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LEAKING ACETYLENE GAS
CAUSES RUIN OF HOME
Pennsylvania Farmer Killed and
Wife Probably Fatally In
jured in Explosion.

PORT DEPOSIT, Md. January 20
Thompson Richards. aged seventy years.
is dead at his neighbours home at Tough
kenamon, Pa; his wife, aged sixty, will
probably die at the German Hospital.
Philadelphia. Pa. and their only child is
critically i'll in the same hospital as the
result of an explosion Saturday night. 1t
was caused presumably by an aeetylene
mace fire.
Mr.. Richards. who is a large farmer,
the owner of several greenhouses and a
director of the Kennett National Bank of
Kennett Square, Pa, has lived for some
years in a colonial home of stone near
Toughkenamon. half way between Ken
nett Square and Oxford, Pa He had
been i'll with pneumonia, and Saturday
evening he was able to join his family
downstairs. While seated in the home
| with his wife and daughter the whole
| massive building was torn asunder and
| scattered over the State road. The vicin-
ity in the radius of half a mile was
shaken.
Neighbors who rushed to the scene were
! Mortified. Mr.. Richards was dead when
carried out; Mrs. Richards. with broken
leg and head INJURIES will not survive
The daughter. Miss Anna, escaped with q
broken leg and bruises. Neighbors ten
derby bore the suffering women to their
homes and they were removed to the Ger
man Hospital.
The building is leveled to the ground
the material being scattered over a space
of hundreds of yards Bed mattresses are
in trees forty feet above ground. The loss
| is estimated at $1,000. A trained nurse
who had cared for Mr.; Richards had just
left the house when the explosion occur
red. More than 5000 persons visited the
scene yesterday, special trains being run
from Oxford. y
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IN BEHALF OF GOMPERS
He and Other Labor Leaders
Will Begin Taking of Testi-
mony Next Thursday.

Samuel Gompers. John Mitchell and
Frank Morrison, the labor leaders charged
with contempt of court in violating the
injunction granted to the Bucks Stove
and Range Company in December. 1907.
will begin next Thursday. before Justice
Wright, i'm Equity Court No. 3 the TAX
ing of testimony in refutation of the
charges preferred against them by COM
mittee Of lawyers. appointed by the
court.
Attorney Jackson H. Ralston, for Com
pers and his associates, today asked
Justice Wright to set a time to hear
their witnesses. The court designated
Thursday and Friday of this week. Mr.
Ralston thinks he may be able to con
clude his testimony in that time, al
though, under the courts order, he may
Present testimony at any time up to Feb
ruary 49, The committee Of prosecutors
has ten days thereafter for rebuttal.
Should the testimony all be concluded
in the time allotted hearing of the
charges in open court by the full bench
may be had in March or April.
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May Resume in April.

If the decision is reached by that time
Mr.. Wilson will be ready to resume first
degree murder trials at the beginning of
the April term. :.
There are quite number Of homicide
cases awaiting trial in which the charge
is either second degree murder or man.
slaughter. No delay will occur in the
calling Of these prisoners TO trial. &C
cording to Assistant United States At
torney Harvey Given, who is busily en-
gagged in assembling the testimony to be
offered by the government.
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|HALTS THE TRIALS HIS DEATH SUDDEN
Persons Accused of First De-
gree Murder Have Respite.
AWAIT COURT OF APPEALS
District Attorney Desires Decision
on Qualified" Verdict and Appli-
cation of New Law.

Trials of prisoners charged with muir
der in the first degree will probably be
suspended during the present term of the
criminal courts The qualified verdict
reached last Friday in the Macdonald
case. it is said. has convinced United
States Attorney Wilson that it would be
unwise to call other such cases for trial
until the Court of Appeals has decided
whether the new penal code applies in
this District and whether juries may con-
Wet of first degree and then set the pun
ishment at life imprisonment, and by
this means practically reduce the crime
to second degree murder.
Should the appellate court hold that the
District code, which provides the death
penalty alone for first degree murder, has
been superseded by the latest penal en-
actment, the general opinion among the
lawyers seems to be that it will practi-
cally amount to the abolition Of capital
punishment in this District, except, per-
hapS, in most atrocious cases.
Judges Not q Unit.
The judges of the District Supreme
Court are divided in opinion as to the
jurisdiction Justice Wright holds it does
colored. who killed John Ofenstein, a
blacksmith, he declined to instruct the
jury that it might qualify it's verdict if
first degree murder was found. This is
the case now pending in the Court of
Appeals, and stands first on the call for
next Monday, when the appellate court
TeconveneS.
Justices Anderson and Barnard, before
whom the same question has arisen, have
taken an opposite view of the law. JUS
tice Anderson. in the Matthews and
Cornwell cases, held the qualified verdict
to be permissible in this jurisdiction. In
the Macdonald case Justice Barnard
agreed with Justice Anderson. at the
same time expressing his regret that the
court was divided on the question. AS
the Cornwell and Matthews cases re-
suited in convictions of second degree
murder, the Macdonald verdict is the
first of the qualified sort to be rem
dered here since the code was enacted
in 1902.
In view of the number of cases to be
affected by the decision, 1t is expected, an
opinion on the law will be rendered by
the higher court not later than the first
Monday in March.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-29
Prof. Meyer to Lecture.

Prof. Ernest C. Meyer is announced to
lecture tonight at the Y. NJ. c. A. on
1.-THE Relation of Public Accountants t.
Bureaus of Municipal Statistics. With
Special Reference to the Bureau Of the
Census" Prof. Meyer Is a specialist or
municipal statistics in the bureau of thu
census. Accountants and students Of &C
counts are expected to attend the lee
turo.
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Mr.. Ralston Is Reticent.

Mr. Ralston declined to give out am
information as to the names of the wit
nesses to be summoned by the labor men
or to say anything regarding the purport
Of the testimony to be brought out.
He also refused to admit or deny the
likelihood of Gompers, Mitchell or Nor
rison taking the witness stand in their
own defense When asked if Mr.. Com
pers or his associates would testify Mr.
Ralston said: Il cannot say they will,
and on the other hand, | am not pre-
pared to say they will not r.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-29

Miss Fanny Ramsey of Lewis county,
w Va, died Friday at the home of
Byron jackson. at Jackson Mills, aged
liz years. She nursed Stonewal Jack
SON when he was an infant and has al
WAYS lived with the Jackson family.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-29

John Richard Major, who had been in
the drug business since 1854. and a MEM
Der of the Association of Oldest Inhabi-
tants, died suddenly of an attack of an
gina pectoris yesterday afternoon at his
: home, SOC 1 street northwest. He was
seventy-four years old.
Mr.. Major conducted drug store at ZIG
eth street northwest, and yesterday morn
ing attended to his duties as usual. He
took dinner with his family at home
at 1 o'clock, and after the meal said he
was ill and retired. He was stricken
shortly after, and DIR. Charles Franzoni,
a lifelong friend, and DR.. William Hol-
land Heron were called and succeeded in
restoring him to consciousness ten min
utes before his death. He died at 2:3O
o'clock Mr. Major had complained OF
feeling i'll for several days, but his final
attack was very sudden.
Funeral Tomorrow Afternoon.
A delegation from the Association Of
Oldest Inhabitants and the College Of
Pharmacy, of which he also was a men,
Der, will attend the funeral, which will
take place from the residence at o'clock
tomorrow afternoon.
The funeral sermon will be delivered by
Rev. DIR. Samuel H. Greene of Cavalry
Baptist Church, friend of years stand
ing. Interment will be at Oak Hill ceme-
terry. Acting pallbearers will be W1iham
S. Virgin, L. l.. Burrows and Leon Hurle-
baus ex-employes; Murray Hackett, Ed
win Franzoni, Carl H. Butnem. Hon.
orary pallbearers, Washington Topham
and Benjamin w. Reiss, Oldest Inhab-
itants' Association; DR.. Charles Franzoni.
Fred Tschiffely, Aloysius Joy and Ed
ward Weight.
Mr. Major was born in Alexandria Au-
gust 23, 1897, when that city was part
of the District Of Columbia. and, there
fore, was a native of the District His
parents came to this country from Eng
land When a boy he attended the pub
lie schools in Alexandria and then Sc
cured employment in Baltimore as an
upholsterer. Not finding that to his Xix
ing, he returned to his home and entered
the drug store of his brother. Bernard
Major. TIe came to Washington In 1856
to accept a position as clerk in Gilman
drug store on Pennsylvania avenue north
west between Az and 9th streets, where
he worked for two years.
Started Business for Himself.
Having by this time made a wide ac-
quaintance in the District, Mr.. Major
undertook to conduct business for him
self and opened a drug store at 7th and
H streets northwest. In 1894 he moved
| to 7th and G streets. where he remained
until about five years ago. when he moved
| to 716 7th street.
| His long residence i'm the District made
| Mr.. Major one of the best known men in
| the city and he was fond of relating
| "reminiscences of old days.
In 1863 he married Miss Mary Eleanor
Thomas of Alexandria. He is survived
| by his widow and three children, Ernest
| Lee Major of Boston, Miss JEANNE
| Major and Mrs. T.. M. Perrie, both OF
Washington. He has one grandchild,
Miss Mildred Eleanor Perrie.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-29

The characters of Dickens interpreted
by Joseph Clement Coll in a double-page
drawing. See our next Sunday Magazine.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-29

Recognition of patriotic services rem
dered by Mgr William T. Russell, pastor
of st. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church.
for which he has never received any con-
sideration at the hands of the govern
ment, will be paid this evening at Carroll
Hall at o'clock, when honorary mem.
bership will be conferred upon him and
the badge of a United Spanish War Vet
eran will be presented by Admiral
George Dewey Camp, No. Z, United
Spanish War Veterans.
Serves as Volunteer Chaplain.
During the Spanish-American war, in
applicant for commission as chaplain
in the volunteer army. Nothing daunted
he went to Chickamauga Park and there
without commission or compensation OF
any kind, 1t is explained. served as a
volunteer chaplain and continued as such
until the camp was broken up. He never
succeeded In getting to the front In
Cuba, Porto Rico or the Philippines, but
the impression made then upon the SOL
der boys has prompted the action now
to be taken by Admiral George Dewey
Camp.
Edward J. Hannah, chairman of the
joint committee from ST Patrick's par
ish and the United-Spanish War Vet
Grams, will preside. and a program OF
vocal music and addresses will be pre-
sented The octet of st. Patrick
Church mixed choir and Joseph White
more, tenor soloist, will sing. The
presentation address will be made by
Capt. j. j. Knapp, u. s. N. deputy
commander of the United-Spanish War
Veterans.
Other Speakers Listed:
Remarks will be made also by Sen
ator Miles Poindexter of Washington
Representatives L. c. Dyer of Missouri
and William F. Murray of Massachu-
sets, Commander George c. Ross. De-
partment Of the Potomac, G. A. r..
Representatives James M. Curley OF
Massachusetts. George N. Curry Of New
Mexico and Claude U. Stone of Illinois
Judge William H. De Lacy of the Ju-
venile Court and w. Gwynn Gardiner
The committee Of arrangements Is
composed Of the following: Spanish
War Veterans-R. j. DOnnelly. vice
chairman: E. L. Cogan. j. A. Costello
w. J. Hanighan, c. j. Harlow, r. L
Lamb E. M. Lawton, J. +. Mahoney
J. p. McCrink, j. Murphy; st. Patrick's
parish-Edward ]. Hannah. chairman
W. H. De Lacy. Michael NJ. Doyle. w
Gwynn Gardiner. NJ. Gatti, A C. Joy
william II. L4pley. ]. D. Mankin
George Menke. Thomas A. Stephens
secretary.
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FOR RENT-OFFICES.

ENTIRE OFFICE IN SOUTHERN BUILDING.
including use Of competent stenOgrapher and
typewriter. S25 per month"; IL taken ut once.
Fox 22u. Star ONCE.
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BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY.

ONE OR TEN MEN TO INVEST 100000 To
build an Ice machine near Rock creek: i'm
proved plan permanent dividends assured. Ad
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-29

OPAQUE SHADES, SOC.
Scotch Hollands on Hartshorn rollers coo:
hung free. j. c. PREINKERT. 1906 81 st. ne.
Phone Lincoln 10IS Will call with samples
TALKING MACHINES AND GRAPH0PHONES.
from SIS up: records. cabinets and supplies;
full and complete stock
JOHN f. ELLIS & CO.. 937 Pa. ave.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-29

NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR CHARTER :ss
undersigned TO apply TO the Commissioners OF
the District Of Columbia. the 9TH day OF
February, 1912. at 10 o'clock am. for charter
of incorporation under the provision OF an act OF
Congress entitled IAN act to p!oyide Tor the
Incorporation of trust. loan, mortgage and Ger.
tain other corporations within the District OF
Columbia approved October 1. 1890. and EN-
braced in subchapter IL Of the Code of the Dis
trict of Columbia.
The name of the proposed company shall be
''1he Munsey Trust Company"
The company Is to be organized for the pur-
pose of doing general trust. loan and mortgage
business and such other business may be
authorized by said act of Congress or by the
Code OF the District OF Columbia.
The names of the proposed incorpora tors are:
Frank A. Nunsey, James F. Oyster,
Clarence Moore Ashley NJ. Gould.
Harry NJ Clabau.h George II. Gather,
Perry Belmont Stewart Olivier
C. w Watson Wm r. Guide.
Edward McIran VIM. A. HILL
Wilton j. Lambert. 4. +. Nicoi.
Gist Blair A. Lisner.
W. r. Dewa-t julius Garfnkie.
A. S. Worthington. VIM. Wallace Chswell,
John III. Nolan. G. Fl. Pope.
VIM Henry White, Thos. C. Bradley.
F. A. Walker James Baird.
Iva
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-29
REAL ESTATE.
FOR, RENT-ROOMS.

sos 18th ST. NW-LARGE. BRIGHT SUNNY.
comfortable rUms; elegant house; newly pa
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accommodated; block two cars; near
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preferred. very reasonable.
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ADJUSTMENTS.
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Daily Matinees. 2,c. Evenings. 25c ,oc aud 7sc
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ERT HOOD BOWERS Composer OF THE VAN
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FOR sALE-MIsCELLANE0Us
AUTOMOBILE ROBE: MADE OF Bad EAGLE
breasts: rare; worth 500: sacrifice. Phone
Col 96i NJ.
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PIANOS SECONDHAND UPRIGHT AND
square pianos at special prices: cash or time
JOHN +. ELLIS n CO.,
a21 pn
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SPECIAL NOTICES.
PIANOS AND PLAYER-IIANOs. FROM $3.50
upward; cash or time; easy monthly payments
m"nt for new. 4 pleasure to show goods; Call
and see US. JOHN r. ELLIS x CO..
THIS IS TO GIVE NOTICE THAT WILL.
not be responsible for any debts contracted
FRANCIS P. DAILY.
NOTICE
To CLUBS. SOCIETIES. ETC.
We have TO LET. the End. Bird and 18th
foors Of NO 5lo 18th STREET NV. few
tion for meeting rooms; space can be arranged
in any size desired; steam heat; IN moderate rent.
the 1aos = WV N s YoRK S s1ErAEh'
fLASTEKERS-TliE WILL RE THE FqF-
teenth anniversary entertainment OF your
cbartrr Monday. January -. l912 at pm,
al your hall. Apprentices are invited. .9'
LADIES. WHY SPEND $50 FOR a SUIT?
absolutely guarantee the sane m TaE, N
Ladies' Taiior ISIS 81 i4t list st. phone North $40
PIANOS TUNED AND REPAIRED BY FIRST
class workmen and work guaranteed; no charge
for r, estimate ,a, JOHN r. OF ELLIS IL sxe co NV
OFFICE OF THE WASHINGTON GAS LIGHT
G3 Coz, washng,on :, G =. s ssapebs,des:
election OF directors to serve the ensuing suing
year. and for the transaction of such other
meeting. will b. he'd at the office Of the com
pany. Nos. 4l3-41I 10th ST. NV, Mon1ay,
February s. 1872 at 1: O'Clock noon The
polls will be open from IL o,clock noon TO
O'Clock pm. WILLIAM Il. ORME, Secretary:
FIVE FER CENT INTEREST. WITH ALSO
lutte security for money invested In monthly
payments of 500 per share month. is
offered by the HOME BUILDING ASSOClA-
TON. Subscriptions received at the Office OF
the treasurer. 1907 Pa. ave. NV. Richard T.
Claushton pres; \. S. Taylor. V. pres VIM
r. Galliher. '. pres. J. Morris Woodward.
sec; T.. = Nescott. treas. Directors: Geo.
W. Linkins, e. y. Moore. W. X. Reeve. j.
Paul Smith. Fred L. vogt. Madison Whipple.
Jackson IL. Ralstor. attorney.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT, OFFICE OF THE
Comptroil-y of the Currency. WASHINGTON ID.
C., January 49, 1912. Whereas by satisfactory
evidence presented TO the undersigned. II has
been made to appear that THE FARMERS AND
MECHANICS NATIONAL BANK OF GEORGE
in the DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, has complied
with all the provisions of the Act of Congress
Ito enable National Banking Associations TO ex-
tend their corporate existence aud Tor otner pur-
poses, approved July II, 1882. as amended ~
the Act. approved April II, 1907: now. there
fore. L. THOMAS l.. KANE. DEPUTY AND
ACTING Comptroller of the Currency. do hereby
NATIONAL BANK OF GEORGETOWN, located
in the CITY of GEORGETOWN in the DISTRICT
OF COLUMBIA, is authorized to have succession
for the period specified in its amended articles
of association, namely, until close of business
ON JANUARY IL, 1882 In testimony whereof
TENTH day of JANUARY, 1912. II. KANE.
Deputy and Acting Comptroller of the Cur
rency. tSealJ
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Mrs. Frances Proctor died Friday at the
home OF her son. Edward Proctor. in
Caroline county. Va, aged seventy years.
Mrs. Margaret +. Harris, seventy-nine
years oil, wife OF Jackson Harris, died
Thursday at the home OF her daughter.
AIRS. A. J. S. Chenoweth, at Elkins, w.
Ma
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-06-01

The Annual Commencement at the
State University began last Tuesday
with their annual concert, Sunday is
the sermon and Wednesday is COM
mencenent with the address by Editor
Hamilton Mabie of the ''OutIook, n, z.
Monday Is Water ports, regatts, etc
and band concert by the University
band at their lake.
On June 9th their summer school Is
to commence and already over 500
have sent in their applications.
And with the closing of the term
Chancellor Strong completes his 10th
year as Principal and his satisfactory
work has doubled the attendance, 1000
graduates have gone out and 10000
have taken up the short courses.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-06-01
Read our inside pages this week

Read our inside pages this week
Prof. Keller and family are here on
visit to his mother and sister The
Public school children and his many
friends were glad to see him here and
looking so we'll.
If you are desirous of securing
farm loan call on the
Citizens State Bank. Hays. Kas
Last tuesday the Odd Fellows had
their election and selected
Jacob Wagner as n. G, Ed BIender as
V. G., Herb Cbittenden as Treasurer.
and Lou Bell as secretary.
Hats, Flowers, Ribbons and
all other Millinery Goods at half
price at Miss DEANE's Store
MiEs Florence Altman, of haven,
Kansas, formerly of Buckeye township
was among the commencement visitors
here this week.
The Picture show in the Air Dome
on Saturday night and again Thursday
drew a crowded house ard the pictures
showed up nicely on the larger new
curtain They propose TO show Tues
day, Thursday ard Saturday nights.
Methodist Church Services.
Rev. A Halo IS home eRain from
his trip t. Corfererce AZ st Paul and
there will he services 80 usnal this
Surdav All cordially invited
CuthherI & Son vere here this week
70 tnrn the Agricultural bniI6ing over
m fhe state ard were r--etifed fo find
the nenrIa IN well satisfied with thP
work thev have 5nre-
The Christian Endeavor convention
at Russell vps Fucceea With large az
tendance Geo. HeIder was selected
as Pres,deDt, ProF. ShiveIv ss Super-
intnrdent nf the division "Quiet hour
and Personal Eve1PeIism''.
An excellent SHAMPOO for sale at
the Ladies ''Beautv Parlor''. prepar-
ed from pure CASTLE soap. Cleansing,
soothing and inviRorating- tonic in
itself Best shampoo for home use.
Can be used By every member Of the
family. 20 cents a pint.
c. W. MILLER has an Auto to
exchange for town lots or small dwell
ling house. What have you to ex-
change? Go see bim.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-06-01
The HTTsRuRe sTlF EoREAL SCHOOL

A travelling man from PittsburR, Kan
sss, here this week, tells that their
Manual Training State Normal school
in that city will have 95 graduates
this June; that their enrolment for
the year will run over 1900 and the
average daily attendance has been
over 800; the new Principal being very
popular with the students ard citv.
The enrolment last year was 1888.
In their city schools of buildings
they have about $500 students and
over so teachers.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-06-01

Clean up your yards.
Cut down the weeds.
According to the City ordinance, all
property owners are hereby notified
that they must clean up their Yards
and cut down the weeds on and about
their premises, as the ordinance is to
be enforced. JOHN ROTH
City Marshal.