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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-01
Held for Action of Grand Jury.

Herbert King was today held in Police
Court for the action of the grand jury on
the charge of housebreaking. He was
placed under $500 bonds for his appearance
in court at the proper time.
King, II was alleged. broke into the
store of w. Berens & Sons at 622 f
street. and extracted 1924 from the cash
drawer. Detective Hewlett made the ar
rest
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-01
THE !. OLD Joys CLUB
MEETING OF THOSE WHO VOTED
FOR FREMONT OR LINCOLN.
Held at the Raleigh Last Night-Ex-
Gov. Sidney Perham Made
Chairman.

Men who voted for Fremont and Lincoln
decided last evening to organize an "Old
Boys Club In the District of Columbia.
This action was taken at a meeting held
at the Raleigh last evening An organiza-
ticn wGs effected with Former Gov. Sidney
Perham of Maine as chairman of the meet
ing and Col. w. s. OdelI secretary. Gov
ernor Perham cast the electoral vote OF
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-09
Deaths In the District

The following deaths were reported to the
health Office for the twenty-four hours end
ed at noon today:
Catherine e. Babcock. Government Hos
pital for the Insane 6S years.
Mary Elizabeth Becker, OIL 9Th street
northwest, So years.
Dora L. Brown, 1909 21st street, 16 years
Jos. ]. Conner, 70 K street northwest, SO
years.
Henry H. Cook, 926 oath street, "a years
Francis Curry, 219 18th street southwest,
months.
Lizzie Daniels, North court, II months.
Infant of H. c. and Mary v. Egloff sol Az
street southwest, l day.
Merrill NJ. Ferguson, KenilWorth D. c. <
months.
Lillian Gaines. Washington Asylum Hos
pital, % years.
Frank A. Gardiner, Kernan's Theater, 81
years.
Simon Henry, Washington Asylum Hos
pital. As years.
Lorenzo Martin, Childrens Hospital,
years.
Bernard NJ Matthews, I'LL 9th street
northeast, 26 years.
Josephine r. Shelly. 1747 18th street, 80
years.
Clarissa NJ venable, 416 H street north
east. 3 years.
Colty Washington. Emergency Hospital,
"a years.
Mort K. We'll. Columbian University Hos
pital. 81 years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-09
CLAIMS DAMAGES.
Margaret d. Walton Alleges Injury to
Property Amounting to $1,000.

Margaret D. Walton has presented to the
District Commissioners a claim for $1,000
for alleged injury to her business at IA lst
street northeast, by reason of the removal
of the sidewalk in front of her premises
In report on the matter Assistant En-
gineer w. P. Richards states that Mrs.
Walton is not the owner of the property
known as 444 list street. but has possession
of the premises as monthly tenant. The
agents of the property, Mr.. Richards states,
as well as the tenant, were given verbal
notice by himself about one month ago that
the conditions in the block would soon be
SUCH as to make 1t advisable for the tenant
TO seek another location for her store.
Mr.. Richards is of the opinion that as a
matter of equity there seems to be no dam
age to the tenants business. He mentions
that there Is no money appropriated to pay
1or any damages to business nor any law
covering Mrs. Walton's case through which
damages can be claimed. as all damages
resulting from changes of grade are stated
10 De damages to adjacent property"
rms report has been approved by Capt
chester Harding, acting Engineer Commits
sioner. and the writer will be Informed IN
accordance Herewith. The alleged dam
ages nave been occasioned by reason of the
work on the union terminal project.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-09
FOR STREET EXTENSION.
Jury Hears Evidence in Condemnation
Proceedings,

jury, composed of George W. Moss,
Percy 8. Foster, Nicholas H. Shea, James
d. Mclaughlin, Philip F. Larner, Louis
behrens and Frank B. Metzerott, heard evil
dence In the room Of Circuit Court No. /,
city nail. today. touching the value OF land
10 De taken for the extension of 23d street
from street to California avenue, with a
uniform width Of fifty feet.
Inc law under which the proceedings for
the condemnation of the land necessary for
the extension were instituted provides that
.ne enure amount Of the damages shall be
assessed by the Jury as dement's against NJ.
jacent property "N
ASSISTANT Corporation Counsel A. Left
wien sinclair conducted the proceedings on
penalI OF the District Commissioners, while
A 1 benjamin F. Leighton and Cor
coran Ihom appeared for parties interested
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-09
Marriage Licenses.

The following marriage licenses have
been issued:
Augustus Chase and Lucinda Edwards.
John H. Mehrtens and Julia Lepper, both
of Cumberland, Md
George E. Anderson and Annie N Wood.
w. Russell Graham and Hattie Belle
Wrenn.
Frank F. Kidwell and Alice s. Jones'
Everett Bell and Lille Ashley.
Dennis J. Cullinane and Mamie Casby.
Thomas E. Brown and Martha Bates.
Richard b. Smith and Cora M Ulrich
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-09
Charge Nolle Pressed.

Inc charge of embezzlement filed in the
rohce court against William Mundy on
complaint OF his employer, Ira w. Kline,
as mentioned in The Star yesterday, was
none pressed later in the day by Assistant
United States Attorney Peyton Gordon.
settled out of court, and It is stated that
mi! mr.: Mundy produced signed receipt show
ing tnat ne had a. deposit with Kline
a am TO more than double the amount
alleged to have been embezzied.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-09

Mrs. Clarissa M. venable, an old resident
OF this city. and mother Of Mr.. Clement Il.
Venable. died August and was buried in
Glenwood cemetery yesterday. Mrs. Ven
able had been an invalid for more than
twenty years. but, Notwithstanding. was OF
bright and happy disposition. Many
friends mourn her death. She was the
widow Of William Percy venable and
daughter OF the late r. B. Griffin
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-09
Train Wrecked by a Broken Rail.

A dispatch from Plainfield, Ind, last
night says: Running at the rate of sixty
miles an hour, Vandalia train No. 90 a
through train from St. Louis, with 800
passengers aboard, struck a broken rail
near the depot here today. Five cars
were turned over and destroyed by fire
caused by the explosion of a gas storage
tank. None of the passengers was killed
and only one. Mrs. E. X Wigderson of
Amigo, WIS.,, was seriously injured.
Nearly all of the injuries were caused by
broken glass
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-09
Plea Of Guilfv-Fine. 500

Following a plea Of guilty when arraign-
ed In the Police Court today on a charge Of
assault and battery, Mamie Wright. col
oreo resident of Northeast Washington,
was sentenced by Judge Kimball to pay
me or 300 or spend the next 1854 days in
jan IN lieu OF payment. Martha Jackson.
coiored, who appeared as the chief witness
against Mamie. exhibited to the court a
NUMBER or wounds on her face and hands
which she said were caused by Mamie's
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-09
Mr.. Wasmanl Exonerated.

~ pe.eetive Warren} has Returned from
rhiiaaeiphla, where he went with a war
an. charging II. Wasman OF that city with
having brought alleged stolen horses into
this city. The horses In question as statod
In yesterdays Star, were taken from a sta
PIE In New York. A hearing was held be-
lore Lore United States commissioner yester-
nay afternoon, and the charge against Mr.
the commissioner nat he had failed 10
defendant ~ 1o
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-09

Burton Baker ten years old, was drawing
a toy wagon along 7th street northwest be-
tween D and Z streets this morning when
he came in contact with a buggy owned
and driven by Benjamin Anderson of No
400 North Capitol street. The boy was
$50 H street southwest, by Mr.. Anderson.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-09
All About summer Resorts.

Vacation days should be planned for well
In advance Booklets about summer resort
bilities for pleasant vacations may be had
at The stars Resort Bureau. Full infor-
nation about resorts and routes for sum-
mer trlps freely given at the business Office
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-09
MARRIED.

Va, by Rev. J. r. Stump, RUTH r. RILEY OF
Washington, D. c., and FRANK w. WAITE
of Indian Head Nd .
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-09

summoned to appear in court tomorrow
morning to select a jury for the purpose
OF assessing damages and benef1ts
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-09
OWNERS SUMMONED.
Condemnation Of Site for Senate Office
Building.

All OF the owners of property in square
GS6 which is to be condemned as site
for the Senate Office building, have been
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-09

Mr.. and Mrs. William D. Brace are at
Gloucester, Mass, and have with them Mrs
Fl. D. Brace and their niece Miss Helen d.
Brace of Duluth.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-09

Miss Evelyn Kemp left Saturday to spend
several months with the family of the late
w. W. Skiles of Shelby Ohio
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-09

Miss Elsie Snow is spending her two
weeks vacation at Harper's Ferry, w. Va.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-09

Miss Florence Eliason, accompanied by
her brothers Raymond and Ebert, and Miss
Arrie Burdine left last Tuesday for a few
weeks visit with relatives at Oak Grove,
Westmoreland county, Va.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-09

Mrs. ]. NJ. Herfurth and Miss Marie Hur-
furth have gone to Atlantic City for a
fortnight. Later they will go to New
York for an indefinite stay.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-09

Mrs Frank Simon and son Herbert of
Monticello, Fla, are visiting Mrs Lewis s
Kann. 1136 Sth street northwest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-09

You can choose from
hundreds of beautiful
Waists in many pat
terns-Waists of finest
Madras. Lawns. India
Linons, etc; waists
that have sold as high
as $3. Going tomor-
row in the great clear
ance at CSC.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-09

Mrs. w. J. Armstrong and little daughter
| Marjorie are spending August and part of
| September at Shady Brook Farm, Boyd's,
| Md
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-09

Mrs. Thomas F. Bayard of this city and
her sister, Mrs. w. B. Clymer of Boston,
are spending fortnight at Edgehil, Ma
hant. Mrs. Clymer will sail about the mid
die of the month for a trip of three months
abroad.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-09

Col. and Mrs R. G. Rutherford Of 10Th
street have gone to Fort Assiniboin,
Mont, for visit of several weeks to their
son, First Lieut.. R. G. Rutherford, jr., 18th
United States Infantry, who is stationed at
that post.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-09

Mr.. and Mrs. William w. Evans are
spending the month of August in the
mountains of upper Virginia
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-09

Misses Anna Baker and Amy Rogers have
gone to Indiana and the worlds fair and
will return home next month.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-09

Mrs VIM. Fl. Fletcher and daughter, Miss
Mary, of Carlisle. Pa, are spending their
the guests of Mrs. Chas. II. Leeds, 1j14 9th
street northwest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-09

| Owing to illness in the household the
| Misses Holmead of Holmead Manor are not
| entertaining at all and a notice in these
| columns of a recent birthday party at their
| home was therefore misleading and incor-
rect.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-09

Mr.. Albert Watson. with his bride. OF
Philadelphia were guests of his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. John Watson of Langdon,
during last week. and were given reccp-
ton last Wednesday evening.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-09

Miss Nellie Featherstone Misses Edith
and Hattie Grimes, Mr.. Frank Grimes and
Mr.. John Watson, jr., Of Langdon are
spending their vacation at Atlantic City.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-09

Mr.. and Mrs. ]. c. Stewart Of 527 Florida
avenue northwest, accompanied by their
daughter Mabel and little son John, left
this morning to spend this month at At
lantic City.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-09

Miss Zula Edwards of North 10Th street,
this city, during the past week was the
guest of her aunt, Mrs. Wilton Harvey, on
LangdOn Heights
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-07-24
ESthetiC America.

Paul Adam, of Paris, commissioned
by the French government TO report
on the esthetic development of the
American people, makes a bold begin
ming in his preliminary remarks by
declaring that European opinion re-
garding US is all wrong.
AS a matter Of fact, afirms NJ.
Adam, we are an artistic people Our
architecture is admirable, the more
so because it does not subordinate the
useful to the decorative. Our furni-
ture is of a grand simplicity" with
out the tawdriness of the modern
European article.
We are ourselves, it seems, the
poets of business" We work ire
endously-yes-bit it is for love of
the game and JOY of the contest, not
for greed nor the vulgar desire for
money. When an industrial estab-
lishment witnesses the setting up of
rival establishment il aids it-far
from seeking TO injure it-with ad-
vice, with money sometimes, and en-
coUrages il.
Plainly N! Adam should stick to
architecture and furniture. There is
some reason in his remarks about
those, thanks TO the recent great san
ity that has seized the American peo-
pie in the building and furnishing of
their homes.
We unquestionably have picked up
wonderfully in an architectural way
in the last ten years, and the craze
for antique furniture has both drained
the Virginia attics and educated
many a housewife in the primary ap-
probation of simplicity and solidity.
But few Americans will see their
own counterparts in NJ. Adams ideal
lstic conception of the business of this
country. Fondness for the game does
without doubt furnish considerable
Of the young business mans motive
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-07-24
A Medical Trust.

The physicians in Morristown, n.
j., are said to have formed medical
trust. This is development which
might be expected in this age of the
world, but heretofore nothing has
been seen of it. The physicians in
tend to blacklist families who do not
pay their bills, and refuse to attend
such families in future. Young medi-
cal students may be detailed to at
tend to their wants, or perhaps they
will go to the town hospital, if there
is one.
The families of the defaulting
householders will naturally have TO
suffer for non-payment of bills, but.
then. they generally do. If man is
dishonest in any way. his wife and
children always have to suffer for it
teresting to know If the physicians
really mean that they will refuse to
give aid should one Of the children in
their blacklisted families fall on the
stove. say, and get burned within an
inch of its life. or the wife of one of
the non-paying citizens happen to
spill a kettle of hot fat on herself.
Would they really refuse to have any
thing to do with the case? And sup
posing typhoid fever, or smallpox.
or scarlet fever attacked one of the
delinquent households, would the
family have to get through the trou-
bic as best they could?
1t is to be hoped that the principles
of the trust would not be carried out
so far as that but you never can tell.
People will do things in a trust which
they would not do as individuals.
The blacklisted ones can reCaliate. if
they choose, by keeping themselves
in a disgustingly healthy condition.
That would make the physicians mad,
and would be attended with no incon-
venience to the blacklisted.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-07-24
TOO HOT For ENERGY.

An isolated Englishman would always
remain an Englishman if his desert
island were in the North Atlantic. There
is a saying, however, that an English
man drops his morals when he crosses
the equator. That is pretty rough on
those who live here down under" but
It need not be interpreted more literally
than to hint at the influence of climate
on character. There is nothing new in
that theory, at least since the days of
Buckle.
The idea usually held. however, Is that
II is only a climate of rigorous cold that
can breed good men. On that ground
Canadians can look TO the future OF
their race with confidence, knowing that
minatiOn and hardihoOd viii inspire the
general tons yet unborn But the fierceSt
and longest winter does not call forth
that grim courage. patient determine
ton and unbreakable hopefulness which
alone can carry man safely through
seven-year Australian drought
OF course If Australians We're wise
they would adapt themselves more than
they do TO the peCuliaTities Of their eli
mate. 4 noon siesta Is just as suitable
TO Australia rs IL is 10 Spain or Italy
or India Far more could be accom-
gun In the early morning and suspended
during the heat of the day. But,
shackled by custom, the Australians
keep not only to the old British working
hours but 10 plum pudding at mid
summer Christmas and the conventional
silk hat and frOck coat for street wear.
But though they may StubbOrnly DEFY
the climate I'm these respects, they can
not resist its more subtle influence on
the general character.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-07-24
THE NIGHT is DARKEST JUST BE-
FORE THE DAWN.

Though black the clouds and rayiese
be the skies.
With not a star to cheer our longing
eyes;
Yet, will the bIackness flee when comes
the morn
The night is darkest just before the
dawn!
When trials overwhelm like tidal waves,
This gladstone thought our stranded
spirit laves;
The wind is tempered to the lamb that's
shOrn-
The night is darkest Just before the
dawn!
When ghosts of promise haunt US to
despair,
When burdens laid are more than we
can bear;
And sorrows conceive shall not always
mourn
The night is darkest just before the
dawn.
If foes assali and falser friends betray-
Though long delayed. there'l come a
brighter day;
raging storm
i ne night - udihtSl just DtlOIe the
dawn
From out our griefs God ever finds a
way,
The prayer denied He'll grant another
day;
The sun will shine again when clouds
are gone
The night is darkest just i'1fore the
dawn!
our Ills should be dismissed without re-
serve
The good vOuchsafed is more than we
deserve:
| The cross Will come to all, and must be
borne
The night is darkest just before the
dawn,
DAVID JAMES EVANS.
Washington, d. G
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-07-24

extraordinary success of The Chris
tian," and reaped a profit from dram
atizatiOn of the Manxman's novels
long before that eminently compla-
cent individual dreamed that there
was money for him in the stage.
Wilson Barrett also anticipated the
religious craze, also carried to the
ultimate in The Christian" and still
of potent theatrical value, though
with The Sign of the Cross" he bare
Iy squeezed inside the limit of the de-
veloping public tendency. The play
looked like a failure for a number Of
weeks, and did not really begin to
pay in this country until its second
season.
Those who saw The Sign of the
Cross" and read the novel Quo
Vadis" will recall the remarkable
similarity between the two. Charges
that Wilson stole from the book were
repeatedly made and repeatedly re-
futed, until the case was finally ac-
cepted as one of the most remarka-
bic in regard of unconscious mental
reproduction.
Barrett remained consistent to the
end, a romantic, melodramatic actor,
of a dying school. He was at the
zenith of his popularity in London
during the eighties, when Henry Ar
thur Jones was writing some remark
able melodramas, of which The Sill
yer King" was a prominent example.
In this country Barrett was esteemed,
but he never created the furore that
attended the early American visits Of
Henry Irving and E. s. Willard.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-07-24
RaiSuli and Morocco.

1t was altogether natural that Ion
Perdicaris' suggestion that his most
affable friend, Raisuli. should be made
dictator of Morocco, should have
been received with a shout of laugh
ter. The idea is inherently and in
ternationally funny. But it is not
without its sound sense, just the
same.
What Morocco needs is less foreign
interference and more substantial
rule at home. Her Sultan is the per-
sOnification of weakness and vanity,
and his weakness and vanity have
been shamefully played upon by for
eigners with the settled purpose of
enriching themselves at his expense.
An example Of the way he has been
worked occurred at the time of the
coronation of Edward VII. The Sui
tan was told how Edward rode in
chariot of gold and informed If he ex-
pected TO be looked upon as a great
monarch like Edward he must also
have chariot OF gold. So the Sultan
ordered one from France, and it came
in the course of time in all its glory,
and with an enormous bill attached.
But the Sultan had no horses
broken TO harness, and he was too i'm
patient to wait for any to be trained.
So he harnessed up the requisite
number Of his faithful subjects and
rode in state about the palace
grounds. The chariot was a toy,
which pleased him a few days, but
the last heard Of IL was dropping 10
pieces, like its owners kingdom, from
decay and misuse. This is only one
Of the innumerable follies. which
have alienated the Sultans subjects
and landed the country into practical
bankruptcy. =
Raisuli has shown himself deter
mined man, a resourceful man. and,
we fancy, a no more INSCRIPTIONS
man than the average OF his country
men. He has shown in a small way
his ability to rule. The main thing
needed in Morocco is a strong hand,
and Raisuli's has already proved
strong enough to cause the Sultan to
tremble on the throne and keep off
the jealous hands Of other brigand
chiefs at one and the same time. Why
should not Raisuh become the politi-
cal boss Of Morocco with the consent
OF the powers? At least, it will keep
him out OF worse mischief.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-07-24
JAPANESE PRISONS.

That which is especially striking at
first sight in a Japanese prison IS that
there is no difference between the prison
and the hut of the free peasant, the
Japanese declaring that II the prison
were elevated to the level of a modern
penitentiary 1t would be too attractive
and would increase crime. Upon APP
preaching the prison, in place of high
and forbldding walls you see a large
country house with a series Of OutbuiId-
fngs. the prison itself being completely
open. while the wooden bars at the win
dows have nothing of the forbidding as
Jsct of our iron gratinSs.
The interior of the building is com
pIetely open. although formerly at ltchi-
goi there was a corridor separated from
the building by a paper wall where the
guards slept. The food given the prison
ers is in proportion TO their conduct and
Industry, the prisoners who do not con-
duct themselves as they should receiving
a cake of rice. which must last for sew
en- days, while in the case OF the orderly
prisoners the same cake lasts for only
four days. The prisoners who conduct
themselves properly receive also a little
horse meat with potato or pea sauce
with their meals