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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-03

the quartet received a hearty welcome,
and were made to feel perfectly at home
Three days on the river We're enjoyed by
the sportsmen, and ducks enough were
killed to furnish DIR. Morgan a we'll filled
bag to take home.
Oyster feastS were enjoyed on the shore
of the Patuxent. while at the home of the
host the holiday was celebrated in a
way that made the outing an ideal one.
Charlie Porter says he is awaiting a
coating of ice on the Potomac in order
to have a days sport.
breaking ice and angling for catfish is
some sport, he says, and 1t is his in
tention to try his luck as soon as the ice
forms.
There is no certainty about catching
the fish," he says, but when they do
John w. Hurley says he expects to
give small-mouth black bass another
trial before spring.
"All l am waiting for he said yester-
day, lis for the water to clear before
the weather gets too cold"
1t is the anglers intention to try his
luck in the deep water near Point Of
Rocks.
Complaint is made by local anglers that
fish are being taken from some of the
tributaries of the upper Potomac in nets
One angler said he had learned that a
number of small-mouth bass had been
taken from Goose creek b, METERS, and
it is stated that persons residing along
the Chesapeake and Ohio canal managed
to get many fish after the water was
drawn off.
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the project of his hearts desire. Day
and night 7 worked here 1T the Con
::ressional Library. searching, searching
searching In time ! found the now wei
known letter written by Col Samuel
R'ackden. a planter from North Caro-
INA. to John Paul Jones sister. Mrs
Jennie Taylor.
''Blackdcn had served with distinction
In the revolution. He was the intimate
friend of John Paul Jones. Happenins
TO be in Paris on business at the time
OF the naval hcros death. he was one
or the pallbearers ut the funeral. After
everything was over Col. BIackden wrote
to Mrs. Taylor. tho sister of Jones' who
lived in Scotland: His Joneso BODY
was put into leaden coffin on the Goth
that, in case the United States Which
lie essentially served. and with so much
honor, should claim his remains, they
might be moro easily removed
Il wish, however, to emphaticaliy dis.
claim any credit with regard to the
bringing of John Paul Jones' body to this
country. Gen. Horace Porter expended
funds IN the successful contamination OF
the project
Notwithstanding which fact Mrs
Rainey it was who did more than an,
American wonlau to stimulate and in.
form public interest on the life anl
work, the death and burial and the re-
covery of the body by America, OF the
man whose name is today the most H.
lustriouS in tho naval records of o,ll
| country. With Gen. Horace Porter. Mrs
Reginald do Noycn, the New York society
woman who has written biography OF
Jones, and Charles w. Steward. super.
intendent of naval war records, 6he
ranks an infallble authority OH Johr
Paul Jones and the history he made.
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DETROIT DOCTOR FINDS
SCARLET FEVER GERM
He Also Reports the Discovery of a
Method of Immuni-
cation.

MONTREAL. January "details of a
discovery of the greatest importance,
dealing with the casual agent of scarlet
fever. have been submitted by DR. Newell
s. Ferry OF Detroit to the Society OF
American Psychologists. now in session.
In a paper on the Study OF the Bacteri-
ology of the Posterior Nasopharynx in
Scarletina," DR.. Ferry said he had found
A germ which he believed TO be the cause
of the disease and described a process OF
immunizing which he has employed.
DR.. Ferry said that I'm the contagious
diseases hospital at Detroit he had inn
munized employees and for three years no
case OF the disease among those SO
treated developed. The minimizing was
then discontinued for three months and
several nurses contracted scarlet fever.
DIR. Ferry offered his discovery to the
members of the conference for further
tests.
DR.. Walter L. King OF Detroit referred
to hog cholera which causes a loss OF
about S1.ooo,o0o annually in the United
States. He has discovered a germ.
| spirochaeta suis, which he believes TO be
the cause of the disease. Should further
investigation prove this correct, adequate
, means for preventing hog cholera may b.
looked for, he said.
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SMALL DAMAGE TO FRIEDA
Steamship Which Went Ashore Was
Not Made Trustworthy

Examination of the hull OF the Ameri-
can steamship F'rieda. which went ashore
on the Virginia coast about two weeks
ago and was assisted afioat by a revenue
cutter, shows that while some damage
was done to the bottom plates Of her
hull, IT Is not serious enough to make
her unseaworthy. The vessel was Dock
ed at Baltimore shipyard yesterday
and the examination Of her hull was
made by the Lloyd's representative at
Baltimore.
Representatives OF the insurance I'M
derwriters and Of the steamboat inspec-
ton service also were present at the
examination. Bids for repairs to the ves-
sci will be asked, and the damaged plates
will be renewed. The F'rieda was on the
beach for about nineteen hours. before
she was fioated- The vessel is owned by
the Union Sulphur Company Of New
York, and was on her way from Sabine
Pass, Tex. TO Baltimore when she
stranded. Miscalcuiations. due to heavy
fogs. are said to have been the cause
of the vessel going on the bar.
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Yellow perch. plymouth bass, catfish
and pike are still in evidence along the
Potomac river.
..They are just like some people," COM
mented John w. Hurley They tried
to get all they could eat during the
holiday season and suffered as conse-
quence.
he added but the poor fish have no
chance in the world after they get the
hook
New Year day number of anglers
were on the river near the Virginia
shore trying their luck for yellow perch.
and attention was directed to two well
dressed men digging bait
"You must think it's springtime and
that white perch are biting, suggested
Not on your life" one of the diggers
responded. I'VE are digging worms for
the fish in Mack Sparrough's aquarium"
Mack Sparrough is an angler who
any one week, but who would fish more
DAYS, Tommy Wright says. If the addi-
tional days were to be found
Sparrough was on the river this week
to get a few yellow perch for his aqua
rum. He had fine specimens of big
mouth bass, crappie and catfish in his
big tank and thought he would like to
have a few perch with them. His fisher
man friends threaten to use hook and line
in the big tank as soon as the weather
gets too bad for fishing on the river.
Il am going to block their game" the
angler remarked, but I'm almost afraid
the wire screen will not Illustrate John
| HurleyS plans.
John B. Peyton always is at home with
| rod or gun. When fish are running he
| is to be found spending his spare time
with rod and reel, but at this season, he
says, fishing is so slow that he finds
more enjoyment with his gun.
| Part of the Christmas holiday season
was spent on the river shooting ducks or
on the fields looking for quail Accom-
| panied by Daniel Edelin, and James
1 SMITH he went TO Nanjemoy creek and
| spent four days on the water.
| Ducks flew rather high said the
| sportsmen, and we killed ouly. about
| two dozen mahards.
| Mr.. Peyton has just returned from an
| interesting trip to the farm of Marshal,
Sothoron. few miles below Benedict. on
| the Patuxent. Stephen Kozycki was his
| companion on the trip.
| I'VE were a little late to get many
| BIRDS he said. shooting on both the
Calvert and Charles county sides of the
| river, and getting only twenty-five quail,
/ but We We're just right for the oyster
season, and the oysters from Marshall
| Sothoron's beds beat anything in the line
of oysters / ever have eaten"
| John F. Slaven, DIR. Howard p. Cobey,
/ Frank Parran and A. c. Moses enjoyed a
| trip to Calvert county, Nd, where they
were on the fields with their dogs one
| day.
| Frank Parran a native of Calvert
| county. was able to present the sports
men a wide range OF territory over which
1 they were permitted to shoot, and forty
/ FIVE quail were bagged.
| c. a. NJ. Wells had DR.. ]. III. Morgan
| of Wilmington. Del: James ii. Baines
/ and w. c. Carroll as his guests on a
Christmas holiday trip to Battle creek.
/ lower Patuxent river. The trip was ar
ranged as a compliment to DR.. Morgan.
who is fond of duck shooting. Ducks were
l not numerous. however. but the party
| had an. enjoyable outing.
! Stopping at the home of Youngs Hance.
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Expedition Against Mad Mullah.

LONDON, January "a punitive ex-
petition against the Mad Mullah in the
British prote ctorate of Somaliland Is be-
ing organized. according to an evening
newspaper. Since a camel corps of Brit
ISL native troops was cut up by the Mad
Muiiah and his followers August l.. the
Dervtshes have devastated the country
of the friendly tribes to such an extent
Nat thousands have fed to the coast In
the engagement in August there were
hftv casualties. 1t is assumed that the
punitive expedition will consist of seq.
soned troops from British India. and that
1t viii be of considerable strength, as the
Mad Mullahs successes have attra cfefi
thousands from the. desert hordes to hts
banner.
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WILL BEARS EVIDENCE
OF HIS PREM0N|T|0N
J. T. Grants Last Testament Tells
of Sudden Death Fear-Three
Others Filed.

Jesse F. Grant. who died suddenly on a
street car December ~ last. had pre-
monition OF sudden death. His will.
dated April so last. and filed late yester-
day afternoon for probate opens with the
statement Fearing / may meet with
sudden DEATH
Benefits from fraternal organizat tons.
life insurance and debts due him are
given his sister, Ella r. Luton. Masonic
and knights of Pythias jewels. buttons
and paraphernaiia are left to his brother
Clifford l.. Grant. Another brother, Per
rcival B. Grant, is TO have gold watch.
chain and charm.
To his friend. ;Mollie E. Burrows. is be-
queather all bank deposits, mortgages,
5000 OF life insurance and 500 in cash.
His brother. Clifford l.. Grant. and broth
er-in-law. James Ii. Luton, are named
as executors.
Life Interest for Husband.
BY the terms OF the will of Mary h.
III. Graef, dated January 3. 1912, a life
interest in her entire estate is given
to her husband. Nicholas Graef. charged
only with the payment of an annuity
to Annie c. Clarke of Alexandria coun-
t.. Va. of S240.
On the death of the husband. the en-
tire estate is devised in trust to Frank
T. Reeside. who is directed to pay the
net income TO Annie c. Clarke during
her life.
At the death of the latter the trustee
is to pay $500 to ST Joseph's Home for
the Aged and Blind at Jersey City, and
after ten years TO convey the entire
estate to the College and Commissar ria I
of the Holy Land for the United States
of America.
The husband is named as executor.
Church Gets Legacy.
The Fifteenth Street Presbyterian
Church is given 500 by the will of
Marie L. Crusor dated March 20. 1900.
and filed for probate. The sum of ss0o
is to be divided among four cousins. and
the remaining estate is given to Colum-
bian Harmony Cemetery Company for
care of the lot of the deceased in that
cemetery.
/ Richard III. Nugent and Henry w. Cor
nell are named executors.
The entire estate of Mary Van Eistinc
| is devised by her will to her sister, Mrs.
Johanna Sullivan. The document, dated
October 22. 1913, also names the sister
| as eXecutrix.
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SPEND NIGHT IN ICE BOX.
Three Men Robbed and Imprisoned
by Bandits Aboard Steamer.

ERIE Pa. January 3.-Held up and
robbed on board the steamer Durham as
she lay at her dock here Thursday night,
three men were locked in the ships re-
frigerator and remained there until al
most noon Yesterday. when they escaped.
Robert r. Edwards of 691O Kimbark
avenue. Chicago was attacked early in
the evening by two masked men. who
after they had taken his money, locked
him in the ice box. a; midnight. Carl
Saareb, so Clinton street. Brooklyn, and
Alfred Berg of Cleveland, boarded the
ship and were immediately confronted by
the bandits, who treated them as they
had Edwards
The imprisoned men almost froze to
death during the night.
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DANIELS THINKS NAVY
NEEDS MORE AIR CRAFT
Secretary Has Extensive Program for
Development of the Flying
Squadron.

In the development of aeroplanes a
naval adjunct a new and progressive
policy is about to be inaugurated by the
Navy Department. Secretary Daniels
has announced that hereafter air craft
must form large part of the naval force
and that the United States must take its
proper place in the development of naval
aviation.
Capt. Mark l.. Bristol has been assign
cd to duty under the aid for operations
to have charge of the study and develop
ment OF this branch OF the naval service.
Capt w. I. Chambers, though retired.
will continue the work he began in the
Navy Department in the adaptation of
the aeroplane to naval uses in the form
of the hydro-aeroplane.
Flying School at Pensa cola.
Secretary Daniels has approved the
findings of special naval board that
Pensacola, Fla, is the best location in
this country for r naval aeronautical
center and has decided to make the fly
ing school just about to be established
there permanent institution.
Lieut.. Commander II. c. Muslin has
been assigned to special aeronautical
duty on board the battleship Mississippi,
which is to be stationed at Pensacola for
experimental purposes.
Outlines Extensive Program.
The Secretary says that this is only the
beginning of an extensive program; that
there will be systematic experiments on
a large scale with aeroplanes; that
private designers will be invited and as
sisted financially to produce the best
form of air craft; that the training OF
the personnel will be taken up and that
the question OF the purchase of dirigibles
soon will be taken up.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-03

command Of the tenth police precinct,
also addressed the meeting. He said that
the police protection for Park View is in
adequate, but expressed the hope that
Congress may be made to see the inn
portance OF providing larger force. The
association received a communication
from DR.. Arthur L. Murray, secretary of
the clean city committee, asking that ii
take action on the proposal for munich
pal collection of all city waste.
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RECEIVE SENTENCES.
Dunn, Fogarty and Dunbar Company
Get Penalties in Graft Case.

NYACK, y. Y. January 5.-Bart Dunn,
a Tammany leader. John Fogarty, a
former employe of the state department
of highways, and the Dunbar Contract
ing Company, convicted of conspiracy
in connection with state road construc-
ton in Rockland county. received SEN
fences here yesterday Dunn's penalty Is
ten months Imprisonment at Black
wells Island and $500 fine; Fogarty's,
ten months without a fine. and the Dun
bar Contracting Company, a fve-hun-
dred-dollar fine.
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0'Connor Succeeds Van Waeenen.

DUBUQUE, iowa, January a-Judge
Feed OF the United States court for. Inc
Northern district of Iowa has appointed
Frank \. OfConnor of New Hampton to
I'LL the vacancy caused by the dismissal
or Anthony j. Van Wagenen of Sioux
City, az attorney for the northern dis
trict OF Iowa
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Whitelaw Reid Left $1.398, 1884,

NEW YORK, January 3.-The estate
left by Whitelaw Reid, ambassador to
Great Britain and editor and part owner
of the New York Tribune, was valued at
81 1895, 1874. in a report just filed at White
Plains by the tax appraiser. With
the exception of $4,000, the estate con-
sists OF personal property. The inherit
ance of Mrs. Reid, the widow and prin-
cipal beneficiary, is appraised at $1,2s9,-
SS5
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Increased Realty Values.

President McGrath called on E. w
Oyster, member OF the board of as
sistant assessors, who attended the meet
ing. to explain the forty-million-d dollar in
crease In realty values which, it is claim
ed, the new assessment will show Mr..
Oyster said it had taken the board four
months to discover the increases and he
could not attempt to explain In a few
minutes how it was done.
Representative George and Mr. Browne
were asked to explain to the association
their views Of the recent action of the
District in condemning ground for the
improvement Of Park place and obtaining
rent from two buildings located on the
ground acquired. when no effort has been
made to improve the street. They said
that this was question of administration
and mot germane to the subject of as
sessment and taxation.
Capt r. e. Doyle, recently placed in
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PARK VIEW CITIZENS
ASK FOR MORE WATER
Want Maximum Yearly Allowance
Increased From $500 to 10000
Cubic Feet.
Representative Henry George, Jr.,
Declaring Himself Friend of Dis
trict, Discusses Taxation.

Reopening of the water rate contro-
versy through a. decision to ask the
Commissioners to increase the present
maximum quantity allowed from 1900
to 10000 cubic feet year and presen-
tation of new plan for the establish
ment of police and firemens pension
fund marked the beginning of a new
years work by the Park View Citizens
Association last night.
These features. combined with ad-
dresses by Representative Henry George,
il. and Herbert j. Browne, adviser of
the taxation and assessment investi-
gators of the House District commit
tee. In which the speakers urged suf-
frage for the District. single tax. and
showed little sympathy for the half
and half' system, kept members of the
association in session until a late hour.
The meeting, which was held in
Whitney Avenue Christian Church, was
in the nature of a celebration of the
accomplishments of the organization
during the past year and when Presf-
dent John G. McGrath announced that
he would be q candidate to succeed
himself there was enthusiastic APP
plause, in which apparently every
member participated.
Park View improvements.
Mr.. McGrath called attention to the
fact that the sanitary conditions in the
Park View neighborhood have been great
~ improved: that lights have been in
stalled, sidewalks laid, streets graded
and better car service provided.
George II. Russell brought up the
water rates question. ell said that the
present maximum amount Of $500 cubic
feet a year is insufficient for the average
household and that the amount should
be increased to at least 1900 cubic feet
a year. President McGrath declared
that the 1900 cubic foot allowance is too
small and that he would favor the
amount being increased to 10000 cubic
feet at the present rate Of $3.50 a year.
\ resolution calling upon the Commits
s1oners to look into the matter was pass
ed unanimously.
Calling attention to the depIora bic
status of the police and frcmen's pension
fund. Charles Williams asked that the
association go on record as fayoring q
direct appropriation by Congress for the
establishment of this fund. The resolu-
ton, which was approved without a dis
senting vote. carried provision authoriz-
ing the appointment of committee tc
consider ways and means for carrying
out the recommendation President Nc
Grath will name the committee within
u few days.
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MASTER MARINER ON BAIL,
CHARGED WITH PIRACY
Andrew B. Nelson, Sea Rover and
Arctic Trader, and an Accom-
plice, Face Trial.

SAN FRANCISCO. January "a sea
rover and Arctic trader turned pirate
Andrew b. Nelson, himself q master
mariner and time owner of the
schooner Hera-was brought to port in
irops yesterday, in the lumber schooner
willamette, and turned over to the fed
eral authorities, who held him In $4,000
bail on q charge Of assaulting Capt
Re1ner on the high seas with intent to
murder.
With Nelson was brought Joseph Lara
mic. a bricklayer, charged with being
an accomplice. He was held in the same
bail. Neither man viii admit that he
knows the other.
Arrest Follows Hand-to-Hand Fight.
Nelson was arrested after a hand-t
aand fight in the captains cabin, which
he had entered muff1ed in a towel, wear
sng a brown wig. a false mustache and
carrying an automatic pistol in his hand.
Though a smaller. lighter man, Capt.
Reiner fought the pistol away from the
srotesque pirate, who Immediately drew
double-action revolver. He was get
ing the better of the fight when two
sailors and waiter rushed into the
room. overpowered Nelson and ironed
him. Laramie was standing outside the
90 while the fight was in progress.
Robbery Alleged Purpose.
The Willamette carried 81 500 in cash
10 pay her crew of twenty-five and there
we're twenty-five passengers on board. A
launch followed the vessel, keeping dis
slant about half a mile, for some time,
and Capt Reiner believes the alleged
pirate fetended to rob the safe and hold
up passengers for their cash and valua-
oies and make his escape to shore In the
launch.
Although admitting his identity and
history of seafaring. Nelson says he is
. private detective and that he took pas
sage ON the Willamette to arrest Capt
Reiner. for whom a reward Of 10000 had
been offered.
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Discovery of Cause Soon.

Dr. j. 5. Siler Of the United States
Medical Corps, and senior member OF the
commission, in a statement today said he
believed that within a year or perhaps
Two. the exact cause of pellagra will have
been discovered or the investigation will
have gone SO far that we can define pre-
cautions for preventing its spread
The commission" he continued che
heves the disease is due to an infection
We have not gone far enough to say
what the agent in spreading it really is.
Peliasra Is not essentially a southern
disease. 1t is found in other parts of tn,
country Its symptoms appear to become
more aggravated in summer because
warm weather is more favorable to them
That alone is why il is general in the
south"
The scientists convention will close to-
day. Only the Astronomical and Astro-
physical Society of America will be in
session Other sections of the associa-
ton already have completed their bust
ness and most of the delegates have left
the city.