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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-24
CLEMENCY RECOMMENDED.
Action I'm Case of Foreman Sullivan of
Fire Department..

FlFe department.
If a recommendation made today by Dis
trict Commissioner mcfarland is approved
and that 1t will be approved is not doubted,
the order made by the Commissioners last
month depriving Foreman A. j. Sullivan of
Truck Company E, Georgetown, of his
days off, for two months, will be amended
so as to make the period one month. Fore
man Sullivan was charged by the second
assistant chief engineer OF the fire depart
ment, Mr.. John d. Kurtz, with having left
quarters with his company without beins
called and without having notified fire
alarm headquarters of his departure. The
foreman explained that he took his COM
pany to the scene of the fire because he
knew the neighborhood well and because he
felt that his company would be needed.
He stated that his company was needed.
but the chief engineer of the department
Mr.. Joseph Paris, recommended that the
foreman be deprived of his days off, for
two months, beginning the LIST instant and
that recommendation the Commissioners
approved. Commissioner Mcfarland, who
has immediate supervision of the fire deS
partment, has now reached the conclusion,
however that Foreman Sullivan is entitled
to clemency, basing his recommendation
that the sentence expire the 31st instant
first. upon the foreman's previous good rec
ord, and secondly, upon the fact that his
fire outside his district, while serious
matter, deserving punishment, was prompt
ed by good intention, the desire to do
more than it was his duty to do, which
well may be, thinks Mr. mcfarland con-
Sidered as ground for clemency
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-24
Mr.. Bryan to Go Abroad.
,ecial from Omaha says:

A special from Omaha says.
.'W. ]. Bryan will soon start for Europe.
1t is his purpose to call upon President
Kruger, but the ultimate object Is tour
of the continent. He may visit all the
British Isles, and especially Ireland. The
success or his newspaper, the Commoner,
has been so great at the outset that he
feels warranted in going abroad in quest
of material for series OF letters for his
new paper, In the course OF which tt Is
said to be his intention to treat on i'm
perialism as he finds it, and to make a
special study of colonial dependencies.
1.-THE exact date of Mr.. Bryan's depart
ure is not given but will likely be In the
early spring.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-24
STILL wRECKING SALOONS.
Mrs. Carrie Nation Carries Her Cru
sade to Enterprise. Kan.

sade to Enterprise. Kan.
dispatch from Enterprise, Kan, yester-
day says:
Mrs Carrie Nation began her crusade
here today by demolishing saloon and de-
lvering a street lecture. She arrived on an
early morning train from Wichita, and
went at once to the home of c. B. Hoff-
man, a well-known populist leader. A tenn
perance meeting was held at the house at
. o'clock, attended by dozen or more wo-
men, After perfecting her plans Mrs. Ma
ton secured a Ratchet and started for the
business part of the town, accompanied by
Mrs. Hoffman, Mrs. l.. A. Case, a leading
w. c. T. U. worker, and another woman,
who was yelled The two saloonkeepers
had locked their places and were in hiding.
Mrs. Nation went to Schillings place and
attacked the glass doors. She smashed the
glass out of the frames and stepped into
the deserted joint. leaving the others out
side. She smashed the big mirror. chopped
gashes in the bar and broke all the glasses
and bottles on the shelves. Then she went
out cases of beer. She handled them easily
and lifting them high In the air, dropped
them on the fioor,t deftly cracking each bot
tie left solid after the fall. The floor was
soon covered with mixture of drtnkables
She kept up the work until Marshal W. r.
Benham finally entered and, taking her by
the sleeve, told her that she must get out.
what are you," she demanded, but a
murderer and perjurer in protecting this un-
holy traffic? Either let me alone or take
off your star"
But she followed him out. and. calling her
compa Mons, proceeded to give the marshal
a blisterng arraignment in the presence
of the crowd. She then started for the
other saloon but it was well barricaded,
and offered no plate glass for her to attack.
The marshal refused to allow her to chop
down the doors, and she finally went home
with her companions. She said she had
only begun her work, and expects to clean
out many more places.
While lecturing on the street later in the
evening Mrs. Schiling. the wife of the
loonkeeper whose place of business was de-
molished, came up to her. I've got you
now" she said, and she struck Mrs. Nation
twice in the face. A slight cash was cut
over the eye. and 1t bied profusely Mrs.
Nation went to neighboring house and
had her eye bandaged and continued her
lecture on the street. The crowd was too
noisy, and she adjourned to church near
by, where she made long address.
Mrs. A. NJ. Hutchinson. state president of
the woman's Christian Temperance Union,
says that organization is not in favor of
the tactics employed by Mrs. Nation in her
warfare against the saloons.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-24
BILL FOR EXTENSIONS.
Com IN isxiOners Report az to the Cost
of Improvement.

The District Commissioners, in their re-
rort to Representative BabcOck. chairman
of the House District committee. upon
House bill 1910 for the extension of wy
oming avenue Prescott place and 23d street,
will explain that the estimated cost OF the
necessary land for opening the streets
named is $4,000 The extensions proposed
are for the purpose Of furnishing connec-
lions with several streets which now, owing
to the manner iE which the adjacent sub
divisions are made, have blind or stub ends
and cannot. therefore. be used as thorough
fares, the extensions being such as Will
have to be eventually made for the deVcl-
opment of the locality.
If the bill is to receive favorabie report
the Commissioners recommend that the foi-
lowing prOviso be inserted at the end OF
section six: provided, further. that II
the court confirms the verdict, award and
assessment of said jury in manner other
than was accepted by the Commissioners
of the District of Columbia, as laid down
in section two hereof, the said Commits
sioners shall have authority to reject such
condemnation and award, and all proceed
ings hereunder shall be null and void"
This provision, or one which will accom-
plish the same purpose, Is believed by the
Commissioners to be necessary. Former
bills We're arranged so as to give the Dis
trict possession of the property in case
condemnation were made and did not al
low property holders to defeat possession
indefinitely by taking advantage OF legal
technicalities. The result has been, as
found by street extension cases tried dur
ing the past year, that parties accept the
award and then use every legal obstacle to
prevent the collection Of assessments lev
led by the jury. AS payment for the land
taken is promptly made, the result has
been that the whole cost and burden is
thrown upon the District, at least for
considerable time. without the assistance
from the property benefited contemplated
when the award is made.
The Commissioners will also earnestly
recommend that the bill be so amended that
the appropriations therein provided for
shall be chargeable equally to the revenues
of the District and the treasury of the
United States. instead OF all against the
revenues of the District. In view of the
heavy obligations now resting against the
District revenues the Commissioners be-
lieve 1t inadvisable to pass the bill at the
present time unless provision to the above
effect be adopted
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-24

Lewis care he was like a little wild ami
NAL. He had been left absolutely to himself,
and was doing his own training. At that
time there were few children IN the orphan
age-in fact none that would be playmates
for him He took d great fancy to Mr..
Lewis. The boy had no idea of obedience,
but he was taught it, and that. too, with
out the aid of a switch. In three weeks
this little self-willed fellow was trained into
the habits of human beings
Bully of the Orphanage.
IF was rather a hard thing to break the
attachment he had formed for Mr.. Lewis
without breaking the heart of the child.
But as other children of his age came In he
was taught to play with them. He was
also taught to sleep in his own bed, and
when told to go to bed he went. When Mr..
Lewis left Galveston the boy was regarded
as easily the bully of the orphanage, and
usually managed to take care OF himseif IN
2 so,1abble. "He has in him." said Mr..
Lewis 1.-The making Of q great man. All
the Objectionable features OF his character
can be turned to good He will always
have a tendency TO be fdictatorial and to
override others and to accomplish what he
sets out to do"
Tommy Cobb was general factotum
about the Red Cross warehouse Being
about fifteen years of age, ne was an I'M
portant parsonage in one or the homes IN
the west end of Galveston He lived with
his father and mother and two sisters in
good cement house near his fathers dairy.
On the night of the storm all the family
were hanging to the door jamb to save
Themselves in case the house fell. The door
lamb blew In and Tommy swan out. The
women were holding to the father. but In
the general confusion they became separated
,rha 70 Their looked about and all were gone
He drifted with the current little way
and caught floating; oaitree. and clinging
to it he found Tommy. The lad was taken
b.
until better arrangements can be made for
him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-24
At Epiphany Parish Hon.

A concert which promises to have many
delightful features. will be given this even
ing at o'clock In Epiphany Parish Hall.
The carefully selected program will be rem
dered by the following artists: Miss HALEY.
soprano; Miss Harlan, contralto; Mr.
Father, tenor; Mr.. Luebkert, baritone; the
Misses Reynal. violin and cello. and Mrs
Bowen, piano.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-24
A Rare
Rug Buying
Opportunity.

\ mutual benefit sale of rugs
You can use these rugs to advantage
We want to close them out. Wei
make the first advance in the direc
ton of closing them out by reduc
ing prices low enough to force thel
sale.
No better patterns have bee
woven. True, some of them will b
discontinued by us, but that is onl
in the interest OF novelty and not
reflection on the rugs in any PAL
iicular
Always good to be an early buyt
1.hen we advertise a reduction.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-24
GOVERNMENT CLOSES.

Opening of Defense In Trial Of Will
liam Alexander.
Hearing in the case Of William NJ Alex
ander. under Indictment for the murder of
Matthew Snow, was resumed this morning
before Justice Clabaugh. in Criminal Court
No. 1. During the day the government an
nounced its case closed and the introduce
ton of testimony for the defense was be-
gun. 1t is thought the case will not be
given to the jury before Saturday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-24

A certificate of Incorporation of ''The Ev-
ans Dental Parlors Company was today
filed with the recorder of deeds. Oscar B.
Brann, w. Preston Williamson and Eliz-
abeth e. Brann are the incorporators.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-24

p Ladies' Fine Man tailored Suits. of chew
lot serges, coyerts and Eenetians: Jackets
all. silk lined. in double breasted. Elton and
tight Hitting styles. Colors gray, brown.
blue and black. All sizes in the lot. Sold at
$10.9S and $12GO. Alterations, il q mo
any, charged extra Choice at. 80. aONoyO
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-24

Z dozen Boys Outing Flannel Shirt Waists,
with cellar attached, in light and dark pat
terms. Sizes 4 to IL years. Sold at \ S~
-ssG-lOr oVSo
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-24

Odds and ends of Chidren's Tam O'Shanter
e eents Polo Caps which sold up 10 60 Csc.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-24

Ladies' 7-button Black Cloth Overgaiters. all
sizes, at Zoe. pair
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-24

Cheytot Serge HOmespun and Venetian Skirts,
in blue, black and gray founce and flare cut.
Plain and trimmed - s. and Sc 60 RM
values-for. ......., DAaSVD
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-24

10 Boys Vestie Suits. in sizes 8 to Z only-in
d daesS t to at *i:ss-no~ re. Csc.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-24

Three 20-inch Electric Seal Capes with Per-
sian lamb yokes and heavy satin
s sln!ng; slightly damaged. Were So Of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-24

147 pairs of Misses and Children's Fine
Hand sewed Welt Extension Sole Shoes but
ton style. with opera toe. Sold up O2r
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-24

small lot of Children's Kid Lace and But
ton shoes in sizes up 10 10-worth 75c. 49,
and S1-for. tOSe
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-24
Shoe Remnants.

13S pairs of Ladies' Button Kidskin Shoes
with patent and kid tips-will be mr.
closed out, per pair, at. yOSo
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-24

Small lot of Silk and Satin Neckwear, in
Tecks and Puffs-sold at % cents-now M
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-24
Pathetic Incidents Recalled.

Mr.. Lewis became cognizant of many
pathetie incidents during his sojourn at
Galveston. One of these was the case of
little three-year-old boy, who was found
by searching party pile of wreckage,
and in an unconscious condition The
child was guarded by dog. When the
party attempted to pick up the boy the
dog fought them SO vigorously that for
self-protection the faithful animal had to
be killed. The child was carried to a hos
pital. where it noticed that he had
peculiar wounds one of his arms, both
above and below the elbow When he re-
gained consciousness he asked about
the wounds and he explained. best he
could that while floating in the water the
dog. his playmate, had seized him by the
arm and dragged him to the place where
his rescuers found him.
A widow with four children, who found
that the water was gradually gaining such
a hold in her own home to endanger the
safety of herself and little ones. took two
of the children to the house of friend,
whose residence was located higher
ground. The safety of these having been
assured, she returned for the others and
was pushing them ahead of her up the
front steps of her friends home when she
was carried away by the wind. She was
dashed head first against a lamp post fif-
" feet distant, and instantly killed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-24

dozen All-wool Plaid back Walking Skirts,
IN oxford. medium gray and black. CD mo
Regular $500 and $500 values-for cDZoVC
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-24

II Children's and Youths Refers, sizes 4.
5. Z and g. of brown astrachan. with velvet col
lar. and larger sizes in 13 Il, 10 and 1G. of
blue chinchilla with storm collars. q n Am
Sold up to So. 50-for. ............. y fly
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-24

lot of Head Rests. covered with art denim
f9a an's1 psics with heavy cord 1212c.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-24

Remnants of full yard wide Pcrcales. in
desirable lengths and good patterns. RZ%-
Remnant price. .....................O NSNo
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-24
Temporary OrphanaEe.

The temporary orphanage was under the
direction of Mr.. Lewis, who was charac-
terized by a Galveston paper as zone of the
finest men in the country for the work.
In the same building, which was formerly
used by the Santa Fe Railroad Company for
its general offices, was the home of the
Red Cross Corps They took the beds from
the Protestant Orphans Home and set
them up in the new quarters. Then they
secured suitable furniture and set up
for the grown people. There was good
kitchen established and nurses were there
to watch over the children. Miss Spratlin
who was. nurse of the Red Cross in India
a. the time of the breaking out of the
Spanish war who left there and rushed to
Manila to help the American boys and the
SIaniards as WELL and later came home
with General Funston. was there helping
in the work. Mr.. r. l.. Neill of the Chill
dren's Aid Society of New York was on
the ground seeking out children and try
ing to find suitable homes for them. His
greatest trouble was to find the children
for the homes offered, which was regarded
by the people of Galveston as a magnifi-
cent encomium on the charitable hearts OF
the American people.
Upon one of the clean white beds in the
orphanage was infant. girl, born
somewhere in the stricken district June 20
She was tiny thing who was but half
nourished until she came into the hands
of the Red Cross people. She had actually
been through the flood. She had been in
the water and it had done her no good
Her little body was almost a complete
mass of sores. the effects OF the water In
which she had f1oated, but with good at
tentiOn she recovered.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-24

dozen Fine Dress Skirts of taffeta silk and
peau de sole: the former are StylisEly trimmed
ana the latter plain. Regular Y n mQ
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-24

Lot OF slightly soiled Bed Spreads, in snowy
81 Ma asAfss p''terns' Sold at 81 and z3C.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-24

The Bulgarian cabinet has resigned on
account OF internal differences.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-24

Odd lot of genuine Irish Point Tambour and
Battenburg Lace Curtains Sold at q = mo
SIS, Sc and 81 pair-fOr. epOoYC
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-24
ja24-th. 3. tn, %

People who take DIR. SIEGEgT'S Angostura Rit-
ters In the fall money doctors bills during
the winter. The great South American tonic
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-24

Lot of I-quarter Chenille Table Covers. trim
med with , heavy fringe. Sold at SOC. .3Oc
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-24
Mother PerisheH.

Another sad case was that of a baby
whose mother went to Galveston soon after
the child was born. The mother had to
work to support herself, leaving the child
with an old woman. The storm came. The
mother did not get to the child 1t was
evident that il she attempted it she was
lost. After that awful night she was not
seen or heard OF, and it was believed she,
like many another stranger in the city,
went into the great pile Of debris, and,
with many others. was afterward cremated.
The baby went through the storm in the
arms of the faithful old woman. She
Rugged the child to her breast, protecting
it's face by holding Its head beneath her
chin. and sometimes being submerged by
the waves. ever standing as high as she
could to keep the little face out of the
water The food up to the shoulders
of the woman part of the time.
After a while she went to camp on the
beach and the Red Cross people heard of
the child They induced her to rehnQuish
her rights and took the little girl to the
orphanage.
The marvel of the Red Cross colony was
a little French boy, two and half years
old. One day an Italian oysterman. step
father of the boy. called at the orphanage
and left him. The child's father is a
Frenchman. but divorced from his wife
who. after the flood. was sent to the hos
pital When the boy first came under Mr..
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-24

Broken lots of soed and mussed Spachtel
pillow Shams. Center Pieces and Blu Dr.
reau Scarfs will be closed out at. AO&e
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-24

~ Children's Refers. in sizes 6 to 10 years,
red blue and brown.- Trimmed
@ capss' Former prices, s. and $3.50 S1 40
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-24

Braided Table Covers which sold at Il M
o5c now marked at....-......,-.. uSs
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-24

Embroidery Silks. in various cOlors, 4 ~
for filling and etching. per skein, only. 10
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-24
Children's Dent.

Remnants OF 50-inch Tapestry. in useful
k I:HSnn S Price at SOC and eee yard SIC.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-24
Art Department.

Odds and ends of colored Scarfs, in
assorted colors, that sold at 29c.. Of n e.
fereQ Tor. II wv
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-24
Sacrificing Millinery.

% dozen Ostrich Feathers. which sold Il NJ
at s"c-. reduced to. ............... Il WC.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-07-31

It is an interesting sight to watch the
outlaw at his evening toilet To begin
with, instead Of sitting up with his
large fat. ribbed tail prOtruding be-
hind him. he tucked it forward between
his hind legs and sat upon it, Then
with his hand lac carefully cOmbed his
long hair. using both hands at the same
time. There were many places. how
ever, that could not be reached in this
way. for his arms are very short and
his body very large. So he cUmbed these
otherwise inaccessible places with his
hind feet. using first one and then the
other The entire operation was per
formed with the utmost elaboration
and care and occupied more than a
quarter of an hour. so that by the time
it was completed daylight had almost
vanished.
My presence did not appear To dis
turb him in the least. though | sat on
the ground within three feet of him
that l might the better note his various
attitudes, for il Is not often one has
an opportunity Of watching n beaver at
such close range.-Everybody's Maya
zine.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-07-31
The EngIislmnn and Hi. order.


An Englishman at a Chicago hotel
ordered u trap. He ordered it of an i'll
telligent looking key clerk behind the
desk. Then he went up stairs to his
room 10 prepare himself for the drive.
He waited half an hour for the an
nouncement that the vehicle was be-
low. He began to wonder if this was
an example of the American hustle
whose reputation had crossed the At
lantic.
Presently came knock on the door.
Come in" babe the Englishman.
Entered n mechanical looking man in
his shirt sleeves.
where's the hOlef' was his question.
Hole" queried the Englishman. Il
wanted 4 rap"
Here it is said the toiler, land it'll
catch that mouse sure
The Englishman'S mouth opened in
establishment. Mouse, What do you
mean? Who are you. anyhow
I'm the hotel carbenter. sir. and I've
brought up the trap you ordered
The Englishman glared. Then it pen
etrated his Saxon wits, and he roared.
He gave the carpenter half n dollar
and swore the joke for once was on
America
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-07-31
The Military snInte.

All salutes. from taking off the hat
to presenting arms. originally implied
respect or submission. OF military sa-
Iutes, raising the right hand TO the
head is generally believed to have orig
mated from the days of the tourna-
ment, when the knights fled past the
throne of the queen of beauty and. by
way of compliment. raised their hands
to their brows to imply that her beau
" was too dazzling for unshaded eyes
TO gaze upon.
The officers salute with the sword
has double meaning. The first posi-
ton. with the hilt opposite the lips,
is a repetition of the crusaders action
in kissing the cross hilt Of his sword
in token of faith and fealty, while low
ering the point afterward implies Ell
Their submission or friendship. meaning
in either case that IL is no longer nee
essary to stand on guard. Raising the
hand to the forehead has also been ex
planned as a sign that the weaponed
hand is empty and in an inOffensive pO-
sition, but this reason does not seem
so convincing as the others.