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Evening star., 1914-01-27
COLD CAUSES HIS DEATH.
Thomas P. Hagan Dies Suddenly a
Great Stony Gap, Va.
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Special Core spoTtlcnee of The star.
MOUNT RAINIER. January q. 1914
Word was received here this morning
of the sudden death Sunday at Great
stony Gap. Va. OF Thomas +, HaSan
of this place. Mr.. Hagan had been at
tending mass thirteen miles from Great
Stony Gap. and was waiting at the
railway station. when he was stricken
with heart disease and expired.
In order to be present at the serv-
ices Mr. Hagan had to arise carly and
il being very cold, he suffered greatly
during tn" auto trip 10 and from the
mass II IS believed that the exposure
brought on the fatal attack.
Mr., Hagan was widely known in Baiti-
more. whc-e he lived prior to NOV
ing to Washington He was educated
It st Johns Catholic School and at
GonzaSa College, Washington. About
Two years ago his family came to
Mount Rainier. He was a member of
the fourth degree of the Knights cf
Columbus and of other Catholic or
;sanizations. He is survived by his
parents. Nr and Mrs. Thomas Hagan;
a sister. Miss Alice V. Hagan. and two
brothers. Harry and Peter Hagan.
Evening star., 1914-01-27
LETTER BY CHARLESI
TO GO UNDER HAMMER
Will Be Among Historical Docu-
ments to Be Sold at Sotheby's
February II.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.


LONDON. January Il, 1914.
Among the historical letters and
documents from Castle Menzies. Perth
shire. to come under the hammer a t
Sotheby's February IL is a copy signed
by Charles I at Holmby. May IL, 1641,
of the proposals made by him as to
settling the peace of the kingdom. In
It the king offers to resign the com
mand of the militia for ten years, and
agrees to the establishment of Presby-
terianism for three years, permission
being granted to himself and his house
hold to use the Book of Common
PRAYER. May IS this proposal was read
at Westminster. and at once accepted
by the English Presbyterians and the
Scotch commissioners
Thus were laid the foundations of the
alliance which produced the second
civil war in which Scots and Presby
terianS fought side by side with Eng
lish cavaliers. The Castle Menzies
signed copy OF the document is sup
posed to be that made either to be
kept by the king himself or for send
Kendall Hazeldine of Nottingham
there will he offered the same after
noon Burns autograph sketch of
New Year Day" AT the foot of the
forty-nine-lin poem. printed by Currie
in 1900. Burns writes as follows to
Mrs. Dunlop: ''On second thoughts |
send you this extemporary blotted
scrawl. but if you think the piece
worth while / shall retouch it and fin
ish it. Though l have no copy of it, my
memory serves me-
Evening star., 1914-01-27
LECTURES ON ORCHARDS.
First to Be Delivered at the Y. NJ. |
C. A. Tomorrow Night.

Opening the series of lecture studies.
with George W. Darrow of the Depart
ment of Agriculture as lecturer and in
structor for the course the Y. NJ c. A.
Institute has announced a free lecture
for tomorrow night at Z o'clock in the
assembly hall on Orchard Investment
in the Vicinity of Washington" With
special reference to opportunities of
orchard owners and those owning
farm land in the neishborhood. Mr..
Darrow will follow this opening lecture
with a series on many practical as
poets of fruit growing as a business,
and will offer for the benefit of those
who are willing to agree to register
for the whole course free lessons in the
principle of fruit gardening.
Some Of the topics to be dealt with
in the lectures every Wednesday night
from to O'Clock are the following:
Orchard properties in the vicinity of
Washington. orchard drainage, soils.
location. markets and similar subjects.
Apple orcharding. which is the basic
industry to be considered. will be the
theme of six lectures. with illustra-
tons by stereopticon. Peaches, plums,
cherries. blackberries. raspberries. cur
rants. gooseberries and straw berries
viii be covered in two lectures.
Evening star., 1914-01-27
DANIEL BALLAUF Is DEAD.
Was Modeler in the Capital for
More Than Half Century.

Daniel Ballauf. a modeler in this city
for more than half century, died at
his residence. GIL Fl street northwest
today. He had been i'll only about two
weeks. and his condition had not been
regarded as serious. Funeral arrange
ments have not been made.
Mr.. BaIlauf was born in Hanover.
Germany, eighty-five years ago, but
was brought to this country when still
a child. lie lived for a short time IN
Baltimore. and later in Alexandria. Va.
lie came to this city about lsJ", WORK
ing for a short time in the patent
office as modeler. and later entering
business for himself. At the time OF
his death he was said to have had the
largest private modelling business out
side of New York. He was bachelor
One sister. Mrs. +. Heinrichs and sew
eral nepheMs ana mieces survive hIm:
Evening star., 1914-01-27
WANTS FUND OF $4,000.
Anti-Saloon League to Begin Collec-
ton Campaign Monday.

The District Anti Saloon League held
two meetings yesterday in connection
with the project for its campaign for a
ten-thousand- dollar fund to be launched
next Monday. The actual work OF
gathering the money will begin Feb
ruary q
"The people OF Washington have
talked so much about making this a
model city that we are now going TO
give them the chance. We are going
to get that $4,000 and we are going
TO burn UP the town. said Jesse {.
Suter. financial secretary Of the league,
in discussing the coming campaign
There was a business meeting OF the
league last night at the headquarters
of the association in the Evans bulid-
ing. These headquarters are also to
be used by the Scientific Temperance
Federation in its poster campaign
against alcohol
The other gathering was before the
Pastors Federation at the y. NJ. Z. A.
where Andrew Wilson. president of the
league. and .E W. oyster addressed
the ministers and asked for their CO.
operation in the campaign.
Evening star., 1914-01-27
SARAH ROWLAND JONES DIES.
Was Direct Descendant of John
Rowland Of Mayfower Fame.

CHICAGO. January 2T.-Mrs Sarah
Howland Jones. wife OF Capt. George y.
Jones. Downers Grove Ill. died az the
family home TODAY after a long Illness
aged seventy-seven wears She was a
direct descendant o fthe John Howland.
who came over in the Maynower. She
conducted a private school at Amherst.
Mass. the place of her birth. and had
among her pupils the late Eugene Field,
the poet and writer and his brother Ros-
well.
Decedent is survived by her husband.
Capt. Jones. who served throughout the
civil war and was for twenty years a
deputy United States marshal in Chicago.
and by four sons, Howard r. an editor
on the local staff OF the Associated
Press: Harry ". of Canton. H.. w II.
Jones of New York city and Charles II.
Of Burlington. VT. Two sisters. Mary x.
and Fanny l.. Rowland. still reside al
Amherst
Evening star., 1914-01-27
WAR ON CH1NcH BUG URGED.
Cooperation by Farmers in Killing
Grain Pest Advocated.

Corporation by farmers in killing off
the chinch bug. pest which it is esti-
mated has done three hundred and fifty
million dollars worth of damage TO crops
in this country during the past sixteen
years, is recommended 10y the Depart
ment of Agriculture
Vt declares that few insects have
caused such enormous losses, and that
it is the most fatal pest that attacks
cor,t. wheat and other staple grains II
is distributed generally throughout the
country except III the extreme west, and
has caused particular damage to grams
in the middle west.
Efforts should he InaJo to destroy the
bugs during tho winter says the depart
rn.ur before they enter the young wheat
i'm tn. carly spring, after which they are
not readily accessible.
Evening star., 1914-01-27
BREAK DOWN UNDER STRAIN.
Gunmen Convicted of Rosenthal
Murder Rail at the Guards.

NEW YORK January e1.-According to
their guards at sing Sing prison. Lefty
Louis Rosenberg. ''N hitey' Lewis 'Gyp
the Blood and "Dago Frank, the four
cunnlen convicted with former Police
Lieut.. Charles Becker Of the murder of
Herman Rosentbal. have broken down
under the strain OF waiting for the de-
cision of their appeal, which they expect
will be delivered within 4 few days
Whenever the door of the deathhouse
opens they spring up from their cots, eN-
ppctinS :. man to come with the an
pouncsmeut Disappointed, they throw
themselves back and rail AT the guard
Becker. the other hand, is bearin;, up
well uuder the ordeal, il is said.
Ther. Is ;sQperStitltiCIt among sing
sing prisoners that some telepatlic in
Trence tells the fate Of every man in the
deathhouse hefore the court of appeals
has passed oit his case. III Becker : case
the "Inessa@e is that l,c Will get :, nes
trial
Evening star., 1914-01-27
JOHN 7. CAREY DEAD.
Funeral Held at Rockville. Md.
Two Couples Married.
n,cfs1 ,;or-esD.n,le,co OF The Star

Special Correspondence OF 4 ne siar
ROCKVILLE. Md. January -, 1914
John T Carey, for many years resi-
dent of Montgomery county. died
Thursday evening at the home of his
son. James G Carey. in Washington,
whore he had made his home several
years His death was due to paralE-
sis. with which he was stricken about
a week before He leaves two sons
and daughter. The funeral took place
at o'clock this afternoon from PUN
phrcv,s Chapel, Rockville. burial being
in Rockville Union cemetery The
services were conducted by Rev. SAM
uel r White of the Baptist Church.
John Osborn He'll and Miss Mildred
Lue1la Breisch, both of Easton, "a,
were married in Rockville yesterday
afternoon by Rev. John +. Henderson,
pastor of the Presbyterian Church
Among other out ofthe- county cou-
pies married here within the last few
days We're David r Stern and Miss
Agnes Marie Byrne. both of Baltimore.
Evening star., 1914-01-27
TWENTY STILL TO BE HEARD.
Hearing of Witnesses Resumed in
the Speer Inquiry.

SAVANNAH. Ga. January .7-IIearing
of witnesses was resumed today by the
congressional committee investi.atin.
charges of official misconduct against
Federal Judge Emory Speer. Thirty-thrce
had been examined UP TO the time TODAY <
session convened. More than twenty still
remained on the list of prospective wit
nesses prepared by the subcommittee of
the House judiciary committee which is
conducting the investigation
George F. White. deputy marshal of
Judge Speers court. was the first witness
today. White was heard during the ses-
sions at Macon. Ga, but was recalled
today to identify a statement given bv
him to f. Cotton Lewis. special inyesti-
gator for the Department of Justice. In
this statement White declared that he
had been almost constantly with Judge
Specr for the past twenty years and
had never known the jurist to take an
opiate.
Evening star., 1914-01-27
FOR MIXED BLOOD RULING.
Supreme Court Asked to Establish
Right Of Certain Indians.

Is an Indian in whose veins flows one
eighth or one sixteenth of white blood
properly TO he clasSed as a mixed
blood. according to the governments
Interpretation Of the term" The Su-
preme Court OF the United States is
10 determine this question, Solicitor
General Davis having asked for a de-
cision in cases involving the right of
certain Indians to dispose of their al
lotted lands.
Chippewa Indians of the White Earth
reservation, in Minnesota, permit
ted, ii Of mixed blood, to sell at once
the lands the government has allotted
to them. The federal circuit court of
appeals OF the eighth judicial circuit
has ruled that an indentifiable mix
ture of other blood makes an Indian
d mixed blood. The government. seek
ing 10 set aside sales OF lands by In
dians OF one-eighth or one-siNteenth
white blood. has appealed to the Su-
pre1ne Court for d final ruling
Evening star., 1914-01-27
WARS UPON DULLARDS.
Yale News Pleads for Higher Stand
ard of Scholarship.

NEw HAVEN, Conn. January IA
strong plea for higher scholarship re-
ouirements IN sollese is made by the
Yale Daily News, student publication,
toda,-. II advocates the prompt expulsion
FROM college o. eServ student Who has
failed in his studies.
The News declares, In the treatment
Of tie deiieieur. Vale shows too much
merry. The passing mark IS Within the
reach Of every body
1T is ridieulously low Yet fo1 not
achieving IL either throU2h Indifference
or superhurnan cullness. nobody is ever
expelled The dress merely gravitate.
The expulsion of the dregs might have
a beneficial effect those nearing that
level"
Evening star., 1914-01-27
FOOTPADs PARTIAL TO HIM.
Chicago Man Held Up Three Times
Within an Hour.

CHICAGO. January 21.-The police are
searching for Sin highwaymen who held
Up William Benn three times within an
hour last night. Benn was on his way
home when three highwaymen robbed
him of sloO and gold watch. The VIC
tim reported the holdup to the Maxwell
street police station and started home
again. lie had gone but a few blocks
when two more hiehwaymen held him
UP and took d fifteen dollar stickpin
which the first men had overlooked.
Benn started for the Desplaines street
police station to report the second rob-
berry when a lone highwayman put a
revolver under his nose. The last man
got nothing.
Evening star., 1914-01-27
SEEKS DAMAGES OF $4,000.
Ann C. Scala Sues Owing to Death
of Car Conductor.

Ann c. Scala. administrators of the
estate of Joseph Scala. asked damages
Of $4,000 in a suit filed today against
the Washington Railway and Electric
Company for the death OF Mr.. Scala.
The adnlinistratrix invokes the en-
ployers' liability act as the death pen
atty in damages Is fixed at only $4,000
in ordinary cases.
Through Attorney Daniel W. O'Don-
oghue the court is told that Scala,
eighteen years old, was employed as a
conductor for the defendant company,
and while employed on a summer car
July 8 last was knocked from the run
ming board by coming into contact with
one of the trolley poles near Mccoy $
station and died within an hour
Evening star., 1914-01-27
MUST TELL EXACT AGES.
Requirement Upon Women Who
Register for Chicago Election.

CHICAGO, January 21.-Womcn who
desire to register on February :; i'll order
to be able to vote at the aldarmanc pri-
maries must tell their exact ages, accord
ing to special instructions issued today
by the board of election commissioners.
Each woman must state her age in
years. the instructions read. This was
not necessary in the case of applying for
the position of judge or clerk OF election.
There it sufficed to say legal age" but
the law is positive in the case of regis
tration that all must give their exact age.
"a womans voting age. like d man. :,
IS twenty-one years. not eighteen Years,
as some suppose. Eighteen years is the
common law marriage age. 1t has moth
ing to do with the election law"
Evening star., 1914-01-27
HOST TO CHARLES F. NESBIT.
Insurance Committee of Board of
Trade Gives Luncheon.

The insurance committee of the Wash
ington Board of Trade entertained this
afternoon at a get together luncheon
at the Press club. having az its guest oil
honor Charles +. Nesbit, the new super
intendent of insurance for the District
Former Commissioner Cuno H. Eudoipii
was TO have been the other guest. but was
unable to attend.
Those present We're Charles F. Nesblt,
Henry Almond, chairman OF the commit
tee: William f. Burns. its secretary
George W. Barnes Walter \. Brown, j.
/ Berton Edwin CaIlow, Orville b.
Brown. Paul f Grove, George r. Lin
kins, j. Leo Kolb. H. j. Kinks. Walter H.
Hopper. Frank NJ. Pierce, +. q. Schafer,
j. II. Snyder and j. Spiisg Poole
Mr.. Nesbit spoke at the close OF the
luncheon.
Evening star., 1914-01-27
MRS. RYON REINSTATED.
Married Government Employe Who
Is III With tuberculosis

The President has directed that Mrs
Eliza Rsyon may be reinstated in the
classified non -apportioned force of the
bureau of engraving and printing with
out reference to the year limitation
The executive order in this case was
recommended by the Secretary of the
Treasury in view of the fact that Mrs
Ryon was before marriage an efficient
employe. She married an employe Of
the bureau OF engraving and printing
who is now afflicted with tuberculosis
and will not he able to resume duty
The civil service commission concurs in
the yecommenda ton.
Evening star., 1914-01-27
Littauer Brothers Indicted.

NEW YORK. January c7-Lucus y.
and William I4ittaner. brothers. the FOR
mer At one time a member OF Congress
have been indicted by the federal grand
jnrs- here. charged with smuggling int.
This country a diamond necklace valued
Al $4,000 The defendants are manu-
faoturers OF Gloversville. y. Y
IN the indictment the f.ittauers arc
charged with conspiracy 10 defraud the
nited States, and in seperate indict-
r.ent lucius l.ittauer is charged with The
smuggling and William Littauer with r.
ceiVing The necklace. knowing it 10 have
been irresularly Imported
Evening star., 1914-01-27
ACCUSED OF CONSPIRACY.
Two Men on Trial for Attempted
Fraud in Alaska.

SEATTLE, Wash, January 27-The
government continued today the introduc-
tion of documentary evidence from the
Juneau land office and the office OK the
surveyor general OF Alaska in the trial
of Charles +. Munday and Archie w
Shiels, accused OF conspiracy to defraud
the government of Alaska coal lands
Besides a large amount of documentary
evidence the government has on hand
many witnesses from all parts of the
United States, including large number
who have been brought from Alaska to
testify in the case.
Evening star., 1914-01-27
TURKISH INVENTOR HERE.
Seeks Protection Under Patent Laws
of the United States.

Vassof kadry Boy. Turkish invcn-
tor of distinction, and secretary of the
Ottoman senate. is ON q visit TO this
city ON business before the patent of
ticc looking to the protection of some
Of his inventions under international
patent. He was summoned here from
New York by the Turkish ambassador
for the purpose Of comforting with
United States officials.
Among the Turkish officials inven-
lions is a steel tire for automobiling .
and other vehicles, Il Turkish type
writer a Turkish printing MACHINE
and a Turkish mimeograph. He is stay
ing at the Shoreham with the Turkish
amba ssador and will pay his respects
TO President Wilson at the first oppor-
tunity.
Evening star., 1914-01-27
Skull and Crossbones for LIQUOR

ALBANY, y. y. January oI.-Au hey-
eraees containing more than = per cen.
aIcoho! Will lie labeled with skull! and
crossbones and other poison warnings
if a bill introduced i'll the legislature at
the behest of the Anti-SaIoon League be-
comes law. The plan is to have the
skull and crossbones printed In red ink
and under them this warning: This
contains alcohol, which is a
habit-fSrming. irritant, narcotic poison"
Evening star., 1914-01-27
Will Speak on Alaska

The third lecture in the series being
given at the Terminal Railroad y N
. \. by the secretary .. NJ. Winslon
IS scheduled for Wednesday. and wa
be on "A!aska II IS to he given IA
the afternoon for the night men and
repeated in the evening for the la
men Stercopticou slides will Illus
tratc the lecture
Evening star., 1914-01-27
SENTENCED TO BE HERMIT.
Convicted Forger Must Stay Away
From Towns for Two Years.

SAN JOSE. Cal. January 27.-Frank p
MURRAY. convicted forger. was sentenced
yesterday by Superior Judge William
fseaslv to serve two years a hermit in
the mountains. forty miles from her~
Because Murray is tifty-eeht years old
the Judge was not inclined to give him a
Jail sentence. One Of the conditions of
the sentence is that Murray may accept
employment but he must not visit CITY
or town in two years. The court will
keep in touch with him during that
time
What this man needs IS 10 be kept
away from temptation for a while said
Judge Beasly
Evening star., 1914-01-27
Rescued Mexican on Way to U. S.

HAVANA, January 27.-Jorge Vera
Estanol. ex-minister of public instruction
in the Mexican cabinet of the late Pres
dent Madero. who. after being relea sed
from the penitentiary on the night of
January Il. was smuggled out Of Mexico
City by Nelson O'Shaughnessy, charge
d 'affaires of the United States embassy
there has arrived at Havana on the
steamship Esperanza He is bound for
New York.
Evening star., 1914-01-27
Competition for P. M. Commissions.

Competitive examination for about
$500 fourth-class post Offices. where
the present postmasters We're not ap-
pointed under the civil service resu-
Jations, have been ordered b. Post
master General Burleson. Tho states
affected are Tennessee. Kansas. Iowa,
Arkansas. Nebraska. Illinois, Missouri,
Mississippi and Louisiana. The ex-
aminations will be held at various
mated by the civil service commission.
beginning about March .. and continu-
ing until the latter part of the IN onth.
Evening star., 1914-01-27

Bond street today. But the modern
woman OF fashion no longer has rack
stacked with umbrellas The queen.
however clings to her umbrella, and
her affection has descended to Princess
Mary, who is never seen out-of-doors.
in town at any rate. without a neat
little umbrella.
Evening star., 1914-01-27
Honors Americans Memory.

The United States Of Colombia will
honor the memory OF Alexander Macau-
les. an American, next Saturday TIE.
iooth anniversary OF his death. at the
town Of Popayan, AT the hands OF the
Span.arGs. The occasion will be marked
oy a national celebration in Popayan
When he met his death MacauIey had
east his lot with the native Colombians
who were then in revolt against the
parent state. and his memory is cher
ished as a great liberator.
Evening star., 1914-01-27
Alabama School Land Act Upheld.

Claims of about 1000 individuals or
corporations in Alabama to title to 23o.-
600 acres of school lands were sustained
yesterday by the Supreme Court of the
United States. The Alabama act of 1852
comforting title to school lands on those
who had occupied the tracts for twenty
wears was upheld.
Evening star., 1914-01-27
Roosevelt to Stump Illinois.

SPRINGFIELD. ILL.,. January a1-Theo-
dore Roosevelt will make three speeches
in Illinois in the next political campaign.
This announcement was made at q
roundup of members OF the progress
i've party of this congressional district
yesterday ny Raymond Robins of Chi
cago. chairman of the state central com
mittee.
Evening star., 1914-01-27
Citizen of Argentina Honored

DR.. Adolfo P, Carranza director OF the
Argentine Historical Museum. Buenos
Aires. has been elected "A member of
the American Historical Association. the
first citizen of Argentina 10 aecome a
member of that organization.
Evening star., 1914-01-27
To Subscribers:

Subscribers to The Star
who are served by the route
boys will confer a favor by
promptly reporting to The
Star office, either in person,
by telephone or by mail, any
negligence on the part of the
route boys.
Evening star., 1914-01-27
Meeting at Crittenton Home.

Miss Hilda Ulrickson and others OF the
Christian Endeavor Society of the First
CONGREGATIONAL Church will be in charge
of the meeting at the Florence Crittenton
Home tomorrow evening at 1:30 O'Clock.