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Evening star., 1911-06-10
GETS OLD BOTTLE OF BRANDY.
Hidden by Student About 1915;
Now in Yale Library.

NEW HAVEN, Conn.,, June 1O-A bot
tie of brandy. with history, has been
added to the treasures in the Yale Uni
versity library. When the late Prof. ".
Fl. Brewer was q student in the old
laboratory. in 1857. he learned Of q tradi-
ton to the effect that when the old
chapel Of the college was built in 1923 a
student took q bottle of brandy from the
room Of a tutor and hid 1t in column OF
the building under construction. where.
the next day. i was covered up by the
In 1890. when the chapel was torn down.
Supt. Hotchkise of Yale. who had charge
OF the buildings and who recently died, mt
the suggestion Of Prof. Brewer watched
the building for the uncovering Of the
bottle. Thus the tradition became fact.
for Mr.. Hotchlkiss rescued tho bottle
from the debris. He kept 1t and upon
hts death the bottle was passed to Prof
Brewer.
In the settlement Of the iatters estate
the bottle has gone to tho library as q
curiosity. Its original owner was Edward
Bull class Of lsl6.
Evening star., 1911-06-10
SAYS PAPERS WERE STOLEN.
Col. Garrard Gives That Explanation
of Bloom Incident.

Col Joseph H. Garrard. commandant Of
tho Fort Myer military post. declared last
night that the papers bearing the adverse
Endorsement Of Private Frank Blooms
application for advancement into the
ranks Of commissioned officers. resulting
In a reprimand at the hands Of President
Taft because OF hts seeming race preju-
dice, were stolen from the files in the Of
flce Of the adjutant at Fort Myer with
tho connivance Of a clerk who has since
been discharged from the service. and the
President had to act after the indorse-
ment became public.
II do not resent the Presidents atu-
tude," said Col Gerard when asked If
he thought the reprimand unjust. What
other action could the President take?
With the publication Of q privileged COM
munication expressing an opinion such
as did mine he had no alternative"
In explaining his action in commenting
on the application Of Bloom Col. Gerard
pointed out that the United States Army
regulations make mandatory the express
sion Of opinion, the Endorsement of their
approval or disapproval. in forwarding
communications to the War Department
Evening star., 1911-06-10
A Dangerous "Scoop. I"

The principal prize entry in our Sunday
Magazine tomorrow Is "Mason's Big Sen
sation." new story Of a newspaper man
who was SO enamored Of his occupation
that he actually placed himself in the
shadow of the gallows for the sake Of
testing a theory and making a scoop
for his paper. It is one OF the most In
teresting stories In this setting that we
have read, and Is sure to arouse profound
interest The author is nameless-prob-
ably for the reason that the story is
based on fact, and is so incredible that
he-or she-does not care to assume re-
sponsibiity for 1t. Anyhow, it Is q fine
tale, and has more than ordinary chance
of being favorably considered for one Of
the awards.
Evening star., 1911-06-10
STRIKE BECOMES GENERAL.
Baldwin Locomotive Works Practi.
cally Shuts Down Today,

PHILADELPHIA. June 1o.-The Bald
win locomotive works. where strike was
inauGurated this week by the boiler
makers which spread to all departments.
were practically shut down today. Yester-
day was pay day. and the men who re-
mained at work were told not to report
until Monday. Today about 800 workmen
were in the big establishment most OF
whom are employed in the light and
power plants.
Late last night the Allied Locomotive
Council declared q general strike against
the works. and the real test Of strength
between the organized men and the COM
pany will come Monday. when all depart
ments will be thrown open.
More than 10000 men are affected by
the virtual shutting down Of the plant
The present difficulty is the first general
trouble the Baldwin concern has ever had
with its employees.
Evening star., 1911-06-10
HIS SANITY QUESTIONED.
Young Man Saying He Was H. s
Boutell Called Impostor.

NEW YORK. June 1o.-The young man
who tried to hang himself in the West
Side Y. NJ. C. A. building Tuesday night.
and when revived said he was son OF
Henry Sherman Boutell OF Illinois. for
mer representative and now minister to
Switzerland. was discharged on a charge
Of attempting suicide. but was sent to
Bellevue Hospital for examination as to
his sanity.
s. G. Boutell. son Of the former repre-
sentative. came from Washington to ap-
pear against the prisoner. and declared
that the latter was an impostor.
Evening star., 1911-06-10

At the annual meeting of trustees of
Bethany College Wednesday, at Bethany.
w. Va. members of tho board of trustees
were elected, new teachers employed. sal
aries increased and reports made of the
progress of buildings being erected and
finances OF tho school gone over. The
board Of trustees will be composed of
Judge Joseph r. Lamar. associate justice
of the Supreme Court of the United
States; Wiliet N. Hays. assistant Sec
retary Of agriculture of the United States;
w. c. Pendleton. Warren. Ohio. and A.
Z. McDee, New York city.
Evening star., 1911-06-10
FACTS Of FRAUD TRIALS
REVEALED TO COMMITTEE
District Attorney Wise Of New
York Tells of Customs
Cases.

The business Of tho United States dis
| trict attorney for the southern district
Of New York was subjected to a critical
| examination today by the House commit
tee on expenditures In the Department of
Justice when United States District At
torney Henry A. Wise Of New York ap-
peared before 1t.
Why the government did not procure
the forfeiture of the hundreds OF million
dollars worth Of sugar imported into the
United States by fraudulent means in
stead Of being content with collecting the
customs out of which the government was
derrauded was one Of the questions the
district attorney was asked to explain.
Mr.. Wise said he was not able to an
swer the question. because tho policy Of
the government had been determined
upon before he became district attorney
1 do not want to reflect upon any one
but 1 may say that have exaoted a
pound OF flesh in every instance where
I have been concerned" said Mr.. Wise.
Required to Forfeit.
Chairman Beall explained that he had
noticed that women and others who tried
to defraud the government out Of customs
We're usually required to forfeit their i'm
ports. and he considered 1t a great mis-
fortune that the sugar importers had not
been treated likewise.
Mr.. Wise in discussing another bhase
OF the sugar prosecutions in New York
said that every man higher up who
could be reached had been proceeded
against
Il think President Havemeyer Of the
American Sugar Refining Company could
have been prosecuted and convicted"
said Mr. Wise. He added that Mr.. Have
meyer died shortly after the frauds were
discovered. The rest OF the men in the
company in Mr.. Havemeyer's day were
spoken of by Mr.. Wise as mere manikins
Chairman Beall next questioned Mr.
Wise about the recent indictment of cot
ton bulls on charges OF attempting to
corner cotton.
He acknowledged that the indicted men.
were charged with handling more than
one-thirty-fifth Of the entire supply
Mr.. Beall wanted to know why so much
activity had been manifested against men
who were interested in putting up the
price of cotton. and yet no criminal
prosecution had been instituted against
Standard Oil. Tobacco or Steel officials
Mr.. Wise responded that any one could
tell that a conspiracy violated the Sher-
man antitrust law, but that until very
recently it was doubtful II the Knight
case was right in saying that holding
company did not violate the Sherman
antitrust law, or the Northern Securities
case was correct In holding that 1t did
constitute a violation.
Evening star., 1911-06-10
FLIES IN HYDR0-AEROPLANE.
Lieut.. Ellyson Of U. s. n. Operates
Machine Successfully.

HAMMONDSPORT, n. Y. June TO-
Glenn H. Curtiss allowed his hydroaero-
plane to be flown Thursday for the first
time by some one other than himself.
when Lieut.. T. G. Ellyson OF the United
States Navy operated the machine sue
cessfully over the waters of Lake Keuka.
Lieut.. Ellyson has been at Hammonds-
port for nearly q month getting instruc-
tions from Mr.. Curtiss. One Of the ma
chimes has been ordered by the navy and
will soon be ready for delivery. Mr.. Cur
tiss also made a flight in the machine.
carrying a passenger. For such flights q
biplane approaches whom about to take
on a passenger.
Evening star., 1911-06-10
DROWNS IN SHALLOW WATER.
Mrs. Susan Miller Overcome by Heat
or Heart Failure.

CHICAGO, June 10.-Mrs. Susan Miller,
wife Of Attorney w. S. Miller Of Win
netka, dressed in a bathing suit and
accompanied by her two children and
nurse, entered the shallow water of
Lake Michigan at public beach yes
terday. After splashing about for a
time all returned to the sand and sat
down.
Mrs Miller was overcome either by
heat or heart weakness. While sitting
on the edge Of the water she fell for
ward, face downward, into four inches
Of water. The water did not cover her
head. Her plight was not discovered
for some time. Then she was dragged
out, but soon died.
Evening star., 1911-06-10
CLERKS TO BE DROPPED.
Census Employees on the Temporary
Rolls Out July /.

ono hundred employees OF the census
bureau. who were given temporary posi-
tions in connection with the taking Of
the last census. will be dropped July /.
IL was announced today. The reduction
will bc made principally from appoin,ees
from the District of Columbia, Maryland
end Virginia.
Approximately 800 employees will have
cen dropped by July l. counting all
.,i,. OF the a.:,65 persons added to the
force for the taking of the census, 2,o9O
remain There were sixty-eight resigna-
tions during May.
Evening star., 1911-06-10
ADMITS HE KILLED WIFE.
Man Who Used Table Leg a
Weapon Is Arrested.

BALTIMORE. Md, June 1O.-John Fos-
ter. who beat his wife Antoinette to
death with a table leg yesterday at their
home in Philadelphia, was arrested here
late last night and this morning con-
fessed the crime to the police.
Foster said he did not regret the deed,
as his wife for the last year had been
trying to poison him. He expressed his
willingness to return to Philadelphia with
out requisition papers.
Evening star., 1911-06-10
STRIKE ON SOUTHERN
RAILWAY IS AVERTED
Government Mediators Say
Settlement Is Reached, But
Terms Not Known.

The threatened strike OF the Southern
railway flremen has been averted.
Announcement was made this afternoon
by Judge Martin A. Knapp Of the Court
Of Commerce and DR.. Charles p. Neill
commissioner Of labor, who are desig-
mated by law as official government medi-
ators. that a satisfactory settlement has
been reached. The official statement fol-
lows:
'The controversy existing between the
Southern Railway Company and its
locomtive firemen and hostlers. which has
been in mediation the past two weeks.
has been settled on basis satisfactory
to each side.
Influenced by a desire to maintain
consideration Of the public interests, each
side made concessions in order to come to
a basis Of settlement"
Adjustment Terms Not Known.
Just what the terms Of the adjust
ment are has not been made known.
Neither the Southern officials nor the
firemen would discuss the matter de-
claring they were pledged to permit
all information regarding the dispute
to emanate from the mediators alone.
The representatives of the 2.400 fire.
men and hostlers OF the Southern first
presented their demands more than
two weeks ago. being represented by
H. o. Teat, vice president Of the Broth
erhood Of Locomotive Firemen and En-
ginemen, and the chairmen of the nine
teen local divisions of the Southern
system.
Their demands were for an increase Of
20 per cent in wages and better working
ment Of colored firemen. Duties of the
firemen also entered into the question,
the men being required to clean and wipe
the engines themselves, an exaction that
is demanded OF firemen, according to their
claim, only on the Southern road.
Evening star., 1911-06-10
Brings Mandamus Proceed
ings Against Commissioners.
WANTS LICENSE ISSUED
Asks Court to Compel District Heads
to Comply With Request.
EXPLAIN PURPOSE OF HOME
No Sick People Taken or Permitted
to Remain There, the Bill
Declares.

Mandamus proceedings were instituted
today by the Bruen Home against the
District Commissioners to compel the
issuance OF q license to tho corporation
to conduct q home At 436 NJ street
northwest.
Complaint Is made to the court that the
Commissioners have Illegally refused to
issue the license and have declared the
home to fall under the act Of Congress
respecting the establishment of private
hospitals and asylums. Under this ruling
the commissioners required the authori-
ties OF the Bruen Home to secure the con-
sent or two-thirds Of the property owners
within a radius Of 100 feet. measured
from the nearest part OF said establish
ment used for the care and treatment Of
PATIENTS :
Through Attorney p. H. Marshall the
home contends that as 1T had no part OF
Its property devoted to the care and
treatment OF patients. 1t was impossible
to measure 100 feet from that point -
Despite this contention the Commission
ers. it is claimed. declined to issue the
license and when the officers Of the cor
poration returned to the N street prop
erty which they had purchased, while
temporarily located at 1900 o street.
Court against Mrs Mary q Catlin, presi-
dent of the home.
Case in Police Court.
The information filed charges tha,
Mrs. Catlin conducts an asylum with
out first having obtained . license. "
Tho case is pending in the Police Court
in the petition for mandamus the
plaintiff details the purposes Of the
home and the method of it's conduct
1t shows that no sick persons are re-
celved and that when one Of the in
mates becomes sick he or she is imme-
diately removed to hospital. The
plaintiff declares its institution does not
come under the regulations made by the
Commissioners in accordance with the
asylum and hospital act.
1t Is declared to be impossible to secure
the consent Of two-thirds OF the residents
within 100 feet of the building.
Charge Is made that the ruling OF the
commissioner is arbitrary and unreason-
able.
Application will be made Monday by
Attorney Marshall for q rule on the
commissioners to show cause why
against them.
Residents Call It Nuisance.
At a hearing before the Commissioners
May II it was contended by residents and
property owners in the vicinity OF the
home that the noise Of children playing
in the yard constituted q nuisance.
Mr.. Marshall, appearing for the home.
argued that the institution is not one that
requires a license, that 1t is in no sense
Of the word a hospital and that the Com
missioners have no right to require a
license for 1t.
Cabell Williamson, appearing for prop
erty owners and residents. argued that
the home does require a license. The
health office has always been of the opin-
ion that the home requires license.
Evening star., 1911-06-10
Records for Twenty-Four Hours.

The following were the readings Of the
Thermometer and barometer at the
weather bureau for the twentyfour hours
beginning at 2 pm. yesterday:
ermometer-Yesterday. p.m., "a: 8
pm, 70; IL midnight, 81; today, am,
60; am, II; IL noon. 80: 2 pm, 90.
Maximum. 90. at 2 pm. today; minimum,
81. at pm. today
Observation-Disclosures: pm. 29.99: s
pm, 1906; 12 midnight 29.9s: today, 4
am; 29.97: am, ca.ss; sh noon, 29s7; 2
pm, 1884.
Maximum temperature past twenty-four
hours, 80; q year ago, So.
Evening star., 1911-06-10

George w. johnson. w. J. Holden and
others Of Parkersburg, w. Va. have or
ganized the Jefferson Highland Orchard
Company and will plant trees on 125
acres of land the company has purchased
from Mr. johnson near Leetown. Jeffer-
son county.
Evening star., 1911-06-10
Meteor Boat Chart es the Potomac.

full-page chart OF the Potomae
river from Warrington to Chesapeake
bay. showing cruises that Will be OF
greatest interest to owners Of motor
Star tomorrow. Be sure to get a copy.
Evening star., 1911-06-10
Of MORGAN
AWAITED WITH INTEREST
Adjournment of the Steel In
vestigation Until Next
Tuesday.

Academic discussion Of the potentiality
OF Industrial magnates and the ethical
bearing Of ''gentlemen's agreements
upon economics marked the afternoon
session Of the Stanley steel investigat-
ing committee yesterday.
The committee will hold its next meet
ing next Tuesday. when James Gayley
will resume the stand. Many inquiries
are reaching the committee as to when
Mr.. Morgan Is to be summoned as a
witness. Chairman Stanley and other
members decline to commit themselves.
but It is reported Mr.. Morgan will be
subpoehed and asked many questions re-
lating to his interests in the steel ana
railroad business, his banking connec-
tons and influences and his part In the
organization OF the United States Steel
Corporation and it's absorption OF the
ing the 1907 panic.
Testimony Of Percival Roberts.
The practical testimony before the COM
mittee yesterday afternoon was given by
Percival Roberts. a director of the United
States Steel Corporation and Of the Penn
sylvania Railroad Company. He said steel
corporation directors who were also d.
rectors Of the railroad had nothing to do
with determining prices for rails. Three
Pennsylvania railroad directors. he said,
were also steel corporation directors-H
c. Frtck. Clement c. Griscom and him.
self. The price Of rails never came be-
fore the directorate of either corpora
ton when he was present. he declared
They were fixed by purchasing and SELL
ing agents.
Mr.. Roberts said that once before he
became a steel director he told President
McCrea OF the Pennsylvania railroad that
prices quoted by the steel corporation fol
rails based on new specifications were toe
high. At his instance Mr.. McCrea saw
Mr. Gary. and the steel corporation salts
factorily modified it's price.
Mr. Roberts cited the bylaws Of the
steel corporation and the Pennsylvania
railroad, which prohibited directors from
voting on contracts between the two
companies.
Evening star., 1911-06-10
Adjourned Amid Turmoil.

Cipcietta. another barber, said he had
seen the ring before the trial. 1t having
been shown him by Judge Romano. who
conducted the original investigation into
the murders Of Cuoccolo and his wife.
The witness was confronted by Romano.
who said his story was untrue. but he
refused to qualify his testimony. where
upon President Bianchi ordered his arrest
for false swearing.
As the second witness to be arrested
was led away by the carabineers. the
Camorrists in the prisoners cage shouted:
That's two arrested. Suppose the
others will have the same fate" Amid
the turmoil the sitting was suspended.
Evening star., 1911-06-10
The Republican Plan.

The republican plan in the Senate Is to
usist that re iprocity shall stand upon
- meri :. separate from agreements to
vote upon anything else. and will try to
force the situation along this line until
an absolute deadlock in the Senate should
occur.
They would, i'll that event. try to Jockey
the blame upon the democrats for the
deadlock and non-action on reciprocity.
believing that the democrats cannot af-
ford Ia lot tho special session end in =
easco.
Evening star., 1911-06-10

great new series Of war stories by
L. J. Beeston. See our Sunday Magazine
tomorrow.
Evening star., 1911-06-10
CAMORR|ST WITNESSES
CHARGED WITH PERJURY
Two BARRIERS, After Testimony
Regarding Ring, Placed
Under Arrest.

vITERBO. Italy. June 1o.-This morn
ing was occupied by the court of the as
sizes with an attempt of the prosecution
to establish that the ring found in the
possession Of his alleged murderers once
was worn by Gennaro Cuoccolo. Several
witnesses were examined ard two of
them were subsequently charged with
perjury.
The barber Cuocci OF Naples. who has
sworn at times that he did and at other
times that he did not recognize the ring
in evidence one which he had seen
on the hand Of Cuoccolo, was recalled.
Today he asserted that he had seen the
ring In the possession of the murdered
man. despite the fact that his own serv-
ant moment before had testified that
his master had never seen the exhibit
until it was produced in court. Cuocci
was warned that a penalty of ten years
imprisonment was attached to the Of
fense Of giving false evidence. but he
persisted in his affirmations with the re-
suit that he was arrested.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1911-07-07
THEIR WORST ENEMY,

Ag has been remarked a number OF
times before In these notes. the newly
set apple orchards throughout all the
north central states have no enemy
that inflicts greater damage than the
deposited by she borer beetle on the
trunk at or just above the surface Of
the ground. II not disturbed 1t makes
fits home beneath the bark covering a
period of two full years, when IL
energies from the trunk as a mature
beetle The damage which two or
three Of these lusty b0rers can do to
thrifty trees II sickeHing to the one
who has set them our with high e
pertatiOns and has taken much pride
in caring for them - preliminary
It'd putting the bOrerS Uur Uf business
any grass Oh weeds should ~ removed
from the trunk Uf the trees. One
should then make Y close inspection
Of each trunk. scraping the earth
away close to the trunk 10 the depth
Of an inch or an inch and a half. The
presence Of the newly Matched borer
is often Indicated by drop of brown
Juice exuding from the bark. AS it
grows its excreta Is a fine brownish
pulp. In case this does not appear on.
the surface the borer can often be To-
Gated by a fat dead or hollow spot in
the bark. The young borers will be
found near the surface and the older
ones farther In, some OF which Will
have to be reached with a piece OF
wire OK a pliable tw1g. IL Am well To-
no over the orchard several times dur
1nE the growing season, I'D ONE 1nspec-
t1on seldom gets all of &C. Offenders
Painting the trunks OF the trees with
m lime wash tn which an generous sup
ply OF carbollc acid hag been added
viii kin many eggs and the newly
Matched Grubs. but ought mot 20 DO re-;
Lied upon entirely.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1911-07-07
HAY CAP AND WEIGHTS.

Along with other devices for secur.
ing the hay crop in sections wherein
rain II likely to fall at cutting time
the hay cap 10 making a place for It
self These caps are best made of
squares Of forty inch "A" sheetdn9.
Cords from ten 70 twelve inches long
should be- attached 20 each corner from
which 20 suspend the weights to hold
them in place While brick or STONE
may To- used FOR thiS purpose. On very
convenient weight % made by making
some moldg or tough ticket board cF
manila cardboard with a diameter oG
about two inches and a half and tho
same depth and filing with cement
Just before this hardanS common barb
Cd wire staples should be bedded Bo
mn 10 leave a convenient hoop OF iron
through which to tie the cords. These
weights win not break and can be re-
moved from the cap cords 40 soon a.
the season II over.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1911-07-07
SIIoS FOR ALFALFA.

A friend OF the writer who lives An
the humid sections has three thrifty
acres OF alfalfa which he plans TO put
UP soon The stand is fine and even,
and The yield will b. good LIE may
have good weather at cutting time;
then. again. he may not lie lS deHmt.
ing the question or putting up IA sIlc
with rhe special purpose 1n view Oh
having sure method regardless Of
weather for securing this valuable
crop. and liz he should he win increase
his acreage TO ten acres. We believe
the plan ~ a feasible one, one that
might well be followed In those sec.
lions where uncertain weather pre-.
walls at haying time. In the arid and
semiarid sections of the west one can
just about bank on favorable weather
for haying, but east Of the ninety-hfth
meridian there IL good deal of risk
and often considerable deterioration
In the quality Of hay as a result Of
getting wet In the curing process. LIN.
stances are numerous where alfalfa
has been made into perfect ensIlage
by rhe usual method, and all kinds "a
stock have been greedy To get 1t
$ilos should ID on every farm in Cine
corn belt, md any farmer who hai
one can and should give this alfalfa
ensIlaEe business trial.