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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-08
POTATOES GOING UP.
Slack Crops Throughout the World
Reported.

NEW YORK. December S.-Importa.
tions of potatoes from abroad are begin
ming to arrive in this port, the main bulk
of them coming from Ireland. UP to date
tn s fall about 25 600 sacks have arrived
Wholesalers quote Maine potatoes In
the ma. ket here at s. sack and say
Of a wear ago. Since early fall the price
has risen steadily and 81 sack is ex-
pected by February.
Not only is there scarcity of potatoes
In this country, but from practically all
the potato-producing countries Of the
world reports show slack crops.
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Attorney General Still Weak.

Attorney General Wickersham Is still
quite weak and confined to his home as
the result of the attack he suffered while
attending a cabinet meeting Tuesday. His
illness now has been diagnosed as pto-
maine poisoning. Mr.. Wickersham was
up today for the first time since he was
stricken He Is conducting practically no
business and will not be able to return to
his office before next week.
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MEXICO CITY DOUBTS
REYES IS COMING EAST
Reported to Have Passed
Through St. Louis on His
Way to Washington.

MEXICO CITY. December S.-Further
mystery regarding the movements Of Gen.
Reyes has been created by a news report
from San Antonio that he had passed
through St. Louis. but the belief is still
held that he is In the vicinity of Browns
vilsA, as was reported by secret agents
Of -lhe interior department.
Small uprisings are reported from San
Martin in the state of Tlaxcala and also
in the neighborhood of Tehuacan, in the
state of Puebla. as we'll as on the south
ern border of Zacatecas. To all of these
disturbances the military authorities are
paying close attention. The situation in
Yucatan is said to have improved.
Reported In st. Louis.
SAN ANTONIO, Tex. December s.
Gen Bernardo Reyes is not in Texas try
ing to cross into Mexico, nor is he over
the Mexican border trying to incite a re-
bellion against the Mexican government.
but is in st. Louis. Mo-, according to in
formation received here and to all ap-
pearances authentic.
"A telegram was received at the local
Reyista headquarters last night ac-
cording to those we'll Informed, dated
st. Louis and signed Reyes, which con-
veyed the Information that the general,
on whose trail hundreds OF United
States and Mexican federal officials are
camping. is on his way to Washington
and New York.
It is said Gen. Reyes is on his way
east to get in close touch with Francisco
Ancira, who is to act as the Reyista
agent and representative at Washington.
May Have Been Reyes.
ST. LOUIS. Mo-, December S.-Two
unidentified Mextcans, we'll dressed and
of distinguished bearing. arrived in
Union station from the southwest last
night at $3.50 o'clock, and departed for
the east at 1856. over the Big Four,
according to Union station employees.
Whether one Of the Mexicans was Gen.
Reyes the station employees were unable
to say.
NEW ORLEANS. December S.-Soon
after the steamer Burstad had received
clearance papers today for Frontera.
Mexico. agents Of the United States Gus
toms and secret service went alongside
in a government launch and thorough
search was made for evidence of a fill
clustering expedition to Mexico.
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ENDURANCE FLIGHT RECORD.
Aviator, With Passenger, Remains in
Air 4 Hours % Minutes.

JoHANNIsTHAL. Germany. December
ga new endurance record for an aero
plane flight with q passenger was
achieved today by Herr Suvelack, the we'll
known aviator. who stayed In the air for
hours and % minutes.
The previous record was held by Herr
Won ulner. who accomplished a flight with
q passenger lasting 2 hours, 10 minutes
and IS seconda
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HAPPINESS CUT SHORT.
Couple, Married After Waiting Many
Years. Suddenly Stricken Dead.

NEW YORK. December S.-Childhood
sweethearts in Germany, but by circum-
stances prevented from being married
until few months ago, Williamsburg
couple were preparing last night to re-
ceive a few friends for a birthday cele-
bration when suddenly their home be-
came a house of mourning. The hus-
band. Bernard Koch, sixty-f1ve years old.
was stricken with heart disease and his
wife, Catherine, two years younger, died
from shock a few minutes after his at
tack ended fatally.
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Compensation for Injuries.

NEW YORK. December s.-Injuries to
workmen. their prevention and the en-.
ployersa responsibility were discussed
here today At meeting Of the depart.
ment OF compensation for industrial acci-
dents and their prevention Of the National
Civic Federation. Francis Lynde Stetson,
Prof. Henry r. Seager of Columbia Uni
vereity, j. Walter Lord of Baltimore and
C. n. A. Viii Of Philadelphia were some
q the prominent men scheduled to parti.
lDate-
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FORTUNE IN AN OLD BAG.
Woman Supposed to Be Pennies
Leaves $4,000.

PERU. Ind, December s.SA fortune of
81, 600 has been found in an old leather
bag in the home of Mrs. Salome Koerner.
who. died last Saturday and who was
supposed to be penniless.
The money was found yesterday by
Mrs. Magdalene Kleinhaus, sister of
Mrs Koerner. There was scarcely any
furniture in the Koerner home and neigh
bors were Of the opinion that the woman
died In want.
The treasure consisted OF $1,000 in gold
and $4,000 in government bonds.
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Falls Dead While at Banquet.

BOSTON, December s-While speaking
at a banquet Of Grand Army men here
last night Capt. John R. Lakeman Of
Salem dropped dead of heart failure. He
was prominent as a campaign and after
dinner orator. He was one OF the first
mon in this state to enlist for the civil
war.
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Holy Ghost and Us Leader
Charged With Murder.
INDICTED ON SIX COUNTS
Members Of His Faith Without Suf-
ficient Food, Is Charge.
SURVIVOR TELLS VIVID STORY
Sailors Fed on One Biscuit a Day
During Cruise, While Leaders
Family Feasted.

PORTLAND. Me, December S.-An in
dictment containing six counts for the
death of six of his followers on the cruise
of the yacht Coronet was reported today
by the grand jury of the United States
district court against Rev. Frank w.
Sandford, leader of the Holy Ghost and
Us Society. The trial Of the Shilohite
leader was begun Immediately.
The indictment charged Sandford with
having caused the death of George
Hughey. Charles Hughey. Ralph Merrill,
Stuart Wolf. John Bolster and John
Adamson.
It was charged in the indictment that
Sanford did "unlawfully, knowingly and
willful1y cause and allow the Coronet to
proceed and continue upon a voyage
without suitable and sufficient food to
supply the necessities and sustain the life
of George Hughey and the officers, crew
and passengers
Sandford, after listening to the reading,
pleaded not guilty. He dismissed his at
torneys early in the week, explaining
that he could defend himself. Cod he
L
Followers Still Have Faith.
Interest in the unusual case is at a
high pitch. An amazing feature is the
way in which the followers Of Sanford
cling to their faith in him after all that
has happened.
Forty of Sandford's disciples were with
him when the barkentine Kingdom
sailed from Norfolk. Va. 1t being an
nounced that her destination was a port
on the coast of Palestine. where the
leaders intended to establish colony
for the propagation of the new faith.
Verde Islands, in April, 1911, and it was
declared at that time that the vessel
had not been to the Holy Land, but had
spent the previous six months in cruising
up and down the west coast of Africa.
seeking converts and also on the look
out for suitable place for a colony.
Through European shipping agencies
came the news May Is that the Kingdom
had been wrecked off Sangomar, on the
west coast of Africa, and that the sur
ed ons4the coast. It is not known what
became of the twenty-six other members
Of the party, as it was denied any colony
was. established anywhere. The King
dom's people were afterward taken
aboard the Holy Ghost yacht Coronet
and then in June began the terrible
voyage to Portland, Me. George and
Charles Hughey of Postland, who died on
board the Coronet, are only. two out OF
half dozen who met the same fate.
begged Sanford for more food, but he
constantly refused them, allowing ratfons
of one biscuit day.
Ralph Paine, q sailor on board the ves-
sci In all it's wanderings up and down the
seas, tells a vivid, almost a gruesome
OF ~ no iGn
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1iabilities. $5ss, 500; NO Assets.

NEW YORK. December 8.-George E.
wallace. n farmer Of Rochester N. H.,
has fled a voluntary petition in bank
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McManigaI's Story of Jobs
Done at McNamara's BeheSt

| INDIANAPOLIS, December s.-The
| complete confession of Ortie McManigaI
| to Detective Burns, made at the time OF
| the arrest OF himself and James B. Nc
Namara, is now given to the public for
the first time, and 1t deals so with details
of the ''jobs" carried out under John j.
McNamara's direction, giving dates, pur-
chases of dynamite and times OF explo-
sions, that no doubt can be entertained OF
| it's genuineness.
McManigal began working with the Nc
| Namaras in June, 1907. and committed
various crimes under a man whose name
he does not give because he is not under
arrest. but who is supposed to be the
nuch-wanted Caplan. This man kept
back part of the money that swas paid
| for wrecking bridges and factories, and
after this discovery McManigal dealt with
John j. Mcnamara personally, coming TO
| this city frequently for consultation ana
getting the explosive at the Jones stable,
where II had been planted, and in the
basement of the Central Life building.
where Mcnamara had his office as secre-
tary Of the International Association OF
Bridge and Structural Iron Workers.
Went Direct to McNamara.
After referring to his dynamiting OF
bridges and other structures and finding
that the man under whom he was work
ing was keeping part OF MS pay, ne re-
ported 1t to John ]. Mcnamara. McMan-
igaps story continues: I'VE looked the
matter up with ]. J. Mcnamara and he
could hardly believe 1t at first, but later
on was convinced Of what had been done.
We did the Dennison Harvard viaduct
lob at Cleveland and on June - 1910,
J. B. Mcnamara and myself doing the
work, paid us 800 apiece in To-
ledo for this work. ]. j. Mcnamara
told me to go right on with my work
and II did not pay me he would
settle the thing right with me. He
further wanted to know what - had
paid me at Toledo for the Cleveland job
and I told him 500 and transportation
and he said that was all right.
Now you go on up to Pittsburgh ana
you will get in touch with him at Pitts
burgh,' said j. ]. Mcnamara. l went to
Pittsburgh and found - there. While
we were in Pittsburgh we received
telegram from j. j. Mcnamara addressed
to -, stating that he would have to get
along without J. B. Mcnamara, as j. -
McNamara would not work under him.
This was quite while before the Nc
Kees Rocks Pa. JOB.
Big Supply Of "Soup."
About the 22d of July - said: You
get a suit case and We will start for
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ruptcy here. listing his liabilities at
$5sS5O and his assets at nothing. OF
the liabilities the largest item is 500, 900
owed to the Rochester Loan Banking
Company.
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Will Call McNamaras.

1t was informally said today that As
sistant United States District Attorney
E. A Ragan and others connected with
the grand jury inquiry had made no
change in their plans concerning the call
ing Of the McNa1naras before the jury to
testify. The brothers have said they
would not testify to anything.
While federal activities attracted the
larger share OF general attention here.
other possibilities of no mean size were
seen in the coming arraignment OF Bert
il. Franklin, an investigator employed
by the Mcnamara defense. who was ar
rested on a charge of bribery and who
will have his preliminary hearing next
Monday
Members of the district attorney Of
flee today were discussing the fact thar
L. NJ. Ryan, president of the Association
of Bridge and Structural Iron Worker.
did not sign the statement of lls com
mittee of tho American Federation of ~
hor made yesterday I'm Washington de-
nouncing the Mcnamara brothers.
It was but one Of a number of in
stances where the district attorneys office
has manifested especial interest ill
what Mr.. Ryan says and does and where
he goes. AS head Of the organization OF
which John ]. Mcnamara was secretary
and treasurer, 1t was said, too, il was
not unlikely that he would be subpoe-
naed to appear as a witness before the
federal grand jury
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Christmas With
Dolly Madison''

How the Yuletide was
spent in the White
House a century ago.
An intimate study of a
most interesting house
hold. By
RENE BACHE
In the Next
Sunday Magazine of
The Sunday Star
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Few Knew he W.

"Whether or not the refusal was mad,
because the United States authorities
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WEATHER.

Increasing cloudiness and
warmer tonight. Saturday unset
tied; moderate southerly winds.
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Makes Property Valuable.

s'The federal government has spent
hundreds of millions Of dollars in the
erection of splendid buildings and the
Improvement Of Washington. These i'm
provements and the fact that the govern
ment Is located here are the assets which
have made property valuable in Wash
ineton. think that the benefits derived
by the residents Of the city from the To-
cation Of the government here are great
enough and the citizens should be willing
to paw a large share OF the expenses OF
the District to keep these benefits. II
Congress should change the method OF
appropriating for the National Capital
(Continued on Eleventh Psge)
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Leaders to Be Called.

There seemed to be no doubt today
that prominent labor leaders on the
Pacific coast would be called upon to
aid the government in its work in the
capacity of witnesses. That j. b. Me-
Namara superintended the placing of
bombs at the homes of Gen. Harrison
Gray Otis, proprietor of the Los Angeles
Times. and Felix Zeehandelaer. secre-
tary of the Merchants and Manufac-
turers' Association, was the assertion
made today by one of the states de-
tectives who worked on the case.
When the McNamaras would go to San
Quentin penitentiary was as much z
mystery today as at any time since sen
tence was pronounced.
A report that they already had gone
was denied by the sheriff. and on good
authority it was learned that their com
| mitment papers, without which they can
not be taken TO the penitentiary, had moi
reached the Sheriff's hands.
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Big Supply Of "Soup.'

about the 22d Of July - said: You
get a suit case and We will start for
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McManigaI Begins Second Day
Before the Grand Jury.
MANY WITNESSES WANTED
United States Marshals Have 1913
Names on List.
ARRESTS MAY BE DELAYED
NO Further Indictments Expected TO
Be Returned for a Week or Nor.
Work in Indianapolis

LoS ANGELES. Cal. December 81
or''e T. McManigal. confessed dynamiter.
was taken before the federal grand jury
mere again today to resume his story OF
dynamite outrages throughout the United
States.
united States deputy marshals are
searching Tor Us witnesses subpoenaed to
appear before the federal grand Jury.
neManiSai occupied the entire time OF
the grand jury yesterday in telling isis
story. 1t was said today that in all
PROBABILITY no indictments would be re-
turned for week. and perhaps for even
q longer time
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Whereabouts Not Known.

The whereabouts of some of the men
said to be sought as witnesses are not
definitely known. and the list is so long
as to render il likely that many days will
elapse before AN are heard
Information gathered here Indicated
that the scope OF the Los Angeles in
Vest1gatlon is not entirely determined
py the Department of Justice at WASH
ington. In view of the similar investi-
cation in progress at indianapolis, it
is possible that the one here will be
used to clean up" the Pacific coast
angles of the affair, leaving the wider
range for the east In this connection
is recalled the interview with w. j.
Burns. in which he said that papers
serving the territory between the APP
palachian and the Rocky mountains
probably would get first news of fur
ther arrests.
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CONTINUED on Eleventh PSGo-l
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The circulation of The Star,
both daily and Sunday, is greater
by many thousands than that of
any other Washington newspaper.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-14
MRS. WILLIAMS HOSTESS
 FOR VISITING WOMEN

One of the lovely events of the winter was the entertainment with which Mrs John r. Williams complimnted a group of visiting women yesterday. She gave two bridge parties-one in the morning and the other in the afternoon-thus, in- troducing the week very gaily for the coterie of interesting women. They were Mrs. Lee Long, Mrs. Thomas Judge and Miss Aileen Jones' who are guests or Mrs. John w Altman, and Mrs. Harry M Whitaker, who is her own house guest.
 It was a festivity typical of spring. Jonquils, violets and other spring blos- soms were used with charming effect against a background of smilax, which was draped over doors and twined as a frieze in several of the apartments.
 The prizes which followed the games were in keping with the spring idea. A pair of violet silk hose, a hand-painted plate and violet basket were the tro-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-14

out sending her lace paper effusions, un- substantial celluloid cornucopia, per-fer. vid pink geraniums and hearts reddei than red, red rose" "Or pair of turtle doves, suggested The Major, "cooing inaudibly over pink | ribboned message to the effect: The witching hour; The Question of our being One
 Hinges on you saying-Yes'
 ''The Valentine that came nearer tho Roses red and Violets blue variety" de- clared The Peach, that I found and which I just loved. was the one that said:
 " o lucky one that sips the nectar from
 thy ruby lips
 How about this one," suggested The Major. It is wonderful: " The summer girl is noted for
 The light ring in her laughter; Beware, young man, for there are mora
 Expensive rings she's after.''
 Watch out Major,' The Peach warned. 'else some girl will be after you I know I would if thought there was even half chance.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-14
MRS. JOHN H. BANKHEAD
 HOSTESS AT RIGGS HOUSE

The following account of the recep- ton in Washington last week is taken from thefStar and will be read with in terest by Mrs. Bankheads many Ala bama friends:
 Mrs. Bankhead wife of the senator from Alabama held one of the largest and most enjoyable receptions of the winter in the parlors of the Riggs house yesterday afternoon.
 'The rooms were profusely decorated with Killarney roses, spring blossoms and ferns.
 Tn the dining room the tea table had cuny lace cloth over pink satin and pink-shaded candles and pink roses
 Mrs. Bankhead received in an im- ported gown of black net, handsomely embroidered in jet and floss, with touches of gold on the corsage. She wore diamond ornaments.
 "rhose assisting Mrs. Bankhead were Judge and Mrs. Burke of Seattle, Wash. i; Mrs. Charles Grayson Dulin, Mrs. Will liam Dennis, Miss Estopinal Miss Agee and Miss Perry the school girl grand daughter of the hostess"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-14

entines to men-that I could never ex- press my sentiments to othegwise'
 Well, I'm not exempt from the con tagon myself,'' confessed The Major. "1 spent all day yesterday looking for Val- entines and found In one of the shops the most delightful little water colors you ever saw They were pictures of dainty little girls in old d-fashioned frocks, pick ing all sorts of love. posies in an old fashioned garden and a verse of poetry was thrown in for good measure, so of course I bought-and not sparingly.'
 "Oh, you Major!' said The Peach. '1 just knew 1t. You are a dear, delightful, sentimental old duck, and I just know ycu bought one of those darling little mirror Valentines, too, and sent it to enc of your sweethearts. One of the kind that said:
 Look into this mirror to see the face of which l dream '
 or suggested the Major.
 "If I had the sand
 "Td offer you my hand
 why, I am surprised at your senti- ment, Major," leased The Peach.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-02-14
VALENTINE TEA
 AT TOMLINSON HOME

The lovely residence of MT. and Mrs. John w. Tomlinson wifi be the scene this afternoon of the valentine tea given by the ladies of St. Mary n-the- Highlands. Charming surroundings, musical pro- gramme which will be presented by some of Birmingham's leading musicians, among whom Is MT. Russell Brooks, who is appearing for the first time publicly since his long absence in the west and in foreign lands; a sale of flowers and candies, and the presence of a group of Birmingham's loveliest matrons and maids will make the event especially at tractiye
 The various committees are in capable hands. Each includes prominent, wom- an as chairman and a coterie of other popular women.
 Mrs. T. '. Walter will be in charge of the tea table, assisted by Mrs Harry Upson Sims, Mrs. Burr Fer guson, Mrs Harry Mathews, Mrs. John London, Mrs. Houston Johnston, Mrs. Forney Johnston, Mrs. L. G. Woodsop. Miss Hannah Elliott, Miss Mary Kirk patrick, Miss Sadie Gillespie, Miss Mary rorpes and Miss Marjorie Weatherly.