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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-09
CITY GARDENS HIS THEME.
Mr.. Charles F. Nesbitt's Lecture at
Public Library.

Mr.. Charles F. Nesbitt entertained a
large audience in the course of free lee
lures to the people Friday night, in the hall
of the public library. The lecture was
illustrated by sixty slides. and Mr.. Nesbitt
told them all about city gardens"
Mr.. Nesbitt stated that the City Gardens
Association of this city was formed to help
the worthy help themselves. The associa-
ton realizes that the best form of charity
is that which gives a man self-confidence,
self-respect and leads him to self-support
With this as the foundation of its work
last year it plowed and fortified land suffi-
cient for eighty gardens one-eighth acre
in size, furnished seeds and tools for the
same and asked in return that the land
should be cultivated well and that each
gardener should respect the rights and priv
ileges of his neighbor. The work was car
ried through to a successful harvest in the
fall, many of the gardens laying away pro-
visions for large part of the winter
The movement in this city is modelled
after the work of the Vacant Lot AsSocia-
ton of Philadelphia. This latter has been
such successful association that during
the eight years it has been in existence it
has attracted worldwide attention.
The City Gardens Association is also fur
thering the teaching of gardening in the
public schools, more particularly at the
present time to encourage civic improve
ment and to teach the children of the public
schools to respect the property of others
The Improvement of back yards from the
artistic and the sanitary point of view is
urged by the association. The possibilities
of vegetable gardens in back yards for those
who do not care to cultivate vacant lots
was also discussed. The simple rules of
landscape gardening applied to small prem
Uses, either front or rear, was well Illus
trated.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-09
OLD BOARD REFLECTED.
Brookland Citizens Association Holds
Annual Meeting.

The entire old board of officers of the
Brookland Citizens Association were re-
elected at a meeting held Friday evening in
the Brookland Town Hall, and much other
business of interest to that community was
transacted. The chairman of the COM
mittee on sanitation, DIR. T. Y. Hull, dis
cussed the question of diphtheria and cited
a recent opinion of the corporation counsel
in which the position taken by the Brook
land association was sustained. The chair
man of the committee on streets, DR.. Pat
ten, reported that steps are being taken
to secure a sidewalk on Rhode Island ave-
nue. between Sd and 10Th streets north
east and also that progress Is being made
toward transferring title to certain prop
erty from private owners to the District
government in order that new streets may
be established. The association adopted
the suggestion of Dr. Patten that the Com
missioners be asked to have Bunker Hill
road Sprinkled.
The Chairman of the esmmittee on light
ing, Mr.. w. A. Hathaway, reported that
lights are to be placed, in Detroit street,
both east and west of 18th street. 1t was
also announced thatsthe City and Suburban
railway, through its vice president, Gen.
George II. Harries has called for bids for a
waiting station at the Brookland end of
its line, and that the improvement will be
built as soon as possible. This statement
was Ildue ny MI. ~. Ms .hCSTtlSnl, cnalr-
man of a special committee appointed for
this purpose. -
Resolutions of sympathy upon the death
of Mr. C. C. Groomes, a former active
member of the association, were adopted,
and the following Officers reelected for
another year: A. F. kinnan, president;
DIR. M. G. Holmes, vice president; E. c.
Ford. secretary and treasurer. Committees:
On schools, DIR. NJ ]. Holmes; railroads, J.
L. Sherwood: water and sewers, e. South
all; sanitation. DIR. F. Y. Hull; press and
audit, Judge A. e. lennybacker; member
ship, C. X. Hetfeld; parks. NJ. NJ. Mclean,
fire protection, ]. L. Whiteside; lights and
malls, N. A. Hathaway; police and tele-
phone, F. H. Jackson; legislation John
McPhane; streets and sidewalks DR.. A.
Patten.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-09
COUNSEL TO DECIDE.
Opinion Desired on Point Raised by
NONRESIDENT.

Acting upon the request of the board of
education, the Commissioners will ask the
corporation counsel for an opinion as to
what constitutes engaged in business in
the District of Columbia" The point has
been raised by two non-resdents of the
District, Mr.. P. E. Waters Of Germantown,
Nd, and Mr.. Derious Varcoe of Falls
Church, Va, who have declined to pay
tuition for their respective children who
are attending the schools in the District.
Their refusal is based upon their state
ments that while not residents of the Dis
trict, they do almost all Of their business
here, and spend thousands of dollars here
in the purchase of supplies.
The board of education considered the
matter at its last meeting, but decided the
question was one for the corporation coun-
sci. There are great many persons liv-
ing outside Of the District whose children
attend the District schools, and 1t is point
of considerable interest whether or not such
persons shall be exempt from the tuition
charges.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-09
MESSAGES FROM JAPAN.
DR.. Anita MCGEE Receives Post Cards
From Oyama and Others.

DR.. Anita Newcomb MCGEE is in WASH
ington on a visit to her parents, Pro-
fessor and Mrs. Simon Newcomb, hav-
ing been on an extended tour in Canada
and New England. Among the most inter-
esting items in the weeks accumulation Of
mail she found upon her return was post
card from Field Marshal Oyama, dated
Manchuria and giving on the reverse side
picture of himself and his staff. A card
showing the imperial princesses making
bandages was also received from Lieut..
Gen Y Shibano of the japanese army, IN
which he says: Il have honor to inform
YOU that we are praying about your good
health
Another postcard from Tokyo shows the
foreign and japanese ladies working to-
gether making bandages. Among them are
two ladies from the American legation.
DIR. MCGEE will remain in this city until
after the meeting of the Spanish-American
WAR Nurses of which she is president. She
will attend the congress of the ID. A. r. as
a delegate from the Sunshine Chapter,
Santa Fe, n. M, and on Saturday evening,
April 10, will give illustrated lecture, "A
Woman's Experience in Japan in the ball
room of the New Willard This lecture,
given under the auspices of the William
Danforth Chapter. is for the benefit of Con-
tinental Memorial Hall and will be under
the patronage of Mrs. Fairbanks, Mrs. Lip
pitt, Mrs. Mclean and Mrs. Sternberg.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-09
WILLING TO CONFER.
Paperhangers' Union Discusses the
Local Strike Situation.

Many or the union paperhangerS who
went on strike Friday morning for an
increase of pay from $500 to So. so per diem
as told in The Star assembled yesterday at
their headquarters, 625 Louisiana avenue
and discussed the outlook, which, they saw,
Is favorable to their side of the contest.
Mr.. Harry ]. Wells. business agent of the
paperhangers local, stated that fully one
third of what are termed 1.-The fair stores"
have given their employees the advance in
pay demanded and that other establish
ments are expected to follow suit.
Some of the officers of the union, includ-
ing Mr.. Wells, denied the statement of
members of the Master Paperhangers' AS
soclatlon, that the union had adopted q
resolution restricting the work of Journey
men to the hanging of thirty rolls of paper
a day.
The paperhangers have arranged for a
mass meeting of all members of that trade
whether union members or not to be held
at ? o'clock this afternoon in their hall. 625
Louisiana avenue. They say the charter
Will be open to all paperhangers, and the
national officers are expected to be present
and address the assemblage
A report reached their headquarters to the
erect that the painters strike in Baltimore
had been adjusted. This walkout was for
an increase OF pay from $3.50 to So per
diem and eight hours to constitute a davis
work.
Business Agent Wells of the local paper
hangers union stated yesterday afternoon
that the union stands ready at any moment
to hold a conference with the Master PAPER
hangers Association for the purpose of
adjusting their differences
A conference of the employers associa-
ton was held In the establishment of r. E.
Farr, the president, late yesterday and
the employers decided to fight to the
end. They were thoroughly optimistic as
to the result, because of the large number
of non-union men in the city who are with.
in call, and who will be put to work IL
the strikers stay out. They declare that
business is lighter than 1t was at this time
last year, and that though a promise was
made to the union that the wages of the
men would be raised at this time If condi-
ticns were as good then, these condi.
tons not the same and therefore they
cannot afford to pay the higher price asked
by the men.
Mr.. Halter of the firm of Halter & Cor
nell, and who is a member OF the Master
Paperhangers Association, stated that his
firm had twenty men at work-all they
wanted He added that there were more
men to be had than there is work for them
TO do.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-09
CANCELLATION OF TRUST.
George Winsmore Files Suit Against
Samuel G. Thompson and Others.

George WinSmOre of this city makes allie
cations of a serious nature in bill in
equity, the object being to have the Supreme
Court of the District of Columbia cancel a
deed of trust and a deed in fee, filed this
afternoon through Attorney w. II. Sholes,
against Samuel c. Thompson of Trenton,
N. j.; Lille I. Taplin and Horatio n. Tap
lin of this city. and Thomas J. Deavitt of
Montpelier, VT. Messrs. Taplin and Deavitt
are sued as trustees.
According to the complainant, he is the
owner of the east one-half of lot % Wright
& Coxs subdivision of part of Pleasant
Plains. He explains that his title to the
property mentioned was clouded October "a,
1902, when an alleged deed in fee simple
from himself and his wife to Samuel q.
Thompson was placed on record. The orig
inal of the deed, according to the complain
ant, was delivered to Mr.. Thompson.
The court is assured that the complainant
did not, nor did his wife, Elizabeth Wins
more, ever sign, seal or deliver the said
deed, or ever appear before John r. Far
mum, a notary public, before whom the said
deed is alleged to have been acknowledged,
and acknowledge the same in any manner
whatsoever, nor did your complainant or his
wife know anything about the said instru-
ment or its record until possession of said
premises was sought to be obtained under
landlord and tenant proceeding instituted on
the Sth day of March, 1905
Further, the complainant informs the
court that in so far the names of him.
self and his wife appear on the deed in
question they are forgeries, and the said
instrument, if in fact it was acknowledged
by some persons unknown to your COM
plainant or his wife before said notary pub
lie, was a fraud upon your complainant and
upon his title in said property
The assertion is made that subsequent to
the recording of the alleged deed from the
complainant and his wife Mr.. Thompson
January %, 1903, conveyed the property by
deed of trust to the defendants, Taplin and
Deavitt as trustees, and also conveyed to
them the east one-half of lot "a The pur-
pose of the last conveyance, it is explained,
was to secure to Lille L. Taplin the pay
ment of two notes of Samuel q. Thompson
aggrega ting 81 400
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-09
Highway Bridge Pier Completed.

The stone work on another pier of the
new highway bridge, on the Washington
side of the channel, is completed, and the
pile-driving machine is engaged in driving
the piling that will support the steel super
structure while 1t is being put together.
Early in next week the building of the steel
span, the fourth from the Washington end,
will be started, and by the time this span Is
completed the other piers will also be ready
for the steel work, and it is stated there
will be no further stoppage in the building
of the bridge until it is completed.
A large force of stone workers, with
scows, derricks and other machinery, are
employed on the work, and the construc-
tion OF the unfinished piers is being showed
ahead rapidly. 1t is stated the new bridge
viii be ready for use about September /
next.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-09
Lighthouse Service Notes.

Robert L. Ware of, Virginia has been APP
pointed to the lighthouse service and as
signed to duty as keeper of Ross Rock
beacon light, in the Rappahannock river.
John T. Borum has also received an ap-
pointment In the lighthouse service and has
been made keeper of Cherry Point beacon
light.
The United States lighthouse tender Holly
is on a repairing cruise on the tributaries
Of Chesapeake bay, replacing buoys de-
stroyed or damaged by the ice.
Point Lookout shoal buoy No. 2, in the
Potomac, second-class nun. reported out
Of position March ~, was replaced April !.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-09
Entertainment for the Blind.

Following is the program Of the read
ings and music in the reading room for
the blind Library Of congrerz the oo,,,i,, !.
week:
Tuesday, April 11-Reading by Mrs.
Henry Harris Barroll. Thursday, April is
Song, violin and piano recital by Miss
Grace Carroll, Miss Mary Remey and Miss
May Stewart. Saturday, April 1E-Read-
ing by Mrs. =. w. Doyey.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-09
Gen. chaffee's Trip of Inspection.

Lieut.. Gen. Chaffee, chief of staff, has
arranged to make an inspection of army
posts in the southwest. and expects to start
in short time. 1t is probable he will be
accompanied by Quartermaster General
Humphrey and Captain Hutchinson of the
general staff. During the summer General
Chaffee will make an inspection tour Of the
posts in Alaska, II possible.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-09

of democratic state leader, offered to him
the nomination for lieutenant governor.
Mr. Hill will never forget what the district
attorney told him when he offered him
second place on the ticket. Since that Incl
dent Mr.. Hill has had the greatest respect
for the district attorney, but the contempt
of the district attorney for Mr.. Hill and
his intrigues is as deep as the Atlantic
ocean.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-09
Missionary Interests.

Rev. f. C. Klein Friday evening addressed
a large audience on the missionary interests
urging financial aid to carry on the work.
especially in Japan.
Yesterdays session of the conference
opened with devotional exercises conducted
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1905-05-18
Miss Margarita Fischer Coming.

Mss Margarlta Fischer, and her su.
perb company, will appear for two
nights at the opera house In Hood
River, Monday and Tuesday, May 2.
and %. Speaking of Miss Fischer
recent tour into southwestern Wash
ington, the Hoquiam Washingtoniar
says:
Last night Miss Margarita Fischer
opened her weeks engagement at the
Hoquiam theatre in the dramatic pro.
duction of the "Colonel's Wife. " The
play was extremely interesting through
out the whole performance and Miss
Fischer as leading lady played hel
part much to the satisfaction Of all
She is star and her work was fin
ished and pleasing. Miss Fischer hal
just passed the age of IL and her act
ing, for one so young, is marvellous
The costumes we're most beautiful anC
her support was excellent. The play
which was well produced, had good
moral. The scene in four acts beinE
in Washington, d. c., and dealing
with society life In the great capital
1t was refined throughout and the
audience was much impressed.
The specialtles we're all good, eepec.
tally the song and dance by the com.
edian Fred Breen. His jokes we're
new and full of wit and his sayings
made hit with the gallery.
Remember the date, Monday and
Tuesday, May % and %. Don't miss
these performances as both press and
public pronounce the Fischer Co. the
best repertoire company on the coast
this season. Prices, SOC, 35c. Children
25c
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1905-05-18
IS after SECRET
FOR fine APPLES

DR.. Robinson OF Washington, D. c.,
owner of 600-acrc farm in Albemarle
county, Virginia, where the famous
Newtown pippins were grown that sup
piled the royal family of England with
apples for 40 years, was in Hood River
la st week, the guest of K. II. Wallace.
DR.. Robinson. was taken for drive
about the valley by Mr.. Wallace. The
visitor was very highly impressed with
the country. The doctor has read a
great deal about Hood River and made
the visit here especially to discover the
secret OF why Hood River apples are not
eXcellcd anywhere in the world.
The climate and soil OF Virginia are
similar 10 this country, says DR.. Robin.
son, and h. intends to inject Hood
River methods there. The doctor took
samples oi soil of the valley back with
him 10 Washington, where he will have
it examined by the agricultural depart
mcnt, to discover if he can, what Is lack
ina in the soil of Virginia.
In Nirlinia the doctor is member OF
an exclusive farmers club of - mem
hers, who meet at each others home,
have dinner and discus methods of
growing fruit. Some of the orchards in
Virginia are over 100 years old. Trees
are never cultivated nor sprayed. Some
OF them are IS feet high.
Some Of the apples must be of fine
quality, as DR.. Robinson has received
as high as $500 barrel for Wisconsin
fruit. Boxes are not used in Virginia,
but the doctor intends to introduce this
method Of placing his Newtowns on the
market.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1905-05-18

j G. Dawson, representing the Ore
gon Booster, new publication at Port
land devoted to advancing the interests
OF the state of Oregon, is in the city &C.
curing subscriptions and advertising
from the business men of Hood River.
Mr.. Dawson has promised special des-
criptive article on Hood Rivers fruit
industry and the good possibilities for
manufacturing at this point.
The Booster, and true booster in
every sense OF the word, first saw the
night OF day about three months ago
This splendid weekly now has a circu-
lation beyond the 10000 mark. Hall
this number goes to Eastern people
Printed on elegant book paper, the hall
tone engravings in the Booster appear
TO a fine advantage. The booster Is one
OF the finest publications OF its kind on
the coast, and well deserving of patron
age.
Mr.. Dawson was at Corvallis the
other day. He says outside Of HOoC
River that city is the center Of one o
the best parts of Oregon. The people
there are up and coming, They are
boosters, too, and on Corvallis day al
the exposition, 1900 Of the people o
Corvallis and Penton county will go Il
Portland to make their country knowr
TO the world.
"Why,n says Mr.. Dawson, "thert
won't be cars enough to take the people
to Portland that day. Every boat OF
the river has been secured.
"Say, but you people are getting ou
the brightest weekly paper ever saw
You certainly have good town behind
you.h
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1905-05-18
BARRETT.

Mrs. j. II. Shanks and daughter
Katy, also her sister In law, Miss Mar
tina Shanks of Simpson Kansas, aftel
spending the winter In Los Angeles
California, have been visiting the fam
lily of Lee Morse for the past tive
weeks. They left for their home In
Kansas this week.
Mr.. Countryman has done good work
in blasting out large stump opposite
the Barrett school house. More i'm
provements in the district, which
means an increase in the value of
property.
j. Helme, ON Rockford avenue, has
treated his house to coat of good
paint, Yes, of course, j. Ii. will have
things up to date. Well, why not, as
we only pass this way once.
Edwarde Watts from Lake Mills,
Iowa, brother in-law of MIR. Bray
ford, arrived in Hood River, Friday.
Mr.. Watts expects to make his home
in Hood River. He is a first class
plasterer and expects to do that kind
of work in this part of the country.
Win Nichols is busy hauling berry
crates. Win says he will have lots Of
berries. Mrs. Nichols was called to
the bedside of her sick mother who
resides at Montreal, Canada. Mrs
Nichols left Hood River on Thursday
night and expects to arrive at her
mothers home in five days.
The ice cream social aud entertain
ment given under the auspicies of the
Turner society on Thursday was we'll
attended at the Barrett school house,
and all went home we'll pleased,
G. d. Woodworth has had force Of
men and teams working on the Meth
odist lane aud when completed will be
one of the best roads in Hood River
valley.
We notice the campers are coming
in ready for strawberry picking and
Rockford says he has the best Of goods
at low price and can supply their
want aud save them money.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1905-05-18
NOTED VISITORS
SEE THE VALLEY

"My, but they we're surprised when
we reached the top of the East Side
grade, and the whole party went into
wild exclamations of ecstacy at the
grand scene spread out before them, -
said Charles I. Early, who in com
pany with W. H. Eccles, drove the
following party of visitors through the
orchards and berry fields of Hood
River valley, Tuesday afternoon;
United States Senator John II.
Mitchell, John W. Yerkes, commits
sioner Of internal revenue at Washing
D. c., M. G. Hall, manager of the
Northern Pacific Express Co., David
NJ. Dunn and Mrs. Dunn Of Portland,
and Senator John M. Thurston Of Ne
braska. Mrs. Early accompanied the
party on the trip through the valley,
The distinguished visitors made the
trip from Portland on the steamer
Spencer. They returned on delayed
No. /, Tuesday evening.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1905-05-18
WILL HAVE A
DAY At THE FAIR

Hood River is to be given special
day at the Lewis and Clark exposition,
Homer II. Hallock, travelling repre-
sentative of the fair, was in Hood
River, Tuesday, making a personal
call upon the business men to see af-
ter arranging for a Hood River day at
the exposition.
Mr.. Hallock met wherever he went,
evidences of the Hood River spirit
which has won so much for the town
and valley. He was convinced W once
that the matter would be taken hold
of in the right way, and that Hood
River day at the Lewis and Clark fair
will be complete success from start
to finish.
II never saw such a community
where the people all seemed to be Of
one accord, " remarked Mr.. Hallock
Your whole town Of people appears to
be pulling harmoniously together, and
pulling hard, too. Dan Maloney, the
"father" of the exposition, was speak
ing to me the other day about the ne
cessity for concentrated action in all
public undertakings. individual Of.
forts will count for little unless the
whole community places their heart
In the matter, said Mr.. Maloney. You
people here In Hood River have the
right idea In this matter, and are
bound to succeed, can see that.
"The idea that people who will at
tend the fair this summer will be held
up for ridiculous prices for lodging il
far from the truth, p" continued Mr..
Hallock. "The exposition managers
have looked after this matter very
thoroughly. Companies have been
formed who have listed all the availa-
BILE rooming houses in the city, and
the prices which will be charged for
the same, from SOC to SO are guaran-
teed by the fair management to be
that and no more.
e''If an overcharge IL made, by re.
porting to the fair management there
will be parties there to see that cor
rections are made. Visitors will be
expected to know about what price
accommodation they wish. Those
who want BOO lodging room can have
1t, and those who want something
better can secure 1t. There will be
ample Accommodations in Portland for
all who ONE. The exposition mana
gers will guarantee to find accomoda-
tions."
The date for the Hood River day at
the fair will be arranged for later. 1t
is proposed that the president of the
commercial club call an open meeting
sometime when the matter can be dis.
cussed and convenient date ar.
ranged.
Later In the afternoon, Mr.. Hallocli
WAS taken for drive through the val.
ley by Jack Bagley