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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-02
WOMAN GOES TO PRISON.
Court Imposes Three Years Sem
tence on Mrs. Margaret Laffey.

Mrs. Margaret Laffey, the woman
highwayman,' was sentenced today by
Justice Barnard TO serve three years IN
the penitentiary. The court declined to
entertain the request Of counsel for the
wonan that she be given the advantage
of the probation law.
Justice Barnard scored the defense of
temporary mental alteration brought
forward by the woman. declaring he had
mo patience with taking" He said he
was compelled to disregard the former
clean record of the woman and must mn
pose sentence.
The action of the court fell as heavy
blow on the woman and her siXteen-year-
old son, who was present with her IN
court. They controlled their emotions
however. and did not break down in the
courtroom. j.,
Attorneys W. G. Gardiner and j. I.
Rodgers represented the woman AS
sistant United States Attorneys Hawken
and Mudd conducted the prosecution.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-02
Supreme Chief and Cabinet.
SUIT AGAINST DANTE HOLDS.
But One Against Stilson Hutchins
by His Wife is Dismissed.

Chief Justice Clabaugh, i'm Equity Court
No. I. today approved the report OF Ma
tbaniel Wilson, who was by order of court
substituted as next friend for Stilson
tn,tchins in the suit brought by Rose
Kee,,ng Hutchins. in her own behalf and
as his next friend. against William J.
Dante for his removal as trustee of the
Hutchins millions The report sets forth
the fact that the suit as instituted by
Mrs. Hutchins. was not In his interest
and should be dismissed as to him. This
leaves the suit pending against trustee
Dante by Rose Keeling Hutchins.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-02
Provision for Carbon Copies.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES AT AZ.
Early Marriage Seems to Run in
Progeny of Denver Woman.

DENVER, Col, January 2-Early mar
rage seems to run In the feminine an
cestry and progeny Of Mrs. Hazel Conklin
Of this city, who, at the age OF forty
seven, finds herself great-grandmother.
The fourth generation Of the family OF
which she is the maternal head was born
to her granddaughter. Mrs. Lydia Rauch'
early today.
Mrs. Conklin was married at Memphis
Tenn, when fourteen years old. and In
opposition to the wishes OF her mother
who herself was no older when she Vas
married.
Mrs Conklin's first daughter was Mrs.
Mildred F. Ferguson, married at the age
Of sixteen, and now is a grandmother at
thirty-four. Her daughter. Lydia Raucn,
married at fifteen.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-02
RULE FOR COMMON CARRIERS.
Competition at Equal Rates May
Continue, Despite Discrimination.

1t was held today by the interstate
commerce commission that where two or
more carriers are competing for business
at equal rates between two points they
should be allowed to continue the COM
petition. despite the long-and-short-haul
provision of the law.
This ruling, the commission explains,
will enable competing carriers to meet the
rates to a particular city or to a freight
group made by any other competitor
which may initiate reduction, although
discrimination against intermediate points
may thereby be increased.
The commission may change the rates
on complaint of intermediate shippers, TX
they are found to conflict with any other
part of the law.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-02
CAPT. JOHN J. BRICE DEAD.
Retired Naval Officer Succumbs at
Age of Seventy Years,

Capt John J. Brice. Z. s. N. retired.
died at San Francisco yesterday in the
SEVENTEEN year Of his age. A telegram
to that effect was received at the Navy
Department this morning.
Capt. Brice was born in Newark. Ohio.
and entered the naval service as an act
ing masters mate. August .. 1861. Dur
ing the civil war he served on board
the Freeborn, the Eureka, the Primrose
the Wyandotte and the De Soto. He had
command of the Adams February, 1894, to
October, 1894. He was transferred to the
retired list of officers of the navy Feb
ruary 1, 1895. by reason Of physical in
capacity incurred in the line of duty. Dur
ing the Spansh-American war he served
as captain Of the navy yard. Mare Island,
Cal, this being his last active duty.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-02
FINE PUT ON PACKERS !;
Who BROKE POOL RULE
Forty Cents Hundred Pounds
Assessed Against Members 4
for infringement. kfh

CHICAGO. January 2.-Forty cents
a hundred pounds was tho penalty as
0essed against members OF the old
packers pool who ovcrshipped their al
letment into any Particular territory
ard tho amount was distributed among
tho members Disseminated against.
The amounts were paid by check every
week Immediately after the meetings
at which the packers reviewed the ship
ments OF the preceding week
This Information regarding tho in
side workings OF the pool in tho period
between 1893 ana 1895 was given by
Henry Needer when he resumed his te>
timony in the trial OF the ten Chicago
packers before United States District
Judge Carpenter today.
who presided at the meetings Of the
combination I'm those days." asked Spe-
cial Counsel Butler.
Edward ]. Martin of Armour e. Co
What name was the combination
known by?'
Il never heard any name used"
Fines Put on Members.
What did you call these fines assessed
against members because OF overship-
ping"
Il referred TO them as collections and
payments
"Who represented the packers AT these
weekly meetings."
For Armour & Co, l.. 7. Martin and
Arthur Meeker, w. ID. Miles appeared
most of the time for the Armour Packing
Company. For Cudahy a. Co. there was
Michael Cudahy and Robert Byrne. The
q. II. Hammond Co. was. represented by
Jesse p. Lyman and A. Il. Allen. Edward
Morris and l.. ii. Heyman appeared for
Morris & Co. and Swift d Co. was rep
| resented by Gustavus +. Swift and L. A.
Fowler"
The witness gave detailed descrip-
| ton of the method in figuring the per
| centages to be shipped by each member
| into the different territories.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-02
ELECTR0CUTED IN STREET.
Newark, N. J., Clerk Victim Of Sew
cred Electric Wires.

NEWARK, N. j.. January 2-Samuel
Maxwell, a clerk. is dead here. electrocut-
ed in the street by a live electric light
wire which had been severed by bullet
The shot, evidently a random one. was
fred from the window Of a house just
as Maxwell was passing and by odd
chance cut the wire directly over his
head. 1t fell on him and he died in
stantly.
are under arrest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-02
CONVICTS' VAUDEVILLE SHOW.
Porch Climbers at San Quentin Put
on "The Trick House Mystery"

SAN QUENTIN, Cal, January 2.-With
Herbert Repsold, the "perfumed bur-
glars" playing Hearts and Flowers" on
his violncellO and the prison glee club
singing Here Comes My Tran-Oh,
Please Don't Co." the annual vaudeville
and minstrel show was given at San
Quentin prison last night.
A trio of porch climbers put on
sketch called THE Trick House Mys-
terry" "Bimmy W. Carey and RED
Iachon were featured as lock and hand
cuff experts. introducing the triple trans
Eel of handouts with Carey as tile
handcuff king Other features were
Spanish dancing, dialect monologues and
a song by Edward Delehanty. in which
the audience joined in the chor,ls-"Td
Like a Little Loving Now and Then"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-02
LEAVE WASHTUB AND IRON.
Two Thousand Gotham Laundry
Hands Strike for Higher Wages.

NEW YORK. January 1.-Two thou
sand or more laundry workers went on
strike today for increased wages and a
nine hour working day. and the en-
ployers say that before they will give
in New York will have to wash its
own clothes or buy new linen. En-
ployes in fifty steam and hand laun-
dries were affected. The union lead
ers say that the non-union men join
ed with the union workers IN striking.
Some laundries declared lockout,
saving that the increase demanded
would make business so expensive that
it would fail to pay. Not all the laun-
dries were affected by the strike order.
order.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-02
CAPITAL Police Powerless.

The father rushed to police headduar-
tiers and told the story as 1t had been
told by him to Detective Evans. De-
tective Evans advised him that the Wash
ington authorities were powerless, as the
happening had occurred in Virginia.
On the suggestion of the detective. Nc
Pherson went to the Washington offlce of
Crandal Mackey, commemorative attOr-
ney of Alexandria county. to consult him.
Mcpherson said that he had already con-
suited Mackey concerning his domestic
affairs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-02
PROBABLY FATAL SHOTS
DUE TO GAMBLERS WAR
No Clue to Identity Of Assailants in
Either Of the Two
Encounters.

NEW YORK, January "A gray auto
mobile rolled up the Bowery at a snairs
pace early today and came almost to a.
stop at the corner of Delaney street,
while one Of the five passengers leaned
over the door of the car and waved a
revolver. Singing out one Of a crowd of
belated merrymakers, he took careful aim
and fired, mortally wounding his man,
Joseph Harris. a clerk. Harris declined
to make any statement regarding the af-
fair, and the police declare that it was a
part of gambling war which has been
blamed for several serious fights recently.
There is no clue to the identity of the
aSSailantS or the machine
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-02
Again the Gamblers Feud.

Another probably fatal shooting affair
occurred an hour later on the upper West
Side. No witnesses Of this fight were
found by the police, although several
nearby apartment house jewellers admit
ted they had heard a fusillade Of Shots
Two men were found lying on the side
walk, both so seriously wounded that
death appears likely. Again the police
declared the gambling war responsible.
One of the injured men wore a sailors
hat bearing the name of the United States
battleship Vermont.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-02
OUT OF JAIL AND IN AGAIN.
Youth Admits He Committed Bur
glary After Leaving Reformatory.

WHITE PLAINS, n. Y, January q
George Welcome, twenty-five years old.
has confessed to the police here that he
committed burglary within twenty-four
hours after being released from the FL
mira reformatory, where he had served
year for burglary. Welcome was re-
leased from the reformatory on Christ
mas morning and before sunrise the next
day he and another youth were caught
in a dry goods store to which they had
forced entrance. Welcome said: When
I'm In jail I'm all right, but when I'm
out I'm all wrong.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-02
NEW YORK GROWING BETTER.
Only One Of Every 1850 Was Muir
dered During Past Year.

NEW YORK, January 2.-One death by
violence every thirty-four hours was the
toll taken on life in New York city dur
ing 1911 by the criminal element. the
total for all of the boroughs being 257
homicides. The total as compared with
the population is not large-n fact, it Is
smaller than in most American cities.
Only one New Yorker out of every 1850
met an untimely end by murder.
Generally speaking, the district attor-
ney believes the statistics disclose I'M
proved conditions and indicate that New
York city Is growing better.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-02
DEMOCRATS IN CONTROL.
Organize the Kentucky Legislature
and Announce Program of Reform.

FRANKFORT. KY. January with
the democrats in complete control of both
houses, the first session Of the Kentucky
legislature in 1912 convened today. The
democrats are pledged to legislation
bringing about a. more practical common
school system, good roads. revision of
the state tax system, a non-partisan
prison commission the overthrow of the
lobby, q direct primary law and cor
rupt practices act
Gov. McCreary will not send his first
message to the legislature for several
days.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-02
"ALL CUSTOMS CHANGED"
DECLARES A CHINAMAN
New Republic in the Orient Endorsed
at Meeting of Celestials Held
in Washington.

All the customs have changed: just like
americans now" prominent resident or
chinatown remarked today, speaking
of a meeting yesterday afternoon in the
hall of the Chinese Empire Reform AS
ISOLATION.
Not many Cinnamon attended the meet
ing. he explained, because there are not
many Cinnamon in this city. Some OF
them went away for the holiday season.
and probably some of them attended
big patriotic meeting held in New York
yesterday.
In New York many of the celestials
rushed to the Chinese BARRIERS ear yes
terday morning to have their queues
cut off, severing. they said. the last sym
Dol of submission to Manchu rule IN
China.
I'VE had our queues already cut on,
said the local Chinaman. and We didn
have to go to the barber.
1t is said that almost every Cnlnaman IN
this city Is q member of the chinese EN-
pire Reform Association, and many OF
them are personally acquainted with Dr'
Sun, Vat Sen, the new president
Flags floated from the windows OF the
building at 31S Pennsylvania avenue yes
terday, and it was stated some OF the
.celestials made an effort to observe the
day. as their New Year, but the effort was
6Tlfy a feeble one.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-02
Elect Speaker Without Opposition.

JACKSON. Miss. January For tho
first time in the history OF the Missis-
sippi legislature a speaker OF the lower
house today was elected without opposi-
ton. II. NJ. Quin Of Kinds county being
chosen by reclamation A majority OF
the members OF this legislature, which
convened today, are new members. Their
terms will expire in 1915
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-02

LOS ANGELES, Cal, January AFTER
writing a New Year exhortation DR.. Silas
d. Black. known as the mature poet" be-
came i'll. He died at his home here to-
day. He was sixty years old. Before
coming to Los Angeles. three years ago.
DR. Black was a physician at Decatur.
Ind, and lecturer on medical subjects.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-02
FOREIGNERS IN China
IN 1900 NUMBER $4,000
OF These $500 Were Ameri-
cans, Most of Them at Points
in the Interior.

According to the estimates of the I'M
'perial maritime customs authorize s, the
total number of foreigners resident in
China in 1900 was $1,000 OF these 1t was
stated that there were about 500 Amer
leans There were 1920 Americans at
shanghai 90 at Canton, Hankow and
Tientsin. each, and DO at Picking. After
A careful inquiry, II is believed that there
are about / 400 American missionaries In
the empire almost all OF them being sta
toned In the interior outside Of the treaty
ports.
Advised to Seek Safety.
Some weeks ago the legation at Picking
advised Americans in the regions anected
by military operations in the provinces OF
Chilli, Shansi and Honan to send their
families to places of safety. Most of them
have done so. Similar action was taken
by many of the con suls whose districts
were affected by revolutionary uprisings.
The increase Of lawlessness and reports Of
attacks upon foreigners seemed to call
for a general removal of American citi-
zens SO far as possible to ports that are
accessible to naval vessels. and November
IS ta1e American minister sent TO the con-
Suls a. circular instruction to that effect
1t is reported that 100 foreigners, inciud-
the river from Chungking (Szechuen
province) under the convoy of a gunboat.
in November last.
The total number of Americans in the
province of Shensi are reported to be
twelve adults and nine children: In the
adjoining province beyond Shensi eleven
American adults and seven children. Most
Of these are In such distant and inacceS-
sible regions that a journey to the coast
would require from one to two months
and be attended with so much danger and
hardship as to make their continued resi-
-Ience at their stations In comparison far
prefera BILE.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-02
Col. Martin Reaches Town.

Col. John r. Martin, sergeant-at-arms
of the democratic national committee,
is at the Shoreham Hotel where the ma
tIonal democratic committee headQUar.
tiers are established.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-02
DENIED BY GOMPERS'
Continued from first Paxe.)

last measure Of devotion, and which. by
the blessing of God and the virtue and
valor Of our citizens. Is the gloried guidon
that has led this republic to the highest
happiness and the broadcast liberty known
to the sons Of God
with photographs. to a number Of state
ofilcials, to Senator John d. Works, Rep
resentative William Stevens and Repro
sentative Carl 6. Anderson Of Ohio.
comment as an improper use of the
flag has to do with the purpose to
which 1t was applied in the Labor day
parade in New York city A great
twenty-f1ve "e or thirty men' T II Sf fas
was stretched wide. reaching almost
from curb to curb. Into 1t were thrown
contributions for the Mcnamara de-
with the weight of coins. bills and
checks.
Army and Navy Registers Com
ment.
The Army and Navy Register OF current
issue. discussing the Gompers and Kelly
flag incident under the caption, 1.-The En-
emies OF the Army" says:
1.-THE War Department is in receipt of
reports from officers on the Pacific coast
describing what appears to be syste-
matte attack on the military service. 1t
has been known for some time that enc
mics Of the army were conducting a cam
paign by means of street harangueS and
defamatory posters with view to preju-
dicing public sentiment against the army
and dfscouraging enlistment. The latest
reports have to do with disturbances in
Los Angeles and Oakland, Cal At the
latter place two prominent labor agitators
Mr.. Samuel Gompers, president of the
American Federation OF Labor, and Mr..
John A. Kelly. supervisor of San Fran
cisco and president OF the Building Trades
Council-wcre specially active.
The War Department Is in. possession
OF photographs showing these speakers
standing on the American flag and ad-
dressing their audience. The photographs
are sent officially, and are duly anthem
tcated. At Los Angeles such a feeling
prevailed on the part of people who had
been prejudiced by the attacks on the
army that the officers on recruiting duty
in that city felt obliged to exercise
extraordinary precautions against moles-
tation. AS a matter of fact, the recruit
ing Office had to be placed under guard.
Officers and men attached to the office
were treated with contempt.
That Is the situation Of the west coast.
The attacks on the army do not appear
to be confined to that locality. by any
means. Recruiting officers in places in
the middle west and in the eastern sec
ton are continually embarrassed by at
tacks which are made upon them and by
the distractions which are placed in their
way.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-02
WOMAN IN CARRIAGE;
SOLDIERS HER ESCORT
BaIIston School Children Tell
Strange Story of ChiId's
Disappearance.

Followed by two soldiers. mounted. a
carriage drove up and down and around
the streets of Ballston, Va. for an
hour this morning. until school let out
for 1880 o'clock recess. when woman
descended from the carriage. took little
six-year-old Mildred Mcpherson In her
arms, re-entered the carriage with the
child and was driven Off The soldiers
followed. all travelling in tho direction
of Washington.
This is the story told by school COM
panions of the little girl to members
Of her family. accounting for her fall
uro to return homo at recess time.
Frank Mcpherson, father of the child.
with whom she lives. has been sep
arated from his wife for about six
months.
No trace of the carriage or Its occupants
has been discovered since 1T drove away.
The school children who witnessed the
incident and neighbors who saw the car
riage about town declare that a man was
the companion Of the woman In the We
hicle
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-02
Gave Child to Mother.

Mcpherson. who is employed in WASH
ington, provided home for his wife and
child with his parents in a house nearly
directly opposite the public school at
Rallston until about six months ago,
when. he claims. his wife left him. Nc
Pherson kept the child, he says. but sur
rendered her later to the mother after
she had come to the house and demanded
charge of her.
Mildred Mcpherson was with her
mother until about six weeks ago.
when. with all her belongings, she was
sent back to Ballston to her father.
She went to school this morning at
the usual hour. Her father went to
his work in Washington.
When the little girl did not come
home at 1890 o'clock her grandpar-
ents. who were at home awaiting her.
took alarm. Her grandfather went out
and questioned her schoolmates. The
elder Mcpherson Immediately hurried
to Washington to see his son and re-
peat the story the children had told
him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-02
Section Repealed by Congress.

Before the case was retired Congress re-
pealed section 500 and took away the i'm
munity previously granted. On retriaI it
was urged that the repeal was practically
an ex post facto law and could not bind
Frisby. The trial court took different
view OF the matter and the jury again
convicted the lawyer. A sentence of four
years Imprisonment was imposed.
The opinion Of the District Court OF
Appeals again reversing the lower court
was written by Mr.. Justice Van OrsdeL
The court holds that the repeal Of the
section Of the code so far changes the de-
PENDANTS situation to his disadvantage
as to make the repeal fall under the in
hibition of the Constitution.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-02

DR.. William E. Gaver, forty-eight years
old. of Mount Adry, Nd, died Monday
at the home of a patient and died in
stantly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-02

-.Nks. William Haroun, aged twenty.
three years, died at Elkins. W. Va, Mon.
day from an overdose OF headache medi-
cine.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-02
LAWYER FRISBY WINS
IN COURT OF APPEALS
Lower Court Reversed, and Convic-
ton and Sentence on Criminal
Charge Set Aside.

For second time. Peril W. Frisby.
colored. local lawyer, has secured the
reversal by the District Court Of APP
peals of the finding of a jury that
he was guilty of forgery in connection
with an alleged contract of sale of GER
tain real estate. 1t is understood there
will be no further prosecution OF the
charge.
The paper alleged to be forged form
ed a part of an equity proceeding,
which. under section EGO of the code
might pot be used as evidence in a
criminal court. Collateral proof Of
such a paper was allowed at the first
trial. about two years ago. and Frisby
was convicted. He was given the mini
mum sentence of one year and one day
in the penitentiary. On appeal this
conviction was set aside and a new
trial granted.