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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-03
WHITE R1BBoNERs MEET.
District Organization in Session at
Calvary Baptist Church.

Woman's Christian Temperance Union
workers to the number of about two hun
bred gathered in the Sunday school room
OF the Calvary Baptist Church this fore
noon for the thirty-frst annual convention
OF the District OF Columbia Union. Mrs.
Clinton Smith. president of the body. was
In the chair. The morning session con-
tirued until 1890 o'clock, when adjourn
ment was taken for luncheon. The after
noon session began at lis pm. Two ses-
sions will be held tomorrow.
The membership of the local w. c. T. U.
according to the report of the correspond
ing secretary. read this morning by Mrs.
Sidney Phillips, is 6i8 to date with Go ad-
diticnal members on the honorary member
ship roll. There are nineteen separate
unions. The ~, or young peoples unions.
number eight, with membership of 174.
active. and So, honorary. The Loyal Tenn
perance Legions, for children, number four.
Each of these bodies has been doing some
thing during the past year for the cause
of total abstinence The District union has
expended in all $46262 in the past twelve
months In the cause. The secretary's re-
port told this morning Of special efforts to
prevent the issuing of liquor licenses In this
city and of a campaign OF education
along these lines.
An interesting feature of the morning
session was the hearing of reports from
tho corresponding secretaries OF the Dis
called upon for these reports: Miss Mar
garet Gittenger. Mrs. n. w. Fernandez,
Mrs. D. C. Perhan Mrs. Grace L. Chaplin.
Mrs. ]. A. Dony. Mrs. q. H. Bentz. Mrs. M.
Sattus Mrs. 8. e. Kaufman. Mrs. E. Moi
fatt. Mrs. X. E. Tayleur. Mrs. VIM. r. Al
Icon. Mrs Harrison Wilson. Mrs. Ella M.
Boston. Mrs. Keith. Mrs. s, A. Hussey.
Mrs. Mamie Farley. Mrs Katie Dean. Mrs.
L. Jefferson, Mrs. Proctor.
Mrs. Smith delivered her annual address
as president of the District Union. review
Ing the work Of the year and calling for re-
newed efforts in behalf of the unions
cause.
The convention was welcomed to Calvary
Baptist Church by the pastor. Rev. DR..
Samuel II. Greene, and Mr.. p. H Bristow,
Mrs. w. H. Howard replied on behalf of
the union.
Luncheon was served to the delegates be-
tween 1870 pm. and 1 80 I'm. by the ladies
o, the church.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-03
Dark Horse in Contest.

One of the dark horses in the contest for
the position OF judge OF the Police Court
was developed today and Is said to be Mr..
Peyton Gordon OF the Department OF JUS
tice A leading Washington lawyer who
gave this Information to a Star reporter
said the friends OF Mr.. Gordon have been
unusually active In their canvass for his APP
pointment.
..And. - he added. IT understand that Sem
ator McComas has Endorsed or will indorse
him"
Another interesting statement anent the
Police Court Judgeship which came out to-
day was that the candidacy OF former
dorsed by ct least one cabinet ofllcer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-03
BIG CORN CROP ASSURED.
Weather Conditions Generally Favor.
able for Farming.

The weekly crop bulletin of the weather
bureau summarizes crop conditions as fol-
lows:
The weather conditions of the week end
ing October 2, as atwhele. were exception
ally favorable to agricultural interests.
Under the influence Of warm and generally
dry weather. throughout the central val
leys, lake region and Atlantic coast dis
tricts late crops matured rapidly. Florida
and portions of the central gulf districts
suffered injury from excessive rains while
much-needed rains fell In the Rocky noun
tain and north Pacific coast regions. The
middle and south Atlantic states and
southern Texas are in need Of rain Frosts
occurred in the middle Rocky mountain dis
tricts and in the upper Ohio valley. lower
lake region and northern portion of the
middle Atlantic states, but caused no Sc
rious injury.
Highly. favorable weather prevailed
throughout the principal corn states. An
exceptionally large and. fine yield of corn
is now assured over much the greatet part
of the corn belt, and only. a very small
part OF the crop in the north-central por-
ton, estimated at from to 8 per cent of
the total, remains exposed to injury from
frost. and this is maturing rapidly. The
crop in Missouri was extensively blown
down or lodged. but notwithstanding this
and the damage by September floods the
yield in that state will be heavy
AS a whole the reports indicate no de-
cfded change in the condition Of cotton as
compared with the previous week, a slight
Improvement being shown in northern
Alabama and in portions Of Texas, while
in other sections of the latter State there
has been slight deterioration. The crop
has suffered from the ravages Of insects in
Louisiana. Arkansas and Texas boil
weeyfls being numerous In the last-named
state. Rains caused slight damage in
Georgia. Alabama, southwestern Missis-
sippi and Louisiana, and seriously Injured
the crop In Florida. With the exception
of heavy rains in Louisiana, southern Mis-
sfssippi and Florida. and showers In por-
tions of Alabama and Georgia. the wealth
er conditions have been favorable for pick
Ing In the Carolinas. Georgia, Florida
and Alabama 1t is estimated that from 90
to rs per cent Of the crop has been gath
cred; In Texas, from So to 90 per cent; In
Mississippi, Louisiana and Oklahoma and
Indian territories from % to 80 per cent
and in Arkansas and Tennessee, from 10
to 33 per cent.
A light apple crop is reported nearly
everywhere, only few unimportant APPLE
producing states Indicating satisfactory
yields.
Owing to the extensive prevalence Of
blight and rot In the principal potato-pro-
ducing states a light crop OF potatoes Of
inferior quality Is generally promised.
The fall season so far has been excep-
tionally favorable for blowing and seeding
in the central valleys, lake region and mid
die Atlantic states. In portions of the
southern states and on the north Pacific
coast dry soil conditions have not been IA
yorable for this work.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-03
RECEPTION COMMITTEE.
Those Who Will Greet Father Stafford
on His Return.

Those who have been invited to act as a
reception committee at the Carroll Hall ok
ercises tomorrow when Rev. Father STAFF
ford Is welcomed upon his return from
abroad are: John Cammack, F. M. Cox.
R. r. Harvey. c. Shaw, ]. E. Crutchet, NJ
T. Hoban. Daniel Hannah, John Clipper.
DR.. Daniel B. Clark. Robert O'Reilly Rev.
Thomas E. Michigan, J. P. Doyle d. Will
lam Oyster, Timothy O'Connor. Matthew
Goddard. F. p Madigan, E. o. Forney. E.
F. Chamberlin, Rev. William ]. Carroll,
John Hartnett. George c. MARI. ]. w. Rup-
pert, John P. Duhay. Charles M. Latimer,
P. ]. Galligan, Theobald ]. Tally. j. W.
Williams. ]. ]. Cooper, Rev. James A.
Smyth. Michael M. Lyons. T. w. Dun
worth. e. F. Morgan, P. Cannon. r. J.
Dennfson. A. A. Stamp. William Swing
Charles Clark. w. ]. Cullen. e. Buckley,
James Fitzpatrick, DR.. John ]. Darby
Lewis Abel. P. c. J. Treanor, John Nc
Dermott Victor E. Desio, Jerome Desio
Hugh Cosgrove, st. Julien Dapray, r. j.
Haltigan, George Barry, Francis P. Sheehy,
P. T. Moran, Francis ]. Kilkenny. James +.
Shea. John c. Shaw, John J. Early, jr.. c.
way, ]. Stephen Glusta. George Thomas
John s. Larcombe, Rudolph Eichhorn, ].
B. Rocca. D. Mullany, d. Richenbacker. F.
Jones, DIR. Warwick Evans j. M. Daley,
harvey y. ISh, a. D. Sidihc, ouiAifoh'
J. j. Walsh, Joseph Spain, J. Fendall
Cain. John Magruder, George c. Reid.
F. J. Hannah, o. E. Duffy, John
T. Divine. A. A. Wilson, William r..
Hart, Charles J. Columbus. Thomas s..
Evans Thomas s. Shea, John Shea, George
Corbett, A. c. Joy, J. H. Gait, ]. d. Man
kin, Stephen Bacon, George Young. V. A.
Braunstine. Eugene Carusi, T. ]. Fegan.
NJ o. Crane, w. c. Keegan, s. Gatu. ]. HI.
Hunter, ]. Byrnes, John A. Madigan, Dan
lei Loughran, Charles j. O'Neill, j. d.
Byrnes, George w. Harvey, Thomas II.
Callan, John D. Buckley, Charles Berner.
John c. Galloway, Oliver ]. LIE Beau.
George G. Hill, DR.. Franklin T. Howe.
John Daily. Frank l.. Jones. George Menke,
William Jacques, Victor Becker, William
H. De Lacey, Joseph Bingham, Dennis Con-
nell, George Lucas, Ross Jones, Thomas
Herrell, John Allen. E. N. Hill, ]. T. Hart
nett, Henry w. Sohon, William Leaplely,
Laurence o. Murray. Alphonsus Birney.
Alexander Bentley. Edward Forney. jr:.
Thomas O'Connell DR.. d. D. Mulcahy, t.
G. Stoner, S. Aman, Morris 7. OConnell,
B. Kirsch, D. Masterson, John M. McGili.
J. White. M. Conlen. w. H. Emery Daniel
O'C. Callaghan, William Boarn1an, e. J..
Kinsella, J. w. Murphy, John Quill, P. J.
Nee, NJ Gatti. J. Atkins, John T. Callaghan,
j. w. Taylor. Thomas A. Stevens, Kimon
Nicolaides. NJ. A. Rudy, DIR. ]. H. Ben
son. E. Hosler, James Locraft. Frederick
Krieg, Edward Krieg and Arthur. Simpson.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-03
LAKE SHORE TO GET RAILROAD.
Latest Story Of Disposition Of the Pere
Marquette.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CHICAGO, October 3.-The Lake Shore
railroad Is to purchase the Pere Marquette
according to latest reports. The Erie has
absorbed the Cincinnati. Hamilton and Day
ton. This action will practically prevent
future competition between the Michigan
Central and Pere Marquette. which have
battled aggressively for Michigan traffic
AS they are practically parallel and com
peting lines. the Michigan Central cannot
buy the Pere Marquette. There is no law
however. to prevent the Lake Shore from
making the purchase. though the Lake
Shore and Michigan Central have the same
higher officials.
The Vanderbilt acquisition of the Pere
Marquette will be followed by the pur-
chase of the Ann Arbor road. 1t is said.
With these lines and the Michigan Cen
trail the Vanderbiits have practically the
competition only of the Grand Trunk in
Michigan.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-03
CHILDREN AND SCHOOL
THOSE WHO ARE HABITUALLY
ABSENT.

Charles +. Weller, general secretary OF
the Associated Charities, today Forwarded
to Commissioners West q letter Ia reference
to the latter's comment on the figures OF
the recent police census with regard to the
number OF children who are habitually abb
sent from the public schools. Mr.. Weller
says in the letter that he read Mr.. Vests
remarks. published in a local newspaper.
upon the statement Of the police census
that there are only Ill children. between
the ages of seven and fifteen, who were not
attending school last year.
81 note the satisfaction which you nat
urally take In comparing this figure" con-
tinues Mr.. Weller. with the estimate pre-
pared by DR.. Emily Young O'Brien, which
indicated that about G. 494 children between
ually absent from our public schools. sin
cerely wish that I could share your conf
dence in the results of the police census on
this subject, but / cannot.
Il do not understand that the men who
took the police census looked UP the school
records of children enumerated, or COM
pared those records with the number Of
children counted Instead, l understand
that the policemen simply asked the various
families how many children they had and
whether any were not attending school. I
have had enough experience In endeavoring
to secure by this method Information which
the informants consider prejudicial to them
selves, to believe that the answers thus OBJ
tained would be extremely inaccurate. Some
would say they sent their children to school
because they knew they ought to do so or
had vague idea that they would do so
some time. Many would say their children
attended when they had only been entered
In the early days of the school term and
had since been truants That there are also
other sources of grave error Is suggested,
to my judgment, by the smallness Of the
returns.
For example. I learn that the police cen
sus reports only forty-eight children out Of
school in southwest Washington. That
statement is so absurd as to destroy the
value of the entire census upon this sub
ject. At the time the census was taken
/ could name, personally, believe, more
than forty-eight children habitually absent
west Washington. Our southwest division
agent has looked over the census enumer-
atiOns by squares, and there are several
instances where she merely happens 10
know personally more abSentees than the
police counted.
the matter and after conference with the
agents of the Associated Charities and
others who are constantly in touch with
truant children throughout the city, are
that the figures reported by DIR. O'Brien.
after a very careful analysis of the school
sus, are entirely conservative. l think the
whole number of children in Washington
between the ages of eight and fourteen who
are habitually absent from the public
schools would exceed 6, 434, instead of there
being only I'll. In making this statement
whatsoever upon the sincere and valuable
efforts which the police have made or upon
the value of their census in other lines than
that Of school attendance"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-03

there probably will not be very much profit
IN Il for the foreigner.
Russia likes American tools and machin-
cry. The people will take good deal in
this line II allowed to do SO. But White
believes IN making Russia self-supporting
and self-sufficient, so that manufactures
will be kept as much as possible in the
hands of natives. and while Russia's export
trade is bound to grow very largely IN the
next few years, It will be the aim Of the
government to keep down the imports as
low as possible. There will be fair open
ing for American trade in the line of manu-
features for some years to como. but the
government will aim to choke this OF just
as rapidly as Russia can be made TO sup
ply herself with home manufactures.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-03
OPENING EXERCISES
sHowrsa AT CATHOLIC vN1vERs-
ITY REGARDED AS ENCOURAGING

mo opening OF the Catholic University
has been more auspicious," said Prof. ID.
w. Shea, director Of the School of Tech
noiogical Sciences at the Catholic Uni
versity of America. today. More students
have entered the newly opened undergrad
uate schools than could possibly have been
anticipated. and the registration for grad
uate work has been most gratifying
Lectures began at the Catholic University
promptly at 0 O'clock this morning and the
registrar and the deans and directors OF
the various schools were busy receiving
candidates for entrance.
The university enters upon a new stage
OF its career, the present session is the
first in which undergraduate students have
been entered in the collegiate courses of in
struction.
In addition to the faculty of theology.
which viii remain entirely devoted to adj
vanced training. and those of philosophy,
law and science. the university now Of
fers courses under each leading to the
degrees Of bachelor of arts and bachelor
OF science. These collegiate courses Will
in no way interfere with the graduate,
or true university work OF the institu-
ton, which will remain the dominant in
terest
The registration today is said to show,
In spite of the fact that the collegian
work in the departments of applied math-
ematics civil engineering, electrical engi-
neering and mechanical engineering, has
been found peculiarly attractive. a mark
ed increase in the number of candidates
Tor doctorates in philosophy and science.
Last year the fellows and students num-
bered 125 divided into four groups, % In
theology, 81 in philosophy, 20 in law and 16
in technology. While no figures could be
given out this morning, the registration
is not completed before the formal and
solemn opening of the university with the
mass of the Holy Ghost Sunday October
8, at $50, the enrolment is already far in
excess of expectation.
Showing Satisfactory.
Right Rev. Mgr. Dennis j. OConnelI, rec
tor of the university, and Very Rev. Charles
P. Grammar. vice rector, expressed, them
selves as greatly gratified at the showing
this morning. While no formal exercises
were held calling all students together, the
attendance at preliminary lectures In all
departments, especially physics. chemistry.
engineering and letters. showed large
classes
During the summer the equipment of Nc
Mahon Hall for the engineering courses was
largely added to, the work done there being
the most noticeable change in the general
appearance Of the Hall OF Philosophy Be-
sides the civil, mathematical, electrical and
chemical engineering groups, undergraduate
work Is offered in philosophy, English the
classics. Celtic and the science groups, phys
ics-chemistry. chemistry bielogy. physics
mathematics and hiStory-soeai science.
Lectures in the law, both graduate and
undergraduates, began at once. The school
or theology at Caldwell Hall will not open
FOR about a week yet
Exercises incident to the formal opening
of the university will be held in Caldwell
Hall Sunday next.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-03
Noted Freight-Rate Case Settled.

OWENSBORO. KY, October 3-Owens-
boro shippers yesterday received OFFICIAL
notice from Traffic Manager Compton OF
the Louisville and Nashville railroad that
the Illinois Central and the Louisville, Hen
derson and st. Louis Railroad companies,
the other two roads entering Greensboro.
have agreed to accept the Greensboro prop
osition of settlement of freight-rate cases
Owensboro viii be placed on practically the
same basis with Louisville and Evansville.
In view Of this the plaintiffs in the case
against the railroads win instruct Attorney
General Hays to dismiss the cases before
the state railroad commission and the in
terstate commerce commission.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-03
BASS NEAR EDWARDS, FERRY.
Fishermen Found the River Verv
- Much Polluted

"A, party Of local anglers who fished the
Potomac below Edwards Ferry recently
had good catches of small-mouth bass. The
prize fish weighed six pounds and there
were several other large specimens. Cham
mel cat were found in abundance and put
up a stiff fight. They bit at soft shell crabs.
The party found millions of small bass
fry dead in the water Some Of the fry were
so new that they carried the eggs or, their
heads. They were evidently killed by mol
luton of the stream. The fishermen said
the river was very nasty and the water al
toge.ner unnt to drink. This, however was
not responsible for the story of the six
pound bass; it was not the fish that got
away. o.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-03

Nine more iettsfs were sSceiyed by the
Commissioners today with tefsfspcs to the
suggested restriction OF buiidfn& on leth
street northwest to dwellings, Or pthex qi5pc-
lures tor residence purpoees-Nhich plan 4
IL proposed TO advocate IN bill to b pre-
scented before Congress at tho coming ees.
sion. These replies to tho circular letter
prepared by Engineer Commissioner Biddie.
like those received yesterday, were ali ia
vorable to the plan-the following extract
giving an idea OF the extent to which prop
erty owners are voicing their approval:
Il fully concur with the ideas stated. Six
teenth street should be one OF the finest
residential streets IN Washington. and every
precautfon should be taken to prevent build
tngs being put up Of too great q height and
for business purposes. am also heartily In
favor OF changing the name to Executive
avenue" A. D. PRINCE.
Similar letters were received from Ellis
Spear. George NJ Kober. Hiram johnson,
W. Riley Decide, Mrs. Carrie Raber, J. D..
Mcclure and BENJAMIN P. Davis.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-03
WOMAN LION tanner INJURED.
Attacked in Cage While Feeding Sew.
eral Animals.

GILMAN. ILL.,. October 3.-MIss Aimee
Biondei, Hon tanner, was attacked and
terribly mutilated during performance OF
a circus here yesterday by the trick lion
Roosevelt 1t is thought Miss Blondei will
die She was only saved from immediate
death In the cage by the bullets of a troop
of United States cavalrymen travelling with
the circus. who poured voiley into the
body of the Hon.
The young woman was feeding several
lions In the cage when the big animal be-
came enraged and sprang upon her. After
wounding his tanner severely In the back
the beast nearly pulled her right arm from
It's socket. A dozen shots brought the big
lion down and the girl was rescued, though
1t Is thought she will die. The lion was
not killed. and 1t Is thought he may re-
cover.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-03
Sister Of Accused Says He is
Victim of Another.
A MAN AND A WOMAN
CLAIMED THAT YOUTH WAS I'M
POSED UPON BY PAIR.
Story That Part Of the Securities Were
Found in the Leonard Home
Is Denied.

NEW YORK. October S.-Miss Katherine
Leonard. sister of Henry a. Leonard. tho
young man who confessed to the theft OF
more than s3Jo,o0o worth OF securities from
the National City Bank. declared today that
young Leonard was the victim OF another
man. and that he was trying to protect the
man and a woman. Miss Leonard declared
that she had given the woman's name TO
the police. and that she believed the upre.
stored portion of the securities was placed
In a safe deposit vault by the woman. Miss
Leonard said:
There was a woman interested in my
brother and he was interested in her
want to say that my brother was simply
the victim of a Wall street man. who.
knowing his innocence, imposed upon him.
My brother is now trying to protect this
man, but my father. my mother and our
friends win not have 1t so.
Leonard Used as a Tool
I'm protecting the man he is also pro-
tecting woman. When the police came
here they found the facts just as l have
given them to you, and they also found
100000 worth of the stocks in a safe de-
post vault, where they had been placed 10y
this woman, believe.
Il don't know the name of the man who
has used Harry as his tool, but l do know
the name of the woman"
Miss Leonard denied the police story that
part of the securities was found in the
Leonard home.
Lawyer Abraham Levy has been retained
to defend Leonard.
After a long talk with the prisoner Mr.
Levy said he satisfied that there was
no criminal intent on young Leonards PAL
and that the whole affair was foolish
boyish escapade. When the young man is
arraigned." said Mr.. Levy, Il will make the
contention that there was no criminal in
tent and think l will be able to convince
the court of the fact" Mr.. Levy was the
senior counsel for Nan Patterson
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-03
LIEUT.. HAMILToN's CASE.
1t is Assumed That He Has Been Con-
yicted.

The record of the case of First Lieut..
Louis McLane Hamilton of the 18th In
fantry. who was tried by general court
martial at Vancouver barracks Washing
ton. for alleged violations of army regula-
tons has been received at the War De-
partment. and will be revised by. Judge 5Ad-
vocate General Davis. Inasmuch as the
case requires the action of the President, 1t
is assumed that the officer was convicted
and sentenced to be dismissed from the
service.
Lieutenant Hamilton IS a descendant of
Alexander Hamilton. He served as sec
ond lieutenant in the volunteer establish
ment during the Philippine Instruction In
October, 1899, he was appointed second
lieutenant of the 14th regular infantry. and
reached the grade of first lieutenant in
July 1901.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-10-03
ABOVE TEN-YEAR AVERAGE.
Department Bulletin on
the Cotton Crop.

The following bulletin on the condition of
the cotton crop was issued by the Depart
ment of Agriculture at noon today:
The crop estimating board OF the bureau
of statistics Of the Department Of AgricuI-
ture finds from the reports of the CORE
spondents and agents of the bureau that the
average condition of cotton on September
25 was TIP, as compared with 72.1 on Au-
gust 25. 1905. 1853 on September 25, 1904,
65.1 on September Is. 1908. and ten-year
average of 06.1.
The following table shows the condition OF
the cotton crop by states on September
e. with the ten-year averages: