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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-23
HARVEY IS CONVICTED
CoIored Man Who Shot John
MaSke Is Sentenced to
Three Years.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
MARLBORO. Nd. October 23-Cuffe
Harvey. colOred, driver for Mrs Anna
Dorsey of this county, was tried and SEN
fenced in court here today for shooting
John Maske of 941 Florida avenue north
west. Washington, last Sunday morning.
He was sent to the house of correction
for three years.
The shooting occurred while Mr.. Maske
was on his way to his grandmother S
home in this county.
He was driving in a market wagon
with his grandmother at the time, when,
at a village called Pumpkintown, they
met a broken-dOwn vehicle belonging to
Mrs. Dorsey and in charge of Harvey.
Mr.. Maske had some words with Har-
vey, when the colOred man whipped out
a revolver and shot Mr.. Maske in the
neck. The latter was not seriously in
jured and was able to appear in court
against his assailant.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-23
MORE SAILORS NEEDED.
Preparing for Target Practice of the
Atlantic Reserve Fleet.

The Atlantic reserve fleet prpbablv will,
participate in target practice next spring.
In the orders organizing that fleet it was
provided that the vessels COMPOSING ii
should conduct target practice as rea rIv
as possible under the service conditions,
as was done by the regular battleship
fleet. To do that it will be necessary to
increase materially the personnel of the
reserve ships and active recruiting will
soon begin.
The ships of the Atlantic feet now at
the navy yards will begin their elemen-
tary target practice about the LIST of No
vember. Shortly after that the divisional
long-range firing will be started. Invita-
tons have been extended to officers of
the army and the organized militia to
visit the fleet and witness the target
practice.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-23
GRAVEL FOR ROCK POINT, MD.
Material Being Taken on Scows for
Road Building Work.

Shipments Of gravel from the beds in
the Potomac river to Rock Point, Md,
for use in the construction Of new roads
in the Rock Point section of Charles
county. Nd. continue to be made. About
twice each week the tug James O. Car
ter Of the Taylor fleet leaves Fort Wash
ington with two loaded lighters in tow.
So far the tug has made three round
trips to Rock Point, and it is understood
that six or eight more trips will have to
be made before the required supply Of
gr-vel is delivered.
The material being taken to Rock
Point Is aug from the gravel beds in
it is more economical to send gravel
from this section than to send machines
to the Wicomico river to dig 1t. The
Carter with her tow of light scows will
return to this city tomorrow or Friday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-23
DEATH PROPHECY COMES TRUE.
Jersey 0ctogenarian Is Buried With
His Great Grandchild.

NEW YORK. October 23.-John Pittin-
ger, an eighty-year-old farmer of Hazen.
N. j., who had been ill for several
months, told his wife a few weeks ago
that he was going to die. and he predicted
that when he died SO would the favorite
great-grandchild, and that they would be
buried together.
At the time little attention was paid to
this odd prophecy. but when the old man
grew weaker each day, it was also noticed
that the child was not well. Saturday
night Pittingers end came, and few
hours later the child expired.
The double funeral was held yesterday,
and Pittinger and his great-grandchild,
so fond of each other in life, were laid
side by side i'll death.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-23
REGARDED AS EXTRAvAGANT.
Theater Tickets and Bunch of Roses
Bar Heirs From Will.

KANSAS CITY. Mo-, October o.
When Mrs. Code Cole of Carroll coun-
ty, No.. visited Kansas City several years
ago, her brother, William A. Whitley, a
hotel clerk. took her to theater in a
carriage. He also gave her a bunch OF
roses. Because of this extravagance
neither Of them was remembered in the
division of the estate OF their millionaire
grandfather, Abner Whitley of Kansas
City.
Suit was filed by Mrs. Cole and White
ley here yesterday to set aside deeds to
the property the grandfather left other
heirs and asking that they receive an
eighth of the estate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-23
LOOKING FOR A HUSBAND.
Miss Radcliffe of Elgin, ILL.,, Wants
to Conserve S3O.O 900.

SAN FRANCISCO. October "a let
ter signed Miss II. y. Radcliffe, Gen.
eral Delivery. Elgin. ILL.,, was received
yesterday by Mayor Rolph imploring him
10 find husband for the writer before
The close of 1912. lest, being unmarried.
she lose fortune of $4,000. She asks
that the mayor insert her letter in a
leading paper.
Miss Radcliffe describes herself az
twenty-seve years old. rather good look
ing and an admirer OF western men. The
man must be at least five feet seven
inches tall. weigh from $50 10 ITO pounds
good looking and not more than thirty
years old.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-23
PRIZES TO FINANCE
FLY-K|LLERS' OUTING
Pleasure to industrial Home
School and Guests Result
of Stars Crusade.

The children OF the Industrial Home
School will participate in an excursion
to Mt. Vernon Friday. leaving the Sew
enth street wharf on the 10 o'clock boat
They have invited the trustees OF tho
school and four prize winners in the fly
killing contest conducted by The Star
during the summer. to accompany them.
The expense OF the entertainment, which
will include a stop at Marshall Hall Tor
luncheon. will be paid out OF a fund OF
Sl61 remaining to the children In the
name of Layton ii. Buriette. as the bal-
ance OF the $500 they Won In cash prizes
in the anti-fy contest.
Evening Program.
On the return from Mount Vernon in
the afternoon the children will enjoy
another entertainment at the school, the
principal part OF which will be a feast.
as a part OF the days festivities. a holida y
having been granted the children Friday
for the purpose by Supt. OF Schools Da-
wilson, who believes that the trip 80
Mount Vernon will be OF benefit to thu
children educationally.
Miss Ella Moore, one OF the trustees %
the school has accepted the invitation ~
the children to go down the river with
.
Frank Funk. William Steiner and Law
renee Fitzgerald. the four fly contest
prize winners. who have been invited tn
join the party. Will also make the trip.
The teachers OF the public school con-
nected with the Industrial Home School
viii also be on the grounds at Mount
Vernon, and the whole party OF children
will be in charge OF the teachers OF the
school, although arrangements for the
trip have been largely made by the school
Anti-Fly Club. of which Layton III. Bur-
dette is president: Jennie Russell. secre-
tary, and Raymond O'Meara, treasurer.
Winners Of Four Prizes.
The Industrial Home School children won
four subsidiary prizes of SO each for
the months of May, June July and
August in The Stars fy-killng contest.
and the grand prize OF $lO0 for the whole
season, in the name of Layton IA. Bur
dette. They spent $33 of the S2tO they
won on the purchase of a button for ...ch
of the members of the school anu-hy
club. for fly traps and to meet the expense
of one or two small enterta nmeuts dur
ing the summer. so that they have left
$161 to finance the festivities. which they
will enjoy Friday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-23
COULD NOT ESCAPE JUSTICE.
Sentence Imposed in Vienna for
Crime Committed in New York.

NEW YORK, October 23.-An unusual
conviction was registered on the books
Of the district attorneys office today. The
papers as filed show that Joseph Fischoff,
a Hungarian, has been convicted in Vienna
and sentenced to two and half years in
prison for a robbery committed in New
York last year. The man was alleged to
have stolen diamonds worth $4,000.
Fischoff left the country before he
could be apprehended, but was arrested
in Vienna. According to the Austro- Hun
garian laws a subject of that empire
cannot be extradited to another country.
So the district attorneys office prepared
affidavits and turned them over to the
Austro- Hungarian consul general.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-23
Denies He Is Vice Consul.

The Cuban legation Indignantly repu-
dated the statement that Joseph J. Ear
"a, convicted at Newport News, Va, Of
the charge of insulting woman. was a
vice consul of the Cuban government or
held any official position whatsoever. 1t
was explained by Minister RiverO that
Mr.. Zarza was merely a clerk of the con-
sulate. A report will be forwarded i'm
mediately to the Cuban government con-
corning the case.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-23
POISON GIVEN FOR MEDICINE
Authorities Now Searching for Doc
tor Who Caused Mans Death.

WILKES-BARRE. Pa. October %
Michael Kergulis, forty years old, of
Warriors Run borough, died at a hospi-
tai here from poison administered him
as medicine while he was ill.
Kergulis took few Of the tablets and
continued to get worse. DR.. Samuel
Morris was called in to attend him and
the patient showed him one of the tab
let's. The doctor discovered they were
bichloride of mercury and he called in
DIR. A. G. Griswold, who at once adj
vised that the patient be removed to a
hospital Kergulis failed to respond to
treatment and died.
Mrs. Kergulis will not discuss the case
and refuses to reveal the name Of the
doctor who treated her husband. The
authorities are looking for him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-23
UNABLE TO SEND MAINS
INTO NEARBY MARYLAND
Commissioners Without Au.
thority to Extend Sewage
and Water Service.

On the ground that no legislation can
be considered that would deal with in
dividual counties or communities along
the District of Columbia boundaries. the
District Commissioners have decided not
to grant the request that steps be taken
by the local government to provide a
water supply and sewage disposal sys-
tenn for Silver Spring Park, in Mont
gOmery county, Md.
At the request of the county commits
sioners of Montgomery county, State Sem
ator Blair Lee Of Maryland took up with
the Commissioners the question of the
District providing the section mentioned
with water and sewerage disposal sys-
TENS.
Contract System Proposed.
The request was based on authority
conferred upon the county commission
ers by the Maryland legislature to ar
range for sewerage disposal by contrac-
tural power sufficiently broad in its terms
to include the Commissioners of the Dis
trict of Columbia.
On the recommendation of Asa T..
Phillips, superintendent of sewers of
the District, the Commissioners have
decided that the authority granted by
the District as a basis for recommend
ing legislation to Congress.
Federal and State Control.
1t is stated that there only may be
considered such legislation as would
deal with the state of Maryland as a
whole. treating this important sub
ject Complementary as whole for
defined area, under such joint federal
and state control as would provide for
the efficient administration of all
drainage works within this area and
properly safeguard all interests there
in. both state and national"
Such legislation by Congress as would
be required to put joint drainage plans
into effect, it is stated, cannot be recon-
mended in advance of the full develop.
ment of the state plans now under con-
sideration. and formal action on these
plans by the state of Maryland.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-23
Return of Pinchot Contribution.
TWELVE PREACHERS WORK.
Get Splinters in Fingers Building
Tabernacle for Revival.

SEDALIA. Mo. October 23.-With long
coats and high hats laid aside and at
tired in Overalls and jumpers. twelve OF
the leading Protestant preachers of the
city worked at the carpenter trade yes
to-day to construct a tabernacle in which
revival services are to be held.
They finished the day with Splinters in
their fingers and muscles sore. The Rev
Harold Cooper or the First Congrega
tional Church smashed his thumb, blu,
kept on working.
Every member of the force promised
10 return to work today. They plan
To complete the building by Friday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-23
"D|FFERENTAL CASE"
FINDINGS ARE AMENDED
Rates Shall Not Be Greater
Than They Are Now,
l.C. c. Decides.

The interstate commerce commission to-
day issued supplemental findings in what
is known as the "differential case" az
fecting the all-rail and lake-and-raii
freight rates on all shipments to New
York. Baltimore and Philadelphia intend
ed for export
The commission explains that il had no
intention to change the differentials on
-four or on iron and steel articles for ex-
port. In the supplemental opinion the
commission so amends its previous find
ings as to prescribe definitely that the
differentials to Baltimore and Philadel-
phia under the New York rates shall not
be greater than they now are.
The carriers are directed to make their
adjustments of export rates effective
January l. 1913
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-23
WITH MILITARY HONORS.
Funeral Services Tomorrow for En-
sign Butler, Recently Drowned.

Military honOrs will mark the burial in
the Arlington national cemetery tomor-
row morning of the body of Ensign Andes
H. Butler of the battleship Rhode Island,
who was accidentally drowned in the
Hudson river during the recent review of
the Atlantic fleet.
The funeral party will arrive at the
Union station from New York tomorrow
morning at 10 o'clock and will be escorted
by a detachments of marines and blue
Jackets to the cemetery. The pallbear-
ers will be Ensigns Fitzhugh Green
Monroe Kelley. Joel w. Bunkley, Levi B.
Bye and o. NJ. Hustvedt, and Lieut..
Commander II. c. Cooke.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-23
Hotel Workers Still Undecided.

The third Of a series OF mass meet
ings OF hotel and restaurant employees
was held last night in the old Masonic
Temple, 9Th and. + streets northwest.
under the auspices of Washington
Local, No. .. OF the international Hotel
Workers Union. Although the strike
situation was discussed, no definite ac-
ton was taken, the meeting having,
been called for a general expression OF
opinion concerning the conditions in
various hotels and eating houses OF
Washington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-23
RED PHIL IS ARRAIGNED.
Trial of Slayer of Jack Zelig Set for
Next Wednesday.

NEW YORK, October 23.-"Red Phil
Dawson, the slayer Of Jack Zelig, was
arraigned before Justice Golf today and
pleaded not guilty to the indictment
charging him with Zelig's murder. JUS
tice Golf set next Wednesday, October
30, as the day for his trial, and announced
that a special panel of talesmen would
be drawn from which to pick a jury.
The arraignment took place just before
the resumption this morning of the trial
of Police Lieut.. Becker.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-23
WILSON TO RESUME STUMP.
May Be Active Again in the Cam.
paign Next Week,

PRINCETON, N. j.. October 23-Gov
Woodrow Wilson said today he had no
announcement to make as yet with. re.
gard to speaking engagements, It is
likely, however. that he will make sew
eraI speeches before the campaign is over
and that the forepart Of next week may
see him active again.
IT am merely waiting for Col. Roose-
yelt's recovery" the governor said
William ]. Bryan today sent the gov
ernor a note saying he would be unable
to stop here on his way from Philadel-
phia because his itinerary called for
close connections elsewhere.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-23
Infants Bones in Blanket Found.

The bones of an infant. wrapped in an
old blanket Were found I'm a field near
9th and Everett streets northeast this
morning. Elmer and Horace Wildman,
residing at 1898 10th street northeast.
were playing i'm the field when they found
the bundle. The police at the tenth pre-
cinct were notified
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-23
Boston-New York Rates Same.

experimenting its previous findings as
to the rates on west-bound import ship
ments. the commission decided that, by
way of standard lines, the import rates
from Boston should be the same az from
New York; and that, by way of the all
rail differential routes, via the Boston and
Maine and Boston and Albany. in con-
nection with the Canadian Pacinc and the
National Dispatch, and the lake-and-rail
route via the Boston and Name, Grand
Trunk and Canada Atlantic Transit { om-
pany, through Depot HarDor the lGn orr
rates from Boston might be the same as
the domestic rates.
January l, 1913, was fixed as the elfec-
tive date of the findings.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-23
Lecture in Mcmahon Hall.

The second OF a series OF free lectures
to be given at Mcmahon Hail OF the
Catholic University of America will be
held tomorrow afternoon at 4:30 O'Clock.
Very Rev. DR.. Patrick j. Healy will be
the speaker and will have for his sab
iect 'Justinian and Charlemagne. Lee
lures will be held each Thursday until
the middle OF December.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-23
FLOATED BY TUGS TODAY.
Mallory Line Steamer Comal Re.
leased From Bar Undamaped.

MOBILE, Ala. October 23.-After hav-
ing been aground all night on bar of
the entrance to Mobile bay, the Mallory
liner Comal was fioated by tugs today
and resumed her voyage to Tampa and
New York. Wireless reports say the YES
Sci was not damaged. The passengers
were not alarmed.
ThA Comal cleared from Mobile yester-
day sfternoon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-23
Ollie 7. Tolbert Given Divorce.

Justice Barnard today granted an abso-
lutte divorce to Ollie 7. Tolbert from
Myrtle Edith Tolbert. The husband
nambed a correspondent in his bill OF
complaint. Attorney L. l.. Giles appeared
for the husband.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-23
KEYSER HEARING At END
ISSUE GOES TO THE Jury
Defendant Accused of Dis
pensing Liquor to Girl Un-
der Legal Age.

The jury at a late hour this afternoon
was considering a verdict in the case of
Peter l.. Keyser, accused of dispensing
intoxicating drinks to a girl under the
legal age at his place of business, Sth and
f streets northwest.
The only witnesses heard today were
Mr.. Keyser. ]. Harvey Eberhardt, the
waiter who actually served the drinks to
the party in which the two young girls
WERE and Charles Holbert who was in
charge of the establishment while the
proprietor was away.
While Mr.. Keyser was on the stand his
attorney. Leon TObriner. asked him If
he had instructed his employees in regard
to be under the age of twenty-One years.
and what his instructions had been. As
sistant Corporation Counsel John NJ.
George. who was conducting the prosecu-
ton, objected to this question, and after
discussion Judge Pugh sustained the OBJ
lection.
Attorney Tobriner noted an exception.
He tried to get at the same information
in other questions to Mr.. keyser, and
each time it was objected to. and the
exception to the ruling of the court
noted.
keyser said he was away from his
place of business at the time the girls
were served with liquor, and his attOr-
spOnsible. but that the prosecution should
have been brought against his employe,
who actually sold the intOxicants to the
girls. The decisions in several cases were
quoted to sustain this line of argument.
Careful in Making Sales.
Eberhardt the waiter, when put on the
stand. said that they were very careful
about selling to persons who appeared
to be under the legal age. but that the
two girls appeared to be at least twenty
two or twenty-three years old.
The testimony of the manager merely
corroborated that of Eberhardt. He was
not present until after Detective Simpson
of the first precinct had questioned the
waiter about who served the drinks to
the party, and did not see them enter the
room in which they were drinking later
The girls in question, who were on
the stand yesterday as witnesses for
the government. were present in court
with the man they were with on the
night of September .. at the time the al
legged offense was committed, but they
were allowed to go home when the
court took a recess for luncheon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-23
Provision of Statutes.

The organization of armed expeditions
In the United States to wage war against
a friendly nation is expressly forbidden
by. federal statutes. AS the parties of
Greeks returning to their own country
from America are not armed expeditions,
it is scarcely believed this government
can forbid their departure. At any rate.
the problem, while an interesting one.
will not be answered unless its formal
considera ton is made necessary by COM
plant lodged with this government by
the friendly power against which the re-
turning Greeks will wage war.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-23
Refers to Identification.

'Not a single person who has testified
here save the self-confessed murderer,
Jack Rose, CONTINUED Mr.. Mcintyre, has
ever connected Becker with these gum
men. Krause. the waiter. is the only
man who identified any of the gunner,
and he said that he was unable to see
their faces at the time of the murder, so
that he could tell who they were.
Ryan, the chauffeur, testified that he
was about fifteen feet from the assassins
when they killed Rosenthal, yet he was
unable to identify any of the gunner
when they We're brought in here.
Mr.. Mcintyre then took up the evidence
of other witnesses for the prosecution
and told the jurors why they should give
no credence to their testimony.
The prosecution will take UP the case
this afternoon. Justice Golf will charge
the jury Thursday morning and Becker's
fate should be known before night.
The defendants wife was in court as
usual today. ready to listen to Mr.. Nc
1ntyre's arguments in her husbands be-
half and to the denunciation Of the prose-
cution, who seek to send him to the
electric chair. On several occasions she
wept.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-23

John Samuel johnson, a Confederate
veteran, died at the home of his relative.
Robert Carneal. Fredericksburg. Va Mr..
johnson was a member Of the Freder-
icksburg Artillery and was at Appomat-
tox at the time Of the surrender.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-23
Question Is Raised.

The question has been raised whether
the government of the United States
might not be called upon to put stop
to the meetings of belligerent Greeks in
this country and the steady outflow of
men and funds to aid in the war against
Turkey. 1t Is believed that the action of
the thousands of Greeks domiciled in the
United States might be construed as a
hostile demonstration by the Turkish gov
eminent, which, it is thought. may make
formal complaint at the tolerance with
which this government has viewed the
open hostility of the Greeks as manifest
ed against a power that Is friendly to
the United States. Officials Of the State
Department. when questioned as to the
probable action of the government on this
subject, were not prepared to answer.
1t is said the question, in any case.
would not be taken up In the absence of
formal complaint from the Turkish
government and a request from the porte
that this government take an active part
in suppressing the demonstrations and
the return of Americanized Greeks to
take part in the hOstilities.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-23
CALLS ACCUSERS
Of BECKER VILE"
Continued from First Page.)

months hence these gunner would be
tried before this bar Should they be &C
quilted. what then? Why, you would
have Becker in the death house and these
four men walking the streets of New
York.