Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-01
Exceptional Strides Have Been Made in the
Automobile Industry and in Ra-
do Telegraph and Avia-
ton Effort.

murder are serving terms of twenty
wears i'm the penitentiary imposed during
the year.
Building Association Trial.
John Barton Miller, former secretary
treasurer of the defunct First Cooper
alive Building Association of Georgetown.
was convicted of embezzling funds of the
association and of destroying its records.
This was the third conviction on the en-
bezzlement charge and the second on &C
count of the destruction of the DOCKS.
On each of two counts of embezzlement
Miller was sentenced by Justice Gould to
serve seven years in the pentent1ary, anu
on the Indictment for destroying records
an additional term of six years was i'm
posed, making a total of twenty years.
Miller was twice sentenced for a similar
term. but has twice successfully pros
ecuted appeals to the Court or Appeals
where now is pending an appeal from the
latest sentence.
The feature of the year in the Criminal
Courts is the severity of the sentences
imposed on highwaymen and persons con-
victed of assaults and attempted rob-
berries. Justice Stafford in one day dis
tributed sentences aggregating lbs years
among eighteen such Offenders.
Convicted as White SLAYER.
Edward f, Myers. convicted as a white
SLAYER. was sentenced to ten years In
the penitentiary. term of ten years
each was also given Lester Richards.
Clarence Miller, Solomon Williams and
Daniel L. Hall. who pleaded guilty to
charge of a felonious assault.
During the year a total of 461 persons
were convicted of crime. III OF whicn
were placed on probation. A total of
$50 cases were filed in the office or
United States Attorney Wilson during
1912.
curing an indictment was established by
the office of Mr. Wilson last week when
Nathaniel Green was indicted 1or Ieion
ious assault on Mrs. Adelaide r. Granl
within fory hours after the commission
of the offense.
Total of ALSO Marriages.
Dan Cupid awarded a blue ribbon to
1912 for his most successful year. There
were 4,1s0 marriage licenses issued In
1912. exceeding by 146 the record of any
previous year in the history of the office.
The fact that 1912 was a leap year PROB
ably accounts partially for the increase.
The feature of the years business IN
the Office of the register OF Wits was III, .ne
number of large estates appraised. ne
total valuation of the personal property
passing through the hands of the ap-
praisers was So 24O.64 There were
filed 80 wills and go applications Tor au-
ninistration. The appointment OF
guardian was requested in las cases. Inc
year was busy one in the office, LIS
bonds being taken and 1.3S3 witnesses
to Wills examined. The clerks answered
1880 letters. filled 1925 pages of copying
and recorded 9.oa5 pages.
The Juvenile Court.
The sixth year of the Juvenile Court OF
the District Of Columbia was completed
June 80 of last year. the regular appoint
ment Of the first judge Of this court
William H. De Lacy, expiring on that
date also. Judge De Lacy still holds the
position, however, as it provided that
the Judge shall continue to hold the POSI-
ton after the expiration of the six-year
term until his successor is named by the
President and confirmed by the Senate.
No appointment has yet been made.
More than one-third of the children ar
rested and tried in the juvenile Court
during the past year were charged with
petty larceny. this being the offense most
forty cases of this character were
brought into court.
The next offense in point or frequency
charged against the children under sew
enteen years of age chose over which
the court has jurisdictionl was disorder
~ conduct. Three hundred and thirty
three boys and girls were arrested on this
charge. One hundred and sixty-four boys
and girls were charged with violations
OF various sections Of the police regula-
TONS
Charges Against Adults.
Five hundred and fwenty-one adults