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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-06-08
FEAST OF CORPUS CHRISTI.
Observance of the Anniversary by the
Catholic Churches.

Arrangements are being made to hold spe-
cial services in the Catholic churches
throughout the District of Columbia next
Sunday in commemoration of the feast of
Corpus Christi. According to the festival
calendar of the Roman Catholic Church the
celebration of the feast should occur next
Thursday but, as it would be almost i'm
possible to secure the mems attendance on
that day, because of business obligations
1t has been decided to defer the ceremonies
until Sunday The local celebration will
embrace the rendition of music selected
especially for the occasion and after the
mass procession of the blessed sacrament
Will occur In this portion of the program
the men and children of the several
parishes will participate. The students of
the Holy Cross College will assist in the
services at St Patricks Church
The feast, which celebrates the institution
OF the Eucharist, formerly fell on Thursday
In holy week. but as the Catholic Church
observes the passion of Christ that day the
early dlgnitaries changed the date of the
feast.
The Blessed Juliana. holy religious of
lAege, Belgium in the eleventh century ac-
cording to the Catholic version believed
that she had seen vision enioininy her To
influence the ecclesiastical authorities to
estapllsh such feast. In 1870 when she
became the head of an order. she consulted
several theologianS and church dignitari
about the vision, with the result that the
archdeacon of Iiege, who afterward became
Pope Urban " became interested and an
once was composed In 1916 Robert. bishop
or Liege, ordered day set apart for espe-
cial observance in his diocese After Juli-
ana death Henry. the next bishop of
Liege, pettoned Urban w to establish the
feast as universal one. which that pone
cid by bull issued in 1864. Since that time
the feast has remained a universal one and
Is so celebrated the office OF the day hay-
ing been composed by ST. Thomas Aquinas
ut the order of Urban "
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-06-08
The Osaka Exposition.

Consul S. S. Lyon at Kobe sends to the
State Department further newspaper clip
pings relative to the Osaka exhibition. In
the display from Oregon 1t Is noted. fifty
two distinct establishments are represent
ed. There is also an exhibit by Heinz Of
PittsburR of pickles and other food prod
ucts. The Japan Railway Company exhib
its a railway train. with compartments,
kitchen, dining car. etc. The Imperial Gov
eminent Railway Company has locomo-
tive one of two built at the government
works at Kobe in 1900 experiment.
1t is designed for heavy work, and appeASs
to have given great satisfaction. 1t Is
mentioned that If either of these two
gines was required to be duplicated in
Europe or America 1t would be necessary
to send the drawings, as they are not cop
les of any engine made abroad.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-06-08
RIGHTS OF MINORS.
Opinion Rendered Regarding Redemp
ton of Property Sold for Taxes.


The corporation counsel. Mr.. A. B. Duvan,
has forwarded to the Commissioners, with
his approval. an opinion from Arthur H.
O'Connor, assistant counsel. in which he
holds that minor children have a right to
redeem property within a year after coming
of age sold at tax sale no matter If their
mother lived several years subsequent to
the sale The matter came up on the appli-
cation of w. Walton Edwards on behalf of
the minor children of Emma Rudderforth.
deceased. to redeem certain property from
tax sale.
1T appears" says the assistant corpora
ton counsel, that the property was sold
in 1898 for the 1897 taxes to Robert Y.
Slater, and that the property at that time
was assessed in the name of William Mock
abee By the will of the said Mockabee the
property was devised to Ammon Green in
trust and at the time of the sale for taxes
Emma Rudderforth had an equitable life
estate in the property and her children had
a vested remainder in the property subject
to the life estate The act of Congress re-
lating to taxes and tax sales in the DIS
trict of Columbia approved February ~,
1898, provides: THAT minors or other per-
sons under legal disability be allowed one
year after attaining full age. or after the
removal of such legal disability, to redeem
the property so sold
I'm the Endorsement of the assessor upon
made application some time ago for permits
sion to redeem this sale. and his request
was refused by this office. because Mrs
Rudderforth died nearly four years after
the sale in question and the childrens in
terest not beginning until the time of her
death, they had in the opinion of this office,
no claim for the privilege allowed to minors
for redemption from tax sales.
The children of Emma Rudderforth,
continues the opinion, took by purchase
under the will of Mockabee and not by
descent from their mother. There was no
privity of estate between the children and
their mother. and no act or omission on the
part of Mrs Rudderforth. their mother.
could deprive them of their right OF re-
demption 1t is therefore my opinion that
these children as minors have the right OF
redemption given them by Congress with
out regard to the length of time their
mother lived after the sale for taxes.
The opinion has been approved by the
Commissioners.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-06-08
ALLEGED VIOLATIONS
CHARGES AGAINST ANDREW
BEACH AND DANIEL TURNER.
Both Accused of Infractions of the
Liquor Law in Prince Georges
County, Md.

Four warrants were served upon the al
legged proprietors of two places at Chesa-
peake Junction this morning. charging that
they had violated the law. Three OF the
writs named Andrew Beach as defendant
and alleged that ne had sold liquor without
a license: that he had violated the Sunday
law. and that he had permitted ga milling
on his premises. The other warrant al
legged a violation of the liquor law against
Daniel Turner, colored, who is said to have
lived in Montgomery county prior to en-
gaging in business at Chesapeake Junction
The warrants were issued by Magistrate
Carr at Hyattsville, and the cases Will be
called before him tomorrow afternoon at
o'clock
The defendants in these cases are two
of the several men in business at CheSa-
peake Junction whose applications Tor re-
newal of licenses were refused by the clerk
of the court Other applications of SINH
lar nature were refused and but one license
has thus far been granted. The warrants
served on the men this morning were not
issued at the instance of the county OF
fcers but were obtained on the oath OF
Deyer Rollins, a resident of the county.
More than a week ago he swore out war
rants before Magistrate Morrison, but was
unable to get them served, 1t is stated, De
cause of the illness of Constable Nermll-
lion He returned the warrants to Magis-
the magistrate at Hyattsville, as stated.
Prior Charges.
Andrew Beach was before the court at
Upper Marlboro only few days ago ana
fined 500 for alleged violations of the law
Several charges against him in addition to
those disposed of were settled and he was
warned against repetition of the offense.
Conditions about the vicinity of Chesa-
peake Junction have improved to some eX-
tent since the prosecution of the proprle-
tors of most of the resorts two years ago
although Sunday sales have been made, it
is said by some of the proprietors. The
resort known as the Columbia Pleasure
Garden has kept its doors closed Sundays
and 1t is understood its proprietors have
otherwise complied with the law. These are
the only people at the junction who have
81 license at this time.
1t is the determination of the clerk of the
court not to renew other licenses at the
junction.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-06-08
UNDER MILITARY CONTROL
Soldiers to Keep Order Pending Settle
ment of Question of Jurisdiction.

AT the request of Colonel True. depot
quartermaster. the military authorities at
Fort Myer, Va. will undertake to preserve
peace and good order on the small gov
eminent reservation at the Virginia end
of the Aqueduct bridge pending the de-
termination of certain questions of juris-
diction over that strip of land. In the
trial of a recent case of assault committed
on that reservation, the court of Alexan-
dria county dismissed the case for want of
jurisdiction on the ground that the alleged
offense was committed on government
reservation.
1t was feared that the turbulent elements
would take advantage of that decision and
occupy the territory in question for I'M
lawful purposes Therefore. it was deemed
expedent by the military authorities to
NAL Ike temporary provision for keeping the
peace there until other arrangements can
lie made.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-06-08
GRADUATES IN PHARMACY.
Degrees to Be Conferred Upon Fourteen
Tomorrow Evening.

Degrees will be conferred upon fourteen
graduates of the National College of Phar-
macy tomorrow evening, when the exer-
cises of the thirty first annual commence
ment of the institution will be held at the
New National Theater. Mr.. Henry B. r.
mcfarland, president of the board of Dis
trict Commissioners. will deliver the ad-
dress to the graduates, and President
Henry E. kalusowsk will present the
parchments. Mr.. Louis B. Castell will
be the valedictorian of the occasion.
Following is the list of graduates: Will
lam Everest Boyer, William Arthur Briggs,
Harry Alexander Candee. Louis Bernard
Castell Thomas Edward Glib, William
Parker Herbst Habel Harry Edward Har-
vey, Frances Paret Hutchinson, Lewis
Hoyt Lamb Henry Charles Lehman, Will
lam Adam Mess, William James McNalee,
Benjamin Franklin Showalter and William
Francis Work The class officers are:
President, Lewis Hoyt Lamb; vice presi-
dent, Frances Paret Hutchinson; secretary
Harry Alexander Candee; treasurer, Thos.
Edward GLIB.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-06-08
EARLY USE OF GUNPowDER.
Evidence Of It's Discovery Long Before
the Christian Era
From Casters Magazine.

from Casters Magazine.
With reference to the early use of gun
powder and firearms. long before the pop
ularly accepted, but erroneous, date of gun
powder discovery, Gen. Joseph Wheeler,
United States army, in "a lecture a short
time ago before the Franklin Institute. re-
marked that in many localities in China
and India the soil is impregnated with
inter, and the probable discovery of gun
powder there, many centuries before the
Christian era, may be explained In this
way:
All cooking at that time was by wood
fires and the people lived in tents and huts
with earth for their floors. Countless fires
made of wood upon ground strongly i'm
pregnated with inter must have existed
every day, and when such fires were ex-
tinguished portion of the wood must have
been converted into charcoal, some of
which would, of necessity, become mixed
with the inter in the soil. BY this means
two Of the most active ingredients of gun
powder were brought together. and it is
very natural that when another fire was
kindled on the same spot fash might
follow. This would lead to investigation,
and then the manufacture Of gunpowdeI
was conceived. Whether this be true or
not, there is abundant evidence that the
origin of gunpowder and artillery goes far
back in the dim ages of the past.
The Hindoo code, compiled long before
the Christian era. prohibited the making OF
war with cannon and guns or any kind of
firearms. Quintus Curtius informs us that
Alexander the Great met with fire weapons
in Asia. and Philostratus says that Alexan-
der's conquests were arrested by the use OF
gunpowder. 1t Ia also written that those
wise men who lived in the cities Of the
Ganges ''overthrew their enemies with
tempests and thunderbolts shot from the
walls" julius Africanus mentions shooting
powder in the year 275 It was used in the
CITE oFC 10 In hv he Ara hs
in $50; at Thessalonica In 9O4: 1T the siege
of Belgrade, 1918; by the Greeks In naval
battles in 1898; by the Arabs against the
Iberians in 1147, and at Toulouse in 1913.
It appears to have been generally known
throughout civilized Europe as early as
1900 and soon thereafter 1t made its way
into England, where 1t was manufactured
during the reign of Elizabeth, and we learn
that a few arms were possessed by the
English In 1870 and that they were used at
the battle of Crecy in 1346.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-06-08
Officers Assigned to Regiments.

Officers recently promoted have been as
signed to regiments as follows: Capt Will.
lam s. Valentine. to the 10Th Cavalry.
Troop D; Capt. Henry c. Smther, to the
5th Cavalry, Troop H: First Lieut. Ralph
c. Caldwell, to the 7th Cavalry. Troop FL;
First Lieut. George M Lee to the 4th Cav
airy: First Lieut. Eben Swift, jr, to the
14th Cavalry, Troop d; First Lieut.. Edgar
N. Coffey, to the I'd Cavalry, Troop L.;
First Lieut.. James S. Butler, to the LIST
Cavalry, Troop F; First Lieut.. Henry NJ
Fales. to the 9Th Infantry, Company NJ.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-06-08
Cleaning Panama Hats.

From the New York Times.
Men who have not yet sent their last
years Panama hats to be cleaned are likely
to be late corners. so far as summer head
gear Is concerned. Panama takes about
twice as long to clean and rejuvenate as
an ordinary straw hat, and is. moreover,
twice as expensive. One dealer in Madison
Square notified customers last week that
he could not take any more for cleaning
unless they were left subject to delay of
three weeks. One man who wanted to
leave his hat on one weeks leeway was
told that there were 5000 hats ahead Of
him. Inquiries at other stores along Broad
way revealed the same condition of things.
Two weeks time was the shortest that any
dealer would take a Panama for cleaning
AS it costs from 81 to 81 80 to clean and
retrim a Panama, one may form Come idea
of the revenue from that source at this
season of the year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-06-08

victed and fined $50 apiece in the court of
special sessions.
The whole investigation was started early
in the year, when DR.. Lederle, having re-
ceived numerous complaints of the quality
of phenacetin that was being sold through
out the city, decided that it was time for the
health department to take a hand Act
ing under his instructions, DR.. Deghuee
caused samples of phenacetin to be brought
from 1863 druggists throughout Greater New
York. No section of the city was neglected.
Samples were bought in Richmond and out
Flushing way and in the Bronx, though of
course by far the greater number came
from Manhattan or Brooklyn. And no dis
trict came through the subsequent exami-
nation with honor. Or. Deghuees report
shows that of the 800 samples bought there
Of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-06-08

harbor and docks. with their general me
chanical equipment. Nuremberg will show
models of new hospital, a school bath and
a new municipal theater. Cologne will OK
hibit in the same way peoples park, and
Breslau a school garden. Ful-sized Sec
tons of streets will be built. showing differ
ent sorts of paving. with subpavement con-
Structions A short street railway line will
sit methods. and automobile train is
contemplated. Fountains, squares and
other decorative elements will be literally
reproduced in model and picture. and in
the further interest of beauty as we'll as
economy, there will be a special exhibit OF
understanding devices.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-06-08

Phenacetin costs at wholesale about 81 an
ounce. Acetanilid costs two and one-half
cents an ounce. Phenacetin is proprietary
compound which may be safely taken in
large quantities. Acetanilid. even in small
quantities may prove dangerous On Ger
man phenacetin, at the usual retail rates.
a druggist may make a profit of something
like 200 per cent. If he substitutes acetani-
more than any get-rich-quick syndicate
ever dreamed of in its rosie:t prospectus.
And when the acetanlid is itself adulter-
ated with starch the profit becomes even
greater.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-06-08
Robbery Alleged.

Detectives Helan and McNamee have
been assigned to investigate a robbery re-
port made by Mr.. Anton Heitmuller OF
1907 14th street. He informed Capt Board
man yesterday that a tin box containing
$685. worth of jewelry had been taken from
his house The box was kept in a wardrobe
on the second floor at the house and was
taken between Friday and Sunday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-06-08
No Action by italy Expected,

Signor Mayor des Planches, the Italian
ambassador, has received from Mr..
Speranza, the secretary of the Society for
the Protection of Italian Immigrants to this
Country, his report upon the recent dis
turbances in West Virginia in which
Italians were said to have suffered from
mob violence. Mr. Speranza's report shows
that Governor White of West Virginia did
all that could be expected of him in pro-
tecting the Italians. Action by the Italian
government in the face of the facts as they
now appear is not therefore expected.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-06-08
Records for Twenty-Four Hours.

The following were the readings of thu
thermometer and barometer at the weather
bureau for the twenty-four hours beginning
at PIN. yesterday:
Thermometer-June Z, pm. "a: g PM,
20; IL midnight GO. June 8, am. 81; 3
a m. 65: II noon. 10: pm, II Maximum
20. at 80 pm, June 8: minimum, 81, at 5
am, June 8.
Barometer-June Z, 4 pm. 1892: 8 pm,
1886: II midnight 1892. June s. am,
29SS am % 90: noon, %. SS; 2 pm, %. S.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-06-08
Horse Meat Eaten in Paris.

According to Consul Haynes at Rouen 30
500 horses are slain In the two slaughter
houses at Villejuit and Pantin every year
for the residents of Paris. OF the total
number 10000 are consumed in the environs
of Paris, leaving consumption of 10, 500
in the city itself With an average weight
per horse of 551.15 pounds the total con-
sumption of horse meat in Paris Is 7,17S,-
177.6 pounds annually.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-06-08
The San Francisco at Lisbon.

The Navy Department is informed that
the cruiser San Francesca has Joined the
European fleet at Lisbon. and il is expected
that the three vessels of that feet, the flag
ship Chicago, the gunboat Machias and the
cruiser San Francisco. will start in a few
days for Kiel. where they will be Joined by
the battle ship Kearsarge, now on her way
across the Atlantic bound for Southampton
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-06-08
Movements of Naval Vessels.

The monitor Arkansas has left Vicks-
burg for New Orleans.
The Ajax has arrived at Hampton Roads.
the Alert at Santa Barbara and the Adams
at San Diego.
The Monadnock and the Nanshan left
Shanghai yesterday for Cheefoo.
The gunboat Quiros sailed from Cavite
yesterday for Jolo; the gunboat Culgoa has
left Caimanera for San Juan, and the gun
boat Don Juan de Austria has sailed from
Kobe for Fusan.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-06-08
The Justin Returns to Cavite.

A cable message received at the Navy De-
partment today announces the arrival at
Cavite, P. l., of the collier Justin from
cruise to Guam, which included visit to
the Island of zap of the Pelew group. The
special object of the Justin's visit to zap
was to land an American lawyer who is en-
gagged in looking after the interests of the
American heirs of the late King O'Keefe,
an American voyager who was chosen to
rule over the natives of zap, and who is
said to have acquired a large fortune.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-06-08
To Be Assistant Paymasters.

Charles T. Bishop, who has been en-
ployed pay clerk at the naval station
at San Juan, Porto Rico, and James Full
ton Kutz of Oakland, Cal, son of Chief
Engineer George F. Kutz of the United
States navy, retired have been named by
the President candidates to take the
examination for appointment as assistant
paymasters in the navy. The President
will make other nominations to fill the
existing vacancies in the pay corps of the
navy
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-06-08
The Illinois Going to Newport News.

The battle ship Illinois has been ordered
to Newport News, Va. for repairs. Several
of her plates were torn off in striking the
rocks at Christiania, Sweden more than a
wear ago 1t shows how effective her COM
partments are. to have her bow stove in
and still be able to cross the ocean with
merely temporary repairs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-06-08
ONLY Three Gunners Apply.

Gunners Frank Rorschach, Charles B.
Babson and Levin J. Wallace are the only
warrant officers of the navy who have
made application to take the examination
this year for commissions as ensigns in the
naVy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-06-08
Gen. Young's Coming Trip,

Major General S. B. M. Young of the
Army War College board will in the near
future make inspection of all the ar
tilery posts in New York harbor and New
England
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-06-08

Towne-'I believe I'm sort of owl or
something. can usually find anything I'm
looking for in the dark"
Browne--'1 must be a sort of elephant or
something. l usually find everything I'm
not looking for in the dark."-Philadelphia
Press.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-06-08

Many amateur photographers are visiting
Mamaroneck, n. Y. to obtain snap shots OF
a remarkable likeness in stone of the face
OF George Washington. The face can be
seen only at certain angles
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-06-08

Andy Montgomery 1OS years of age, of
Atlanta Ca, says the reason he is so old
is because he 'prays to de Lord, drinks a
little whisky and chews some."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-06-08

The Ferris wheel, the wonder and admit
ration of the Chicago worlds fair was
sold the other day for 81. 500. Out Of this
sum there are claims aggregating nearly
$500 900 to be satisfied.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-07-28
LIE MAN EoR LIE SACRIFICE.

There is amending speculation as to the man who
shall be chosen by the Democrats for political sacrifice
on the freetrade altar for 1904 There denying the
fact that the Democrats the looking very
favorably on ex-Presdent Cleveland But the Bryan
Democracy the the suggestion with icon-
cealed disgust Still the Cleveland contingent must be
reckoned with At this time there other
prominent candidates, both young men, The Chicago
Chronicle announces that the Democratic picnic held in
that city last Saturday which Mr. Bryan the prn-
cipal speaker was designed to give momentum to the
boom of Mayor Carter H Harrison and that from now
friends and followers of the will be active
in his behalf Within a few days. accompanied by men,
bers OF the Chicago Democratic club he will begin tour
of Illinois, will then go st. Louis Later he is to
make speech in Denver His friends will take advan-
tage Of the opportunity to advance his interests
presidential candidate.
In the meantime William Randolph Hearst who was
elected to congress last fall from New York is modesty
presenting his claims to consideration presidential
candidate through the newspapers he and controls
He has agents throughout the asceainng the
ment Democrats working for the organization of
clubs and day 10 day the growth of the Hearst
boom is watched and commented upon in Mr.. Hearsts
newspapers. If the Democrats do find candidate
next year it surely be the fault of Mayor Harr
son and Mr.. Hearst