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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-06-23
GRADE CROSSINGS ABOLISHED.
Scheme of improvements on the Chesa
peake and Ohio Railway.

In connection with the improvements now
In progress on the Chesapeake and Ohio
railroad between here and Cincinnati. Ohio,
and between Gordonvile. Richmond and
Newport News, Va, estimated to cost in
the millions, the abolition of grade cross
ings, 1t is said, is being pushed as rapidly
as possible. This method of entering cities
and towns without endangering the lives
of pedestrians was taken up by President
G. w. Stevens and other high officials of
the Chesa peake and Ohio Railroad Com
pany several years ago when the crusade
against the grade crossing evil in the ma
tionaI capital was at its height.
President Stevens recently explained to
a Star reporter on a recent visit his Ideas
as to the abolition of grade crossings, and
declared that grade crossings on that sys-
tenn within the next few years would be a
thing of the past. He enumerated the va
rious cities and towns in which the COM
pany tracks have been elevated or placed
on viaducts, and stated that in addition to
leSSening the danger to th. lives of pedeS-
trianS trains can make much better time
over elevated tracks.
President Stevens stated that, as the cost
of elevating and placing the tracks on via
ducts is extremely heavy he has recently
held conferences with the county officials
of the various states through which the
system travels with a view to urging them
to cooperate, and. wherever possible, to
have the county depress all roads inter
secting the railroad He said that already
he had received encouraging reports from
many of the county officials and believed
that they have become thoroughly inter-
ested in the project.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-06-23
HONOR MAN AT BROWN.
Hebrew Newsboy Knew No English
Twelve Years Ago.

The New York World today prints a dis
patch from Providence, r. l., which reads
A newsboy has been graduated from Brown
University as the honor man of the class of
1903 and winner of the CASTOR medal for
oratory. He Is Maurice Benjamin Rich.
twenty-three years of age.
Rich. whose family are Jews, came to
Austria, on an immigrant steamer in 1891
-Four days after his arrival Rich was SELL
Ing newspapers In the streets of Provi-
dence. He quickly acquired a working
knowledge of English. and within two
months had entered a primary school,
where he remained year. Three more
years were spent in the Candace Street
Grammar School and four years in the high
school. All this time he was carrying a
newspaper route mornings and selling pa
pers in the afternoons.
Four years ago Rich decided to enter
Brown University and found ii necessary
to work harder than ever before He sold
flowers speculated in theater and New
York boat tickets. worked in a grocery
store on Saturdays and taught in the even
ing school For the last two years of his
course in Brown he was principal of the
Veazie Street Evening School and conduct
ed college boarding house in addition to
tutoring backward fellow students
In his sophomore year Rich captured the
Carpenter prize for oratory and as a Junior
he took part in the Hicks prize debate
His subject at graduation was THE FoIly
or Ant-Semitism, and his Grafton was
cheered to the echo.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-06-23
Children's Day Observed.

Children's day services were held in the
TenleytOwn Baptist Church Sunday even
ing. The church was beautifully adorned
with flowers and plants, and the pulpit
platform was spanned by an arch of BELLS
forming the motto: "Children's Day." A
program of unusual interest was present
ed by the superintendent, Mr. Jarad Hay
den The following named persons took
part: Motion exercise, Miss Ray Biting,
Elsie Biting and Francis Biting; recita-
ton, 'Grandpas Christmas" Miss Edith
Allen; recitation, Miss Sarah Lowe; solo,
Mothers Bible,'' Miss Lizzie Dean; reci-
tation. 1.-THE Last Hymn by Miss frankie
Wilson; a rose class drill, Miss Jessie Dean,
Miss Mystic King Miss Bertha Dean, Miss
Lula Carrow, Miss Edna Beach, Miss
Manda Queen, Miss Lizzie Dean; recitation,
and crown drill was finely rendered by the
following young ladies: Miss Lizzie Dean,
Miss Mamie Allen, Miss frankie Wilson,
Miss Edith Allen, Miss Mollie Wendal,
Miss Martha Pyles, Miss Viola Burrows,
Miss Della Howser, Mrs. Carrie Allnutt;
violin solo. Miss Edith Irvine; recitation
Rock of Ages Miss Annie Hunter; ella SIS
drill, green leaves, Miss Martha Dean, Miss
Violet Offutt, Miss Sadie Offutt and Miss
Lula Burrows; recitation, My Mother"
Miss Clara johnson; recitation, Mamie
Allen; solo by Miss Edith Irvine. Mrs.
Carrie Allnutt presided at the organ and
Mr.. George Graves led in the singing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-06-23
Prayer Rugs.

To the Editor OF The Evening star.
have Just read in The Star four verses
clipped from the Chicago Tribune and cop
led by number of papers throughout the
country under the name of W. D. Nesbit. 1t
is entitled 1.-The Prayer Rug" the last verse
being as follows:
This Is a Persian prayer rug,
With cahalistic signs
Where barefoot pilgrims pressed their heads
And mumbled through their lines.
1t Is a venerable thing
See how the colors play.
What's thisf This label says twas made
In Brooklyn, o. s. A"
Now may ! say for the benefit of those in
terested that America has never nor has
any other country on the globe, outside of
what is known as the rug making orient
produced by machine or hand anything
that might pass as a semi-apology for the
gorgeous handmade fabrics which we get
from the far east. the excellence and high
artistic standard of which have shown no
diminution or acceleration in 5000 years.
Oriental rugs possess certain characters
tics to successfully initiate which ma
chine has vet been devised, to say nothing
of the impossibility of securing in this
country any of the materials stuffs
which go to make up the genuine hand
made article. While rugs might be made
by hand on this side in clumsy way, the
disparity existing between the wage which
labor is forced to demand here and that
which is accepted in the orient would pre-
clude the possibility of our output entering
into competition with the eastern rug, not
to mention the disadvantages of inferior
chemical dyes and poor woods procurable
in America. Only the most unsophisticated
layman might be deceived in comparing the
two. w. B. MILLER.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-06-23
FINISHED THE COURSE.
Diplomas Presented to Graduates of St
Joseph's School

The closing exercises of ST. Joseph's
school were held recently in the assembly
room of the institution. The program open
ed with Veazie's Morning Invitation" fol-
lowed by play in two acts, entitled Fairy
Land which was given by the smaller
pupils of the school. The parts were taken
as follows: Rita Keane, queen of the
fairies; Annie O'Neill. the prince: Annette
Dittoe, queen of the butterflies; William
Howard, the giant; John Lynch, Moth. the
miller; John Dillon, Puck, the jester A
piano duet was rendered by Misses Edna
NJ. Hillyard and Clara r. Dorr, followed by
a recitation and song by Miss Emily A. Dit
toe. A pleasing feature of the program was
an afternoon tea, participated In by several
small girls, with Mary Ofendinger as
hostess.
Misses Mary l. Divire and Edna M. Hill
yard played a duet Grand Valse Bril-
liante," by Schulhoff, and the members of
the graduating class recited Rev. Father
Ryan's I'm Memoriam," after which the
medals were distributed to the graduates
and Miss Mary Isabel Divire gave the vale
dictory.
The members of the graduating class who
received diplomas were as follows: Mary
Maud Bronson, Frances Clare Dillon Emily
Augusta DittOe, Clara Rose Dorr Mary
Isabel Divire, Edna Mary Hillyard, Anna
May Maisak, Gertrude Edwina Nolan
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-06-23

over and not single umpire assaulted, we
wonder what our great national game is
coming to.-EXchange.
1t is predicted that a good many minor
leagues will collapse soon. Minor leaguers
are paid abnormally high salaries this sea-
son, and, with unfavorable weather espe-
cially in the Mississippi and Missouri val
leys, the end will soon come for some Or
ganizations.
Delehanty has lost some fifteen or twenty
pounds since the last time he played here
If he was under weight then, as he told
some gullible scribe he was, then he should
use some health restorer now, else he will
fade away.-St Louis Republic.
Baltimore has signed Wiegand, the crack
player of the Penn Park team at York. and
he will be played at short. Greene will be
kept as utility man. Wfegand is a fine
fielder and great batsman, and will add
much to the strength of the team.
st. Louis never saw the third bag covered
any better than Bill" Coughlin cared for
it Friday. He was here. there and every
where; up for hunts and back and over
to either side for hot smashes. Not one Of
the seven chances escaped him. and all four
Of his assists were on ugly smashes.-St.
Louis GlobeDemocrat.
At Monroe La. which, by the way, is the
home Of Pitcher Frank Sparks, remark
able game was played between the Monroe
and Baton Rouge teams. Neither side was
able to tally a run In eighteen innings. Mon
roe made five hits and two errors and
BATON Rouge lnree nltS ana Two errors. Inc
names of the opposing pitchers are Dough-
erty for Monroe and Baker for Baton
Rouge.
Fan-folk are blessed with good memories,
but they sometimes forget, says Rem Null
ford of Cincinnati. Possessing the faculty
of mourning over disappontments and fail
ures (and of such is the realm of base ball
to wonderful degree), one often hears the
query: why is it that Cincinnati cannot
pick up youngster like Evers or a Sc
bring?' Every half-baked PLAYER tried out
in Redland this year failed Big Jim
Wigs, Harry Allemang. Harry Wood, Mike
Peer, Bill Hooker and Pete Cregan-all have
heard the order. Move on"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-06-23
ORDINARY KIND OF POISON
Semi-Conscious Condition of Patient
Due to Alcoholic Beverages.

William Logan, colored, about thirty
years of age, found on the street in a
semi-conscious condition by the police of
the eighth precinct about o'clock yester-
day afternoon. Bystanders intimated to
the police that the man had taken a dose
of poison, and the ambulance was sum-
moned from Freedmans Hospital A quick
run was made in returning to the hospital
and the man was placed upon the operating
table while the physicians labored over him
to relieve him of the supposed poison. The
stomach pump was used to advantage and
the man was restored to consciousness in a
short time.
The physicians found that instead of hay-
ing taken poison their patient had INDUCED
in alcoholic beverages to such an extent
that he lost his senses Logan on being re-
viyed demonstrated with the doctors for re-
lieving him of that which he had collected
at considerable expense and the consumma-
ton of much time. His conduct became
such that policeman was called in and he
was taken to the station house.
When arraigned before Judge kfmball of
the Police Court today on charge of disor-
derby conduct he denied that he was guilty
of any wrongdoing. After hearing the
statements of several witnesses the court
disagreed with Logan and levied an assess
ment of $40 and directed that he should
spend one month on the farm as the alter
native.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-06-23
SPORTS Of ALL SORTS
CONTINUED from Ninth Page.)

played yesterday afternoon on the Column
bia Athletic Clubs grounds, 18th and d
streets northeast, between the Independent
Athletic Club team and the Norris Peters
team, the former winning by to I. This
game was the first of a series OF three
games to be played between these teams,
the second will take place on the same
grounds July l. The lndependent team WIN
play the Bureau Athletic Club team at Ma
tional League Park June 30. The winners
would like to arrange games with the Co
Iumbia and Eastern Athletic clubs.
The lexington Athletic CIuD team oe-
feated the Columbia Stars by to B. The
feature of the game was running eaten
by Gill. Teams of fourteen years desiring
games address G. Myers, 2O5 r street
northwest.
Stars by % to II. The lineup of the Har-
lens was: Ncsmith, center field; Worster,
left field; Cranston, shortstop; Chapman;
catcher; Ball, first base; Tucker second
base ;, Mudd third base; O'Donnel, pitcher
and Rabbit right field.
The Eastern stars defeated the American
Eagles by 10 to 8. The feature of the
game was the timely batting of the win
ming team All teams averaging fourteen
years address W. uihei' w ~ s'iee' so0''t
east.
Independent Athletic Club by Ii to H. The
Independent team would like to arrange
aging sixteen years. Send challenges to
II Fiddesop, 4sO1a L street southwest:
The St. James defeated the Christ
Church Choir team by ID to IL. The fea-
ture of the game was the playing of Mas
sic and krieter 49,
The Reservoir Heights base ball team
met its first defeat Saturday at the hands
of the Gonzagas by 16 to 8. The Reservoir
Heights team was compelled to use sub
stitute battery.
The Athletics defeated the White Stars
nv to 4. The feature Of the game was
the living of Hearst at second, while the
WORK of Harold at short was also good.
The Meridians defeated the Columhias in
a well-played game Friday afternoon by y
tn Roth teams played fast and snappy
game hut the Columbias were unable to
Withstand the heavy smuggling of the Meri-
dams The winning battery was cook and
Turiev while Symanosh and Myers did
the battery work for the Columbus. The
Wer,dians would like to hear from all teams
If th. district Address challenges to H.
Mulligan. 1920 street northwest.
The Young st. Louis team defeated the
paleiphs Sunday afternoon by II to 9. The
Yonne St Louis team would like to hear
froIn teams of seventeen years. Send chal-
ienges to e. Skinner, 9O2 Florida avenue
northwest. ~ HS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-06-23
Base Ball Notes.

If the rotation continues. Patten Will
mitch in Chicago today
should the Senator'S win with Manager
LOTUS off the bench the latter will come in
for several juicy criticisms.
Dick Padden is slated to undergo an OPP
Grafton for his injured hand In the near
f,ture hut from the way he batted against
Washington the clever second baseman had
better postpone his visit to the hospital
There are about fifteen pitchers in the
American League who are out of the game
It'll sore arms, the result, 1t is said. of
twirling a defective ball. If this report is
true, President Johnson cannot remedy the
defect too quickly
A was to be expected, the acquisition Of
Tom DAILY and "Cozy" Dolan has wonder
fully strengthened the Cincinnatis and four
straight victories have been obtained since
the pair Joined the team. Neither man
should have been allowed to leave the
American League.
With nearly two months of the season
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-06-23
NEW TREATY WITH CHINA
Agreement on Certain Disputed Point:
Believed to Be Near,

Cassini, the Russian ambassador, is a
source of some satisfaction to the State
Department so far as the negotiations rela-
tive to the Chinese-American commercial
treaty are concerned. 1t is learned at the
State Department that these negotiations
are progressing satisfactorily as to war
rant the prediction that the treaty will be
concluded within the next six weeks unless
some unforeseen contingency arises The
department will avail itself of the am
bassador's presence here to consult him as
to certain points under consideration, es-
pecially that of the open ports which China
will yield to the powers in Manchuria
The Washington government has been I'M
able yet to agree with the Picking authori-
ties as to the number of ports to be opened
but an agreement on this point is in sight
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-06-23
PLYMOUTH ROCK TO TOUR.
Historic Landing Place of Pilgrims
Will Take a Trim

The New York Tribune today prints the
following dispatch from Plymouth Mass.
AS result of the visit of the Liberty Bell to
various Massachusetts cities, including
Plymouth, movement has been started to
send Plymouth Rock on tour of the coun-
try, to visit all the large cities The idea
has been enthusiastically received by the
guardians of the rock in this town, and
plans are now being formulated to that
end. They include trip in special train.
under guard. with short stops in such cities
as New York. Philadelphia, Buffalo and
Albany.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-06-23
NEW PUBLICATIONS.
|SCRIBNERS
MAGAZINE.
FOR JULY

CIVIL WAR "REMINISCENCES BY
GENERAL OORDON-GETTYSBURd
As the crucial battle of the War, Get
tysburg is naturally the most important
subject that the author has described
in these reminiscent papers. General
Gordon is one of the few men living who
is qualified to speak of Gettysburg from
the point Of view OF a general officer,
and his account is splendid descrip-
ton by very eloquent man. The ar
ticle is illustrated with views Of the
field both just after the battle and as it
appears TO- day, and with portraits.
THE WAR DEPARTMENTAL
ISTRATION OF CIVIL GOVERN
MENT. By Judge Charles e. Magoon.
JUICE Magoon, who is the law officer Of
the Bureau of Insular Affairs in the
War Department, describes the Civil
Administration in the Philippines, Porto
Rico and our other insular possessions,
as it is conducted under the auspices
o. the Department.
JOHN FOX'S SERIAL STORY. "The
Little Shepherd of Kingdom Come
continues, as it began, one Of the best
stories of the year."-NeW York Press.
J. B. CONNOLLY'S NEW STORY. Mr..
Connolly's sea stories are now too we'll
known to readers of Scribner's to need
comment. The present story, 1.-THE Fly
ing Colleen Bawn," is in a novel vein,
and is illustrated in color. very elabo-
rately, by Mr.. Reuterdahl.
THE GRAY COLLIE. BY Georgiana
Wood Pangborn. A curious tale, not
exactly ghost story, but with weird
note in it, written by a new writer whose
work has excited attention.
A SACRED CONCERT. BY Mary Tap
pan Wright. A humorous story Of a
college town-an interesting departure
in story writing by Mrs. Wright, and
one that will interest her many readers.
The CANADIAN RIvERMEN. By
Arthur Heming. An article on raft
ing on the Canadian rivers, showing
the difficult and daring work Of the
rafters Illustrated by the author.
IN THE OPEN. By Mrs. M. R. S. An
drews. A charming sketch of sum-
mer fishing camp, with its guides and
guests, fishing and shooting, and bleezy
open air life.
A nOTNER IN INDIA. A Story. By
Mrs. Everard Cotes.
THE CEDARS OF LEBANON. By
Lewis q. Leary. The author camped
for a month among the cedars of Leb-
anon, and he gives a very new and
interesting account of the famous trees,
with illustrations from photographs.
ANIGHT IN THE ROOT OF ANDREAS
hOFER. By John Heard. An account
OF visit to the home of 1.-THE Man of
Tyrol," with illustrations.
MAXFIELD PARRISH has a beautiful
full page drawing in the July number,
illustrating poem by A. M. Davies
Ogden. 1t is printed as frontispiece,
in FIVE colors.
Now Ready. Price rs Cents
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-06-23

peckers The birds mistake the humming
sound inside the poles for the humming OF
insects. and It is to get at these supposed
insects that they make their perforations.
'Bears, on the other hand, think the hum
ming comes from bees. and they overturn
the stones at the poles base In their en-
deayor to get at the honey. Wolves are
afraid of the sound. A wolf won't go near
q telegraph pole under any circumstances"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-06-23
Admiral Bradford's Inspection.

Rear Admiral Bradford, chief of the bu-
reau of equipment. has returned from an
extensive inspection tour on the Pacific
coast. He reports the conditions at Mare
Island and Bremerton as most satisfactory.
While in San Francisco Admiral Bradford
arranged for the purchase Of about 500
acres Of land adjoining the government 8
naval station ak Honolulu.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-06-23
Directly on Ocean Front.

The Spray View at Ocean Grove, N j.,
possesses the advantage of a location di-
rectly on the ocean front. while it faces on
three avenues. thus providing excellent
lions for $50 guests. Booklet upon applica-
ton to Joseph White.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-06-23
Birds. Beasts and Wires.
je9-tu-3t

From the Philadelphia Record.
"A strange thing is the effect of electrical
enerpy on birds and wild beasts" says
telegraph lineman. ''Woodpeckers are con-
tinually tapping telegraph poles. In the
country you will find everywhere poles
honeycombed by the sturdy bills of wood
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-06-23
The Leighton, Point Pleasant.

The Leighton. one of the most attractive
of Point Peasants resorts. Is now open for
the season. The house fronts Directly upon
the water. Application to E. F. Morford,
Point Pleasant N. j.. will elicit prompt re-
SpOnSA
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-06-23

The reductions emarkablehe list above shows big
bright wantabe goods Some of the made
from remnanohers from what called in the trade Job lots
specially bought The regular each the
ual worth of the made order from the roll The
sale prices promise better than 25% investments
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-11-26

WANTED-Agents for the pest laundry
in Kansas. Liberal commission. Adj
dress Wichita Steam Laundry 2f-tf
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AGENTS WANIEr

O~O-~~O~-@~~~-~O~@~/~~~~
AGENTS WANTED-An agent, either
sex TO sell shirt waist goods IN their
nome and Hr!OunGlnS towns Large
line. including high-class novelty pat
terms and exclusive designs. Sells n
sight. Big pay to right party. Buckley
Custom Shht Co., Dept. F., ST. Louis.
Mo. i-ll-tf
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STORAGE.

Daily Eagle. Delivered, Toe per Week.
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FOR SALE-Special hargains fc- today:
Neat 4-roorn cottage. cennt y aatSs. s.tst
front. S1.coo.
Elegant 5-rooEi cottage. veSt'9Gic. hath
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Six-roora cottage. % feet. east froat.
North End, Sl.al
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All new. modern architecture. iE dCsar-
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MALE HELP WANTED.

MALE HELP WANTED-Persons to
manage district offices for commercial
house; salary sd. paid weekly; all eX-
penses advanced. Colonial, Caxton,
Chicago. n-22-6t
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FINANCIAL.


OFFICIAL STAT F-NEET pF TffE RI
narcisi condition ~ fae afgf Fi....a rssfe
2ags ~ white. state 81 kaaaas af tlsa
eiofe ~ pfsirfsf r1 fHc lfa lF 20 See
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A flush overspread the young woman's
cheeks. The man l loved oil not ask
me- she said. Il could not be 50 untrue
90 myself as TO msrry instead tie MAJ
who loved me" She stopped herself IN
time to save Mary's second cup Of ,ea
from being totally ruined by sugar
why didn't you marry. Jenne- She
aimed the query AZ her. Miss Forshey
drew herself erect in impressive dignity.
She was not pretty. but what one call
ed fine. healthy looking.
II made the mistake thu average
woman makes and threw aside = sood
mans love" she tried TO say lightly bot
the corners OF her mouth belied her in
difference; they were trembling. There
was a rustic Of go~n. q refresh n
Whit OF cut roses and a young woma3
rushed in on them ike mad hurricane,
kissing them rapidly IN turn before she
finally settled down IN 4 chair ike
butterfly on favorite flower. The room
seemed suddenly filled with good cheer
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-11-26

WANTED-White dishwashers. Manhat-
tan Hotel. Silk