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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-01
SUGGESTION DIsAPPRovED.
Chief Belt Opposes Temporary Trans
fer of Fire Companies.

From a report received today by COM
missioner mcfarland from Chief engineer
William T. Belt 1t is learned that 1t will
be impracticable to follow the suggestions
of citizens on North Capitol street that the
truck company and fire engine company
near the new union station site shall ex-
change quarters temporarily. The sugges-
ton that the exchange of quarters be ac-
complished was made Saturday morning at
the hearing relative to the construction of
the proposed narrowgauge railroad by the
Brennan Construction Company along
North Capitol street.
Chief Belt, in his report to Commissioner
mcfarland, says:
I'm reference to your suggestion of trans
ferring truck company A to the quarters
of engine company No. and the transfer
truck company A during the time that the
temporary tracks are laid on North Capitol
street. l have the honor to state that 1t
would be impracticable, for the reason that
the engine house is not deep enough to ad
nit the truck being placed therein.
ut would be impossible to secure tempo
rary quarters in which to place the truck
while the tracks were being laid. / have
given the matter great deal of attention,
and 1 know of no place that could be used
practically or otherwise for such purpose.
About two weeks ago, accompa MED by
Mr.. Fernald of the engineer department /
inspected the front of the truck house and
after drawing a parallel line with the curb
to the distance required at the outside of
the track had the truck pulled out twice
once to the north and once to the south
ana round that II would be impossible to
ger the truck out with safety any further
distance than twelve feet east of the west
side
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duced when they reached court to smaller
amount. which they forfeited Instead OF
going into court and standing trial:
According to an announcement made by
Mr.. Sinclair today that practice Will De
stopped and in cases where automobiiists
have up a large amount Of collateral tney
will have to stand trial or forfeftIit, instead
Of having the original amount reduced and
evading trial. In the future he Will DE,
cline to reduce collateral in any cases ana
insist that the person go to trial.
During the early part Of last summer an
order was sent out from police headquarters
to each of the station houses directing that
no less than $50 be taken in automobile
cases. The order was obeyed for short
time and the majority Of those who were
arrested appeared for trial. !Of late, now
ever, they have been taking the privilege
accorded them and forfeiting S. security.
During April of this year the order was
supplemented by another which required
hars 4 tbs shoua De eit IN
times or more. si
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-01
THOSE RAPID AL TOS
OPERATORS NO LONGER PERMIT
TED TO MAKE TERMS.
When Collateral is Deposited in Large
or Small Amounts Trial or
Forfeit to Result.

Two cases of fast automobiling were
called to the attention of Judge O'Neal In
the District branch of the Police Court to-
day and in each instance the court, AFTER
hearing the facts. released the defendants
on their personal bonds.
The first case called was that OF Edward
Orrison, who was charged with running MS
buzz car Saturday at a speed OF seven
teen miles an hour on 14th street north
west The policeman who made the arrest
said Orrison was careful operator anu
had never been arrested before Judge
ONeal held that 1t was case whicn oiu
not warrant the imposition of fine and
accepted Orrison's personal bonds. The
next, Claud Snyder, was running his ma
chine at a rate of eighteen miles an hour
on Pennsylvania avenue yesterday, SO
bicycle policeman testified Snyders ex-
cuse was that his brake was out of order
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-01
CHARGE OF BURGLARY
TWO SMALL BOYS IN CUSTODY OF
POLICE.
Colored Lad, Eleven Years Old, Con-
fesses to Seven Separate Robberies
White Companion.

Two small boys. one white and the other
eoored, are being held in the custody OF
the police on charges of burglary. Earl
ThOma the white boy. is twelve years old,
and his colored companion. Eugene Ray
mond Brooks, is one year younger. Brooks
admits that ne participated In seven burg
lares. but Thoma says he was with MIN
only twice and in each of the two cases the
police had evidence to show his connection
before he would make an admission.
The arrest of the boys last night followed
a robbery committed at Hoy's Hotel. at
Louisiana avenue and 9th street The bar
connected with the hotel was entered
through the transom, and two diamond
rings and about 81 in cash taken. Shortly
after this robbery was committed young
man named Arthur Guliott saw the colored
boy trying to open the front door at jack
sons grocery store on pennsylvania avenue,
and turned him over to Detective Jake Ber-
man. Special Policeman Miles arrested the
Thoma boy about the same time and took
him to police headquarters.
Capt. Cross listened while the boys toid
their stories, and sent Brooks to the house
of detention. Thoma was permitted to go
home. This morning he was rearrested ana
sent to the house of detention with ms
colored companion. Brooks told the detect
ives all about his misconduct during the
past few weeks. Detectives Pratt, Howlett
and others participated in the investigation.
The lads will be given a hearing In the
Police Court tomorrow.
Thoma admitted he was with Brooks
when they entered Mullen's junk shop on
street They failed to find any cash, ne
said They got lost while In the shop, anu
in order to get out they entered the place
of business of ]. r. Wynne and broke open
a desk Taking some oils and gold paint
from the desk they went away not AT an
pleased with their adventure. Thoma also
admits that he was with Brooks when the
store of Henry b. Terrett, $50 Louisiana
avenue was robbed. The colored boy de-
clares that Thoma was with him at other
places. and says he got the rings taken
from Hoys Hotel but this statement is
denied Brooks says they robbed the store
of Frank p. May. and that they took two
watches from show case in front OF
store on PENNSYLVANIA avenue. Thoma lives
al 63O PENNSYLVANIA avenue, and the nome
of the colored boy is at ODD AZ street.
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DAMAGES CLAIMED.
Suit Growing Out of Recent Explosion
at Pintsch Plant

Justice Stanton j. Peelle, as administra-
tor of the estate of the late Joseph Cumbcr-
land. has instituted suit to recover $4,000
from the Pintsch COMPRISING Company.
the pennsylvania Railroad Company and
the Philadelphia. Baltimore and Washing
ton Railroad Company. for injuries alleged
to have been inflicted on the late Joseph
Cumberland which caused his death
This suit grows out of the explosion in the
Pintsch compressor plant April last Cum
btrland was one of the workmen EMPLOYED
at the plant. and he was killed as a result
of the explosion The deceased left a
widowed mother who Is said to be destitute
Justice Stanton J. Feelle of the Court of
Claims was appointed administrator OF
Cumberldnds estate Attorney A. s.
Worthington represents the plaintiff.
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Suspected Of Insanity.

John Downey. a resident of South Washs
ington, was arrested this morning on COM
plant of his father and locked up on sus-
picion that he is insane. Six weeks ago
the young man was dragged from the river
and the doctors declared that he was suf-
fering from paresis He was sent to the
asylum and was released two weeks ago
as cured. Yesterday. 1t is alleged he as
saulted his father. Complaint was made
to the police and his arrest followed. Hia
case was referred to Sanitary Officer Frank
this morning and the police surgeons will
examine him this afternoon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-01
Cavalry Band Program.

The following program will be rendered
by the 18th Cavalry Band. Charles Burger,
chief musician. at Dupont Circle this even
ing, from 1880 to o'clock:
March, Uncle Sammy Holman
Overture. Berlin in Joy and Sorrow. ..Suppe
Waltz, The Blue Bells of Scotland. .Tobani
Intermezzo. Cavalleria Rusticana. MascaSni
Selection, The Southern Plantation,
Conterno
Characteristic. The Mill in the Forest
Fahrbach
Patrol The American. Meacham
Finale, The Star. Spangled Banner. Key
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Must Answer Robbery Charge.

John, alias Louis Markell. the barber
who was arrested in Atlantic City several
days ago at the instance OF Detectives
Tyser and Weldon, stated in The Star
at the time, was brought here this morning
and turned over to the marshal. 1t Is al
legged that while at Curtains club house on
the Conduit road several weeks ago he
robbed Peter Woolfring OF cash and two
pension checks. The offense is alleged TO
have been committed in Maryland, but II is
claimed he cashed one of the checks in this
city. He was committed to Jail in default
of bond.
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Held for Grand Jury's Action.

Walter Goebzinger. who was arrested
Saturday by Detectives Tyser ana
weldon on a charge of stealing a wa.c on
,,o,uea 81 s25 from Robert w. Guy OF GU
az street southwest several days ago
pleaded guilty when arraigned IN tne
United States branch of the Police Cour!
today. He was held by Judge hliv a.
nnder $500 bonds to await action by the
grand jury. -
Charles Carry, charged with house
breaking, was held under $1,000 ponds 70
await disposition of the charge IN .ne
ing in to the residence of e. j. Dakin, 4oe
7th street southwest, yesterday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-01

1t was accepted by the court and he. too,
was permitted to go free his personal
bonds.
Henry Johnson, an employee of an auto
mobile establishment was named as q de-
PENDANT on a charge of operating his buzz
car across the tracks at the corner of
Connecticut avenue and NJ street yesterday
at a greater rate of speed than six miles an
hour. He failed to appear in court for trial,
left at the third precinct police station. AS
sistant Corporation Counsel A. Leftwich
Sinclair. when he learned of the small
amount of collateral taken by the police at
the station house from johnson, expressed
himself as being very much dissatisfied
with that amount and asked the court to
set the forfeiture aside. That order was is
sued and johnson will be required to appear
in court tomorrow.
Subject Of Criticism.
Complaint has been made of the small
amount Of collateral which automobilists
have been permitted to forfeit of late, re-
CARELESS Of the fact whether or not they
had been arrested for a similar offense be-
fore. In some cases, during recent months,
automobilists who were arrested for violat-
ing the speed law, where they were known
to the police, were not required to go to
the station house and deposit security, but
court. When they appeared the next morn
ing they were permitted to leave SIS col
lateral 1t is said, which they willingly for
feited rather than appear for trial and run
the chance of being fined two or three times
that amount. In other cases where a
large amount of collateral was deposited
at the station house the security was re-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-01
Grand Jury Reports Indictments.

The grand jury met today. and after .
short session presented the following in>
dfctments:
Clarence Hill, HOUSEKEEPING with intenA
to rape; James Sargent, alias James Mun~
roe, HOUSEKEEPING: Gerald McCrystal.
housekeeping; John Day, assault with u
dangerous weapon; Clarence Freezer. as
sauit with dangerous weapon; Jane JONES'
alias Mary Ellis. larceny.
After the presentation of the report tho
jung was4cxcused until September )
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-01
st. Anthony's Lawn Fete.

A lawn fete arranged for the benefit OF
st. Anthony's Church, Brooekland. Will be
the feature of the social life of that suburb
this week. In addition to the conventional!
supper table and other booths a unique fea-
ture has been added in, the shape OF
tableaux, which will be under the direction
OF Father A. M Mark, assistant pastor OF
the church. Mrs. NJ Fitzgerald, assisted py
Mrs Harry Bowling. will provide an Old
fashioned country supper Miss Adelaide
Julien Will preside over the flower pooth'
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all week. He will be assisted by a w.
Jones Watkins of Enon Baptist a. Gn evan,
1si;.t nf philadelphia. other ministers who
e eee expected to be and participate
are Rev John Richards Of R Srsf sap
tist Rev John Holmes ines OF If T E3rsi Rev
n w w T 90 Of Vermont Avenue Baptist ana
Rev. Aauila sayles of Second Baptist Ar
lingtOn, Va.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-01

The United States Engineer Band, Julius
Hamper, chief musician, will render the
following program at Iowa Circle tomorrow
evening. beginning at 1880 o'clock:
!. March, King of the Winds. Taylor
2. Overture, William Tell. .Rossini
3. SaxOphone solo, Sparkling
BY Corporal Broechin.
4. Waltz. The Flower Gardener. .NOrthrup
5. Selection. FAUST. .Gounod
6, Cornet solo. The Post in the
T. Excerpts from Dolly Warden. Clark
8. Medley, 1868. Calvin
Star Spangled Banner
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Annual Evangelical Meetings.

The colored Baptist and Methodist
churches of Washington. Maryland and
Virginia began their annual evangelical
meetings at Deanwood Park yesterday.
The meetings will last for one week. be-
ginning every day at noon. The sermon
yesterday afternoon was preached by Rev.
A. Willbanks, D. d. DR.. Willbanks, who Is
pastor Of the Virginia Avenue Baptist
Church, this city, will conduct the meetings
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-01

and Miss Louise Julien will conduct the
post Office The choir booth will be in
charge of Mrs. Nicolas Crook assisted by
the Misses Crook, the Misses Rodier, Miss
Kathleen Noel, Miss Eva Wagonfeald and
Miss Nettie Jarrett. The fete will be con-.
tinued every evening this week.
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o'clock pm. The services will be con-
Quoted by members of the council who
assisted at his initiation, and the meet
ing will be addressed by prominent menu
bers of the bar. me meeting will be open
to the public.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-01
Jonadab Memorial Services.

Arrangements have been made foS me-
mortal services over the death of Judge
John J. Weed, who was an active mem
Der of Pioneer Council, Sons of Jonadab,
be held at Jonadab Hall, 623 Louisiana
avenue northwest, next Friday at
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-01
ART DEPARTMENT.

50c. Silk Floss Pillows, 29c
MIRO Embroidery Silk. 1%c. spool.
1Oc. Battenberg Patterns, 1c each.
25c. Teneriffe Doilies, 12c.
121ac Monte Cloth Tray Covers, nc
39c. and soc. Pillow Tops, assorted
stvles 1Sc
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-03-04
Tribute TO DR.. Ramsey.

The Roanoke News pays high tribute
to DR.. j. N. Ramsey, long one of the
leading citizens of northampton county,
who died suddenly at his home IN Sea
board From the tribute, this extract is
made:
Or Ramsey was brave and gallant
Confederate, and one who never surren-
dered. He believed that the cause in
which he engaged was right and just,
when he took up arms in defense OF his
beloved Southland, and up to his last
day on earth he was as devoted to the
cause as when he stepped proudly to the
tap of the drum on the field of battle. He
was the friend of every old Confederate
and frequently visited the soldiers home
at Raleigh and made contributions to the
inmates.
He had been vice-president of the
Bank of Weldon since its organization
and he will be greatly missed in the coun-
ellis of the officers and directors of that
institution
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-03-04
Grandfathers' Clocks Made.

Some specimens of finished wood pro-
ducts that are fine are being prepared for
the ST. Louis Exposition and go IN the
Department of Forestry.
Among these being prepared Tor the
State exhibit are two especially hand
some Grandfather Clocks which have
been made by the Carolina Wood Works
of this city, which is also. making the
cases that will be used throughout the
North Carolina exhibits.
These clocks are built of some of the
finest and most valuable timber that is to
be found in the State, being an excep-
tionally high grade of curly maple from
Yancey county. 1t is not gong too far
to say that the workmanship on these
beautiful pieces Of furniture is in keeping
with the splendid quality of the material
used
The clocks will be finished by Saturday,
and UP to that time they can be seen at
the shops of the Carolina Wood Works,
and they are worth seeing.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-03-04
king Dodo'' Next Thursday.

king Dodo," the new comedy opera,
headed by Richard Golden, which comes
to the Metropolitan Theatre next Thurs
day March 10th, with fiattering endorse
ments, will be produced upon an elabo-
rate scale by Henry w. Savage.
The work is from the prolific pens OF
Frank Pixley and Gustav Luders and is
a much more pretentious work than their
previous efforts, departing entirely from
the conventional lines in construction and
musical themes. The diversified features
Of the entertainment have been praised by
the press of New York, where the work
was put on for two months at DAILY 5
Theatre of Chicago, where it ran for eight
months, and of Boston, where 1t ran Tor
two months at the fremont Theatre.
The story has to do with the overpow-
ering desire of decrepit old monarch TO
drink from the fountain of youth and the
scope for humorous situations and witty
situations and witty dialogues is OF the
broadcast character. Musically the piece
is pronounced surprisingly catchy and
there are 10 less than a score OF songs
which produce the whistling quality to a
marked degree. The production is made
in three acts, the scenic establishment OF
which is exceedingly elaborate, While the
ensemble effects are rarely beautiful.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-03-04
HELEN GRAVITY ON DRESSES
Present Day Style She Likes Because
of individuality.

Miss Helen Grantley who appears here
OH Saturday night at the Metropolitan in
In the Palace of the King is of the
opinion that America leads the way in IN
dividuality in dress. She thinks that
progress here Is due to the absence OF
cramping prejudices, and says:
IL was befors the second act of in
the Palace of the King that l was
fortunate enough to see the charming
artist. ''Yon want TO know what | think
ahout the dress of the present day?"
she said 81 will tell you, nothwith
standing the fact that am wearing
dresses in vogue almost four hundred
years ago lin the play, of course) Il
find it delightful because on can wear
what one pleases, and 1T is easier than
ever to distinguish a woman's taste be-
cause she is in no way bound by the
dictates of fashion. One can, therefore,
do, what she likes to make her dress as
pretty as possible.
what does it matter whether ones
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-03-04
Social Items From Greensboro.

Greensboro, \. c., March 3.-Mrs. Mary
B. Crawford gave the Wednesday After
noon Book Club very delightful enter
tain&ent, at their regular meeting yes
terday afternoon in the parlors of the
Benbow Hotele The members present,
were Mesdames G. A. Grimsley, W. Il.
Allen, r. F. Dalton. A. w. McAllister E..
w. Lyon, Miss Lizzie Lindsay and Miss
Kirkland Besides the members, the fol-
lowing invited guests added to the pleas
ure of the OCCASION Mrs. VIM. Streeter,
Mrs c. d. Benbow. Mrs. DR.. c. Charles
Robertson and Miss Gertrude Mendenhall.
Mrs. T. J. Muier, ct her handsome home
on Summit Avenue, gave one of the most
elaborate social functions of the season
yesterday afternoon, from three until
seven o'clock, in honor of her guest, Miss
Carolyn NJ Walton, of Canada.
The assembled company represented is
large measure, the combined wit, wis
dom, beauty and culture of Greensboro
society Mrs Muier was assisted in re-
ceiving, by her guest, Mrs. Daniel Whit
lock, was the genius of the dining room.
Mrs Fred Ritter and Mrs. Charles Scott
poured the coffee, while Misses Dick,
Lyon, eileen and Balsey served the guests.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-03-04
WHALING GOOD STORY.
DR.. BrimIey and a Historic Curiosity
at State Museum.

Dr.. Brimley, the curator of the State
Museum. is rejoicing in the possession
of a great curiosity a recent acquisition
of the museum. 1t will be sent to 81.
Louis and then be brought back,
This is complete whaling outfit, >not
the school boy kind, but that used by
fishermen, and is of historic interest. It
has been used many years in the waters
about Beaufort and Morehead city, where
part of it has been in use since 1928.
There is no record of the number of
whales the gun has assisted IN killing
but it is known that this is quite large.
The harpoons and lanecs included in the
outfit have according to the men using
them been in at the death OF from IA to
so whales, some of them of very large
size and Of considerable cash value, as a
whale so feet long is not lnfrequently
caught on the coast and this to fisher
man at prevailing prices is worth from
two thousand to three thousand dollars.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-03-04
WAKE LAND TRANSFERS.
Two Valuable Pieces of Property in
Raleigh Change Hands.

The following transfers of property in
Wake County were recorded yesterday
In two cases valuable Raleigh property
changed hands.
Ed Chambers Smith. of Wake, to Rob
ert s. McGeachy, lot in Raleigh adjoin-
ing the lands of C. C. Mcdonald. l.. c.
Capehart and James Moore. the old r. G
Lewis lot on the west side of Halifax
street for $4,000.
Alex Stronach, F. NJ. Stronach, Anna B
Thomas and her husband, H. G. Thomas
of Raleigh, to j. j. Thomas, of Raleigh
the lot known as the Stronach place al
the intersection of Bloodworth street ex
tended, and North Boundary street, JUS
north of the corporate limits of Raleigh
for $3.50. The same property was ther
transferred by j. j. Thomas and Wife tC
Howard C. Thomas and wife, IN consld
Grafton of love and affection and $40 palt
by Howard C. Thomas and wife.
S. C. Stroud, of Wake, to William T
Perry, of Wake, a tract of thirty acres II
New Light for $50.
Samuel ]. Weathers, of Wake, to o. G
Weathers, of Wake, tract of twenty-five
acres in Holly Springs for one dollar
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-03-04
At the Metropolitan.

Prepare to receive Haverly $ mastodon
Ministries introducing Billy Van.
Haverly's Mastodon Ministries this sea
son contains a combination of Historically
funny comedians; the principles OF the
bunch. being that irresistably funny tel
low, Mr. Billy Van, rightly DUBBED the as
sassin of sorrow by Ashton Stevens, IN
tne San Francisco Examiner. Ably as
sisting MI Van as one of the premier end
men is that eccentric black-faced artist,
Mr.. Eddie Leonard, who is always up-to-
date with brand new invoice OF clever
coon shouting There are also other CO.
medians of famous reputation
The man who cannot be made to laugh
at this number Of funny men should CON
suit his family physician.