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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-06
GEN. MENA WILL BE FREED.
Headed Recent Unsuccessful Revolu-
ton in Nicaragua.

Gen. Luis Mena, who headed the re-
cent unsuccessful revolution in Nicaragua,
which involved the United States naval
forces, is to be released from the "deten-
ton he has been under at the Ancon
Hospital in Panama since the collapse
of that rebellion.
Although the Panama courts have sus-
tanned the right of the United States
government to keep him in custody
against an application for a writ of ha-
beas corpus, it is believed that the gov
eminent of President Diaz is now so
firmly intrenched in Nicaragua as to be
beyond danger from would-be revolution
lists for some time to come.
So not only Gen. Mena. but his son, Col.
Daniel Mena, who also has been under
surveillance on the isthmus, will be free
to follow their own devices in the near
future.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-06
Retirement of Col. Clark.

On his own application. Col. Charles
H. Clark Of the ordnance department
will be placed on the retired list of the
army February next after more than
forty-one years service. He has been
granted leave of absence to the date
named. He is from Massachusetts and
was graduated from the United States
Military Academy in June, 1875, and
from the artillery school in 1880. After
five years service in the artillery arm he
was transferred to the ordnance depart
ment and reached the grade of colonel
in that department in October, 1910. For
several months past he has been in COM
mand of the arsenal at San Antonio, Tex
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-06
Green Escapes From Typhoon.

J. w. Green, an American citizen. who
1t was feared was lost last month in the
typhoon which swept the Visayan islands,
a Philippine group. escaped and found a
refuge on the Island of Buracay, accord
ing to a cable just received at the insular
bureau. Green was in a launch when
the storm broke His wife. alarmed be-
cause no word had been received from
him, is now EN- route to the Philippines.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-06
Christmas Once Taboo.

The history of Christmas shows that
the old festival is bound to live. no mat
ter whether it's actual origin was in pa
ganism, as some hold, or not. 1t was the
attempt of the Puritans in the seven
teenth century that nearly resulted in its
doom as a day of feasting and happiness.
Parliament, going a step farther. pro-
posed to extirpate the days observances
entirely, but when Charles II came to
the throne the people had their gladstone
day back again. Collins Shackelford' S
article about 1t in our next Sunday Maya
zine is highly interesting.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-06

Representative Fitzgerald, chairman Of
the appropriations committee, in long
speech, outlined his idea of the demo-
cratic policy of expenditures for the gov
eminent. He said the estimates just
sent in are tremendously high, and con-
cluded:
1T seems to me that instead of criticiz-
ing the democratic House for making the
comparatively few recommendations for
increases of compensation Of persons in
the classified service in the legislative
House might better devote themselves
to some discussion or explanation of the
very remarkable financing of public
operations in which this administration
seems to be engaged 1 take it that if
Congress were to accept the estimates of
the various executive departments and
appropriate in accordance with them this
administration would have the satisfac
ton of knowing that a democratic Con-
eress would be required to find at least
SS3OOO,OOO additional to the revenues
now available in order to meet the obi
cations of the government.
Il hope members of the House will bear
these facts in mind during this coming
winter, and that in the consideration of
legislation designed to fix permanently
large annual charges upon the revenues
of the government some attention will be
paid to the fact that it is not necessary
that Congress shall devote it's time to the
means by which the public revenues
shall be expended, but that it will be
necessary to give considerable time and
Thought to ascertaining sources from
which additional public revenues may be
obtained
Sitting as committee the whole, with
Representative Garner as chairman, the
House. after the preliminary discussion
had been ended disposed of that part of
the bill which appropriates the money
for expenses of the Senate and House.
(RepOrt of tOday's debate on the legis-
lative, executive and judicial bill will
be found in another cOIumn.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-06
BULL MOOSE CONTRIBUTIONS.
Final Statement of Campaign Fund
Is Filed,

The final statement of the contributions
to and expenditures from the progressive
campaign fund in the last campaign was
filed with the clerk of the House today
The statement showed total contributions
of $3.50, 672. 70 and expenditures of $685., 800
Among those who contributed were
Frank A Munsey. $4,000: Thomas A
Edison. 81, 800: Robert Bacon $4,000;
Thomas G. Plant of Boston, $50 600; c. G.
Vanderbilt. 5000: c. X. Mccormick, $3.50.
This statement represents only the ex-
penses Of the final stages Of the cam
paign.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-06
PLANS ARE COMPLETED
TO ENTERTAIN CHILDREN
NeWsboys and School Riddles
Will Be Guests of The
Star Tomorrow.

Preparations are complete for the free
lecture and entertainment which will be
given for the newsboys and school chill
dren of Washington by The Star tomor-
row morning at the Casino Theater. +.
p. Cowell of the Franklin Institute Of
Philadelphia, who is to give lecture on
The Making of a Newspaper, said to-
day that he had obtained some addi-
tional pictures for the lecture. Besides
the stereopticon views which will illus
trate Mr.. Cowell's talk. a reel of motion
pictures will show the making Of the pa
per itself on which the news is printed.
Other Features Planned.
Several comic and other films of IN en-
PERTAINING nature will be displayed, and a
musical program will be given. In order
to handle the large number of children
who are expected to attend the free per-
Torrance, arrangements have been made
with the management of the Casino by
which a second performance will follow
Immediately after the first, which begins
at 10 o'clock.
Tickets may be secured free of charge
from the business Office of The Star or
the box office of the Casino before IL
clock tomorrow morning.
Heroism of Newsboys.
Heroism on the part of newsboys will
be one of the features of Mr.. Cowell' S
lecture. He will cite several instances in
which newsboys have faced grave danger
and even death to be of service to people
in desperate situations. One of the Incl
dents which he will relate will be that
Of Billy" Rugh. the boy who recently
died from the effect of having leg am
putated in order to save the life of q
young woman.
tertainment is paramount among the
hundreds of youngsters who are applying
for the free tickets of admission, not a
few adults have evinced an interest also
entertaining features has been commend
ed by many, who express the opinion that
all who attend the affair will be benefited
as well as entertained.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-06
Philippine Commissioner Quits.

Charles B. Elliott of Minnesota, a men,
Der of the Philippine commission. who
now is in Washington. has resigned, and
his resignation has been accepted by
President Taft. In view of the short
period of time remaining under the pres
ent administration. it is expected that the
vacancy will be filled by the appointment
of some one now in the islands.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-06
CONCERT IS ENJOYABLE
Afternoon Recital of the Rubin
stein Club Proves a
Great Success.

Artistic precision, professional thorough
ness and musicianly Interpretation We're
shown in the program given by the Rub
instein Club at its first afternoon recital
of the season in the ballroom of the
Raleigh Hotel Wednesday Afternoon This
club is composed of more than hundred
woman solo.sts of the city, under the
baton of one Of the few woman directors
of the country. who have attained dis
inction for finished leadership.
In phrasing. purity of tone quality.
clearness of enunciation and delicacy of
shading the club demonstrated the per-
feet training given by Mrs. Apoline NJ.
Blair, the director, responding, as one
voice, to her slightest change of tempo,
and sustaining without change Of body
texture or tone infeXiop the difficult
pianissimo effects through the many long
holds.
Some of the Numbers.
Chadwick's Spring Beauties was the
opening number. followed by Mathews
Indian Cradle Song" melodious, mys-
terious and resonont. But Is was in New
ms Before the Daybreak" that the club
scored it's greatest success. repeating the
number in response to a determined en-
core.
Mrs W. W. Burdette, at the piano, sus-
tanned the chorus with her ability as an
accompaniSt.
Herman Standby, first cellist of the
Philadelphia Orchestra. the assisting art
list, played two groups. Out OF courtesy
to the club his first number was Rubin
STEMS "Melodie," but he rose to his
greatest heights in the Danish songs of
his own composition.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-06
Attack by Gillett.

Representative Gillett's attack on the
democrats began shortly after. He said:
This very bill in the last Congress
vicious in what it did and what 1t did
not DO that the republican members of
the committee felt bound to take the very
unusual step of submitting a minority re-
por;-something which had not been done
before. If l remember correctly, since
have been a member of the committee.
Now. We all wonder, after the object
was achieved. after they had gone before
now that they have won power, whether
they will carry out those platform
pledges and the presidents which they
tried to start in the last Congress
In that light / think this bill is sug-
gestive. because in the last Congress in
this bill there was not single increase
either of salary or of force except, / be-
lieve. one very small increase of a salary
which had been diminished by mistake in
the preceding Congress. Except for that
in the last Congress you could look
through all the pages of this printed
statement on the legislative bill and you
would not find a single increase either of
salary or of force. They not only did
that. but they went step further and
against a hostile republican administra-
ton, as they seemed to have considered
X, an administration that had distin-
guished itself by more genuine efforts for
reform than any other administration
that has been here in the twenty years
that l have seen. an administration which
by its efforts and Investigations has cut
down the expense of the departments
here in Washington by hundreds of thou
sands of dollars a year. against that ad-
ministration they made u lump-sum re-
duction.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-06
Contests LEWIS Election.

a. H. Goodman, progressive candi-
date for Congress against Representa-
tive Levy of New York. has sent notice
of contest to the House against Mr..
Levy's retention of his seat. 1t was al
legged that Mr. Levy spent more than the
5000 limit TO procure his election.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-06
Lump Sum Reduction.

They not only would not allow that
administration a single increase of force
or of salary, but, unable to say where
the administration should diminish it's ex-
penditures, unable to go into details I'M
able to give any intelligent Judgment as
to where a reduction could De made, they
made lump sum reduction, and said
that during the year whatever loss in
force might occur should not be filled.
That was their attitude last year to-
ward the republican administration, and
now what is their attitude this Year? Is
it the same? Last year, as l said, II you
looked through these pages you would
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-06
Census Bureau Aided.

I'VE increased, also, the permanent
force in the census office because during
the last session Congress passed an act
requiring the census bureau to gather to-
baccO statistics. Congress also passed an
act requiring the census bureau to gather
additional cotton statistics. The work re-
quired of that bureau under the two laws
mentioned necessitated an increased force,
which We have granted.
'All through the bill, where We found
that the testimony indicated particularly
meritOrious cases we have increased SAL
aries. Generally We have increased those
in the higher grades. in order that there
may be promotions all along the line. We
have endeavored to provide that promo
tons in any division shall be made from
the clerks employed in the particular d.
vision. We found that many clerks in
order to avoid the provisions of the trans
fer law, were resigning outright and be-
ing re-employed in another department
We have tried in this bill to correct that
evil
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-06
Discloses Hiding Place of Loot.

Later, Hunter told Maj. Sylvester where
he had secreted more than $500 worth
of jewelry and other articles which he
had stolen in this city. The loot OBJ
tanned from Hunter consisted of a rain
coat. gold hunting case watch, lady's
gold watch. two gold bracelets, a revolt
yer. solitaire diamond ring, a garnet
ring, plain gold ring, Elk's charm, dia-
mond and garnet brooch. three garnet
rings, a signet ring, a ring mounting, an
emerald stud. a garnet stud. pair of
pearl shirt studs, two gold neck chains,
an amethyst lavalliere, topaz brooch,
coral brooch three pearl stick pins, tur-
quoise and emerald ring, turquoise ring.
short waist pin. gold neck chain. gold
and pearl lavalliere, two amethyst ro-
saries. a gold and stone set rosary, three
crosses, five medals, four vest buttons,
a bar pin, cold meat fork and sugar
tong one dozen desert spoons twenty
three silver teaspoons. half-dozen sill
yer forks half-dozen silver spoons half
dozen silver tablespoons. seven oyster
FORKS, ten coffee spoons three silver SOU
venr spoons, half-doZen tablespoons
and seven old coins.
Hunter will be brought back to this
city tomorrow by Detective Evans.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-06
ACCUSES PARTY FOE
GiIIett AsSaiIS Democrats for
Past Stingy Appropriations.
SEES CHANGE IN STAND
Now Determined to Enter on Spells
System, He Says.
AR0USES WARM REPLIES
Johnson Defends Increases Made in
Legislative Bill-Fitzgerald
Also Enters Fray.

charging that the democrats had de-
fberately attempting to embarrass the adj
min!stration in the parsimoniOus" APP
preparations for the present year. and
that the legislative bill which is I'M
der discussion in the House shows that
the party in power is determined to enter
upon spOils system program, Repre-
sentative Gillett, republican, of Massa-
chusetts assailed the appropriations COM
mittee of the House yesterday afternoon
He was answered sharply by Representa-
tive Johnson of South Carolina. chair
man of the subcommittee in charge of
the bill. and by Representative Burleson
and Representative Fitzgerald. Repre-
sentative Gillett is a minority member
of the subcommittee which drafted the
legislative bill.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-06
Introduced by Johnson.

His attack followed the Introduction of
the bill by Representative Johnson, who
took considerable pains to explain that
the civil service commission force had
been increased largely in the bill. Mr..
Johnson said:
The President recently has promul-
class postmasters in the classified serv-
ice. The civil service commission claims
that the keeping of the efficiency records
of the clerks and the attention that will
be required in filling all fOurth-clasS post
offices of. the country Will necessitate an
eral in granting these allowances. Speak
ing for myself. l was particularly anxious
that they should have the increased force.
The government on the 4th of March
will change from one great political
party to the other. There will be people
create the impression that the incoming
administration and its friends are hum
CRY for spells. l wanted no excuse for
the civil service commission to say that
we had denied it the force necessary to
enforce the law. For these reasons We
greatly increased their force
THE Post Office Department has been
reducing expenses. The country is con-
stantly growing. but the Post Office De-
partment in spite of that fact, has been
able from year to year to reduce its force.
This time the department came to the
committee asking for no increase on ac-
count of the general increase of the coun-
trys population and business, but asking
for an increase on account of the bur-
dens that will be placed on the depart
ment under the postal savings banks and
the parcel-post laws The increased work
of that department on account of those
two laws necesstated adding thirty clerks
at a cost of about $4,000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-06
GIVES UP HIS LOOT
William v. Hunter ConfeSSeS
to Number of R0bberies.
EXPERT WORK AS BURGLAR
Arrested in Elizabeth, N. J., He Dis
closes Crimes in Washington.
PART OF PROPERTY RECOVERED
Tells of "First ADD to Burglars Ar
forded by Householders-Wil
Be Tried Here.
EXPERT WORK AS BURGLAR
PART OF PROPERTY RECOVERED

That a note left on the front door of q
residence or an apartment or even a
basket of laundry in q vestibule is a
first aid to a burglar has been dem
onstrated in the arrest Yesterday for
robberies here of William V. Hunter. a
professional burglar, at Elizabeth, NJ J.
To Mai. Sylvester, chief of police, who
at the request Of Hunter went to the
New Jersey city to hear of the exploits
OF the burglar in this city, was tod the
first aid afforded by householders. The
prisoner told the superintendent of police
that at one of the fifteen or more Wash
ington homes he robbed some time since
last July. he saw a note on the front
door, which read that the householder
was away and would not return for sew
eral hours. 1t was but an easy matter
for Hunter then to go to the rear Of the
house and Jimmy cellar window and
reach the upper floor.
At the home of Mrs Frank Kopp, 81
r street northwest. which Hunter is al
legged to have confessed he entered and
robbed November % last, he found a basket
of laundry in the vestibule. He told Maj
sylvester that the first aid was then at
hand, as he supposed a laundryman had
taken the clothes to the house and, lad
ing no one home. had deposited them in
the vestibu1e He then robbed the house.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-06
Naval Movements.

The Yankton has arrived at Puerta
Plata, the Rhode Island at the mouth of
the Potomac, and the Minnesota, Kansas
Michigan and South Carolina at Calves
ton.
The Denver has sailed from Pichiinque
for San Diego. the Hector from Newport
for Portsmouth. n. H., and the Ajax and
Osceola from Charleston for Norfolk.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-06
Attempted Redistribution.

Representative Fitzgerald reminded the
House that an attempt was made to re-
classify the service last year. his words
having reference to the seven-year ten
ure of office. Said Mr.. Gillett in answer:
THE committee did do 1t, but in such
a crude and preposterous way that Ven
ture to say they will not dare repeat it
when they come into power. I agree that
there is no Inconsistency in not doing it
at this session. because they know it
would be vetoed again, but / venture to
say now that YOU will not dare to do 1t
in the next Congress. because you know
it is not the right way.
Mr.. Burleson. after there had been
long discussion as to who should be held
responsible for not promulgating good
plan for reclassifying the service, made
the direct charge that Mr.. Gillett, as
chairman of the committee on reform in
the civil service, had failed to bring
about remedied conditions. Mr.. Gillett
replied that he and his committee had
reported a bill for reclassitication, and
that the House had refused to pass it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-06

not find a single increase. That was for
the republican administration. Now, II
you will take up the report accompany
ing this bill. you will find on more than
half of its pages increases OF force IN
creases of salary, and in some cases IN
creases of both force and salary.
The gentleman from South Carolina.
Mr.. johnson, says that some people are
INSCRIPTIONS and ignorant enough
think those were his complimentary ad-
jectives-to feel that the democratic
party is hungry for spoils. / admit that
/ am one of those persons who come
within that category.
Representative Gillett told the demo-
Gratis that there is but one way to rem
edy the salary evils and to provide for
service needs, and that would be re-
of the entire government
clerk service. Representative Burleson of
Texas asked Mr.. Gillett if he meant that
favoritism had been shown in the present
bill
~ do not Suspect the men who are
raised are personal favorites of the COM
mittee." was the answer. But 1t Is a
system of favoritism appointing them In
this Way'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-06
Several Times in Prison.

Hunter, who is a druggist, has served
| several terms in prison. He is known to
the police a daylight robber." Several
nights ago two policemen of Elizabeth,
n. j., saw Hunter in a residential section
of that city. He was acting in a suspi-
cious manner. They started after him.
He is said to have dropped down behind
a hedge and to have thrown aside re-
volver of large caliber and Jimmy
The police took him to the station house
and there preferred a charge of carrying
concealed weapons against him. The fol-
lowing day Chief of Police Tenney of
Elizabeth had a talk with Hunter. He is
He declared, however, that he had not
committed any robberies in Elizabeth
He is said to have told Chief Tenney
that he had robbed a number Of houses
in this city and desired to see Maj. Syl-
vester Chief Tenney sent letter to
wanted to tell him of his work in
Washington.
Early yesterday morning. accompanied
by Detective Evans, the superintendent
Of police went to Elizabeth. In a talk
of several hours with Hunter he told
Maj Sylvester and Detective Evans that
he was the robber who entered from fif-
teen to seventeen homes or stores in
Washington last July and August He
also. it is alleged, told of having robbed
Creek Church road northwest, on Ne
vember - last. obtaining jewelry and
other articles to the value of more than
$500.
1t is said he also confessed to having
committed the robbery at the home of
Mrs. Frank kopp. 81 r street, two days
later. obtaining goods to the value of
about $50.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-06

In Shakespearean Repertoire.
First Week Sat. Mat, LAS You Like IT,;
Sat. Night. Hamlet
Second Weck-Mon.. Tanning Of the Shrew'';
Tues. The Merchant Of Venice: We'd. Much
Romeo and Juliet: Sat. Mat. Twelfth Night.
Sat Night. Hamlet" Mail orders at time
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-03-21
RESTORES PLEASING FLUhPEESS
Samose Sold Under the Quaker Drug
Co. NO Cure No Pay Plan

There are a good many people in
Tulsa who ardently wish they could
find some way of getting fat and
plump. While not Ill they are so
thin and scrawney that their friends
think they cannot be well. In nine
cases out OF ten this condition can be
readily overcome by using the combi-
nation of flesh-forming foods known
as Samose. This little tablet taken
three times a day with the food does
wonders in building up good health
and restoring the pleasing plumpness
that Is so desirable.
The Tulsa Drug Co., has the agency
for this preparation and sells il with
the promise that if it does not do al
that is claimed for II in health, the
money will be refunded.
You certainly can afford to try
soc box on this plan, as Samose will
cost you nothing unless it gives salts
faction.