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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-20
LABOR DAY PROGRAM
CARPENTERS PLAN OUTING TO
RIVER VIEW.

With the near approach of Labor day tho
excursion committee of the Joint District
Council. which is composed of all union
carpenters and joiners in this city, is meet
ing nightly and making final arrangements
for the celebration of labors national holi-
day at River View. On Thursday night the
committee submitted to the joint council
its report, which included many recon-
mendations and additions to the former
program of amusements and contests.
Among the amusements recommended
was the proposition to enter into an
agreement with a summer theatrical
amusement agency which would include
an old fashioned outdoor country circus
with novel features. Another recon-
mendation was to close a deal with pro-
fessionM cakewalk company which has
been furnishing amusement during the
summer at Coney Island and other popular
places.
The program also provides for a base
ball game between the carpenters working
in the mills and those working on the
outside. For the further pleasure of the
base ball enthusiasts the committee also
recommended that silver cup suitably
engraved should be given for contest
between some of the leading church or
prominent amateur base ball leagues of
this city.
Prizes for foot racing for old and young
and other similar contests were also ar
ranged for.
The report of the committee was unani-
mously Endorsed and the committee in
structed to use every effort to make the
day one to be aereeably remembered and
to spare no expense ever keeping in mind
that the excursion to River View this year
will not be given for revenue, but solely
for plea
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-20
PROPOSED STEAMSHIP LINE.
Railway Man to Visit Japan to Perfect
Plans.

LOS ANGELES, Cal, August 19.-S. T.
E. Gibbon, third vice president and general
counsel of the San Pedro, Los Angeles and
Salt Lake railroad, wiz sail for Japan
within the next two weeks. and the report
given credence in railway circles Is that
his mission Is to consummate arrange
ments for a steamship line from San Pedro
to the orient.
1t Is further reported that the proposed
steamship line will be controlled entirely
by Senator w. A. Clark and will be oper-
ated In connection with the Clark road and
is entirely independent of any similar lines
controlled by e. H. Hartman or by Hunt
ington interests.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-20
DIED.

fRANcEs BROW the e beio "s"S' mother aeV 81
Funeral from the Second Baptist Church. Cd street
between II and streets. Sunday. August 20, at
attend.
JAMES n. BURN. BELOVED husband Of Martha
NJ. Burn. in the seventy-eighth year OF his age.
Funeral from his late residence. 1853 @ street
northeast, Monday, August 81. at 2 o'eIo
\ m
GORDON On Thursday. August IL. 1905 at 7:30
PM. at Asbury Park, n. j., JAMES GORDON,
Funera, services Monday, August 81. at 20 am.
at VIM. Lees chapel Friends cordially invited
HpTH 2R Ri E9ay IS o5 Al SSO
and the late Herman HUH.
Funeral, private from his late residence 221 O
street northeast. Sunday. August TO- at pm
kEADY, Departed this life August II; 1905.
DANIEL j., beloved OF John and Mary
Ready and grandson of the late Daniel and
Ellen Ready, in the twentythird year OF his
May his soul rest in peace.
Funeral from his late residence, No 340I street
o See Mops oy 1 sqst Church at sd be.s s
QUEEN high mass will be offered at .
Friends and relatives invited to attend. %
KING. Departed this life August IS. 1905 GEO.
+. KING, the only son of Chas. King and thu
Funeral from his late residence 1914 New Hamp.
shire avenue Sunday August 20. and thence to
the Vermont Avenue Baptist Church pm.
Friends ana relatives invited 10 attend. In.
terment at Sligo, Md 2"
MILLS. Departed this life on Friday, August Is,
1905, at 4:30 pm, after long and lingering
Illness, which she bore with Christian fortitude.
ROSE L.. beloved and only daughter Of the late
VIM. II. and Annie +. Mills in the nineteenth
of her age.
The joy of life and light of our love
Has gone from our home 70 the mansions above;
Her voice, gentle. tender and sweet
The message of goodness has ceased 10 repeat
Her heart true, her life young,
Yat will huf ,p1' he
BY HER LOVING AUNT AND UNCLE.
Loved In life ard remembered in death.
BY HER DEVOTED FRIEND, MRS. r. CARSON.
Funeral win take place from her late residence,
No. 726 LIST street southwest. Monday. Au-
gust n, ar am, thence TO st. Vincent lie
Paul Church. where requiem mass WIZ he said
for the relose of her soul. Relatives and
friends are respectfully invited TO attend.
SCHLoSs On Friday, August 49, 1905, at $50
pm, BABETTE SCHLOSS, aged eighty five
years, widow of Nathan Schloss of Baltimore
Funeral at $3.50 o'clock Sunday morning fiem the
residence of Mrs Babette ROsenthal, 1922 NJ
street northwest. No flowers baltimore and
New York papers Please copyD
SHAFER On Friday August IS 1905. KATHA-
RINE FLLICOTT, beloved daughter of Carl l..
and Mary Ellicct Shafer. aged four years ana
eight months.
Services at residence 721 Sd street northeast Sum
day morning. August ~. at O'Clock. Inter.
ment at Loudon Park, Baltimore
In Memoriam.
BRADEk AMP In kind but loving remembrance Of
my beloved mother. who died three years ago
yesterday, August 49,
Gone. but not forgotten.
OLSEN. In sad but loving remembrance Of my
dear son. HENRY OLSEN who d .d ,sa, 'his
life two years ago today. August ~, l3oo'
Loved IN lte
Loved in death.
BY HIS DEVOTED FATHER. OSCAR OLSEN.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-20
ALEXAN DRIA AFFAIRS
STRANGERS OCCUPY PULPITs IN
ABSENCE OF PASTORS.
New Choir for Service at st. Mary's
Catholic Church-General
Items.


ALEXANDRIA, Va, August 10, 1905.
During the absence of most of the regu-
lar pastors, who are away on their annual
vacations, substitutes will occupy the pull
pits in the various local churches tomor-
row. At Christ Episcopal Church Rev.
William J. Morton's place will be filled by
Rev. Dr. Micou of the Theological Semi
nary; at st. Paurs Church holy communion
will be celebra ted at 7:3O a. m. and the reg
ular services at II am. by Rev. L. r.
Comes; at the Second Presbyterian Church
Rev. J. H. Durham will occupy the pulpit
at both the morning and evening services,
in place of Dr. F. J. Brooke; Rev. H. NJ.
Reid will deliver the morning sermon at the
Methodist Episcopal Church South, and
Rev. j. Fred Peake of Braddock Heights
will preach in the evening; the pulpit of
Rev. DR.. w. F. Fisher pastor of the First
Baptist Church, will be filed at both SER
vices by Rev. w. L. Wayts; at Trinity
Methodist Episcopal Church Rev. F. w.
Steele will preach at both morning and
evening services. filling the place Of Rev.
J. A. LETTERS; at ST. Mary's Catholic Church
first mass will be celebrated at am. and
high mass and sermon at 10 am: at I'M
manuel Lutheran Church services at IL am.
will! be conducted by the pastor Rev Mr..
MAJ
st. Mary's New Choir.
Ii Is stated that the male choir OF st.
Mary's Catholic Church of this city, which
has been in training for the past few
months, will go into service the first Sum
day in September, superceding the present
female choir. This will be the first church
In Virginia, in this section of the coun-
try to comply with the popes orders in
regard to the discontinuance of female
voices in the vocal services of the Catholic
Church. The choir is composed of a num-
Der of well-known young men of this city,
and is said to be in an excellent condition.
General Items
At the meeting of the Potomac Baptist
Association, held a EbeneZer Church, Lou
doun county, this week, Waterford was
selected as the next place of meeting and
Rev DR.. w. F. Fisher, pastor of the First
Baptist Church of this city, was selected to
deliver the associatonal sermon. The next
will be the fifteth annual meeting Of the
association.
Mr.. o. p. Angelo left tonight for New
England and viii take a trip from Boston
along the coast.
Mr.. Paul B. Hulfsh has returned from a
trip to the south and southwest.
Mr.. William II. Lambert is visiting his
son. Mr. Arthur Lambert, in ST Louis.
In the game of base ball played this after
noon on the fair grounds between the Del
Ray team and the Invincibles the former
won by the score of to /.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-20
Colored Excursionists Barred.

The commissioners governing the town of
Leonardtown, Nd, have passed a regula-
ton forbidding the landing of colored ex-
cursion parties from this and other cities at
that place. This action taken, 1t is
stated, in consequence of the disorderly
conduct of an excursion from this city
which was landed at Leonardtown about
ten days ago, and during which Tom Will
Jams cut and seriously wounded kid"
Moore. Williams is in jail at Leonardtown
waiting trial. Both men resided here
The action of the town commissioners is
approved by the residents of Leonardtown
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-20
Marble Workers Meet.

A largely attended meeting of marble
workers was held last evening at Costel-
los Hail, 9Th and G streets northwest,
under the auspices of locals Nos. and 3S.
The occasion was the visitation of a dele
cation of the grand officers of the nationa.
organization, consisting of ]. s. Carder OF
Rutland, VI, general president Of the inter-
national marble workers; Walter B. Price.
chairman of the general executive board,
and James A. Fitzgerald, member of the
council. The object OF the visit was to re-
port the general condition of the organiza-
ton and to inspect the workings of the
local branches.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-20
Health Office Efforts.

The week just ended, too has witnessed
the inauguration by the local authorities of
a series of strenuous efforts TO remove to
the greatest possible extent any and all
causes which might tend to the spread of
the disease. Monday the police department
came 10 the aid of the health department
and each day this week the policemen on
their beats have been making a house-to-
house canvass TO compel a general cleaning
of backwards and cellars, which while not
of themselves likely to cause infection
from typhoid. were believed to I'm great
measure influence the general health.
The general effect sought was a lettering
OF the conditions which tend to lower the
vitality OF all persons living in crowded To-
calities where the rules of sanitation are
frequently only observed through compul-
sion. Added to this the garbage collectors
have been spurred to renewed energX so
that all the refuse gathered in the general
housekeeping should be promptly removed
Wednesday the most surprising feature
of the typhoid fever situation was brought
to light when The Star published an ex-
elusive story telling about the partial elm
nation of the Dalecarlia reservoir from the
District water supply system. This reservoir,
which, when used to its full capacity, Is a
great factor in the publication of the city 5
water by standardization. has been partly out
of service for months. while dredging oper-
atoms under supervision of War Depart ment
engineers was in progress.
The announcement in The Star that Dale
carlia was temporarily not a part of the
supply system, came as great surprise
to the local health and water department
officials. and. it has long been a recog-
nized fact that the greatest danger to the
city from typhoid fever lay in the Potomac
water, an earnest effort is being made I'M
der the leadership of Commissioner Macfar-
land to have the further dredging of the
great basin postponed until after the filtra-
tion plant is fully in operation. Assurance
has been given that the War Department
will cooperate with the District authorities
to do everything which may in any way
tend to check the spread of typhoid.
Filtration Plant Opened.
OF probably equal Importance in the
weeks developments. was the opening,
much earlier than had previously been In
tended. Of two beds at the new filtration
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-20
LICENSES TO WED
Secured by Maryland Couples at Bal
timore Yesterday.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, Md, August 19.-The fol-
lowing Maryland couples came to Baltimore
today and secured licenses to wed:
Alfred Ray, aged thirty-six years, Ken
sington. Md, and Mary T.. Cabbell, aged
thirty -four years, widow, Avery, Md.
William B. Jarrett, aged thirty-four years,
Harrisburg, Pa, and Ora B. NJ. Kauff,
Hagerstown, Md.
Frank II. Nash, aged forty years. and
Cora Myers. aged thirty-nine years. both of
Brunswick. Nd
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-20
Suspected Of Stealing Chickens.

Three colored boys are suspected of hav-
ing paid visit to the store of Michael
Fenton, 934 LIST street southwest, last night
and carrying Off a coop of chickens. 1t
was about 10 o'clock when the fowls were
missed. 1t was then recalled that three
small colored boys had been looking at the
chickens and wishing they owned them.
Mr.. Fenton reported his loss to the police.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-20
Restrictions Imposed.

The only restriction placed on the COM
mitee was that soliciting for money or
prizes from the business men OF the city
would not be tolerated.
The committee met last night and closed
contracts for all amusements and games. as
instructed. Base ball teams desiring to
enter for the silver cup were authorized to
communicate with the secretary of the
committee, L. c. Kellogg, 11Oi G street
northeast.
The committee has made arrangements
to prevent any crowding on the boats and
to give every one who desires to spend, the
day or part of the day at River View on
Labor day a chance to return at nearly
any hour as a sufficient number of trips
will be MAIDS so that all can be accommo-
dated. In addition to the regular boats
others will be held in reserve II needed.
Trips will be made to and FRO during the
entire day.
The excursion committee Is composed of
the following members: j. X. Patter, chair
man; E. c. Kellogg, secretary; T.. b. By
ran, treasurer; S. w. Lloyd, T. f. Homer,
L. S. HUMPHREYS and 8. w. Matter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-20
colored Bow snatched Hand Rag

The police of the tenth precinct are look
Ing for a colored boy who is wanted for
having snatched a hand bag from Mrs. Yer
die Woodward on Florida avenue between
18th and 10th streets last night. Mrs.
Woodward. who lives at 1349 Harvard
street northwest, was walking along Flor
ida avenue when the colored boy appeared
and robbed her. Her hand bag contained
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-20
Chartsh

plant. Either today or tomorrow 100000
gallons of pure water from these two beds
will become a part of the estimated 3d.
100000 gallons of water which comprise the
daily consumption within the District.
While, by process of elimination, it has
been practically proved that typhoid fever
germs find their way to the populace prin-
cipaly through the medium of Potomac
thirst quencher, many theories are ad-
vanced to account for the much wider
prevalence Of this disease this year over
other years Greater pollution Of the whole
supply on account of the heavy and con-
tinuous rains of the present season are re-
garded as an important factor in this phase
OF the case, both from the fact that the
almost constant turbdity Of the river tends
TO protect the germs from the generally
fatal effects of sunlight, and because the
whole watershed Of the Potomac has been
subjected to a washing at the expense Of
the pital city.
One theory has 1t that every cycle OF
years, not always of the same length.
sees the typhoid germs develop great viru-
lence, this period of virulence gradually de-
creasing until another period of favorable
conditions rolls around. This theory Is not
possible of absolute verification, though cpl
denies recorded at the health office, show
ing that the fever has been present IN
the city in more severe type every four
or five years. would tend to demonstrate
that the scientists idea Is not entirely with
out foundation
Views Of a Surgeon.
A surgeon at the Army Medical Museum.
who has long made special study of ty-
phoid and kindred diseases and who is
consequently able to speak with authority,
stated to reporter of The Star yesterday
as his belief that all typhoid fever germs
reaching Washington through the medium
of drinking water were present in more or
less attenuated form and that the germs
did not become manifest in their most Viru-
lent form until they had found lodgment in
the intestinal tract of each person unfortu-
nate enough TO thus contract the disease.
There the germs again find their natural
environment, he said and they proceed to
multiply apace in their most active and
harmful form.
This same authority also suggested that
danger turks in the unrestricted peddling
upon the streets Of cheap ice cream and
candy. The vendors who sell this class
of refreShmcnt carry their leftover sup
plies into all sorts Of unclean surround
inss of night" he declared. land ;her
fresh daily supplies are manufactured UNI
der no one knows what sanitary con-
ditions. Added 10 this, their cans con-
stantly subjected to the dust of the streets
which, 1t has been repeatedly demonstrated
is fairly teeming with all kinds of harm
full bacteria" The surgeon speaking re-
feTred in confirma lion of his theory to he
enormous percentage Of children of tender
years who this year have been stricken
with typhoid fever, heretofore regarded al
most exclusively as disease of adults.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-20

Fire was discovered last night about s
o'clock in the business house of Walter
Hersch and E. p. Taylor, 431 9th street
northwest. Two pedestrians broke open the
door and extinguished the flames before
moro than s. damage had been caused.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-20
Fire on Brazilian Cruiser.

PLYMOUTH. England. August 19-Fire
was discovered today in the hold of the
Brazilian cruiser Benjamin Constant but
1t was eXtinguished after two hours.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-20
Progress of the Epidemic.

While it is generally conceded that July
1 marked the real beginning of the typhoid
fever epidemic, II such 1t might be called
the real severity of the outbreak became
particularly manifest within the five weeks
ended with the close of the records last
night. In the week ended July 90 there
were &c cases reported; in the week ended
July %, 81 caSs: in the week ended August
3, 81 cases; in the week ended August 10
70 cases, and in the week ended August 10
50 cases, a total for the five weeks of %.
new cases In the past three weeks there
have been twenty-eight deaths from this one
cause. Aweek ago yesterday, reducing the
number of cases reported by the list of
fatalities and the recoveries, there were
1877 patients under treatment. Last night
the number of typhoid patients in the city
was placed at 2G,,.
The condition of affairs indica ted by this
last statement is wildly illustrated by ref
erence to the accompanying chart, where
is shown the typhoid fever curve" From
this il may be seen that the present out
break far exceeds in severity in this the
apparently early stage of It's development,
the typhoid situation in either of the two
preceding years In 1903. for example, the
maximum of the fever outbreak, which was
reached approximately three weeks later
in the season, showed only 22I patients IN
der trea tment.
In 1904 there were at one time as many
232 persons suffering from the disease in
the city al one time but this stage OF the
sO-callcd epidemic was not reached until the
end of September, which time is every
where regarded as the height of the typhoid
season. To what point the typhoid fever
curve" will ascend this year no one can
even surmise. Heretofore the disease has
seemed to develop in gradually increasing
intensity, is shown by the longer slope
of the curve line" on the chart So far
this year the line has been traced so nearly
vertical that its progress has been watched
with steadily inCrea sing anxiety.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-20

Yesterday, for example, there were only
three new cases reported, with one recov-
cry, a net gain of two cases over the pre-
ceding day, but this, probably. may be ac-
counted for from the fact that the day was
a half-holiday, and there was 10 afternoon
or evening mail delivered 10 the health
Office.
The extreme gravity OF the typhoid fever
situation is best indicated by the summary
Of the weeks record at the health office,
this resume showing that during The seven
days ending at Q o'clock last night there
were reported total of ninety-fiVe new
cases, which number swelled the cases re-
ported since July l from 246 to 81. Dur
ing the same period there were twenty
seven patients discharged, eleven OF them
by dea III.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-20
SEVERITY OF TYPHOID
Closing of Weeks Record at
Health Office.
ST ATISTICAL DATA
GRAVITY OF SITUATION SHOWN
BY FIGURES.
Jump of Nearly One Hundred in
the Total Number CT
Cases.

With the closing of the V ek's record at
the health Office at o. eek last night
there ended what is CONGO I'D to be by far
the worst seven days of tie prevailing out
break of typhoid fever fhe authorities
have been able to extract some little en-
coura cement from the dimInut!on in the
number of new cases reported during the
last half of the week. but even this record,
they admit, Is good only when taken in
comparison with the first four days of the
week, when the fever went forward by
leaps and bounds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-20
Hong Kong Low,
CHINESE CAFE.

BI1 NINTH STREET NV
This cafs has just been completely and elabor
ately refurnshed throughout in true oriental style
Nothing approaching II can be found anywhere in
Washington. The most costly and handsome Chi
restaurant Furnishings imported direct from
China serve to make this the most attractive and
interesting oriental cafe to be found anywhere
The service In distinctly hrst-class. Drop In and
fresh yourself amid this oriental grandeur.
Jy29-1m,I< CHARLES BING. Proprietor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-20
Venezuelan Congress Adjourned.

CARACAS. Venezuela. August l9.-Con-
gress adjourned today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-20

OF probably equal Importance. in the
weeks developments. was the opening.
much earlier than had previously been In
tended. Of two beds at the new filtration
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-05-27

line into the rich farming country on the
borders of Idaho and Washington involves
the construction Of about 30 miles Of
road.
When the Nez Pcrces Indian reservation
was thrown open 70 the public some
years ago the two systems began to in
wade this territory. which, since then has
been claimed BY each as belonging to it
exclusively.
The Northern Pacific built q railroad
branch from its main line down to Clear
water. The Union Pacific built line as
FAR as Pomroy. IN Wash ington. and ran
q steamboat service Up the Snake river
into the Clearwater country
Recently both systems sent surveyors
into the country TO map out more lines
and these surveying parties met Each
informed its Su9eriOrs OF the presence
Of the OF her and when the main offices
heard Of it they tried TO find ont as much
about the others as possible. Mr.. Hsrri-
man. for the I Mon Pacific finally met
Colonel lamont representing the North
ern Pacific, and they talked the matter
over.
The result was that they agreed that
the building Of the two lines was a need
less expense The result Is an agreement
Just announced 10 build one line and use
II Jointly II VIII run from the Clear
water district to a point near PasCo.
Wash. The main line Will run along the
north hank Of the Snake river from Lew
istoH to RipaTia.
II is probable that 2 new c0mpauy will
be organized to do the work and that
when the construction is completed the
MON Pacific and the Northern Pacific
viii each lease one-haf of the new road.