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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-07
NAVY YARD SWITCH.
Mr.. Neagle. in Annual Report, Elk
plains Obstacles in the Way.

The proposed branch railroad to the
Washington navy yard and the proposed
exchange OF certain lands included In the
Naval Observatory circle are briefly dis
cussed In tho annual report Of Pickens
Neagle. acting solicitor Of the Navy De-
partment. which has just been. made
public. He says that II has not been
possible to have the construction Of the
branch railroad track to the navy yard
In this city begun by the Philadelphia.
Baltimore and Washington Railroad Com
pany. as authorized by the act OF June
"a. 1910. because the question OF title to
the land to be occupied for the purpose
Is In litigation The acting solicitor ex-
presses the belief however that the cues
ton Of title will he settled before long.
and the work on the branch track unoer-
taken as contemplated by the statute'
The purchase Of the small tract OF
private land lying within the Naval OBJ
servatorY circle by the exchange there-
for of government lands outside Oh Dut
in the vicinity of the circle. has not u an
effected, the acting solicitor says. because
no satisfactory arrangements TesaIoins
the relative values of the LANDS invoivea
have yet been made An arrahgement
has been made. however, with the Maesa-
chusetts Avenue Syndicae. which Is grad
ing and hliing large areas OF Iand near
the circle 10 grade the government ionuS
in that neighborhood without cost to the
Navy Department. 1t Is the acting solicit
tors belief that after that improvement
Is made the land can be disposed OF on
more advantageous terms.
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were there and slipped 1t into his pocket.
Then ring with two small diamonds in
cased in a small jewelers. box was found
on him. He said he had bought the ring
recently for s.. Neither pen nor ring had
been identified by the Vogel family up
to late last night.
The police learned long after the body
had been found that Mr. Vogel wore a
belt for valuables. They found the belt,
but every bit OF tewelry had been re-
moved from Il
Roberts was taken before Coroner Fem
berg and made q Ions statement, denying
all knowledge Of the murder and account
Ing for his movements Tuesday night and
Wednesday morning, During the exam
nation Roberts was cool. and frequently
smiled.
Deputy Commissioner Dougherty's the
DRY Is that Mr.. Vogel entered the building
after d o'clock Tuesday night and was
struck down by some one with ham,
mer There were telltale stains visible
In tho elevator. and the trail In the base
ment led In \ direct line from the eleva-
tor 10 tho furnace
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-07
To Discard Aged or
Weather=SOiaed Skin
from Home oueeu.D

To free your skin Of chaps, blotches. rough
ness, muddiness. salowness or any cutaneoas
dificulty the best thing to do Is 10 free yourself
of the skin itself. This Is easily accomplished
BY the use Of ordinary mercolized wax. Use ut
night as you use cold cream. washing 1t Oh next
morning Immediately the offending surface skin
begins to come OF In hne powder-iike particles.
Gradually the entire cuticle is absorbed In this
way causing pain or Inconvenience. Nor does
the face exhibit any evidence of the use OF this
treatment. The second layer Of skin In evil
dence nresents q sparkling beauty and youthful
robustness obtainabIe In no other way we have
ever heard of.
This mercolixed wax which can be had at any
drug store, we know has been successfully nsed
for permanent removal Of blackheads. freckles.
moth patches and liver spots.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-07

S. T. putton. Columbia University, New
York; Eugene lowering president of TIL"
National Bank Of Commerce Baltimorc
Dean w. p. Rogers Cincinnati Law
School: lie Row Goddard. Chicago: Franz
S. Williams, Buffalo; Prof W. l. Hui
Swarthmore: Thomas Raeburn White
Philadelphia; Stanley II. Yarnold Ger
mantown. Pa; Rev. Samuel G. Bushnell.
Massachusetts; Arthur Deerin Call. Hart
ford, Conn: James II. Van Sickle. su-
perintendent Of schools. Springfield, Mass.
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Mrs. Lily II. Holmes Seeks Divorce.

Suit for absolute divorce has been
filed by Lily n. Holmes against Joseph A.
Holmes. charging desertion and miscon-
duct. They were married February II.
1893 and lived together three years.
when. II is alleged. the husband deserted
his wife aud child. and remained away
four years. During his absence the baby
died, and on hts promise to reform, the
wife says she took him back.
After about one month. she states, he
again left her and has not since returned
Charles H. Turner appears for the wife
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-07
Readers Club Recital.

The second recital OF the Washington
Readers Club for the season Of 19l1-I912
will be given In the lecture hall OF the
Public Library. Wednesday evening. De-
eenbsr Is, at 8 o'clock. The public 10 In
vited to attend. Miss Lucy H FeaGtn.
Prof. Edward C. Townsend and Miss
Mary NJ. Miller win furnish the program.
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came in view OF the furnace he saw a
dark object resting against the doors.
He walked closer until he saw that the
dark form was the body of man fully
clothed.
Thoroughly frightened, Mr.. Snaps
bounded up the stairs and did not stop
running until he met Policeman Shallow
OF the Eldridge street station. The po-
liceman went to the basement with him
and found the body OF a middie-aged
man. The front part of the mans head
had been crushed In as though 1t had
been beaten with a hammer. The pockets
Of the victims clothing had been turned
inside out.
Other policemen and men from head
quarters were called to work on the case
Shallow was trying to get some inforna-
ton from Mr.. Snaps, when In walked
Joseph Roberts, tho negro elevator man.
Whats all the trouble about?" In
quired Roberts.
Explanation Of Roberts.
Mr. Snaps pointed to the body. and
then went on to explain to tho police
that he had left the building about u
o'clock Tuesday night, after banking tho
fires. Roberts began with voluntary ex-
plantations that he had stayed later than
usual Tuesday night. and that II was
about o'clock when he departed. lie
said he had never seen the victim before.
While the police were questioning the
men one of Mr.. Schmucker's clerks ar
rived. and he made the Identification.
Soon after Mrs. Vogel, who had been
waiting anxiously for her husbands re-
turn, telephoned to Mr.. Schumacher for
news Of her husbands whereabouts She
was told that he had been hurt. and with
her daughter. Mrs Joseph Shapiro. she
hurried downtown and learned OF the
mu der.
Search of the basement by the police
revealed stained hammer. which ap-
peared to have undergone some cleaning
ecently Then a pair OF russell shoes
hes ring red stains were unearthed and
Roberts is alleged to have stepped for
ward and said they belonged to him He
declared he wore them when he entered
the basement while the police were there.
end that he changed them for another
pair before he knew that a murder had
been committed.
Then Terrence Vitelle. q negro window
cleaner. appeared. He said he had done
some work In the but ding Tuesday even
ing and had left his overcoat In the base
ment. When he was ready to go he de-
ecended In the elevator from the top floor
to the frst floor. He added that he want
ed to 60 into the basement for his coat
but that Roberts told him to wait up
stairs for 4.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-07

James A. Miiholland died at Cumber-
land. Nd, Wednesday, from an affection
Of the kidneys. after an illness of a few
days. He died within two days Of his
sixty-ninth birthday.
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Naval Proving Grounds.

Admiral Twining reports also that a
number Of improvements have been made
at the naval proving grounds at Indian
Head on the Potomac. which have con-
tributed either directly or indirectly to
the economical and expeditions perform
ance Of work. He says that proof and
experimental work have been conducted
at the station during the past year to
the full capacity of the equipment and
personnel.
The rife range on the Stump Neck part
Of the reservation, he says. requires care
fui attention because the dwelling houses
and barracks Of that range are close to
the line of fire of the twelve-inch guns
and well inside the danger zone. With
out hearty cooperation with the inspector
and strict compliance with the regula-
tions established by him, Admiral Twin
ing says that the existence of the range
is Incompatible with the efficient and safe
conduct Of proving ground work.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-07

william H. Purt died Monday at MS
home near Wiiligtou, Nd. aged seventy
nine yooT2
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Roberts Closely Questioned.

Roberts, vitelle and Mr.. Snaps were
taken to the station. For two hours Rob-
erts was questioned by Deputy Commits
sioner Dougherty and his men, search
OF his clothing disclosed q fountain pen
with red stains on It. He said he found
the pen in the basement while the police
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-07
Lowest Rate Of Interest.

Mr. Murray states that the loan and trust
companies of the District OF Columbia
pay the lowest average annual rate of
interest on deposits Of any section Of the
United States. Throughout the United
States there are, the controller says.
Il, 2s7 274 depositors. or deposit accounts.
1852, 6o5 Of which are savings depositors,
and 1,G54589 o her than savings deposit
tors The average rate Of interest paid
on savings deposits by these companies
is 3.74 per cent and on other individual
deposits 2.S9 per cent. The average rate
paid. by this class OF institutions. geo.
graphically state. is as follows: New Ena-
land states. $50 per cent; cas-. ern states,
800 per cent: southern states, 3.73 per
cent; middle western states. $40 per cent:
western states. Ala per cent. and Pacific
states. 4 per cent. 1t appears that the
lowest average rate paid Is In the District
of Columbia, or 266 per cent, and the
highest rate in North Dakota, AIS per
cent. The lowest average rate paid on
accounts other than savings Is in Mis-
souri, or LBS per cent. and the highest
average reported is in New Mexico. 4.3S
per cent
Total individual deposits in all banks
are SIS 9O8, 300 900. an increase Of $685.
600, 600 over the fiscal year 1910.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-07
PRESIDENT WILL SPEAK
AT PEACE MASS MEETING
Arbitration the Theme at Pan
American Union Building
Tomorrow Night.

Arbitration treaties will be the subjects
OF addresses by President Taft and others
at public mass meeting In the Pan
American Union building. 18th street and
Potomac Park, tomorrow evening at s
o'clock. Members OF the diplomatic corps
are expected to attend, as well as other
distinguished men and women interested
in world peace. The mass meeting has
been arranged by the American Peace
Society. which is working hard to tn
fluence the adoption Of the recent pro-
posed arbitration treaties as approved by
President Taft The whole effort Of the
society at present is to bring about arbi-
tration with certain foreign countries
with no amendment to the present draft
Of the agreements
In addition to the President there will
be addresses from Senator Williams OF
Mississippi Representative Barthodt OF
Missouri. Representative David j. Foster
of Vermont. formerly chairman of the
House committee on foreign affairs S.
Shimada, a member of the Japanese par
dean Of the Columbia Law School. New
York.
Special Meetings During the Day.
Various meetings Of the American Peace
Society viii precede the mass meeting Of
the evening. At a special meeting at 10
O'Clock at the Willard tomorrow morn
ing the society will discuss certain pro-
posed changes In its constitution. The
members of the board will
meet at lunch at i O'Clock in the Willard,
and business meeting will be called to
order at 2:3O o'clock pm.
Among the members Of the directors
who will be present tomorrow are Sena-
tor T. E. Burton. president; Representa-
tive Richard Bartholdt, Representative s.
w. Mccall. Jackson H. Ralston, Adds B.
Browne George e Roberts, director of
the M. George w. White, DIR. A. C.
True of the Department of Agriculture;
Judge r. F. Raymond, Massachusetts:
George Foster Peabody. New York; Prof.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-07

TOnsiIine d Rinh,hsris = is the most :,
Prevents childhood, because it is
Oiphtheria yyariaDly preceded BY
Sore Throat--naturs's
. danger signal.
NJ the appearance of Sore Throat
j the first thought should be its quick
cure. Don't regard it iightly-don't
4 think ii may be gone tomorrow. An
/ hours delay may bring fatal results
What good doctor in his practice
/. now advises delay or thinks lightly
u any Sore Throat. especially in
/ children?
Modern medication wisely eadeavors
Z TO quickly control and cure the sim
pier forms of disea sets so much
! easier and so much safer than waiting
: for the graver diseases to follow.
II is right here and in this way that
TONSH-INE has its greatest value.
i Tonsllne will positively cure the
! Sore Throat and thereby prevent the
dread disease -Diphtheria.
I Tonsiline is the one remedy, sold
!. largely throughout the United States,
exclusively tor the cure OF Sore
Threats. It's field is limited. bur II
J does its whole duty every time. TON
SLIME has justly earned the success
II has achieved as Sore ~
Throat Cure. ~
Buy bottle today ana have b
. il ready for instant use. ID
Tonsiline is the stitch In time. nj
% cents and 50 cents. Hos Ia
pital Size. si.o0. All Druggists. "
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-07
Found by Superintendent.

Ascher Snaps. superintendent OF the
building. reported for work yesterday
morning shortly before o'clock. AS he
entered the basement he noticed a strip
of dark smudge leading from the ele-
vator. and he concluded that some one
had spilled red paint and than made q
crude effort to clean 1t up. He unsus-
pectingiy followed the trail, and as he
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-07
Improvement in Machinery.

MANY improvements in machinery and
methods OF work." says Admiral Twin
ing, have been made and introduced dur
ing the year. with a view to increased
economy of operation OF the plant. and
resulting savings are already becoming
evident.
aside from customary purchase Of new
and improved machinery for existing
shops during the next fiscal year. for
which an estimate Of Size. 600 has been
submitted, the most important improve
ment contemplated Is the erection and
equipment of a new foundry. which has
already been authorized ard partly appro-
priated for by Congress.
The gun factory has long suffered In
efficiency and economy Of operation
through the inadequacy and unsuitability
Of its foundry as TO both building and
equipment. If the amounts estimated
for are appropriated at the next session
of Congress, the new foundry should be
ready for use shortly after June 30 1913.
This new foundry will not only be a bene-
fit to the gun factory, but to private con-
tractors as well. In that type gun mounts
can be perfected at the gun factory before
contracts are let, thereby reducing losses
by contractors due to failure and changes
shown by experience to be necessary"
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Banks In the District.

AS to District banks and banking and
building and loan business. the controller
says:
fifty financial institutions. including eev-
en- national banks. five trust companies.
fifteen state banks, stated to be operated
as savings banks. and nineteen building
and loan associations. The aggregate cap
ital of the banks and trust companies
September 1, 1911, was $15, 716, $50. and
the deposits S76. l05,852. including sl4.-
O92, 321 share capital, or deposits In build
Ing and loan associations.
During the year there has been de-
crease Of one In the number Of banks.
The capital reported shows an increase
over 1910 of $55,20O, and the deposits
s.. 62O, 1856 Deposits In national banks in
deposits In trust companies by $1.O43, 81
and in savings banks by $3vl,7S3. The
share capital. or deposits In building and
loan associations, Increased during the
year by sS77.775.
In compliance with the requirements
of the act Of March 4. 1909, the building
and loan associations in operation in the
District Of Columbia submitted reports Of
their condition. with statements relat-
ing to their receipts and disbursements
for the per ,ods ended December 81. 1910,
and June 90 1911.
AT the close of the first semi-annual
period there were in operation nineteen
associations, with assets of $40, 523, Aoo.v2.
receipts for that period being stated at
81 1880, 2O251. For the month ended June
80 1911, the assets Of the nineteen asso-
cations are shown to have been $l6,O17,-
49,. 20 and the receipts for the six months
S., 132.O2032 The plan Of assoc alton
Of the Institutions reporting June 30 IS as
follows: Permanent. ten: seria, eight:
terminating. one. The total number Of
shares issued by these assoc. atoms is
stated at 344.4$ and there were in force
on July / 133.S0S shares. The member
shin of the assoc atoms Is sta ed at
:D.021. of which 1854 are borrowing and
%. 4H7 non-borrowing members. The in
ST al ment payment Of one association Is
So per month: of one other. $50 and Of
the remaining 81.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-07
Holds Greatest Amount of Gold.

The United States holds the greatest
stock of gold and silver in the world. &C.
cording to statistics submitted by Mr..
Murray for the calendar year 1910. The
total aggregate Of gold in possession Of
the principal countries Of the world was
ST, UA 10000 of which the United States
held $1.71O, OOO.OOO or Is per cent Of the
total. The total supply of silver was
81, 1893, 500, 600. this country's share being
$72y 500. 60 or % per cent.
Mr.. Murray recommends that federal or
state corporations holding stock In ma
tional banks be made liza bile to assessment
as shareholders. He also asks Congress
to extend to ten years the statute of
limitations for the prosecution of offenses
under the national banking laws.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-07
KILLED AND ROBBED
New York JeWeIer Murdered
and Gems Stolen.
CHARGE NEGRO WITH CRIME
Elevator Man Arrested Soon After
Body Is Found in Basement
of Building.

NEW YORK. December 7.-Pressed
against the open door Of a furnace in the
basement OF the store and loft building at
No. 125 Canal str, ct, the murdered body
OF Isaac s. Vogel. ifty-f1ve years old. an
itinerant jewelry dealer was found yes
terday Within an hour after the dis
covery Of the murder the police of the
Eldridge street station and detectives
from the central Office. under Deputy
Commissioner Dougherty. had three men
under detention Investigation directed
suspicion toward Joseph Roberts. q negro.
,wenty-eight years old. who had been EN-
ployed In the building as an elevator
operator, and late In the afternoon he
was charged with murder before Coroner
Feinberg
MIR. vogel who lived with his family
at No. ac4 Dawson avenue. the Bronx.
was we'll known among the jewelry mer-
chants Of New York, and especially
among dealers In Canal street. Late
Tuesday afternoon he appeared In the
store Of Joseph J. Schumacher on the
ground floor Of No. 125 Canal street. He
men announced that he had been making
extensive purchases Of jewelry prepara-
tory to a trip to Trenton and surround
ing New Jersey territory. He conf1ded
that he had about $4,000 worth Of Jewels
in his possession. It was known to many
that he carried the valuables in a chamois
belt which he wore beneath his under.
clothing.
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Guns to Combat Airships.

Although the naval bureau OF ordnance
feels that ii Is still doubtful whether
service conditions will ever require guns
for defense against attacks OF air craft
as we'll as guns to be carried by ships Of
tho air. nevertheless. according to Rear
Admiral Tw1ning, chief Of the bureau.
the ordnance experts do not intend to
be caught asleep at the switch. Conse-
quently the bureau has taken up the con-
sideration OF the design and manufacture
of guns which might be successfully used
in this work.
Although his bureau has, during the
past year, conducted numerous expert
ments In connection with ordnance Ad-
miral Twining says no radical changes In
offensive weapons or defensive material
have been made nor have there been any
marked changes In design. Advance in
efficiency, he says, has been accomplished
by perfecting details rather than by
adopting new principles or developing
novel ideas.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-07
Hand and Power Powder Service.

Talking Of the question Of hand and
power ammunition supNy to turrets. Ad-
miral Twining says there la no doubt that
the powder can be raised by hand as fast
as when mechanically supplied as long
as the supply OF shell in the turret re-
mains unexhausted.
1.-THE bureau believes. however" he
says. that the true measure OF turret' g
efficiency Is the average rate OF fire II
can maintain until its ammunition supply
Is exhausted rather than the rate 1t can
maintain during the short or long period
shell slowed In the turret." He exp aims
that the false ideas as to the desrability
OF the hand-ioading method We're en-
gendered by the excellent results at tar
get practice.
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Secretary's Estimates Call for
$222, 500 Appropriation.
INCREASE IN NEW ITEMS
Over $1O0, 900 in Excess Of Expendi-
lures Planned for 1912.
GOOD WORK IN GUN FACTORY
Rear Admiral Twining, in Annual
Report, Commends Quality and
Workmanship.

Estimates aggregating $4,000 have
been submitted to Congress by the Sec
rotary of the Navy for the maintenance
and Improvement of the Washington
navy yard during the next fiscal year.
That amount is $3.50. 600 in excess of the
appropriations for the year 1912 for the
same purposes. The increase is for en-
tirely new items. as follows:
Water front improvements. $4,000: re-
newal Of floors in gunshops and other
buildings. $4,000; extension Of electric
plant. $4,000; consolidating construction
and repair power plant with central pow
er pant, $4,000: storage for power vehi-
cles, $4,000. The estimates include also
$4,000 for a new foundry, the total cost
of which is not to exceed $500, 600 The
sum of 100000 was appropriated for the
foundry at the last previous session Of
Congress.
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Gun Factory's Good Work.

Rear Admiral Twining. chief Of the
! naval bureau of ordnance, In his annual
report to the Secretary Of the Navy, says
that the work of the naval gun factory
at the local yard during the past year
has been prosecuted with vigor. and that
the output of the factory. in design and
in quality of workmanship, has reflected
credit on the official and civilian per-
sonnet.
The demands of new construction and
the requirements of the commissioned
fleet in the field Of improvements in ord
nance appliances, Admiral Twining says.
have imposed heavy burden on the
drafting force, and additions to that force
have been found absolutely necessary in
order to keep up with the demands MADE
upon it. The work of the chemical and
physical laboratory of the gun factory.
the admiral says. has been of very great
Importance and has been efficiently and
expeditiously performed.
During the past fiscal year 115 guns OF
all calibers were completed. 137 guns were
partly competed, 70 were lined and 10
were rebuilt. Breech mechanisms for All
guns were completed and 30 gun mounts
were built 43 torpedo tubes constructed
and various other ordnance manufactur-
ing work performed. The total weight OF
shipments from the yard during the year
was - go, $50 pounds. involving an expen-
diture in labor and material OF 8.79l. 744.