passing over his body,
breaking his arm, dislocating his Shout
der and frightfully cutting and bruising
his chest and face,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-24

assignments and appointments OF OPP
Grating expenses are now in progress.
But the relation between operating ex-
penses charged to each Of the three serv-
ices and the service performed in each.
upon q unit basis, with comparison be-
ascertained, whe ma comparison between
the revenue and cost will be possible.
AS result Of the adoption Of the whole
number of days in the Weighing period as
a divisor. under the order Of the Post
master General dated June Z, 1907, in OBJ
tanning the average daily weight OF the
mails, and the withdrawal of empty
equipment and supplies from the mails
during the weighing period. the reduc-
tons In the pay of the railroads from the
nscal year beginning July 1, 1907, to and
including the fiscal year 1911 will amount
to S12.274.4S7 :.
This has been done, it is declared. in
the face OF objections, complaints and
protests. Sixteen railroad companies have
filed suits in the Court Of Claims against
the United States. attacking the validity
of such action and seeking to recover
compensation under the old order of
things.
During the year the total inland service
cost $Sl, 100 433.6e. the cost of the foreign
service, less the intermediary service rem
dered to foreign countries. was Biz
800. 46. or total for both Of &S4,S21,-
1854
The number Of routes in the domestic
service was q, 46l. and their length APP
proximatel! 44790S miles. The number
Of miles travelled per annum was 553 .3l2,-
$50, approximately. The increase In the
previous year was s96S, O5l.S1. or 10 per
cent, the lowest. except in 1908. when it
amounted to .35 per cent in more than
twenty years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-24

Mrs. Elizabeth Burkhart, seventy years
old, widow of Luther .. Burkhart, died
at her home. Smithsburg. Nd. Wednes-
day afternoon from spinal injuries sus-
tanned in a fall about year ago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-24
NOAH'S ARK IN PORT
AFTER STORMY VOYAGE
TWenty-0ne Persons Were
Saved From Suicide by
Menagerie Ship.

NEW YORK. December 24.-snakes
by the dozen, none of them under
twenty feet in length; red-faced apes.
huge lizards, a thirty -six-inch ele-
plant. and a record for having saved
twenty-one persons from suicide. all
arrived here yesterday on the British
freighter Muncaster Castle, from the
orient.
The rescue occurred just before the
Muncaster Castle left the waters of
the far east, three months ago, when
twenty men and girl were taken from
a dismasted vessel that had been help
lessly adrift for seventeen days. for
six of which none on board the dere-
lict had anything to eat or drink The
derelict had drifted 1000 miles when
picked up by the Muncaster Castle and
all those on board were ready to cast
themselves into the sea, craZed by their
suffering.
The rescued twenty one told us they
had just decided to commit suicide"
said Lieut.. w. j. Donohue, chief Off
Ger of the Muncaster Castle. six YES
sells had passed them without paying
any heed to their signals, and all were
On the verge OF insanity when we came
within hail. There was four feet of
water in the hold of the derelict. After
the twenty men had been taken off we
teen years, passenger, huddled in the
cabin. We saved her, and then landed
the survivors on the Malabar coast, in
southwest India
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-24

''The Armlet of jade" Margaret Heath
er's twO-part story of love and occultism
in which q bracelet from India figures,
is concluded in our next Sunday Maya
zine. Lester Ralph illustrates this.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-24

1t matters little what II is that you
want-whether a situation or q servant
"a want ad in The Star will reach tho
person who will ill your need.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-24
had to go and toilsomely reconstruct the


Farther up in the frozen north they
penetrated. crossing ice fields and snow
capped mountains until the city of Nome
was almost within sight. They stood on
the shores of Norton sound. 1t was only
few days journey to the end Of their
mission. But how could the body of wa
ter ahead be crossed? Heretofore cour-
;ers carried the mails from st. Michael to
Nome across the ice in winter and by
boat in summer. 1t was this distance of
one hundred and fifteen miles to bridge
that offered the hardest problem of the
whole route.
A cable across the sound was suggested,
but for six months in the year the water
would be frozen solid. and when the cold
winter came the cable would be snapped
like straw. The only possible solution
was by wireless telegraphy. SO, far up
there under the arctic circle wireless
timbers were transported up the coast
and across the country for masts to sup
port the wires at the stations. Great
quantities of electrical apparatus were
carried to the station. and then the exper-
iment proved a failure. The impulses
across the sound were so slight that it
seemed as il wireless biography In that
great. cold northern country had lost its
power. Other apparatus was shipped,
and in time the long line to Nome was
completed by the successful working Of
this last stretch.
Another Problem for Solution.
With the all-American Alaskan line
completed the question Of maintaining 1t
now comes up for solution. In the win
try season the awful billiards. and snow
storms destroy the telegraph poles and
snap the wires so that Interruptions are
common. Relay stations have to be es-
tablished at frequent intervals. and re-
pair crews are ready to hunt up troubles
with the wire at any moment. These re-
pair crews are provided with dog trains.
or reindeer sleds. and on these they cross
miles of frozen country in the worst sort
of arctic weather.
In, the spring and summer the snow
melts rapidly on the sides of the noun
tains, and the swollen rivers and streams
inundate the country, washing away poles
and tangling fallen wires The repair
crews must then in their summer outfits
struggle against water, marsh, mosquitoes
and millions Of other annoying insects
Often the ground in the valleys is so soft
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-24
Lost 100 Feet of Snake.

There were nearly 400 feet of python
on board the Muncaster Castle when
she left oriental waters, but only 24O
feet of snake survived the long voyage
from the far east. The snakes, lizards,
small animals and the tiny elephant
had bad time of it on the trip across
the Atlantic, when huge seas battered
the freighter, tumbling over the crates
and cages and causing an uproar in
the section of the vessel reserved for
the jungle passengers.
While in the Straits Of Malacca one Of
the Chinese stokers went into the ami
NAL section and saw the snakes. Then
he rushed on deck, peered over the
side, shouted that sharks had no ter
ror for him and dived into the sea.
Second Officer e. G. Bonner ordered a
boat lowered and volunteer crew res
cued the Chlnaman, much against his
will. and brought him safely back to
the stokeroOm. The luckless stoker
was ostracised by his thirty-six other
fellows, who considered he had bad
joss" and regarded him with evil
eyes.
Capt. Watson is mourning the loss
of valuable orang-Outang that he
had taught to eat at the table with
him and his officers. The cold breeZes
of the north Atlantic brought on penu-
monia and the Orang gasped its last
within 500 miles of New York.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-24
Follow Government Trail 400 Miles.

From Eagle to Valdez they followed the
old government trail 400 miles In length.
but down the Tanana they broke entirely
uneMplored regions and had to string the
wires over snow a dozen feet deep and
then return in summer to erect the poles.
From Yukon to st. Michael they passed
through 800 miles Of the most inhospitable
country. struggling against blizzards and
storms that threatened to destroy them.
Up from st. Michael through the Tanana
they worked in the heat of summer
that seemed greater than any that ever
visited the tropics. and then, to make
matters worse. forest fire broke out in
their rear and swept hundreds Of miles of
newly erected poles away. Back they
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-24
Fish Without Scales.

There is a huge fish on the Muncaster
Castle that wears skirts and which is
known as the telescope fringed-tail gold
fish. 1t looks as if it has skirts and
rushes about like ballet girl. The tiny
elephant ran away from the freighter at
Singapore, but was brought back again.
1t has the run of the vessel, and is the
pet of all the officers. 1t is said to be
the tiniest elephant that ever came ito
the United States.
Five Siamese red-faced monkeys look
as If they had stolen the rouge pot from
the chorus dressing room i'll a burlesque
theater. There is an albnO fish without
scales on board that is to be bred at the
aquarium so as to produce other fish
without scales and, according to Capt
Watson, will ultimately bring about a
revolution in American fish industries
One python, thirty-five feet long, swal-
lowed small pig whole one day in the
Red sea and has not eaten ANYTHING
since.
Malay cats, Malay bears, Siamese cats
and cerebus monkeys form part of an
other animal consignment coming on the
Muncaster Castle.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-08-18
WOULD DO AWAY WITH CEkSJS
Plays are Also Made to Raise the Pay
of Members of the State Legislature
and Provide Money For Conservation
Schemes.

Three amendments to the constitu-
tion will be submitted to the voters
of the state at the November election,
one to do away with the. decennial
census and providing that the appor-
tionment Of legislative districts shall be
made upon the basis of the enumeration
by the national government; one pro-
viding that the compensation of mem
bers of the legislature shall be $1,000
instead of $500; and third which au-
thorizes the state to appropriate mon
eys for the purpose of acquiring, pre-
serving and developing the water pow
ers and forests of the state.
The constitutional provision for the
enumeration of population requires that
| it be made every ten years, and the ten
year period falls just five years after
the decenniaI census by the national
government.
The original constitutional provision
| for the compensation of members of
the legislature was that each should re-
ceive $3.50 per day and 10 cents per
mile, going and coming by the most
usual route. In 1897 the constitution
was amended providing that the pay
should be $3.50 per year, with the ten
cents per mile. In 1881 the pay was
again increased to $500 per year
The third proposal to be submitted
is to amend section 10 of article VIII
Of the constitution. This provision is,
in effect, that the state shall contract
no debt for works Of internal improve
ment or to be party to the carrying
on of such work, etc.
The legislature of 1907 adopted o
resolution providing for an amenament
to allow appropriations for the pur-
pose of acquiring, preserving and de-
veloping the water power and the for
ests of the state.
The last proposal was not passed up
on by the last legislature, it being left
over to the special session which, it
was supposed, would be called some
time during 1910. No special session
has been called, but Attorney General
Gilbert has held that the question
should be submitted as originally CON
| templated, -
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-08-18
State of Wisconsin,
Secretary of State.

State OF Wisconsin,
County of Kenosha,
Notice is Hereby Given that Prim.
airy Election will be held in the sew.
eral towns, wards and election precincts
of said County on the 9th day of Sep.
TENDER, A. D. 1910, for the purpose of
nominating candidates for the following
county officers to be voted for at the
general election to be held on the 8th
day of November, A. D. 1910.
Candidates for the office of County
Clerk in place of Russell H. Jones,
whose term of Office expires onsthe first
Monday in January, A. D. 1911.
Candidates for the office of Count,
Treasurer in place of Frank A. Marx,
whose term of Office expires on the first
Monday OF January, A. D. 1911.
Candidates for the Office of Sheriff
in the place of William H. Gunter,
whose term of Office expires on the first
Monday of January, A. D. 1911.
Candidates for the Office Of Coroner,
in place Of Frank E. Andre, whose term
Of Office expires on the first Monday of
January, A. D. 1911.
Candidates for the Office of Clerk of
the Circuit Court, in place of Frank
Waldo, whose term Of Office expires on
the first Monday of January, A. D.
1911.
Candidates for the Office of District
Attorney in place of Robert Verne
Baker whose term of Office expires on
the first Monday of January, A. D.
1911.
Candidates for the Office of Register
of Deeds in place of Perkins G. Torrey
whose term of Office expires on the first
Monday of January, A. D. 1911.
Candidates for the Office of County
Surveyor in place of John G. Williams
whose term of Office expires on the first
Monday of January, A. D. 1911.
Dated this 5th day of July, A. D.
1910.
<SeaD
Russell II. Jones,
VIA County Clerk.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-08-18

Conley Signs Articles for Ten
Round Fight With Charley
White of Chicago
FANS TO See GREAT BATTLE

frankie Conley, worlds champion
bantam weight is to give his Kenosha
admirers chance to.see him in action
as on Wednesday afternoon his man
ager, Joe Conley, signed articles for
Conley to meet Charles White of Chi
cago, in a ten round fight before the
Badger Athletic Club in Milwaukee.
The battle is to be pulled off on the
evening of September End or Septem
Der 10th and the fight between the
two little fellows will be one, Of the
big boxing events Of the year in Mil
waukee.
Tom Andrews, Sporting Editor of
the Evening Wisconsin has been after
Conley for a long time and he finally
succeeded in getting his manager to
sign contract for the Kenosha scrap
per to appear in Milwaukee.
Under the articles the two boys will
weigh in at 1872 pounds at three o clock
in the afternoon and Conley is to re
ceive thirty per cent of the gross re-
ceipts of the show regardless of the
outcome of the fight. White is regard
ed as one of the hardest men in his
class to beat and Conley appreciates
that hetwill have something of a fight
ON his hands.
- ~ B.. - ~
This will be the first time that Con
ley has entered the ring in Milwaukee
since he became an aspirant for cham
pionship honors. At the time he last
fought in Milwaukee he was against
Ad Wolgast and the decision wa
against him.
Conley is in condition for the battle
with White at this time but he will
start training at once and will take no
chances of allowing the Chicago boy
to slip one over on him. Conley
wanted to fight White in a twenty
round battle but the Wisconsin laws
prevent any fight going more than ten
rounds. 1t is certain that a large
number of the Kenosha fight fans will
go to Milwaukee to attend the fight
and that there will be plenty of Keno
sha money to back the Kenosha cham
pion. White has reputation of be-
ing one of the hardest hitters in his
class and Conley will have to go some
to win from him within the ten round
limit.