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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-24
FISH FROM THE SOUTH.
Arrival Of Shad From Florida and
Herring From North Carolina.

Shad from Florida and herring from
FLORIDA and southern North Carolina
were on sale at 18th street wharf whole
sale market yesterday morning, and the
demand was good at % cents each for
roe shad and 45 cents each for bucks,
while the Florida herring sold at So a
hundred and the Carolina fish at 81. 50 a
hundred. This Is the first shipment of shad
that has been received by the dealers here
for several days. but it is expected that
the shipments will grow heavier from now
on. The total number of shad received
was about 80. while the number of her.
ring was about 5000. divided between
the two states. This is the first shipment
of North Carolina herring of any size
to be received. They were caught in the
nets in the vicinity of Georgetown, and
are said to be almost as good as our home
caught herring. Sea bass, big mouth
bass and some few other fresh fish are
also on the market and are commanding
good prices. Within the next week, the
dealers say, If the weather remains
good fish will be coming in increasing
quantities to the market here, and a drop
in prices can be looked for.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-24
LONG TASK FINISHED,
Sinai Temple Completed After Fifty
One Years DEVELOPMENT.

/. CHICAGO. February 24.-Sinai Temple,
after fifty-one years Of development, has
just been completed and will be thrown
open to the public tomorrow for inspec-
ton. It's cost, together with buildings to
be used as a social center, amounts to
100000.
Dedication ceremonies will take place
March !. The dedicatory address will be
made by Emil G. Hirsch, who came to
the temple in $780, and who is still its
minister.
A social center club will be organized,
which will be non-sectarian. and which
will direct all the affairs Of the social
center. A perfectly equipped gymnasium
is one of the features of the social CEN
ter.
The Sinai congregation OF this city is
one of the oldest Jewish reform organiza-
tons in the world 1t was organized
April Z, 1861. The drst temple was de-
stroyed in the great fire Of 1871. and was
rebuilt in 1876.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-24
UNDERWOOD COMMITTEE
SEEKS REVENUE MAKER
Has No Substitute if Sugar Is
Put on the Free
List.

We have discussed the entire revenue
producing list from agate to zinc in an
effort to find something to substitute for
sugar as revenue producer" said Rep
resentattve Underwood, chairman of the
ways and means committee. today. land
We have come to no decision"
The committee met to discuss the
schedule and means of producing sub
stitute revenue that will be essential ii
the sugar schedule is cut in half, and
will return to the work again Monday.
The advocates of free sugar have sug-
gested many things that might be in
creased in order to produce the $780,
100000 in revenues from sugar that
would be lost should that commodity be
placed on the free list Silks have been
discussed as a likely commodity for
larger duty, but the committee as yet is
unable to agree what to do
Free sugar, it was learned today, is the
remotest of possibilities, inasmuch as the
committee is puzzled to make up for
revenue losses that will result even from
a tariff reduction. The plan most favor
ed by members of the committee is. a
duty of cent pound, which amounts to
about so per cent reduction. Where to get
the $30.OO0,O00 that will be lost is the
problem.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-24
ASSIGNED TO BATTLESHIPS.
Cadets Of Naval Academy to Be
Placed During Summer Months.

The Navy Department has decided to
adopt as permanent policy the plan Of
distributing the members Of the three
upper classes of the Naval Academy
among the ships Of the battleshlp fleet
during the summer months when recita-
tons are suspended at the academy. The
plan is to be tried this year for the first
time.
Heretofore the boys have been sent OF
on summer cruises in vessels assigned to
their exclusive use as practice ships.
With no such vessels available this year.
the department conceived the idea OF
placing the boys on the ships OF the
fleet. where they will be assigned TO reg
ular sailor duties and fitted TO command
men wheE their time comes.
Such a system Is in vogue in the Brit
ish navy. and it's Inauguration by the
United States Is regarded as necessary,
particularly in view OF the probability
that Congress will eliminate the present
two-year postgraduate course at sea.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-24
OYSTER BOATS DEPART.
Leave for Down-River Points in Tow
of the Tug Camilla.

The oyster-running fleet, which was
made inactive by the heavy ice on the
river since early in January, is beginning
to awaken to the fact that it is possible
to get down the river after cargoes and
within the coming week it is thought
that all of the twenty OF more vessels
that have been lying here for six weeks
or longer will have left for river points
and the docks at the wharf will again be
empty. Yesterday the masters of the
schooners Eta, John Bradford. Thomas
w. Kirby. John r. Dixon, Stephen Lark
and Silver Wave took advantage of the
tug Camilla going to the lower river to
tow out behind her for the oyster-taking
grounds on the oPtomac and they will re-
turn shortly with cargoes of oysters
aboard. These vessels. with the exception
of the Silver Wave, had been lying here
since early in January. The Camilla is
expected to return to this city with a
tow of oysters, lumber and wood laden
vessels from down-river points. ~
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-24
LOSES DAMAGE SUIT.
Boy Had Asked $4,000 for Injury
Received in FIGHT.

jury in Circuit Court No. /, Justice
Stafford presiding. today refused to
award the $4,000 damages demanded
by Joseph Byrne, by his next friend,
Patrick ]. Byrne, for alleged personal
injuries sustained at the hands Of David
]. Keppel. returning verdict in favor
of the defendant.
The suit arose out of an alteration
which occurred on lot at North Capitol
street and New York avenue. July 4,
1907. young Byrne. with number of as
sociates, was playing ball on the lot. and
the crowd began shooting giant firecrack-
ers. Young Keppel, whose father owned
a stable adjoining the vacant lot, came
out and requested the boys to cease
setting off the fireworks. as the noise
frightened the horses in the stable.
An alteration arose. In the course Of
which brickbats, base ball bats, etc., were
used. keppel testified that the hammer
blow he struck young Byrne, and which
formed the basis Of the suit just decided.
was struck while he was trying to get
away from the crowd. and while Byrne
was trying to hit him with brick. At
torney George P. Hoover represented the
defendant.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-24
ICE EXPECTED TO MOVE.
Weather Bureau Predicts Rain and
Higher Temperature.

Making the combined prediction that
not only considerable rainfall might
be anticipated during the ensuing twenty
four hours. but that 1t would cause
nearly all Of the ice to move off the upper
Potomac. the weather bureau today gave
indication that tumultuous scenes may
be expected on the city river front late
tomorrow or Monday. The rain prob
ably will start before shutdown and con-
tinue all night and part of Sunday. and
since higher temperatures also are in
store the weather man considers it a
certainty that the ice will be carried
off all portions of the river and its
tributaries.
Miniature icebergs are now banked
high on the flats from the Three Sisters
Islands all the day up the Potomac, and
many difficulties are feared If the ac-
cumulated mass moves down stream with
rush. Some grains of comfort are
gathered by the masters Of steam and
sailing vessels and by rivermens gener-
ally. because the Potomac, from Wash
ington to Chesapeake bay, has been al
most entirely cleared of ice by the ac-
ton Of the tides alone, and it is thought
the absence of distractions in the lower
channel will operate largely to prevent
serious trouble, because the up-rver ice
will meet with no impeachment in it's jour-
ney toward the sea.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-24
STRANDED STEAMER FLOATED.
Italian Vessel, Which Was Driven
Ashore, Suffers No Injury.

NORFOLK, Va. February o4-The
Norwegian steamship Hermes, driven
ashore north of Lamberts point and near
the mouth of Tanners creek in the Sc
we're gale OF February IA was fioated
during last might, and is apparently un-
injured as the result of her trouble The
iermes will load coal here.
Four divers today began the work o..
patching the gaping hole made by the
frIiter Hippolyte Dumois in the Old Do
minion liner Madison. which lies sunk
on. the east side OF the Elizabeth river
channel. on Bush Bluff shoals. Wreckcrs
are uncertain Us to the time ii will re-
uuire to raise the Madison.
Responsibility for the collision between
the Madison and the Hippolyte Dumois is
Yet TO be placed, II is declared by the
representatives OF the Dumois that the
breaking OF the latter's steering gear did
rot cause the collision and that the Du-
lnois was backing at the moment of the
impact.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-24
ASK FAVORABLE REPORT
ON railway EXTENSION
Residents Want Facilities for
Access to American Univer-
sity Grounds.

The District Commissioners, at a hear
ing I'm the municipal building today on
the bill providing an extension of the sys-
tenn of the Washington Railway and
Electric Company. to afford access to the
grounds of the American University,
were urged to make to Congress a
favorable report on the measure. Among
those who advocated the passage of the
bill were Bishop Earl Cranston Of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, Bishop
Harding of the Protestant Episcopal
Church, Franklin Hamilton, president of
American University. and Adds b.
Browne a member of the board of trus-
tees Of the university.
Provisions of the Bill.
The bill authorizes the construction
of the proposed railway line along the
lines of the Capital Traction Company.
in Calvert street, across the Calvert
street bridge. and thence, by way of
Cleveland avenue. 34th street. Macomb
street and Massachusetts, avenue north
west to the District line. Recently, at
public meeting, the Commissioners
listened to protest against the pro-
posed route by residents of Cleveland
Park. who claimed that a shorter route,
which would give q better service, could
be adopted. It is expected that the
Commissioners will transmit to Congress
report on the bill at an early date.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-24
WANT GARAGE LAW TO STAND,
Hearing Granted to Those Opposed to
Removing Restrictions.

Senator Thurston, G. Beale Bloomer
and Attorney r. Ross Perry appeared at
hearing before the District Commits
sioners today in protest against the pro-
posed amendment to the building regu-
lations removing some of the restrictions
in the way of the establishment of public
garages in alleys. AT present the regu-
lation provides that the consent Of all
property owners within radius of nine
ty feet must be obtained, all business
property to be counted as conserving, be-
fore public garage can be established
in an alley. The amendment proposes to
count as conserving. in addition, all
private stables and garages within the
prescribed area.
The principal reasons advanced at this
mornings hearing against the adoption
of the proposed amendment were that
public garage is in the nature of a nui-
sance, and it's establishment should not
be permitted without the consent of adj
joining and adjacent property owners.
The Commissioners. it is announced. will
give further consideration to the matter
before taking final action.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-24
WOULD ABOLISH CENSORSHIP.
Playgoers and Playwrights in Lon
don Petition the King.
Oreign Correspondence of The Star.

LONDON, February TO- 1912.
The announcement is made today that
a petition for the abolition of the censor
ship is being prepared. and will be pre-
sented to the king at as early date as
can conveniently be arranged. In the
document it is proposed to call his
majesty's attention to the extreme dis
satisfaction with which playgoers and
playwrights view Mr.. Brookfield's ap-
pointment to the Office of censor and his
subsequent activities. The petition, it is
understood, will receive the support not
only of a large number of playwrights.
clergy and representative playgoers, but
even Of some influential managers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-24
DRIVEN BEFORE GALE.
Lightship No. So Dragged From
Station at Diamond Shoals.

The heavy southwest gale on the coast
Wednesday night is responsible for light
ship No. 80 being dragged or her sta
ton, the Diamond shoals, on the North
Carolina coast. The Merchants and
Miners line steamship Indian reports by
wireless having passed the lightship
about twenty-five miles to, the north and
east of her proper anchorage. and this
was the first information the lighthouse
authorities had that the ship was not In
position. AS the vessel IL provided with
steam power it Is thought she has return
ed to station by this time.
The gale also blew down the rear bea-
con of the Shackleford range light at
Beaufort, n. c., and until 1t IL rebuilt the
lighthouse authorities having discontinued
the other light in the range.
The tender Orchid Is replacing buoys
that were dragged out OF position by ice
in the channels leading to Baltimore.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-24
CAN FIND NO SUBSTITUTE.
Reduction in Sugar Tariff Must Be
Made Up by Some Other Commodity

1--WE have discussed the entire revenue
producing list from agate to zinc in an
effort to find something to substitute for
sugar as revenue producer" said Rep
resentative Underwood, chairman of the
ways and means committee. today land
we have come to no decision
The committee met today to discuss the
schedule and means of producing sub
stitute revenue that will be essential if
the sugar schedule is cut in half and
will return to the work again Monday
The advocates of free sugar have sug-
gested many things that might be in
creased in order to produce the S6O 600, 900
In revenues from sugar that would be lost
should that commodity be placed on the
free list.
But free sugar, 1t was learned today, is
the remotest of possibilities. inasmuch as
the committee is puzzled to make up for
revenue losses that will result even from
a tariff reduction.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-24
BODY ARRIVES IN ENGLAND.
Duke of Fife Will Be Buried in
Scotland-Met by Royalty.

PORTSMOUTH. England. February 81
The British cruiser Powerful arrived
here today with the body of the late
Duke of Fife. who died January 20 at
Assouan, in Egypt, from pleurisy and
congestion of the lungs. the result of a
chill contracted when he, the princess
royal and their daughter narrowly es-
capped with their lives from the wreck of
the Peninsular and Oriental line steamer
Delhi off Cape Spartel. Morocco, Decem-
Der Is. The body was accompanied from
Egypt by the princess royal and her two
daughters.
King George, Queen Mary and Queen
Mother Alexandra met the vessel at
Portsmouth and accompanied the Wild
owed princess to Windsor The body also
was taken to the royal palace there
where a funeral service will be held be-
fore it is removed to Scotland for burial
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-24
HEIRESS OUTWITs PARENT,
Father Offers Reward to Prevent
Marriage, But Girl Wins.

LEXINGTON, Ky, February 24.-An
offer Of SEQ reward, Systematically tele-
phoned over the central west by r. T.
McLn of Wolfe county. for the preven-
ton of the marriage of his sixteen-year
old daughter Mayme, heiress to one OF
the largest estates in eastern Kentucky,
and Oliver Kash, a banker of Hazel
Green, Ky, failed, according to the dis
patch from Winchester today. The coup
lie outwitted the police in numerous towns
aand weree married in Cincinnati last
night.
McI1in is said to suspect a second
daughter of intending to elope, and he
has requested all county clerks in the
vicinity not to issue marriage license
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-24
FORMER PUBLISHER
STRICKEN AT CLUB
Albert ]. Barr of Pittsburgh
Dies After a Short
Illness.

PITTSBURGH, February 24.-Albert J.
Barr. former publisher of the Pittsburgh
Post and also of the Sun and former
director of the Associated Press. died sud-
denly this morning in the Duquesne Club
here
Mr.. Barr had entered the club about q
half hour before he expired. He COM
planned Of feeling i'll and a physician was
sent for. He remained with Mr.. Barr UNI
til he died
After he entered the club Mr. Barr OBJ
tanned drink OF hot water and later be-
came seriously III. He was removed TO a
bedroom in the club and his illness be-
came SO grave that a physician was
called
Mr. Barr left his home at Shadysidc this
morning for his office in the courthouse
annex. He was member of the board
OF viewers for Allegheny county. H..
made no complaint to the members of his
family of feeling III.
A. j. Barr was born in this city IN
1851. the son of Col. James p. Barr,
who had come to Pittsburgh from West
moreland county to learn the printing
trade. becoming the owner of the Pitts
burgh Post in 1851 A. j. Barr was edu-
Gated in the public schools of Pittsburgh
and graduated from Western University
OF Pennsylvania, now the University OF
Pittsburgh.
Upon the death OF his father i'm 1886
Mr. Barr assumed charge of the property
or the Post Publishing Company, becom-
ing its editor and business head. In 1906
MT. Barr felt that there was a field for
an afternoon edition of the Post. and the
Pittsburgh Sun was the result.
He remained in active charge of these
properties until few months ago, when
he retired from the newspaper publishing
field. Mr. Barr was a democrat I'm poll
tics, but SO busy was he with his private
affairs that he never sought or accepted
the gift of Office until President Grover
Cleveland in his second administration
of this port.
In 1884 Mr.. Barr married Mary 4. Nc
Dewitt at Lancaster. Pa, and besides
his widow he leaves two sons and three
daughters.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-24
ALMOST MAKES HIS ESCAPE.
Lieut.. Brandon Files Bars in Cell
Window, But Is CAUGHT

ESSEN, Germany, February 23.-Lieut.
Vivian II. Brandon of the British royal
navy who was sentenced in December,
1910. to four years detention in the fort
ress of Vessel, on a charge of espionage,
last night almost succeeded in escaping
He filed through the bars outside the win
down of his room. climbed down a rope
TO the ground, and reached the outer wall
or the fortress. but was there seen and
caught by n sentinel
His comrade, Capt. Frederick Trench of
the British Royal Marines, who was SEN
fenced to u similar term in a fortress at
Glatz. was reported to have attempted
suicide by hanging. January H.
Denial is made by the prison keeper
that Lieut.. Brandon attempted to escape.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-24
Ocean Steamship Movements.

NEW YORK February a. Arrived:
Steamer Lusitania, Liverpool.
CAPE RACE. February "a - Steamer
Amerika, Hamburg. Southampton fol
New York. 1.46O miles east Of Sandy
Hook at $40 pm. 23d; dock about 2:3(
pm. Tuesday.
SABLE ISLAND. February "A Steam
err Italia, Genoa for New York. $50 miles
east of Sandy Hook at 1918 pm I'D
dock about $50 pm. Sunday
Steamer PENNSYLVANIA. Hamburg for
New York, TOO miles east Of Sandy Hook
at $50 am; dock about noon Monday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-24
HINES SUES FOR 100000.
Result Of Testimony Given in the
LOrimer Inquiry.

CHICAGO, February 24.-Edward Hines,
the wealthy lumber dealer, whose men,
bership in the Union League Club was
Cancelled yesterday, today filed suit
against Clarence S. Funk for 100000 In
the circuit court.
Mr.. Funk, who is general manager of
the International Harvester Company,
testified before the senatorial committee
IN the Lorimer inquiry that Hines told
him he had put Lorimer over and
had requested that the harvester COM
pany contribute $4,000 to the expenses
of the election of the senator.
Only praecipe in the suit was filed
today. At Mr.. Hines office it was said
he was out.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-24
News Briefs.

The heavy southwest wind at Sharp
town. Md, Friday blew the tide up the
river until all the wharves were sub
merged. a large portion of the railway
was under water and the ferry scow and
several other boats were sunk.
The mayor and council Of Hagerstown.
Md, Thursday discussed the purchase of
old Trinity Lutheran Church on West
Franklin street for use as a city hall and
police station. The property was recent
ly bought by Andrew X. Coffman for
$24, 600.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-24
WILL MEET PROGRESSIvES.
Roosevelt to Confer With Committee
in Boston Next Week,

BOSTON, February 2i.-One Of the ap-
pointments made for Col. Roosevelt dur
ing his stay at Boston next week is for
conference with the executive COM
mittee of the Massachusetts progressive
republicans. The conference will take
place Monday morning and the commit
tee proposes to present the name OF Gov.
Robert p. Bass Of New Hampshire to him
as a candidate for the nom.n nation Of
Vice President on a ticket to be headed
by Roosevelt for President.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-24
NORWEGIAN SHIP ASHORE.
Big Sailing Vessel on Reef Of Cuban
Coast.

CAPE SAN ANTONIO, Cuba, February
24.-The Norwegian ship Patriarch, from
Algoa bay, Africa, for Gulfport, Miss, In
ballast. ran ashore last night on a reef at
Cape Corrientes, twenty miles south. on
the Cuban coast. Aid was summoned from
Cape San Antonio.
The Patriarch is full-rigged sailing
vessel of 1,255 tons, and carries a large
crew.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-24
EXPECT TO LIVE A CENTURY.
Man, SO, and Wife, SO, Celebrate
18th Anniversary of Wedding.

NEW YORK, February 24.-Mathias
Sha,ek and his wife celebrates today the
seventy-ninth anniversary of their we'd
ding. This also is Mr.. Shalek's ninety
ninth birthday anniversary, his wife is
ninety-six years old and both are enjoy
ing good health. The couple say they
expect to live past the hundred-year
mark.
I'VE have had our little tits and sauab-
b1es. but / don't think we would have
been a bit happier IL We had not had
them said Mr.. Shalek.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-24
DISCHARGED FOR WRECK.
Engineer Stuart of the Illinois Cen.
trail Loses His Place.

CHAMPAIGN. ILL.,. Fehruar.- A.-Rob-
ert X. Stuart, Cor twenty-three years On
engineer on the Illinois Central railroad
was discharged yesterday because OF the
wreck at kinmundy. ILL., in which j. r.
Harahan. former presiden: of the road
Vice President Melcher of the Rock Is
land and others were killed. Stuart had
never before had a wreck.
John II. Brainerd, conductor, and Hen
ry j. Broecker. fiagman, also were dis
charged.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-24
VAIN DIVE FROM TRAIN.
Escaping Prisoner Caught by One of
His Feet and Pulled Back.

JEFFERSONVILLE. Ind. February
24.-With his handcuffed arms extending
before him. William White, a negro pa
role violator, dived head first from a
train which was running sixty miles an
hour near Seymour, Ind, yesterday.
Field Agent Rafferty, of the reformatory
here, who had the negro in custody, saw
him just in time to catch one of Whites
feet and hold on until a porter arrived
at his side and assisted in dragging the
struggling prisoner back into the coach.