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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-17
READY TO BE CAST,
Plaster Model of Mcclellan Statue
Finished by Sculptor MacMonnies.

Mr. Frederick MacMonnies, the American
sculptor, who now has a studio in Paris,
has notified Col. Bromwell, the engineer Of
grounds who is the executive officer of the
congressional commission charged with the
erection of an equestrian statue of Gen G.
B. Mcclellan in this city, that he has COM
pleted the full-size plaster model of that
statue and that 1t is now ready to be cast
into bronze. In view Of that fact he asked
that an agent be appointed to inspect the
model on behalf of the commission, as pro-
Vided in the contract
At the request of the congressional COM
mission Secretary Root has instructed Mr..
Frank II. Mason, United States consul gem
eral at Paris to inspect the model of the
statue at the sculptor'S studio in Paris and
II found satisfactory, to accept 1t on behalf
of the United States. 1t Is believed that the
consul general has performed that service
but SO far has failed to report his action to
the State Department
The statue of Mcclellan is to be erected
on the small reservation at the intersection
OF Connecticut avenue and 18th and N
streets. Mr.. MacMonnies was given the
contract for the statue at the Instance of
Secretary Root who was Secretary of War
at the time and ex-off1cio a member of the
congressional commission, after the com
mission had rejected as unsatisfactory all
the designs which had been previously SUBJ
mftted in competition by number of ar
lists. Secretary Taft has succeeded Secre-
tary Root as a member of the commission.
The other members are Senator Wetmore.
chairman OF the Senate committee on H.
brary, and Gen. HoratiO G.. King represent
ing the Society OF the Army of the Potomac
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-17
VAUGHN CLASS BANQUETED.
Reds Of the Y. M. c. A. Entertain
Prospective Members.

Membership campaigners OF the Young
Mems Christian Association are getting
down to business. Prelimnar.es are over.
Secretary Lyman Pierce, who is a veteran
of many years in this membership con-
test scheme. declares that this RedBiue
campaign will eclipse all former efforts.
1t is expected that at least 1909 new
members shall be added to the present roll
of 1000 by December IT.
The Reds gave a dinner Wednesday
evening in the banquet room, entertaining
the members of the Vaughn Bible Class Of
Calvary Baptist Church. The banquet was
served by the association dining room staff.
and was thoroughly enjoyed by the guests.
Decorations in red were profuse and were
tastefully arranged by the banquet COM
mittee.
Following the dinner. Prof. Carroll of the
corps of instructors in the Vaughn class.
RESPONDED to the toast, Investments" He
praised the ideals of the Y. NJ. c. A. as de-
cidedy useful to the average young man
with average income. Mr.. Vaughn, the
president of the class. responded for the
class in appreciation of the Reds " social
spirit, as evinced by the dinner. DIR. z. c.
Rice, secretary of the class. loyal Red"
told the guests all about the present MEM
bership campaign and the parties thereto.
He diiated at length upon the privileges
now afforded the men of Washington under
the roof of the new Y. NJ. c. A. home on
G street
A. NJ. Chesley, leader of the Reds" re-
sponded for the hosts and invited the class
to view the new building with Red" COM
mitteemen as guides. After photograph
was made of the banqueters the guests dis
persed to various parts of the building.
This morning the score stood: Reds. $40;
Blues. 266.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-17
LIBRARY ASSOCIATION MEETING.
Files Of Clippings and Manuscripts Un-
der Discussion.

= A4SS Va SAAfPA~~6S S~~~~~ ~ -
der Discussion.
The regular meeting of the District of Co
lumbia Library Association was called to
order by DR.. Cyrus Adler In the auditorium
Of the Public Library Wednesday evening
The principal topic for discussion was ''Pri-
vate Files Of Manuscripts and Clippings"
which was ably discussed by library officers
In the government departments and others
Mr.. G. F. Bowerman. librarian of the Public
Library, gave an entertaining talk upon
the methods employed in the various news
paper Offices for the gathering and pres
eryation Of collections. He spoke of the
great value of these collections among the
larger metropolitan dailies. He at one time
had charge Of the clipping bureau of the
New York World. He regarded the Worlds
collection as the most complete that had
come under his observation
agriculture, urged that some plan be
adopted for the benefit OF investigators and
students. as he regarded the clipping and
manuscript bureau a great aid in this direc-
ton. Mr.. James w. Cheney, librarian of
the War Department, spoke of Scrap Book
Collections on the Spanish-American War"
Charles w. Stewart. chief clerk of the bu-
reau Of naval records. spoke OF Clippings
Relating to Naval Affairs" Others who
delivered short talks pertinent to the topic
were w. Dawson Johnston OF the Library
OF Congress and DR.. Cyrus Adler.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-17
AIR BRAKES ON FREIGHT CARS
Minimum Percentage Raised to "a
Per Cent.

The interstate commerce commission has
announced. Its decision In the matter OF the
minimum percentage of cars in trains re-
quired to be operated with power or train
brakes.
The decision states that increasing thu
percentage of air-braked cars In trains
from 80 to 75 per cent would result in an
easier operation of trains fully eouipped
with air brakes and accelerate the remoya
from service of the old small capacity
and comparatively useless cars now not
equipped with that APPLIANCE. 1t is ordered
that the minimum percentage of air
braked cars in trains used In interstat e
commerce shall stand increased to "a
per cent on and after August /, 1905 The
number OF freight cars in the service of
the railway companies. as reported to the
commission on October l. was 1,790 113, of
which 1,564,3 1896 We're equipped with train
brakes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-17
Quarantine Lifted.

Col. L. S. Brown, general agent, Southern
railway received telegram yesterday from
DIR. Joseph Y. Porter, health officer, state
of Florida, advising that quarantine re-
strictions against all points have been
raised for passengers going into Florida,
except from Pensacola.
Quarantine restrictions for resort places
in Florida have been as a precautionary
measure. and 1t is gratifying to the officials
of the Southern railway to be able to an
nounce that none of their resort places
has been infected.
Passengers for all Florida resorts via
Southern railway through Jacksonville. can
now go forward uninterrupted without
health certificates.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-17
Fines for Violations of Law.

Ut IS stated that 1913 nuIsances Were
tbated during the year at the instance of
he department.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-17
Gases of Suicide.

Suicides resulted In GO deaths represent
ing the highest number. both actually and
relatively, of which the health department
has record The average number of suicides
reported each year during the past ten
years has been but 49,
Eighteen suicides were effected by the
use of firearms and the same number by
the use of carbolic acid. Hanging, illumi-
mating gas and opium were each used In 9
cases. OF the decedents A were males and
% females One decedent was between ten
and nineteen years old. Inclusive; II be-
tween twenty and twenty-nine years old, In
elusive; Is between thirty and thirty-nine
years old, inclusive; IL between forty and
forty-nine years old, inclusive; IA between
fifty and ffty-nine years old. inclusive; 2
between sixty and sixty-nine years old, In
elusive, and were over seventy years old.
The number of married persons who COM
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-17

Fines aggregating s4,150 were collected In
297 cases of smoke law violations carried
into the Police Court by the Department.
inspector Altogether 1,166 violations OF
law were reported.
after detailing the effects of the labors
Of the poundmaster. which included the
impounding of 3,139 dogs, 1,095 cats, 1 goat,
4 cows and II horses, and the killing of
most of the dogs and cats, Acting Health
Officer H. c. Mclean, who prepared the
report, concludes with a tribute to the
faithful force of clerks and assistants at
mis- command.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-17
virginia postmasters Appointed.

The following fourth-class postmssters
have been appointed in Virginia. Eclipse.
Sadie C. Bright; Nashville, Lucullue c.
Cooper; Porter, Richard o. Foreman: Top
sail Sound. JOSEPH r. Avery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-17
Habit is q Great Thing.

Reliable cooks, house servants. etc, have
long had the habit of looking to the Help
Wanted ads. In The Star when In need Of
work. 1c. . word; minimum chAsoas 1bcs
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-17

8. p Ayers, editor of the Marshalitown
Qowao Herald, committed suicide by shoot
ing yesterday afternoon. He had become
excessively despondent because Of III health
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-31
FITZHUGH LEE JR.
ARRIVES FROM EAST
Brings Mother and Sister,
Who Are Guests of Miss
McNutt.

Captain Fitzhugh Lee Jr.. accompanied
by his mother, Mrs. Fitzhugh Lee, and
his sister. Miss Virginia Lee, arrived from
Washington yesterday on the Sunset
Limited
They were met at the train by Miss
Ruth McNutt. with her carriage. Captain
Lee was driven to the Occidental Hotel
and Mrs. Lee and Miss Lee were taken to
the McNutt residence. 25n Pacific ave-
nue..
The Lees are on their way to the Phil
ippines and expect to sail for Manila on
the transport Buford, sailing from this
port on September s. Captain Lee, who
has been recently promoted to his cap
taincy, is now In the Seventh Cavalry,
which is stationed at Batangas, Luzon
The McNutts and Lees are great friends.
Miss McNutt, during her recent visit to
the East, was the guest of the Lee FAM
lily.
1t is expected that George 8. Richards
Sr., the Standard Oil magnate, will make
a great fight for the liberty of his SON,
George s. Richards Jl., who is now in
durance vile at the military prison at AL
catraZ Island.
The Richards family were all greatly
surprised at the findings of the court
martial. which found the young neuten-
ant guilty OF irregularities in his pay ac-
counts and other offenses. A possible dis
mlssal from the army was the extreme
limit that it was expected the court would
bring In. A sentence Of years i'm
prisonment being added to dismissal
was the last thing expected by Richards
and his millionaire father,
The Thirteenth Infantry will sail for the
philippines on the transport Thomas from
this port on October 5.
The following officers registered at de-
partment headquarters yesterday: Lieu
tenant A. Owen Seaman, Fifteenth In
fantry. staying at Occidental Hotel; Lieu
tenant Norton e. Wood, Coast AtiIIerv.
staying at Occidental.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-31
WILL ENLARGE ITS
MAIN TICKET OFFICE
Southern Pacific to Fit Up
New Quarters on Market
Street.

Important changes are soon TO be made
in the Southern Pacific Company's main
ticket office on Market street. under the
Grand Hotel. 1t was announced at the
general offices of the company yesterday
that lease has been obtained Of the
old quarters of the Pacific Mail Steam
ship Company at 420 Market street, which
will be fitted up for the use Of District
Freight Agent Fletcher and his force
who now occupy a part of the rear Of
the Market street ticket office.
AS soon as Fletcher's Office is removed
the ticket Office is to be overhauled so as
to occupy the entire space now jointly
shared by the freight and passenger de-
partments-
A big horseshoe counter. that will give
the clerks of the ticket Office about sixty
feet more space than now. is to replace
the present counters, and many other
changes will be made with view to af-
fording the travelling public added COM
forts and conveniences in the purchasing
of tickets and sleeping berths and the
validating of their tickets The present
custom of compelling purchasers of tick
cts to stand in line at the Pullman count
er and wait their turn to arrange for
sleeping accommodations is also to be
abolished when the new order of things
is put In force Instead OF the traveller
having to buy his Pullman berth the
clerk who sells him his ticket will reserve
the berth.
M office, as the Market street office
is generally known among local railroad
men. was soverhauled about four years
ago in order to meet the requirements of
the rapidly increasing traffic to the coast.
and this traffic has continued to increase
to such an enormous extent that a fur
ther enlargement of the premises Is now
necessary. That travel is increasing. at
a remarkable rate is shown In the fact
that District Passenger Agent Abner
Mann. who Is in charge of the M ONCE,
handles more than 100000 month. The
Market street ticket office is the largest
of its character in the world
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-31
CHURCIA TAKES HIS
FIRST LAW LESSON
Must Go Before Federal
Grand Jury on Thomas
Complaint.

John Churcia, restaurant keeper at
$50 Sixth street, does not understand
American law. He took his first les
son yesterday and does not like 1t at
ali. The story brought out in the evil
dence yesterday disclosed the fact that
Churcia is high tempered gentleman,
evidently of Greek or Slavonic descent
and that when Deputy Internal Rev
enue Agent Frank Driscoll insisted
that he should display his United
States revenue license on the premises
Mr.. Churcia replied that he would do
so when he got good and ready" but
that he was neither good nor ready at
that particular time. On August 22-
three weeks after Driscolps visit
United States Internal Revenue Agent
Bert M. Thomas visited the place for
the purpose of seeing whether Chur-
cia had obeyed the order. Churcia was
not present at the time. and although
Agent Thomas made strict search Of
the walls, the ceiling and the floor, he
failed to see the license. Deputy
United States Marshal A. s. Dingley ar
rested Churcia shortly afterward.
Churcia swore that he had his license
displayed on the wall. but Judge Hea-
cock preferred to believe the revenue
officers. and ordered the prisoner held
to answer, with bail fixed at 500.
Churcia refused to give bail. What
I give Ball for?" he inquired indignant
ly. 'I don't do nothing
At this juncture Clerk Barber of the
United States District Attorneys Of
fee came in and recognized Churcia as
one of his constituents. Upon his rec
ommendation the prisoner was released
upon his own recogniZance.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-31
ESCAPE FROM
BURNING GRAF 7
BOatman and Chinese AflOat
in a Blazing Gasoline
Launch on Bay at Night
AZTEC HAS CLOSE CALL
Tide Carries the Flaming
Vessel Close to Steamer
Which Is Lying at Anchor

Adrft on the bay in burning gasoline
launch last night, Albert Wredemann, a
boatman, and All Zip, Chinese, had a
narrow escape from a terrible death. The
boat, the Amy, caught fire about half
mile off the Pacific Mail dock. The Chi
demann remained ON the launch until
taken off by James Cunningham, who
rowed out to the burning launch in a
whitehall
1t was flood tide when the fire started
and the blazing vessel drifted close to
the steamer Aztec. lying anchored In the
stream. The fire tug Governor Erwin
started after The burning launch and,
steam1ng slowly alongside her. poured a
stream OF water on her, but the vessel
burned to the gunwales and sank.
When 1t was seen that the flames would
probably destroy the launch Wredemann
induced the Chinese to tie himself to a
wooden ladder and leap into the water.
This fmprovised life-preserver kept him
up until Cunningham arrived in the
whitehall Wredemann pluckily stuck to
the burning craft and tried to fight the
fire. A wind famed the blaze and Wrede-
mann expected any moment the gasoline
tanks would explode
Had the tide been at the ebb, the burn
ing launch would have drifted into the
thick of the shipping near the Folsom
street dock The Amy was owned by
Mrs. Elizabeth Peterson, and was valued
at 5000. The craft was bound for Baden
for shrimps when the fire started. A
leaky gasoline tank caused the blaze.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-31
To TRY MOTORS
ON COAST LINES

The experiments with motor cars On
steam roads instituted several months
ago by the Hartman lines Is to be ex-
tended to the Southern Pacific system in
this State.
1t was announced yesterday by the OF
ficials of the company that the. expert
ments with the motor built in the Union
Pacific shops and operated first on the
Omaha division and later on the Column
bia River section Of the Oregon Short
Line have proved so satisfactory that Jul
Illus Kruttschnitt, director OF maintenance
and operations of the Hartman lines, mas
ordered the construction Of six new mo-
tors two OF which will be assigned TO
General Manager Calvin of the Southern
Pacific for work in this State. One mo-
tor will be placed in charge of Super1n-
tendent Ingram OF the southern district
and the other in charge of superintendent
Palmer for experimental work In Central
California.
Chief Clerk Gardiner of the Southern
Pacific passenger traffic department mas
already started to work arranging scned-
ules over various short lines OF the Pacinc
system. where 1t is expected the expert
ments with the motor and trailer
will be made 1t is possible that these
experiments will be made on the coast
line between this city and San Mateo. al
Oakland and Haywards and otner points
around the bay where snort trains arc
now I'm operation. The main purposes OF
these tests is to demonstrate the econ
omy of the service and the increased Ia
cilities.
The success of the motor car In the
handling of short suburban trains Is now
acknowledged by all experts In railroad
ing, and the experiments being made are
arousins a great deal Of interest IN the
West After all the Hartman lines have
had a trial with the motors 1t is expected
the general managers will be called upon
by the director of maintenance and oper-
ations of the Hartman lines to make
report upon the results attained from the
experiments and to incorporate In their
reports recommendations and suggestions
as to the extent of service to wnicn tne
motor can be used in their respective Ju-
risdictions.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-31
FIND HOLLOW WALL
UNDER A SCHOOL
Pacific Heights Building Is
Found to Be Resting on
Shell-Like Construction.

A visit by School Director Boyle to the
Pacific Heights School has uncovered
what appears to be long-standing fraud
In contract work done for the School De-
partment in days gone by and gross care
lessness on the part of the building in
spectors Of those days. BY the gradual
shifting of sand through the crevices of
the brick work it was found that the
foundation wall was hollow.
cutting was made into the wall for
the purpose of letting In a window. and
when the first brick was removed a
shower Of sand poured from the opening.
This soon stopped. however, and on max
ing a larger excavation 1t was found that
the wall was nothing but a shell-a YER
tical column of brick, rising one on the
inside and another on the outside
Building inspectors were Immediately
ordered to report on the safety of the
building, as a heavy flooring was sup
ported only by the two thin facings Of
brick. The Board of Health also investi-
gated, as 1t was found that leakage
from the vaults had collected under the
planking, making foul lake and endan-
gering the health of the occupants Of the
building. The foundation is now under
investigation. with the purpose Of ascer-
tanning whether criminal methods of
building were pursued in the foundation
work.
The building, which was erected In 1882,
Is Of frame and three stories high. 1t has
been used ever since 1883 as school, The
contractor was Thomas H. Day, and his
sub-contractor, William Curlett, was en-
gagged on the work The cost of the build
ing was $27.750 This Is the second school
within six months in which derelictions
have been found.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-31
aoiIermnkers, FIont.

With a miniature battleship, en-
blematic of their craft In constructing
floating fighting monsters for Uncle
Sans navy, the Brotherhood Of Boiler
makers will form a striking feature OF
the Labor day parade. Unions 41O, 205,
225. IS, $50 and III of this city, with
las from vallejo, will head divisione six
Bows in naval uniform will represent
the fighting crew of the battleship,
showing the landlubbers how Uncle
Sam does business when out at sea
expecting the approach of hostile foe.
The honor of leading this warlike sec
ton has been conferred on A. D. Porter,
with a host of self-appointed aids.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-31
Adams Finishes.

Chief Engineer Arthur Adams of the
Contra Costa Water Works concluded
his testimony yesterday in the Spring
Valley Water Company's case against
the city. On cross-examination by AS
sistant City Attorney John S. Part
ridge, Mr.. Adams gave his estimate
of the cost of the pipe line distributing
system of this city at s4,4S1.716. Chief
Engineer Schussler's estimate for the
same was Scoops. 900. Mr.. Adams ex-
planned ehe variance between his and
Mr. Schusslers estimate on other work
by saying that the cost of labor and
materials varied very largely at cer-
tain times.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-31
INCoMPETENTs CHILDREN
AGREE TO A COMPROMISES
M. J. Wright VIII Remain at Daurh-
ter's Home md Not Go to

M. ]. Wright, incompetent, Will re-
main at the home of,hfs daughter. Mrs
Nellie Darling. and she will be allowed
a certain monthly sum for his sup
port, together with. the home rent free.
This compromise was agreed to yester-
day when the petition Of other chill
dren of the incompetent to remove him
to a sanitarium was called for hearing
before Judge Murasky
The children Of the incompetent
other, than Mrs. Darling alleged that
she was getting the best of her bar
gain as guardian of her aged and in
firm parent in that she was charging
all of her personal expenses to his es-
tate. They asked that he be removed
to a sanitarium and that she: be com
PEELED to pay rent for the dwelling she
occupies, the same belonging to the
incompetent's estate. However. they
have agreed. and Wright Will. pa IS the
short time that remains to him in the
care of his daughter.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-31

marked them in a building way
and they're out with dozens OF
other unusual values in the sta
tionery store to-day.
At 25c boxs "a sheets and "a enve-
lopes. in gray, white or blue, satin
messaline, Normandy linen and
Prfncesse linen. different styles.
At 35c box: Japanese fabric paper.
It's nobby and stylish. IL paper
can be- The new long envelopes
and almost square paper. Corners
of the envelope flaps are round In
a dainty Japanese box 3Jc. It's
paper that is deserving OF a oOc
mark
Here's a Sanloian silk writing paper
from Berlin, N Y, In azure, white
or gray It's co-important with the
other values Stationery store just
inside the door.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-31
Doinc. Of sneakthieves.

The police were notified yesterday
that a dynamo for a gasoline engine.
valued at s35. had been stolen from the
Mission Rock warehouse of the I'M
perial Salt Company. Emile Dahl. 314
Fifth avenue. reported that carpenters
tools of the value Of SO had been
stolen from a news building at Third
avenue and B street. William Cawley,
124 East street. reported that his sa-
loon had been entered by forcing open
the front door and that two bottles of
whisky had been stolen and the till
emptied of its contents. amounting
to 50.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-31
Husband md Wife Insane.

Spiritualism unbalanced the minds Of
Janfes Blank and his wife Mary Blank.
The husband is already in the insane
asylum at Nana and the wife was COM
mitted to Jkiah yesterday. The couple
became interested in spiritualism sew
eral years ago. The, husbands mind
was weakened by the spirits several
years ago. The gllostly visitors have
been talking to the wife ever since.
and she. too. became insane. She was
employed as g domestic