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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-01-14
JUDICIARY COMMITTEE
TAKES UP S|DDONS CASE
Intention Is to Reach Vote ON the
Nomination Before the
Day Ends.

The Senate judiciary committee today
took up for consideration the nomination
of Commissioner F. L. Siddons to be as
sociate justice of the District Supreme
Court, with the intention of reaching
vote on the nomination before the close
of the day When the Senate met at
IL O'Clock the committee took a recess
until o'clock this afternoon.
The report of the subcommittee on the
nomination unfavorable to Mr. siddons'
was before the committee. Senator Chill
ton of West Virginia. the only MEMBER
of the subcommittee who voted favor
of Mr. Siddons on that subcommittee re-
port occupied nearly the entire time tnis
morning, arguing that the charges winch
have been made against Mr.. Slddons were
of no real consequence and that his NOM
nation should be confirmed by the Sen
ate.
CHARGES Considered by Committee.
If has been charged that the firm OF
Ralston & Siddons. of which MT. SID
dons was formerly a member. had So
,;o;+ed the business of obtaining a par
don for a convict serving a sentence
in a penitentiary. The ethical question:
as TO the solicitation of business ny
members of the bar was considered d.
length by the committee today. s
The only other charge Mn.e" today
a eeaign' Mr. p siddons, was that his firm
had acted in an unethical manner
toward G. E. Richardson. an attorney att ,,
of this city. and had had itsen SUE SUE
stitnted as attorney of record IN a case
before the Court Of Claims, when Rich
ardson had originally brought the hrm
into the case. 49,. .o,,,
IT was stated by members Of the com
mittee following the meeting a,.s
doubt as to, whether Mr.. Siddons'
nomination would be given favoranie
report from the committee. However.
it is understood that the committee -
nrettv evenly divided, and until the
vote is taken in committee the matter
remains in doubt.
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BUzZARDs REVEAL CADAvER.
Partly Devoured Body Of Infant
Found in Rock Creek Woods.

Buzzards lowering over woods at
goth and Calvert streets near the Chevy
Chase loop today attracted Policeman
Thomas Wheeler. who is detailed at the
loop. An investigation by the officer
discovered the body of an infant in the
woods.
When the body was found it had been
partly devourcd by the buzzards. and
its condition was such that the police
are unable to determine whether it was
that of white or colored child. The
body is believed to have been in the
woods for several days.
Coroner hewitt was notified and or
dered the body taken to the morgue.
The police are making an investigation.
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ORGANIZE BOARD CT TRADE.
Mount Rainier Citizens Form Body
for Civic Retirement.

new organization, to be known as
the Mount Rainier Board of Trade. was
completed by citizens of that COM
munity last night, at a meeting at the
home of Peter J. Hagan.
Questions of interest to Mount Rain
Ter were taken up, notably the need of
additional police protection and tbs
subject of lower fire insurance rates
The board will meet on the second
Thursday of each month.
The following persons were clectel
as the preliminary officers: Fred r.
Weber, mayor of Mount Rainier. presl-
dent: Charles Peckham, vice president;
Peter !. Hagan, secretary, and n. Z.
Speight, treasurer.
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Bicycle Collides With Man.

\ bicycle ridden 10y T.. NJ. McCandlish,
q special delivery messenger. collided
with L. NJ. Mcmahon. 81 Myrtle street
northeast, at North Capitol and *
streets last night about o'clock. Nc
Candlishs right arm was fractured
while Mcmahon sustained injuries to
sis scalp. Their injuries were treated
at Sibley HOSPITAL
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Held for Theft of Barrel of Whisky

Pleading guilty to q charge of steal
ing barrel of whisky valued at SIS.
Harry Smith, alias Fat Head. alias
Big Head alias Big Headncy," and
Andrew Morton, both colored, We're held
for the action of the grand jury in $500
bonds each today in the Police Court.
The men We're arrested by Policemen
Cole and Wise of the fifth precinct on
the charge of stealing the whisky from
John F. Leary, 9O7 South Capitol street.
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s17.1Ss.611 FOR MISSIONS.
Total Income for 1914 of American
Foreign Boards Announced.

NEW YORK. January 1.-THE total
income of American foreign mission
boards during the year 1911 was
S17.16S.611. according to statistics made
public today at the annual meeting OF
the foreign missions conference
Natives in foreign mission fields. the
report asserts, contributed S4.243,961
to work conducted by American mis-
sionaries. There are 1853 missionaries
enrolled by the several organizations;
15a2SG persons were baptized during
the year--a gain of 37.415 over 1913,
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eminent printing Office ought to be on
an equal basis. The only other IN
creases in wages carried in the bill are
as follows: The public printer, So,ooo:
work and foreman Of printing. $500. to
$3.50. and medical and sanitary omcer,
from $4,000 to $2.750.
Appointment Provided.
\ The bill provides that the deputy
public printer, the purchasing agent
and the superintendent of documents
shall be appointed by the President and
confirmed by the Senate. This prov1s-
ion was also contained in the bill as
passed by the House. At the present
time the public printer is the only
presidential appointee in the govern
ment printing office.
Another section of much interest in
the bill authorizes the postmaster 1eh,
eral to continue to contract for stamped
and penalty envelopes. This section
was stricken out in the House on
point of order made by the CHAIRMAN
of the House committee on post omces
at the suggestion of the Post Office
Department, but the Postmaster Cen
eral has subsequently discovered that
with the stamped envelope PROVISION
out of the printing bill he would not
have authority to contract for ana sell
The Senate committee then decided
to reinsert the stamped envelope pro-
vision in the bill.
Plan Is Opposed.
1t is understood that strong effort
will be made in the Senate to amend
the provision SO as to prohibit the
Postmaster General from continuing
to print individual return cards on
stamped envelopes. "a countrywide
agitation has been in progress for sew
eral years to discontinue the competi-
ton of the government with country
printers in the printing of these re-
turn cards
The National Typographical Union.
the National Editorial Association and
the United Typothetae are urging an
to prevent the printing of
return cards by the government.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-01-14
Liner Collides With Cruiser.

NEW YORK, January 1.-THE Atlantic
transport liner Manitou. which arrived
here today from London and Plymouth
was in collision off Beachy Head. Eng
land, December "a. with the British pa
troll cruiser Cleopatra. One man aboard
the cruiser was thrown overheard by the
impact and drowned. The collision oc-
CURED in a, dense fog.
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In Memoriam.


BROWN. In sacred memory Of my ,crotsd
husband and father. WILLIAM II. BEoWN.
who passed away two years ago today. Janu-
airy IA. 1919.
We did not know tho pain You bore;
We did not you die
We only know you went away.
By HIS WIFE AND CHILDREN.
CLARKE. In sad but loving remembrance ~
our beloved daughter and sister. KATHr-
RINE- DRISCOLL CLARKE. who departed
this life SIX years ago today. January "
HER DEVOTED PARENTS AND SISTER
CUNNINGHAM. In sad hut loving remembrance
CUNNINGHAM who Departed this life one
year ago today. January -. 1914.
Affections long tim" he bore.
Physicians were In vain:
God thought il hest that lie should rest
And relieved him OF his main
CUNNINGHAM. In loving remrmbrance Of ny
dear brother. LOGAN NJ. ti'NNINGiiAM.
who died year ago today. January ~
1914.
out in Glenwood. swrctly sleeping.
Where the trees their branches wave.
Lies the loved dearly
In his cold and silent grave.
by HIS SISTER. MAUDE l.. STEEP.
dear brother and grandson DR.. GEORGE
". DAVIS. vino departed this life one year
The cross borne braycly, the crown il
lie hears from his Master His loving We'll
done.
Sol.ly he toird in His field iii the last
And death had terrors when iifc'sN day ~ss
past.
Oh soul that WAS n"r and earnest ana kind:
oh life where the Of virtues - lind:
Oh mind pure the whit" lily bow"r.
How sadly miss you each day aud ea"h hoIr.
lust year ago today
God took darling George away:
lie rests in peaceful sle''p. We know.
For the Heavenly Father wanted him
BY HIS DEVOTED FATHER, MOTHER. GRAND
MOTHER SISTERS AND BROTHER.
HOWARD. In sad but loving remembrance of
dear nephew and c.'nsin, SAMUEL \.
HOWARD, who departed this life one year
ago today! January II. 1914.
Loved in life. remembered in death.
BY HIS LOVING AUNT AND COUSINS
JoIyENAI. In sad but loving remenlhrance o,
my beloved husband. A1IiN" I = u J'LNI.-
VHI who departed ihis lie i've years aso
today. January ~. 1910.
Loved in life remembered in deaf.
by HIS LOVING WIFE KATHERINE
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-01-14
Firms Fails for $4,000, 600.

TURIN. Italy, January 1.-THE Franco
firm, dealers in precious stones, went into
bankruptcy today. There is a deficit of
1o,oOo, 900 francs (s2,ooo.ooo). it is stated
in the papers, due to the arrest of trade
with Belgium, especially from Antwerp.
from which place it is impossible to exact
debts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-01-14
Drops Bombs on Warsaw.

, LONDON. January IA Berlin dis
patch received by the Exchange Tele-
graph Company by way Of Copenhagen
saws a German airman Sunday dropped
bombs on Warsaw. Several buildings
in one of the principal streets were set
afire.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-01-14
ECONOMY OF S75O,0OO
! PROVIDED FOR BY BILL
Senate Committee Favorably Reports
House Measure Revising
Printing Laws.

The House bill revising the printing
laws has been reported favorably from
the Senate committee on printing by
Senator Fletcher. chairman Of that COM
rnittee. Although a number Of amend
ments are proposed by the Senate COM
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mittee, the bill is substantially the Same
as the measure which passed the House
December 9, 1914, and the bill which was
passed by the Senate in the Sixty-second
Congress. It provides for net economy
Of $4,000 a year in the public printing
and binding and the distribution Of gov
eminent publications, and the committee
urges that the bill be passed at the pres
ent session, that the proposed economy
may become effective at the beginning Of
the next Congress.
. Provides Higher Wages.
The Senate committee approves the
increased wages voted by the House to
500 printers and bookbinders, whose
1t is proposed to increase
from so to IS cents an hour. The In
crease voted by the House to 120 press
men. from 55 to 60 cents an hour, is
out Of the Senate committee
on the ground that tho pressmen had
their wages increased only two years
ago from SO to 55 cents an hour, and
that the compensation of printers,
bookbinders and pressmen in the gov
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DIED.

BAHR. On January "A, 1915, at am. at the
Insle. Mount Rainier. Md, Mrs. MARGARET
EAHR. widow of the late Frederick Bahr Of
Cumberland. Md
Funeral services at 1.ansdownc. Nd.
BECKETTE Suddenly on Wednesday, January
IL. 1915. at 3 am. WILLIAM BECkETTE.
lie leaves 10 mourn his loss a loving and dc.
voted wife Josephine, II father mother ana
Funeral from his late residence. 2o9s 18th street
pm Relatives and frends invited to at
tend.
MILITARY ORDER OF THE LOYAL LEGION
OF TIE UNITED STATES.
Commandery of the District of Columbia
The Death OF Of
BURT Bngadier -GeneraInII. S. Army. IN this
City on the 18th instant, is announced to the
Funeral services. at which the attendance of
Companions is requested. will be held at st.
Thomas p. +. Church. 18th Street near Dnl"nt
Circle. on Friday. 10Th instant. at 10 o'clock
ln:ton, Virginia.
I.isutenant / oionel GILBERT t. HNIFFIN.
u. :. Volunteers. commander
THOMAS II. MCKEE.
Recorder.
MILITARY ORDER OF THE CARABAO.
Washington Corral Washington, d. CT,
The death of Carabao ANDREW SHERIDAN
BURT Brigadier General, T.. S. Army. at Wash
ington, .. e.. on the 18th day OF January is an
nounced to the Corral.
Funeral services will be held at st. Thomas
Protestant Episcopal Church Friday, 18th in
slant at 10 o'clock am. Interment at the IA
tionai cemetery. Arlington, Va.
BY command Of
Rear Admiral HUGO osTERHAUs.. L. S. Navy,
Paramount Carabao.
Maj. JOSEPH NJ. HELLER. L. $. V.
Lead Cardiac.
CASWELL On Wednesday. January IL. 1915
at 7:o5 am. PHOEBE A. CASWELl. aG>-j
eighty years.
Funeral Friday. JaI:fars 10. ut :: PIN. fema li.s
win be carried from fer late residence. iUb
9Th street southeast to thr Metropolitan Pres
byterian Church. 4th and Il streets southeast,
where service will be held. Friends aud rela-
tives invited TO attend.
DAVIS. On Tuesday, January II. 1915. at her
residence. 452 street northwest. LUCY
DAVIS beloved mother of Iota Harris and
Elsie Alexander and daughter OF Mildred
johnson.
Funeral on Friday. January Is: at o'clock:
from Cosmopolitan Baptist Church. street
between 9Th and 10th streets northwest
Friends and relatives are invited
DAWES. On Wednesday. January Is. 1913, at
l2:i5 pm LUCY DAWES. beloved wife of
the late Frederick Dawes. at the residence
of her granddaughter. Mrs. Bessie Baldwin.
1902 35th street northwest.
Funeral Saturday. Janunry Iii. from 1872 35th
street northwest, at 80 pm.
ary Is, 1915. ANNA C., wife OF H. Z. Dew
Funeral services at 900 East Capitol street on
Saturday. January Is. at pm. Is
FoRDHAM. On Tuesday. Janusrv. H. 1915, at
HISS pm. GEORGE. oe!o ed hus"rnd of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-01-14

Rent1BH m Underwood Typewriter
scuud invest mont, certain. to increase your in.
come. The Machine You VIII Eventually Buy
EOS r street NV.
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House.

Met at noon.
Representative Gardeners resolution
calling on the Secretary of War for
information on coast defenses was
adopted almost unanimously.
The river and harbor bill was up for
consideration again
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-01-14
Saloon Business on Decline.

ALBANY, IN. Y, January 14-Saloon
business in New York state is on the
decline, William NJ. Farley. state COM
missioner of excise. declares in his re-
port submitted to the legislature. The
points out that since the
passage of the law in 1910 limiting
saloons to one to every $50 of popula-
ton, LOIS saloons have quit business.
for the year were $1S,109,260. In the
state there are 1884 towns where liquor
is sold and 407 that have voted dry
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-01-14

st. Louis manufacturers have been
asked to provide shoes for French
soldiers.
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DAY IN CONGRESS.
Senate.

Met at noon.
Consideration of the District of Co
lumbia appropriation bill was con-
tinued.
Douglas Island news., 1915-09-08

We have it on good authority that a man named Brady has an auto coming, capable of carrying fifteen people, which he will put on the run between Douglas and Treadwell, making regular trips, and the fare will be five cents.
 Miss Minnie Malloy, principal of the Douglas High and public school, ar- rived from the States on the Alameda to take up her winters work. She was accompanied by the Misses DeClark and Malouey, who will take positions in the school.
 Miss Hilda Baker arrived last night on the Princess Sophia, from Victoria, B. C.. and is @ guest at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. David Russell, Of this city. 1t is announced that on Thursday evening the young lady will become the bride of Mir. Alex Russell
 Peter Peterson has lost his horse. Coming down the hill in tho nighbor- hood of the bar last Friday he turned the animal loose with a small pack on his back. When he came to the beach the horse had disappeared and all ef- forts to locate him have proved fruit less.
 School started yesterday in Douglas, both tbe public and the Sisters school. The date of the opening of the Tread well school is not announced The Douglas public school started with the handicap of about four teachers shy, but it is assured they will be along in a few days. Everything possible has been done To make the coming term of the Douglas public school the most sue cessful and pleasant.
Douglas Island news., 1915-09-08
The Town Council

A meeting of the Douglas town coun' oil was held last night. A large num- Der of bills were approved and paid, i'm cluding the one for the school heating plant It was reported that the treas urer had received from J.W w. Bell, clerk of the court, a check for Sl2,5G6.77 on account of licenses.
 Councilman Oliver reported that the new sewer along Thlinget avenue is progressing finely. This sewer is being built entirely at the expense of the city. It is intended to take up all the sewage in the south end of town and carry it to a place where the tides will reach it. When completed it will be left uncovered for a time to give prop erty owners a chance to connect, and then the stream of tailing sand from the 300 mill will be diverted inehore from it's present course, and all the beach district will be covered up to the floors of the houses if possible. This sand will also cover up whole lot of filth, the accumulation of many years. 1t is sincerely hoped that in the future this district will smell as sweet as rose.
 Assessor M. A. Snow was present with his books, which the clerk was instructed to receive and hold open for the inspection of taxpayers until Sat- urday, September IS, when the council will sit as a board of equalization.
 It was decided by the council to make all needed repairs to the city dock and get it in good shape for the coming winter.
 The changes made by the territorial legislature in the laws applying to in- corporated towns in Alaska have cleared up some doubtful matters, inc cludug the levy aud collection of taxes, and the council decided to change all ordinances in conformity with tbe new laws. Mr. Herbert j.. Faulkner, of Juneau, was employed for that purpose.
Douglas Island news., 1915-09-08
An Interesting Lecture


 The members of the Douglas Island Womau's Clut and their guests had the pleasure of listening Co very iu- teresuug aad instructive lecture upon the Natives of Alaska" by Father Kasbeyarof The speaker displayed a thorough mastery of his subject and held his audience in rapt attention from the beginning to the end of his talk.
 Father Kashcvarof showed two styles of miniature bidarki aud the water proof costume worn to make the craft safe in stormy weather; also an Indian spear used in whale hunting, Indian lamps and other curios.
 The numerous tribes of the Indians and their distribution over the territory of Alaska was briefly sketched. Then Father Kasbevarof took up their vari- ous traditions, trade customs, modes of life and potlatches. His talk was made wonderfully interesting by his own per soual "reminiscences. He told of the native as he was before his association with the white man, aud paid very high compliment to some of the noble traits of the character of the Indian.
Douglas Island news., 1915-09-08

Dr. II. c. DeVighne, of Juneau, had a thrilling experience on the road from Thaue last Friday morning. He was driving his auto car along at moder- ate speed when he met man who needed all the road to navigate in. The Doctor turned out to miss the wob5ly pedestrian and went over the bank, wreckiug his car, but escaped with a few cuts and bruises himself
Douglas Island news., 1915-09-08
Fire Meetings

The hose companies of the Douglas fire department will meet next week. No. ] on Monday, No. on Tuesday, and No. 8 on Thursday night.
Douglas Island news., 1915-09-08
Superintendent Goes South

Mir. P. R. Bradley, superintendent of the Treadwell group of mines on Doug las Island, departed on the Princess Alice last Friday morning for brief business visit to San Francisco.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-20
ACTING POSTMASTER .OF FSHEFF|ELDESHOT AND KILLED BY WIFE Community Shocked by Kill ing of E. E. Doud Early Yesterday Morning MRS. DOUD CLAIMS SHE WAS IN DANGER Couple Had Quarreled and She Be- Iieved He Was About to Kill
 Her When She Fired
 Two Shots
 

Sheffield, October 19.-(Spe- cial. The most shocking trag- edy that ever occurred in Shef- field was at 6 o'clock this morning when Mrs. Irene Doud shot and killed her husband, Earle E. Doud, in their home on Mabel avenue.
 Mrs. Doud claims that she killed MT. Doud in self defense. They were the only persons in the house at the time of the killing.
 As soon as she had done the shoot ing Mrs. Doud called Dr. Maxwell over the telephone and asked him to come to the house. She did not tell him of the killing until he arrived.
 Mrs. Doud was arrested several hours after the killing on the charge of mur- der and was taken in an automobile to the county jail in Tuscumbia by Sheriff Keeton and Chief of Police Milam
 Mr. Doud was shot twice and death was instantaneous. Both bullets passed en- tirely through the body. Both entered the back. One came out below the chest and passed through door. The other entered near the side and passed under the heart. After passing through the body it struck the bottom of dresser.
 tContinsed on Page Twelve)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-20
CARRANZA IS RECOGNIZED AS
 MEXICO'S CHIEF EXECUTIVE
Six American Countries Join the United States in Ex tending Recognition to the De Facto Government formal Note From Secretary Lansing is Me
 dium of Conveying Nations Regards

Washington, October 19.-venuistano Carranza was recognized formally today as the chief executive of the republic of Mexico by the governments of the United States Brazil. Chile, Argentina Guate- mala, Bolivia. Uruguay. Colombia and Nicaragua
 Diplomatic representatives of the six first named Latin-American countries, selected in the order of their rank here. were parties to the Pan- American confer ence on Mexican affairs, but the action of Colombia and Nicaragua indicates that all the other republics of the western hemisphere will follow. the lead of their sister nations in extending recognition. :.
 Each of the governments sent letter to Elizeo Arredondo, personal represents tive here of Carranza. All were couched in the same form and that of the United States added formal expression of an intention soon to accredit an ambassador tc Mexico
 Henry Prather Fletcher American ann bassador to Chile. virtually has been de- cided on as the next ambassador to Mexico. Although a republican in poll.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-10-20
German Yacht Ashore
 on the Louisiana Coast

Cote Blanee. La. October l9.--The power yacht Two Sisters, which is said to have cleared from Galveston for Ha- vaBa carly in September, with German crew aboard. is ashore at a remote point on the coast southeast of this place. ac- cording to fishermen arriving here to- night The fishermen reported that three persons whom they asserted were Ger mans, assisted by several natives were busily caulling the hull ofs the yacht. The Two Sisters was driven 2h the beach during the hurricane last month, it is said According to the fishermen tho captain and three members of the crew of the yacht, left the vessel shortly after 1t went ashore and have not returned since.
 None of the men arriving here could say whether the yacht had a gun aboard but they declared it carried provisions enough to supply the small crew, for sev- eral months.