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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-03
DOMINION CUSTOMS RECEIPTS.
Minister Dawson Comes to Consult
State Department Officials

Mr.. Dawson United States minister to
S.nto Domingo, who has been spending his
vacation In the west. has returned 10
Washington to consult the authorities of
the State Department respecting the work
of his mission before proceeding to his
pest He expects to sail from New York
about the rs instant for Santo Domingo.
Meanwhile he VIII have a meeting with
Prof. Hollander. the special financial ex-
pert who was sent TO Santo Domingo by
the President to collect data for final ad-
justment of the Dominica international
Indebtedness.
Professor Hollander returned to this
country yesterday from short European
trip and 1t is presumed that he Will make
another visit to Santo Domingo before SUBJ
hitting his complete project for the inter-
ma tional settlement of the Dominican debt
The money derived from custom dues at
the Dominican ports is now accommodating
in one of the New York banks and ii Is
necessary. If the protocol made last spring
Is to be executed. that Congress max some
provision for its disbursement among the
creditor powers by prompt action upon the
pending Dominican treaty.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-03
Nearby Crop Conditions.

The weekly weather crop bulletin. just is
sued by the weather bureau, gives the fol-
lowing crop conditions in Maryland and VIZ
ginia during the week ended Monday last:
Maryland-Cool and favorable for work:
corn very promising; good yield of oats;
wheat being thrashed slowly general yield
good; hay crop light; apples and pears fair;
tobacco not doing well, that on light soil
poor; potatoes rotting somewhat; gardens
good
> Virginia-Good week; corn in fine condi-
tion tobacco somewhat improved, though
still poor and late locally; thrashng and
housing wheat and oats well advanced
these crops damaged to some extent by
moisture, spring oats giving fine yield;
blowing for fall seeding progressing; haying
delayed; pastures fine; apples short, except
locally
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-03
Naval Orders.

Commander A. Moritz, retired, from the
Kearsarge to home.
Commander c. MGR. Winslow. from duty
with the general board.
Lieut.. Commander H. o. Dunn. from the
Columbia to the Naval War College.
Lieut.. w r. White, to the Columbia
Assistant Surgeon c. B. Munger to the
naval hospital Norfolk.
Assistant Surgeon E. r. Marshall, to the
naval hospital, Washington.
Assistant Surgeon II. A May, from the
Franklin to the Iowa.
Assistant Surgeon II. w. Cole. from the
naval hospital, Norfolk to the Kearsarge.
Assistant Surgeon B. F. Jenness. from
the Iowa and await orders.
Assistant Surgeon F. e. Sellers, to the
Franklin at Norfolk.
Chief Gunner F. l.. Hoagland, from the
naval magazine. Fort Miff1n, Pa, to the
navy yard Norfolk.
Chief Gunner T. ]. shuttleworth, from
the navy yard, Mare Island. Cal. to the
Virginia. at Newport News.
Lieut.. Commander A. G. Winterhalter,
from the navy yard, Portmouth, N. H,
to-command the Paducah.
Lieut.. V. S. Houston, from duty in con-
nection with the torpedo boats in reserve
at the navy yard, Norfolk, Va, to COM
mand the Talbot.
Lieut.. c. p. Nelson. to- additional duty in
command of the Plunger.
Ensign p Foley. from command of he
Talbot, to the Nashville. in charge of the
engineering department of that vessel
Passed Assistant Surgeon Z. R. Webb.
from duty in the bureau of medicine and
surgery, Navy Department, this city, 10
the Naval Academy Annapolis. Md.
Assistant Surgeon III. w. Cole, to The
Maine.
Warrant Machinlst J. ]. Duffy. from the
navy yard, New York, N. Y, to the Yankee.
Yankee, to home. and granted one months
leave.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-03

From the Boston TRANSCRIPT
Ii the automobile. tempered by seIect.
men, rules the roost, the puff boat" rules
the sea. All along our coast its iusistep+
and monotonous note is to be heard If
does not alarm-either by its appearance
or its speed-quiet family catboats or
stouter lumber schooners, but 1T steals
away the quiet. which is the charm of a
lovely bay, and gets on the nerves. I'm
provements will doubtless make it less
noisy, perhaps, but it-like its land
cousin, the automobile-will always find
its detractors, until the generation to
which they are inventions has passed
away.
AS an auxiliary to sail, the new engine
solves the tedious problem of Gains; but
SO weak Is human nature, that the man
who has an auxiliary engine keeps his
sails furled and puffs away in the best
sailing days. Then the hardy lobster
man and fisherman. who formerly rewed
or sculled from port to port or net to net
now trusts to the explosive engine. An
old lobSterman, after d season of the lux
ury of Its use, exclaimed Think Of 1t:
If it had only been invented years ago
what thousands of miles of rowing I
should have been saved, but then the
blamed thing is naturally balky." This is
true. When behaving it's best for no ap-
parent reason the big wheel stops re-
volving and the amateur in charge begins
to grovel before the monster, SO lately
his slave--and now his master.
The sulky puff-boat is even more irri-
tsting than the refractory automoblle-
for miles away from home the rowing of
it is dreadful thought But thus are the
men who disturb the peace of the man In
the hammock punished.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-03

Major Henderson thought was a good
Illustration OF the Importance of soldiers in
the field bathing Systematically. Major
Henderson closed his lecture by saying:
Il am sure that the commanding general
desires this to be the model camp from a
sanitary standpoint in the history of the
brigade That result can only be accom-
plished by cooperative effort on the part
Of the officers OF the line with the medical
officers. / would not have you think, how
ever, that l am not cognizant of your
fa1thfulness In the past to perform every
duty which has been assigned you in order
to correct imperfect sanitary conditions
and / hope that in the future, as in the
past, the medical department may have
your cordial and efficient assistance in the
carrying out and enforcing of any sanitary
orders the commanding general may pro-
mulgate."
Up-to-Date Methods.
Lieut.. Fales pointed out that when the
time comes for wound to be dressed the
future contact of Heterogeneous is pre-
vented by the applica ton of dressing that
has itself been made antiseptic. Such
dressings are prepared by filling a clean
dressing with germicide in certain
proportion. Cheese cloth and tarlatan are
the fabrics most frequently used for this
purpose, and when so treated are called
antiseptic gauZe. 1t is to meet these same
conditions in military life that the first
aid packet is provided.
Each officer and enlisted man carries on
his person first aid packet, which is con-
stantly available for immediate applica-
ton, and, If properly applied to a wound,
will prevent the entrance of germs and
overcome their injurious action. The pur-
pose of the first aid packet, then. is to pre-
vent infection and to allow and to cause
the wound to heal by first intention. It
places at the disposal of the wounded
soldier nearly all the resources Of the far
distant hospital and at the time of his
grea test need 1t is friend indeed Wrapped
in a piece of gutta percha cloth are con-
tanned all the necessary materials for an
emergency dressing.
Lieut.. Fales went into the details of the
use of the packet. At the least, he said, 1t
will afford temporary trea tment which
will prevent the inroads of micro-organ-
isms and, as well, protect the parts from
heat and cold, insects and dirt, until they
can receive more consderate treatment, II
found necessary, at the dressing station or
field hospital.
Col John Biddle. U. s. A. Engineer Com
missioner OF the District of Columbia, who
is in camp, attached to brigade headquar-
tiers, has been appointed chief umpire In
connection with all field exercises.
Capt. Francis j. Rooster, 18th U. s. Cav
airy and First Lieut.. Joseph H. Griffiths.
9th u. s. Cavalry, having reported to the
commanding general in obedience to Or
ders of the War Department, have been
assigned to duty as assistant instructors.
The LIST Battery Of Field Artillery, N.
G. D. c., during the encampment will be
under the direct supervision OF Capt.
Charles P. Summerall, Sd Battery. Field
Artillery, u. S. A., and with the Sd Bat
terry will constitute a provisional battalion.
c. F. c.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-03
High School Cadet Guns.

To the Editor of The Star:
Kindly allow me to make statement in
regard to the request of Mr.. o. c. How
ard and others for the Of the guns and
accouterments in the possession of
the high schools of the District The facts
are these:
The rifles and accouternents have been
issued by the War Department and are
held by the school authorities for military
instruction in the schools. The United
States government is secured against loss
by bonds, made by four or five different
parties on behalf of the board of educa ton
for which body the property is held by me
as custodian l am regarded in this light
by the officials of the War Department. to
whom L am required to make semi-annuaI
returns regarding the condition of the
arms and accoutermentS. 1t should be an
parent to every minded person as IL
was Immediately apparent to Gen. A. r.
Chanee, acting secretary of war, that the
arms are properly and legally in the pos
session or the board of education 1t must
Follow that l, as custodian of property for
Wnlch That body is responsible, have no
business to turn over that property to any
person except upon an order of the board
In the second place, it has been the in
variable policy of the board of education
lot NUMBER or years past not to permit
the use or these arms by any person or
group OF persons, except when the latter
Is under school instruction and subject TO
the authorities of the schools There are
frequent applications for the use of the
arms by parties not under school control
and such applications have been universally
refused In carrying out the above policy OF
the board. This was recently the case with
an application received from the gentlemen
interested in the boys brigade of this
city, IN which organization are many younp
men formerly enrolled in the high school
CADETS The present movement is entirely
OUTSIDE OF the control of the schoo au-
tnor1tles and hence had to be treated as
all other requests of this kind
l plainly stated these points to Mr. n q
toward when he called at my house ON
tuesday evening last, and informed him
1iat the arms were held subject to the or
GERS or the board of education and that
they could not be delivered to him without
the action Of that body
p. NJ. HUGHES
Director of High SchocJs
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-03

is astir about half an hour earlier in the
morning than anybody else. 1t proceeds to
headquarters and starts playing. Those
who desire quiet in the hope of enjoying
few more winks Of sleep insist that the
field music plays every selection that was
ever written by every composer. 1t
marches through camp and then returns to
headquarters, where ii repeats the pro-
gram given only few moments previously.
When the morning gun booms everybody OF
necessity is thoroughly wide awake.
Many Visitors at Camp.
An unusually large number of visitors
lowered about the scene all day yesterday,
seemingly deeply interested in the pitching
of camp. Dress parade by the I'd Regi-
ment at $50 o'clock yesterday afternoon
proved entertaining to the onlookers and
instructive to those participa ting. The
band concert last evening was a pleasing
diversion at the end Of strenuous day.
The commanding general formally re-
ceived the commissioned officers of the
brigade between 7:15 and TAB o'clock last
evening, and greeted for the first time a
number of those who have been wearing
shoulder straps for short time only. The
commissioned force at o'clock asSemb ied
In the lecture tent and listened to lectures
by Maj. George Henderson, surgeon gen
eral D. c. militia, on camp Sanitation"
and by First Lieut.. w. d. Fales, Ambu-
lance Corps, on THE Use of the Elmer
gency First Aid Package and to talk by
Gen Harries. The latter pointed out in
language that was devoid of uncertainties
Just what he expected of the brigade, and
particularly Of the officers, during the en-
campment. The outing is business propo-
stion, it explained, and every one
must do his duty to the fullest possible ex-
tent.
Just as the officers assembled in the big
tent thunder storm passed over the camp.
The weather, however, soon cleared.
The Sanitary Precautions.
Mai Henderson explained that there Is
a dual responsibility resting on the field
and line officers and the officers of the med
ical department so far as the prevention OF
disease is concerned Without cooperation.
the speaker added, there cannot be per
feet sanitary condition in any military
camp Camp sanitation includes the steps
taken to prevent the generation of disease
germs which may infect and cause disease
10 the occupants of military camps. DIS
eases in camp are most frequent commun1-
Gated through the avenues of soil poiiution,
which results in water pollution; surface
pollution, which results not only in water
pollution, but in atmospheric impurlty, ana
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-03
Army Orders.

Officers recently promoted have been as
signed to regiments follows Maj.
Robert L. Hirst to the Goth Infantry. Capt.
James F. Mckinley to the 18th Cavalry,
Capt. Patrick w. Quincy to the Sd Cavalry.
Contract Surgeon Michael \. Robert has
been detailed member of examining
board at Fort Myer. Va.
First Lieut.. James Longstreet, jr., 18th
Cavalry. has been ordered to Fort Sill,
Oklahoma.
Lieut.. Col. Crosby P. Miller, general staff
has been ordered to Newport r. l., for
the purpose of delivering a lecture before
the Naval War College.
Second Lieut.. Herbert G. Mi!ar Artillery
Corps has been relieved from duty at Fort
Hunt, Va, and ordered to join his battery.
Maj. Elias Chandler has been relieved
from duty in the inspector generals de-
Leaves of absence have been granted as
follows: Capt. Hugh F. Applewhite, Ar
tillery Corps, forty-five days; Second Lieut..
John J. kingman Corps of Engineers four
teen days; First Lieut.. Charles A. Raglan,
assistant surgeon, one month.
Drum Major Samuel w. Carter, band, I'd
Infantry, by direction of the President upon
his own application, has been placed upon
the retired list
First Lieut.. E. Alexis Jeunet. Signal
Corps. has been ordered from the Signal
Corps post, Fort Myer. Va, to Fort Wood
N Y. to carry out such special instruc-
lions as he may receive from the chief
signal officer OF the army.
First Lieut. John w. Gulck Artillery
Corps, has been transferred from the 18th
company, Coast Artillery. to the Sd COM
pany, Coast Artillery, and ordered to duty
at the Artillery School. Fort Monroe. Va
as assistant instructor In the department
of artillery at that school.
Lieut. Col. Crosby P. Miller. general staff,
has been granted leave of absence for one
month.
Capt Jere B. Clayton. assistant surgeon
at Seattle, Wash, has been ordered to Fort
Leavenworth, Kan, relieving Capt. David
Baker, assistant surgeon, who has been or
dered to Fort Niobrara. Neb.
Capt. Ralph S. Porter, assistant surgeon
at Fort Niobrara, has been ordered to the
Philippines
Squadron Sergeant Major Harry c. Hard,
I'd Cavalry, and First Sergeant George E.
Moore, Company I, 18th Infantry, have
been placed on the retired list on their own
application.
Second Lieut.. Robert P. Updyke, 18th
Infantry, has been assigned to duty at Fort
Mcpherson Ga
Second Lieut.. Thomas w. Hammond, LIST
Infantry, has been transferred to the 22d
Infantry and detailed to duty at Fort Nc
Dowell, Cal.
Second Lieut. Greed F. Cox, 18th Cavalry
has been assigned to duty at the infantry
and cavalry school at Fort Leavenworth,
Kan.
Capt. Herbert o. Williams. 9Th Infantry,
has been relieved from duty with the Mis-
sissippi militia and ordered to return to his
proper station.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-03
CADETS SECURE GUNS
NO DELAY IN ESTABLISHING
CAMP AT OCEAN CITY.

- Active measures were taken last evening
10 obtain guns and side arms from other
sources than the High School authorities
for the use OF the cadets now organizing to
go into camp at Ocean City. y. ]. and the
effort has beer successful. Major Charles
III. Potter OF the LIST Battalion. through Col
onel Nicholson of tae Boys Brigade. has
been able TO secure all weapons needed from
that organization.
The United Boys Brigade of America has
local branches in Takoma Anacostia Trinf-
~ NJ. z. Church. 18th and Pennsylvania
avenue. and r and 18th streets northwest.
These branches are all under church juIis-
diction, the association owning its equip
ment. Colonel Nicholson of the prize-wiu-
ming Trinity company. which walked away
with The stars cup last October In the COM
petition at Convention Han. has promised
twenty guns. General Dexter of tho Ia
koma branch twenty more and the II street
branch twelve. Forty of these guns are
Splins6e,ds, the same pattern as are those
used by the High School Cadets twelve are
Remlngtons. The guns are being delivered.
and more are expected from other branches
OF the brigade. CommanGant Howard has
himself been long interested in the Boys
Brigade movement.
1t Is now stated that urde~ the circuu-
stances the matter Of TIE attitude Of high
school officials with respect to tic guns VIII
not be laid before Pres dent Roosevelt the
ACCOMPLISHMENTS having been secured. Mr.
Chapn Brown. one Of the bondsmen, who
was willing that the properly should be
loaned. is the only tondsmau in tie city;
another is in Chicago and two are. dead
1t is said that even though the brigade
hau not come to the rescue. the .Ecamp-
ment would not have failed. il having been
ascertalned that the required num.er OF
guns can be bought; and. il is said. any
above the number borrowed from the Boys
Brigade which may he needed WI be
bought. The conclusion of the matter will
be reached today.
The regiment will form Saturday morning
at 9th street and Louisiana avenue and
march TO Pennsylvania station, where a
special train has been chartered for Ocean
City. Tie train will leave at am.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-03
ON BOLIVAR HEIGHTS
National Guardsmen Now
Thoroughly at Home.
CAMP LIFE INCIDENTS
WEATHER CONDITIONS CONTINUE
IDEAL FOR OUTING.
Guardsmen Laboring Diligently to Get
Quarters in Tip-Top Shape-Publc
Interest in Events.
Special From STAFF Correspondent.

Special From Staff Correspondent
CAMP ORDWAY, near Bolivar, W. Va,
August 3.-The National Guardsmen of the
District of Columbia, in camp here, are
thoroughly at home. The casual observer
loo king over the field and noting the work
that is being DONE would be justified in the
belief that the troops had been under can
vas for month or more. The weather
conditions today are ideal and a long and
valuable stride forward has been made
For three hours this morning the guards
men, clad in khaki trousers and blue fan
nei shirts, labored diligently. Drill call
was sounded at o'clock.
TIE frs, hour was devoted to the school
oe the company, in close order; the second
hour to the school of the battalion. in close
order, and the third hour to the school of
the regiment in close order Colonel Ourand,
Isl Regiment recently commissioned, made
his first appearance in camp at the head
of the regiment. There was lull from II
o'clock until / 80 o'clock, when the entire
command turned out for general policing
of the camp. Wagons We're furnished for
the removal of rubbish. After the policing
TIL. drill field and the remainder of the
ground that was net occupied by tents re-
sembled a carefully swept carpet of green.
A general policing of the entire camp Is
also ordered for Saturday afternoon.
Officers Assemblage.
Officers call is scheduled for , o'clock
this afternoon. The officers of the LIST Reg
iment and of the I'd Regiment will assemble
al the headquarters of their respective regi-
ments, and those of the LIST Separate Bat
TALON at the headquarters of that battalion
for instruction in such military subjects as
are pertinent to the camp work and field
exercises for discussion of the completed
exercises and for consideration of those
about to occur.
There will be no parade this afternoon
The brigade band will give the customary
concert in front of headquarters this even
ing.
Everybody connected with the brigade re-
tired early last evening, and five minutes
after taps had sounded the camp was alb
solutely still and remained so. The senti-
nels had very little to do in the way OF
challenging. The early-to-bed idea was
good one, for first call for reiveille sounded
at 5:15 o'clock this morning, and thereafter
sleep was out OF the question, for the corps
of field music got busy.
The general desire was to slumber longer
when reveilIe was sounded. The corps Of
field music, though, as in the past. proved
an exception to the rule. This organization
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-03
DooT-Knobs.
From the London Chronicle.

From the London Chronicle
Sanitation sometimes stands on its head
and becomes insanity. This is a phase of
midsummer madness, one may suspect
when leading medical journal warns us
against the danger of contracting disease
from imperfectly polished door-knobs. So
many germs in the hcuseholder's hands, so
much for his knob. How many door-knobs
are there in this happy island? Give each
citizen two door-knobs--a very meager esti-
mate. for he probably touches dozen a
day-and they will run into millions. Is
there Il record anywhere of disease caught
from one of those thousands of millions of
door-knob turns in any single year?
10 this writer the question is of some in
terest For, II door-knobs are insanitary
there are other things that should be fatal
Nlthln the last week his bare hand has
peen in contact with omnibus rails, cab
aprons, steamboat seats, balustrades in pop-
uious city fats post office counters railway
carriage handies-you may complete the
hst of the contacts of a busy life with
lie. This has been going on for some years
now, with no hint of disaster Have you
ever met anybody suffering from door-knob
poisoning?
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Happy in Georgia.
ON the Atlanta Journal.

Right in this hot end of July don't you
wish you were boy again? Yes, you arc
doing the best you can. You wear gauze
underwear and take cold baths and there is
an electric fan in your office. Life is bear.
able. You have prickly heat only about
half the time and the heat has not entirely
transformed you into human crouch. Oh.
but think of the time when you didn't care
what you wore; of overalls and bare feet.
and splashing behind the sprinkling cart; OF
the long summer vacation, of shady hooks;
of seat high up In the branches of a tree
where the aroma-laden breezes famed you
and even the birds forgot to be afraid.
Geet hut those ware heavanlv daYsi
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-03
NEW SERIAL STORY.
Opening Chapters of "The Plum Tree"
Will Appear in Saturdays Star.

The Star has secured the serial rights to
the great novel of love and politics. 1.-THE
Plum Tree by David Graham Phillips
and will begin the publication Of the story
as daily serial next Saturday. For Amer
leans 1.-The Plum Tree" is declared to be
the greatest story of recent years, and The
Star is offering it's readers a splendid OPP
portunity to read the novel which has
awakened such great interest among polt-
ical leaders of the country and which has
enjoyed such wide popular favor.
Mr.. Phillips has produced several popu-
lar novels, Notably 1.-THE Cost and 1.-THE
Golden Fleece" but THE Plum Tree" is
regarded his most important work. 1t
is full of action and vitality, has a good
plot, and awakens 81 thrilling interest in
the reader. Residents of Washington, the
center of national political activity, will
be especially interested in this great story
of American politics so entertainingly told