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Evening star., 1912-11-22
RUNS DOWN TO SEE FOLKS.
Aviator Fowler Travels Eighty
Miles in Ninety Minutes.

SAN FRANCISCO November 2o-'I
think I'll run down and see the folks. :
said Aviator Fowler yesterday to his fell
low birdman. Roy Francis.
Fine said Francis. '"I'll go part of
the way with YOU
The aviators rolled their machines from
hangar near the ocean beach, circled
the Seal Rocks and headed for Fowler $
home in Gilroy.
Fowler reached Gilroy, eighty miles
south. In ninety minutes. Francis flew
only few miles, landing without Incl
dent
Evening star., 1912-11-22
ENGINE COMPANY NO. 6
AND TRUCK NO. Z WIN
Date for Presentation of Mac
fariand and Johnston
Trophies Undecided.

Engine company No. and truck COM
pany No. 2 were announced today as the
winners of the Macfarland and Johnston
flag trophies by the committee of citizens
appointed to inspect the District of Co
lumbia fire department houses. The COM
mittee is composed of Thomas Bradley,
William n. Cromwell and Floyd E. Davis.
The trophies, an American flag and cav
airy standard, are presented, respective
ly, by former District Commissioner
Henry B. F. Macfarland and Commits
sioner John A. Johnston. Last year the
flags We're Won by engine company No;
q and truck company No. i.
Inspection of the frehouses with a
view to determining the winners of the
trophies is made annually by COM
mittee of citizens appointed by the
Commissioners. Condition OF the ap-
paratus and horses, efficiency in drill,
appearance of the officers and men and
other features are taken into consld-
Grafton by the committee.
Date of Presentation Undecided.
The date of presentation of the flags
to the winning companies this year
has not been determined upon.
The members of No. engine COM
pany are: Capt. W. F. Lanahan, Lieut..
]. II. Newton, Engineer, W. j. McElwee,
Assistant Engineer S. n. Sullivan, Driver
j. A. Sullivan. Assistant Driver c. B. Lam
ahan and Privates F. Hellmuth, l.. e..
Myers, j. H. Davidson, c. G. Birch, W.
A. schwerdtfeger and F. NJ. Dyer. The
members of No. 2 truck company
are: Capt. D. P. D. Martin. Lieut.. H.
D. Burch. Driver NJ Gal agher, Assistant
Driver B. A. Spohn and Privates T. P.
Purcell, P. Cross. w. 1. Reeves, w. A.
Bryarly, c. A. Eibel. c. G. Fuller, $. NJ.
Gould, F. Anthony, S. t. Porter, I. H. j.
Hoy and A. j. Lipske.
Evening star., 1912-11-22
Plenty of Quail in Market.

Plenty of fine quail are to be found in
the market, retailing at 40 cents each to
$425 a dozen. Rabbits bring 80 cents
each; pheasants are $50 each: woodcock
are s1.5O pair. fine ones bringing s1.75
a pair. Mallard ducks retail at 10 cents
to 81 each; redheads 81 to $1.JO; black
heads 20 cents to 81 a pair; and the man
who likes roast possum and sweet 'taters
can buy the possum for around So each.
The vegetable list is gradually narrow
ing down to a winter basis. though fancy
head lettuce, radishes. young onions and
the like are plentiful. White potatoes
are % cents peck or 80 cents bushel,
and sweets today were retailing for the
same price. Cabbage is ). to 10 cents
head, the latter price being asked for
Savoy cabbages, while red cabbage
brings 10 cents.
cents a quarter peck: turnips, s cents a
quarter peck: satisfy, or oyster plant.
cents a bunch: beets, cents q bunch
parsnips. 10 cents quarter peck; dry
onions, yellow, 10 cents a quarter; dry
onions, white. 10 cents a quarter; celery
to cents a bunch; lettuce. cents a
head; caulifower. 10 to 20 cents each
spinach, 8 cents a quarter or p cents q
peck; parsley, cents bunch; string
beans, 20 cents a quarter; brussels
sprouts, 20 cents a box; cucumbers, and
10 cents each; sweet peppers, so cents q
basket Of ten: leeks, cents bunch
Spanish onions. for 10 cents; tomatoes
10 cents a pound; okra, Is cents box.
Apple Prices the Same.
Apple prices have not changed since
last week. though the supply is consid
erably larger. Ordinary sorts sell at II
to 15 cents a quarter peck, while the
western apples. fancy sorts, retail at as
high as dime for three. Fancy iona
thans, Spitzenbergs, Grimes golden. wine
saps, York imperiais. greetings and othel
western apples range from 40 to GO cent.
a peck some of the extra grades being az
high as 70 cents a peck.
Butter and egg prices are on the up
grade, and dealers are unwilling to ex
press an opinion In regard to the prob
able extent Of the raise. Elgin tub but
ter. fancy, sold today at 45 cents to A
cents a pound, with print buffers cen
or so higher. Fancy butterine is % t.
80 cents a pound, and butter men sa,
| the increased price of the real dair,
product is driving butter users to buy
| butterine. Special selected eggs toda,
retailed at 55 cents a dozen; strictly
| fresh eggs brought 45 to 80 cents
dozen and the ordinary egg of commerc,
retailed a. 3s 40 to ~ cents dozen. &C
cordins to where you bought them.
Evening star., 1912-11-22
Given Proves Contention.

After two or three preliminary shots.
Mr.. Given managed to ring the vase
about four out of five times, but on no
occasion did the ring settle to the floor in
such manner as to encircle the small
platform on which the vase stood. 1t
was on this fact that the prosecution
based it's case.
'Your honor" Mr.. Given said, "the gov
ernment's contention is that after the ring
touches the vase the element of chance
determines the final position Of the ring.
There is no doubt that skill Is required to
Evening star., 1912-11-22
Smoked Meats Lower.

Retail prices of beef, veal pork, lamb
and mutton have not varied in the past
two weeks. Smoked meats are a trif1e
lower today, breakfast bacon. sliced. be-
ing % cents a pound. as against IS cents
last week, while smoked ham, sliced.
sells at % cents a pound, cents below
last weeks price.
Fancy home dressed turkeys retailed
today at % cents pound. while poorer
qualities were around 81 cents a pound,
retail. A slight advance over these
prices is looked for next week. though it
is not believed fancy turkeys will go
higher than - cents. Home dressed fowls
retailed at 20 cents pound; young chick
ems. 22 cents; broilers, 25 cents geese, -
cents; ducks, % cents; guinea keats,
1.2J pair; squads, 30 and ~ cents each.
These prices are retail. for home dressed
goods.
Retailers said today that the wholesale
price of all sorts of fish has been ad-
vanced. but that retail prices remain un-
changed. Trout retails at 121a cents a
pound sea bass, 10 cents; Potomac bass
II to 20 cents a pound, according to size:
halibut steak, 20 cents; fresh cod, 121a
cents: rockfish. 121a to % cents per pound.
according to size: founders, 121a cents;
butterfsh. 13E cents; salmon. % cents,
Spanish mackerel, % cents; bluefish, -
cents. Oyster prices are unchanged,
standards being 80 cents, selects 40 cents
and the fancy sorts at same prices that
have prevailed during the season. CLANS
are 80 cents quart, and Holsters retail at
So cents pound.
Evening star., 1912-11-22
RULES RINGING VASE"
IS A GAME OF CHANCE
Judge MuIIoWny Admonishes
Japanese to Discontinue
Gambling Device.

Whether throwing a ring over an arti-
Gle, thereby gaining possession of it, is
purely a game of skill. or whether the
element of chance enters into it, was the
knotty question put up to Judge Null
lowny in the Police Court today.
The case was entirely test. Yo Yamaz-
XII, Japanese, was arraigned on a charge
Of setting up a gaming table on his
premises, 543h 9Th street southest. The
game in question consisted of a vase set
on a rectangular wooden base. In order
to win the vase, a ring-seven Of which
could be purchased for 10 cents-had to
be thrown in such way that 1t settled
over the vase and the wooden base.
After a little difficulty between the
judge and Assistant United States Attor
ney Ralph Given about whether 1t was a
"vawse" or vase" Mr.. Given gave an
interesting exhibition for the benefit of
the judge OF how the game was con-
Quoted.
Evening star., 1912-11-22
POULTRY IN PLENTY
Local Market AbundantN Sup
piled for Thanksgiving.
LITTLE CHANGE IN PRICES
Advance Expected Next Week, How
ever, if Colder Weather Sets In.
PRODUCE IN BIG QUANTITIES
Vegetables List Is Gradually Mar
rowing Down to Winter Basis.
Eggs and Butter Up.
IN BIG QUANTITIES

The approach of THANKSGIVING has had
little effect so far on retail prices in the
city markets, though dressed turkeys are
a couple of cents higher than last week.
Practically all other prices remain about
the same, though dealers in all lines ex-
pect advances next week, particularly if
colder weather should set n
Old market men say they have seldom
seen such quantities of live poultry on
the market as was brought in today.
thousands Of live turkeys came in on the
morning trains, while crates of ducks and
other poultry in quantities to supply sew
eral armies We're stacked up almost to the
second-story windows in front of many
OF the Louisiana avenue places. Buyers
from Philadelphia and New York came
to town in force this morning, and up to
noon We're taking all the fancy stuff Of
fered. at good prices. A novelty to which
market men have not yet become accus-
toned was the sight Of numerous farm
ers who brought in loads of dressed
turkeys and fowls in their automobiles.
Retail meat dealers are united in COM
planning of the prices asked by packers
Without exception today retail dealers
declared that while their prices to con-
prices they are compelled to pay are ma
terially higher than a week or so ago.
Lamb carcasses, which last week cost
the retailer cents pound. they say.
are up to 13 cents today. Retail prices
are as high right now, the dealers and
stall keepers declare, as it is possible to
put them without suffering serious loss of
trade; but the present retail prices We're
fixed when meats of all kinds cost sew
eral cents less than at the present time
The weekly Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1911-1922, 1912-04-25

Is made a rendezvous for tramps
and hobos who invest the place and
make life unbearable for the REQ
pie living near. Referred to the
City Attorney to report at next
meeting what steps can be taken to
abate the nuisance.
f. M. Green filed petition for
license as builder of cement walks,
and it was ordered that such be
granted when payment of the fee
is made. and bond filed satisfactory.
Cal Yearick asked permission TO
extend the Pearl street sewer from
the alley south of the ID. L. Dickin-
son residence to the house on the
south of the block on Nursery street
and the same was granted. the work
to be done under the proper restric-
tions.
A. C. Richard asked permis-
sion to occupy lawn and part of
street for building material for his
new house on north Michigan street
and request was granted, the limit
being set at sixty days.
An insufficient petition was made
bv some one to move building
along north Center street. but no
name being signed. Council could
not act. but power was given the
committee to act in the matter
should it be necessary before the
next meeting of the Board.
Prices were given by the hard
ware firms for supplying lawn
mowers for the City cemetery, and
it was ordered that 6-knife, 30
inch. Pennsylvania mower be pur-
chased from H. f. Buck for $92.75.
Two 16 inch. 4-knife hand mowers
were ordered bought of Marks &
Harley at 1915 each.
The report of the City Civil
Engineer of plans and estimates for
the sewer from the Miehle factory
were presented to the Council and
on motion accepted and filed.
Report was made by health officer
J. S. Martin regarding the filthy
and unsanitary condition of the
house on the corner of North and
Center streets, known as the home
of old Mrs Ryan. who Is now in
the Soldiers Home. Final order
was made that if after two days
the owners or occupants OF the
premises have failed to clean up,
the City Marshal shall cause same
to be done in accordance with the
ordinance, and the cost will be
assessed against the property.
The weekly Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1911-1922, 1912-04-25
MEN ON LOOKOUT
HAD NO CLASSES
Had They Had Them, Titanic
Might Not Have Struck.
DROWNING GROANED AND CRIED
Third Officer Pittman Testifiss That
He Did Not Attempt Further
Rescues When Boat Was
Not Filled.

Washington, April 24.-The senate
Investigating committee heard the
testimony of Frederick K. Fleet. sea-
man and lookout on the ill-fated tt
tanic.
He said that the collision with the
iceberg might have been avoided if
the men in the Titanic's crowsnest
had been supplied with marine glasses.
Fleet is the lookout who first sighted
the iceberg that sent the giant White
Star liner to the bottom. He declared
that he and other seamen who served
inthe crowsnest had asked for glasses,
but in vain. Fleet tod in detail what
occurred in the Titanic's crowsnest on
the night of the collision.
Herbert ]. Pittman, third officer of
the Titanic, gave to the committee a
narrowing account of the groans and
cries that went up from the sea after
the Titanic had made her final plunge.
This officer testified that there was
room for more passengers in the life
boat which he was commanding, but
that when he attempted to turn about
and answer the cries of distress, the
passengers most of whom were
women, protested on the ground that
the boat would be overturned and it
would mean the needless sacrificing
of more lives. Pittman Acknowledged
he was in sole command OF this life
boat and that he finally yielded to the
wishes of his passengers and pulled
away out of the sound of the terrible
cries. Pittman showed great emotion
while in the witness chair and repeat
edly urged Senator Smith to refrain
from calling up the narrowing details
of that scene to his mind. He testi-
fed that the Titanic was making 211s
knots at the time the collision oc-
Cured.
Major A. G. Peuchem, a wealthy
manufacturer, who was a passenger on
the Titanic, also was a witness. He
was the first of the surviving passen-
gers to be examined by the senate
committee. He declared that there
were not enough seamen in attend
ance upon the Titanic lifeboats, and
CHdrSeu lndt tne QuartermaSter IN
charge of the lifeboat in which he had
been saved was brutal and had refused
to turn back when he heard cries of
distress and a signal calling all life
boats back to the Titanic. This is
the first evidence that has been pre-
sented that any effort was made by
those in charge of the Titanic to sum-
mon the lifebOats back after they had
once put off. The signal as explained
by Major Peuchem, was a footing of
the Titanic's whistle
Major Peuchem testified further
that on the morning following the dis
aster he saw pieces of cork floating
near the scene of the wreck He de-
clined to draw any surmise, but it was
apparent that he meant to convey the
suggestion that the pieces of cork
might have come from the life pre-
servers.
Major Peuchem declared that so far
as he knew no general alarm was
sounded on the. Titanic after the col
lision and the testimony of at least
one other witness seemed to bear out
this statement.
The weekly Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1911-1922, 1912-04-25

Chicago, April %. = One hundred
killed, twice as many badly hurt and
81 900. 900 property damage was the
record estimated for the terrific lorna
do that swept Illinois and Indiana
Sunday evening.
Chicago escaped by a margin of
less than fifty miles. From a point
several miles north of Grant Park, ILL.,,
to the southern extremity at Cairo a
whirling, death-dealing storm swept
the state, killing some, manning others
and leveling houses as if they were
made of cardboard.
Ali day Monday and today relief
expeditions worked feverishly taking
care of the injured and searching
debris for others killed and hurt. In
one case an entire family was wiped
out with the exception of the father,
Just as they were eating their evening
neal.
Not until the entire country swept
by the storm has been carefully ex-
amined will the full death list be
known. Isolated farm houses have
been destroyed and their occupants
bruised body of strange man was
found lying in NIomence river, near
Grant Park.
Bush, Kankakee, West Frankfort,
Campus, Grant Park, Willisville,. Muir
physboro, Freeman, Limestone and
Lowell, ILL.,, and various towns in In
diana were nearly swept from the
map.
DR.. H. F. Leedom of Morocco, Ind,
who is in Chicago, told of the deaths
of nine persons at and near Morocco.
Il was sitting in my house." said
he, when | heard a noise as though
heavy railroad train was approach
ing.
"Clancing out of the window l was
frightened to see a peculiar salmon
colcred light in the sky, while hail
stones began to rattle against the
house. An instant later and the storm
was upon the town.
Il was thankful that my house did
not 60, and when shortly afterward
received a call to go to the house of
Charles Smart could scarcely see
through the rain and hail that were
still falling in torrents.
".'hen l reached Smart's house |
saw thai it had been blown from its
foundations Smart and his wife were
lying in one room, so badly injured
that they could scarcely move. Their
son John, who had called for help. was
lying badly bruised in another part of
the house, and all asked me to look
for Cassie Smart, seventeen-year-
old daughter, who had fed for the Gel
| lar with q two-year-old baby girl.
The weekly Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1911-1922, 1912-04-25

A number of members of the
Teacher Training class of the Pres
byterian church arranged to sur
prise Mrs. Lydia Overholt, in the
west part of the city, or Monday
afternoon. Until recently Mrs.
Overholt was known by the name of
Lydia Lechlightner, but was late
ly married, and will move to a farm
near Lakeville in a short time. Her
friends wished not only to surprise
her by visiting her, but each took a
little gift as a remembrance Of the
friends she had in Plymouth, and
in the church and Sunday school
where she has been a worker. Re-
freshments were served, and a very
pleasant time was enjoyed by all
present.
The weekly Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1911-1922, 1912-04-25
Taken to Hospital.

Mrs. Wilson Huffer was taken to
Indianapolis today for an operation
for gall stones. Her husband. who
Is a barber employed by Mr..
Duncan under the Bee Hive, ac-
companied her. It was necessary
to have her carried into the bag
gage car on a cot from the ambu-
lance. She leaves behind her two
sons, and a babe a few weeks old.
Quite company of people were at
the train to say goodbye, William
Huffer, a twin brother of Wilson
Huffer, with his wife, having driv-
en- from near Knox to see them be-
fore going. The patient is very
brave, and expects to get through
well, and the whole community hope
she may.
The weekly Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1911-1922, 1912-04-25
COLONEL SWEEPS
NEBRASKA STATE
Oregon Also Declares by Pri-
mary for Roosevelt.
NEBRASKA VOTE not HEAVY
laFoIIette and Taft Race Hard for
Second Place-Democrats Declare
for Harmon-LincoIn Adopts
Commission Gernment

Omaha, Neb., April 20-Repeating
his victories in Illinois and Pennsyl-
vania, Colonel Roosevelt has swept
Nebraska in the presidential primaries
by what seems to be 2-to-1 plurality.
The race for second place indicates
President Taft will have a slight mar
gin over Senator LaFollette.
The Democrats of the state have fol-
lowed what is termed the safe and
sane route and chosen Governor Har-
mon of Ohio as their candidate Clark
appears to be running ahead of Will
son.
While the actual returns were late,
owing to the fact that the polls did
not close until o'clock, the first ag-
ures received showed decisively that
Colonel Roosevelt would be winner.
The city of Lincoln adopted the
commission form of government by a
majority of $50.
Bryan's home precinct gave Clark
%, Roosevelt %, Taft II.
The vote generally was much light
er than had been expected. It was
estimated in this city when the polls
closed that only little more than half
of the registered vote had been polled.
Similar reports came from other
points throughout the state.
Although the weather was threaten
ing, and some rain fell, it was not bad
enough to drive the majority OF the
farmers from the fields.
No voting machines were used.
"Wet" interests throughout the
state put up hard fight for VIC
tory for the proposed amendment to
the state constitution providing that
cities of more than 5000 population
may make their own charters.
Friends o. the proposed amendment
believe the adoption of it would mean
the larger cities could regulate the
closing hours for saloons
At present all saloons throughout
the state close at O'Clock at night
and remain closed until o'clock the
next morning.
The weekly Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1911-1922, 1912-04-25
Ross House Repaired.

Frank D. Lamson, proprietor of
the Ross House, has completed the
repairs made necessary by the
burning of the part over the
kitchen and dining room a few
weeks ago.
The west part Of the building,
which was not burned, has been
utilized for kitchen and dining
room purposes while the work was
going on, and the patrons of the
house have been given the best ac-
commodation possible. Now that
they can have the benefits of the
splendid refinished rooms, they
are glad they did not desert the
house.
In the dining room the change
is most noticeable, as the posts
that supported the ceiling have
been taken out, and iron girders
now support that weight. The walls
are papered new, and the embossed
steel ceiling is painted white
which with the blue of the side
walls, makes very pretty room In
deed. The readjustment Of the
lights also add to the brilliant eff
feet at night. The kitchen has &
new hard wood floor, and the bee
rooms above are all newly finished
The Ross House is better than ever
The weekly Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1911-1922, 1912-04-25

81 found her and the infant under
the house, dead AS the girl started
to go down the stairs to the cellar
the house had been hurled from its
foundations and she and the baby had
been caught in the wreckage.
after attending the injuries of the
living l proceeded to the home of
Charles Rice, four miles away. !
had been told that several were in
jured there and on my arrival l found
that the report was not strong enough
Rice W being attended by DR..
Triplett, who arrived ahead of me.
All the other members of the family
were beyond help. Mrs. KIce, their
five children and a hired man were
all dead. lying amid the crumpled re-
mains of the house"
The village of Bush, in Williamson
Eighteen were killed outright and
several others died after being re-
moved to hospitals in st. Louis.
Seventy-five houses, the hotel, post
office, mining company's office and the
railroad roundhouse were all torn
from their foundations and hurled to
the ground.
The heavy roundhouse was the first
building to catch the force of the
storm, and as it crumpled with g
crash the other buildings of the town
fell like a stack of dominoes.
Torrents of rain and hail continued
t. fall long after the wind had passed
and for osme time those who escaped
could not determine the extent of the
disaster.
At Willisville the coal company's
buildings and two rows of twenty-five
houses were swept fiat, several
miners being killed. 1t seemed that
scarcelysa minute elapsed from the
time the wind struck the first house
in long row until the whole row
was demolished.
Only two houses remained intact in
Coal City, where the population is
about 5000. Though no deaths were
reported there, virtually every family
III luc tOWu lids all luJuIcu mcuDSl
William Gambell and his two
Daughters were crushed to death
when their house at Mount Prairie
was demolished. Rescuers found
them pinned under planks and bricks
and apparently they were killed al
most instantly.
At Sheldon, Ill, it is reported that a
man and baby were killed in the
tornado. The terrific force of the
storm which leveled thirty houses
and injured forty-one persons at
Grant Park, ILL.,, were shown when ii
became known that twelve box cars
loaded with brick had been blown
from the track and overturned.
Near Rensselaer,, Ind, the home OF
August Schultz was demolished and
his fourteen-year-old son was instant
ly killed. Three other houses were
blown down and six persons were
more or less seriously injured.
At Lowell the storm plowed a path
800 feet wide through the town. wreck
ing several houses and injuring ten
persons. Some of them were seri
ously hurt, but no deaths have oc
surred.