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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-01
TRIBUTE TO THE MEMORY !,
OF LATE JUDGE MORRIS
Oil Painting Presented to and Ac-
cepted by the District
Court Of Appeals.

The Court OF Appeals of the District of
Columbia today formally accepted the me-
mortal of the late Associate Justice Mar
tin F. Morris. recently presented to the
court by the Bar Association Of the Dis
trict. The memorial is in the form OF a
handsomely framed oil portrait of Justice
Morris and adorns the wall Of the court
room.
Alexander H. Bell, president of the Bar
Association. at the converting OF tie ap-
pellate court this morning adore ssed the
court, saying:
ION behalf Of the Bar Association I
desire to present to the Court Of APP
peals for its acceptance the picture of
Associate Justice Morris of this court,
which has been recently finished and is
now hanging in the courtroom
Chief Justice Responds.
In accepting the testimonial, Chief JUS
tice Shepard. who Is the only survivor
of the bench Of the Court of Appeals as
originally constituted. said: ION behalf
of the court i accept the picture Of JUS
tice Morris and thank the bar for it.
1t is fitting tribute to the ability and
memory Of Justice Norris
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-01
may SET ASIDE LANDS
WITHOUT STATE consent
Supreme Court Settles Two
Great Questions That In.
terested the West. !

by holding that the federal government.
; without consent of the state affected
may set aside vast areas of public lands
as forest reserve. and that such re-
serve is not subject to the state fencing
laws. the Supreme Court OF the United
States today settled two burning western
issues
Justice Lamar announced the opinion of
the court as to the constitutionality OF
the forest reserve. He said that the
United States has the absolute right to
do what it pleases with its own property:
the Constitution had given it such power
This control. the justice said, was not a
right incident to sovereignty, as claimed
by the opponents of the reservations, but
was the exercise of a right which every
citizen possessed.
In Trust for Whole People.
''AlI the public land is held by the
United States in trust for the whole peo-
pie. and it is not for the court to say
how that trust shall be administered;
that is for Congress to say
Stockmen Of the west lost a hard
fought contest today, when the court
also decided that indictments could be
brought against persons grazing stock on
forest reserves without permits
The court held that regulations Of the
Secretary of Agriculture. requiring par
mits. were not an Unconstitutional ex-
ercise Of legislative power.
The decision WAS announced In the
case of Pierre Grimaud and T. p. Car
ajous. indicted for. grazing sheep upon
the Sierra forest reserve.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-01
FINDS DANGEROUS HOUSES. !,
Expert Says Cases Are Traced to Ger
tain Buildings.

COffeSpOnuenct OF Staf.
ODESSA, April Is, 1911.
DR.. Oder OF Geneva, who is an expert
ION cancer. and chief of the Cancer In
stitution in Geneva, states that there
exist in this and other towns "cancerous
houses" During the last FIVE years, DR..
Odiersays, he has traced ten or eleven
cases OF cancer to certain houses.
AS cancer is not supposed to be con-
tagious. he cannot account for the phe-
nomenon from a medical point of view,
but confines himself to the fact that
'cancerous houses exist, and therefore
are danger to the public. He Is con-
tinuing his inquiries on the subject.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-01
FARMERS COMING TO PROTEST
Delegation of 800 Will Oppose Reel.
procity With Canada.

On to Washington!' is the cry Of
the farmers in the northwest.
Three hundred strong. a party of
farmers Is planning to come to Wash
ington to make demonstration against
the Canadian reciprocity bill. They
will appear before the Senate commit
tee on finance. and their spokesman
will tell of the hardships which the
farmers OF the northwest expect will
overwheim them II the reciprocity
agreement goes through
Senator McCumber OF North Dakota
is understood to be engineering the
invasion. The farmers in that sec
ton have been deluging their members
of Congress with protests. and 1t was
suggested that party of them come
to the National Capital to present their
grievances in persons.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-01
LOSE OUT ON SHRIMP WIGGLE
Students In Normal School Dis.
clplined for Breaking Rules.

NORTH ADAMS. Mass. May l.
Simply on account of shrimp wig
gle one girl has been expelled from
the State Normal School, two others
are under Suspension and three more
are on probation.
Shrimp wfggle" is succulent dish
1T tastes best when compounded in g.
chafng dish. When it is made at mid
night. in the secrecy of a dormitorv
room. and especially when all such
midnight parties have been forbidden
1t is feast for goddesses
The goddesses in this case were the
six girls. the shrimp wigglers" They
disobeyed the order against chatting
dish parties. Principal Murdoch also:
said no alcohol should bN kept in the
girls rooms. This was to prevent the
chafing dishes being used.
One girl in Taconic Hall bought
alcohol and shrimps and invited five
others to "wiggle'' 1t was the
hostess who was expelled.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-01
WOMAN LIVED IN HOVEL.
| But HAD 100000
Stocks Found in Mattress and
Walls After Owner Is Sent
to Asylum.

NEW YORK. May 1.-Representatives
OF the state lunacy commission will apply
to the courts here this week for the ap-
pointment Of representatives to care for
the estate Of Miss Jane Perkins Will
Hams. an aged Brooklyn spinster whose
wealth was revealed only through her
commitment to an asylum.
Miss Williams has been living the life
Of recluse for many years in a one
story. dilapidated frame shack on an un-
developed avenue In Brooklyn. Several
days ago neighbors complained that Miss
Williams who Is seventy-five years old.
needed attention. She was taken to the
Long Island State Hospital for the In
sane and yesterday special agents went
to her howell to find out something about
her, as she had resolutely refused to talk
about herself What the agents found in
the howell gave them the surprise Of their
lives.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-01

In the head from the rear by a club
or some blunt instrument and robbed of
more than 500, together with his watch,
an open-face nickel affair.
A reward of SEQ was offered for the
arrest and conviction of the assailants.
or this amount 500 was offered by the
board of supervisors Of Fairfax county
and the other 500 by the town council
Of Falls Church.
A description of the men was obtained
by the Fairfax authorities and posters
were sent out asking for their apprehen-
sion. Chief Goods thought from the de-
scription that either Nowland or Charles
CLANCY, also a white man who is serv-
ing jail sentence Of sixty days for va
grancy. and who was arrested with Now
land. might be the men. He accordingly
notified the Fairfax authorities with the
above result.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-01
Fare Now Ten Cents Straight.

Residents of Four Mile Run, ST. Elmo,
st. .Asaph, Mount Ida and Del Ray, be-
cause Of the order of the interstate
commerce commission. made about six
weeks ago. will pay a straight 10-cent
fare to and from Washington, begin
ming today, instead Of the old Alex
andria rate of Is cents one way and
25 cents for round trip. No pro-
trip rate to or from those places, and
no change has been made in the rates
for Alexandria,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-01
ALEXANDRIA
Arrangements Completed for
Wednesday Nights Rally
VERDICT GIVEN FOR 1000
Preparing for q "Clean'Up" Day.
Postal Bank 0pened-Inspection
Of the Police Force.
Special Correspondents Of Tue Star.

ypscfd CORRESPONDENTS Of TIE Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, May 1, 1911.
All arrangements were completed today
Tor the labor rally which will be held
Wednesday night in the opera house un-
der the auspices Of the Central Trades
Council. Representative C. c. Carlin has
been chosen temporary chairman. with
Martin Lollo as permanent chairman.
All OF the local officers affiliated with
the various trade organizations will act
as honorary chairmen and occupy seats
On the stage, and, in addition. invitations
have been extended to all Of the clergy
men Of the city to act as honorary chair
men and occupy seats on the stage. A
band Will enliven the occasion with
music.
The speakers will be Representative c.
c. Carlin, this city: Representative Will
ham B. Wilson. chairman Of the House
committee on labor; Representative
Henry George, jr., Of New York, and
Senator John w. Kern Of Indiana.
Verdict for $4,000.
Wyatt Vaughan. colored, was given
q verdict of $4,000. the full amount
sued for, in his suit for alleged per-
sonal injuries against the Washing
ton, Alexandria and Mount Vernon
Railway Company in the circuit court
for Alexandria county Saturday. The
drst trial resulted in a verdict for ST.
600, and the verdict was set aside by
the court Of appeals.
April was record-breaker for mar
rage licenses here, forty-one being
issued. During the month the clerk
recorded ffty-one deeds
Jetty Modes. cofored. of Waynes-
boro. Va. jumped from southbound
train Saturday afternoon several
sfterward lying beside the track with
his left leg broken and badly bruised.
Modes was brought to the Alexandria
Hospital He had been informed that
for Waynesboro. and he would have to
remain aboard until the train reached
Fredericksburg.
All of the saloons in the city with
the exception of four opened this
morning under the new licenses.
The schooner Martha Chaplin now lying
at the dock at the shipyard loaded with
railroad ties. has been libled for 1851. rs
at the instance of Harrix Fox of Colonial
Beach. Attorneys Samuel G. Brent and
Howard W. Smith have been appointed
proctors, and the matter of bond in the
case will be heard tomorrow morning.
Arrangements for cleanup day" will
be completed tonight at a meeting of the
Civic Improvement League in the rooms
of the chamber of commerce. 1t is pro-
posed to have the date fixed for latter
part of this month
Inspection of POLICE.
Eighteen or nineteen members Of the
police department this afternoon appeared
before the police commissioners for In
spection. The men were congratulated on
their excellent appearance.
An address on the history OF the Holy
Name Society and the work being accom-
plis.,fj by that order was delivered by
Rev. d. J. Kennedy of the Catholic Uni
yersity Of America yesterday afternoon
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-01
IDENTIFIES MAN IN JAIL
AS HIS ASSA|[ LIANT
West Falls Church Postmaster
Says Rowland Acted Sus-
piciousIy in His Store.
Special Correspondence of The Star.


ALEXANDRIA, Va. May 1, 1911.
Charles w. Rowland, now serving a
term Of sixty days in Jail under the
vagrancy act. is suspected Of being
the man who held up, robbed and muir
derously assaulted c. C. Walters, post
master at West Falls Church, March
IL last. Rowland was, the police say.
positively identified yesterday after
noon by Mr.. Walters and w. w. Cation,
the latter Of Fairfax county, as the
man who was in Mr.. Walters store
prior to the assault and robbery, and
who acted in rather suspicious man.
ner at the time.
Mr.. Walters after looking at Now
land at the city jail yesterday, recalled
the fact that at 3 o'clock in the after
noon preceding the night Of the rob-
berry, Rowland. or a man who looks
very much like him. called at his store
and asked a number of questions as
to the way he went home and whether
he was accompanied when leaving the
place. The same man returned about
6 o'clock, while another man waited
outside for him, and again asked per-
tinent questions about Mr.. Walters
business.
Mr.. Cation, who was in the store at the
time, the police say, yesterday identified
Rowland as the man who came into the
store and acted suspiciously that night.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-01
Buried Under Newspapers.

Buried beneath thousands of old news
papers and heaps Of trash, they found
stocks bonds. mortgages and other pa
pers representing nearly $4,000. to-
gether with evidence that the recluse
has at least $4,000 more in safe de-
post vaults In New, York, Brooklyn and
Albany.
Stocks and bonds worth thousands Of
dollars were tucked away in old china
in an ancient mattress, in holes in the
walls and under the floor. Bundles of
letters which had never been opened
contained checks for dividends which the
old woman had never collected.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-01
Held Up Night of March IL.

Mr.. Walters was held up the night of
March IL last, about 8 o'clock. while re-
turning home. by two men, being knocked
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-01
t the Young Mems sodality Lyceum

Hall.
The body Of r. Clarence Fletcher. a
Southern railway car inspector, which
was found fioating In the oyster dock
between King and Prince streets, was
shipped this morning to Madison county
for interment Coroner Moore deemed an
inquest unnecessary and probably 1t will
never be known how Fletcher came to
be drowned.
Postal Bank Opened.
Before the postal savings bank at the
city post office had been open many
hours this morning number OF de-
posits were received.
Funeral services for Mrs. Lavinia
Cade were held yesterday afternoon at
her home. 217 Gibbon street.
News has been received Of the death OF
Malcolm Smith. former reside6t Of this
city, in Chicago. He was son OF Mrs.
Roberta Smith. and was a member Of
Andrew Jackson Lodge Of Masons
The marriage OF Miss Agnes Towson
and William B. Shelton, both Of Wash
ington. took place yesterday afternoon at
the rectory Of Grace P. E. Church.
carelessly thrown cigarette stump Is
supposed to have been responsible for a
slight blaze at the Norfolk and WASH
ington steamboat wharf yesterday aft
ernoon. A defective f1ue caused a fire
in the store and dwelling Of Benjamin
W. Pullen. on North st. Asaph street.
causing damage estimated at 500.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-01
ROCKVILLE.
cial Correspondence Of The Star.

speclHl correspondence OF The Star.
ROCKVILLE. Md, May 1, 1911.
An oratorical contest for prizes offered
by Brainard H. Warner was held In each
school district of the county Friday after
noon. The contests were preliminary to
the big contest to be held at Rockville
May 20, when the winners of Fridays
contests will compete and when there
will also be q, contest among representa-
tives of the high and grammar schools
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-01

We have all styles of Refrgerao with enamel opal
Innings Our prices low this line all Others
only handle qualities that know good and which
hesitatingy guarantee
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1911-12-01
Alva Case.

Case of Denver. Her parents live
in southern Illinois, but she will
not give their name:
IF | were a porch-climber,"
she said, do you think the detec-
tives would have caught me in
my room? If i am as clever as
they say, don't you suppose I
could have jumped out of the
window and gone down the wire
when they were in the house?"
Around the slide for life"
jacket the police have built the
theory that the couple climbed to
the roof of a house and the man
let down the girl through sky
hghtow srft 70 s9 Al I
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1911-12-01

A4SSA
In AIva Case the San Francisco
police claim to have captured one
of the cleverest aporch-climbers"
known. They claim she mas
queraded in mems clothing and
operated from the housetops with
a male companion, making her
escape when necessary by sliding
down wire attached to aleather
apparatus around her body.
The. woman and her compan-
ion, George Upton, discharged
soldier, were arrested after they
had tried to steal an So opera
cloak.
Miss Case9is % years old and
says 1slae has ia isusbandj yC.Ns
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-04-13
GOOD FRIDAY ONLY
A SEM|-HOL|DAy

Good Friday In Richmond will tie
what might appropriately be called
semi holiday. With but few ex-
t.ssptions the business concerns of the
city will continue operations as usual.
All amusements viii be open to the
pubIich. The day is a holiday only In
the religious sense and Is not Iegstliz-
ed bv the national government.
All OF the schools In Richmond clos
ed Thursday afternoon for what is
commonly known as the Easter Hol-
idays" The children viii not return
to their studies until Tuesday morning.
being given holiday OH Good Friday
and Easter Monday in addition to the
regular Saturdat and Sunday release
From, work. The schools In Henrice
county also will be crossed from Fri
day to Monday. inclusive.
Federal, State and City offices will be
open on Good Friday and the routine
work of the government will not be
interrupted The post office will de-
liver mail as usual and the offices will
be open as on the ordinary weekday
The United States courts will also
continue sessions but wherever posi-
BILE the work of the day will re reduced
to a minimum
The Stock Exchange will be closed
but all banks Will be open during usual
banking hours, A few misunderstanding
and business concerns will give EN-
ployes holiday but these firms are
in the minority and the bulk of the
city's business will continue.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-04-13
HsANDIEY 49,. .,s4
40 PREACH SERMON
PAtiIST PRIEST WILL CONFLICT
SERVICES At SACRED HEART
CATHEDRAL.

he Rev John fiandley, Issulsst ia
TIER OF Washington, q. c.. Vim
preach at the special tenehraa ser
vices TO he held Thursday and Fri
day night IN Sacred Heart catho,;c
Cathedral. These are feature or
the Holy Week worship In Episco-
PAL and other churches in Richmond
special services will also mark the OBJ
ser.ance OF the Easter season.
Services at Sacred Heart Catha-
dral VIII consist of the singing OF se
ieeted psalms and part OF the La
mentations of the Prophet Jeremiah
a. the end of the services the church
Will be thrown into darkness for a
short while. recalling the darkness AT
the death of Christ. and expressed by
the title-word OF the service, Tene-
hrae.
AT st. Johns German EyanRelica-
church celebration OF Passion Week
began last SUNDAY with very impress
sive Palm Sunday services. There,
will aios be services at O'clock
Thursday night IL o'clock Friday
morning and O'clock Friday night.
The Easter celebration will begin
next Sunday with sunday school
exercise at $50 A. NJ. AT IL A. NJ.
there will be German preaching
service. and at r. NJ. a service in
English. There will be special music
at all the services. The choir con-
sists of twenty-five voices. under the
direction OF Mr.. Leslie +. Watson.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-04-13
HIS MONEY STOLEN
BECOMES A FORGER
BROWNEIL, BROUGHT. BACK TO
SUFFOLK. PLEADS MITIGAT-
ING CIRCUMSTANCES.
Special 10 The Richmond ytrgtn,an

Especial TO The Richmond Vtrginfan. y
SUFFOLK. VA, April 13.-Edgar
Il, Browneil the young white man
brought here from Baltimore on
Tuesday by Officer Dennis 10 answer
Il charge of forgery. was given a pre-
liminary hearing this morning before
Mayor Norfleet and ordered held for
the grand jury,
The circumstances OF the case are
most peculiar. The man was accused
of forging a telegram for $25. which
he acknowledged but says he was a
victim of circumstances. & stranger
in the city, penIiless and having fail
ed to receive 4 letter containing sfo
sent by mis- mother In New York,
which was stolen from the post-offiee
here. are in measure responsible for
the deed, so RrowrAll claims.
The thief in the post-office rob
berry. Ben stephens, was taken to the
penitentiary LAST week by deputy
marshal. He says the letter con-
tanned $40. and the register books
show that the letter stolen came from
Brooklyn to Suffolk. The police here
claim to have information. relative to
doings of the prisoner in the past.
but he denies that he is wanted else
where
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-04-13
W ashingtOn

Alexandria correspondent says:
Visiting Shriners from Richmond
and Washington and nQbles of Acca
Temple, Richmond. whose homes are
in this city. We're indignant last night
at what they characterized as an I'M
warranted display OF authority on the
part of Chief Of Police Goods ana n
squad of policemen. when they inter-
rupted street parade in which TWEEN
ty-three neophytes, In fantastic cos
tunes, were being featured. and ar
rested Dr. George +. Bagby, poten-
tate OF Acca Temple, and +. f.
Downham, former mayor of this city
and the representative to the lmpe-
rial Shrine. for giving street parade
without having obtained permit from
the police department and paid city
license fee of $3.50.
In spite Of protests from many of
the Shriners. DIR. Bagby and MIR.
Downham were escorted TO police
Headquarters, where they were quick
iy surrounded by number of their
friends. who offered to put up either
cash security or a real estate bond
TO secure their release and allow the
inittatory exercises scheduled for Z
o clock To proceed without delay.
Acting Mayor Marbury was appeal
ed to and hurried to police headquar-
ters. but he declared that he could
do nothing. and Corporation Attorney
Fisher who was summoned by friends
Of the prisoners, announced that Chler
Goods had no authority to pass upon
the worth Of real estate bond. and
things were beginning to look rather
serious for the two distinguished mo-
btes when Councilman Marshall Of
ferad to become personally RESPONSE
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-04-13
POLICE PLAY JOKE
ON NOBLE SHRINERS
Haul Them Police Court for Paradng Streets of Aexan-
dria Without Proper Pernit--Richmond Potentae
One of the Victims

BILE for their appearance in the police
court this morning.
This arrangement Was acceptable to
Mr.. Fisher. and as the prisoners
were released from custody those on
the inside of the joke greeted them
with a merry hal ha,
The Acca Temple delegation. num-
bering about sixty, including the Arab
patrol arrived early In the afternoon
and was shown around the city In
automobiles and carriages. AT Il
o clock luncheon was served In the
armory, and by O'Clock twenty
three novices had been corailed IN
the Eiks' home and dressed in monde
script regalia for their appearance In
the parade. When they we're finally
led forth they were unceremoniousiy
hustled Into a cage constructed on a
huge freight truck. drawn by TWO
husky Fairfax county oxen, and when
the "tSubb marine Band" of Alexan-
dria Lodge of Elks took its position at
the head of the column the picture
was complete.
There was no stint Of red fire along
the line Of march. and all went well
until the police so trudefy interfered.
About ESQ members OF Almas Temple
responded TO the invitation of their
Virginia brethren. 1t was after 10
O'Clock before the pilgrimage across
the hot ga nds to Mecca had been COM
pleted. and then the Sffriners adjourn
/ ed to the armory. nearby, where a
delightful banquet was served. There
were no speeches. but throughout the
/ evening fun ran riot. and there We're
many brave attempts at singing. The
/ Richmond mobiles went to Washington
/ to board their private car for Rich
/ mond. and special trains conveyed
/ the Washington Shriners to that city