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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-09
OUTING AT LUNA PARK.
United German Societies Make Plans
for Gala Affair.

Arrangements are now being completed
for one of the largest outings Of the pres
ent season at Luna Park. 1t will be the
gathering Of the United German Societies
of Washington at the resort Wednesday,
October 8. The committee on arrange
ments, composed of Messrs. F. A. Rockar,
Kurt Voelkner, w. Ruckdaeschel, F. E.
Mann, H. F. Warneson, A. HALTER and
Charles E. Joiner, met at the general Of
fees of the Washington Luna Park Com
pany last night to further plans for the
outing. In company with Mr.. Titus F.
Ellis, excursion manager for the park COM
pany, the committee visited the many at
fractions and examined the numerous con-
veniences supplied in the picnic groves,
and at the picnic house near the south gate.
A program that will be unique in many
respects is being outlined. There will be
singing by chorus of 200 voices. This
will take place in the big musical shell
and will be given in CONNECTION with the
new Greater Washington Band concerts.
Over 10000 tickets will be printed imme-
diately and distributed among the members
of the United German Societies and their
friends AS compliment to the societies
the management of Luna Park will offer
an extra program Of entertainment that,
it is asserted, will surpass anything that
has been presented this season at the park.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-09
The Drillery, Largest and Best. Short
hand and Typewriting. Come and see us.
HOO N. Y. ave.-Advt.
IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.
Good Templars Consider General Con-
dition of the Order.

Good Templars Consider General Con-
dition Of the Order
The Grand Lodge of the International
Order Of Good Templars met in executive
session at the home of Mr.. I. L. Corby, the
grand chief templar, 300 14th street north
executive committee present, beside the
grand chief, were Mr.. T. w. Jessup,
grand counselor; Mrs. Emma Corby,
grand vice templar; Mr.. S. w. Russell,
grand superintendent of juvenile work; Mr..
s. T. Westdal, grand secretary, and Miss
Nellie M. Smith, grand chaplain.
The general conditions of the order, local
ly, were considered at length, and various
features of work for promoting it's best
interests were discussed and agreed upon.
Mr.. A. p. Shoemaker and the Rev. E. c.
Dinwlddie were elected delegate and al
ternate, respectively, to the pending annual
session of the American Anti-saloon League
meeting for comforting the degree of Cha
rity on the first Friday evening in October.
1t was also recommended to the Grand
Lodge that the first evening of the three
successive evenings, of the annual Grand
Lodge session during the first ten days in
December be devoted to comforting district
lodge and Grand Lodge degrees
A. minute was adopted, expressing the
sympathy of the members Of the order, for
the Misses Ida and Bessie Doyle, members
Of Friendship Lodge, No. II, who have lost
very recent past
The business of the executive committee
having been concluded, the hostess served
refreshments.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-09
SCHOONER SPRINGS ALEAK.
Alethea, With Hold Full, Saved From
Sinking in Deep Water.

The old two-masted bay schooner Ale
thea, which loaded a cargo Of about 200
tons Of street sweepings at the wharf foot
Of 1871 street southwest and was about to
sail with it for Norfolk, sprang aleak
Friday last and so rapidly fileed with wa
ter that Der pumps could not free her
She was about to slide off the channel
bank into the deep cut made by the dredge
Florida in deepening the channel In the
harbSr. when block and fall was secured
to pile on the wharf and the schooner
was kept In position. The tug James O.
Carter was sent for, and after the crew
had worked until nearly noon yesterday
with. steam syphon going, the boat was
partially freed of water. She was then
towed to the fats on the District side of
the river a short distance below the old
fertilizer factory wharf, and was beached
on the soft mud, where she cannot sink
until her cargo can be removed and an
examination of the hull made What dis
position the owners OF the boat propose
to make of her is not known. The Alethea
halls from Baltimore, and was built at New
Haven in 1850. She Is vessel of 100
tons burden. She is eighty-five and a half
feet long, and is one of the Oldest vessels
in service on the Potomac.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-09
Capitol Heights Items.

ABOUT $500 above expenses was collected
at the lawn fete held in Capitol Heights
Park on Labor day for the purpose of en-
1arging the building fund for the new Cath
Ole church to be erected here on lots do
mated for that purpose by Mr. o. b. Zant-
ginger. Rev. Father Bart is at the head
of the movement for the new church and
is working earnestly for its success. III
has the active support not only of local
Catholics, but OF residents of that
faith. Another meeting will be held TODAY
for the furtherance of the plans
A delightful dance was given Thursday
night at the pavilion In Capitol Heights
Park by few of the citizens here
Mr.. Harry Drager is spending a few
weeks with Mr. and Mrs. John Nalley.
Mrs. j. Money and Mrs George Proctor
are visiting Mr.. v. l.. Thomas.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-09
UNWITTINGLY BREAKS LAW.
Boy in Trouble Because He Killed
Birds on Forbidden Ground.


A youth, strolling past the police station
in Anacostia yesterday afternoon shortly
after 3 o'clock, carrying a twenty two
calibre rifle with five reed birds dangling
from its barrel as trophies of the hunt at
tracted the attention of some of the police
men there. One of them asked the boy
where he had bagged his birds. He was
exhibiting his game with evidence of pride
and had no hesitancy in pointing out the
marsh in the direction of st. Elizabeths
Asylum south of the Anacostia bridge. The
boy was astonished when Informed by one
Of the officers that violation of the game
law had been committed theerby. He in
sisted he had fired no shots near any road
or house and was unable to understand IN
til 1t was thoroughly explained to him,
that the new law contains a clause that Is
construed as prohibiting cunning along the
marshes south Of the Anacostia bridge
The young gunner whose name was given
as Emerson Phillips, aged seventeen years,
was thereupOn taken into custody and
liceman J. L. Farmer. The sum of s25
was demanded as collateral-$5 for each
reed bird in his possession-but the boy
asserted that he knew no one who would
deposit that amount for him, saying he
fully expected to remain in custody until
court meets Monday morning. He said his
boarding place is on N street southeast As
he was hungry, supper was ordered for
him from a neighboring cook shop and as
it was thought the dainty reed birds would
prove a toothsome meal, one of the officers
caused them to be cooked for the occasion
The birds that had looked so pleasing to the
youthful sportsman earlier in the day, how
ever, had no charms for him when served
in cell and he ignored Them
good deal of sympathy was expressed
for the boy. who had unwittingly violated
the law. and similar case was over
looked in court last week by one of the
judges, 1t was predicted a like result would
obtain in this instance. No one however
was disposed to post $25 as collateral for
his release.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-09
Long Lives.
To the Editor Of The Star:


In recording the death of Mrs Daniel
Baker Of Hammontown, N. J., on the 5th
instant and Of the remarkable longevity
Of the members Of DIR. and Mrs. Wizards
families. It is interesting to note that the
combined ages Of three of the family of
DR.. Willard and two Of those of
his wife amount to 465 years. and one
still living. Or, II to this sum is added
Mrs. Bakers eldest son, still living at
seventy-nlne years. the total reaches ga
years, or within f1fty-six years of Noah's
age when he entered the ark.
Now America was discovered in 1892. This
Is 19O6. or Ala years later. Take this sum
from 544 and we find that we run back
beyond the discovery Of the new world 100
years, or to A. d. 1862 Just think Rich
ard II was on the English throne and also
the last of the Plantagenets. Robert II
(StewarD occupied the throne of Scotland
and Charles ", ''the Handsome" was
King of the French.
The mighty empire of Russia, upon which
the eyes of the world are now centered,
was as unknown to the then civilized world
as the other side of the moon is to us-an
immense, terrible wilderness, filled with
savage beasts and still more savage hui
man brutes. Whether they had any gov
eminent or not and If so, whether it was
inferior to the present one, is but wild
conjecture. 1t really seems impossible!
England. Scotland, Wales and Ireland
were Independent hordes of semi-savages
under despotic petty rule, who when not
hghting among themselves or cutting the
Threats and robbng their neghbors dwelt
In straw huts. painted their bodies red and
were happy. For a real jolly good time
they amused themselves In shocking cruel
ties and barbarisms that would have put
an American Indian to the blush until we
gave him points and whisky later on. The
whole western world was not even sus-
pected, much less dreamed of, and Aus
trdlia was but myth. Men fought terrible
battles with cross-bows and arrows. clubs.
spears and battle-axes. and human life was
cheaper than swine's blood.
To think that only six human lives and
two of them not yet ended. spans the inter-
val between us and those halcyon days, is
almost beyond belief. But the fact is
proven by figures and the figures by the
fact. N f WIIIARn
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-09
Chesapeake & Ohio Ry.

SCHEDULE IN EFFECr LULU Z, 1909
100 P.M.-oLD DOMINION EXPRESS, daily.
Stops at principal points In Virginia ami West
virginia. Vestibule train: standard coaches:
parlor cars to Virginia Hot Springs and Hin-
ton. Pullman sleepes Hinton TO Louisville.
Cincinnati, indianapolis. st. Louis and Chicago;
dining enrs, . q carte service.
new vestibnIe train; stops only ct Gordons-
vile, Chsriottssvnls Sts Stunt Giftoa Ierss
!erte and Hinton. W: Va Puliman sleepsn
to Le1,SgtGn Loui s a. CincinnHa Indian.
i carte service One night oss
vestibule train. Pullman sleepes to cfncin-
hst, Lexington and Louisville. Compartment
sleeping car 70 Virginia Hot Springs WseR-
days. Dining ears. a Ia carte service. sleep
er Cincinnati to Chicago and 81. Louis and
Louisville to Aemphis Nashville and sostA.
west.
Reservations and tickets at Chesapeake and Ohio
Onces, 618 Pennsylvania avenue; 6o0 l4th street
near r. and Sixth Street Station. Telephoae Main
$3.50 for Pennyiyanta b. Il. Cab Service. ana
Nais 10ee fog G 3 o. Ticket O0ca.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-09
NEW COURSE OPENED
FOR WOMEN AT GEORGE WASH
INGToN UNIVERSITY.

Miss Harriet Stratton Ellis has been
appointed by George Washington Univer-
sity to a position designated as advisor OF
women, in addition to that of instructor in
English in Columbian College. It is stated
that the university authorities attach con-
siderable Importance to this position on
account of the fact that there are so many
young women now enrolled in the col
lege.
Since the college was opened to them a
few years ago the number of women stu
dents has steadily increased, until last
year there were about one hundred and
forty enrolled. These students have dis
tinctive interests and the new appointment,
it is stated, Is recognition by the institu-
ton of these interests and the administra-
tive responsibilities involved in them.
Miss Ellis has been recently identified
with the Florence School and previously
for several years she was a member of the
faculty of Washington College. She is a
graduate of the Womans College of Bal
timore with the degree of bachelor OF arts.
Before coming to Washington she had
taught, also, in the Affordby School in
Baltimore. In all of her educational expe-
rience she has been engaged in teaching
young ladies and twice she has conducted
party of them in a European tOur-in
1903 and in 19OJ-through Italy, Germany,
France, England and Scotland.
In Columbian College Miss Ellis will be
associated with the dean in subscribing the
interests of the women students. advising
them in educational and social matters,
and, when students are strangers in the
city, aiding them to find suitable boarding
places. Her appointment will provide for
such counsel as young women of college
age should have in their daily associations.
The department under her charge will Of
fer certain courses of study open only to
women. including a course in the history
of art-sculpture, painting and architec-
ture. and in English literature. Miss Ellis
will also have charge of the themes of
the girls in the freshman English classes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-09
CITY AND DISTRICT.
Police Court Action Upheld.

In an opinion forwarded to the Commits
soners yesterday Corporation Counsel E.
H. Thomas declared his belief that the
action of the Police Court in recently dis
missing the charge against C. NJ. Forrest,
a local real estate agent, was correct. 1t
seems that Mr.. Forrest refused to let an
inspector of the health department have
the key to premises No $50 4th street
northeast so that the latter could search
out the cause of a complaint, and the agent
was subsequently arrested and brought into
court under the ordinance making 1t an
offense for any one to hinder an inspector
in the discharge of his duties.
Besides stating that he believed the 20
lice Court decision right, the corporation
counsel expressed the opinion that the Ian
guage of the ordinance is not applicable to
one who remains merely passive and does
not take any active step to modest, hinder
or prevent an inspector in the active execu-
ton of his regular tasks.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-09
WANT TO RETIRE.
Messrs. Heiberger and Allen Wish tt
Relinquish Mining Trusteeship.

Francis ]. Heiberger and William H. H.
Allen yesterday acked the Distrist Supreme
Court to relieve them of trusteeship
which involves the custody of certain GER
tificates of stock of the Capuzaya Mining
Company. They asked that other custo-
dams be named The mining company,
Edward c. Bryan and Eugene Davis are
named as defendants.
1t is explained that the compliments in
January last made an agreement with the
defendant Bryan to hold the certificates of
stock for the benefit of the company, and
not to dispose Of 1t for less than S. share.
its par value. They received .1S3 ,637 shares
of stock, 1t Is stated.
The performance of the terms Of the
agreement, 1t Is said, is impracticable. and
as Mr.. Davis has, 1t is alleged, made de-
mand for the delivery of the stock to him,
the compliments have no Information, they
say, as to his rights. and ask the court TO
relieve them of the trust
Attorneys Brandenburg & Brandenburg
represent the trustees.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-09
Anacostia and Vicinity.

Emmanuel Chapter, No. 191, Brotherhood
of st. Andrew, at a recent meeting held in
the parish hall of the Protestant Episcopal
Church at Anacostia, elected the following
members to represent the organization at
the twenty-first annual convention of the
order in Memphis, Tenn, next month:
Messrs. Eugene E. Thompson and Nathan
lei r. Harnish, delegates, and Barnabas
Bryan, alternate. Both delegates will
probably attend the convention, which will
take place October IS to 81.
The Sunday school of the Garden Memo
rial Presbyterian Church, on Minnesota
avenue, is preparing to observe rally day,
which will probably be held the latter part
of the present month. The observance of
this day, 1t is stated, will be the second
one Of its kind in the history of the church.
The police of the Anacostia station were
appealed to BY Mrs. Frances Harrison of
14S Morris road yesterday afternoon for
the removal Of dog which had bitten
Herbert Harrison, her five-year-old son,
earlier in the day. The child was treated
at local drug store. Policeman c. r.
Brown investigated the case, but the owner
of the animal said he would not kill his
dog unless required to do so after legal
steps were taken.
Emma Duckett, a domestic, whose place
of service is at the Rupert Home for the
Aged on Good Hope road, was robbed Of
money Friday afternoon. The thief rified
her pocketbook, procuring $S1 and some
change. The police are investigating.
Guy T. Grimes, whose death occurred yes
terday morning, at Providence Hospital,
of appendicitis, was brother of Mrs Clara
Reagan, wife of the late James Reagan Of
Anacostia. He was also the brother of Miss
Rosa Grimes, a former resident. Another
sister, Miss Katie Grimes, lives at the
family home near Oxon Hill, Prince George
county, Md. The deceased was twenty-six
years old and was for several years clerk
in the county clerks Office at upper MARI
boro, Md. He was a son of James T..
Grimes of Oxon Hill district.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-09
ORDERS REVOLVER PRACTICE.
Maj. Sylvester Requires Policemen to
Attain Proficiency.

Orders were issued from police head
quarters yesterday afternoon by Maj. Syl-
vester, covering the usual fall revolver
practice for all the members Of the force.
The revolver practice was omitted last year
on account of lack Of a range; but this year
the shooting will be done in Minute Mems
Armory on L street near 5th street north
west, beginning Thursday, September 49,
The men will be required to attain a GER
tain proficiency in the revolver target prac-
tice. and will be kept at 1t until they do
attain that proficiency.
Inspector Grohs will have direct charge
Of the drill and he will be on hand the
will be assisted each day by two captains,
to be designated when the time comes. The
men will practice two days each week.
week, at o'clock in the afternoon. Half
of the men not on actual duty at that
hour will report for practice Thursday, and
the other half will report Friday.
The circular of instructions reads:
Captains will give each man one round
Of cartridges for target practice.
1.-THE inspector will examine revolvers
when presented by platoons. and see that
all chambers are empty and revolvers in
good condition before loading same for
practice.
HE will keep a record Of each mans
shooting, sergeants' and privates scores
separate. Those making d score of IL points
out of a possible 80 at a distance of thirty
five feet will be excused from further prac-
tice; those falling short will be required to
report for practice twice weekly till such
score is made.
AT practice the men will shoot at a dis
lance of 25, 35 and 45 feet from the target
1.-The inspector will report the result Of
each mans shooting, and if he fails to
make the required average after sixty days
inefficiency' will be reported
On account of the inability to get an
armory or a range. it is felt that the re-
volver practice is now especially needed
When the revolver exhibition was given
last winter, for the benefit of the widow Of
Lieut.. James H. Moore, formerly in COM
mand of the first precinct, the scores made
by the men were not regarded as record
breakers, by any means The practice will
be made special feature, receiving special
attention.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-09
STILL WITHOUT CLUE
OFFICERS OF LAW BAFFLED BY
SETTLE CASE.

No new Information Of any importance
was secured yesterday by the Alexandra
county authorities in the investigation of
the murderous assault committed upon
Joseph H. Settle and Miss Tessie Bywaters
while they were strolling Wednesday night
in the wooded grounds in the vicinity Of
Luna Park. Ever since the tragic affair
occurred Commonwealth Attorney Mackey,
Sheriff Palmer and other officers have been
attempting to discover some clue to the
identity of the assailant, but they have
been unable to gain anything but the
vaguest description Of the man. So far
as has been ascertained there were no eye
witnesses to the shooting except the in
tended victims, who continue to maintain
that they have neither knowledge of the
mans identity nor of the motive which
prompted his act.
The authorities, however, are convinced
from the fragmentary facts CLEANED In the
investigation that whoever committed the
assault was animated by determination
to murder both the man and the woman.
The opinion that the aSsailant was not q
robber, but was either a maddened relative
or a Jealous lover of the young woman, is
held with equal firmness. 1t is believed
that the man had been ShadOwing the move
ments of Settle and Miss Bywaters and
had secreted himself in the bushes and I'M
dergrowth close to the spot where the man
and woman halted under q tree in the
course Of their walk.
The Ground Gone Over.
Miss Bywaters, when conducted by the
county officers to the scene of the shooting,
pointed out the place where she and Settle
were standing and indicated the spot where,
she said, she had first seen the man, who
attacked them. Her story was corroborated
by the appearance of blood on the ground
there and also by the discovery of freshly
removed stone, which, it Is believed, was
hurled at the couple by the man before
he emerged from the shadow of the bushes
1t was probably this missile that produced
Settle is suffering.
In speaking of the strange affair last
night Mr.. Mackey said he felt assured that
1t was the first shot fired which struck
Settle. The second shot, he thought, was
fired by the assailant directly at Miss By
waters head after he had good reason to
believe he had killed her escort. The woman
at that time, Mr. Mackey had ascertained,
was running in the direction of the park
and was being pursued by the would-be
murderer. From the powder burns on her
neck and shoulder it is believed the pur-
suer was almost close enough to touch
Miss Bywaters when he fired. The bullet,
it appears, barely missed her. She then
fell to the ground, 1t is believed, and the
assailant rushed off.
How he managed to get away without
leaving some trace is one Of the strangest
things in the whole affair. Only about
hundred yards from the spot is the watch
box of a railroad switchman and in the
other direction at about the same distance
is the northern section of the park. Bue,
so far as is known, no one witnessed the
flight of the man after the assault.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-09
Alleges Bogus Repairers.

The police are on the lookout for two
alleged bogus electric light repairers, who,
1t is stated are trying to operate in the
city. A description of the men has been
sent throughout the city, with instructions
to arrest them wherever located.
Mr.. Norman Gait, mill owner, Of 1905 Doth
street northwest, reported to the police
yesterday morning that two men called at
his house about o'clock Friday night and
asked admission. They stated that they
were repair men from the electric lighting
company and wanted to look at the wires.
The servant refused them admission and
gave their description to the police.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-09
CONDITION FAVORABLE.
Miss Bocseinau Recovering From Re-
suits Of Recent Accident.

A report from the Oxford Hotel last
night as to the condition OF Miss Dolly
Bocseinau. who was injured Friday night
at Luna Park while performing her thrill
ling "somersaulting automobile" act, was
that she was resting comfortably. Her in
turies are not as serious as were at first
supposed. DR.. w. B. Hudson of this city,
who is attending her at her apartments,
stated that she is suffering from a slight
concussion Of the brain. but that the pros
poets Of recovery are very good.
Miss Bocseinau is the understudy of Mile.
fvonne Darcy, who was performing all
last. week at the park. 1t Is stated that
the manager of the automobile act did not
want Miss Bocscinau to perform Friday
night, but she insisted on taking the ride,
for the reason that she had some friends
present before whom she was DESTROYS of
appearing in the daring feat