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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1912-07-31
FOUR KILLED IN
DISASTROUS FIRE

Fairlee, VT. July S0.-F'ire that destroyed
the Danforth house here today caused the
death of four persons and the injury of
two others. one probably fatally.
Miss Effie Perkins of Flushing' l.. L..
and Miss Florence Albee Of Springfield,
Mass, were burned to death.
Miss Perkins parents. Mr.. and Mrs G.
e. Perkins, were 50 badly injured that
they died within a short time
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-12
Fifty-Eight Witnesses.
NURSERY HNNEx TO COURT.
Place Provided for Babies of Women
Who Have to Testify.

CHICAGO, October IA nursery is
to be the next addition here tn the court
of domestic relations. Women who have
been compelled to bring their babies to
court heretofore have Lad - sit with
them in the corridor until their cases
We're reached.
\ large sunny room in the same build
ing is, to be fitted up with furniture suit
able for babies. Miss Jane adams OF
Hull House has promised to supply toys
for the youngsters Another room will be
fitted up as a silence ROOM where the
babies may have chance to get their
regular maps in ease of long waits at
court.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-12
SCHOOL BOOK ARTICLE
ON LINCOLN PROTESTED
Daughters of Confederacy
Dislike Virginia Reader.
Mrs. Campbell President.

HARRISONBURG , Va, October r.
The seventeenth annual state convention
of the United Daughters of the Confed-
three days. Richmond, as rhe next place
of meeting won by three votes. The an
nual election of officers resulted as fol-
lows:
President-Mrs. \. A. Campbell of
Wythevile.
First vice president-Mr ]. Z. Alexan-
der of Alexandra.
Second vice president-Miss Alice Cow
ar of Harrsonburg.
Third vice president-Mrs. Charles e.
Guthrie of Charlotte Court House.
Fourth vice president-Mrs. Frank a.
kalke Of Norfolk.
Recording secretary-Mrs. w. c. y.
Merchant of Chatham.
Corresponding secretary-Mrs. Peyton
E. Green of Wytheville.
Treasurer-Mrs. S. A. Riddick of Smith
field.
Custodian-Miss Mary Berkeley of Hay
market.
Registrar-Mrs. J. R. X. Bell of Pu-
laski.
Historian-Mrs F. L. Holmes of Surry-
Recorder of crosses-Mrs. James =.
Alexander of Alexandria,
Custodian Virginia division badges
Mrs James Mercer Garnett.
Miss Alice Cowan, the newly elected
first vice president, has been the presl-
dent of the local Turner Ashby Chapter.
Objects to Reader.
The historical committees report in
Guided a vigorous protest against NTH
reader used in the pubic schools OF Viz
.inia, The book which comes from
Richmond publishing house, has an ar
ticle on Abraham Lincoln which the his
torical committee regards as objection
able. The matter will be given further
consideration.
voluntary addition of So. including
SD from the Richmond Chapter. was
made to the educational fund. which main
tains student at the state Norman
School at FarmvilIe. This work is eX-
nectel to grow the coming year. The sum
OF $500 was raised toward the Shiloh
monument fund. .
throughout Virginia as Arlington day. on
which dav money will be raised to go to-
ward paying for the Confederate statue
in Arlington cemetery.
Davis Grave Improved.
The Richmond Chapter reported that
the sections i'm Huguenot cemetery in
which President Davis and Gen. \. p.
Hill are buried have ben improved at an
expense of $50
Mrs Randolph and Mrs. Montague, the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-12

one afternoon. Miss Ouida TAYLOR. who
participated in the outing. landed the big
sest fish, four-pound tailor.
:; :: ;: x
\. j. Whitaker and F.. c. Long Of the
Treasury Department have returned from
in the vicinity of Van Devener's. Ten
Foot and Lady Finger Islands. not far
from Edwards Ferry. They found the
water high and not in the hest condition.
but they managed to land twenty-five
bass. the larges. weighing u. pounds.
Mr.. Whitaker has fshed the upper Po-
tomac the past thirty years and made a
number of rema rka Bile catches. AS far
back as 1889 he handled a landing net for
Mai. George r. Garter when the latter
caught bass that weighed 81. pounds.
The bass was caught above the dam at
Seneca.
Maj. f. II. Neumeyer. reputed to be
one Of the most enthusiastic bass fisher
men in this city, expects to have fine
sport this month on the Shenandoah in
the vicinity of Rileyville and Overall.
where SO many big bass are caught. The
major believes in practicing the fishing
game at nearby places before he goes
where he expects he will land many big
ones or as Patrick Riordan says,
horses
A few days ago he went to the vicinity
of Great Falls as guest of Doc" Har-
to come later. The water was nothing
like in good condition. but the anglers
braved the unfavorable conditions and
landed three fish. One of them weighed
two and one-half pounds.
George W. Miller. bass fishei man of
bait bucket fame; William Bates and &.
E. Berner had their annual trip to Riv-
erton this fa'l. The Riverton anglers,
friends of the Washington trio say. would
not feel content unless they put in APP
pearance.
There is no place like Riverton.' says
Berner. The people of Riverton. says
Henry Hanford say there IS nobody like
Berner.
One day during the Riverton trip, it is
stated, the three anglers returned from
the river with three fish.
And singu!ary enough" states Henry
Hanford. the fish weighed just about the
same-twO pounds each although there
was a difference in the size. The discrep-
ancy was explained when railroad spike
was found in one of the fish,.
x i x X
w A. Seebold of the Second National
Bank made fine showing Weekend
trip to the vicinity of Seneca. He caught
thirteen bass. the largest of them weigh
ing three pounds. Many of the less sue
cessfui ones saw the unlucky number
and were only soTry that they We're not
able to take homssa as many.
George H. Cooke had the prize bass
last week so far as reports of the catches
along the upper Potomac We're reported.
He fished i'm the vicinity of WashngtO on
Junction and captured a fish that weigh
ed four and one-haf pounds.
- * =
William Teepe of the District disbursing
office caught eleven plymouth at Oc-
coquan, Va. Wednesday afternoon. He
was one of great many anglers at Oc-
l. oy,1 oil rrrYl,f Ecl> Ht.0
angler found it an easy matter to get
bait the fish taking sinners as readily
as they took smelts.
x :: :. x
Inspector Boardman and Detective
Frank Baur have returned from a trip
to Dickersons where they fished in the
Potomac and MOnOcacy rivers. They
were on the river three days and caught
eighteen bass. The largest fish caught
weighed about two pounds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-12
1412-14 H Street NV.

wife of former Gov. Montague both OF
Richmond. delivered addresses to the stu
dents at the State Normal School.
The individual reports of the ia chap
tiers i'm Virginia attest the growth and
the increase in interest in the cause. 1T
is noted that several of the new chapters
are forging ahead i'm membership. con-
tributions and enthusiasm. Eleven new
chapters formed in the year were in ter
ritories not heretofore covered.
T. L. williamson Of Harrisonburg. the
youngest Confederate veteran in Rocking
ham county, who is adjutant of the local
s. B. Gibbons Camp of Confederate keter-
ans made stirring address to the visit
ing delegates.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-12
AGREEMENT IS REPUDIATED.
Controller Decides There Is No Au.
thority to Pay for Damaged Crops.

controller Tracewell of the Urea sury
refuses TO accept the arguments OF the
chief OF engineers OF the army that
George l. Cook. a farmer at Giesboro
Point. near Anacostia. should be paid $40
for the destruction of three of four acres
OF his crops by backwaters caused by
the erection of walls for the reclama ton
of the AnacOstia fats. The chief OF en-
gineers said that Col Langfitt. the engi-
neer officer in charge of the work, made
an agreement with Cook to pay him $40
for the loss of crops on three or four
acres and stated that there would be
damage to more crops before the work is
completed Controller Tracewell decides
that there is no authority of Con-
gress for the payment it can not be made,
despite the loss of the crops.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-12
INVESTIGATING MURDER.
Catholic Sister Probes the Killing of
Cowboy in 1910.

PUEBLO. Col. October 12.-Sister
Agnes Jocome. from the New York
Founding Asylum, is investigating the
killing here almost two years ago of
Frank McQuillen. cowboy. who was
called from his room in local hotel and
shot to death. She believes that he may
have been the missing heir to a large
English estate.
The missing heir was left at the New
York Founding Asylum more than
twenty years ago. After being adopted
by a Colorado mining man all accounts
Of the child were lost. Recently word
came that the founding was heir to a
fortune through the death of a relative
in England. and the sisters connected
with the institution began a search for
him.
Sister Agnes came here several DAYS
ago with a number Of children who are
to be adopted by Colorado people.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-12
NAMED FOR WAR LEADERS.
Designation of Canal Zone Posts
Honor Distinguished Soldiers.

In furtherance of the policy of the War
Department to name military posts in the
Panama Canal Zone for distinguished
American soldiers. announcement is made
of the following designations of seacoast
batteries in the canal territory: Battery
Carr. in honor of the late Gen. Joseph
Bradford Carr. L. S. V. and Battery
Prince. i'm honor of the late Gen. Henry
Prince. L. s. v. both on the Fort Grant
military reservation; Battery Zalinski, in
honor of the late Maj. Edmund L. Zalin-
ski. L. s. A. on the Fort Randolph mill
tary reservation; Battery Baird, in honor
of the late Gen. Absalom Baird, u. s. A..
on the Fort Sherman reservation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-12
PROMISE Of PROFIT
Department of Agriculture to
Rear Fur Animals.
PLANT LOCATED IN IDAHO
Experiment Made for Increasing the
- Product of Pelts for Com
= mercial Purposes.
PLANT LOCATED IN IDAHO

s-Fur farming for profit is one of the ex-
rtriments the Department of Agriculture
IS about to try. The Treasury Depart
mint has just rendered a decision allow
ing the department To spend what is
needed for the industrial plant. which
VII be located in Idaho. probably in the
mountain region. where il gets good and
cold and the fur animal has to wear
thick coat for self-protection.
This industry has never been tried on
scientific scale anywhere. though there
have been some very successful private
experiments in raising the rare blue.
black and silver foxes for their skins.
'rhe department plans to start on mink
and marten. as they are two reasona bly,
prolific animals whose skins are valuable
The wholesale prices of these pelts vary
with locality. because the color varies
with the locality. Mink are still found
around this region. though they are no:
al all common.
The skins here are worth about 81
wholesale. As one goes farther south the
pelt gets lighter in color and the fur
thinner. These skins are worth only
about 81 Up in Alaska they are better
and bring from 81 to 81. In the New Eng
land states the skins are still higher
priced. running 10 S1U
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-12
UNDER DIFFERENT LAW.
Filing of Will in Connecticut In.
sures Beuuest of $3OO,CoO.

order issued by Judge Wheeler of the
superior court here permitting Owen T..
Roberts of New York to file his wife's
will in the probate court at Avon Conn.
will make difference Of over 100000 in
the amount which Mr. Roberts will re-
ceive from the estate. Mr.. and Mrs. Rob-
erts spent a large part of their time in
their country home, in Avon. and it was
his contention that this was their Legal
residence.
Mrs Roberts in her will. however gave
her residence at New York city Under
the New York law Mr.. Roberts would
have no dover right. while in Connecticut
he is entitled to one-third share in the
million dollar estate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-12
FRAGMENT OF ROCK KILLS.
Explosion in Blasting Operation
Causes Death of Passer-by.

PATERSON, n. j.. October 12.-John
Westerfelt, a retired business man, is
dead at his home here as the result of
an unusual accident. He was walking
along the street near his home when he
was struck by small piece of jagged
rock thrown up by charge of dynamite
from blasting operations near by.
The stone severed his jugular vein and
he died almost Immediately.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-12
Martens More Expensive.

Marten skins are more expensive They
are commonly known as Hudson bay
sable, and are worth from 50 to so
wholesale. Some very fine skins of this
variety go as high as $50 each, and there
is not as much in them as in rabbit
pelt.
In Europe they have the marten also,
and he is usually known as the stone
marten or the tree-marten The skins
are worth from 50 TO SIO. and are used
extensively for dyeing and patching
W hen II comes to genuine sable the
price goes mp with a rush There is wide
variation in color and quality. but a high
class skin is worth as much a. SON,
the Department OF Agriculture in
tends 10 start modestIy in the fur-rais-
ing work. because breeding stock for
good animals is expensive There will
have 10 be good deal learned about
the food ard habits of the animals in
tdpfiVity -
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Fox Industry Successful.

II was considered almost impossible
to rear foxes in captivity till il was
found by one breeder that the mother
FOX had TO have a small Enclosure by
herself Now there are several valuable
fox farms The breeders are rearing
animals that nearly always come black
Some of the skins have sold for as
much as $500 or $4,000. and the sue
cessful breeders refuse To sell breeding
stock at any price.
With the mink and martens, of
coure. il will not be so hard to obtain
auimals to start the work. Ii would
seem that the profits ought to be quite
respectable.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-12

Oystelmen on the Corrotoman river.
Va. say there is the greatest catch OF
young oysters in that river this year ever
known. With proper conservation in two
or three years from now one oystermau
and Gull boy will be able to catch eight
cen or twenty bushels of marketable oys-
tiers day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-12
Politician Fatally Poisoned.

ROCHESTER. y. ". October L. -
Thomas \. Kane. a prominent local poll
tician. is dead here as the result of eat
In some poisonous food in a Syracuse
hotel during the recent democratic state
convention.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-12

WEATHER.
Showers afternoon tonight colder Sunday and
colder
CONDITION OF THE WATER
condition of 8 Great Falls
Temperature condition. Daecaria
connection condition south
ton,
UP-RIVER WATERS.
SDci Dhpatch he
HARPERS FERRY w. Va. October I2.-Potomac aud SIen-
andoaf rivers both clear.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-12

United States Senator Moses f. Clapp Of
Minnesota was the principal speaker at
a meeting held at Annapolis. In the inter-
est Of the third term party.
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Anticipate Serious Loss.

The companies are anticipating serious
loss on small packages for short dis
tances as a result Of the parcels post. ac-
cording to- Mr.. Hines. He insisted that
no apparent or paper equalization OF
rates. through increases OIL .arSc pack
ages would produce the revenue needed.
Only about :. pc: cent OF toe express
business he ADDED. IS i'm handling pack.
ages weighing fifty pounds or more.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-12
EXPRESS LINES SEEL0SS
THROUGH PARCELS POST
Reduction in Rates Will
Further Harm Companies,
Commission Is Told.

Walker ID. Hines. appearing before the
final session of the interstate commerce
commission yesterday as counsel for the
express companies OF tn. country. de-
cared that the proposed reduction in
rates on express matter would seriously
injure the companies. ard further de-
ciared the block. or zone. plan formulat-
ed by the commission TO be impracticablc.
Mr.. Hines said that the express COM
ranies are facing a serious curtaiiment OF
business on small-parcei-sh mat
ter by the Inauguration of a parcels
post.
Mr. Hines clea was made at the close
of the three-day hearing before the in
terstate commerce commission, which
has been held to give the express com
panies an opportunity to present their
views.
Case Under Amusement.
At the conclusion of yesterdays hear
irg the commission took the subject un-
Ger Amusement. stating that its views
as to the requests submitted would be
presented in formal statement in the
near future.
The most important question for i'm
mediate decision is whether the railroads
shall be permitted to come into the case
as iraervenors.
In his plea against the proposed rates
Mr.. Hines declared that the schedules of
the commission would rcs'llt in "a deficit
of G cents OH every GLARS worth OF
business done by The companies. and
would involve II total reduction in revc-
nue. of S:3.Gtocoo. He estimated that on
all packages of between five and eleven
pounds The less in revenue would be 10
per cent between eleven and twenty
pounds -; per cent and between NIFTY and
one hundred pounds lo per cent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-12
MASONS OFF TO INSPECT
HOME IN PENNSYLVANIA
Westinghouse Go to Eliza
betht0Wn-LancaSterB Ban
quet Great Success.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
LANCASTER, Pa. October 1.-THE
large delegation of Masons from Wash
inston. headed by Grand Master Benja-
min Murch of the District of Columbia
and WOrshipful Master Robert Young.
which arrived in Lancaster yesterday.
left early this morning on an automobile
trip to Eliza BEETHOVEN, where those COM
posing it will inspect the Pennsylvania
Masonic Home. While there the party
Will be guests of Supt. George B. Wilson
The Washington visitors made an auto
mobile tour of Lancaster and vicinity
yesterday. and last night were the guests
at banquet rendered by Pennsylvania
Lodge. No. As. The banquet was pre-
coded by lodge session, the affairs be-
ing held in the historic Masonic Temple
here. where Gen. Lafayette, President
Buchanan and other noted men have been
entertained in the past.
Lodge Rooms Taxed.
The presence of the Washington Masons
and Grand Master William Gorgas of
harrisburg. Pa. brought together a gath
ering which taxed the capacity Of the
commodious lodge rooms. The Lancaster
lodge is numbered among the oldest i'm
the state of Pennsylvania, and the pres
ence of the grand masters for the first
time in the history of the lodge made the
occasion of particular interest. especially
on account of the historic fraternal rela-
tiOnship between the Pennsylvania and
District jurisdictions.
Speeches were made by Grand Masters
Murch and Gorgas and Worshipful Mas
tiers YC-ing of Harmony and Helm of
Lancaster. The speaker of. the evening
was Rabbi Isadore Rosenthal, who elab-
GRATED upon the stability of Masonry. w.
ii. Keller served as tOas tmaster
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-12
PILES CURED IN q TO II DAYS.

Your druggist will refund money IL PAZ0 ONT
MINT fails to cure Of Itching, Blind,
Bleeding or ProtrudiDg Piles in u u IA days. 5oc.
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M|[ANO TRIAL MONDAY
Fifty-Eight Witnesses to Tes-
tify in Case of Shoemaker
Charged With Killing Boy.

The trial of Tony Milano. the Italian
shoemaker charged with the murder OF
Willie Smith. twelve years old, September
.. 1911. will be called for trial Monday
next before Justice Stafford i'm Criminal
Court No I. The police claim that Mi
lano set fire to his shop to hide his
crime. 1t was while the firemen were
attempting to extinguish the flames that
the charred body of the boy was dis
covered.
The wife and three children of Milano
have been summoned to the trial from
Brooklyn. n. Y, where they have resided
during the fathers Incarceration They
will testify in his behalf concerning his
movements about the time of the tragedy
Fifty-Eight Witnesses.
The prosecution has summoned fifty
eight witnesses and quite a number VIII
also be called by the defense. The trial
is expected to occupy all of next week.
United States Attorney Wilson will be
aided in the prosecution by Assistant
United States Attorney Hawken. Tine
defense will be i'm the hands. OF d. w.
Baker. former United States attorney for
the district OF Columbia, and Attorney
JamAs F. Kelly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-12
StP@ight@m ThatL@mneBaGk
Washington Proof
testimony of a
Resident of
DMn1bartOn Avenue.

]. III. Oliver. 2GI7 Dumbarton
Ave, Washington, ID. C., says:
Il was made miserable by con-
slant pain across my back and |
was unable to do any work that
brought the muscles of my back
into use without having sharp
twinges through my loins. [
tried all kinds of medicine and
wore plasters, but no relief fol-
lowed. Doan's Kidney Pills eff
fected permanent cure"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-12
CHEVY CHASE BEGINS
Republicans Organize Club as
Start of Campaign.
LISTEN TO JOHN 6. CAPERS
Will Try to Make Dent in Usual
Democratic Majority.
WILLIAM S. CORBY PRESIDENT
Waggaman's Friends Make Capital
of Lewis Failure in School
Tuition Law.
WILLIAM S. C0RBY PRESIDENT

Republicans in Chevy Chase Md, have
started today to make a big dent in tn 2
ordinary democratic majority of Mont
somerE county. and hope by this means
TO make sure the election of Charles d.
Nasgaman. republican candidate for
congress. running against Representa-
tive David Lewis. Organization of the
Chevy Chase Republican Club was eff
fected last night in the Chevy Chase
Library. where John G. Capers, national
committeeman from South Carolina and
commissioner of internal revenue under
President Roosevelt, urged his audi
ence to use every effort to drive the
third term party off the political map.
Once this was done, said Mr.. Capers
the republican party would invite the
old-line fight with the democrats.
To Bring About Taft Defeat.
Mr.. Capers' speech was purely a po-
litical one, designed to show that the
bull moose movement, as he called the
third termers. had but one end in view,
namely. to bring about the defeat of
President Taft
maneuvers of the Roosevelt managers
in Chicago. after having said that
Roosevelt himself, in answering the
famous letter to the seven governors,
declared that he would be a candidate
if the regular republican convention
chose him. AS the convention did not
choose him. explained Mr.. Capers, there
was absolutely no political right or
reason for any delegate or committee
man to stand by him as a candidate.
Mr.. Capers mentioned the torrent Of
contests at Chicago, and showed how
flimsy most Of them were:
I'VE would go to Senator Dixon every
night and explain why we had not al
lowed some of these contests" he said,
land that senator would almost have a
fit"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-10-12
Davis Grave Improved.

The Richmond Chapter reported that
the sections in Huguenot cemetery in
which President Davis and Gen. \. p.
Hill are buried have ben improved at an
expense of $50.
Mrs Randolph and Mrs. Montague, the