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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-23
FACES BRIDE CHARGE
]. F. 0'MalIey, Maryland State
Auditor, Accused.
COMMITTEE MAKES REPORT
Legislative Probers Sustain Claim Of
Delegate Snallwood.
MEETINGS TOLD OF BY GIRL
Testimony of Miss Alice c. Dean,
Stenographer, Has Great In
fluence on Finding.
MEETINGS TOLD OF BY GIRL

ANNAPOLIS. Md. March 23-Declarng
that the charge of attempted bribery
which Delegate William r. Smallwood of
Prince Georges county made against John
+. O'Malley. state auditor. had been sub
.tantiated and corroborated' by testi-
nony, the investigating committee of the
house of delegates asked last night that
he testimony be turned over to the states
attorney of Anne Arundel county for ac-
ton
This report was unanimously adopted by
the house on the motion of Democratic
Floor Leader NIarbury. Chief Clerk AL
money will turn the testimony over to
States Attorney Nicholas II. Green.
The finding of the committee follows:
1.-The testimony is, in many instances,
conflicting and contradictory, but your
committee is nevertheless of the unani-
nous opinion that the facts that have
been developed are of such a character,
after making all proper allowances for
discrepancies that are bound to occur
whenever the human mind IS called upon
20 reproduce events that have transpired,
as to compel your committee, in submit
ting it's report to the house of delegates.
to state that your committee has reached
the conclusion that the charge or at
tempted bribery made against John +.
O'Malley by Delegate William X. Small
wood has been substantiated and corrop-
grated to an extent that the states at
torney for Anne Arundel county should
be directed by the house of delegates to
lay the matter before the grand jury OF
Anne Arundel county for action.
Mr. Edgar Allan Poe, the attorney gen.
eral OF Maryland, who. at the request OF
your committee, participated in the pro-
ceedings and deliberations of your COM
mittee authorizes your committee to
state that he concurs in this report.
ELMER j. COOK, Chairman.
ANDREW J. CUMMINGS,
JAMES a. McQCADE,
wv. HARRY PAIRO,
WILLIAM L. WARBCRTON.
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JAPANESE EXPEDITION BACK.
Antarctic Explorers Did Not See
Anything of Capt. Scott.

WELLINGTON. New Zealand. March
2'-Tte Japanese antarctic expedition has
returned here The explorers report hav
ing seen nothing of the British polar ex-
petition OF Capt. Robert F. Scott.
The japanese reported all on board the
ksinan Maru we'll. They were engaged
chiefly in coastal exploring on King Ed
ward Land.
Lieut. Shirase. the head of the japanese
antarctic explorers. sailed from sydney
November 10 of last year on board the
schooner kainan Maru. 1t was the sec
ond attempt of the Japanese to reach
the south pole. The first expedition got
as far as "a degrees south, but was forced
to return on account of stormy weather
and ice packs. the Kainan Maru proving
unfit to resist the ice pressure. The
schooner was repaired and her equipment
improved before the second start was
made.
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Immigrants Appeal Wins.

Mary Geckie, siXty-twO ears old, who
desires to end her days in the United
States and declared she would work until
she dropped dead before she would be-
come burden upon the public, will have
her desire gratifed. Assistant Secretary
Gable of the Department of Commerce
and Labor overruling the order of the
immigration board of special inquiry at
Angel Island, Cal, that she be deported
yesterday authorized her admission. 1t
was found she had $3.50 in her possession
and a spirit and energy that prompted
Mr.. Cable to take chances on her
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States Attorney Agrees.

Mr. Brent acquiesced to the demands of
Mr. Watkins in the matter. and the lat
ter informed him that he would either to-
day or Monday swear out a United States
warrant for the arrest Of Smith.
A warrant had not been issued this
morning, although this action probably
will be taken either this afternoon or
Monday. The warrant will, it is stated,
be issued here before United States Com
missioner r. p. w. Garrett on behalf Of
the government. Smith then will formal
held for the action Of the grand jury his
case may be tried here or in Richmond
Should he be tried here 1t will be before
Judge Edmund Waddill in the United
States circuit court for the eastern dis,
trict of Virginia. After Smith was held
in the police court for the action OF the
grand jury he was released on furnish
ing bail bond in the sum Of $1,000 FOX
his appearance.
Comnnonw ealth's Attorney. Brent said
today that he would at the proper time
have the case Of Smith dismissed by the
corporation court, in view OF the fact
that the government has decided to as
sumo control OF II.
This viii mark the first case Of it's
character in which the government has
become interested in Alexandria since the
operation Of the federal law against the
crime Of white slavery.
Exceptions Are Heard.
Exceptions to the report Of II. Noel
Garner, special commissioner in the case
of Marbury and others against the Mer-
camille Railway Building and Loan Asso-
citation are being heard today in the cir
cult court for this city before Judge j. b.
T. Thornton.
The principal exceptions in the case
were published in The Star OF yesterday,
being those of Miss Virginia Roxbury,
who is being represented by Attorneys j.
r. and H. B. Cation. 1t is expected that
under Amusement at the conclusion OF the
arguments.
Fined for Buying Hats.
A fine Of $40 was imposed on w. w.
Simpson in the police court today be-
cause Of his failure to furnish the police
with a report of fourteen hats he pur-
chased last Monday. Eleven Of the hats
were recovered by Detective Cox Of
Washington, the others having been dis
posed Of by Simpson.
They were stolen by two colored men, it
Pennsylvania avenue, several days ago.
Mr. Strauss was in court and he had
identified the hats recovered as his
property. Simpson asserted he did not
know the hats were stolen. The first con-
s!gnment purchased by him consisted of
$3.50, and later he bought SIX more.
Fined for Assault.
Nat Robinson was arraisned to answer
a charge OF assaulting Charles Lansford
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lobby out of business at this session at
least.
The committee which investigated the
affair is receiving high praise on all
sides for the effectiveness, thoroughness
and rapidity of it's work. The members
of the committee represented every shade
of political sentiment and both sides of
the local option question.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-23

choice and eliminating the preference
for the uninstructed delegates.
1t is proposed a way to- settle the
question that the Brown amendment
shall be offered by Senator Lee to his
bill, and if the majority OF senator's
vote to so amend his bill he VIII be
satisfied and will work for the. bill as
amended
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O'Malley Saw Smallwood Twice.

Most important of all, she testified that
O,Malley saw Smallwood twice in the
room. O'Malley had said he saw Small
wood but once Smallwood said he saw
him twice in the retiring room
Miss Dean positively corroborated this
She said she saw O'Malley and Small
wood meet again and talk coniident1a1iy
near her window. 1t was after OMalle!
left him this time that Miss Dean says
she whispered TO him, stand by your
guns.
Richard J. Higgman. the house door
keeper testified that Miss Dean had said
TO him, as Smallwood went out, There S
something doing around here"
What Influenced the committee next &c
the testimony of Miss Dean was the con-
Trajectory and conflicting statements
which O'Nalley and George Baldwin. the
senate enploye. told of the occurrence
Their stories did not agree at all. accord
ing 10 what was given out last night
Ii developed that OiMalley, in appear
ing before the committee. waived his con-
stitutional exemption from subsequent
| r.rnScCtitionS
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Although thrice married. . rs Victoria
Mccormick, forty-two years old, Of Hunt
ington, w. Va, committed suicide Fri
day because her intended fourth husband
broke off the engagement. she was en-
gagged to be married TO Karl Heckler She
is survived by several chil2ren.
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Resolutions of Respect.

Resolutions of respect to the memory
Of the late Benjamin F. Board have been
adopted by the directors Of the Alex
andria National Bank. Mr.. Board was
a director in the institution.
Rev William d. Delaney, a. NJ. LII
D., will deliver lecture on Macbeth
April IS for the benefit of the building
fund of the Alexandria Hospital.
In the circuit court for this city in
vacation yesterday the will of the late
Capt William r. TAYLOR was admitted to
probate The estate is left to his widow.
Mrs. Annie NJ. Taylor, who qualified AS
eXecutriX.
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ALEXANDR|AAFFA|RS
United States to Prosecute
Case of Mason Smith.
HAS INTERSTATE ASPECT
Government Will Be Better Able to
Obtain Witnesses, It Is
Stated.
oecial Correspondence Of The Star.

Special Correspondence OF The Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, March %, 1872
Announcement was made today that the
United States authorities will take UP
the case-of Mason Smith. who Tuesday
last was held in the police court for the
action Of the grand jury on charge OF
pandering.
Mr.. Watkins Of the Department of JUS
tice came to Alexandria yesterday and
conferred with Commemorative Attor-
ney S. C. Brent regarding Smiths case
He expressed desire to have the gov
eminent handle the case of Smith under
the white slave act. He further explain
ed that the government would be more
capable OF handling the case in view of
the fact that it presented an interstate
aspect, two states-namely, Maryland and
Virginia-being involved, and it also was
pointed out that the government would
be able to obtain witnesses more readily
than the state Of Virginia.
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Miss Dean Star Witness.

The committees finding was almost en-
tirely Influenced by the testimony OF Miss
Nellie c. Dean. a stenograpker of the
house. who yesterday went before the
committee and described in dramatic
fashion the alleged meetings of O'Malley
and Smallwood in the retiring room or
the house, where her desk is situated.
Stand by your guns, she whispered
to Smallwood, as he walked excitedly up
and down before her machine pondering,
she says, over the offer which she
thought O'Malley had just made him.
This busy stenographer is a local option
advocate, and she told the committee that
she thought something was going on
when Wednesday afternoon she saw
Smallwood and O'Malley standing at
the fireplace in the retiring room. opposite
her desk She says she heard no word,
but she described how O'Malley placed
his arms around Snlaliwood's neck,
whispering to him in a most confidential
manner.
When OMalley left Smallwood, she
said. Smallwood walked up and down
the room and about the table near where
she sat like a Gagged ion,' and she
thought something was the matter.
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Says Smallwood Is Justified.

Metzerott. his colleague, who advised
him to draw OMalley out" said that he
felt fully justified. The charge was not
made lightly and I feel that Mr.. Small
wood has been fully justified in his
course"
The committees findings created q pro-
found sensation in annapolis Friends of
D Malley and many of the lobbyists had
no idea that the committee would bring
in the kind OF report il did Even the
Anti-Saloon eagUe people thought the
report would not only eXonerate O'Malley,
but would censure Smallwood The re-
port 10 this effect had gotten wide circu-
lation.
II Is stated by those close in touch with
the situation that the committees find
ingS VIII have the effect of putting the
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O'Malley Remains Silent.

When told o. the finding of the commit
tee O'MaIey refused to discuss IL. He
said he had not seen the report and would
not discuss any phase of the committee
findings
Il feel that | am justified said Small
wood after the report OF the committee
was read. The report of the committee
has justified my charge and / think the
members of that committee conducted
their investigation impartially.
IF l have done something which will
put stop to the damnable practice of
using money at Annapolis / shall feel
satisfied with undergoing the strain of the
last few days. because then j shall have
performed a public service.
Asked about the testimony Of Baldwin.
who alleged that Smallv-ood had told
him he was one of seven members who
We're holding out for money for their
votes on local option. Smallwood said:
That's lie; / never talked to Bald
win about the local option bill in my life
and feel that the report OF the commit
tee fully eXonerates me from that
charge.
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Mrs. Hayden Drops DEAD.

Mrs. Georgianna Robey Hayden, who
for many years conducted an eating
house in the southeast wing of the city
market, droppen rean at $40 O'Clock this
morning. Heart trouble caused her death.
The body was found by Policemen
Roberts. Beach and Mr.. Ridgeway. and
afterward taken to her home, 116 South
Lee street. She was fifty-eight years
old.
The remains of Randolph =. Harrison,
infant son Of Representative and Mrs.
Francis B. Harrison OF New York, who
died in Washington, were brought here to
day and buried in Ivy Hill cemetery,
Rev. W. J. Morton. rector of Christ p. Z.
Church officiating.
George Z. Wood, one year old, son OF
Mr. and Mrs William S. Wood. died to-
day at the home of his parents, 1909 Duke
street.
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Thomas j. Fisher & Co., Inc.
General Sales Agent

with an iron bar. The assault, LanSrord
said, took place at a foundry yesterday
afternoon when he informed Robinson
he would not need him after the day.
The court fined Robinson SO
Because Andrew Gaddis and Henry
Foster, colored. kept mule out from 8
o'clock yesterday morning until AFTER 10
O'Clock this morning and failed to pro-
vide food for the animal they We're fined
S. each.
An official visit to Potomac Lodge of
Odd Fellows was made last night by
James w. Mitchell, grand master OF Viz
ginia, Of Pheobus, Va. He was accom-
panied by John d. Payne. district dep
uty grand master, of Falls Church. Men,
bers of Sarepta and Falls Church lodges
attended.
The degree team of Potomac Lodge con-
ferred the second degree on a candidate
Afterward speeches We're made by Mr.
Mitchell and Mr.. Payne. A smoker also
was held.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-05-30

the holt projects This when discharg-
ed, penetrates the outer shell Of the
ship, firmly fixing il thereto, with the
bomb and attaching cord trailing
astefa and held firmly in contact with
the ships bottom by means of buoys
on the outside of the bomb.
"Fhese buoys are fully inflated just
after they leave the tube giving them
a lift OF several pounds in excess &c
their weight. This method Of allows
ing the bomb 60 trail astern before cI-
ploding is 20 avoid all risk Of detona :.
ton from the shock of the disehag ge
which drives the bolt
The bomb can be exploded by a4time
mechanism set to operate after a sur
ficient time has elapsed To allow the
submarine to reach safe distance.
THE guns for the application Of the
anesthetic and those for firing the bolt
are elevated from two to three feet
above the top of the turret when ope-
rated the buoyancy of the boat being
slightly increased at the time To hold it
firmly in contact with the bottom Of
the ship attacked. After the subma
rine Jas done it's work it can sink away
By admitting more water into it's inte-
rior. Mr.. Wheaton submitted all the
features of his scheme to Admiral
Wilde ard received from that ofticer !
letter in which he spoke enthusiasticaI-
ly Of them. After stating that the
Wheaton tyre of subMarine was supe
rior to either of the two Kinds with
Which he was familiar Admiral Wilde
said:
Speaking specifically. / consider the
'narsupiap feature of the greatest vail
ne for the reason that it extends the
radius of usefulness of the submarine
to all parts of the world instead Of
limiting IL 70 harbor defense and in
shore service.
Il approve the shape of your boat as
1t gives the greatest amount Of aYaila-
BILE Space. with the least displaoc ment
The ~fiotation bomb and the
method are both exceedingly valuable.
giving a terrible advantage to the
party using them or making "A condi-
ton something like the advantage that
a man with perfect slight would have
over 8 blind man.
"That portion of your plan which
eontemplates the bloodIess capture of
the enemys ships is. in my opinion. the
NEST Feasible, the most humane, and
the most valuable of the system, but
! doubt the wisdom of attempting to
convince people Of its worth at present,
fer | we'll remember that at first /
marYeled that Il man who looked as
intelligent as you did should advance
a theory which appeared Utopian if not
foolish. II took time to convert me
from that view, just as it will to con-
vert Others, hut there is enough OF
merit in the plan with that left out
and. remember. il is always available
when the time comes to use it,
Mr.. Wheaton, when he was, in New
York last week, spoke of his invention
in these words.
The submarine can heleontructed to
secure The safety OF the crew operat .
ing it. 1t operates always on an even
keel rising straight up or going
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ANCIENT BRICKS FOUND.
Old Mounds Ploughed Up in Platte
County Mo.

A recent report says that the finding
of an ancient brick wall at Aztalans
Wis, is the only example of brieklay-
ing among all of the monuments of an
eient people in this country. and a Min
naapolis newspaper prints a long story
of this discovery, which il characteri-
zes as singular and alone
Within fifteen miles OF Leavenworth,
at lhe town of Parkyil!e, in Plate
COUNTY, Mo. Colonel George S. Park
che man for whom Parkville was named
ploughed up in his orcnara>a large num-
Der of well burned bricks, held togeth-
err bv straw. in the Egyptian style. The
bricks were buried underneath the soil,
ana lvere evidently part. of what was
at one time a building. They Appeared
~ be ancient. These bricks We're
square and iof an unusually large size
Those found in the WISCONSIN town, ac-
cording TO the report, We're irregular
both in form and size.
party of antiquarians from Kansas
city Mt one time opened four ancient
mounds on the old Peter Premier farm
ut ParkVille. and found stone Enclosures
feet square and 4 feet high. A mum
Der Of human skulls were uncovered.
some Indicating large and others very
smnil people. They suggested an ear
lier race than the Indians. Near the
mounds were scattered large quant-
ties OF Hint arrowheads and stone tom
ahnwks 4 large number Of small mills
for crushing grain We're also found.
on tie Daniel Pixley farm at Park
willie was formerly a groun of mounds.
one large central mound was SIR
rounded by sixteen smaller ones. the
whole occupying only a few acres OF
ground II is stated that in May, 1871,
a party of indians came down the Mis-
souri, river in canoes and went straight
10 these mounds and opened several Of
them They took Out human bones and
threw them away, but the purpose of
the visit is a mystery. Further exam
inatian of these mounds disclosed hui
man homes in layers, separated by large
fiat stones
A Leavenworth County antiquarian
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knowing that we must be brought in
Divine providence into positions OF
trial and testing, we may well pray not
to be abandoned there, but that in har-
mony with the Lords agreement His
grace may be sufficient for us.
90 rhe Bible assures us that there is
an Evil one and that he has great
power and influence amongst men, that
he is the Prince of the powers of the
air. and the god of this Age" How
appropriate that we should request
that the Lord would not abandon us
to tie wiles Of the Devil,
The words, For Thine is the King
dom and the power and the glory for
ever, Amen" are not found in the old
EST Greek manuscripts, and are there
fore properly omitted in the Revised
Version as being no part of the Scrip
lures. The kingdom or rule of the pres
ent time is not of God. We await the
establishment of Messiahs Kingdom
for the overthrow OF Satan's Empire,
ard The binding of the Adversary for n
thousand years. and the usllering in
then of the Divine Kingdom and power
ahd glory, forever.
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Genuine
Limp
Leather
CURIOSITY OF NATURE.
Lucky 5tanroIites Found in Virginia
Form VariousIy Shaped Crosses.

These little curiosities which range In
size ffnn ona-ruurth 10 one inch, all in
some shape of cross, are among the
most unique and wonderful formations Of
Nappe To be found only in one SPOT
on The face Of the globe are they found,
so far as ever known. and that is
meadow on top of one Of the mountain
peaks of the Blue Ridge Mountains. in
the County Of Patrick. in the famous old
state OF Virginia
This section. made famous by the fact
that old King Powhatan once held pos
session there, is the quarry Of tao
Fairy, or Lucky Stone. It was here
the good fairies lived and had their
workshops \ strange place you will say
for Titanias subjects, but If you We're 10
visit that beautiful mountain country
you would find every rock and tree M
vested with the glamour of romance, a
romance existing long before "Old Pow
hatan's dynasty came into power, long
before the woods hreathed the gentle
spirit of the lovely j'ocahontas.f As 10
the origin of these little stones little IS
known, as the leading scientists of the
Country as well as the oldest inhabitants
of this section have failed to throw any
satisfactory light on the subject, but
there are several pretty legends connect
ed with their history. One of these IS
that back in that remote mountain Sec
ton, hundreds of years ago. the fairies
were dancing around spring of iimpld
waters. PLAYING with the maids ard Wood
nymphs. when an elfin messenger ar
rived from a strange city far away in the
Land of Dawn, bringing the sad tidings
Of Christ's erucifixion, and when they
heard the terrible story they wept And
as their tears fell upon the ground they
were csvstalized into little pebbles and
each pebble formed cross. When the
fairies disappeared from this enchanted
spot the spring and adjacent valley We're
strewn with these mementoes Of that
melancholy event.
Another legend is that when the angels
looked upon the crueifiXion they We're 50
deeply Impressed with the form and sd
csedness of the cross that each one en-
sieavofed to make a miniature of It. This
accounts for the size and form of the
pebbles.
In half century some of the people
of that section have held that these
stones possess wonderful powers of ward
ing Off disease. witcheraft and i'll luck
isof all sorts. and began to Wear them
around their necks, or in their pockets.
When new babies arrived their first pres
emf was a fairy" stone. 1t was tied
around their neeks to ward off disease
and bring them good luck. some of them
were bestowed upon some of the crowned
heads of Europe, some of these wonder
fnl little stones, and today If you were TO
search Francis Joseph. the King of Eng