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The Alaska daily empire., 1913-11-28

Sugrove Manor, NOrhamptOnshre England the ancestral Washngons been purchased by the committee preparing celebration of the hundred of AngOSaX peace It will be kept permanent memorial That disposition of than Sir Thomas LpOn wemeant eff fort to buy the house and ship to America present
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-14
ARMY ENGINEERS OPEN
POTOMAC DREDGING BIDS
Baltimore Concern Makes Lowest
Offer for Work in Georgetown
Channel.

Bids for the removal of 10000 cubic
yards of mud and sand from the bed OF
the Virgini* channel of the Potomac
river between the Highway bridge and
Georgetown were opened at noon today
in the office of Lieut.. Co. w. C. Lang
fit, Corps of Engineers, l.. S. A. in the
Southern building.
But three bids were submitted and that
of the Sanford & Brooks Company OF
Baltimore was the lowest. The bid o.
the Baltimore company was for liz cents
per cubic yard in the first section of the
Specifications and 141a cents per cubic
yard in the second section. -1
The other bids Were: Coastwise
Dredging Company of Norfolk. Va, Il
cents per cubic yard in the first section
and Is cents per cubic yard in the Sec
ond section; Atlantic, Gulf and Pacific
Company of New York city, 1915 cent:
per cubic yard in the first section and
1924 cents per cubic yard in the Sec
ond section.
Work on the dredging is to CONNIE nee
approximately thirty days after the
awarding, OF the contract. Work Of
dredging may be suspended during the
period December 15 to March 15.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-14
LONG RIDE is AHEAD, "a,
OF OFFICERS OF ARMY
Cavalcade to Leave Fort Myer Octo-
Der 16 for Three Days
in Saddle. 49,.

Brig. Gen. A. i, Mills. L. S. a, chief of
the militia division, and member of the
general staff, will head the cavalcade OF
army officers that will leave Fort Myer
October Is for q test ride which will con-
sumo three days in the saddle. The En-
gineer Corps the Coast Artillery Corps,
the Medical Corps, the Quartermaster' $
Corps, the cavalry and infantry, and the
Office of the judge advocate general of the
army will be represented by army officers
who will make the ride.
The personnel of the cavalcade is:
Brig. Gen. A. l.. Mills, general staff
Coils. Charles Richard Medical Corps,
Army Medical School: John Biddle, gen
erai staff, War College,: Edward Burr,
engineers. office chief of engineers
Charles e. Walcutt, cavalry, bureau of
insuar affairs. and II. A. Ludlow c. A.
c.. War College.
Lieut.. Coils. Alfred Hasbrouck. 18th In
fantry, Office of the adjutant general;
Henry G. Hale, infantry, Office. chief of
staff; George F. Downey, Quaitermaster
Corps, Office depot quartermaster; Chaun-
cey Il. Baker, Quartermaster. office chief,
Quartermaster Corps; r. MICA. Schofield,
Quartermaster Corps, Office chief, Quar-
ternaster Corps; Henry d. Snyder. Med
ical Corps, office of the surgeon general
Champe c. McCulloch, Medical Corps, Of
ice OF the surgeon gtIleTai, dHu JoflIl n.
Mcmahon, general staff, War College.
Majs. Evan NJ. Johnson. infantry divi-
sion of militia affairs; f.. n. Jones. jr.,
general staff. War College; Henry R. Lee.
general staff, War College; Charles A.
Hedekin, 18th Cavalry. division of militia
affairs; Samuel G. Jones. general staff.
War College; Henry L. Gilchrist, Medi-
cal Corps, division of militia affairs; A.
L. Parmerter, infantry. A. G., ID. c.
n. c., Star building, city; Blanton Win
ship. judge advocate, Office judge advo-
cate general; Herbert A. White, judge
advocate, Office judge advocate general;
Deane c. Howard. Medical Corps, ITO
II street northwest, city; Paul s. Halloran
Medical Corps. Walter Reed General
Hospital; William Kelly, Engineer Corps,
Office chief of engineers; William z.
Cole. c. A. c.. office chief of staff;
Pierre g. Stevens, Quartermaster Corps,
office chief of Quartermaster Corps.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-14
.HUERTA TO MAKE REPLY
Suggestion From. the United
States Respecting Safety Of
Deputies Considered.

i MEXICO CITY, October 14.--.An eafiy
answer will be made by the Mexican
government to the, communication from
Washington stating that the United
States would look with displeasure upon
any injury to the Mexican deputies under
arrest, according to the Mexican foreign
minister, Querido Moheno. 1t was the
subject Of a cabinet meeting which lasted
until an early hour this morning.
Mexicos reply probably will be deliver
ed late today to Nelson OShaughnessy>
American charge d'affaires..
ssys Note Is "Intemperate."
Neither Mr.. O'Shaughnessy nor Foreign
Minister Moheno would discuss the terms
of the note, but Senior Moheno described
1t as incorporate.
At the conclusion of the cabinet meet
ing Senior Moheno admitted the receipt
Of the communication. saying:
This incident marks a new epoch III
our diplomatic relations with the United
States. The conduct Of the American
charge d affaires has been courteous, and
he was not responsible for the intem-
perate language of his government
a further conference of ministers was
held today to discuss the nature of the
Mexican reply.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-14
MRS. LEWIS GETS DIVORCE
AND Is GRANTED ALiMONY
Story of a Sensational Hunt for
Hubby" Told in Testimony.
Read to Court.

Justice Stafford today granted an alb
solute divorce to Pearl Wolford Lewis.
nineteen years old, from Frederick Cecil
Lewis. FThe wife is given permission to
resume her maiden name, Pearl Wolford,
and the husband is required to pay her
permanent alimony. ~
The testimony read to the court dis
closed sensational hunt for her hus-
band conducted by the wife during the
night of July 80 last. Accompanied
by two attorneys and two policemen,
the young woman visited an apartment
house where she suspected her hus-
band would be found
He answered the knock, but denied adj
mission for two hours. during which time
the officers procured a warrant. When
the room was entered Lewis appeared to
be alone. A thorough search. however, II
was testified, discovered the alleged CO.
respondent in hiding.
Mrs. Lewis also exhibited to the court
several scraps of paper which she claimed
to have found in "hubbyS, pockets
Names and addresses of females appeared
on the papers. The wife charged intoxi.
cation also against her husband.
Lewis had been employed by his
father, editor of a local magazine, who
testified that his son had tried the
stage for awhile, and for most of the
time served as secretary to his father
for the weekly wage of S..
Attorneys w. K. Ambrose and l.. A.
Block represented the wife
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-14
ROADS FILE RATE. TARIFFS
Propose to |. c. c. Increase of
Five Per Cent on Freight,
Except on Coal and Grain.

Eastern and Central Freight Associa-
ton railroads today began filing tens of
thousands of tariffs with the interstate
commerce commission, proposing flat
increase of ) per cent on all freight rates,
except in some instances those on coa
and grain. In accordance with an
arrangement between the railroads and
the commission the new rates must be
filed by the closing of business tomorrow.
The proposed advances will be at
once suspended. In most instances the
roads themselves have .inclosed slips
with the tariffs voluntarily suspending
the increases until the commission
shall have had opportunity to pass
upon their reasonableness.
Commissioner Harlan, who Will have
general charge of the proceedings, has
announced that he will endeavor to ar
range for at least a preliminary hear
ing about December l. 1t Is improbab BILE
that a decision will be reached before
next spring.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-14
LUCKEY Is LUCKY AIRMAN.
Wins First Prize in Competitive
Race Around Manhattan Island.

NEW YORK, October 14-In an aero
plane race over course of approximately
sixty miles. fro mthe aeronautical aero
drome at lakewood Heights, Staten Island,
up to and around Manhattan Island and
back to the starting point. William S.
Luckey driving 10O-horsepower biplane.
yesterday won the first prize of $1,000, Of
fered by the New York Times. by COM
plotting the route in 80 minutes "a Sec
onds.
second prize of $3.50 went to Charles
F. Niles, in similar biplane. who covered
the course in 81. 81. c. Murvin Wood, in
an eighty horsepower monoplane. won the
third money, $500. His time was IS. 10.
Only two others started. j. Guy Gilpat-
ric, in a monoplane of eighty horsepower,
and Tony Janus. in a seventy -fve-horse-
power biplane, finishing as named in
1883 3-5 and 1.13.57. respectively
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-14
REG[AT|ONS'
vAHD|TYIS ATTACKED
Lengthy Court Battle Expect
ed in the Case ofSC. C.
Smithson.

Another attack on the legality of the
building regulations in the District of Co.
lumbia was made by Attorney George c.
Gertman in the Police Court today In
a motion to quash. filed with the court in
the case of Clinton c. Smithson, who is
charged with erecting shed on his prem
ises without having a license to do SO,
Attorney Gertman makes the contention
that as there is no penalty prescribed for
violations of the regulation. therefore, it
is void and ineffective.
Nolle PROSE- Entered.
After the case. had been in court for
some time, and arguments on the facts
in the case -and.th the questions of law
CONFERENCE.-The the motion to. quash had
been heard from both sides, Assistant
Corporation Counsel Robert L. Will
liams who at that time was the prose-
cutting attorney in the District branch
OF the Police Court. entered a nolle
PROSE-. Up to the present the question
has not been raised
This same attack was made some
months ago in similar case. Attorneys
Gertman and Robert I. Miller filed ex-
actly the same motion in that case, quot
ing numerous authorities and decisions
Ia eAc SooAt VI AppediS W pToN0 litiT
assertion that any law or regulation for
which penalty is not provided, II is,
because of that fact, absolutely null and
void
1t is believed, though, that Assistant
Corporation Counsel Malcolm X. Varnell,
who is at present the prosecuting attor-
ney in this branch Of the court, will argue
the matter of the legality Of the building
regulations. and let it go to the Judge for
an opinion. Whichever way Judge Null
fowny rules on the question, 1t is probable
that exceptions will be noted and the
a review.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-14
SEEK TO ENJ0IN McADOO.
Surety Companies Claim Sums to
Credit of Bankrupt Contractor.

Secretary McAdoo was cited today by
Justice Gould OF the District Supreme
Court TO show cause October ~ why an
injunction should not be issued against
him. The citation is based on COM
plant filed to prevent the Secretary of the
Treasury from paying $9.S2l77 due the
bankrupt estate Of Ambrose b. Stannard,
a contractor, who built post office build
ings at Waycross. Ga, and Coriele. Ga,
TO Henry A. Wise, trustee in bankruptcy.
The complaint is filed by the National
Surety Company of New York and the
Illinois Surety Company. which We're ON
Stannards two bonds.
1t is claimed by the National Surety
Company OF New York and the Illinois
surrey Company that they are entitled to
the amount due because they completed
the contracts after Stannard went into
bankruptcy. The claim is also made that
there is yet due for labor. and material the
sum of S9.649 on the Waycross contract
and Ss,311 on the Cordele contract.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-14
ANSWER CURRENCY CRITICS.
Three Members Of Congress Speak
at New York Conference.

NEW YORK, October A.-Three men,
bers of Congress, all of them prominently
identified with the administrators eff
forts to enact the pending currency re-
form bill. vigorously replied today to
criticisms leveled at the bill. particularly
by the American Bankers Association
Senator Robert L. Owen of Oklahoma,
chairman of the Senate committee on cur
rency and banking. and Representative
Robert J. Bulkley of Ohio OF the House
committee on banking and currency
came over from Washington to present
their views at the National Conference
OH Currency Reforms. held under the aus
pices of the New York Academy of Po-
liticai Science. Representative Carter
Glass, chairman of the House committee
on banking and currency, was unable on
account of illness, to be present. His
speech was incorporated in the record. =
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-14
SEVEN MILES OF STREETS
INSTALLED WITH LIGHTS
District Electrical Engineer Submits
Report for Fiscal Year to
Commissioners.

Improved incandescent electric lighting
was installed on approximately seven
miles Of street in the District Of Column
bia during the last fiscal year. according
to a report the Commissioners received
today from Walter c. Allen, electrical en-
gineer. Altogether, $50 100-candlepower
incandescent electric lamps were in
stalled.
The District had in use July 1 last 49,
613 lamps of every character, this being
an increase of $40 over the number oper-
ated during the preceding fiscal twelve
months, the report shows.
MT. Allen refers to the suit of the Dis
trict Of Columbia against the Philadelphia,
Baltimore and Washington Railway Com
pany to compel payment of sums 7expend-
ed by the District for maintaining lights
along the right of way of the company.
which is pending before the Supreme
Court Of the United States.
If this case is decided adversely, new
suit will be entered. he states, under the
provision of the District appropriation act
for 1914 requiring all railroad companies
other than street railroads to pay the
District for the lighting of streets for
their full width through which the COM
pany's tracks may be laid.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-14
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
PERMANENTLY. LOCATED
All But One Bureau Installed in
Willard Building, Vacated by
Commerce Department..

AT last the Department OF Labor has
found home. This time it is declared
TO be certain that there will be no more
changes of mind-at least, not until
Congress provides more funds for housing
purposes. The department will take the
Willard building, from which the Depart
ment of Commerce has just moved. and
in which are now located the offices of
the Secretary of Labor and the bureau OF
immigration. Moving started today.
Secretary Wilson will change from his
crowded quarters on the seventh floor
to the third floor. taking the offices for
meriy used by Secretary Redfield. The
bureau of immigration will remain on
the seventh floor
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-14
SPENCER ADDS TO CRIMES.
Tells Of Another Murder and NJ
merous Check Forgeries.

CHICAGO, October 14-Henry Spen-
GER, who has confessed to a score OF
murders. today added another killing
20 his long list. and admitted he had
obtained large sums on forged checks
In Chicago. st. Louis and other cities
Spencer said he killed colored man
with a hammer a couple of years ago.
The prisoner told the police that in
robhing house he always looked for
a bank or check book. as he regarded
them as valuable assets
II used 90 cash a lot of checks" he
said. 81 would go into the best store
In town. make a small purchase. give a
check in payment and pocket the
change"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-14
CHARGES MULTIPLYING
Additional Complaint Against Girl
Graduate Accused of Fraud.

CHICAGO. October 14.-Another in
formal complaint against Miss Mabel
SturteYant, University of Missouri
graduate, who is accused OF using the
mails to defraud society women and
college girls, was made today in a
letter received by Unfted States Com
missioner Mason, signed by Miss Gera1
dine E. Allen, 81 West 114th street
New York city, who charges that in
1909 the defendant persuaded her to
part with 5000, '.all the money she had
in the world"
Miss Allen stated in her letter that
she has written Miss Sturtevant aore
than twenty times in an UNSUCCESSFUL
effort to get her money back.
Miss Sturtevant was arraigDed before
Commissioner Mason today and her
case continued ten days by agreement.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-14
MRS MACKAY TO 60 IN COURT.
Attorneys for Mrs. Blake Get Right
tn File Summons.

NEW YORK, October IA. - Counsel FOL
Mrs. Katherine Ketcham Blake. VINO re-
Gently sued her husband, DR.. Joseph A
Blake, prominent New York surgeon
for separation. obtained supreme ceuri
order today permitting them to ME a
complaint and summons in Mrs. Blake's
-million-dollar suit against Mrs. Car
ence H. Mackay for alleged alienation
of Dr. Blake's affections.
Mrs Macliay was served with papers
in the suit some time ago, but II was not
Until today that the matter came into
court There had been talk that the
suit would be dropped
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-14
HOTEL ISSUE POSTPONED.
Exceptions Filed in Property Sale
Before Justice Stafford.

The matter of the ratification of the
sale of the Hotel Powhatan property to
Alexander Mcneil for $2S4. 100 was post
poned until Thursday by Justice Stafford
today when exceptions Were fled by the
Lewis Hotel Company, through Clifford
M. Lewis. vice president
The claim was made that the price Of
fered is inadequate, as the property is
worth s427,O0O 1t was also asserted
that there was not proper advertisement
of the auction sale last week, and, further.
that an opportunity had not been given
to submit objections by proof to the pro-
posed ratification.
Attorney Henry Fl. Classic representei
Mr.. Lewis.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-14
SEVERAL BALLOONS LAND.
Competitors in International Race
forced to Come to Ground.

SAINT BRIEUC France, october a.
The English balloon Honeymoon, one
of the compe titors in the internauonal
race for the James Gordon Bennett
cup landed at quarter past las'
night in the village of LangueuX, neal
here The aviators descended because
the prevailing winds were carrying
them seward.
PLOUEZOCH France, October H.
The Italian balloon Roma landed here
at lis am. today.
DAHOUET, France, October 1.-THE
Italian balloon "B. A" alighted mere
at IT, am. today.
ST. NAZAIRE. France, October Ia
The French balloon Picardie desce ndeu
at SAP last evening at Cordomet' ciose
TO the sea.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-14
ACCIDENT ENDS FATALLY.
George Mailman, Treasury Watch
man, Dies from Injury.

George Mailman. eighty-two years old.
who was knocked down by an automo-
bile delivery wagon in charge Of Edward
L. Curtis. at 18th and G streets eleven
days ago. died at Emergency Hospital
this morning. The accident happened
about 2:30 O'Clock in the afternoon. Mr..
Mailman sustained fractured hip.
The deceased was employed as watch
man in the Treasury Department and
resided at 726 18th street northwest He
was a native OF Delaware and had been
a resident of this city for twenty years
Coroner hewitt viewed the body at the
morgue this afternoon and decided to
hold an inquest tomorrow morning
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-10-14
NATIONAL GUARDSMEN
: HOLD ANNUAL SHOOT
.Noyices and Enlisted Men. in
Competition on Congress
Heights Range.

Novices and enlisted men of the Ma
tional Guard of the District of Columbia
opened the annual shooting matches at
the Congress Heights range this morning.
Sheltered from the winds. in the range
valley, the guardsmen enjoyed almost
perfect conditions for the competition.
Charles B. Morgan won the honors for
the first match, which was between en-
listed men who have shot their regular
target practice strings for 1913 but
have never performed duty on brigade
team. The distance was 200 yards, each
man shooting seven rounds.
There, was first prize of So, five
prizes of $4,' ten prizes of 50, fifteen
prizes of 50 and fifteen prizes of 81.
Sergt. Redfeld Wins.
Next came the novice match. open
only to enlisted men, who had COM
pleted their official scores for 1913. but
have not qualified as sharpshooters or
experts. The first prize of SIS went to
Sergt L. L. Redfeld, Company l. 1st
Infantry. with a score of %. The dis
lance was 200 yards, five shots to each
man, making a possible score of %.
There were a number of ties for first
place in each match. These were settled
by allowing the men 10 Snoot-- SeVefdi
extra shots
Enlisted Mems Match.
Private Charles B. Morgan. Company A,
I'd, 81; Sergt John j. Watson, Company
/. ID. 81: N. b. Crane, Naval Battalion,
81; Corporal T. f. Lowell. Company K,
I'd, 81; Corporal George A. Joynes. Com
pany G. I'd, 80; Color Sergt. F. r. Rey-
nolds, ist Regiment, 80; Sergt. c. c. Dyer,
Company F. I'd, 80; Private Josch Meyers,
Company II, I'd, 30.
Private r. v Grimes, Company L. LIST.
3d. Corp. w. Cook. Co. X, LIST. 70; Sergt.
w H French, Co. c. I'd. ~ Private
c. c. Shields. Company X, I'd. -; Private
T. L. McCombs, Company c, I'd, 70; Pri-
vate C. NJ. Rich. Company K, I'd, %;
%.
Match for Novices.
Sergt. E. l. Redfeld. Company L, LIST
Regiment, 3D. Private H. Yeatman. Com
pany l, LIST Regiment, %; Private r. v.
Grimes, Company L, LIST Regiment. %;
Private r. A. Crawford, Company M. I'd
Regiment. %; Sergt A. S. Lansu, Com
pany sB, lstt Regiment. Ia; Corp. w. B.
White GompanN NJ. I'd !, Regiment. p;
Corp: j. "a Hughes, Company A, LIST Sep
arate ;BattaIiob, %: Corp. w. A. Wash
ingto1k Companx A,..:ls Separate Bat
talio9f II. Sergt d. Hammer, Company
A. Id 81 sergt' L. D. Berry. Company l.
D. list, 81. Private J. R. Quade. Company
X, LIST. 21: private r. Z. Pierce, Company
c. 2dSs22A; Corp. Charles Lornax, Com
pariy. e. Ist Separate Battalion, 20, Pri-
vatet.ISV. Trammell, Battery, 20, and
Private G. Y. Hamilton, Company NJ 1st