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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-31
ART NOTES..

The print division of the Library of Con-
gress under the direction of Mr.. A. j.
Parsons has become of late an institu-
ton of truly national importance. Its
growth and development have been grad
ual. and for this reason its size and value
are probably known to but few. Last
July, when the librarians official report
was made up. there were in the possess
sion of this division 15S.451 prints, of which
over 1900 had been acquired during the
preceding year. Nearly LOCO of these add
ditions were obtained by purchase, over 600
by gift and more than 1900 through copy
right. Among these recent acquisitions was
a collection of original pen drawings made
by the late George Y. Coffin. This collection
was the gift of Miss Isabelle Solomons,
and picturing almost every event of polit-
lea, or Local importance Transporting during
that period of six years, is valuable adj
dition to the divisions collection Of car
teens.
X X
Besides the prints which the Library of
Congress owns there have been placed in
its hands for the benefit of the public and
for safe keeping certain valuable private
collections. chief among which is that be-
longing to Mrs. T. Harrison Garrett of
Baltimore and her sons. which consists of
over nineteen thousand prints, many of
them exceedingly rare. For several years
the director of the print division has had
the privilege of drawing upon this collec-
ton for exhibition purposes, but it was not
until last February that 1t in it's entirety
was deposited in his care. 1t thus narrowly
escaped destruction. for but two days after
its removal to Washington the great Balti-
more fire swept through the building in
which it had been stored, the Mercantile
Trust and Deposit Company. and complete
ly devastated the room from which it had
been taken. This would have been an ir-
reparable loss, for though the collection is
held. of course, subject to the owners call,
1t is now open to the student for special
study of the art Of the great masters OF
etching and engraving and to the public
through specialized exhibitions.
In this service 1t supplements the Hub
bard and other collections which are the
property Of the library, and to particular
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-31
The Trailer.

From the Houston Post
We have listened to the rustic
OF the home made paper hustle
And the lego mutton sleeves have caught our eye;
We have de-stepped crinoline,
And ezra ptured we have seen
The rainy daisy skirts paFading by.
We admit we have passion
Just TO watch the frllS of fashion.
Fair woman's many shifts from toe to crown;
But the thing that plays the duece Is
This last freak that bars excuses
The lego mutton sleeve turned upside down.
Evening star., 1904-03-23
Deaths in the District.

The following deaths were reported to
the health office for the twenty-four hours
ending at noon today:
Alice Barnes. Washington Asylum Hos
pital, forty years.
Lewis Beal, Georgetown University Hospi-
tai, thirty-one years.
Samuel E. Beach, Providence Hospital,
twenty-three years.
George Beckett, 1919 10Th street north
west, fifty years.
William A. Bowie, 337 Pomeroy street.
twenty-six years.
Adel Emily Cadman, 223 sth street south
west, seventy-nine years.
John F. Clark, Freedmen's Hospital,
thirty-three years.
sallie Clendaniel, 222 11th street south
Caroline Davis, Emergency Hospital fifty
five years.
Cornelius Donovan, Washington Asylum
Hospital. sixty years.
John Duvall, 1886 sth street northwest,
forty-two years.
John E. Garner 1s4e Half street south
Estelie George, Founding Hospital, two
months
Ephraim A. Greenough. 1913 Massachu-
setts avenue northeast eighty-five years.
Mary E. Lusbe. 40 G street southeast,
eighty-three years.
Arthur Mitchell, Washington Asylum
Hospital forty-four years.
Daniel D. Moran, 1905 Half street south
west, ffty-two years.
Thomas Payne, Government Hospital for
the Insane, thirty-three years.
James L. Reynolds, 2724 M street north
west, seven months.
Helen Roberts. 1858 H street southwest,
thirty-six years.
Corneiia Rogers, 93s N street northwest,
one day.
Frederick A. Rush, 467 H street south
west, eighty-nine years
Frank Sumpter, Washington Asylum Hos
pital, twenty years.
Mary e. Tatum, 1923 w street northwest,
one year.
Edward G. Ward, jr.. COS Spruce street
northwest, three months
Erenica Watson, 1893 Massachusetts ave-
northeast, one year
Evening star., 1904-03-23
SPECIAL LICENSES
Probable Action for Benefit Of Public
Construction.

Commissioner Mcfarland stated today
that he will recommend to his associates
on the board of Commissioners that special
licenses be issued to the men not licensed
engineers who are employed in operating
the engines used In pile driving, dredging
and other work carried on by various craft
on the river. II some such arrangement is
not made. 1t is stated. at least two-thirds
or the construction work on the river such
as dredging. digging. excavating, hauling
sand and gravel. ETC., will have to be sus-
pended In such an event. 1t is also stated,
great deal of government and District
construction work, for which the contrac-
tors are hauling material from the river
will be tied up
The attention of Commissioner Macfar.
land was called to this possible state of af.
fairs by Mr.. L. E. Smoot, a contractor who
stated in a communication received by the
commissioner today that under the pro-
visions of decision of the Court of Ap-
peals or the District rendered March 1 last
II mas become necessary that engineers OPP
eratlng pile drivers, dredges hoisting en-
gineS etc, shall hold license granted by
the District permitting them to operate the
engines.
Mr. Smoot stated that it has never before
peeh considered necessary under the law
TO nave licensed men in these positions The
engineers operating the engines, it is stated,
IN many instances are unable to answer the
tecnhcaI questions necessary to obtain an
engineers license, although they are de-
ciared to be perfectly competent to operate
the engines in safe and satisfactory
manner.
Inc special licenses, II Is explained will
not permit the holders to opera te engines in
the city or in any line of work other than
that performed on the river
Evening star., 1904-03-23
Woman Held on Two Charges.

Ada Cross. a colored resident of Aiexan-
dria, after having preliminary hearing in
the United States branch of the Police
Court this morning, was held by Judge
Scott under an aggregate bond of 81. 800 for
her appearance in the upper court at a
later date to answer to the dual charges of
housebreaking and grand larceny.
Ada was arrested in Alexandria several
days ago by Detectives Hartigan Baur and
Cornwell because of complaints made to
the police by Mrs. Myra Taylor of 107 E,
street southeast of the loss by theft of $5l
in money from her house the morning of
the 11th instant. After the arrest ii de-
yeloped that Ada answered the description
of woman who had been found at the
home of Mrs. Mary Hutchinson 103 E
street southeast, the same morning and
when discovered claimed that she was look
Ing for employment. After her arrest, and
while detained in a cell at the first precinct
police station, the colored woman attempted
to end her life by hanging herself to the
cell door, but was discovered by Bicycle
Sergeant Plemmons who cut her down and
had her removed to the Emergency Hos
pital, where she soon revived after receiv-
ing treatment.
Evening star., 1904-03-23
COMPULSORY EDUCATION.
Measure Under Consideration, With
Certain Changes, Generally Approved.

The bill to provide for compulsory educa-
ton in the District of Columbia, which was
prepared by the board of education at the
suggestion of the Commissioners, and re-
ferred for suggestions as to its form to the
corporation counsel, has been returned by
him with the suggestion of certain changes.
Commissioner Macfarland, who is prepar-
ing to make a recommendation to the Com
missioners on the bill, is receiving sugges-
tions from different quarters as to it's
terms.
The bill is generally approved, the COM
munity apparently agreeing with the Com
missioner that, as Commissioner Macfar-
land has stated to the congressional COM
mittees the time is ripe for the enactment
of an effective law in place of the ineffec-
tive one now on the statute books, mas
much as the number of school buildings
has steadily increased in accordance with
the recommendation of the Commissioners
so that the school population can soon be
accommodated
There are two provisions in the board of
education bill about which citizens differ.
The first is the proposed age limits, which
require compulsory education in public or
private schools of all children between the
ages of eight and fourteen. Some think the
minimum age should be six.
The other provision to which serious OBJ
lection is made, especially by the Associ-
ated CharltleS and other organized chari-
table workers, who say that private phi
larthropy should be the source of such sup
plies, is section 3, which directs the board
of charities to clothe from the public funds
to the extent necessary for it's attendance
upon public schools any child whose parent
or guardian is unable to properly cIothe it
for such purpose. The objection is that it
would tend to pauperization, and would in
vite large demands upon the public funds
Commissioner Macfarland is having the
compulsory education laws of all other
jurisdictions examined, through the cour-
tesy of the Civic Center of Washington. so
as to secure for the District the best pro-
visions in opera ton elsewhere
Evening star., 1904-03-23
DR.. Kin's Lectures.

Tomorrow afternoon at 4:15 DR.. Yamei
Kin, the Chinese woman doctor, will give a
lecture at the home of Senator Kean, 1TOO
l street DR.. Kin is the first Chinese woman
to receive medical degree in this country,
and has lived seven years in Japan, from
which country she has only lately returned
She speaks English perfectly, as may be
surnised by her student life, and is de-
sirous OF making the intelligent people of
this country acquire a clearer and a more
just view of the Chinese. Her topic to-
morrow will be 'The Chinese Woman" on
Friday at the same hour THE Novels and
Plays, Folklore and Tales of the Chinese :"
and on Saturday, ''The Dowager Empress -
The lectures are given under the auspices
of Mrs. Cowles. Mrs. Holmes, Mrs Lodge,
Mrs. Hitchcock, Mrs. Kean, Mrs. MacVeagh
and Mrs. Patterson.
Evening star., 1904-03-23

The regular meeting of the Tuxedo Pleas
ure CLUB was held at the residence of Miss
Annie Ryan of 331 c street southwest last
evening. At the last meeting there was in
stallation of officers which was followed by
vocal and instrumental music, after which
refreshments were served. The members
of the club are: Mr. Ernest Leesnitzer
president; Miss Eta Busey, vice president:
Mr.. John Hill, treasurer; Miss Nellie Two
mey secretary. Other members present
were the Misses Bessie Sullivan, Ollie Lee
snitzer, Jennie McNichols. Annie Ryan
and Messrs. viii Wagner, Joe Carroll,
Charles Taylor, Frank Burke and Clarence
Lee,
Prof. and Mrs Graham Bell entertained
at dinner last night. when their guests
were General and Mrs. Sternberg, Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas F. Walsh. Mr. and Mrs. B.
II. Warner, Mrs. d. c. Gilman. Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Bell, Mr.. and Mrs. Gilbert
Grosvenor, Miss Deering, Miss Graham
Bell, Senator Beveridge and Mr.. Water
man.
Mrs. Darling, wife of the assistant secre-
tary of the navy, who has been prostrated
with the grip for the past five weeks, is
now gradually recovering her health.
Evening star., 1904-03-23
Marriage Licenses.

Marriage licenses have been issued to the
following:
William H. Bowles of this city and Flor
ence M. Moore of Marshall county, Va.
John Wilkins and Sarah Ash.
Jacob J. Pellington and Charlotte Nash.
Albert D. White and Cassie NJ Lynn,
both of Clifton Forge Va.
John A. Morris and Katherine e. Eibel.
Estella M. Brown and John Griffith.
Swan M. Burnett and Margaret F. Brady.
George j. Simms of Mount Vernon, Va,
and Hattie V. Millett of Prince Georges 8
county, Md.
John Henderson and Amanda Lyle.
Evening star., 1904-03-23
Want to Adopt Child.

John Oliver Moque and Alice Lee Moque,
his wife, have petitioned the Supreme
Court of the District of Columbia to legal
ize the adoption by them, as their own
child of Dorothy Volta Macon. 1t is ex-
planned that the mother of the child is will
ing and anxious that the little one should
be adopted, as stated Attorney w. G..
Balderston represents the petitioners
Evening star., 1904-03-23
"Tfe Old Scratch" :"

HOW THE EVIL ONE CAME TO BE PopU-
LARLY KNOWN AS THE OLD SCRATCH"
One of the many familiar names Of his satanic
majesty Is ''The Old Scratch 1t is undoubtedly
due to the tact that scratching is disagreeable
that people thought it worse than the evil one
A scalp full of dandruff keeps scratching all
the time not only dsagreeable, but considered very
fneegant In polite sociey-as 1t should be-because
ought to keep the scalp so clean that 1t would
not itch. To cure the scalp of dandruf effectively
use Newbrc's Herpicide. 1t kills the germ that
creates the dandruff, which is preliminary to fall
ing hair and finally, badness. No other hair prep
Gration kills the dandruff germ. Herpicde also is
very delightful and effective hair dressing. Sold
by leading druggists Send 10c. In stamps for sam
pie to THE HERPICIDE CO., Detroit Mich Ed
WARD STEVENS, Special Agent 9th and Pa. ave.
Evening star., 1904-03-23

Mrs. Van Auken Mills was summoned +,
New York city yesterday owing to the sud
den illness Of her son, Mr. Frederic c
Mills.
Evening star., 1904-03-23

Senator and Mrs Hopkins entertained q
notable company at dinner last night, when
their guests were the Speaker and Miss
Cannon Senator and Mrs. Dolliver. Senator
and Miss Warren Senator and Miss Kean.
senator Newlands Representative and Mrs.
Boutell, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Chester Ras
sett Mr.. and Mrs. Willis Moore and Miss
Dollver ~
Evening star., 1904-03-23

Mr.. and Mrs. Harry w. Pote and Miss
berle Pote spent Sunday in Baltimore, the
guests of Miss Mary Meisel
Evening star., 1904-03-23

Mrs. Dempsey P. Meetze and her two bows
Will leave in few days to make a visit at
MeetZe, Va, and will later join Mr.. Meetze
in New York to make that city their ner-
manent home.
Evening star., 1904-03-23

Mrs. A. 7. Britton has issued invitations
for the marriage of her daughter Sadie to
Mr.. Joseph Nelson Thompson, Wednesday,
April &. at 8 O'Clock, at ST. Margaret s
Church. The reception that will follow will
be limited to the bridal party and relatives.
Evening star., 1904-03-23

Mrs. ]. H. Bayliss of Evanston ILL.,. for
merry OF Indianapolis, Ind, is the guest
of Mrs. j. E. Gilbert. 1903 r street
Evening star., 1904-03-23

Mr. and Mrs. Geo. W. Masehamer. ir
have gone for trip north.
Evening star., 1904-03-23

Mrs. j. OrmOnd Wilson will not be at
nome again on Thursday until the Thurs
days in April
Evening star., 1904-03-23

Mr. Thomas M. Pierce. son of Representa-
i've ana Mrs Rice Pierce of Tennessee Il
spending a few days at the Ebbitt House
Evening star., 1904-03-23

Mrs. Kean and the Misses Kean will not
receive callers tomorrow.
Evening star., 1904-03-23

Mrs. Draper will give a val poudre Easter
Monday afternoon for the friends of heI
young daughter Margaret
Evening star., 1904-03-23

Mrs. Galen e. Green is in New yorl, tbts
week. ~
Evening star., 1904-03-23

The italian charge d'affaires and the
Countess Csllere entertained at an informal
dinner last night
Evening star., 1904-03-23

DIR. and Mrs. D. H. Riggs entertained a
dirner party last evening. the resident
guests being invited to meet Mr.. and Mrs.
c. P. Benedict of Staten Island N. Y, who
are stopping a week iii Washington en-
route from Palm Beach, Fla. where they
have been on two months wedding trip
Evening star., 1904-03-23
THE WORLD OF SOCIETY
SENATOR DRYDEN HAS PANAMA
COMMISSION AT HIS BOARD.
Senator and Mrs. Hopkins Begin a
Series Of Dinners-Timely
Personal Notes.

Senator Dryden, whose hospitalities have
been among the most elegant of the winter,
was host last night at dinner, when the
Panama canal commissioners were the
guests Of honor. The guests were the Sec
retary of the Treasury, Rear Admiral John
G. Walker Major Gen. George W. Davis.
Mr.. William Barclay Parsons, Mr.. William
H. Burr, Mr.. Benjamin M. Harrod, Mr..
Carl Ewald Grunsky, Mr.. Frank w.
Hecker, Senators Frye, Allison. Spooner,
Kittredge, Morgan, Carmack, German,
Alger, Fairbanks and Millard, Representa-
tives William c. Lowering and w. P Hep
burn.
Mr.. and Mrs e. l.. Barclay, formerly of
S12 21st street northwest, have taken apart
ments at the Stanhope, where they will be
pleased to see their friends.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-12-15
IN THE POLICE COURT.
Old John Finders win 50 to BrooKstds
 Homo for Thirty Days.

Poor old Jack Finders! Yesterday he drew his pension. and happening to meet some of his old friends. he took a glass too much and found himself, in the city court this morning, facing Judge Cowell.
 "Oh, I suppose had little in. your honor said the feeble old man, "but it don't take much to knock me out now. May God bless you, judge, and let me go, and Til take the next train down to the Soldiers home" Of late Finders has been living iIl Scran. ton Pa, but the atmosphere of thas place he could not stand Yesterday he left Brookside t0Uget his pension, and the result was as1Hsual.
 Well, now, I can tiisehd you to the Soldiers home.' safa Judge ,Gowell, ''but I'll do the nextybEAGo oFHifig, send you to BrookSi1e, aIiaa lSf9l ll5s69 if the authortie can't getGEoft sffSto the Sol diers' home So haaMAE tgiR4e1 thirty days in Brcokside. 3bfza NH <
 Frank Siliski, an 9Itallan boy of 15 years, was arrested yesterday for car rying concealed weapons. He was at work for the Waterbury Manufacture ing Go when he was arrested. There were some other Italians in the depart, ment and they did not know what to with the revolver which was found on the boy. They wished to hide it and they gave tito him to keep. It was loaded. What they wanted it for in the factory was not disclosed. SiIiski was fined 50 and put on probation for thirty days.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-12-15
MORE TROUBLE IN
 DELKESCAnP FAMILY

There is more trouble brewing in the Delkescamp family. To-day Attorney Banby, representing Christian Delkes- camp, filed a petition with the probate court for the appointment of q guar dian over his child, AdoIph, aged 5 years. The boy is now in the custody or his mother and the petitioner claims that she is an improper person to have the care of him, and that his good morals are in constant danger while he take to have himself appointed guar dian Of the boy, and his wife WIS con test the petition The Delkescamps have not been on friendly terms for some time. Only few weeks ago his father-in-law had him arrested for breach of the peace, and in court Delkescamp denounced his wife from the witness stand.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-12-15
FEOOKLYN BRIEFS.

Martin Blake of Drayer avenue is confined to his home with rheuma- tism.
 Miss N. A. O'Brien of St Vincents hospital; New York city, is visiting at her home on Poplar avenue.
 James and Patrick Nugent have returned after q business trip to Springfield, Mass.
 John Mulligan of North Leonard street cut his finger off while at work. He is still under the doctors s care. .
 The best tea and coffee that you can buy at reasonable price in the city can be had at the F. r. Dunphy Gro- cery Co.'S,
 Mrs James Kilmartin of James street burned her arm while attending to- her household duties. She was at tended by Dr Farrell.
 "A sleigh belonging to Mrs NJ. Kiely of Ben Mohr caught in the car track on upper Bank street this morning and demolished the ruEners.
 --One of the big sleighs of the Wa terbury Ice corporation met. with an accident on Bank street. It was load ed with ice when the runners broke. It was taken away for repairs.
 Patrick Kelleher, who has. beer in Rochester, N. Y., for the past two years, is home to spend Christmas with his father, Patrick Kelleher of South Leonardt street.
 These are the Jdays that the plumbers will make their harvest There has been a great demand for them. Very few houses in this sec tion escaped without the water being frozen.
 --Yesterday afternoon while Mrs I. Werner went into her house, which is in back of the store which they keep on Bank street, some unknown party emptied the money drawer which con tained about $7 in small change. The culprit has not been found yet, put the matter has been reported to the police.
 Yesterday afternoon the snow which was piled on both sides of Bank street was removed. Before that it was $ great inconvenience to teamsters, who were compelled to drive upon a pile of snow to let car or a team pass In some places the storekeepers had to drive their sleighs upon the sidewalk to load oil their goods.
 We have what you ask for. we give you what you ask for, and we ask for it less price than you will be asked to pay elsewhere. We think there is no question as to this Our stock is absolutely complete, our buying is careful and extensive, and our selling is at prices to please the people and to bring them again. If you are not customer of ours, failure to become one is costing you something. 4. c. Walker. the druggist, 756 Bank street.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-12-15
FORESTERS GREAT NIGHT.
halEing Elaborate Preparations For
 Bis Initiation In AuditOrium

The Foresters of this city intend to make the night of December 20 one long to be remembered in Water several hundred new candi- dates will be initiated into the various courts with the Auditorium as a lodge room. Every court in the city to-day is making q struggle to secure the most candidates, for each court will obligate her own and the grand initiation will probably be conducted by. some of the grand officers. Mem bers are hustling night and day 10 make the affair one of the biggest in the history of Forestry.
 This will also be an incentive to -work for the big bazaar of the local courts, which takes place in the Eagles nest, formerly the Auditorium from February 8 to II inclusive. ST. 800 will be given away on the last night and the capital prize is $1,0O0. There are a whole lot of smaller prizes, any one of which will be worth trying for. Books of tickets are now being sold by the members for Sl, twelve tickets in book, or each tick ct 10 cents. Then there will be other prizes of great value, for instance, an upright piano valued at several hun dred dollars. There will be q nrst class entertainment every night dur ing the fair and for the next few months the Foresters will be very busy lot of people.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-12-15

Read the opening chapters of our new serial, little France. to-day It is aaa interesting and entertaining story and is sure to pIease.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-12-15
BOARD OF SAFETY.
Complaint Filed Against Police Aat-
 ron Abous Rent Ell.

The meeting of the board of safety Inst eyes me Mas executive, even the trial of Driver William Fogafty of Engine Co No 5, notwithstanding tna the city charter Is plain on that point, saying expressly that all trials of pc licemen and firemen shall be public. Foearty was called to explain the ac- cident to the steamer of Engine Go No 8 last Friday and he was acquit- ted of any implication of carelessness, or incompetence. A complaint was filed with the board that Mrs Mary A. Clark, the police matron, owes Charles B. Coyle, the complainant. S23 for rent. There is a dispute De- tween Mrs Clark and MT Coyle on this between landlord and tenant The board sent q copy of the bill to Mrs Clark with request that she send her answer in writing.A
 The board refused to pay the hill of the. McLinden Bros for medical services to two men who were in the custody of! the police. This action was the result of report of a com nll't"% appomtJ t'' inquire into the circumstances of the matter.
 It was voted to have Fireman wal liam Reilly report for duty as soon as possible. His crutches were taken from him few days ago by order of his physician. For the present ne will do only light work.
 Michael Sullivan, member of Rose Hill Hose Go, filed an application for a position in the permanent fire de- pertinent, and Joseph Feynan filed for a position as callman.