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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-29
Treasury EmpIoye, Too Enter
prising, May Lose Job.
COMPLETES WITH THE TRUST
Laborer Accused of Disposing of Gov
ernment Product.
SALOON KEEPERS HIS PATRONS
Scheme Discovered, he May Be Sep
erated From Service, Salary
and Perquisites.

William r. Ayers. colored. 'Bill''
Ayers as he is better known, a laborer
in the Treasury Department. may lose
his job with the government, paying him
$50 a month. and the other good things
going with il. all because he went into
competition with one of the so-called
trusts of the country-the ice combine.
Several years ago the Treasury De-
partment got sore on an ice company be-
cause the company gradually began TO
lift the prices on the annual contract for
the supply of ice. The outcome of 1t
was that the department installed an ice
plant of its own, in the basement of the
Treasury building. and for some time
has been supplying ice to its different
branches. No matter whether it is true
or not that the department pays about
81 800 a year more now than in the past
for the privilege of enjoying its own
make of ice. as is claimed, the plant Is
there and must be run. SO Chief Clerk
Wilmeth was determined that the plant
should at least come up to the speclilca-
tions agreed upon in the contract with
the ma akerS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-29
Chilean Vice Admiral Ex.
changes Calls With Officials.
INSPECTS GUN FOUNDRY
With His Staff Will Be Taken to
Mount Vernon Tomorrow.
STAY IN WASHINGTON SHORT
Visitors Will Be Shown That Which
Is Considered of Most In
terest to Them.

Vice ADMIRAL Goni, president of the
Chilean naval commission which has
been meeting in London to pass upon
bids submitted by European and Ameri-
can shipbuiIders for the construction OF
a number Of different types of naval yes
sells for the chilean navy. began his OIL
fcia visit to- the National Capital this
morning with an exchange OF visits with
officials Of the United States. Accom-
panied by his staff. he called in turn on
Assistant Secretary Wilson at the State
Department, Secretary Meyer at the
Navy Department and Admiral Dewey. at
his home Each of those officials return
ed the courtesy by visiting the Chilean
admiral al his apartments in the New
Willard
This afternoon the visitors made an in
srection Of the splendid gun-naakins plant
at the Washington navy yard.
Program of Entertainment.
The program for the entertainment of
the visitors has been adjusted TO
give Tire officials an opportunity to see
that which would naturally be of most
intereS, to members of their profession.
This evening they Will be entertained at
dinner by the acting secretary and Mrs.
Huntington Wilson. Tomorrow the COM
missioaeIS will go to Mount Vernon on the
Sylph, partaking of a luncheon served on
Boa q. Monday they will leave aboa rd
the Sylph for the government proving
grounds at Indian Head To witness ballis-
tic tests. Tuesday the visitors will take
a private trolley car for Annapolis to
be the guests of the Naval Academy.
Wednesday the admiral and his staff
viii 20 20 New York, whence they will
sail Saturday for Europe.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-29
Mother Greatly Shocked.

Mrs. William Fahey. his mother, said OF
the accident:
Il was terribly shocked when ! heard
of il. and ! cannot realize exactly what
has happened yet. ] am thankful. how
ever that the boy will not lose both his
eyes That IS the only consolation | can
find.
Neither my husband nor | have any
criticism 10 make against the university
or the laboratory or the experiment. We
have looked into the matter and believe
that il was ALI accident, pure and simple.
and that no human Ingenuity could have
devised more precautions than those
which were taken before and with the eX-
pertinent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-29
Admiral Goni's Associates.

Admiral Gonis associates on the COM
mission are Capt. Cuevas, military at
tache of the Chilean legation in Wash
ington; Lieut.. Won Schroeders and Capt.
StGyCn. member of the Chilean naval
commission at London. Capt. Stuven
commanded the Chacabuco, which met
the American battieship squadron at
Tanta Arenas. with the welcome of Chile,
on its way through the Straits of Ma
sssllaa, escocting il for fifteen hundred
miles north TO the port of Valparaiso.
lie il an ordnance expert and Is regard
ed by his fellow officials one of the
most promising of the younger officers
of the Chilean navy.
Capt. CueVas ard Commander Searles
are accompanied by their wives who are
making their first visit to the United
States. Lieut. Won Schroeders has come
to the United States to supervise the
construction of the submarines which
Chile is having built in the United States.
During their stay i'll this city the. Chill
can admiral and staff We're attended by
the American naval aid. Commander
White and by W. T. :. Doyle, chief OF
the division of Latn-American affairs
and representative of the Department OF
State.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-29

Jasper Wilson, son of the Secretary OF
Agriculture, 4 and for a number of years
private secretary to his father, has re-
signed to accept a business position in the
west. His place will be filled by Robert
NJ. Reese, the chief clerk of the Secre-
tary's office and also an employe of the
department for many years.
Mr.. Wilson has been interested Tor
long time in farming and frequently has
said that when he severed his connec-
ton with the department it would be to
go into some branch of agricultural work.
1t was not stated at the department to-
day what the nature of the business is in
which Mr. Wilson VIII ensag-. but MS
long connection with the department has
put him in close touch with many of the
interests with which the department is
allied
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-29
Will Retire Tomorrow.

The resignation will take place after
the close of the department offices to-
morrow. and Mr.. Reese will at once as
sumo the duties of his new position.
The most interesting feature Of the
shift in the department Is the possible
significance attaching to it in connection
with Secretary James Wilson's tenure OF
office. 1t had been generally supposed
prior to the recent disturbance III the
bureau of chemistry that Secretary Will
son would remain at the head of the de-
partment until the end of the Taft ao-
ministration. The fact, however, that his
son is quitting the department at this
time lends color 10 the supposition that
the Secretary may also resign his posi-
ton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-29
No Carelessness in Work.

There absolutely no carelessness
III the work. Everything was prepared
for the experiment: but | suppose some
tiny bubble of air worked it's way into
the chemicals at the wrong moment, and
then came the explosion.
Il did not hear of it az the time for
was lectufins to d class in medicine but
took a lively interest when | learned
what had happened, and watched the
progress of the case all through. The
specialists have given great attention
10 the case. and feel perfectly sure now
that their word that the boy Will not be
totally blind will hc fulfilled
fahey is typically Georgetown Col
lege boy lie has never been to any
other school than Georgetown, as he
entered the prep school when he was
six years old, and entered the freshman
class of the college last year.
lie is known To every ,,eorget0wn man
as a student and hard worker. He mas
not interested himself in athletics, except
in a little track team work When lie was
AT the preparatory school. Ills teachers
and instructors give him a finc name il.
,he wolk he is doing. He has won many
priZeS and has stood number one dozens
of times III various subjects
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-29
Fails to Meet Requirements.

This agreement was that the plant
should furnish at least five tons of ice
daily. 1t has not been doing so. 1t mas
been turning out barely enough ice to
supply the demands of the different
branches of the Treasury and at times
did not do that Mr.. Wilmeth directed
that a careful test be made to determine
if the plant would reach the capacity
guaranteed. Well, that plant just bumped
itself. For nearly a week 1t has turned
out so much ice that the back alleys OF
the Treasury building have been llned
with unused chunks of the north pole
variety. Mr.. Wimeth didn't know what
to do with it all. He directed that sew
eral of the charitable institutions of the
city be offered some of the ice. Elmer
gency Hospital and George Washington
University Hospital accepted supply on
several occasions.
Bill Ayers was the driver of the
Treasury wagon that delivered ice each
day to the eight buildings in different
parts of town which are housing branches
of the Treasury. Bill quickly caught
On to the fact that there was a surplus
of ice He concluded that it was shame
to let it go to waste. So yesterday morn
ing he loaded on some extra blocks. and
when he got out in the neighborhood OF
18th and + streets, in the vicinity or the
Treasury Department stables. he, accord
ing TO the allegations against him, sold
~ cents worth to two saloon keepers, for
which he received the money and one
drink
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-29

John j. Fahey of 1139 New Hampshire
avenue northwest. a sophomore of George
town College, is in Georgetown University
Hospital. his head wrapped in bandages,
awaiting the outcome of an operation
performed yesterday by three specialists,
who decided that the boys right eye
must be removed to save him from
blin6less.
An explosion is responsible for Fahey' S
present plight. In the course of a demon
straton of certain features in connection
with the properties of hydrogen in the
laboratorI' of Georgetown University
Tuesday a tiny bubble OF air, 1t is be-
lieved, worked into the mixture of chem
icals at precisely the right moment to
cause an explosion.
Oddly enough, the person who was con-
Quoting the experiment escaped unhurt
it was said at the college today Although
he was bending over the mixture to see
that every detail in connection with the
demonstration and experiment was per-
feet, when the crash of glass and spat-
seemed to touch him.
Fahey, an interested student sitting
almost as far away from the demonstra-
arrangement of chairs in the laboratory
uttered cry of pain and fell forward in
his seat, with his hand to his eyes.
Piece of Glass. Pierces Eve.
Students crowded around him. At frs,
it was not known what had hurt him
and he was removed to the hospital foI
examination. Three experts took charge
of the case and found that a silver OF
glass, shattered by the explosion flew
all the way across the room and pierced
d delicate corner of the eye and evi.
| IDENTIFY had gone into the eyeban.
There was great inflammation, and it
was feared that this would spread, pos
sibly causing the loss of the other eye
1t was decided to operate. Fahey under
stood what faced him, and he submitted
to the loss of his injured eye with com
mendable pluck.
The operation was performed yesterday
by DR.. John w. Burke. 1t is believed
been removed. Meantime the entire stu
dent body OF the college is talking about
the accident, which is termed by every
one deplorable
Rev. Joseph j. Himmel s. j.. president
of the university, who has a high regard
for the injured sophomore, said today
The accident was one which could not
he fo:eSeen. The experiment is one that
has been tried thousands OF times and
every precaution was taken to prevent an
FeXploSlon. The danger of the experiment
| is well known. and there was infinitely
| more danger 10 the man conducting il
| than To any of the boys in the room
and particularly free from danger was
Fahey. who was placed at the extreme
/ end of the room.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-29
Ice Company Catches On.

Bills" scheme might have worked all
right if the American Ice Company did
not have pretty wide-awake representa-
tive in Washington. Samuel A Kimberly
is the manager of the company here. and
he got wind Of the sale at once. Without
losing much time he made charges at
the Treasury that government Ice mad
been sold TO private parties i'll competi-
ton with an outside business concern.
Chief Clerk Wilmeth worried He
sat up late last night thinking the thing
over and planning how to catch the ac-
cused man Meanwhile he told Mr.. kim
berly that if ice had been sold it was
without official knowledge or authority.
This morning he soon had Ayers in the
tolls it is said, getting dead case
against him. lie has recommended that
Ayers be dropped from the rolls.
One Charge Not Sustained.
Mr. Kimberly had heard reports that
ice was sold to a florist in the city. but
it turns out, according to Treasury Of
ficials. that one of the Treasury branches
happens to be in a building on q street.
the bottom floor OF which is occupied by
a florist That accounted for the Sus-
picion. Mr.. WiImeth said.
Hereafter wen that ice plant puts on
extra frills and turns out more than is
needed a detective will be sent along with
the wagon to see that none of ii gets in
competition with privately made ice.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-29

The circulation OF The Star,
both daily and Sunday. is greater
by many thousands than that OF
any other Washington newspaper.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-29
WEATHER.

Showers this afternoon, cloudy
tonight. Saturday fair and cooler.
Moderate northwest winds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-09-29

CONTAINING on PAGE IL CLOSING
NEW YORK STOCK QUOTATIONS.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-03-29

A baby daughter has been born TO
Mr. and Mrs Frank Coonce. This makes
four boys and two girls, all little stair
steps. This couple do not believe in
race suicide
The evangeiistie meetings in prog
ress at Tayiors theater are increasing
in interest. Evangelist Phelps and his
singer. Mr.. Peckham, are just getting
warmed up. A monster crowd attend-
ed the meeting Sunday night. A col-
lection to defray incidental expenses
was taken up and $3.50 was secured.
Last night special invitation was ex-
tended to the pupils of all the sunday
schools and a crowded house resulted.
The ice was broken in the conversion
of thirty people. These were the first
since the meetings began Tomorrow
night the pupils of the public schools
are invited to attend. Thursday night
the womens lodges will be guests OF
honor and on Friday nights men of the
various secret orders will be given the
front seats. The meetings are to con-
tinue another weeks from next Sun-
day
Ed. Sanders and son. Chester. were
Chicago visitors yesterday.
Mrs. Charles Steward is very sick. Sha
is suffering with nervous prostration.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-03-29
ASSESSOR FISCHER IS
SURPRISED At GROWTH

Indiana Harbor, March cs.-North
Township Assessor Bert Fischer was in
Indiana Harbor yesterday looking over
some of the property with a view to its
re-valuation.
Mr.. Fischer expressed his Amusement
at the rapid strides that Indiana Har-
Dor had made since he performed the
same duty four years ago. The side
streets especially were the occasion
of his wonder. Cedar street was the
most notable for it's advancement az
cording to MIR. Escher's point of view.
1t used to be occupied by a few shacks
and lots in il were assessed a val
uation of $50. Now they will be as
sessed at $40 front foot. The shacks
have been replaced by substantial mod
ern buildings. and for several blocks
the thoroughfare presents almost n
continual succession of structures that
are almost without exception credit
to the city.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-03-29
PRODUCE MARKET

Butter-Receipts, S.2s3 tubs cream
cry, extra. &c; price to retail dealers.
&c; prints, 26hc; extra firsts, Gle;
firsts. 1sc; seconds, 15c; dairies. extra,
19c; firsts. Ice. seconds, 14c; ladies. No.
1, lac: packing stock. IS.
Eggs-Receipts 24.S0s cases: miscel-
ianeous lots. cases included, Il y a I3c;
cases returned, 12@12hc; ordinary
firsts. 1315c, frsts, must be As per cent
fresh. lac; prime firsts, packed in new
whitewood cases and must be So per
cent fresh. 15c; extra. specially packed
for city trade and must be so per cent
fresh, lie; No. l dirties. 12c. checks, Ice.
Potatoes-Receipts. Sc cars: choice to
vea1-5o to 60 lbs. 5@6 &c: 60 to So
lbs. 61z q Sc; IS to 100 lbs, sm9l5c; 95
to 125 his. 1oc; heavy. Sc
fancy. $50 soc; fair to good. 45147c.
Dressed beef-Ribs. No. /, ice: No. 1
loins. 14nc; No. round. 91kc; No. /
chuck kc; No 1 plate. sac.
Live poultry-Turkeys per lib. 14c:
spring turkeys. 14c; chickens. fowls
15Ac; ROSTERS. 1oc; springs. 15hc
ducks. 16c; geese, lie.
Beans - Pea beans. hand picked
choice, s1.s6 q 1913; fair to good. SLIGO
1873, kidney, s3o693.25; brown Swed-
d,
100 lbs. $3.50.
Green NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. $4,000
800 per brl. beets, S1.0o64.o0 per bu
cabbage, $500 $50 crate: carrots. $50
Q2.50 per brl; cucumberS, soc a SITE
per doz; caulifiower, s3.0093.5o pei
crate; celery, soc G$1.25 per box: horse
radish. Csc per doz stalks; eggplant
case. $4,000 $50; green onions s1m15t
doz; green peas. $3.0064Oo per hamp.
err, lettuce, head per brl. $f5064O0
leaf. Ill a soc per case; mushrooms, q
"a 3oc per doz, onions. s1.0O@1.50 pei
sack: parsley. $1-o0d2.25 per brl: par
ships. tub. soc; peppers. crate. s1.5o@
LIS; piepiant, dollhouse, 100 soc pei
bunch, radishes. 52.00G350 per brl
string beans. sf.00G3.50 per hamper
spinach 5000 500 per bril- squash, bril-
$1.75 a zoo; tomatoes, s1.00m1.75 PEI
crate; turnips, $1.oo q $50 per brl.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-03-29
BANK CASHIER SAVES
HIS BOSOM FRIEND

Although the metropolitan press
daily records heroic rescues made In
fires it remains for Herman Thoman,
Gary's Beau Brummel and cashier OF
the United Deposit, Loan and Trust Co.
to risk his life in the effort to save his
boiled shirt from destruction by fire
Yesterday afternoon when the report
reached the cashier that Slick
Laundry was on fire, Thoman who was
making a trial balance, hastily slam
med his ledger and locking the funds
in the huge safe, he rushed madly to
the scene of the fire.
My shirt. my shirt. how can I save
it," said Thoman with a wild cry as
the black smoke poured in volumes out
of the laundry building. Thoman gaz-
ed on the scene with terror for ID
moment and then his friends were
startled to see the cashier enter the
door of the building and disappear In
the darkness.
.He will never come out alive. wall
ed Harry Barker one of Thoman'
friends.
And to die so young and handsome.
said Judge Ansley-
How could he do it. and just for q
shirt added DIR. Stephens.
Inc suspense was AWFUL Every pOus
waited in breathless agony, each ex-
pecting to see the lifeless form OF
Thoman carried out on stretcher By
| firemen But no such a thing happen
! ed. Five minutes elapsed. then sud
denly out of the burning building
rushed Thoman, his face smoke be
grimmed, tears streaming from hi:
eyes and in his arms he carried his be
| loved white shirt.
| He never stopped to listen to thu
anxious inquiries of his friends as t.
whether he was hurt, but hurrying bach
to his desk, Thoman locked his rescu
| ed shirt in the vaults of the bank {
much safer place than a laundry
| A small fire occurred yesterday at
ternoon at FIVE o'clock in the basemen
of the laundry room of Sticks laundr,
| on Fifth avenue. Twenty girls ans
women were driven out of the building
by the smoke in their thin attire. Tn
blaze was extinguished by the loca
department with a loss of about $50.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-03-29
On ONE CONTRACT
HINGES THE QUESTION
Especial to THE TIMEs.)


Indiana Harbor. March e9.-Whether
work viii begin almost Immediately by
the McClintick Marshall construction
company on their factory site purchas-
ed about a year ago from the. Potter
Palmer estate, or whether il will wait
awhile longer, hinges on a single
proposition.
The company has been figuring on a
big contract which is to be let In the
near fture and IL it is successful in
landing the contract, it will be neces-
sary to build the new plant in order
to take care of the work
So spoke E. J. Patterson, general
auditor of that company. who was here
yesterday from Pittsburg to pay the
taxes on the McClintic- Marshall hold
ings here.
He was about town in company with
W. b. Van Horne the attorney for the
concern and was interviewed by a
TIMES man.
Our plans for the new plant are
complete in every detail said he
Whether we will build at once or no!
depends entirely on one contract. The
company is figuring on a very large
contract and if 1t is awarded the job
1t will be absolutely to build here, ant
at once. Our plants at ittsburg. Potts
town and Carnegie have all the work
they can handle. They are overrur
with work in fact"
| Mr. Patterson intimated that hs
might become a resident of Indiana
Harbor if the company does buile
here as there has been some talk o.
| locating the general offices of the con
Germ in Indiana Harbor
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-03-29
RILEY PURCHASES
BRAND BUILDING
Especial to THE TIMEs.)

Indiana Harbor. Ind March %. -
Walter J. Riley has purchased the Geo.
l. Brand two-story store and fiat build
ing in Michigan avenue. between
Grapevine and Hemlock streets, and
has rented the lower floor of the same
to Marke & Schmult. who will occupy
it as wallpaper and paint store.
The front of the store is being re-
modelled and the Arm that is to occupy
the place will install first-class fixtures,
putting in complete line of wallpa-
per. oils. glass and everything COM
monty found in an up-to-date estab-
lishment of the kind. All mixing Of
paints will be done in the basement
making it possible to keep the entire
store in an attractive form for inspec-
tion by customers.
The building was erected about three
years ago and has had but emo tenant
having been idle the greater part OF
the time since it's completion. Fol
about six months, however, it was oc-
cupied as a saloon by Harry Lemon
formerly superintendent of the loca
division of the South Shore line. Mr.
Brand. the former owner of the build
ing, is a Chicago man.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-03-29
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS

GARY
Lot 45. blk ?. Gary PIX add Les
lie c. Whitcomb to Richard c.
Lot A. blk 2, Gary PIX end add.
Leslie c. Whitcomb to Minnie
NJ Powell 400
MILLER
Lot IS, blk II. Packers add. l.
j. Carter to John O. Bowers
TOLLESTON
Lot As. blk 5, Central PIX add
Harrison J. Stewart to Silas
Is. Stewart 1C
Lots Is and 10, blk 2, Germania
No. 2, Samuel Mckibbin to
Margaret McKibbin
Lot 40. blk ?. Bormann's End add,
Christopher A. Bormann to
Herbert Morris "
HAMMOND.
Lot 80 and Y lot 40, blk 2. H.
w. Sohls 5th add, William G.
Paxton to George w. Newlin. 1,60'
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-03-29
BIDS WILL
Be OPENED
IN P|ITSBURG

Although this is the final date for
the receiving Of bids for the construc-
ton of the million dollar plant of the
Gary Bolt and Screw Company the
award of the general contract will
probably not be made for a few weeks
in order to give the officials of the
company time for considering tho
various sets of figures
The bids Will be opened at the Pitts
burg offices of the company today by
Chief Engineer Samuel Duff
Melton and Cutler. the Gary en-
cheering nrm, which the the pre-
liminary sewer contract, a $4,000 job
report that the compay's sewage sys-
tenn is nearly completed
Today Dean and Dean, architects for
the American Bridge company will
open bids for the construction of the
company's 142 residences and apart
ment houses to be built by Gary con-
tractors at an estimated cost of $780,
O00