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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-23
Barthold Schlesinger,s Bequest.
IN BAD CONDITION.
Report Made Regarding Old Cemetery
Grounds in GEORGETOWN.

Commissioner West recently called Major
SJlvester's attention to the fact that COM
plant had been made that the square for
merly occupied the old Presbyterian
burying ground in Georgetown is in a
very insanitary and unsightly condition,
due to the neglect of the owners the
square having been made dumping
ground for all manner of Objectionable
material Mr.. West suggested that the
police department investigate the matter
and forward report, in order that the
health department might take steps if such
a course should be deemed necessary
Lieut.. SwindellS of the Georgetown pre-
cinct reported that the ground is not
fenced on three sides and is playground
for children of the neighborhood as well
as a dumping place for old WIRE tin cans
ashes, waste paper, old hoops and other
refuse. Besides this the dilapidated tombs
broken headstones, decaying trees and
fallen limbs of trees all tend to give the
place a most unSightly appearance. The
lieutenant said he found nothing, how
ever, that could be classed as insanitary.
Commissioner West has now recommend
ed to his associates that the Commissioners
communicate with the owners of the bury
ing ground, calling attention to the COM
plants concerning the condition of the
square and asking If something cannot be
done to improve the conditions.
A committee from the Georgetown Citi-
zens Association recently suggested to the
commissioners that this land be taken by
the District and converted into a public
park. a special act of Congress would
be necessary to bring about such a result
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-23
The Front Door Of the Street Car.
70 the Editor of The Evening Star:

To the Editor Of The Evening Star:
/ read with much interest and approval
your editorial with the above caption In
cars are in motion. and especially going
down grade, l can understand that there
is some reason for the company in keeping
the front platform of the car clear of pas
sengers. but because of the reasons given
by the company and the decision of the
court in reference to the accident, does 1t
necessarily follow that there must be ex-
tremes In the matter? Could not for ex-
ample, the front doors be opened at trans
fer points and the passengers go out
through that door and the incoming pas
sengers enter through the rear door? Time
would be saved to every one by this ar
rangement; the car would be loaded at the
same time that the departing passengers
were leaving.
west from a southbOund 9th street car at
New York avenue. The westbound car.
when 1t arrived, was literally packed. Fully
twO-thfrds of the passengers left the car.
transferring to 9th street. A number of
those standing up did not, but took the
seats of those departing. This caused con-
fusion and consumed considerable time.
Then the crowd that was waiting to go
west boarded and completely packed the
car again. The result was that at least
twice, IL not more than twice, the time was
consumed In the process by the rear door
alone than was required. When the car
arrived, although 1t was packed there were
only two passengers on the rear platform,
and when 1t departed there was only one,
although the car was still packed, and, of
course. under the new rule Of the company
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-23
WITHOUT AUTHORITY.
Commissioners Unable to Remedy Con-
ditions in the Allevs

Anent the interviews published recently
In the local papers, in which interested
visitors have spoken quite freely of the
deplorable alley conditions found here in
the national capital. Commissioner Mac
farland president Of the District board
today said that for several years the Conn
m1ssloners have been endeavoring to se
cure from Congress a law which would
enable them to improve housing conditions
In the District of Columbia by dealing eff
fect1vely with insanifary buildings. es
pecially those in alleys
ne commissioners are we'll aware" he
continued of the bad condition of MANY
OF the buildings In which the poorest az
the poor live, but they have not the mower
under existing law either to remove the
buildings or prevent them from being oc-
cupied, even when thu are plainly unfit
Tor human habitation and a menace TO the
general health of the community. Our Ia WIG
and building regulations now prevent the
erection OF new buildings in such wav
as to produce insanitary conditions, and
we have, under the District code, authority
for opening, widening and extending aIleys
and minor streets, with provision for re-.
endorsement by assessment although our
appropriation is not adequate But the
EFFORT to secure the additional legislation
needed has not yet succeeded. 1 hone II
VIII succeed at the next session of Com
gress. The last draft of a bill on this s,,h
1ect was sent to the Senate by the Com
missioners on the 22d of April 1902 II
was modelled on the best legislation of the
same character elsewhere, and provided for
a commission to deal with insanitary build
inss, as is done In other Jurisdictions
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-23
RECEPTION RENDERED.
Memb ers Of Grace M. E. Church We'll
come Their Pastor.

The congregation of Grace NJ E. Church
gave a reception last evening in honor of
their pastor. DR.. Joseph Edmund Smith
who has returned for his third year to that
charge. The reception was largely attend
ed, not only mi the members of the church,
but by number of their friends, as WELL
The occasion was one of peculiarly felici-
tous character in that in addition to re-
Joicing over the return of their pastor the
members of Grace have also great cause
for congratulating themselves upon the
marked improvement in the interior of
their house of worship and the healthy
financial growth of the congregation since
Dr. Smiths appointment to them.
The audience room, in point of coloring
and tasteful arrangement is regarded as
being as attractive as is any of it's size
In the city. The acoustic properties have
also been greatly improved. This latter
feature was especially noticeable at the
concert given Monday night by the quartet
of Foundry Church. consisting of Mrs
Josephine Chunn, Mrs. William T. Reed,
Mr.. Howard Butterwood and Mr.. William
Barnholt. under the direction of Mr.. Will
liam X. Cohen. formerly organist of Foun-
dry, but now of Grace Church.
few Of these facts were touched upon
by Prof. F. A. Springer In his address of
welcome and he also cordially expressed
the sense of deep appreciation which the
congregation owed to DIR. Smith for his in
efforts toward the visible and
financial as well the spiritual Improve
ment of the church.
DR.. Smith feelingly responded, express
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-23
All Diseases

of the blood, and chronic
diseases generally, must
yield to the faithful use of
RADAM'S MICROBE KILL
LER, as it stops fermenta=
tom, and destroys the
germs of Catarrh, Com
sumption, Cancer and
Rheumatism, and because
of its wonderful antiseptic
qualities, is good for sores,
cuts, burns and bruises.
A purely scientific RENEE
dy, recognized the world
over FORTS wonderful merit
in curing disease. Envesti=
gate it.
Write for The VIM. Radsm Mcrobe Killer o..
Free Book. 12l Prince St. New York or
Washington ofEce.
6I4H Ninth St. NV.
Chas. f. Bell. Manager pAone 2l7s-Y.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-23
She Knew About the License.
To the Editor of The Evening Star:

TO the Editor OF The Evening Star:
In the issue of The Star of the Goth in
slant it was reported that Miss Marie E.
Johnson and her guardian, Mrs E. p Girls
mond cher grandmother). knew nothing Of
the marriage license issued to Charles H.
Council. But / beg 1t to be stated that
Miss Marie e. Johnson did know something
Of the affair, as 1 proposed to her and she
accepted, and we were to be united on the
10Th instant, whether her grandmother con-
sented or not Therefore got the license
But before got 1t had to get the name
of the clergyman who was to unite U.S. So
l went to Miss Marie F.. johnson, and she
gave ne the name Of Rev. James NJ
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-23
CHANGE IN CONTROL
GREAT FALLS AND OLD DOMINION
RAILWAY PLANS.
Mr.. John r. Mclean and His Assoc
ciates to Build and Equip
the Road.


The negotiations which have been in
progress for some time in regard to a
change in the control of the Great Falls
and Old Dominion Electric Railroad Com
pany have been concluded, and the property
has passed into the ownership of John R.
Mclean and his associates. Today a check
for $4,000. signed by William B. Orme, as
treasurer OF the company. was sent to the
collector or taxes in payment of the bal
ance of the $4,000 which the law, passed
at the last session of Congress, stipulated
should be deposited by the railroad COM
pany with the District Commissioners in
payment of the expense of reconstructing
the superstructure of the Aqueduct bridge
over which the tracks of the proposed road
are to be laid. Some time ago, in accord
ance with the requirements Of the act, the
sum of 200 was paid to the District au-
thorities. The payment Just made dis
charges the obligation.
In accordance with the change in the con-
troll or the company new board Of direc-
tors has been elected as follows: John r.
Mclean. r. D. Weaver, r. H. Goldsbor-
ough, George G. Boteler, Nathan B. Scott,
Colin H. Livingston and William F. Hart.
Provisions of the Law.
The bill giving authority to the company
to cross the bridge and have it's terminal
on the Georgetown side of the bridge, also
stipulated that within sixty days after the
money required to be paid by the railroad
company had been deposited with the Dis
trict authorities the Commissioners should
begin the work of rebuilding the bridge. In
the meantime the strengthening of the
piers, for which the sum of $4,000 was APP
propriated is to, go on under the direction
or the engineer officers of the United
States army. 1t is estimated this recon-
of the bridge will occupy all the
coming season. SO that the actual work of
building the road will not be begun before
next winter.
The upper portion of the bridge as re-
will provide for a wagon road
and foot way well space for the
tracks of the electric road. The law gives
the right to other roads running to the
Virginia side of the bridge to use these
tracks to cross that structure and track
age arrangements are to be made with the
Great Falls Company. The railroad ter
minal at the District end of the bridge
will be at the Georgetown terminus of the
Capital Traction Company and near to the
line of the Washington Railway Company.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-23

O'Brien; and on my arrival at the house
that evening her guardian objected to it.
She said for us to wait awhile. which I in
tended to do. But my mother heard the
news. and she Immediately sent my sister
to stop 1t. So there will be no wedding, as
our parents object to it.
CHARLES H. COUNCELL,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-23

Ing his great interest in the church and
the belief that the future will far exceed
the past in usefulness and higher develop
ment.
The program included several musical
selections, rendered by Mrs. Jesse Nichol-
son, Miss Elizabeth Wahly and Mrs Left
wich Sinclair. after which refreshments
were served. Social features concluded
the evening
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-23
Postal Clerk Russell Convicted.

A verdict of guilty was rendered yester-
day afternoon in Criminal Court No l. in
the case Of John r. Russell colored, in
G!cted for violating the postal law
The specific accusation was that last Feb
ruary Russell, then a letter carrier emhez-
zled from a bag of mail he had collected a
letter containing S.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-23
Wilson at Nashville.

Secretary Of Agriculture Wilson was a
Nashville guest yesterday afternoon The
Secretary visited Belle Meade stock farm
ana was the guest of tine Country Club at
dinner. The Secretary will remain in
Nashville until tonight and will witness
the running of the Cumberland derby.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-23

none was allowed on the front platform
Does not this show that at transfer points
egress and ingress from and to the car could
be arranged and so save time and confusion
without any risk of the same producing an
accident, about which the court rendered
the dreaded decision mentioned in your edi-
torial? W. MOSBY WILLIAMS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-23
ABBEY'S PICTURES

There are three charming drawings by
MIR. ABBEY in the May Magazine.
They are drawn in pen and ink, and
are reproduced in tint. They Illus
trate scenes in Shakespeare king
John
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-04-23

The Ohio republican state central com
mittee selected Columbus as the place of
holding the state convention, and June
and as the time.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-10-23
YOUR MONEYS WORTH.

There is no institution in the
land that gives bigger value for
it's cost than the newspaper, and
the pioneer newspaper is the EN-
phasis Of this truth. It is truly
worth it's weight in gold to the
community in which it establish
es itself. Upon the value of the
country newspaper the Duluth
News Tribune speaks to the
point when it says:
SIN Minnesota, the number Of
country newspapersis rapidlyln-
creasing. In the north woods OF
this state, some Of the news
paper plants arrived on the
scene of publication before a
clearing was made andin advance
of the settlers who will read
them.
Some of the brightest and best
country editors in the business
are located in the pine forests
and are working faithfully and
with good effect for the good Of
the region. They write bright
newspaper literature, and are
quoted, with surprised delight,
by exchanges published in the
cities. The settlement grows up
around them, and they begin to
fight for schools and churches. !"
A live newspaper is the best
advertisement that any town can
have. Outside of the fact that it
offers the best means of com
munication between the mer-
chant and his customers a news
paper is the most powerful
factor, next to hustling wide
awake business men, in the de,
velopment Of a town.
This place the Pioneer aims to
FL in Bemidji. This city is full
Of enterprising business men
and women who are giving their
best efforts to build up Bemidji
that they may build up them.
selves. So far as it lies in the
powerof a newspaper the Pioneer
will lend it's might and main to
this undertaking.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-10-23

election been hard ct work in the
interest of his constituents. It's
all very well to'be stateman but
first. it is just as well to do a few
plebean things for your own peo-
pie.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-10-23

THE st. Cloud Journal Press
ad ministers a we'll deserved re-
buke to those republican editors
Of the state who have been of late
holding up the hands Of Tammany
Hall. The great fight in New
York City for four years more of
clean government and further
progress in reform should enlist
the moral support of every friend
of municipal reform in the coun-
try.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-10-23

New made congressman will
get into harness Novem Der 9th
and begin to make statesmen OF
themselves. Congressman Steen-
erson Of the ninth Minnesota,
however, has a very good idea OF
the duties of a congressman,
which is first Of all loyalty to his
own district, and has since his
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-10-23

JAMES j. HILL is accused Of
knocking Minnesota because Of
it's fight against the merger. If
there is any truth in this Mr..
Hills position is something like
that of our Canadian friends who
never tire of sounding the su-
perior praises Of Our Lady of the
Shows but who keep right on liv
ing on this side the line.
The daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Beltrami Co., Minn.) 1903-1904, 1903-10-23

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Poor season for ducks on the
Winnibigoshish.
The way Of the blind pigger at
Ulen. proves very hard.
Tenstrike merchants stock up
for a strenuous fall trade.
There's liars club atMallard
which flourishes like green bay
tree
The town of Aurora ushers in
a new morning in St. Louis
county.
l. The Aitkin County mills of JUS
tice are grinding a small grlst
for the fall term of court.
Despite a multitude of law
suits Norman county has finally
builded it's court house.
Mary McF'adden s cry Of Let's
cut Dowie out" strikes home to
the very amen corner of our soul.
Superior demonstrates it's
right to the name by defeating
Grand Rapids on the gridiron, 8
to 5.
Rome was not built in a day
but it is said that Cass Lake is
afraid that the new town of
Richards will be-
The Gully Sunbeam sees grim
war, goar and glutinous spots on
l
the sun all because of recent
newspaper changes in Bemidji.
The Homestead Review, pub
lished at Pine Top, Itasca county,
lis at hand. 1t is we'll named. OF
it's total of twelve columns just
eleven are filing and final proof
notices.
A stolen can of gun powder
threatens to land a trio of Fertile
youngsters in the village keep.
They may be thankful that the
law took them in time to save
them from being landed in king
dom come.
In order to range the wilds of
? Itasca county Duluth sportsmen
incorporate the Bow String Club
whereunto 4 suficiency of arts.
tocracy and 500 gains you adj
mission. It seems that the club
intends to string it's bow prin-
cipally with long green.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1903-07-24

M'CLEARy HERE

Congressman McCleary of Minneso-
ia and his son arrived on the Sonoma
and were about yesterday seeing the
sights. They had been on the coast
and were induced by friends to run
down to the islands While on board
they were urged to keep on to Austria
liza and make the round trip, but after
seeing something of Honolulu they de-
cided to stay right here. 1t was good
enough for them.
Yesterday the Congressman and his
son, escorted by friends, went over the
capitol and also drove to Punchbowl
The capitol interested Mr.. McCleary
greatly and his remark was that King
Kalakaua certainly knew how to make
himself comfortable. Street scenes,
with their human Kaleidoscope, also
held his eye, the mingling of Chinese,
Japanese, natives and Portuguese with
the whites being new to him.
A Canadian by births the Hon. James
Thompson McCleary secured his first
foothold in the United States as a
school teacher. He was born at Inger-
soil, Ontario, on February s, 1852 He
was educated at the high school of his
native town and at McGill University,
Montreal. He taught school for some
years in Wisconsin, resigning in 1881
the position of Superintendent of the
Pierce country schools to become State
institute conductor of Minnesota and
professor of history and civics in the
State normal school at Mankato. He
remained in the position for eleven
years and during his summer vacations
conducted normal schools in other
States. He is the author of several
text books dealing with civics. He was
elected to the Fifty-third Congress and
has been a Congressman ever since
then, in the last election beating his
democratic opponent by vote of al
most two to one.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1903-07-24
LONG LIFE OF
CASSIUS N. CLAY
REACHES AN END
China Refuses to Open Manchurian
Ports Because Of Russia's
Occupancy.



Cassns Marcelus Clay born in 1910 His parents
wealthy Kcntukians Shareholders Young Clay
north his schooling and graduated from Yale in 1892 speech
William Garrison convinced him that his parents wrong
holding slaves in bondage He returned Kentucky and in the
stirring prior the waged campaign for the abolition Of
slavery He member of the Kentucky legislature for three terms
pciced law in Lexington In 1915 he issued in Lexington
abotonist paper known The True American" few issues of
the paper enough stir tremendous feeling the
aveoner. His printing Office mobbed and destroyed and lie
forced after that print in Cincinnati but still circulated i'll
Kentucky When the broke with Mexico, Clay the
front and served with gany officer of Volunteers In 1861
through the roubou times and for four years after the close of
the struggle Clay held his post St Petersburg He supported Greeley
for the presidency 1872 den in 1876, but in 1884 advocated
I5anes election. Ma -
After this he of sight in national politics lie became
nfrm through old but about three years the
great deal of noorey through his marriage young girl His
relatives opposed the marriage and Clay himself treated child wife
hameuy Finally the marriage annued the girl got
divorce for she married another who has died OF
Clay has kept aloof from and had shut himself up his
home lie refused proper attendance and said that he
starving himself His relatives tried aid him but he refused
them The widowed child wife again forward
the old man until his death but he refused
July S kentucky jury pronounced him insane His relatives
declared this step was taken to protect his property.
Clay had long life and the was utilized in
unceesing work for his country.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1903-07-24
. PARASITE, FOR
THE MOSQUITO

The following account of the discov-
cry of mosquito exterminator will
appeal to the residents of this Terri
tory. A Washington dispatch of July
~ to the San Francisco Call explains
the latest discovery as follows:
WASHINGTON, July 12-Dr. Charles
Wardell Stiles of the Public Health
and Marine Hospital Service. the dis
coverer of the parasite Uncinaria Am
ericana, generally known as the book
worm, or germ OF laziness," and who
in his address last December before the
Sanitary Conference of American Re
publics, told of the effects OF the raw
ages of the bookworm disease upon the
social, Industrial and economic con-
ditions in the Southern States, has
made another discovery in the para
site world. 1t is considered by Gov
eminent scientists as of the greatest
importance ana it's effects may be far
reaching.
Dr. Stiles new achievement is the
The Hawaiian gazette., 1903-07-24
CUSTOMS ORDER
DOESN'T WORK WELL

The recent order of the Treasury
Department making it necessary fol
the Customs officers at this port to ex-
anime all hand baggage of passengers
from foreign ports is now attracting at.
tention at San Francisco and the fact
large amount of dutiable goods on
baggage which was examined here
shows how useless the present ruling is
The Examiner under the heading,
Smuggling Made Easy" prints the fol-
lowing: with the arrival of the
steamer Sonoma, a flaw was discovered
in a new ruling of the Treasury De-
partment.
Some time ago the local customs Of
ficials We're notified that the light bag
gage of passengers of Transpacific
steamers, receiving inspection at the
lulu would not be subjected to any in
spection at this port. The customs Of
ficials aver that should this ruling be
permanent, dutiable goods can and will
be readily struggled into this country.
"It is expected that when Washing
ton is apprised of the true condition of
things the ruling will be materially
modified"
On the arrival of the City of Picking
at San Francisco the searching officers
found several hundred dollars worth
of goods upon which duty should be
levied. but which was found in baggage
already marked as being inspected. This
is not in any degree the fault of the
Customs service here, because the goods
are placed in the baggage after the
steamers have left this port.
NOT A MINUTE should be lost after
a child shows symptoms of cholera in
fantum. The first unusual looseness of
the bowels should be sufficient warning.
If immediate and proper treatment is
given. serious consequences will be
averted Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera
and Diarrhoea Remedy is the sole re-
lance Of thousands Of mothers and by
its aid they have often saved their
children's lives. Every household should
have a bottle at hand. Get it today.
1t may save life. Benson, Smith &
Co.. Ltd. Wholesale Agents. sell it.