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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-17
Street improvements.

1t is probable that among the street i'm
provements for which the Commissioners
will ask congressional appropriation at
the next session will be that recently ad-
vocated by Capt. y. L. Grimm of No. II
engine company, Brookland.
Captain Grimm's request. which has the
approval of Chief Engineer Belt. Is for
bridge across the railroad tracks at Mon
roe street. Brookland. In support of the
petition for this Improvement it is pointed
out that the firemen of No. II engine would
have a much shorter route from east to
west Brookland. and thus be enabled to
reach the valuable buildings of the Catholic
University and the Soldiers Home In cor
respondingy quicker time In case of emer-
gency, and further that the proposed bridge
would add materially to the safety of chill
dren who now cross the railroad tracks on
the line of Monroe street to reach the
school In east Brookland.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-17
VICTIMS OF THE HEA T
DEATHS BEGAN EARLY IN CHI
CA1o TODAY.

CHICAGO. July 11.-With temperature
today six degrees higher than at the cor
responding time yesterday deaths from
heat began early. The first reported was
that of William Duvinski. winner of many
prizes In contests for killing and dress-
ms beeves, who was overcome by heat
while at work In the killing room OF the
Hammond Packing Company today at the
stock yards. He died almost Immediately.
Not far away, and almost at the same
time. John Goggan succumbed to the heat
at his home and died In a. few minutes.
The temperature was 93 degrees in the
shade.
NEW YORK. July 1.-THE hot wave.
which caused many deaths in New York last
week and which only ended yesterday, re-
turned again today. bringing higher tenn
perature than ever and renewal Of intense
suffering. BY noon the weather bureau re-
ported that all of last weeks records had
been passed and that the mercury regis
tered 90. In the streets. about the buildings
and pavements. the mercury rose much
higher than this figure.
Todays heat, however, was accompanied
by much less moisture than last weeks
tempera lures. The humidity during the
hottest part of the day was - degrees.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-17
Dust Explosions.

From American Medicine.
The chemicophysic explanation of the
deadly dust explosion" remained in abey-
ance till the declining years OF the nine
tenth century 1t had long, indeed. been
known that exceptionally dusty mills and
factories were specially liable to such
mysterious disasters. A recent explosion
at a Liverpool -four mill has again called
attention to the danger. and the necessity
for precautions suitable to the neutraliza-
ton of what is still regarded even by many
of our best informed contemporaries as one
of the most uncanny of natures outrages.
For more than century the liability
of flour mills TO destructive explosions has
been recognized, and has been vaguely asa
ISOLATED with their dusty atmosphere. 1t
Is now nearly d hundred years since Sir
Humphrey Davy concentrated his best SCI
entific attachments and abilities on the en-
deayor to pluck out the heart of its mys-
terry, in which he utterly failed. After man.
fold and la borious experiments, he arrived
at the conclusion that mere dust by itself
could not prove an efficient cause for an
explosion; which must, accordingly be
sought in some other direction. His cos
mopoIitan authority proved sufficient to
lull suspicion for long time. Accordingly.
although such catastrophes continued 10
occur from time to time in all the CONT
nents and with increasing frequency as
mills and manufactures multiplied, they
were attributed to wrong caussS-such as
to inflamma BILE gas-or to unexplained ones.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-17
FELL FROM THE FIFTH FLOOR.
Two Philadelphia Officials Injured in
Accident Today.

PHILADELPHIA. July 17.-Distrlct At
torney John c. Bell. Assistant City Solici-
tor Harry T. Kingston and William Born
of Collingswood, n. j.. were seriously in
jured today by fall OF an elevator in the
Land Title building, the highest building
In the city.
Mr.. Bell sustained a compound fracture OF
a leg. Mr.. Kingston had both legs fractured
and Mr.. Born was injured about the body
and received lacerations OF the scalp.
District Attorney Bell and Assistant So
licitor Kingston had been In conference In
Mr.. Bells private office the thirteenth
floor of the building and were on their way
to their offices In the city hail. block dis
tant.
The elevator operator. the only other Oc-
cupant of the car. escaped with slight in
juries.
The elevator dropped from the sixth floor
OF the building to the basement The cause
Of the accident Is unknown.
The news of the accident to Mr.. Bell and
Mr.. Kingston created sensation Mr.. Bell
Is one cf the legal political and social lead
equally prominent Mr.. Bell has been
prominently before the public since the po-
litical upheaval began in this city some
weeks ago. Recently he declined to assume
the initiative in causing the arrest of politi-
cal leaders who are also large city contrac-
tors, and the mayor and his advisers
we'll as citizens reform organizations have
criticised him for his attitude Mr. Bell has
repeatedly declared that he will vigorously
prosecute all persons brouiNt for trial. but
as those already indicted for offenses
against the municipality are expected to be
prosecutor will have to be appointed by the
governor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-17
CRAP GAME BROKEN UP.
Knives and Pistols Used in Willow
Tree Alley,

crap game In Willow Tree alley south
west last evening just before midnight was
broken up by dispute over the possession
of the money and the drawing of knives
and pistols. Just as the trouble began to
fired Officer Cullinane of the fourth pre-
cinct station came on the scene. A grand
scramble followed, but the officer succeeded
In capturing one Of the participants When
he was gotten TO u, station house he gave
his name as Jona Henry Williams. He
had to answer for his playing and
for his resulting conduct in the Police Court
before Judge Kimball this morning.
Several of the boys who live in the alley
suggested that they have little game of
crap, while the officer was In another part
of his beat. This was agreed to and they
played for some time, throwing the bones
and money on the pavement on the alley.
At the close Of one of the rolls Of the bones,
according to the story told the police by
Williams, he took up the money.
Say dere. you don't get dat money"
yelled one of the other players
Yes, l dc" answered Williams, as he
started away with the fistful of coins.
At that juncture, the other player. who
thought that 1t was his turn to get the
money, pulled revolved and fired it,
Williams found a nife at that time, 1t is
said. and some of the other players also
found weapons and for time 1t looked as
if an Indian war dance was going on. But
Officer Culiinane calmly stroled into the
alley at this point, on information that
there was a crap game going on. and then
followed the grand exit act. Williams was
not as feet as the others and he fell into
the clutches of the police officer.
When the case came before Judge Kim
ball today he ordered Williams to pay $25
O., spend ninety days on the farm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-17
Public Work Ordered.

New sewers and water mains have been
ordered constructed by the Commissioners
follows:
Sewer along the west side of Connecticut
avenue between Calvert and Path Street.
abutting lots %. 80 and 100 OF Woodlay
Park
Sewer along the north side of w street
northwest between LIST street and Flagler
place. abutting lots l. 2 3 and OF block
% in the addition TO lie Droit Park and lots
IS. S6. 81. 3s. 80. 10. IL and AZ of block q,
Dobbins addition.
Three hundred and sixty feet, more or
less. of eight-inch water main in the north
side OF . street between AZ and Union
streets southwest.
Six hundred feet. more or less. of eight
inch water main in Blair road between
Carroll avenue and Umatilla street Ia
koma.
That the following catch basins be con-
structed. chargeable TO the appropriate ton
for main and pipe sewers. at an estimated
cost of ESQ;
Intersection of Florida and Sherman ave-
nues. southwest corner OF reservation a.
Florida avenue and V street and east side
OF Florida avenue In line of w street.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-17
GREEN'S HEAVY SENTENCE.
Year Less a Day in Jail for Two Of
lenses

John Green, alias John Fisher will spend
the next year. lacking q day. with Warden
Harris behind the bars in Southeast Wash
Judge kimball imposed on him in the Po-
lice Court this morning. Green had to an
swer to two serious charges, one for play
ing crap and another for carrying con-
ceaed weapons. In both cases Green plead
ed not guilty. but the testimony to the con-
trary effect strong that the Judge
imposed the extreme penalty in the two
cases.
Officer Leech of the fourth precinct sta
ton was on his beat yesterday afternoon
when he ran across crap game. He saw
the bones and the money before the players
saw him. But before he could get near
enough to arrest the party they concluded
to run home with their winnings.
Officer Leech chased Green for some dis
lance. but lost him. Officer Hayden saw
the fleet form of Green going through
an alley on his beat, and suspecting that
something was wrong he placed Green I'M
der arrest on suspicion.
Before that time Green had gotten into an
alteration with two other boys, and he
seemed to be getting the worst of It, when
he reached into his back pocket for pistol
officers were coming. and gun and man dis
appeared.
mo. sir. 1 didn't have any gum said
the defendant on the stand. Il had the
brass end of whip, and it may have looked
like pistol" He denied ever seeing crap
game.
For playing craps he was given three
months work for the District For carry
ing the pistol nine months was the SEN
tence.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-17
THE CLASS OF az.
Death Of Gen. Dana Leaves But One
Member Living

In speaking today of the death of Gen.
Napoleon J. Il. Dana, who was found dead
III his bed at Portsmouth, N. H, yesterday.
Col. John McElroy said that the statement
that he was the Oldest graduate of West
Point living at the time of his death. and
the further statement that he was about
sixty-fve years of age" were manifestIy
absurd. Il think that Gen. Dana, who was
a patrarchal example of the fine old West
Pointer. must have been about eighty
years DID, possibly little older. certainly not
any younger. for he belonged to the class
of 40. and entered West Point in '3S. He
must have been eighteen upon entering so
that II will be seen that he was getting
well along to the century mark at the time
of his death. Gen. Dana and Gen. A. p.
Stewart must have been about the same
ago. for both entered West Point July 1.
1888. and they graduated in the class Of
~. Gen. Stewart is. l think. the only sur
viving member Of that class today.
This class of ~ was a notable class. It's
members dividing pretty evenly to make
brilliant leaders on both sides in the war
of the rebellion. The first member of the
class. the honor man, William l..
Eusts. who became brigadier general of
volunteers. but who did no especially bril-
liant service and resigned in 1864. Brevet
Major General John Newton was the Sec
ond man In this class of Sc and Maj Gen.
William s. Rosecrans was graduated No.
.. Maj. Gen. John Pope was No. II, and
along toward the middle of the class were
Maj. Gen. Seth Williams who was the
organizer of the Army of the Potomac; Maj.
Gen. Abner Doubleday, Maj. Gen. George
Sykes and a dozen lesser military lights.
Several of this class died in service during
the Mexican war and several were killed
in the Indian service.
The dark page of the class history con-
tafns many brilliant names. Most promi-
nent among them was that of Lieut.. Gen.
James Longstreet. who was thoroughly re-
constructed before he died. Then come such
names as Gen. Gustavus w. Smith. Gen.
George w. Rains. Gen. Mansfield Lowell,
son of Surgeon General Joseph Lowell; Gen.
d. HI. Hfli. Gen. Armtstead. T. NJ. Rust,
Gen. r. H. Anderson. Gen. George w.
Lay, Cen Lafayette McLaws. Gen. Earl
Van Dorm and Lieut.. Gen. A. P. Stewart.
The pages of southern history are en-
riched by the daring acts of Stewart, Van
Dorm, HILL Longstreet and McLaws and
their comrades in arms. but of this large
class graduated sixty-three years ago, only
Gen. A p. Stewart remains. Both blue
and gray are going fast
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-17
Tells German Correspondent
Some Pertinent Things.
ON NORWEGIAN ACTION
SAYS THAT THE WRONG REMAINS
WRONG
Despite the Fact That Norway's Sons
Have Won All Europe
to Their Side.

BERLIN, July 17.-Dr Hugo CAM. cor
had an interview with King Oscar of
Sweden at Stockholm. dpring which his
ma jesty said he admired the way In which
the Norwegians won to their side all the
European publicists without however bene-
fitting their cause.
The wrong remains wrong" said the
king. adding that the Norwegians had sur
prised him by the suddenuess of their acts.
King Oscar denied that he had precpitat ted
the crisis by declining to accept the resig
nation of the Norwegian cabinet, for the
Norweigians themselves had declared that
whoever accepted a portfolio would cease
to be Norwegian.
The correspondent remarked that he had
heard only words of respect for the king
In Norway. to which his majesty replied
Has Forgiven Norweigians.
For my part, I have forgiven the Nor
wegians. and hope to God that the Swedish
people will also remain calm. for 1t would
only be hanging a milestone about our
necks to restore the union forcibly."
The king also said that appointing a
would certainly be the simplest solution of
the difficulty, but the result would be dis
trust in Sweden or in Norway. Every time
public opinion either in Sweden Norway
was displeased with the sovereign's acts
the cry would be raised that The son does
this to please the father" or. The father
does this to please the SON..
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-17
Flag Above the School House.

Fror, the National Magazine.
A school girl asks me: what is the use
of flag over the school house?" The
very question shows that the flag should
be over the school house, an object lesson
in teaching the boys and girls patriotism
Without that emblem a free country, with
all that 1t implies, there would be no free
school. 1t Is fitting that the starred banner
of free America should unfurl its protect
ing folds over the American free school
under whatever circumstances-everyw
1t Is fitting that the school boy the school
girl. should come to know that patriotism
love of country-f paramount to all other
love below the canopy OF the skies. outside
the home where mother Is.
1t Is fitting that the youthful student
should learn that the history of this coun-
try. from its infancy blazOned in thirteen
stripes to its maturity respondent In forty
five stars. Is embodied in and inseparable
from the peerless flag waving over the
school house: that all the noble deeds of
peace and war associated with our triumph
al progress in the onward match OF the
nations, are enshrined in the cleaning col
ors of the grand old flag. that is now float
ing over the school house.
Today baby fingers from the primary de-
partment of your free school. grasping a
slender cord. may raise to the masthead the
flag OF the free and FIX II there.
The greatest monarch OF the earth sitting
upon golden throne. wearing jeweled
crown. welding an autocratfc scepter over
myriads OF servile subjects and hireling
soldiers, reinforced by an ironclad feet In
vincible as the Spanish armada of Eliza
beth's day was supposed to be. dare not
tear It down again! Oh. no:
Thy banner makes tyranny tremble.
1hrve cheers for the red, white and bluel''
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-17
Mr.. BEACH IN NEW YORK
LOOKING FOR EVIDENCE AGAINST
HOLMES.
It il Understood That He Will Inter-
view Some Cotton Brokers in
the Metropolis.

Morgan II. Beach. the United States at
torney for the District Of Columbia. who
has. charge of the investigation into che
cotton crop report scandal, is now in New
York in search of evidence on which former
Assistant Statistician Holmes and his as
sociates may be criminally prosecuted Mr.
Beach made no announcement OF what he
intended to do in New York-in fact. keep
ing his departure from Washington as Sc
cret as possible-but 1t Is understood that
while in New York the district attorney
Will interview L. e. Van Ripen and other
cotton brokers who have admitted having
had dealings with Holmes.
1t is pretty well known that Van Ripen
did not tell all he knew concerning the cot
ton crop report scandal to the secret se.v-
Ice men who worked on the first invest ga
ton. and the district attorney will en-
deavor TO procure additional statement
going more into details concerning the re-
lations of Holmes with Van Ripen and 9TH
ers and the manner in which the associate
statistician was paid for his treachery to
the government.
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson informed
Star man today that he was not quite
ready to make an announcement with re-
speet to the preparation and publication
of new report on cotton acreage to take
the place of the government cotton crop
report for June, which. It is believed, was
inaccurate and misleading. The Secretary
is heartily in sympathy with President
Jordan and Secretary Cheatham of the
Southern Cotton Association and Colonel
Hester, the New Orleans cotton expert, in
their demand for new report, and the
only thing that is bothering him Is the
possible lack Of funds. This matter is be-
ing gone into very carefully today. and the
Secretary will make an announcement on
the subject late this afternoon or tomor-
row. 1t Is thought that the collection of
statistics for the substitute report will be
Immediately ordered and the report itself
completed not late rthan August 10.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-17
Auto Mountain Climbing.

BRETTONWOODS, N H, July l7.-Bad
weather interfered with the plans of the
automobilists who were scheduled to make
endurance tests in climbing Mt Washington
today. The morning was dismal with fog
and mist and while there was some pros
pect of improvement later in the day there
was doubt if the ears would be started.
TIE tourists were loath to give up the
races and although dense clouds covered
the top OF Mt. Washington and the driZZle
was continuous. number OF them as
sembled at tie base of the mountain At
10 o'clock. At length c. w. Kelsey. in "A
sixteen horsepower gasoline car. decided
to try the ascent unoffieially. He accom-
plshed the trip safely in spite of clouds.
which at times were almost impenetrable,
and soft and slippery roads.
His time was one hour and twenty-one
minutes. AS soon as he was safely down
Percy p Pierce of Buffalo. y. Y. in
twenty-eight horsepower gasoline car.
started official ascent. He made
the passage from the Glen House to the
summit in thirty-eieht minutes and forty
five seconds. He reported that the trip was
unusually perilous and it was decided that
no more cars would start until afternoon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-17
Druggist Fined.

Tia case of another druggist In whose
ice cream soda syrups was found salicylic
acid ,sas- brought before the Police Court
thiss morning This Is the second case Of
this kind this season to come In the court,
but this was the first case to be tried, as
In the other case. continuance was OBJ
tanned. The defendant was Nelson c. Mil
Ter. who keeps drug store at 500 E street
northwest.
1t was testified by the health officer that
he purchased some Of the pineapple syrup
FROM .his man. and when it was analized
1t was found to contain salicylic acid. The
quantity or proportion of the acid was not
estimated.
Mr. Miller pleaded not guilty to the
charge. He told the court that he made
mis- own syrup In this case. buying the
fresh fruit, cutting 1t up and putting It in
sugar and water. He stated that the SAIL
cylic acid was not put into the syrup by
him nor by any one connected with his
store. He admitted that there was no way
by which the acid could get into the syrup
except 1t were put there.
AS this Is the first case this year I will
make the penalty only $10.s announced
Judge Kimball at the conclusion Of the
CASA.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-17
Whv They Lost Their Luck
From Success Magazine.

From Success Magazine.
In dawdling.
In indeciSion.
At the race track.
In poor judgment.
In worry and fretting.
In magnifyipg difficulties.
In bad business location.
In trusting unworthy people.
In trying to get rich quickly.
In letting their ambition cool.
In oversanguine expectations.
''At the end of a fishing rod.
In not daring to take chances.
At cheap, demoralizing shows.
In not mastering their moods.
In getting into the wrong place.
In making a business pleasure.
In not quite knowing their business.
In waiting for something to turn up.
1t went down in drink and up in smoke.
In trying to take short cuts to success.
In working only when they felt like 1t.
In net working to plan or program.
In neglecting their personal appearance.
In looking on the dark side OF everything.
In overconfidence born of a first easy
victory.
In choosing a silly. extravagant girl for
a wife.
In not being ready for the opportunity
when 1t came.
In sampling every kind of investment
scheme that came along.
In dreaming of great things instead of
doing the little ones at hand.
In being disagreeable and selfish that
they could not make friends
1t was burned up by hot temper. which
drove their employers and customers away.
In waiting for somebody to help them
or give them boost or for some rich
uncle to die.
In refusing to take the positions they
could get because they did not know
whether they would like the work or not.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-17
Claims Mind is Sound.

After a hearing today in connection with
the petition for the writ of habeas corpus
filed in behalf OF Alexander M. Willis who
claims that he is unlawfully deprived of
his liberty and wrongfully detained at the
Government Hospital for the Insane Willis
was remanded to the custody of the super
intendent of the Government Hospital until
the oath inst. to await the result of an
inquiry to determine his mental condition
Willis was formerly Union soldier and
is a. pensioner While an inmate of a Sol
diers' Home. he says he was transferred
to the Government Hospital for the Insane
on the ground that he was of unsound
mind. He now asserts that he Is mentally
sound and should be restored to liberty. At
the hearing today Attorney Edwin Forrest
represented Willis and Assistant United
States Attorney Kelgwin appeared for the
government.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-17
SYRIAN TO BE DEPoRTED
At Request Of the Orthodox Greek
Church

NEW YORK, July 17-At the request of
the Orthodox Greek Church, George dab.
a Syrian from Damascus. will be deported
to his native land for having in his posses
sion 5000 Of the Damascus church's money
with which he intended to start a store in
Boston.
dab. who is a young man. with excellent
education. secured in Damascus Christian
school. says the money was voluntarily
given him by his uncle. an archdeacon in
the Greek Church. Bishop Raphael of the
Greek Church in Brooklyn, who caused his
detention here at Ellis Island. says that
the uncle had no right to give away this
money for other than ecclesiastical uses.
Although dab sent the money back to
Damascus, the United States authorities
ordered him deported, because of criminal
charges made against him by the church in
his own country.