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The Lamar register., 1906-02-28

himself in books printed with raised
letters and with the assistance of
group of prominent New York men
founded the circulating library for the
blind.
Although b; cteriologists from Des
Moines and Chicago declared the wells
of the Northwestern railroad were not
polluted and that the road was not re
sponsible for the epidemic of typhoid
fever of the last few months at Clin
ton, Iowa, the railroad company has
paid fifty-five of It's employees amornts
aggregating $1,000 for time lost while
they were ILL., In all, 112 persons sui
fered from the disease, and two died.
Frederick w. Seward, seventy years
old who was third assistant secretary
of state under President Garfield, was
knocked down by an automobile in
New York City a few days ago. The
wheels of the automobile passed over
his legs He was severely bruised
about the body and received a cut over
the left eye Mr.. Seward is the son
of William H. Seward, secretary OF
state in President Lincoln's Cabinet.
"Shall we have Theodore Roosevelt
for mayor" is question now before
the people of the town Of Ackley, In
Iowa. Mr.. Roosevelt is cousin of
the Theodore Roosevelt in the White
House, but is a Democrat. In many re
spects he has the characteristics of his
famous cousing in Washington.
Plans have been prepared by engi-
neers of the Southern Pacific company
for a tunnel six miles long through the
Sierra Nevada mountains. The tun-
mel will cut down the present mountain
climb by fully 1000 feet and will elm
mate many curves. The estimated
cost is s10,OO0.O0O. It will be started
soon.
Evening star., 1906-09-03
Columbia Chapter, R. A. M, Enjoys
Outing

The members Of Columbia Chapter. No. 1,
Royal Arch Masons, were the special guests
Of Capt. E. S. Randall last Friday evening,
when they made the trip to River View and
Indian Head the steamer Queen Anne.
This was the second outing Of the chapter
this season. the first having been held early
IN August.
Columbia Chapter has a reputation of
doing nothing by halves. and Friday nights
trip was no exception. Through the cour-
tesy OF Messrs. E. c. Peach and Charles
Otis each member and his friends were
served with a large slice Of watermelon,
and DIR. Coumbe, w. Ivanhoe Jochum.
Harry Clafin. James Sellers and Charles
Cyrus Coombs contributed their share to
the merrymaking program in the way Of
songs and recitations.
Cy. Coombs greeted with much ap-
plause upon the completion of humorous
reading. entitled Pigs Is Pigs"
The committee in charge OF the event was
composed of the following: Charles Long.
Charles Matthews. Edgar A. Nelson. Jr.,
Arthur e. Hess. Charles s. Domer E. st.
Clair Thompson. Townley A. Mckee Fran
els s. Westerman and Robson s. Walter.
Evening star., 1906-09-03
Among the colored Churches.

Among the COlOreO SAuTc0SS.
Rev. 8. L. Corrothers, the pastor. and his
congregation have begun a rally service
as a means to raise $500 in the next ten
weeks to be applied to the floating debt
of Galbraith A. M. e. Zion Church. on 9Th
street northwest. DR.. Corrothers preached
a sermon YESTERDAY. on Putty F,.n :, of f Life
3. 1. s. Swan addressed the congregation.
taking for his theme Jesus as a Friend"
Rev Dr. P. A. Wallace, who attended the
Norfolk Zion Methodist meeting. has re-
turned to the city and preached to his
congregation at Metropolitan A. M. E.
Zion Church. on D street southwest, at
II am. and 1880 pm. Holy communion was
served.
Christian Endeavor Society of Trinity A.
M. e. Zion Church. on Morton street north
west, yesterday evening. The meeting was
well attended and the session full Of In
terest The endeavor topic was discussed
at length.
Rev s. g. Lamkins preached to a Baptist
mission congregation in Anacostia. d. c.,
at 8 o'clock yesterday. There was a good
The Metropolitan Zion Christian Endeav-
or held q meeting at Metropolitan Zion
Church from $50 to 1880 pm. yesterday.
George Addison Turner. the president. pre-
sided.
Rev. W. M johnson preached to large
congregation at Gibson Grove A. NJ. e.
near Cabin John. yesterday evening. He
reports his work e. prosperous
Tho Missionary. Society Of Galbraith A.
NJ. e. Zion Church will hold q special meet
dent. Miss Emma v. wallace. will preside.
Tho services at Friendship Baptist
Church. at list and II streets southwest
were largely attended all day yesterday
went ON an excursion down the river to-
day.
Evening star., 1906-09-03
EXCURSIONS TOMORROW.

Trains leave District line station for
Chesapeake Beach at 9:25, IL am, 2:3O
$40 and 7i45 pm. subject to change.
Norfolk and Washington steamers for
Fort Monroe. Norfolk and all points south
every day In the year at $50 pm.
Electric trains from 18th street and Penn
sylvania avenue for Mount Vernon hourly,
10 g. m. to p. m. Arlington and Alexandria
every twenty minutes.
Steamer jamestown for a forty-mile trip
down the Potomac leaves wharf at Pm
- Cars from station at AQueduct bridge for
Arlington. Fort Myer and Falls Church
half hourly.
Kensington Railway Company station
Chevy Chase Lake: cars from Chevy Chase
Lake to Kensington. Md. every half hour
Ferry steamers Woodbury. and Callahan
to Alexandria half hourly from $50 am.
to $3.50 pm.
Steamers Of the Maryland, Delaware and
Virginia Railway Company for Baltimore
leave wharf at pm. as per schedule.
Steamer st. Johns for Colonial Beach
leaves 7th street wharf at S:45 am.
Electric trains OF the Great Falls and Old
Dominion railroad leave station Beth and
NJ streets for Great Falls every half hour.
Evening star., 1906-09-03
HEAVY RAINFALL.
August, 1905, Broke All Records
Made In Thirty-Six Years

The month Of August. 1906, win be long
remembered because Of the amount Of rain
fall and as a season Of meteorological abnor-
malities. Prof. Willis L. Moore, chief of
the weather bureau, has issued summary
Of the weather for the month just ended.
1t shows that only five Of the thirty-one
days were clear; rain fell on sixteen days,
and twenty-six days were cloudy or partly
SO. Hail fell August 2, and thunderstorms
occurred on August 2. 8. 6. Z. 10. IL. 20.
II, "a, 27 and 80.
The highest temperature was "a degrees,
August 6, and the lowest was 62. August 28.
The greatest daily range was % degrees.
August 81. following storm. The mean
temperature for the month was rs degrees.
or one degree higher than the average for
thirty-six years. The total rainfall for the
month was 1876 inches. and the greatest
fall in twenty-four hours was 5.2s inches,
on August "a.
The excess Of rainfall for the month, as
compared with the average for the past
thirty six years. was about ten inches. The
prevailing wind direction was from the
south, and the highest wind velocity during
the month was thirty-seven miles an hour,
from the northwest, on August II.
Evening star., 1906-09-03
FUNERAL OF HENRY EATON.
Services Held This Afternoon at Late
Home Of Deceased.

Funeral services over the remains Of
Henry True Eaton. who died suddenly Fri
day afternoon while at work at the navy
yard, were held this afternoon at o'clock
at the late residence Of the deceased, 734 7th
street southeast. Interment was made in
Congressional cemetery. The pallbearers
were Messrs. George Griffith. John Won
Hermann, Charles Eller. Thomas Harris.
James Dixon and Mr.. Shafer.
Mr.. Eaton. who was sixty-eight years Of
age, had been complaining of a slight ILL
ness for a couple of months. He. however,
went to the navy yard Friday to perform
some expert work in masonery and shortly
after o'clock he collapsed. For many
years he was engaged in the grocery busi-
ness in Southeast Washington. About eight
years ago he retired from the mercantile
business and became, builder and con-
tractor.
His wife and six children-Messrs. Henry
T. jr., George and Clarence Eaton, and
Misses Cornne E., Anna and Lillian Eaton,
survive him.
Evening star., 1906-09-03
PLEASURE BOATS CRUISING.
Power Canoe May, Recently Damaged,
Joins Fleet.

The power canoe May, owned here which
broke her rudder and wheel last week while
cruising in Mattawoman creek, being towed
into port by the steam launch Doc Reh,
Capt. Fred Reh. completed repairs day
or two ago and has joined the fleet in the
cruise on >the river Labor day. The
erroneous report that the sloop-rigged
power canoe Seminole was damaged in Mat
tawoman creek grew out of the accident to
the May. The Seminole bent her propeller
blade down the river, but the damage was
repaired. and she returned to this city un-
der her own power
While Mr.. William Graves and a party Of
friends were out sailing in the schooner
Nettie yesterday the vessel went ashore on
the bar making out from Jones Point and
remained aground until the rising tide
doated her, and the trip was resumed. No
damage was done the vessel.
The large power launch Elk, belonging to
Mr.. George Waterbury, jr.. Of this city.
struck some submerged obstruction in the
dock at the foot Of 9th street as she was
leaving for a trip down the river Saturday
evening. and damaged her rudder and broke
one blade OF her propeller. She was towed
back Into the dock by the power launch
Doris and after q delay OF about an hour
repairs were completed and the trip was
resumed.
Evening star., 1906-09-03
SOME WILL HUNT HONE
DIRE PREDICTION MADE By Gus
TONER TO BARBER.

You can Just bet there will be q long
line of fellows standing at your shop door
on Monday morning with raxors to be
honed." was the remark Of . patron of q
well-known colored barber on F street.
after the tonsorial artist had finished shaw
Ing him late yesterday afternoon.
The remark made In jest was a spontane-
Gus outburst from the customer after the
man who had cut his hair and had shaved
him for several years had in mild man
ner and a still milder tone of voice in
formed him that the price Of a shave had
been raised from ten to fifteen cents.
''Oh. nor said the barber. you know
the class of my customers. They will
never kick on the extra nickel. There will
be no grand rush with razors to be honed "
The customer looked at the barber and
the artist of the scissors and brush gazed
at the other for a moment and then said,
"and just look what we throw In now for
the price of the shave. Why formerly
when the price was only ten cents we had
to charge for shaving the neck and now
with the price raised we will never men
ton the matter"
The customer said ''all right and walked
out to mix with the world and forget about
shaves until the next time the roughness
Of his face tells him that the hirsute adorn-
ment is again making practical demon
stration of the need of attention.
In some instances the barber shop custO-
mers have said that they had not noticed
that the change was going into effect until
some remark called 1t to their notice, but
most of the men who get their whiskers
CIT under the new rates are well aware OF
the added cost.
At the same time, 1t is said, there has
been a general feeling among the patrons
of the better class of barber shops Of the
city for long time that the barber was
seemingly coming out at the little end or
the horn when he only charged ten cents
for the time consumed In shave, when
he could cut customers hair or give him
a shampoo in about the same time and earn
a quarter in both instances.
Evening star., 1906-09-03
GIVES ITS FIRST CONCERT.
Greater Washington Band Please
Large Crowds at Luna Park,

Before an audience that filled every seat
and available space in front of the big
musical shell at Luna Park The Greater
Washington Band" of forty members re-
Gently organized by the Luna Park man.
agement. and appearing under the direc-
tion of Mr.. John BovelIo, gave it's first
concert yesterday afternon and evening
at the big resort.
Clad in their natty summer uniforms Of
blue coats with gold braid and white
duck trousers they presented a striking
picture as they took their places in the
big shell. From the time the first musi-
yesterday afternoon until the close of the
last concert last night both the dire ctor
and the players were the recipients Of
prolonged applause at frequent intervals.
1t had been the intention of the manage
ment to render a strictly sacred concer.
yesterday, but the demand of patrons
made 1T necessary to change the arrange
ment and render many popular airs.
Ihe crowd that attended the evening
concert was equally as enthusiastic as the
afternoon gathering and demanded many
more selections than had been scheduled
on the program. By o'clock not seat
or standing space could be secured within
a radius of 300 feet Of the musical she'll
Little children lined the edge Of the big
platform and sat on the steps leading to
the musicians dressing rooms. 1t was Il
typiCdA washing ton CTOWQ, and the Dig
resort rang with applause and cheers
Following the rendering Of Airs From
II Trovatore." Mr.. Bovello, in response to
thousands of handclaps, stepped from the
conductors platform and in a neat little
speech thanked the people Of Washing
ton. Alexandria and vicinity for their ap-
preciative demonstrations and said he
hoped THE Greater Washington Band"
would be able to please the patrons Of
Luna Park throughout the entire engage
ment as well as 1t seemed to have met
with their favor last night.
The programs were as follows:
Afternoon: March-Diplomatic, Sousa
overture-Light Cavalry Suppe; song
Cujus Amman, Stabat Mater; waltz-One
Thousand and One Nights, Strauss sefec-
tion-Faust, Gounod; march-Coronation ION.
Meyerbeer; overture-Pique Dame. Sup
pc; reminiscence-Chopin. Chopin: waltz
Blue Danube, Strauss; selection-Mar-
tina, Flotow.
Evening: March-Luna Park, Bovcllo:
overture-William Tell, Rossini; song
Lost Chord, Sullivan; characteristic
Forge in the Forest, Michaelis; selection
Bohemian Girl. Balfe; march-Tann-
hauser, Wagner: overture-Poet and
Peasant, Suppe; sextet-Lucia Di Lam
mermoor, Donizetti; characteristic-Cav-
airy Charge, Luders; selection-Ernani,
Verdi
Evening star., 1906-09-03
Marine Band Tonight Chevy Chase
Lake. Concert, dancing; other amusements
advertisement.
VESSEL BADLY DAMAGED.
Schooner Rundett, With Mast Gone
Passed at Sea.

Capt. Patterson Of the British steamer
Saltwell. which arrived at Norfolk Satur-
day from Gulfport. reports having passed
the schooner R. T. Rundlett about twenty
miles north OF Cape Hatteras Friday morn
ing last with her spars gone and working
her way up the coast under a small Jury
foremast. with portion of a sail on It
and showing other signs of having had
hard encounter with the seas and gales.
All three Of her masts were broken on
close to the deck. one anchor was missing
and she was otherwise diiapidated. Capt.
Patterson offered assistance to the dam
aged vessel. but the offer was refused. She
Is trying to make the Chesapeake for shell
ter and repairs. The Rundlett. under the
command Of Capt. ]. w. Fountain. sailed
from Norfolk with cargo of coal about
a week ago, bound to Jacksonville. The In
jured schooner halls from Damariscotta,
Ne, and is partially owned by Maryland
people. She is vessel of 271 tons bur-
den and was built at Wiscasset, Ne, in
1892
Evening star., 1906-09-03
TROUBLES OF THEIR own.
Master BARRIERS Unable to Agree Re
garding Raise in Price.

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The master BARRIERS Of Washington are
to make a general price Of Is cents per
shave. Some Of the proprietors Of shops
have canvassed the matter with their Gus
TONERS and have learned. It is said, that the
increase in price win mean q decided loss
q Star reporter that he discovered az a
result of the canvass that he would lose
about one-third Of his patrons should he
adopt the new scale, and he therefore
promptly declined to be q party to the raise
in price.
There are enough Of home shavers now"
he added. II mean by that men who shave
themselves. and this 15-cent movement will
make many more of that class. / heard one
of my best customers say he did not know
how to shave himself. but he proposed to
learn II the increased price went into ef
feet"
Another boss barber who does not favor
the increase, remarked that 1t might be
well enough for some of the big shops
downtown to charge 15 cents. as most of
their patrons may stand for IT, but 1t
would not work in other sections Of the city
that are not extensively visited by
strangers and where the patrons Of the
shops are men of moderate means. He also
believes the Increase will encourage the es-
tablishment of many 10-cent shops in all
sections of the District.
Hardware dealers report that since the
agitation. of the 15-cent shave started their
sales of razors have incl eased largely.
1t is understood the journeymen BARRIERS
decline to cooperate with the shop pro-
prietors until all the union shops agree to
establish the new rate, and as such an
agreement seems to be remote at this time
1t Is probable that there will be clash
among the members of the Master BARRIERS
Association.
Evening star., 1906-09-03
Visit Chevy Chase Lake This Evening.
Grand concert by Marine Band-dancing.
-Adyertisement
Pockets Picked Of Sl6O.

While waiting in a crowd of colored peo-
pie at the corner of 9th street and Maryland
avenue southwest. to take an excursion
train for Richmond, Va. yesterday MORN
ing. three colored men reported to the po-
lice that they had their pockets picked of
when the train pulled up to where the
crowd was standing. there was a rush and
that they think they were robbed of their
money in that rush. A description of two
men, who are suspected of the robbery. was
given to the police: and Detective Weldon
II looking into the case.
The men gave their names and the amount
that each lost as follows: Archie Thurston
2126 Sth street northwest. S65: Archie Jones'
Z Fenton place northeast, S23 and Henry
Adams. 2235 LIST street northwest, S72
Evening star., 1906-09-03
OMcial Visitations.

The Official visitations to camps Of United
Spanish War Veterans will be made this
week by Department Commander J. Walter
Mitchell and staff. accompanied by the
other department officers. Tomorrow even
ing the visit viii be to Gen. Nelson A.
Miles Camp, No. 1. at Costello's Hall, 9Th
and G streets, and Wednesday evening to
Richard J. Harden Camp. No. 2. at the
same place. An official visitation will be
made to Admiral George Dewey Naval
Camp. No. Z. later In the month. The Col.
John Jacob Astor Camp. No. 8. was called
upon by the department officers two weeks
ago.
Evening star., 1906-09-03
Wants Requisition Papers.

Detective George Cole Of Pittsburg is in
the city today to procure the necessary ex-
tradition papers for w. e. Werley, who is
under arrest in Montreal. Canada, and who
is wanted in Pittsburg on charge Of OBJ
tanning $3.50 from the American National
Bank of Pittsburg on forged check. De-
tective Cole will visit the State Department
this afternoon to procure the papers neces-
sary to bring the prisoner from Canada to
the United States.
Werley. 1t is alleged, signed his father
name to a check for $500 two days after
his father died, and obtained the money on
the check. H. H. Hill, teller Of the bank.
swore out a warrant for Werleys arrest, 1t
Is stated.
Evening star., 1906-09-03
WILL BE TRIED IN BOSTON.
Robert Garstin Charged With Pro.
curing Money on Bad Check.

Robert Garstin Charged With Pro-
curing Money on Bad Check.
The young man giving the name Of Rob-
ert N. Garstin, who was arrested here Sat
urday by Detectives Warren and O'Dea on
a charge Of passing a worthless check on
w. A. Sullivan OF coo 14th street north
west, will be taken to Boston tomorrow
morning, where, it is said, several charges
will be placed against him. Detectives
Harris Of the Boston police force and Wood
Of a Boston detective agency came to this
city this morning after the prisoner. and as
Garstin Is willing to return without papers
he will be taken from here tomorrow morn
ing.
The detectives from Boston simply con-
firmed the transactions Of which the local
police were informed and outlined in The
Star yesterday. Garstin deposited a draft
for $500 in a Boston bank and drew out
500. After he left town it was found that
the draft was worthless 1t is alleged, and
the Boston police have been looking for the
man ever since August 8.
Evening star., 1906-09-03
MEETS WITH HEAVY LOSS.
Of Clothing and $615 Stolen
From Henry Herfere's Home.

Henry Herfere, dough mixer at the
Havenner Baking Company. living at COG
e street southeast. reported to police head
quarters yesterday that as the result OF
the nocturnal visit to his house Saturday
night ne was the loser of 4 sum OF money
and q quantity Of clothing. Detectives
Warren and O'Dea were assigned to inves-
tigate the case
When Mr.. Herfere awoke yesterday morn
ing. he says. he FIRST discovered that the
suit Of clothes which he desired to put
on for the day was missing. Further In
vestigation. he states. showed that another
suit had been taken. His wife then remem-
bered that she had $615. which belonged to
her brother and which she had been keep
Ing In closet drawer. and that money
was also missing.
The robber, 1t is stated evidently gained
an entrance through dining room window,
removing the screen from the open window.
After borrowing some clothes to wear Mr..
Herfere went to police headquarters to re-
port the robbery.
Evening star., 1906-09-03
THE STAR By MAIL.

Those leaving the city should
have The Star sent to them BY mail
b order that they may keep In
formed about Washington affairs. In
most instances, The Star will be at
the breakfast table the next day and
give all Of the news from washias-
ton Of the day before. The address
may be changed as frequently a.
desired by giving the old and new
addresses. The price Of The star by
mail daily and Sunday - 90 cents
Der month. invariably in advance.
Evening star., 1906-09-03
DECLINES TO PROSECUTE.

Viola strahan, Charged With Assault
on Conductor, Released on Bail.
The case of Miss Viola Strahan, charged
with assault upon Thomas Stallings, con-
ductor on the Columbia railway at the corner
Of 10Th and New York avenue Friday even
Ing was not brought up in the Police Court
Saturday. 1t was at first stated the charge
would be that of assault with a dangerous
weapon, but the young woman was brought
into the Office Of the assistant United States
attorney in the Police Court building. where
her attorney. Campbell Darlington and As
sistant United States Attorney Charles H.
Turner held a conference, and at the con-
clusion 1t was stated that Stallings did not
desire to prosecute the girl. and that she
would be released under 5000 to answer
when the case might be called. Bond was
given and she left the building.
Evening star., 1906-09-03
CITY AND DISTRICT.

While working In the mattress factory
of L. T. Jones, at $50 H street northwest
yesterday afternoon, Daniel Colbert, col
ored, thirty-four years of age. living in the
rear of 40 Washington street northwest
had his right hand caught In the hair-pick
ing machine, and two Of his fingers were
badly mashed. The wagon Of the sixth
precinct was called and the injured man
was conveyed to the Emergency Hospital.
Evening star., 1906-09-03
LOCAL MENTION.
AMUsEMENTs TONIGHT.

Academy-"When the World Sleeps" S:15
pm.
Columbia--"Little Jack Horner." s:15 p.m
Chase's-Polte vaudeville. S:15 pm.
Najestic-'.The Girl from Broadway" S:15
Pm.
National-''Man and His Angel" S:15 pm
The Lyceum-"WashngtonS Society Girls.
0:16 pm.
Four Mile Run-Luna Park. . fairyland
of amusements afternoon and night.
Chevy Chase Lake-Marine Band concert,
followed by dancing.
Evening star., 1906-09-03
sAENGERBUND ELECTION.
Officers Chosen for Ensuing Year
With John Waldman as President.

With John Waldman as President.
The Washington saengerbund held Its an
nual election last evening at the. club house,
316 street northwest The following
officers were elected: John Waldman,
president: Albert Lepper. vice president;
Frederick Carl, financial and corresponding
secretary: Henry P. Werres, recording sec
retary; A. F. Jorss, treasurer; William
Hannemann, librarian; Henry Xander, mu-
steal director.
The following directors were also chosen:
C. H. Schulze, Henry Scheuermann, Fred
G. Dietrich, Karl Xander, Charles H. Bau-
mann and Rudolph Schneider.
Mr.. Waldmans election was unanimous.
The new president appointed g. committee
to devise a means of expressing the appre-
citation of the society for the services OF
Frank Claudy. the retiring president, and
Louis Faher, the former treasurer.
committee was also appointed to ar
range the entertainments to be given the
coming winter, after which the meeting ad-
journed.