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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-05-12
WASHINGTON BILLBoARDS.
Regulations of the District Commits
sioners Reasonable.

From the Cincinnati Commercial Tribune.
The Commissioners of the District of Co.
lumbia have taken steps to restrict the bill
board nuisance, as the cities of Rochester
Buffalo, New York, Chicago and Memphis
have done-and as Cincinnati ought to do
The complaints to the Commissioners have
been numerous and persistent against the
manner in which the billboarders have
distributed their boardirgs and their bills
The regulations adopted require the pay
ment of an annual tax of - for each square
yard of area intended for use as blliboards,
and the Commissioners reserve to them
selves the right to designate the places
where the boards may be erected, and the
manner of their construction. The written
authority for the erection OF billboardS
must contain an accurate statement or the
number of square yards of area to be used
at each location, together with the amount
of tax to be paid. Exceptions are made in
business on the premises wherein it is con-
Quoted.
The regulations Of the Commissioners are
reasonable in the highest degree. They
recognize-as Cincinnati does not-the rea-
sonableness of the proposition that bill
boards, occupying public streets and public
places, should contribute to the public
treasury. and the reasonableness of the
other proposition, that the city authorities
should have and retain control over the 10
cation, the size and the material Of which
the billboards are constructed These mat
tiers are all within the discretion Of the
Commissioners, as they should be within
of Cincinnati. 1t Is not easily explained
why billboards are allowed to go free OF
taxes and regulations. while the business
of others Is taxed and regulated.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-05-12

A. Soper is sanitary engineer, and while
admitting that theoretically the present
trolley car is sanitary Improvement upon
the public conveyance of former days, he
fears that practically as seen in New York
it is an invention of doubtful hygienc value.
DR.. Soper has Investigated the present
street cars and he finds them unhealthful.
He has expressed his views to a weekly
medical journal in long communication
in which he argues in favor of the applica-
ton of some stringent laws to the conduct
of city railroads.
The average adult takes into his lungs
800 cubic inches of air minute and gives
off the same amount of vitiated air DR..
Soper calculates that something like fifty
cubic feet of fresh air should be admitted
to each car every minute for each person in
it. 1T is clear he writes, that such
allowance of fresh air is supplied to passen-
gers on any line of closed cars in Greater
New York when they are running beyond
their seating capacity. Such ventilation as
occurs takes place irregularly by the OPEN
ing and closing of the doors for the en-
trance or exit of passengers, through
primitive tranSoms and not by carefully
regulated ventilatorS. | have found that
the air of these cars to contain as much
26.2 quarts of carbonic acid gas per 10000
volumes Repeated counts of trolley cars
in New York in cold weather have shown
that about GO per cent had all their tran
SONS closed"
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THE WHITE HOUSE.
Restoration of Colonial Style of Fur
nishing Approved.

ulSLiAlS 1APPAS'
From the Chicago Record Herald.
The effort to adapt the White house ~
the requirements of executive business anu
to retain it's residential features through
successive administrations mas leu "
strange mixture of architectural IDEAS Inc
combination has been made all the more III
consruous by the injection of the varying
tastes and ideas of the different occupah's
of the mansion. A man may be soou
architect of his own political fortunes anu
a master hand at shaping the destihles Vi
the nation without knowing much ABOUT
ordinary architecture. 1t was natural
therefore. that the desire of each President
to ''modernize the structure should grad
ual,y carry it far away from the style or
architecture which it was originally intend
ed to exemplify The type of architecture
which the White House was INTENDED 70
represent is 'old colonial.
The executive mansion is still colonial In
exterior design but INTENTIONALLY the colonial
idea has been almost obiterated In 1ur-
nishings and decorations the stately and
artistic colonial effects have been iost. IL
was natural that the decorative neon
gruities and the sharp departure from
colonial design should offend the artistic
sense of President Roosevelt, for fhe pres
ent occupant of the White House was
student of art and belleS-lettres long pefore
he was a politician. The President believes
it is time to restore the interior of the man
sion to the colonial style that prevailed in
the period in which it was built. Plans
have been made to this end, and VIII be
carried out as soon as an appropriation for
the purpose is made. The change will not
only tend to preserve the historical asso-
Citations that should properly cluster around
the White House. but will doubtless hasten
the time when the historic mansion will be
exclusively the home Of the President and
his family and will not be used for official
business
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IMPROVEMENTS SUGGESTED.
Change in Fire Escapes Required at
Kendall Green Institute.

AS result of the recent inspection of the
Columbia Institute for the Deaf and Dumb
at Kendall Green the authorities in charge
will be notified by the District Commission
ers that certain improvements ought to be
made in the fire escapes and the provision
of fire extinguishers throughout the build
ings.
The president Of the institute has already
inquired as to the exact number of extin-
guishers needed, the cost of the same and
an estimate of the cost of extending the
fire escapes.
Assistant Chief Engineer William T. Belt
has reported, stating that there are re-
CURED for the better protection Of the
building thirty three-gallon fire extinguish-
ers. at $15 each; thirty ceiling hooks, at So
each; eight Johnson force pumps with
twenty feet of hose attached to each, at IS
each; sixteen five-gallon metal water buck
cts. at So each; changing of a box from the
front to the inside of the building, $40:
three auxiliary attachments, annual rental
50 each.
The cost Of changing the fire escapes is
estimated at $500.
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VERDURE FOR CITY FOLK.
How to Make an Attractive Back
Yard
From the New York Tribune.

From the New York Tribune.
The average city back yard presents a
number of difficult problems to the mex
perfenced gardener who aspires to be the
owner of wine and fig tree of his own
AS a rule, the tillable portions of the plot
are narrow, and are hedged by high board
fence that on one side reaches a scorching
temperature daily in midsummer. while on
the other it is in many cases destined to
perpetual shadow. A common cause of
failure to produce a pleasing effect in the
long, narrow yard is the planting Of too
many hardy shrubs and vines. They fill the
limited space in proportions that are I'M
pleasing to the eye. and the foliage seldom
remains attractive through the entire sea-
son. A deutzia or two. which can be kept
trimmed in small clumplike bushes. and a
hardy climbing rose for the rear end Of the
fierce, are enough for the ordinary space
A grapevine trained over a trenis built
above the kitchen windows will furnish a
welcome shade to that apartment during
the summer and provide luscious fruit for
the fall. After the frosts come the vine can
be tied back, so that 1t will not shut out
the winter sunlight from the kitchen and in
the following spring 1t may again be spread
the frame.
With a yard sxty-five or seventy feet
long or more 1t is good plan to shorten
the grass plot enough to allow for large
square bed at the end furthest from the
house, which will be surrounded on all
sides by walk of the usual width A Dor
der bed, eighteen inches or two feet wide
should extend around the three sides Of
the yard next to the fence.
The character Of the soil is one of the i'm
portant considerations In cultivating
yard for the first time ii is a good plan to
dig out the earth from all the portions to
be titled to a depth of about eighteen inch
es. In the bottom of this excavation stable
dressing should be placed TO a depth OF
four or five inches. Then top soil that can
be obtained from florists should be filled in
This will settle below the coping year by
year, and will need an occasional fresh sum-
ply.
A stone coping for the border is for many
reasons preferable to wood. 1t is far more
durable. and does not gather fungi which
is injurious to foliage.
profusion of vines to hide the fence
completely Will furnish a refreshing outlook
for hot weather. For the sunny side of the
yard nasturtiums. morning glories of all
kinds, especially the Japanese varieties. and
Doth the red and the white variety of the
scarlet runner may be used The latter
bears a notified bean, which few people
know is delicious when cooked and far sur
passes in flavor the lima bean. On the
shady side Of the yard there may be plant
ed clematis. which is beautiful, not only in
summer, but when the seed pods burst in
the fall: both the pink and white solanum
and Madeira vines. The lopus permum.
which bears beautiful crimson flowers, will
thrive In either shade or sun.
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Knights of Columbus at Mass.

A special mass was celebrated yesterday
morning at o'clock at ST. Patrick's
Church for the members of Washington,
Carroll and Potomac councils, knights Of
Columbus. At 7:45 o'clock the members OF
the three councils assembled at Carroll
Hall and proceeded in body to the church
DR.. A. d. Wilkinson, grand knight Of
Washington Council made the arrange
ments for the mass. Rev. DR.. Stafford de-
livered an eloquent sermon at the late mass
on the gospel Of the day, taking his text
from st. John xv:25-27. xv:1-4, treating
of the testimony of the Holy Ghost. In
requesting the prayers of the congregation
for the dead Dr. Stafford asked to include
Archbishop Corrigan in their prayers
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Boyd'S and Vicinity.
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.
RnNn.S


BOYD'S, Md, May II, 1902
A white man, whose name is unknown,
was struck and killed by local passenger
train at Doubs. near Washington Junction,
yesterday afternoon, and his body thrown
into a ditch. He was walking on one of
the tracks and made an effort to get out of
the way of a freight, but walked into the
passenger train. None of his packages or
papers made known his identity. He was
buried beside the tracks at Washington
Junction DR.. Connolly Of Adamstown eX-
amined the man after he was struck but
found life extinct.
The first freight train passed over the
new cutoff Of the Baltimore and Ohio be-
tween Adamstown and Washington juno
ton yesterday afternoon about O'Clock.
The train was drawn by engine 1868, q
massive, big, ten-wheel. turtle-back series
of freight engine, weighing ninety ton, and
was drawing thirty-two cars of coal.
An slipped in the hands of young
son of William Harding of this vicinity
while the lad was chopping wood Saturday,
and the blade penetrated the leg below the
knee, cutting an awful cash and entering
the bone. Eight stitches were required
to close the wound He suffered greatly
from the accident.
Mrs. Lawrence Allnut Of Jacksonville,
near Boyd'S, who was sent to the PaSteur
Institute in Baltimore three weeks ago for
u SdliHcul loI d OoS Uitt, WHICH Was sup
posed to have had rabies. returned to her
home today from the institute, discharged
as cured.
Mr.. NJ @. Chance and Mrs. Chance of
Washington spent Sunday here with Mr..
and Mrs. Stealey.
Mr.. John NJ. Castle. a merchant of
Brownsville, near Brunswick, was badly
injured yesterday afternoon by one of the
local passenger trains from Hagerstown.
He was attempting to cross the tracks in
front of the fast-moving train. and was
struck and knocked down an embankment
He was unconscious for the time. His con-
dition last night was serious and it is
thought he was injured internally.
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Permit to String Wires.

The District Commissioners have granted
authority to the Chesapeake and Potomac
Telephone Company to string wires and
erect poles as follows:
To string two wires from their exchange
in Takoma along Vermillion street and the
Piney Branch road to the Flora Villa Club,
Takoma Park
To string two wires from their cable pole
at the corner of 10th street and Columbia
road and Wyoming avenue to premises 1920
Columbia road.
To string two wires from the pole at the
corner OF 10Th street and Columbia road
along Columbia road and through the alley
in the square bounded by Columbia road,
18th street and Belmont and Kalorama
avenues to premises 1916 Belmont avenue.
To erect guy poles in the alley of the
square bounded by 18th street, yelling
place, University place and Euclid place.
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THE COLORADO BUILDING.
Largest Office Building in City on
Foundry Church Site.

The Colorado building office structure to
be erected by Mr. Thos. F. Walsh at the
northeast corner of 14th and G streets the
Foundry Church site. VIII be the largest
building of the sort in this city. Mr.. Walsh
has just selected the design and the plans.
The architectural style will be that of the
Italian renaissance, but the decorative fea-
lures will not be lavish. The main entrance
on G street will be emphasized by rather
elaborate treatment and the two upper sto-
ries will show decoration which will tend
to tighten the effect of the mass of the
building. Stone of a light shade will be
used in the first three floors, and the light
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MEMORIAL SERVICES.
Kit carson Post, G. a. R., Pays Tribute
to Deceased Members.

memorial services were held last evening
IN 81. Paufs M. E. Church by the members
OF AIT Carson Post, No. ., G. A. R., for the
members of the post who had answered
the last roll call during the past twelve
ii'oilths Inc choir of the church, assisted
py MISS Callahan, rendered appropriate
music. Mrs. Greenstreet and Mrs Knight
contributed solos. Rev. George w. Miller.
pastor OF the church, delivered patriotic
and eloquent sermon. The tribute to the
posts dead was paid by Past Post Com
mander Thos H. Mckee. the G. A. r. rit-
llal being used. The deceased members of
the post to whose memory tributes were
PAD We're: William H. Halves, 22d New
ork Volunteers; Edmund Weston, Ber-
dan Sharpshooters; James R. Brown. 53d
MASSACHUSETTS Volunteers; Thomas H. Nor
RS 9th Iowa Volunteers; Robert N Nor
ton, 1880 Ohio Volunteers; A. E. l.. Reese,
Sth Battalion, District of Columbia Voiun-
teers; Philo Maltby, 18th Ohio Volunteers.
and II. II. Arnold, 1S5th Ohio Volunteers.
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For the Chapel Fund.

The ladies of the KeniIworth social COM
mittee are elated over the success of the
entertainment held Saturday evening for
the benefit Of the Kenilworth Presbyterian
Chapel. The entertainment was opened
with a selection by the Engineer Band Of
the Washington barracks-Paderewski'
Minuet-followed by piano solo, Claude
Lindsay; graphophone selection, Mr. Lin
gerback; song and dance, A Little Bit Of
String; piano solo. the Flower Song"
song. Baby Mine. Miss Thomas; GRAPHIC
phone selection. Mr.. Lingerback; either
solo, Miss Colwin; recitation, by request,
Mr.. Philips; selection by the band; song,
by Mr.. Johnson; violin solo, Mr.. Tannery;
selection by the band. There were about
100 people present
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brick and stone will be used in the balance
of the structure
The interior arrangement will be such
that practically all the space will be uti-
liked. There will be court in the center
of the building which will extend through
the north side. Opening into this court
Will be tier of offices, while separated
from them by a hallway will be another
tier with openings on the fronts and sides.
In addition to the frontages on G and 18th
streets, the building will extend back to
the alley on the north while on the east
the structure will recede from the building
line The frontage on 14th street will be
ia feet and on G stfeet us feet inches
In the nine floors there will be 243 office
rooms and eight stores Three passenger
elevators and one freight elevator will be
In the building
=, NO contracts have yet been awarded but
me me estimated cost of the building is $780,
ooo. The ground cost 100000
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Gets Term of Six Months in Jail.

Justice Barnard, in Criminal Court No.
2. today sentenced Louis Semel. alias Fink
recently convicted in conjunction with
Samuel Kupperberg. Of conspiracy, to i'm
prisonment in the District jail for six
months.
1t was charged that the defendants con-
spired to defraud the Metropolitan Rail-
road Company The plan was for Semel
to deliberate fall from a car OF the rail-
road company, and pretend to be injured.
Kupperberg posed as a witness of the al
legged accident The idea was to secure
money from the company in payment for
the supposed injury.
in progress. He has not yet been appre-
hended. His bail has been forfeited.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-05-12

What you do do 1t WELL is the golden rule Of
business life. This rule and far-reacbing command
be probably observed In many other condi-
tons Of life. In sickness and suffering 1t is all
important that what you do TO Danish disease
and restore lost health should he well done. While
prudence and WILL in nearly every
instance, direct you Alright, the experience of your
friends and neighbors and the thousands rescued
from sickness and suffering will point directly to
Paine's Celery Compound the infallible health
giver.
People who think they will get rid of troubles
such rheumatism, neuralgia, dyspepsia and
nervous disorders by medicines which have not yet
passed the experimental stage, will be sadly disap
pointed and find their sufferings increased.
To get rid of rheumatism. neuralgia dyspepsia
and nervous complaints it is wisdom to
Paine's Celery Compound, medicine that pro-
ceeds at TO make the appetite normal. sleep
natural and refreshing, the nerves strong,
foundation for building up health and vigor.
If sick people in May look for true nerve
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diuretic that Will restore strength renew vitality,
regulate the kidneys liver and bowels they should
at make of Paine's Celery Compound, and
note the speedy and pleasing results that flow
from its
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CHILDREN'S DAY EXERCISES.
Two Sunday Schools Unite in Its OBJ
SerVance.

The Sunday schools of the Church of the
Covenant and the Peck Memorial Chapel In
Georgetown, participated in the annual
ctildren's day exercises held in the former
editice yesterday afternoon at 3:4o O'Clock.
There were about 500 of the little folks
present Commissioner H. B. F. Macfar-
land, who is the superintendent of the
chapel Sunday school. presided The men,
bers of the Sunday school of the Church of
the Covenant were seated, with their par
ents, on the right of the center aisle, while
the pupils of the chapel school, numbering
about 800, were seated on the left of the
church and completely filled that portion
of the editice. The front of the altar was
beautifully banked with small potted plants,
conspicuous among which We're geraniums
and heliotropes and which Were distributed
among the little ones at the close of the
exercises. Forming background for these
flowers and to each side of the altar We're
massed a number of large PAINS, the dark
green of their foliage setting Off the bright
colors of the smaller plants. The whole
interior of the church was exceedingly
beautiful.
Miss Johnson gave an organ voluntary
the children took their places in the church.
The singing of the hymn, stand Up for
Jesus by the children of both schools
was the initial number on the program, and
followed by the reading of the Scrip
ture lesson by the Rev. Charles Alvin
Smith. pastor of Peck Memorial Chapel.
An invocation was offered by Rev. Teunis
s. Hamlin, who closed his prayer with the
Lords Prayer, in which all joined.
Commissioner Mcfarland then took
charge of the exercises, and the primary
department Of his school at the chapel
sang and were followed by the primary
Class al the Covenant school with the reci-
tation of number of ScripturaI verses and
the singing of a special hymn. Special sing
ing was also rendered by the junior depart
ment of the chapel school, and recitations
were given by the intermediate class of the
Covenant school. This followed by
the singing of Lift Up Your Heads by
the entire Covenant school. The senior de-
partment of the chapel school also took a
brief part in the exercises, after which the
eetire assemblage Joined in singing Love
Divine, All Love EXcelling.'
Rev. James A. Wordcn, superint endent of
the Presbyterian Sunday school board of
Philadelphia, made brief address to the
children, in which he expressed his great
pleasure at being present. The special
childrens day offering wac taken, and it
is expected that quite large sum will be
realized. The home missionary fund will
receive five-twelfths of the sum donated by
the children, while the remainder will go to
swell the funds of the foreign missionary
society. After all the envelopes had been
received the children passed in line before
the altar and each received one of the
dainty pots of flowers which had been
banked there.
The exercises were brought to close by
the benediction pronounced by DR.. Ham
lin
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Rockville and Vicinity.
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star

ROCKVILLE, Md, May IL, 1902.
The newly appointed board of supervisors
Of elections for this county, Charles +.
Brooke and Elisha c. Etchinson, demo-
Gratis, and Henry NJ Lindig, republican,
held meeting here yesterday morning and
organized by electing Mr.. Brooke president
and Bowie F. Waters clerk and attorney.
Messrs. Brooke and Etchison were MEM
bers Of the old board and Mr.. Lindig takes
the place of Thomas Vinson.
Joseph Hall. one of the most respected
eolored citizens of this community. died
yesterday afternoon, aged about sixty-five
years. An affection OF the kidneys was the
cause of death.
The demand for houses in Rockville was
never greater than now. Every house I'm
the town is occupied or engaged. and a
real estate dealer stated a day or two ago
that he could rent twenty five within q
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Recommends Allowance of Pension.

Robert w. Dutton, chief engineer of the
fire department has forwarded to the Com
missioners the request Of Mrs. Ida Mastin
that her son, Bernard F. Mastin, aged
thirteen years. BIZ granted monthly allow
ance of $40 from the sffremen's relief fund
until he shall have reached the age of six
teen years. Mrs. Mastin receives a pension
of $50 month. and she states that she and
her son are wholly dependent upon this
amount for their support In view of the
fact that the boys father lost his life in the
performance of duty, and of the further
fact that he and his mother are entirely
dependent upon the monthly allowance of
$50 for support, Chief sDutton has recon-
mended to the municipal authorities thai
the boy be allowed $1Oa month from the re-
lief fund until he reaches the age of six
teen years. This recommendation the Com
missioners have approved.