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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-23
MRS ROOSEVELT HoNoRED.
Her Name the Inspiration at Meeting
of suanish War Auxiliary.

The first lady of the land, Mrs. Ealth n.
Roosevelt. was specially honored last night
.t tho reception and entertainment given
hx, the Edith X Roosevelt Auxiliary OF the
snanish War Veterans at the hall or the
veterans. 7l9 9th street northwest Hee
name twas the inspiration Of the OCCASION
as Mrs. Kathryn Wood, president OF the
auxiliary, expressed it, and last night II
was prettily associated with the distin-
guished name of General George WASH
ington, whose birthday anniversary II was.
The hall was nlled to its capacity py
SPANISH war soldiers. their relatives ana
friends and the decorations were the TIL
colored flags of the American republic.
ON the platform were Mrs. Harriet Serb
ner, president of the District auxiliary
Mrs. Anna NJ. Baden and Mrs. Martha
Spencer of the National auxiliary; Mrs.
Kathryn Wood, president of the Edith X.
Roosevelt auxiliary. and Mrs. Emma Corby,
who presided over the function.
The program was opened with the singing
of America" by the audience. Commander
Joseph l.. May of the Fourth Immune
Camp. Spanish War Veterans, in few
well-chosen remarks welcomed the guests
on behalf of the auxiliary. There was a
piano duet by Mrs A, II. Frear and Mrs
Emma Corby; recitation, by Miss Matte
Pearson. and a song by Mr.. Samuel Bed
ford. Commander Hoyt A. Holton of hicn-
ard III. Harden Camp told the story OF the
deserted husband who found at last that ne
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-23
LOVE LAUGHS AT ICY RIVERS.
Eloping Couple Reach New York After
NUMEROUS Adventures.

With practically enos baggage, and with
only the clothes they ewore. Harold Wood
MaoConnelI and his Bride, who was Miss
Jane w. Browning, arrived in New York
Tuesday night after IAN elopement from
their home in Virginia, which included a
midnight ride on horseback to elude paren-
tai vigilance 1t swim across a swollen
southern stream aHaI appeal to the
brides parents, for, forgiveness for doing
what her forefafherss did for four genera
lions back. = ~ 81.
Mr.. and Mrst MacGonnell are staying at
the Grand Hotel.y He is twenty-three
years old and his. bride has just passed
eighteen. Until recently he lived at Mont
Clair NJ j. and was employed by the State
Liutual Life Insurance Company of Massa-
chusetts. On returning to Virginia he took
empIoyment with the Pocahontas Galleries
Company. Pocahontas. Va, Of which his
wife's father, Col James S. Browning, is
the chief competitor
The young persons were engaged to be
married with the consent of their parents
until a month ago, when the brides father
ordered the engagement broken, and took
his daughter to Richmond. Every attempt
they made to meet thereafter was frustrat-
ed by their parents until Bert" Cornell, a
friend of MacConnell appeared.
Cornell, who was visiting from Montclalr,
was sent to Richmond to arrange the de-
tails of the elopement with the girl. who
was perfectly willing and on Saturday
night the efopement took place.
MacConneu and. Cornell at midnight
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-23
STORY OF JUDGE LYNCH.
Renaissance by Burton Holmes, the
Lecturer and Traveller.

Burton Holmes, the lecturer and traveller,
recently told the following story of court
decision presided over by Judge Lynch in
the early seventies. He said:
1T was while on my first trip into the
Moki Lands out In Arizona, that I met
one Of the most interesting characters in
the west. Everybody called him Sam, al
though doubt even he himself knew what
his last name was. There had been kill
ing about ten days before at Los Vegas.
and naturally there was some mention OF
it in the local papers. I had just finished
reading a paper a day or two old, and
brought up the subject of killings and the
justice melted out to the murderer. 1 am
afraid that my remarks were not wholly
complimentary to the courts and the law
abiding citizens while my guide insisted
that the whole state was now in an eX-
tremely peaceful condition--really dull. as
far excitement was concerned. Why,
said he, thirty years ago there weren't no
papers. and If there had been a small
thing like killing wouldn't got no men
ton. l remember one case in particular
when the parties officiating were more or
less prominent, and really did cause a stir
in these parts. There was man by the
name of Johnson. Sheriff Johnson. l
never did hear where he was sheriff. but
he and "old man. Williams had had trou-
hle going year or more. what the
but one afternoon old man Williams meets
Johnson out in the country and rides up
sore O. casual like and says he's going to
kill him. AS 1t happens. the sheriff hadn't
any guns with him. and makes a remark
to this effect and the old man, seeing the
pint tells him that he aint low down
enough to kill a man without giving MIN
a chance, and says you gwan home and GIT
your gun and come back here and III XIII
you. johnson rides Off to his boarding
house, gets his irons. comes back. and the
old man makes good his word. Johnson
being pretty well known, his death causes
no little excitement, and the boys git to-
gether to decide what's to be done with
Williams, it being necessary for some FORM
a, action to be taken. The facts of the
case were presented. and Williams was
called on to make a statement. He ex-
planned exactly what had taken place, how
he met Johnson, had told him he was go
ing to kill him; Johnson said he was UNI
armed; how he had told him to go back
and get his gun; how he had gone back
and on his return he had shot him. In
view of these facts 1.-The court came to the
conclusion that it was case over which
they had no Jurisdiction, that 1t was not
murder, but on the contrary it was sui
eide. as he had been told that IL he went
hack for his guns he would be killed. he
went back and was killed The reasoning
being that a man knows if he jumps into
the water and can't swim or IL he faiis
off a peak in the Grand Canyon he Will pc
killed, and II he does 1t voluntarily ne
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-23
Distance in Florida.
From the Jacksonville Times Onion.


But few people have any conception of
Floridas extent. Jacksonville is about as
far north of Miami as she Is south of Char
lotte, y. C.-about far north of Key
West as she is south of Danville. Va. 1g-
norance of the extent of Florida leads to
many amusing mistakes. We sometimes
hear the railroads of the state charged
with making poor time. Why 1t takes over
twenty-four hours to go from Pensacola to
Miami. The man who makes this remark
would think he was travelling on a flyer X
he made the trip from Pensacola to Chi
cago in the same length of time 1t would
take him to go to Miami. But there Is very
little difference In the distance. A land
trip from one end of Florida to the other
is long from the lakes TO the gulf
citizen of Maine who makes up his mind TO
come south may get on the cars ana pass
through Maine, New Hampshire, Massa-
chusetts, Connecticut, New York, New Jer-
sey Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, the
District of Columbia, and far into Virginia.
When he has done this he has taken no
longer ride than he could have taken by
an equally direct line from one Florida town
to another and there are some men green
enough to think they are making poor time
when they find 1t takes them longer to go
from Pensacola to Miami than from the
eastern to the western side of Maine. Or
course the old stagers do not make these
amusing mistakes. They have a pretty clear
conception of the geography or Florida
There are many. however, who come on
their first visit with very hazy Ideas OF the
state.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-23

reaching conquest of the mind which has
not been given to the world by a man on
whose back the sun was still shining. The
effective, moving, -ritaliZing work of the
world is done between the ages Of twenty
five and forty, these fifteen golden years
of plenty, the anabolic or constructive
period, in which there Is always a balance
in the mental bank and the credit Is still
good.
In the science and art of medicine there
has not been an evidence of the first rank
which Vesalius. Harvey. Hunter. Bycht,
LaEnnec, VirchOw, Lister. Koeh--the green
years were yet upon their heads when
their speech making studies were made.
To modify an old saying. a man is sane
morally at thirty, rich mentally at forty.
wise spiritually at fifty. or never. The
young man should be encouraged and af-
forded every possible chance to show what
is in them.
MY second fixed idea is the uselessness
of men above sixty years of age and the
incalculable benefit it would be in CONNER
cial, political and in professional life, if,
as a matter of course, men stopped work
at this age. In that charming novel The
Fixed Period Anthony Troilope discusses
the practical advantages in modern life
of return to this ancient usage, and the
plot hinges on the admirable scheme of a
college into which at sixty men retired
for a year of peaceful contemplation be-
fore a peaceful depart9re by chloroform."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-23
LIMITS MANS USEFULNESS.
Physician Says Those of Sixty Should
Be Retired or Ch1oroformed.

A dispatch from Baltimore, Md, says:
That nothing in the world is accomplished
by man more than forty years old and that
man of sixty years should be retired or
chlorformed, and that American medical
colleges are teaching hybrid systems of
medicine and producing ignorant prac-
titioners. and that Europe is far ahead of
the United States in medical universities
were the statements made in the farewell
address of DR.. William Osler at the an
niversary exercises of Johns Hopkins Uni
versity yesterday, which institution DR..
Osler is about to leave to become the head
of the medical school of Oxford University.
DR.. Osler said:
II have two fixed ideas well known to
my friends. The first is. the comparative
usefulness of men above forty years of
age This may seem shocking, and yet
read Alright the worlds history bears out
the statement Take the sum OF human
achievement In action, in science, in art.
In literature, subtract the work of the
men above forty, and while we should
miss great treasures-eyen priceless treas
ures-we would practically be where we
were today.
1T is difficult to name a great and far
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-23
FINED ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS.
Young Woman Convicted of Theft
Second Hand Dealer Also Fined.

Mary Stewart. a woman about twenty
years of age. was before Judge kimball
In the Police Court this morning upon
four charges of larceny of articles OF cloth
ing and leather goods from the guild room
OF the Church of the Epiphany on q street
northwest. between 18th and 18th streets,
several weeks ago. A fine of S25 In each
case was entered. aggregating 500, with
the alternative of six months In jail If the
fine is not paid. She was fined $50 some
time ago ON a similar charge, but the SEN
tence was suspended upon condition that
she go to her home at Fairfax Court House,
Virginia and not return to the city, ana
garded the agreement the court allowed
this fine to stand In addition to the others.
The police state that the articles were
taken from the church some time ago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-23

quietly saddling two horses rode away from
Pocahontas. until they were stopped py
the Bluefield river, ice filled and swollen 10
a torrent.
MacConnell plunged in. and after a hard
swim finally emerged on the other side; ms
companion Immediately behind him, poth
almost frozen. A railroad station was then
al hand and the two men were soon on
their way to Richmond.
Arriving there. Cornell went to the girl S
home and. with a pretext Of wishing to pc
shown to a hospital, got her from her
mother and took her to Macdonald. All
three then boarded a train for Washington,
where MacConnell and Miss Browning were
married by Rev. Richard P. Williams.
On reaching New York they at once sent
home for forgiveness and clothes. but up
to a late hour had received neither
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-23
Modifying War Cartoons.
From the London Chronicle.

The Russian cartoons of the war are sad
to be changing their character and beeom-
ing less victorious. For long time they
exhibited a situation at Port Arthur quite
unknown to the combatants. A huge Rus
sian soldier was represented. for instance,
spra wiling along the peninsula and amusing
himself by upsetting japanese warshlpS
with his little finger. In another picture
Togo was in tears over the destruction OF
his fleet, while Uncle Sam patted him on
the hack. saying Don't cry, my little
mani In these cartoons. by the way.
there was very little animus against John
Bull, who figured very seldom, but Uncle
Sam was constantly represented as the
friend and hacker of Japan
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-23

Cuthbert w. Laing, a real estate dealer
of Chicago, has been arrested on a war
ter, Mrs. Irene Laing Malcolm. The war
rant charges the larceny Of $ei9.842. Laing
furnished bonds and will be arraigned
March 2 The arrest of Laing is the latest
step in litigation which has been In prog
ress between him and his daughter for sew
eral years.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-23
Bargain Specials for
Friday.


TOMORROW WE SHALL CLOSE
out all the F'lannelette Wrappers
and Long Kimonas. They are all most
desirable and represent qualities that
have been the best sellers of the season.
Splendidly made in good and
ample proportions. Not one in s~
the lot sold under CSC. All to SWC.
go at.
n H1LDREN'S F L A n n f +. Z, T T f,
" Gowns; striped and plain; all nicely
made and of extra good quail ~
ity; have sold readily at SOC ZWG.
n OF OF INFANTS LONG NIGHT
~ Gowns. with pretty hemstitched ruff
files around neck and sleeves:
buttoned front; made of fine VIC
cambria. Special price. ........
HOICE OF ANY CHILD'S BONNET,
" including beautiful styles in silks.
plain velyets and broadtail On no
velvets: these bonnets sold ~ II US
up to S69S. Choice now at.
A LARGE collection of finest Waists,
IN that have sold as high as $39S. in
Guiding cashmeres, albatrosses, fannels
and brilliantines. They are beautifully
made in many handsome styles Every
wanted color is included, as well as
black; take your choice from these hand
some waists none re- 10
served, no matter how ele- ~ II WS
gant-at the one price Of.
7 OF OF WOMEN'S GOOD QUALITY
- Corsets. in new and de- 49,
sira d1 shapes; sell at soc ZWC.
usually
OF OF CHILDREN'S VERY SERy-
~ iceable and Well-made z@
Dresses for school and every sue
day wear; sell at Csc. ..........O~ W
n OF OF CHILDREN'S WELL-MADE
~ Dresses. of good quality a -
gingham sizes L to years; Il sc
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-23
Below Cost for Boys
Clothing.


ROYS' OVERCOATS, IN DARK OK
as high as S. sizes and Sa vs.
5 years.
POYs' OvERCOATs: SIZES 10 TO
I'D II years; all splendid
materials the q qualities es S2 Of
ROYS' HIGH-GRADE OVERCOATS
Id that have sold as high as s5.9S;
sizes 3 to years; blue. gray and brown:
some have We, brass ss buttons buttons SI O2
going
poYs' FANCY NOVELTY OVER
LID coats: sizes 3 and 4 years; all in
finest materials not one MM-
worth less than 81: almost VVG.
given away ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
ROYS DOUBLE-BREASTE SUITS,
h0 in fancy effects and
plain blue cheviots; most d Il Am
i in the large sizes; sell SH .AV
ROYS DOUBLE-BREASTED SUITS.
LID in all sizes; values 60 an
as high as $500, Reduced 9Ze4W
Observation-Disclosures
pOYs LONG CORDUROY
I'D Knee Pants that sell OMC
usually at 7Jc.; sizes 3, 4 and w.
10 years. To be closed out at.
AIL-WoOL KNEE PANTS; ALL
N splendid materials none none VMr
worth less than J0c. Now wv.
reduced OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
ALL-WOOL KNEE PANTS; nmr
IN sizes :. 4 and years; Il w.
all fine qualities; SOC. value.
n OF OF BOYS WARM AND FLEECY
L. Domet Flannel Waists
that never sold sold. under fds NIX a5cj INC
clearance. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-23

The body of Boiling Tucker was found at
daybreak Yesterday on the Southern railway
tracks a mile south of Lynche station, Va.
He was twenty-three years of age. son OF
Anon Tucker of Campbell county, unmar-
ried and had recently served In the regular
army at Fort Monroe.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-23

commits suicide. The decision of this court
is on record in the minds Of many OF the
older inhabitants of this section"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-23

For q persistent Cough, Piso's Cure for ConsumD-
ton IL an eRectual remedy. At all druggists.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-23
NO WEATHER CHANGES.
At Least Nothing Definite for Twenty
Four Hours

Professor Garriott of the United States
weather bureau said this afternoon that
there will be no definite change in the
weather conditions in the next twenty-four
hours. The temperature will be slightly
higher tomorrow, and there is no rain or
cold weather in sight.
Prof Willis l.. Moore chief of the weather
service, has made complete arrangements to
warn agriculturists, commercial and river
men of danger from the gorging of ice and
the sudden overlooking of the banks of the
rivers in the central portion of the country.
In addition to tie regular observers of
the weather bureau scattered over the
United States. there is a large number of
the Potomac, the Ohio, the Mississippi and
instructed to closely watch conditions in
their localities and make prompt reports
when danger is threatened by the rapid
melting of ice and snow or other causes
which may bring about gorgng and floods
in the streams. AS an official of the bu-
reau expressed 1t:
Prof Moore has the situation well in
hand, and will give prompt notice of the
approach of danger. At this time the out
lcok is good for the ice passing down
stream without causing freshets and loss.
But should there be sudden break up
along the Ohio. the Mississippi or the Po
tomac, damage would result However we
are optimistic in this regard and are look
ing for the best"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-23
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.

IVY CITY-Archibald NJ. McLachlen ct
al to Aldne B. Rawlings, lot u, block
I; SO.
TENNESSEE AVENUE NORTHEAST be-
tween ID and f. streets-George S. Coop
er ct TX. to John w. Neff, lot 81, square
1858; $40.
NORTH CAROLINA AVENUE NORTH
EAST between 18th and 10th streets
Andrew H. Gibbs to Florence v Cream
er, original lots and 6, square south
east of 1868; $40
Y STREET NORTHWEST between 18th
and 18th streets-George w. Turner ct
TX, TO Richard E. Pairo lot 90 square
100; $40.
BARRY FARM-John Langham. ir
trustee. to Stephen T. Walton and AL
part lot l, section q; $500
nth STREET SOUTHEAST between G
and l streets-William w. Gordon ct
ux. to Royce A. Nokes Subject to life
estate of May ]. Nokes), part lot s.
square 904; $500.
SECOND STREET NORTHEAST between
and b streets-Charles A. Junken eft
ux. to Jennie b. Case, lot %, square 75S:
$40.
TAKOMA PARK-Albert II. Floeckler ct
al, trustees, to James T. Parker lot C.
block 10: $500.
NO. 229 FOURTEENTH STREET NORTH.
EAST-Elizabeth Z. Musson to Lewis
and Frances A. Raeder, lot 90 square
1855; $40.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-23
PER DIEM employees
THOSE IN PHILIPPINES NOT EN-
TITLED TO HOLIDAY PAY.

That per diem employees of the govern
ment in the Philippine Islands are not en-
titled to pay for legal holidays unless they
actually work was decided by the controller
of the treasury today.
The question of pay for per diem en-
ployes of the government has been as
cussed in many ways in the last year or So
one prominent point being brought out was
the contention of the navy yard employees
in this city that they should be paid for
half holidays on Saturdays during the sum-
mer months. However, this is the first
time the question of per diem employees in
the Philippines has ever come up for a
definite decision of Controller Tracewell
Major Henry Taylor of the United States
Engineers is now employed in the construc-
ton of tons on Corregidor Island
and employs over 100 native laborers. He
wrote to the War Department for instruc-
tons as to whether he was to pay these
natives for holidays. The matter was re-
ferred to the controller of the treasury.
In his decision Mr.. Tracewel quotes the
various laws creating legal holidays and
extracts from the statutes providing for the
pay of per diem employees for such days.
and laid special emphasis on the clause
which referred to the particular class of
employees who were effected by the acts of
Congress, which are those at Washington
and elsewhere in the United States
Controller Tracewel says:
''These laws were enacted before the Phil
ippine Islands became a territorial posses
sion of the United States, and the question
arising is whether the said islands are lin
the United States within the meaning of
the laws. Congress has not enacted
any law that / am aware of Incorporating
the Philippines in, or making them a part
of, the United States proper The
term United States as used in the acts
relate to the states comprising the Union
and the territories of the United States
contiguous thereto. as distinguished from
territory away from the territorial limits of
the United States. The laws applicable to
the United States proper are only applica
bic to the Philippines as Congress specif-
ically extends such laws to them
The controller. therefore, holds that per
diem employees in the Philippines are not
entitled to pay for legal holidays unless
they actually perform their duties
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-23
PROPOSED SMOKE LAW
COMPROMISE AMENDMENT SUB.
MITTED TO COMMISSIONERS.

The Commissioners today received from
Attorney John b. Larner representing sew
eral large business interests in Washing
ton, the compromise amendment to the pres
ent smoke law which the citizens proposed
to the Commissioners at private confer
ence Monday evening. Commissioner West.
who is acting president of the board of
Commissioners during the absence from the
city of Commissioner Mcfarland, says that
while he is in favor of the amendment he
suggests that no action be taken on 1t
until Mr.. Mcfarland returns.
The proposition of the citizens as set
forth by Mr.. Larner in his communication
is as follows:
1.-The suggestion which make is that the
law be amended to permit the ennis
sion of smoke for two minutes at any one
time, provided that not more than two such
emissions of two minutes duration take
place in any one hour. and not more than
ten such emissions during daylight of any
one day.
II sincerely trust that you will be able to
give this matter your early consideration, so
that we may know definitely your attitude
on the subject SO far as any amendment is
concerned"