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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-17
WAR ON THE "JoHNNIEs.o
Police Ordered to Put a Quietus OF
Street Washers

Complaints have been made recently in
large number regarding men who stand
on the streets of the city, particularly on
Saturday nights, and stare women in the
face and indulge In remarks.
AS a result the police determined to in
terpose and an active campaign has been
started in the first precinct against them
The order for active operations went out
from the office of Maj. Sylvester, superin-
tendent of police, and was carried out by
Lieut.. Amiss of the first precinct station
last night. Besides the regular men hay
ing beats on 18th street and on Pennsylvania
avenue to 9th street, all of the men of the
swing section station were placed on
guard, including eight men. and also the
reserve at the station consisting of four
more men and the sergeant. Thus sixteen
men were on the street yesterday evening
engaged in the campaign against the John
MES" And those sixteen men were not
idle, for they had specific instructions to be
carried out and they knew how to carry
them out
In order to give the offenders of the OBJ
jectionable kind another chance the police
officers simply warned them not to con-
tinue the offense. Next Saturday evening
however. the police officers will be instruct
ed to make arrests, and they will make
raids on all the firtatous men on the
streets of Washington. The charge against
them will be for unlawful assembly, and it
Is expected that the Police Court judges
will hold the offenders and infiict punish
ment in every case.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-17
ATTEMPTED ROBBERY.
Woman Charged With Crime Taken
Into Custody.

Caught in the act of grabbing purse of
another woman in the crowd which sur
rounded the counters of a downtown 18th
street store last night about o'clock, An
ME Cole was taken into custody by Detec-
tive Trumbo of the central bureau and was
sent to the house of detention, where she
will be held until Monday for hearing in
the Police Court.
About O'Clock Mrs. May Deery of 1923
9TH street northwest felt some one Juggling
at her pocketbook and, reaching out,
caught hold of woman's arm The would
be robber let go of the purse. and soon
became lost in the crowd. Just previous to
that the manager of the store had received
complaints of attempts of similar acts and
the assistant manager started out to de-
tect the guilty person.
About ten minutes later his eyes caught
sight of a hand opening a handbag the
property of Alice Diggs of 600 3k street
northeast. and reaching in 1t for a purse
He grabbed her hand and Wesley Colvert
who was with Miss Digs, grasped the purse
The woman was held in the store while
police headquarters was notified and Detec-
tive Trumbo was sent to take charge of the
accused woman.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-17
INDIGNATION IN ST. PETERSBURG
Over Governments Treatme of It's
Crippled Soldiers.

Special Cablegram The Star.
ST PETERSBURG, September 16.-rhere
is a great and growing indignation in st.
Petersburg over the objectionable indiffer-
ence shown by the Russian government
toward those of the wounded and crippled
soldiers who have already returned from
the east.
In nearly every street one sees sold ers
with an arm or leg, or both limbs, missing.
Others stretch out hands in pitiable appeal
for aims Some wear on their breasts the
cross of ST. George, which is only given in
a case of great personal bravery. I'm
doubtedly all of these unhappy crippleS
have a right to be fed by the state and to
receive small pension.
Ask them why they beg and the answer
is invariably the old story of wholesale
pecuIations among the officials. Some o.
the Instances related by these soldiers are
horrifying In the extreme. Wounded in
battle they have been obliged to lay months
in the hospitals, and they have then been
compelled to suffer incredible privations on
the long journey home, even the money APP
propriated for their food having been stolen
by the officials. For weeks they have
starved on diet of water and a little
bread given by people at stations along the
line of the Siberian railway.
When they arrived at their native villages
they reported themselves to the local au-
thorities and claimed the pensions prom
ised them But after the first installments,
and sometimes even before the first INSTALL
ments. no money was forthcoming and the
wounded soldiers, unable to work. have
dragged themselves into St Petersburg,
there to expose their wounds to their fell
low countrymen. AS a general thing they
come here believing that The Little Fa-
Their would see justice done to them. But
the multitude of officials employed in the
distribution of pensions kept them back
with promises in true Russian fashion, and
when they became more pressing sent them
away with a few shillings. If they re-
turned after that they were roughly turned
out of the offices.
Now that a bad crop is in view, now that
the taxes cannot be paid, the pensions of all
of the soldiers are likely to be held back
to make up the deficits.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-17
NATIONAL GUARD ATHLETICS.
Notes of Interest in the Various Com
mands.

The National Guard Athletic Association
has decided to open its gymnasium Tues
day October 3, with regular class work.
which will be continued on every Tuesday
and Thursday from to $50 o'clock dur
ing the season. The athletic board is pre-
pairing a circular, which will be printed and
sent to all the organiza tons this week
Capt Edwards has issued orders to his
company to assemble Monday, October 2
and the regular work will begin with squad
drill under non-commissioned officers. The
officers school will be in session every Fri
day evening from to $50. Officers who
do not attend will be reduced. The cap
tain. in a circular letter to the members OF
his company, calls attention to the neces-
sity for the attendance Of every member at
all assemblies. He says twenty-five regu-
lar members is better than seventy-five
who attend when they please. Seventy-tive
per cent will be required of every member
in attendance record.
A gold medal is Offered for 100 per cent in
attendance and another for the best WORK
in rifle practice in gallery.
The members of the basket ball team as
sembled last Friday and elected Fred Rice
captain of the team for 1905-06. All mem
bers interested in athletics will report to
Mr. Rice Monday. September Is, at s
O'Clock pm. Fifteen players were present,
including all of last years champion team.
Col. Brett has directed Capt. E. c. Ed
wards, secretary of the n. G. A. a. Basket
Ball League, to issue notice for a meeting
of the league September ~, at o clock p. M
a the headquarters of the I'd Battalion. All
organizations not in the league are request
ed to send delegates with authority to APP
ply for membership. Col. Brett and capt.
Edwards are working toward the forma-
ton of league to include teams from the
Y. NJ. c. A. Carroll Institute and the
Fourth Presbyterian A. A. 1t is known
that the Y. NJ. A. is in favor of such a
league.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-17
with the money, property and records per-

with the money. property and records per-
tanning thereto.
Capt. Frank c. Boggs. Corps Of Engi-
neers, will proceed from San Francisco,
Cal. to Washington barracks, this city.
and report to the commanding officer OF
that post for duty with the I'd Battalion CT
Engineers.
First Lieut.. Thomas H. jackson. from
Company L, Sd Battalion of Engineers, to
Fort Leavenworth, Kan. and take station
at that post.
Maj Alexander M. Davis. commissary,
purchasing commissary at ST. Louis Mo-.
Will proceed to Chicago, Ill., in time to ar
rive at the latter place not later than Sep
TENDER Is, 1905, official business per-
tanning to the inspection of subsistence
stores.
The following changes in the stations
and duties of quartermasters are ordered:
Capt. William NJ. Coulling. quartermas-
ter. from his present duties in charge of
construction at Fort Ontario and Madison
barracks, N. Y. to Manila, P. l., and re-
port to the commanding general, Philippine
division, for duty He will be relieved from
duties at Fort Ontario by an officer of the
Sd Battalion of the 23d Infantry, who will
be detailed for that purpose by the COM
manding officer of Fort Ontario immediate
ly upon the arrival of the battalion at that
post. He will be relieved from his duties
at Madison barracks by the regimental
quartermaster of the 23d Infantry, who
will be detailed for that purpose by the
commanding officer of Madison barracks
Immediately upon the arrival of the regi-
ment at that post.
Capt Charles II. Martin, 14th Infantry,
has been relieved from duty in the Philip
pine division. to take effect upon the ar
rival of Capt. Coulling in that division,
and Will then proceed to Vancouver bar
racks. Wash, and assume charge under
the instructions of the quartermaster gen
eral of the army, of construction work at
that post.
Naval Orders
Comma nder +, II Scrihpar ra+iro5 froy,,
the Colorado to home
Lieut.. T. I. Craven, from the Solace to
the Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md.
Lieut.. c. n. Offiey, from the Solace to the
Colorado as senior engineer officer.
Lieut. w. I. Tarrant, to the Charleston.
Lieut.. H. G. Sparrow, to duty on the Ash
attic station.
Ensign A. H. Van Keuren has been COM
mfssioned
Gunner T. ]. Hurd, from the naval tor
pedo station Newport, r. l., to the navy
yard in this city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-17
LOCKED IN A SAFE
FEARED HIS DEATH
Special Cabiegram to The Star.

Special Cabiegram to The Star.
LONDON, September 16.-The horror or
death in a locked safe, while frantic friends
attempted his rescue. stared Alfred Durant
in the face at Cotton Hall. Burton-on-
Trent. this week. Mr.. Henry Arson, owner
Of Cotton Hall, had friends, including Lord
Zouche. to dinner, and when a servant came
to put the valuable silver away in the
strong chamber he found that the lock fall
ed to act, and it was impossible to close
the safe door. A locksmith named Frank
Durant of Walton-on-Tre accompanied
by his son Alfred, spent the greater part
of the morning in filing away a PARTON OF
the bolts in order to insure the closing OF
the safe but try as they would, they could
not get 1t closed. The son, aged about
thirty, went inside the safe to ascertain the
working of the bolts, and asked his father
to attempt to close the door
The father did so, and the door, which
had previously refused to shut, now closed
with the man inside 1t was few minutes
before either father or son really realized
the position of affairs.
The door refused to open. The imprls-
oned man, on grasping the position. at once
began 20 kick and endeavor to force open
the door. and the father seconded his efforts
from the outside.
Five, ten, fifteen minutes passed. The air
inside the chamber was becoming exhausted
and the son, with death staring him In the
face moved about his iron cage excitedly.
The fathers cries in the meantime
brought Mr.. Arson and the full retinue of
female servants to the spot and the scene
was one Of the greatest excitement When
attempts to force the door proved futile
chisels were put into play by the father,
but there was no opening to secure lode-
ment in which to fix chisel
Fortunately, the son saw faint glimmer
of light, and by placing his mouth to this he
literally sucked in life, and thus gained
little relief. While he stuck to the Inside
with his mouth glued to the slight opening
the efforts of those outside were redoubled
After about half an hours further strug
Cling the bolts at last gave way, and the
son fell into the arms of the father. HIS
condition was pitiable in the extreme. Re
storatives however, were soon applied and
he recovered. In an interview in which he
described the state of his feelings, he said
that he had given up all hope and resigned
himself to an awful death. when suddenly
the door shot open.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-17
PARTLY CLOUDY.
The Weather Predicted for Sunday
Monday Showers

Forecast for Sunday and Monday-For the
District of Columbia, Delaware and Mary
land, partly cloudy Sunday Monday
showers; light to fresh southerly winds
For Virginia, showers Sunday and Mon
day; fresh southeasterly winds.
Weather conditions and general forecast
The area of high pressure that has occu-
pied northeastern districts for he last two
days Is slowly giving way, and pressure
continues low over Florida and the west
ern third of the country. The center of the
western depression is still over western
Kansas and eastern Colorado. The Florida
depression is deepening somewhat.
Rain has fallen along the south Atlantic
coast and from New England westward to
the Missouri valley. The rains in Missouri
and Kansas have been quite heavy.
The temperature changes have been gen.
orally unimuortant.
Showers are indicated for Sunday in the
Missouri valley, the upper and middle por-
tons of the Mississippi vaiiey, and thence
eastward to the OHIO valley; also along the
south Atlantic coast. There will be show
ers Monday in Atlantic coast districs, the
Ohio valley and the eastern portion of the
lake region.
The temperatures will continue above the
seasonal average in all districts and some
what warmer weather is indicated for the
northwest.
The winds along the New England and
middle Atlantic coasts will be fresh south
erly; the south Atlantic coast fresh
east northeast; on the east gulf coast
light southerly; on the west gulf coast fresh
southerly; on the lower lakes fresh south
erly, and on the upper lakes fresh north
easterly, increasing Sunday.
Special forecast.-Storm warnings are dis
played on the Washington and Oregon
coasts.
Tide Tables.
Today-Low tide. Abs m and 80 pm !;
high tide, 1917 a m. and 1896 pm
Tomorrow-Low tide. 5:15 am. and 5:25
pm; high tide, 1851 am. and 11:14 pm.
The Sun and Moon.
COG pm.
TomorroW-Sun rises SAB am
Moon rises, S:25 pm.
The City Lights.
The city lights and naphtha amps all
lighted by thirty minutes after sunset; ex-
tinguishing begun one hour before sunrise
All arc and incandeScent iampt lighted ff-
teen minutes after sunset and extinguished
forty-tive minutes before sunrise.
Local Weather Report.
Observation-Disclosures So; 9 am So;
a. M, 530 6 am, so; am, So: 10 a M.
81; II noon. 10; pm, 7s'; pm, 49,;
8 pm. IL; pm. 10: 10 pm, 70o max
imum, 10; minimum so.
Relative humidity-S am So; s pm
So rainfall. pm. to pm, none; hours
of sunshine. So; per cent of possible sun
shine. 66; temperature same date last year
maximum, 73'; minimum 46'.
Up-River Waters.
Special Dispatch to The Star
HARPER,S FERRY, w. Va. September
16.-Potomac muddy. Shenandoah clear
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-17
IRISH RENAISSANCE.
Interest In Gaelic Language, Litera-
ture, Music and Games.

Special Cablegram to The Star.
DUBLIN, September 16.-7Speaking at the
"Oireachtas," or festival of the Gaelic
League, DR.. Douglas Hyde, president Of
the league. said that the Irish language was
now being taught in $500 schools through
out Ireland. The country was saving its
language. publishing its literature, reviving
Its music and bringing back Its games. The
British treasury. working through the COM
missioners of national education, was at
lacking the Irish language, not for the
sake of saving a miserable 10000 a year.
but to insert a wedge between the Irish
people and Irish education. He warned the
people of ireland that If they allowed the
treasury clerks to decide what was to be
taught In Ireland they would be betraying
the cause of their country. In the name
of half million of the Gaelic leaguers he
called on the national board, on the school
managers and on the nation to resist, by
every means In their power, this attempt
to remove Irish education from Irish con-
troll, and to bring Ireland more than ever
under the heel of English officials
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-17
ASPIRE TO JUDGESHIP
Messrs. Taylor and Bundy Mentioned
for Police Court Bench

The list of members of the bar who are
mentioned in connection with the Police
Court judgeship, TO succeed the late Judge
Scott, is still growing and yesterday de-
veloped several candidates, who are
known to be exerting influence to secure
the position. Arson S. Taylor, the United
States commissioner and former acting
judge of the Police Court, has been mem
toned in connection with the bench and
his long legal service is urged in his favor
Judge Charles 8. Bundy, also former
acting judge, is also understood to be an
aspirant. He was prominent as candi-
date when Judge Scott was appointed sew
eral years ago
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-17
BIDS RECEIVED.
Steel Vessel for Lighthouse Service to
Be Built.

A new steel light vessel. equipped with
steam power. is to be constructed for the
use of the lighthouse service and bids for
the building of the vessel have been opened
at the headquarters of the lighthouse board
in this city, and We're as follows: Maryland
Steel Company, Baltimore, $13S,244, on de-
partment specifications, $13l 900 on bidders
specifications. or S129,500, with certain
omissions; Harlan & Hollingsworth Cor
poration, Wilmington, Del, S124600, or
$115.99O if bidders specifications are used;
Craig Shipbuiding Company, Toledo, ONO,
SOB 400, or Sis, 400 on bidders specitica-
lions; Pussy & Jones, Wilmington, Del,
S162 100, or $152. 700 on bidders spectica
tons: New York Shipbuilding Company,
Camden, n. j., $154 600, or $4,000 on bid
der's specifications. The contract has not
yet been awarded.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-17
HOLDS MEETING ON LAWN.
Society of the Army of Ohio Arranges
for Reception and Banquet.

A public lawn meeting of the Society OF
the Army of the Ohio. scheduled for last
Monday night and postponed from that date
on account of rain was held last night at
Alta Vista, the country home of DR.. w.
Lee White, near Twning City. Because OF
late notification of the selection of last
night for the gathering only a few members
of the society were present, and most or
the evening was devoted to the transaction
of business. Prof. ]. Fraise Richards, the
secretary, was appointed committee of
one to ascertain the date when Gen. John
NJ. Schofield, the president of the society.
will be in Washington, and to arrange for
reception in his honor.
Contemplating banquet as fitting cele-
bration of the battle of Franklin. the So
ciety appointed Prof. Richards, Col. John
McElroy Capt. Redway, Theodore r.
Brown and DR.. White a committee to
prepare for the event The committee de-
cided to meet again at the residence OF
Capt. Armour, 92O 18th street northwest on
next Friday evening. The banquet will be
held on November 80.
AS a substitute for the cumbersome sys-
tenn of correspondence which now falls upon
his shoulders. Prof. Richards, who is both
secretary and historian to the society, was
authorized to publish a seml-monthly jour
nal and to offer it to every new member and
to every present member who pays one
years dues.
The following deaths of members of the
society were announced Capt ]. l.. Thorn
ton, Capt T. W. Tallmadge, Capt Aven
Pearson, Lieut.. Charles H. Catlett and Fred
E. Sherwood To prepare suitable me-
mortal for the deceased comrades COM
mttee was appointed, consisting of Prof.
Richards. Lieut. J. H. Simpson and Capt.
Robert Armour.
The only other business transacted was
the authorization of changes in two COM
mittees. j. G. Burchfield and Theodore +.
Brown were appointed to the executive
committee vice Col John B. Brownlow ana
Capt TaImadge, and ]. r. Weathers was
made a member of the publications COM
mttee, vice Capt. Thornton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-17
EIGHT-HOUR RULE.
Washington Printers Believe It Will
Become Universal

1t is said the proposed enforcement of Che
eight-hour rule in Washington printing Of
fees will be informally discussed at reg
ular meeting of Columbia Typographical
Union, to be held this afternoon at Typo
graphical Temple, 42J G street northwest.
Several downtown printers with whom
Star reporter talked last night gave 1t as
their opinion that the eight-hour day would
go into effect in this city at the proper
time without any serious conflict between
the union and the employers association,
known as the Typothetae.
Several Of the printing office proprietors
may hold out AGAR st the proposition for a
WHILE said one of the compositors, but
We will win out in the end. General am
nesty will be extended to the local recall
citrants and black sheep, and we will ar
rarge to take care of all country printers
that may be brought here as strike break
OPS -
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-17
Strange Use of Post Office Property.

BRUSSELS, September 16.-The Belgian
natives of the Congo Free State are max
ing a strange use of the post Office prop
erty. For some time past the leather
pouches in which the Congo mails were car
ried have been missing from the Brussels
post office. They have been traced to the
Congo State. 1t has been found that the
native officials have distributed them as
presents among their female friends. The
black women employ the pouches for per-
sonal adornment. Having cut the ends they
pull the bag over their heads and fasten
them around their waists by means of the
leather straps. They are wearing them with
evident pride
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-17
Loss of $3.50 Reported.

]. II. Veihmeyer of 1905 V street north
west reported to the police yesterday after
noon that he had been robbed of $3.50 while
on the street between 1870 and u O'Clock
yesterday morning. Detectives Weldon and
Tyser were assigned TO investigate the case
and they are endeavoring to locate the
thief
Mr.. Vehmeyer is a contractor, and he
drew about $500 from the bank this morn
ing with which to-pay his men this after
noon. He put the money In a time book In
his pocket, and started to pay some bills
around the city. About II o'clock he went
to the building at 612 F street northwest
and shortly after he discovered that his
money was missing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-17
Child Accidentally Injured.

AS twelve-year-old Sylvia Garner. col
ored was coming from her house, at 1872
18th street northwest about O'Clock las
evening with pitcher in her hand, she fel
down the steps, the fall resulting in th'
breaking of the pitcher and cutting hel
handoand wrist. She was removed to thu
Garfield Hospital, where the wound wa,
dressed. 1t is not regarded as serious.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-17
Discovery of Gold.
ecial Cablegram to The Star.

Speclaf thDlesram 10 LIE star
DUBLIN, September 16.-Another discov-
cry of gold Is reported from the north of
Ireland. Thomas Bryson. a farmer who
lives near Limavady, in County Derry has
for some time past suspected that his land
was rich In minerals. Now in a rocky
watercourse he has found the ore which
experts have examined and declare to be
rich in gold
Limavady, near which the discovery has
been made is on the other side of Tough
Foyle from Inishowen, in County Donegal,
where gold was discovered last month.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-17
Wagon and Auto Collide.

collision occurred last night about Z
O clock at the corner of New Jersey avenue
and Massachusetts avenue northwest be-
tween a wagon driven by Lewis Harris, col
ored of 62S Fits court north and owned
by William King of 1916 9th street north
west and an automobile Of the United
States Express Company, operated by Wal
ter Dash of GA 1 street northwest. The
horse was slightly injured and the shafts
of the wagon we're broken. No one was
injured.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-17
Moses September Furniture Sale.
Furniture for every room under price. FIJI
Advertisement.
Death of Robert E. Boyd.

Word has been received here of the death
of Robert e. Boyd formerly of Washing
ton. in New York city. last Monday. Mr..
Boyd was the brother of George w. Boyd
of this city. He was a prominent member
of Lodge No. 211, b. P. O. Elks, Jersey
City, N. j., and of other beneficial organI-
cations. His remains were inferred in Bay
View cemetery. New Jersey.