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The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1904-10-21
FRIDAY FACTS.


The dance given by the members of
the band last night in Marquardt hall
was well attended and the aitair sue
cosstul The weather was against the
boys, but they were pleased with re-.
turns, nevertheless The music was
good,
Private letters received I'm Norfolk
state that \. i. lawson well known
citizen of Neigh ana horseman OF
some note In this section of the coun-
try is dead there as result OF eat
ing canned goods. Ho died Wodnos
day night
Yesterday there was a range OF but
tve degrees In temperature, the high
est point reached being 5S degrees and
the lowest 3D. During the entire time
thorc has been no sight of the sun and
the dri2zle and fog has been quite
continuously present during the past
two or three days
A runaway resulted disastrously
yesterday for Mr.. Mooa of Pierce coun
ty Driving spanking team of
horses, ne was suddenly prccipitated
to the ground and hcsmcorod with
the mud of dirty road. Ills face ana
tb, ,l,.,.,,.s rr,,, n,r... u.,r,
Iuo N'''Nl'sS' I"' n"IS'" "vIo
chorc, h,, Omcor I;,ro rrrl h, 80.
gained his equilibrium.
The government worI, on NorfollIs
postonlce has now been completed
and superintendent Williams who has
had charge of the work. will probabIy
leave Norfolk tomorrow for Chicago.
The last inspcctor has cone over the
structure and the roports are all In
at the Washington office so that for.
nal acccptance will he made. nm
doubtedly before n great while. The
pccoptouce will he modo nv mereIy
sopding official nopers IN the Conrrcss
Construction company. There is sim
one inspection To be made. but that Is
ON the electric wiring with which the
Congress Construction company had
nothing to do, After a brief visit with
his family in Chicago MIR. Williams
will so TO New Orleans to take charge
of new naval building which is so.
ing up there
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1904-10-21
New School at Humphrey.

Humphrey, Neb, oct. 1S.-Special
to The News The foundation is laid
here for a new $4,000 school house
which the Catholic sisters are proyid
ing.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1904-10-21

Humphrey, Neb, Oct lS.-Spoclal
to Tho News: Fred Agdorl broke his
arm here yesterday The injury was
repaired as we'll as possible.
The Norfolk weekly news-journal., 1904-10-21
Ely Net Sale.

| viii sell hynets for the next thir-
ty days at a discount of from Is to
20 per cent I am overstocked with
them and they must go.
Paul Nordwig.
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tatives to the high movable conference m
England, Samuel NJ. Ellis of Pittsburg, Pa,
and John r. Mahoney of Washington.
A vote of thanks was rendered High
Chief Ruler Kelly and High Secretary
Dony for faithful services. A vote of
thanks was also rendered John r. Ma
honey of Washington for his untiring eff
forts in behalf of the order.
One of the most important amendments
adopted at the session yesterday was in
allowing men members an additional death
benefit if they SO desired upon joining the
women'S branch
A public reception and supper was
rendered the High Tent delegates in Odd
Fellows Hall last night.
1t was decided to hold the next session
in Washington, d. c., October H. 1904
The high executive council Will hold
session today to consider ways and means
of extending the order and to organize
ladies' tent in this place. High Chief
Ruler Kelly received many words of COM
mendation for urging the order to stick
to it's moral SuaSion tenetS and steer clear
of political maneuvers.
The High Tent officers were elected by
unanimous vote excepting in the case
of the high chief ruler, and the success
Jul candidate received five-sixths of the
votes cast.
High Chief Ruler and Mrs. Moore and
w. W. Burlew of Washington will spend
a week longer in the valley.
The Midland delegates CALAMITY es-
corted the Washington delegates TO the
midnight train when they left for home
High Chief Ruler Elected.
John Corwin Moore. the new high chief
ruler of tie Rechabites, was born in Ur-
bana. Ohio, October 10, 1854, and came to
Washington with his family in 1861. He has
resided here almost continuously since that
time He is a nephew of Tom Corwin, the
famous Ohio orator and statesman. He
holds a 81 400 clerkshfD in the office of the
auditor for the Navy Department, and has
received several recent promotions.
Mr. Moore is an expert electrician and
former newspaper writer. He served
twenty years in the United States navy
an officer and was discharged for disability
the result of having been struck and knock
ed overheard by one of the great waves
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GROWERS OF FLOWERS
School Children Devote Spare
Time to Gardening.
THE ANNUAL EXHIBIT
OPENING OF FLOWER SHOW AT
FRANKLIN BUILDING.
Efforts Of the Teachers and Others to
Make school Grounds
@ e
Attractive.

The third annual, flower show of the Nor
NAL School will be held in the hall Of the
Franklin School tomorrow evening, from
4:30 to 9:3O clock, and Saturday morning.
$50 to 1870. This exhibition is not one of
unusual or expensive flowers, but simply
the results of plants sraised from seeds or
cuttings in the back yards of the homes of
the students. In addition to the work Of
the Normal School. the school children of
the city have been9asked to bring in at the
same time whatever is growing in their
homes from the penny packages of seeds
bought by them last spring.
For the past two years the teachers of
the school have avaiIed themselves of every
opportunity offered by DIR. B. r. Galloway
chief of the bureau of plant industry, De-
partment of Agriculture. to give an elemen-
tary course in horticulture to the young wo-
men preparing to teach in the city schools
Its influence has already been felt, both
within the schools and about the buildings
Last spring thirty-two schools reported to
the superintendent that an effort had been
made to make the school surroundings at
tractive. The previous year but four at
tempted it. The Franklin, johnson. Nor
gan, Force, Garnet, Jackson, Chevy Chase
and the Hubbard. 1t is said. aoe notably
creditable this fall.
Failure has come through lack of proper
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-06
PROTECTING THE employees.
Investigating Cases of Alleged Solici-
tation Of Campaign Contributions.

Investigating Cases OF Alleged Sol1ci-
tation Of Campaign Contributions.
The civil service commission has inves-
tigated all of the cases that have been
brought before 1t relating to the alleged
solicitation of campaign contributions by
party managers from clerks in the classified
service. The commission has disposed of
the cases brought before 1t in the manner
provided by law. The law has been upheld
in every instance. The President has sig
nihed his intention of supporting the law
and the acts of the commission in all cases,
even though they might involve his politi-
cal friends, and the work that has been
done has met with his approval 1t is an
nounced by the commission that the law
will be vigorously enforced. The law pro-
vides that no clerk can be assessed nor can
he be approached for campaign contribu-
lions at his place of business or office This
law cannot be construed to prevent clerks
from making voluntary contributions If
they SO desire or to prevent their receiving
at their homes visits or letters from party
leaders in relation to contributions. Moth
ing IN the form of an assessment can be
made without placing the assessor liable
to the penalties attached to the section Of
the statute relating to such cases.
The attention of the President has been
called to reports of assessment of postmas-
Tennessee for republican congressional
campaign expenses. and on his direction
Acting Postmaster General Wynne has
called the attention of these postmasters to
the civil service rulings on the subject and
advised them that they can contribute or
not as they see fit. Under this official no.
tice the postmasters will be permitted to
contribute whatever amount they desire.
and at the same time they are informed
that failure to contribute will not endanger
their positions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-06
C0rsets and Kim0nas.

ing. Zinnias, nasturtiums, vines. radish,
lettuce and bean seeds were offered for
sale. Nasturtiums and radish were the
most popular. Lessons were given in the
school rooms on methods of planting and
the care of the home garden during the
summer The children were encouraged to
bring in their flowers in the fall to show
the results of their labors. These gardens
have met with thousands of mshaps but
the prospect for the fall exhibit is encour-
aging enough to make the superintendent
and teachers feel that such efforts cannot
fail to have a marked effect upon the city's
appearance.
Washington, in this educational move
ment. has confined itself to intoxicating re-
gard for civic beauty. 1t is stated on good
authority that 1t is the only city where the
school children return during vacation to
care for the school yard, cutting the grass,
watering and cultivating the flowers.
1t has only in small way followed the
example of Philadelphia Hartford, New
York. Boston, Cleveland or St. Louis by
providing the means for children to culti-
vate land in summer. where, under compe-
tent instructors. the children raise vege-
tables and flowers, thus obtaining an ele-
mentary knowledge of the care and atten-
ton needed for success Philadelphia APP
propriated $500 for such work this sum-
mer; Bostons Fairgrounds are bordered by
gardens, and every vacation school has one
under its care; Cleveland has four large
gardens in connection with schools; st.
Louis has had five acres the past summer
well cultivated by children, who have made
their plots quite profitable to them.
At the Bradley School.
For two years the Department of Agri-
culture has allowed the boys Of the sixth
grade. Bradley School. to cultivate six
teenth of an acre plot south of the main
building This work has been under the
guidance of the normal school. The work
began in March, with indoor lessons. Once
It'll
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-06

during the terrific hurricane in the harbor
OF Apia. Samoa. in March. 1889. he being at
that time a member of the crew of the
L. s. S. Nipsic. His written account of that
great storm and it's disastrous results was
the first to reach this country and was pub
lished by The Evening Star. Mr.. Moore was
rescued from a watery grave by the Sa-
moan life savers who lined the beach. His
father, the late William b. Moore. was for
many years statistician of the District
health office.
Mr.. Moore is a practical temperance
worker and was the organizer of the Tenn
perance Knights of America, which order
he founded in Washington several years
ago. 1t Is said he has reclaimed many men
from lives of intemperance. He is active
member and past chief ruler of Advance
Tent, l. o. R., of this city.
High Tent Secretary.
Wayne W. Cordell who was elected high
tent secretary yesterday, is native Of
Tennessee, having been born in Scott coun-
ty, June 80, 1864. In 1881 he was appointed
partment. and was promoted to 81, 400 in
1856. and to 81 600 in 1890. He resigned
from the Post Office Department in 1884
to accept the position of special examiner
in the pension Office. which he filled for
five years
Mr.. Cordell Is now In assistant chief of a
section in the army division of the pension
bureau He has taken a deep interest In
has been laboring hard for Its success In
the past year. having been the moving
spirit in the organization of Harmony Tent,
regarded as the banner tent Of the District
He is a strong believer in moral suasion as
temperance weapon. and says thousands
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-06
CLERICAL CHANGES.
Appointments and Promotions in the
Navy Department.

Changes in the Navy Department are an
nounced as follows:
Northumberland e. Bechtold. by
transfer, copyist, at $500. bureau of ord
nance: E. w. Collamore, copyist at S9Vo'
bureau of construction and repair; j. a.
Blakeney by reinstatement, messenger boy,
at 500, bureau of supplies and accounts;
H A. Seip by transfer, copyist, at 500, bu-
reau of supplies and accounts: A. NJ Run.
nells, by transfer. copyist, at $500. btssau OF
supplies and accounts. a.
Promotions-A. Newton, from piece w1fk
computer to assistant, at 1000. Nautical
Almanac office; E. ID. Tfllyer. from assist
ant, at 81 600, to assistant. at $1,000, Maui
teal Almanac office; III. B. Evans, from as
sistant, at $1,000, to piece work computer,
Nautical Almanac office; Thomas Wood.
from copyist. at 500. to clerk. at 1000. bu-
reau of ordnance; Leo Jones, from messen-
ger boy at 500. bureau of supplies and ac-
counts to messenger boy, at 5000. bureau OF
yards and docks: A. f. Mcmahon, from
copyist at $780, to clerk. at $1,000, bureau
of supplies and accounts; A. Kruger, from
copyist at $500, to clerk, at 81 900, bureau
of supplies and accounts.
Resignations-Miss E. Niche. copyist, at
500, bureau of supplies and accounts;
Bruce Cleveland, messenger boy. at $500,
bureau of yards and docks; T. B. Amiss
jr.. clerk. at $1,000. bureau OF ordnance.
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Experienced farmers sometimes fail to do
as well.
The Importance of thorough cultivation
of the soil has been impressed upon the
put upon the gardens this summer. The
soil has been thoroughly worked once a
week. the drier the weather the deeper the
cultivation. The building operations on the
of the gardens from their present location.
but their value is of such Importance TO
DIR. Galloway that other land will be found
for them.
But little school time is used in cultivat-
ing the gardens, and where it is so employ
ed the work Is used as part of the nature
study work, already in the curriculum. Not
small feature of the work is the closer
relation brought about between the home
and the school. Teachers have visited the
home gardens. Parents have come to
school to see the school garden when no
other means could get them there.
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soil, as there is little or no appropriation
for it, and to the Indifference of janitors to
care for the grounds during the summer 1t
Is earnestly desired by teachers and others
interested that the District will make some
provision this year by which those who
realize the value of the refining influence of
pleasing surroundings may be able to
further the work without expense to them
selves
Substance Of One Report.
In his report to the superintendent the
principal of the Smallwood School saws:
Ground was broken Saturday, April 16,
invitation was given to the CHI ldren to re-
port at 10 o'clock, bringing with them such
implements as they happened to have at
home. A great many came, bringing with
them rakes, hoes, spades, coal shovels in a
more or less dilapidated condition, but they
went TO work with a will. A space four
Feet Wide was dug at the rear and sides of
the yard and both sides of the partition
fence. Difficulties beset this stage of the
work Tools were dull and broken.
1.-The ground was hard. having been
tramped on by feet of children for the past
sixteen years. The soil was poor. Stones
bricks, old shoes, broken crockery, tin
cans, cooking utensils. trash and debris of
all kinds |ere unearthed. gentleman in
the neighbGrhood, whose little boy is in the
fifth grade, furnished horse and wagon to
assist us. The boys went in the wagon to
the power house and secured two large
loads of rich soil that is removed by the
railroad company from the conduits. This.
with load of earth furnished by the Dis
trict, was spread over the gardens after
they had been thoroughly raked of trash.
This latter the boys carted to a neighboring
dump.
Each grade was ass, gned plot for culti-
yation The total area of the garden Is
1o44 square feet. Both flowers and vege-
tables were planted. These were obtained
from various sources, but chiefly the De-
partment of Agriculture. The pupils take
great interest in their gardens, standing
over and admiring their own plants and
comparing them with plants of other gar
dens. The teachers join me in considering
this little experiment profitable, not only TO
the pupils. but to themselves
Notable Exception.
This is typical of the manner of work
in most of the schools. One notable excep-
ton was at the Hubbard School, where
Mrs. Gardiner Hubbard interested herself
in the efforts of the school children Shrub
berry was sent by her and her gardener de-
tailed to direct the children In planting.
Sixty-six thousand packages of seed at
penny package were sold to the children
In the schools last sprng for home plant
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of dollars are wasted every year advocat-
ing the prohibition party
1t is proposed by the Washington Recha-
bites to give High Chief Ruler Moore a
rousing reception on his return to Wash
ington. One of the propositions is to have
the local tents. headed by a brass band,
meet him at the depot, and, after a street
parade. to escort him to Rechabite Temple
on Louisiana avenue. A meeting for this
purpose will be called.
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RECHAB|TES ADJOURN
High Tent Officers and Dele
gates Elected.
HARMONIOUS SESSION
NEXT ANNUAL MEETING TO BE
HELD IN WASHINGTON.
District Men Given Important Offices
Sketches of New High Chief
Ruler and Secretary.

Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.
WESTERNPORT, Md, October 6.-The
forty-eighth session of the High Tent In
dependent Order of Rechabites concluded
its labors late last night. and the most
harmonious session of years ended
The following officers were chosen with
practically a unanimous vote:
John c. Moore of Washington, D. c.,
high chief ruler; William Hamilton of Mid
land, Md, high deputy ruler; Wayne w.
Cordell of Washington, d. c., high secre-
tary; Mrs. Margaret ]. Ellis of Pittsburg,
Pa. high treasurer (re-elected); represen-
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Mrs. Marmaduke Lacy OF Spottsylvania
county, Va, was crirninally assaulted yes
terday by a negro named Grant Balatie
A posse Of men are hunting for him.
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The Fall River GMass) cotton manufact-
urers agreed to meet the labor leaders in
conference over the present strike situation
tomorrow.
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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-10

and gold and silver assay work. An
average complete analysis of first
grade standard ore shipped in 1903
was as follows: Iron, $3.50 per cent;
phosphorus, .037 per cent; silica, 2.95
per cent; manganese, .65 per cent;
alunlina, rs per cent; Inns, 40 per
cent; magnesia, .15 per cent; sulphur,
.004 per cent. Loss by ignition, 8.89.
per cent; moisture, 8 per cent.
~ .. Fayal at the Head.
The Fayal mine has the record for
the largest tonnage Of any mine Of
any kind in the world, when, in 1902.
it shipped 1,919,172 tons of ore from
it's shafts and open pits. Previously
the Mountain Iron mine, which Is the
largest open-pit proposition in the
world, held the record.
While the Mesaba range Is the
youngest Of all in the Lake Superior
region, it has the greatest tonnage.
It produces the best, cheapest and
most available iron in the world and
is the main stay Of the United States
Steel corporation, which holds the
bulk, Of all the iron lands in the
United States.
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BLINDS And ROBS
4 BUTTE. WOMAN
THIEF OPERATES: AMONG MARDI.
GRAs PARTICIPANTS.
Lone Thug Shoots Down a saloonkeeper
at. Doubling Gulch and Robs the Till
Wound of Sullivan Is; Serious and
May Prove Fatal Crime Rampant at
Butte jsi; \. ~.
special to. The Journal.

Special to The Journal. -. ~ -,
.1 Butte, Mont, Sept, lo.-Whi1e the
EMardi Gras carnival. was at it's height
last night, snatchthief blinded d
woman with a handful Of confetti,
seized a pearl and diamond crescent
worth several hundred dollars and es-
capped. The woman, who refused TO
give her name for publication, was
watching the sights on. the, grounds,
and as the minced paper was flying
thickly she drew veil over: her face,
"A; tall, sandy haired man, standing near
by; approached her and as quick as a
/ fash lifted her veil and threw a guam
Eitity of confetti lin her, face, .blinding
|aher. Il Before. she could recover, the rob-
|: Der had snatched the crescent and dis
appeared s 3: =; ~ ~. :ss4a; 8 ( ~ r., +.
" Jerry Sullivan, proprietor Of q ssa-
tloon sat ,Dou bling Gulch, was seriously
If not, fatally wounded by a lone, thug
who held up his saloon last night short
| ly. before mi dnight. After shooting
| Sullivan the thug went thru: the till
and secured $40. l.. .:..:,.'
| In the saloon at the time of the hold
up was John Lynch, the :. bartender.
! Sullivan was in the act of closing up
and was locking the front door. The
bullet entered his chest just under the
collarbone and he dropped in his
! tracks. With his smoking pistol, in
his hand the thug walked across the
PROSTATE form of Sullivan to the bal
and emptied. the cash register. Lynch
had promptly raised his hands to his
| head and the holdup gave him but one
look, went out the front door and dis
appeared in the darkness.