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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-16
INQUEST TO PROBE
FRUIT DEALERS DEATH
Injuries That Proved Fatal
Said to Have Been Received
During Fight.

Coroner hewitt WI conduct an inquest
at the mOrgue ton. oiroW morning in order
that jury may pass on the death of
Benedict Ounce fifty years Of age, who
conducted a fruit stand at 9TH and y
streets orthwest. Thomas Batter, col
ored, OF S2I Barry place northwest. is in
Jail charged with having Inflicted the
fatal wound on Cunco.
February ~, it is charged, Cuneo and
Butler, the latter Il fish dealer engaged
in a row in front OF the fruit stand.
Cuneo, it is alleged wanted the fish
dealer to take his cart from i'm front of
the fruit stand, bat Butler refused to
move.
lie kicked me on the shin Butler eX-
planned at the time of his arrest, ''and
struck him.
When Cunco fell his head struck asans:
the sidewalk with great force He was
taken to the Homeopathic Hospital and
examined for a fracture, the police re-
port but none was found so he was con-
veyed to his home at 1i2o 9th street north
ct
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-16
SETTLED BY PRESIDENT
Controversy Over Control of Lands
in Philippines Adjusted.

The President by>an executive order
mas settled controversy thai has been
running for several years between the
civil and military authorities in the PhlI-
ippines in regard TO the control of cer-
tam reservations and public lands. THIS
order places IN the custody of the army
Fort Santiago and the ordnance Genot
14.6 acres, the port reservation U4:s:
acres9, Estado Mayor and Quartet DO
1nfanteria C5.62 acres, division hospital
(about G.E acres), Quartet de Espana, two
tracts C16 acres and 3.of acres: Noza-
leda, two tracts l2.J1 acres and III
acres: medical supply depot, the Army
and May Club reservation aud the army
morgue and sforehouses at San Antonio
Abad.
The dry docks and shops on the north
side of the Pasig river are turned over
to the Philippine government, which also
Genes into possession of all reservations
not above specified.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-16
THANKS OF THE NAVY,
Message From Department to Life.
Savers at Puget Sound.

The commandant of the navy yard at
Puget sound has been instructed to con-
vey the heartiest of appreciation OF the
Navy Department to the members of a
party who went to the rescue of five per-
sons who had been thrown out CT a
swamped surfboat by the high seas near
Tatoosh Island. Washington, February IS
last. and saved the lives Of two of the
party.
The rescuing party consisted of William
NJ. Cowan, lightkeeper, and G. b. Her
mann and II. Hobbs, his assistants and
". II. Pope and g. G.. Benson, electri-
clans in the United States Navy. Pope is
native of Monterey, Mimi, and has
been in the navy about three and half
years. Benson is from New York city
and has had about two years service in
the navy.
All five are officially commended for
their prompt and courageous act'' I'm
launching boat under the dangerous
conditiors that revealed
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-16
Her Inimitable Cook.

Edith Sessions Topper gives one of her
somewhat famous stories about Bath
sheba Blennerlasset. her inimitable COL
ored cook, in our next Sunday Magazine
Bathsheba made visit To her relatives,
taking various trunks full of presents:
wherefore the "Ructions at Pollytown"
tthe title of the story when she arrived
there and began the distribution of the
gifts. 1t is an exceedingly merry tale.
typical OF nanny of the southern
school Remember, you Will find il in
our sunday Magazine.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-16

such funds without explanation of the
disposition Of the funds
1t was also arguicd that a new trial
should be granted because the court de-
rlined to hold that if the defendant form
ed the intention Of converting the funds
OF the association before or at the time
of the receipt of such funds and convert
ed the same pursuant to such intention
he was not guilty of embeZzlement and
that the court should not have held there
was EVIDENCE tending to show that the
defendant NeStroNed or concealed any
records or books of the association
Finally Milcr'S counsel claimed it was
error for Justice Stafford to charge the
jury upon the question OF punishment
and the possible sentence in case of con-
viction
United States Attorney Wilson and AS
Sistant United States Attorney Proctor
represented the government at the hear
ing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-16
Concerning Government Jobs.

AT the End of the Rainbow is the
title given by James Hay, jr., 10 an
article showing the condition of the thou
sands of Uncle Sans employees in Wash
ington as they are nearing the ends of
their lives, and. therefore, of their USE
fulness. The national lawmakers are
hard set against anything savoring OF
old-age pensions, and that does not ap-
pear to be the solution. Anyhow, mem
bers of Congress are thinking about it,
and il will, in all likelihood, come up for
action before many sessions have passed
Look for it in our next Sunday Mag
aZine.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-16
Fusillade Greets Jewel Thieves.

BOSTON, March 16.-More than dozen
revolver shots were fired last night in
Levi Blumberg's jewelry store, i'm the
South End. when two men attempted to
steal tray of gems. One of the men
was captured later after a struggle with
an officer. He gave the name of Harry
Chase of New York. He said he formerly
lived on Pearl street, in Baltimore. One
of the bullets "raZed Rlumbcrss hip.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-16
Died This Morning.

Three days after the injury was sus-
tanned Cuneo became unconscious. 1t was
realized that his condition was serious
and two physicians We're in attendance
until he died this morning, at II -
o'clock.
Policeman Livingstone of the second
precinct arrested Butler and charged him
with assault The case could not be tried
because of the condition of the fruit
merchant. Butler was committed to Jail
to await the result of the wound. He will
be taken to the morgue tomorrow morn
ing to be present at the inquest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-16
DAvILA WILL RETIRE.
Beltran to Become President Of
Honduras.

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras. March 10.
Congress has accepted the resignation
of Rafael Lopez Gutierrez, who recent
ly was elected second designate, and
had he remained in Office would there
fore have become first vice president
when Vice President Fracisco Beltran
assumes the Office of president Presi-
dent Davila will retire when Beltran
reaches the capital
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-16
CAUSESASENSAH|ON.
Capt. Knight FIatIy Contra
diets Admiral Marshall.
FORMER ON WITNESS STAND
Swears He Notified the Latter Over
the Telephone After the Tests
With the Puritan.

NORFOLK. Va, March ia sensa-
ton was created at yesterdays session
of the knight court-martial when
Capt Austin NJ. knight. testifying in
his own behalf fatty contradcted the
testimony Of Rear Admiral w. ~ Mar
shall given earlier in the trial. Rear
Admiral Marshall declared that neither
Capt Knight nor any one else had
notified him in person or by telephone
of anything concerning the monitor
Puritan "a the close of the explosive
tests.
Capt. Knight. who is being tried on
charges of negligence of duty in con-
nection with the sinking of the Puri-
tan after the tests. testified while on
the stand yesterday that by telephone
he had notified Admiral Marshall in
person of the close of the test and
that the ship. was ready to be taken
to the Norfolk navy yard. Capt.
Knight said he called the Office of Ad-
miral Marshall by telephone from Old
Point Comfort, and that some one else
answered at first but that afterward
Admiral Marshall himself came to the
telephone.
Il recognized his voice. and he told
me on the phone This is Marshall
declared Capt. Knight.
Inc judge advocate asked Capt.
Knight several times if he thought his
duty was to make this experiment with
out first satisfying himself that proper
preparations had been made LAS a
captain in the United States Navy did
you think it right to risk a one-mllion-
dollar ship without first satisfying YOUR
self that due precautions had been taken
for her safety?" asked Lieut. Commander
Mclean
II did not think that my duty demand
ed that 1 make an Inspection answered
Capt knight
Inc captain acknowledged having
signed letter which contained what he
said was typographical error He said
that he had dictated to a stenographer
the word possibility when it appeared
In the letter ''proba bility." The Judge
advocate brought out the fact that the
letter had been signed by Can't knight
although he did not know that it con-
tanned the wrong word
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-16
tombstone Leaves Small Estate.

KANSAS CITY. Mo-. March 16-.Al-
though Ralph tombstone, the aviator who
lost his life in fall at Denver last
IL. was one of the foremost
ayiators of his day. he died a compare
lively poor man. His will, filed for pro-
bate here Yesterday. showed he left S3St
in casii and n al estate valued at Sl.atn
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-16

G. NJ Jacobs. aged thirty and unmar-
ried. was found with his head crushed
carly "wednesday morning on the South
.rn railway a shor, distance from the
L'.a Vista wa, station.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-16

s.merville p. Cramer. aged sixty-eight
years, died suddenly of heart disease
while" working on Cleveland avenue
Hs2erst 3pI. Nd. Rc vas III The employ
OF ,hc c.'.' street maxim. Fe>a~tracnt.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-16
Obtained Permission to Leave.

Capt. knight testified that it had been
previously agreed that he should remain
in Norfolk until after the Puritan was
in dock, but things seemed to be all right
after the explosion, and he did not deem
his presence in Norfolk necessary. and
sent message to the commandant ask
ing that he be allowed to proceed to
Washington. He said that he sent this
message by Lieut.. Murdoch when he went
ashore in the boat with the newspa per
men. and that Mr.. Murdoch when he
came back stated that the commandant
said that Capt. knight could return to
Washington. He said that he did not
have the Puritan Sent TO the drydock,
and that he had no orders to have her
sent there. Capt. Knight stated that
if he had been the senior officer present
he did not think it was his duty to
send the ship to the dock. He said
that he had been nearly forty-two years
III the service and had never been be-
fore a court of any kind OH charges.
On cross-cXamnation he said that he
fired the charge under the instructions
from the department and that he would
not have fired il unless things were
ready. lie understood his duty to be
to take the ship as the commandment sent
her and to fire the explosive against her.
and that his duty did not consist in
making any eXamina ton of the ship or
to see what facilities had been pre-
pared for her docking after the charges
had been fired.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-16
Did All His Duty Required.

In response to all question leading to
whether or not Capt. knight satisfied
himself that all conditions in the men,
orandum from the ordinance bureau had
been complied with and as to what he
should have done to protect the govern
ment from loss by sthe sinking of the
Puritan, the captain stated that he had
done everything necessary so far as his
duty required.
In his examination in chief Capt
knight described the manner in which
the charge was placed on the monitor
and in reply to question from Maj.
Leonard said that he met Admiral Mar
shall on the street in Washington and
was talking to him about the proposition.
He said that the admiral told him every
thing was all right and finally said,
with touch of what seemed to be a
little heat: Don't you worry about that
Knight. You look out for your part and
Well look out for ours"
He said that the admiral seemed to be
little reSentful
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-05-10
BUILDING PERMITS.

Building permits aggregating $780,
1S5 in value were granted by the BoarC
of Building Commissioners, last night
as follows:
Frank Riba two-family frame dwell
ing, west side Fifth street.
E E. Merwin. one-fanily frame
dwelling, west side Hillside avenue.
W. ]. Southey, cement block barn
south side John street.
Louis Pulcriano double family
house. south side Barnum avenue.
Lillian J. Kreuter, three-family
frame dwelling, south side Gem ave-
nue..
Johan Carlson, three-family frame
dwelling, west side Pacific street.
L. c. Smith, private frame garage
north side Stratford avenue.
J. H. keenan,, frame chicken house
north side Harmony street.
A. Fealk, frame shed. south side
Maple street.
Burr & Knapp, two one-family frame
dwellings, east side LindIey street.
J. Silverstone, frame barn, south
side Charles street
Albert Bergman. three-family frame
dwelling, south side Hanson street.
e. P. Hill. one-famiiy frame cottage
west side Main street
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-05-10
THE FARMERS FREE LIST

The Farmers Free List bill was
passed by the House of Representa-
tives Monday by a more than two
thirds vote. the Democrats lining up
solidly behind it and twenty-four Re-
publican insurgents standing with
them, while the vote recorded against
it was only 100 in total of 345. We
are In hearty accord with the New
York Post. which says: Thus, after
an interval of seventeen years, the
ing 1t in that policy; and once again,
squarely committed to an aggressive
policy of tariff reduction, and with
a strong national sentiment support
ing it in that polisy; and once again,
confronting this task, it finds itself
under intelligent and resolute leader
ship. In nothing was the contrast
between the positions of the opposing
parties more sharply brought out than
in the attempts to which the Repub-
licans largely devoted themselves in
the closing day of the debate to make
the removal of import duties contjn-
gent on corresponding concessions on
the part Of the nations from which
the importations were made-''de-
handing concessions" as the Tri-
bune's Washington puts it, from 9TH
er nations before they might derive
benefits under the Democratic plan to
let down the bars without return"
This. like other features Of the bills
history. will be utilized as campaign
material. Of course; but unlike such
transparent lodges as that relating to
convict-made goods, it touches a fun
damental difference of attitude and
opinion. If letting down the bars is
doing something for the foreigner
without return to ourselves, the
whole Democratic position is foolish
ness. The return" we get comes
from the freedom to buy without pay
ing tribute; and the speeches on the
Democratic side showed a very firm
grip on this simple and central fact.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-05-10
MAIL CLERKS UNION.
Dismissed Head of Organization Tells
Congressman Of IL.

Washington, May 10-Second Assist
ant Postmaster-General Stewart to-
day continued his testimony before the
House Committee On Reform in the
Civil Service. which has under con-
sheraton the Lloyd bill permitting
postal employees to organize. In re-
ply to questions Second Assistant
Stewart admitted that clerks had been
dismissed from the railway mail SER
vice solely because of their activity
in connection with the unionization
movement.
Oscar r. Nelson. president of the
National Federation of Postal Clerks,
appeared in support of the Lloyd bill
Mr. Nelson was formerly employed in
the railway mail service. He relat-
ed the circumstances attending his
dismissal
IT was then president of the Chi
cago Postal Clerks Union, said Mr.
Nelson. "And for months we had been
working to remedy the VIGOROUSLY un-
sanitary conditions in the Chicago
Post Office. All through the summer
of 1909 we did everything in our pow
err. under the Roosevelt gag rule to
get the department to remedy condi-
tons. The men were working ten
hours a night under what the Chica-
go committee on occupational diseas-
es declared were the worst conditions
in the city, During the time from
JEne to October four men in the nail
ing division In our union, died of tu-
bercuIosis because Of the working con-
ditions / worked steadily from ear
ly in June until October before secur-
ing the appointment of 40 additional
clerks to relieve the tension This
was under the Hitchcock retrench-
ment policy.
1.-The next June 1 was served with
charges by inspectors. They alleged
that l was violating the gag rule by
trying to influence legislation. Two
weeks later I was dismissed
The hearings on the Lloyd bill will
be continued Indefinitely.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-05-10
ANOTHER NAIL IN THE
COFFIN OF LONG TERM
CONTRACTS WITH CITY

The opinion of he City Attorney
--o..s,%ttive to 1prinkIing the streets is
disappointing to many property own
ers, who believe that oil is a better
dust layer than water. The facts are
about as follows: The Director of
Public Works desired to sprinkle as
many streets as possible with oil. But
the city has given a contract to a
The contractors asserted that their
contract gives them the right to con-
tinue to sprinkle with water all the
streets which they have hitherto
sprinkled. The Director submitted
this question to the City Attorney
who delivers an opinion in favor of
the contractors. The most interest
ing thing about this opinion is its
reaffirmation of the fact that this
city cannot be bound by contract for
more than one year. 1t matters not
for how many years the council may
elect a bargain, binding the city in a
written instrument, such an attempt
ed contract will be merely a contract
from year to year, and all rights un-
der it so far as the persons contract
ing with the city are concerned will
end at the end of every year and will
be renewed only by the form Of maxi
ing an appropriation for another
year.
This is in accordance with the opin-
ion given by the city attorney as to
the validity of the twenty year water
contract which he asserted was actu-
ally only a contract for one year,
and both of these opinions are consis-
tent with and based upon the opinion
of the supreme court in the so-called
garbage contract case.
No principle of law could exercise
a greater protective influence over
the pocket books Of the tax payers
than the one discussed. If the COM
mon council had power to contract for
ten, twenty, or thirty years a single
corrupt or ignorant council could
give away for little or no considera-
ton enormous values.
The law as defined does not direct
| iy affect the matter of street sprink-
ling, because the Board of Apportion-
ment in making an appropriation 'to
sprinkle with oil and water did, in
the opinion Of the city attorney, give
the contract life during the present
year, which is the last that it has to
run.
AS the city has not yet received au-
thority to lay assessments for sprink-
ling with oil, and as it has not yet
received power to require the Street
Railway Co., also to sprinkle with oil
| it is just as we'll that the use of wa
ter should go on until next year Per-
haps then it will be possible to have a
few streets upon which the dust is
laid all the time instead of momen-
| tarily, enthusiastically or not at all
as the case now is.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-05-10
BRIDGEPORT MAN
HONORED BY R. A. M.
H. I. Pearson, in Line For
Higher Honors, is Elected
Captain of Host

At the close of the 112th annual con-
vocation of the Royal Arch Masons
of the State, in New Haven, last night.
it was stated that the organization
had presented a most excellent show
ing
These officers were elected for the
ensuing year:
George R. Morris. New London
grand high priest; w. Jerome Bissell,
Ltchfeld, deputy grand high priest;
L. L. Beach, Bristol, grand king
Horace w Eddy, New Britain, grand
scribe; Isaiah Baker, Jr., Hartford.
grand treasurer; James Mccormick,
Hartford, grand secretary; Harry T.
Pearson, Bridgeport. grand captain of
host, Burton L: Tuttle. New Haven
grand principal sojourner; p. M:
Avery. South Windham, grand royal
arch captain.
Trustees: NJ E. Reuben H Tucker,
Ansonia; NJ. E. James Callan, Water
bury; M. E. John o. Rowland.
Following are the appointed officers:
Rev. Chas. W. Boyleton, Riverside,
grand chaplain; Eugene c. Adj. Wa
terbury, grand master 3rd vail; w. K.
Wilson, Danbury, G. NJ. End vail and
the others of these officials included
J. H. George of Sandy Hook; F. Leon
Hutchins of Norwich, Leslie Reed of
Hartford, and Geo. A. LOOMS of Hart
ford.
George A. Kies of Norwich. was
chosen as committee or correspond
ence
Committee on jurisprudence-Chas
w. Skiff of Danbury; F. W. Beardsley
of Shelton; and F. P. Tyler of New
Haven.
Committee on by-laws-R. H. Tucker
of Ansonia; S. P. Goodsell of Win
sted; and George n. Delap of Hart
ford.
There We're about $50 members of
the organization present at the eXer-
| cises yesterday afternoon, conducted
by Grand High Priest Eugene A. Hall
of Meriden, the retiring grand officer
| 1t was shown in the course of the
| meeting that the present membership
is over $500 and there is steady and
substantial gain in the membership OF
the Royal Arch Masons.
During the afternoon gold badges
| We're presented to the Oldest past pre-
siding officers, as follows: To High
Priest Reuben H. Tucker, Eugene A.
Hall and to General Secretary James
Mccormick of Hartford
There were five prominent members
of the Royal Arch from New York
present at all of the exercises yes
terday.
Connecticut formed its grand chap
ter when the nation was but % years
old, six chapters gathering for that
purpose, and choosing as the first
grand high priest, Judge Stephen I.
Hosmer, OF Middletown. The six chap
tiers were ST. Johns. of Middletown
Hiram, of NewtoWn; Franklin. of New
Haven; Franklin. of Norwich; Vanden
Brock of Colchester, and Solomon, OF
Derby.
The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1911-05-10
STATISTICS OF SUICIDE

Three persons found life a burden
and in the beautiful month of April
and elected to die by their own hands.
Their names figure in the last mortal
ity report for Bridgeport and they
make up part of large total of those
who prefer anything to life. The
laws governing suicide are little un-
derstood. Most such deaths are be-
iieved to be an aftermath of civiIiza-
ton, growing out Of uncertain eco
deep seated social maladies.
Such unfortunate occurrences tend
TO group themselves. The reason for
this is also unknown. The average
number of deaths by suicide in the
United States is fourteen per one
hundred thousand. The average for
Connecticut is somewhat lower, be-
ing eleven and six-tenths per one
hundred thousand. The figure for
Bridgeport has gone as high as six
teen and six-tenths for the above unit
of population.
During the five year period from
1902 to 1906. inclusive the rate of
suicidal deaths was less in Bridgeport
than I'm Hartford or New Haven. In
New Haven the rate has gone as high
as twenty-four persons in one hun
dred thousand.
In Danbury it has gone above thir-
ty and generally speaking the rate
is higher in the small industrial towns
than i'm the larger ones
About six thousand persons au-
nually travel tails lonesome route in
that portion CT the United States
which registers such mortalities.
The methods of the unfortunates
shew little originality. Poison comes
first, fire arms second. drowning third
and then strangulation, suicide by cut
ting instruments, suicide by jumping
from high places and suicide by
crushing Those resorting to other
methods are but portion of one per
cent. of the whole number. Curiousiy
enough June is the month most fire.
quently selected by those unlucky
ones.
The contrast between the most
beautiful season of the year and their
own gloomy and miserable thoughts
dure