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c. P. Freeman Jumps Into River.

Charles P. Freeman, seventy-five years
old, clerk in the office of the controller
of the Treasury Department. who yes
terday morning wrote a message that he
intended to end his life. and who disap-
peared from his home at 1868 Emerson
street. appeared near Benning bridge in
the afternoon and jumped into the river.
James Miles. 1877 10th street northeast.
and George Dudley, 1125 18th street
northeast, rescued him. Mr.. FreemaD
was taken to Casualty Hospital.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-09
Mrs. J. E. Allen Seeks Divorce.

Absolute divorce Is asked In a Pc
tition filed in the District Supreme
Court by Addie Allen against J. Ed
ward Allen. They were married jan
uary IS. 1904. and have no children.
Desertion and misconduct are alleged.
and q correspondent named. Attorneys
c. Clinton James and J. L Krupshaw
appear for the via. y
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Demand for Oysters Brisk,

The demand for oysters at the 18th
street wharf has been exceptionally
brisk for the past two weeks, vessels
arriveing here being able quickly to
dispose of their cargoes. Dealers at
the wharf market look for a large fleet
Of vessels in port by this afternoon for
the Sunday market. Oysters are SELL
ing this morning at from so to so cents
a bushel for choice stock.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-09
Sues Railways for Damages.

Marshall o. Roberts has filed suit
against the City and Suburban Railway
Of Washington AID the Washington
Railway and Electric Company to re-
cover $4,000 damages for alleged per-
,sonal injury. He declares he was in
jured September "a when crossing the
tracks of the company on G street
northwest between 4th and 5th streets.
Attorneys Ivon w. Phillips and ]. Bar.
ystt CAStsg 4aDeesent the plalntt@.
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ALONG THE RIVER FRONT.
Arrivals.

Schooner Edith verrall. lumber from
Nanjemoy creek, at 14th street wharf
for dealers; schooner J. r. Dixon and
sloop Volunteer. from lower river
points with oysters for the market:
steamer Southland, from Norfolk and
Old Point to the Norfolk and Washing
erick de Barry. from Mattox creek, CO.
lonial Beach and river points to the
Potomac and Chesapeake Steamboat
Company: power boat Daisy. at Alex
andria, to load merchandise for Farm
ington, Nd; schooner Mildred, at 10th
street wharf from Coan river via Alex
.-iIdria with railroad ties for L. A.
Clarke & Son.
Departures.
schooner s. L Bowen, light, for a Po-
olnac point to load back to this city;
chooner T. ]. Parks. for a down-river
.anding with household goods; power
,oat Virginia, light. for Nomini creek
liter oysters in the shell for the mar
get here; schooner Annie Belle. light,
Sor Alexandra to load fertilizer for
Nomini: steamer Northland, for Old
Point and Norfolk; steamer Wakefield,
creek; power boat Daisy. for Farming
Ton, Nd, with merchandise; schooner
T. H. Kirby. light, for Ragged point
after oysters for this market; schooner
Elizabeth Carter. from Georgetown
with lumber for Bretons bay. Md. I;
schooner Maud s., light. from Alexan-
dria for a river point to load wood or
les for local dealers.
Tugs and Tows.
Tug Capt. Toby arrived towing two
oyster-laden schooners from down.
river oyster beds; tug Louise left with
District workhouse at Occoquan, Va;
tug Winship arrived at Georgetown
with coal boats for Cumberland, Md. !:
tug John Miller left the Eastern branch
with lighters for Swan creek to load
brick-making clay: tug Eugenia ar
rived with sand and gravel laden scows
and left with light scows for digging
machines down river; tug Jen arrived
with lighter from Broad creek.
Memoranda.
Schooner Mildred is chartered to load
pulp wood in Coan river for Alexan-
dria to be shipped to West Virginia;
schooner L. J. Marvel is chartered to
load lumber at bay point for Balti-
more: schooner Lanclott is reported on
her way to this city from Nantemoy
creek with cord wood; schooner A. c.
Eaton IL chartered to load lumber at a
bay point, for Baltimore; schooner Or
bit is in Mattawoman creek to load
cord wood for this market: schooner
chodoc creek from Alexandria with
merchandise; schooner Annie Belle Is
chartered to load canned goods at Nom
mi. Va. for the market here.
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Divorce Granted to Bertha E. Ready

Justice Anderson of the District Su-
preme Court has signed decree grant
ing an absolute divorce to Bertha E.
Ready from Morris Ready. The wife
charged misconduct in a petition filed
January 10, 1913. Attorneys J. J. Nc
Inerney and ]. E. Atkinson appeared
for the wife.
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Jumps in the River: Rescued.

Nettie Berry, colored, South Capitol
and o streets, jumped overheard into
the river near the foot of South Capitol
street-yesterday afternoon. the police
reported. in an effort to drown herself.
She was rescued by Thomas Lucas and
taken to Casualty Hospital.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-09
Reports Hold-Up and Robbery.

Robert H. Sayles, NJ street southwest,
reported to the police that he was held
up at South Capitol and L streets last
night about 10 o'clock by two colored
men. One Of the footpads. he said, point
cd . pistol at him. while the other took
0S.1O from his pockstA
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MULE RACE A FEATURE
OF TESTIMONIAL FETE
Newspaper Men Will Ride "Hoof'
Handy Critters" at Bright
wood Reservoir.

mule race with newspapermen as
riders will be one of the features OF
the citizens band testimonial fete to
be held at Brightwood reservoir next
week.
Entries for the other races are COM
ing in rapidly. 1t is expected that
there will be several nominations for
the high jump. Masterpiece. one OF
the most famous high jumpers in the
country. probably will compete in this
event. and The Wasp, another famous
high jumper. owned by Edward B. Nc
Lean, is a likely entrant.
The pony race promises to be the hit
of the program. In this event children
under fifteen years only Will De per-
mitted to ride. They will race over a
quarter-mile course.
Among the "thrillers' on the pro.
gram will be numbers to be furnished
by United States cavalrymen and en-
gineers. There will be numbers by Boy
Scouts and high school athletes and
other features.
Show Will Start Early.
On account of the lateness Of the sea-
son 1t will be necessary to start the
show early in the afternoon. Just how
long the program will last will be de-
termined definitely tomorrow by the
committee on arrangements.
While the performance will be entire
-iy free to the public, those who attend
will be given an opportunity to make
voluntary contribution to the testi-
monial fund. The amount donated Will
be divided among the members Of the
government bands.
c. j. Gockeler. chairman of the finance
committee of the testimonial, today ad-
dressed a letter to the citizens asso-
Citations of Washington requesting
them to contribute to the fund. Mr..
Gockeler has requested the presidents
of these organizations to appoint small
committees which shall solicit dona-
lions from citizens in the territories
represented by the associations
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SpeIsh ouse. 1016 It'll. Main $500. Paper
hanging. window shades. picture frames.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-09

Superior Developing and En'arxements
Columbia Photo Sup. Co.. 1894 N. Z. ave
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CITY ITEMS.
u BbI. OId-T1me F1our. s1.71,

bDI. OId-I1me Flour, $1.7oS
lbs. Fancy Head Rice, Csc; Lima
Beans. &c h.; Navy Beans, 7c lib.
Quaker Oats. SC; Quaker Corn Flakes.
Howard's Salad Dressing. zoe; IL lbs.
White Meal, 30c; Fat Norway Mackerel.
SC and 10c; SKIS. Salt. 1oc: loaves
Bread. 10c; Best Butter, Doc lb.: Peanut
Butter. 10c lb.: e. ]. Peas. &c: Sifted
e. ]. Peas. NC: 3 cans Sweet Wrinkle
Peas. Csc: Sugar Corn. &c: cans Baked
Beans, 25c: 4 cans Tuna Fish, Csc; 8
cans Oil Sardines 10c; cans Aspara-
gus. SOC; Eagle Milk. 12c: bots Va
nilla. 25c: dog. Large Lemons, CSC;
Flour, $3.50 bbl; 6 lbs. &c. 412 4th st
Sc. and all the J. T. D. Pyles Stores.
Art Sunnlies Schmidt 10 u 1ath n
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Carpenter Work. All Kinds. Repairs .
speciality. CD. Collins, 7l9 18th ST. NV.
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Special Film Features

Especial Film Features
Lyric. 18th and Irving SITS: NV;
r Feature ah oh Also sis THE hge' sARRIERs Of
RsEJTDIeE- pTsssntipE r4 ANNE InG sca a1se4,
/ MAURICE COSTELLO. MARY MAURICE
AND AN ALL-STAR CAST, in RAGS
I Superb Winter Garden ut Penn
| NS %oN DER; RI pAAoTofLAls. vs. iaTRo
on $4,000 PHoToPLAYER. DANCING.
| COLoRED MUSICIANS.
/ NAT GOODWIN. in THE MASTER
/ HAND" in 5 ACTs. Also a Comedy scream.
iToM0RRoW-New York Motion Picture Cor Cor;
DEATH" in 4 ACTS Also PATHE NEWS
PICTORIAL and a scream Of a Comedy.
Savoy, 18th St. & Columbia Rd.
{"washington' Most Exclusive Picture Play
House.
4TODAY-Daniel Frohman presents the su:
perb Paramount Photo Spectacle, THE
! ETERNAL CITY, by Hall Game, fea-
turing the famous legitimate star. MISS
! PAULINE FREDERICK. in modern love
Photoplay revelation Of the age. Acclaimed
by the press and public as the supreme
dramatic triumph Of the screen. Mats.
and pm. sharp. Evenings and PIN.
sharp. Orchestra.
Leader. 9th Bet. e & F SITS. NV.
/ TER OF THE HOUSE." acts.
! Olympic. 14s1 You St. NV.
I ropAY,gEssIE BARRIscALE; in ..,, the {,
REWARD" a Thomas H. Ince Feature.
Shows at $3.50. 500 and $50.
Washington Theate- and Park.
Sweet, In a perturbation Of THE CLUE -
a thrilling 5-act Paramount Drama.
Crandalrs Theater. 9th and e SITS.
tToDAY-ROBERT WARWICK, in THE
FLASH OF AN EMERALD" SHUBERT
| Crandalrs Apollo, 624 H St. NE.
] ToDAY-PARAMouNT PRESENTS DUSTIN
FARNUM. in CAPTAIN COURTESY"
/ Regent. 18th & California SITS. NV.
BEVERLY BaiSB. in "GRA NhTA af IN
acts. " A as p R Hr..o DCpD SEES
Circle Theater. 21os Pa. Ave. NV.
TODAY : PAULINE FREDERICK. in
I tardmOunI froQuctlon, acls.
irOMORR0w-CHARLIE CHAPLIN. IN HIS
LATEST ESSANAY SUCCESS. '.SHANG
HE'D" Also Kalem Feature, THE
LURE OF THE DANCE"
/ Masonic Auditorium.
fTONIGHT-WorId Film Corporation presents
VIVIAN MARTIN, in LITTLE MADE
MOISELLE.'
The Elite, 18th & r. L. Ave. NV.
?TODAY-HENRY WOODRUFF. in MAN
AND HIS NATE Mutual Masterpiece. in
Z acts.
! roMORRow-MAT.. 3 P.M.-RoBERT
WARWICK, in THE STOLEN VOICE."
World Film Production, in acts.
American Theafer.
! Rhode Island Ave. at list st. NV.
! TODAY-..THE LITTLEST REBEL" A
! TOUCHING WAR TALE IN 5 ACTS.
Empire Theater.
! II St. near 9th NE.
! TODAY-ANN MURDOCH IN THE FAMOUS
I STAGE PLAY. a ROYAL FAMILY"
METRO 1st Run. ; ACTS.
I sTNDAY-"THE WIZARD OF o." s.
ACT COMEDY.
-s-ss-s-s-s-s.:
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For Woodwork phone Dickens, M. 17s1.
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Lyric, 18th and Irving SITS. NV.
TODAY-JOHN LORENZ and JUNE KEITH,
in THE OLD SIN" special 3-act Essaay
Feature Also THE BARRIERS OF
PREJUDICE" presenting ANNE ScHAEF-
Err, MARGUERITE REID and others,
vi:agraph Feature. in acts. Also
MAURICE COSTELLO, MARY MAURICE
AND AN ALLSTAR CAST. In RAGS
AND THE GIRL Vitagraph Feature.
Orchestra
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-09

Art Supplies. Schmidt. 1881 18th st.
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CrandalPs Apollo, 624 III st. NE.
TODAY-PARAM0UNT PRESENTS DUSTIN
FARNUM, in CAPTAIN COURTESY"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-09

CrandalI's Theater. 9th and e SITS.
TODAY-ROBERT WARWICK, in THE
FLASH OF AN EMERALD" SHUBERT
FEATURE.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-09

Washington Theate- and Park.
rONIGHT-Jesse L. Lasky presents Blanche
Sweet. In a perturbation of THE CLUE
thrilling 5-act Paramount Drama.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-09

Olympic. 1881 You st. NV.
TODAY-BESSIE BARRISCALE. in the
Mutual Masterpiece Of stage life. THE
REWARD Thomas H. Ince Feature.
Shows at $50, 500 and $50.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-09

Harry E. Defer and sons were guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Edward A. Strachan at
Aqua creek, Va, on a fishing trip re-
Gently. They had several enjoyable
trips on the river and caught num-
Der of fish.
Charles r. Holman, who thinks there
Is no place equal to Aqua creek, also
was on hand to try his luck.
The creek was muddy for the nret
time In months" he said. "AQuta creek
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-09

Harry Barrick, H. N. Ober and How
ard Topham were members of week
end party of anglers at Plum point
They went from the point to the vicin-
ity OF Dare's wharf, cast their lines
and landed string of rockfish.
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PENRoSE MAKES PLEA
For STRONGER NAVY

PHILADELPHIA. Pa, Oct, 31s-
Senator Penr6ee. n An address yester-
day during the ceremony Of unwilling
: monument to the memory Of Sea-
man George Poinsetta, one Of the
Americans killed during the taking OF
Vera Cruz, made 3 strong plea for
national unity IN the matter Of pre-
paredness. which he said was q non
partisan matter and something which
should not be injected into politics.
The United States should have .
navy, he declared. that would have
batfleship for each state, with naval
bases In the Pacific. on the Gulf, along
the Atlantic, In the Hawaiian Islands
and N the Far East.
There should be. too. he said, an.
other naval academy for the training
Of officers, which academy should
properly be located on the Pacifc
coast.
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ITEM TN STAR-BULLETlN
MAY AID m FINDING MAN
SOUGHT By. HIS PARENTS

One day last week the Star Bulletin
published q short item on the fact that
the parents Of John Briscoe Watts. an
Englishman last heard from IN Homo.
lulu. we're anxious to hear Of their
missing son.
Capt. Jamerson Of Fort Shafter saw
the item and Immediately remembered
q man formerly IN his company who
deserted last year. The man gave his
name as John B. Watts. stating that
his father had the same name and Civ
ing his home Is lo Chalfont road, OK
ford. England. He enlisted on May
IL. 1913. at Fort SIocom. New York.
and deserted ot February 81. from
Fort shafter Non TIE fact that be
s sss sss9 Y y s.. .sn's. -, -.
ana that Re bad spoken Of wishing d
rejoiu thar of1lnizaI|oo. Il = believed
that after Ie3lius here he made his
way % G1I.1 i|1r1 perhaps b now
with the Mounts roIice
The Stars IN sias sent The above
information 70 f6ac parents
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oREEce AWAITS AcTloN
~ HUMANlA.

PARIS, France, Oct. s1.-Until Ru.
mania moves definitely and throws
her army into the field, Greece will
take no further action. according to
dispatches from Athens, said to be OF.
ficialy inspired.
Dispatches. also from Athens. sent
by the Overseas Agency to Berlin and
relayed by way Of Amsterdam, an
uounce that King Constantine has
joined the Grown Prince at Saloniki.
being received at the station blythe
prince and the local authorities
( At the request Of the Greek king,
the staffs Of the Entente generals
there did not attend the welcoming
reception The general star Of the
Greek army Is at Saloniki. where q
large part Of the mobilized troops are
also in camp. The soldiers gave the
king an enthusiastic reception.
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GERMANY ASKS AID
FOR STARVING POLES

ASSOCIATED Press by Federal Wireless |
WASHINGTON d. c., Oct. 81. THE
American Commission for Relief in
Belgium is ready to undertake sim
ilar work Of relief in Poland. where
the distress and suffering is said to
be on a larger scale than in Belgium.
provided the Allies are willing to con.
sent to the carrying on of this work
and willing to allow the passage Of
relief ships with Polish cargoes
through the lines Of naval blockade.
Commissioner Hoover has commu-
nicated with the heads Of the commit
tee here, announcing that he had been
requested to take up the matter by
the German government 1t Is report
ed that Russia is willing that the
work go on and has expressed q de-
sire to assist by the sending of sup
plies to the stricken Poles to be dis.
tributed by the agents of the commits
sion.
1t Is estimated that the carrying on
of relief work in Poland this winter
viii cost $4,000, 900 a month
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RuMoR SAYS KAISER
AND TlRPITZ At OUTS

AMSTERDAM, Netherlands, Oct. 81.
Admiral Won Tirpitz, head of the
German admiralty, is in disgrace with
the Kaiser, the German ruler having
had q serious break with him, &C.
cording to a report published by the
Rotterdam Maashede, which states
that its information is beyond ques-
ton.
The complete collapse of the Ger
man submarine blockade against
Great Britain, with the accompanying
loss of submarines, and the fact that
the British have been able to run the
naval guard of the Kattegat with
their submarines to menace German
shipping in the Baltic, are stated to
be the underlying causes of the break,
while the recent announcement from
Washington that the British liner
Hesperian was Summarized and not
mined is said to have brought to the
attention of the public the quarrel of
the Kaiser with his admiralty head,
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-11-01
RUSSIAN AND TURK ships
bATILE On BLACK SEA.

LONDON. Eng, Oct. S1-According
to reports by the Exchange Telegraph.
by way Of Copenhagen, the Russian
Black Sea fleet Is already at work.
having forced a battle on the Bulgar.
ian coast with three Turkish warships,
the identity OF which is not known.
According to the dispatches, the Rus.
sian squadron consists OF three battle
ships. several cruisers and number
Of destroyers.
The three Turkish ships were at.
tempting to escape toward the Bospho.
rus when last seen, with the Russians
holly in pursuit. the ships being well
within battle range. The outcome of
the engagement is not known.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-11-01
MUCH DA al DONE. By
ELECTRIC STORMS on
MOL 0kAI AND MAUI

Severe electric storms which swept
down upon the islands Of Molokai and
Maui during the early part OF last
week did much damage to telephone
lines, plantation railway tracks and
other property. according to mail ad-
vices which have reached Honolulu.
Four miles Of telephone line on
Molokai between Browns ranch and
Halawa were torn down. and the
Brown residence narrowly escaped
destruction. Tracks were washed ont
on Maui, the trains being compelled
to make circuits around the destroy
ed portions OF road. Most OF the
damage was done between Kahului
aud ala
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Dutch Vessel Also Victim of
Navy Activities; Action Is
Cause Of Surprise

IA180ctAteo Press Dy Federal Wireless
HALIFAX. n. s.. Nov. with
two steamers a. prizes OF war. one
OF which was an American vessel ny.
ing the American dag. q British bat
tleship came into port yesterday and
her captures were tied up TO await
the decision Of prize court.
The American steamer Is the Hook.
ing. She formerly was the Danish
steamer Gronland Her registry was
changed several weeks ago after she
had completed q trip from Rio de
Janeiro TO New York. She was
bound for Norfolk. Va. when seized
BY the British warship.
The other vessel Is the Dutch
steamer Hamborn. She was en- route
to Europe from New York.
Seizure OF an American ship has
created much surprise here. This Is
the first seizure by Great Britain OF
an American vessel as q prize OF war.
excluding the Wilhelmina. whose case
Is not apropos.
Reason for Seizure Unknown.
Reasons for the seizure OF the
Hooking have not yet been obtained
and while II Is believed Il could not
have been without Justification, II II
feared the action viii lead to inter
national complications between Great
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Peeved at Recognition Of First
Chief, Says all Foreigners
Must Take Chances

Associated Press py Federal wireless
DouGLAs. Arizona, Noyemper -
American c,Iisens n Me.ican terrl.
tory controlea Dy 0enela YIN az
race 70 race Win oeatn. Senerai VIA
has shown MS teeth ano DOW - an
openly ayoweo enemy OF the united
States.
Wnen INFORMED yesterday tnat tne
United States was unmoved In It's De
termination % permit passage o. CaI-
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GARRISON ORDERS
PANAMA RAILWAY
RATES SUSPENDED

[ ASSOCIATED Press By Federal Wlrelessl
WASHINGTON. D. G.. Oct. 81. =
Secretary Of War Garrison yesterday
ordered the temporary suspension az
the classified freight schedule. which
would have gone into eject tomorrow
On the Panama Railroad. Under tie
schedule @ announced. The steamship
coup1hIes said that there could s.
n movement 81 IA fights 10. ne A.
Iahtic IS The PacI1c and hat they
would have ID abandon Their services.
e 81 ', sii 5. se.' . Ias . ,.''
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STEAMER FOUNDERS
IN GEORGIA GULF

VANCOUVER, B. c., November /.
The steamer Leona, bound for Ia,
coma, with cargo of copper ore, has
foundered in the Gulf OF Georgia, and
seven of the crew are dead.
The Leona was blowing through a
heavy sea when she went down. Pitch
ing of the ship N TIE waves caused
her cargo to shift and she began to
list A desperate effort was made to
distribute the ore to better advantage
but as the ship listed the ore kept
shifting until finally the vessel turn
ed turtle, carrying part of her crew
with her to the bottom.
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METALLuRcIsT,s OFFICE
RANSAckED AT HARTFORD

HARTFORD. COMMIT has become
known that the office of wooIsey Nc.
Alpin Johnson, a metallurgicaI expert.
had recently been entered and ran
sacked for valuable papers. Mr.. John
son was unable to state whether any.
thing had been stolen until he had
made a closer examination. Heclaims
to have secret formulas for refining
copper and lead ore. whereby thous-
ands of dollars can be saved. The POI
lice are investigating, but so far have
unearthed no clues, save thumb print
q some Of the papers.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-11-01
AGED CANADIAN
STATESMAN Is DEAD

[Associated Press BY Federal Wirelessl
OTTAWA, Ontario, Oct. 31.-Sir
Charles Upper, one Of the Fathers
of Confederation former premier Of
Canada and for more than half cen
fury leading political figure In the
Dominion. died in London yesterday,
aged "a years.
From the establishment of the Do
minion Of Canada in 1867. in which he
played prominent part, up to within
a few years ago, Sir Charles Topper
was 50 prominent in Canadian states
manship that upon his retirement he,
like the late Lord Strathcona, was
called rCanada's Grand Old Man.
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KING GEORGE STILL
WEAK FROM ACCIDENT

LONDON, Eng, Nov. LA bulletin
was given out here today on the con.
dition of King George, who was
thrown from his horse Thursday
while reviewing troops on the West
front
The bulletin said the King was in
less pain, but was weak and progress
toward his recovery was slow His
Pulse and temperature are normal.