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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-27
ATROCITIES REPORTED.
Massacre Of Village Population on
Island of Papua.

SYDNEY, y. 5. w, December %
News of the massacre of men. women
and children, composing virtually the
entire population of a native village on
the Island of Papua, was received here
today. The village is some distance from
the capital of the island and the mas
sacre. took place while Lemma natives
were passing through it en- route to their
own settlement.
The Lemmas attacked the village, re-
sorting to terrible cruelties.
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BEATEN AND ROBBED.
Thugs Get $500 From Cotton Plant
er in New York.

NEW YORK. December 21.-David
Reid Williams, young cotton broker
of Wilmington, n. c.. was seriously, if
not fatally. injured by thugs in the
theater district this morning. They
beat him into Inconsistencies. fractur-
ing his skull and jaw. and robbed him
of 5000 in cash and jewelry.
Policemen discovered the young man
lying on the sidewalk and rushed him
to Bellevue Hospital.
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Force of Impact Heavy,

Both cars We're running at about twen-
~ or twenty-five miles an hour when
they came together and the force of the
impact was so great that the heavily
loaded freight car plowed half way
through the lighter passenger car. The
cause OF the collision will not be deter
mined until after officials of the road
have completed thorough investiga-
ton but it is. understood that the heavy
fog of the early morning hours is given
as the reason.
The crews of the cars could not see the
block signal nor could either motornan
see the other car approaching. until they
were only few yards apart Although
the motormen quickly applied the brakes
1t was too late to prevent the crash The
passenger car was one of the locals that
makes the circuit of the Annapolis
streets three times an hour. and run
far Camp Parole station. two and one
half miles from the city The inbound
freight was the regular car from Balt-
more in the morning. 1t was heavily
laden.
Fortunately the local car had no pas
songers for the trip to Camp Parole
station. which she had started just prior
to the crash. The collision was so sud
den that neither of the motormen had
time to get out of his compartment. nor
were the conductors able to jump to
safety.
Motorman's Leg Severed.
Fred Ecken. motorman of the passen-
ger car. the most seriously injured of all.
suffered terrible agony, but through it all
he bore up calmly. and directed the res
cuers in their work. His body was JAM
med into the top of his car by the impact.
Suffering greatly from the loss of
blood, as one leg had been severed
above the ankle and was hanging by
mere shred of flesh, Ecken cried for
help. He was jammed tightly against
the roof of the car, and 1t was neces-
sary to use AK. saw and picks to dig
away the top of the car. in order to get
at him. Meantime. a corps of doctors
had fastened to.the' scene. and filters
were sent from Emergency Hospital.
When Ecken was finally released he
was placed on a stretcher and hurried
TO the hospital
R. Lee Duvall. conductor Of the pas
senger car, was picked up in the car.
He had broken leg, badly bruised hip.
besides other cuts and bruises. Motor
man Christopher Of the freight was
hurled through the door. out into the
slush and snow on an embankment
near the side of the track. Aside from
slight cuts and bruises. he is not seri
ously hurt. but was so badly stunned
that for a time he could not walk.
Harry Green, brakeman of the freight.
escaped with a slightly crushed foot,
while Nicholas Basil, who also was on
Heroic Work Done.
Though the impact of the collision was
great, the trucks of the passenger car
did not leave the tracks. The front
trucks of the freight were torn apart.
while the rear truck jumped the tracks
by a few inches. Half Of the passen-
ger car was torn and split asunder, while
the freight was damaged only about half
that extent. =
Among the first persons at the scene
of the wreck were Oscar Lloyd, John
Weaver and Charles Herold- They did
heroic work. When the injured of the
train crews had been cared for a quick
search of the passenger car was made to
see if any passengers were aboard.
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TWO MEN BURNED TO DEATH.
Five Other, Persons Injured in Los
Angeles Lodging House Fire.

LOS ANGELES. December 27-Two
unidentified men We're burned to death
and five other persons We're injured,
one fatally, in a fire which destroyed
North Main street lodging house
late last night.
The bodies of the men We're found in
the ruins of the building today. Olga
Walters the fifteen-yedr-O daughter
of the lodging house keeper, was so
seriously hurt that her death is eX-
A.
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Senator.Elect Narrowly ESCAPES.

- GARDEN CITY, Kan, December 81
William II. Thompson, United States SEN
ator-elect. narrowly escaped serious in
jury Christmas night, 1t was learned to-
day, when his Santa Claus costume
caught fire. His hands were burned and
most of his hair singed off. Mr.. Thomp-
son threw himself on the floor, wrapped
himself in a rug and eXtinguished the
flames
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DIED.

CHERRY. ON Thursday. December ~. 1917. at
am. JOHN T. CHERRY. 313 Mclean ave
southwest beloved husband OF M2iy
Frances iIIilton) Cherry.
Interment Rock Creek cemetery saturday, De
cember Is Mt pm. Relatives and friends
invited. baltimore papers please copy)
SAMPERTON. ON Friday. December 81. 1917.
at his residence. so eth street northeast.
after long and painful illness. EDWARD T.
CAMPBELL SAMPERTON beloved HUSBAND
Of Margaret Samperton fnee kane) and father
of Edward. Thomas. Helen and Alphonsns
Sampertcn, Josephine Harper and Catherine
Bontz.
Notice of funeral hereafter.
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Patsy Sheppard Dead at IS.

BOSTON. Mass, December 27.-"Patsy''
Sheppard, who. as a lightweight. was one
of the stars of the prize ring years ago.
died today' at his home here, aged sixty
five years. From 1864 to 1874 he fought
nearly all the noted boxers in England
and this country. Later he was one of
the trainers and hackers of John L. Sui
Ivan.
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Explains His Position.

Commis sioner Judson explained:
II regard the report of the superin-
tenderlt of insurance showing that this
company had apparently lost nearly all,
but not quite. of s1t0O00. I do not mean
that it had dropped IT in the street;
mean the company had lost ii during tlte
ten months preceding this examination.
This $4,000 was nearly one-third or
all il should have had at the end of ten
months. because it had but S251,pn, plus
S. 700 In other words il had done n
enormously losing business, losing one
third of ali its assets in ten months
And i'm the face of such business il
passed a resolution referring to its great
business.
Commissioner Judson said lie then told
the other Commissioners that a serious
situation confronted them in the insur.
ance department and suggested that
Supt Ingham be relieved. He also said
he had opposed the appointment OF Ing
ham. but that he had been advised by
Representative Burleson of Texas 10
cease his opposition, as Ingham had the
backing of Senator Gallinger, and that 1T
might not be polite TO make the oppos-
ton strong.
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Score of officers From Here.

Five detectives and fifteen uniformed
policemen of this city. under command
Of Lieut. Harrison of the first precinct.
are al Staunton today aiding in keeping
order and to be on the lookout for
thieves.
The policemen with Lieut.. Harrison
went TO the Virginia city last night,
while Detectives Horn. Barbee, Embrey,
Corrwell and Burlingarle went there this
morning
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Troops Sent to Staunton.

\ squadron of the 18th Cavalry and a
ba ttalion of the I'd Field Artillery sta
toned at Fort Myer. Va, left there this
morning for Stanton. Va, to take part
in the ceremonies in that town tomor-
row in honor of MIR. Wilson. The troops
are commanded by Maj. Charles d.
Rhodes, 18th Cavalry.
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Cholera Alarms Arabia.

LONDON, December 27.-An Odessa dis
patch to the Post reports an alarming
epidemic of cholera in Mecca, Arabia,
where 10000 pilgrims are now gathered
In the past four days LIZA deaths have
been reported.
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VERDICT IS DELAYED
CONTINUED From First PageD

Continued From First Page.)
was the motive for 100 explosions on the
ognize the union. Judge Anderson. in his
instructions, said:
"It was not unlawful for the structural
ironworkers to organize the union &c
which they belong. 1t is not unlawful fol-
the defendants to be members OF that OF
any other labor organization.
Men have the right to use their com
bined power through such organizations
to advance their interests in any Lawful
way. but they have no right to use TINS
power in the violation of the law. Or-
ganized labor is not on trial here, nor Is
the right of labor to organize an issue
but members of labor organizations owe
the same obedience to the law and are
liable to the same punishment Tor Its
violation as persons who are not meH-
berS of such organizations.
Illegal Transportation.
Calling attention to the charges of il
legal transportation. the court stated:
You may find the defendants guilty
upon all of the counts of the indictment
upon which they are now upon trial, II
you are satisfied beyond reasonable
doubt that the proofs justify 1t. Or you
may find the defendants guilty upon any
one or more of the counts of the lndlct-
ment and not guilty upon the others.
You may find any defendant guilty or not
guilty. or you may find one or more OF
them guilty and the others not guilty.
Before you can find any OF the de-
PENDANTS guilty you must be sat1sned OF
his guilt in manner and form as charged
in some one of the counts OF the 1ndlct-
ment upon which they are on tr1al De-
yond a reasonable doubt
Urged to Caution.
OF McManigal and Edward Clark. Gin
cinnati. both of whom pleaded guilty and
testified for the government, the court
said the testimony should be received
with caution and scrutinized with care.
and added:
1.-The witness. William j. Burns. While
on the witness stand, detailed CONVEX
sation that he had with the defendant
Hockin in which he made statements to
Hockin about the defendant TVeltmoe
having been in prison and having prison
record Such statements made by burns
are not to be considered by you IN any
way in determining the guilt or Innocence
of the defendant Tveitm9e as to the
charges laid in tits indictment"
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TWO BADLY HURT
IN TRAIN CRASH

Continued From First PageD
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Basis of Inquiry.

Commissioner Judson, who took the
stand yesterday afternoon, said his at
tention had been called to report Oh
one of the insurance companies, who
asked him TO study II, and that after ne
had devoted an evening to its figures. de-
cided to go further into the matter. Al
torneys Immediately pressed him 10 re-
veal the name of the person who had
presented him with the report, and after
some reluctance he mentioned EDWARD
Stellwagen. One of the papers, sabl
Commissioner Judson, was report Oh
George Ingham, superintendent of insur-
ance. dated November y. showing the
condition of the Commercial Fire lnsur-
ance Company, of October 81 An
other was a statement referring TO Inc
good business the company was doing,
pointing to large earnings, and declaring
that after the payment of the next semi
annual dividend the selling price OF the
stock would be- increased from Sill per
fiye-dollar share to ST. per share.
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want to discharge Mr.. ingham because
he wouldn't join you in an examinations
of these companies"
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Continued From First Page,
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Questions Ingham's Competency.

Questions Ingham's Competency.
my idea was that Ingham wasn't cons
petent to be at the head OF the depart
ment at that Juncture. / couldn't con-
ceive that the public good would suffer
by having a good man from New York
looking over the hooks
Mr.. Douglas insisted on knowing
what right the Commissioners had Ia
allow the New York state insurance
department to come here and examine
the companies. For nearly fifteen min
utes the two argued the point. and
finally Mr.. Douglas exclaimed:
Don't you admit you transgressed
your authority?
Mr.. Douglas brought the inaugural
committee into the discussion.
II wasn't interested i'm the slightest
who was the chairman Col Judson
replied.
Two prominent candidates have been
connected with the insurance COM
panies.
You were opposed TO Mr. Jordan
asked Mr.. Douglas.
81 had said something about il. but
it was borrowed from some one else"
From Stellwagen?
Yes"
You were opposed to Harper
Had no interest.
And You knew this insurance matter.
II sprung AT the rlSnt Hloiiient. lutkht
hurt Jordan. and YOU stated so?''
Well. perhaps l might have said
And YOU know Jordan hasn't been
connected with the company since july.
1922"
Il know il now.
yet you handed il around At some
ones request
Yes"
AT Mr.. Stellwgens?'
Yes"
Any one else?"
Yes. Representative Burleson Of reD-
as"
Mr. Douglas wanted To find ont how
we'll Commissioner Judson knows r. T..
Jordan. Finally Commissioner Judson re-
sponded:
II don't care to deliver an essay on
friendship.
Commit Missioner Judson introduced =.
letter into the testimony stating that
the Commissioners have no personal
animus in connection with the investi-
CATION
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Authorship of House Resolution

.who wrote the resolution that was in
troduced in Congress-"
Il don't know.
What, Is there anything in this in
vestigation that You did not do?'
Further on Mr.. Douglas asked Commits
sioner Judson what he thought of the
First National Fire Insurance Company
one of the companies mentioned in the
Johnson resolution. Col. Judson said he
knew nothing at all about il.
Don't YOU know it is in first-class
shape?"
No"
But il is
Further Mr.. Douglas wanted to know
why Col Judson insisted that the New
York state insurance department should
examine the First National Fire Insur-
ance Company. Col. JuGson said there
was always an arrangement between in
surance departments of various states
which allowed one superintendent TO in
vestigate in another state.
Mr.. Douglas made the point that the
First National Insurance Company had
not made any application to do business
in New York state.
Mr.. Douglas then asked: Didn't you
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CATION.
Questions by Mr.. Redield.
Representative Redfeld took up tho
quiz.
Commissioner Judson said he asked
Mr.. Redfield to write to the New York
insurance department requesting that
man be promptly sent to examine
into the insurance companies. III the
Commissioners requested ii. That was
about December 10.
Mr.. Redfield's questions drew ont the
fact that he and Judson Wellver and Mr.
Stellwagen had talked together in the
District building. Mr.. Redfield said. In
questions which We're acquiesced TO- thal
the matter in the Commissioners state
ment had been set up in various news.
paper offices: and that he. Redheld had
been informed that Mr.. carusi had
threatened a libel suit If the statement
was printed: and that if the matter ne.
came a congressional one, Mr. tarusi
also threatened libel If newspapers warren
the slightest way from the statements on
the floor Of the House or Senate.
Mr.. Redfield's questions were, cheiN,
preceded hv. do YOU remember. and
the answers We're TO the effect that TN"
inaugural affair had nothing To do with
the issue: that Mr.. Stellwagen had SAM
he would not make any statement ABOUT
these companies unless other bankers d'"
so, because IL might be supposed ne was
pushing his own interest.
Mr. Redfield put in the record reports
of companies in Syracuse, ~ y, IN
which Tuttle Wightman and Dudley
were mentioned He filed a statement OF
the Alfred NJ. Best Company. an insur-
ance rating firm. with figures on the
Commercial Fire Insurance company
Representative Redfield went on 10 quiz
the Commissioner.
He had Col Judson put down many
figures from insurance reports
Finally he said. questoninglN: >"
your figures show there was net loss
of SIX 9In6S And this does not tax"
into account the increase of liabilities
According to the report of Alfred N
Rest. there was difference in the fls-
ures, the Best report showing a largo
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freight car. stunned and suffering from
shock.
Harry Green. brakeman on the freight
car. foot slightly. crushed
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1912-04-27

women delight. are at present much
in vogue. No parties of the season
have seemed more agreeable, more
truly opponents Of the best that Homo.
lulu could do In the way of uniting
gentle-people all of a kind, than the
large reception teas of this and OF
next week. The reception and tea
given by Mrs. Raymond Brown yester'
day afternoon was delightfully."-
unique affair. II was given In honor
of seven of the seasons brides-elect,
and was most enjoyable. The house
decorations were In white and green
and were most effective. White Shas'
ia daisies were profusely used in dec
Grating the drawing.room, MUSHROOM
and dining-room. Each of the brides
elect carried a bouquet Of Shasta dai'
sizes covered with yelling of tulle
which was most effective. The differ
cnt baskets filed with this pretty
flower had huge bows arranged most
artistically on their handles. The sew
EN- girls made'a very pretty picture as
they stood In a crescent formation,
each holding her bouquet and really
forming chain OF daisies. Mrs.
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PERSONALS OF ISLAND AND
VISITING PEOPLE.

The College Club will hold its reg
ular meeting at the Colonial Hotel OH
Tuesday at 4 p. m. It will be closed
meeting for members only. Mrs. j
NJ. Whitney, who has but recently re.
turned from New Zealand. will give
a talk on that wonderfully interesting
country. Miss Lewis Of the College OF
Hawaii will give talk on her recent
visit to Japan and the customs and
habits OF the people. ....
+ 4 H.
DR.. ". X. tombstone, ". 8. A., who
recently returned from duty In Ha
wal and who Is at the Palace Hotel
with his wife, expects shortly to re
sign from the army and live perman'
emily In this city. DR.. tombstone is a
brother.in.law Of DR.. ]. Wilson Shiels
of San Francisco and DIR. George
Franklin Shells of New York City
who Is Just now visiting here for the
first time In several years. At the
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Mrs. F. C. Smiths Luncheon.

Mrs. r. C. Smiths Luncheon.
Mrs. Fred Carlos Smith was lunch
con hostess on Friday of this week
at one of the prettiest and most dain-
tily-arranged of this weeks luncheons.
The table center was massed in the
large Shasta daisies which the Smiths
have cultivated to such glorious
size. The place-cards were hand
painted daisies and were greatly ad.
mired. Mrs. Smiths guests were Mrs.
Frederick Klamp, Miss Cornet, Miss
May Damon, Mrs. Wallace r.. Earring.
ton. Mrs. Armin Haneberg, Mrs. Frank
NIialstead, Mrs. Emil Waterman, Mrs.
II ank McStocker and Mrs. Zeno Kelly
Myers. -
\ r 4
Mr.. and Mrs. George Davies Dance.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Davies have
cards out for q dancing.party which
will take place Oh Tuesday evening
April 3Oth. 1t is to be domino par
ty and all sorts of fun Is anticipated
4 4
Mrs. RAYMOND Browns Reception.
Receptions, always the touchstone
of the lighter hospitality in which
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1912-04-27

Mrs. james Pine, during her hus-
bands absence on the Thetis. is the
house guest Of her parents. Judge and
Mrs. Henry L. Cooper.
r 4
Mrs. Riley Harris Allen will leave
on the Sierra for visit to her for
mer home in Seattle, Wash. Madame
A. b. Allen, who has been the house
guest of Mr. and Mrs. Allen for some
months, will return to Seattle ON The
Sierra also.
Mr.. ID. ID. Baldwin is very seriously
III at the Queens Hospital. His CASE
Is very critical one. and his large
circle of friends and relatives are
keenly anxious over his condition.
4 4 4
Captain and Mrs. Harrington, OF
schoeiield Barracks are Jn town for
few days.
Mrs. Byron Baird is In town for q
few days to bid farewell to Captain
and Mrs. Wilbur. who leave for the
coast next Wednesday,
4 L 4
Captain and Mrs. Apple are rccen,
arrivals in the Islands. They are sta
toned at Schofeld Barracks.
4 4 4
The c. w. Case Deerings, who hay,
been residents of Honolulu for the
past ten years, left on the Wilhelmina
1t is sincerely to be hoped that the
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1912-04-27
KWONG SING 10y co.

Deerings wf1l return TO Honolulu
again.
Mr.. and Mrs. Percy Cleghorn have
gone for a short trip to the main
land.
Colonel Rumbaugh and wife and
their daughter Miss Rumbaugh. left
for the coast on the Wilhelmina.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Davies have
cards out for a dancing party which
will take place on Tuesday, April Both.
4
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick Klamp have
cards out for a supper dance that will
take place at the Country Club to.
right. A most delightful evening IL
anticipated by those hidden. About
one hundred Invitations have been IL.
sued.
Mr., and Mrs. George Davies have
issued cards for dancing party to
be held on Tuesday evening, April
S0th.
Mrs. Blaisdell will be an ut-golng
passenger on the Sierra on Wednes.
day FOL two months visit In the
East.
Honorable Francis NJ. Hatch was
homecoming parsonage In the Sierra.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1912-04-27

Brown was assisted in the reception
of her hundred guests by Mrs. Kelly
Brown, Mrs. George Angus and Mrs.
Mead. The rooms were crowded with
friends from to 6. The brides-elect
who received with Mrs. Brown were
Miss Helen Brown, Miss Grace Rob.
ertson, Miss Grace Davis. Miss JUL
ette Cooke, Miss Joel Stoby, Miss Eth
ell Spalding, and Miss Ethel Angus.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1912-04-27

outbreak of the Spanish. American
war both DR.. George Shells and DR..
tombstone entered the army as sur.
geons. DR.. Shiels resigned some
years ago and went East to live. His
brother, DIR. J. w. Shells, is a former
president of the Bohemian Club.-San
Francisco Examiner.
The Johnstones have a large circle
of very dear friends in Hawaii Mel.
4 4 4
As the date OF the May festival
grows nearer one realizes the large
number of kindly.disposed people that
live in this land OF plenty - not only
plenty OF money but an oyer-abund
ance of kindly disposition to help one
another. Friends are legion and 1t II
most gratifying and pleasing
thought in the minds OF the ones re
sponsible for this festival that all IL
going so smoothly and II the results
hoped for are attained beautiful
chapel will be the result OF hard work
on the part of every one connected IL
the smallest, as well as the larges,
way towards its success. Next week
a full list will be given of every one
ASSISTING
r + y
The home OF Lieutenant and Mrs
william Munter Of Fort l1'rumbull
Connecticut, was made very happy b,
the advent of a baby daughter thu
early part of this month. Mrs. Nun
ter Is most pleasantly known by I
large circle OF Honolulu friends a!
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1912-04-27
Remnants!

In CINCHAMS. CALICOS
PRINTS. MADRASES. Pom
GEES and ART WOVEN SILK.
A bargain Of bargains in quantity,
quality. and prices.
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additional Society Page 1867
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1912-04-27

FANCY CURTAIN CLOTH.
attractive designs ...........
.......... 3 yards for Is cents