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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-16
WHY rYPEWRITERS FAIL.
No One Machine Operator Can Be
Complete Success

A corresnondent of the New York Sun
tells why so many competent stenosrapLeis
fail in their ability TO type"rlte ~heH
notes. Expertness in typewriting, he says
,s one of the prime requisites of qualineo
stepoeranber. Frequently 1 have seen a
oood stenographer and typist fall down
utterly in a new position because OF her IN
.hi,i+v to onerate the office typewriter. The
trouhle? Incompetency. She was one
machine girl.
Tine was when a working knowledge Oh
one typeWriter only was essential but III
oxt ,,oars there has been notable prog
rass in tvnewriter manufacture. Now there
.ro rranv makes. though in common use
probably not more than ten or ooZeh; 20
tyuist who calls herself expert hoM"oa y.
must be able to operate them an anu III
from one make to another with taclllty.
otherwise she is likely 10 De III uiIlcuily
avery time she looks fora new )oD, wnicn
presumably will be ofieni l nave peen ~, -
a position to hire many stehoSrapheIs ana
to assist others in flndlns eihpios iiie' "'AN
/ am stating the cold iaets: Tot
Does she consider this naroshipt Ae'
us look at the electrical engineer VINO IN
his annllcation for a position, states that
he te' can run Westinghouse dynamo all
right but admits that he doesn't know any
thing about those Edison machines, VI coh
ceals his ignorance until through II ne mas
DESTROYED tnOuSduuS Va NAS
Costly apparatus. The stenographer Is IN
like case. She must know the implements aus
az difficult as might appear, for nearly all
the writing machines conform in 9perateg
tynes II she would succeed. she should
l. all about them insist bs upon nrea I'm IN
stenography and typewriting. or acquire
the knowledge painfully elsewhere If her
Education has been incomplete. But mas
ter them she must.
The adoption of standard or "un i've r
ing manufacturers has been help-all VIII
come to 1T in timenbut even that ia does es not
sity of going to her work well prepared.
No thoroughly compstent nssg,n Jpn
position. There is remunerative work
enough for all such. The trouble with many
good to excellent stenographers Is that they
are good for nothing typtsts. except on the
one machine with which they happen pc !, to, Pc
business world today for the one-machfne
girl.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-16
STEEL CARS AND SAFE TRAVEL.
The Considerable Virtues Of That I'm
plement of Transportation.
From the Scientific American.

From the Scientific American
II, as the records of the interstate COM
merce commission show, the majority of
the injuries and fatalities on our railroads
are due to collisions and derailments; and
If, as unfortunately seems to be the case,
the management of our railroads is unable
to reduce the number of accidents of this
kind; III other words, If derailments and
collisions are, under existing conditions,
an inevitable feature of modern rairoading
then perhaps the best thing we can do is
to render our rolling stock, and particu
larry our passenger cars, as collision-proof
as possible.
The steel car is colllsion-proof few
build steel freight cars; and, of course, the
first of these that were sent out upon the
road were not long in running into smash
up. Here they demonstrated, al once, their
ability to stand an amount of pounding,
crushing and wrenching which would re-
duce wooden car to the prOverbial kind
ling wood. After such a collision, what
was left of the wooden cars was burnt on
the spot; but the steel cars were unearthed
from the wreckage of their older and frazier
brothers; their trucks were replaced be-
meath Them and they were hauled off to
the car shops to have the kinks taken out
of them
In a heavy collision it is the telescopng
Of one car into another that kills and
wounds the passengers; but steel cars can
not telescope. Even with the momentum
of a heavy train behind it, the platform OF
the telescoping car is unable to shear its
way through the vertical steel posts (angle
irons, channels, or T-irons) which form the
frame of the car body. Following the line
of least resistance, steel cars, in such col
lision. will slide past each other, or be
slowed around and rolled to the side of the
track In this case the injuries to the
passengers will be only such as are due to
their being thrown violently around, and
will generally be limited to cuts and
bruises. The ail-steel cars of the New York
subway, and the composite cars with steel
underframes, have probably already saved
more lives and limbs of the public than the
operating company would care to admit
Had the collisions which have already &C.
Cured taken place between wooden cars
of the old type, the casualty list would
have been very much longer
The interstate commerce commission has
accomplished a splendid work in enforcing
automatic coupling and the application of
the air brake. 1t may be too early yet, but
the time is surely coming when the same
commission will urge or enforce upon our
railroads the use of steel cars. For obvi-
Gus reasons such a great and expensive
change could only be brought about grad
ually; but 1t will surely come, probably by
the voluntary act of the railroads, and as
the result of growing appreciation of the
safety and ultimate economy of this dura-
BILE form of construction.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-16
INMATES ESCAPE.
Two Girls Scale Wall at Girls Reform
School

No trace has yet been found of Lee Fer
guson and Lizzie Shipley, two colored girl
inmates of the Girls Reform School, who
effected their escape yesterday evening by
scaling the high wall which surrounds the
institution. Mrs Winifred Burrows, the
superintendent in an interview with Star
reporter today, stated that the girls escaped
once before last october, but February "a
were captured by the police and returned
to the school. 1t is stated that at the time
of capture they were in service in town and
earning good wages and were liked by their
employers. Mrs. Burrows said they were
considered to be the most incorrgible of
the entire body of inmates and after being
returned a second time had announced
their purpose to run away the first chance
they could get.
The girls were seen working about the
buildings yesterday afternoon, and as late
as O'Clock were within the Enclosure
Their escape came to light when they failed
to appear in the dining room at supper
time. A rigid search was at once started
by Mrs. Burrows and her assistants and
the seventh precinct police notified.
The belief that they had escaped was
confirmed when the authorities found a
half-dozen boxes piled on top of each other
against the high rear wall. The authori-
ties were of the opinion that they had Sc
cured a rope as a means for their escape.
Lee Ferguson is nineteen years of age, and
Lizzie Shipley twenty years of age. Both
wore blue and white striped dresses at the
time OF their escape.
1t Is stated there has been a complete
change in the personnel of the staff of off,
GERS at the Reform School since the last
disturbances at the institution, when the
doors were smashed and the building other
wise damaged. 1t is stated that Mrs. Bur-
rows. the superintendent, felt she was not
being supported by the old staff of officers
and that it was thought best to give new
deal all around.
The designations of Miss Florence Russell
and Mrs. O Brien, the two teachers who, it
is stated, stood off the mob Of girls during
the previous riot, were asked for and these
teachers left the school some time ago.
Others were asked to resign and did SO.
Some knowing that they were to be asked
to resign left unceremoniously it is stated.
But notwithstanding the infusion Of new
blood, as desired by the superintendent, the
spirit of INSTRUMENTATION still reigns,
though, shown by the rolls, there are
now only about forty girls in the school of
the eighty-five who were there at the time
of the former riot
A former teacher says most of those
who have been taken out of the school
are incorrigibles, and that they were
never on the honor list. To be let out on
probation, this teacher states, it has been
the rule that the girl should be an honor"
girl, gaining this distinction through
good behavior.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-16
COrSets.
CHILDLESS MARRIAGES
MANY TAKE LESS PESSIMISTIC
VIEW OF QUESTION.

Special Cabegram to The Evening Star.
LONDON, March 16.-In spite of the out
spoken criticisms of the Bishop of Ripon and
the Bishop of London on the subject Of
childless marriages and limited families,
there are many who take less pessmistic
view of the matter
Mr.. William Schooling, the mathematical
and insurance expert, discussing the case
from the national standpoint saw no reason
for alarm.
Though there has been a drop in the
birth rate per 1000 from 29.6 in 1897 to 27.3
in 1904 he said, there is no reason to sup
pose that we are about to share the fate of
ancient Greece and Rome. Taking the aver
age decrease of 1.3 in ten years. with a birth
rate of 27.9 per 600 in 1904 II is quite q
simple arithmetical exercise to prove that
in 2146 years births will have entirely
ceased. But ii is obvious that this Is mere
ly amusing mathematical diversion.
There will always be those who love chill
dren and will have them. Consequently, it Is
plain the lower the birth rate gets the more
slowly it will decrease until it arrives at a
stationary figure-which it must inevitably
do in time. Meanwhile, in spite of heavy
emigration of young people, the population
Is increasing. The births are still long
way ahead of the deaths, and until the two
figures threaten to equalize the depopulation
theory should have no very great terrors.
There is no pressing reason, in my opinion,
to fear that this equaNZation Will ever come
to pass.
Various exaggerated statements have been
published recently concerning titus Mach
now, the nine-fOot giant now in the city.
One statement asserted that Goliath was
dwarf as compared to Machnow. Replying
to this statement the Express says:
Does not Genesis tell of Sons of Cod
who were giants, of the men of Anak, to
whom the Jews were grasshoppers? And
the Bible tells of Og, king of Bashan, who
was thirteen and one-half feet high.
ION the estimate Of NJ. Hension, Adam
was 123 feet and Eve los feet. Abraham %
feet and Moses Is feet; but he puts Goliath's
height at feet inches. which Is reason
able Pliny speaks of seeing a giantess 10
feet 2 inches. The Emperor Macmillan was
reputed to be o feet and to have eaten 40
POUNDS of meat day--which Is interesting.
e selse There appear, however, to have
been races S to 10 feet high, and all history
ss4ss II there were not such a race In ana
NEAR Lebanon. some OF whom were. EN-.
;pioyed in anct1at armies. while others smle
nd to ftei9rfl and Cornwall. amooo
os,.ss atcian SIS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-16
GEORGETOWN AFFAIRS
MATTERS OF GENERAL INTEREST
FROM THE WEST END.

Mr. D. j. Cotter defendant in the suit for
damages which was tried before Justice
Bundy recently and decided in favor of the
plaintiffs Mrs Mary Stott ct al, awarding
$500 damages denied to a Star reporter to-
day that he is at the head of movement TO
stop the use of soft coal in Georgetown. Mr..
Cotter admits having visited the plaintin
premises in behalf of himself and several or
his neighbors, but denies most positively
that there was any testimony introduced at
the trial to show that he at the head
of any general movement such as was inn
piled. He says that with number of other
citizens he was signer to a petition to the
District Commissioners to the effect that
the smoke from the fat referred to had be-
come a nuisance, and he joined with the
others in recommending its abatement. Mr..
Cotter denies that the lock on the door of
the house broken by him, and declares
he had no intention to tresspass.
Requiem mass was said that morning at
9 o'clock al ST. Stephens Catholic Church
for the repose of the soul of Mrs Mary E.
ODonnell. whose death occurred recently
at the family residence, SOB 9th street
northwest. Interment made in Mount
Olivet cemetery. Mrs. ODonnell was a
tive of the District and was forty-six years
old. She had resided here during her life
time and had many friends in the commun-
ity.
Oscar B. Brown, aged fifty-one years,
living at 1921 Corcoran street northwest,
brought to the seventh precinct sta
ton yesterday on a Rockville car by Officer
j. ). bergman OF TenieytOWn station Tor
an examination to his sanity. He was
found by the officer to be acting strangely,
and regarded by the residents as a
dangerous charact Lieut.. w. w. Jordan,
commanding the seventh precinct, ordered
that he be taken to the Georgetown Uni
versity Hospital for examination. DR.. Nah
Ion Ashford, resident physician pronounced
him to be insane.
Albert Osgood. an aged resident of Bal
timore, who has been in this city for sew
eral weeks past, was picked up by sew
enth precinct policeman yesterday evening
in an almost unconscious condition. He
had slight cut over the left eye which
he had probably sustained in fall.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-16
SOLD DECORATIONS.
Berlin Arrest for Fraudulent Traffic in
Orders.

Special Cablegram to The Evening Star.
BERLIN, March 16.-Sigismund Olchow-
sky man of seventy-three, was charged
in the criminal court this week with II aud
ulently trafficing in orders and decor atoms.
From correspondence which passed be-
tween Olchowsky and his agents, 1t ap-
pears that a regular scale of charges was
made for supposed decorations. Thus the
Cross of Maria was fixed at $500 the NAL
tese Cross at $3.50 and the Grand cross
of San Marine, with stars, at 81 500
The Order of knights of st. John OF
Malta was specially selected for Olchow-
sky's manipulations, and a gorgeous uni
form of scarlet with cooked hat and golden
spurs was considered a very tempting bait
for the public. A wealthy Viennese banker
paid $500 for this order.
In another case a merchant from Bremen,
whose wife very much desired her hus-
band to become a Roumanian consul, after
having parted with about $500. became
suspicious, and caused the present action
to be taken by the public prosecutor.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-16
building Permits Issued.

The following building permits were is
sued today:
George F. Mellis, four-story brick dwell
ing, 614 Maryland avenue northeast; cost,
$14, 800.
Osterman & Butler. thirteen two-story
brick dwellings, 1851 to 1865 Massachusetts
avenue southeast: cost, $32, 600. And eight
two-story brick dwellings. 1882 to 1341 B
street southeast; cost. $4,000.
Percy H. Russell. three three-story brick
dwellings,. 1lC3 to 1117 Dartmouth street
northwest: cost, $13.50O
Kathleen Amber. two-story frame dwell
Ing, Franklin street between 18th and 14th
streets northeast: cost, 81 go
linton Trust Company, two-story brick
east; cost. 19n0o.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-16
Wedding Superstitions.
I'M the pittsburg dispatch

From the Pittsburg Dispatch.
The bridegroom who carries a miniature
horseshoe in his pocket will always be
lucky.
The bride who dreams of fairies on the
night before her wedding will be thrice
blessed.
Never give telegram to bride or bride
groom on the way to the church. 1t is a
sure omen of evil.
Marriages on board ship are considered
urlucky If you can't be married on dry
land remain unwed.
The finding of a spider on the wedding
gown by the bride is considered sure
token of happiness to come.
If curing the marriage ceremony the
wedding ring should fall down, the bride 8
fate will not be an enviable one.
If bride should by chance see a coffin
as she starts OF on her wedding tour she
should order the driver of the carriage to
turn back and start over again.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-16
L, aces and EmabrOiderfes.

New line of French and Plat Val.
and Meclllin Laces. Patterns suitable
for trimming both plain and elaborate
suits; fine sheer quality and all the de-
f'Fasls patterns: Green Ticket 1Ac.
Irish Linen Laces, band effects, in new,
pretty patterns, suitable for light and
heavy materials; " to 4-inch
widths. Sells regularly at 1Oc. A7x,
yard. Green Ticket Price. $500. TASSAs
Large assortment of choice patterns
in Nainsook, Swiss and French Embroid-
cries, suitable for flouncing, shirt-waist
fronts and to make underwaists The lot
also includes match sets of In
settings and Beadings. Green n y.
Ticket Price. .............. A&o
Lot of Nainsook and Cambria Edges,
an assortment of patterns that are suit
able for any sort CT trimming. Band In
settings and Beadings also in the M
lot Green Ticket Price. .>Se
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-16
Hosiery.

so dozen ladies' imported black and
white all-over Lace Isle Hose, famous
Hermsdorf dye; high spliced heel; full
regular made. We bought them
to sell at soc. Green Ticket On.
Ladies' fine fast black GauZe Hose;
full seamless; makers guarantee with
every pair and money refunded if they
do not prove satisfactory; 25c. is the
regular price. Green Ticket nOH/ ~
Children's Fast Black Hose; full seam
less; double knee, heel and toe; all
sizes; regular 121ac. value. 7N/
Green Ticket Price. ZQNs
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-16
Getting Rich Slowly.
From the Troy Press.

from the Troy Press
Ordinarily great fortune is built up like
a stone wall-a stone at time. The
young man who declines to lay the first
stone, because 1t comes SO far short OF
wall. will never make progress in financial
masonry. An immense proportion OF the
people OF this country live up to their In
comes, laying aside nothing for the tradt-
tional rainy day. Because they cannot
save 81 600 In a bunch they save nothing.
The greatest financial kings OF the world
have not been above taking care OF the
pennies even, The Ere4t dnauciat lnS4itu-
tfons look altar even the fractions of pen-
utos,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-16
DRUNKENNESS
CAN Be CURED,
The great good done by orrine, the liquor
habit cure, Is just beginning to
be realized by the peo-
PIE of this city.

We have had a number of horrible result
ing from the excessive of whiskey, beer or
other alcoholic stimuants attract attention In
the last few days, and We wish to say that
have the greatest confidence IN orrine, and do not
hesitate TO recommend IT 10 any one for the posi-
tive OF the liquor habit.
The orrine Company Inc, Washington. d. c.,
have much confidence that Orrine will cure the
lauor habit that they refund the money IL II fails
TO cure. 0rrine No can be given In tea coffee
or food without the knowledge OF the patient as
1t is absolutely coloress, tasteess and harmless.
Orrne No 2 is in pill form, for those desiring to
be freed from this disease. Either form 81 per
package. Ask about Orrne-we the agents
10 this city.
AFFLECK'S DRUG STORE, 1920 Penn. ave.
SIMMS'. 14th ST. and y. Y. ave- Washington.
WILLIAMS, 9th and sts., Washington.
WELLER'S, 705 Sth st. Sc. Washington.
DAYS, 18th and sts.. Washington
HENRY EVANS. 822-24 ST.. Washington.
F. p. WELLER. AQueduct Bridge Drug Store.
IEADBEATER Alexandria Va
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-16
Muslin Underwear.

A lot made Up of soiled Cambria and
Muslin Gowns Chemise, Short Skirts,
Corset Covers and Drawers. All hand
somely trimmed in fine Mechln and
Valenciennes laces. Garments that sell
in regular stock at 800 &R~
and $1.25. Green Ticket Price. WaJNs
Another lot made up of odds and ends
of soiled Short Skirts, Chemise Corset
Covers Drawers and Gowns The skirts
are made with rows of pretty lace inser-
ton and lace ruffle on bottom. The cor
set covers are trimmed with fine Val.
laces and pretty embroideries. the
gowns-most of them-are trimmed with
pretty laces. Regular SOC. and
Price Si sa n '....................... ZWC.
A special lot, made up of soiled Long
Skirts, made with deep umbrella hounces
of lace and some with wide embroidery
fiounce, and still other styles with rows
of fine VAL lace and fine tucks on deep
knee f1ounce. The bodies of the skirts are
made of fine quality cambria. Skirts
that sell everywhere at $1.O0 7mC
and 81. 80. Green Ticket Price. N>Ss
Lot of Soiled Low-neck and High-neck
Corset Covers, felled seams, and made
Of excellent quality material. Regular
12l1c. and 15c. garments. Green S~
Ticket Price. wv
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-16
Held for Grand jury.

Rose Brown, colored. was arraigned be-
fore Judge Kimbali in the Police Court this
morning upon the charge of robbery and
held to await the action o. the grand jury
under $50 bond. It is alleged that thu wo-
money.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-16

John Howard. eighty years old, who was
chief prosecuting witness at the trial Of
Captain Wirtx, the of1cer In charge OF
Andsssonville prison. II DEAD at Milwaukee,.
Howard was q veteran OF the Mexican and
civil wars.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-16

Thousands Of situations have been OBJ
famed through the want columns sof 1ne-
Star.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-03-16
Ladies' Furnishings.

The New Hand Bags, fatiron and
stylish bags shown this spring; made of
plain walrus leather, and neat inside
fittings; frames of nickel and 7m~
leather. Green Ticket Price,. ISSs
New Princess Silk Belts, made in the
latest shirred, tucked and girdle crushed
effects. made wide in back and narrow
front, or can be worn either way; also
the new bodice effect Leather Belt with
highly polished plated bars, in all the
new spring shades of blue, brown, green,
navy, black and white. Green Amc
1lcket fTice. ...................... Nv
Long Auto Silk Chiffon Wells: 3 yds.
long, with l yd. fancy mesh yelling to
match; in fancy. plain and chenille dot
effects: the Auto Wells hemnled on all
four sides. This Combination Rn.
ven at...... .-...-....-........-.-. oV|Ss
A new spring line of the most artistic
and attractive Collar and Cuff Sets, in
GLIDING the Buster Brown eff DE-
fects. Green Ticket Price,. ZONs
Neat Venice Lace Collars, trimmed
with ruching, in variety of pretty new
styles; in cream, ecru and
white. Regularly 25c. Green nS1
Ticket Price. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. OAs
Lot of Large Venice and Net Top Lace
Shoulder Collars, in applique, in a vari-
ETY. of beautiful patterns and so differ
ent styles. Fine and heavy lace. Col
lars that sell regularly at CSC. Am.
Green Ticket Price. wv,
Best Wearing Ruche, In and Brow
effects, in pretty shades, all fast cOlors,
made of crepe Use and silk chif-
fon. Green Ticket Price, per IN,
leHSlh. .................. ~