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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-17
WALTER BRUCE HOWE
U.S.ATT0RNEY'S AID
Appointed by Mr.. Wilson to Sue
coed John Lewis Smith,
Resigned.
Was Once Deputy Attorney in Office
of w. Travers Jerome of
New York.

United States Attorney Wilson an
nounced today the appointment OF Wal
ter Bruce Howe of this city as an
assistant in his Office. Mr. Howe is
selected to fill the vacancy in the corps
of assistant United States attorneys
by the resignation Of John Lewis
Smith. which took effect today.
Mr.. Smith appraised the United States
attorney last July of his desire TO re-
turn to his gtneral practice, but was
persuaded to hold over. Last month he
again requested to be relieved, and Mr.
Wilson consented to accept the resig-
nation, which went into effect today
Mr.. Smiths practice and the demands
on his time by his recent elevation Il
the officer of commander-in-chie oi
the Spanish War Veterans compelled
the REIMBURSEMENT of his duties in the
office of the United States attorney.
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Sayres Guests Of Premier Asquith

LONDON, December 17.-Ambassador
and Mrs. Page, with Francis Bowes
Sayre and his bride, formerly Miss Jessie
Woodrow Wilson, were the guests of
Premier Asquith at luncheon today.
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JUDGE PUCH PASSES ON
HANDWRITING IN NOTE
Holds George Davis for Grand Jury
on Charges of Robbing
Grocers.

Appearing In the role of a handwriting
expert, Judge Pugh, in the Police Court,
today decided that the writing in note
sent to Samuel McDevitt, a grocer of
1920 Girard street northwest. inclosing
checks of which he had been robbed.
greatly resembled a similar note written
by George Davis, colored. when it was
dictated by Inspector Boardman, chief of
detectives. and accordingly held the col
ored man for the action Of the grand
Jury in 5000 bonds, on two charges of
robbery.
Mr. McDevitt testified that a colored
man wearing a handkerchief over his face
and holding a revolver In his hand en-
tered his store the night of December I
and robbed him OF $63 and two checks
He said the checks were returned tic
him by mail the next day, and the note
exhibited in court accompanied them
He stated that Davis was of the same
color and build as the man who robbed
him. AS the mans face was covered, he
said he could not positively identify him
Robber Looked Like Davis.
Solomon Deskin a grocer of Sth and H
streets northeast testified that a man
with a handkerchief over his face enter
ed his store on the night Of December {
and pointing a revolver at him ordered
him TO "shell out He said the man
robbed him of 81 and then ran from the
store. The rober. he declared. mounted a
motor cycle and rode OFF. Hhe described
the robber as being OF the same color
and build as Davis.
Policemen Sweeney and Holmes and
Serrt. Bean Of the eighth precinct. who
arrested Davis, testified that stories told
nv the colored man as to his where
abouts at the time Of the roberies proved
to be false.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-17
His Office Duties.

Many important cases have been ham
died by Mr.. Smith during the two years
he has been in Mr. Wilson'S office. He
has been in charge of all proceedings
under the pure food law, the internal
revenue, corporation tax law and habeas
corpus INNING alton and extradition mat
tiers. Besides handling this branch Of
the work ne has conducted many of the
criminal prosecutions in Criminal Court
No. during his term of service. He is
a graduate of the National University
Law School and member of the faculty
of that school He has been director
and vice president of the Bar Associa-
ton of the District of Columbia for the
past four years.
In conjunction with Special Assistant
United States ATTORNEY Cobb he has had
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-17
Nobel Prize for English Author.

LONDON. December 1.-THE Nobel
prize for literature for 1914 is to be
awarded. according to the Pail Mall Ga
zette, to Thomas Hardy, the English
author.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-17

Mrs. Lee Miller. near Beverly. w. Va.
was badly burned as she was churning.
Her back was close to a kitchen range,
and her dress caught fire.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-17
TREE CHORUS REHEARSALS.
Participants in Community Celebra
ton Meet Tonight and Saturday.

A rehearsal of part of the chorus which
is to sing in the community Christmas
tree celebration is to be held at the Will
son Normal School this evening. Pupils
of Central Business and Mckinley High
Schools are to meet Saturday night at
the first-named school at 1870 O'clock to
rehearse for the fete. Last night pupils
of Eastern rehearsed.
The problem of getting tree has been
solved by the donation of a Norway
snruce by Y. d. Blackstone. according
to an announcement made by the COM
mittee on trees.
The following contributions have been
received in addition to the amount of
$3.50:
Previously acknowledged :. .S54S. 30
.Topham's Observation-Disclosures. 200
Jos X. McCammon, I'D" 100
Mai Richard Sylvester. LOO
NJ. Philipsborn Co., Inc............... 100
Total ---.--.--.--..--.-s oo-oo
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Authority on Appliances.

Mr.. Thomas was an authority on rail-
road appliances and was considered a
mechanical genius. One of his most
important inventions was a pneumatic
switch and signal system.
He was an active member of the Gen
eral Managers Association of the
Southeast and was member of the
associations committee on maintenance
and mechanical appliances
He leaves a wife. formerly Miss Lille
Duncan of Nashville. three daughters,
Mrs. Elizabeth Thomas Kirkpatrick
MRS. Martha Thomas Riddle and Miss
Ellen Thomas, all of this city, and one
son, John w. Thomas of Philadelphia.
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ILL ONLY THREE WEEKS,
JOHN v. THOMAS DIES
President Of Nashville, Chattanooga
and St. Louis Railway Victim
of Pneumonia.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, December IL
John w. Thomas, president of the
Nashville. Chattanooga and st. Louis
railway, died at his home here at 2
o'clock this morning. Mr. Thomas had
been ill for three weeks with pleural
pneumonia.
President Thomas was born at MUIR
freesborO Tenn, August "a, 1856. At
an early age he moved to Nashville.
In 1878. at the age of twenty-five
years, he obtained his first important
railroad position. although previous to
that time he had been in the railroad
service He served in machine
shop. then advancing to agent and dis
patcher, purchasing agent, assistant
general manager. finally succeeding his
father as general manager in 1899.
March l, 1906, shortly after the death
of his father, he was elected president
of the road
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-17
President Taft Good Sleeper.

President Taft slept soundly, but he re-
tired late, often around i O'Clock at
night. He was astir at o'clock in the
morning. He had the faculty OF being
a Bile to take a good nap in the daytime.
usually in the afternoon. when his rush
OF engagements was over. Frequently
his secretary or stenographer would find
him nodding in his big chair in the eX-
ecutive Offices. He was not disturbed.
and after a brief nap would ring for his
assistants
President Roosevelt was satisfied with
seven or eight hours sleep. He never
went to bed early and did some OF the
most important work of his administra-
ton after his dinner hour lie held nu-
merous conferences with his advisers in
the evening. His hour for arising was
% clock.
President Mckinley was light sleeper.
tetiring late and arising early.
Mr. Wilson felt SO much better TO-DAY
that he began debating answers TO let
tiers soon after his breakfast. Charlie
Swem his stenographer, is one OF the
three fastest stenographers in the United
States The President dictates rapidly
and disposes of many letters in short
irnp
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milk laws and handled the case in which
the Court Of Appeals affirmed the conVic-
ton of local milk dealer upon charges
made by the health department.
Mr.. Howe's Record.
Mr. Howe, his successor. is thirty four
years old, being born in New York city in
1879. He was graduated from Yale in
1901 and took his law degree at Harvard
in 1904. For four years Mr.. Howe was a
deputy assistant in the office of the then
district attorney of New York county,
William TraveTs jerome.
Mr.. Howe also was connected with the
law firm of Stetson, Jennings x Russell IN
New York but came to washington N
1911. assocating with the firm OF Carlisle
81 Iuckett the firm being since known as
Carlisle, Luckett Il Howe. Mr.. Howe
married in 1912 and has a son.
Mr.. Wilson probably will assign Mr..
Howe to the branches of the office work
that were in Mr.. Smiths charge.
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Tumulty as Santa Claus.

Secretary Tumulty may be Santa Claus
for little '.Leona." the Jersey City girl
who wrote asking him TO tell Santa
Claus 10 stop in the humble basement
rooms of her mother and leave what
ever he had to spare after caring Tor
the rich children on 1.-THE hill.
MIR Tumuty has written the post
master of Jersey City. asking that OF
ficials make inquiry about the little
girl and to advise him of the facts, as
he desired to see that Santa Claus did
not foreet 10 make a call at the home
of little Leona and her brothers and
sisters
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-17
President Sees Callers.

Ii was shortly after noon when Mr. VII
son began seeing the visitors scheduled
for brief talks with him. James Speyes.
the New York banker; Commissioners
Prouty of the interstate commerce COM
mission and L. p. Wheeler and a COM
mittee from the American Bar Associa-
ton were those on the list. The ques-
ton of acceptance of the resignation OF
Commissioner Prouty and the hihns Oh
vacancies OH the commission We're dis-
cussed with the President who has Re
Trained from accepting the resignation
pending developments as TO the WISDOM
of doing so Mr.. Prouty wants TO take
up the physical valuation OF railroad
and apply his whole time to that. Inc
Bar Association committee came %
Washington TO confer with congressional
committees judges and others Oh the
, court procedure. They wished 10 have
the President interested in their views OF
what should be done.
Mr. Speyer presumably talked about
currency legisla ton, but there was an
unofficial tip from good sources that ne
came TO Washington to tell the Presl-
dent something of the banking and Dor
rowing situation in Mexico, with winch
In. is said to be familiar. He would not
discuss his business with the President.
The White House is daily in receipt OF
letters from business men and bankers
in all directions declaring that the ne"
currency law will be acceptable TO the
mass OF business men and bankers. ana
that the national banks are coming
around TO the view that the Dill WILL
prove successful. The sentiment In the
west. is declared to be getting more
friendly to the administration legisla-
d3X.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-07-08
- -s1xys $780,. = 'i.. go, ...--~'--~-
DINING ON SHIPBoARD.
Different Now From What II Wac
Whom Dickens Visited Us.

When Dickens came over to America
some seventy odd years ago there was
one large table In the dining room for
the passengers. The first officer sat at
the head, carving the turkey with all
the grace he could command between
lurches of the good ship, trusting 10
Providence that the gravy would not
glop over. The passengers sent their
plates along the line and waited for
their helpings.
Today the dining room of large
ship looks like the dining room Of a
fine hotel. 1t is just as exquisitely ap
pointed and has every good thing to
eat that can be found on land. In
fact, one of the new ships has res
taurant named after famous one in
New York, and the two keep In touch
by wireless so that the menus, day by
day, are the same. Think of having
your dinner arranged by wireless
your macaroni by Marconil
The dining room Is divided up into
a number of small tables, so that you
can have your own party, with only
half a dozen of you, with your own
waiter, instead of sitting at long Ia
BILE and passing your plate. as Dickens
did.
The development of the wonders Of
cold storage has done more than any
other one thing TO make life on the
ocean wave one long round of joy.
Cold storage gives you the best in the
world to eat and every day of the
year. a world traveller was telling me
the other day that he had eaten grape
fruit eve"y morning all around the
world. The ship on which he sailed
put In a large amount of Ice cream
made in New York. and 10 days later
when he arrived in San Francisco. he
was still eating New York ice cream
Harold Christie in Leslie's
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-07-08
Tippino In Austria,

"You know the value Of tips In the
United States" writes man from
Prague, who visited this country for
the first time two years ago, 'and you
are more liberal than we are in that
respect, but such thing as tipping a
railway conductor is not known TO the
tourist In America. Here in Austria
the custom is so well established that
the refusal of conductor on a Buchs-
Innsbruck train to accept a thinkgeld
from a passenger who had been allow
I'd to ride alone in a compartment has
caused unusual comment. The title
White Raven was conferred on the
conductor. who emphasized his dis
pleasure at being tempted by having
the passenger summoned before
magistrate on the charge OF attempted
bribery. Do not let that trouble you,
however. when you come here, be-
cause the tipping malefactor was dis
charged. and the magistrates con-
temptuous look at the conductor indi-
Gated that his opinion of a man who
would not take tip was unfit for
publication."-New York Tribune.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-07-08
HERO OF PUT.|N.BAY
AGAIN ARRIVES
At ERIE
Celebrating Anniversary Of Per.
RVS Victory
THE 'COMMODORE'S' JOURNEY
Ludwig Meyer impersonates Famous
Naval Officer Of One Hundred
Years Ago.

Erie, Pa, July 7.-Commodore Oil
yer Hazard Perry, in the person of
Ludwig Meyer, local business man,
left Fort Anthony Wayne at the
Pennsylvania Soldiers and Sailors
Home this evening at o'clock, and
driving over the route followed by
the hero of Putin-Bay, entered Erie
an hour later The city was ablaze
with light and color in commemor-
alton of the centennial celebration of
the famous victory, one of series
of similar events to take place at
ports on the Great Lakes.
The procession was met in the out
skirts of the city by civic organiza-
tons and escorted to Perry square,
where a great crowd had assembled
to witness the Ceremony by which
the freedom of Erie was formally
presented TO the distinguished guest
of the celebration. The principal
address was made by Mayor Will
liam j. Stern, to which "Commo-
dore Perry" responded The re-
mainder of the evening was given
over to sightseeing by the many
visitors who for several days have
been arriving from all parts of the
country.
Earlier in the day Perry square
was the scene of another notable
event in the celebration when the
Conestoga wagon, replica of the
wagon which carried ammunition to
Perry's squadron a century ago, ar
rived after a five hundred mile drive
from Philadelphia. The picturesque
old wagon was met at Waterford
fifteen miles south Of Erie, by a
provisional squadron of troopers
from the camp of the Second bril-
gade, n G. p, near the city, and es-
corted TO the square. There Mayor
Stern made his first speech of the
day. Reviewing the achievement by
which powder was taken through
the wilderness for Perrys ships.
At the conclusion of the ceremon-
les in the park the wagon and its
guard followed the old route to the
point nthe harbor front where the
rebuilt Niagara, Perry's old fighter
lies moored TO the dock.
Here they were received by a de-
tail of naval militia from the train
ing SHIPS In the harbor. The wagon
was driven to the side of the old
ship, and the troopers quickly dis
mounted. One, with the teamster.
entered the wagon, and another
climbed over the side of the vessel.
The others formed the connecting
link in the chain, and Immediately
old time kegs. presumably filled with
eplosive, were passed from the
wagon to the deck amid the thun-
derous cheers of the large crowd
that had gathered. The national
colors were run up to the mast
head and the ceremony was COM
pleted by the firing of com
modores salute of thirteen guns
from the naval training ship Wolver-
inc, lying alongside the Niagara.
This last was coincident with tn.
departure of Commodore Perry"
from Fort Anthony Wayne.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-07-08
LADY sAcKvILLE INDICATED
British Jury Recognizes Validity of
VIII of Sir Murray

London, July S.--The great estate
which the late Sir John Murray
Scott, the eccentric millionaire and
art connoisseur inherited from Lady
Richard Wallace, will be disposed of
in accordance with the terms of his
will made in 1901, and of the five
codicils giving more than half of his
property to Lord and Lady Sackville,
the latter a daughter of a former
British minister at Washington, who
succeeded the Sackville- Vests as ten
ants of the famous country seat
Knole Park Sevenoaks, Kent.
The jury of the probate court at
London, where the suit had been in
progress for eight days, pronounced
verdict yesterday unfolding the
will. After only 10 minutes consider
alton they decided that Lady Sack
vile was guiltless of the charges of
fraud and undue influence brought
against her by members of the Scott
family, and cast the burden of the
costs of the suit, which will be ex-
tremely heavy, upon the late baron
cts relatives, contestants of the will.
Lord and Lady Stackville will OBJ
tain about s2,500,0OO of the $780,
600 on the testator's property in
GLIDING some of his magnificent art
collections.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-07-08
HAVANA CHIEF OF
POLICE SHOT IN
PISTOLF|GHT
Gen. Armando RIva MortaIIy
Wounded In Abdomen
QUARREL FOLLOWS RAID
Members Of Arlstocratic Ashert
Club Had Been Heavily Fined
for Gambling.

Havana, July S-Gen Armando
Riva, chief of the national police.
was shot and mortally wounded
during a pistol fight last evening In
the most crowded portion of the
Prado. Gen Ernesto Asbert, COVER
nor OF Havana province, Senator vi
dial Morales and Representative Ari-
as were involved in the fighting
which was the outcome of a raid
made by Gen Riva Saturday night on
the Asbert club. On that occasion
large number of members were
caught gambling. They were arrest
ed and sentenced to a heavy fine.
Gov Asbert complained to President
Menocal, who, it is understood, sus-
tanned the action of the police in en-
forcing the letter of the law.
Gen Riva while driving last even
ing with his two young sons stopp-
ed his carriage in front of the AS
bert club and caused the arrest OF
the doorkeeper for illegally carrying
revolver. Asbert, Morales and Ar
las arrived in an automobile about
the same time and a heated dispute
arose. Insults were exchanged and
all alighted, advancing in threat
ening manner. According to the
stories told by witnesses Asbert
and Morales opened fire, Gen. Riva
falling with a bullet in his hand and
another in his abdomen.
Seeing their chief fall, several po-
licemen ran to the rescue and open
ed fire, but Asbert and his friends
re-entered their car and departed at
full speed in the direction of Marian
40. Gen Riva's coachman was shot
in three places and two bystanders
received bullets. The Prado was
crowded with promenaders, many Of
whom were women mad children.
Gen. Riva was taken to a hospital,
where he made statement that he
was shot by Gov. Asbert. An oper-
alton was then performed, but he
was not expected to survive the
night A warrant has been issued
for tho arrest of Asbert and his com
panions.
The tragedy has caused the most
intense excitement throughout the
city. All political clubs were order
ed closed. Gen Riva is an officer of
the regular army. He was appointed
chief of the national police by Pres
ident Gomez and re-appointed by
President Menocal. He is consider
ed an efficient and fearless officer.
Some fears are entertained lest
the friends of Gen. Riva attempt to
wreck vengeance on Gov. Asbert,
and for this reason the authorities
are anxious to place him in custody
as soon as possible. Immediately
after the shooting Gov. Asbert and
his companions fastened to the coun
try residence at Marianao of Presi-
dent Menocal, to whom they made
a statement, the purport Of which,
however, has not been given out.
Then the governor and his friends
returned to Havana and surrender
ed themselves to a magistrate, by
whom they were Professionally de-
tanned.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1913-07-08
Mad Paul of Russia.

Russia's first Paul was no less in
sane than his father, Peter Ill, al
though his madness was longer in
manifesting itself. SO violent was his
hatred Of the revolutionary round hats.
fashion imported from France, that
one day he sent 200 police and dra-
goons to seour the streets OF st. Peters
burg and tear them from the heads OF
all who wore them. He banished all
the cabmen from his capital because
one OF them was found with a pair OF
pistols on him. Hundreds OF his on
GERS and courtiers were sent In chains
to Siberia for a glance or a word that
displeased him, many without any
cause at all, and he sent an entire
regiment on a 1900 mile march be
cause in drilling It had failed TO un-
derstand one OF his indIstinct words
OF command.