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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-17

MARYLAND and the District of Columbia.
Hal &. MoSby and other post office IN
spec tors came this week from Washington
and. armed with picks. shovels ana sieoSe-
MANNERS. went to the home of George H.
Huffman at Penn Laird, Rockingham
county. and dug up new concrete ceiiar
in the hope of finding the package con-
tanning $4,000 which Huffman. the man
clerk now under arrest at Lynchhurg, rs
accused of stealing. but the officers found
nothing. and the Philadelphia insurance
company which had insured the package
VIII have to replace the cellar floor HUH
man was engaged in that worn when ar
rested. and the officers thought he may
have secreted the money under the Ce-
ment. 4 number of plain clothes men
are said to be lurking in the vic nifty or
the Huffman home.
Mayor Burke of HarsOnburg. who was
last week elected to succeed q. Il. Roller.
VINO resigned on account of i'll health.
has started a campaign against truant
school children. and already about fifty
idle and rowing boys have been forced to
go to school All school children of the
county are also required now to stand
certain medical examinations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-17
PLACE LIKE A SHAMELESS.
Atlantic City Negro Found With
Head Almost Severed.

ATLANTIC CITY, n. j., September
t6-As the result of an ARRAY in an
apartment house in this city tonight
Alexander Williams. d negro is dead:
his wife is in hospital, seriously
wounded and Capt. Kingston q. WheIen.
said 20 be IL former cavalry officer is i'm
Jail.
Williams, with his head almost sever
cd from his body, was found in a din
ing room in the apartment house where
Whelcn lives 'rhc place was strewn
with broken furniture and spattered
with blood. 1t is believed that Will
Jams attacked his wife, and thinking
he had killed her, ended his own life
Capt. Whelen was found in bed, but
his condition tonight was such that
he could not explain the trouble There
is no charge against him. but the police
are holding him until tomorrow to eX-
plain the case.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-17
DIX MAY OFFER REWARD.
Police Make No Progress in Locat-
ing SLAYER of Morner Family.

ALBANY, y. Y. December 16.-Gov
Dix may issue proclamation Offering q
reward for the apprehension of the muir
derer of the four members of the Mornel
family who were slain in a barn on THEN
farm in De Freestville last Tuesday.
Il feel keenly about the situation" said
the governor tonight, land believe every
effort should be made by the authorities
to bring the murderer to Justice
Edward Donate, the Italian farm hand
for whom the police have been searching
unsuccessfully since Tuesday. has not yet
been located.
The possibility that Donate also was
murdered was advanced today, and the
district attorney directed that every nook
and corner of the Morner premises b,
searched carefully for his body.
The authorities of Albany and
Rensselaer, counties are convinced that
the suspect arrested at CoXsackie las
night and later released is not Donate oil
in any way connected with him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-17
AID OF MOUNTAIN CHILDREN.
Sale Conducted by Southern Indus.
trial Educational Association.

The annual Christmas sale of the
Southern Industrial Educational Associa-
ton, for the benefit of the white noun
tain children of the southern states and
the industrial schools in that section,
opened yesterday at the headquarters Of
the association in the Southern building.
Despite the rainy weather, large
number of persons attended the sale,
which will continue every day until
Christmas. Articles Of woodcraft, needle
work, baskets and pieces of furniture,
all of which are made by the boys and
girls in schools aided by the association
are shown.
Those who are in charge of the sale are
Mrs. Martha s. Gielow, organizer of the
association; Mrs. David White and Mrs.
Augustus Stone. Mrs. Richmond Pear
son Hobson, wife of Representative Hob
son of Alabama. is in charge of the
baby booth. She is assisted by Mrs. A.
Livingston Stavely. Mrs. c. f. Clapp is
in charge of the basket table; Miss L.
w. Fitzhugh, assisted by Miss Lucille
Hollerith. at the candy table: Miss Will
son, at the tea table; Miss Lille Finley,
in charge Of old Andy, the Moonshiner'
booth; Miss Caroline Stone and Miss
Catherine Abrams, novelties booth. The
receipts will be used for the schools
from whence the articles came.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-17
ACTED AS GATEKEEPER
FOR TWENTY-ONE YEARS
Richard g. Ivers Dead at Soldiers
Home at Age of Eighty
Seven Years.

General breakdown caused the death of
the eighty-seven-year-old gatekeeper at
Soldiers Home, Richard G. Ivers, yester-
day morning.
A native of Ireland. but nearly seventy
five years in America, Ivers was a vet
eran of the civil war and for a quarter
of century soldier in the army. For
.twenty-one years he has kept the, South
gate at Soldiers Home.
Not day at his post had he lost until
a week ago last Thursday, when he be-
gan to sink. In the hospital at the home
his life ebhed away.
His home was in the gate lodge. where
he lived with his wife. known as BE. "
ives. There they had reared their fam
lily of three children.
One son. George Ives, is an employe
of the Newport News Shipbuilding
Company Herbert Ives, the second son,
is in the bureau of engraving and print
ing.
The only daughter is now Mrs. Eli
Hatcher, wife of the engineer at the
Soldiers Home Hospital
Funeral services will be held tomor-
row in the chapel of Rock Creek ceme-
terry. Rev Charles f. Buck will officiate.
Burial will be in the family plot in the
cemetery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-17
WILL HEAR DR.. WILEY.
Chemist to Address w. C. 7. U. or
"The Health of the Nation"

DR.. H. w. Wiley is scheduled to address
1.-THE School of HEALTH" conducted by
the District w. C. T. L., next Wednes-
day at 2 o'clock in Wesley Chapel, corner
9Th and F streets His subject will be
1.-THE Health OF the Nation" The public
is invited.
planned: January II, DIR. Kelly and DR..
Pollock Of Johns Hopkins Hospital. Balti-
more. will speak on THE Protection of
the Child February q, physiological
Therapeutics'' will be discussed by DR..
II. N. Sisco of this city. March ~, DR..
Adelia Winbigler will speak of THE
Physical and Mental Control of the Ner-
vous System" April II. The Importance
of Child Training will be discussed by
DR.. Mary Parsons.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-17
VANDERBILT IS RECOVERING.
Young Millionaire Submits to an
Operation for Appendicitis.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, December 16.-Conelius
Vanderbilt was operated upon today In
his 9TH avenue home.
The operation. participated in by four
famous surgeons and witnessed by others
was declared a success. Although it was
admitted Mr.. Vanderbits ailment was
appendicitis the official bulletin issued i'm
mediately after the operation failed to
make any declaration on this interesting
point.
DR.. Austin Flint said positively this
afternoon the ailment from which the pa
tient was suffering is appendicitis.
DR.. Joseph A. Blake. who performed
the operation, verified DR.. Flint in every
particular.
For the next twenty-four hours at least
two doctors and two nurses will be in
constant attendance upon tne young mil
lonaire.
If no disorder of the internal system
develops and the case follows the usual
course the patient may be up in eight to
ten days.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-17
Brothers Shot Fatal.

Richard Hudson. ten-year-old son of
Meredith Hudson of Stephens City, who
was accidentally shot in the shoulder
with shotgun about month ago by his
Younger brother while they were alone
in the house. died day or two ago,
blood poison having developed i'm the
nound
Some Of the men connected with the
Il verton Mills Company of Riverton. for
which Arthur l.. Warthen was this week
appointed receiver, declare that the quick
assets Of the company and others known
10 ice good viii be sufficient to meet all
Obligations and pay the stockholders
dollar for dollar. The company owes
about S2i.9O The directors were unable to
get sufficient cash capital n order to con-
TIME the business, and rather than oper-
ate the mills at loss they decided to
nave the receiver appointed in order to
protect the creditors.
y link of sausage Sixty-eght feet long
and no break III IL was made by the
butcher who slaughtered the hogs be-
longing 10 }. f. Brumbaugh a Cumber-
land Valley railroad track forman re
Gently The weight of four hogs was
l,213 pounds.
Many Winchester and Frederick county
pastors have been holding revival meet
ings during the past week or two to pave
the way for Rev. DIR. William Black the
noted Presby terrain evangelist of North
Carolina, who will begin a large meeting
here January 70 This meeting il is
stated. viii be- one of the first of a gen
eral revival To be held in every civ and
own of importance in Virginia this week
determined upon at a meeting of
prominent Virginia ministers and laymen
held In Washington last week MANY
Washington C!ergymen. II is announced
will come into Virginia and preach dur
ing the REVEALS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-17
NO EXTRA SESSION.
Governor of Washington Disap'
points the La Toilette Men.

Oily MPlA. Wash, December 16-Gov.
Marion +. Hay has declined 10 call a
special session of the legislature for
the enactment of a presidential pri-
mary bill. The leaders of the movement
for an extra session are mostly supporters
of Senator La Toilette The governor 5
objection principally is based on the fact
that there is no assurance the legislature
would pass a presidential primary bill III
the extra session, as a similar bill was
killed at the last session on the ground
of expense.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-17
Choral Society Recital.

The Howard University Choral Society
will render Handel's oratorio, The Mes
siah. in the university chapel next We'd
nesday and Thursday evenings. This is
the first time, it is claimed, the oratoro
has been sung by d chorus of negro
voices.
The society will be assisted by Mrs.
Martha Il. Anderson of Chicago, a grad
uate of the Chicago College of
Music, as soprano. Mrs. Anderson was
Miss Martha Broadus and formerly re-
sided in this city. The soloists will be
Roland W. Hayes, tenor, from the Boston
Conservatory of Music. and c. c. Clark.
baritone, of New York. Miss Lulu v.
Childers is the directress.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-17
TOTAL DEAD NOW "a.
Rescue Parties Find 81 Additional
Bodies in Briceville Mine.

BRICEVlLLE. Tenn, December 16-
Rescue parties at work in Cross Noun
tain mine today located twenty-one add-
tional dead bodies This brings the total up
to eighty-four dead and five rescued Presi-
dent stephenson of the Knoxville Iron
Company. which operated the mine. ex-
pressed the belief tonight that this num-
Der accounts for every man who entered
the mine Saturday morning a week ago.
F1ftN-ninc women were made widows
and IA children left fatherless as a re-
suit of the disaster. Of the eighty four
men Killed it developed today that only
one carried life insurance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-17
MEXICAN GUERRILLA KILLED.
Lieut.. Col. Romero Slain in an At.
tempt to Break Jail.

NACO. Ariz., December IG.-Iieut. Col
Rafael 7 Romero, ii guerrilla leader. was
killed and two of his men were severely
wounded in an attempted jail break at
Arizonapc, Sonora, today, according to
adviccs received here.
Romero and fourteen of his men were
cal tUred south of Cananea few days
ago. after they had made an upsuccess-
rul attack on that place. They attempted
today 10 capture their guards, but none
escaped
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-17
STOKES TO BE SUED
Counsel for Chorus Girls Say They
Will Prosecute.

NEW YORK. December 16.-CounseI
for Lillian Graham and Ethel Conrad
who yesterday were acquitted on the
charge of assaulting w. 4. D. Stokes.
announced today that the young women
would file damage suits against Stokes
for false Imprisonment and malicious
prosecution
II shall start an action against Stokes
for Miss Graham without delay de.
clared Clark l.. Jordan. her lawyer.
81 shall advise Miss Conrad to sue
for S1OO,OO0" announced Robert l.. Moore.
Ethel Conrads counsel
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-17
MISS CLARA BARTON ILL.
Founder of American Red Cross in
Precarious Condition.

Miss Clara Barton one of the founders
of the American Red Cross. and for many
years It's president. lies in precarious
condition at her home at Glen Echo.
Friends and neighbors had hoped that she
would be well enough for celebration of
her ninetieth birthday anniversary Christ
mas day, but they have been Obliged to
give up any such idea.
Miss Barton has been gradually failing
ever since her serious illness last winter.
OF the friends who called only the most
intimate are. allowed to see her.
1t is said that her illness left her heart
weak and that her throat is now affec ed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-17
Crushed Between Cars.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CUMBERLAND, Md, December To-
Edward frost, aged twenty-eight years,
Baltimore and Ohio yard brakeman,
while on duty here yesterday fell be-
tween cars and was badly crushed
that lie died d short time afterward at
the AIegany Hospital. He was married
only a few months. Mr. frost was d
brother of George III. frost, this city,
also Baltimore and Ohio brakeman.
who received a Carnegie medal and S.
600 for heroic action in saving an aged
man at Hyndman. Pa, from being struck
by a train
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-17
IN NOBODY'S INTEREST.
Progressives Decline to Boom La
Toilette or Anybody Else.

CLEVELAND. Ohio. December 16.-
The announcement today by John ID.
FackIer, state campaign manager for
Senator La Toilette of list of speakers
for the campaign in Ohio, which is
planned to begin soon, brings forth a
statement from Judge r. NJ. Wanna
maker of Akron and James r. Garfield,
whose names were included in the list.
They say that while they have consented
TO sneak. they viii not speak in the in
terest of La Toilette or any other candl-
date.
confined to the advocacy of progressive
principles.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-17
INJURED HORSE IS SHOT.
Driver of Auto That Struck Wagon
Held on Charge of Colliding.

An automobile belonging to b. E Earn
shaw of 11O1 nth street southeast col
1ided with horse and wagon, the prop
erty of George w. Walker of 3O2 l
street southwest. at New Hamps hire
avenue and nth street northwest yester-
day afternoon. Walkers horse had to
be shot, as one of its legs was broken.
Both vehicles We're damaged Albert
Smith. who was operating the auto mo-
bile, was charged by the police with col
liding.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-17
LAWYER Goes to Prison for Forgery

Special Dispatch to The Star
FAIRMONT. W. Va, December 10
Gerald Y. Davis. the attorney of Fair
mont, w. Va. who was convicted of OBJ
tanning money under false pretenses and
was sentenced to one year in the peni-
Tertiary. has been taken to the Harrison
county Jail at Clarksburg for safe keep
ing pending his removal to Moundsville.
He was convicted of forging Judge :
name to divorce decree and obtaining
a fee of his client
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-17
Readjusting Nicaragua Finances.

SAN JUAN DEL. Sur. Nicaragua De-
cember 16-The NicaraRUan finance min
lister has handed over the customs houses
to the American financial adviser of the
Nicaraguan government, Ernest II.
Wands This action is taken in connec-
ton with the readjustment of Nicara qua :
finances. which is to be carried out with
the aid of the American government and
with the loans which are forthcoming
from American bankers
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-17
But Little Experience for Him.

Special Dispatch 10 The Star.
ANDERSON. w. Va, December 16-
John Payne of Monroe county yesterday
went to Bluefield w. Va, to visit reia-
tives. and it was his first ride on a train
despite he is seventy-eight years old. It
was the second. train he had ever seen.
He was pleased with the experience. He
has Yet to cast his first vote.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-17
DR.. MAYO Operated Upon.

NEW YORK. December 16.-Dr Charles
H. Mayo of Rochester, Mimi. who was
returning from the annual meeting OF the
Southern Surgical Association at WASH
inston when stricken with acute appendi-
citjs was operated upon at the Presby.
terrain Hospital here tonight The opera
ton was said to be entirely successful.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-17
Dies From Effects of Fall.

Howard Atkinson. twenty-one years
Old of 107 Maryland avenue northeast.
had fit and fell from street car at
18th and + streets at $50 o'clock last
night He died at Emergency Hospital
shortly after o'clock this morning.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-17
An International Movement.

ut is full of promise in that it springs
from the insistent demand of the cleo
torate at large. rather than from the in
dependent leadership of individual men.
1t is an international movement, as
evidenced by recent events all over the
world
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-17
TN 244O.

For the convenience
of telephone subscribers
Want Ads may be
telephoned to The Star.
The bill will be mailed
at once and must be
paid within 10 days.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-17
Views of Gov. Bass.

Gov. Robert +. Bass of New Hamp-
shire said:
LAS | see it. the object of the new pro-
gressive movement in politics is actually
and wisely to put in force the funda-
mental principles underlying our form
of government: to give each voter an
equal voice in The choice of cleo
tive officers or, conversely, to pre-
vent the small and influential group
of men from controlling the body
polite for their own selfish purposes; or,
again. to keep the special interests and
great corporations from naming ana con-
trolling men in public office. Or. on the
other hand TO prevent the demaSogue
from exploiting, the people and the gov
eminent for the advancement of his own
personal ambitions
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-17
CLIFFORD P|NCHOT SURE
TIDE IS AGAINST TAFT
Declares in Boston Speech
That Presidents Renomina-
ton Is Impossible.

BOSTON, December 16-That the de-
VeiopmentS of recent months have made
impossible the denomination of President
Taft. and that the. country is turning
rapidly to La Toilette as the next re-
publican presidential nominee, were
among the declarations made by Clifford
Pinchot. former chief of the United States
forest service. before gathering of pro-
gressive republicans in fremont Temple
tonight.
Unless the republican party shall
meet with the demand of the times by
throwing itself squarely into the pro-
sressive movement. its time of useful
ness is past said the speaker. Mod
ern conditions demand modern treat
ment. Tie republican party needs to
be cleansed of its open sores"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-17
Steel Trust Wants Limestone.

According to a report this afternoon
from Martinsburg, W. Va, number of
men of that place who recently obtained
an option on certain land i'm Washington
county. Md. on which has been found a
large vein of fuxing limestone, have ar
ranged to sell the same to the United
States Steel Corporation. The property.
which was not considered valuable until
the f1uxinS limestone was found, will be
sold. it is said. for something like
$40 900
While John Kelley was running a large
traction engine up a mountain road in
the vicinity of Whitacre. this county, a
few days ago, the ponderous machine sud
denly backed over step bank and
Kelley saved himself by leaping just as
the entire outfit went crashing down the
hillside.
since motion pictures purporting to
show how Jesse James and his men acted
in the west many years ago were ex-
hibited last week i'll moving picture
theater at Strasburg, the residents or
that town have been much annoyed by
scores OF small boys running about the
town day and night shooting off pistols.
Thus far, however. no fatalities have been
reported
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-17
Advertising Man Is Accused of
Beating Hotel Bills.
WOMAN PEDDLER ARRESTED
Selling Medicine Without License
Charge Against Her.
LIME BOOSTS LAND VALUES
Steel Trust Said to Be After Tract
In Washington County, Md.
Plans for Revival.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

Special Correspondence OF The Star.
WINCHESTER, Va, December 16 1911.
c. A Blades, who registers from Balt-
more and who has been working an adj
vertising scheme in which he endeavors to
interest bankers of the Virginia valley.
was arrested at Strasburg this week and
lodged in the Shenandoah county Jail at
Woodstock the charge of beating
board bills at hotels i'm half dozen or
more places in this part of the state.
A woman claiming to he Mrs. Emma
Thomas. travelling representative of a
Washington medical firm, which makes
speciality of treating women for numerous
ailments, arrested at Martinsburg
day two ago on several charges, one
OF which was for peddling medicine with
out A license She was accused by Percy
DeGrange of securing SD from him fraud
ulently. Some Of the Martinsburs women
claim they paid much as IS box for
Cure-all pills. Mrs. Thomas gave bond
for her appearance in court next week.
In Race for Governor
Senator-elect John Paul of Rockingham
county. who. as the federal referee of
the seventh congressional district of Vir-
sinia is looked upon as the chief pie cut
ter for the administration in this section
OF the state. is an aspirant for guberna
torial honorS at the hands of the repub
Leans, according to reports coming today
from HarriSonburg. his home town. He
ana Representative Slemp are said to be
In close relations, now that Paul has
beaten the democratic candidate for the
state senate in the former democratic
strong hold. and Paul and other republicans
of note in Virginia had d conference with
President Taft in Washington Thursday.
S,emp. it is said, would be glad to see
Paul nominated for governor. in spite of
the fact that the democratic candidate is
certain to win.
w I. Da bney. general manager of the
Richmond Chamber of Commerce, was
the principal speaker at the annual ban
GUet and musical entertainment given
Wednesday evening by Fairfax Council.
Royal Arcanum, of Winchester, at the
Winchester Inn Rev DR.. j. H. Lacy
presided POSTMASTER. and solos were
sung by Miss Virginia Faulkner Fuller
and Hugh S. Duffey
\ large parry of turnpike officials from
this section of the state spent part OF
this week in the vicinity of Charlotte. n.
c.. Investigating the results obtained by
using the new liquid asphalt on public
roads. and particularly those on which
there is much automobile traffic. 1t is
understood that orders will be placed in
the near future for large quantities of the
asphalt, to be used on highways i'm the
Virginia valley