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before. Smiths statements contradicted
| what he had told them at other times.
they said. and when his attention was
called to the alleged discrepancies. he dis
missed the subject with the remark: I'm
| telling the truth
Smith was about the city part Of Thurs
day. the day Mickle was murdered. he
stated, but he denied that he was near
the Mickle store within several hours Of
| the time the crime was committed. He
had previously admitted that he passed
| the Mickle store after the tobacconist was
murdered, but yesterday he declared it
was Friday and not Thursday, that he
was there.
Accounting for his whereabouts Thurs
day. Smith told his questioners that it
bed that morning. He said he ate break
fast with the wives of John and Cleve-
land Walker. and that he later went to
F'airmont Heights, a short distance away,
and talked to a man named male. who
was working on new church building.
About 10 o'clock" he stated, Il left
the church building and returned to Walk
ers house. Before noon L went to Will
liam GodfreyS and saw William God
frey, jr."
Young Godfrey. he stated, gave him .
cents, and he boarded a street car to
come to the city to get a bottle of drink.
He put himself at Gus w. Forsbergs ma
chine shop sth and Water streets south
west. at II :55 o'clock. He went there and
asked for q position in the shop. From
the machine shop. he stated, he walked
to saloon on 9th street northwest be-
tween Louisiana avenue and street
where he purchased a half-pint bottle of
whisky. later boarding car at Pennsyl-
vania avenue and 9th street northwest
getting transfer at New York avenue
and 9th street and returning to Godfreys.
At Walker House Thursday Night.
II reached Godfrey's about $50 o. Clock
stated Smith. land it was about 4 o'clock
when l reached Walkers. John Walker
and his wife and Cleve Walkers wife
were there when I arrived
Smith declared he remained at Walkers
house from that time until Friday morn
ing. not coming to the city or going to
any other place.
Harry Hoffman. barber, who declared
yesterday that a photograph of Smith
printed In The Star greatly resembled
man whom he had shaved in d barber
shop at It'll and n streets on the even
ing Mickle was murdered has not yet
seen Smith,
He will go tomorrow morning with de-
tectives to look at Smith in an effort to
identify him as the man whom he shaved
In the 9Th street shop that day.
Norman said man whom he believes
was Smith was in the barber shop on
9TH street Thursday evening, the day
of the murder. He said he shaved the
man and that he later left the place
When he saw the photograph of Smith
in The Star he informed a Star reporter
that he thought it was the same man.
Hoffman has been unable to leave his
work up TO this time to go to the sta
ton house and told the detectives he
would go with them tomorrow.
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Taken to Old Home for Interment.

Funeral services for Albert III. Beers
who died in Baltimore Thursday, will be
held at Bridgeport, Conn.,. his old home
tomorrow. The body was taken to that
city this morning. Masonic rites will
mark the burial ceremony.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-25
CAPTURE TIGER HILL
Chinese Rebels Take Fort Out
side of Marking.
COMMANDS CITY AND RIVER
Several Big Guns Also Fall Into
Hands Of Revolutionary Forces.
WOMEN JOIN FIGHTING LINE
Take Up Arms Against Manchu
Observation-Disclosures New Premier.
German Wireless Equipment.
COMMANDS CITY AND RIVER
WOMEN JOIN FIGHTING LINE

NANK1NG, China. by wireless te
Shanghai, November 25.-The revolution
airy forces today captured Tiger Hill fort
outside the walls of the city. and which
commands the city ana river Severa
big guns were taken. A number Of Inn
perialists have joined the rebels.
Women Take Up Arms.
SHANGHAI, November 25.-Women are
joining the revolutionary forces. and the,
insist upon being allowed to proceed to
the fighting lines. In a batch of rein.
forcements which started from Shanghai
last night to join the attack upon Nan.
king there were twelve women armed
with rifles. permission having been given
them by the rebel leaders to fight in the
ranks.
WI Ting-fang, who is acting as the
head Of the foreign board of the revOlu-
tiOnists, said today that the inSurgent
leaders were wiling to discuss with dele
gates appointed by Premier Yuan Shih
ha1 the question OF the establishment OF
a limited monarchy or q republic for
China. They would be willing also to
meet at some neutral place. but would
not go to Picking, where the surroundings
were at present uncongenial. Ninety per
cent of the Chinese. DIR. WI said, were
irrevocably opposed to the retention of
the least semDlance of Manchu power.
Distrust Premier Yuan Shi Kai.
PEKING, November 25.-Premier Yuan
Shi Kai's position is becoming more in
tolerable daily. Neither the Manchus nor
the Chinese trust him, and the Manchus
are becoming more suspicious all the
time.
The moderates do not say that if Yuan
had remained at Changtefu the court
would now BEAT Jehol and the rebellion
ended. Many Chinese believe that while
Yuan is reassuring foreigners with a
view to obtaining loan and placating
the moderates with pretended pacific
measures, he is in reality intent upon
sternly crushing the rebellion with force.
The continued fighting at Hankow and
in the vicinity of Marking is taken as
lending color to this belief.
The imperialists after an attack upon
Hankow that lasted thirty-six hours, were
repulsed last Thursday and driven back
across the Han river with great loss
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-25
Appears in Police Court.

The police had no idea of bringing Smith
10 court until some definite change in
Morris Benefits condition was manifest.
However. public opinion seemed to infiu-
ence the ninth precinct police to some ex-
tent. for they said this morning that they
wanted to have the formalities of cour,
as a reason for OBTAINING the man. The
warrant charging Smith with assaultine
Bennett was sworn to by Policeman
Charles Strobel, and names Morris Ben
nett a witness. When Capt Daley
called on Assistant United States Attor.
ney Given in Police Court this morning
Capt. Daley was asked whether Bennett,
would live. He replied:
Personally, j do not think SO. but il he
should live he will be manned for life"
a little later Ralph Given went over &c
The United States attorneys office. He
would not tell why nor what had trans
pired there concerning the Mickle end of
The affair. All he said vas:
THAT office has the matter entirely In
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-25
Washington Police Elated.

Maj. Sylvester and Inspector Boardman
we're elated over the Identification brought
about this morning through the efforts OF
Policeman Kelly. The circular ne found
was received by the local department Sep
TENDER 10, 1908. one week after the Grieg-
ell murder in Chicago. Instead of being
sent to the bureau of identification ana
filed there it was filed with letters in the
office of the chief OF detectives.
Had ii been in the bureau of ldentln-
cation" il was stated this morning. tine
Identification would have been brought
about several days ago.
1t was not there, however, and ii was
only discovered through the efforts OF
Policeman Kelly.
The police and the United States attor-
ney's office are planning to give James
Smith the limit of the law on one charge
or another. a statement which is proved
by the proceedings in the Police Court
this morning, where Ralph Given. ASSIST
ant United States attorney, asked Judge
Mullowny to hold Smith under twenty
thousand dollars bail.
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Lawyer Appears for Smith.

Attorney George Curtis Shinn appeared
rs a lawyer for Smith Previous to the
opening of court Smith had talked to a
Star reporter:
II don't see what l can do in this
case he said, except to give names
of witnesses who can prove my gooo
character They are going to bring a
pack of lies to court, and / can't say any
thing about it, because everything they
charge me with is not true"
Smith sat in one of the little steel
cages in that part of the courthouse where
visitors are seldom admitted. Five or
six prisoners, charged with ordinary
crimes, sat around him open mouthed.
gazing at him as If he were freak or
nature Smith had no word to say to
them. He smoked the inevitable cigarette
and wore his brown peaked campaign
hat He looked tired and weary. and the
beard is beginning to darken his lower
jaw-the same jaw which several per-
sons are interested in identifying.
Attorney Shinn asked to see Smith and
he Was brought upstairs, and the two
talked together. with only the chest-high
partition of the prisoners dock separat-
ing them
Ralph Given had in his pocket the war
rant charging Smith with assault with in
tent to kill.
Mr.. Given went to the United States
attorneys Office and it was understood at
that time that the Smith case would be
Indefinitely postponed. Policemen said
that in view of the fact that Smith had
obtained a lawyer, they wanted to be
surer than ever the evidence in the Ben
nett case Will stick. 1t is also sure that
the police want to send Smith over the
road to the penitentiary for long a
time as possible, seeing that they have
no direct evidence in the Mfckle case.
1t is planned by the United States attor-
ney's Office to give Smith the limit of
fifteen years for the Bennett assault. but
II is significant that Smith may also have
to stand the charge of highway robbery.
and that charge has few years which
may be tackled on at the end of SEN
tence. provided the police prove their
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made for several years change. The cir
cular from Chicago then continues:
lis q desperate hoodlum of the can
rushing kind. and was released recently
from Pontiac, ILL.,, reformatory.
Wanted for murder of Louis Fuller
deau on August -, 1908, robbed, shot and
killed: and also for murder of John
KrigeI on September 2, 1908. He beat
the latter to death with base ball bat
AS soon as the circular was found De-
tectives Cornwell and Baur were assigned
to the prisoner and getting talk with
him with view to obtaining from him
an admission of his identity and possibly
a confession.
a. r. Lamb. in charge of the bureau
of identification of the local police de-
partment. and Frederick Sandberg. pho
tographer, both regarded as experts IN
the matter of identifying prisoners, de-
clare there can be no possibility OF
mistake in the identification of Smith as
being the man wanted in Chicago.
Denies Ever Being in Chicago.
The identification at headquarters was
made while James Smith was in a cell at
police headquarters, where he had been
taken on a warrant charging him with
assault with intent to kill, on Norris Ben
nett, the grocer of Fairrnont Heights.
who now lies in Casualty Hospital. A
Star reporter, on hearing the identified
ton, Immediately obtained permission OF
the United States marshars office TO in
terview Smith.
You are said to be John Kabusta,' he
said
John who?" asked the prisoner.
John Kabusta."
My God. l never heard such name
Ia my life
The other names were mentioned. he
denied ever hearing them.
when did YOU leave Chicago?
Il was never in Chicago in my whole
Iife," said Smith 49,
Policeman Kelly, who is given credit
for bringing about the identAAcation Oh
the prisoner, is a son of the late Lieut.
John F. Kelly The father had the repu-
tatiou of being one of the most emclent
members of the force during the many
wears he served as a poliSeman- Without
any reference to the portrait or the IN.
cago murderer. local detectives deemed IL
a significant coincidence that both in Chi
cago and this city two crimes were conf
mitted within SO short period
Louis Pallerdeau, one or the Fictlihs VI
the Chicago murderer. was shot 20 death,
while John Griegel, the other victim, was
beaten the motive in each case having
been robbery. 1t was known that the
prisoner had a pistol in this city only
few DAYS ago and that ne pawned IL SUD
seouent to the commission of the Mickle
murder.
Two days ago. the local police wired
Chicago for information about kabuSta,
having been told by persons in charge or
the identification department OF the bu-
reau OF navigation, Navy Department.
The suggestion having been made that the
finger prints of Smith resembled those OF
kabusta.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-25
Cows. crothers and Dix Attend.

Gov. Crothers of Maryland and Capt.
Gibbons. superintendent Of the Naval
Academy. occupied boxes with parties.
Gov. Dix of New York and Mai. Gen.
Barry. superintendent Of the Military
Academy, had boxes. Secretary Slim
son took his party over in a private
car. 1t included his father and sister,
DIR. Stimson and Miss Stimson of New
York; Miss Frances Gamble, niece of
Mrs. Stimson: Capt. Frank r. Mccoy
Miss Marion Oliver, Miss Alma Rugg es,
Maj. Blanton Winship. Gen and Mrs
Leonard Wood. Gen. and Mrs Wother-
spoon, Gen. and Mrs. Clarence Edwards
Miss Edwards. Mai. and Mrs Henry T.
Allen. Miss Marjorie Cotton. Mr.. John c.
Schofleld. Miss Schofleld, Capt NJ c.
kerth. Capt. and Mrs. U. S. Grant Sd
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Pedigo. Gen. Gro
zier and Mr.. Felix Frankfurter.
Other Box Holders.
Other box holders were Col. John r
Williams, Miss Dorothy Williams, Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph Letter, Gen. E. II. Crowder
judge advocate general; Mai. e. A. IRE
ger, Gen. Wotherspoon and Gen. George
H. Torney. surgeon general: Il. A. C.
Smith, Col. G. Fiebeger, U. s. NJ
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-25
ARMY-NAW GAME
A POWERFUL MAGNET
Many Drawn From Washing.
ton to Witness Contest on
Franklin Field.

thC SPOAtlhS SNcHt WHICH II was on It's
way to view Brilliant yellow chrysan-
themums by the score dotted the hurry
ing crowd, and the army and navy girls
were noticeable in their blue and gold
costumes, many of them carrying ban
ners.
Fur coats and rugs. which many car
ried, indicated that it was rea, foot ball
weather. But the cold wind did not chill
the enthusiasm Of the crowd Army and
navy men who had themselves fought it
out on the gridiron talked of past VIC
tories and of the game to come
President Unable to Attend.
In addition to the regular trains for
Philadelphia, four specials on the Penn
sylvania and one on the Baltimore and
Ohio went out this morning. Although it
had been believed that President Taft
would attend the game, it was found
that the chief executive could not get
Of business. Miss Helen Taft had Joined
her brother, Robert Taft. in Cambridge,
for the Yale-Harvard foot ball game.
Secretary Meyer of the Navy took a
party over ON a private car. including
Mrs Meyer. the Misses Meyer, Miss Mary
Switzerland and her fance, Louis Bacon
of Boston, and Lieut.. Commander Leigh
Palmer and Mrs. Palmer and others.
The Secretary of War also took large
party to the game. and occupied not only
his own box, but that of the President.
Assistant Secretary of the Navy and
Mrs. Beekman Winthrop had as their
guests the Attorney General and
Mrs. Wickersham. the naval attache of
the Austro-Hungarian embassy and
Baroness Preuschen, the naval attache of
the German embassy, Commander Retz-
mann; Mr.. and Mrs. Charlemagne Tower,
who Joined the party in Philadelphia. and
Lieut.. Raymond Rodgers, in command Of
the Sylph.
Col and Mrs. Thompson had as their
guests Mr.. Justice and Mrs. Lurton and
their. house guest. Miss Morgan; Rear
anG M1s Rona Rear Admiral
Admiral Emory, Mrs. c. H. Davis,
Miss Davis. Mrs. Kane of Newport Lieut..
and Mrs. Turpin. Lieut.. and Mrs. Robert
Henderson. Miss Sykes, Miss Helen Sar-
gent, Miss Harriet Winslow, Miss Wood,
Spear. L. s. NJ, and Lieut.. Commander
McCauley. L. 8. N. Mr. and Mrs.
stephen Pell Of New York, son-in-law
and daughter of the hosts. Joined the
Rear Admiral and Mrs. Adams had as
their guests their debutante daughter,
Miss EdmOnia Adams and Miss Emily
Beatty, Miss Caperton and Miss Taylor,
all debutantes in naval circles.
Miss Ruth Noyes and Miss Elizabeth
Noyes, daughters of Mr.. Theodore w.
NOyes, went over yesterday for the game.
MIR. and Mrs. Andrew b. Graham and
Mrs. Grahams sisters. Miss Anna Port
ner and Miss Hilda Portner, with their
brother. Mr.. Oscar Portner and Miss
Marthena Harrison went over this morn
ing to be the guests at dinner and over
night of Miss Dougherty in Philadelphia.
Mrs. George Ray and Miss Marie Ray,
Miss Frances Miller Miss Stella Carusi.
Miss Lilly McCallum. Miss Ethel Benton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph n. Thompson, Mrs.
j. Burnet Crane. Miss Crane and Miss
Estelle Crane, Miss McCauley and Miss
Milan were among those from this city
who attended the game
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-25
Mistakes Attributed to System.

The mistakes are attributed to the
bookkeeping system now in vogue. and
under which, it is said, errors are likely
to occur at any time.
Again, Auditor Tweedale is alleged to
have pointed out that. according to his
last annual report, the uncollected bal
ances on real estate levies from 1877 to
1911 amounted to 1872. 1873, while the
balances on personal tax levies from 1908
to 1911 amounted to sos. 59415.
While the balances are supposed to rep
resent the actual amount due the Dis
trict, according to a statement made by
the auditor to the Commissioners, yet
there Is some uncertainty as to whether
the figures are correct, 1t is asserted.
If any errors exist in the figures which
now represent the balances due the Dis
trict they have resulted. most likely, it is
said, from mistakes in the addition of ac-
counts on ledgers or from changes in
levies subsequent to the original addi-
tons.
Under the present arrangement the coll
lector of taxes is charged with the total
assessment. that official having nothing to
do with the preparation of the ledgers
and tax bills.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-25
HOW TO GET THIS BOOK

Il to
i.fr.-
giving II
actually $500
to verify
. The Sfar-11th
EACH BOOK BY MAIL, ID CENTS EXTRA P0srAGE
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Assessors Future Duty.

AeSSSS>SOA -
The Tweedale plan provides that here
after the assessor shall be charged solely
with the duty of preparing real estate
and personal tax rolls or duplicates,
which shall be sent to the Commission
ers for their approval, and then shall be-
come vouchers for the collector of taxes.
The duplicates. it is planned, shall
serve as a basis upon which the col
lector shall prepare tax bills and col
lect taxes during the ensuing year.
It is further provided that the auditor
shall be required to verify the tax
ledgers in order to prove that the
amounts on the tax rolls have been
properly entered on the ledgers.
One Of the suggestions of the auditor
is that the real estate tax duplicates
shall contain the name of the owner.
the number of the square and lot the
a mount of the assessed valuation and
the total amount Of tax on every as
sessed piece OF ground
with respect to the personal tax roll,
it lis suggested that the name ana al
dress of the person assessed and the
total amount Of the tax shall appear.
Auditors Recommendations.
Among the recommendations of the
auditor are the following:
First. that the assessor shall be charged
only with the duty of ascertaining and
fixing the values on all real and per-
sonal property subject to taxation in the
District and certify the amount to be
collected.
Second, that the assessor shall not be
required to devote his time and attention
to purely clerical duties incident to book
keeping necessary to the preparation of
tax bills.
Third, that the collector of taxes. when
he receives money and gives q recent IN
liquidation Of the taxes, shall be required
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-11-25

hand, and all have to do Is to attend
to the warrant in this court"
1t was regarded as significant, how.
ever, that Mr.. Given said he intended to
ask for the limit, in case the assault is
proven. Those who have followed the
case closely believe that the United
States attorneys Office cannot believe 1t
has very strong evidence in the Mickle
affair.
Pocahontas star herald., 1911-04-14
BASEBALL TEAM
NOW ORGANIZED

Pocahontas will have a strong
baseball team this season. About
fifteen of the young men of the town
have announced their willingness to
go into the organization and meet
ing for the purpose of lining up a
team was had Monday and the line
up is as follows:
o. Brown, Sd base; B. Douglas,
I'd base; A. Bacon, catcher; D..
Lynch, center field; G. Parten, left
field; B. Angle, pitcher; q. McCor-
mick, DR.. Hamil and G. Forester,
substitutes.
These boys are all good ball play
ers and it Is safe to say that Poca,
hontas will get TO witness some ex-
cellent games this season. 1t $
now up to the business men of the
town to subscribe liberal fund to
defray the expenses of getting every
thing in shape and giving The boys
a good send-off.
Pocahontas star herald., 1911-04-14
Local and otherwise
Sssssssss3ssss33ss5s3EEEs

j. F. Vinson of Biggers was a
pleasant caller Saturday.
Judson Goff, the concrete walk
builder, was pleasant caller Satur-
day. He informs us that the proba
bilities are that he will secure the
contract for several walks for the
citizens and the town this spring.
Two good farms near Hamil, Ark,
one 270 acres, IA acres in orchard.
The other 80 acres, acres in orch
ard. See JACKSON REAL ESTATE
Co.
VIM. Spencer, our young friend
of Maynard, was in town Monday.
For SALE-Good work horses
and mules for sale on easy terms.
Call on or write, w. E. Cox,
3l-2t. Noland, Ark.
Pocahontas star herald., 1911-04-14

Wesley Cowden of Warm springs
sends us a dollar to pay on his SUP
scription.
TAYLOR Early of Ingram VIII
please accept oar thanks for a dol
lar on subscription.
Mrs. Ella Chalfant of Pine Blum
has been in Pocahontas several days.
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
J. f. Brown.
Ollie Brown, who has been work
ing at Pine Bluff for several months
has returned 70 Pocahontas to lVe'
r. r. Boone of Biggers was ID
town the latter part of last week on
business, part of which was to pay
for another years reading OF this
paper.
ESQ. and Mrs. J. A. Douglass
were pleasant visitors a few even
ings ago.
Uncle Dave Sharp and Don Kun
of pitman were in town Monday,
looking after business matters IN
probate court,
S. c. Lang, book-keeper for the
Grafton Stave & Heading Co. OF
Biegers, and Clifford Price, book
keeper for Lee Brooks, were IN TO
cahontas Sunday meeting friends
Thos. II. 3rookield o f Bliss,
Oklahoma came into Pocahontas
Friday evening. He is walking
against two other parties, on a wag'
er of 1000, diamond ring and a
gold watch, from Bliss, Oklahoma
to New York City and return. lie
started from Bliss March IL, and
says he will arrive in New YORK
about the Sth of May. Spoilers
are on the trail of each walker to
see that all have an equal showing.
Representative w. A. Jackson's
bill making the collector of Ran
dolph county settle with the treasur'
er every 80 days passed the House
Saturday.
1t is reported that Uncle Joe
Robinson is still very low at his
home west of town and but little
hope of bis recovery is entertained.
E. w. Davis, A. j. Witt, DIR.
Stuttle and J. r. Klzer attended a
meeting of the Masonic fraternity
at Naylor Thursday night.
Pocahontas star herald., 1911-04-14

So many of the ills of women are
due to habitual constipation, probably
because of their false modesty on the
subject, that their attention cannot be
too strongly called to the Importance
of keeping the bowels open. 1t IS
always important to do that, regard
less of the sex, but it is especially
important in women.
From the time the girl begins to
menstruate until mentsruation ceases
she has always vastly better prospects
of coming through healthy il she
watches her bowel movements. II you
find yourself constipated, with bad
breath, pimply complexion, headaches,
belching gas and other symptoms
of Indigestion and constipation, take
small dose of DR.. CaldwelPs Syrup