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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-08
BRANCH PHOTOGRAPHIC OFFICES
Naval officers to Be Withdrawn From
Their Supervision.

Tho Sacratarv of the Navy has prepared
an order for the relief of naval officers In
charge of branch hydrograpmc oHces III
all cities except New York ana san IRAN
cisco. The order will relieve these Officers
and turn over the offices to the ASSISTANTS
civilians or otherwise, who are now em-
ployed in this work General SUPERVISION
is to be exercised over these pranch Offices
by the naval officers who are no" acuhs
as lighthouse inspectors lnciuolns NE"
York and San Francisco there are seven
teen of these branch photographic omces'
each established by act OF Congress, ana
except at Chicago. where the greater part
of the duty of the photographer Is re-
cruiting for the navy each one OF tne
officers to be relieved is on the retired list
While engaged in photographic work they
get active pay. The government therefore
will make a small saving by the change
The reason assigned for the order Is that
the department has adopted the policy or
entirely withdrawing the naval oHcers
from duty that can be performed by civil
fans The list of branch photographic
offices and names of the photographers Is
as follows:
Sears L. s. N, in charge: Lieutenant Ridge
lev Hunt U. s. N. Getired), assistant
Cbica A. V. Wadhams. U.
s N, in charge. also In charge recruiting
-
| naval officer, assistant.
Boston-Ensign w. G. Richardson, U. 5.
NJ (retired). in charge
Buffalo-Lieutenant w. H. Faust, U. 8.
NJ (retired), in charge
acknowledgements J. tranknn, u. ..
| N (retiredD. in charge
New Orleans-Lieutenant c. A. roster
| Il. s. N (retired), in charge.
acknowledgements A. c. McMechan, U.
| s. N (retired), in charge
philadelphia Lieutenant H. M. Jacoby.
II. g. N. (retired), in charge.
San Francisco-Lieutenant ]. c. Burnett,
| u. 8. N. (retired). in charge; John I NC
| MILAN. nautical expert (ex-navai omcer).
assistant.
Acknowledgement ]. w. Stewart, U.
| s. N (retired), in charge.
Sault Ste. Marie-Ensign Creighton Church
| i'll. Z. g. N. (retired). in charge
| Duluth-Master Mariner Frank Helm
| rich (civilian). In charge
Cleveland-Arthur Dovale, nautical sx-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-08
The Evil Of Cities.
,m the Contemporary Review.

From the Contemporary Review.
The city and it's evils; how shall we
grapple with these? How deal with all
the i'll that has gone on accumulating for
ages in all our great cities, and which
neither the spiritual power Of Rome, nor
the art and refinement Of Paris, nor the
wealth of London, nor the might OF Berlin
has ever awaited to check, and which now
in the new world grows up afresh on
scale fully apace with the vivid intensity
of New York. the expansive energies OF
Chicago Everywhere the same extremes
OIL luxury and poverty, the same confused
tumult and struggle, here for gain or place
or pleasure and there for bare or bitter
bread. Intemperance, vice and crime, dis
ease and misery, man and woman working
out each others ruin and childhood grow
ing up into new deformities of the spirit.
limited only by the stunting of body and
BRAIN What matter If all this degenera-
ton, the same everywhere, be little more
garish in Paris. a little more gloomy In
London and so on through local varieties!
To have seen Edinburgh at New Year or
Glasgow on Saturday night, to walk
across Liverpool or go down the Bowery
of New York is to see new circles OF the
inferno, is to learn that the City of Dread
full Night is everywhere. is our own. Priest
and physician philanthropist. each and all
are doing their best according to their
lights, yet that these lights cannot be SUM-
Gent the result or lack of result too plainly
shows. Yet their lights are not darkness:
for they bravely grapple with individual
cases. successfully treating, or, at least.
palliating. these. though not affecting their
source. The only complete darkness Is
that which goes with the shallow optimism
of the economist by whom this vast ~ex-
pansion of the processes of human degener-
alton and social decay is taken az tho
progress Of wealth and population.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-08
Activity of Musicians Brain.


In the. course Of lecture at the con-
ference of musicians in Dublin, Ireland,
some interesting particulars and some as
tonishing statistics were given relatively
to the amount of work accomplished by
the brain and nerves in piano playing A
pianist in view of the present state Of pi-
anoforte playing has to cultivate the eye
to see about 1.5OO signs in one minute. the
fingers to make about 1900 movements
and the brain to receive and understand
separately the 1900 signs while it issues
1000 orders. In playing Webers Motto
Perpetuo" a pianist has to read 4 ,541 notes
in a little under four minutes This Is
about nineteen per second: bat the eye can
receive only about ten consecutive impress
siOns per second. SO that it Is evident that
in very rapid music a player does not sec
every note singly. but in groups. probably
a bar or more at one vision. In Chopin's
''Etude in E Minor Tin the second seU tho
speed of reading is still greater. since it i,
necessary to read $3.50 signs In two min
utes and half. which Is equivalent to
about twenty-six notes per second.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-08
AMICABLY ADJUSTED.
Compromise Agreement in Matter Of
Andreas Theurer's Estate.

Proceedings in equity were instituted to-
day by Veronica Bergman and Margaret
Theurer against Edward A Theurer and
others, the court being asked to ratify and
confirm a compromise agreement in con-
nection with the contested will case involv-
ing the estate Of Andreas Theurer, de-
ceased. 81:
1t is explained that the will inade In 1888,
at time when divorce proceedings were
pending between the deceased and his wife,
left the wife only her dover interest in the
estate, cut off one daughter, Mrs. Veronica
Bergman, with 800, and substituted in her
place as beneficiary Andreas Theurer. a
grandson. Caveats were filed by Mrs.
Theurer Mrs. Bergman and Margaret
Theurer, another daughter.
An amicable agreement for settlement has
been reached by the terms Of which the
estate, which is valued at about 10000, is
to be shared equally by all the children OF
Andreas Theurer and by the grandson. The
court is asked to confirm the agreement as
to the interests of the minors.
Attorneys ]. Walter Wheatley and Irwin
DUNCAN appear for the compliments.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-08

work done in Egypt by England. and Of the
great Englishman to whom the Egyptian
peasant owes so great debt Still more
eloquent is Lord Miners tribute to Lord
Cromer. He has realized that the essence
of our policy is to help the Egyptians 20
work out. as far as possible. their own sal
walton. And not only has he realized this
himself but he has taught others to read
lie 1t. The contrast between Egypt today
and Egypt as he found 1t, the enhanced
reputation of England in matters Egyptian
are the measure of the signal services he
has rendered alike to his own country and
to the country where he has laid the
foundations of a lasting fame" The poor
fellaheen call the period of Lord Cromer' d
regime the time of blessing"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-08
"storm Warriors" His Theme.

storm Warriors of the Life Saving Serv-
ice'' was the title Of highly interesting
lecture given before the Mems Club Of the
Temple Baptist Church last Tuesday even
ing. by Mr.. Horace L. Piper. assistant su-
perintendent Of the life saving service.
Many thrilling instances Of heroism were
cited by the speaker. who Is thoroughly ac-
quainted with the doings of those noble.
self-saertficing warriors. Mr.. Piper fully
described all the implements for saving life
and the manner in which rescues were
effected.
The remaining portion Of the evening was
spent socially during which time refresh
ments were enjoyed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-08
THE NEW EGYPT.
Progress in the Land of the
Pharaohs

From the Boston Transcript.
Cinderella sitting in the ashes Cinderella
clad in silks and satins and richly beladen
with jewels-whence came the change!
Egypt languishing in misery, Egypt nileo
with new hope, new industry. new wealth.
whose work was this? In the one case a
good fairy waved her wand: in the other
British diplomatic agent-Lord Cromer-
toiled ten years with all the strength that
was in him. And now that Lord Cromer
newest report has reached London all Eng
land is as thoroughly amazed as II the re-
suit were a work Of magic.
A decade ago Egypt saw bankruptcy
staring her in the face. Lady Dun Gordon
wrote: 81 cannot describe the misery here
now-every day some new tax. The fella-
heen can no longer eat bread. The taxation
makes life almost impossible. The people
are running away by wholesale" OF those
sorry times another observer says: fhe
neasant went. about his daily task with
bowed and trembling heart startlng WIN WIN
fright IL addressed by a person or superior
rank" Justice was unknown, corruptlon
nrevaIent. The body polite suffered from
a shattered constitution, every organ dls-
eased. The native was still living In the
Stone Age. And then came Lord CrOmer s
active measures of reconstruction. Result :
Egyptian credit restored. European capital
attracted, the value of trade doubled, hnan-
cial conditions (by vast drainage and irri-
cation works) made Independent OF the
vicissitudes Of the seasons. 1.4OO square
miles of lands added to the cultivated area,
taxes hghtened. Justice established. educa-
ton advanced. the corvee system practicai-
ly abolished, disease reduced-in short. q
new Egypt evolved out Of the wreckage OF
ages.
Mr. J. e. Woolacott, writing of Lord
Cromer's new Egypt. says: 1.-The trans
formation of Egypt since the British occu-
patton is more wonderful than any story
that oriental Imagination could cohesive.
The fellaheen can hardly realize that they
are not living in some pleasant dream from
which there may be rude awakening.
During my sojourn in Egypt saw an Of
Tending prince within the walls Of a prison
and the governor of province deposed for
extorting money from the people for the
purposes of public rejoicing. saw. too
taxes removed which bore heavily on the
labortng population. feel proud then Of the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-08
Turkish Legation Announcement.

The Turkish legation announces that the
reports OF the disturbances in Salonica are
grossly exaggerated. Advices to the lega-
ton from the imperial authorities In Sa-
lonica say that the number of Bulgarians
who. having hurled dynamite and bombs
at the imperial troops and patrols. were
found dead and those who having been
arrested after the outrages committed sui
eide total thirty-three in ALL" Among the
brigands killed at Djoumai-Bala were one
lieutenant colonel. two majors and a cap
tain OF the regular Bulgarian establish
ment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-08
CHARGED VIII MURDER.
Reward Offered for Apprehension Of
South Carolina Legislator.

A dispatch was received at police head
quarters last night giving the information
that 500 reward will be paid for the arrest
Of Spain Kelley. alleged to be a member of
the South Carolina legislature, who is
wanted to answer a charge Of murder. The
message came from ]. Manley Smith.
sheriff Of Lee county. 8. c.
Kelley is charged with the murder OF w.
Z. Creech According to dispatch from
Bishopville, 8. c., the Victim had been &C
cused of wronging Kelley's daughter. The
men met on the road. driving in opposite
directions. and Kelley turned ana fired
three shots into the back Of Creech- Kelley
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-08

pert (ex-naval officer. in charge.
Portland, Ore.-W. H. Ledbetter. nautical
expert (ex-naval ofhcer), in charge.
Galveston-Officer recently detached; d.
s. Kimbreil, messenger, in charge tempo
rarily.
Port Townsend-N. A. Schellberg. mes
senger, in charge temporarily.
Portland Memo office maintained.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-08
Dust Of Cities.

From La Nature, Paris.
AS we approach the great centers of pop~-
lation the quantity of dust held in suspen-
sion by the air increases enormously. Ao-
cording to Sir James Crichton Browne. the
air Of London contains 10000 proportional
parts of dust to Paris 10000. while In
ArRyllshire, Scotland, there are only 100
Wind and rain are the great destroyers Of
dust. and they should be given large field
of action by isolattng houses. enlarging
streets. placing limit on the height OF
buildings, etc.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-08

then pursued his victim over the road
distance of two miles. He overlook him by
cutting one horse from its harness and
going horseback after him.
Creech pleaded for his life when keiiey
reached him, but the latter paid no atten-
ton to his entreaties and sent two loads
of buckshot into his body. After doing the
shooting Kelley disappeared.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-08
Ordered to Report for Duty.

Capt. Kensey ]. Hampton. Quartermaster,
recently appointed. and now In this city.
has been ordered to report in person to the
acting quartermaster general for assign
ment to duty.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-08

Mr.. Tyte-Phist lat the club)-"By the
way, doc, what Is good for indlgestionY"
Doctor yellow clubman)-''Well. welsh
rabbit is sometimes good for about three
days Of it."-Chicago Tribune
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-08
Colored Letter Carrier Held
Up by Masked Men.
HIS LIFE THREATENED
GIVEN NO TIME TO WAIT FOR
MAN TO SUCCEED HIM.
Postmaster General Suspends Service
on Route Pending Thorough
Investigation.

The Post Office Department was notified
officially late yesterday that John c. ALI
good. a colored rural free delivery letter
carrier. while making his regular trip near
Gallatin. Tenn. was stopped by men armed
and masked, and that he and his colored
substitute carrier were warned not to con-
tinue in the service, under penalty OF
death.
Postmaster General Payne has suspended
service on the route pending investigation,
and If the reports of the affair are con-
firmed summary action will follow. The
incident may become a second 1ndianola
case The news of the affair reached the
Postmaster General in the following tele-
gram from Postmaster H. Swaney of Gal
latin:
Carrier rural route one. while making
trip today held up by masked men. Or
dered not to make another trip. Advise"
The next dispatch came from w. F. Con-
ger, the special agent in charge of the rural
free delivery service, with headquarters at
Nashville, Tenn. as follows:
Rural carrier No. 1, cOlOred, Gallattn,
Tenn. in interview with me tonight ad-
vises that he was stopped on route today
by armed masked men, and his life threat
ened If he continued in service. Threat also
applies to colOred substitute carrier.
Warned not to divulge cause of his re-
moval, but to assign other reasons. No
time allowed him to wait upon appointment
of successor. Believing it hazardous. he
will not serve route tomorrow unless as
surances are given him that no violence
will be committed. Please advise me what
instructions will be issued In the premises.
An immediate answer will be greatly ap-
preciated."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-08
Penalties Provided by Law.

1t is said at the department that the pen
alties provided by law for such offenses are
covered in sections 1869 and 1895 of the Re
vised Statutes. The former reads as fol-
lows:
Every person who wilfully and malic-
iously assaults any letter carrier who Is IN
uniform while engaged on his route in the
discharge of his duty as letter carrier
and every person who wilfully aids or as
sists therein, shall for every such offense
be punishable by fine of not less than
800 and not more than $1,000. or by i'm
priSOnment for not less than one year and
not more than three years"
The other section provides that ANY
person who shall knowingly and wilfully
obstruct or retard the passage of a mail
carrier shall for every such offense be
punishable by a fine of not more than 800"
1t is pointed out that the difference be-
tween these penalties hinges on the wear
ing of the uniform, and also that the word
assault within the meaning of the law.
contemplates just such offense as tina:
reported
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-08
Women's Summer Underwear.

Medium weight high o.
and and short ZOSs
sleeveless. equal In
crochet and Dc
ribbed worth sec kO\s
Ribbed low and short sleeves ana
pink black and whites silk tape neck ana
trimmed some OIZC
lAZ2S.
and sleeves. silk. 81
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-08
The Southern Side.

Representative Gaines of Tennessee, in
whose district there are several negro rural
carriers explains the southern objection to
colored rural free delivery carriers by say
ing that the women and children in the
sparsely settled communities of the south
were afraid to have the negroes go to their
houses to deliver the mail
THE farmer leaves his house early in
the morning. Mr.. Gaines is quoted as say
ing, land goes out on his farm, often out
of sight and beyond the reach and call of
his wife. The children go to school,
mile away, and the wife is left alone with
the babies. and spends the day until u
O'Clock without any male companion to
protect her. In the afternoon the farmer
returns to his work again, leaving his wife
defenSeless.
knowing the characteristics of the negro
and his recently intensified luminosity to-
cussion of the negro question and the negro
episodes in high places. the wife-and the
husband. too-are in state of distress
when they realize that a negro, whether
he is a mail carrier or not. is walking about
through the neighborhood
1T Is pity. and / may say. an outrage.
that the southern people thus treated.
when we are taxing ourselves to the ut
most notch to educate the negro. 1t Is a
pity that all the east and west. who think
they know the conditions in the south. be-
fore they opened their mouths to discuss
the negro question, don't come south and
see for themselves.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-08
No Additional Advices.

Postmaster General Payne said this af-
ternoon that he had received no official in
formation regarding the hold up of John
Allgood, the colored rural free delivery
carrier at Gallatin, Tenn, other than con-
tained in the kilograms from the postmas-
ter at Gallatin and the inspector from the
district in which the alleged intimidation
was practiced
He announced that the inspector was in
vestigating the matter, and when the lat
ter informed him that the statements from
the postmaster and inspector were true he
would refer the whole thing to Attorney
General Knox for such action as the De-
partment of Justice should deem proper
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-08
Passed Civil Service Examination.

This rural carrier route was put In erect
March 1 last. There were five applicants
under civil service rules for appointment
as rural carrier. The three men passing
the highest on the list were all colored.
Under the civil service rules the Postmaster
General says, there is no option with the
department except to appoint the person
who stands highest the list: therefore
Allen F. billiard, colored, was appointed.
He resigned about three weeks ago. and on
the 26th of last month the civil service
board certified the second man on the list,
John C. Algood, colored.
Postmaster General Payne telegraphed
Mr. Conger as follows:
Investigate fully case of John c. ALL
good rural free delivery carrier, who was
stopped by armed masked men yesterday
and his life threatened if he continued in
the service, and report. In the meantime
service on route / will be suspended until
your report upon the facts in the case is
received"
Postmaster General Payne later said If
the facts were as reported only two courses
of action would be open. namely. to abolish
the route and leave the people thereon
without that service to send soldiers to
the scene to protect the carrier In the per-
Torrance of his duty Mr.. Payne said the
former course was the more probable. He
called attention to the civil service status
of the carriers, and said that the appoin-
tees were secured through the civil serv-
Ice commission, their selection, therefore,
not being optional with him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-08
Sl.29 for Mems Trousers
Worth $3.50.

Two hundred pairs. And that would b
only a handful if the men Of this city coul
only know how good the trousers arr
Striped worsted, handsome. serviceablt
made right up to the latest fashion, seam
sewed strongly-wont rip. $1.29 for actua
s.. 80 values
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-08

Use. to 81 FlOwers)
Cherries with foliage; June
Roses, large sprays; Fine Black
Silk and Satin Flowers OF all
kinds; Cherry Blossoms, with
cherries: Chrysanthemums. Peach
and Apple Blossoms, Daisies,
Marguerites and Lilies of The
Valley
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-08

(9Sc. Wreaths.)
A special Offering Of Wreaths OF
Roses, Poppies, Cherries and
other Flowers equally as desir-
able for trimming summer hats.
Beautiful. new. fresh flowers, all
as charming as the season they
represent. Regular Csc. values,
for 4S cents.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-08
Sl.2O for Mems Hats
Worth 81.

The best Hat value you'll get anywhere
All the new styles and shapes-Derbfes ana
Soft Hats-every sort that's fashionable
t,Ss season in black and all shades. We
guSkantee the quality. The Hats speak 1or
themselves.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-08

Boys Oxfords and Shoes, in 8 different
weights kid, satin calf and ~ -
RsssPt IS lsa Oh sizes 10 to 81: Sl ~
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-05-08

so dozen Boys and Chfldren's Straw Hats.
straws fancy and plain braids: small and la
Silk ribbon bands. Values up to 81 co. for.