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The Palais Royal. Our^oeHs^StilLHogefuKBu Let us pray?that tomorrow be a rainy day, the maddening crowd to keep away. Rain or shine, let's shop during the less busy morning and evening hours, especially as we profit by the Palais Royal's pricc attractions during these hours. BUT if you vt WAITED "TULfOO**, There SThj. iSTimI BUTDQHT DELAY to ?men Don't give him cigars, and don't give him other doubtful things. Let a man remind you of things selected by a man who knows a man's wants. They arc the things you generally find only in the specialty stores at hair-raising pHces. Here?in '"Tiffany Room"?at the following moderate quotations. $1,50 5; here instead of Coat and Trousers Hang ers. in best leather case. here instead of fl for T?eathpr - cov ered Case, containing two packs of best Congress Playing Cards. ? 1 here instead of for best Military Hair Brushes. tltte<l with warranted bris tles. here ins^ad of *1.:i0 for best To bacco Pouches. In the va rious new styles. "TJJJ here instead of for |)est Shaving Mug. Brush and Mirror in leather case. $1.50 h"re instead "of ?2.2T> for best Traveling F^ask, pint slzi, leather covered. KQr here Instead of $1 for Best Bevel plate Shaving Mirror, in best nickcl-plated tramo on stand. here instead of $1 ?j"U'V for Best Briar Wood Pipes, in best cases. Various styles. $11 E(fT> here instead of for Best Shaving Mirror, in leath er ease, for the man who travels. ?11 Stflk hPrc instead of ?P a .Oiy jo.50 for Best Combfnation Collar and Cuff Boxes, of best leath ers. EJJ/-. here instead of $1 isyiL for ftjfj :j-fold Card Case. with his name stamped in gold. here instead of i for Ba? of hest leather, in which Ho keeps his collars, etc. $1.50 Special Prices for Tonight and Tomorrow Morning, 89c $1.25 $ 1.35 $i Scarfs. $ij>o^Iufflers. Any $x Silk Necktie for 89c: any $1.50 Silk Muffler for $1.35: any $1.50 Box of Initial Handkerchiefs for $1.25. Only for tonight from 5 to 9 o'clock and tomorrow morning from 8 o'clock to midday. Handkerchiefs to Be 21c 44c 69c 89c Usua^^riccs^r^^c^^^oc^^^^SK The special prices are only for tonight and tomorrow until midday. None reserved? choice of the Palais Royal's tens of thousands of Ladies' and Men's 25c to $1 Handkerchiefs at 21c to 89c. ^c^or^hildren^^2?cJBoxei^)^landkerchi?fs. The boxes will delight the children as much as will the handkerchiefs. Note that they can be mailed at little cost. Add a Christmas card?a pretty one can be had here for as little as one cent?and you have a good hint of a present for the out-of-town little friend. $7,50 Hats, $3,50. The Fur Hats have come in? and so the other kinds go out at $3.50. Note the modest prices of the new. On Second Floor. Untrlmmed Fur Hats?marten, squirrel. lynx and mink: JS and J10 val- e,ft) ues, at $6 and VJ.OVt Newly Large and Beautiful Silk and Velvet Roses, with foliage. $1.00 S(Jr values v. Fancy Feather Sweeps, in navy, light blue, white, black and green. $1.00 values a You men?if you ? knew how much pocket money went in veils you'd have a hint of a pretty good Christmas present. On Second Floor. $1.35 here instead of $1.50 for. Chan tilly Lace Veils that are dreams of beauty. Put up in pretty box. ?t| for the Made Veils of Filmy Chiffon, '1 yards in length. Every girl needs one of these. here instead of 75^ for the every day kind of Chifton Veils, the girl's shopping veil. Lace Robes Are Finally Reduced, X ^ I^Tote that the prices were reduced when the Robes were moved f^om the first tb the second floor. These reduced prices are again rcduced, and finally. Jt XVhite Robes. FrorA $35.00 to $30.98 Frojn $33.98 to $29.98 From $26.75 to $23.98 From $30.00 to $26.98 From $21.98 to $19.98 Wm $25.00 to $22.98 From $25.98 to $22.98. Second Floor. Out olj sight and too much out of mind here. What a glorious opportu nity for those who read and learn. Suitably boxed ?as they will be?these robes make superb Christ mas presents. V Black Robes. From $30.00 to $27.00 From $33.00 to $30.00 From $35.00 to $32.50 From $39.00 to $35.00 From $50.00 to $45.00 From $60.00 to $50.00 All Reduced. The only partial failure in Doll town?these Dressed Dolls. Per haps their rich costumes made them too expensive. The reduced ?finally reduced?prices will cure ^ that ailment. \ 50c 88c 98c $11.39 $1.69 $2,98 $4,59 Were 75c - Were $1.25 Were $1.50. Were $2. Were $2.98. Were $4.98. Were $7.48. I ?" Thesq Dolls represent all sizes, dressed in all styles of costumes from the simple to .the i most elaborate. Take elevator to Dolltown?to the second floor?and you'll learn of the best 3 bargains of this year in dolls. But wait?possibly some may think the following are still more * attractive: 4 Biggest Undressed Dolls $L33 $1.98 $2.89 $3.95 ^lHirc^f^B^jMnalh^J^ducc^ WereJ^LC^ Were $2.98. Wer^^^^^- Were $4.98. Were $5.98. Note that biggest dolls means the unusually large dolls, and please note that the previous prices were less than usual for dolls of equal size and beauy. Does it interest the reader to know that children's clothes will fit many of these dolls and that outfits may be selected here in the children's department 011 Third Floor? Biggest of Big Teddy Bears $4.25 $2.98 $2.25 $L48 XlicvXIeasvire^^rom^^Jto^aG^nclkes^ ^erej??5a Were $5.00. ^Werejj^oa Were $2. The original Margaret Stieff manufacture, each built proportionately, the 24-inch bear being an armful for a big child. Thousands of these bears are here. Arriving in Dolltown, you find them in the trees above you, and 011 the ground below you. There are white bears, brown bears and cinnamon bears. All the big fellows reduced in prices as quoted above. $7.48 for "Her" $10 Raincoat Onlv^foj^Tonightj^ancKromorrow's Special Hours. The Cravenetted Cloth Ceat, that belongs to every woman's wardrobe. If you men want to give such coats for presents, you have only to indicate the young woman attendant who is "her" size. We'll find you a suitable box and not charge for a Chrismas card. $^lto$25Umbj^n^^L^o^Discount. What would this discount mean?if you made a selection at the jewelry store or at any of the exclusive stores where prohibitive prices are the rule? It would mean that you would still be paying 10 to 15 per cent more than the Palais Royal's regular prices. Deduct one-tenth from Palais Royal prices and it means from 20 to 25 per cent less than quotations of the jewelry stores. Initials or Name Free. Man is mortal?the limit of possibility is being reached. Don't delay selections if you would have initials engraved on umbrella, jewtelry, silverware, &c.. or if you would have name stamped on pOcketbook, card case, Bible, prayer book, &c. i The Palais Royal,AUsnr G and 11 th. ***** The Defendant's Long Exam ination at an End. ALL FAVORABLE TO. HIM Prosecution Fails to Secure Any Damaging Evidence. SEVERE CROSS-QUESTIONING ?Cffort to Connect Assistant Secre tary of State Davidson With the Crime?Denials Reiterated. Special Dispatch to The Star. LEXING'lON. Kj\, December 18.-Be fore today's sessions of the court end at Georgetown, Caleb Powers will have com pleted his cross-examination in testifying for himself in the charge against him for the Goebel murder. Since early Monday morning lie has been on the stand, spend ing twenty-four hours under examination by his own attorney ana the remainder of the time under severe cross-examination by Prosecutor franklin. When ho took the stand today Powers was closely questioned concerning a state ment made by Youtsey in the Louisville jail that Powers and Howard were inno cent. Powers declared that Youtsey | waived the question of the truth or falsi ty of the statement about Powers admit ting writing a letter to Miss Susie Sniffer of Williamsburg, saying he would rather fight than be robbed, in speaking of the mountain army. This was before Goebel was killed. Powers denied that he after ward gave Miss Sr.iffer money to leave so as to prevent her testifying. A very small crowd was in the courtroom today. No Incriminating Evidence. Powers haa now been on the stand two dayi, and although all P_ro?ecutor Frank lin's skill has been used in endeavoring to secure from him damaging admissions, not one misstep has Powers made, and not one iota of evidence has been brought out that would tend to connect him in any way with the Goebel murder. Prosecutor Franklin sprung a surprise by trying to bring out testimony from Powers connecting W. J. Davidson. Pow ers' assistant secretary of state and for mer superintendent of public Instruction, with the conspiracy, but without avail. Davidson left Kentucky shortly after the murder and his whereabouts are now unknown. Powers swears that instead of giving Henry Youtsey a key to his office, as Youtsey swore, he refused to lend Youtsey the key when he asked for it, alleging that lie wanted to hold a meet ing in Powers' office. Powers swore that after objection had been raised to the mountain men coming armed to Frank fort, he was advised by Gov. Taylor and former Gov. Bradley to have the western Kentucky men come without arms. Frank lin asked by what authority these men were armed, and Powers answered that the bill of rights gives men the right to bear arms openly. He reiterated his de nials of any knowledge of a conspiracy to murder Goebel. "I did not go to the cemetery in Frank fort with Wharton Golden: never did sug gest any "plan to him whereby Goebel could be killed; did not suggest to him to raise a row ai the hotel and shoot Goebel accidentally: never talked with him on such a subject; don't know Ed Farmer, and Golden did not tell me he would be a good man to do the job." VALUABLE JEWELS MISSING. Alleged to Have Been Shipped From New York to Parties Here. NEW YORK, December 18.?According to the police, "a valuable package" was stolen Saturday night from a wagon of the United States Express Company. It was reported but not confirmed at de tective headquarters last night that the stolen package contained diamonds valued at $32,000 and was consigned by a 6th avenue jewelry firm to parties in Wash ington. It was also said that in ship ment the jewels were given only a nom inal value, in order to avoid the pay ment of a high rate for indemnity in surance. The robbery was confirmed late last night. The diamonds, valued at some thing more than $30,000, were consigned by the All red H. Smith Company to New Yor? society women who are stopping at Washington, D. C. The package was taken from the wagon somewhere be tween the express company's office, in 30th street, and Communipaw, N. J. Th<? jewels included an emerald and diamond brOoch valued at $1-1,(XX). thir teen other brooches and a number of necklaces and rings. The dTlver of the wagon and his assistant told the police that they were unable to account for the package b?.ing removed from the wire screened wagon. \ Another story credits the shipment to have been made by Smith & Co. to the Washington representative of the firm at the New Willard Hotel. At the New Willard Hotel today it was stated that James A. Cheney, to whom the missing jewels are supposed to have been directed, was a guest of the hotel from December 12 to December 14. and that he made a complaint here regarding the failure of the package of jewels to | reach him. On the 14th he left for New kork to ascertain the trouble. Mr. Cheney, it was stated by the man ager of the local hotel, is the representa tive of the firm who lost the valuable package, and has been a frequent visitor In Washington. No responsibility for the loss, it was further stated, is attached to the local hotel. Marriage Licenses. Marriage licenses have been issued to the following: Frank Johnson and Lizzie Wood. Joseph F. Jamison and Nellie Thomas. Theodore Alexander and Margaret Goodwin. Cronian Matthews and Peggy Crolly. Andrew Holivee and Ruth Toliver. John Bancroft, jr., of this city and Madeline Du Pont of Wilmington, Del. John W. Fortune of Chester, Pa., and E*?tell M. Turner of this city. Robert J. Daniels of Rosslyn, Va., and Elizabeth Brown of this city. William E. Duggins and Hallie E. Chisholm, both of Taylorsville, Va. Charles H. Johnson of Wihthrop, Mass., and Clara M. Lindberg of Omaha, Neb. Aldewin S. Lynn and Minnie L. Leary, both of Myron, Va. David Purchcs of this city and May G. Duffin of New York city. John B. Jordon and Pattie M. Summer son. both of Bedford City, Va. ... William B. Wilson and Elizabeth Straughn. 1 Frank T. Jones and Lillian K. Jacobs. Jay G. Coleman and Beulah B. Bogley. Benjamin J. Winger of Sideburn, Va., and Theresa H. Gaskins of Fairfax, Va. Archie Payne of Fauquier, Va., and Maggie Kirkpatrick of Loudoun, Va. Edward C. Schubel and Nora B. C. Loving. Theodore Smith of this city and Emma Butler of Piscataway, Md. James J. McLaughlin and Mary Agnes Kelly. Joseph H. Stone of New York city and Rena Eggleston of Kewana, 111. Arthur Williams and Anna Copeland. John W. Madison and Sadie G. Carneal, both of Caroline county, Va. George E. Jackson of King George county, Va., and Lucy J. Smith of this city. James R. Lillard and Sallie B. Finks, both of Madison county, Va. John W. Poore, jr., of this city and Mary A. Jameson of Belalton, Md. Athlll I. Fitzgerald and Annie Corn well. ? ? The Smelter City Bank of Durango, Col., a state institution, capital $30,000, failed to open yesterday. Deposits are believed not to exceed $100,000. Indication of Falsehood in Terra Cotta Wreck Case. CONFLICT IN TESTIMONY Difference in Statements as to Signals Shown. COURT OVERRULES MOTION Declines to Eliminate Second Count of Indictment From Considera tion by the Jury. Indication that some one is deliberately falsifying in connection with the story of the Terra Cotta wreck and the causes leading up to that catastrophe* is being repeated in Criminal Court No. 1 today. just as it was a little less than a year ago at the inquest conducted by Coroner Nevitt. The telegraph operators at Silver Spring and Takoma have testified within the past few days, in the presentation of the government's case against Engineer Hildebrand, Conductor HofTmeler, Brake man Rutter and Fireman McClelland, the crew of the extra train that caused the wreck, that the signals shown at the two stations were, respectively, white and red. Members of the train crew were on the witness stand in their own behalf today, and they Just as positively declared that the signals at Silver Spring w^re double green, entitling them to a clear block to University, with the possible exception of the cross-over at Stotts, and that no sig nal at all was displayed at Takoma. Mqre than this there was a conflict in the testi mony regarding time, the train crew maintaining that they passed Silver Spring at G:.'!l p.m.. when the Takoma of fice was expected to be closed, as opposed to the declaration of Dutrow. the govern ment witness, that the time was 0:28. Contention of Defense. In his opening statement to the jury Attorney Henry E. Davis, for the de fense, stated that it would be shown that the equipment train, drawn by en gine 2120, entered the block at Silver Spring at 6:31, and that the signal there shown was double green. The crew of 2120 he added, was aware of the sched ule of the Frederick local, and when they received the double green signal it was an indication to them that this train had reached Washington. , Justice Stafford overruled the motion, made by Mr. Davis yesterday, that the second count of the indictment be taken from the jury on the ground that the use of tiie word "railway" in this count and of the word "railroad" in the first constituted a fatal variance between the two. Evidence in support of the second count is being received In the trial. Engineer Vermillion, who was in charge of the Frederick local the day of the accident, was the first witness called this morning. United States Baker, in cross-examining Vermi.lion, asked him if he did not. while being ex amined by members of the United States attorney's office, admit that the crews of the two trains had gotten together and agreed to have their testimony agree on all salient points. Vermillion could not remember" such a conversation. Baggage Master Testifies. William A. Norris, who acted as bag rage master on the extra' 2120, testified he was sitting in the rear seat in the first car on the trip toward Washington, and he estimated the speed as the train rolled over the brow of the hill at Silver Spring at about eighteen miles an hour. Morris was on the same side of the car as the signal target at Takoma, and lie declared he saw only the station hglits, ^d? you notice the time when the acci dent happened," inquired Attorney Da vis "I got down off the car. pulled out ray watch and held my iantern so I could look at it and as well as 1 could remember it was about or answered On cross-examination United States At torney Baker asked the witness: "How fast was 11120 running when it passed Takoma?" "Twenty-five to thirty miles an hour. "How fast at Stotts?" "The engineer slowed down considerably just at Stotts. I think I could have got ten off the engine and boarded the rear car. The speed was about twelve or fif teen miles an hour." "How fas^ were you moving when you hit 6H?" "Probably thirty miles an hour. Train Was Drifting. Taking the witness for redirect exam ination, Attorney Davis asked Norris if he knew whether the engine was running under steam or "drifting" down the grade from Silver Spring. "Drifting." the witness said. "How did you know the brakes had been applied at Stott's?' "I heard the sound of the air being released." Ralph Rutter, brakeman on 2120 was the first of the defendants to take the stand. He was asked first what hapi>ened at Boyds, and said he had been on tha rear platform with the conductor, and he got down to get the clearance card? "Blank B." He received no clearance card, but the operator* waved a "go ahead" signal with a lantern. At Silver Spring, witness said, he saw a green lantern hanging on the mast, but h? could not see the ta-get lamp and did not know what color it was. Witness stated tiie speed of the train was about twenty to twenty-five miles an hour passing Silver Spring, and about thirty miles an hour when the wreck occurred. Signals Along the Line. United States Attorney Baker, in cross examination, canvassed all of the sta tions between Gaithersburg and Terra Cotta with the witness. All the way along the line, the witness said, white sigpals had been received except at Silver Spring, where he saw one green lantern on the mast Rutter admitted, however, that some of the targets he had not seen, but that "the engineer would not have gone past if the signals had not been white." Witness said he had never known of a flagman stopping a train. Rutter saw no target light at Takoma. but declared he would have stepped the train if he had seen a red light. Asked If he had not said. In a statement to Detectives Par ham and O'Brien the day after the acci dent, that the train was running thirty to thirty-five miles an hour in uassing Silver Spring and1 thirty-five miles an hour when the wreck occurred, Rutter declared he could remember making no such state ment. The fireman, Ira C. McClelland, testi fied in positive language that he saw a double g?een signal at Si'.ver Spring and called ouPto Engineer Hildebrand that it was all right. At Silver Spring Mc Clelland said the train was running j eighteen to twenty-five miles an hour,wild after passing the brow of the hill at that' point the engineer shut off steam and per mitted the train to drift. W'tness de clared he noted several of the signals.on the wav down the line from Washington Junction and called them out to Engineer Hildebrand. He Identified the orSer sheet given to the crew before departure from Washington Junction and the "Blank B" clearance card received at Boyds. Both were read in evidence by Attorney Davis. Conductor on Witness Stand. "What time did your train reach Washington Junction?" Attorney Davis asked in beginning the examination of Conductor Frank Hoffmeier at the ses sion of court this afternoon. "At 4:41," witness answered. He de scribed the passing of train 68. Wit ness said his train started for Washing ton at 5:28. "What did you see at Boyds? Mr. Davis continued. "A red light, and we slowed down and received a clearance card from the oper Thursday's Special Cuts on Best Xmas Footwear That should irresistibly appeal to ' each and every Xmas shopper? making Tomorrow our busiest Thursday of this entire year. * Daily at our 7th Street Santa Claus Receives f^rom? to'^m.Vr.n* the Little Folks 'chri.'tma* candy with Child's Shoes. Rubber Footwear?at Wholesale Prices For tomorrow to reduce "surplus stocks. "STORM KING" BOOTS. Men's sizes S3.10 Boys' sizes $2.45 Youths' sizes $1.K5 Child's sizes $!.:!?> Rubber Kuce Boots. Men's "Eclipse" $2.25 Boys' Boots $1.95 Youths' sizes $1.05 Women's sizes $1.45 Misses' sizes ^ $1.20 Child's sizes .'. !>5c "Bay State" Storm Rubbers. Men's I1.V Boys' 5.V Women's m?c M i.-ses' 40c Child's :<0c Warm-liued Overs. Storm Alaskas? Men's or Women's 95c Buckle Arctic*? Women's or Boys' 05c Men's, all sires 11.25 High .1-buckle "Beacon Arctics"? Child's 11.25 Misses'.. 11.48 Women's. .$1.95 Men's 12.50 Our Great Xmas Slipper Sale. For Mem. Pretty Bath Slip pers, made of Turk ish toweling cloth. At 29c, 48c, 95c. Tan or Black Imi tation Alligator Felt or Velvet JSS,s"?: 48c $1.25 Grade Soft Black or Tan, turn sole -Opera or ST?!.95c Best $1.50 grade Romeo. Everett or Opera Slippers, made of soft kirl.calfor (P it warm felt ?!>11.^3 20 kinds of Fine Kid lined $2 Grade Hand somely Si.gr,...$1.50 Cavalier, Faust, Romeo or Opera Slippers. made of rare leathers, in un usually beautiful colors and styles. Children's s". 75c Girls' Felt Bed room Slippers; Boys' Tan or Black \i"h"48c Misses' and Child's ?1 Brown or Red Felt F u r bound Juliet Little Boys' or Girls' Red or Brown Kid, Kid-lined Ro me<f or Opera Sllp iT.rs:.8.izea.to..95c Same in $1.50 grades for bigger boys. to 5^4 a - ? .25 Leggios. Black Jersey? 39c to 73c White Jersey, Tan leather and "TEDDY O er BEAR" Women's Turkish or Japa nese Bath Scuffs, tn pretty colors. At 29c, 48c, 95c Warm Felt Bed Room Slippers, in various col- a q _ ors 4oC $1.25 Grade Warm Felt Juliets or Ixm cut Slippers, ?=JQ)r fur bound A ft Da n'l. Green & Co.'s Regular $1.50 Grade Hand-turned Felt Juliet* or Pad ded - sole "COMFY" Qtr Slippers y Di, $2 and $2.50 Seam less Felt Juliets, In beautiful colors. SL50&SL95 Dainty Evening Slippers. Pumps and Tics in black, patent or exquisite colors; plain beaded fronts. .50 to $3.50 Other Thursday Xmas Specials. Women's or Men's Warm Black Cloth Overgaiters; it />>,, all sizes. At 11 Vv Misses' or Little Boys' Durable $1 .25 Grade Laced or But ton Boots y?>? Misses' and Boys' $2.50 Value Kid, Calf or Patent Colt Regu lar or Extra High Cut Shoes; 11 SS\... $1.87 Men's or Women's "SHOE s TREES." Brown or Gray Styl J'IphATC8,0!.h 48c Bovs' or Girls' $2 Grade Heavy Box Calf Winter Shoes; a, $1.45 Men's $3.50 Double "FLINT OAK" Soled Winter Shoes, made of stout calf or safe patent colt; eight ?nds $2.85 Infants' or Small Child's Kid or Pat ent "Spring heel or No- jg? heel Boots TroC Women's Vici Kid or Gun Metal Calf Blticher or Button Boots; 5 stylish $2.50 KS $1.87 Women's Smart $4 Dress Boots; 7-but ton or blucher styles, made of deml-calf kidpa!?.nt..$3,35 Wmnio Halhra & Co09s| Three Reliable Shoe Houses, J 233 Pa-Avoaii ator. who waved us ahead' with a white hand-lantern." "Where were you when your train ap proached Silver Spring?" "Sitting down on the rear rfeat in the last coach." "Were you on the opposite side from Rutter?'' "Yes." "What signal, if ans% did you see at Silver Spring?" "Double green." "What did that indicate?" '"That a train was using the cross switches either at Terra Cotta or Univer sity." FLOUR INSPECTION. Commissioners Ask for Authority to Regulate Sale of Product. The Commissioners will renew their ef forts made last year to obtain the. enact ment of a law regulating the inspection and sale of flour in the Dstrict of Colum bia. which legislation W. C. Haskell, sealer of weights and measures of the District, declares is imperative to insure the sale of a better grade and better weight of flour in this city. A bill to this effect was introduced in Congress last year, but was not acted upon. I'pon the recommendation of Sealer Haskell the Commissioners have decided to reintroduce the bill at this session with a few changes, me Commissioners say they will urge its early enactment. The only material change in the bill is in section five, which is amended to make all flour used for food purposes subject to rigid inspection, with the view of ascer taining its condition as to purity. An other change is made to give the flour in spector and the flour commission, who are provided for in the bill, autharity to examine not onlj-the flour in question, but the machinery or apparatus used in sep arating the impurities. According to Sealer Haskell some of the machinery in use In this city does not re move the impurities common to flour, and which. he claims, assear in flour after it has been In storage for the summer months. This bill provides that it shall be un lawful to offer for sale any barrel or sack of flour unless the same be sound, pure, sweet and merchantable and full weight; also that every miller, blender, dealer or bolter of flour ofTered for sale shall put Into a barrel 100 pounds, ?nd Into half barrels or half-barrel sacks the quantity of 98 pounds; into so called 140-pound jute sacks 140 pounds net; ahd into one-fourth-barrel sacks 40 pounds; Into sixteenth-barrel sacks 1-^/4 pounds; into thlrty-aecond-barrel sacks pounds. Any person 'Ylolatlngc or refusing to comply with any of these requirements shall be fined, upon conviction, not less than $5 nor more than ^00 for each offense. Warren E. Beck, forty-six years old, died at York. Pa., yesterday. He had been successful as a cigar manufacturer and was well known In the tobacco trade. SHIPBUILDING COMPANY WINS. Gets a Verdict Against the United States for $4,999. NORFOLK. Va., December IS.?United States Judge Waddlll has awarded the Newport News Shipbuilding- and Drydock Company a verdict for in its action against "the United States to recover this amount because of the requirement of John D. Long, then Secretary of the Navy, that the cruiser Charleston, built by the company, should be tested for speed under the new standardization method, when she was built under contract calling only for a test under the old method of four hours" run over a measured course in the open ?eas. This case is Important because the same question is involved In cases of several oiiher war vessels built for the govern ment by the Cramp and Kore River Ship building companies. The government probably will take an appeal. HIS FLAG HAULED DOWN. Read Admiral Berry to Be Succeeded by Capt. Gaus. NORFOLK. Va.. December IS.-The flag of Rear Admiral Robert M. Berry. commandant of tilie Norfolk naval station for the last two years, was hauled down yesterday. The name of the officer will be dropped from Uhe active list of ofljceri on January 24. The officers of the station and the ships now here called on the rear admiral to pay their respects and to express regrets at his leaving. Admiral Berry will spend Christmas with his family at his old Kentucky home. He will bo succeeded as commandant by Capt. K. W. Oaus. from&the League Is land yard, at Philadelphia. Sees Wife's Slayers Die. TRENTON, December 18.?Edward Hor ner, a Camden county farmer, sixty-five years old. witnessed yesterday the death in the electric chair of Charles Olbson and Stephen Dorsey, negroes, who after firing his barn murdered his wife and servant, Victoria Natoll. and robbed hts home. Mr. Horner had been patiently waiting for the day when Justice should be meted out to the destroyers of his home and at his own request was called upon to wit ness the dual execution. He s&t un moved .n the front row of seats during tho entire proceedings and never permit ted his eyes to leave the prisoners after thev had been brought Into the death chamber. Owing to the scarcity of labor and the continued wek and disagreeable weather not over one-third of the corn crop In Talbot county. Md., has been husked, but la still stacked ia the field.