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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-30
VETOED FRANCHISE BILL.
Mayor Mcclellan Charges "Pennsy'
Road Threatened Him.

Mayor Mcclellan, in New York. has
vetoed the bill depriving the aldermen of
all power over granting franchises. In an
accompanying memorandum the mayor,
after reviewing the legal reasons against
the bill, uses plain language about the in
1iuence of the Pennsylvania railroad over
legislation, and says that it's representa-
tive told him that the legislature would not
be permitted" to adjourn until the bills
were passed over his veto. This part of
the memorandum reads:
Having stated these substantial reasons
inherent in the propositions presented, l
now offer more important one, although
it arises from incident in the history of
this legislation.
The chief cause alleged for the action of
the legislature is the hardness of the board
OF aldermen to act on the application of
the New York Connecting Railway Com
pany for franchise to operate a road
through portions of New York. The New
York Connecting Railway Company is said
to be controlled by the Pennsylvania Rail-
read Company, and this corporation is the
promoter of the agitation to deprive the
board of aldermen of this power over the
granting of franchises.
Il have nothing to do with the merits of
the dispute between them, and my attitude
would, under the circumstances be I'M
changed, no matter whose side the
merits were.
The pennsylvania railroad Company
but few years ago acquired foothold in
New York, but it seems determined to ex-
ercise its power over public officials here,
as 1t has elsewhere. 1t has already made
pain to me its ability to crush all oppo-
sition to its plans.
Its representatives have come to me in
the mayors office to advise me that II L
cid not accept these measures they would
nevertheless be passed over my veto. L
was urged, should L decide to reject the
bills, to do so promptly. so not to need
lessly prolong the session of the legisla-
ture, which would not be permitted to ad-
journ until the bills were repassed.
This corporation, which has long
dominated the states of Pennsylvania and
New Jersey should be taught that it can
not grasp the government of New York or
take away transfer power from public
bodies who, whether for good or bad
motives, fail to do its bidding. Resistance
to these measures on this ground is pub
lie duty of the greatest Importance
Il have no desire to inflame any prejudice
against corporations as such. They have
their rightful purposes. But | believe that
unless such manifestations of insolence are
rebuked the evils they may engeuder Will
imperil the peace and security of our gov
eminent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-30
STATION TAKING FORM
Outline of One Of Finest
Depots in the World.
MASSIVE STRUCTURE
PILES OF EARTH THIRTY FEET IN
HEIGHT.
Double Tunnel From Second and E
Streets Southwest Under
Capitol Hill.
MASSIVE STRUCTURE

Stone by stone, girder by girder and pier
by pier, the great union station, that is
to be one OF the finest railway depots in
the world, is slowly taking shape. Just
what complicated mass of work the pre-
liminary steps are toward erecting such
a structure as Washington is promised can
now be realized by the people who have
watched the evolution of mass of ma
terial into something that looks like a
building AS yet nothing but the bare out
line of what is to be reared is visible on
the skyline, but even this little semblance
of form has more meaning to the average
citizen who is noting the progress of the
work than was the vast waste that
stretched itself for blocks and blocks over
the territory that is to be occupied by the
station and it's approaches.
1t has required the utmost skill and
patience to plan and execute the designs
that have been laid for this massive struc-
ture. The building of the station itself is
but a fraction of the work imposed. So
stupendous are the details for the work
that they actually contemplate the chang
ing of the level of the face of the earth at
the point where the building is to be
erected, and to SO graduate the change OF
grade that it will not be noticeable when
the work is finished.
And not only has this been contemplated
but it Is actually being done. Astonished
citizens pause at intervals along the streets
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-30
FACTS ABOUT NEGROES
Truth of Charges is More APP
parent Than Real.
ANALYZING FIGURES
STATEMENTS ESTABLISHED BY
THE CENSUS BUREAU.
Southern Plantations Not Being Desert
ed by the Colored Race-City
Population is Net Idle.
ANALYZING FIGURES
BY WILLIAM e CTRTIS.

Trittcu for The Star and the Chicago Record
Herald.
We are all apt to say and hear more
about the faults of our felow-men than
about their virtues 1t is a universal rule
to overlook the good that people do and
condemn the evil a scandal is repeated
fifty times where a compliment is repeated
twice.
These remarks apply particularly to the
attitude of the whites toward the colored
population of the south. The almost unan-
imous testimony of the white population is
that the coored people are deterlorating
physically, morally, ndusrially and in ev-
cry other respect, and that only about one
in three negroes is improving his material
condition and doing credit to himself.
Visitors to the south are told that the
negro race is losing its vitality and phys
icai vigor; that both men and women are
afflicted with loathsome diseases, and that
they are becoming degenerate and the race
IS slowly dying out. Planters tell shocking
tales of the vices and depravity of their
hands which indicate that the negroes are
relapSiug into barbarism, as they have done
III certain parts of Haiti and Santo Do
mingO.
While the ratio of increase among the
colored people has not been as rapid as it
was before tie war, or as rapid as among
the whites. nevertheless, during the last
twenty years it has been 81 per cent
which Is healthful and normal This ratio
would have been much larger but for the
excessive mortality among infants in the
larger cities owing TO neglect, improper
food and defective sanitary conditions.
Among adult negroes the number that live
to an advanced age is very large For eX-
ample J.233 were reported in the last CEN
sus as between ninety and ninety-four
years of age. 2,439 between ninety-five and
ninety-niue years and LOB as leo years of
age and over. The vital statistics show
that the average age at death is quite as
high as il ever has been. In 1900 it was
1914 years. while that of the whites was
80 years This is an Improvement of IA
per cent among the negroes during the last
ten years. which may be accounted for by
:. diminished mortality among children.
These statistics are taken from Bulletin
No S of the census bureau, published about
a wear ago which relates to the negro race
and figures returned by the enumerators
of the twelfth census, prepared by Mr.. W.
c. Hunt. chief StatiStiCian; Prof. w. +.
Wilcox of Cornell University, Prof. w. h.
b Du Bots of Atlanta University and other
experts of the census office. The !nforma-
ton was obtained by white enumerators,
three foUrthS of whom were democrats, ana
thus may be considered impartial. This
volume is of especial Importance and sig
nihcan<e because it upsets several popular
theories and contradicts statements habit
ualIy made by the highest authorities IN
the south concerning the condition of the
negro rare
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-30
FOR THE BLIND.
Musicale at the Church of Our
Father,

The musicale given in the Church of Our
Father, corner of 18th and l. streets north
west, Friday evening, for the benefit of the
Columbia Polytechnic Institute for the
Blind In this city, was a gratifying success
Ihe contributors to the program We're we'll
known local people, and their efforts sus-
tanned their reputation for excellent work.
, Inc entertainment was under the manage
ment or Miss Hawley, and the we'll bal
anced program reflected great credit on her
tactful ability.
Mrs Elsie Bond Bischof opened the pro-
gram with two solos-an aria from Verdi S
"Traviata" and Henschers Spring
which She sang with conscientious regard
for technique and skill. Dr. ]. W. Bischoff
was the accompanist.
Miss Margaret OToole contributed two
numbers on the harp in good touch and
expression.
Mr.. John A. Finnegan amply sustained
ms reputation as an effective tenor soloist
IN the rendition OF two sOngS"The Cujus
Amman" from Rossinis "Stabat Mater"
and Bischoff's Good Night, Sweet Dreams"
HIS appearance partook of the nature of a
farewell appearance here, as he leaves Sun
day for New York city, whittier he goes tG
accept position In the choir of st. Pat
ricks Cathedral.
Miss Hardin-Hickey sang two musical
numbers, the aria from Queen of Sheba'
and selection from BiZet's Carmen"
AS a dramatic singer she is already very
favorably known here. She has a good
strong voice of wide range.
Prof. Anton Kaspar proved the star at
traction, his rendition of Scenes of the
Czardas,' arranged for violin by Hubay
provoking the most appreciative applause.
The professor interpreted 1t with conspicu-
Gus expression and fidelity of technique.
Mr.. Arthur w. Porter, bass soloist in St
Aloysius Church. gave satisfactory rendi-
ton of the bass aria and cabaletta from
Verdfs "Ernani"
Mrs Mignon Lamasure's work as accom-
PIANIST during the evening was remarkably
creditable.
During an intermission Rev. Henry N.
Couden delivered address, setting forth
the object and work Of the institute, and
made a strong appeal for public benefac-
ton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-30
Forgery No Crime in Indiana.

The discovery has been made in Indian
apols that forgery has ceased to be a
crime in Indiana, owing to the omission of
it's definition in the new criminal code,
which was adopted by the recent legisla-
ture and went into effect a few days ago.
The most careful searching of the printed
act falls to disclose any definition of the
crime Of forgery or any penalties fixed for
It's commission, and 1t is the opinion of
many lawyers that, inasmuch as the GRIM
inal code act contains a section declaring
that 'all laws within the purview of this
are hereby repealed" there is no law in
force by which such a crime can be pun
ished. The omission was discovered by the
class in the law college. The omission will
affect persons now under Indictment for
the crime, as there is no law under which
they can be tried. the old law having been
reHealed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-30

ter as follows: Mr. Henry F. Smith chief
templar Miss Nina Hfgdon, vice templar;
Miss Nellie Smith, recording secretary; Mr..
Henry c. Smith, financial secretary: Miss
Agnes Pollock. treasurer; MIR. Victory
Green, marshal, and Mr.. Samuel Bedford.
past chief templar. A public installation
will be held next Tuesday evening.
The good of the order program, Miss Nina
Higdon in charge, included vocal solos by Mr..
Arthur w. Jet, Mrs Smith accompanying
instrumental and vocal trios by Messrs.
Bedford and Jett and Mrs. Smith; humor-
Gus recitals by Miss Higdon, and an ad-
dress by Judge Nichol upon the character
of the Good Templar obligation
Faith Lodge. No. IA. |. o. G. T. met in
Odd Fellows Hall, 31st street, Tuesday
evening. Mrs. Susan Crown, chief tenn
plar, presided.
After the transaction of the business
routine officers were elected as follows: MIR.
William c. LEM chief templar; Mrs. II. r.
Walters, vice temnlar; Miss Florence
Dugan, treasurer; Mr. II. +. Smith,
financial secretary, Mr. Boyle. marshal;
Miss May johnson. deputy marshal; Miss
Ella Heard, guard, and Mrs. Susan Crown
past chief temDlar.
Silver Star Lodge, No. 20, I. O. G. T..
met in Good Temnlar Hall on the Brook
vile road, Tenieytown. Thursday evening
Chief Templar G. T. Dean presided The
roll call showed Companies \ and h To be
largely and equally represented. The trans
action of routine business was followed by
consideration of reports of committees haV-
ing in charge the preparations FOR fair to
be held next week.
Mr. S. w. Russell, grand superintendent
OF juvenile temples, made an address,
dwelling upon the organization of Juvenile
templary and recalling some notable events
in the progress of the juvenile department
in the last twenty years.
Officers for the ensuing quarter were
elected as follows: Mr. John T. Finney
chief templar; Mrs. L. T. Wells, vice tenn
plar: Mr. j. Richard ingalls,. recording sec
rotary; Miss Helena Finuey. assistant re-
cording secretary; Mr. A +. Shoemaker,
financial secretary: Mr.. Ellis Shoemaker,
treasurer; Mrs. c. NJ. Smith. chaplain; Mr..
Daniel Wells, marshal, and Mr.. c. T. Dean,
past chief tempar.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-30
Charged With Murder.

continuance until Monday was granted
at Richmond, Va, Friday in the hear
ing of Mrs. Shepperd X. Smith in the Man
chester mayors court, on the charge of
causing the death of her five-year-old son
Ralph by beating him TO death. The wo-
man alleges that she beat the child
in order to correct him of vicious habits
She was charged with murder in the first
degree and her husband. who left the city
the morning of the death of the child, but
before its death, is charged with being an
accessory. The body of the child was
buried yesterday after an autopsy. 1t was
terribly bruised and cut from many beat
ings.
The woman Is from New York. Her
mother. Mrs. Charles Townsend is expected
here tonight. Mrs. Smith was committed
without bail.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-30
Pre-Easter Services in Russia.

Three days hard fasting preceding East
er, accompanied by solemn services COM
memorative of Christ's passion, began in
St Petersburg Friday. Business of ev-
cry character ceased and all the govern
ment departments were closed. The alarm
ing reports circulated during the last few
days apparently had little effect on the
size Of the crowds which thronged the
churches, where the tragedy of Calvary was
WILDLY re-enacted
The day was also marked by the observ-
ance of the traditional ceremonies of free
ing birds. lighting bonfires and placing holy
bread in bins, but the bright sunshine did
not fail to make deep impression on the
supersttious in the midst of the gloomy
forebodings of evil, being augury Of
drought and crop failure. which in Russia
Is synonymous with famine and disaster.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-30
MONROE TABLET UNVEILED.
to the Fifth President Adorns
an East Side Restaurant.

James Monroe, fifth President of the
United States, died seventy-four years ago
in first floor room Of what is now an old
fashioned residence, at Prince and Marion
streets, New York. Samuel Greenschlag $
kosher restaurant occupies the first floor.
a bronze tablet concentrating Monroe S
death has been placed on the house by the
Womens Auxiliary to the American Scenic
and Historic Preservation Society, and yes
terday the tablet was unveiled.
Yesterday was the 1IIth anniversary of
President Monroe's birth. Eleven-year old
Gouverneur Hoes, his great-great-grand-
son, unveiled the tablet. Two companies of
the Eighth Infantry from Governors Island
drawn up in front of the house, with the
regimental band playing patriotic airs, at
tracted so much attention that it took Capt.
Martens and 100 reserves to keep the crowd
back
The exercises were held in the old front
parlor of the house. There was an address
Oh Monroe, the Soldier by Brig. Gen.
Frederick d. Grant, and addresses by j.
Van Vechten Olcott and Walter S. Logan,
president of the society. Miss Mary Van
Buren, Nanderpoel, president of the Wom-
ems Auxiliary, presided. A number of di-
rect descendants Of President Monroe and
representatives of several patriotic societies
We're present.
The tablet measures q by 80 inches and
Is inscribed:
In this house died
JAMES MONROE
Fifth President of the United States
who proclaimed
the Monroe Doctrine,
upon which depends the
freedom Of American Republics
and the safety of the United States
against foreign aggression
Born April Is, 1853. Died July 4, 1881.
Soldier in the Continental Army
Member of the Continental Congress-
American Envoy to Great Britain, France. SPAIN,
Negotiator of the Louisiana Purchase
and Of the Florida Purchase
Secretary of War,
Secretary Of State.
Twice Governor of Virginia.
Twice President of the United States
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-30
TURKEY JOE ARRESTED.
Appreciated at Baltimore for Alleged
Theft Here

Joe Brennan, alias Turkey Joe, who fol-
lowed the races recently held at Benning.
and who claimed to own a stable of fast
horses, was turned over to Detective c. E.
Flather of Washington, d. C, by Justice
Poe, at the western police station IN Bal
timore yesterday to answer to a charge
of obtaining SEQ by means of false repre-
sentation from Julia A. Oma of that city.
1t is alleged that Brennan induced the
woman TO offer the 500 a bet on a
horse, which he claimed was entered in
the Benning races. but which did not APP
pear on the official lists. Brennan came to
Baltimore for the purpose of playing the
races at Pimlico, but was not admitted to
the grounds. He was arrested last night.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-30
Conductor Frankie Under the Knife

Nahan Frankie, one of the seasons con-
ductors at the Metropolitan Opera House,
arrived in New York Friday from a tour,
a very sick man. He was hurried to the
German Hospital, at nth street and Lex
ington avenue, where he underwent an OPP
GRAFTON. Last night he waS resting COM
fortably. The operation was performed in
time, his friends say, to prevent serious
complications. His condition is not now re-
garded as serious. Conductor Frankie was
scheduled to sail on the Kronprinz Wilhelm
next Tuesday, but it will now be impossible
for him to sail under ten or twelve days
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-30
Michigan Family Poisoned.

dren were poisoned at Muskegon, Mich,
yesterday by eating supposedly diseased
beef. The father was taken sick a,
the breakfast table with symptoms of acute
ptomaine poisoning, and the other six mem
bers of the family were soon violently i'll
also.
Physicians worked over them for some
time and relieved all but the mother and
two-year-0ld daughter, who are still Sc
riously III.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-30
Daring Dynamite Plot.

A daring attempt to blow up the home
of Superintendent Smith of the Wolverine
mine, near Calumet, Mich, the probable
motive of the would-be assassins being the
destruction of Mr.. Smiths family, has been
frustrated by the timely discovery Of thir-
ty-one sticks of dynamite piled against the
house near the point where another batch
of dynamite sticks was discovered last
week
The plot is thought to have been the
work of men disgruntled by the failure of
a recent strike al the Wolverine mine
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-30
Hugh Piles of Earth.


A careful observer, whose duties take
him but seldom to the site of operations,
and who pauses at Massachusetts avenue
and 1st street west to wait for a train to
pass, looks with wonder on both sides and
in front of him. On the right and left are
huge piles of earth, twenty to thirty feet
high. The embrasure made by the street
is spanned by a bridge. supported on piling,
over which puffs a full-size railroad loco
motive drawing train of fifteen or twenty
cars, each piled high with dirt. The train
reaches the end of the great piles of earth,
pauseS, the cars are dumped, and then
they are sent back for more. Each train
load of dirt increases the size of the pile
and each increase presses the embankment
further and further, foot by foot and yard
by yard, until the time comes when the
whole thing is completely filled in and the
surrounding country graded up to meet the
new level.
A year ago men were digging and hauling
out earth from the same spots that are now
being covered with it. Within a year,
therefore, immense concrete and stone
walls have been reared TO support the sta
ton, the viaducts, etc. These walls are
from five to ten feet thick and are built
of solid concrete, In which huge slabs of
granite are imoedded. The walls We're
finished and now is the time when earth
must be poured into the spaces between
them. The walls will hold the tracks and
the heaVy works, and Will also hold the
earth that is being pressed, yard by yard,
into the spaces between them, to make
solid footing and foundation.
year ago there was nothing but the
foundation of few walls standing bare
against the horizon to represent what was
to be the station proper. Today there is
shown decided progress toward the build
ing itself. mass of steel has been evolved
into systematic framework The bare
outlines OF the subbasement of the build
Ing is completed. The filling in of the de-
tail alone remains. The place of entrance
from the tunnel to the station, so far as
1t relates to the construction of supports
therefor and the placing thereon of the
supports for the upper stories, is finished
There will be considerable work in con-
meeting the end of the tunnel with the sta
ton entrance, this having been left I'M
touched
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-30
Press and Food Adulteration

The Woman's National Press Association
has arranged for meeting to be held at
the Public Library tomorrow evening An
address on "The Attitude of the Press on
Food Adulteration," to be delivered by DIR.
Harvey L. Wiley, will be the feature of the
evening.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-30

There are seventy-twO cities in the coun-
try in which negroes constitute more than
half the population and one beaufort, s
c. has Ts.3 per cent OF blacks. The larg-
est proportion of negroes is found in Wash
ington and LAHORE counties, Miss; Phillips
and Jefferson counties, Ark, and some OF
Tho InniSiana marshes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-30

Permission has been granted to publish
in st. Petersburg a Jewish paper in the
Hebrew language. to be called The Way.
60 far known this is the first time pa
per published in Hebrew has been author.
:sed in Russia.