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Evening star., 1911-01-31
M'CURDY THANKS NAVY
FOR AIDING HIS FLIGHT
Aviator Says Sensations Dur
ing the Oversee Journey
Were Wonderful.

Secretary Meyer today received cable
message from Aviator ]. A. D. McCurdy
at Havana, expressing high appreciation
of the hearty cooperation of the United
States Navy in connection with his flight
Yesterday from Key West nearly to Ha-
vana. He said that the fight would have
been reluctantly undertaken if it had
not been for the material assistance of
the torpedo boat fotilla and the advice
of the experienced naval officer in COM
mand and the commandant Of the Key
West naval station.
Whatever value yesterdays flight may
have for the future Of aviation, Mr.. Nc
Curdy says the United States Navy IS
entitled to share in the credit.
Saw Wondrous Mirage.
HAVANA, January 31.-Speaking Of
his flight Mr.. McCurdy said:
Never have l experienced so wonder
full sensation as when / rose thousand
feet and took the course. Ahead Of me
was a wondrous mirage-the sea-instead
Of horizontal plane below. having the
appearance of a huge vertical picture, on
which the funnel tops of the destroyers
appeared like black spots.
Soon l became accustomed to this and
the sensation was glorious as l rushed
forward. at fifty miles an hour. toward
this wonderful panorama. which then
appeared to recede from me.
1T seemed no time before Morro and
Havana were in plain view, and l could
almost see the waiting crowds. Then
something went wrong with the engine.
saw all my oil running out, and there
was nothing to do but TO descend. This
accomplished with perfect ease
"The accident only increases n.y earnest
desire to effect the conquest of the Florida
straits, and l have the fullest confidence
that l can do It, / do not know when
shall be able to make another at
tempt, but under such conditions as pre-
vailed today / am sure of success
Evening star., 1911-01-31
Of M|SSDESHk
LATE THIS AFTERNOON
Services to Be Held In Con.
tinentaI Memorial Hall
at S O'Clock. !

$ Funeral services for Miss Mary DeshA.
one>of the founders OF the Daughters of
the American Revolution. who died suds
denly Sunday night will be held in Con-
tinental Memorial Hall, on 18th street
northwest. at o'clock this afternoon,
The body was taken from the apartnens
Of the deceased. In the Mendoza, this
morning. and will lie in state I'm the me-
mortal hail until the hour Of the funeral.
The services will be held under tho
auspices OF the d. A. r. and the United
Daughters OF the Confederacy, and the
ofifciating clergymen will be Rev. Charles
Wood, pastor Of the Church Of the Cove
nant, and Rev. James II. Taylor. pastor
OF the Central Presbyterian Church. Tho
honorary pallbearers will be selected from
the membership OF the Confederate Vet
erans' Society.
Local Societies to Attend.
The membership Of the Albert Sidney
johnson Chapter OF the United Daugh-
ters Of the Confederacy. Which Miss
Desha organized. and of which she was
president for many years. will attend the
services in a body.
Other organizations that will be repre-
sented at the funeral are the Mary WASH
ington Memorial Society. the PocahoEtas
society, the Southern Relief Society, the
Confederate Veterans Association. the
Sons OF Confederate Veterans and the
Sons Of the American Revolution. For
all these organizations Miss Desha had
spent many years of her life and they al
VIII have Joint interest in the last
honors at her obsequics this afternoon
Following the services at Memorial Hall
the body Of Miss Desha will be taken
to Lexington. KY, for interment.
Tribute of Respect.
Officers and members of the Daughters
OF the American Revolution met IN Con
tinental Memorial Hall Yesterday after
noon in response TO call from Mrs. Mat
thew I. Scott. president general. and
adopted resolutions Of sympathy and re-
gret on the death of Miss Desha
AS special compliment TO the Daus
ters OF the American Revolution and IN
respect to the memory of Miss Desia
secretary Meyer has ordered a section of
the Marine Band to take part in the fun
eral ceremonies for Miss Desha at Me-
mortal Hall this afternoon.
Evening star., 1911-01-31
Other Addresses.
MAKE ELECTION LEGAL.
West Virginia Legislature Again
Votes for II s. Senators.

CHARLESTON, w. Va, January 81
To make sure of the legality of the recent
election for United States senators in this
state the West Virginia legislature bal
loted again today, the houses voting sep
arately and the republicans recording
their votes for the first time.
For the long term. to succeed Senator
N. B. Scott. the democrats gave William
e. Chiffon 50 votes out of the So cast in
the house, Senator Scott receiving II re-
publican ballots. and the rest scattering.
In the Senate. composed Of 80 members.
Chiffon received 13 votes. and Clarence
Watson democratic caucus nominee), for
the short term. to succeed Senator Ell
ldns, was given the same number. The
other senate votes were scattered.
In the house Watson received 81 votes.
Both Chiffon and Watson will be elected
on joint ballot tomorrow.
Evening star., 1911-01-31
WESTERN RAILROADS VOTE
TO SPEND $75,0 900, 600
Double Tracks Will Be Laid From
Missouri River to the
Coast.

NEW YORK. January 31.-The execu-
tive committees of the Union Pacific and
Southern Pacific lines today voted to COM
plete double tracking Of the lines from
the Missouri river to San Francisco
They also voted to double track the Ore
gon Short Line from the junction with
the Union Pacific main line at Granger.
Wyo., to Huntington, Ore; also the line
along Columbia river in Oregon. to Port
land. a total of 1873 miles.
The cost Of the double tracking Of the
lines as determined upon today will ag-
gregate upward OF $15.0O0.OOO. which will
be distributed over q period of FIVE years
Evening star., 1911-01-31
H. SANFORD,
BUILDING CONTRACTOR
Summons Came While He
Was Preparing to Retire
for the Night.

H. " Sanford, prominent contractor
and builder Of this city, dropped dead from
heart disease In his bedroom In the Suf-
folk apartments 1t 1915 O'Clock this morn
ing. Mr.. Sanford was about ready to re-
tire for the night when he fell to the
floor, dying soon afterward.
Mr.. SANFORD had been In poor health.
suffering from angina pectoris. for sew
eral weeks, but was able to attend to his
business affairs and had 1T no time been
confined to his apartments. Last night he
dined with q party of friends downtown.
returning to his home at an early hour.
Notifies His Physician.
During the evening he was in some pain
and at eleven O'Clock called Dr.. H. T.
Harding. his physician. on the telephone.
informing him OF his physical trouble and
saying he would call on DR.. Harding this
morning.
Mr.. Sandford was thirty-eight years old
and had been in this city for the last
six years, coming here from Boston. He
was born In Chelsea, Mass. and educated
In the public schools there. In 1897 he
married Miss Edna Leeds Of Chelsea and
later moved to Boston. He leaves no
children.
Mr.. Sandford was a member Of the
Master Builders Association OF this city.
1nterment in Boston.
There win be no funeral services in
this city. The body will be forwarded
to Boston tomorrow night for burial. At
O'Clock tonight the body will be taken
to the chapel Of Wright Brothers un-
dertaking establishment on 10th street,
where 1t will remain until the time
designated for it's removal to the train.
Evening star., 1911-01-31
PARLIAMENT IN SESSION.
Ceremonials Attending Opening Re-
served Until Next Monday.

LONDON, January 31.-The second
parliament of King George assembled
today with little ceremony, the spec
tacular function being reserved for
next Monday. when the king and queen
will open the proceedings in state. Mr.
Lowther was reelected speaker.
The week will be devoted to the
swearing in OF members and to meet
ings OF political factions to decide the
course which they will pursue with
regard to the veto bill and other big
measures OF the session. which 1t Is ex-
pected will have a notable place in
British history.
Evening star., 1911-01-31
KING HoNORs DIPLOMAT.
Sovereign Of Denmark Shows Es-
TEEN for the United States.

COPENHAGEN, January 31.-A very
unusual honor will be paid by his majes-
ty the King of Denmark to the Ameri-
can minister today, the exact date of
the founding of the legation in Copen-
hagen 100 years ago. The king, break
ing the usual tradition, will dine first
at the American legation. as a special
mark OF esteem to the United States. The
dining room of the legation. which will
seat fifty people. has been redecoratcd in
red and white. the Danish colors A
complete surtout of the famous golden
porcelain, the secret of the making of
which is known only by the Misses
Evening star., 1911-01-31
May Appoint Deputy, Clerks.

A bill authorizing the appointment Of
deputy clerks Of the United States circuit
courts OF appeals was passed by the Sem
ate yesterday afternoon. The measure
provides that the court may appoint a
deputy clerk upon the application OF the
clerk. and that the deputy shall be re-
movable at the pleasure Of the court In
case of the death of the clerk the deputy
shall perform his duties until a new clerk
Is appointed. For defaults or rnalfeas-
ances OF the deputy the clerk of the
court Is to be liable.
Evening star., 1911-01-31
VOTE ON MAIL SUBSIDIES.
Senate Fixes Next Thursday for Ac-
ton on Gallinger Bill.

Next Thursday was fixed by the Senate
this afternoon as the date for voting upon
the Gallinger ocean mail subsidy bill.
When the bill came up in the regular
order at o'clock this afternoon Senator
Gallinger asked unanimous consent for
the fixing of that day for voting upon
the bill and all pending amendments.
Senator Clapp. who had objected on a
former occasion when an attempt was
made to fix voting day, had withdrawn
his objection. No one else opposed the
fixing of a day.
Evening star., 1911-01-31

AMERICUs. Ga. January 3l.-Martin
Hightower and j. l.. Britt. white men.
with sentences Of two and a half years
each. escaped yesterday from the Sum-
ter county chain gang. commandeered a
large touring car and disappeared at
high speed toward Florida. The sheriff
with q posse in automobiles went in pur-
suit. but the Joy riders have not been
sighted.
Evening star., 1911-01-31
SPAN BER|NG STRAITS
AND G|RDLE THE WORLD
Gen. GreeIy Says Railway to
Connect Two Continents
Is Practicable.

That the conformation of adjacent land
and the sea bed at Bering straits admits
Of its being spanned by rails for the con-
Meeting link OF a railroad that will girdle
nearly the whole world and that Alas
kans arc BADLY treated were statements
made by Maj. Gen. Adolphus w. Greedy.
L. :. A.. retired. before the District So
ciety OF the Sons of the Revolution.
Gen. Greely was the guest OF honor of
the society at meeting held at Rausch-
ers last evening. DIR. III. l.. K. Johnston,
tie vice president. in the absence of Maj
Gen. Leonard A. Wood. president of the
chapter. presided.
Laying Submarine Cable.
Gen. Greely told of the work of the
army in connection with the laying Of
the cable and the operation of the wire
less telegraph system in Alaska. He also
spoke OF the big game in Alaska.
The proposed railroad across the Ber-
ing strait was possibility, he declared.
He said all mechanical difficulties could
be sslrmounted in such q venture, the ice
foes alone presenting a source of dan
ger.
Native Alaskans are not treated prop
erly by Americans. said Gen. Greefy.
'''rha women are badly used and made
be eradicated. The men are outrageously
cheated in trade by Americans.
The natives appear to have no idea
Of the value OF commodities. and are fire.
uuently made to pay as much as $40 for
an article not worth 10 cents even up
there. American men also look down
Upon the natives"
At the close OF his address Gen. G-eely
was questioned by his audience as to
conditions prevailing in Alaska.
List Of Guests.
Those present at the meeting were
Lieut. Col. Benjamin Reeves Russell.
L. s. NJ. c.; Brig Gen. Green Clay Good
ioe. u. s. NJ. c.; Gen. A. w. Greedy.
L. s. A.. Surgeon General Presley NJ.
Rixey Getired). John X. Stauffer Alfred
4. Horner, William Stone Albert, John
kennedy Stout. A. X. Paris. jr., Com
msnder Richard Davenport, L. s. N; r.
r.. LOCKER. b. Il. Wilson. DR.. Lang
worthy, DR.. II. l.. Z. Johnston F. p. B.
Sa nds Col. James Morris Morgan, Ben
iamin Miller, Malcolm Henry, J. l. keif-
er Walter c. Ciephane. Henry Beman
Dr. w. w. Ayres. Gaiilard Hunt Maj
Pierre Stevens. Frank Hackett, Surgeon
General Walter Wyman. NJ. II. S.: Frank.
lin Steele. John ID. Carmody Charles f.
Diggs. DIR. Henderson Suter and A. X
Paris
Evening star., 1911-01-31
Take Chilean Minister'S Body Home.

NORFOLK, Va, January 3l.-The bat
tleship Delaware sailed from Hampton
roads today carrying to Valparaiso.
Chile. the body Of the late Chilean min
lister. Don Anibal Cruz. who died In
Washington in December. The body ar
rived from the National Capital early
today on the Presidents yacht May
flower. and was transshipped. A national
salute In minute guns was fred from
Fort Monroe and the ships In the road
stead dVIing the transfer.
Evening star., 1911-01-31

relieve the United States Of the RESPONSE
bility involved in connection with the
financial operation of an exposition com
pany. Ishall vote for San Francisco.
That city wants no money and puts the
responsibility on California. where II oe.
longs. The praise will be given where the
praise Is earned. The blame will be laid
where the blame Is due.
Representative Kelliher of Massachu-
setts favored the Golden Gate.
I'm obedience to the wish of the people
of Massachusetts," said NJ. keliher. i
shan vote for San Francisco. l believe
I'm locating the exposition there in order
that the people of the world may pay
tribute to all the people OF the Inited
States. and especially to the penr,'e of
san Francisco, whose indomitable will has
made possible the feouidii.s, Vi thu 'ua e.
nifcent metropolis.
Evening star., 1911-01-31
COLORED WOMAN TRIED
| ON POISONING CHARGE
Alleged to Have Put Trough on
Rats" in Coffee of Her
Employer.

Mamie Clarkson colored, formerly en-
ployed as domestic at the home Of Mrs.
Florence D. Barrow, on Dupont circle,
was placed on trial this afternoon in
Criminal Court No. /, before Justice
Wright and jury, on the charge OF
rfingling poison with the supply of coffee
prepared for the family.
The indictment charges that May 81
last, following a quarrel which ended in
sprinkled rough-on-rats in the coffee can
containing ground coffee The next morn
ing after breakfast had been served Mrs
Barrow and her two daughters became
violently ILL., Doctors were summoned,
who pronounced the illness due to pois-
oning. An antidote was administered ana
the women rapidly recovered.
Say Poison Was in Can.
An examination of the coffee can, it is
alleged, disclosed the presence of the
poison. The defendant was arrested, and,
according to the opening statement of
the prosecution, while at the house of de-
tention the woman confessed her guilt.
Mrs. Barrow and one daughter now
live in New York. and the other daugh-
ter resides in Chicago.
United States Attorney Wilson and AS
sistant United States Attorney Turner are
conducting the prosecution. Attorneys J.
Med. Darlington and s. d. Truitt repre-
sent the woman, who denies that she put
the poison In the coffee.
Evening star., 1911-01-31
LITTLE ALARM FELT
FOR MISSIONARIES
None Will Be Recalled From
Plague-Stricken Districts
of China.

NEW YORK. January 3l.-I-.ttle alarm
is felt at the headquarters of the various(
denominational foreign missionary organ
izations here for the safety of mis- ion
aries in north China. where tho plague
is raging.
The Presbyterians. Methodists and CON-
gregationalists are the churches which
have the most extensive evangelical, edu-
cational and medical branches in tho
plague locality. The Reformed Church
OF America has mission stations just be-
low the line.
The board of foreign missions OF the
Reformed Church of America has receive
ed letter from DIR. John H. Smoke. a
medical missionary in charge OF hos
pital at Sio-khe. who says:
Il am glad to say we are we'll here in
spite of the fact that hundreds have died
oculated more than sixty persons this
week, with about 30 per cent OF sue
cesses.
Would Not Come, if Recalled.
None Of the missionaries will be re-
called. no matter how bad the plague
becomes. The secretary OF the Presbyte-
rian board of foreign missions declares
that even IL the board took such a step
.he missionaries would not obey.
"Often our medical missionaries are the
only physicians in these places" he says.
land they are always appealed to for
help by government officials I'm times like
these. Then they have a great work t.
do in our hospitals.
However. we are not greatly worried.
I have never heard Of a white missionary
getting the plague. Those attacked are
natives. who live huddled together i'm in
sanitary quarters and eat poorly prepared
food
Due to Ignorance and Poverty.
A special study OF the bubonic plague
has recently been made by the bacteri0-
logical research laboratory OF the New
York city board OF health from cultures
sent them from the far east
Ignorance. poverty and the awful sani-
tary conditions in China are what makes
the bubonic so terrible there" says Or
William Fl. Park. the boards chief bac
THEOLOGICAL expert. in his report. We
would laugh at IT if 1t came here"
Evening star., 1911-01-31
PHYSICIAN IS KILLED
ON EVE OF WEDDING
Weeping and HystericaI Girl
Found in Room With His
Body.

NEW YORK, January 31.-Just twenty
four hours before he was to have married
Miss Catharlne Hagelstein. the twenty
seven-year-old daughter of Philip Hagel-
stein of 81 East 170th street. DR.. Daniel
A. Casella, q middle-aged physician and
pharmacist. who has been practicing med
icine and conducting several drug stores
in the lower East Side, was found fatally
shot yesterday noon in the small rear
office of one of his drug stores. 6 Cath
crime street He died without recovering
consciousness two hours later in Gouver-
neur Hospital, having made no statement
as to how the shooting occurred.
DR.. Casella, when his clerks rushed in
from the outer store at the sound Of the
shots, was discovered lying fiat on his
back. with his hands f1attened out, palms
downward, and with a small black-bar-
relied, fve-chambered .32-calfber revolver,
with two chambers emptied, lying directly
under his right palm. One bullet had
clans forehead, and a second had passed
through the left side Of his head, behind
the ear.
Weeping Girl Hysterical.
Seated in a chair at the writing desk
near the unconscious physician and weep
ing Historically was Madeline Baciga-
lupo. the twenty four-year-o daughter
of the late Serafno Bacigalupo. a former
clerk and interpreter Of the New York
post office, for whose family DR.. Casella
had been private physician practically
ever since he began practicing medicine
in this city thirty years ago as a young
City College graduate, and who has been
paving him visits several times a week
at his Catherine street store without the
knowledge of her mother. with whom
she lives at 26J William street, and who
is sixty-nfne years Of age and totally
blind
After being arraigned as a material
witness Miss Bacigalupo refused to make
any statement about the shooting further
than to exclaim wildly, while the exami
nation into the PHYSICIANS death was go
ing on In Coroner Feinberg's office, Il
wish l were dead.''
No Hint of Suicide.
Michael OsnatO. a friend Of the dead
man, said that he had been in the drug
store Of DIR. Casella yesterday afternoon
when the girl, Madeline Bacigalupo,
Ing under some strain and seemed sad.
DR.. Osnato also said that DR.. Casella had
told him that the Bacigalupo girl was
disheartened at his impending marriage
In my opinion said DR.. Osnato. "Dr.
Casella could not have fired both Shots
as the first one would have rendered him
unconscious Immediately. Furthermore
he never limited at suicide, and was look
ing forward to his marriage with the
greatest happiness. He did not have a
revolver at the drug store, either"
Evening star., 1911-01-31
Andrew Phillips Dies in Dublin.

DUBLIN. January 31.-Andrew Phillips
OF New York. who was injured in an
automobile accident last September. died
suddenly at his hotel here last night. He
had been having holiday of several
months in this country.
Evening star., 1911-01-31
Fight Over Appropriation.

The appropriation necessary for the ex
penses. of the board will be contained in
the sundry civil appropriation bill. There
probably will be another fight over this
item, and the democrats who opposed
the passage of the bill last night undoubt
edly will seek to limit its expenditures
to a sum below that which the republi-
can leaders consider necessary.
The democrats who voted with the re-
publican side for the passage of the bill
were Representatives AskbroOk Of Ohio,
Barnhart of Indiana. Bartlett of Nevada,
Booher of Missouri, Borland of Missouri,
Brantley OF Georgia, Byrns OF Tennessee,
Cantrill of Kentucky. Clark Of Missouri.
Cox of Ohio. Dickinson of Missouri, Gal
lagher of Illinois, Goulden of New York.
Hammond of Minnesota. Hardy of Texas.
Havens of New York, Howard Of Georgia
Humphreys Of Mississippi, Keliher of
Mass dchusetts, Lloyd of Missouri. May
nard of Virginia, Mitchell of Massachu-
sets. Morrison of Indiana. Moss of In
diana, Nichols of Pennsylvania. Padgett
of Tennessee, Peters of Massachusetts.
Pou Of North Carolina, Pujo of Louisiana
Sharp of Ohio and Underwood of Ala
bama.
The republican side enjoyed hugely the
discontinue of the democrats resulting
from the wide-open split on their side Of
the House No less than fourteen amend
ments Of various sorts were offered by
democratic insurgents and almost every
time the author of an amendment de-
manded q roll call upon it. 1t is lucky
that almost all these demands were re-
fused, or the body would be sitting yet
Finally it became so apparent that the
democrats opposed to the tariff board
bill were simply delaying the game In
filibustering sort Of way that Represent
ative Payne of New York. the majority
floor leader. moved the previous question
cutting off debate. There was a roll call
on this and then came the passage of
the bill by the vote already stated.
Clark for Extra Session.
During the course Of his discussion OF
the bill in the House yesterday Repre-
sentative Champ Clark declared for an
extra session.
Il would like to see one he said III
the papers are to be believed President
Taft is to call an extra session unless he
gets his Canadian reciprocity program
through. This means that he has adopted
another democratic principle"
Representative Shackleford of Missouri
made the House laugh when he said:
when l find Payne and Dalzell and
Longworth on one side Of q question
always appeal to my ignorance and get
on the other side. l warn YOU, my
brother democrats, you are helping to
take away from Congress the power of
raising revenue. After spending $3.50, 900
what has the present tariff board done :.
God and Taft alone know"
said that in the light of recent develop
ments he was not surprised that the re-
publicans were anxious to take the tariff
out Of politics.
1T has taken a great many republicans
out" he remarked amid laughter.
Evening star., 1911-01-31
German Socialist Singer Dead.

BERLIN. January 31.-Paul Singer. the
socialist and member of the reichstag,
died today from Inflammation Of the
lungs. lie was born in this city in 1874.
Evening star., 1911-01-31
The STANDARD Ra

The STANDARD Railroad Of the South,
Atlantic Coast Line. Superior roadway.
equipment. service. Ltd. trains. 4:l0.
7:1O 9:4O p.m.. 4:20 am. 1419 N. 7. ave.
-Adyt.