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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-29
OVERLAPPING BIG DREDGE.
Sand Digging Machine Taken Out
on Marine Railway.

The sand-digging machine William A.
Smoot, jr., belonging to the L. E. Smoot
Sand-digging Company of this city, is
out on the marine railway at the Alex
andria shipyard to have her hull re-
built and machinery overhauled. in prep
aration for the opening of the sand and
gravel digging season on the Potomac in
the spring. In order to get the dredge
on the railway it was necessary for the
tugs Eugenia and Rosalie to go to the
shipyard and use steam hose to thaw
out the cradle and runway. In addi-
ton to the dredge several scows belong
ing to the local sand and gravel dredg-
ing companies are at the shipyard for
an overhauling.
At Spices shipyard, at Alexandria,
the last of the four big lighters built for
l.. +. Smoot, and designed for sand and
gravel carrying. has been launched, and
is ready for service as soon as wanted.
These lighters are built of creosoted tim
bers and planking, and are expected to
last much longer. than do lighters built
of the untreated wood.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-29

The funeral of George w. Balsley,
whose death occurred at his residence,
Fairview, East Falls Church, Va, Satur-
day. took place this afternoon from his
late residence. Rev. George \. Miller,
pastor of the Ninth Street Christian
Church, officiated and Mrs. r. l.. c. Mon
cure sang abide With Me-" Interment
Inns Post, No /. G. A. r., of which the
deceased was "A member, had charge
Mr.. Balsley was born at Harrisburg.
Pa. September 20. 1871. He was a resi-
dent of Illinois during the civil war. and
enlisted and served in the 6Sth Illinois
Volunteer Infantry. From Winchester,
ILL.,, Mr.. Balsley removed to Washington
and entered the government service. For
about thirty years he was clerk in the
sixth auditors Office of the Post Office
Department.
His last illness covered a period of
nearly year. The pallbearers were
chosen from among Mr.. Balsley's assoc
ciates in the Office, where he was a popu-
lar coworker and an efficient employee,
filling a position for a long period that re-
quired statistical training and painstak-
ing care.
The deceased was a member of the
Ninth Street Christian Church of this
city.
Mr.. Balsley leaves a widow, besides a
brother, j. {. Balsley of Dallas City, ILL.,.
and three sisters. Mrs. NJ. C. Dean of
GaleSburg, ILL.,; Mrs. Fannie f.. Warren,
wife of Judge j. A. Warren of Winches-
ter, ILL.,, and Mrs. Sadie Kirkpatrick of
Winchester, Ill.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-29
FOuR BURNED TO DEATH.
Fatal Termination Of a Family Re-
union.

BUTLER, Pa, January a9.-F'our per-
sons were burned to death and five chill
dren injured, one probably fatally. in a
fire which destroyed the residence of
Curtis c. Hale at Claytonia, ten miles
north of here, early yesterday. The
dead are:
Earl Miles, aged twenty-nine. son-in-
law of Curtis Hale; Mrs. Earl Miles,
aged twenty-eight; Mrs. Inez Bell Hale.
aged twenty-eight. wife of John Hale,
and Scott Hale. aged eighteen. son Of
Curtis Hale.
The injured are Curtis c. Hale, Mrs.
Curtis c. Hale. David Hale, James Hale
and Miss Sadie Hale.
A family party was held Saturday
night at the Hale home in honor Of
David, a son. who had come home to
spend Sunday. All lived under the pa
rental roof except David and Mr.. and
Mrs. Miles
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-29
ICE PREVENTS FISHING.
Little Done at the Winter Haul
Seine Shores.

The ice on the river has prevented the
operation of the nets at the winter haul
seine shores at Windmill point operated
by Capt. Neitzy Of this city, ard at Pas
sapatanzy. operated by Capt. Bob Jen-
nings of King George county. Va. The
nrst-named shore is located on the upper
side of the entrance to Potomac creek
and the latter about three miles farther
down the river. near the mouth of Pas
SapatanZy creek.
The crews that will operate the shores
We're sent down to them several weeks
ago. before the coming Of bad weather,
and IL was intended to start the seines
about the first of the year, but from the
present outlook it will be several weeks
before the river will be in condition for
haul seine fishing.
Early in the coming month crew will
be sent down to the big shore at Fairy
Landing, a short distance below Mount
Vernon. and early in March the hauling
of seine will be started there. The bulk
of the fish caught at the winter shores
consists of perch. bass. catfish, eels and
other bunch fish, and the first run of her
ring are often taken at Windmill point
and PassapatanZy. The catch made at
these shores Is all shipped to the market
here.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-29
MISS BARTON IS BETTER.
Physicians Say She Can Leave Room
Soon.

After consultation between DIR. A.
Mona Lesser of New York. former sur
Ieon-in-chief of the Red Cross Society,
and Drs. Hubbell and Pratt. announce
ment was made today at Glpn Echo that
the condition of Miss Clara Barton
founder of the Rel Cross Society. was
such that she soon would be able to leave
her room. to which she has been confined
since her return here from Massacuh-
sets In November.
Miss Barton has been suffering from
nerve exhaustion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-29
PETITION FOR PARDON
Of CONDEMNED WOMAN
AppeaI to President in Behalf
of Matte LOmax Under
Consideration.

President Taft will soon have before
him the case of Matte +. LomaX, the
colored woman under sentence OF death
for the murder Of her husband The
date for her execution was fixed for Feb
ruary 49, The pardon attorney of the De-
partment of Justice is at work upon the
case and has before him the signatures
of thousands of petitioners for the par
don of the convicted woman, whose
health is described as being so bad that
she cannot live much longer. The par
don attorney, after investigation, will
make a recommendation to the Attorney
General who will also send his recon-
mendations to President Taft for action.
Enumeration Of Reasons.
Rev. Simon P W. Drew, the spiritual
adviser of Matte Lomax. recently sent
to the President and Department of JUS
tice an appeal for her life.
He bases his appeal upon the following
reasons: First-That the trial justice
failed to instruct the jury that under
the laws Of the District the jury had
power to render q qualified verdict;
second, that the sentiment of the Dis
trict and Of the country at large is
against the hanging of a woman In the
nations capital: third, that the evidence
did not warrant capital punishment;
that the convicted woman has not had
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-29
Chicken "Fancier" Surprised.

George Cash, colored, called at the
fourth precinct police station yesterday
afternoon to make an inquiry about
something in which he was interested.
He was surprised when the desk SER
geant informed him he was in arrest.
Constable Burk OF Alexandria county,
Va. had requested his arrest, telling the
police that Cash was wanted TO answer a
charge Of taking chickeDs from q resi-
dent Of the county. Tbday Cash was
taken to Virginia for trial.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-29

miles away. relatives, friends and fe
naval officers and seamen assembled at
St. Stephens Lutheran Church yesterday
and joined in services to the memory OF
the commander. The same rites as at
funeral were held, only with the body
missing.
The impressive burial service of the
Lutheran Church was carried out, with
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-29

Rev. Frederic Doerr, pastor OF the
church. in charge.
Commanders Gilmer. Oman and levitt
of the United States Navy were present
with classmates Of Commander Berto-
lette I'm Wilmington High School At the
conclusion of the service the congregation
stood in silence, which was broken by
the opening chords of the commanders
favorite hymn, abide With Me-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-29

a fair chance in the race of life, hav-
ing received no education to develop
the finer instincts; fifth. that Matte
Lomax is now in the last stages of
consumption, and at best can live but
short time.
Mr.. Drew states that $1,000 SIGNATURES
to petitions have been filed for the
pardon of the woman. and says that a
big mass meeting has been planned for
February Il, Lincoln's birthday. to con.
slider further efforts to save her life.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-29
lee AND layer
ARE THE SAME MAN
Mystery in Race for Bride in
Pennsylvania Is Now
Deeper Than Ever.

PHILADELPHIA, January 29-Clerks
lin the office Of the register of wills at
Media yesterday declared the belief
that Guy Carleton Lee. the author.
critic. historian and poet, who mar
ried DIR. Hildegarde II. Langsdorf of
Carlisle Pa, was the man who APP
marry the woman physician at o'clock
Friday afternoon under the name of
John II. Aver" of Chester.
Mr.. Lee and his physician bride UNI
expcctedly put in an appearance at
Carlisle, Pa. last night, and Mr.. Lee
said he would give out statement
later covering the neck -and-neck race
between himself and John II. Aver
for the hand of DR.. Langsdorf. now his
wife
Mr. Lee and his wife left here Satur-
day evening and went direct to Provi-
dence. X. I. Early yesterday he sent
telegram refusing to discuss the case
further and then FASTENED back to Car
Isle
If. 1t is true that Carleton Lee and
aver are one and the same person
then the question arises why We're two
licenses necessary?
Says He Is in New England.
In speaking of Aver" Mr.. Lee said:
HE has taken refuge in the wilds of
New England. So far as I am person
ally concerned nothing would please me
more than to have these facts come
out. 1 would like to have Aver tell
his story.
There is a bigger story in this than
any of you know or can know until
tell the facts. 1 am not ready yet to
give the details. -
Lee secured his license under his own
name in this city Friday about noon,
while Aver rushed into the register
of wills office in Media just at the clos
ing hour and secured his license.
c. b. Bishop of Morton. the license
clerk In the register of wills office at
Media, was all but positive in his identi-
fication of Aver as Carleton Lee from
the photograph printed.
Seemed Ill at Ease.
'The man who secured his license here
Friday afternoon" said Bishop yesterday.
'called by telephone and said he was in
Chester. He asked if it would be neces-
sary for him to bring witnesses and If 1t
was necessary for him to bring the wom-
an. After he had been assured that none
of these We're necessary he promised to
be in the office about o'clock. We had
about given him up as the hands of the
clock were nearing ) O'Clock, but just be-
fore it was time to close the doors he
came rushing in.
Il noticed that he was not entirely at
ease, but at the time attributed that to
the fact that he had had to rush to reach
the Office before it closed.
THE minute he entered the door of
pulled from his pocket his decree of di-
vorce which was granted by the courts
of Prince Georges county, Md.
IT looked at the seal to see that it was
all right, and glanced at the date. which
was January IT., 101. Some of the other
clerks and the register of wills looked
more carefully at the decree while
was preparing the license
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-29
WILL HEAR PRINTERS
To Give Views on installation
of Power Presses.
INVITATION OF Mr.. sMooT
Proposed Change at Bureau Of En-
craving and Printing Will
Be Discussed.

\ committee representing the Plate
Printers Union will attend the meeting
OF the joint committee on printing OF
congress at 1:3O o'clock tonight for the
purpose of presenting its views on the
installation Of power presses for the
printing of money, etc, at the bureau OF
engraving and printing. Senator Smoot,
chairman OF the committee, has extended
an urgent invitation to the plate printers
10 bc present and they will avail them
selves of the opportunity OF placing their
views before the committee.
At meeting at Typographical Temple
last night. at which nearly 900 members
az the Plate Printers Union were pres
INT, resolutions were adopted denouncins
senator Smoot for what the printers
termed his attitude OF deception in the
matter of hearings on the comparative
merits of hand and power presses in the
bureau IL was stated at the meeting
that a large number of the plate printers
would attend tonights committee near
ing in body. to petition the committee
Ia extend the hearings.
Senator Smoot today said that his COM
n,ittee has requested the plate printers
o. appear at tonights hearing. ana SAID
that they will be given the fullest oppor-
tunity 10 express their ideas on the queS-
ton of hand or power presses
Is Deeply Interested.
Senator Smoot said:
II am just as much interested in tins
question as the men are l am as deeply
DESTROYS of having the best possible meth
cd Of printing money and securities as
they can possibly be. And, further, l
have their interests at heart as deeply
As any man in the United States. The
plate printers need not fear that the in
stallation of power presses will result In
the cutting down of the force at the
bureau The installation of modern ma
chinery never has resulted i'm decreasing
The number of workers. No good plate
printer will be thrown out or employ
Inent by the installation of power presses:
on the contrary, the increase OF work
will make an Increased force necessary.
] feel that the plate printers will realize
this if they will attend the hearings be-
fore the committee. and Will realize that
| am not anita gonistic to them, but have
their best interests at heart In this entire
matter.
1t is the belief of officials of the Plate
Printers Union that an extension of the
hearings will be granted by the joint
committee on printing, and that no inn
mediate action will be taken toward In
stalling the power presses and doing
away in large measure with the present
method of hand printing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-29
BODY MILES AWAY.
Funeral Services Held for Command
er Bertolette in Wilmington, Del.

WILMINGTON, Del, January 29.-Al-
though the body Of Commander L. Calvin
Bertolette. who died last week of yellow
fever aboard his warship. the Yorktown.
at Guayaquil, Ecuador, was hundreds OF
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-29
ALEXANDRIA
Jury From Lynchburg Will Try
Lewis Hooff.
THIRTY TAlESMEN CALLED
Richard Giles Held for Grand Jury,
Charged With HOUSEKEEPING.
St. Patrick's Day Plans.
THIRTY .TALESMEN CALLED
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Star
ALEXANDRIA, Va, January % 1912.
With the exception of the summoning Of
a few witnesses all arrangements have
been completed for the trial of Lewis
Hooff, former secretary and general man.
ager of the defunct Mercantile Railway
Building and Loan Association. which will
be begun in the corporation court Thurs
day before Judge L. G. Barley.
A jury from Lynchburg. Va. will sit in
the case. \ venre of thirty talesmcn
from Lynchburg, Va. has been summon
ed by Sergt. r. II. Cox, who returned
home yesterday from the lilly city
He experienced little difficulty in obtaining
the talesmen. Most of those summoned
are said to be prominent business men.
re list summoned includes the fol-
lowing: NJ. A. Saunders, r. G. Terry,
w. Fl. Liggan, \. T. Harwood, r. +.
John p. Bell, r. N. Berry, l.. c. Burks,
&. p. Munday, P. V. Edmonds. c. H
Beasly, jr., James +. Barnes, John A.
Faulkner John NJ. Fisher. l.. L. Partlow,
J. c. Franklin. Samuel M. Adams, L. w.
Baughn, G. Gilbert, G. H. Nowlin. ir,.
w. w. Couch, E. p. Cromwell, W. T.
Oglesby. c. \. Calhoun, Clyde jennings,
t. r. Turner, w. T. Turner and w. H.
Mclaughlin. jr.
The thirty Lynchburgers will arrive
here Wednesday night. Ten indictments
are pending against Hooff. charging the
embezzlement of funds of the defunct
concern. together with funds Of the de-
funct Virginia Safe Deposit and Trust
COrnOra tiop
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-29
Charged With HOUSEKEEPING.

court tHls morning was held for the ac-
ton of the grand jury on charge of
breaking into the house Of Martha Carr.
colored, in the northeastern section of
the city Saturday night. He was subse-
quently arrested by Policeman Gill A
little daughter of the woman testified that
at first the occupants thought that there
was a cat in the house, but later they
found Giles. He had entered through
window.
Other cases disposed of follow: James
Baker, colored, assault on Julian Haw-
kins, colored, with a knife. acquitted
John Anderson and William Woodland
both colored. disorderly conduct and
fighting, the former forfeited s. collateral
and the latter was acquitted; c. c. Slevin
assaulting fanny Jackson. fined S.: Jo-
seph Miller. colored. disorderly conduct
forfeited s. collateral: Richard Brown
colored. assautling Sophie Jackson, col
ored, acquitted.
<1n the circuit court this morning the
hearing of arguments on the exceptions
filed to the report of H. Noel Garner.
special commissioner in the case of Mar
bury and others against the defunct
Mercantile Railway Building and Loan
Association. was continued until March Z.
In the same court the case of II. 5.
Seller against Mamie s. Tackett was
continued until the first day Of the
March term owing to the illness of coun-
sci for the defendant.
st. Patrick's Day Plans.
Plans are being made by. Alexandria
Division No. /, Ancient Order of Hi
bernians. for the annual observance of
st. Patrick's day. Tentative Plans pro-
vide for a musical and literary enter
tainment in the Young Mems Sodality
Lyceum Hall. 1t is expected that an adj
dress will be made by a representative
in Congress. Talent from this city and
Washington will be included in the pro-
gram.
Rev. r. J. Cutler, pastor of st. Mary's
Catholic Church, at the late mass at that
church yesterday read the annual finan-
cial report of the church, which showed a
satisfactory condition. The church has
been greatly improved and all of the
improvements paid for. The small debt
on the church has been considerably re-
duced.
Slight Damage by Fire.
Two electrical transformers of the cleo
trio light company adjoining the building
of T. +. Burroughs, Son & Co.. Prince
and Union streets. caught fire shortly be-
fore s o'clock this morning. The fire was
extinguished with chemicals. The cur
rent at the plant was cut off for few
minutes to assist the fremen. The DAM
age was trifling.
Miss Sylvia Beavers, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. w. II. Beavers. died this morn
ing at the home of her parents near Fort
Hunt, Fairfax county. Va. Miss Beavers
was about twenty years old.
Funeral of Two Sisters.
Rev. Dr. s. A. Wallis yesterday con-
Quoted the funeral of Misses Helen w.
and Virginia Collard, sisters. which was
held from Groverton p. f. Chapel Fair
fax county The bodies were buried side
by side in Ivy Hill cemetery.
"Satans Services was the subject of
an address by Rev. +. II. Martin of
Charlottesville, Va, at mems mass
meeting held yesterday afternoon at the
First Baptist Church.
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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-04-04

Desmond. having captured Claude and
Rnsamond. Is now about 10 condemn
them TO the worst fate possible in dread
Siberia He will take them TO the salt
mines. where the wretched convicts must
toll necessarily. hidden forever from the
light OF day and driven by cruel guards
selected from the cars most desperate
soldiers.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-04-04

Gotacoff. the vlllainous Russian assis-
Is now. under the villains orders, lowering
Claude and Rosamond down the shaft OF
the mine, from which the lovers are
never to return, II Desmond's plan is
carried out. Even at this dread moment
Claude is defiant and VOWS vengeance on
Desmond.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-04-04
vI.-sURPRIsED!

vL-sURPRIsED.
At last. A little pond of fresh, clear
water. Eagerly Claude and Rosamond
stoop TO gulp UP the reviving fluid; but
little do they know that right beside them
is the cruel figure OF Desmond. who knew
that all escaping prisoners reach that
pond. He captures them, and tomorrow
We shall see their fate.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-04-04
OFFERED FOE SALE
Furnished Rooms.

LARGE front room, large alcove. poroN
layatory and telephone; arranged for two
or four; first-elass meals. 2ag Howard
Sr Z
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-04-04
v.-THE THIRST DEMON.

Half choking with the salt that they
have swallowed. Claude and Rosamond
feel all the tortures Of thirst as they
quickly beat 1t across the plain. II is
the one hope Of the lovers to get quickly
to some place where they can get a long
dranght Of fresh water to alleviate their
terrible suffering from the thirst demon.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-04-04
Iv.-THE ESCAPE.

~ THE A1N9F--fA
Once in the salt mine It does not take
Claude long TO plan an escape. He gets
Rosamond to hide herself In a car Of
newly mined salt and then coceals him
self In 1t. He knows that no one has seen
them and that when the car is hoisted to
the surface II will be an easy matter to
escape across country.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-04-04
IIr.-sETTrNo THE TRAP.

Twenty miles away from the salt nina.
Desmond. rifls in hand, 10 lying hidden
behind big rock beside ilttis pond Of
fresh water. II 10 not easy TO see his
object, but undoubtedly the villains
scheme 10 In soma way conhsetsd with
the fortunes Of Claude and Rosanond. No
we must look further along the pictures.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-11-11

4NL W - Vi Ill In ~
Burglar entered home of Mrs.
Grace Dyer, 1924 N. Clark st.
She stabbed him with fork and
he left. Returned. They locked
door and called police. Arrested.
Capt. Bernard Larson, Charles
Larson, brother, engineer, and
two unidentified members Of crew
of tug ''Wm. A. Fields" drowned
when iron ore carrier Geulder
crashed into it off Indiana Har-
Dor. 1t sank.
It took a wagon load of police
men from Hyde Park station to
arrest an owl. Several of them
were wounded by his beak.
Mrs. Anna Grabolsky, N.
Western and Kenilworth aves.,
struck by street car at Albion ave.
and N. Clark st. Seriously in
jured.
"Corsets cause more complica-
tions than a world of germs. If
you find a man or woman wear
ing. one make them take it off. -.
DR.. "A. Allen josh.
E. o. Ebenholz, 1041 Oakdale
ave-, and A. Nelson, 814 Bucking-
ham pl., both severely injured
when auto of VIM. Christ, 1928
Melrose ave-, struck their motor
cycle at Oakdale and Racine ayes.
Ed ]. Dunno, &c, 1921 Butler
ST., conductor on street car, ar
rested on serious charge preferred
by Frances Thielen, IS, 3441 Cal
umet ave. Several other conduc-
tors and a saloonkeeper have
Uba,+ ~ - Thew ara cborcrad 11y;+I,