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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-16
ATLANTIC LINERS LADEN
WITH CHRISTMAS MONEY
Millions Sent the Folks Back
Home by Prosperous Rel
ativeS Here.

NEW YORK. December 16-Every
TRANSATLANTIC liner that sails through the
Narrows to or from New York these days
Is treasure ship. Four vessels alone
WITHIN the past four days have carried
ABROAD four millions Of dollars and more,
new fork's annual Christmas present to
the Old world. This city will have sent
IN the neighborhood Of ten millions Of
dollars abroad when the last gift-laden
liner leaves her pier within the next few
days.
In addition to this Christmas present to
the folks back home from New York sons
OF Europe. natives throughout the United
States Of almost every kingdom on the
map will swell the fund by millions more.
over the money counter Of the New
YORK post office there have passed with
IN the past ten days more than six mill
mons OF dollars for shipment abroad, and
the season is still at its height
Great Britain Leads All.
When the last inventory was taken
Great Britain was leading, with ST.
237, 900, with Italy pressing her for sec
ond place. with 39.1O4 money orders, to-
falling s.. O91 900. Great Britain will cash
114,412 money orders to get this sum.
orders, aggregating S493. 600: to Sweden
1882 orders. aggregating $442, so; to
Germany. 31.473 orders, totalling $430, 346.
Liberals gift is the smallest. there being
sixteen money orders, with 1868, while to
Egypt next In order from the end. there
went ninety-four orders, totaling 81, so6.
Incoming Mail Heavy.
The tide Of mail is not on the ebb,
however. for tens of millions of letters
and packages from foreign shores have
deluged the local post Office within the
week. The Oceanic set the new record
a couple of days ago. bringing $3.50 sacks
with million and half pieces of mail
therein. Not within the recollection of
the Oldest employe have they handled so
many pieces of foreign matter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-16
Incoming Mail Heavy.
VERDICT SET ASIDE,
New Hearing in Suit Over Will of
John G. MAYNARD.

Justice Barnard has set aside a verdict
which identified Marie Walter Of Cumber-
land. Md, as the niece and sole heir Of
the late John G. Maynard, prominent in
G. A. r. circles. who died in Florida and
was buried at Arlington with military
honors. A new trial is granted to Harry
Diamond. of Fletcher. Va. who claimed
to be a brother of the deceased.
Diamond said the dead man was named
John G. Diamond and was q deserter
from the Union cause. Later he re-en-
listed as Maynard and won renown on
many battlefields.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-16
SUIT IN BANKRUPTCY.
Creditors of Alfred Mayer Apply to
District Supreme Court.

Creditors of Alfred Mayer, trading as
the Bon Marche, on 9Th street northwest
near d street, today applied to the Dis
trict Supreme Court to have the mer-
chant adtudged bankrupt. Justice Stat
ford cited Mr.. Mayer to show cause De-
cember % why the prayers Of the cred
itors should not be granted.
The acts of bankruptcy alleged by the
cerdftors, through Attorney Lucas P.
Loving. consisted in the payment Of bills
for electric light and drayage December
/. The claim is made that these cred.
ttors were preferred.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-16
DETAILED FOR SECOND TERM.
Gen. Whipple Will Remain at Head
of Paw DEPARTMENT of Army.

Brig. Gen. Charles H. Whipple of the
pay department, whose original detail as
paymaster. general of the army will ex-
pire January l, has been redetailed to
that Office by the President for q second
term Of four years. But he will not re-
main at the head Of the pay department
that long. for the reason that he will be
transferred arbitrarily to the retired list
June IL. 1913. on account Of age. He is
to the army pay department from Min
nesota in February. 1881. He reached the
grade Of colonel in January. 1904, and
succeeded Gen. c. c. Snfffen as paymas-
ter general in January, 1908.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-16
DR., Jordan Lectures.

Pupils of Central High School listened
yesterday to President David Starr Jor-
dams story of his ascent Of the Matter
horn in 1851 DR.. Jordan, president Of
Leland Stanford University. told the story
with a wealth Of dry humor which kept
his auditors in laughter, at the same time
weaving into the narrative much tnforma-
ton and detail that made his story in
teresting from beginning to end.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-16
COMMITTED TO JAIL.
Clement Keyworth Unable to Furnish
Bond for $500.

Clement Keyworth, familiarly known
as Zip" who several years ago inherited
n observation-disclosures fortune
and proceeded to spend it rapidly, was
committed to Jail in default Of a five
hundred-dollar bond by Judge Pugh in
the Police Court today, to await action
by the grand jury on a charge Of robbing
Robert Byrd of 1917 18th street August
81, 1909 Keyworth is alleged to have
extracted a twenty-dollar bill from
Byrd's pockets. The defendant entered
plea of not guilty.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-16
Leaves Estate Conditionally.

Mrs. Sophia Engle Schlueter is to have
the entire estate Of her husband, William
H. Schlueter. provided she does not marry
again. According to the husbands will
dated April II. 1910. in the event OF re-
marriage OF the widow. she is to take
only her dover and the remainder is to
go to the sons, Theodore c. and George
Ill. &. Schlueter
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-16
Californians to Banquet.

The California Society Of Washington Is
planning a banquet, to be held about jan
uary Is, for the purpose Of boosting its
membership. All the members o. the
California delegation in Congress will be
invited to be present, as we'll as all other
Californians in Washington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-16
BLEW WHISTLE FOR HELP.
Chinese Laundryman Says Negro
Pointed Pistol in His Face,

Jim Sung's vigorous blowing Of a
whistle attracted a policeman to his
laundry. at 237 7th street northeast yes
terday afternoon. Jim was excited when
Policeman Nebb reached the laundry.
A colored man. the Chinaman stated,
had drawn a pistol on him. The man
asked Jim for change for q five-dollar bill,
he explained, and when he said he did not
have the change the pistol was produced
and the man threatened the laundryman
The unwelcome visitor escaped.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-16
Will Of Henry A. Robbins.

Explaining that he had otherwise pro-
vided for his son Alfred, the will Of
Henry A. Robbins. dated July "a. 1909,
leaves his entire estate, valued at $50. 900.
to his widow. Lille McCallum Robbins.
The entire estate of Mary f. Rushber-
ger is left to Mrs. Sylvania A Hoadley
by the terms Of her will, dated February
Il. 1911, and filed for probate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-16
MONUMENT MODELS
PLACED ON EXHIBITION
Designs for Memorial to Be
Put Up on the GuiIford
Battlefield.

The main corridor or the fifth or
library floor OF the War Department
has been transformed temporarily into
an art gallery. 1t is being used for
the exhibition Of models for a monu-
ment to commemorate the great victory
won by American troops commanded
by Maj. Gen. Nathaniel Greene at Gull
ford Court House. n. c., March Is.
1871. Congress appropriated $50. 900 for
the erection of a monument on that
battlefield. and various artists were in
vited to submit designs in competition.
The Secretary Of War was fntrusted
with the duty Of executing the will OF
Congress, and he will select the design
Of the monument and arrange for it's
erection. Ten models have been SUBJ
mitted in the competition, and they
have been erected in the War Depart
ment corridor. All are Of a high order
of merit. and have elected general COM
mendatiOn.
The Competitors.
Among the competitors are Albert Jae.
gers. who designed the statue of Baron
Won Steuben I'm this city: dorado Taft
the Presidents cousin, who designed the
statue of Columbus to be erected on the
Union station plaza: Belle Kinney o,
New York. H. A. MacNeil Of New York
w. B. Van Amringe OF Boston. Sallit
J. Farnham, F. H. Packer. J. OFT,
Schweizer and Augustus Lukeman OF
New York. Honorariums of $3.50, S30t
and $3.50 will be paid for the three model:
adjudged to be of the highest order OF
excellence. One of these three probab bly,
will be adopted for the monument.
Secretary Stimson has invited the mem
bers of the national commission of fin,
arts to assist him in deciding the ques-
tons of art involved in the competition
Senator Overman and Representative
Stedman and Paul w. Schenck of NORTH
Carolina represent the Guilford battle
ground commission in this city. The
days. and the action of the Secretary OF
War probably will not be announced UNI
til after the expiration of that period.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-16
Carnegie Institution Exhibit.

Exhibits Of the work of the departments
of research Of the Carnegie Institution
have been arranged for inspection in the
administration building, 10th and p
streets, next Monday, Tuesday. Wednes-
day and Thursday from to $50 pm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-16
Wife Seeks Absolute Divorce

Alleging misconduct and non-support,
Barbara Middleton has brought suit for
an absolute divorce from Casper Mid
dledorf. Attorney H. /. Quinn appears
for the wife.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-16
DANCING.
Fire in Cafe Fue.

A blaze in a fiue at the Florentine cafe,
14o4 Pennsylvania avenue northwest. this
morning about $50 o'clock was discov-
cred by a passerby. Several companies OF
the fire department were summoned by
an alarm from box 145. The blaze was
quickly extinguished
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-16
UNITARIAN.

ALL SOULS CHURCH. COR. i4TH AND L
9;4S an. Sunday school. Advanced Bible
Glass. Class for the Comparative study Of Re-
ing service. sermon by Or. Pierce; there 10 also
kindersarten during the hour Of morning wor-
;hip; 10 PM, Young Peoples Religious
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-16

MEMORIAL &. D. \. CHURCH. 1910 18th ST
nw-Sunday evening, Dec. II, at 7:45, 1.-The
Millennium. Millennial Dawn, Age to Come
and Future Probation Theories Refuted; When
Where and How Satan VIII Be Bound" 4 cor
dial welcome TO all.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-16

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH. 18TH AND o SITS.
Rev. w. w. McMaster, pastor-Sunday school.
945 am, Mr.. w. X. Harrison supertntend.
ent. Preaching by TING pastor, ii am. and 8
pm. Christian Endeavor. pm. All mem
beers of the church urged to be present at
the morning service All strangers are in
vited to worship with US
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-16

NEW CHURCH. 18TH AND CORCORAN SITS
invite Rev. Frank Sewall. d. D.. pastor,
will preach at IL an: Sunday school, l21J:
evening service and lecture, 1870 O'Clock on
the DEITY Of JESUS; or, The Miracle Of In
carna ton as Related to the Miracles of Evolu-
ton" All cordially welcome Free loan
library OF the writings OF Swedenborg Free
tracts in the vestibulp
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-16

THE LAWYERS TITLE AND GUARANTY IN
SURANCE COMPANY,
Washington. D. q.
The annual meeting of the stockholders OF the
shore company. for the election Of directors to
s"ry" for The ensuing year. will be held at noon
on Monday. January ). 1912. al the ONCE OF the
eaid company. at Az 9Th street northwest,
Washington. d. c. The polls will he open from
j. until o'clock pm. II. NJ. PACKARD
T-ea
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-16

WHEN YOUNG NAN WRITES CHECK IN
payment of bill he adds TO his credit and
gives himself higher standing with any mer-
chant. Don't carry your money around In your
pocket. II you put it into q savings account
thered be FAR less tempta tion to spend 1t. Open
one today at the Merchants and Mechanics
Savings Bank. One dollar or more is enough
for the start, then add every penny you can
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-16

THERE WILL BE RECOGNITION COUNCIL
held at, the Pilgrim Baptist Church. Sd st. be-
tween NJ and SITS. s.w.. at o'clock pm,
Monday, Dec. IS. 17s
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-16

BAPTIST CHURCH. 4TTf AND VA
ave. Sc. Hinston Y. Hewlett minister-Bible
school, $40: preaching at II. GARMENTS
KEPT NEW followed by LORDS supper,
and 7:45 ENHANCED VALUES; B. y. +.
T.. 6:46; midweek prayer meeting. Thurs
day at 4. CHRIST BORN IN U.s." Eph.
I'D CHI. A welcome for all
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-16

THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE STOCK
the election Of trqssees tor tSs ensuing wear
and such other business may properly com
before said meeting. will be held in the Office
of its attorney, Mr.. \. A. Hoehling. jr., kei
iogs building, 1416 street NV, Monday
January 10. 1912. at 2 pm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-16

ABOUT THIRTY FINE OIL PAINTINGS AND
WATER COLORS. framed and unframed
These unredeemed pledges on which is due
more than years interest. and they will be
sold at public auction, within the Office of II.
X Fulton S14 9th st. NV, WEDNESDAY.
a DECEMBER TWENTIETH, 1911. COMMENC-
ING AT ELEVEN O'CLOCK AN. by b. A.
ThiSscIl. auctioneer II. X. FULTON, Broker.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-16

1ST COMMUNION. J. \. BROWN b. D..
the newly elected pastor OF the 10th st. Zap
list Church. 10th and SITS. NV, administers
his first communion in his new field next Sun
ing pastors. This is the last Communion s Of
the year. We invite all to he present. He
will also preach morning and evening. All
welcome
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-16

massage and all branches for rheumatistn and
poor circulation; also cabinet baths and alcohol
9 OIL ruha. Appointment BY phone. North 46o6.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-07-23

most costly that the world could produce; that the mansion contained such luxuries as cold storage plants, a concealed garage, a swimming pool an art galary, miniature theatre, a solarium and an astronomical obser- vatory. It, HI
 "We find,' says the court in it's ruling, "that the building is unique in the sense that it is more costly than other residences in the city and that the owner by total disregard to expenses, has been able to gratify all his whims. But the building has no real rental value Witnesses have es- tablished that in house intended for the occupancy of men of great wealth, features representing the ir1- dividual taste add to the value.
 "We therefore conclude that in a house of this cost, built in so individ- ual manner, it is fair to deduct at least one-third from the cost of re- production in order to arrive at it's value." s=s4 S@ s
 The court reduced the assessment from $3,50OOOO to $3, 240,o00.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-07-23

which are anything but hygienic On the other hand, artificial ice made under sanitary conditions and from pure, distilled water is at least clean- CT than natural ice. Experiments go to show that germs packed in ice sur- viye but few weeks at most. There fore, though ones ice may come from a germ-infected source, it is proba- bly,, if properly packed and held in storage for some months, free from living germs. One does not, however, like to think of the possible condl- tions under which the ice has been harvested.
 One of our correspondents writes us of small town of which she knew which was at one time supplied from a pond just above and draining into which was a slaughterhouse. When one considers the horses and men which tramp over the ordinary ice field, the various forms of dirt which may accumulate there, and in other cases the bad condition of the water in heated months, the thought of this ice being used in drinking water is. not pleasant. f
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-07-23

that the variation from the specified weight will average up about an even thing the season through.
 In the case of artificial ice this reasoning is at fault. This ice is usually made in 100 or 200-pounds cakes. Starting out from the factory, the delivery man knows the exact weight of each cake. Fifty pounds IS a frequent weight sold. This means a cake divided in four equal parts. So far So good. A man with reason able expertness can divide a cake so that the four pieces will vary little, If any. In large number of cities this custom prevails.
 The Customer nearest the factory has nothing to complain of. He gets what he pays for, but in exact ratio to the distance traversed the customers pay higher price for their ice. The shrinkage is rapid. Thus, 100- pound cake will lose ten of twenty pounds before it is finally delivered, Obviously, the customer taking fifty pounds, one-fourth of what was once a 20o-pound cake, Is actually getting, instead of the fifty pounds paid for not over forty to forty-five pounds.
 In this matter of weight guessing the delivery man should not be blam- ed wholly. Probably theresis no class of labor today with longer hours or doing harder work than the ice de- ] livery man. Nor are these men paid in proportion to the work done. lift ing such weights as are involved in blocks of ice from early morning un- til late at nights isSa tremendous strain upon the human system. The tendency to shirk the lifting on and off the scales is, quite natural, and not to be too harshly condemned.
 Nor is the dealer to blame, for he cannot follow his delivery man to in- sist upon exact weights. He will usually do the right thing if com splaint' is made to him.
 s.s Purity and Cleanliness.
 No attempt has been made in thi inquiry to decide upon the merits o artificial versus natural ice. Unques tionably there are artificial ice plant
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-07-23

do exist. Thus during the past win ter the American Ice Company was convicted of an attempt to create and operate monopoly in New York City. Southern papers have recently announced a merger of ice companies operating in Georgia, Tennessee and some parts of Florida. In small places the ''one man. trust is fre-
 quent and consumers are at his mercy. In the majority of places where two or more companies are operating there is ample evidence of an agreement to maintain a uniform price. Evidence is not wanting how ever, to show that often this agreed upon price level is lower than it would be with a single source of SUD- ply. Competition has brought it down to the point of forced agree ment. In few places the artificial product is in vigorous competition with the natural product.
 Nature Regulates Price.
 Like agricultural crops, natural ice is dependent upon weather condi- tions. In a severe winter we natur- ally look for big ice harvest and
 with reason may expect low prices ] the following summer. An open win t,,r IS followed h-- high pices as surely and as naturally as partial failure of the wheat crop sends the grain markets skyward. The con- sumer may grumble at what he has to pay, but he appreciates the situa- tion and does not protest openly.
 When, however this open winter is followed by good winter from the iceman's point of view, and the following summer the price fails to drop back to what the consumer be- lieves to be it's fair and normal level, he comes out with open and vigorous protest At first glance it would seem that he has every reason for disatisf4 4ction. Unquestionably he has in many cases. Nevertheless, there is something to be said for the dealer. Not frequently in the season of short supply his business is run at no profit and many even show loss, notwithstanding the higher price charged. In the first place, the consumption is very heavily reduced in the second increased because he must maintain wagons and horses
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-07-23
ANGRY WIFE GOES ON SHAPING TRIP

ssalina, Kas., July 22.-Miss Lottie Simpson had her face slapped late last night by Mrs. Matt Price, who claims that Miss Simpson has been alternating the affections of her hus- band. Not long ago Mrs. Price horse- whipped Miss Simpson and since that episode MT. Price has endeavored to keep the two women from meeting, but he was out of the city last night.
 Miss Simpson was seated in Prl >e's automobile in front of an airdome theatre last night, when Mrs. Price saw her, advanced quickly to the ma- chine, dragged the young woman out upon the ground and deliberately slapped her face in the presence of a large crowd. No arrests were made.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-07-23
WHIMS IN HOUSE NOT
 7 TAXABLE, SAYS COURT
T 9E ON EX.SENATOR CLARK'S MANSION CUT BE.
 CAUSE NO REAL WORTH
 IFS ADDED.

New York, July 22.-The whims of men of great wealth. which cause them to disregard expense in equip ping their residences. add little to taxable values, according to the, de cision of state supreme court jrs- tice in reducing the tax assessments on the Fifth avenue. mansion of for mer United States Senator William A. Clark of Montana.
 Senator Clark brought proceedings to review the assessment. Experts testified that the fittings were the
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-07-23
|)R |Cf 1 [EX0RB|TANTj
 l- E INFORMATION FOX RIDERS GATHERED b0 TOWNS 0. UNITED  1 STATES 
Cent 100 Pounds Is the price-Margin of Profit
 Good.
|FT FULL WEIGHT

leader getting the ice he
 Is he satisfied that the fged is reasonably fair? ?
 charged and the price hot necessarily the same
 will be painted out later.)
 ppears to be a feeling. al- fersal, that the iceman is
 ch at the expense of the l that the price of ice is, tal thing, on an excessively
 Are there grounds for 5!
 rely the comfort but the the family depends in a bsure upon ice during the fnl Ice, therefore, becomes tant factor in the cost of s there evidence to show ugh monopoly or combina- ,ng dealers controlling the y prices are exorbitant? a that there is an ice trust oly of national proportions ,undation in fact. There been a national ice trust lbly never will be. Ice be- a natural and an artificial t is doubtful if it would be to bring the entire supply 3 control. However, local $ many of them operating territory. many and
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-19
sANDFoRD is SENTENCED
Leader of Holy Ghost md Us Society
Gets Ten Years,

Portland. Me-. December ls-The
Rev. Frank W. Sanford. leader OF The
Holy Ghost and us Society. left for At
lanta, Ca. tonight to enter upon q
ten-year term in the Federal Peniten-
tiary. to which he was sentenced to-
Day by Judge Clarence Hale. Of the
United States District Court.
The specific charge upon which the
Shiloh leader was sentenced WAS caus-
ing the death at sea of George Hughey
a member OF his flock, by failing to
furnish provisions during the recent
eleven months cruise OF the Holy
Ghost yacht Coronet This was the
first OF six counts In the indictment
found by the Federal grand jury. Judge
Hale continued the others.
There was q big gathering ut the
railroad station. but Sanford remain
ed unperturbed Among those who
bade him farewell was Rev. Charles
e. Holland who succeeds to the lead
crship of the colony.
In an interview just before he left
the city. Sanford declared that he felt
no resentment and that he looked upon
his Imprisonment simply as part 81
Gods plan. IT am glad to be Just where
I am. he said. Il am still in His
work. and as soon as I reach my new
level shall begin to dig In. In fact
I am even now engaged in my work"
In sentencing Sanford Judge Halo
did not designate that he should be
riveD hard labor,