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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-09
DROPS THE SEARCH.
Cincinnati Man Satisfied Son Is Not
With "Sun Worshipers."

CHICAGO, January 9.-Confdent that
his son, Robert Hastings Reakirt, is not
in the hands of the Sun Worshipers'
cult. LIewellyn Reakirt, wealthy Gin
cinnati business man, today abandoned
search for him.
It is said the boy is with his mother at
her residence in Homedell. N. ]. The Rea-
kirts are divorced. and Mrs. Reakirt has
the custody of the child. He attends
Trinity School in New York city.
The sudden disappearance of BILLY
LINDSAY. cousin of the Reakirt boy,
when Judge Pinckney of the Chicago ju-
venile court started an investigation OF
the faith. caused Reakirt to institute a
search for his son. Members of the cult
denied that Mrs. Reakirt ever Joined
them.
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EXPECT ROYAL COUPLE.
Duke and Duchess of Connaught
Nav Visit United States.

OTTAWA, Ont. January 9-It, is re-
ported that an exchange of views has
taken place between the imperial and the
Dominion governments regarding the pos
sibiltty of a visit of the Governor General
of Canada and the Duchess Of Connaught
to the United States
There is said to be good ground for be-
lieving that such a visit would be agree
able to both the duke and the duchess
Earl Grey visited America in April 1906
during his term as Governor General Of
Canada He was the guest of Joseph II.
ChoaAe in New York, and called upon
President Roosevelt in washington. In
March. 1910, Earl Grey attended the an
nual dinner of the Tn versity Club at Al
bany, on which occasion President TAFT
and Gov Hughes also were guests.
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BROTHERS NAMED ALIKE.
Escape Jury Service, as Court Can
not Tell Which Is Wanted.

CHICAGO, ILL.,. January '9-"Do you
want my brother or me?" asked John Il.
Courardy when he appeared before Chief
Justice Olson in the municipal court
yesterday afternoon for jury service.
"John r. Courardy Is wanted here,
said the court.
"Well, that is my name, but 1t Is also
my brothers," said Courardy. 1--WE have
the same name-John r. Courardy. 1t Is
unfortunate for both Of us. but neverthe-
less a fact"
"You are excused" said Judge Olson.
''for there is no way OF proving that
Won were the one we wanted
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COLD SNAP L|NGERS
Mercury to Shrink to at Least
Eight Degrees Tonight.
SKATING ON TIDAL BASIN
Shovels Donated and Volunteers
Scrape Snow Off Ice.
WALKING rs MADE DANGEROUS.
Several Pedestrians Suffer Painful
Accidents on Slippery Pavements.
River Frozen Over.
Skaters, Attention!

The tidal basin will be opened
for skaters this afternoon. Men
from the street cleaning depart
ment have been detailed to scrape
the snow. A lumber company has
made big snow plows for volunteer
scrapers. Volunteer snow cleaners
will be able to clean the basin for
skating in a few minutes.
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EQU|TAB[E'S HOME
|SRU|NED DBYF
FOURLNESL0ST
Six-MiIIion- Dollar Blaze in the
Heart of New York's'
Financial District.
TRUST COMPANY'S HEAD
HAS A NARROW ESCAPE
Locked in Vault While the Building
Burned About Him.
IMPORTANT RECORDS SAVED
Life Insurance Companies Had Most
of It's Valuable Papers in
Branch Off1ce-Financial
Houses Suffer Severely.
TRUST COMPANY'S HEAD
HAS A NARROW ESCAPE
Locked in Vault While the Building
Burned About Him.
IMPORTANT RECORDS SAVED

NEW YORK, January s.-The great
marble nine-story building of the
Equitable Life Assurance Society at 120
Broadway-also the home OF the Mer-
camille Trust Company. the Equitable
Trust Company. the banking house of
Deposit Company and the Hartman
lnes-was destroyed early today by
fire.
Three men lost their lives by leap
ing from the roof and the property
loss is estimated at about $6,000,000
Millions of dollars in cash and secur-
tiles are locked in the vaults of the
assurance society and the banking and
trust companies. but are not believed
to be affected by the flames.
Deputy Fire Chief Walsh is missing
and there is little doubt that he has
perished.
William Giblin, president Of the Mer-
camille Safe Deposit Company, was i'm
prisoned with three other employees in
the vaults and was rescued after the
f1remen had sawed through several
two-inch steel bars. One man is be-
/ lieved to have lost his life in the
vaults.
Fought From Skyscraper.
The fire was in the heart of the finan-
cial district and the flames were fought
mainly from the tops Of towering sky
scrapers. Business was brought almost
to complete standstill among banking
and brokerage houses. whose employ es
could not reach the scene Of their daily
activities Financiers stopped business
to care for the firemen.
Most of the vital records of the Equi-
table Life Assurance Society were kept
in the branch offices of the society in the
Hazen building. several blocks from the
main oflces.
Within two hours after the fire broke
out at $40 the building was seeth-
ing mass of flames. and the firemen
working from the tops of skyscrapers
and from the streets below were try
ing to prevent the flames from spread
ing to the buildings on the opposite
sides of the street
Started in Cafe Savarin.
The Equitable building occupied the
block between Broadway and Nassau
streets and Pine and Cedar streets.
The fire was first discovered on the
ground floor in a storeroom of the
Cafe Savarin, and. carried by a draught
of air. shot upward through an ele-
vator shaft, setting fire to the upper
floors. A general alarm was turned in
and when the fire department reached
the scene the flames were bursting out
the windows in the southeast corner
of the building.
A gale Of wind sweeping through the
streets drove the flames through the
building from end to end. Firemen
dragged their hose to the tops OF the
Chase National Bank. on Pine street,
and the Fourth National Bank. On Mas
sau street, while other lines Of hose
were run upon a skyscraper opposite
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Discussing Fraternal Insurance.

ST. LOUIS. Mo-. January 9.-Uniform
laws for the regulation OF fraternal In
surance will be discussed by the Federal
ed Fraternities, which began the third
federated congress here today. D. Adna
Brown Of Phoenixville. Pa, Is president
of the fraternities.
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Wilson to Speak in Topeka.

LAWRENCE. Kan. January 9-Wood-
row Wilson. Governor of New Jersey.
will be speaker 1T the Washington
day dinner to be given by the Kansas
Democratic Club in Topeka February
90. The governors acceptance OF the
Invitation was received here today by
the clubs president
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Plains based his suit for $1,000 against
a railway company for damages done
to the coffin carrying the body of his
wife while in transit from Jamestown.
Ind. The court Of appeals here yes
terday decided that the railway COM
pany should pay him $500.
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Womeu's Clubs Meeting.

ST. LOUIS, No. January 9.-The board
Of directors of the Federation Of Women's
Clubs began a three-day session here
today, during which the program for the
biennial June meeting at San Francisco
will be drafted.
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Income Tax Held Valid.

MADISON, Wis. January 9.-The legal
ity of the income tax law enacted by the
last legislature was sustained In de.
cision By the supreme court today.
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Cleaning the Streets.

Three hundred and fifty men were put
to work by the street cleaning depart
ment this morning removing snow from
the crosswalks and cutters in every sec
tion of the city. Unless there should be
another fall of snow within the next few
days no additions will be made to the
force. Supt. Paxton OF the department
today said that the snow is being re-
moved with little difficulty.
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with tows for the lower river If they
make it. they will probably return with
laden oyster boats.
Accidents on Icy Pavements.


ice on the streets and sidewalks was
responsible for number of accidents
yesterday and last night. Edward Adge-
ly, colored, fourteen years old, Of 415
61s street broke his left leg yesterday
afternooDs when he slipped and fell on
the sidewalk at 9Th and B streets south
west. He was taken to the Emergency
Hospital.
Failing in front of his home last night,
s. A. Moreland, fifty-two years old. of
800 10th street northwest fractured his
wrist. He was treated at the Emergency
Hospital.
Clarence West, colored, of 79 Fenton
street was thrown from a wagon
which he was driving yesterday even
ing at 9Th and G streets northwest
when it skidded on the ice and struck
curb. West was thrown under the
wagon when it turned over. He was
placed in an automobile operated by
Otis Anglin, and was taken to the
Emergency Hospital.
An automobile operated by Reinhold
Loren, chauffeur for William Carr of
1413 X street. skidded on the ice yes
terday afternoon at 18th and L streets.
and collided with a wagon Of the Union
Transfer Company. Both vehicles were
damaged.
Thomas Lewis of Sd and e streets
southwest slipped on the ice in front
Of the tailor shop of M. Garcia. 1895
G street northwest. last night. and fell
against a large show window, breaking
it. He escaped injury.
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SCORED FOR DROPPING ).
DICK -TO-D|cK" PROBE
Democrats of House Sharply
Arraigned by Representative
Humphrey.

A sharp attack upon the democrats for
abandoning the investigation Of the
"Dick-to-Dick" episode, In which it was
intimated that President Taft was infiu-
enced by his brother in the government q
action on claims in the Controller bay re-
gion, Alaska, was made In the House to-
day by Representative Humphrey of
Washington. He declared 1t was the
committees duty to expose these ''assas-
sins Of the character of public men,"
1.-The so-called 'Dick-to-Dick' letter re-
fiected on the character of the President .
said Mr.. Humphrey. The chairman Of
the committee on expenditures in the In
terror Department stood on the floor Of
this House and said that every one who
had any knowledge on the matter would
be called to testify.
ssNothing to Probe, Now"
Now the investigation has been aban-
doned and the real reason Is because the
testimony of those witnesses was not
what they wanted. Does any one sup
pose that II 1t had been what the COM
mittee wanted this inquiry would ever
have been dropped until all witnesses had
been sheard?''
Representative Graham Of Illinois.
chairman of the committee that started
the Investigation, said the Controller bay
matter had been dropped because the Sec
retary of the Interior had been con-
verted" to the view Of the committee.
.'There is not much more to investigate
there noW," he said.
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Gets 81 500 for Mental Anguish.
SPRINGFIELD, Mo-, January g.
Mental anguish was the sole claim
upon which Lane C. Wilson of West
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Hears Death Sentence Unmoved.

Richeson heard the death sentence
with little apparent emotion. When
brought into court he walked with
slight assistance from the officers who
escorted him. He was not required to
enter the prisoners cage and remained
standing.
District Attorney Pelletier read the
minister's written confession and add
ed that the government had sufficient
evidence to have convinced a jury that
Richeson was guilty of murder in the
first degree. He then said that it be-
came his solemn duty to move for
sentence.
Judge Sanderson read the statutes bear
ing on the case and asked the prisoner IL
he realized the gravity of his action in
pleading guilty, II he had consulted coun-
sci and IL he had acted voluntarily. To
each question Richeson said Yes. sir"
The court gave the prisoner every op-
portunity to realize what his action meant
and to make any statement. but the
prisoner expressed no desire to make any
further explanation Of his decision.
The court then pronounced sentence.
Richeson Immediately was taken oack
to the city jail
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baltimore Gets Hearing.

Baltimore then had her innings. Repre-
sentative J. Fred. Talbot, national COM
mitteeman from Maryland. told Of the
efforts OF Baltimore to secure the con-
vention.
I'VE have not very much talk TO make"
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DEATHF0R R|CHES0N
Murderer of Avis LinneIl Given
Severest Penalty.
ENTERS PLEA OF GUILTY
Petition May Be Made to Gov. Foss
for Life Imprisonment.
PRISONER PERFECTLY CALM
"I Have Nothing Further to Say,
Further Than My Written Con-
fession," He Tells Court.
ENTERS PLEA OF GUILTY
PRISONER PERFECTLY CALM

BOSTON, January "a plea of guilty
of murder in the first degree was made
by Rev. Clarence ". T. Richeson in the
superior court. today. and he was sem
fenced by Judge Sanderson to death by
electrocution some time during the week
of May 10. 1912. Richeson had pleaded
not guilty when arraigned after his in
dictment on the charge of numbering
Avis Linnell of Hyannis, Mass. his for
mer fiancee, but following a written con-
fession made public Saturday last he to-
day retracted that plea and made a
formal plea Of guilty.
1t is understood that a petition may be
made to Gov. Foss and the executive
council Of the state to commute the death
sentence to Imprisonment for life.
Richeson made no statement He was
in court for only about six minutes. His
face was pale, but he was perfectly
composed. He answered formal ques-
tions prOpounded by Judge Sanderson in
the simplest possible way, and when ask
ed If he had anything to say replied:
Il have nothing further to say, further
than my written confession"
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Tells Of Experience.

Continued on Second Page)
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Fair tonight and Wednesday;
colder tonight; lowest tempera-
ture tonight about 8 degrees.
The Washington times., 1912-02-18
ATTRACTIVE DATES
ARE ARRANGED FOR
GALLAUDET NINE
Kendall Greeners Play in
Many Maryland
Cities.

One of the most attractive baseball
schedules ever arranged by Gallaudet
College has been presented to the
faculty for approval bv Manager Ted
Hughes.
Some of the best colleges In this sec
tion are included in the Kendall Green
dates, Maryland Agricultural College
being the first team to be met. Accord
ing to the schedule this game will be
played at College Park, Md.
Baltimore City College, Washington
College of Chestcrtown, Md. and St
Johns College of Annapolis, are among
the out-of-town games that the Gallau'
dct nine will he seen in.
The schedule as presented to the
faculty Is:
March -3-Maryland Agricultural Col,
lcgc, at College Park; 80. Mt. St Jo'
sephs College, at Baltimore
April l3--William and Mary at Ken
dali Green; % Catholic University
Cpending), at Brookland; "A. St. Johns
College, at Annapolis; -. Mt. St. 10.
sephs College, at Kendall Green.
May i-BaltImore City College at Ken
dall Green; s. Georgetown. at George.
town: II, Washington College, at Ches-
tertuwn, Md; IS, Mt. Washington, al
Kendall Green; 22. Maryland Agriculture
College, at Kendall Green; -, Catholic
University (pending), at Kendall Green
The Washington times., 1912-02-18
Two Players Draw
Unconditional Release

Two famous ball players drew their
unconditional releases from the Kan
sas City Blues the other daY-"Spike'
Shannon and Frank Bowerman. Shan
non is former St. Louis Cardinal. He
made his major league debut with the
St Louis Nationals, covering left field
for the club in 1905 and 1905. j. j. Nc
ClOskey traded Shannon to the New
York club in August, 1906, for $4,000
and "Sandow" Mertes. Shannon, a left
handed sticker, was a flashy looking
ball player at that time, and McGraw
fell for him hard. MCGraw sent J. T.
Brush to st. Louis to secure the player.
Brush asked Stanley Robinson for A
, price on Shannon. Stan'"V consulted
his manager, j. J. McCloskey. Big
Mack" was nervy chap. Robinson
nearly keeled over when McCloskey
told him to ask $4,000 for Shannon.
you must be crazy, Mack" said
the Cardinal club owner. It's absurd
Brush might fork over $4,000 and
give us man to take Shannon's s
place. but he'll yell for the police if
DO as l tell you" said McCloskey
land you'n get the money. McGraw
is crazy for a left-handed sticker to
replace Mertes. Money is no object
to the New York club. Crack $l0,-
600 right off the bat and stand pat"
Robinson finally consented to put
II up to Brush that way. The New
York magnate made the deal with
| out a whimper. Robinson got $lO,-
900 and "Sandow" Mertes for Shan
non 1t was the greatest baseball
! deal Robinson ever made. The next
day he bought the home o fthe Cardi-
nal club for 100000 and the $4,000
received for Shannon was planked
down as first payment. The real es-
tate Robinson bought for $50, 900 in
! 1906 is worth double that sum today.
! Shannon was never worth a dime to
| the New York club. He hung on for
! q year or so with MCGraw, then went
back to the American Association
The Washington times., 1912-02-18
DOnlin Credits Wallace
For Big League Berth

Mike Donlin and Bobby Wallace had
tanning bee in Chicago the other
night.
You showed me how to win a big
league BERTH said Donlin to Wallace,
the Browns manager.
Quit your kidding" growled Wal
lace.
SOn the level. Bob. / mean every word
of it," said Donlin. Remember when
! joined Patsy Tebeaus ST. Louis
team in 1899? Jesse Crab Burkett
sized me up as a fresh busher and made
life miserable for me. He got my goat
in a hurry. one day he bawled me for
keeps. | determined to jump the club
that night and return to California.
After the game you called me aside
and said:
Don't let Burkett bluff You any
longer: call him good the next time he
cracks his whip. You may have to
fight. Burkett will battle, but you look
husky enough to take care of your
self
I'm not afraid of Burkett or any
other guy who walks on two legs. but
! know the club is with Jesse and it
would be foolish for me to start any
thing | said.
And YOU came right back with some
thing like this: Next time Burkett
EltkS on YOU, Stl MN dlASl AI'' SdiiIN
III see that you get an even break.
lone week later in Pittsburgh, | ran
over in Burkett's field and took a ball
away from him. He roared like bull
and threatened to knock my block off.
As soon as the game was over ] climb
ed into the same carriage with Burkett
ana iostled him as hard as | knew how.
:" What's the matter, kid? You ain
looking for trouble with me- inquired
Jesse.
"'That's exactly what I'm after, you
pig, sour stiff" said |.
. We'll, of all the sassy simps. I've
ever met. you are the limit said Bur
kott, without making threatening
move. ITS a good thing for you that
7 haven't got the temper l carried
around two years ago, I'd knock you
out of this carriage.
"'Cut that rough stuff said Te-
beau. Jesse was only joshinG. Never
lose your temper that way again
Shake hands with Burkett and forget
all about this AFFAIR.
Jesse extended his hand and YOU
CWaIlace) gave me a hunCh TO shake
and we buried the hatchet That little
affair was the making of Mike Donlin.
The Washington times., 1912-02-18
NORMAN ELBERFELD
QUITS BASEBALL TO
TAKE UP SCOUTING
Midget Veteran Blames
Physical Condition for
His Decision.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Feb. IS
Norman Elberfeld. the veteran Ameri-
can Lacquer obtained by the local
club from Washington, announces his
retirement from active PLAYING and
says that he will act as scout for an
American League club this season.
I'm done as a player" SAYS Elbcr-
field. "The physician says | can't use
my injured hip for at least one year
and l think this Is good time for
me to retire gracefully. I've been
playing bali for a good many years
and have earned rest. | expect to
do some scouting for an American
League team this summer"
mcnt by Elberfeld has put Billy
Smith, manager of the local club, in
pretty much of hClc. He has been
counting on Elberfeld to plug up the
hole at third and now he must hustle
to find some man before the season.
The Washington times., 1912-02-18
NAUTILUS CLUB IS
VICTORIOUS OVER
NAVY SWIMMERS
One Hundred and Sixty
Yard Relay Proves to Be
Best Contested Event.

Members of the Nautilus Swimming
Club of the local Y NJ. c. \. who won
the swimming match from the mid
shipmen at Annanopis by 4S to 81,
returned to this city this morning to
receive the congratulations of their
many friends.
Probably the best contested match
Of the swimming meet was the 100
yard relay, which the Washingtonians
took in ! minute ~ 3-5 seconds. The
first two contestants for Navy were
about a yard ahead of the Nautilus
athletes, but this advantage was
overcome by Bammon in the third
heat.
40 yards-First Ansley, Washing
ton; second, Whiting, Navy; third,
Sackett, Navy. Time, IS As seconds.
so yards-First Cults, Washington;
second, Whiting, Navy; third, Ruther-
ford, Washington. Time, 35 seconds.
100 yards-First, Bammon, Wash
ington; Whiting; Navy, and Cults.
Time, l minute, 3-5 seconds
ond, Bammon, Washington; third,
Wood, Washington. Time, 3 minutes
l-5 seconds.
Plunge for distance-First, Drummer.
Washington; second, Ansley, Wash
ington: third, Elmer, Navy. Distance,
SO feet.
Breast stroke, 60 yards-First, For
ster, Navy; second, Hansen, Washing
ton; third, Waller, Navy. Time, As
seconds.
Back stroke, so yards-First. Ruth
erford, Washington; second, Waller,
Navy; third, Forster, Navy Time,
46 As seconds
16O-yard relay-Won by Washing
ton, with Bammon. Cults. AnsIey, and
Miller; Navy team, Whiting Elmer,
Marshall and SaCkett. Time. minute
81 3-5 seconds.
The Washington times., 1912-02-18
Knockout Brown and
Kelly Meet Wednesday

CHICAGO, Feb. 1S.-Hugo Kelly. one
OF the classiest of middleweights. is
coming back to the ring Wednesday Y
night after a long rest to fight George
knockouD Brown, who is about as
tough as they build them nowadays at
15S pounds.
This pair of ambitious boxers. each
with ideas about the middleweight
championship running through his head,
Is to meet at kenosha, Wis, in a ten
round no-dcCisiOn battle, the outcome of
which will have an important bearing
on the wild scramble for the title Stan
ley ketchel refused to part with until he
was killed.
If Kelly wins he will go after Eddie
McCoorty,. Billy Papke, and Frank
Klaus. The same goes for Brown
For the middles who box this week in
the Wisconsin town and the trio just
ramed lead in the running and it is Il
good bet that one of the five will be
wearing the crown, his honors undis-
puted, before the end of the year.
The Washington times., 1912-02-18
Saengerbund Notes

Not much doing last wock-two post
pored sds-but things are again going
ahead
in Ike city toGrna mcnt; so did cav;
Eckstein and DR.. Baicr Well, here is
good luck 10 you all, and NAV Won
-
That pesky bunch called HavG1s
took two falls OIt of the naughty Srhu-
mars Wednesday. You cant tell a
thing abe at those taiI-endnrs; they are
not respCCtcUS of persons. time. or
Not;co that ~ ca,,o ,r,,oslo,,o ~,
r,,f ,es O"'
7 Harlan Rcck. the Allentown ,,o,-
da,. ,or shoot CI0ser to rIi,' W. ~ "oI-
The Washington times., 1912-02-18
POST FORFEITSF FOR I.
BIG BOUTS BETWEEN
FLYNN AND CHAMP
Battle Will Be Staged in
Wendover, Nevada, in
July.

CHICAGO, Feb. 1S-That Fireman
jim Flynn and Jack johnson will
battle for the heavyweight champion
khlp of the world seems assured today
ny the posting Of the forfeits. 1t is
intended to have the mill staged a:
WehdoVer, New, on the State line be-
tween Nevada and Utah, between July
II and July 20. Curley, Flynn's manager,
has put up $1,000 for the club and $1,000
Tor MS boxer. johnson put up 5000
Tor himself. AL Tearney acted as
stakeholder.
Flynn will train at Elko, New, while
the champion will get into condition at
Lagoon, Utah, eighteen miles from Salt
Lake.
During the negotiations, Flynn on
joyed himself by kidding johnson and
some of his marks seemed to irritatc
the champion. When Flynn called him
"Bub, that famous golden smile
vanished and for moment a glitter
shOne from Johnson's eyes. However,
no hostilities took place.